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Instant Trivia
By Mark DonovanEducation
Instant Trivia episodes
- Episode 1095 - Beastly literary characters - Everyone's taking sides - Foreign relations - World currency - To donuts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1095, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Beastly Literary Characters- 1: The title character of this 19th c. tale had "a pretty white star on my forehead. I was thought very handsome".
- Black Beauty.
- 2: In the original Pinocchio story, the guy given this name in the movie is just called the talking cricket.
- Jiminy Cricket.
- 3: In a tale by Beatrix Potter, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca are "two bad" these rodents.
- mice.
- 4: She is Harry Potter's pet owl and airmail delivery system.
- Hedwig.
- 5: Polynesia is the parrot who teaches this title physician how to talk to the animals.
- Dr. Dolittle.
Round 2. Category: Everyone'S Taking Sides- 1: In Mexican cuisine, these are refried and served as a side dish.
- beans.
- 2: Croutons or bread crumbs can be used to make this traditional Thanksgiving side dish.
- stuffing.
- 3: Simmer ground hominy in milk or water to make this Southern side dish.
- grits.
- 4: We're at liberty to tell you that during WWI this German side dish was known in the U.S. as Liberty cabbage.
- sauerkraut.
- 5: Tzatziki is a Greek side dish made with cucumbers and this fermented milk product.
- yogurt.
Round 3. Category: Foreign Relations- 1: In Swedish a brorsdotter is this.
- niece.
- 2: In French a frere is this, whether in the monastery or the family.
- brother.
- 3: Depending on where you are speaking Spanish, this relative could be a nana or an abuela.
- grandmother.
- 4: This older relative is a grosstante in German.
- great-aunt.
- 5: In Portuguese irma means this and cidade irma is this kind of city.
- sister.
Round 4. Category: World Currency- 1: In 2018 its pres. Erdogan urged his people to take euros and dollars from under their pillows and convert them to the native lira.
- Turkey.
- 2: The name of this Maltese currency comes from the Latin libra, meaning "pound".
- lira.
- 3: In December 1995 Venezuela devalued by 41% this currency named for its liberator.
- bolívar.
- 4: In England, paper bills of this monetary unit come in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50.
- pounds.
- 5: After the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with this country in 2018, its currency plunged.
- Iran.
Round 5. Category: To Donuts- 1: "The Donut" by Michael Krondl says the treat became popular with this profession back when all-night food options were few.
- policemen.
- 2: Milk and powdered sugar are Mark Bittman's 2 ingredients for this 5-letter substance that covers many a Krispy Kreme donut.
- glaze.
- 3: In Israel, jelly donuts are the traditional food during this winter holiday.
- Hanukkah.
- 4: Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder.
- a cake donut.
- 5: The doughboys of the WWI U.S. Army were grateful for the "Donut Lassies" of this "Army".
- the Salvation Army.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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9 min - Episode 1094 - You just made that stuff up - You've got yellow fever - Small words - "but" of course - Knowledge
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1094, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: You Just Made That Stuff Up- 1: It's the very hard-to-get substance that causes humans to set up shop on Pandora.
- unobtanium.
- 2: Fraudulin was the miracle ingredient in Crelm toothpaste in a 1970 episode by this comedy troupe.
- Monty Python.
- 3: Kyber crystals, which are attuned to the Force, glow either blue or green and power these weapons.
- lightsabers.
- 4: First mentioned in a 1943 "Adventures of Superman" radio show, when it debuted in the comics in 1949, it was red, not green.
- kryptonite.
- 5: This super-bouncy stuff from Disney's much-loved 1961 "The Absent-Minded Professor" was the title of a 1997 remake.
- flubber.
Round 2. Category: You'Ve Got Yellow Fever- 1: Control of yellow fever greatly aided the completion of this large-scale Central American project in 1914.
- the Panama Canal.
- 2: After Dolley Payne's first husband died of yellow fever in 1793, she married this man.
- Madison.
- 3: Yellow fever is caused by one of these microorganisms that get transmitted by mosquito bites.
- a virus.
- 4: From the old French for "yellowness", this skin condition puts the yellow in yellow fever.
- jaundice.
- 5: A Washington, D.C. hospital bears the name of this man who fought yellow fever in Cuba and discovered its cause.
- Walter Reed.
Round 3. Category: Small Words- 1: Derived from a 1726 novel, this adjective can describe someone very small or petty in outlook.
- lilliputian.
- 2: French for "small", this word can refer to a garment size or to the gal who wears one.
- petite.
- 3: This 3-letter word can refer to something really small or the early hours of the morning.
- wee.
- 4: This word that's used to describe the weight class of a boxer first meant a small chicken.
- bantam.
- 5: The "let" at the end of "booklet" is this type of suffix that indicates a smaller form.
- diminutive.
Round 4. Category: But Of Course. With But in quotation marks- 1: In a Gershwin tune, this phrase qualifies "They're writing songs of love" and "A lucky star's above".
- "But not for me".
- 2: Saying based on a quote by John Bradford on seeing criminals led to their execution.
- "There, but for the grace of God, go I".
- 3: This current pop duo took its name from a store that would sell almost any item.
- Everything but the Girl.
- 4: Romeo quiets himself with this interjection when Juliet appears at her window.
- "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?".
- 5: It completes Bette Davis' line to a suitor in "Cabin in the Cotton", "I'd love to kiss you....".
- "but I just washed my hair".
Round 5. Category: Knowledge- 1: A coherent series of propositions that serves as an explanation; the "Big Bang" is called one.
- a theory.
- 2: This curve is a representation of progress in gaining knowledge measured vs. the time required to achieve mastery.
- the learning curve.
- 3: It's the ability to form logical conclusions and its "age" began in England and France in the 18th century.
- reason.
- 4: The King James Bible says, "of the tree of the knowledge of" these two opposites, "thou shalt not eat".
- good and evil.
- 5: Found in the name of a human species, this Latin word can be translated as "knowing".
- sapiens.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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9 min - Episode 1093 - Be my "pal" - Edison: the light and the dark - Pick up your clothes - An inventive category - Landing zones of normandy
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1093, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Be My Pal. With Pal in quotation marks- 1: Under a League of Nations mandate, the British oversaw the affairs of this region from 1920 to 1948.
- Palestine.
- 2: It can mean the roof of the mouth, or more generally the sense of taste.
- Palate.
- 3: A board on which a painter mixes colors, or the range of colors he uses.
- Palette.
- 4: A fence of stakes forming a defensive barrier or fortification.
- Palisade.
- 5: These heroic champions of chivalry share their name with a 1950s Richard Boone TV character.
- Paladins.
Round 2. Category: Edison: The Light And The Dark- 1: In 1892 Edison's Light Company became this entity that is still a big deal today.
- General Electric.
- 2: Attempts to profit off this man's X-rays led to the tragic death of Edison's assistant Clarence Dally.
- Röntgen.
- 3: Edison stiffed this man to the tune of $50,000 and told him, "When you become...American, you will appreciate an American joke".
- Tesla.
- 4: Edison on this: "What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that".
- the sun.
- 5: To discredit the A.C. power system, Edison tried to make this tycoon's name synonymous with electrocution.
- Westinghouse.
Round 3. Category: Pick Up Your Clothes- 1: One runs between the hydrant and the fireman.
- hose.
- 2: It's a case in court brought by one party against another.
- suit.
- 3: Perspires.
- sweats.
- 4: For 2001 "For the Birds" and "The Accountant" are 2 of these that won Oscars.
- shorts.
- 5: The hours of the day you work; hopefully you're not on the night one.
- shift.
Round 4. Category: An Inventive Category- 1: Need to replace the fender on your Corvette? Thank Dale Kleist, who pioneered this material in the 1930s.
- fiberglass.
- 2: In 1855 the Lundstrom brothers used red phosphorus in these hot items to make them "safe".
- matches.
- 3: In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp and 2 wooden levers.
- a clothespin.
- 4: He left Morse in his dust with his 1876 patent titled "Improvement in Telegraphy".
- Alexander Graham Bell.
- 5: This navigating instrument that helps find latitude and longitude was first developed in the 1750s.
- a sextant.
Round 5. Category: Landing Zones Of Normandy- 1: A branch of the Sioux Indian tribe.
- Omaha.
- 2: The Bear River runs through this state into a lake.
- Utah.
- 3: Bug, Glove or Coast.
- Gold.
- 4: Hellenically, Hera.
- Juno.
- 5: This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24.
- Sword.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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9 min - Episode 1092 - Quite contrary - At the end of the scary movie - Island prisons - Tv shows that bombed - Camels
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1092, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Quite Contrary- 1: Lawyers grudgingly call this "witness" who isn't violent, just unfriendly to the case.
- hostile.
- 2: As a verb, this car part is the opposite of invigorate.
- Tire.
- 3: For a knife, it's the opposite of sharp; for a life, it's the opposite of exciting.
- Dull.
- 4: Being the opposite of one of these would make Yankee Doodle a ragamuffin.
- Dandy.
- 5: This adjective for anyone who stubbornly refuses to go along could apply to the Minotaur.
- bullish (or bull-headed).
Round 2. Category: At The End Of The Scary Movie- 1: "I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why".
- Jaws.
- 2: "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off".
- Alien.
- 3: "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner".
- The Silence of the Lambs.
- 4: Sung: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you...".
- Nightmare on Elm Street.
- 5: "Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but are you Paul Sheldon... I just want to tell you I'm your No. 1 fan".
- Misery.
Round 3. Category: Island Prisons- 1: New York City's main correctional facility, it lies in the East River and consists of 10 separate jails.
- Riker's Island.
- 2: Notorious gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly spent 1934 to 1951 in this West Coast lockup.
- Alcatraz.
- 3: In the 1950s he did time on Isla de Pinos; since 1959, he's ruled a larger island.
- Fidel Castro.
- 4: In the 1840s convicts sent to Australia's Cockatoo Island in this city's harbor had to build their own prison.
- Sydney.
- 5: This island between Queens and the Bronx has correctional facilities for men, women and teens.
- Rikers Island.
Round 4. Category: Tv Shows That Bombed- 1: In a January 2007 episode of this series, a terrorist detonated a low-yield suitcase nuke in Valencia, California.
- 24.
- 2: In a "Twilight Zone" episode, bookworm Henry Bemis survives a nuclear war and finds a library but then breaks these.
- his eyeglasses.
- 3: The nuclear blast that caused chaos in Jericho, Kansas was detonated in this state capital to the west.
- Denver.
- 4: This series' Peter Petrelli had visions that he would cause a nuclear holocaust in NYC.
- Heroes.
- 5: In a 1977 episode of this sitcom, Det. Dietrich notes that a student's physics project is a functional nuke.
- Barney Miller.
Round 5. Category: Camels- 1: Contrary to popular belief, it's where a camel stores fat, not water.
- its hump.
- 2: Alternate name of the Arabian camel or a brand of cake mix, dates or pimientos.
- dromedary.
- 3: Camels were first brought to this continent in 1840 and later transported goods between Adelaide and Perth.
- Australia.
- 4: 2 of the 4 New World relatives of the camel.
- (2 of) the llama, the guanaco, the alpaca and the vicuña.
- 5: From an earlier occupation, this prophet was known as the "Camel Driver of Mecca".
- Mohammed.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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9 min - Episode 1091 - Geographic abbrev. - German 101 - Historic greats - A lover of latin - Peeved veeps
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1091, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Geographic Abbrev.- 1: It's the SF in the airport code SFO.
- San Francisco.
- 2: AS:This U.S. Pacific territory.
- American Samoa.
- 3: SL:This West African nation.
- Sierra Leone.
- 4: MB:This Canadian province.
- Manitoba.
- 5: BH:This nation, a former Yugoslav republic.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Round 2. Category: German 101- 1: These 2 antonyms are ja and nein.
- yes and no.
- 2: When traveling in Germany, you might ask, "Sprechen sie Englisch?", which means this.
- Do you speak English?.
- 3: If you rent ein auto in der Winter, you might need some of this fluid, der Frostschutz.
- antifreeze.
- 4: To find one of these, look for a sign that says "damen" or "frauen".
- a ladies' room.
- 5: "Ich habe hunger" means "I'm hungry"; "Ich habe durst" means this.
- I'm thirsty.
Round 3. Category: Historic Greats- 1: Frederick the Great brought this kingdom into European ascendancy; it's no longer around, though.
- Prussia.
- 2: This empress did not promulgate the 1773 papal bull suppressing Jesuits, allowing them to survive in Russia.
- Catherine the Great.
- 3: Part of this 11-letter name of the king of the Franks means "great" in Old French.
- Charlemagne.
- 4: King Sejong the Great was responsible for bringing the Hangul alphabet to these people.
- Korea (the Koreans).
- 5: Jews have warm fuzzy feelings for this "Great" Persian who released them from captivity in Babylonia.
- Cyrus the Great.
Round 4. Category: A Lover Of Latin- 1: It's from the Latin for "crossbred animal" but a prius is a modern form of it, too.
- a hybrid.
- 2: It's the ablative form of locus, "place", as when it precedes "parentis".
- loco.
- 3: Used in statistics, this word is from the Latin adverbial phrase for "by the hundred".
- percent.
- 4: Meaning "in or at another place", you better have a good one for the night of the 16th, ya mug.
- an alibi.
- 5: This two-word phrase, Latin for "good faith", means "authentic" in English.
- bona fide.
Round 5. Category: Peeved Veeps- 1: This veep lead the Democratic-Republican attacks against 1798's Alien and Sedition Acts.
- Thomas Jefferson.
- 2: He said that if his successor, Joe Biden, "wants to diminish the office of the vice president, that's... his call".
- (Dick) Cheney.
- 3: Returning from Europe in 1812, he entered the U.S. under an assumed name, Adolphus Arnot; oh yeah, he shot a guy.
- (Aaron) Burr.
- 4: He initially didn't want to be McKinley's 2nd VP; he thought it would weaken him for a 1904 presidential run.
- Teddy Roosevelt.
- 5: This Greek American published a memoir, "Go Quietly... or Else".
- Spiro Agnew.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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9 min - Episode 1090 - Roman architecture terms - Sports book - Who knows "c‑p‑r"? - Sports logos - Pre-1929 u.s. paper currency
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1090, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Roman Architecture Terms- 1: From the Latin for "to hear", it was a building where orators, poets and critics would speak.
- an auditorium.
- 2: Consisting of a final cold pool, a frigidarium was the third and last chamber of one of these public buildings.
- a bath.
- 3: In a Roman villa, a cenatio was a formal one of these.
- dining room.
- 4: These water channels could be placed on high arches above ground or go through tunnels below.
- aqueducts.
- 5: A sacrarium was one of these in a home or temple, smaller than the L.A. awards show venue dating from 1926.
- a shrine.
Round 2. Category: Sports Book- 1: "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream".
- high school football.
- 2: "Pinstripe Empire".
- (major league) baseball.
- 3: "Murder in the Rough".
- golf.
- 4: "Into Thin Air".
- mountain climbing.
- 5: "North Dallas Forty".
- football.
Round 3. Category: Who Knows C‑P‑R?. With C‑P‑R in quotes- 1: It's the study of secret writing, including codes and ciphers.
- cryptography.
- 2: By trade, Joseph, the husband of Mary, was one of these.
- a carpenter.
- 3: We use this word, Spanish for "godfather", for a close friend or associate.
- compadre.
- 4: One who takes short dozes in the afternoon, or takes felines from their owners.
- a catnapper.
- 5: Found in the Southwest, it's a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
- a chaparral.
Round 4. Category: Sports Logos- 1: Of the buildings depicted on the logo of the Seattle Supersonics, this one is the tallest.
- the Space Needle.
- 2: This heavenly item is depicted on the logo of the California Angels.
- a halo.
- 3: The NBA's Charlotte team has a basketball and this insect on its logo.
- a hornet.
- 4: National Hockey League team whose logo features a crown.
- the Los Angeles Kings.
- 5: [sports logo].
- the Phoenix Suns.
Round 5. Category: Pre-1929 U.S. Paper Currency- 1: For a brief time in the 1860s, this "Great Compromiser" appeared on the $50 U.S. note.
- Henry Clay.
- 2: In 1886 this first lady graced the $1 Silver Certificate, the first woman ever to appear on U.S. currency.
- Martha Washington.
- 3: A 1914 $5 Federal Reserve note depicted the pilgrims and this explorer sighting land on the reverse side.
- Columbus.
- 4: In 1896 a $2 "Educational" Series Silver Certificate was issued featuring this steamboat designer.
- Fulton.
- 5: This 22nd and 24th president's portrait graced the $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, when Jackson replaced him.
- Cleveland.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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8 min - Episode 1089 - "o", how entertaining - Tv moms and dads - Negative thoughts - College vocabulary - Y is the only vowel
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1089, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: O, How Entertaining. With O in quotation marks- 1: Called the "most influential work in the American musical theatre", it opens with "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin"'.
- Oklahoma!.
- 2: In 2011 Elizabeth, kid sister in this celebrated family, gave a breakout performance in "Martha Marcy May Marlene".
- the Olsen family.
- 3: This actor's familiar TV face can now be seen on "Modern Family".
- (Ed) O'Neill.
- 4: This film about guy and girl musicians making a connection in Dublin has become a stage musical.
- Once.
- 5: Young Walt Disney felt constricted by live-action film, and created this lucky rabbit, his first major animated character.
- Oswald.
Round 2. Category: Tv Moms And Dads- 1: In 2010 Entertainment Weekly named this dad the greatest character of the last 20 years--D'oh!.
- Homer Simpson.
- 2: This dad had a rather large extended family but only 2 kids, Meadow and A.J..
- Tony Soprano.
- 3: Minnie Driver plays Fiona, mom to young Marcus on this series based on a novel and movie.
- About a Boy.
- 4: On Showtime this Oscar winner plays Ray Donovan's charismatic ex-con father, Mickey.
- Jon Voight.
- 5: In the '80s Vicki Lawrence was the matriarch on "Mama's Family", based on a skit from this variety show.
- The Carol Burnett Show.
Round 3. Category: Negative Thoughts- 1: 9-letter optimist opposite.
- pessimist.
- 2: To void or close out, like a network does to a failing TV show.
- cancel.
- 3: John Donne tells Death this because "One short sleep past, we wake eternally".
- be not proud.
- 4: This presidential option is Latin for "I forbid".
- veto.
- 5: The phrase "Ask no" this "and give none" refers to mercy, not a coin.
- quarter.
Round 4. Category: College Vocabulary- 1: Russet and tan are shades of this Ivy Leaguer.
- Brown.
- 2: A botanist might call this Houston school Oryza sativa.
- Rice.
- 3: In Britain this Southern school would have a peerage and rank just below prince.
- Duke.
- 4: In Wisconsin, it's a yellow cheese; in Maine, it's a 2,000-student college.
- Colby.
- 5: A Portland liberal arts college, or part of an oboe's mouthpiece.
- a reed.
Round 5. Category: Y Is The Only Vowel- 1: It's a place to find dumbbells.
- a gym.
- 2: Until the 1500s these songs were mostly sung in Latin--everybody! "Sancti, venite".
- hymns.
- 3: It's another word for a pigpen.
- sty.
- 4: A traditional story in a culture.
- a myth.
- 5: It replaces "your" in the Lord's Prayer.
- thy.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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9 min - Episode 1088 - The flying... - New york in the movies - New orleans - Songs' later verses - 3-named people
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1088, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Flying...- 1: The flying wedge was first used in this sport by Harvard in 1892 but became illegal due to players being brutalized.
- football.
- 2: We're not sure if this Bullwinkle pal is biologically a flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) or a regular gray squirrel who can fly.
- Rocky.
- 3: Known as "The Flying Tomato", this snowboarder won his first Olympic halfpipe gold in 2006.
- (Shaun) White.
- 4: In 2005 she won a TV Land Award as "Favorite Airborne Character" for her 1960s work as "The Flying Nun".
- (Sally) Field.
- 5: In song, "He floats through the air, with the greatest of ease, the daring young man on" this.
- flying trapeze.
Round 2. Category: New York In The Movies- 1: On a Manhattan morning, Audrey Hepburn admires the gems in a shop window while eating a roll in this film's opening.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's.
- 2: It begins with a voice over: "Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion".
- Manhattan.
- 3: The "I'll have what she's having" scene in this romantic comedy took place at NYC's Katz's Deli.
- When Harry Met Sally....
- 4: (Hi. I'm Quvenzhané Wallis.) In an updated version of a beloved musical, I play this title girl as a foster kid--it's the hard knock life with Miss Hannigan in Harlem.
- Annie.
- 5: As this title superhero, Tobey Maguire spun his web across New York.
- Spider-Man.
Round 3. Category: New Orleans- 1: This Catholic group founded the College of the Immaculate Conception, which evolved into Loyola University.
- the Jesuits.
- 2: If you "Desire" to use this type of transportation, a historic one runs along St. Charles Avenue.
- streetcar.
- 3: The police aren't allowed leave and work 12-hour shifts during the 12 days of this pre-Lenten festival.
- Mardi Gras.
- 4: This last day of Carnival was celebrated with masked balls and street processions as early as the 1700s.
- Mardi Gras.
- 5: If this play were written today, Blanche would have to ride the bus; the title vehicle doesn't run any more.
- A Streetcar Named Desire.
Round 4. Category: Songs' Later Verses- 1: 19th c. song whose second verse includes "Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam".
- "The Star-Spangled Banner".
- 2: "He said, 'Let's run and we'll have some fun now before I melt away'".
- Frosty the Snowman.
- 3: One verse of this Foster song begins, "Oh, the long-tail filly and the big black horse".
- "Camptown Races".
- 4: Oscar-winning song that says, "What's too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget".
- "The Way We Were".
- 5: "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard" in this pop hit.
- "Just the Way You Are".
Round 5. Category: 3-Named People- 1: This inventor was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society and succeeded his father-in-law as its president in 1898.
- Alexander Graham Bell.
- 2: In command of the Bonhomme Richard, he said, "I have not yet begun to fight".
- John Paul Jones.
- 3: In 2016 this "Sling Blade" Oscar winner began playing lawyer Billy McBride in TV's "Goliath".
- Billy Bob Thornton.
- 4: Elected to Congress in 1830, he wrote, "My election as President of the United States was not half so gratifying".
- John Quincy Adams.
- 5: This lawyer who penned "The Star-Spangled Banner" was later a member of Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet".
- Francis Scott Key.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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9 min - Episode 1087 - Wise guys - Alliterative geography - Mathematics - Tv numbers - Super bowl mvp qbs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1087, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Wise Guys- 1: Leibniz was a noted philosopher of optimism; Schopenhauer, of this opposite view.
- pessimism.
- 2: Reb, the Yiddish for Mr., comes from this Hebrew word for "my master".
- rabbi.
- 3: This ancient Chinese thinker said, "The superior man does not, even for... a single meal, act contrary to virtue".
- Confucius.
- 4: Logician Willard Van Orman Quine is from Akron in this state--we wanted an excuse to say Willard Van Orman Quine.
- Ohio.
- 5: A manuscript by this wise guy explaining his E=mc squared was sold recently for over $1 million.
- Albert Einstein.
Round 2. Category: Alliterative Geography- 1: This city was once the capital of the United Provinces of Central America.
- San Salvador.
- 2: Called Stingray Harbour by James Cook in 1770, it was renamed for the abundance of new plants found there.
- Botany Bay.
- 3: Sail through this strait to get from Oakland to the Pacific.
- the Golden Gate.
- 4: Provincetown and Barnstable are on this Bay State peninsula.
- Cape Cod.
- 5: In 1434 it supplanted Angkor Thom as the Khmer capital.
- Phnom Penh.
Round 3. Category: Mathematics- 1: The square root of 9 times the square root of 16 equals the square root of this number.
- 144.
- 2: On the left is the decimal equivalent of three-fifths; on the right is the decimal equivalent of this fraction.
- two-thirds.
- 3: This angle is larger than an acute angle and smaller than an obtuse one.
- a right angle.
- 4: The 1st number that is the sum of all its divisors except itself.
- 6.
- 5: Like 4, this number is also the square root of 16.
- -4.
Round 4. Category: Tv Numbers- 1: Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' "working address".
- 77 Sunset Strip.
- 2: Poor Jack Bauer--he always seems to be having a really bad day on this Fox drama.
- 24.
- 3: In '60s sitcom, officers Toody and Muldoon patrolled the Bronx in this vehicle.
- Car 54.
- 4: On ABC with Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir:"blank/blank".
- 20/20.
- 5: "Adam blank".
- 12.
Round 5. Category: Super Bowl Mvp Qbs- 1: In 2015 this QB gave the truck he won as MVP to Malcolm Butler, the rookie who made the game-saving interception.
- (Tom) Brady.
- 2: Coach Weeb Ewbank, furious after this Jet guaranteed a win, was probably not as mad after his MVP performance.
- Joe Namath.
- 3: (I'm Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.) I'm one of the first 2 Packer QBs to be Super Bowl MVP; this 2-time winner who later coached the team is the other.
- Bart Starr.
- 4: In 2010 this MVP QB said, "We played for our city... for the entire Gulf Coast region... for all the entire Who Dat Nation".
- (Drew) Brees.
- 5: Quoth the raven, "MVP!" after this man was deemed most valuable in 2013 at Super Bowl XLVII.
- (Joe) Flacco.
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9 min - Episode 1086 - Revolutionary war before and after - This will tie your room together - On his baseball hall of fame plaque - Likes and ravers - Apostles
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1086, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Revolutionary War Before And After- 1: American general who became a traitor and a great golfer, winning the Masters 4 times beginning in 1958.
- Benedict Arnold Palmer.
- 2: "Drag Race" host who had a dramatic horseback ride on the night of April 18, 1775.
- RuPaul Revere.
- 3: Formal agreement ending the Revolutionary War that's a hotel heiress and reality TV star.
- the Treaty of Paris Hilton.
- 4: Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who was a 76ers player nicknamed "The Answer".
- Ethan Allen Iverson.
- 5: British military officer executed as a spy who was half of the music duo OutKast.
- John André 3000.
Round 2. Category: This Will Tie Your Room Together- 1: In Islam, many prayer rugs have an arch-shaped design called a mihrab, which the user faces toward this city before kneeling.
- Mecca.
- 2: These Native American people who call themselves Dine are known for their patterned rugs.
- the Navajo.
- 3: Sisal rugs are made from the fibers of this succulent that's also used to make beer and other alcoholic beverages.
- agave.
- 4: Bijar carpets and Sanandaj rugs are products of this countryless people who live in an area ranging from Syria to Iran.
- the Kurds.
- 5: Table coverings he painted in 16th-century portraits like the one of a merchant here led to a rug being named for this artist "the Younger".
- (Hans) Holbein (the Younger).
Round 3. Category: On His Baseball Hall Of Fame Plaque- 1: "2,632 consecutive games played from May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998".
- Cal Ripken Jr..
- 2: This Yankee was the "greatest drawing card in history of baseball".
- Babe Ruth.
- 3: "Detroit - Philadelphia, A.L. - 1905-1926... retired with 4191 major league hits".
- (Ty) Cobb.
- 4: "Hit safely in 56 consecutive games for Major League record 1941".
- DiMaggio.
- 5: "'Mr. October', found special success in World Series spotlight with 10 home runs".
- (Reggie) Jackson.
Round 4. Category: Likes And Ravers- 1: In 2016 this social network sextupled the ways you can react to a posting, adding emojis to plain old "like".
- Facebook.
- 2: In 2017 Netflix went from a rating system using stars to a simpler one using these body parts.
- thumbs.
- 3: Jane Lynch leads a cast of comedians in an audiobook reading funny review from this shopping site.
- Amazon.
- 4: This 4-letter site suggests detailing your favorite dishes when writing restaurant reviews on it.
- Yelp.
- 5: Online, "h/t" is short for these 2 words, a way to express gratitude with your homburg or fedora.
- hat tip.
Round 5. Category: Apostles- 1: There's no doubt Jesus told him "I am the way, the truth and the life".
- Thomas.
- 2: Jesus told him, "Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men".
- Simon Peter.
- 3: Jesus found him sitting at the receipt of custom, which means collecting taxes.
- Matthew.
- 4: Considered the first called, he's also alphabetically first on the lists in the New Testament.
- Andrew.
- 5: Jesus called the brothers James and John "Boanerges", "sons of" this weather word.
- thunder.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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