Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dead Precedents
1: In 1943 the Supreme Court overruled a 1940 decision and said students couldn't be required to salute this.the flag.2: In 1987 the Supreme Court overruled an 1861 decision that courts couldn't do this, order a suspect handed over to another state.extradite.3: Agostini v. Felton reversed a 1985 ruling that prohibited public school teachers from teaching in these schools.parochial.4: 1961's Mapp v. Ohio overturned a 1949 ruling and said this amendment bars illegally seized evidence from state courts.the 4th Amendment.5: This controversial 2010 decision overruled a precedent that had barred certain political contributions.Citizens United.Round 2. Category: Hot Films, Cool Films
1: George Kennedy won an Oscar in part for beating the heck out of Paul Newman in this movie.Cool Hand Luke.2: A brutal murder is solved in this 1967 Oscar winner.In the Heat of the Night.3: Judith Anderson played Big Mama Pollitt, the matriarch of a greedy Southern family, in this film.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.4: After "Body Heat" steamed up the screen, Lawrence Kasdan cooled down and directed this movie next.The Big Chill.5: As Rev. Clayton Brooks, Dick Van Dyke led a townwide effort to quit smoking in this 1971 film.Cold Turkey.Round 3. Category: Take The Kids!
1: Toon Lagoon at Universal Studios Florida boasts a white-knuckle raft ride named for Bluto and this sailor.Popeye.2: In part of Disney's Animal Kingdom, no glass separates you from the giant fruit type of this flying mammal.Bat.3: The kids love "Pecos Goofy's Frontier Revue" at this Asian city's Disneyland.Tokyo.4: At Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park, watch out for the marsh-mugger type of this gator relative.Crocodile.5: This West Coast city boasts museums devoted to Asian art, cartoon art and cable cars.San Francisco.Round 4. Category: I Learned It Online
1: freetranslation.com taught me "Your eyes shine like oysters" in this language--"I suoi occhi brillano come le ostriche".Italian.2: wendys.com informed me that the "3/4 lb. triple with" this has 980 calories, but plenty of calcium.cheese.3: americanheart.org tells us that a "hands-only" version of this procedure is fine --no need for rescue breaths.CPR.4: howstuffworks.com told me each Apache one of these can carry 16 Hellfire missiles--cool.a helicopter.5: The "This Day in History" feature on history.com taught me Dec. 25 is the day in 1991 when he quit as Soviet leader.Mikhail Gorbachev.Round 5. Category: 2 Types Of China
1: Shallow 7-letter dish used to serve food; maybe we should have served you the clue on one.a platter.2: It's the animal of the Chinese year beginning in 2008.the rat.3: In the Chinese Civil War, 1945 to 1949, it was the Communists versus these.the Nationalists.4: In 1998 this Chinese org. abbreviated PLA was ordered to sell off all its non-defense assets.the People's Liberation Army.5: Henry James compared his character Miss Pansy Osmond to a China figurine from this German city.Dresden.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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