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Episode 990 - Moses - Top of the bill - Knots to you - Lemon squeezy - Double-letter geography

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 990, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Moses

  • 1: Born in 1860, this farmer's wife began painting her famous landscapes in her late 70s.
  • Grandma Moses.
  • 2: Before Moses died on Mount Pisgah, he scaled this mount to chat with Yahweh.
  • Mount Sinai.
  • 3: In 1956's "The Ten Commandments" this man's son Fraser played the baby Moses.
  • Charlton Heston.
  • 4: In 1976 and 1984 he won Olympic gold in the 400-meter hurdles.
  • Edwin Moses.
  • 5: The novel "A Woman Called Moses" recants the heroic struggles of this abolitionist.
  • Harriet Tubman.

    • Round 2. Category: Top Of The Bill

    • 1: "Saving Private Ryan", 1998: this actor, not Private Ryan.
    • Tom Hanks.
    • 2: "The Godfather Part II", 1974: this actor who could have been nicknamed Fredo himself.
    • Alfredo James Pacino.
    • 3: "Some Like It Hot", 1959: her.
    • Marilyn Monroe.
    • 4: "The Princess Bride", 1987: this leading man whose name was not Inigo Montoya.
    • Cary Elwes.
    • 5: "Enter the Dragon", 1973: this martial arts legend.
    • Bruce Lee.

      • Round 3. Category: Knots To You

      • 1: Kind of knot that sounds like its tied by your mother's mother.
      • a granny knot.
      • 2: Term for a knot used to fasten a rope to an object or "your wagon to a star".
      • hitch.
      • 3: This geometric knot is one of the oldest in use.
      • a square knot.
      • 4: Half a pair of pants, or the looseness in a knot.
      • slack.
      • 5: Not tightness per se, but this kinetic force gives knots their holding power.
      • friction.

        • Round 4. Category: Lemon Squeezy

        • 1: For a classic French 75, along with the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup, you have to break out a bottle of this sparkling wine.
        • champagne.
        • 2: Whisk yolks in the top of a double boiler and slowly add clarified butter and lemon juice to make this, 1 of cuisine's "mother sauces".
        • hollandaise.
        • 3: A classic pie is filled with tart lemon and topped with this, stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar.
        • meringue.
        • 4: This outermost layer of a lemon peel--just the skin and not the white pith--has aromatic oils that add flavor to food.
        • zest.
        • 5: Salt-preserved lemons can accompany this Moroccan stew made in an earthenware pot of the same name.
        • a tagine.

          • Round 5. Category: Double-Letter Geography

          • 1: The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom".
          • Morocco.
          • 2: This capital city was founded in 1840 on Lambton Harbour at the extreme south part of the North Island.
          • Wellington.
          • 3: Fort Peck Dam on this river in Montana provides irrigation and hydroelectric power for much of the region.
          • the Missouri.
          • 4: This Canadian provincial capital lies about halfway between Vancouver and Montreal.
          • Winnipeg(, Manitoba).
          • 5: The longest river originating in this mountain range is the Garonne, which flows northward through France.
          • the Pyrenees.

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

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