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April 03, 2024Episode 1149 - Coffees all around - "bottom"s up - College life - The family business - Turkey, the bird
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1149, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Coffees All Around
1: This "Good to the last drop" brand lets you choose among smooth, rich and bold.
Maxwell House.
2: At Starbucks, a "shot" is typically a shot of this coffee brew.
espresso.
3: The press you can use to infuse your coffee bears the name of this country that invented the infusion method.
France (a French press accepted).
4: If you feel a chill in Chinchina, Colombia, you may be passing the factory where instant coffee is made this way.
freeze-dried.
5: This "heavenly coffee", a New York institution, is the official coffee of Radio City Music Hall.
Chock Full O' Nuts.
Round 2. Category: BottomS Up. With Bottom in quotation marks
1: This type of boat lets you view undersea life while keeping your feet dry.
Glass-Bottomed.
2: It's your net profit or loss as shown on an income statement.
Bottom Line.
3: This '60s TV series was set aboard the Seaview, an atomic sub built by Harriman Nelson.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
4: Miners first adapted this term for a hard place to mean as low as one can get.
rock bottom.
5: Contadicting its foreboding name, this feature of Mammoth Cave is only 105 feet deep.
Bottomless Pit.
Round 3. Category: College Life
1: To be "official", this detailed academic record should be sent from the school in a sealed envelope.
a transcript.
2: This 2-word Latin phrase means you graduated with distinction.
cum laude.
3: Classes in the semester system last 15 to 18 weeks; in this other system, they run about 10 weeks.
the quarter system.
4: grammarly.com has a program that can compare an essay against academic databases to detect this dishonest act.
plagiarism.
5: The 2 major learning management systems for American colleges are canvas and this, another name for a slate.
blackboard.
Round 4. Category: The Family Business
1: In 1990 they became the first father and son to be Major League teammates.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr..
2: The first half of this greeting card company's name is the family that founded it in 1910.
Hallmark.
3: In 1985 Bob Haas took this jeans company founded by his great- great-granduncle from public back to private.
Levi Strauss.
4: In 2006 the new CEO of this beverage company was August IV, great-great-grandson of co-founder Adolphus.
Anheuser-Busch.
5: Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt is in the "Saddle" at this underwear maker.
Jockey.
Round 5. Category: Turkey, The Bird
1: Turkey carving step 1: Cut the band of skin holding the legs which are known as these.
Drumsticks.
2: This 19th C. British author is credited with making the turkey a popular choice for Christmas dinners.
Charles Dickens.
3: A male turkey's snood hangs directly over this part of its body.
Beak/nose.
4: Turkey that joined Henny-Penny's "Sky is Falling" campaign.
Turkey-Lurkey.
5: This top-selling U.S. turkey brand turned 45 in 1999.
Butterball.
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April 02, 2024Episode 1148 - The big battalions - Cliches - Scrambled greek gods - The '50s - Something to wear
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Big Battalions
1: This country's nearly 2.2 million active military personnel is by far the world's largest standing force.
China.
2: Russia leads the world with more than 20,000 of these, like the new T-14 with an automated turret and 125mm cannon.
tanks.
3: The U.S. rules the seas with 11 of these mighty ships, more than the rest of the world's fleets combined.
aircraft carriers.
4: North Korea has one of the largest fleets of these craft, including the Yono class midget type.
submarines.
5: Together, these 2 countries that fought a late 1940s war over Kashmir now deploy about 2 million active troops.
India and Pakistan.
Round 2. Category: Cliches
1: This cliche referring to callousness in the face of calamity was inspired by the emperor Nero.
Fiddling While Rome Burns.
2: This expression meaning away from turmoil became popular after Thomas Hardy used it as a book title.
Far from the Madding Crowd.
3: Meaning you can't make sense of it, to not be able to do this "of" something, may refer to a flipped coin.
make heads or tails of it.
4: =.
=.
5: When you accept something you don't want to, you do this to your pride⁠—gulp!.
swallow.
Round 3. Category: Scrambled Greek Gods
1: Rose.
Eros.
2: Deter me.
Demeter.
3: Noise pod.
Poseidon.
4: Run USA.
Uranus.
5: Hair depot.
Aphrodite.
Round 4. Category: The '50s
1: Year in which the Soviets launched Sputnik.
1957.
2: First racehorse to win a million dollars when he took the Hollywood Gold Cup in '51.
Citation.
3: In May 1956 India observed the 2,500th anniversary of this person's death.
the founder of Buddhism (Buddha).
4: Before playing Pete Nolan on TV's "Rawhide", he had a major hit with this:"Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky / It had the one long horn, and one big eye / I commenced to shakin' and I said "Ooh-eee" / It looks like a purple people eater to me / It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater / (One-eyed, one-horned...".
Sheb Wooley.
5: According to a popular ad, to keep your pompadour in place, a "little dab" of this would do you.
Brylcreem.
Round 5. Category: Something To Wear
1: They have metal plates at heel and toe to increase sound.
tap shoes.
2: Put this pretend-tious French word before "rabbit" or "fox" to keep yourself warm.
faux.
3: In 1884 the U.S. Army introduced these tired-sounding casual clothes.
fatigues.
4: GQ says these suits typified by an extra row of buttons don't have to be boxy, 1930s gangster-style.
double breasted suits.
5: For Muslim women, a burqa covers the face; a niqab leaves the eyes uncovered; this five-letter word is a headscarf.
hijab.
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April 01, 2024Episode 1147 - Hymns and spirituals - Presidents and baseball - Abbreviated states - American food and drink - Top seeds
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1147, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hymns And Spirituals
1: Title that precedes "How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me".
"Amazing Grace".
2: It's where "I'm goin' to lay down my burden", and "my sword and shield".
"down by the riverside".
3: A hymn and anthem, "Lift" this "and sing, till earth and heaven ring".
every voice.
4: "We shall come rejoicing, bringing in" these.
the sheaves.
5: Asking for comfort and guidance, do this, "fast falls the eventide", "in life, in death, O Lord" do this.
abide with me.
Round 2. Category: Presidents And Baseball
1: On April 19, 1909 Taft attended a home game of this team and probably had a hot dog or 9.
the Washington Senators.
2: Saying it was in the national interest, he kept baseball going during World War II.
FDR.
3: It's the only team that has a U.S. president on its roster of former owners.
the Texas Rangers.
4: One of his first jobs was re-creating Cubs games over the radio in Iowa.
Ronald Reagan.
5: Before his Army years, he played baseball under an assumed name in the Kansas minor leagues.
(Dwight) Eisenhower.
Round 3. Category: Abbreviated States
1: This state that acts as a conjunction between Nevada and Washington has an abbreviation that is a conjunction.
Oregon.
2: The abbreviation of this state is also an abbreviation for the largest city in California.
Louisiana.
3: Show me that the abbreviation for this state means the habits of a predictable criminal.
Missouri.
4: When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon.
Alaska.
5: State whose abbreviation is also a cabinet department that was formed in 1989.
Virginia.
Round 4. Category: American Food And Drink
1: Maryland and Mississippi both "got" this as their state drink or beverage.
milk.
2: This type of bread made from a starter has been a San Francisco specialty since the gold rush days.
sourdough.
3: Packets of this fruity soft drink were first sold through the mail in 1927 for 10 cents apiece.
Kool-Aid.
4: Some recipes for this sweet treat call for beets instead of food coloring.
red velvet cake.
5: They're the 2 beverages that are combined to make an Arnold Palmer.
iced tea and lemonade.
Round 5. Category: Top Seeds
1: As the picture proves, you don't need the luck of the Irish for this plant; just scatter the seed about.
clover.
2: This plant of genus Nicotiana has tiny seeds that use light to germinate so they can grow after top seeding.
tobacco.
3: As Porky Pig's gal knows, seeds of these flowers should stay on top of the soil as they need light to germinate.
petunia.
4: The seeds of this edible plant, whether Butterhead or Burgundy Boston, are planted on top.
lettuce.
5: Just place the seeds of this flower on top of your soil and they'll be sprouting in no time.
snapdragons.
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March 31, 2024Episode 1146 - Cousin "it" - Poetic feet - The evolutionary war - All around the world - The johnny gilbert "blue"s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1146, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cousin It. With It in quotation marks
1: A person serving in place of another, perhaps as a teacher.
a substitute.
2: A group of 3, with or without a Holy Ghost.
a trinity.
3: The state of living alone, even for 100 years... in a fortress.
solitude.
4: A coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz and feldspar.
granite.
5: Reparation made by giving compensation for loss or damage.
restitution.
Round 2. Category: Poetic Feet
1: This word for an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one actually has the reverse pattern.
Iamb.
2: This word for a type of spoken stress pattern is from Greek for "finger"; it's also found after "ptero".
Dactyl.
3: A foot of 2 unstressed syllables or a costly type of "victory".
pyrrhic.
4: This word for the poetic movement including Keats and Byron is an example of an amphibrach.
Romantic poets.
5: A fine example of verse written in anapests is this first line of "That's Amore".
"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie".
Round 3. Category: The Evolutionary War
1: Orderly people are bothered by the idea of thse random changes in genetic material helping evolution along.
mutations.
2: In 1995 Alabama Gov. James Mocked evolution theory by imitating this type of animal whose name means "to imitate".
an ape.
3: "Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object... the production of the higher animals, directly follows."That was the final paragraph of a famous work by this man.
(Charles) Darwin.
4: He surprised many in 1996 when he told the Pontifical Academy of Science that evolution was no mere hypothesis.
Pope John Paul II.
5: A 1981 Arkansas law called for balanced teaching of evolution and this opposite type of "science".
creationism.
Round 4. Category: All Around The World
1: A gigantic 3/4 dome, Montreal's biosphere was designed by this American for the city's 1967 Expo.
(Buckminster) Fuller.
2: When visiting this Vatican basilica, you might want to spring for a ticket to the dome, which includes a guided tour.
St. Peter's.
3: A national park in Australia gets its name from basalt columns called these, components of a musical instrument.
organ pipes.
4: You'll catch the Baseball Hall of Fame in this village that was settled by the dad of the author of "The Deerslayer".
Cooperstown.
5: Be wary around Mont St. Michel of this substance, sables mouvants in French, which is perhaps not as deadly as films portray.
quicksand.
Round 5. Category: The Johnny Gilbert BlueS. With Blue in quotes
1: Johnny has left the building wearing these"You can knock me down /Step on my face /Slander my name all over the place...".
"Blue Suede Shoes".
2: Linda Ronstadt, brace yourself for this tune"I feel so bad / I got a worried mind / I'm so lonesome all the time / Since I left my baby behind on...".
"Blue Bayou".
3: Witness the birth of "Captain Fantastic 2" with this song"Laughing like children /Living like lovers /Rolling like thunder /Under the covers...".
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues".
4: Completes this "Crystal"ine line"I'll be fine when you’re gone / I'll just cry all night long / Say it isn't true and don't it...".
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue".
5: This 1968 classic features the Man in Black, Johnny... Gilbert"My mama always told me son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns / But I shot a man in Reno just to
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March 30, 2024Episode 1145 - Wacky math - Who sang it first? - Let's go for a swim - Beastly movies - Surprise!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1145, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Wacky Math
1: Strings on a standard guitar times the Oscars won by Pauly Shore.
0.
2: Number of "golden rings" in a Christmas song plus the number of rings in Ringling's circus.
8 (5 3).
3: Days in a leap year minus the title "route" number of a TV show starring Martin Milner.
300 (366 - 66).
4: Joe Namath's Jet uniform No. divided by the title number of a TV police car driven by Martin Milner.
1 (12/Adam-12).
5: No. of "islands" in a mayo-based salad dressing plus a "baker's dozen" of cookies made by Martin Milner.
1,013.
Round 2. Category: Who Sang It First?
1: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" that before Marvin Gaye's version hit, this singer and her Pips took the song to No. 2.
Gladys Knight.
2: This song was a hit for Ben E. King in 1961, for John Lennon in 1975 and for Ben again in 1986.
"Stand By Me".
3: Manfred Mann made "Blinded By The Light" a hit after it was introduced on a 1973 album by this rocker who wrote it.
(Bruce) Springsteen.
4: On their "Mother's Milk" album, the Red Hot Chili Peppers covered this Motown great's "Higher Ground".
Stevie Wonder.
5: In 2004 the White Stripes had a U.K. hit with a live version of her "Jolene".
Dolly Parton.
Round 3. Category: Let'S Go For A Swim
1: A swimmer kicks twice with one leg for each stroke of the opposite arm in the "Australian" this.
crawl.
2: Simultaneously bring both arms out of the water in forward, circular motions to do this stroke.
the butterfly.
3: World Book says it's "a restful stroke because your face is always out of the water and breathing is easy".
the backstroke.
4: This stroke is made in the prone position using both hands simultaneously and doing a frog kick.
the breaststroke.
5: Your head rests on your lower arm, extended with the palm turned downward in this stroke.
the sidestroke.
Round 4. Category: Beastly Movies
1: 1988:Sigourney Weaver battles primate poachers.
Gorillas in the Mist.
2: 2000:"blank Ugly".
Coyote.
3: 1980:Robert De Niro battles his way to the top of the middleweight boxing world.
Raging Bull.
4: 1978:Robert De Niro battles post-Vietnam stress.
The Deer Hunter.
5: 1986:Paul Hogan faces the jungle of New York City.
Crocodile Dundee.
Round 5. Category: Surprise!
1: A striking disclosure, or the final book of the New Testament; it should come as a....
revelation.
2: We've found it! It being this exclamation of finding something, perhaps its namesake California city.
Eureka.
3: Proverbially, this type of pitch mastered by Bert Blyleven is a deceptive trick.
a curveball.
4: It can mean a sudden burst of electricity and it rhymes with an electrical unit of measure.
a jolt.
5: It can be an experience resulting in a sudden realization and also an early A.M. drink of liquor.
an eye-opener.
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March 29, 2024Episode 1144 - Pull - Sounds like an irish county - In the air - You keep me hangin' on - The anthony quinn film festival
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1144, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Pull
1: You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done.
Strings.
2: From the idea of breaking camp comes this phrase for moving on.
Pull up stakes.
3: Since the 8th century, it's what churchmen have pulled to ring their bells.
Ropes.
4: Word on the 2 buttons that preceded this one:(Curly in a "Three Stooges" clip showing a button marked "Pull").
Press.
5: Ermal Fraze holds the 1963 patent for part of the "tear strip opener" better known to pop drinkers as this.
Pull tab.
Round 2. Category: Sounds Like An Irish County
1: You may be asked to sniff one of these removed by a sommelier.
Cork.
2: It's something "held" on sandwiches.
Mayo.
3: "de Lune" or Danes.
Claire.
4: Young doctor played by Lew Ayres and Richard Chamberlain.
Kildare.
5: Route Julius Caesar took to France; too hard? Okay, flutist James.
Galway (or "Gaul way").
Round 3. Category: In The Air
1: In a Khaled Hosseini book, the "real fun began" when the string of one of these "was cut".
a kite.
2: In Genesis this man is told to take "fowls...of the air" by sevens.
Noah.
3: At a 1914 air show, Lawrence Sperry stood on the wing as the plane he was flying stayed on course using this invention.
autopilot.
4: A murmuration of these stellar birds is seen in Spain making some pretty shapes.
starlings.
5: In 1979 this craft made news when it entered the atmosphere and broke apart over Australia.
Skylab.
Round 4. Category: You Keep Me Hangin' On
1: These fasteners were patented by Walter Hunt in 1849 and made diapering a cinch.
safety pins.
2: The trademarked name of this hook and loop fastener is from the French for "hooked velvet".
Velcro.
3: "Manly" name for the fasteners that go through the front of formal dress shirts.
studs.
4: From Old French for "attach", it's a short metal fastener used to join 2 sheets of metal together.
a rivet.
5: Around 1891, Whitcomb Judson took out a patent on the slide fastener, which today we call this.
the zipper.
Round 5. Category: The Anthony Quinn Film Festival
1: In 1962 Anthony Quinn played a fierce Bedouin leader in this desert epic.
Lawrence of Arabia.
2: Anthony Quinn is best remembered for his role as this earthy title peasant in a film based on a Kazantzakis novel.
Zorba the Greek.
3: In this 1943 film "Incident", Anthony Quinn and Dana Andrews are mistakenly lynched by a mob.
The Ox-Bow Incident.
4: Kirk Douglas was Vincent Van Gogh and Anthony Quinn played Paul Gauguin in this artsy 1956 big screener.
Lust for Life.
5: In 1962 Quinn played this title criminal set free so that Christ could be crucified.
Barabbas.
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March 28, 2024Episode 1143 - An "arm" or a "leg" - Stop the presses! - A "cy" of relief - Dylan thomas - 3-word responses
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1143, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: An Arm Or A Leg. With Arm" Or A "Leg in quotation marks
1: 4-word term for Gen. McClellan's Union forces that guarded D.C. against invasion across a certain river.
Army of the Potomac.
2: Assembled in the 1580s, it was commanded by Medina Sidonia.
the Spanish Armada.
3: He's known for one-man shows like "Mambo Mouth" and for film roles like Chi Chi in "To Wong Foo...".
John Leguizamo.
4: In 1913 a major exhibit of modern art was held at NYC's 69th Regiment one of these.
an armory.
5: Chaps are a type of these protective outer garments.
leggings.
Round 2. Category: Stop The Presses!
1: A phone-hacking scandal forced this British tabloid to close in 2011.
News of the World.
2: A kids magazine survey found out this fairy tends to leave girls about 25 cents more than boys.
the tooth fairy.
3: A British paper claimed Prince Charles puts toothpaste in his nose to prevent this nocturnal noise.
snoring.
4: People Magazine reported that Clint Black wears size 7 1/4 while Garth Brooks' is 7 5/8.
a cowboy hat.
5: In 1992 she not only left her ministry but divorced her jailed husband.
Tammy Faye Bakker.
Round 3. Category: A Cy Of Relief. With Cy in quotation marks
1: If this monster of Greek mythology had an eye on you, that was all the eyes he had.
Cyclops.
2: In 2004 this island nation joined the European Union.
Cyprus.
3: Business and spin are types of this.
a cycle.
4: This "Insane in the Brain" Latino hip-hop group was named after a street in L.A..
Cypress Hill.
5: Isn't that sweet? It's just short for cyclohexylsulfamate.
Cyclamate.
Round 4. Category: Dylan Thomas
1: The radio play "Under Milk Wood" is set in Llareggub in this U.K. country where Thomas was born.
Wales.
2: Dylan may have died as a result of this activity, defined for a male in college as having 5 in a row.
Binge drinking.
3: Thomas addressed the Blitz in "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in" this city.
London.
4: In "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night", the poet addresses this man.
His father.
5: Dylan riffed on one of this author's titles in the book "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog".
James Joyce.
Round 5. Category: 3-Word Responses
1: Feathers flew in the business world in 1991 when a fast food chain slimmed down to 3 letters from this name.
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
2: In 1737 Boston held its first parade celebrating what became this annual event.
St. Patrick's Day.
3: This 2018 film had a wealth of talent that included Awkwafina, Gemma Chan and Lisa Lu.
Crazy Rich Asians.
4: The Natl. Highway Traffic Safety Admin.'s family of these includes 50th percentile adult male and 6-year-old weighted child.
crash test dummy.
5: This Elizabeth Gilbert title/set of commands spent 57 weeks as a No. 1 on the N.Y. Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list.
Eat Pray Love.
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March 27, 2024Episode 1142 - Dead precedents - Hot films, cool films - Take the kids! - I learned it online - 2 types of china
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.
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March 26, 2024Episode 1141 - On my dog's ipod - "j" movies - I like "ike" - Fruits - Happy trails
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1141, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On My Dog'S Ipod
1: The first song my dog downloaded was "Atomic Dog" by this funky member of Parliament.
George Clinton.
2: My dog can't help it-- he salivates every time he listens to the disco classic "Ring My" this.
"Bell".
3: For inspiration, my dog listens to "Bark At The Moon", the title track of a 1983 album by this metal man.
Ozzy Osbourne.
4: My dog really sinks his teeth into the George Thorogood classic "Bad To" this.
"The Bone".
5: My dog loves the upbeat chorus of this Grammy-winning song by the Baha Men.
"Who Let The Dogs Out".
Round 2. Category: J Movies. With J in quotation marks
1: 2009:Meryl Streep prepares a chicken.
Julie and Julia.
2: 1979:Steve Martin is "born a poor black child".
The Jerk.
3: 1995:An old magic board game comes to life.
Jumanji.
4: 1985:Glenn Close/Jeff Bridges thriller.
Jagged Edge.
5: 1990:Vietnam messed with Tim Robbins' head.
Jacob's Ladder.
Round 3. Category: I Like Ike. With Ike in quotation marks
1: To solicit a free ride along a road.
hitchhike.
2: Myers,Ditka, orWallace.
Mike.
3: A sharp rise on a graph followed by a sharp decline.
a spike.
4: A proverb says that powerful cerebrums "think..." this way.
alike.
5: Unbecoming conduct on the gridiron.
unsportsmanlike (conduct).
Round 4. Category: Fruits
1: Two fruits that combine to breed tangelos.
tangerine and grapefruit.
2: This fruit plant can grow 20 feet high and produce a dozen hands.
a banana plant.
3: This golfball-sized fruit, Citrus aurantifolia swingle, is now grown mostly in Mexico, not Southern Florida.
the key lime.
4: This largest South American country is the world's largest producer of oranges.
Brazil.
5: "Swedish" Lingonberries are closely related to this American fruit grown in bogs.
cranberries.
Round 5. Category: Happy Trails
1: An important commercial route, this trail to New Mexico was started in 1821.
the Santa Fe Trail.
2: Completed in 1937, this 2,000-mile hiking trail passes through 14 states.
the Appalachian Trail.
3: Starting in this state, the Chisholm Trail was the principal route to take Longhorn cattle to Kansas.
Texas.
4: California's Highway 101 follows El Camino Real, which linked 4 presidios with 21 of these.
missions.
5: The Bozeman Trail was closed in 1868 by a treaty with this Indian nation.
the Sioux.
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March 25, 2024Episode 1140 - Asian bodies of water - Eat your foreign vegetables - The girls in the group - Austen-tatious - 20th century authors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Asian Bodies Of Water
1: Although called a sea, it's actually a large salty lake between Israel and Jordan.
the Dead Sea.
2: According to Hindu myth, this river once flowed in the heavens but was ordered to go down to Earth.
the Ganges.
3: This holy river of India was named for the daughter of the Mountain God Himalaya.
the Ganges.
4: Arabs call this river Nahr Al-Urdun; the Hebrew name is Ha-Yarden.
the Jordan (River).
5: This Siberian lake contains around 20% of the fresh water on the world's surface.
Baikal.
Round 2. Category: Eat Your Foreign Vegetables
1: In Italy these are distinguished as peperoni rossi and peperoni verdi.
red and green peppers.
2: In Espanol it's espinaca (and I'm still not eating it).
spinach.
3: In French they're petits pois and weird people use a knife and honey to eat them.
peas.
4: In Polish it's cebula; you can cry out your response now.
onions.
5: In a Caribbean mood in Sweden? You might serve your svarta bonor, these, with kokat ris, "white rice".
black beans.
Round 3. Category: The Girls In The Group
1: Emma, Geri, Mel B, Mel C, and Victoria.
the Spice Girls.
2: LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and some singer with the last name Knowles.
Destiny's Child.
3: Anita, June and Ruth, so excited to be these eponymic siblings.
the Pointer Sisters.
4: "Don't Cha" remember Ashley, Carmit, Jessica, Kimberly, Melody and Nicole, these kittens?.
the Pussycat Dolls.
5: Keren Woodward, Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, who were really saying something in the 1980s and still in the 20-teens.
Bananarama.
Round 4. Category: Austen-Tatious
1: While prince regent during his father's madness, this king had a set of Austen's novels in each of his residences.
George IV.
2: Jane Austen said Elizabeth Bennet, the hero of this novel, was "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print".
"Pride and Prejudice".
3: After her unsuccessful and meddlesome matchmaking, this title character realizes she loves Mr. Knightley.
Emma Woodhouse.
4: This author of "Orlando" said, "Of all the great writers" Jane "is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness".
Virginia Woolf.
5: This title abbey is the home of clergyman Henry Tilney.
"Northanger Abbey".
Round 5. Category: 20Th Century Authors
1: In 1974 this Brit turned out another novel like clockwork, "The Clockwork Testament".
Anthony Burgess.
2: Pennsylvania-born expatriate author depicted here in a 1917 sculpture by Jo Davidson.
Gertrude Stein.
3: Ancestors of this elusive modern author protested after Hawthorne used their name in "The House of the Seven Gables".
Thomas Pynchon.
4: This "Humboldt's Gift" author won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes in 1976.
Saul Bellow.
5: "There is no contentment on the road" says this CBS correspondent in "A Life on the Road".
Charles Kuralt.
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