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Instant Trivia
By Mark DonovanEducation
Instant Trivia episodes
- Episode 1017 - I'll have thirds - What sort of establishment is this? - 1988 - Singers' shared first names - In life
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1017, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: I'Ll Have Thirds- 1: It says you can't be forced to let soldiers live in your house.
- the Third Amendment.
- 2: This annual observance that's on the third Sunday in June should seem familial to you.
- Father's Day.
- 3: This third book in the King James Bible says, "It shall be a perpetual statute... that ye eat neither fat nor blood".
- Leviticus.
- 4: This general who died late in 1945 led the U.S. Third Army on major campaigns of World War II including Normandy.
- (George S.) Patton.
- 5: In 1996 this Reform Party presidential candidate, a Texas businessman, got third place with 8 million votes.
- Ross Perot.
Round 2. Category: What Sort Of Establishment Is This?- 1: The type of roadhouse called a this joint lent its name to a coin-operated music machine.
- a juke joint.
- 2: In Mexico, it's a bar; on Tatooine, it's also "an ideal spot to hire a starship's crew".
- a cantina.
- 3: If you encounter a meat and three establishment in the American South, the "three" refers to these.
- the side dishes.
- 4: Raw bars traditionally serve live, uncooked these.
- oysters (shellfish, clams).
- 5: There's an alloy in this word for a type of casual restaurant, French for "brewery".
- a brasserie.
Round 3. Category: 1988- 1: The Thatcher government imposed a broadcast ban on this political wing of the IRA.
- Sinn Fein.
- 2: Bone, Crossbeak and Bonnet, or, as the Eskimos called them, Pontu, Siku and Kannick.
- gray whales that were trapped.
- 3: In August this Indiana senator was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
- Dan Quayle.
- 4: In mid-March, Midway Island will be midway along the path of one of these.
- a solar eclipse.
- 5: Along with the Marcoses, this Saudi arms merchant was indicted in October on charges of racketeering.
- Adnan Khashoggi.
Round 4. Category: Singers' Shared First Names- 1: Chesney and Loggins.
- Kenny.
- 2: Nicks and Wonder.
- Stevie.
- 3: Trevi and Gaynor.
- Gloria.
- 4: Bolton and Buble.
- Michael.
- 5: Maines and Merchant.
- Natalie.
Round 5. Category: In Life- 1: In regard to benefits, ssa.gov says this period of your life begins at age 62.
- retirement.
- 2: In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys and 12 in girls.
- puberty.
- 3: In the Holmes-Rahe life stress inventory, the death of a spouse is tops, while this similar outcome is second.
- divorce.
- 4: In Catholicism this sacrament, administered on baptized persons at least age 7, allows you to take communion.
- confirmation.
- 5: "When age chills the blood", waxed Byron, "our sweetest memorial" will be the "first" this "of love".
- kiss.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1016 - After "all" - Biblical police blotter - Not no. 1 - You "dy" - Cathay society
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1016, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: After All. With All in quotes- 1: This unproved assertion or accusation.
- an allegation.
- 2: No longer used, the first verse of Germany's national anthem follows "Deutschland" with this phrase meaning "over all".
- Uber Alles.
- 3: "The Pilgrim's Progress" is an example of this symbolic literary form.
- Allegory.
- 4: This adjective means formed by sand, silt or mud left by flowing water, like a plain or a deposit.
- Alluvial.
- 5: This verb meaning to reduce in severity.
- alleviate (or allay).
Round 2. Category: Biblical Police Blotter- 1: Seems this perp was the first murderer in the Bible and to top it off he iced his own brother.
- Cain.
- 2: When Herodias' burlesque-dancing daughter said she wanted to get ahead, she meant the head of this man.
- John the Baptist.
- 3: We admire his faith, but it seems this guy almost knocked off his own son in Genesis 22.
- Abraham.
- 4: Hey, we don't make the rules; this man's wife gazed back at Sodom against orders and was turned into a pillar of salt.
- Lot.
- 5: We don't have to worry about collaring Uzzah; he was killed for touching this object in violation of divine law.
- The Ark of the Covenant.
Round 3. Category: Not No. 1- 1: As this, Abbie Rabine would become Miss America 2002 if Katie Harman throws in the sash.
- first runner-up.
- 2: A major Red Sea port, Jeddah is this country's second most populous city.
- Saudi Arabia.
- 3: For the Glen Campbell 45-rpm version of "Wichita Lineman", it was "True Grit".
- flip side.
- 4: K2, the world's second-highest mountain, is also called this, after a geographer.
- Mount Godwin Austen.
- 5: It's the position of the horse that comes in second.
- place.
Round 4. Category: You Dy. With Dy in quotation marks- 1: Term for a sports team that wins several championships in a row, like the Bulls in the 1990s.
- a dynasty.
- 2: Implosion initiator for buildings past their prime.
- dynamite.
- 3: Oh, Rob... the Petries were the family on this sitcom.
- The Dick Van Dyke Show.
- 4: The DC41 Animal is a model from this manufacturer of high-tech bagless vacuum cleaners.
- Dyson.
- 5: This 4-word "fabric" phrase means someone is extreme or unwilling to change an opinion.
- dyed in the wool.
Round 5. Category: Cathay Society- 1: What medieval Europeans knew of Cathay, or China, was largely from this Venetian's 1298 tales of his travels.
- Marco Polo.
- 2: The merit-based civil servants of old Cathay were called these, from the language they spoke.
- Mandarins.
- 3: One theory says this was created in China through accidental coagulation when curds formed in soybean soup.
- tofu.
- 4: Guangzhou, a boomtown in the 1200s, is known to westerners as this.
- Canton.
- 5: Ni Zan painted many landscapes featuring this grass, one of the "4 noble plants".
- bamboo.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1015 - The 8 days of hanukkah - A hammer fest - Great beginnings - Angel potpourri - "day"s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1015, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The 8 Days Of Hanukkah- 1: On the first day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / This candelabra--we don't have a tree.
- a menorah.
- 2: On the second day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / Some gelt, this sweet-tasting "money".
- chocolate.
- 3: On the third day of Hanuakkah, my true love gave to me / This seasonal toy that you see.
- a dreidel.
- 4: On the fourth day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / These spud pancakes from her bubbie.
- latkes.
- 5: On the fifth day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / A book about this greatest Maccabee.
- Judas Maccabeus.
Round 2. Category: A Hammer Fest- 1: Rapper MC Hammer got his nickname from his resemblance to this hammerin' home run king.
- Henry Aaron.
- 2: In wrestling's hammerlock hold, this part of an opponent is pulled behind his back and twisted upward.
- his arm.
- 3: "Hammer and" this grasping device means with tremendous effort.
- tongs.
- 4: A UCLA museum named for this petroleum executive makes a good impressionist on visitors.
- Armand Hammer.
- 5: The Soviet constitution of 1918 said that the coat of arms should include these 2 items, handles down.
- a hammer and sickle.
Round 3. Category: Great Beginnings- 1: In 1925 the first of these lodging places along highways and byways appeared in San Luis Obispo, California.
- a motel.
- 2: In 1998 this relationship guru began his rise to fame by appearing on Oprah's show every Tuesday.
- Dr. Phil (McGraw).
- 3: A donation of 120 pounds and 400 books helped the Mass. Bay Colony start a college in the 1600s, today known as this.
- Harvard.
- 4: The Space Age began October 4, 1957 with the launch of this satellite.
- Sputnik.
- 5: Following a crisis earlier in the decade, this cabinet department was created August 4, 1977.
- Energy Department.
Round 4. Category: Angel Potpourri- 1: In "Hamlet" Horatio's 4 words preceding "and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!".
- "Good night, sweet prince".
- 2: Levels of the angelic hierarchy are called these, like groups of singers on Earth.
- choirs.
- 3: Title question asked by a song from "The Heights" that hit the heights on the charts in 1992.
- "How Do You Talk To An Angel?".
- 4: In the 1650s Rembrandt painted this biblical person "Wrestling with the Angel".
- Jacob.
- 5: She played Roma Downey's angel boss on "Touched by an Angel".
- Della Reese.
Round 5. Category: DayS. With Day in quotation marks- 1: A convertible couch.
- daybed.
- 2: June 6, 1944.
- D-Day.
- 3: A Cincinnati nightclub owner changed this singer's name when she became famous locally for "Day by Day".
- Doris Day.
- 4: Her name before she married actor Christopher George.
- Lynda Day.
- 5: Title of the following, it was a hit for The Monkees in 1967 and for Anne Murray in 1980:.
- "Daydream Believer".
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1013 - Toy story - I played a real person - Cheesy name origins - Hey, 4 is! - Bean there
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1013, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Toy Story- 1: In 1999 this Hasbro action figure celebrated his 35th year in the service.
- G.I. Joe.
- 2: "Life in the Dreamhouse" is the subtitle of an online show named for this doll.
- Barbie.
- 3: There are actually world championships for the trading card game and video game featuring these "pocket monsters".
- Pokémon.
- 4: In the late '60s Mattel took on Matchbox with this line of toy cars; today it owns both.
- Hot Wheels.
- 5: Players stack and remove wooden blocks in this game whose name is from Swahili for "to build".
- Jenga.
Round 2. Category: I Played A Real Person- 1: "Super Pumped" stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick, founder of this rideshare service.
- Uber.
- 2: Jesse Eisenberg played this guy, still at Harvard, in "The Social Network".
- Zuckerberg.
- 3: This actor had his eyes glued shut daily to play Ray Charles in "Ray".
- Jamie Foxx.
- 4: Josh Gad and Seth Rogen have both played this electrical engineer --in "Jobs" and "Steve Jobs", respectively.
- Steve Wozniak.
- 5: Robert De Niro trained with the real Jake LaMotta for his portrayal of him in this 1980 film.
- Raging Bull.
Round 3. Category: Cheesy Name Origins- 1: It's often made from ewe's milk: from the Modern Greek for "slice".
- feta.
- 2: It's made from goat's milk:French for "goat".
- chevre.
- 3: This yellow cheddar: the Oregon county where it is produced.
- Tillamook.
- 4: A soft, creamy cheese:Italian for "beautiful country".
- Bel Paese.
- 5: This one similar to cheddar:the town in Wisconsin where the Steinwand family created it.
- colby cheese.
Round 4. Category: Hey, 4 Is!- 1: Anyone who thinks he's going to break up the United States needs to check out this word in the pledge of allegiance.
- indivisible.
- 2: If you say "to boldly go", you've "split" this grammatical term.
- the infinitive.
- 3: Inflammation of the gums.
- gingivitis.
- 4: The organization NORML advocates this 4-"I" process with marijuana.
- decriminalization.
- 5: One who enforces the rules in a strict manner is a stern this 14-letter word.
- disciplinarian.
Round 5. Category: Bean There- 1: Illinois leads the U.S. in production of these sources of tofu.
- soybeans.
- 2: Chickpeas are also called these beans or just these, their usual name in Spain.
- garbanzo beans.
- 3: Navy beans and molasses are traditional ingredients in this baked "metropolitan" offering.
- Boston baked beans.
- 4: Native to India, mung beans are often used to grow these tender, edible seedlings.
- bean sprouts.
- 5: Minnesota's Otter Tail County is a center for growing this bean named for its shape.
- a kidney bean.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1012 - A gusty move - The "un" category - Indy 500 - Who you gonna call? - Works of art
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1012, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: A Gusty Move- 1: Even the greatest golfers fear the notorious swirling wind at the 12th hole of this home course of The Masters.
- Augusta.
- 2: In a 2005 game at Soldier Field, wind blew a 49ers' field goal wide, and this team's Nathan Vasher returned it 108 yards.
- the Bears.
- 3: On a sailboat, an order to do this means it's time to lower sails to reduce the wind pressure, not time to run onto coral.
- reef.
- 4: In 1965 this MLB team was accused of using its new dome's air conditioning to blow balls out when the home team was batting.
- the Astros.
- 5: A 2016 bike race in Spain was called off after wind stopped this, the name for a group of riders, in its tracks and pushed some backwards.
- peloton.
Round 2. Category: The Un Category. With Un in quotation marks- 1: In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" and its workers were called "conductors".
- the Underground Railroad.
- 2: Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey and at Arlington.
- the Unknown Soldier.
- 3: Though often misquoted, these are the kinds of "rights" the Declaration of Independence guarantees.
- unalienable rights.
- 4: They were called this because they used to write their names at the bottom of insurance contracts.
- underwriters.
- 5: Dylan Thomas' radio play about a day in the life of the Welsh villagers of Llareggub.
- Under Milk Wood.
Round 3. Category: Indy 500- 1: In 1992, five years after his father won, this junior guy, Little Al, won the race by its closest margin, less than a car length.
- Al Unser Jr..
- 2: The first woman to lead a lap in the race was the 2005 Rookie of the Year, this driver.
- (Danica) Patrick.
- 3: After a scary 2017 crash, both men walked away, thanks in part to the HANS device; the acronym HANS refers to these two body parts.
- head and neck.
- 4: This nickname for the Speedway comes from the material on the track; most of it has been covered over.
- the Brickyard.
- 5: These famous four words that open the race were amended when Janet Guthrie became the first woman Indy driver.
- Gentlemen, start your engines.
Round 4. Category: Who You Gonna Call?- 1: If you've lost this credit card, call 1-800-847-2911 (really the card's name followed by 911).
- Visa.
- 2: Sending flowers? Call 1-800-SEND-this 3-letter company founded in 1910.
- FTD.
- 3: A "colorful" low-cost airline has the phone number 1-800-JET-this.
- BLUE.
- 4: To reach this government service, call 1-800-829-1040.
- the IRS.
- 5: A "Fifth Avenue" store is also available at 1-877-551-this.
- SAKS.
Round 5. Category: Works Of Art- 1: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.
- Whistler's Mother.
- 2: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.
- Pietà.
- 3: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.
- American Gothic.
- 4: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.
- Starry Night.
- 5: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.
- The Thinker.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
8 min - Episode 1011 - "v" is for... - Our office fantasy football team names - College recommendations - Now that's comedy - Hollywood quotes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1011, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: V Is For.... With V in quotes- 1: ...This male servant, or for an attendant who parks cars.
- a valet.
- 2: This large open porch popular in the south.
- veranda.
- 3: ...This mentholated product from Vicks that's used on the chest and throat to relieve coughing.
- VapoRub.
- 4: ...This cocktail ingredient, "sweet" or "dry", that's found in a Manhattan.
- vermouth.
- 5: ...These Scandinavian sea rovers who ravaged the coasts of Europe for about 300 years.
- the Vikings.
Round 2. Category: Our Office Fantasy Football Team Names- 1: "Every Little Wheeze Seems to Whisper" this Saints QB who threw for 5,069 yards in 2008.
- Drew Brees.
- 2: Let's be "Fiddling While" this Cowboy QB "Burns"; he was hot when he won the D-1AA version of the Heisman.
- Tony Romo.
- 3: Darn, somebody beat us to this Hall of Fame 1970s Dolphin fullback "and the Chocolate Factory".
- Larry Csonka.
- 4: "I'm Just A" him, the Patriots head coach who won at least 10 games a season from 2003 to 2015.
- Bill Belichick.
- 5: We'll have this 2-time Super Bowl-winning starting QB for the Steelers "To Go"; enjoy the 240-pounder!.
- Roethlisberger.
Round 3. Category: College Recommendations- 1: Don't walk on the brass "M" on the diag before your first test at this Ann Arbor school; legend says you'll flunk it if you do.
- Michigan.
- 2: Volunteer as a test subject at this Cornhusker school that created the first undergraduate psychology lab.
- Nebraska.
- 3: No bull! head to this Durham U. to see Cameron Indoor Stadium, conceived in 1935 on the back of a matchbook cover.
- Duke (University).
- 4: Know that this college in Boston was named for founding president Charles W., not writer Ralph W..
- Emerson College.
- 5: Be impressed that the $1 million given in 1873 to endow this U. was the Commodores only major philanthropy.
- Vanderbilt.
Round 4. Category: Now That'S Comedy- 1: In "Take the Money and Run", this comedian bungles a bank robbery because no one can read his note.
- Woody Allen.
- 2: One of these David Letterman bits is "Least Popular Candy Bars"; No. 4 is "Good 'N' Linty".
- the Top Ten List.
- 3: Buxom women losing their clothes was a staple of this comic's show, on British TV until 1989.
- Benny Hill.
- 4: Danny Thomas was a master of this "Take" in which he'd get startling news while eating or drinking.
- a spit take.
- 5: (Hi, I'm Paula Poundstone.) In an early stand-up routine, Bob Newhart instructs drivers of these on pulling away just as drivers reach the doors.
- buses.
Round 5. Category: Hollywood Quotes- 1: Vivien Leigh said of this role, "I knew it was a marvelous part, but I never cared for her".
- Scarlett O'Hara.
- 2: Otto Preminger claimed directing Marilyn Monroe "was like directing" this famous collie.
- Lassie.
- 3: Groucho said the only sure way to test a gag was to try it out on Zeppo, and if he liked it they did this.
- threw it out.
- 4: Star of "She Done Him Wrong" who said, "I'm a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.".
- Mae West.
- 5: This mustachioed comic quipped, "I've been around so long, I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin".
- Groucho Marx.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1010 - Asian places - Mnow your mnemonics - "sag" - Lesser-known superheroes - Saints' days
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1010, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Asian Places- 1: Bandipur and Sanjay Gandhi are national parks in this nation.
- India.
- 2: It was a small town until the opening of foreign trade made it China's largest city.
- Shanghai.
- 3: We wonder if there's a village idiot in Moron, 350 miles west of Ulan Bator in this country.
- Mongolia.
- 4: The smallest nation on the Bay of Bengal, most of it is less than 50 feet above sea level.
- Bangladesh.
- 5: Not to be confused with Yakutsk, this region found on the Risk board lies just west of Lake Baikal.
- Irkutsk.
Round 2. Category: Mnow Your Mnemonics- 1: "Roy G. Biv" is a mnemonic for the 7 colors of this.
- the rainbow (or spectrum).
- 2: "India's big, but Africa's bigger, the same as their" these animals, "easy to figure".
- elephants.
- 3: "R'n'B" will help you remember how to set up these pieces from left to right on a chessboard.
- rooks, bishops and knights.
- 4: "MMVENUSJ" is a mnemonic for the size of these, from smallest to largest (it recently lost its "P").
- the planets.
- 5: "The squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to the sum of the squaws on the other 2 sides" is for this guy's theorem.
- Pythagoras.
Round 3. Category: Sag. With Sag in quotes- 1: Michigan bay that's part of Lake Huron.
- Saginaw Bay.
- 2: It's the ninth astrological sign.
- Sagittarius.
- 3: It's purple in a popular Zane Grey title.
- sage (Riders of the Purple Sage).
- 4: Giant succulent of the American Southwest.
- the saguaro cactus.
- 5: Teddy Roosevelt's New York mansion.
- Sagamore Hill.
Round 4. Category: Lesser-Known Superheroes- 1: He tried to wash away the bad guys' sins by immersing them in water.
- Baptizer.
- 2: He could put the bad guys in a trance with a swing of his pocket watch, which actually sounds pretty nifty.
- Hypnotizer.
- 3: This guy has a way of making any situation seem unimportant and trifling.
- Minimizer (or Trivializer).
- 4: When it comes to cutting expenses and finding deals to stay under budget, this superhero saves the day.
- Economizer.
- 5: He has a unique power--everything he touches turns to rust.
- Oxidizer.
Round 5. Category: Saints' Days- 1: On April 23 dragons tend to tell him, "You slay me, you really slay me".
- Saint George.
- 2: Joseph of Arimathea shares this day with Patrick.
- March 17.
- 3: It's no mystery Christie and Sayers celebrated these 2 saints on February 5 and 6.
- Agatha and Dorothy.
- 4: She waltzes in with a March 14 date, mate.
- Saint Matilda.
- 5: December 1 is the day for this saint who was "Elsewhere" on TV.
- Saint Eligius.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1009 - Decades of no. 1-rated tv shows - Toast - Long-running tv shows - Complete the opera title - Software that bytes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1009, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Decades Of No. 1-Rated Tv Shows
- 1: So what's the deal with this stand-up comic having the No. 1 show in 1998? Guess he won the contest after all!.
- Jerry Seinfeld.
- 2: Wah! Ricky, I wanna be in the show!--Well, honey, this show of ours got a 67.3 rating in the 1952-53 season, so okay! You're in!.
- I Love Lucy.
- 3: In 2016 "Sunday Night Football" blitzed the competition as Cris Collinsworth and this play-by-play man led the league.
- Al Michaels.
- 4: Come and listen to my story 'bout a sitcom named this, No. 1 in 1963.
- The Beverly Hillbillies.
- 5: This actor and his "All in the Family" character Archie Bunker ruled from 1972 to '76.
- Carroll O'Connor.
Round 2. Category: Toast
- 1: StarKist's recipe for this grilled sandwich includes toast, onion, celery, mayo and cheese.
- a tuna melt.
- 2: "Everything's better with" this margarine brand on my toast.
- Blue Bonnet.
- 3: Cole's quality foods claims the 1970s introduction of this Italian restaurant bread in frozen form.
- garlic bread.
- 4: If you're ailing, your diet might be reduced to toast and this, such as Lady Grey.
- tea.
- 5: I like to spread the jelly of this tropical fruit on my muffin.
- a guava.
Round 3. Category: Long-Running Tv Shows
- 1: Decades of choices and wacky costumes on "Let's Make a Deal" began with Monty Hall as host; this guy got the job in 2009.
- Wayne Brady.
- 2: As a boy, this current host of "Meet the Press" watched the show with his father.
- Tim Russert.
- 3: When this talk show premiered nationally 67 years ago, it was hosted by Steve Allen and Willie Mays was one of the first guests.
- The Tonight Show.
- 4: The current theme music for this show around since 1947 was composed by John Williams and is titled "The Pulse Of Events".
- Meet the Press.
- 5: (Backstage at the Emmys: Hi, I'm Jay Leno, and the answer is:) My "Tonight Show" predecessor, Johnny Carson, became the full-time host after this man quit in March of 1962.
- Jack Paar.
Round 4. Category: Complete The Opera Title
- 1: Mozart: "The blank Flute".
- Magic.
- 2: Wagner: "blank und Isolde".
- Tristan.
- 3: Gluck: "Orfeo ed blank".
- Euridice.
- 4: Offenbach: "The Tales of blank".
- Hoffmann.
- 5: Donizetti: "Lucia di blank".
- Lammermoor.
Round 5. Category: Software That Bytes
- 1: A dangerous new virus is actually 2 files which share their names with these 2 Shakespearean lovers.
- Romeo and Juliet.
- 2: A virus was sent as a picture of this 20-year-old tennis star; needless to say it was a popular virus.
- Anna Kournikova.
- 3: Every March 6 your computer can be infected by this virus named for a Renaissance artist.
- Michelangelo.
- 4: This "pest" virus that originated in the Philippines was sent via an amorous attachment.
- Love Bug Virus.
- 5: A type of virus is named after this surreptitious instrument of war used by ancient Greeks.
- Trojan Horse.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
7 min - Episode 1008 - Theme songs - Official state symbols - The twin cities - Let's learn some semaphore - Olympic city attractions
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1008, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Theme Songs
- 1: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".
- Mister Rogers.
- 2: "Everybody Loves Somebody".
- Dean Martin.
- 3: "Love in Bloom".
- Jack Benny.
- 4: "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain".
- Kate Smith.
- 5: "The Fishin' Hole".
- The Andy Griffith Show.
Round 2. Category: Official State Symbols
- 1: Oregon picked the Chinook type of this as its state fish.
- salmon.
- 2: These, discovered in Arkansas in 1906, are the state gem; a state park is a Crater of them.
- diamonds.
- 3: South Dakota's nickname mentions this landmark.
- Mount Rushmore.
- 4: California's state motto is this Greek word that means "I have found it!".
- eureka.
- 5: This state rock of Iowa has a name derived from Greek for "earthlike".
- geode.
Round 3. Category: The Twin Cities
- 1: One of St. Paul's architectural highlights is this 1905 building with a marble dome.
- Capitol Building.
- 2: Ya sure, go to Minneapolis' Park Avenue to visit the institute devoted to this ethnic group.
- Swedes.
- 3: The Twins and Vikings play in the Metrodome, named for this politician.
- Hubert H. Humphrey.
- 4: Word for the pedestrian shopping area of Nicollet Avenue, less imposing than this nearby one "of America".
- Mall.
- 5: In Minneapolis' name, polis is Greek for "city" and minne is an Indian word meaning this substance.
- Water.
Round 4. Category: Let'S Learn Some Semaphore
- 1: At least one of us on stage has this name.
- Alex.
- 2: If you need to semaphore for help, these 3 letters here will do just fine.
- SOS.
- 3: This in the clue is much worse than its bite.
- bark.
- 4: Listen up, it's the body part semaphored here.
- ear.
- 5: Stop, yield, then go one way to this 4-letter term.
- sign.
Round 5. Category: Olympic City Attractions
- 1: The Theatre of Dionysus.
- Athens.
- 2: The Margaret Mitchell House and Museum.
- Atlanta.
- 3: The Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center.
- St. Louis.
- 4: The House of Culture, designed by Alvar Aalto.
- Helsinki.
- 5: The Museu Picasso.
- Barcelona.
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6 min - Episode 1007 - Shake, rattle and roll with science - Today's horoscope - Muhammad ali at 70 - Louisianians - Iron man
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1007, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Shake, Rattle And Roll With Science
- 1: In these events Love waves shake the ground rather than rolling it.
- earthquakes.
- 2: Each time a rattlesnake does this, a new segment is added to its rattle.
- sheds skin.
- 3: Also meaning to upset someone, it's a fancy chemistry word for "shake", as in "Stopper the tube and blank the solution".
- agitate.
- 4: When you roll through a loop-de-loop on roller coasters, this 7-letter property keeps you in your seat.
- inertia.
- 5: Once the mace cover is removed, the seed is dried and this spice can be heard rattling inside and is now ready for harvest.
- nutmeg.
Round 2. Category: Today'S Horoscope
- 1: This "chaste" sixth sign of the Zodiac gets bold today! You're feminine, but you can play with the big boys!.
- Virgo.
- 2: This sign has carried the water for "ages"! You're positive! Make things happen today!.
- Aquarius.
- 3: (June 21 - July 22)Why so crabby?.
- Cancer.
- 4: This masculine, mutable air sign is ruled by Mercury and knows there are 2 sides to everything, so think twice today!.
- Gemini.
- 5: This December-January sign is negative and can be stubborn, but not today; relax and you'll respond.
- Capricorn.
Round 3. Category: Muhammad Ali At 70
- 1: Future heavyweight Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville Jan, 17, 1942 and named this.
- Cassius (Marcellus) Clay.
- 2: Ali won a light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in this European capital.
- Rome.
- 3: Ali first took the heavyweight title with a 1964 upset win over this man.
- Sonny Liston.
- 4: In 2011 Ali said of this man, "the world has lost a great champion"; he had less kind things to say in the '70s.
- (Joe) Frazier.
- 5: For 8 years this actor insisted he wasn't up to playing Ali, but in the end Ali said, "I even thought he was me".
- Will Smith.
Round 4. Category: Louisianians
- 1: This fitness guru who grew up big in Louisiana now urges, "One should eat to live; not live to eat".
- Richard Simmons.
- 2: "My Favorite Martian" on TV, he's really from New Orleans.
- Ray Walston.
- 3: Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire! He hails from Ferriday.
- Jerry Lee Lewis.
- 4: This sportscaster and former QB from Shreveport led the Steelers to Super Bowl titles in '75, '76, '79 and '80.
- Terry Bradshaw.
- 5: This Texas doctor famous for his advances in heart surgery is a transplant from Lake Charles, LA.
- Michael DeBakey.
Round 5. Category: Iron Man
- 1: On Sept. 20, 1998 Ryan Minor replaced Cal Ripken Jr. of this team, ending Cal's incredible consecutive game streak.
- the Orioles.
- 2: From 1955 to 1962 Glenn Hall started an NHL record 502 consecutive games at this position, playing some of it on his knees.
- goalkeeper.
- 3: In 2018 bowler Alastair Cook broke a record by playing in his 154th straight test match in this sport.
- cricket.
- 4: Averaging 41.6 yards for each time he took the field, Jeff Feagles played in 352 straight NFL games at this position.
- punter.
- 5: Called the NBA's Iron Man, A.C. Green played 1,192 consecutive games and also collected 3 championship rings with this team.
- the L.A. Lakers.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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