Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 752, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Street Smarts
1: The Boston Common fronts on this street, also the name of a nearby hill.Beacon Street.2: Folks from Oscar Wilde to Liza Minnelli have hit Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House at this street and Bienville, y'all.Bourbon Street.3: It's the stately street where the U.S. president lives.Pennsylvania Avenue.4: The Garden State Parkway passes by Paramus and Passaic in this state.New Jersey.5: In "The Blues Brothers", Elwood gives his address as 1060 W. Addison, which turns out to be this sporting venue.Wrigley Field.Round 2. Category: Presidential Library Addresses
1: 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York.Franklin D. Roosevelt.2: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Gerald Ford.3: Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts.John F. Kennedy.4: 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas.Lyndon B. Johnson.5: 210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa.Herbert Hoover.Round 3. Category: There Is No Place Like Nebraska
1: The USA's emergency 911 system was developed and first used in this "presidential" city.Lincoln.2: This man organized his famous "Wild West Show" in 1883 at his ranch near North Platte.Buffalo Bill Cody.3: In 1948 Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base became home to SAC, which stood for this.Strategic Air Command.4: The U. of N. College of Agriculture helped develop the technology for this McDonald's McPork sandwich.McRib.5: The childhood home of Willa Cather, this colorfully named town inspired the setting for her 6 Nebraska novels.Red Cloud.Round 4. Category: During The '90s
1: While fighting Indians in the 1790s, he briefly served with his future exploring partner William Clark.(Meriwether) Lewis.2: A top selling 1990s computer game was this one developed by the Miller brothers, set on a puzzling island.Myst.3: You should remember this island's war of independence was fought 1895 to 1898.Cuba.4: During the 1590s English explorers were searching for this City of Gold in what's now Guyana.El Dorado.5: In the 1490s he produced his first big statue; no, not David, it was of a drunken roman wine god.Michelangelo.Round 5. Category: Money And Finance
1: When stocks are in an upward trend, it's a bull market; as they drop, it's called this.Bear Market.2: A company that steadily produces profits is referred to by this bovine term.Cash Cow.3: It's the type of tax paid on expensive items considered nonessential, such as yachts, furs and jewelry.Luxury Tax.4: Despite its name, this type of insurance payout can be made monthly or quarterly as well as yearly.Annuity.5: Similar to Ginnie Mae, the Student Loan Marketing Association is popularly called this.Sallie Mae.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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