Instant Trivia

Episode 914 - state trees - african capitals - men in black - ordinary "world" - "moo"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 914, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: state trees

  • 1: Its state tree is the candlenut, but locals call it the Kukui.
  • Hawaii.
  • 2: Rhode Island picked the "red" type of this tree; Vermont got the "sugar" kind.
  • maple.
  • 3: Delaware chose a type of this tree that's paired with "the ivy" in a Christmas song.
  • holly.
  • 4: This state tree of Mississppi is famed for its fragrant flowers.
  • magnolia.
  • 5: The fan-shaped leaves of this South Carolina state tree are sometimes used to make baskets.
  • the palmetto.

    • Round 2. Category: african capitals

    • 1: A water hole called Enkare Nairobi, or "cold water", eventually became the capital of this country.
    • Kenya.
    • 2: This Senegal capital is the westernmost city on the African mainland.
    • Dakar.
    • 3: The Indian Ocean seaport of Mogadishu is the capital of this nation.
    • Somalia.
    • 4: Upon the independence of this nation in 1962, Kampala replaced Entebbe as its capital.
    • Uganda.
    • 5: The American Colonization Society founded this city that now neighbors Bushrod Island.
    • Monrovia.

      • Round 3. Category: men in black

      • 1: I know the men in black haunted Mulder on this TV show--I played one of them!.
      • The X-Files.
      • 2: Women in the "Men in Black" films include Lara Flynn Boyle and this "Last Seduction" star.
      • Linda Fiorentino.
      • 3: 19th century artist Hokusai is credited with the first image of these stealthy warriors wearing black.
      • a ninja.
      • 4: Josh Brolin played a younger version of this actor in "Men in Black 3".
      • Tommy Lee Jones.
      • 5: This Oscar-winning actor is all sorts of bad as the man in black in "The Dark Tower", based on the Stephen King novels.
      • Matthew McConaughey.

        • Round 4. Category: ordinary "world"

        • 1: In 1851 new products on display at the first one of these included the Colt revolver and a reaper.
        • world's fair.
        • 2: This satirical Aldous Huxley novel is set in the year 632 AF (After Ford).
        • Brave New World.
        • 3: It's the "aged" nickname for prostitution.
        • oldest profession in the world (world's oldest profession).
        • 4: Numerical term referring collectively to more than 100 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
        • third world.
        • 5: The "U.S.A." in "U.S.A. for Africa" stood for "United Support of Artists" when they recorded this '85 No. 1 Hit.
        • "We Are the World".

          • Round 5. Category: "moo"

          • 1: The song "That's Amore" is on the soundtrack to this 1987 Cher film.
          • Moonstruck.
          • 2: This adjective means "purely academic" or "irrelevant".
          • Moot.
          • 3: This stir-fried Chinese dish that contains shredded pork, scallions and egg is rolled in a thin pancake.
          • Moo shu pork.
          • 4: It's another name for a person born under the sign of Cancer.
          • Moonchild/moonchildren.
          • 5: This Cab Calloway song includes the lines "Hi-De-Hi-De-Hi-De-Hi!" and "Ho-De-Ho-De-Ho-De-Ho!".
          • "Minnie The Moocher".

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

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

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