Instant Trivia

Episode 956 - It's "ok" - In a teacup - Thriller - 1920s news flash! - Author last name in common

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 956, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: it's "ok"

  • 1: It begins "You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out".
  • "The Hokey Pokey".
  • 2: It joins 2 oxen together.
  • yoke.
  • 3: You can sing like a star at one of these bars where you accompany pre-recorded tapes.
  • karaoke.
  • 4: According to Guinness, you'll find the world's highest sea cliffs on this "friendly island" of Hawaii.
  • Molokai.
  • 5: Gertrude Stein's constant companion.
  • Alice (B.) Toklas.

    • Round 2. Category: in a teacup

    • 1: Studies show that drinking an herbal tea made from this flower may have heart-healthy benefits.
    • hibiscus.
    • 2: In an idiom, a big to-do over a tiny matter is described as this "in a teacup" or "teapot".
    • a tempest.
    • 3: Yup, it's a teacup one of these terrier breeds in a teacup.
    • a Yorkshire Terrier.
    • 4: Reese Witherspoon pays homage to her grandmother and her southern heritage in the lifestyle book called this booze "in a Teacup".
    • whiskey.
    • 5: A house one of these birds enjoys some seeds and rest in a teacup bird feeder.
    • a finch.

      • Round 3. Category: thriller

      • 1: This author's techno-thriller "Rainbow Six" focuses on John Clark, also a hero in "Clear and Present Danger".
      • Tom Clancy.
      • 2: This author made a University of Virginia law professor the protagonist of his 2002 novel "The Summons".
      • (John) Grisham.
      • 3: You were born to identify this author of "The Bourne Identity".
      • (Robert) Ludlum.
      • 4: "The Numa Files" are paperback spin-offs of this writer's novels featuring Dirk Pitt.
      • Clive Cussler.
      • 5: "The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author.
      • Steve Martini.

        • Round 4. Category: 1920s news flash!

        • 1: News flash! This less-than-yappy pappy is sixth veep to be nation's top dog after chief takes deep sleep!.
        • Calvin Coolidge.
        • 2: Aug. 3, 1927! Bay State gov says no to anarchy! Denies clemency to these 2 Italians! It's the chair for the pair!.
        • Sacco and Vanzetti.
        • 3: 1927! Gene Tunney takes a long count in the squared circle but rises to defeat this "Manassa Mauler"! Howzabout that!.
        • Jack Dempsey.
        • 4: 1922: It's the end of an empire! This empire, in fact! After 600 years, it's goodbye, this, hello, Turkish Republic!.
        • the Ottoman Empire.
        • 5: Nov. 28, 1929! This man and his chief pilot Bernt Balchen fly to South Pole! Yowza! You'll be an admirable admiral, sir!.
        • (Richard) Byrd.

          • Round 5. Category: author last name in common

          • 1: Novelist Henry and playwright Arthur, both Brooklyn boys.
          • Miller.
          • 2: Journalist Tom and novelist Thomas, both southern boys.
          • Wolfe.
          • 3: Jackie, Suzanne, Wilkie.
          • Collins.
          • 4: E.B., T.H. and Australian Nobelist Patrick.
          • White.
          • 5: Henry and Helen, who both wrote about title characters with the last name Jones.
          • Fielding.

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

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