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Episode 864 - rock stars - stripes - dateline: 1903 - india - crossword clues "l"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 864, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: rock stars

  • 1: "Two Hearts" links his two careers: acting in the film "Buster", and singing with Genesis.
  • Phil Collins.
  • 2: In Oct. 1995 her "Jagged Little Pill" became the first album by a Canadian female to reach No. 1 in the U.S..
  • Alanis Morissette.
  • 3: This Marilyn Monroe "wanna-be" was once a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Troupe.
  • Madonna.
  • 4: The New York Times called this headman of Talking Heads the "thinking man's rock star".
  • David Byrne.
  • 5: In the following duet, Michael Jackson blends so well with her, it's hard to tell them apart: "My life ain't worth living / If I can't be with you / I just can't stop loving you / I just can't stop loving you / And if I stop / Then tell me just what will I do...".
  • Siedah Garrett.

    • Round 2. Category: stripes

    • 1: Trying to locate this title character in books by illustrator Martin Handford? Look for his 2-toned striped shirt and hat.
    • Waldo.
    • 2: This form of pool is also known as stripes and solids.
    • 8-ball.
    • 3: Now in light and lemon varieties, Red Stripe beer was first brewed in this Caribbean nation in 1928.
    • Jamaica.
    • 4: He composed "The Stars and Stripes Forever", now the official march of the United States.
    • Sousa.
    • 5: This dark pigment gives a zebra its black stripes.
    • melanin.

      • Round 3. Category: dateline: 1903

      • 1: This giant of automaking introduces his namesake automobile company.
      • Henry Ford.
      • 2: This President creates the Department of Commerce and Labor.
      • Theodore Roosevelt.
      • 3: With U.S. support, this nation declares its independence from Colombia.
      • Panama.
      • 4: Leo XIII dies and is replaced with the tenth Pope to bear this Papal name.
      • Pius.
      • 5: This man becomes head of the Bolsheviks at a summer socialist symposium in London.
      • Lenin.

        • Round 4. Category: india

        • 1: This classical Indian musical instrument is most closely associated with Ravi Shankar.
        • the sitar.
        • 2: This city has a population density of about 79,000 people per square mile, the country's highest.
        • Calcutta.
        • 3: The largest mosque in India is in this city, the site of a deadly 1984 gas leak.
        • Bhopal.
        • 4: The British jailed him 9 times between 1921 and 1945; in 1947 he became prime minister.
        • (Jawaharlal) Nehru.
        • 5: This capital of the state of West Bengal is India's largest city.
        • Calcutta.

          • Round 5. Category: crossword clues "l"

          • 1: Any new car that breaks down 60 times a day(5).
          • a lemon.
          • 2: A maze (9).
          • a labyrinth.
          • 3: Trees to "rest on" (7).
          • laurels.
          • 4: A lariat's shorter name(5).
          • a lasso.
          • 5: Mario, of movie musicals(5).
          • Lanza.

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

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