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Episode 769 - Musical Rhyme Time - Books On Sports - Famous Ships - Bear Feat - Unauthorized Biographies

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 769, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Musical Rhyme Time

  • 1: Completes the title of Little Richard's 1958 song "Good Golly...".
  • Miss Molly.
  • 2: Brian Hyland hit #1 in 1960 singing about this type of "yellow, polka-dot bikini".
  • itsy bitsy teenie weenie.
  • 3: In his first big hit, Roy Orbison claimed "Only" they "know how I feel".
  • "The Lonely".
  • 4: Freddy Cannon had a 1959 hit singing about this "Lassie".
  • "Tallahassee Lassie".
  • 5: Janis Joplin's only #1 song.
  • "Me and Bobby McGee".

    • Round 2. Category: Books On Sports

    • 1: In "Deep Water Passage", Ann Linnea describes kayaking all the way around this largest Great Lake.
    • Lake Superior.
    • 2: This tennis star's memoir "Days of Grace" was published shortly after his death in February 1993.
    • Arthur Ashe.
    • 3: "Sir Charles" collects the wit and wisdom of this 1993 NBA MVP.
    • Charles Barkley.
    • 4: He wrote "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" and starred in "Fists of Fury".
    • Bruce Lee.
    • 5: This one-time coach of the New England Patriots discusses leadership in "Finding a Way to Win".
    • Bill Parcells.

      • Round 3. Category: Famous Ships

      • 1: Remember this ship that blew up in 1898? One inquiry said the cause of the explosion was a submarine mine.
      • the Maine.
      • 2: After striking a reef in 1989 it caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
      • Exxon Valdez.
      • 3: The Pearl Harbor memorial built above this sunken battleship was dedicated in 1962.
      • the Arizona.
      • 4: The ramains of this ship were found off Pitcairn Island in 1957.
      • the Bounty.
      • 5: Name shared by the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic and the 1st nuclear-powered merchant ship.
      • the Savannah.

        • Round 4. Category: Bear Feat

        • 1: At about 9 feet and 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island.
        • Kodiak.
        • 2: The Asiatic black bear also bears the beary nice name of these Indian mountains where it dwells.
        • Himalayas.
        • 3: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be found in children's stories of Europe and Asia.
        • Brown bear.
        • 4: This smallest bear species bears the name of a heavenly object.
        • Sun bear.
        • 5: Spectacled bears are the only species found on this continent.
        • South America.

          • Round 5. Category: Unauthorized Biographies

          • 1: A bio of Ms. Hewitt has this title, like an Erich Segal novel.
          • "Love Story".
          • 2: "Mmmbop to the Top" was the subtitle of a 1997 book on this group.
          • Hanson.
          • 3: This actor's life gets plenty of space in "Captain Quirk".
          • William Shatner.
          • 4: An unauthorized bio of Mark Wahlberg is titled "Don't Call Me" this.
          • Marky Mark.
          • 5: A bio of this producer of Broadway shows like "Hello, Dolly!" calls him "The Abominable Showman".
          • David Merrick.

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

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