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Episode 847 - "ling"o - oceans and seas - how about a revival? - clubs - i dunno

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 847, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "ling"o

  • 1: A sister or brother.
  • a sibling.
  • 2: If you can "spare" the time, try this, the USA's biggest participatory sport.
  • bowling.
  • 3: It can be a small savory lump of dough served in soup, or a baked treat filled with apples.
  • a dumpling.
  • 4: I've got a feeling you'll know it's a vague idea or notion.
  • an inkling.
  • 5: Fire starter.
  • kindling.

    • Round 2. Category: oceans and seas

    • 1: It's the invisible divider that creates the North Atlantic and the South Atlantic.
    • the equator.
    • 2: You cross this sea sailing from Tripoli to Napoli.
    • the Mediterranean.
    • 3: Principal ports of this sea include Port Sudan, Suez and Jiddah.
    • the Red Sea.
    • 4: Its greatest length, about 930 miles, is between Lubeck, Germany and Haparanda, Sweden.
    • the Baltic.
    • 5: The Bay of Bengal lies on the east side of India; this sea lies on the west side.
    • the Arabian Sea.

      • Round 3. Category: how about a revival?

      • 1: "Unchain The Dogs Of War" was a song featured in this March King's operetta "The Bride-Elect".
      • (John Philip) Sousa.
      • 2: In a song from 1930's "Simple Simon", it's the title rate of "A Dance".
      • Ten Cents (A Dance).
      • 3: The 1910 musical "Hans the Flute Player" was inspired by this legend.
      • the Pied Piper.
      • 4: With song like "And So He Died" and "A Cup Of Tea", 1950's "Happy as Larry"starred this man, later a penguin on TV.
      • Burgess Meredith.
      • 5: Producer George White's show called these "of 1925" included the song "Beware Of The Girl With A Fan".
      • The Scandals.

        • Round 4. Category: clubs

        • 1: AAA in the states and the R.A.C. in England helped promote safety regarding these, the "a" in the middle of their names.
        • automobile.
        • 2: It's the correct term for a member of a Rotary Club.
        • Rotarian.
        • 3: Wal-Mart opened the first one in 1983; today there are 47 million U.S. members.
        • Sam's Club.
        • 4: Fittingly, this organization was founded in 1892 for outings in "mountain regions of the Pacific coast".
        • the Sierra Club.
        • 5: In the early 1930s this Harlem nightclub made Cab Calloway the leader of its house orchestra.
        • the Cotton Club.

          • Round 5. Category: i dunno

          • 1: Alicia Silverstone's 1995 breakthrough film.
          • "Clueless".
          • 2: "To draw" this is said to have originally referred to a non-winning lottery ticket.
          • A blank.
          • 3: This phrase for a mind with no empirical knowledge is Latin for "scraped tablet".
          • Tabula rasa.
          • 4: Shakespeare wrote, "There is no darkness but" this; having it "of the law is no excuse".
          • Ignorance.
          • 5: In the Iran-Contra affair, George Bush was "out of" this, like a Chicago suburbanite.
          • The Loop.

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

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