Instant Trivia

Episode 842 - i was a teenage... - tough geography - in the backyard - balloons - things to do with carrots

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 842, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: i was a teenage...

  • 1: In 1979 at the age of 18, this "Great One" began playing in the NHL.
  • Wayne Gretzky.
  • 2: As a teenager and president-yet-to-be this man met JFK in 1963.
  • Bill Clinton.
  • 3: In his late teens, this "Top Gun" star played a loony military cadet in "Taps".
  • Tom Cruise.
  • 4: This unfortunate "Lady" was only 15 years old when she began her 9-day reign over England in 1553.
  • Lady Jane Grey.
  • 5: As a teenager, this current British PM shone as an actor and an athlete at Fettes College in Scotland.
  • Tony Blair.

    • Round 2. Category: tough geography

    • 1: Bangkok is the leading port on this gulf, an inlet of the South China Sea.
    • Gulf of Thailand.
    • 2: This European country's most populous province is Katowice in the south.
    • Poland.
    • 3: This south Pacific nation has over 800 islands and islets, but Viti Levu and Vanua Levu provide more than 85% of its area.
    • Fiji.
    • 4: It precedes "kush", which means "killer", in the name of a central Asian mountain range.
    • Hindu.
    • 5: This area that was created in 1960 and has oil companies licking their chops is dominated by the Brooks Range.
    • ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge).

      • Round 3. Category: in the backyard

      • 1: One of these devices stocked with thistle seeds may attract goldfinches.
      • a birdfeeder.
      • 2: It's a good idea to regularly test the pH and chlorine levels of the water in one of these.
      • a swimming pool.
      • 3: Children help spread this common lawn weed when they blow off its white, puffy seeds.
      • dandelion.
      • 4: A craze in the '50s, these bunkers were built in case of nuclear war.
      • fallout shelters.
      • 5: This game played across a net became a medal sport at the 1992 Olympics.
      • badminton.

        • Round 4. Category: balloons

        • 1: Propane-fueled burners provide this to lift balloons; politicians make their own.
        • Hot air.
        • 2: In 1984 Joe Kittinger in Rosie O' Grady's matched this Lindbergh feat in the Spirit of St. Louis.
        • Crossing the Atlantic, non-stop and solo.
        • 3: In 1783 Jacques Charles took flight No. 1 of a balloon filled with this gas, atomic No. 1.
        • Hydrogen.
        • 4: In one type of race the hare takes off first and is "dogged" by competing balloons called these.
        • Hounds.
        • 5: The basket a balloon carries and its contents are called this, like a rocket's cargo.
        • Payload.

          • Round 5. Category: things to do with carrots

          • 1: Have your mom cut your carrots into these for your lunchbox and you can play a "pick up" game with them.
          • sticks.
          • 2: A man named Mel Blanc crunched carrots while providing the voice of this carrot-loving rabbit.
          • Bugs Bunny.
          • 3: In February 1999 people in Bethel, Maine made one 113 feet tall with an 8-foot-long "carrot" nose.
          • a snowman.
          • 4: This popular dessert is usually topped with a cream cheese frosting.
          • carrot cake.
          • 5: Carrots go into one version of this side dish, shredded cabbage and a mayonnaise-based sauce.
          • cole slaw.

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

            Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

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