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June 23, 2022Episode 498 - Canadian Potpourri - Pbs' Electric Company - "I" Mean It - Starts With "J" - Rock And Roll Cinema
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 498, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Johnny Gilbert, This Is Your Life
1: Johnny was born in this Southern state, as were 8 U.S. presidents.

Virginia.

2: Johnny lent his skills to both the 1950s version and the current Bob Barker version of this show.

The Price Is Right.

3: Johnny played a nightclub emcee in the 1961 film where this title female teenager "Goes Hawaiian".

Gidget.

4: In 1995 Johnny appeared as himself in an episode of this drama series with a zip code in its name.

Beverly Hills, 90210.

5: The Dayton, Ohio TV studio used for "The Johnny Gilbert Show" was taken over in 1970 by this daytime talk show host.

Phil Donahue.
Round 2. Category: Mov"Ing" Pictures
1: Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! It's the sequel to "Saturday Night Fever".

Staying Alive.

2: Director Susan Seidelman followed this Madonna-Rosanna Arquette comedy with "Making Mr. Right".

Desperately Seeking Susan.

3: 1988 film based on the 1964 disappearance of 3 civil rights workers in the South.

Mississippi Burning.

4: Thriller director Costa-Gavras went for some quieter moments in this 1982 film.

Missing.

5: Fred and Ginger do the carioca in this, their first movie together.

Flying Down to Rio.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 498, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Canadian Potpourri
1: If you studied Latin, you'll know that Nova Scotia's name is Latin for this.

New Scotland.

2: Afternoon tea at the Empress Hotel is a treasured tradition in this "regal" British Columbia city.

Victoria.

3: This world-famous Montreal comedy festival is known in French as "Juste Pour Rire".

"Just For Laughs".

4: Wawa is Ojibwa for this wild bird and the town of Wawa, Ontario, a migration stop, boasts a giant statue of one.

(Canada) Goose.

5: When the province of Saskatchewan was created in 1905, this city became its capital.

Regina.
Round 2. Category: Pbs' Electric Company
1: He played Easy Reader and Mel Mound the DJ; in 2003 he was God "Almighty".

Morgan Freeman.

2: "Hey you guys!" Born Rosita Dolores Alverio, her acting resume goes from "West Side Story" to "E.C." to HBO's "Oz".

Rita Moreno.

3: He played Al the Milkman in 1972 and 14 years later had the No. 1 TV show in America.

Bill Cosby.

4: This composer of "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" penned the songs "Silent E" and "L-Y" for the show.

Tom Lehrer.

5: She's gonna live forever as an "E.C." short circus member and an Oscar winner for a song from "Flashdance".

(Irene) Cara.
Round 3. Category: "I" Mean It
1: This is it--actually, it's Latin for "it", and 1/3 of your psyche.

the id.

2: In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters.

Iraq.

3: It's a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects 2 larger bodies of land.

an isthmus.

4: Addressing Congress, FDR referred to December 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in" this.

infamy.

5: In mythology, this goddess of the rainbow sometimes delivered messages for Hera.

Iris.
Round 4. Category: Starts With "J"
1: It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved.

Jade.

2: A metallic sound made by a sleigh bell, or a catchy tune in a commercial.

a jingle.

3: Swing was the most popu
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June 22, 2022Episode 497 - Journalism 101 - Sounds Like An Army Unit - Dead Language - Giant - What Century Are You Living In?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 497, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Journalism 101
1: Types of these with specific names include op-ed and front.

pages.

2: Teasers and screamers are types of these.

headlines.

3: The author's name printed with the story.

a byline.

4: The top news item of the day, or the first sentence in the story about it.

the lead.

5: It's at this "desk" that the local news is put together.

the city desk.
Round 2. Category: Sounds Like An Army Unit
1: Best Picture Oscar winner for 1986.

Platoon.

2: Proverbially 2 is this and 3's a crowd.

a company.

3: One of the 4 fundamental operations in arithmetic.

division.

4: An infamous group of Italian urban terrorists called themselves "the Red" these.

Brigade.

5: Homonym for the center of a Granny Smith or a Jonathan.

corps.
Round 3. Category: Dead Language
1: A person or thing about to fail is said to be one of these terminal water birds.

Dead duck.

2: This colorful 2-word term is synonymous with morbid comedy often relating to death.

Black comedy/humor.

3: It's the combustible heap for burning a dead body as part of a funeral rite.

Pyre.

4: Using cryogenics, this shorter word is the freezing of recently deceased bodies in hopes of future resuscitation.

Cryonics.

5: From the Latin for "to fall", it's a dead body, especially one prepared for dissection.

Cadaver.
Round 4. Category: Giant
1: The giant ones of these mammals live in the bamboo forests of China.

pandas.

2: Completes Neil Armstrong's July 20,1969 statement "That's one small step for man...".

one giant leap for mankind.

3: Giant tortoises and marine iguanas were featured in an IMAX film about these islands that Darwin visited in 1835.

the Galapagos Islands.

4: The giant type of this seaweed, a form of leafy brown algae, can be 200 feet long.

kelp.

5: In Greek mythology, this group of primeval gigantic beings includes Cronus and Rhea.

the Titans.
Round 5. Category: What Century Are You Living In?
1: Generals George Meade and P.G.T. Beauregard.

19th century.

2: Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg.

20th century.

3: Christopher Marlowe (assuming he didn't fake his own death, move to France and write Shakespeare's plays).

16th century.

4: Rembrandt.

17th century.

5: Frederick the Great of Prussia.

18th century.
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June 21, 2022Episode 496 - Anagrammed West Wing Stars - Aviation Firsts - 1917 - Noun To Verb - 18Th Century Europe
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 496, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Anagrammed West Wing Stars
1: Hail to the chief:ART MEN SHINE.

Martin Sheen.

2: She "presses" on:SOLE JAIL NANNY.

Allison Janney.

3: We're still "laugh-in" at her:O MY ILL LINT.

Lily Tomlin.

4: Quite a "lady":DANCING CART HONKS.

Stockard Channing.

5: He's Toby Z:HARD CHIC RIFFS.

Richard Schiff.
Round 2. Category: Aviation Firsts
1: In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. and France.

the English Channel.

2: In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. and France.

the English Channel.

3: The first successful all-metal U.S. transport plane was this auto pioneer's 1926 tri-motor.

(Henry) Ford.

4: On January 22, 1970 this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London.

a 747.

5: The first major flight over water was by Glenn Curtiss, who flew over this lake from Cleveland to Sandusky in 1910.

Lake Erie.
Round 3. Category: 1917
1: Impeached as governor of this big state in 1917, James Ferguson later got his wife to run and she won.

Texas.

2: On Dec. 7 1 U.S. representative voted against declaring war on this dual monarchy.

Austria-Hungary.

3: On Dec. 17 128 U.S. representatives voted against this number amendment prohibiting liquor.

the 18th.

4: "Jerry of the Islands" by this "White Fang" author was published a year after his death.

Jack London.

5: This revolutionary leader returned to Guangzhou to launch a new movement against the premier of China.

Sun Yat-sen.
Round 4. Category: Noun To Verb
1: When launched in 1998, it was just a noun; now it's a verb meaning to check up on somebody online.

Google.

2: One state of water; as a verb, it can mean to decorate a cake or to ensure a victory.

ice.

3: From the French for "to cut", it can mean a small piece or the whole or to do careful work on your car.

detail.

4: Natural event sometimes used as a verb; there's a form of it in Prissy's famous line in "Gone with the Wind".

birth.

5: "Relatively" speaking, it means to exempt someone already in business from new regulation.

grandfather.
Round 5. Category: 18Th Century Europe
1: In 1745 she became the mistress of Louis XV, serving as his executive secretary for about 20 years.

Madame du Pompadour.

2: On Nov.1, 1755 an earthquake devastated this Portuguese capital, killing tens of thousands.

Lisbon.

3: In 1717 Danes settled on St. John in this Caribbean island group; 16 years later Denmark bought St. Croix.

Virgin Islands.

4: As early as the 1730s cuckoo clocks were made in this "woodsy" region of southwest Germany.

Black Forest.

5: In 1719 this small principality was formed by consolidating the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg.

Liechtenstein.
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8min
June 20, 2022Episode 495 - The Keystone State - The Nfl - Dough! - Around The Colony With Prudence - Government And Politics
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 495, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Keystone State
1: Overlooking the Susquehanna River, the Pennsylvania governor's mansion is found in this city.

Harrisburg.

2: This "cat" is the only variety of wild feline found in Pennsylvania.

Bobcat.

3: It's the Pennsylvania city where the Ohio river begins.

Pittsburgh.

4: This baseball team has the oldest team name in the National League.

Philadelphia Phillies.

5: During this 1794 uprising, President Washington sent troops into western Penn. to restore order.

Whiskey Rebellion.
Round 2. Category: The Nfl
1: After finishing the 2005 season with a 3-13 record, this team bounced back in 2006 to win the NFC South.

the New Orleans Saints.

2: During the '70s this team's lineup included Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann and Mean Joe Greene.

Pittsburgh Steelers.

3: Only 3 players have rushed for more than 2,000 yards in a season: O.J. Simpson, Eric Dickerson and this Lion in 1997.

Barry Sanders.

4: The website for this team has a section for "Finatics".

(Miami) Dolphins.

5: The winning entry to name this S.E. team said, "it never drops its prey... and has a great sporting tradition".

(Altanta) Falcons.
Round 3. Category: Dough!
1: Some suggest eliminating this coin; the mint spends $134 million a year to produce $80 million worth.

the penny.

2: Until the euro debuted there in 2002, a builder would spend guilders to buy girders in this country.

the Netherlands.

3: When Mike Wallace asked, "How much did you lose from AOL Time Warner?", he said, "$7 billion or $8 billion", but who's counting?.

Ted Turner.

4: From the 1970s, some quarters commemorating this featured a Colonial drummer.

the Bicentennial.

5: Playing polo may not make you a billionaire, but Polo shirts might; just ask him, No. 67 on Forbes' 2005 list.

Ralph Lauren.
Round 4. Category: Around The Colony With Prudence
1: Prue made these out of beeswax and bayberry wax as well as tallow.

Candles.

2: Prue brought the family's one of these to every fire in town and passed it down the line to the fire.

Bucket.

3: Prue liked the way these meeting-house benches folded up for hymn singing.

Pews.

4: Prue liked going up to the mill on the hill to get a free glass of this pressed apple drink; any traveller would.

Cider.

5: Prue's husband Sherman had to register the design he used for earmarks on these, which he calls "kine".

Cattle/cows.
Round 5. Category: Government And Politics
1: This date is written at the top of the Declaration of Independence.

July 4, 1776.

2: The annual term of the Supreme Court usually ends in June and begins on the second Monday in this month.

October.

3: This Cabinet department is nicknamed "Foggy Bottom".

the Department of State.

4: Article I of the U.S. Constitution deals with this branch of government.

Legislative.

5: The states with more than 30 electoral votes are California, New York and this.

Texas.
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8min
June 19, 2022Episode 494 - Stupid Show Biz Answers - History Of The Jewish People - Auto Shop - Named After Jfk - Reprise
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 494, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Stupid Show Biz Answers
1: It's the role Danny Bonaduce played on "The Partridge Family".

Danny.

2: Mike Myers flexed his powers to play Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell in this 1998 film.

54.

3: Andrea McArdle, who starred in a production of "Annie Get Your Gun" in 2006, first became famous playing this role.

Annie.

4: Greer Garson became the Mrs. of actor Richard Ney after he played her son Vin Miniver in this 1942 film.

Mrs. Miniver.

5: It was the title of the last big-screen remake of "Beau Geste", released in 1977.

The Last Remake of Beau Geste.
Round 2. Category: History Of The Jewish People
1: 1290:The Jews are expelled from this nation by King Edward I.

England.

2: 1818:The first synagogue of this branch of Judaism opens in Hamburg.

Reform.

3: 1897:Theodor Herzl holds the first congress of this group; in one year it would have 800 chapters in Europe.

the World Zionist Congress.

4: 1909:This 1st modern Jewish city is founded; today it's the financial and cultural center of Israel.

Tel Aviv.

5: 1993:This prime minister agrees to the Oslo Peace Accords along with Yasser Arafat.

(Yitzhak) Rabin.
Round 3. Category: Auto Shop
1: What the "U" in U-joint stands for.

universal.

2: In newer cars it has generally replaced the generator for keeping the battery charged.

an alternator.

3: You might throw a fit if you "throw" this part joining the crankshaft and piston.

a connecting rod.

4: Part that is capped after putting in points and a condenser.

the distributor.

5: Used to open and close points and valves, they come in single or double overhead, if you're cool.

a cam.
Round 4. Category: Named After Jfk
1: There is a John F. Kennedy prep school in this world capital where JFK made a famous visit in 1963.

Berlin.

2: Opened in 1971, the JFK Center for the Performing Arts stretches along this river.

the Potomac River.

3: The John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, JFK's birthplace, is in Brookline, a suburb of this city.

Boston.

4: Located in Queens, it first opened to commercial traffic in July 1948.

JFK Airport.

5: The Florida promontory now called this was named after JFK from 1963 to 1973.

Cape Canaveral.
Round 5. Category: Reprise
1: Andre Braugher and Daniel Baldwin were among the cast members who returned for a 2000 TV movie of this cop show.

Homicide: Life on the Street.

2: On film she reprised the role of action hero Ellen Ripley in 1986, 1992, and 1997.

Sigourney Weaver.

3: He played Max Klinger on "AfterMash" as well as on "M*A*S*H".

Jamie Farr.

4: She played Sissy in the Broadway and film versions of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean".

Cher.

5: He reprised his role of Joe Mannix for an episode of "Diagnosis Murder" in 1997.

Mike Connors.
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8min
June 18, 2022Episode 493 - "M"Enagerie - In A Pickle - Four - Triangles - Summertime
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 493, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "M"Enagerie
1: As adults, these lepidoptera are harmless, but the caterpillars love to feast on your clothes.

moths.

2: Though its voice is shrill, this small monkey's name is derived from Old French "marmouser", to murmur.

a marmoset.

3: It's said ancient Romans not only ate these eels but fed their disobedient slaves to them.

a moray eel.

4: The tiny eyes of this insectivore are hidden in its fur.

a mole.

5: These crow relatives got their name from a girl's name, Margaret.

magpie.
Round 2. Category: In A Pickle
1: To make your standard pickle, pickle this veggie.

cucumber.

2: This pickle maker introduced its spokesstork in 1974.

Vlasic.

3: Common name of Anethum graveolens, a plant in the parsley family used in a popular pickle.

dill.

4: In 1900 this company built the first electric advertising sign in New York City, a 40-foot-long pickle.

H.J. Heinz.

5: This noted pickle dealer of 15th century Seville has 2 continents named for him.

Amerigo Vespucci.
Round 3. Category: Four
1: Naismith sport played by the men on the "Road to the Final Four".

Basketball.

2: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse appear in the book of Revelation, written by this "divine" saint.

Saint John the Divine.

3: His third wife was a member of the Gang of Four.

Mao Tse-tung.

4: Suffering is the substance of all of the Four Noble Truths of this religion.

Buddhism.

5: In a 1939 article for National Geographic, Lincoln Ellsworth described his 4 expeditions to this continent.

Antarctica.
Round 4. Category: Triangles
1: Body part in the triangle atop the pyramid in the Great Seal of the United States.

Eye.

2: In the "Steel City" of Pittsburgh, the downtown area is known as this triangle.

the Golden Triangle.

3: To get into this city's Golden Triangle you can use the Fort Pitt Bridge.

Pittsburgh.

4: The east side of this large, triangular citadel faces Red Square.

the Kremlin.

5: In 1911 a devastating fire at this company's factory in New York City killed 146 garment workers.

the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
Round 5. Category: Summertime
1: This object is the "S" in SPF, which should be at least 30 in the stuff mom slathers onto you.

the sun.

2: On warm days the mind turns to this rhyming word that precedes "basket" and "table".

picnic.

3: In the northern hemisphere, Vega, Altair and Deneb, 3 of these, make up the "summer triangle".

stars.

4: Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Not a fifth grader who's at SIG, summer institute for them.

the gifted.

5: In Houston in the summer, this averages over 90% for the morning.

humidity.
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June 17, 2022Episode 492 - Independent Films - Neil Down - Skywatch - Padres - Hey, Tiger!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 492, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Independent Films
1: This Coen Brothers tale from 1996 is "A homespun murder story".

Fargo.

2: Reverse in told was film Nolan Christopher 2001 this.

Memento.

3: Robert Duvall wrote, directed and played a preacher in this 1997 film.

The Apostle.

4: Title job of Dante and Randal in a 1994 Kevin Smith film.

clerks.

5: An Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature went to this '50s-style melodrama with Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid.

Far from Heaven.
Round 2. Category: Neil Down
1: Neil Patrick Harris will always be remembered for playing this title teen on TV.

Doogie Howser.

2: He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo performer and as a member of Buffalo Springfield.

Neil Young.

3: In 1983 a Broadway theater was renamed for this man, the first time a living playwright was so honored.

Neil Simon.

4: Neil Tennant is half of this British duo whose '80s hits include "West End Girls".

Pet Shop Boys.

5: He had a No. 1 hit with "Laughter In The Rain".

Neil Sedaka.
Round 3. Category: Skywatch
1: From the ground you only see half of this colorful effect; from a plane it is often seen as a full circle.

Rainbow.

2: The winds in this part of a hurricane may be less than 15 miles an hour.

Eye.

3: Known to farmers as "white plague", they travel to Earth at up to 100 miles per hour, damaging crops.

Hailstones.

4: This is the term for a large group of meteors, or of bees.

Swarm.

5: Normally, the trade winds blow in this direction.

West.
Round 4. Category: Padres
1: Set in Australia, this 1983 miniseries centered on the doomed love of Meggie and Father de Bricassart.

The Thorn Birds.

2: He received Best Actor Oscar nominations for 1944 and 1945 for playing the same role: Father Chuck O'Malley.

Bing Crosby.

3: This "Happy Days" father later played a crime-solving priest in the "Father Dowling Mysteries".

Tom Bosley.

4: On film, Henry II muses, "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?", referring to him.

Thomas Becket.

5: Gene Hackman's Rev. Frank Scott leads a band of survivors to safety aboard a capsized ship in this 1972 film.

The Poseidon Adventure.
Round 5. Category: Hey, Tiger!
1: Name shared by a talking flower in "Through the Looking Glass" and an Indian princess in "Peter Pan".

Tiger Lily.

2: In 1973 he won his second Oscar, for his role in "Save the Tiger".

Jack Lemmon.

3: This mogul, whose name means "tiger", not "cartoon elephant", established India's Mogul dynasty.

Babar.

4: In this comedy "Le Tigre" is one of model Ben Stiller's arsenal of devastating looks.

Zoolander.

5: The beastly villain in this classic collection is the tiger Shere Khan.

Jungle Book.
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June 16, 2022Episode 491 - What's Up, Tv Doc? - Chapters In 19Th Century Lit - Wood-Pourri - World Cup '98 - Life Science
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 491, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What's Up, Tv Doc?
1: Neurologist Sean Kenniff was voted off this show on episode 12.

Survivor.

2: After announcing he was hanging up his stethoscope as Dr. Sloan on "Diagnosis Murder", he took it back.

Dick Van Dyke.

3: The top show of each season from 1985 to 1989 was a sitcom starring this man as a Brooklyn obstetrician.

Bill Cosby.

4: He was Jim Anderson, insurance agent, for 13 years; he was Marcus Welby, M.D. for only 7.

Robert Young.

5: In 1976 "The Practice" was a medical sitcom with this "Make Room for Daddy" star.

Danny Thomas.
Round 2. Category: Chapters In 19Th Century Lit
1: "Becky in a Dilemma" and "Lost in the Cave" are found in "The Adventures of" him.

Tom Sawyer.

2: "The Pequod meets the Virgin" is chapter 81 of this novel.

Moby Dick.

3: "I Am Born","I Observe" and "I Have a Change"are the first 3 chapters of this Dickens classic.

David Copperfield.

4: You'll find "What Happened at Portsmouth on 25 August 1628" and "Porthos' Mistress" in this 1844 novel.

The Three Musketeers.

5: Chapters 1-4 of this classic start with "Jonathan Harker's Journal"; later we also get a peek at "Dr. Seward's Diary".

Dracula.
Round 3. Category: Wood-Pourri
1: In March 2002 he became the first PGA player to win 3 different events 3 consecutive times.

Tiger Woods.

2: In 1994 and 1999 this rock festival celebrated its 25th and 30th anniversaries with new concerts.

Woodstock.

3: "Knock Knock" Guess Who? It's this bird that made his cartoon debut in "Knock Knock" in 1940.

Woody Woodpecker.

4: You certainly will go down to da-feet knowing sabots are these.

wooden shoes.

5: In 1855 one of this notorious hall's leaders, Fernando Wood, became mayor of New York City.

Tammany Hall.
Round 4. Category: World Cup '98
1: There were an average of 2.67 of these a game, not enough for some bored U.S. viewers.

Goals.

2: This country's win over the "Great Satan" knocked the U.S. out of contention for the second round.

Iran.

3: Argentina didn't "kick" about this controversial tie-breaking method after using it to beat England.

Penalty kicks/shootout.

4: Only in France: the pre-game show at the final was a tribute to this "saint"ly fashion designer.

Yves Saint Laurent.

5: It was a good July for this country: they reached the World Cup semis and Goran Ivanisevic made the Wimbledon final.

Croatia.
Round 5. Category: Life Science
1: This vital organ is the largest gland in the human body.

Liver.

2: A Mr. Whipple shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for showing daily eating of this raw organ meat helps cure anemia.

liver.

3: Artificial body organ which includes a dialyzer.

a kidney.

4: Chinese restaurant syndrome is a short-lived illness caused by eating this flavor enhancer.

MSG.

5: It's the branch of biology dealing with heredity.

genetics.
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8min
June 15, 2022Episode 490 - Going Bananas - Old Hickory - 2-Word Capitals - Warner Bros. - Famous Joes And Josephs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 490, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Going Bananas
1: Recipes for this cake-like loaf call for 2 or 3 ripe bananas, mashed.

Banana bread.

2: This term for the leading comedian in a show originated in a burlesque routine involving bananas.

Top banana.

3: A traditional banana daiquiri contains the light type of this liquor.

Rum.

4: While singing with The Tarriers, Alan Arkin had a hit with this song one month before Harry Belafonte.

"The Banana-Boat Song".

5: The documentary film subtitled "Bananas Is My Business" profiles this movie star of the '30s and '40s.

Carmen Miranda.
Round 2. Category: Old Hickory
1: With no $7 bill, seventh president Andrew Jackson is honored on this currency denomination.

$20 bill.

2: In 1787 Jackson set up his office to practice this in McLeansville, North Carolina.

Law.

3: On June 6, 1833 Jackson became the first sitting president to take a ride on one of these.

Train.

4: Waightstill Avery in 1787 and Charles Dickinson in 1806 are 2 of about 100 men Jackson faced in these.

Duels.

5: This 6th president wouldn't attend Jackson's inauguration or his honorary degree ceremony at Harvard.

John Quincy Adams.
Round 3. Category: 2-Word Capitals
1: This Asian capital was built between 1912 and '29 and designed by the British architect Lutyens.

New Delhi.

2: The name of this capital of El Salvador is similar to the name of the country.

San Salvador.

3: Of the capitals of South Africa, it's the only one that fits the category.

Cape Town.

4: Do you know the way to this capital of Costa Rica?.

San JosÃ©.

5: This Ethiopian capital whose name means "new flower" was founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1887.

Addis Ababa.
Round 4. Category: Warner Bros.
1: In May 1999 her Warners talk show was hit with a $2.5 million judgment after one guest killed another.

Jenny Jones.

2: You can tour the Warner Bros. lot online, or in person in this San Fernando Valley city.

Burbank.

3: Former mortuary entrepreneur Steve Ross negotiated Warners' 1989 merger with this publisher.

Time.

4: Movies found their voice in this 1927 Warner Bros. film.

The Jazz Singer.

5: He outlasted his brothers Sam, Albert and Harry in the company, finally selling out in 1967.

Jack Warner.
Round 5. Category: Famous Joes And Josephs
1: 1 of the 3 heavyweight boxing champs to fit this category.

Joe Frazier, Joe Louis and "Jersey Joe" Walcott.

2: This Delaware senator chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Joseph Biden.

3: This world leader's real name was Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.

Joseph Stalin.

4: In 1982 this British singer paired with Jennifer Warnes in the No. 1 hit "Up Where We Belong".

Joe Cocker.

5: Late charismatic scholar seen on a PBS series in 1988 conversing with Bill Moyers on "The Power Of Myth".

Joseph Campbell.
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June 14, 2022Episode 489 - "Zo" Far So Good - College Hodgepodge - Religious Festivals - Adverbs - '90s Fiction
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 489, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Zo" Far So Good
1: The Chinese version of this astrological cycle covers 12 years.

the zodiac.

2: Title Greek character of a 1946 bestseller.

Zorba.

3: A scientist who studies clams or camels.

a zoologist.

4: In 1902 Alfred Dreyfus attended this author's funeral.

Zola.

5: This prophet and religion founder was born around 630 B.C. in what's now Iran.

Zoroaster.
Round 2. Category: College Hodgepodge
1: Check it out: in 2000, 17-year-old M.I.T. freshman Elina Groverman was the U.S. women's co-champ in this board game.

chess.

2: (Hi, I'm Margaret Bickers, a contestant in the 1992 "Jeopardy!" College Tournament, now a pilot in Iowa) This government agency runs a center for aviation systems reliability at Iowa State.

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

3: 30% of Bryn Mawr students spend at least one semester abroad during this year of study.

Junior year.

4: This adjective for a second-year student is defined as "intellectually pretentious", "conceited" and "immature".

sophomoric.

5: (Hi. I'm Keith Olberman.) I started when I was 16 and I graduated at 20 with a B.S. in communications at this Ivy League school in Ithaca.

Cornell.
Round 3. Category: Religious Festivals
1: Purim,Sukkot.

Judaism.

2: Assumption,Ascension.

Roman Catholicism.

3: Eid al-Fitr,Laylat al-Qadr.

Islam.

4: Diwali,Holi.

Hinduism.

5: Wesak,Navam.

Buddhism.
Round 4. Category: Adverbs
1: It followed "absolutely" and preceded "has to be there overnight" in a memorable FedEx ad.

positively.

2: Gently or mildly, it describes how he's "killing me" with his Top 40 song.

softly.

3: It precedes "ineligible" to describe a college athlete who can't play because of lousy grades.

academically.

4: By definition, this adverb describes something that happens every 3 years.

triannually (or triennially).

5: Actually, in the strict sense without inaccuacy or exaggeration, it's this 9-letter adverb.

literally.
Round 5. Category: '90s Fiction
1: In 1997 Ira Levin delivered "Son of Rosemary", the sequel to this novel.

"Rosemary's Baby".

2: "This kind of certainty comes only once", Robert tells Francesca in this bestselling love story.

"The Bridges of Madison County".

3: In "The Fourth K", Mario Puzo put a new member of this political family in the White House.

Kennedy.

4: This 1993 James Redfield book has been described as "An adventure in pursuit of a spiritual mystery".

"The Celestine Prophecy".

5: This "Beloved" author set her latest novel "Paradise" in the fictional all-black town of Ruby, Oklahoma.

Toni Morrison.
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