Instant Trivia

Episode 747 - Out Of The Microwave - Metropolitan Opera - Emily Post-Er Child - See You In Court - 4-Letter Magazines

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 747, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Out Of The Microwave

  • 1: To cook this ballpark treat, put it in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 30 seconds.
  • Hot dog.
  • 2: Betty Crocker sells this snack food under the name Pop Secret.
  • Microwave popcorn.
  • 3: Baking these russets in a regular oven can take 45-60 minutes, but the microwave can cook them in 5.
  • Potatoes.
  • 4: Dishes made of this type of material can damage a microwave and shouldn't be used.
  • metal.
  • 5: This brand of microwaveable dinners makes Lean Cuisine.
  • Stouffer's.

    • Round 2. Category: Metropolitan Opera

    • 1: A 1965 Met performance of "Il Trovatore" had to be cancelled due to this famous power problem.
    • the blackout in New York City.
    • 2: While on a 1906 West Coast tour, the company survived this legendary disaster.
    • San Francisco earthquake (and fire).
    • 3: In 1940, this "star-studded" oil co. began its Saturday sponsorship of Met radio broadcasts.
    • Texaco.
    • 4: Two great Italian tenors debuted at the Met on November 23, Pavarotti in 1968 and this singer in 1903.
    • Caruso.
    • 5: Including "Lohengrin", all Met operas in the 1st season were sung in these 2 Romance languages.
    • Italian and French.

      • Round 3. Category: Emily Post-Er Child

      • 1: These are meant to be used regularly during the meal (just in case you have a milk mustache or something...).
      • napkins.
      • 2: These "are still the 'magic' words they've always been", and you should insist your child use them.
      • please and thank you.
      • 3: Post goes on for over a page on the "the validity of" this 2-letter word, a kid's earliest must-learn concept.
      • no.
      • 4: Children should learn not to interrupt others' conversations except in the case of one of these.
      • an emergency.
      • 5: On formal correspondence, you may address a boy under 7 years old by this title.
      • Master.

        • Round 4. Category: See You In Court

        • 1: Deaths in its Pinto made it the first U.S. corporation to face criminal charges over product design.
        • Ford.
        • 2: The government sued Frank Snepp over his 1977 book based on his years with this agency.
        • CIA.
        • 3: Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807.
        • treason.
        • 4: Carol Burnett's suit against the National Enquirer for this hinged on whether the Enquirer was really a newspaper.
        • libel.
        • 5: In 1977 the Supreme Court ruled that John Bates, in this profession, had the right to advertise low fees.
        • lawyer/law.

          • Round 5. Category: 4-Letter Magazines

          • 1: Henry Luce helped create these 2 magazines, one in 1923, the other in 1936.
          • Time and Life.
          • 2: It's how you say "She" in France and Korea and Romania and 29 other international editions.
          • Elle.
          • 3: People sure are saying things about this new magazine from Tina Brown.
          • Talk.
          • 4: Mary J. Blige got personal in the Sept. 1999 issue of this hip-hop music magazine founded by Quincy Jones.
          • Vibe.
          • 5: Carey Lowell wrote about Deepak Chopra for this Conde Nast magazine of personal well-being.
          • Self.

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