Instant Trivia

Episode 949 - U.s. flags - The tonys - The muppet name - Maybe some oscar winners - Domain extensions matter

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 949, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: u.s. flags

  • 1: The last year the presidential flag was altered was 1960 when this was added.
  • a Hawaii star.
  • 2: This color standing for justice on the American flag is missing from the flag of Washington, D.C..
  • blue.
  • 3: This state's flag is yellow with the sun symbol of the Zia Indian Pueblo in red.
  • New Mexico.
  • 4: While he was vice president in 1975, the office's flag was redone, giving it a bolder bird.
  • Nelson Rockefeller.
  • 5: By exec. order the width of each stripe on the U.S. flag should be this fraction of the height of the flag.
  • 1/13th.

    • Round 2. Category: the tonys

    • 1: At a 1977 concert he stunned Dawn and the crowd by announcing his (short-lived) retirement:.
    • Tony Orlando.
    • 2: He's led the National League in batting 8 times, with averages like .394 in '94.
    • Tony Gwynn.
    • 3: This founder of a chain has been giving diners a good ribbing since 1972.
    • Tony Roma.
    • 4: Friends call Antonin Scalia Nino; this Supreme Court colleague appointed in 1988 is Tony.
    • (Anthony) Kennedy.
    • 5: In 1997 National Security Advisor Tony Lake got spooked and withdrew his nomination to head this agency.
    • the CIA.

      • Round 3. Category: the muppet name

      • 1: Architect of lyrics Hammerstein and man of architecture Niemeyer.
      • Oscar.
      • 2: Hello, Cleveland! and Hello, anti-tax activist Norquist too!.
      • Grover.
      • 3: Saldana and Kazan, acting the parts.
      • Zoe.
      • 4: Blyleven and Campaneris, because our writers absolutely love old-school baseball.
      • Bert.
      • 5: World War II journalist Pyle and "Ghostbuster" Hudson.
      • Ernie.

        • Round 4. Category: maybe some oscar winners

        • 1: After his win for "Wall Street", he thanked dad Kirk for helping him step out of Dad's shadow.
        • Michael Douglas.
        • 2: He won an Oscar for his turn as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour".
        • Gary Oldman.
        • 3: Mahershala Ali won an Oscar for this 2016 film that won Best Picture...eventually.
        • Moonlight.
        • 4: This lyricist named Oscar won 2, for Best Song in "Lady Be Good" and "State Fair".
        • (Oscar) Hammerstein.
        • 5: For 1993 Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" won 3 technical Oscars and this other film of his won Best Picture.
        • Schindler's List.

          • Round 5. Category: domain extensions matter

          • 1: Visit this.gov and you get the current hour and minute; visit this.com and you get the current news.
          • time.
          • 2: this.com shows you the Navigator and Continental; this.org shows you tourist sites in a Midwest state capital.
          • Lincoln.
          • 3: these.gov takes you to Atlantic marine forecasts; these.com takes you to Carolina NHL action.
          • hurricanes.
          • 4: this.gov is an agency that polices Wall Street; this.org takes you to a college sports organization.
          • SEC.
          • 5: this.com is an outdoor clothing company; this.edu is an Ivy League school.
          • Columbia.

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

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