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Episode 873 - zebras - baywatch beach safety - named for - world "p"s - "junior" collage

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 873, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: zebras

  • 1: Only continent to which zebras are native.
  • Africa.
  • 2: TV sitcom on which the main character called his racially mixed daughter-in-law a zebra.
  • The Jeffersons.
  • 3: In England, a deer crossing is for deer, but a zebra crossing is for these.
  • pedestrians.
  • 4: Professional sport in which 7 "zebras" officiate.
  • football.
  • 5: In Simon and Garfunkel's 1967 song, "At the Zoo", zebras are said to have these political views.
  • reactionary.

    • Round 2. Category: baywatch beach safety

    • 1: (Hi, I'm David Hasselhoff.) For L.A. beaches, this list includes dogs, fireworks and tents.
    • things that are prohibited.
    • 2: (Hi, I'm Mitzi Kapture.) For your safety, always swim near one of these that's manned and open.
    • a lifeguard station.
    • 3: (Hi, I'm Michael Bergin.) To protect your head, neck and spine, don't do this into unfamiliar waters.
    • dive.
    • 4: (Hi, I'm Brooke Burns.) The Red Cross recommends everyone learn this; L.A. lifeguards have been using it since 1957.
    • CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
    • 5: (Hi, I'm Michael Newman.) If you can't swim well, or at all, don't rely on these; you may lose them in the water.
    • life preservers (or floatation devices).

      • Round 3. Category: named for

      • 1: The company formerly called "Alonzo Richmond, Agents for Onondaga Salt" now bears his name.
      • Morton.
      • 2: While Asa Gray was known for his books on botany, Henry Gray was known for his books on this science.
      • anatomy.
      • 3: While John Bartlett put his name on a book of quotes, Enoch Bartlett put his name on this.
      • a pear.
      • 4: Textile manufacturer whose big donation got the N.Y. Institute of Musical Art named for him.
      • Augustus Juilliard.
      • 5: Captain Cook gave this name to a Pacific island group in honor of Earl John Montagu.
      • the Sandwich Islands.

        • Round 4. Category: world "p"s

        • 1: The "4 questions" asked on this occasion include wondering why we have to eat unleavened bread.
        • Passover.
        • 2: Malay or Sinai.
        • peninsula.
        • 3: Gunmen after this South American dictator in 1986 used rockets, bazookas, rifles and grenades--and missed!.
        • Pinochet.
        • 4: World Heritage sites in this nation include the Nasca Lines.
        • Peru.
        • 5: Named for an adviser to Catherine the Great, this type of "village" looks deceptively impressive.
        • a Potemkin village.

          • Round 5. Category: "junior" collage

          • 1: Student athletes know it's abbreviated JV.
          • junior varsity.
          • 2: James Welch named this popular movie theater candy in 1949.
          • Junior Mints.
          • 3: The All Stars backed up this rockin' frontman.
          • Junior Walker.
          • 4: It was founded in 1901 in New York City by a debutante wanting to help the less fortunate.
          • the Junior League.
          • 5: It was started in 1919 as a collection of small, after-school business clubs in Massachusetts.
          • Junior Achievement.

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

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