Instant Trivia

Episode 985 - Recent ballot measures - Mindblowers - Also an asteroid - The roosevelts: an intimate history - Tv guide's 50 greatest characters

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 985, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Recent Ballot Measures

  • 1: In 2018 Florida voted to return voting rights to ex-felons and to ban racing of dogs, specifically these.
  • greyhounds.
  • 2: Missouri amended its constitution to make it easier to run one of these games with a 5-letter name-o.
  • bingo.
  • 3: Per Prop 12, a calf raised for this meat in California must live in at least 43 square feet.
  • veal.
  • 4: It makes sense that this state passed the "right to live free from governmental intrusion" amendment.
  • New Hampshire.
  • 5: In 2018 6 states adopted this victims' rights law named for the late Ms. Nicholas.
  • Marsy's Law.

    • Round 2. Category: Mindblowers

    • 1: Decca Records rejected signing this band in 1962, saying, "we don't like their sound" and guitars are on the way out.
    • the Beatles.
    • 2: This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool.
    • Tim Duncan.
    • 3: The wife of this "Give me liberty or give me death" speechmaker was confined at home due to mental illness.
    • Patrick Henry.
    • 4: There are about 4,000 species of mammals, 8,700 species of birds and 1 million known species of these creatures.
    • insects.
    • 5: In 2002 the Hormel corporation produced its 6 billionth can of this foodstuff.
    • Spam.

      • Round 3. Category: Also An Asteroid

      • 1: The son who flew too near the Sun.
      • Icarus.
      • 2: "Flowery" part of the eye.
      • the Iris.
      • 3: The greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War.
      • Achilles.
      • 4: This voluptuous horror movie hostess who was more bare than scare.
      • Elvira.
      • 5: It's paired with Guadalupe in the name of a Mexico City neighborhood.
      • Hidalgo.

        • Round 4. Category: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

        • 1: On April 25, 1865, 6-year-old Teddy watched from a window as this man's funeral procession moved through Manhattan.
        • Abraham Lincoln.
        • 2: Eleanor's triumph, passage of the UDHR, got her the first standing ovation for a single delegate in this organization's history.
        • the United Nations.
        • 3: On accepting the 1932 nomination for president, FDR said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself to a" this "for the American people".
        • a New Deal.
        • 4: Referring to this volunteer regiment and their victorious charge in Cuba, Teddy called it "the great day of my life".
        • the Rough Riders.
        • 5: Before her death in 1962, Eleanor made a final visit to the old family summer home on this Canadian island.
        • Campobello.

          • Round 5. Category: Tv Guide'S 50 Greatest Characters

          • 1: Weighing in at No. 6, this son of Sarek and Amanda is the only alien in the Top 10.
          • Mr. Spock.
          • 2: No. 3 on the list, this character was once pinned to a kitchen cabinet by a giant loaf of bread.
          • Lucy Ricardo.
          • 3: No. 11 on the list, this backstabbing, bed-hopping oil baron was once shot by a mysterious assailant.
          • J.R. Ewing.
          • 4: No. 46, this princess wears a leather and metal outift.
          • Xena.
          • 5: This cop ranked No. 18 is the only totally bald character on the list, baby.
          • Kojak.

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

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