Instant Trivia

Episode 748 - Literary Title Characters - Mountain Time - Who's Who In Sports - Mythology - Foods Of The World

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 748, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Literary Title Characters

  • 1: 1851:A white whale.
  • "Moby Dick".
  • 2: 12-year-old nymphet Dolores Haze.
  • "Lolita".
  • 3: 1759:Dr. Pangloss' naive student.
  • "Candide".
  • 4: Poet and soldier who recites his "Nose Tirade" and composes a ballade whilst dueling.
  • "Cyrano de Bergerac".
  • 5: The ruddy gamekeeper of Sir Clifford's Wragby Estate.
  • "Lady Chatterley's Lover".

    • Round 2. Category: Mountain Time

    • 1: It's the highest mountain in Greece and that's no myth!.
    • Mount Olympus.
    • 2: Every summer it's time to rev your engines for a race to the top of this famous Colorado peak.
    • Pikes Peak.
    • 3: These mountains extend into 7 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
    • the Andes.
    • 4: Rip Van Winkle took his 20-year snooze in these mountains of New York.
    • the Catskills.
    • 5: Check your map book: these mountains extend more than 1,200 miles across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
    • the Atlas Mountains.

      • Round 3. Category: Who's Who In Sports

      • 1: He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series wins in 1981 and 1988.
      • Tommy Lasorda.
      • 2: With 20, this "Bear" of a golfer is the all-time leader in major tournament wins.
      • Jack Nicklaus.
      • 3: Born in 1956, this Swedish tennis player won 6 French Opens and 5 straight Wimbledons.
      • Bjorn Borg.
      • 4: Ali's 1974 fight against Foreman was the breakout event for this boxing promoter.
      • Don King.
      • 5: Nicknamed "The Admiral", this center helped lead the San Antonio Spurs to their first NBA title in 1999.
      • David Robinson.

        • Round 4. Category: Mythology

        • 1: 2 of their most important gods were Ra, the sun god and Osiris, the river god.
        • Egyptians.
        • 2: Shamu could tell you he's the Roman god of the sea world.
        • Neptune.
        • 3: She came to life after Pygmalion created her as a statue.
        • Galatea.
        • 4: This race of gods includes the 12 children of Uranus and Gaia.
        • the Titans.
        • 5: She wasn't just the Greek goddess of the rainbow--she personified it, too.
        • Iris.

          • Round 5. Category: Foods Of The World

          • 1: Some of this cheese named for Parma is cured for several years before it's grated over pasta.
          • Parmesan.
          • 2: The Sevruga type of this fishy treat is made of small, grayish eggs.
          • caviar.
          • 3: Cakes of this soybean curd should be stored in water, and the water should be changed daily.
          • tofu.
          • 4: Originally, this "modest" English pie was made with numbles, which are deer innards.
          • humble pie.
          • 5: Souvlaki, a Greek specialty similar to shish kebab is made with marinated chunks of this meat.
          • lamb.

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

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