Instant Trivia

Episode 919 - an "f" in history - toys and games - half a nice day - international shopping - corn-ucopia

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 919, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: an "f" in history

  • 1: John Glenn's capsule on his famous 1962 flight was called this, which an old saying called the "best ship".
  • Friendship.
  • 2: From 1788 to 1790 Russia and Sweden fought over this country.
  • Finland.
  • 3: This 13th president's wife Abigail loved books and began a library at the White House around 1850.
  • (Millard) Fillmore.
  • 4: In 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposed this numbered set of principles, one being the removal of trade barriers between nations.
  • the Fourteen Points.
  • 5: On July 3, 1754 Fort Necessity was surrendered in one of the first battles in this 9-year war.
  • the French and Indian War.

    • Round 2. Category: toys and games

    • 1: Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum are suspects in this classic whodunit game.
    • Clue.
    • 2: This plump doll with a top knot got its name from a pet form of "Cupid".
    • Kewpie.
    • 3: Because of an allergy alert, one ingredient of this soft modeling compound that's not a secret is wheat.
    • Play-Doh.
    • 4: When this brand was introduced in 1970, it was billed as the "first official indoor ball".
    • Nerf.
    • 5: At the 1939 World's Fair, the Sawyer family introduced this stereo slide scope that gives 3-D views.
    • the View-Master.

      • Round 3. Category: half a nice day

      • 1: If you're a half pint, you've got this many ounces.
      • 8.
      • 2: In 2003 AMD introduced its 64-this chip; that's a lot of personal computing power and beats the standard 32.
      • bit.
      • 3: On the menu, "on the half shell" usually refers to a way of serving these, raw or Rockefeller.
      • oysters.
      • 4: If something is 50% gold, it has this many karats.
      • 12.
      • 5: We guess it would take 2 of this rapper's "Get Rich or Die Trying" CDs to equal 1 Buck Owens.
      • 50 Cent.

        • Round 4. Category: international shopping

        • 1: It's illegal to buy goods with foreign currency in this Asian country.
        • Red China.
        • 2: The Witches' Market in this Bolivian capital has been called a "glorious adventure" for children.
        • La Paz.
        • 3: The duty-free shop of this Irish airport is 1 of the most famous in Europe.
        • Shannon Airport.
        • 4: Brussels and Bruges are world famous for making this fabric which the Belgians call "dentelles".
        • lace.
        • 5: (Video Daily Double)Among the most popular Russian souvenirs are wooden matryoshka dolls, which have this unique feature:.
        • they fit within each other.

          • Round 5. Category: corn-ucopia

          • 1: The name of this brand of corn chips means "fried" in Spanish.
          • Fritos.
          • 2: This man who died in 1995 made the first significant genetic improvement in popcorn in more than 5,000 years.
          • Orville Redenbacher.
          • 3: Meat and vegetables are cooked with a masa dough and wrapped in a corn husk to make this Mexican dish.
          • tamales.
          • 4: These threadlike fibers that grow beneath the husk are used in herbal medicines and tea.
          • corn silk.
          • 5: Home to the Missouri Meerschaum Co., Washington, Missouri is hailed as this "capital of the world".
          • corn pipe.

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

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