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March 24, 2024Episode 1139 - Hard wood - Literary characters' ads - Let's go camping! - We have a new state capital - Squid
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hard Wood
1: Ted Turner said these have no future because there aren't enough trees left to keep making wood pulp.
newspapers.
2: This eating utensil's name is from Old English for a "chip of wood".
spoon.
3: Only National Hockey League with a type of tree mentioned in their name.
(Toronto) Maple Leafs.
4: The power ring of the 1940s version of this super hero was useless against wood.
Green Lantern.
5: If God had taken this day off in creating the world we wouldn't have wood today.
3rd day.
Round 2. Category: Literary Characters' Ads
1: Paralyzed British landowner seeks gamekeeper for Wragby estate.
Sir Chatterley (Lady Chatterley's husband).
2: Swiss student seeks companion for scavenger hunts in graveyards and dissecting rooms.
Victor Frankenstein.
3: Young Russian count wanted for affair with married woman; open to pregnancy and train travel.
Anna Karenina.
4: Seeking nymphet to be light of my life, fire of my loins. Must answer to "Lolita".
Humbert Humbert.
5: Seeking governess for ward Adele at Thornfield; must not snoop in the attic.
Rochester.
Round 3. Category: Let'S Go Camping!
1: This type of small, 2-man tent sounds like it's designed for your young dog.
pup tent.
2: These soft feathers from geese or ducks are a lightweight insulating material for camping clothes.
down.
3: Be careful hiking through the woods and avoid brushing up against this itchy 3-leafed plant, Rhus radicans.
poison ivy.
4: The mummy variety of this camping equipment is perfect for cold weather.
sleeping bag.
5: Small cans of this trademarked flammable hydrocarbon jelly are used as a heat source for camp cooking.
Sterno.
Round 4. Category: We Have A New State Capital
1: Replacing Wheeling.
Charleston.
2: Replacing Tuscaloosa.
Montgomery.
3: Replacing Williamsburg.
Richmond.
4: Replacing New Castle.
Dover.
5: Replacing Portland, in 1832.
Augusta.
Round 5. Category: Squid
1: The squid is better at hugging than the octopus, as it has this many appendages.
ten.
2: A squid has teeth on its tongue, but its main weapon is this, which it uses to dismember prey.
its beak.
3: Squids have sacs full of this used for distraction and yum! It's edible.
ink.
4: Loligo opalescens is this 6-letter squid, a word that also follows "stock" or "farmers".
market.
5: Though boneless, squids have a rudimentary type of this substance that serves as a sort of backbone.
cartilage.
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March 23, 2024Episode 1138 - Did i hear that right? - You're going "in" - "as" you like it - Music industry terms - Completes the movie title
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Did I Hear That Right?
1: "Saturday Night Live" editorialist Emily Litella wasn't sure why all the fuss about these "on television".
Violins.
2: A coming-of-age novel by Bruce Ducker is titled "Lead Us Not Into" this NYC train depot.
Penn Station.
3: (Hi, I'm Tony Danza) On "Friends", Lisa Kudrow was convinced that this man's song "Tiny Dancer" was really "Tony Danza".
Elton John.
4: George W. Bush once referred to these 2 trade obstacles as "terriers and bariffs".
Tariffs and barriers.
5: In a 2000 film, the idiomatically challenged "Trixie" speaks of "drinking yourself into" this South American country.
Bolivia (instead of "oblivion").
Round 2. Category: You'Re Going In. With In in quotation marks
1: It's a polypeptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.
insulin.
2: Any of the 4 anterior teeth in the jaw used for cutting.
incisors.
3: It's found after "Disco" in a Top 40 song and "Dante's" in story.
inferno.
4: It's a 10-letter verb meaning to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony.
inaugurate.
5: From the Latin for "deceitful", it means "stealthily treacherous".
insidious.
Round 3. Category: As You Like It. With As in quotation marks
1: A fibrous mineral formerly used to make fireproof articles.
asbestos.
2: A paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration characterized by bronchospasm and wheezing.
asthma.
3: A village in Berkshire, England or a scarf with broad ends.
an ascot.
4: In TV, this ratio of the width of an image to its height can be 4 to 3.
an aspect ratio.
5: A secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for the instruction of Hinduism.
an ashram.
Round 4. Category: Music Industry Terms
1: This is taking a snippet of one song and using it in another; "Funky Drummer" by James Brown is often used.
a sample.
2: Incorporating part of an old song into a new song, or trying a free piece of cheese at the deli.
sampling.
3: In digital music sales, this method used to be about 20% of purchases and downloads were 70%; now it's flipped.
streaming.
4: A hit song from one genre of music that also achieves commercial success in another genre.
a crossover.
5: Non-reserved general admission seating at a performance venue; it sounds like a celebration.
festival seating.
Round 5. Category: Completes The Movie Title
1: "Down and Out...".
...In Beverly Hills.
2: "Dog Day...".
...Afternoon.
3: "Kind Hearts and...".
...Coronets.
4: "Jim Thorpe...".
...All-American.
5: "Heaven Knows...".
...Mr. Allison.
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March 22, 2024Episode 1137 - B.c. vips - Christmas stories - Arnold - Bottom feeders - Sting like a "be"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1137, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: B.C. Vips
1: In 399 B.C. he told a jury, "I am not grieved, men of Athens, at this vote of condemnation".
Socrates.
2: Rather than surrender to the Romans, this great Carthaginian general took his own life.
Hannibal.
3: Ankhesenamun, one of the daughters of King Akhenaten and this beautiful queen, married King Tut.
Nefertiti.
4: Farmer/soldier Cincinnatus saved ancient Rome, then refused to stay on as a dictator, preserving this Roman form of govt..
the republic.
5: One of the 7 wise men of Greece, his code of laws formed the foundation of Athens' democracy.
Solon.
Round 2. Category: Christmas Stories
1: Dickens wrote it for the money but said he laughed and cried over it more than any other story.
A Christmas Carol.
2: In Luke's version of Christ's birth, the angel brings them "tidings of great joy".
the shepherds.
3: Recounting his early years in Wales, this author said, "One Christmas was so like another".
Dylan Thomas.
4: In his short story "The Gift of the Magi", a young husband and wife sacrifice to give each other gifts.
O. Henry.
5: Truman Capote's story of his childhood holidays, he narrated the TV movie version.
A Christmas Memory.
Round 3. Category: Arnold
1: Larger-than-life gambler Arnold Rothstein was implicated in this 1919 baseball scandal involving bribed players.
the Black Sox Scandal.
2: Natl. hero Arnold von Winkelried of this mountainous country helped it achieve a victory over the Austrians in 1386.
Switzerland.
3: Inspired by his years in India, Sir Edwin Arnold's blank-verse epic "The Light of Asia" told of this religion founder.
Buddha.
4: English educator Thomas Arnold was the longtime headmaster of this boys school that shares its name with a sport.
Rugby.
5: This poet's feelings of spiritual isolation are reflected in works like "Dover Beach".
Matthew Arnold.
Round 4. Category: Bottom Feeders
1: This animal has no head, arms or internal organs and belongs to the phylum Porifera, meaning "pore-bearer".
sponge.
2: The long-necked species of this bivalve is also known as the steamer.
a clam.
3: In the Pacific and Atlantic halibuts, both of these organs are usually on the right side.
eyes.
4: Although this echinoderm usually has 5 arms, some may have more than 40.
a starfish.
5: The tube type of these live near deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor and can reach 6' in length.
worms.
Round 5. Category: Sting Like A Be. With Be in quotes
1: Your garden variety this veggie is often eaten pickled; the sugar type, not.
a beet.
2: Meaning small, round and glittering, this adjective is usually applied to the eyes of the untrustworthy.
beady.
3: A warning signal or radar device that helps you determine your position.
a beacon.
4: Not Paul or Ringo, but a synagogue caretaker or a minor church official.
a beadle.
5: This name is combined with Hawker in a Wichita-based airplane company.
Beechcraft.
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March 21, 2024Episode 1136 - State sandwich - I'm latin intolerant - Beatlewomania - Current monarchs - Pick a number from 1-10
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1136, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: State Sandwich
1: It's sandwiched between Mississippi and Georgia.
Alabama.
2: It's sandwiched between California and Utah.
Nevada.
3: It's the cheesy filling between Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Wisconsin.
4: It's sandwiched between Oregon and Wyoming.
Idaho.
5: It's sandwiched between Minnesota and Missouri.
Iowa.
Round 2. Category: I'M Latin Intolerant
1: I cannot tolerate this Latin phrase abbreviated A.D. when referring to the time since Jesus was born.
Anno Domini.
2: I don't care that it's only 4 letters long; I'm not using this abbrev. phrase meaning "and others" in a crossword clue.
et al..
3: I certainly won't call you this word meaning "retired but still retaining the title of your old position".
emeritus.
4: Not that I care but...it means "for the time being"; you'll find it as part of a Senate job title.
pro tem.
5: It's a fact; there's no way I'm saying this phrase that means "in fact" (as in the man behind the scenes, perhaps).
de facto.
Round 3. Category: Beatlewomania
1: Lady Gaga was among the stars who joined her new "Plastic" band for a 2010 rendition of "Give Peace A Chance".
Yoko Ono.
2: Ringo Starr wed first wife Maureen Cox in London in 1965; she'd been born in this Mersey River city in 1946.
Liverpool.
3: Buddy Clark's 1947 chart-topping song "Linda" was written about the future wife of this Beatle (when she was 5 years old).
Paul McCartney.
4: "Half of what I say is meaningless", John Lennon sang on "Julia", which bears the name of this woman in his life.
his mother.
5: Before she was married to Eric Clapton, George Harrison wrote the song "Something" about her.
Pattie Boyd.
Round 4. Category: Current Monarchs
1: He spoke Catalan at the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
King Juan Carlos (of Spain).
2: He is the reigning prince of Monaco.
Prince Rainier.
3: Princess Stephanie of Monaco is his youngest child.
Prince Rainier.
4: Bhumibol Adulyadej, not Yul Brynner, current rules this country.
Thailand.
5: OPEC nation ruled by King Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz.
Saudi Arabia.
Round 5. Category: Pick A Number From 1-10
1: The prefix kilo signifies 10 to the power of this.
3.
2: Number of singers in the group that hit No. 1 in 1970 with "ABC".
(Jackson) 5.
3: You should know this number is an anagram and a homophone of the German word for "no".
nine.
4: Legend says only Adrastus survived out of a group of this many heroes who took on Thebes.
7.
5: In 1816 Ferdinand I ruled over the kingdom of this many Sicilies.
2.
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March 20, 2024Episode 1135 - Crossword clues "m" - Snacks on a plane - Let's rock! - What's the deal"io"? - Specs and the city
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1135, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Crossword Clues M. With M in quotation marks
1: Bede was one; so was Mendel (4).
monk.
2: "La boheme" femme(4).
Mimi.
3: Thoroughly modern girl(6).
Millie.
4: Mickey and Minnie (4).
mice.
5: Merry month (3).
May.
Round 2. Category: Snacks On A Plane
1: Bon appetit! On long flights, this airline serves baguettes, cheese and champagne in the "affaires" cabin.
Air France.
2: Allergy concerns have caused most carriers to discontinue these snacks, but Northwest still serves 'em.
peanuts.
3: USA! USA! This red-white-and-blue carrier will sell you a 4-ounce chocolate chip cookie for just 3 bucks.
American Airlines.
4: United's "classic snackbox" includes this brand of gourmet jelly beans.
Jelly Belly.
5: This Atlanta-based airline's "flight delights" includes hummus, pita chips and a deck of miniature playing cards.
Delta.
Round 3. Category: Let'S Rock!
1: Her father is Fred; her mother, Wilma.
Pebbles Flintstone.
2: Keith, Brian, Mick, Bill and Charlie on drums.
The Rolling Stones.
3: The Rolling Stones were inducted into it in 1989; meanwhile, The Comateens remain unjustly excluded.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4: In 1969 CCR had 3 No. 2 hits: "Bad Moon Rising", "Green River" and this one that kept on "rollin', rollin', rollin'".
"Proud Mary".
5: "Large rock" city northwest of Denver.
Boulder, Colorado.
Round 4. Category: What'S The DealIo?. With Io in quotes
1: A Brit might bid farewell to an "old chap" using this word.
cheerio.
2: It's a large-scale musical work for voices and orchestra usually based on a religious theme.
an oratorio.
3: It adds some spicy bitterness to a salad.
radicchio.
4: Type of cabinet in which to display your knickknacks, bizarre or otherwise.
a curio.
5: From the Latin for "messenger", it's a papal ambassador to a foreign government.
nuncio.
Round 5. Category: Specs And The City
1: Its airport, named for 2 of its past mayors, is the world's busiest passenger airport.
Atlanta.
2: Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, this Michigan city has the highest percentage of African-Americans.
Detroit.
3: With 126,000 daily copies, this city's La Opinion is the USA's top-selling non-English newspaper.
Los Angeles.
4: About 600 miles from the mouth of the river, this Tennessee city of 650,000 is the largest on the Mississippi.
Memphis.
5: Home to the Air Force Academy, this city has the highest elevation of any city that's home to a U.S. service academy.
Colorado Springs.
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March 19, 2024Episode 1134 - Ways to "play" - Their first billboard no. 1 hit - Lewis and clark - Double that double s! - "wind"y talk
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1134, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ways To Play. With Play in quotation marks
1: To cut class or skip school.
To play hooky.
2: It's a 3-word synonym for a pun.
Play on words.
3: A person who doesn't date anyone exclusively does this; so do some baseball players.
Play the field.
4: A detailed verbal account of an event, not necessarily a sporting event.
Play-by-play.
5: New ideas that please the regular folk in Illinois are said to do this.
To play in Peoria.
Round 2. Category: Their First Billboard No. 1 Hit
1: "Rock Around The Clock".
Bill Haley and His Comets (Bill Haley and The Comets accepted).
2: "I Get Around".
The Beach Boys.
3: "Heart Of Glass".
Blondie.
4: "Dancing Queen".
ABBA.
5: "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter".
Herman's Hermits.
Round 3. Category: Lewis And Clark
1: =.
=.
2: A week after his election, this president offered Lewis a post as his private secretary.
Jefferson.
3: Named for a structural section, it's the type of boat the boys set off in; it ran aground on day 2.
a keelboat.
4: As a member of the militia, Lewis went to Pennsylvania in 1794 to suppress this rebellion.
the Whiskey Rebellion.
5: This man, one of William Clark's brothers, captured Vincennes during the Revolution.
George Rogers Clark.
Round 4. Category: Double That Double S!
1: Murderer of a politically prominent person.
assassin.
2: 14-letter way to describe a facial look without emotion.
expressionless.
3: A society with no social demarcations (and no sessions of school).
classless.
4: To oust someone from owning a piece of property.
dispossess.
5: To evaluate, or to impose a tax.
assess.
Round 5. Category: WindY Talk. With Wind in quotation marks
1: A bassoon or oboe, for example.
woodwind.
2: This jacket often has elastic cuffs and waistband.
windbreaker.
3: 3 principal types of these devices are the multivane, the propeller and the S rotor.
windmills.
4: The Maui Makani Classic is a competition in this sport.
windsurfing.
5: A proper British bug would get squished on this.
windscreen.
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March 18, 2024Episode 1133 - Da, you speak russian - European museums - Songs of the '80s - Leann rhymes? - Hispanic-american firsts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Da, You Speak Russian
1: Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar.
beluga.
2: A Russian monarch, or an American policy expert appointed by the government to tackle a particular problem.
a czar.
3: These thin pancakes are similar to crepes and traditionally made with buckwheat flour and served with sour cream.
blinis.
4: Meaning "set of three", it's also a wagon or sleigh pulled by 3 horses.
a troika.
5: This word borrowed from Russian refers to the influential educated social and political classes.
intelligentsia.
Round 2. Category: European Museums
1: A U.K. museum dedicated to this author has a ball made of chocolate bar foil wrappers.
Roald Dahl.
2: The Richelieu wing of this Paris art museum houses the apartments of Napoleon III.
the Louvre.
3: Opened in 1993, this Danish capital's Tivoli Museum documents the history of Tivoli Amusement Park.
Copenhagen.
4: This city boasts a Byzantine museum and an Acropolis museum.
Athens.
5: This Swiss city's Palais des Nations houses a stamp museum and the League of Nations Museum.
Geneva.
Round 3. Category: Songs Of The '80s
1: She was the Dionne of Dionne and Friends who recorded "That's What Friends Are For".
Dionne Warwick.
2: With "Ev'ry breath you take, every move you make...," Sting said he'd be doing this.
"I'll Be Watching You".
3: Written by Jan Hammer the them of this TV cop show hit No. 1 in 1985.
Miami Vice.
4: Though "Fame" won the 1980 Oscar, this song beat it on the pop charts:.
"9 To 5".
5: In a 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit, it follows "If you're lost, you can look and you will find me...".
"Time After Time".
Round 4. Category: Leann Rhymes?
1: In a Beatles hit, the title words preceding "Work It Out".
We Can.
2: Though the characters never mention it, the film "mash" takes place during this war.
the Korean War.
3: The Enbridge Stairclimb goes up this Toronto tower.
the CN Tower.
4: "By the power of Grayskull!" Prince Adam becomes this hero.
He-Man.
5: "Borstal Boy" is the autobiography of this Irish author named Brendan.
Behan.
Round 5. Category: Hispanic-American Firsts
1: He's the first labor leader and the first Hispanic American to be honored with a public legal holiday.
(César) Chávez.
2: In 1982 Richard Cavazos became the first Hispanic American with this many stars as a full general in the Army.
4 stars.
3: In 1973 this late Pittsburgh Pirate became the first Hispanic American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(Roberto) Clemente.
4: This onetime husband of Rosemary Clooney was the first Hispanic American to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
José Ferrer.
5: In the 1990s he was the first Hispanic Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy.
Federico Peña.
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March 17, 2024Episode 1132 - Books for the young - "pipe" dreams - Scrambled kegs - Genesis basics - Country confusion
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1132, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Books For The Young
1: This Mark Twain character is "hated" by moms because he is "vulgar and bad" but "all their children admired him".
Huckleberry Finn.
2: This Margaret Wise Brown children's classic about bedtime begins "In the great green room...".
Goodnight Moon.
3: He illustrated "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".
Eric Carle.
4: Discovered in 1993 an asteroid was named Besixdouze, an homage to this title character who lives on Asteroid B-612.
the Little Prince.
5: Russell Hoban wrote 6 picture book stories about this little badger and her family.
Frances.
Round 2. Category: Pipe Dreams. With Pipe in quotes
1: It stretches from the larynx to the bronchi.
the windpipe.
2: This head covering is named for its shape.
a stovepipe hat.
3: In 2006 and again in 2010 it was all golden for Shaun White in this Olympic event.
the halfpipe.
4: The yagua of the Peruvian Amazon are skilled in using these weapons to bring down game.
a blowpipe.
5: Also known as a syrinx, this variety of flute is popular in the Pyrenees.
a panpipe.
Round 3. Category: Scrambled Kegs
1: Cheers, mate:FORESTS.
Fosters.
2: It's been known to shed a little light:A/C OR NO.
Corona.
3: Not just for the stoutest:INN GUESS.
Guinness.
4: Weekends were made for it:CLIMB HOE.
Michelob.
5: Perfect for award season:PROBABLE BIB NUTS.
Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Round 4. Category: Genesis Basics
1: In Genesis 40 he takes a job as a dream interpreter.
Joseph.
2: It sets sail in Genesis 7.
Noah's Ark.
3: He is slain in Genesis 4.
Abel.
4: These metropolises are destroyed in Genesis 19.
Sodom and Gomorrah.
5: Thestartofthis structureis found inGenesis 11.
the Tower of Babel.
Round 5. Category: Country Confusion
1: Togo is in Africa; Tobago is just off the coast of this continent.
South America.
2: Slovakia was once part of Czechoslovakia; Slovenia was part of this country until 1991.
Yugoslavia.
3: Mauritania is in northwest Africa; this island nation lies 500 miles east of Madagascar.
Mauritius.
4: In Africa, there is Guinea and Guinea-this, a neighbor of Guinea.
Bissau.
5: The Dominican Republic is part of Hispaniola; Dominica is part of these "Lesser" islands.
the Antilles.
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March 16, 2024Episode 1131 - Better known as... - Famous flops - National sites - Katie couric, witness to history - G.i. joe
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Better Known As...
1: Marion Morrison.
John Wayne.
2: "Stardust" man David Jones.
David Bowie.
3: Funnyman Cornelius Chase.
Chevy Chase.
4: WWII radio propagandist Iva D'Aquino.
"Tokyo Rose".
5: Norma Jean Baker.
Marilyn Monroe.
Round 2. Category: Famous Flops
1: McDonald's hope for meatless Friday was the Hula Burger, this fruit topped with cheese and grilled.
a pineapple.
2: In 1959 only 2,846 of this oversized and overpriced car's 1960 line were made before it was discontinued.
the Edsel.
3: Businesses stuck with carbon paper because this company's 1949 Model A was slow, messy and hard to use.
the Xerox.
4: Consumers didn't warm up to the nonrefrigerated milk in this company's 1998 cereal-and-milk combo product.
Kellogg's.
5: This company's 1983 Lisa died because it was slow and pricey, but the graphical user interface lived on in other products.
Apple.
Round 3. Category: National Sites
1: The Golden Spike historic site in this state commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Utah.
2: This island that was home to a notorious prison is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
Alcatraz.
3: This D.C. national historic site is the only one that's also an active theater.
Ford's Theatre.
4: Commemorating a 1965 civil rights march is the Selma to this city National Historic Trail in Alabama.
Montgomery.
5: This state's only national memorial honors clergyman Roger Williams.
Rhode Island.
Round 4. Category: Katie Couric, Witness To History
1: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In 2006, on my first broadcast as anchor of the CBS Evening News, I reported that this group that formerly ruled Afghanistan was "back with a vengeance".
the Taliban.
2: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) On "60 Minutes" in 2009 I conducted the first interview with this pilot, who vividly described "birds filling the entire windscreen".
Sullenberger.
3: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In a 2008 foreign policy interview, I asked this candidate, "Have you ever been involved with any negotiations with the Russians?" -- it seemed like a reasonable question.
(Sarah) Palin.
4: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) My first network job was as deputy correspondent at this site, preparing me for interviewing the Petraeuses and Odiernos of the world.
the Pentagon.
5: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) This Saudi royal was still Crown Prince when he did an exclusive interview with me in 2003; now he's king.
Abdullah.
Round 5. Category: G.I. Joe
1: Because '60s boys didn't play with dolls, Hasbro coined this 2-word term to describe Joe.
an action figure.
2: 1967's female G.I. Jo(e), now worth thousands in mint condition, wasn't a warrior but had this caring job.
a nurse.
3: The original 11-1/2" long Joe began a long hiatus (or was he undercover?) the year after this real conflict ended.
the Vietnam War.
4: In the '80s this pro wrestler with a rank in his name became the first real person to join the G.I. Joe corps.
Sgt. Slaughter.
5: In the '70s Joe took up martial arts and learned this "grip".
kung fu.
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March 15, 2024Episode 1130 - 7 - The state governed - Got milk? - Band with - The anthony quinn film festival
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1130, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 7
1: Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C. on one of a group of 7 hills.
Rome.
2: In the Romanian language, this group includes Duminica, Luni and Vineri.
days of the week.
3: Shivah in this religion is a 7-day period of mourning.
Judaism.
4: Lust, sloth and gluttony are 3 of the 7 of these.
the 7 deadly sins.
5: Bryn Mawr, Vassar and Barnard are among this scholarly septet.
Seven Sisters.
Round 2. Category: The State Governed
1: Bill Clinton.
Arkansas.
2: George Pataki.
New York.
3: William McKinley.
Ohio.
4: Christine Todd Whitman.
New Jersey.
5: Janet Napolitano.
Arizona.
Round 3. Category: Got Milk?
1: AKA "America’s Dairyland", it’s one of the leading U.S. states in milk production.
Wisconsin.
2: This "MMMBop" trio pushes "MMMMilk".
Hanson.
3: 1 of this unit of milk weighs about 8 pounds.
a gallon.
4: This Chicago Bulls forward sports golden-colored hair as well as a white mustache.
Dennis Rodman.
5: A Frenchman created this process that kills microorganisms in milk by heating it.
pasteurization.
Round 4. Category: Band With
1: Freddie Mercury andBrian May.
Queen.
2: Mike Love,Al Jardine andthe Wilson brothers.
the Beach Boys.
3: Eddie Vedder on vocals.
Pearl Jam.
4: Richie Sambora on guitar.
Bon Jovi.
5: Donald Fagen andWalter Becker.
Steely Dan.
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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