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Episode 829 - geographic spelling - sergeant york - name the rockers - universal studios islands of adventure - turn

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 829, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: geographic spelling

  • 1: This island country was formerly called Ceylon.
  • S-R-I L-A-N-K-A.
  • 2: Panama adjoins South America at this country's border.
  • C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A.
  • 3: The capital of French Polynesia; it's also the largest city in Tahiti.
  • P-A-P-E-E-T-E.
  • 4: Once a walled Inca city, these ruins near Cuzco, Peru are a favorite tourist site.
  • M-A-C-H-U P-I-C-C-H-U.
  • 5: The capital of Iceland.
  • R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-I-K.

    • Round 2. Category: sergeant york

    • 1: WWI's famous Sgt. Alvin York was born on Dec. 13, 1887 in Pall Mall in this "Volunteer State".
    • Tennessee.
    • 2: Ironically, York didn't volunteer for service; he asked for a draft exemption as one of these, Latin for "peacemaking".
    • a pacifist.
    • 3: Solo, York killed over 20 of the enemy and captured 132 during the Argonne-Meuse Offensive in this country.
    • France.
    • 4: York's many medals included this, introduced in 1862, which he got for charging a machine gun nest.
    • Medal of Honor.
    • 5: One condition York demanded in selling the movie rights to his life was that this man would play him.
    • Gary Cooper.

      • Round 3. Category: name the rockers

      • 1: "Please Please Me","Rubber Soul","Help!".
      • The Beatles.
      • 2: "Another Brick In The Wall".
      • Pink Floyd.
      • 3: "Strange Days","L.A. Woman","Morrison Hotel".
      • The Doors.
      • 4: "Kashmir".
      • Led Zeppelin.
      • 5: "Colour by Numbers","Kissing to be Clever","From Luxury to Heartache".
      • Culture Club.

        • Round 4. Category: universal studios islands of adventure

        • 1: If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger.
        • Spider-Man.
        • 2: Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast.
        • "Green Eggs and Ham".
        • 3: A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film.
        • Jurassic Park.
        • 4: Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline.
        • The Cat in the Hat.
        • 5: On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him.
        • The Incredible Hulk.

          • Round 5. Category: turn

          • 1: Duke Emanuele Filberto brought it to Turin in 1578; it's now housed in the Cathedral of San Giovanni.
          • the Shroud of Turin.
          • 2: While touring Turin, stop into the Biblioteca Reale, and you'll be drawn to this artist's self-portrait.
          • da Vinci.
          • 3: This opera that made its debut in Turin in 1896 probably helped Puccini pay his "rent".
          • La Boheme.
          • 4: Turin's Egyptian Museum has a well-known statue of this "Let my people go" pharaoh.
          • Ramses II (Ramses the Great).
          • 5: For most of the time, from 1720 to 1861, Turin was capital of this fishy-sounding kingdom.
          • Sardinia.

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

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