Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 91, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Have Fun
1: You've let loose when this animal precedes "around" or "play".horse.2: Fancy, as in what's tickled when you are amused, is a shortened form of this word.fantasy.3: Ecclesiastes says, "A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink and to be" this.merry.4: It's what you're doing when you're "cutting a rug".dancing.5: Spelled one way, it's to have casino fun; spelled another, it's delightful skipping.gamble/gambol.Round 2. Category: Soft "Cel"
1: Credit card ad:Cost of books to help study for tournament, $412... beating Ken Jennings, this 9-letter word.priceless.2: The University of this seaport city on the Mediterranean was founded in 1450.Barcelona.3: A plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family.celery.4: This New World cat can be 4 feet long, including the tail.ocelot.5: Full title of the Minister of Finance in the British government.the Chancellor of the Exchequer.Round 3. Category: Colonial Colleges
1: You can get your sheepskin at this Cambridge university whose "yahd" once held grazing sheep.Harvard.2: The College of New Jersey was 150 years old in 1896 when it got this new name for the city it was in.Princeton.3: This Providence university that dates back to 1764 is home to a NASA research center.Brown.4: For a while, Fred Rogers' neighborhood was this New Hampshire college, his alma mater.Dartmouth.5: Founded in 1693, its name used to end with "in Virginia".the College of William and Mary.Round 4. Category: Familial Song Titles
1: They "Are Doin' It For Themselves".Sisters.2: He "Was A Rollin' Stone".Papa.3: The Judds asked him to "Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days".Grandpa.4: He was asked, "Can you spare a dime?".Brother.5: Unfortunately, she "Got Run Over By A Reindeer".Grandma.Round 5. Category: Out Of The "Blue"
1: It's generally a high-priced stock with a long history of growth, like G.E. or AT and T.Blue chip.2: In a famous jingle, "Everything's Better With" this kind of margarine "on it".Blue Bonnet.3: Before holding court on "Judging Amy", Amy Brenneman played a cop on this drama.NYPD Blue.4: They're the bad guys whom the Beatles battled in the movie "Yellow Submarine".Blue Meanies.5: It begins, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go cat go"."Blue Suede Shoes".Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!