July 31, 2023

Episode 901 - music of the '60s - irish stars - 1982 - utter nonsense - three cheers!

8 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 901, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: music of the '60s

1: In 1969 "Something" became the only No. 1 hit he composed for The Beatles.

George Harrison.

2: In 1969 B.J. Thomas had the biggest hit of his career with this song from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".

3: In this 1965 hit, Roger Miller tells us that "Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four-bit room".

"King of the Road".

4: In 1968 his "Hurdy Gurdy Man" came singing songs of love.

Donovan.

5: In the 1960s she reached the Top 20 3 times with duets: twice with Lee Hazelwood and once with her father.

Nancy Sinatra.

Round 2. Category: irish stars

1: This Bond of "Die Another Day" was born in County Meath.

Pierce Brosnan.

2: The youngest man to play Henry V for the Royal Shakespeare Company, he starred in the 1989 film, too.

Kenneth Branagh.

3: This Irish star of "Michael Collins" stretched his acting abilities to play Scottish legend Rob Roy.

Liam Neeson.

4: In July of 2001 he stunned the world when he announced he was putting out his "Feet of Flames" forever.

Michael Flatley.

5: In 1976 he returned as John Morgan in "The Return of a Man Called Horse".

Richard Harris.

Round 3. Category: 1982

1: Spain joined NATO under the stipulation that none of these weapons would be based on its soil.

nuclear weapons.

2: In August 1982 Svetlana Savitskaya became the second woman to be sent here by Russia.

Space.

3: After 11 months of internment by the Polish government, this Solidarity leader went home in November.

Lech WaÃ…Â‚Ã„Â™sa.

4: By the time he died in 1982, he'd been top Soviet leader longer than anyone except Stalin.

Brezhnev.

5: Family name of the father and daughter who created the following music:"I do not talk funny... /I'm sure (Valley Girl) /Whatsa matter with the way I talk? (Valley Girl)".

Zappa.

Round 4. Category: utter nonsense

1: This Irish stone gives you the power of persuasion.

the Blarney Stone.

2: Luncheon meat named for a city in Italy.

Bologna.

3: A bed built on a shelf over another bed.

a bunk bed.

4: A tower in Genesis 11:9.

(the Tower of) Babel.

5: Helium or this can be used to raise a balloon from which a gondola is suspended.

hot air.

Round 5. Category: three cheers!

1: It's the breakfast cereal pitched by the animated elves Snap, Crackle and Pop.

Rice Krispies.

2: The 3 U.K. countries that make up the island of Great Britain.

England, Scotland and Wales.

3: The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat.

racing's Triple Crown.

4: Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S..

Three-Mile Island.

5: Mythical monstrosity manifested here.

Cerberus.

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

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