Instant Trivia

Episode 923 - you know what they say... - begins and ends in "c" - name that board game - the french connection - caving

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 923, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: you know what they say...

  • 1: Guess correctly you've "hit" this "on the head".
  • nail.
  • 2: "He who laughs last, laughs best" and "He who" does this "is lost".
  • hesitates.
  • 3: They "come in threes", "must come to an end" and "come to those who wait".
  • good things.
  • 4: For centuries fraidy-cats have insisted that this "is the better part of valor".
  • discretion.
  • 5: It's an Oreo enthusiast's version of "That's the way the ball bounces".
  • That's the way the cookie crumbles.

    • Round 2. Category: begins and ends in "c"

    • 1: It's another name for a comedian.
    • comic.
    • 2: In names of golf tournaments, this word follows GTE Byron Nelson, Bob Hope Chrysler and Quad City.
    • Classic.
    • 3: A Greek philosopher who believed life is best when freed of possessions; Diogenes of Sinope was one.
    • cynic.
    • 4: This brandy is named for the town in western France where it is produced.
    • cognac.
    • 5: Cancer-causing.
    • carcinogenic.

      • Round 3. Category: name that board game

      • 1: "Go directly to jail".
      • Monopoly.
      • 2: "King me!".
      • Checkers.
      • 3: "Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench".
      • Clue.
      • 4: "You sank my aircraft carrier!".
      • Battleship.
      • 5: "My wink is nearest the pot. I've won the squidge-off!".
      • tiddlywinks.

        • Round 4. Category: the french connection

        • 1: This relative is une tante.
        • Aunt.
        • 2: "Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?" means "Do you accept" these.
        • credit cards.
        • 3: To figure out what "tete" means, use your tete.
        • Head.
        • 4: The French call this religious day La Toussaint.
        • All Saints Day.
        • 5: Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse.
        • Grapefruit.

          • Round 5. Category: caving

          • 1: Scientists who study these mammals in caves wear respirators to protect themselves from ammonia fumes.
          • Bats.
          • 2: Cavers use special dyes to track the flow of these.
          • (Underground) Rivers.
          • 3: Explorers enjoy cave systems inside these ice masses because they constantly change.
          • Glaciers.
          • 4: Cave diving combines spelunking with this other sport.
          • Scuba diving.
          • 5: In 1879 Marcelino de Sautuola discovered the Stone Age paintings in this country's Altamira Cave.
          • Spain.

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

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

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