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Episode 837 - virginia woolf - sauce - capital - the wearin' of the green - "ace" in the hole

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 837, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: virginia woolf

  • 1: Woolf was active in this cause which she wrote "roused in man an extraordinary desire for self-assertion".
  • women's suffrage.
  • 2: This gathering of artsy types that flourished between 1907 and 1930 sometimes met at Virginia's house.
  • the Bloomsbury Group.
  • 3: A 1931 novel ends with the line: these, also the novel's title, "Broke on the Shore".
  • Waves.
  • 4: This event claims the life of the title character of "Jacob's Room", as it did of millions of real-life young men.
  • World War I.
  • 5: First name of Virginia's husband; he survived her by 28 years.
  • Leonard.

    • Round 2. Category: sauce

    • 1: Whether it's a fruit or vegetable, it's the basis of pomodoro and marinara sauces for pasta.
    • Tomato.
    • 2: The McIlhenny Company has been making this brand of hot sauce since 1868.
    • Tabasco.
    • 3: This Greek sauce is made with yogurt, cucumber and dill or mint.
    • tzatziki.
    • 4: Avery Island, Louisiana has shipped little bottles of this hot sauce to the world since 1868.
    • Tabasco sauce.
    • 5: Also called rooster sauce, this hot sauce is named for a town on the Gulf of Thailand.
    • sriracha.

      • Round 3. Category: capital

      • 1: Rainfall is rare in this capital of Peru.
      • Lima.
      • 2: Yokusuka and Yokohama lie on the same harbor as this capital.
      • Tokyo.
      • 3: When Bobby Fischer beat Boris Spassky in 1972 for the world chess title, they were in this world capital.
      • Reykjavik.
      • 4: This city's highest hill at almost 400 feet was built out of rubble collected after WWII.
      • Berlin.
      • 5: Now capital, Gaborone was the administrative seat of Bechuanaland, which became this country in 1966.
      • Botswana.

        • Round 4. Category: the wearin' of the green

        • 1: Another name for a scallion.
        • a green onion.
        • 2: He was the good-natured and innovative farmer on Captain Kangaroo.
        • Mr. Green Jeans.
        • 3: Led by Ethan Allen, they helped capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1775.
        • The Green Mountain Boys.
        • 4: 6'5" ex-bodyguard Michael Clarke Duncan received an Oscar nomination for his role in this 1999 film.
        • The Green Mile.
        • 5: The album "Dookie", this band's 1994 major-label debut, has sold more than 10 million copies.
        • Green Day.

          • Round 5. Category: "ace" in the hole

          • 1: Indiana's NBA team.
          • Indiana Pacers.
          • 2: A rhytidectomy; it's a nip and tuck done on the mug.
          • Facelift.
          • 3: Keyboard button that may have the following symbol: (arrow pointing toward left).
          • Backspace.
          • 4: One goes between the dinner plate and the dinner table.
          • Placemat.
          • 5: Whales, dolphins and porpoises.
          • Cetaceans.

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

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