Instant Trivia

Episode 797 - measuring up - exports - "un" - the last half of the 20th century - drugstore

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 797, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: measuring up

  • 1: There are 3 teaspoons in this unit of measure.
  • tablespoon.
  • 2: A short one of these equals 2,000 pounds.
  • ton.
  • 3: It's the number of feet (not including the runners') in a 60-yard dash.
  • 180.
  • 4: Of 6 miles, 16 miles or 60 miles, the one closest to the length in miles of a 10-kilometer run.
  • 6 miles.
  • 5: This unit can be 1/60 of a degree or 1/60 of an hour.
  • minute.

    • Round 2. Category: exports

    • 1: 90% of Qatar's income comes from the export of this product.
    • oil.
    • 2: The hills around San Jose are covered with trees growing this, Costa Rica's top export.
    • coffee.
    • 3: This crop is king in Mali; about 1/2 of its export income comes from it.
    • cotton.
    • 4: A big export for Tuvalu is copia, the dried meat of this.
    • coconut.
    • 5: In ancient times, the most famous export of the Phoenician town of Byblos to Greece was this material.
    • papyrus.

      • Round 3. Category: "un"

      • 1: It costs more per gallon than regular.
      • unleaded.
      • 2: Fugitive slaves booked passage to freedom on this "train".
      • underground railroad.
      • 3: How softballs are pitched or dirty deals made.
      • underhanded.
      • 4: Plato said, "The life that is" this "is not worth living".
      • unexamined.
      • 5: Name of this Dave Brubeck "country style" song in 7/4 time:.
      • "The Unsquare Dance".

        • Round 4. Category: the last half of the 20th century

        • 1: On October 26, 1972 this future U.S. Secretary of State declared that "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
        • Henry Kissinger.
        • 2: In 1990 Guillermo Endara became Panama's president after this strongman surrendered to U.S. officials.
        • Manuel Noriega.
        • 3: On March 1, 1954 5 Congressmen were wounded by supporters of independence for this commonwealth.
        • Puerto Rico.
        • 4: In 1961 military leaders killed this Caribbean nation's dictator Rafael Trujillo.
        • Dominican Republic.
        • 5: In the 1980s Bulgaria ordered this ethnic minority from a neighbor to the southeast to take Slavic names.
        • Turks.

          • Round 5. Category: drugstore

          • 1: This drug is the most widely sold of all over-the-counter medications.
          • aspirin.
          • 2: In the 13th c., Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II forbade druggists from making secret deals with them.
          • doctors.
          • 3: Top-selling toothpaste in the U.S., it was the 1st to contain fluoride.
          • Crest.
          • 4: Off! and Skram are examples of this.
          • insect repellent.
          • 5: You'll find their products in nearly every drug store, as they;re the top U.S. maker of health care items.
          • Johnson and Johnson.

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

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