Instant Trivia

Episode 948 - Atom - Describing the sport - It's the end "fer" you! - You can't fight - Running a marathon

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 948, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: atom

  • 1: The first atomic bomb to be dropped in warfare used an isotope of this element as its explosive.
  • uranium.
  • 2: Early atomic theorist Democritus said this color results from smooth, flat atoms that cast no shadow.
  • white.
  • 3: In a nice, stable early 1900s model, the atom was like a plum pudding with electrons distributed like these.
  • raisins.
  • 4: The atomic number refers to the number of these in an atom.
  • protons.
  • 5: An atom may become more stable by releasing this Greek letter particle, identical to a helium atom nucleus.
  • an alpha particle.

    • Round 2. Category: describing the sport

    • 1: Hit tiny spheroid into woods, curse, hit into lake, curse, score round of 120, go to clubhouse for needed beer.
    • Golf.
    • 2: Get 3/4 naked, use 12-ounce mittens to beat opponent senseless.
    • boxing.
    • 3: Run back and forth on 94 feet of wood, hit twine to score but don't choke coach when upset.
    • basketball.
    • 4: Throw spheroid called horsehide, but not always made of such, run 360 feet to score, get $252 million contract.
    • Baseball.
    • 5: Swat at disk of vulcanized rubber, hit twine to score, spend 5 minutes in the box for fighting, feel shame.
    • Ice hockey.

      • Round 3. Category: it's the end "fer" you!

      • 1: A pine, fir or spruce.
      • a conifer.
      • 2: Troy Aikman did this from Oklahoma to UCLA--good move.
      • transfer.
      • 3: A box or chest for valuables; fill it now!.
      • coffer.
      • 4: To steal, purloin or filch.
      • pilfer.
      • 5: A geological formation conducting ground water.
      • aquifer.

        • Round 4. Category: you can't fight

        • 1: Jesus' words "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right" one, "turn to him the other" have been taken as a pacifist message.
        • cheek.
        • 2: His first major nonviolent satyagraha action was protesting salt taxes imposed by the British.
        • Gandhi.
        • 3: This religious group founded in the 1600s is dedicated to pacifism and to following the "inward light".
        • the Quakers (Society of Friends).
        • 4: 2-word military draft registration status that means you can serve, but without fighting.
        • conscientious objector.
        • 5: Last name of brothers Daniel and Philip, pacifist priests known for their opposition to the Vietnam War.
        • Berrigan.

          • Round 5. Category: running a marathon

          • 1: The modern marathon race was first held at the revival of the Olympic games in 1896 in this city.
          • Athens.
          • 2: This marathon runs from Hopkinton to the Back Bay.
          • the Boston Marathon.
          • 3: To the nearest minute, what you'll have to average per mile to run a 2:10 marathon like the champs.
          • 5 minutes.
          • 4: The last American man to win the Olympic marathon was Frank Shorter in 1972 in this city.
          • Munich.
          • 5: In Beijing in 2008, Sammy Wanjiru of this nation broke the Olympic record by almost 3 minutes.
          • Kenya.

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

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