Instant Trivia

Episode 898 - men behaving badly - paint it black - horton hears the who - union labels - reality shows of the past

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 898, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: men behaving badly

  • 1: In an 1804 duel Aaron Burr shot this man who had insulted him.
  • Hamilton.
  • 2: During a U.N. Assembly session in 1960 this Soviet premier banged his shoe on a desk.
  • Khrushchev.
  • 3: This public enemy No. 1 bragged that he had escaped from jail using a fake gun carved from wood.
  • (John) Dillinger.
  • 4: In 1868 George Hull had this fake "fossil" man buried on an upstate New York farm.
  • Cardiff Giant.
  • 5: [Video] Hi, I'm Rob Schneider. 2 outlaws who behaved badly were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longabaugh, better known as this pair.
  • Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

    • Round 2. Category: paint it black

    • 1: It's the lucrative product referred to by the slang term "black gold".
    • oil.
    • 2: American feathery friend of the Icteridae family, such as the red-winged type.
    • a blackbird.
    • 3: The Black Hills are an isolated, eroded mountain region in the western part of this state.
    • South Dakota.
    • 4: Edward, the son of Edward III of England, was known by this dark sobriquet.
    • the Black Prince.
    • 5: This river forms the southern and western borders of Germany's Black Forest region.
    • the Rhine.

      • Round 3. Category: horton hears the who

      • 1: In 1969 The Who had a major hit with "Pinball Wizard", a track from this concept album.
      • "Tommy".
      • 2: "Let My Love Open The Door" was this artist's only Top 10 solo hit.
      • Pete Townshend.
      • 3: In 1990 The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by this group's Adam Clayton.
      • U2.
      • 4: In 1990 The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Adam Clayton and this Irish group.
      • U2.
      • 5: This 1970 live album contained extended versions of "Magic Bus" and "My Generation".
      • Live at Leeds.

        • Round 4. Category: union labels

        • 1: The DGA, this guild, gives awards for achievement in commercials as well as feature films.
        • Directors Guild of America.
        • 2: Arturo Rodriguez heads the UFW, this union once led by Cesar Chavez.
        • United Farm Workers.
        • 3: The NALC, National Association of these, says its members each deliver 41.5 tons of mail a year.
        • Letter Carriers.
        • 4: 1.3 million strong, the AFSCME is the American Federation of State, County and these employees.
        • Municipal.
        • 5: The ILA, the union of these "men", is headquartered near the Hudson on NYC's Battery Place.
        • Longshoremen.

          • Round 5. Category: reality shows of the past

          • 1: On the 1830s "Survivor: Texas", Susanna Dickinson and her child won the immunity challenge at this epic battle.
          • the Alamo.
          • 2: In 1944's version of "The Apprentice", Von Stauffenberg was fired by a squad after he tried to fire this leader.
          • Hitler.
          • 3: On the 1880s "The Osbournes", this author amused stepson Lloyd Osbourne with tales of a boy on the high seas.
          • Robert Louis Stevenson.
          • 4: On "American Idol", Creek and Cherokee Indians performed the Busk ceremony when this crop was ready for roasting.
          • maize (or corn).
          • 5: Indian Ocean "Big Brother" saw Kasyapa kill dad and build Sigiriya Fort as defense from his sibling on this island.
          • Sri Lanka.

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

            Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

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