Instant Trivia

Episode 950 - Food science - Speaking words of wisdom - The most popular netflix movies - A little reading - Chop wood

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 950, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: food science

  • 1: To combat hypothyroidism, iodine was first added in the 1920s to this common seasoning.
  • salt.
  • 2: One theory for why tomatoes were thought to be poisonous--their acidity leached this toxic metal out of pewter plates.
  • lead.
  • 3: 1 serving of this from Stonyfield contains 5 billion units of Lactobacillus rhamnosus bacteria.
  • yogurt.
  • 4: Mustard can act as one of these agents that allow oil and water to stay blended.
  • an emulsifier.
  • 5: From the French for "sour wine", this liquid will go bad over time, so it should be stored in a cool, dark place.
  • vinegar.

    • Round 2. Category: speaking words of wisdom

    • 1: This folk and rock troubadour's gems include the 1965 lyric "He not busy being born is busy dying".
    • (Bob) Dylan.
    • 2: This playwright penned the line "A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory".
    • (Arthur) Miller.
    • 3: In an encyclical he wrote, "Earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most... maltreated of our poor".
    • Pope Francis.
    • 4: Max Ehrmann's much-reprinted "Desiderata" says, "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still" this kind of world.
    • a beautiful world.
    • 5: In 1934 this humorist said, "Every Harvard class should have one Democrat to rescue it from oblivion".
    • Will Rogers.

      • Round 3. Category: the most popular netflix movies

      • 1: Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy in this feel-good film that became the most popular to get from Netflix.
      • The Blind Side.
      • 2: One thing to do before dying is rent this 2007 Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman buddy movie.
      • The Bucket List.
      • 3: The title of this 2010 film refers to planting an idea in someone's subconscious during the dream state.
      • Inception.
      • 4: The popularity of this Coen Brothers film has nothing to do with Javier Bardem's bowl cut as killer Anton Chigurh.
      • No Country for Old Men.
      • 5: Jeff Bridges played the delightfully evil Obadiah Stane in this superhero film.
      • Iron Man.

        • Round 4. Category: a little reading

        • 1: First and last name of E.B. White's adventurous mouse-like boy from a 1945 story.
        • Stuart Little.
        • 2: 4-word rallying mantra repeated by the "Little Engine that Could" to inspire it to persevere.
        • I think I can.
        • 3: "Little Women" detailed the passage from childhood to womanhood of these 4 March sisters.
        • Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.
        • 4: The first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's series was "Little House in" this place with more shade than the prairie.
        • the Big Woods.
        • 5: This 1886 Frances Hodgson Burnett novel inspired a fad of dressing young boys in velvet suits.
        • Little Lord Fauntleroy.

          • Round 5. Category: chop wood

          • 1: The History Channel show "Ax Men" centers on guys in this job, and they're OK.
          • lumberjacks.
          • 2: Shel Silverstein poetically waxed that you could hear this mythic logger's axe "ring for a mile and a half".
          • Paul Bunyan.
          • 3: In a quirky 2012 movie, this president chops wood and quite a few vampires.
          • Abraham Lincoln.
          • 4: The Wicked Witch of the East maliciously enchants his axe over his love for a munchkin maiden.
          • the Tin Man.
          • 5: Chopping down a tree starts with making this V-shaped cut; open-faced and Humboldt are 2 styles.
          • a notch.

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

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