Instant Trivia

Episode 743 - When - You're "Golden", Baby - Candles - Presidents And Cherries - On The Beat With Andy Sipowicz

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 743, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: When

  • 1: On Aug. 28, 1963 he told a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. "I have a dream".
  • Martin Luther King, Jr..
  • 2: An American hero on April 18, 1775, he was accused of cowardice in 1779, but a court-martial cleared him.
  • Paul Revere.
  • 3: On Sept. 15, 1862 Stonewall Jackson captured this town made famous by John Brown 3 years earlier.
  • Harpers Ferry.
  • 4: On June 11, 2004 this ex-British P.M. delivered a videotaped eulogy for Ronald Reagan at Washington's National Cathedral.
  • Margaret Thatcher.
  • 5: On Dec. 17, 1819 this "George Washington of South America" became Gran Colombia's first president.
  • Bolívar.

    • Round 2. Category: You're "Golden", Baby

    • 1: The USA's tallest bridge towers are the 746-foot steel peaks of this structure.
    • the Golden Gate Bridge.
    • 2: This NBA team took the 1975 championship.
    • the Golden State Warriors.
    • 3: It's the second-most registered dog breed at the American Kennel Club.
    • a golden retriever.
    • 4: Jason stole it for his Uncle Pelias.
    • the Golden Fleece.
    • 5: Sir James Frazer compared mythologies and religions in this work.
    • The Golden Bough.

      • Round 3. Category: Candles

      • 1: Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" was originally written as a tribute to this actress.
      • Marilyn Monroe.
      • 2: Blowing out his birthday candles, a boy wishes for 24 hours of truth from his dad in this 1997 Jim Carrey film.
      • Liar Liar.
      • 3: Erle Stanley Gardner had this attorney take on "The Case Of The Crooked Candle".
      • Perry Mason.
      • 4: In the mid-19th century, candles were often made with this wax crystallized from petroleum.
      • Paraffin wax.
      • 5: This play contains the line "Out, out brief candle!".
      • Macbeth.

        • Round 4. Category: Presidents And Cherries

        • 1: The story of him chopping down a cherry tree was first mentioned in a biography by Mason Weems.
        • George Washington.
        • 2: In 1994 this former President was the Grand Marshal of the Macon, Georgia cherry blossom festival.
        • jimmy Carter.
        • 3: His circular Presidential memorial stands among the cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C..
        • Thomas Jefferson.
        • 4: The cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin in our nation's capital were donated by Japan in 1912 when he was President.
        • William Howard Taft.
        • 5: The second President to die in office, he expired in 1850 after eating a dessert of cherries and milk.
        • Zachary Taylor.

          • Round 5. Category: On The Beat With Andy Sipowicz

          • 1: (Hi. I'm Dennis Franz. I play Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.) This guy, an M.E. for short, tells Sipowicz how and why a corpse got that way.
          • medical examiner.
          • 2: (Franz reads the clue.) Some cops use this soft powdery limestone to mark tires; homicide cops, like Andy, see it used more for outlines.
          • chalk.
          • 3: (Franz reads the clue.) Dating back to the 1700s, it's the court order that authorizes police to enter a home to look for evidence.
          • search warrant.
          • 4: (Franz reads the clue.) This "squad" investigates prostitution, gambling and other immoral activities; you know, the fun stuff.
          • the vice squad.
          • 5: (Franz reads the clue.) Because of this man's Supreme Court case, Sipowicz has to inform suspects of their right to a lawyer.
          • Miranda.

            • Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

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