Instant Trivia

Episode 899 - pope-pourri - camels - "z" abbreviations - "c" in shakespeare - seashore life

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 899, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: pope-pourri

  • 1: Gerbert picked this name, not Tweety, when he became pope in 999.
  • Sylvester.
  • 2: In Manila on Jan. 15, 1995 the Pope honored World Youth Day by celebrating this with over 4 million people.
  • a mass.
  • 3: Around 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to decorate this room with frescoes.
  • the Sistine Chapel.
  • 4: Pope Urban II told the crusaders to fight not for honor or money but for this act of religious self-punishment.
  • penance.
  • 5: On Christmas 800 the III pope of this name "lionized" Charlemagne by crowning him emperor of the Romans.
  • Leo.

    • Round 2. Category: camels

    • 1: Alternate name of the Arabian camel or a brand of cake mix, dates or pimientos.
    • dromedary.
    • 2: 2 of the 4 New World relatives of the camel.
    • (2 of) the llama, the guanaco, the alpaca and the vicuña.
    • 3: Famous Egyptian leader whose 1st name meant "camel".
    • (Gamal Abdel) Nasser.
    • 4: Camel was one of 1st brands of cigarettes combining domestic tobacco w/tobacco from this country.
    • Turkey.
    • 5: This ethnic group, whose name is from the Arabic for "desert dwellers", uses camels for riding and racing.
    • Bedouins.

      • Round 3. Category: "z" abbreviations

      • 1: Z.Hr.; it's time to go.
      • Zero.
      • 2: The Z in ZIP code is short for this.
      • Zone (Improvement Plan).
      • 3: Book of the Bible abbreviated Zech..
      • Zechariah.
      • 4: You may answer with zeal that zl is short for this currency.
      • Zloty.
      • 5: The abbreviations for the 2 elements whose names begin with Z.
      • Zn and Zr (Zinc and Zirconium).

        • Round 4. Category: "c" in shakespeare

        • 1: Juliet's maiden name.
        • Capulet.
        • 2: Tragic tramp who two-timed Troilus.
        • Cressida.
        • 3: Co-conspirator who says, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves...".
        • Cassius.
        • 4: In "Hamlet", he's the king of Denmark.
        • Claudius.
        • 5: This play about a king of Britain contains the famous poem "Hark, hark! the lark...".
        • Cymbeline.

          • Round 5. Category: seashore life

          • 1: An edible type of this seaweed seen at low tide grows up to 10 feet long on the Atlantic coast.
          • Kelp.
          • 2: Blubber and the tufts at the base of their densely packed feathers keep them warm while diving.
          • Penguins.
          • 3: The American species of this crustacean has a 6-segmented tail.
          • Lobster.
          • 4: They hang around in bars, feed on plankton and produce those famous little spheres of nacre.
          • Oysters.
          • 5: Scallops swim for their lives when they sense these 5-armed creatures approaching.
          • Starfish.

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

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