Instant Trivia

Episode 972 - Africa's official languages - Argentina - Exotic wildlife - Musicals - The empire strikes plaque

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 972, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Africa'S Official Languages

  • 1: In Benin:this.
  • French.
  • 2: In Gabon:this.
  • French.
  • 3: In Cameroon:English and this.
  • French.
  • 4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this.
  • French.
  • 5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this.
  • English.

    • Round 2. Category: Argentina

    • 1: The president of Argentina works at the Casa Rosada or Pink House in this city.
    • Buenos Aires.
    • 2: In September 1955 General Eduardo Lonardi succeeded this man as leader of Argentina.
    • (Juan) Peron.
    • 3: In March 1985, the annual rate for this stood at 850%.
    • inflation.
    • 4: Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, lies on this island territory of Argentina.
    • Tierra del Fuego.
    • 5: Both Argentina and the Rio de la Plata derive their names from the Latin word for this.
    • silver.

      • Round 3. Category: Exotic Wildlife

      • 1: One happy girl on a Costa Rica expedition remarked that this animal "was a lot faster than I thought".
      • a sloth.
      • 2: Seals, beware of orcas working together in this 3-letter group--the orcas' strategies can be most effective.
      • a pod.
      • 3: Komodo dragons' tongues touch air, then touch chemoreceptors in the mouth as part of this smelling system.
      • the olfactory system.
      • 4: Polar bear cubs stay with Mom for two and a half years, ultimately going through this process of moving off her milk.
      • weaning.
      • 5: The calf of the Svalbard subspecies of this animal can be quite playful.
      • a caribou (or reindeer).

        • Round 4. Category: Musicals

        • 1: Title amusement park ride owned by Mrs. Mullin.
        • carousel.
        • 2: Richard Burton played this king in "Camelot"; Tim Curry has played him in "Spamalot".
        • King Arthur.
        • 3: Harve Presnell played Johnny Brown, the miner husband of this title character.
        • The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
        • 4: City The Boys" were from in musical based on "A Comedy of Errors".
        • Syracuse.
        • 5: "Illya, Darling" wasn't based on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", but on this Melina Mercouri film.
        • Never on Sunday.

          • Round 5. Category: The Empire Strikes Plaque

          • 1: The British Dental Association says that most adults in the U.K. suffer from periodontal, aka this, disease.
          • gum.
          • 2: U.K. dentists recommend no less than 1,000 ppm of this in your 3-year-old's toothpaste.
          • fluoride.
          • 3: British dentistry has advanced since medieval barbers performed this procedure using a tool called the pelican.
          • an extraction.
          • 4: The British Dental Association says there is little danger from this element that's always present in amalgams.
          • mercury.
          • 5: Missing a molar in Manchester? Contact the NHS, short for this, and get a list of hospitals with a dentist on call.
          • the National Health Service.

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

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