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August 10, 2022Episode 546 - Truckin' - Uncommon Words - The "Real" World - That I Love You - Captains Courageous
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 546, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Truckin'
1: Instead of "truck", the British use this other 5-letter word.

Lorry.

2: You could drive this automaker's Silverado through an avalanche.

Chevrolet.

3: This company's F-Series pickup, the USA's bestselling car or truck since 1981, turned 50 in 1998.

Ford.

4: This maker of heavy duty trucks was founded by T.A. Peterman, who needed rigs to haul his lumber.

Peterbilt.

5: This company gives its trucks an "F":150, 250 and 350.

Ford.
Round 2. Category: Uncommon Words
1: Your "funiculus" is usally called this, and it was cut right after your were born.

umbilical cord.

2: A "monopode" has only 1 of these.

foot.

3: What a "frugivorous" person eats.

fruit only.

4: Of a little tree, a little barrel, or a little rodent, what a "firkin" is.

little barrel.

5: The number of people who govern a "heptarchy".

7.
Round 3. Category: The "Real" World
1: A simulated 3-D environment that a user can experience and manipulate as if it were physical.

Virtual reality.

2: Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.

Real estate.

3: It finishes the 1942 advertising slogan: "The Only Thing Like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola Itself. It's...".

the Real Thing.

4: A process viewed while it actually happens is viewed in this mode.

Real time.

5: In mathematics, a quantity that can be expressed as a finite or infinite decimal expression.

Real number.
Round 4. Category: That I Love You
1: He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice-- on July 4, no less.

David Beckham.

2: Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor ( and no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988.

Kevin Bacon.

3: He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones-- it worked, they have 2.

Michael Douglas.

4: In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star ( and it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley.

Michelle Pfeiffer.

5: Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her.

Sacha Baron Cohen.
Round 5. Category: Captains Courageous
1: In an early account of Jamestown's first year, he made no mention of his rescue by Pocahontas.

John Smith.

2: A city and island in British Columbia are named for this sea captain who explored the area in 1792.

Vancouver.

3: It took him and his crew 37 days to traverse the South American strait now named for him.

Magellan.

4: In 1642 and 1643 this Dutch captain circumnavigated Australia without seeing it.

(Abel) Tasman.

5: King Louis XVI gave this American a gold sword and made him a chevalier of France.

John Paul Jones.
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August 09, 2022Episode 545 - "Oil" - Why Didn't I Think Of That? - Origin Of The Specious - Tough Facts - Let's "Split"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 545, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Oil"
1: Petroleum as it comes to the surface is called this; that's why it has to be refined.

Crude oil.

2: This Procter and Gamble product has nearly a third of the U.S. facial moisturizer market.

Oil of Olay.

3: A long waterproof garment for sailors in sou'westers.

Oilskin.

4: "Beds Are Burning" was a 1988 hit from this rock band led by Peter Garrett.

Midnight Oil.

5: Familiar phrase meaning to calm a tense situation.

"Pouring oil on troubled waters".
Round 2. Category: Why Didn't I Think Of That?
1: This invention began in 1951 as a bottle of white tempera waterbase paint and a small brush.

Wite-Out (or Liquid Paper).

2: In 1888 Nikola Tesla came up with the first practical system for generating and transmitting this type of current.

A.C..

3: Hiram Percy Maxim invented the muffler for a car and this for a gun.

a silencer.

4: Andrew Beard invented an improvement for the device that coupled 2 of these when they bumped together.

train cars.

5: Garrett Morgan's "safety hood" was one of these used by World War I soldiers.

a gas mask.
Round 3. Category: Origin Of The Specious
1: Forwarding an e-mail supposedly sent by this Microsoft chairman got you $1,000 and a free copy of Windows.

Gates.

2: Altar-bound Jennifer Wilbanks' 2005 kidnapping proved to be less than true, so she was given this 2-word nickname.

the "Runaway Bride".

3: This Caribbean leader's reported baseball tryouts for the Major Leagues in the '40s never happened.

Castro.

4: Oprah Winfrey said that she was "deeply sorry" over the scandal that this man's "A Million Little Pieces" had caused.

(James) Frey.

5: Words from Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love" have been attributed to this African leader.

(Nelson) Mandela.
Round 4. Category: Tough Facts
1: Throughout the Middle Ages, it was the principal, if not the only table utensil.

Knife.

2: Former county of England known for a pudding and a terrier.

Yorkshire.

3: Spanky was part of "Our Gang" and Jiang Qing, Mao's widow, was part of this gang.

The Gang of Four.

4: Opposed to the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty formed committees of this to spread the word.

Committees of Correspondence.

5: From Arabic for "authority", it's the title used by monarchs of the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires.

Sultan.
Round 5. Category: Let's "Split"
1: A house with floors that differ by about half a story.

split-level.

2: These singing and dancing animals hosted their own Saturday morning "Adventure Hour" from 1968 to 1970.

the Banana Splits.

3: On May 25, 2000 Sony investors suddenly had twice as many shares thanks to one of these actions.

stock split.

4: It could be slang for a town where divorced people live.

splitsville.

5: In football, you'll find them outside the offensive tackles or when the quarterback has a bad hair day.

split ends.
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August 08, 2022Episode 544 - National Anthems - Let's Play Some Basketball - Presidential Libraries - Banana Republic - Famous Women
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 544, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: National Anthems
1: "Land der Berge, Land am Strome".

Austria.

2: This large Asian country's "Jana-Gana-Mana" means "Thou art the ruler of the minds of all the people".

India.

3: Franz Erkel, a noted composer of this country, wrote its nat'l anthem, "Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart".

Hungary.

4: "Towards the East, an eye looks to Zion".

Israel.

5: "Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, we'll toil with hearts and hands".

Australia.
Round 2. Category: Let's Play Some Basketball
1: In basketball, 2 types of these are personal and technical.

fouls.

2: (Hi, I'm Allan Houston of the NBA.) I helped the U.S. bring home the men's basketball gold from the 2000 Summer Olympics held in this city.

Sydney.

3: In the 2001 playoffs, Derek Fisher set a record, making 15 of these in 4 games against San Antonio.

three-pointers.

4: (Hi, I'm Michael Finley.) As a Badger on this college basketball team, I became its all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points.

the University of Wisconsin.

5: He coached the University of North Carolina men's college basketball team in 4 different decades.

Dean Smith.
Round 3. Category: Presidential Libraries
1: Along with his papers, his library contains a large mural by Thomas Hart Benton.

Harry Truman.

2: The war exhibit "Korea Plus 50: No Longer Forgotten" is a joint-access project between the libraries of these 2 presidents.

Truman and Eisenhower.

3: His library has a desk that's an exact replica of the one that his son was photographed under in 1963.

John F. Kennedy.

4: Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Gerald Ford.

5: Abilene, Kansas.

Eisenhower.
Round 4. Category: Banana Republic
1: Don't confuse this banana-producing nation whose name means "Sunday" with the country on Hispaniola.

Dominica.

2: In 1998 the Cincinnati Enquirer apologized for stealing voice mails from this giant U.S. banana company.

Chiquita.

3: In this country the Chapare region east of La Paz is fertile banana terrain.

Bolivia.

4: Bananas are a culinary mainstay in Bahia, an Atlantic coast state in this South American country.

Brazil.

5: This country bordering Kenya, Tanzania, Congo and Sudan is one of Africa's leading banana producers.

Uganda.
Round 5. Category: Famous Women
1: Drinks definitely were not on this pro-Prohibition woman.

Carrie Nation.

2: She received a doctorate from Cambridge in 1965 after doing a thesis on chimpanzee behavior.

Jane Goodall.

3: This former representative from Colorado co-chaired Gary Hart's presidential campaign.

Pat Schroeder.

4: She died just a few months after her only book, "Black Beauty", was published.

Anna Sewell.

5: Freed from slavery in 1827, she went to court to get her son back from the South; "verify" her.

Sojourner Truth.
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August 07, 2022Episode 574 - "House" And "Home" - Martha My Dear - A Walk In The Park - Murder And Mayhem - French Words And Phrases
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home"
1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line.

Homestretch.

2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting.

Home Box Office.

3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years.

The Homestead Act.

4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse.

House of Cards.

5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play.

"All The Way Home".
Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear
1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart.

Martha Stewart.

2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner.

Martha Washington.

3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street".

Martha Reeves.

4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman.

Martha Grimes.

5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night".

Martha Graham.
Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park
1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV.

Regent's Park.

2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV.

The White House.

3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city.

Jerusalem.

4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766.

Vienna.

5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest.

Portland, Oregon.
Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem
1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood.

The Untouchables.

2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance.

Butch Cassidy.

3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal.

The Inquisition.

4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer.

Mayflower.

5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you.

Leopold and Loeb.
Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases
1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb.

silence is golden.

2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin.

A.D. (Anno Domini).

3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists.

Avant-Garde.

4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such.

nom de plume.

5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared.

cuisine.
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August 07, 2022Episode 543 - Africa's Official Languages - Noms De Plume - The Tool Shed - 23 Skidoo - Tv The Kids Love
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 543, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Africa's Official Languages
1: In Benin:this.

French.

2: In Gabon:this.

French.

3: In Cameroon:English and this.

French.

4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this.

French.

5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this.

English.
Round 2. Category: Noms De Plume
1: In French this graceful swimmer is un cygne.

a swan.

2: This peaceful bird is une colombe.

a dove.

3: Ask your "mother"-- this "silly" bird is une oie.

a goose.

4: This nocturnal bird of prey is un hibou.

an owl.

5: This small game bird is une caille.

a quail.
Round 3. Category: The Tool Shed
1: Dremel makes a 14,000-rpm tool for cutting these, a traditional October activity.

pumpkins.

2: Peter Gabriel sang about this long-handled smashing tool.

sledgehammer.

3: Seen here is the tool called a cutter for this fastener.

a bolt.

4: A group of different-sized attachments for a ratchet-style wrench is called this set.

a socket wrench (or socket set).

5: A group of different-sized attachments for a ratchet-style wrench is called this set.

a socket wrench (or socket set).
Round 4. Category: 23 Skidoo
1: National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23, the birthday of this man born in 1737.

Hancock.

2: She was shot 23 times on May 23, 1934.

Bonnie Parker.

3: Traditionally, the swallows begin leaving here on October 23rd.

(San Juan) Capistrano.

4: She was married to Henry VIII for 23 years.

Catherine of Aragon.

5: In July the U.S. Open golf tournament was won by this amateur in a playoff.

Bobby Jones.
Round 5. Category: Tv The Kids Love
1: Keri Russell plays a 17-year-old who's a college freshman on this WB drama.

Felicity.

2: James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes play residents of Capeside on this drama filled with teen angst.

Dawson's Creek.

3: Glenn Close was the voice of Marge's long-lost mother-in-law on this show.

The Simpsons.

4: David Boreanaz plays this sensitive and tormented vampire who's in love with a vampire slayer.

Angel.

5: As Cory Matthews, Ben Savage is smitten with Topanga Lawrence on this show.

Boy Meets World.
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August 06, 2022Episode 542 - Going National - Double D Words - Nfl Home Stadiums - In Your Cabinet - Exclamations!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 542, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Going National
1: Heel and cigar.

Cuban.

2: Guard and chard.

Swiss.

3: Toast and twist.

French.

4: Linen and potato.

Ireland.

5: Linen and potato.

Ireland.
Round 2. Category: Double D Words
1: Colby is a mild variety of this cheese.

cheddar.

2: It follows step-, corporate and Jacob's.

ladder.

3: Siddhartha Gautama's title.

Buddha.

4: It can mean the mean, or the waist.

the middle.

5: Pamper a person, or cook eggs gently in water without boiling.

coddle.
Round 3. Category: Nfl Home Stadiums
1: The Superdome.

New Orleans Saints.

2: Heinz Field.

the Pittsburgh Steelers.

3: Sun Devil Stadium.

Arizona Cardinals.

4: Monster Park.

the San Francisco 49ers.

5: The Edward Jones Dome.

the Rams.
Round 4. Category: In Your Cabinet
1: It's the "nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine".

NyQuil.

2: For stomach pain, this brand now comes in cherry flavor and says, "pink tastes better than you think!".

Pepto-Bismol.

3: This mouthwash company says there are "millions of reasons to rinse".

Listerine.

4: For athlete's foot, boom! John Madden recommends "tough actin'" this; boom!.

Tinactin.

5: OK, picture the sailor walking around...now, hear that whistling in the ads for this men's scent?.

Old Spice.
Round 5. Category: Exclamations!
1: Divine bovine!.

Holy cow!.

2: It precedes "whillikers" and "whiz" and will cause your horse to turn right.

Gee.

3: It can be an interjection by itself or be tacked onto the end of "gad".

Zooks.

4: An appearance as if by magic may be accompanied by this, French for "see there".

Voila!.

5: From the Dutch for "hold fast", it's a pirate's order to stop.

Avast!.
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August 05, 2022Episode 541 - Taunt "O" - Villages - I'm An Animal - Weird Nature - Asian-American Firsts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 541, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Taunt "O"
1: By its isolated nature, your last original thought might be considered one of these children without parents.

an orphan.

2: Being around you has completely killed my sense of this, the tendency to expect the best of life.

optimism.

3: At your place of work, it might behoove us to replace you with one of these Pongo pygmaeus apes of Borneo.

an orangutan.

4: When you try to make a point, you flail around like one of these mollusks with 8 limbs.

an octopus.

5: After a wrong response, we may need to use one of these cathode-ray "scopes" to check for brain activity.

an oscilloscope.
Round 2. Category: Villages
1: The name of this California village near Monterey goes back to a group of monks, not a candy.

Carmel (Carmelite monks).

2: Washington Square Park is the hub of this area of New York City.

Greenwich Village.

3: A famous hard cheese is named for this Somerset, England village in which it was first developed.

Cheddar.

4: Jacques Cartier gave this name to the hill behind the village of Hochelaga.

Montreal (Mount Royal).

5: At the start of the play, Macbeth is the thane of this Scottish village and lives in its castle.

Glams and Cawdor.
Round 3. Category: I'm An Animal
1: Before each shuttle landing at the KSC, workers have to remove these reptiles that like to sun on the runway.

alligators.

2: This insect's sound as he rubs his wings together is a courtship song.

a cricket.

3: The most abundant species of bear, these "colorful" ones can live for more than 30 years in the wild.

black bears.

4: A baboon's diet can include rodents, birds and even fawns of this "g"raceful small antelope.

a gazelle.

5: Boeing has named a military aircraft after this bird that's showing off its flight capabilities.

an osprey.
Round 4. Category: Weird Nature
1: These ungulates have a third eyelid to protect their eyes from blowing sand.

Camels.

2: A giraffe can clean its ears with this up to 18-inch-long appendage.

Tongue.

3: Named for the Welsh for "white head", this bird can swim, but not fly.

Penguin.

4: Call a cop! You're born with 300 of these, but by the time you grow up you only have 206.

Bones.

5: A fungus gets mighty cozy when it teams up with one of these organisms to live symbiotically as a lichen.

Algae.
Round 5. Category: Asian-American Firsts
1: In 1993 this person became the first Asian American to anchor a major network TV newscast.

Connie Chung.

2: The first Asian-American U.S. senator was Hiram Fong, who began representing this state in 1959.

Hawaii.

3: The first Asian American to command a U.S. combat battalion was Young Oak Kim during this war.

WW II.

4: The first Asian to win an acting Oscar was Haing Ngor, Best Supporting Actor for this 1984 film.

The Killing Fields.

5: Sadly Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American in space, was on this 1986 shuttle flight.

Challenger.
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August 04, 2022Episode 540 - The High Cost Of Living - Victorian Verse - Bedtime - Fraternities And Sororities - Name That Tune-Ster
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 540, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Benny
1: In the 1790s astronomer and mathematician Benjamin Banneker compiled an annual one of these.

almanac.

2: In 1785 Thomas Jefferson succeeded him as minister to France.

Benjamin Franklin.

3: While in office, he admitted 6 states, more than any other U.S. president.

Benjamin Harrison.

4: In addition to his "Baby and Child Care" book, he wrote "Caring for Your Disabled Child".

Dr. Benjamin Spock.

5: In 1954 he turned Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" into an opera.

Benjamin Britten.
Round 2. Category: Going Cuckoo
1: Sonny is the bird who's "cuckoo for" this cereal.

Cocoa Puffs.

2: Edmund Spenser called "The Merry Cuckoo" the "messenger of" this season.

Spring.

3: This term for the husband of an adulterous wife is derived from cuckoo.

Cuckold.

4: In this 1962 novel, McMurphy takes on Nurse Ratched.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".

5: In this film, Harry Lime says Switzerland's 500 years of democracy and peace produced--the cuckoo clock.

The Third Man.
Round 3. Category: Plagues On Egypt
1: Plague No. 4, they were everywhere, including in my soup! Waiter!.

flies.

2: In plague No. 2 these went a-pharaoh courtin', uh-huh.

frogs.

3: This plague, No. 8, occurs every 17 years in some places.

locusts.

4: In 1991 Gloria Estefan was "Coming Out of" this, also plague No. 9.

the darkness.

5: Pharaoh could have used a pediculicidal shampoo to get rid of these in plague No. 3.

lice.
Round 4. Category: Urban Myths
1: It's not a croc, I heard it from a friend: these croc relatives are living in the New York City sewers.

Alligators.

2: Because he's barefoot on the cover of "Abbey Road", I'm convinced this member of the Beatles is dead.

Paul McCartney.

3: My cousin just told me that a man in a hotel room had this renal organ removed while he slept.

Kidney.

4: Wow! A couple found this pirate prosthesis on their car door handle when they got home from a date.

Hook.

5: Did you hear? This man had a congressional page fired for making a "Love Boat" joke.

Fred Grandy.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 540, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The High Cost Of Living
1: According to DOE figures, it was 25 cents in 1919, and in 1980 broke through the dollar-a-gallon barrier nationally.

the cost of a gallon of gas.

2: If something's irrelevant, you might ask what it has to do with the price of these ($5,000 from a fertile donor).

eggs.

3: In 1931 New York was crowded with men selling these fruits for a nickel; today they're about 10 times that.

apples.

4: This NYC water transport cost 5 cents in 1900, 50 cents in 1990 but (happy ending) now it's free.

the Staten Island Ferry.

5: This company's first Superman comic book cost 10 cents; in 2004 its "Superman/Batman" No. 14 was $2.95.

DC Comics.
Round 2. Category: Victorian Verse
1: "Beware" this, "my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the jubjub bird...".

the jabberwock.

2: The last verse of the first version of this Tennyson poem begins, "When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made!".

"The Charge of the Light Brigade".

3: In his "Departmental Ditties", Kipling wrote, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is" this.
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August 03, 2022Episode 539 - Actor-Directors - We Love Broadway - G Is For Grafton - Advice From Dr. Joyce Brothers - Tape
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 539, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Actor-Directors
1: He directed himself, dad Lloyd and brother Jeff in the TV movie "The Thanksgiving Promise".

Beau Bridges.

2: He cast Debbie Reynolds as his "mother" in a 1996 film.

Albert Brooks.

3: "The Great Dictator" (1940).

Charlie Chaplin.

4: "The Great Dictator" (1940).

Charlie Chaplin.

5: As a divorce attorney, director Danny DeVito narrated this 1989 comedy.

The War of the Roses.
Round 2. Category: We Love Broadway
1: (Before the clue is given, Kate Reinders from the Broadway play Wicked helps with the clue.)"Popular /You're gonna be pop-u-lar /I'll teach you the proper ploys /When you talk to boys /Little ways to flirt and flounce--woww! /I'll show you what shoes to wear /How to fix your hair /Everything that really counts to be /Popular /I'll help you be pop-u-lar /You'll hang with the right cohorts /You'll be good at sports /Know the slang you gotta know /So let's start /'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go""Wicked" is based on a modern novel inspired by this classic L. Frank Baum book that took us "over the rainbow".

The Wizard of Oz.

2: Alfre Woodard winged onto B'way in "Drowning Crow", an African-American version of this Chekhov classic.

The Seagull.

3: Well, chim chim cher-ee! This musical about a flying nanny is flying onto Broadway.

Mary Poppins.

4: In 2003 he was "dirty dancing" in "Chicago" on Broadway before embarking on the show's national tour.

Patrick Swayze.

5: Hey, hey! This member of the Monkees took over the role of Zoser in "Aida" in 2004.

Micky Dolenz.
Round 3. Category: G Is For Grafton
1: Not guilty,"I is for...".

Innocent.

2: It's murder,"H is for...".

Homicide.

3: The deceased, "C is for...".

Corpse.

4: It can be direct or circumstantial,"E is for...".

Evidence.

5: One on the run,"F is for...".

Fugitive.
Round 4. Category: Advice From Dr. Joyce Brothers
1: (Dr. Joyce Brothers reads the clue.) Your daughter who's exhibiting this type of kleptomania at Wal-Mart may be trying to get attention.

shoplifting.

2: (Dr. Joyce Brothers reads the clue.) Many have overcome their fear of this; you can always start with the cliche, "unaccustomed as I am" to it.

speaking in public.

3: (Dr. Joyce Brothers reads the clue.) Make sure your kids know that this euphoria-inducing drug, also called MDMA, can do serious damage.

ecstasy.

4: (Dr. Joyce Brothers reads the clue.) Don't fear non-traditional gender roles, like a man keeping house as in this Michael Keaton film.

Mr. Mom.

5: (Dr. Joyce Brothers reads the clue.) There's no need to be ashamed of this common mental illness, even if it's alternating with mania.

depression.
Round 5. Category: Tape
1: For protection, these athletes tape both hands under their 6- to 12-ounce gloves.

Boxers.

2: This type of tape is applied to bicycles and to children's clothing as a safety device.

Reflective tape.

3: A popular calendar is titled "365 Days of" this often gray cloth tape.

Duct tape.

4: As its name indicates, it's used especially to cover surfaces during painting.

Masking tape.

5: Used to insulate electrical wires, it's named for the force that resists sliding objects.

Friction tape.
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August 02, 2022Episode 538 - Quick Moby-Dick - It's A Disaster! - Indy 500 Flags - Only Small Actors - Cowboys And Indians
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 538, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Quick Moby-Dick
1: The biblical prophet who's the subject of chapter 83.

Jonah.

2: Of the Monica, the Rachel or the Phoebe, the rescue ship at the tale's end.

the Rachel.

3: Melville's subtitle for the first American edition.

The Whale.

4: The harpooner from Kokovoko with the rad tats.

Queequeg.

5: Salem, Massachusetts author to whom the 1851 novel is dedicated.

Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Round 2. Category: It's A Disaster!
1: In 1917 an ammunition ship explosion in this Nova Scotia capital leveled 2 square miles and killed 1,600 people.

Halifax.

2: This Pennsylvania city had more than $200 million in damage when it was flooded yet again in 1977.

Johnstown.

3: In 1992 "He" hit the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana, causing about $22 billion in damage.

Hurricane Andrew.

4: Egyptair flight 990 went down in the waters of Nantucket not far from where this Italian liner sank in 1956.

Andrea Doria.

5: In the worst aviation disaster, nearly 600 people were killed when 2 jets collided on Tenerife in this island group.

Canary Islands.
Round 3. Category: Indy 500 Flags
1: It means one lap left, not truce.

White flag.

2: A red flag is a sure sign to do this.

Stop.

3: A flag of this color doesn't tell the drivers to play chicken, it's just a caution flag.

Yellow.

4: Get this flag and you have finished the race.

Checkered flag.

5: When waved, a flag of this color lets you begin mile 1.

Green flag.
Round 4. Category: Only Small Actors
1: As the coroner in this 1939 film, Meinhardt Raabe said, "She's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead".

The Wizard of Oz.

2: In between "Austin Powers" movies, this actor played Griphook the Goblin in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

Verne Troyer.

3: This Parisian-born actor was once nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on "Fantasy Island".

HervÃ© Villechaize.

4: Zelda Rubinstein appeared as clairvoyant Tangina Barrons in this spooky 1982 Tobe Hooper film.

Poltergeist.

5: Peter Dinklage didn't play the title character in this holiday film; he did come to blows with Will Ferrell, though.

Elf.
Round 5. Category: Cowboys And Indians
1: Bailey and Stetson are popular makers of this essential piece of a cowboy's outfit.

hats.

2: A Nebraska brick was a square of prairie turf used to build this type of house.

a sod house.

3: More than 80% of India's population practices this religion.

Hinduism.

4: This leader of India's independence movement was known as "the Great Soul".

Gandhi.

5: Cowboys collect roaming cattle for sorting and branding at these "circular" events.

a roundup.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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