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July 22, 2022Episode 527 - Oahu - Around The World Book - The Female Of The Species - Jane - 'Member November?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 527, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Oahu
1: Visitors learn how to make these floral necklaces at Senator Fong's plantation and gardens.

leis.

2: The beachfront home used as Robin Masters' estate on this TV series lies on Oahu's east shore.

Magnum, P.I..

3: A tower topped by a giant pineapple stands atop this company's Cannery Square.

Dole.

4: A chocolate replica of this Oahu volcano is a specialty of Honolulu's Bali by the Sea restaurant.

Diamond Head.

5: Merisol created the statue of this Belgian missionary that stands in front of the state capitol building.

Father Damien.
Round 2. Category: Around The World Book
1: Mental illness or just too much coffee may cause this, the inability to sleep naturally.

insomnia.

2: Full date mentioned in the first sentence of the article on the Millennium Bug.

January 1, 2000.

3: As C is in 2 volumes, but J and K are in 1, volume 13 still covers this one letter.

M.

4: These "have one advantage over most other pets. They can be left alone for a day or two without food".

fish.

5: The World Book illustration for this occupation has a man with a cutlass, daggers, a pistol and a boarding ax.

pirate.
Round 3. Category: The Female Of The Species
1: This name for a female sheep comes from a Latin word for "sheep".

ewe.

2: We bet you a buck you know this is a female deer.

a doe.

3: If you be a female bee, you be one of these.

a queen.

4: Female moose, whales and elephants are known by this "bovine" term.

a cow.

5: A female red fox isn't a comedian, but one of these.

a vixen.
Round 4. Category: Jane
1: To see if sororities are evil, Jane sent a reporter through this process of auditioning for several of them.

Rushing.

2: Each month Jane sends 2 strangers on one of these.

Blind date.

3: In May 1999 top new colors for these included Naive Rose and Iridescent Lilac -- no blacks or greens.

Nail polish.

4: In the first issue, this "Gods and Monsters" and "Encino Man" actor was "Our Token Sex Symbol".

Brendan Fraser.

5: A dress made of Good and Plenty wrappers was one of the D.I.Y. fashion tips, D.I.Y. standing for this.

Do It Yourself.
Round 5. Category: 'Member November?
1: The first college football game took place between Rutgers and this other N.J. university on November 6, 1869.

Princeton.

2: Abe Lincoln delivered it November 19, 1863.

The Gettysburg Address.

3: Later a prime minister, she was born November 19, 1917 in Allahabad.

Indira Gandhi.

4: This man abdicated the German throne on November 9, 1918.

Kaiser Wilhelm II.

5: On November 7, 1917 this "majority" political faction toppled the provisional Russian government.

Bolsheviks.
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July 21, 2022Episode 526 - Hitchcock Movies In Other Words - Dirty 4-Letter Words - What'll Ya Have? - Paint It "Black" - Prince
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 526, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hitchcock Movies In Other Words
1: "Maniac".

Psycho.

2: "Taxonomic Class Aves".

The Birds.

3: "Rotarize No. 6 to Get Homicide".

Dial M for Murder.

4: "Rescue Pod".

Lifeboat.

5: "A Woman Disappears".

The Lady Vanishes.
Round 2. Category: Dirty 4-Letter Words
1: It's the filmy covering soap may leave.

scum.

2: On iron, it's mainly hydrated ferric oxide.

rust.

3: Army dining hall before or after the meal.

mess.

4: This term for a sticky, greasy substance came from the brand name of a cleaning solvent.

gunk.

5: An anagram of whey's partner is this term for a crusty deposit.

crud.
Round 3. Category: What'll Ya Have?
1: (Alex: We'll first have Sofia at the Plaza Hotel) This cocktail popular with a certain fictional spy can be shaken or stirred.

martini.

2: Juice of 1/2 lime1/2 oz. triple sec1 oz. tequila in a salt-rimmed glass.

Margarita.

3: Fresh mint1/2 tsp. sugarbourbon.

Mint julep.

4: (Sofia) Don't operate heavy machinery after having one of these.

screwdriver.

5: (Sofia) This "sanguine" cocktail shares its name with a 16th century English queen's nickname.

Bloody Mary.
Round 4. Category: Paint It "Black"
1: In casinos it's another name for the card game twenty-one.

blackjack.

2: It's a place or method for selling goods illegally.

the black market.

3: It means to exclude socially, or a vote against a candidate.

blackball.

4: It's military slang for coffee, or a thick, dark molasses.

blackstrap.

5: During the War of 1812, this Sauk Indian chief and about 500 of his warriors fought for the British.

Black Hawk.
Round 5. Category: Prince
1: In 1799 Canada's Isle St. John was renamed this in honor of the Duke of Kent.

Prince Edward Island.

2: In a Stravinsky ballet, this title creature gives Prince Ivan a magic feather.

the Firebird.

3: In a Victor Hugo novel, this tragic character is paraded through the streets of Paris as "The Prince of Fools".

Quasimodo.

4: Royal family name of the prince in Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper".

Tudor.

5: This member of the infamous Borgia family was the model for and was idealized in Machiavelli's "The Prince".

Cesare Borgia.
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July 20, 2022Episode 525 - When They Were In College - Woody Guthrie - A Day In June - Fraternal Societies - Where Is It?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 525, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: When They Were In College
1: Janet Reno was president, not attorney general of the women's student govt. at this Ithaca, N.Y. school.

Cornell.

2: This supermodel from Somalia was discovered when she was a student at the University of Nairobi.

Iman.

3: Martin Scorsese earned a B.S. and an M.A. from this Manhattan university's film school, and also taught there.

NYU (New York University).

4: At Amherst this future TV dad graduated cum laude; he must have been in "7th Heaven".

Stephen Collins.

5: At Vassar, Meryl Streep starred in this Swede's play "Miss Julie"; at Yale, she was in his play "The Father".

August Strindberg.
Round 2. Category: Woody Guthrie
1: Woody was born in Okemah in this state, "Way down yonder in the Indian nation".

Oklahoma.

2: Woody inscribed "This machine kills Fascists" on this instrument.

His guitar.

3: A devoted fan, this rock star described himself in the early '60s as a "Woody Guthrie jukebox".

Bob Dylan.

4: He's Woody's folk singer son, known for "Alice's Restaurant".

Arlo Guthrie.

5: The title of this 1943 Woody autobiography is lifted from a song about a train.

"Bound For Glory".
Round 3. Category: A Day In June
1: June 5, 1851:Later a novel, this serial begins a 10-month run in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper.

Uncle Tom's Cabin.

2: June 11, 2004:His funeral is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C..

Reagan.

3: June 1, 1533:This woman, Henry VIII's new wife, is crowned queen.

Anne Boleyn.

4: June 17, 1579:This captain claims "Nova Albion" (possibly modern-day California) for England.

Sir Francis Drake.

5: June 28, 1969:Riots at this Greenwich Village bar mark the beginning of the gay rights movement.

the Stonewall Inn.
Round 4. Category: Fraternal Societies
1: Roman Catholic laymen can be members of the Knights of this, founded by Father McGivney in 1882.

Columbus.

2: With its motto "We Serve", it got off to a "roaring" start in 1917.

the Lions Club.

3: To become a Shriner, you must be a 32nd-degree one of these.

Mason.

4: Its name is an Indian term meaning "We Make Ourselves Known" and it sponsors Key Clubs for high schoolers.

Kiwanis.

5: The name of this Jewish fraternal organization founded in NYC in 1843 means "Children of the Covenant".

B'nai B'rith.
Round 5. Category: Where Is It?
1: Gondor, Rivendell(a literary world).

Middle-earth.

2: It's the country immediately west of Kenya and immediately north of Lake Victoria.

Uganda.

3: The Great Barrier Reef: this ocean.

the Pacific.

4: Lenin's tomb: in this 800,000-square-foot expanse.

Red Square.

5: The Vegas hotel:Mon Ami Gabi Bistro and Le Rendezvous Lounge.

Paris.
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July 19, 2022Episode 524 - Playbill - Mixed Drinks - Tv Hosts - The Ends In "X" Files - The Ghost
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 524, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Playbill
1: Your quest is to name this musical, not an "Impossible Dream".

Man of La Mancha.

2: It's been reigning over Broadway since 1997--long may it roar.

The Lion King.

3: This long-running musical won 8 Tony Awards in 1987.

"Les Miserables".

4: "There's No Business Like" this show.

Annie Get Your Gun.

5: "Madame Butterfly" is the basis for this musical.

Miss Saigon.
Round 2. Category: Mixed Drinks
1: DEMON ALE.

lemonade.

2: A DECEIT.

iced tea.

3: ERE TO ROB.

root beer.

4: I CAN COP CUP.

cappuccino.

5: WARN ME RETAIL.

mineral water.
Round 3. Category: Tv Hosts
1: "Wonderful World of Color" 1961-1969.

Walt Disney.

2: "You Bet Your Life" 1950-1961.

Groucho Marx.

3: Nathan Sawaya createda life-sized, Lego-ized versionof this TV pundit, and that's "The Word".

Stephen Colbert.

4: For the 11th season of her talk show, the double "L" in her first name was changed to the number 11.

Ellen DeGeneres.

5: This star of "Community" hosts "The Soup".

Joel McHale.
Round 4. Category: The Ends In "X" Files
1: Dude! It's a Keanu movie!.

The Matrix.

2: A 2-tenant dwelling with separate entrances.

Duplex.

3: Oh my gosh! It's the most exciting point in a dramatic narrative!.

Climax.

4: This bacterial cattle disease whose name is from the Greek for "coal" can be transmitted to humans.

Anthrax.

5: It can be the highest point in someone's career or the highest point of a building.

Apex.
Round 5. Category: The Ghost
1: This ex-partner appears in chains to warn Scrooge to shape up.

Jacob Marley.

2: Halloween brings tourists to the possibly haunted Baltimore house of this macabre writer.

Edgar Allan Poe.

3: A ghost appeared to Brutus before the Battle of Philippi; according to Shakespeare, it was this man's.

Julius Caesar.

4: Meryl Streep and Winona Ryder appeared in the movie version of this ghostly Isabel Allende novel.

"The House of the Spirits".

5: This Methodist leader, a believer in the Holy Spirit, had a spirit in his home, Epworth Rectory.

John Wesley.
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July 18, 2022Episode 523 - Excess Hollywood - We Can Rebuild "Him" - Inside Alex Trebek - A Thailand Fling - Making A List
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 523, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Excess Hollywood
1: Her $2 million wedding to David Gest, with an 80-piece orchestra, was delayed because Liz Taylor forgot her shoes.

Liza Minelli.

2: Promises in Malibu is one of these facilities providing celebrities luxury along with recovery.

a rehab facility.

3: Punning on her name, she was known as "gimme more" for demands like a bigger private jet for all her bags.

Demi Moore.

4: On Oscar night 2006, winners Three 6 Mafia sported these in gold and diamonds-- on their teeth, not their cars.

grills.

5: The premiere of "The Reaping" was truly "the affair of" this for Hilary Swank, who wore a million-dollar diamond one.

necklace.
Round 2. Category: We Can Rebuild "Him"
1: A small cap worn over the fingertip for protection.

a thimble.

2: "Not with a bang, but with" this cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

a whimper.

3: The name of this structure on a house also refers to the vent of a volcano.

a chimney.

4: It's this Honshu seaport with a 1.1 million population, mon amour.

Hiroshima.

5: Any time you are in the tub, you can see this Greek mathematician's principle at work.

Archimedes.
Round 3. Category: Inside Alex Trebek
1: To loosen, as a grip, or just to take it easy.

relax.

2: An 1852 Dickensian title "house".

bleak.

3: This can be a large drinking vessel or a small lipped one used for science experiments.

beaker.

4: Thai kings considered this a "royal tree" under strict protection.

teak.

5: In the 1820s this British university's campus was a farm that served Devonshire cream to strollers.

Exeter.
Round 4. Category: A Thailand Fling
1: The largest land mammal in Thailand, the shape of the country looks like its head, in profile.

Elephant.

2: In Muay Thai, the Thai form of this western sport, kicking is allowed.

Boxing.

3: At a Thai restaurant you may wimp out and say, "Mai phet, farang", meaning "Not" this, "I'm a foreigner".

Spicy.

4: The tuk-tuk, a motorized transport, costs less than a taxi, maybe because it only has this many wheels.

3.

5: First name of the famous Western governess of King Rama IV's son.

Anna.
Round 5. Category: Making A List
1: In 1995 he published a "Book Of Top Ten Lists And Zesty Lo-Cal Chicken Recipes".

David Letterman.

2: In 1981 this duo topped the charts with "Kiss On My List".

Hall And Oates.

3: A line from this 1993 movie is "The list is life".

Schindler's List.

4: NOs. 1,3 and 77 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th C. English-language novels are this Dubliner's works.

James Joyce.

5: This 1941 film topped the AFI's much-debated 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films.

Citizen Kane.
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July 17, 2022Episode 522 - Hi Ya, Maya! - Faulkner Titles - A "D" In History - The Waltz - English Lit
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 522, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hi Ya, Maya!
1: Maya Angelou's "The Heart of a Woman" was the first nonfiction work selected for this woman's book club.

Oprah.

2: For this president's inauguration, Maya wrote and recited the poem "On the Pulse of Morning".

Bill Clinton.

3: In 1977 Maya played Nyo Boto on this acclaimed miniseries.

Roots.

4: It's the avian title of the first volume of Maya Angelou's autobiographical works.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

5: Maya wrote all the original poems performed by this actress in the 1993 film "Poetic Justice".

Janet Jackson.
Round 2. Category: Faulkner Titles
1: "Go Down...".

Moses.

2: "Intruder in the...".

Dust.

3: "Absalom...".

Absalom.

4: "As I Lay...".

Dying.

5: "Light in...".

August.
Round 3. Category: A "D" In History
1: To keep Delaware's capital away from the invading British, it was moved to this city in 1777.

Dover.

2: James Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733 as a haven for people in trouble for this back in Britain.

debt.

3: In 1868 and again in 1880, he was succeeded as British Prime Minister by William Gladstone.

Disraeli.

4: In 1952 the U.N. started a commission on this to make the world a less lethal place.

disarmament.

5: In the 16th century these assemblies of German potentates took place at Speyer, Augsburg and (yummy!) Worms.

a diet.
Round 4. Category: The Waltz
1: Waltzes are characterized by swift, gliding turns and music that has this many quarter notes to a measure.

3.

2: A dance in the 1786 opera "Una Cosa Rara" popularized this waltz style named for a city.

Viennese.

3: Act III of this 1893 Engelbert Humerpdinck opera features the "Gingerbread Waltz".

Hansel and Gretel.

4: Although known as the "Waltz King", he also composed many marches and well-known polkas.

(Johann) Strauss.

5: Pee Wee King co-wrote this waltz and had a country hit with it in 1948; later it became a state song.

"The Tennessee Waltz".
Round 5. Category: English Lit
1: The "Book of the Duchesse" is an elegy for the Duchess of Lancaster by this author of "The Canterbury Tales".

Geoffrey Chaucer.

2: Chapters in this novel include "Wickfield and Heep" and "Mr. Micawber's Gauntlet".

David Copperfield.

3: Published in 1590, "The Legend of the Red Cross Knight" is the first of 6 books in this poetic epic.

The Faerie Queene.

4: Her title "Sonnets from the Portuguese" referred to her husband's nickname for her.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

5: She's the heroine of the long-banned 18th century novel "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure".

Fanny Hill.
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July 17, 2022Episode 519 - Around The Bible - "Two""Thousand" And "Eight" - Name That Autocrat - A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose - Says You
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 519, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Around The Bible
1: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19.

Adam.

2: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19.

Adam.

3: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb and naked shall I return thither".

Job.

4: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither".

Job.

5: I Kings uses "slept with his fathers" as a euphemism for this.

death (or died).
Round 2. Category: "Two""Thousand" And "Eight"
1: Be grateful for what you have, because "a bird in the hand is worth" this.

two in the bush.

2: This book by Eliot Asinof is subtitled "The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series".

Eight Men Out.

3: In effect from 1922 to 1944, it was the part of the army code that allowed them to kick you out for undesirable traits.

Section 8.

4: Completes the 1940 song title "Beat Me Daddy...".

8 To The Bar.

5: This Jane Smiley farmland novel was adapted into a movie starring Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer.

A Thousand Acres.
Round 3. Category: Name That Autocrat
1: Spain1939-1975.

Franco.

2: Argentina1946-1955.

(Juan) PerÃ³n.

3: Norway1942-1945.

Vidkun Quisling.

4: Nicaragua1967-1972 and 1974-1979.

Somoza.

5: The Soviet Union1964-1982.

Brezhnev.
Round 4. Category: A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
1: This World War II radio propagandist was born on the Fourth of July, 1916.

Tokyo Rose.

2: Alliterative woman described in song here by Nat King Cole"Wild and wind-blown /That's how you've grown".

"Ramblin' Rose".

3: In 1956 Aussie Murray Rose became the 1st male swimmer to win 2 solo Olympic golds since this man in 1924.

(Johnny) Weissmuller.

4: In this Umberto Eco novel, William of Baskerville solves a murder like a medieval Sherlock Holmes.

The Name of the Rose.

5: The 2 British royal houses of the Wars of the Roses.

York and Lancaster.
Round 5. Category: Says You
1: He told Frank Gorshin, "I never said...'mmm you dirty rat!'".

James Cagney.

2: Bartlett's list "Stop da music!" and "Dese are de conditions dat prevail" under this man's name.

Jimmy Durante.

3: Abraham Lincoln said, "The ballot is stronger than" this.

The bullet.

4: The most famous line from this author's "Sacred Emily" is "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose".

Gertrude Stein.

5: Heraclitus noticed, "You cannot step twice into the same" one of these.

River.
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July 16, 2022Episode 521 - In A Musical Mood - Tea Party - December 1969 - Story Problems - Tribes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 521, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: In A Musical Mood
1: What have you been doing all day? This song.

"I've Been Working On The Railroad".

2: Written for the movie "Chasing Rainbows", this hit became a campaign song in 1932.

"Happy Days Are Here Again".

3: 1970 unearthed this no. 1 hit song for Kentucky native Loretta Lynn.

Coal Miner's Daughter.

4: La. gov. Jimmie Davis bought the copyright to this song, then claimed authorship--it made him happy when skies were gray.

"You Are My Sunshine".

5: This British band gave us "Creep", "High and Dry" and "Lotus Flower", one of Rolling Stone's Top 10 2011 singles.

Radiohead.
Round 2. Category: Tea Party
1: Type of tea named for the titled Englishman who became prime minister in 1830.

Earl Grey.

2: It's a silly, out-dated affectation to crook this when picking up a teacup.

Pinky finger.

3: It's a "comfy" term for a teapot cover.

Cozy.

4: From middle English for "curled-up" cake, it's a tea bread that resembles an English muffin.

Crumpet.

5: N.Y. merchant Thomas Sullivan gets the credit for originating these in 1904; his were made of silk.

Tea bags.
Round 3. Category: December 1969
1: The Nobel prize in this category was awarded for the first time and was won by a Norwegian and a Dutchman.

economics.

2: On December 15, 1969, this Israeli prime minister presented her new cabinet to the Knesset.

Golda Meir.

3: Gen. Torrijos was removed as this country's strongman on Dec. 15th and was restored on the 16th.

Panama.

4: On December 1, 1969 the U.S. held the first one of these since 1942; September 14 was drawn first.

a selective service lottery (or draft lottery).

5: This rich Texan took 2 planes to N. Vietnam loaded with gifts for U.S. P.O.W.s but wasn't let in.

Ross Perot.
Round 4. Category: Story Problems
1: If string licorice is 20 cents a foot, a yard costs this much.

60 cents.

2: The problem in this 1902 story is for Sherlock to find the beast (or man) that's been killing folks on the Devonshire moors.

The Hound of the Baskervilles.

3: If 25% of the total U. S. Senate voted yea on a law, this many Senators voted nay.

75.

4: Number of kids you need to form 16 3-legged race teams.

32.

5: Porfiry's problem in this story is to get Raskolnikov to confess.

Crime and Punishment.
Round 5. Category: Tribes
1: The Havasupai have been living in a branch of this canyon for over 600 years.

Grand Canyon.

2: The Blackfeet lived in these structures and decorated them with paintings of real and mythical creatures.

Tepees.

3: The Chinook religion was based around this fish's annual run.

Salmon.

4: Their name, from a Sioux term for "People of Alien Speech", is shared by the largest city in Wyoming.

Cheyenne.

5: As the Cherokee history includes the "Trail of Tears", this Southwest tribe has the "Long Walk".

Navajo.
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July 15, 2022Episode 520 - Getting There - Of Your "Love" - Alexander The Great - Double "P" Words - Sporting Goods
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 520, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Getting There
1: Glasgow residents call this transport the "Clockwork Orange", and you follow the "U" signs to get to it.

the underground (or subway).

2: By definition this type of automobile has a top that can be removed or folded back.

a convertible.

3: A boat that transports passengers across a river, it's a homonym for a tiny imaginary creature.

a ferry.

4: t's the country that gave us the term for a 3-horse-drawn sled known as a troika.

Russia.

5: From the Dutch for "small, fast ship", the name of this type of frigate sounds like a popular sports car.

a corvette.
Round 2. Category: Of Your "Love"
1: With Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Derek and the Dominos released the hit album "Layla and Other Assorted" these.

Love Songs.

2: A small sofa for 2 people.

a loveseat.

3: Small green African avian of the genus agapornis.

a lovebird.

4: This N.Y. region was declared a disaster area due to toxic waste.

Love Canal.

5: His literary output includes "The Thing on the Doorstep" and "The Dunwich Horror".

H.P. Lovecraft.
Round 3. Category: Alexander The Great
1: Against an Indian army in 326 B.C., Alexander faced these beasts, including the one ridden by King Porus.

elephants.

2: This Persian ruler offered Al 10,000 talents and all lands west of the Euphrates for the return of his family.

Darius.

3: On March 30, 1981 he told the press, "As of now, I am in control here in the White House".

Alexander Haig.

4: A pair of decrees Alexander made in 324 B.C. said that exiles could return home and that he was now this.

a god.

5: Despite his conquests, glory was fleeting for Alexander, who died in Babylon at age 32 along the banks of this river.

the Euphrates.
Round 4. Category: Double "P" Words
1: Kukla or Ollie, but not Fran.

Puppet.

2: They blow in Flanders Fields.

Poppies.

3: Fancy "cuppa" coffee.

Cappuccino.

4: It "knocks but once" and Arkansas is the "Land Of" it.

Opportunity.

5: Raiment.

Apparel.
Round 5. Category: Sporting Goods
1: Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable.

tees.

2: Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent and out-stretched.

poles.

3: In baseball, this player's mitt cannot have a circumference of more than 38".

the catcher.

4: Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head.

a soccer ball.

5: Montreal's 2002 Jr Powerlam is a 51" long one of these with a synthetic blade.

a hockey stick.
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July 14, 2022Episode 519 - Around The Bible - "Two""Thousand" And "Eight" - Name That Autocrat - A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose - Says You
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 519, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Around The Bible
1: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19.

Adam.

2: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19.

Adam.

3: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb and naked shall I return thither".

Job.

4: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither".

Job.

5: I Kings uses "slept with his fathers" as a euphemism for this.

death (or died).
Round 2. Category: "Two""Thousand" And "Eight"
1: Be grateful for what you have, because "a bird in the hand is worth" this.

two in the bush.

2: This book by Eliot Asinof is subtitled "The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series".

Eight Men Out.

3: In effect from 1922 to 1944, it was the part of the army code that allowed them to kick you out for undesirable traits.

Section 8.

4: Completes the 1940 song title "Beat Me Daddy...".

8 To The Bar.

5: This Jane Smiley farmland novel was adapted into a movie starring Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer.

A Thousand Acres.
Round 3. Category: Name That Autocrat
1: Spain1939-1975.

Franco.

2: Argentina1946-1955.

(Juan) PerÃ³n.

3: Norway1942-1945.

Vidkun Quisling.

4: Nicaragua1967-1972 and 1974-1979.

Somoza.

5: The Soviet Union1964-1982.

Brezhnev.
Round 4. Category: A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
1: This World War II radio propagandist was born on the Fourth of July, 1916.

Tokyo Rose.

2: Alliterative woman described in song here by Nat King Cole"Wild and wind-blown /That's how you've grown".

"Ramblin' Rose".

3: In 1956 Aussie Murray Rose became the 1st male swimmer to win 2 solo Olympic golds since this man in 1924.

(Johnny) Weissmuller.

4: In this Umberto Eco novel, William of Baskerville solves a murder like a medieval Sherlock Holmes.

The Name of the Rose.

5: The 2 British royal houses of the Wars of the Roses.

York and Lancaster.
Round 5. Category: Says You
1: He told Frank Gorshin, "I never said...'mmm you dirty rat!'".

James Cagney.

2: Bartlett's list "Stop da music!" and "Dese are de conditions dat prevail" under this man's name.

Jimmy Durante.

3: Abraham Lincoln said, "The ballot is stronger than" this.

The bullet.

4: The most famous line from this author's "Sacred Emily" is "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose".

Gertrude Stein.

5: Heraclitus noticed, "You cannot step twice into the same" one of these.

River.
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