Instant Trivia

Episode 886 - a few good men - "king" of the world! - on the stage - famous amys - women's work

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 886, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: a few good men

  • 1: This general announced the end of the Revolutionary War and disbanded the army in Newburgh, New York.
  • George Washington.
  • 2: The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize went to Le Duc Tho who declined it and this Secretary of State who accepted.
  • Henry Kissinger.
  • 3: In 1987 this outfielder for the Kansas City Royals was also a running back for the Los Angeles Raiders.
  • Bo Jackson.
  • 4: (Cheryl gives the clue from the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum.) In 1927 Babe Ruth and this fellow Yankee accounted for 107 home runs, one-quarter of the American League total.
  • Lou Gehrig.
  • 5: This pop artist created 1958's "Three Flags", a triple portrait of the American Flag.
  • Jasper Johns.

    • Round 2. Category: "king" of the world!

    • 1: Perhaps based on a real monarch, this nursery rhyme figure called for his bowl, his pipe and his fiddlers three.
    • Old King Cole.
    • 2: This long poisonous snake is also known as a hamadryad.
    • king cobra.
    • 3: If and when Prince Charles succeeds Elizabeth II, this will be Great Britain's national anthem.
    • "God Save the King".
    • 4: Before being imploded in 2000, it was home to the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.
    • the Kingdome.
    • 5: Found east of Bullhead City, this city of northwest Arizona has a population of only 20,000.
    • Kingman.

      • Round 3. Category: on the stage

      • 1: 2 actors play a townful of characters in the comedy "Stones in His Pockets", set in County Kerry in this country.
      • Ireland.
      • 2: Title of a Jonathan Larson musical, or what the East Village residents in it have trouble coming up with.
      • Rent.
      • 3: In 2002 this actress who plays Carmela Soprano hit Broadway in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune".
      • Edie Falco.
      • 4: In the hit play "Madame Melville", he played a teen who was "Home Alone" with older woman Joely Richardson.
      • Macaulay Culkin.
      • 5: This playwright hit the right note with "Amadeus" and then horsed around with "Equus".
      • Peter Shaffer.

        • Round 4. Category: famous amys

        • 1: She guided fans through gracious living with etiquette books, columns and radio and TV shows.
        • Amy Vanderbilt.
        • 2: She married Barbra Streisand in "Yentl" and Steven Spielberg in real life.
        • Amy Irving.
        • 3: Her No. 1 hit "Baby Baby" was written for a real babe, her daughter Millie.
        • Amy Grant.
        • 4: Film director who captured teen America in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless".
        • Amy Heckerling.
        • 5: (Hi, I'm Kirsten Dunst) In "Little Women" Amy is the youngest of 4 sisters with this last name.
        • March.

          • Round 5. Category: women's work

          • 1: This future Supreme Court justice hid her pregnancy for fear of losing her teaching job at Rutgers.
          • Ginsburg.
          • 2: In 1977 Kay Koplovitz founded what is now this cable network, now home to "La Femme Nikita".
          • the USA Network.
          • 3: "America's Sweetheart", she was just 24 in 1917 when she commanded $350,000 per film.
          • Mary Pickford.
          • 4: She was the leading financial columnist for the New York Post from 1935-1978.
          • Sylvia Porter.
          • 5: (Hi, I'm Jane Seymour.) This woman not only founded the 1st birth control clinic, she also pioneered the term.
          • (Margaret) Sanger.

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

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