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June 03, 2022Episode 478 - Toon Up - Yangtze Doodle - Hoods - Let's Put On An Opera! - Classic Pop Groups
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 478, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Toon Up
1: In the 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon "Birdy and the Beast", it was the birdy.

Tweety.

2: Zoinks! This TV cartoon dog celebrated his 35th anniversary in 2004 (that's his 245th in dog years).

Scooby-Doo.

3: Jean Vander Pyl was the voice of Rosie the Robot maid on this futuristic cartoon series.

The Jetsons.

4: Originally, Nickelodeon aired episodes of this Wallaby's "Modern Life".

Rocko.

5: Hey, mama! This smooth-talkin', biceps-bulgin', self-obessin' guy premiered on the Cartoon Network in '97.

Johnny Bravo.
Round 2. Category: Yangtze Doodle
1: The Grand Canal connects the Yangtze River to this other major river.

the Yellow River.

2: The 2 rivers in the world that are longer than the Yangtze.

the Amazon and the Nile.

3: The Yangtze flows through this province that's China's most populous and known for its spicy cuisine.

Szechuan.

4: Native to the Yangtze river valley, this fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry.

a kiwi.

5: This dam, one of the world's largest when completed, is being built on the Yangtze to control flooding.

the Three Gorges Dam.
Round 3. Category: Hoods
1: She remarked on her "Grandmother's" tooth size.

Little Red Riding Hood.

2: The English name of this hooded snake is from Portuguese for "snake with a hood".

Cobra.

3: According to his TV theme, he's "feared by the bad, loved by the good".

Robin Hood.

4: It's the British term for the hood of a car; hopefully there are no bees in it.

Bonnet.

5: Hoodman blind is another name for this game.

Blind Man's Bluff.
Round 4. Category: Let's Put On An Opera!
1: We hope our tardy cellists show up for this instrumental prelude to the opera.

Overture.

2: We'll let Uncle Charlie be a "carrier" of one of these in the battle scene.

Spear carrier.

3: Let's move the duel upstage so no one falls onto the musicians in this area.

Orchestra pit.

4: We've got basses, we've got tenors, but we can't find one of these like the guy on the CD[audio clip].

Baritone.

5: From dealing with Betsy, I know why this 2-word Italian term can mean a diva or a real pain.

Prima donna.
Round 5. Category: Classic Pop Groups
1: When this group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mike Love gave the acceptance speech.

The Beach Boys.

2: In 1963, with "Walk Like a Man", this group became the first to score 3 straight No. 1 singles in the U.S..

The Four Seasons.

3: After Smokey Robinson left this group, they had a No. 1 hit in 1975 with "Love Machine (Part 1)".

The Miracles.

4: This girl group followed up their No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman" with "Twistin' Postman".

The Marvelettes.

5: "Nights In White Satin" appeared on their 1968 LP "Days of Future Passed" 4 years before the reissue hit the Top 10.

The Moody Blues.
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June 02, 2022Episode 477 - Lost In Laos - State Songs - "Ta" Ta For Now - Top 40 Last Names - Santa Claus
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 477, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lost In Laos
1: In the 14th C. Laos was united into the kingdom Lan Xang, the "land of a million" of these large animals.

elephants.

2: Much of Laotian social life centers on the festivals and holidays of this religion.

Buddhism.

3: This country made Laos a protectorate in the late 1800s and ruled it for over 50 years as part of Indochina.

France.

4: During the Vietnam War, North Vietnam used this famous trail through Laos to move supplies to the south.

Ho Chi Minh Trail.

5: This river and its tributaries are the chief means of transportation in Laos.

Mekong.
Round 2. Category: State Songs
1: "They say home is where the heart is, these green mountains are my home".

Vermont.

2: In this Connecticut state song with a 2-word title, "Macaroni" refers to Londoners in fancy clothes.

"Yankee Doodle".

3: Bet you a buckeye knows that his state song is "Beautiful" this.

Ohio.

4: "Grand old badger state!".

Wisconsin.

5: "Oh the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash".

Indiana.
Round 3. Category: "Ta" Ta For Now
1: Bernie Moeller of Pennsylvania has had his skin covered with over 14,000 of these.

tattoos.

2: Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643.

the Taj Mahal.

3: (Hi. I'm Hal Sparks.) This former E! entertainment channel TV show helped further the careers of me, John Henson and Greg Kinnear.

Talk Soup.

4: This Asian country's capital city is Dushanbe.

Tajikistan.

5: "Saucy" name for the crusty areas on your teeth made from mineral salts reacting with plaque and saliva.

tartar.
Round 4. Category: Top 40 Last Names
1: Paul, Tyrone, Mac, Spencer, Skeeter.

Davis.

2: Jude, Cozy, Natalie, Paula.

Cole.

3: Dave, Roy, Petula.

Clark.

4: Raspy singer Bonnie, rowdy singer Steven.

Tyler.

5: Bootsy.

Collins.
Round 5. Category: Santa Claus
1: Part of Lapland north of the Arctic Circle has been proclaimed "Santa Claus Land" in this country.

Finland.

2: In this song, Santa Claus is "making a list and checking it twice; gonna find out who's naughty and nice".

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

3: For Belgian children, Santa Claus comes from Spain by boat on the night of Dec. 5 and leaves gifts in these.

their shoes.

4: The mythology of Santa Claus came to the Americas with this ethnic group as "Sinter Klaas" in the 17th century.

the Dutch.

5: 2-word name that British children use for Santa; J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his kids a series of "Letters" from him.

Father Christmas.
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June 01, 2022Episode 476 - Do You Smell Something? - Earls - Beastly Geography - Japan's Next Top Model - Soap
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 476, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Do You Smell Something?
1: This distinctive aroma of a wine can also mean a group of cut flowers.

Bouquet.

2: Often a "Jeopardy!" category, it's a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals and spices.

Potpourri.

3: A strong, earthy smell, or the type of music George Clinton plays.

Funk.

4: 3-word French term for perfumed bath water.

Eau de toilette.

5: From the old French for "small bag", it's a small bag of powder used for scenting clothes or linens.

Sachet.
Round 2. Category: Earls
1: Earl Browder, author of "Marx And America", was general secretary of this U.S. party from 1930 to 1944.

Communist Party.

2: By the time he died in 1992, his "Any Car, Any Color" offer had risen from $29.95 to $119.95.

Earl Scheib.

3: He narrated, no doubt resonantly, the 1972 documentary "Malcolm X".

James Earl Jones.

4: This future chief justice was Dewey's running mate when he didn't defeat Truman.

Earl Warren.

5: "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" wasn't recorded by Flatt and Sharp but by Flatt and him.

Earl Scruggs.
Round 3. Category: Beastly Geography
1: Cities in this nation include Iskenderun, Islahiye and Istanbul.

Turkey.

2: By population, it's the second-largest city in New York.

Buffalo.

3: In 1903 Wilbur and Orville flew to new heights near this city.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

4: Saddle up! These high pressure belts are located on either side of the Doldrums.

Horse Latitudes.

5: These Spanish islands were named for a breed of large dog Romans found there, not a yellow songbird.

Canary Islands.
Round 4. Category: Japan's Next Top Model
1: The MX-5.

Mazda.

2: The Sienna.

Toyota.

3: The Ridgeline.

Honda.

4: The Murano.

Nissan.

5: The Grand Vitara.

Suzuki.
Round 5. Category: Soap
1: Company that's America's biggest soapmaker.

Procter and Gamble.

2: Some toilet soaps contain surfacants to prevent formation of this when you use it.

bathtub rings or scum.

3: Now you can be glad you used this brand's liquid or mountain fresh versions too.

Dial.

4: Lever Brothers brand whose name is Latin for "light".

Lux.

5: It calls itself "the body bar with bath oil".

Caress.
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May 31, 2022Episode 475 - Rolling "Stone" - Internet History - Fruits And Vegetables - Spelling Casts - It's A "Dog"S Life
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 475, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Rolling "Stone"
1: Characterized by the use of primitive tools, it's the earliest known period of human culture.

Stone Age.

2: Menippe mercenaria, this large edible crustacean, is found widely along the U.S. Atlantic coast.

Stone crab.

3: In other words, a short distance away.

Stone's throw.

4: This large granite memorial near Atlanta was dedicated in 1970.

Stone Mountain.

5: Edward I brought this Scottish coronation fixture to England in 1296.

Stone of Scone (Stone of Destiny).
Round 2. Category: Internet History
1: It's believed that in 1994 WXYC in Chapel Hill in this state became the 1st radio station to webcast.

North Carolina.

2: On May 3, 1978 Gary Thuerk sent the first of this irritating type of communication to 600 users.

spam.

3: Hacker Robert Morris' 1988 program with the name of this slithery creature crashed a tenth of the Internet.

worm.

4: The first search engine had this comic book name; the original "Archives" was too long of a filename.

Archie.

5: The 411 is that this 4-letter domain name went live in late 2001.

info.
Round 3. Category: Fruits And Vegetables
1: This Italian summer squash is also called a small marrow.

zucchini.

2: It's said that Christopher Columbus introduced this "cool" veggie to the New World.

Cucumber.

3: The plantain member of this fruit family, musaceae, is also called Adam's fig.

Banana.

4: For cooking, popular ones of these include the Gravenstein and the Greening.

apples.

5: To improve his singing voice, the emperor Nero ate large quantities of this mild onion relative and symbol of Wales.

leek.
Round 4. Category: Spelling Casts
1: Tori Spelling,Shannen Doherty,Jason Priestley.

Beverly Hills, 90210.

2: Andrew Shue,Thomas Calabro,Heather Locklear.

Melrose Place.

3: Catherine Hicks,Jessica Biel,Stephen Collins.

7th Heaven.

4: John Forsythe,Heather Locklear,Joan Collins.

Dynasty.

5: John Forsythe,David Doyle,Kate Jackson.

Charlie's Angels.
Round 5. Category: It's A "Dog"S Life
1: Aerial combat between planes.

dogfight.

2: To be here is to be in great disfavor or trouble.

the doghouse.

3: A swimming stroke often used by beginners.

dog paddle.

4: Someone expected to lose a contest or struggle.

underdog.

5: Crudely fashioned verse, often of a humorous nature.

doggerel.
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May 30, 2022Episode 474 - Barcelona - Thriller - About "Face" - Rx Marks The Spot - Parents Are People Too
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 474, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Barcelona
1: (Hello, I'm Jay Leno) In this year, Barcelona hosted the Olympics and I became the permanent host of "The Tonight Show".

1992.

2: On Sundays, in front of the Gothic Cathedral, people perform the Sardana, one of these.

Dance.

3: A statue of this explorer points to the sea from atop a 167' column near Barcelona's harbor.

Christopher Columbus.

4: The women of Barcelona's Carrer Avinyo inspired this cubist's "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon".

Pablo Picasso.

5: Once suppressed under Franco, this native language is again widely used in Barcelona.

Catalan/Catalonian.
Round 2. Category: Thriller
1: This author's techno-thriller "Rainbow Six" focuses on John Clark, also a hero in "Clear and Present Danger".

Tom Clancy.

2: This author made a University of Virginia law professor the protagonist of his 2002 novel "The Summons".

(John) Grisham.

3: You were born to identify this author of "The Bourne Identity".

(Robert) Ludlum.

4: "The Numa Files" are paperback spin-offs of this writer's novels featuring Dirk Pitt.

Clive Cussler.

5: "The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author.

Steve Martini.
Round 3. Category: About "Face"
1: Cosmetic surgery to pull the skin back and up to remove wrinkles.

facelift.

2: The worth of a stamp or coin stated on it.

face value.

3: Maintaining one's reputation.

saving/keeping face.

4: To deal with a pressing problem directly, or the name of a 1980 TV game show similar to "Name That Tune".

Face the Music.

5: Andy Griffith starred as a bumpkin turned TV star in this 1957 movie drama penned by Budd Schulberg.

A Face in the Crowd.
Round 4. Category: Rx Marks The Spot
1: The stimulant methylphenidate, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is known by this trade name.

Ritalin.

2: "Oxy" for short, this painkiller has been widely abused in poor rural areas in the U.S..

Oxycontin.

3: Also known as Alprazolam, you could say it is an "X" factor in anti-anxiety drugs.

Xanax.

4: A compound of this lightest metal is used to treat bipolar disorder.

lithium.

5: "Triazolam Days" just didn't sound quite right; maybe that's why the sleeping drug is known as this.

Halcion.
Round 5. Category: Parents Are People Too
1: Also a home for hummingbirds, it becomes "empty" when the last child leaves home.

Nest.

2: It's what a lonely dad may want to be to you, or the name of the one on the left(President Clinton's dog).

Buddy.

3: At least this restriction dad put on you isn't a dusk-to-dawn one, as in Warri, Nigeria.

Curfew.

4: If you get one of these in your nose or navel, parents may let out the same kind of "shriek".

Piercing.

5: This term for a right that divorcing parents may fight over comes from Latin for "guardian".

Custody.
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May 29, 2022Episode 473 - That's The Spot - Robin - Special "Ed" - Broadway Roles - Also An Apple Variety
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 473, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: That's The Spot
1: This stickier version of "Jurassic Park" is at 5801 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

La Brea Tar Pits.

2: This patriot of few regrets was hanged in 1776 on what is now 66th and 3rd in New York City.

Nathan Hale.

3: In 1993 Joe Carter hit a World Series-winning home run at 1 Blue Jays Way in this city.

Toronto.

4: At 110 stories, see the taller side of Sears at 233 S. Wacker Dr, in this city.

Chicago.

5: A sign that says "Get In Here" greets you at the Fog City Diner, located at 1300 Battery St. in this U.S. city.

San Francisco.
Round 2. Category: Robin
1: He's starred in 2 "Good" movies: "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Good Will Hunting".

Robin Williams.

2: That old gang of his included Will, John and Tuck.

Robin Hood.

3: He's the only Bee Gee who fits the category.

Robin Gibb.

4: This former soap star is married to Sean Penn.

Robin Wright.

5: Medical thriller writer who has given us "Coma" and "Vector".

Robin Cook.
Round 3. Category: Special "Ed"
1: This city's name derives from the Celtic word meaning "Eiden's Fort".

Edinburgh.

2: In our opinion, it's a newspaper article that represents the publisher's point of view.

editorial.

3: At least the Antarctic range named for this Henry Ford descendant isn't considered a failure.

Edsel Ford.

4: Hell-oooo, possums, "She's" the international star who took a "Royal Tour" in 2001.

Dame Edna Everage.

5: This place, whose name means "place of pleasure", is often thought to have been in Mesopotamia.

Garden of Eden.
Round 4. Category: Broadway Roles
1: In 1951 he was "The King"; Gertrude Lawrence was "I".

Yul Brynner.

2: In 2002 this "Notes on a Scandal" dame went "Into the Woods" as Giant (well, her recorded voice did, anyway).

Judi Dench.

3: In 1968, before the force was with him, he landed the lead in "The Great White Hope".

James Earl Jones.

4: (Hi. I'm Bebe Neuwirth.)In 1997 I won my 2nd Tony Award for playing Velma Kelly in "Chicago"; in 2007 I appeared in a revival of the production playing this dancer, Velma's rival.

Roxie.

5: In 1948 he was drafted to play "Mister Roberts".

Henry Fonda.
Round 5. Category: Also An Apple Variety
1: Irish satirist Swift.

Jonathan.

2: Acting brothers Alec, Billy and Stephen.

Baldwin.

3: Broadway musical about Charlemagne's son.

Pippin.

4: British royal house symbolized by a white rose.

York.

5: Austere, like the people of an ancient Greek city.

Spartan.
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May 28, 2022Episode 472 - The Missives Of October - The J. Lo Down - "Year" - College Football - "D" Day
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 472, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Missives Of October
1: Oct. 1, 1908: Dear Mom, this car's been introduced at $850 but I bet mass production can lower it to about $300 by 1926.

the Model T Ford.

2: Oct. 15, 1965: Dear Dad, you won't believe it but at a peace rally today David Miller burned this, so the FBI's after him.

his draft card.

3: Oct. 14, 1947: Dear Bro, I hear that today this man traveled over 662 MPH in a Bell X-1.

Chuck Yeager.

4: Oct. 29, 1929: Sister Dear, things are gloomy in New York as this lost 31 points, or 12 percent; I need a stiff toddy.

the Dow Jones.

5: Oct. 24, 1648: Dear Johann, I can't believe this long war is over now that the Peace of Westphalia has been concluded.

the Thirty Years' War.
Round 2. Category: The J. Lo Down
1: Rich guy Ralph Fiennes falls in love with hotel employee Jennifer Lopez in this Cinderella story.

Maid in Manhattan.

2: When asked what she got on this standardized college placement exam, Jen quipped, "Nail polish".

the SAT.

3: Ben Affleck plays a lowly thug who falls for female gangster J. Lo. in this 2003 romantic comedy.

Gigli.

4: When Jen wore that now-infamous green Versace dress to the 2000 Grammys, he was her date.

Puff Daddy.

5: The video for this song pays homage to the movie "Flashdance", with Jen as the welder/dancer.

"I'm Glad".
Round 3. Category: "Year"
1: It's an annual publication documenting the preceding months at a high school.

Yearbook.

2: Climbing to No. 8 in 1977, it was Al Stewart's biggest hit.

Year of the Cat.

3: Collaborating with Garth won her a 1997 Grammy.

Trisha Yearwood.

4: Troubled 1965 Indonesia is at the heart of this Mel Gibson film.

The Year of Living Dangerously.

5: This novel won 1939's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

"The Yearling".
Round 4. Category: College Football
1: (Hi, I'm Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals) Prior to joining the Pac-10 in 1978, Arizona and Arizona State had spent 16 years in the WAC, which stands for this.

Western Athletic Conference.

2: Letter formations include the "T" and this one with the running backs in a line behind the quarterback.

I.

3: USA Today called this current University of Alabama coach "tough, humorless and rich".

Nick Saban.

4: This Provo, Utah school won 10 straight WAC football titles from 1976 to 1985.

Brigham Young.

5: This school's football team is called the Black Knights.

Army.
Round 5. Category: "D" Day
1: Nationality that precedes auction, oven and elm disease.

Dutch.

2: When you have skin problems, this is the type of doctor you should seek out.

Dermatologist.

3: It's the basic monetary unit of Greece.

Drachma.

4: He won a Purple Heart in World War II and was a major party presidential nominee in 1996.

Bob Dole.

5: From the Latin for "to lead", it's a pipe or passage that can carry body fluids or air.

a duct.
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May 27, 2022Episode 471 - High Coup - E-Commerce - Of "Den"Mark - 3 Of A Kind - Mind Your Manners
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 471, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: High Coup
1: A coup led by Colonel George Papadopoulos overthrew this country's government in 1967.

Greece.

2: This man took the title first consul after a coup d'etat in Paris in 1799.

Napoleon.

3: The last president of the Soviet Union, he was nearly overthrown in a 1991 coup attempted by his Communist rivals.

Mikhail Gorbachev.

4: Count Grigory Orlov led the palace coup that placed this "Great" empress on the Russian throne in 1762.

Catherine the Great.

5: The 1st commoner to rule England, he became lord protector following the overthrow of King Charles I.

Oliver Cromwell.
Round 2. Category: E-Commerce
1: calwine.com is located "In the Heart of" this valley.

Napa Valley.

2: At dunkindonuts.com you can't buy donuts, but you can get this traditional accompaniment by the pound.

coffee.

3: You can click to hear a train whistle at the website of this model maker.

Lionel.

4: vixenoffroad.com specializes in women's apparel for this biking sport abbreviated MX.

motocross.

5: alzheimersupport.com is among sites offering this super-herb, the scientific name of the maidenhair tree.

Gingko biloba.
Round 3. Category: Of "Den"Mark
1: The woman who runs a small group in a Cub Scout troop.

den mother.

2: They won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999.

the Denver Broncos.

3: False teeth that might take a bite out of your wallet.

dentures.

4: Sometimes expressed in grams per cubic centimeter, it's mass divided by volume.

density.

5: In English, the name of this 20,320-foot North American peak means "The Great One".

Denali.
Round 4. Category: 3 Of A Kind
1: Draco,Lyra,Mensa.

constellations.

2: Coddled,deviled,hard boiled.

eggs.

3: George Lazenby,David Niven,Pierce Brosnan.

James Bonds.

4: "The Searchers","The Shootist","The Quiet Man".

John Wayne movies.

5: Sinhala,Xhosa,Novial.

languages.
Round 5. Category: Mind Your Manners
1: Etiquette experts say it's okay between courses or after the meal to put these body parts on the table.

your elbows.

2: "Etiquette for Dummies" says an index finger flat and firm against your upper lip may forestall one of these.

a sneeze.

3: In the receiving line at a wedding reception this person is traditionally first.

the bride's mother.

4: If you have ESP or your phone has this, it's okay to answer the phone greeting the person by name.

caller ID.

5: Acceptable "finger foods" include bacon, but only if it's crisp, and spears of this vegetable.

asparagus.
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May 26, 2022Episode 470 - Double Letter Perfect - Doubtful Downloads - Former Place Names - 20Th Century World Leaders - The Upper Crust
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 470, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Double Letter Perfect
1: A street sign with this letter pair denotes a crossing that has the ties that bind.

RR.

2: This suffix denotes a person who is a recipient of something.

ee (as in honoree).

3: A little ball, 0.18 inches in diameter, fired from an air rifle or a special gun.

BB.

4: Ask a Spaniard how to pronounce this double letter pair and he may say "y".

ll.

5: For the ivory tickler it means "very softly".

pp (pianissimo).
Round 2. Category: Doubtful Downloads
1: The Net spit up the false story that this baby food co. lost a lawsuit and was giving out $500 savings bonds.

Gerber.

2: This pig film's Chinese title "The Happy Dumpling-to-be Who Talks and Solves Agricultural Problems" was a Web invention.

Babe.

3: He wrote "Slaughterhouse-Five", but didn't write the MIT commencement speech circulated under his name.

Kurt Vonnegut.

4: Fox News and online gossip-monger whose "report" on the president's love child turned out to be sludge.

Matt Drudge.

5: Ian Goddard has retracted his online claims that the Navy brought down this airline's Flight 800.

TWA.
Round 3. Category: Former Place Names
1: Siam.

Thailand.

2: Leningrad.

St. Petersburg (Russia).

3: East Pakistan.

Bangladesh.

4: Burma.

Myanmar.

5: British Honduras.

Belize.
Round 4. Category: 20Th Century World Leaders
1: In 1986 this president crossed the Pacific and went into exile in Hawaii.

Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines.

2: He led his troops on a 6,000-mile march that began in October 1934.

Mao Tse-tung.

3: A 1952 coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser forced this king's abdication.

King Faruk.

4: Swiss-educated and staunchly pro-Western, he ruled his Middle Eastern country from 1941 until his ouster in 1979.

the Shah of Iran.

5: At age 84 in 1940 he was put in charge of the Vichy State in France.

Marshall PÃ©tain.
Round 5. Category: The Upper Crust
1: Athina Roussel, granddaughter of this Greek tycoon, inherited billions when she turned 18 in 2003.

Onassis.

2: This prince was really in the swim when he was voted water polo captain at St. Andrews University.

Prince William.

3: Ulysses Grant's granddaughter Julia married a prince from this country and had to flee its revolution in 1917.

Russia.

4: Oralando Montagu is making a lot of "bread" selling this lunch item (he's descended from the Earl who invented it).

a sandwich.

5: (Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN.) My great-great-great grandfather was this shipping and railroad magnate known as "The Commodore".

Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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May 25, 2022Episode 469 - Would You Like To Be In The Movies? - Ends In "Ook" - There's No Business - Benny - Word In Common
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 469, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Would You Like To Be In The Movies?
1: She was discovered while performing at the 1940 Aquacade in San Francisco.

Esther Williams.

2: First brought to the big screen by D.W. Griffith in 1909, this hugely popular star was once known as "Little Mary".

Mary Pickford.

3: Born in South Africa, this female star of "The Italian Job" was discovered in line at a Hollywood bank.

Charlize Theron.

4: Sophia Loren was a struggling teenage model when she met this future husband and beauty contest judge.

Carlo Ponti.

5: Jack Nicholson discovered this Arkansas native and 2 years later she won an Oscar for "Melvin and Howard".

Mary Steenburgen.
Round 2. Category: Ends In "Ook"
1: It's cranny's partner, or a cozy corner for eating breakfast.

Nook.

2: Gibberish, or mumbo jumbo.

Gobbledygook.

3: For over 40 years this actor has brought Mark Twain to life in a one-man show.

Hal Holbrook.

4: This one's a breeze: it's the largest of the Pacific salmons.

Chinook.

5: As a result of this scandal, in 1992 H. Lawrence Garrett 3rd stepped down as Navy Secretary.

Tailhook.
Round 3. Category: There's No Business
1: The power went out on this Houston company when it declared bankruptcy in December 2001.

Enron.

2: This airline's "Friendly Skies" were darkened by its Dec. 2002 bankruptcy.

United Airlines.

3: In Jan. 2002 this undersea fiber optic telecom co. founded by Gary Winnick sank beneath the bankruptcy waves.

Global Crossing.

4: $11 billion in alleged fraud might've played a tiny part in this long-distance co.'s July 2002 bankruptcy.

WorldCom.

5: Conspiracy and fraud led to a June 2002 "reorganization" of this cable co. led by the Rigas family.

Adelphia.
Round 4. Category: Benny
1: In the 1790s astronomer and mathematician Benjamin Banneker compiled an annual one of these.

almanac.

2: In 1785 Thomas Jefferson succeeded him as minister to France.

Benjamin Franklin.

3: While in office, he admitted 6 states, more than any other U.S. president.

Benjamin Harrison.

4: In addition to his "Baby and Child Care" book, he wrote "Caring for Your Disabled Child".

Dr. Benjamin Spock.

5: In 1954 he turned Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" into an opera.

Benjamin Britten.
Round 5. Category: Word In Common
1: One-word description of a "drummer boy" or an "engine that could".

Little.

2: Adjective before Britain, Dane or "Gatsby".

Great.

3: Term preceding Smokey, Faithful or "Yeller".

Old.

4: TV's Simpson or football's Starr.

Bart.

5: Judy's puppet partner, or a "Hawaiian" beverage.

Punch.
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