Instant Trivia

Episode 883 - the cold war - the virgin mary - medical tests - kings and queens - of madison

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 883, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: the cold war

  • 1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold.
  • vitamin C.
  • 2: By the end of the Cold War the population of this "sleeping giant" was over 1 billion.
  • China.
  • 3: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb.
  • Robert Oppenheimer.
  • 4: "Dr. Mom" recommends this brand's cold and cough syrups.
  • Robitussin.
  • 5: Tool nickname for the Soviet flag, lowered for the last time over the Kremlin on December 25, 1991.
  • hammer and sickle.

    • Round 2. Category: the virgin mary

    • 1: This man was her husband.
    • Joseph.
    • 2: It's the crowded town Mary traveled to in order to record her name during the census.
    • Bethlehem.
    • 3: The angel who "announced" Mary's pregnancy to her.
    • Gabriel.
    • 4: Jesus entrusted Mary to the "Beloved Disciple", traditionally this author of the gospel that tells the story.
    • John.
    • 5: It's the town where Mary lived when Luke first mentions her.
    • Nazareth.

      • Round 3. Category: medical tests

      • 1: A finger stick is done to draw this.
      • blood.
      • 2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these.
      • allergies.
      • 3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract.
      • gastrointestinal.
      • 4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study.
      • a biopsy.
      • 5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group.
      • a spinal tap.

        • Round 4. Category: kings and queens

        • 1: The Old Testament says she visited King Solomon in order to test him by asking him to solve several riddles.
        • the Queen of Sheba.
        • 2: In 1992 this queen of England agreed to pay income tax.
        • Queen Elizabeth II.
        • 3: This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793.
        • Marie Antoinette.
        • 4: King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam.
        • Thailand.
        • 5: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba and this Biblical king.
        • Solomon.

          • Round 5. Category: of madison

          • 1: James Madison was known as the "Father of" this document and was also it's last surviving signer.
          • the Constitution.
          • 2: The James Madison Building is the largest of the 3 Capitol Hill buildings that make up this library.
          • the Library of Congress.
          • 3: This family estate of James Madison shares its name with a Vermont city.
          • Montpelier.
          • 4: Madison made a lousy cabinet choice in John Armstrong, who didn't think D.C. needed defending in thi war.
          • the War of 1812.
          • 5: James Madison succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President of the U.S. and as rector of this university.
          • the University of Virginia.

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

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