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January 19, 2024Episode 1074 - Er talk - A little "r" and "r" - Food potpourri - Long live the king - Swamp things
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1074, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Er Talk
1: If a patient has suffered cardiac arrest, this color "code" should be called.
blue.
2: This 4-letter term means ASAP! Immediately!.
stat.
3: Give the patient 250 c.c.s of normal saline, c.c. standing for this.
cubic centimeter.
4: You'll need follow-up rehab with a P.T., this professional.
a physical therapist.
5: Know your ABCs: check this (the "A"), breathing and circulation.
airway.
Round 2. Category: A Little R And R. With R" And "R in quotation marks
1: In 1962 Nat King Cole sang the following to this title female:.
"Ramblin' Rose".
2: In China, it's called Yuan Jiang; in Vietnam, Song Hong.
Red River.
3: It's not a 100-meter dash for rodents, but a tiring, meaningless competitve activity.
Ratrace.
4: Dale Evans might enjoy this nonalcoholic cocktail of cola and grenadine.
Roy Rogers.
5: While attending Eureka College, this future president served as a reporter for the Pegasus, the school paper.
Ronald Reagan.
Round 3. Category: Food Potpourri
1: You can make pudding and cookies, as well as pie, from the flesh of this jack-o-lantern gourd.
a pumpkin.
2: This fast food chain officially introduced the Colonel's Rotisserie Gold in 1993.
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
3: The frosting for German chocolate cake contains this tropical ingredient, flaked and sweetened.
coconut.
4: The name of this popular dip comes from the Nahuatl words ahuacatl-- "Avocado"-- and molli "sauce".
guacamole.
5: This basic gumbo ingredient consists of tapering green pods that become sticky when stewed.
okra.
Round 4. Category: Long Live The King
1: In 1964 Elvis bought a yacht owned by this ex-president for $55,000, then donated it to the March of Dimes.
FDR.
2: John Hancock signed his name big so “John Bull” including this king, could read it without glasses.
George III.
3: On Sept. 9, 1956 an estimated 1/3 of the U.S. population watched Elvis on this man's variety show.
Ed Sullivan.
4: While married to Isabella I, he sired at least 2 daughters with other women.
Ferdinand.
5: As harpsichordist for this Prussian king, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach often accompanied him in concert.
Frederick the Great.
Round 5. Category: Swamp Things
1: Singer of the following 1971 song set in a swamp: "Yeah, here comes Amos / Now Amos Moses was a Cajun / He lived by himself...".
Jerry Reed.
2: In "Gentle Ben" Dennis Weaver played a game warden in this Florida swamp.
the Everglades.
3: Star of "Maude" who was pawed by the "Swamp Thing" in the 1982 film.
Adrienne Barbeau.
4: Beetle Bailey is stationed there.
Camp Swampy.
5: The 3 residents of "The Swamp" in the final season of "M·A·S·H".
Hawkeye, B.J. and Major Charles Winchester.
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January 18, 2024Episode 1073 - So it must be "tru" - Happy federal holiday! - Mountain do - Cherchez la femme - Stock and trade
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1073, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: So It Must Be Tru. With Tru in quotation marks
1: From the German for "whirlpool" comes this treat that's rolled and baked.
strudel.
2: I don't mean to do this, thrust myself without permission or welcome... actually, I do, I totally mean to do this.
intrude.
3: Absent from school without permission.
truant.
4: No lie, it's the 2-word colloquial term for the drug called thiopental.
truth serum.
5: Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others.
altruistic.
Round 2. Category: Happy Federal Holiday!
1: In 1789 a general proclamation was issued naming November 26 a day of national this.
thanksgiving.
2: This man's Jan. 15 birthday is honored each year with a holiday on the third Monday of the month.
Martin Luther King.
3: In 1792 NYC honored the 300th anniv. of a famous arrival with the first major U.S. celebration of this holiday.
Columbus Day.
4: I've never belted out "Here We Come A-Wassailing", traditionally sung to celebrate this, but I'm still takin' this day off!.
Christmas.
5: Matthew Maguire, a machinist, played a big role in staging the first parade for this holiday in NYC in September 1882.
Labor Day.
Round 3. Category: Mountain Do
1: Appropriately, the highest mountain peak in this South American country is Pico Cristobal Colon.
Colombia.
2: This range has more mountains that rise at least 26,000 feet than any other.
the Himalayas.
3: It's sometimes referred to as Mount Tacoma.
Mount Rainier.
4: Belize has a mountain range named for these pre-Columbian people who retreated there from the Spaniards.
the Mayans.
5: Frederick Cook, who claimed to have beaten Peary to the pole, also claimed to have scaled this highest Alaskan peak.
Denali (or Mount McKinley).
Round 4. Category: Cherchez La Femme
1: Gene Tunney,Gene Tierney,Gene Rayburn.
Gene Tierney.
2: Sean Bean,Sean Young,Sean O'Casey.
Sean Young.
3: Joey Heatherton, Joey Lawrence, Joey Fatone.
Joey Heatherton.
4: Ashley Montagu,Ashleigh Banfield,Ashley Wilkes.
Ashleigh Banfield.
5: Parker Stevenson, Parker Posey, Parker Pyne.
Parker Posey.
Round 5. Category: Stock And Trade
1: This company, TM, is a hybrid, as it also runs a financial services division.
Toyota.
2: For everything else, there's MA, this company.
MasterCard.
3: If you want to snowboard or ski, go freestyle with KTO, this sporty company.
K2.
4: You can really clean up with this company, WHR.
Whirlpool.
5: This company, RTN, believes in a strong defense.
Raytheon.
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January 17, 2024Episode 1072 - Tv shows based on books by women - Breads and rolls - D.i.y. - Catch the quechua word - Animals among us
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1072, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Shows Based On Books By Women
1: This show and its prequel "The Carrie Diaries" were based on books by Candace Bushnell.
Sex and the City.
2: Kathy Reichs drew upon her own work as a forensic anthropologist to pen the Temperance Brennan books that became this show.
Bones.
3: In the 1970s and '80s Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson starred in "Little House on the Prairie", based on books by this author.
Laura Ingalls Wilder.
4: 3 young E.T.s appear as humans and attend a New Mexico high school in books by Melinda Metz, the basis for this TV show.
Roswell.
5: Based on novels by Deborah Harkness, "A Discovery of" these beings centers on historian Diana Bishop, who has magical abilities.
Witches.
Round 2. Category: Breads And Rolls
1: This bread made with dough left over from the previous day is associated with prospecting.
sourdough.
2: This crescent-shaped roll dates back to the 1680s, when Austria and Hungary were at war with Turkey.
a croissant.
3: This heavy, dark bread originated in Westphalia, Germany.
pumpernickel.
4: Puddinglike spoon bread is made of this grain.
corn.
5: Made of clumps of dough piled in a tube pan, bubble bread is also known by this simian name.
monkey bread.
Round 3. Category: D.I.Y.
1: This word for a way to save energy and money also refers to sealing up the seams of a ship.
caulking.
2: To clean red wine out of a carpet, sprinkle on this common condiment for 15 minutes, then rinse with soap.
vinegar (or salt).
3: Fix your stained-glass problems using this, the word for any alloy that's heated to join the lead strips.
solder.
4: If you're working with wood that doesn't need a finished look, you can use the waffle-head type of this.
a hammer.
5: To cut a hole in drywall for an electrical outlet, use this saw that sounds like you're working on a door.
a keyhole saw.
Round 4. Category: Catch The Quechua Word
1: The Quechua people of Peru used this word meaning "ruler" to refer to themselves.
Inca.
2: This 4-letter alternate name for the mountain lion comes from the Quechua.
puma.
3: The Quechua word for "bark" gives us the name of this malaria medicine obtained from the bark of a tree.
quinine.
4: Quechua for "dried flesh", it's meat cut into strips and cured.
jerky.
5: Louisiana French for a bonus given to a customer for making a purchase, it's from the Quechua for 'to give more".
lagniappe.
Round 5. Category: Animals Among Us
1: The U.S. military used these animals to aid the clearing of underwater mines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
dolphins.
2: The lesser pandas of Asia are related to this "masked" North American mammal of the genus Procyon.
the raccoon.
3: Plentiful in the Eurasian steppes in the late Pleistocene, these animals stood 16 feet high and had tusks 16 feet long.
mammoths.
4: A traditional Uzbek meal might include shurpa, the meat of this "timid" animal served with vegetable soup.
a lamb (or sheep).
5: Like the last passenger pigeon, the last captive Carolina parakeet died in the 1910s in this Ohio city's zoo.
Cincinnati.
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January 16, 2024Episode 1071 - African islands - Mystery meat - First "in", last "out" - Wonder drugs - Original titles in literature?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1071, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: African Islands
1: Uganda's Sese Islands lie in the northern part of this large lake.
Lake Victoria.
2: Parts of this capital city lie on the islands of Gezira and Roda in the Nile River.
Cairo.
3: Now a part of Tanzania, this island known for its cloves was mentioned in "The Patty Duke Show" theme song.
Zanzibar.
4: Smell the sweet air of the clove-producing island of Pemba in this country's Zanzibar archipelago.
Tanzania.
5: Malagasy, 1 of its 2 official languages, is of Indonesian origin.
Madagascar.
Round 2. Category: Mystery Meat
1: This popular sliced pizza sausage usually made of beef and pork is named for what seasons it.
Pepperoni.
2: Coq au Vin.
chicken.
3: Demonic adjective that describes a type of canned ham or an egg appetizer.
Deviled.
4: You get a grade "A" if you know USDA stands for this, which has been grading meat quality since 1923.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
5: This North American marsupial finds its way into a tasty stew.
Opossum.
Round 3. Category: First In, Last Out. With In", Last "Out in quotes
1: They're what acronyms are composed of.
initials.
2: Molten gold is sometimes poured into this type of mold.
an ingot.
3: When used by management, this type of labor tactic literally bars workers from their place of employ.
lockout.
4: The sign here announces to drivers an upcoming one of these intersections.
a roundabout.
5: Type of expenses incurred casually and in addition to the expected amount.
incidental.
Round 4. Category: Wonder Drugs
1: Humulin, used by diabetics, is short for "human" this.
insulin.
2: Football coach and triple-bypass patient Dan Reeves advertises Zocor, which mainly aims to lower this.
cholesterol.
3: Advil migraine eases the throbbing with 200 milligrams of this.
ibuprofen.
4: The arthritis medicine lodine is an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-this drug.
inflammatory.
5: Chlorpromazine, aka this, was approved by the FDA in 1954 and became the prototype antipsychotic.
thorazine.
Round 5. Category: Original Titles In Literature?
1: 1937:"Ferris Bilbo's Day Off".
The Hobbit.
2: 1949:"Big Brother and The Holding Co.: A Winston Smith Novel".
1984.
3: Homer's 24-book sequel:"Tell Penny I'll Be Right Back".
the Odyssey.
4: Late 14th century:"A Miller, a Reeve and a Nun Walk into a Bar".
The Canterbury Tales.
5: 1726:"Where in the World Is Lemuel?".
Gulliver's Travels.
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January 15, 2024Episode 1070 - Novels since 1900 - This side "up" - "x"odus - Pie-pourri - Great places to propose
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1070, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Novels Since 1900
1: 23-year-old Andrea Sachs gets a job as a personal assistant at Runway magazine in this Lauren Weisberger novel.
The Devil Wears Prada.
2: "Texasville" and "Duane's Depressed" are 2 of the many tales of the small-town west by this author who died in 2021.
(Larry) McMurtry.
3: The name of this realtor and Sinclair Lewis title character has come to mean a witless booster.
(George) Babbitt.
4: There's a weapon in the title of this modern updating of an ancient English legend by T.H. White.
The Sword in the Stone.
5: Paul Bäumer is a young German student turned soldier in this World War I novel.
All Quiet on the Western Front.
Round 2. Category: This Side Up. With Up in quotation marks
1: Dude, you're way too this word, nervous and easily annoyed.
uptight.
2: This "Saturday Night Live" newscast title has been used since a weekend in 1975.
Weekend Update.
3: "Casablanca" begins with an order to do this to "all suspicious characters and search them".
round up.
4: In summer 2013 shares of Pandora stock surged after Goldman Sachs did this to it from "neutral" to "buy".
upgrade.
5: Hang gliders ride these rising currents of air to stay aloft.
updrafts.
Round 3. Category: XOdus. With X in quotes
1: Back Off! I've got this irrational fear of strangers.
Xenophobia.
2: A brand name, it's become a synonym for a photocopy.
Xerox.
3: Second name of St. Francis, known as the "Apostle of the Indies".
Xavier.
4: It's the 4-letter spelling of the shortened form of Christmas; many Christians frown on it.
Xmas.
5: It's the alphabetical name for the troubling 1790s incident involving French agents.
XYZ Affair.
Round 4. Category: Pie-Pourri
1: Betty Crocker has a recipe for rhubarb pie topped with this fluff made from egg whites.
meringue.
2: To make this pie topping, stiffly beat egg whites and add granulated sugar one tablespoon at a time.
meringue.
3: You don't need a lot of dough to make pie crust; smash up some chocolate wafers to make this kind of crust instead.
a crumb crust.
4: Confusingly, this official state dessert of Massachusetts is called pie but made with sponge cake.
Boston cream pie.
5: Not chocolate silk or chocolate chiffon, but chocolate this glossy fabric is a favorite at Marie Callender's.
chocolate satin.
Round 5. Category: Great Places To Propose
1: At a spot near this spectacular site in Africa.
Victoria Falls.
2: In Agra, before this monument to eternal love.
the Taj Mahal.
3: High atop this British attraction.
the Millennium Wheel.
4: On this oldest bridge in Paris, whose name means otherwise.
Pont-Neuf.
5: On a beach on this Caribbean island, named for a female saint, with one of its famous volcanic peaks in the background.
Saint Lucia.
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January 14, 2024Episode 1085 - Medical prefixes and suffixes - '80s film comedy - Show me the munchies! - 2 first names - Conquistadors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1085, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Medical Prefixes And Suffixes
1: These 2 -iatricians specialize in opposite times of life and there's often talk of a surplus of one and a shortage of the other.
a pediatrician and a geriatrician.
2: -sclerosis,as in "of an artery".
hardening.
3: After my-, it means pain in the muscles; after neur-, it's pain along the course of a nerve.
-algia.
4: Following lump- and tonsil(l)-, it denotes a surgical removal.
-ectomy.
5: Schizo-,as in an atom or a banana dessert.
split.
Round 2. Category: '80s Film Comedy
1: Golf course groundskeeper Bill Murray battles gophers in this laugh riot.
Caddyshack.
2: SCTV's Bob and Doug McKenzie foamed up on the big screen in this 1983 movie.
Strange Brew.
3: He played movie star and TV guest star Alan Swann in 1982's "My Favorite Year".
Peter O'Toole.
4: This film starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and a robot electrified audiences in '86.
Short Circuit.
5: It's the film in which Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy a dream house that turns into a nightmare.
The Money Pit.
Round 3. Category: Show Me The Munchies!
1: Logically enough, brands of this snack favorite include Jiffy Pop and Pop Secret.
popcorn.
2: Get twisted with these ancient treats made from dough that's baked, salted and usually twisted into a loose knot.
a pretzel.
3: It's Super Bowl time! Break out the chips and this yummy dip made from mashed avocados and cilantro.
guacamole.
4: One of the two snacks mentioned in the song "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".
peanuts or Cracker Jacks.
5: Many different snacks from this brand are supposedly baked by elves in a hollow tree.
Keebler.
Round 4. Category: 2 First Names
1: He won an Emmy for portraying Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra".
Michael Douglas.
2: The doormat at her Nashville museum reads, "Howdee!".
Minnie Pearl.
3: This star of "Glee" made her Broadway debut at age 8 playing Cosette in "Les Miz".
Lea Michele.
4: In 1988 he won the "Best Actor" Oscar.
Michael Douglas.
5: In the '90s his "you got the right one baby" Diet Pepsi commercials earned him a new generation of fans--uh huh!.
Ray Charles.
Round 5. Category: Conquistadors
1: The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542.
San Diego.
2: Sent to Mexico to get this Spanish leader to resign, Panfilo de Narvaez lost the battle and his eye instead.
Cortés.
3: The conquistador-laden ships that landed at Darien in 1514 were called this, also the name of a later 16th c. Spanish fleet.
the Armada.
4: Maybe the 1st black African in the New World, Juan Garrido pillaged in Mexico before going to Florida with this man.
Ponce de León.
5: Despite retaking this Incan capital, Diego de Almagro was killed for imprisoning Pizarro's brothers.
Cuzco.
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January 14, 2024Episode 1075 - International get-togethers - Drug store - It's a girl! - Action movie stars - Let me entertain you
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1075, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: International Get-Togethers
1: In spring, head out from this largest Dutch city to the regional trade event focusing on tulips.
Amsterdam.
2: Toronto's Collision Conference has a program for these tech companies named for their fledgling nature.
start-ups.
3: This Austin-based meet-up was focused on music when it launched in 1987, but now includes other media.
South by Southwest.
4: In 2018 the India Mobile Congress event focused on telecom issues, especially this new alphanumeric mobile network.
5G.
5: Billed as the "most influential tech event in the world", this event featuring gizmos and gadgets has been held in Las Vegas since 1978.
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Round 2. Category: Drug Store
1: For most of its 100 plus years, it's been the world's best-selling mouthwash.
Listerine.
2: The best-selling brand of children's vitamins in the U.S. is named for these cartoon characters.
the Flintstones.
3: It completed the '50s jingle, "You'll wonder where the yellow went...".
"when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent".
4: People spray Chloraseptic to relieve this pain.
a sore throat.
5: Generic name of the pain reliever in Bufferin.
acetylsalicylic acid.
Round 3. Category: It'S A Girl!
1: This 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in a small Alabama town and narrated by a young girl.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
2: Short story shorter: "Grimm" girl, loves power colors and older relatives, has problems with wolf.
(Little) Red Riding Hood.
3: In this 1900 book a farm girl encounters some rough weather and ends up, well, not in Kansas anymore.
The Wizard of Oz.
4: Proving once again that pig's blood and proms just don't mix, this Stephen King title girl puts mind over matter.
Carrie.
5: This 9-year-old novel heroine has superhuman strength and lives in Sweden in her house, Villa Villekulla.
Pippi Longstocking.
Round 4. Category: Action Movie Stars
1: In this film, gunfighter Steve McQueen joins up with 6 others to defend a Mexican village from bandits.
The Magnificent Seven.
2: As Snake Plissken, this actor had to "Escape from" New York and Los Angeles.
(Kurt) Russell.
3: This actor returns as Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Far From Home", trying to enjoy a vacation while battling new foes in Europe.
Tom Holland.
4: It was Riggs, Murtaugh and Chris rock as Detective Lee Butters in film number 4 in this series.
Lethal Weapon.
5: This actress' role in "Salt" as an accused spy for Russia was originally written for Tom Cruise.
Angelina Jolie.
Round 5. Category: Let Me Entertain You
1: You're having a party? Let me do this job and my 4-deck mixing skills will fill the dance floor.
DJ (or disc jockey).
2: Drake and Eminem were featured artists on "Loud", an album from this single-named singer.
Rihanna.
3: I'll do this, tap dance without the metal taps.
soft-shoe.
4: Steve Carell voiced "superbad superdad" Gru, a criminal mastermind-turned-family man in this animated pic.
Despicable Me.
5: How about my impression of this actor; I'll be sure to say "Pilgrim", like he does in "McLintock!".
John Wayne.
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January 14, 2024Episode 1069 - A trip to the islands - The name of the board game - My name is earl warren - Make light work - Inca hoots?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1069, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: A Trip To The Islands
1: This 2,200-square-mile Canadian island was named for a son of George III.
Prince Edward Island.
2: The "Big Island" of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is shared between Argentina and this country.
Chile.
3: The migration of the red crabs is an annual spectacle on this Indian Ocean island named for a holiday.
Christmas Island.
4: An island called the Phantom Ship rises from the water inside a volcanic caldera in this Oregon national park.
Crater Lake.
5: On this Greek island you can soak up the sun on Elafonisi Beach or tour the ruins of the ancient palace of Knossos.
Crete.
Round 2. Category: The Name Of The Board Game
1: Rhinoplasty or appendectomy, for example.
Operation.
2: The USS Missouri is an Iowa-class one.
Battleship.
3: The Sherman Act of 1890 was meant to combat this type of business.
Monopoly.
4: Slang for a tornado.
Twister.
5: Nixon's spaniel.
Checkers.
Round 3. Category: My Name Is Earl Warren
1: In Reynolds v. Sims I said that representation in legislatures must be based mostly on population: one man, one this.
vote.
2: I am interred at this national cemetery.
Arlington.
3: I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953.
California.
4: On June 23, 1969 I swore in this man as Chief Justice of the U.S..
Warren Burger.
5: I ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional in this landmark 1954 case.
Brown v. Board of Education.
Round 4. Category: Make Light Work
1: Around noon on some days, Germany gets close to half its power from this source.
solar power.
2: The light type of this is a basic tool of cell biology, magnifying specimens hundreds of times.
a microscope.
3: Take a mind-expanding journey at the live show called Paramount's Laser Spectacular, with the music of this "Dark Side" band.
Pink Floyd.
4: 10 projectors show astronomical wonders in the USA's largest of these facilities, at a Jersey City science center.
a planetarium.
5: John Alcott and Emmanuel Lubezki, people in this profession, are noted for creative use of natural light.
cinematographers.
Round 5. Category: Inca Hoots?
1: When in Peru, don't forget to check out the cute pygmy owls named for these mountains.
the Andes.
2: The name of this city taken by Pizarro in 1533 is derived from Quechuan words meaning "rock of the owl".
Cuzco.
3: After listening to its piercing cry, you'll know why this west Peruvian owl is so named.
the screech-owl.
4: Peru's ferruginous pygmy owls are the color of this, which is formed by oxidation.
rust.
5: A long-whiskered owlet was seen in Peru in 2007; it's so rare it has its own genus, Xenoglaux, meaning this "owl".
foreign (or strange).
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January 13, 2024Episode 1068 - Letters in song - Organizations for short - Things you shouldn't put in your mouth - Turtles all the way down - The cherry bowl
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1068, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Letters In Song
1: Title of the following Beatles hit, it's how many people conclude a letter:"As I write this letter/Send my love to you/Remember I'll always be with you/Be in love with you...".
P.S. I Love You.
2: If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye, it's no secret you'll feel better if you do this.
cry.
3: Pat Boone lamented, "Now my poor heart just aches with every wave it breaks over" these.
Love Letters in the Sand.
4: "I gave a letter to the postman, he put it in his sack. Bright and early next morning he" did this.
brought my letter back.
5: In "Please, Mr. Postman" it concludes the line, "Deliver the letter...".
"the sooner the better".
Round 2. Category: Organizations For Short
1: Founded in 1847, the AMA.
the American Medical Association.
2: The NAACP.
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
3: The AKC.
the American Kennel Club.
4: The K of C, all 1.8 million of them.
the Knights of Columbus.
5: Similar to the DAR, the SAR.
the Sons of the American Revolution.
Round 3. Category: Things You Shouldn'T Put In Your Mouth
1: Put the golden barrel or saguaro type of this plant in your mouth only if you want pierced lips.
cactus.
2: Socrates could tell you this herb that's sometimes confused with parsley is the perfect garnish for a funeral.
hemlock.
3: Stay clear of this Algonquin weapon as well as the same-named cruise missile used in the Persian Gulf War.
a tomahawk.
4: This man, who introduced A.C. current in the U.S., wouldn't recommend putting any appliance in your mouth.
George Westinghouse.
5: Discoverer Daniel Rutherford might fertilize with it; don't try to freeze yourself by drinking the liquid form.
nitrogen.
Round 4. Category: Turtles All The Way Down
1: "Turtles all the way down" is an apt description for how the turtle king rules Sala-ma-Sond for a time in this Dr. Seuss story.
Yertle the Turtle.
2: This group of comic book superheroes got their powers from radioactive ooze.
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
3: Built in 1775 by David Bushnell, the Turtle was a one-man hand-cranked one of these vessels used by the military.
a submarine.
4: In 1967 The Turtles had a No. 1 hit with this song that begins, "Imagine me and you, I do".
"Happy Together".
5: Greek myth says Hermes invented this harp-like instrument using a turtle shell.
a lyre.
Round 5. Category: The Cherry Bowl
1: In 1912 this Asian country gave the U.S. a bunch of cherry trees.
Japan.
2: They wrote, "A couple Deadheads in Maine sent us a postcard with a name for a new flavor" -- Cherry Garcia.
Ben and Jerry.
3: For a basketball player, it's scoring an easy hoop after a long pass downcourt.
Cherry-picking.
4: Stepdaughter of jazz musician Don, she stood high on the charts in 1989 with "Buffalo Stance".
Neneh Cherry.
5: This play debuted in 1904 at the Moscow Art Theater.
"The Cherry Orchard".
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January 12, 2024Episode 1067 - Women directing women - Acronyms made redundant - Rhyme pays - Folk etymology - After and before
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1067, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Women Directing Women
1: This Oscar-winning actress directed herself in the film "Little Man Tate".
Jodie Foster.
2: Gurinder Chadha scored when she directed Parminder Nagra in this soccer film.
Bend It Like Beckham.
3: Mira Nair had "Hysterical Blindness" before directing Reese Witherspoon in this Thackeray film.
Vanity Fair.
4: Martha Coolidge directed this actress to an Emmy for playing Dorothy Dandridge.
Halle Berry.
5: In this TV drama's "The Supremes" episode, Oscar winner Jessica Yu directed Glenn Close as a Court nominee.
The West Wing.
Round 2. Category: Acronyms Made Redundant
1: PIN number.
personal identification number.
2: EMP pulse.
electromagnetic pulse.
3: UPC code.
universal product code.
4: LCD display.
liquid crystal display.
5: SALT talks.
strategic arms limitation talks.
Round 3. Category: Rhyme Pays
1: To ponder yonder intently.
gaze.
2: Proverbially, "a month of" them is a long long time.
Sundays.
3: To eat sheep-ishly.
graze.
4: To initiate someone with pranks and tasks.
haze.
5: Judicial stoppages, like of executions.
stays.
Round 4. Category: Folk Etymology
1: To get this word for a smelly varmint, we anglicized the French for "feline that eats poultry".
polecat.
2: Cater-corner became kitty-corner after people stopped using "cater" to mean this number.
4.
3: Formed by folk etymology from an Old French word, it's not a basement but a small holder for salt.
a cellar.
4: This 10-letter word we use for someone ending his bachelorhood is partly from an alteration of guma, "man".
bridegroom.
5: Our word "cutlet" for a thin slice evolved from the French cotelette, a little one of these body parts.
rib.
Round 5. Category: After And Before
1: It's Latin for "after" but comes before "-mortem".
post.
2: As a poker term, it's a word on its own; as a prefix, it means "before".
ante.
3: Another word for your rump, this word also means subsequent.
posterior.
4: It's the adverb in the acronym FKA.
formerly.
5: The order of who is next on the throne is the line of this 10-letter word.
succession.
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9 min