Instant Trivia

Episode 794 - toys in the attic - great "scott" - tape - the company line - space exploration

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 794, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: toys in the attic

  • 1: (Famous red-squared, shakeable drawing toy).
  • Etch-A-Sketch.
  • 2: ("Stereophonic" device used to watch pictures on reels).
  • View-Master.
  • 3: (Toy that's a "knockout").
  • Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
  • 4: (Remove an ailment carefully or you'll get buzzed).
  • Operation.
  • 5: (Tap your mallet carefully on the "frozen water blocks" and...).
  • Don't Break the Ice.

    • Round 2. Category: great "scott"

    • 1: Known for refusing an Oscar, he accepted an Emmy for role in Arthur Miller's "The Price".
    • George C. Scott.
    • 2: An infamous 1857 Supreme Court decision declared he could not claim U.S. citizenship.
    • Dred Scott.
    • 3: "B" western star who earned an "A" financial rating as one of Hollywood's richest men.
    • Randolph Scott.
    • 4: Ironically, by 1917, the year he died in a mental institution, ragtime was passe.
    • Scott Joplin.
    • 5: He went deep in space as 1 of first U.S. astronauts to become a navy deep sea diver.
    • Scott Carpenter.

      • Round 3. Category: tape

      • 1: For protection, these athletes tape both hands under their 6- to 12-ounce gloves.
      • Boxers.
      • 2: This type of tape is applied to bicycles and to children's clothing as a safety device.
      • Reflective tape.
      • 3: A popular calendar is titled "365 Days of" this often gray cloth tape.
      • Duct tape.
      • 4: As its name indicates, it's used especially to cover surfaces during painting.
      • Masking tape.
      • 5: Used to insulate electrical wires, it's named for the force that resists sliding objects.
      • Friction tape.

        • Round 4. Category: the company line

        • 1: In 1963, live on "The Art Linkletter Show", this company served its billionth burger.
        • McDonald's.
        • 2: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in and was first displayed on.
        • Crate and Barrel.
        • 3: This company's Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month.
        • Bulova.
        • 4: Edward Teller and this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women.
        • (Paul) Bonwit.
        • 5: The Kirschner brothers, Don and Bill, named this ski company for themselves and the second-highest mountain.
        • K2.

          • Round 5. Category: space exploration

          • 1: In 2011 MESSENGER is scheduled to orbit this planet named for a messenger god.
          • Mercury.
          • 2: In June 1963 she orbited 48 times in 70 hours, 50 minutes.
          • Valentina Tereshkova.
          • 3: In 1958 Explorer I discovered these radiation bands surrounding the Earth.
          • Van Allen Belts.
          • 4: In 1998 a craft named for him photographed volcanic plumes on Io, a Jovian moon he discovered in 1610.
          • Galileo.
          • 5: In 2005 the Hubble Space Telescope found 2 more small moons orbiting this, making 3, including Charon.
          • Pluto.

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

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