Instant Trivia

Episode 888 - countries by college - "long" songs - taking a position - blank of blank - the driving teacher

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 888, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: countries by college

  • 1: The University of Sunderland,the University of Sheffield,Oxford University.
  • England.
  • 2: The Emile Cohl School,the University of Toulouse,the University of Provence.
  • France.
  • 3: Chiba University,Waseda University,Fukuoka Junior College.
  • Japan.
  • 4: Menoufia University,Zagazig University,Alexandria University.
  • Egypt.
  • 5: McGill University,University College of the Cariboo,Alberta College of Art and Design.
  • Canada.

    • Round 2. Category: "long" songs

    • 1: At the 1984 Olympic closing, this Lionel Richie song came up hours short of its title promise.
    • "All Night Long".
    • 2: This comparative was the one-word title of a 1980 Dan Fogelberg hit.
    • "Longer".
    • 3: The Beatles' aptly named last # hit, since they'd reached the end of one by 1970.
    • "The Long And Winding Road".
    • 4: A 1979 hit by Supertramp gave you these directions for finding your way to your abode.
    • "Take The Long Way Home".
    • 5: In 1974 Neil Diamond scored a #5 hit with the following:"Ride, c'mon baby ride...".
    • "Longfellow Serenade".

      • Round 3. Category: taking a position

      • 1: You can search far and wide or high and this.
      • low.
      • 2: If you're leeward, you're facing away from the source of this.
      • the wind.
      • 3: From the Latin citra, "on this side", it's nearby as opposed to yon.
      • hither.
      • 4: It's the compass position to the right of a person facing the rising sun.
      • south.
      • 5: 5-letter word for the place at which something is about to start, or the upper edge of a steep cliff.
      • the brink.

        • Round 4. Category: blank of blank

        • 1: Bridal aide-de-camp.
        • Maid of honor.
        • 2: This astrological era is believed to bring increased harmony and spirituality on Earth.
        • the Age of Aquarius.
        • 3: An event, like a tornado or earthquake, that your insurance may not cover.
        • Act of God.
        • 4: A common but incorrect story traces this type of guideline to the permissible width of a wife-beating stick.
        • rule of thumb.
        • 5: A distribution of forces so no single nation is strong enough to dominate (and tip it).
        • balance of power.

          • Round 5. Category: the driving teacher

          • 1: You're 17, not 75! Turn this thing off--we made our right 4 blocks ago.
          • a turn signal.
          • 2: I'm gonna call you Noah, 'cause you'll do this if you keep pumping the gas like that.
          • flood the engine.
          • 3: Stop making me dizzy and find your way off this type of intersection New Englanders call a rotary.
          • a roundabout (or traffic circle).
          • 4: Hey leadfoot--at 60 mph on a wet road, this can be 140 yards--almost 1 1/2 football fields.
          • a stopping distance.
          • 5: Yes, even though a skateboarder's on wheels, he's still legally considered this, from a word meaning "foot".
          • a pedestrian.

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

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