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Episode 942 - Coastal communities - St. augustine - 5 diamonds - Works of art - Wine if you must

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 942, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: coastal communities

  • 1: Incorporated in 1901, there's no place like this Alaskan city on Norton Sound.
  • Nome.
  • 2: Yale University is this city's largest employer.
  • New Haven, Connecticut.
  • 3: Gloucester in this state has been a fishing center for over 3 centuries.
  • Massachusetts.
  • 4: Hey Jack, it was the capital of Alta California from 1775 to 1846.
  • Monterey.
  • 5: A whole lotta wood chips are shipped out of Coos Bay in this state.
  • Oregon.

    • Round 2. Category: st. augustine

    • 1: St. Augustine, Florida boasts a "farm" founded in 1893 for these reptiles with more than 20 related species.
    • alligators.
    • 2: Ending a long period of this country's rule, 1819's Adams-Onis treaty turned St. Augustine over to the U.S..
    • Spain.
    • 3: Of course St. Augustine is home to this legendary spring sought by Ponce de Leon: okay, it's a tourist spot opened in 1901.
    • the Fountain of Youth.
    • 4: Believe it or not, this man's oldest Odditorium of weird stuff is located in St. Augustine.
    • Ripley.
    • 5: St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marcos is an old fort built from a form of limestone known as coquina, or "little" these.
    • shells.

      • Round 3. Category: 5 diamonds

      • 1: In 1993 and 1994 Mile High Stadium was this N.L. team's home field.
      • the Rockies.
      • 2: A red seat 502 feet from home plate in this ballpark marks the landing spot of a Ted Williams homer.
      • Fenway Park.
      • 3: Ogren Park, home diamond to this state's Missoula Osprey, has a live osprey nest beyond the outfield fence.
      • Montana.
      • 4: A huge apartment complex sits on the Brooklyn site that once housed this historic baseball field.
      • Ebbets Field.
      • 5: A scaled-down version of the one in Chicago, L.A.'s Wrigley Field was the first home of this American League team.
      • the Angels.

        • Round 4. Category: works of art

        • 1: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.
        • Whistler's Mother.
        • 2: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.
        • Pietà.
        • 3: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.
        • American Gothic.
        • 4: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.
        • Starry Night.
        • 5: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.
        • The Thinker.

          • Round 5. Category: wine if you must

          • 1: Hock is a British term for the Rhine wines from this country.
          • Germany.
          • 2: When uncorked, a wine is said to begin to do this, something Faith Hill sang about.
          • breathe.
          • 3: Term for the juice of freshly crushed grapes (Hint: remember the category).
          • must.
          • 4: In the Bordeaux region this term refers to a vineyard rather than a castle.
          • chateau.
          • 5: The Asti region of Italy is known for this "foamy" or "sparkling" wine.
          • spumante.

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

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