Instant Trivia

Episode 849 - what's my line? - in a word - the "west" is the best - leftovers - branded

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 849, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: what's my line?

  • 1: Mickey D's doesn't have a maitre d', which is short for this.
  • maitre d'hotel.
  • 2: In the Who song "My Generation", this line follows and rhymes with "Things they do look awful cold".
  • "Hope I die before I get old".
  • 3: Longfellow called this Italian city a "white phantom city whose untrodden streets are rivers".
  • Venice.
  • 4: Nelson Algren advised, "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called" this.
  • Mom's.
  • 5: As one of these, The Toledo Blade might feature a banner line.
  • a newspaper.

    • Round 2. Category: in a word

    • 1: It's how you play certain instruments, like a guitar.
    • strum (in instruments).
    • 2: In ligament you'll find this slang term for a woman's shapely leg.
    • a gam (in ligament).
    • 3: What she felt when she wasn't hired.
    • ire (in hired).
    • 4: Hidden in the chandelier is the name of this famous composer.
    • Handel (in chandelier).
    • 5: Take your medicine and tell us the name of this once powerful family of Florence, Italy.
    • Medici (in medicine).

      • Round 3. Category: the "west" is the best

      • 1: All Don Knotts' greatness lay ahead of him when he was born July 21, 1924 in Morgantown in this state.
      • West Virginia.
      • 2: Jim and Artie's most diabolical for on this TV show was the evil Dr. Loveless, played by Michael Dunn.
      • Wild Wild West.
      • 3: It's the southernmost city in the 48 contiguous states.
      • Key West, Florida.
      • 4: This large territory would make up the majority of a proposed Palestinian state.
      • the West Bank.
      • 5: Paul Baumer is the literary narrator of this classic novel of World War I.
      • All Quiet on the Western Front.

        • Round 4. Category: leftovers

        • 1: His remains lie in the main entrance of the original Smithsonian building.
        • (James) Smithson.
        • 2: Andy Warhol said of these, "Plastic's better than dirty, used money".
        • credit cards.
        • 3: Though it's usually called "deadly", this solanum plant is eaten as a vegetable in the West Indies.
        • nightshade.
        • 4: This has been the official name of the Mounties since 1920.
        • the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
        • 5: In a church or cathedral, it's the main or central hall.
        • nave.

          • Round 5. Category: branded

          • 1: "I Am Stuck On" this brand and it's "Stuck On Me".
          • Band-Aid.
          • 2: In the classic ad jingle, these hot dogs are even enjoyed by kids with chickenpox.
          • Armour hot dogs.
          • 3: An ex-Dupont chemist from New Hampshire introduced this brand of popular food storage containers in 1946.
          • Tupperware.
          • 4: It's the nationality that follows "K" in the name of the sneaker brand founded by the Brunner Brothers.
          • Swiss.
          • 5: Toyota dropped this provocative name for its new Celica sports model days after a December 2004 natural disaster.
          • a Tsunami.

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

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

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