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August 01, 2022Episode 537 - The '40s - Decades - Ancient Greece - Who's The Boss - Tournament
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 537, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The '40s
1: The women for whom Walter Annenberg founded this magazine in 1944 are now on Social Security.

Seventeen.

2: In 1942 RCA plated a master copy of Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" this color to honor a million sold.

Gold.

3: In his first speech as prime minister May 13, 1940 he delivered the blood, toil, tears and sweat line.

Winston Churchill.

4: In 1942 an "A" ration card allowed you 3 gallons of this a week.

Gasoline.

5: In June 1947 this general accepted Columbia University's offer to become its president.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Round 2. Category: Decades
1: Last time a man walked on the moon.

1970s (1972).

2: Hurricane Andrew hits Florida.

1990s.

3: "I Love Lucy" premieres.

1950s.

4: Ferdinand Marcos leaves the Philippines for the last time.

1980s.

5: Chinese Nationalist government flees to Taiwan.

1940s.
Round 3. Category: Ancient Greece
1: Aristotle's prescription for women in this condition was to avoid too much salt and wine.

Pregnant.

2: In 399 B.C. this philosopher was convicted by a jury of 500 men on a vote of 280 to 220.

Socrates.

3: Hesiod said this group of nine goddesses met him on Mt. Helicon and breathed the gift of song into him.

the muses.

4: Originally 6 obols equaled one of these coins.

Drachma.

5: These federations included Achaean, Delian and Amphictyonic--no National or American.

leagues.
Round 4. Category: Who's The Boss
1: The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president.

Truman.

2: Kelly Garrett, Jill Munroe and Sabrina Duncan all went undercover for this mysterious boss.

Charlie Townsend.

3: Tattoo labored for this man on "Fantasy Island".

Mr. Roarke.

4: In 1931 Salvatore Maranzano took this Mafia title, Capo di Tutti Capi in Italian; 4 months later, it was so long, Sal.

Boss of Bosses.

5: Named for founder Carlo, it's the crime family of which John Gotti was boss.

Gambino.
Round 5. Category: Tournament
1: Tournament, as well as this 5-letter word, can be used to describe mounted combat between medieval knights.

joust.

2: Geoffroi de Purelli wrote the first knights' tournament guidelines in this Norman Invasion year.

1066.

3: Sir Lionel is killed during a tournament in this musical but is later miraculously revived.

Camelot.

4: From Old French for "to mix", this no-holds-barred medieval group combat contest was basically mob against mob.

a mÃªlÃ©e.

5: Celebrated until the 17th c., the last knights' tournaments to survive involved "running at" these to spear them.

rings.
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July 31, 2022Episode 536 - In The Minority - Smarties - He Was In That? - Tv Guide's 50 Greatest Characters - I'm Just A Bill
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 536, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: In The Minority
1: They're the largest minority group in Kyrgyzstan.

the Russians.

2: People of this national ancestry form the majority, 67%, of the USA's Hispanic minority.

Mexican.

3: Filipino Muslims are called Moros, the Spanish form of this English word.

Moor.

4: Initially, Spanish officials said that a group representing this minority did the 2004 train bombings.

the Basques.

5: Arabs make up 20% of this country; they vote, serve in the army and are represented in Parliament by the United Arab List.

Israel.
Round 2. Category: Smarties
1: In 1800 William Nicholson managed to break water molecules into atoms of these 2 elements.

hydrogen and oxygen.

2: The temperature scale that this Swede invented in 1742 is used pretty much everywhere except the U.S..

Anders Celsius.

3: We'd have much dirtier windows if Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau hadn't liquefied this gas in 1798.

ammonia.

4: In 1996 Gary Hack discovered the sphenomandibularis, a previously unknown one of these in the face.

muscle.

5: Last name of the French brothers who introduced the pneumatic tire for cars.

Michelin.
Round 3. Category: He Was In That?
1: Before playing Cliff on "Cheers", John Ratzenberger appeared as Major Derlin in this second "Star Wars" film.

The Empire Strikes Back.

2: In 1961 this future "Jeopardy!" announcer hit the big screen in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian".

Johnny Gilbert.

3: Dennis Hopper played the son of Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor in this 1956 classic.

Giant.

4: This boxing champ played a bartender in "The Hustler", and that's no "Raging Bull".

(Jake) LaMotta.

5: Wayne Knight, who played Newman on "Seinfeld", got to interrogate Sharon Stone in this revealing thriller.

Basic Instinct.
Round 4. Category: Tv Guide's 50 Greatest Characters
1: Weighing in at No. 6, this son of Sarek and Amanda is the only alien in the Top 10.

Mr. Spock.

2: No. 3 on the list, this character was once pinned to a kitchen cabinet by a giant loaf of bread.

Lucy Ricardo.

3: No. 11 on the list, this backstabbing, bed-hopping oil baron was once shot by a mysterious assailant.

J.R. Ewing.

4: No. 46, this princess wears a leather and metal outift.

Xena.

5: This cop ranked No. 18 is the only totally bald character on the list, baby.

Kojak.
Round 5. Category: I'm Just A Bill
1: A hacker stole this billionaire's credit card number off the Internet and used it to order Viagra for him.

Bill Gates.

2: He authored "Between Hope and History: Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century".

Bill Clinton.

3: Seen here, this actor headed the drama department at Montana State University before his acting career took off.

Bill Pullman.

4: TV journalist and producer of such PBS series as "Genesis: A Living Conversation".

Bill Moyers.

5: (Here's Sofia having some fun at the San Diego Zoo.) This playful bird is not to be confused with the spoonbill, playbill or T-bill.

hornbill.
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July 30, 2022Episode 535 - Questionable Songs - Just Desserts - Name That Roman Emperor - Eagle Hodgepodge - Tough Potpourri
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 535, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Questionable Songs
1: Million seller in which Elvis Presley asks, "Are you sorry we drifted apart?".

"Are You Lonesome Tonight?".

2: It's what Patti Page asked about "the one with the waggly tail".

"(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?".

3: It followed Linda Ronstadt's lament "I've been cheated, been mistreated".

"When Will I Be Loved?".

4: The Shirelles said, "Tonight you're mine completely" but weren't sure about this.

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow?".

5: In her first top ten hit, Connie Francis asked this title question.

"Who's Sorry Now?".
Round 2. Category: Just Desserts
1: In England, a biscuit can be a cracker or one of these sweet treats.

cookie.

2: The original Toll House cookies were this type.

chocolate chip.

3: Sharing its name with a French novel, this candy bar was originally 3 nougat bars.

Three Musketeers.

4: Shhh! A chocolate one of these is just out of the oven.

soufflÃ©.

5: It's the 2-word French name for a custard dessert with a hard, caramelized sugar topping.

crÃ¨me brÃ»lÃ©e.
Round 3. Category: Name That Roman Emperor
1: 54-68 A.D.:Presided during a big barbecue.

Nero.

2: 117-138 A.D.:Had his own "wall" of fame.

Hadrian.

3: 37-41 A.D.:Nutty guy who once "declared war" against the ocean.

Caligula.

4: 306-337 A.D.:Converted to a non-Roman religion and moved the capital city.

Constantine.

5: 27 B.C.-14 A.D.:His sister married Mark Antony and he defeated Mark Antony.

Augustus.
Round 4. Category: Eagle Hodgepodge
1: In 1782 the U.S. chose this eagle as its national bird.

Bald eagle.

2: Young eagles are called eyases or these.

Eaglets.

3: It's a synonym for sprawl.

Spreadeagle.

4: The chapters of the Fraternal Order of Eagles are called these after the nests of eagles.

Aeries.

5: Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards won the hearts of Englanders in 1988 competing in this Olympic event.

Ski jumping.
Round 5. Category: Tough Potpourri
1: Wow! This man bought Manhattan with trinkets worth about 60 guilders, usually quoted as $24.

(Peter) Minuit.

2: It's the specific word for a person between 90 and 100 years old.

nonagenarian.

3: If you've read "The Flame Trees of Thika" (or if you saw the miniseries) you know that Thika is in this country.

Kenya.

4: She was the first African-American author to win a Pulitzer Prize; she won in 1950 for her poetry.

Gwendolyn Brooks.

5: This explorer was the governor of the Louisiana territory when he died mysteriously at a Tennessee inn in 1809.

Meriwether Lewis.
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July 29, 2022Episode 534 - Money Slang - The Gridiron - Lunar Locales - Cry "Uncle" - The Lou
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 534, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Money Slang
1: The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate.

a clam.

2: Cheap way off a rodeo bronco.

Buck.

3: Proverbially, you can "break" this food, or "take (it) out of someone's mouth"; earn some dough.

bread.

4: Bank notes that sing before fa-so-la.

Do-re-mi.

5: When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized.

the Benjamins.
Round 2. Category: The Gridiron
1: [Hi, I'm Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back of the Pittsburgh Steelers] In the 1972 playoff game against the Oakland Raiders, I caught a miraculous, game-winning pass that's been nicknamed this.

"The Immaculate Reception".

2: [Hi, I'm Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker of the Chicago Bears] Before moving to Soldier Field in 1971, the Bears played its home games for 50 seasons in this Cubs park.

Wrigley Field.

3: [Hi, I'm Champ Bailey, college football's top defensive player of 1998] The award for top defensive player in college football is named for Bronislaw Nagurski, whose nickname was this.

Bronco.

4: [Hi, I'm Raghib Ismail of the Dallas Cowboys] While at this school, I was named MVP of the Orange Bowl on the first day of the '90s.

Notre Dame.

5: [Hi, I'm Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos] In 1995 this Cowboys running back tied Jim Brown's record by scoring his 100th career TD in his 93rd NFL game.

Emmitt Smith.
Round 3. Category: Lunar Locales
1: The Mare Frigoris is the Sea of this.

Cold.

2: The Palus Somnii is the Marsh of Sleep and the Lacus Somnorium is the Lake of these.

Dreams.

3: Not on my list of vacation spots is the Lacus Mortis, the Lake of this.

Death.

4: The Sinus Iridum is the Bay of these, so start searching for those pots of gold.

Rainbows.

5: The Mare Australe is the Southern Sea and the Mare Orientale is this.

the Eastern Sea.
Round 4. Category: Cry "Uncle"
1: In his famous recruitment poster, James Montgomery Flagg modeled this figure on himself.

Uncle Sam.

2: After Little Eva's death, he's sold to Simon Legree.

Uncle Tom.

3: John Candy gets the third degree from his nephew, played by Macaulay Culkin, in this 1989 film.

"Uncle Buck".

4: It was Jackie Coogan's character on "The Addams Family".

Uncle Fester.

5: In a Chekhov play, this title character runs the estate of his brother-in-law, a pompous professor.

Uncle Vanya.
Round 5. Category: The Lou
1: He partnered with straight man Joe Lyons before he teamed with Bud Abbott.

Lou Costello.

2: The Cleveland Browns' Lou Groza was nicknamed "The Toe" for his accuracy at this.

Kicking field goals.

3: She's teamed up with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton on 2 albums.

Emmy Lou Harris.

4: With 14, he shares the record for most stolen bases in the World Series.

Lou Brock.

5: In 1929 she became First Lady.

Lou Henry Hoover.
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July 28, 2022Episode 533 - Let's Split! - Historic Women - International "K"Uisine - Tv Pioneers - Before I Was Elected
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 533, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Split!
1: In 2000 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that this computer company should be split in two.

Microsoft.

2: Grammar alert: there's a split one of these in the phrase "He chose to wisely decline the invitation".

an infinitive.

3: Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman got together long enough to split this in 1938.

the atom.

4: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda share ownership of this body of water.

Lake Victoria.

5: Name given to the period between 1378 and 1417 when the Catholic Church had 2 or 3 popes serving simultaneously.

the Great Schism.
Round 2. Category: Historic Women
1: This 19th century woman boasted, "I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger".

Harriet Tubman.

2: As one of these in ancient Egypt, Peseshet was maybe the world's first woman to say, "Turn your head and Khufu".

physician (or doctor).

3: Some say this Scottish queen married the Earl of Bothwell only because he abducted her.

Mary, Queen of Scots.

4: The proceeds from some of her souvenir hatchets helped fund a home for wives of alcoholics.

Carrie Nation.

5: "Democracy and Social Ethics" is a 1902 book by this founder of Hull House.

(Jane) Addams.
Round 3. Category: International "K"Uisine
1: In Australia, some people make a soup from the tail of this marsupial; Run, Skippy!.

a kangaroo.

2: A steak made from this Japanese beef can set you back well over a hundred dollars.

Kobe beef.

3: It's also known as a Polish sausage.

a Kielbasa.

4: Chicken or shrimp go equally well with this Szechwan dish that's also packed with peanuts.

Kung Pao.

5: (Alex tastes a South Korean delicacy.) Here in South Korea, almost every dish comes with this spicy pickled condiment; and let me tell you, it can be hot.

kimchi.
Round 4. Category: Tv Pioneers
1: Michael Landon was the man of the Ingalls household on this family drama.

Little House on the Prairie.

2: Fess Parker played the title pioneer and Ed Ames his friend Mingo on this '60s series set in Kentucky.

Daniel Boone.

3: This Dan Haggerty character's companions included a Native American, a bear and Denver Pyle.

Grizzly Adams.

4: This city was the Rocky Mountain setting of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman".

Colorado Springs.

5: Ranching came second to ridding New Mexico of lawbreakers on this Chuck Connors series.

The Rifleman.
Round 5. Category: Before I Was Elected
1: A regular rocket scientist, U.S. Representative Rush Holt of this "Garden State" was a nuclear physicist.

New Jersey.

2: Congressman Tom Osborne used to coach a little football at this Big 12 school, going 255-49-3.

Nebraska.

3: Don't "procrastinate"; tell us the name of this house majority leader and ex-exterminator from Houston.

Tom DeLay.

4: Congressman Don Young of this state can list "Fort Yukon Riverboat Captain" on his resume.

Alaska.

5: Senator Lincoln Chafee of this New England state spent 7 years as a blacksmith at racetracks in the U.S. and Canada.

Rhode Island.
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July 27, 2022Episode 532 - Advertising Mascots - Coffee Time - Women Of Country - The Solomon Islands - No. 1 Hits
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 532, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Advertising Mascots
1: He's the giraffe mascot for Toys 'R Us.

Geoffrey.

2: It's the animal that's represented one of the major TV networks since 1956.

a peacock.

3: One of these critters is the mascot of the Hartford Insurance Company.

an elk.

4: Name of the bull terrier "party animal" who endorsed Budweiser.

Spuds MacKenzie.

5: You can make a cup of Nesquik quick as one of these creatures--its mascot.

a rabbit (or a bunny).
Round 2. Category: Coffee Time
1: The name of this drink is from Italian for "coffee with milk".

caffe latte.

2: This company is named for a character in "Moby-Dick".

Starbucks.

3: The 2 main coffee species are arabica and this hearty one that is grown mostly in Africa and thrives at lower altitudes.

robusta.

4: Found in coffee, it's C8H10N4O2.

caffeine.

5: T.S. Eliot wrote, "I have measured out my life with" these.

coffee spoons.
Round 3. Category: Women Of Country
1: In 2004 this beauty made her movie debut as Sarah Sunderson in "The Stepford Wives".

Faith Hill.

2: (Hi, I'm Carolyn Dawn Johnson) In 2002 I was named Best Country Artist by the Juno Awards, this country's equivalent of the Grammys.

Canada.

3: With hits like "Jesus, Take The Wheel" and "Some Hearts", this country cutie has hardly been sitting "idol".

(Carrie) Underwood.

4: Among her No. 1 hits over the last 23 years are "You Lie", "Somebody" and "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter".

Reba McEntire.

5: In 2005 this hot newcomer won 2 CMT awards for her videos "Redneck Woman" and "When I Think About Cheatin'".

Gretchen Wilson.
Round 4. Category: The Solomon Islands
1: A blue triangle on the Solomon Islands' flag represents this surrounding body of water.

the Pacific.

2: The main industries in the Solomons include mining, timber and fishing for this fish.

tuna.

3: Due to historic ties, this person is traditionally still considered the sovereign of the Solomon Islands.

Queen Elizabeth II.

4: The first European to visit the Solomons was Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana in this century.

the 16th century.

5: The capital Honiara is on this isle that inspired a "diary" during World War II.

Guadalcanal.
Round 5. Category: No. 1 Hits
1: In 1986 she topped the charts with "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All".

Whitney Houston.

2: 1984s "The Reflex" was this band's first No. 1 song in the U.S.; "Hungry Like The Wolf" peaked at No. 3.

Duran Duran.

3: This singer was habit-forming with his 1986 hit "Addicted To Love".

Robert Palmer.

4: The movie "Buster" starred this singer and drummer, who hit No. 1 with "Two Hearts", the movie's theme.

Phil Collins.

5: No. 1 songs from her "Forever Your Girl" album include the title track and "Cold Hearted".

Paula Abdul.
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July 26, 2022Episode 531 - 3-Letter Animals - South American Cities - Hard Candy - Computer Classes - Puppet-Pourri
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 531, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 3-Letter Animals
1: The red species of this canine eats 'most anything, except perhaps sour grapes.

Fox.

2: One can be barn or screech.

an owl.

3: In ancient times this killer cobra was used to execute criminals.

Asp.

4: In India the tail of this wild ox is used to swat flies.

Yak.

5: It's an alternate name for the swift fox but is also used for any baby fox.

kit.
Round 2. Category: South American Cities
1: Pachacamac, an ancient site for Incan and other Indian cultures, lies just outside this capital.

Lima, Peru.

2: South America's most populous city, it was founded by Jesuit missionaries from Portugal in 1554.

Sao Paulo.

3: La Boca, an area of this Argentine capital, is often called "Little Genoa" because of its large Italian community.

Buenos Aires.

4: In the 1980s this city became the center for Colombia's most powerful cocaine cartel.

Medellin.

5: At an altitude of 12,001 feet, it's the world's highest capital city; co-capital Sucre lies about 3,000 feet lower.

La Paz, Bolivia.
Round 3. Category: Hard Candy
1: Cinnamon Imperials is a generic term for these hard candies; the ones from Ferrara Pan have this "fiery" name.

Red Hots.

2: They're "The Mints That Neutralize Not Mask".

Breath Savers.

3: These bite-sized "Rich and Creamy" hard candies from Nestle have a name that means "little bites".

Nips.

4: This simple hard candy is concentrated sugar syrup that has turned into crystal chunks, often on a stick.

rock candy.

5: This candy brand with a variety of hard candies introduced its "Pick-A-Mix" concept in 1958.

Brach's.
Round 4. Category: Computer Classes
1: Title of the person who handles mail to a website; the U.S. has a "General" one.

Postmaster.

2: SYSADMIN, one who maintains a computer network, is short for this.

System administrator.

3: This 4-letter word from Sanskrit means someone who is a computer knowledge resource.

Guru.

4: A stupid or inept internet user can be called this 3-digit number that means "File Not Found".

404.

5: Like a villain in darkness, one who reads others' words in a newsgroup but won't contribute is doing this.

Lurking.
Round 5. Category: Puppet-Pourri
1: Every Who down in Who-ville knows puppets around in this 2006 Dr. Seuss Broadway musical.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!.

2: In the musical "Baker Street", this queen's Diamond Jubilee Parade was brought to life by marionettes.

Victoria.

3: In Erik Sanko's puppet play "The Fortune Teller", Marionettes represent the 7 these, including wrath and gluttony.

the Deadly Sins.

4: A puppet show called "Percy, the Poor Little Penguin" premiered at this store's Herald Square location in 2001.

Macy's.

5: This late, great "Law and Order" star played the puppeteer who falls in love with Lili in the 1961 musical "Carnival".

Jerry Orbach.
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July 25, 2022Episode 530 - "Attle" Field - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Dynasties - Nasa Shuttle Names - "C.b."
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 530, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Attle" Field
1: Bovines.

Cattle.

2: Snake tail tip.

Rattle.

3: Disclose a secret.

Tattle.

4: City between Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

Seattle.

5: Childish talk.

Prattle.
Round 2. Category: Arnold Schwarzenegger
1: Schwarzenegger, whose name means "black plowman" in German, was born in Graz in this country in 1947.

Austria.

2: Jackie Onassis was on hand when Arnold married this TV journalist in 1986.

Maria Shriver.

3: In "The Guinness Book of Film", this catchphrase ranks as the fourth best movie quote ever.

"I'll Be Back!".

4: Arnold's film career took off after he played this sword-wielding comic book hero in 1982.

Conan the Barbarian.

5: In a 1980 TV movie, Arnold played Mickey Hargitay, the bodybuilding husband of this late actress.

Jayne Mansfield.
Round 3. Category: Dynasties
1: "New Yorker" humorist Robert begat novelist Nathaniel, who begat "Jaws" author Peter.

Benchleys.

2: Father H.L., who made billions in oil, begat William, Bunker, and Lamar who declared bankruptcy in '86.

the Hunts.

3: Oscar-winner Ed begat frequent Emmy nominee Ed Jr..

Begley.

4: Louisiana Governor Huey P. begat Louisiana Senator Russell B..

the Longs.

5: "All of Me" director Carl begat "Stand by Me" director Rob.

the Reiners.
Round 4. Category: Nasa Shuttle Names
1: It's the capital of South Carolina, or a Sony-owned movie company.

Columbia.

2: Some have said this lost island was in the Aegean; others, in the Mediterranean, or elsewhere.

Atlantis.

3: This science, nature and exploration cable channel has its own stores in over 20 states.

Discovery.

4: It's now the top U.S. car rental agency.

Enterprise.

5: Make an effort to come up with this word; it's from Middle English for "to make an effort".

Endeavour.
Round 5. Category: "C.b."
1: The ex-Mrs. Billy Joel.

Christie Brinkley.

2: "Hellraiser" horror novelist and director.

Clive Barker.

3: Author full of hot "Eyre".

Charlotte Bronte.

4: '20s "It" girl.

Clara Bow.

5: Bonnie Parker's partner in crime.

Clyde Barrow.
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July 24, 2022Episode 529 - Real Ghosts? - Economics - 1893 - The Census - Amphibious Invasions
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 529, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Real Ghosts?
1: Not one but two of this king's six wives are said to haunt Hampton Court Palace.

Henry VIII.

2: Glamis Castle in this U.K. country has several ghosts, including an earl who gambled with the devil, and lost.

Scotland.

3: Screaming ghosts have been heard at the old Lalaurie House on Royal Street in this section of New Orleans.

the French Quarter.

4: This magician who died on Halloween is said to haunt the ruins of his Hollywood Hills estate.

Houdini.

5: A violent ghost called the Bell Witch allegedly murdered John Bell in this "Volunteer State" in 1820.

Tennessee.
Round 2. Category: Economics
1: Economists say if the rate of this is 2 or 3% a year, it's normal; if it's "galloping", it's bad.

Inflation.

2: It represents one-seventh of the U.S. economy; President Clinton tried to reform it in his first term.

Healthcare.

3: Holders of this type of stock take precedence over common stock holders.

Preferred.

4: It's a government takeover of a private industry, like steel in postwar Britain.

Nationalization.

5: First American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, he's the author of a widely used college textbook.

Paul Samuelson.
Round 3. Category: 1893
1: U.S. interests deposed Queen Liliuokalani of this kingdom, paving the way for its annexation.

Hawaii.

2: More than 100,000 rushed to the Cherokee Strip area of this territory to claim land.

Oklahoma.

3: Lord Stanley of Preston gave a trophy to be awarded to the best Canadian team in this sport.

hockey.

4: Laos was added to this French Southeast Asian dependency.

Indochina.

5: This state's governor, John Peter Altgeld, pardoned the 3 surviving Haymarket Riot conspirators.

Illinois.
Round 4. Category: The Census
1: The Census Bureau bought its first electronic one of these in 1951, the UNIVAC.

Computer.

2: This large, untaxed group was counted for the first time in the 1860 census.

Indians.

3: The cost of the last major U.S. census held in this year was $10.40 a head.

1990.

4: The Bureau of the Census is part of this cabinet department that also includes the Patent Office.

Commerce.

5: 200 years ago it was near Chestertown, Md.; today it's 9.7 miles SE of Steelville, Mo..

the population center of the U.S..
Round 5. Category: Amphibious Invasions
1: In WWI, an Allied amphibious assault on this Dardanelles port city collapsed after the Turks counterattacked.

Gallipoli.

2: Landing at Sussex, his forces invaded Britain by sea on September 28, 1066.

William the Conqueror.

3: The 5-beach attack in this momentous operation was known as the Montgomery Plan.

D-Day (Normandy).

4: Supported by catapults mounted on the invasion ships, he landed 2 legions of soldiers near Dover in 55 B.C..

Julius Caesar.

5: In 1759 Gen. James Wolfe sailed up the St. Lawrence River to capture this Canadian city.

Quebec.
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July 23, 2022Episode 528 - 19Th Century Literature - Green Beers - English Lit. - Down Under - Documents
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 528, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 19Th Century Literature
1: "Knitting", "Still Knitting" and "The Knitting Done" are chapters in this 1859 novel.

A Tale of Two Cities.

2: It may ring a bell that he had "a huge head sprouting red hair; between the two shoulders an enormous hump".

the hunchback (of Notre Dame).

3: The title wrongdoing in this novel is the murder of a pawnbroker and her sister by Raskolnikov.

Crime and Punishment.

4: The year before her death, 29-year-old Emily Bronte published this, her only novel.

Wuthering Heights.

5: Published in 1849, "Redburn: His FIrst Voyage" was based on this author's first voyage as a cabin boy.

Herman Melville.
Round 2. Category: Green Beers
1: This Bremen beer's motto appropriately reads "Life beckons".

Beck's.

2: Brittany Evans is the new icon for this beer that's named in honor of an old German monastery.

St. Pauli's.

3: Dennis Hopper has a particular aversion to this Dutch beer in the movie "Blue Velvet".

Heineken.

4: Brewed since 1615, this Dutch beer with a green bottle has a swingtop cap.

Grolsch.

5: Tonight let it be this beer of Munich that's properly spelled with 2 umlauts.

LÃ¶wenbrÃ¤u.
Round 3. Category: English Lit.
1: He's the legendary king in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King".

King Arthur.

2: Thomas Hardy, who gave us "The Return of the Native", also wrote of this girl "of the d'Urbervilles".

Tess.

3: Last name shared by "Murder in the Cathedral" author T .S. and "Adam Bede" author George.

Eliot.

4: This Miss Marple creator was one of the 1st authors to be published in a Penguin paperback.

Agatha Christie.

5: The final version of his "Paradise Lost" was published in 1674.

Milton.
Round 4. Category: Down Under
1: The ABA, Inc. in Sydney is an Australian association that gives lessons in how to throw these.

Boomerangs.

2: It has webbed feet, no teeth or external ears, brown fur and a rubbery, duckbill-shaped muzzle.

Platypus.

3: Walter Burley Griffin, an architect from Chicago, designed this capital city, site unseen.

Canberra.

4: This now popular tourist attraction almost wrecked the Endeavour, Captain Cook's ship.

Great Barrier Reef.

5: Over 309 of these are operating in the Barossa Valley, the Aussie equivalent of our Napa.

Wineries.
Round 5. Category: Documents
1: The U.S. government encourages traveling citizens to smile for their photos in these booklets.

Passports.

2: Colorful term for a document allowing aliens to legally work in the United States.

Green card.

3: "To take" this often means to sign a document forswearing liquor.

The pledge.

4: After this proceeding is complete, a court issues the child a new birth certificate.

Adoption.

5: Once, this document disposed of personal effects, while property was covered in the "last will".

Testament.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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