Instant Trivia

Episode 79 - Ends In "X" - Penny For Your Thoughts - Legal Lingo - Foreign Food - Wild Goose Chases

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 79, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Ends In "X"

  • 1: From words meaning "beyond belief", it's a seemingly contradictory statement.
  • paradox.
  • 2: It's Corning's trademark for heat-resistant glassware.
  • Pyrex.
  • 3: A 3-letter word for "to veto", or a German water sprite.
  • nix.
  • 4: It's the outer layer of the cerebrum largely responsible for higher nervous function.
  • the cortex.
  • 5: This salty smoked salmon tastes great on a bagel.
  • lox.

    • Round 2. Category: Penny For Your Thoughts

    • 1: Named for the 2 British coins it resembled, this early bicycle had a large front wheel and a small rear wheel.
    • penny-farthing.
    • 2: James Ussher thought this was created in the evening of October 22, 4004 B.C..
    • The world.
    • 3: Pennyroyal is an aromatic plantof this sweet herb family; its leaves can be driedto make tea.
    • mint.
    • 4: Speaking in exile in 1959, he reportedly said, "I give Castro a year. No more".
    • Fulgencio Batista.
    • 5: In 1977 he told David Frost, "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal".
    • Richard Nixon.

      • Round 3. Category: Legal Lingo

      • 1: This district of a bailiff might be your area of expertise.
      • bailiwick.
      • 2: This word also found in the First Amendment means a formal written request to the court for judicial action.
      • Petition.
      • 3: "L.S." on a document indicates the spot where this object is to be affixed.
      • Legal Seal.
      • 4: (Hi, I'm Steve Harris of "The Practice") If the supply of these has been exhausted, a talesman, a bystander in the court, may be picked to be one.
      • Juror.
      • 5: In California, this type of theft applies to goods worth over $400, or artichokes worth over $100.
      • grand (theft).

        • Round 4. Category: Foreign Food

        • 1: Don't wonder, naan, roti and puri are types of this in India.
        • bread.
        • 2: This style of topping may sound good, but its name is from the French for "with the burnt scrapings".
        • au gratin.
        • 3: If you make it right, your salsa verde should be this color.
        • green.
        • 4: A meat-filled tortilla in a chili sauce, its name is from the Spanish for "to season with chili".
        • enchilada.
        • 5: Meal at which you'd normally serve muesli.
        • breakfast.

          • Round 5. Category: Wild Goose Chases

          • 1: Ponce de Leon should have tried a facelift, as he never found this liquid rejuvenizer.
          • the Fountain of Youth.
          • 2: Some think the Bimini Road is evidence of this Lost Continent.
          • Atlantis.
          • 3: A lot of sleepless "knights" were spent questing for this chalice given to Joseph of Arimathea.
          • the Holy Grail.
          • 4: He walked on the moon and walked up Ararat, searching in vain for Noah's Ark.
          • James Irwin.
          • 5: Henry Hudson "passed" on while seeking this elusive route to Asia.
          • the Northwest Passage.

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

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