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May 14, 2022Episode 458 - A Driving Tour - Art School - Clues Past Their Freshness Date - Workplaces - Toys And Games
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 458, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: A Driving Tour
1: Drive by the cops when you put the pedal to the metal on most of these high-speed German highways.

autobahns.

2: Krasnaya Ploshchad is the local name for this square you can drive by, but not across.

Red Square.

3: High degree Freemasons know it can be hard to drive by this L.A. auditorium on Jefferson Blvd. on Oscar night.

the Shrine Auditorium.

4: You'll reach the president's office in this country driving to the union buildings on Government Ave. in Pretoria.

South Africa.

5: Drive down Obala Vojvode Stepe in this city and relive the street's most famous moment of June 28, 1914.

Sarajevo.
Round 2. Category: Art School
1: The most common one used by artists is probably the X-acto.

a knife.

2: Turning tools are used to shape the clay on one of these.

a potter's wheel.

3: A halftone screen breaks up a sold image into a pattern of these.

dots.

4: Traditionally in drypoint, you use a steel needle to scratch your drawing into a plate of this metal.

copper.

5: When a sculptor is doing this he isn't fishing, but using the lost wax method to make a mold.

casting.
Round 3. Category: Clues Past Their Freshness Date
1: Time's 1980 Man of the Year cover showed him in a western shirt, jeans and a tooled belt with silver buckle.

Ronald Reagan.

2: To get into this event at the White House March 31, 1997 you had to have a 3-to-6-year-old kid with you.

the Easter Egg Hunt.

3: In 1992 United began flying the Latin American routes purchased from this airline that folded in 1991.

Pan American.

4: This brand's jingle called it "That Heavenly Coffee".

Chock full o'Nuts.

5: In 1996 Chevy reintroduced this model first seen in 1964, also the name of a version of Barbie.

Malibu.
Round 4. Category: Workplaces
1: Usual workplace of a saucier, a poissonier and a garde-manger.

restaurant.

2: The traditional entry-level area of a talent agency; Michael Ovitz started there at William Morris.

mailroom.

3: A triage nurse is the first person who will tend to you if you go to this part of a hospital.

emergency room.

4: In the U.S. the FBI has about 60 of the local offices usually called these.

field offices.

5: 3-letter word paired with 'tool" in a type of manufacturer of precision products.

die.
Round 5. Category: Toys And Games
1: The name of this game that uses 144 small tiles comes from a word meaning Â“sparrowsÂ”.

Mah Jongg.

2: Term for the hoops that croquet balls are driven through.

wickets.

3: Bionicle is one of the lines from this brand of building blocks.

Lego.

4: These cute, cuddly plush toys were introduced in 2005 along with a code allowing kids access to an online community.

Webkinz.

5: Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek and sinuous".

Slinky.
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May 13, 2022Episode 457 - Livin' La Vida Lobster - Better Known As.... - Scientists - The "B"Ible - Let's Go To Florida
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 457, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Livin' La Vida Lobster
1: Lovable "Larry the Lobster" is the official mascot of this seafood restaurant chain.

Red Lobster.

2: A variety lacking enlarged pincers, this 5-letter "prickly" type of lobster is also known as a sea crayfish.

a spiny lobster.

3: One of a lobstering crew is called this man, not because he's grim but for standing in the back of the boat.

a stern man.

4: Water fleas, shrimp and lobsters are all members of this arthropod class.

crustaceans.

5: The outer supporting shell of a lobster is known as one of these protective coverings.

an exoskeleton.
Round 2. Category: Better Known As....
1: "Stardust" man David Jones.

David Bowie.

2: "Home"y heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Weiss.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

3: Late sportscaster Howard Cohen.

Howard Cosell.

4: Singer Helen Folasade Adu.

Sade.

5: Older brother Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.

Beau Bridges.
Round 3. Category: Scientists
1: He wondered if the force that pulled an apple to the ground could also pull the moon into the earth's orbit.

Newton.

2: In 1661 Isaac Newton entered this university's Trinity College as a subsizar, a student with domestic duties.

Cambridge.

3: In 1609 and 1619 this German astronomer published his 3 laws of planetary motion.

(Johannes) Kepler.

4: His 1543 "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" was the most accurate book on human anatomy to that date.

Andreas Vesalius.

5: In 1856 this monk began his experiments that led to the discovery of the basic laws of heredity.

(Gregor) Mendel.
Round 4. Category: The "B"Ible
1: When Moses's mother could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of these marsh plants.

bulrushes.

2: The Lord broke this, saying "Take, eat: this is my body which is broken for you".

bread.

3: Jesus told the disciples to do this "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost".

baptize.

4: "And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to him 'What have I done unto thee?'".

Balaam.

5: The name of this son of Jacob means "Son of the right hand".

Benjamin.
Round 5. Category: Let's Go To Florida
1: You can see a miniature replica of this city's Forbidden City at Splendid China, a park in Kissimmee.

Peking/Beijing.

2: The "Terrors of the Deep" attraction at this park might even scare Shamu.

Sea World.

3: The Cypress Roots Museum traces the history of this famous floral site.

Cypress Gardens.

4: For years Gomek the giant crocodile was the big attraction at this oldest Florida city's alligator farm.

St. Augustine.

5: The Wallendas' poles, rigging and costumes are on view at the Circus Museum in this Florida city.

Sarasota.
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May 12, 2022Episode 456 - Presidential Elections - "J" Whiz - Eyes On The Prize - Scary Movies - Nation"Z"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 456, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Presidential Elections
1: Some historians call the election in which this man beat John Breckinridge the most important in U.S. history.

(Abraham) Lincoln.

2: This 1968 candidate reportedly urged South Vietnam's President Thieu to scuttle possible peace talks.

(Richard) Nixon.

3: William Henry Harrison really had lived in one of these, his symbol in the 1840 campaign, but he added 12 rooms.

a log cabin.

4: In early October 1992 he was spending $2 million a day, most of it his own money.

(Ross) Perot.

5: In the Gore Vidal novel set in this election year, the hero pins his hopes on Tilden.

1876.
Round 2. Category: "J" Whiz
1: It's a trip taken by a public official at public expense, ostensibly for official business.

junket.

2: It's not a type of fruit spread, but a large extended campout for several Boy Scout troops together.

jamboree.

3: It's believed that the Virgin Mary died in this Middle Eastern city.

Jerusalem.

4: This 1847 novel takes place mainly at Lowood Orphan Asylum and Thornfield Hall.

"Jane Eyre".

5: The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was one of the many churches built by this 6th century Byzantine emperor.

Justinian I.
Round 3. Category: Eyes On The Prize
1: Winners of the Templeton Prize for Understanding of this include Baba Amte, Rabbi Jakobovits and the Rev. Peacocke.

Religion.

2: (Lech Walesa delivers the clue, speaking in Polish: I'm Lech Walesa,) In 1983 I was picking mushrooms near Gdansk when it was announced I had won this prize.

the Nobel Peace Prize.

3: In April 2002 at the age of 88, Henry Brant won this prize, also given to journalists, for music.

the Pulitzer Prize.

4: The $100,000 Potamkin Prize is for research in this aging disease that afflicted Mrs. Potamkin.

Alzheimer's disease.

5: This famous British gallery that has lots of J.M.W. Turner works gives the Turner Prize for Contemporary Art.

the Tate Gallery.
Round 4. Category: Scary Movies
1: Max von Sydow played Father Merrin, the title character of this devilish 1973 scarefest.

The Exorcist.

2: Critic L. Maltin say this "unlucky" '80 film as a "clue to why S.A.T. scores continue to decline".

Friday the 13th.

3: When Kate Hudson unlocks a hidden attic room that has a terrifying secret, she uses the title object of this 2005 film.

The Skeleton Key.

4: In the 1982 film, Adrienne Barbeau was the object of his affection; in 1989 it's Heather Locklear.

the Swamp Thing.

5: At about 40, Barbra Streisand played this title girl who disguises herself as a yeshiva boy and sings.

Yentl.
Round 5. Category: Nation"Z"
1: This country has numerous national parks including Fiordland, Tongariro and Abel Tasman.

New Zealand.

2: South America's largest known petroleum deposits lie in this country's Maracaibo Basin.

Venezuela.

3: Its Latin name, Helvetia, appears on its coins and stamps.

Switzerland.

4: It was once known as Portuguese East Africa.

Mozambique.

5: The Baykonur Cosmodrome, Russia's space-launch facility, is actually in this nation.

Kazakhstan.
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May 11, 2022Episode 455 - Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure - Teen Book Scene - "Bag" 'Em Up - This Means War! - Humpty Dumpty
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 455, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure
1: If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger.

Spider-Man.

2: Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast.

"Green Eggs and Ham".

3: A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film.

Jurassic Park.

4: Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline.

The Cat in the Hat.

5: On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him.

The Incredible Hulk.
Round 2. Category: Teen Book Scene
1: Amazon.com allows you to add this "Fudge" author's "Forever" to your "Wedding Registry" list.

Judy Blume.

2: "Troy" by Adele Geras is a young adult novel reworking of this Homer epic.

"The Iliad".

3: There's now a series of books based on this WB series about Lorelai and Rory.

Gilmore Girls.

4: This Meg Cabot book is the first in her series about royal-in-training Mia Thermopolis.

"The Princess Diaries".

5: "They murdered him" begins this Robert Cormier novel.

"The Chocolate War".
Round 3. Category: "Bag" 'Em Up
1: It's where Tiger can keep his irons and drivers and tees, oh my!.

a golf bag.

2: Bellowing Highland instrument.

a bagpipe.

3: It's a Middle East capital.

Baghdad.

4: Derived from the Italian for "little stick", it's a long, narrow loaf of French bread.

a baguette.

5: A trifle, or a short piece of music.

a bagatelle.
Round 4. Category: This Means War!
1: The French Revolution inspired a similar one in this Caribbean country in 1791.

Haiti.

2: The USA's began in 1861, Angola's in 1975.

Civil War.

3: The Pequot, Pontiac's and the Nez Perce were 3 of these "wars".

Indian wars.

4: (Hi, I'm Andy Summers.) The U.S. government called the Korean War this, which sounds like a lawsuit by my old band.

police action.

5: Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia in 1740 launched the war of this country's succession.

Austria.
Round 5. Category: Humpty Dumpty
1: Humpty Dumpty's perch.

a wall.

2: After Humpty's fall, they tried to put him together again.

all the king's horses and all the king's men.

3: "Cornflake Girl" who wrote a song in which "Humpty Dumpty and Betty Louise... stole a Sony and some Camembert cheese".

Tori Amos.

4: This comedian played Humpty Dumpty in the 1933 Paramount film "Alice in Wonderland".

W.C. Fields.

5: Alice had some of the unusual words in this Lewis Carroll poem explained to her by Humpty.

"Jabberwocky".
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May 10, 2022Episode 454 - Instant Messaging Shorthand - Science Fair - We're Not In Kansas Anymore - Getting Hungary? - Sax And The City
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 454, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Instant Messaging Shorthand
1: TTFN:This way of saying I'll chat with you at a later time.

ta ta for now.

2: RUMORF:"Are you" this "or" this.

are you male or female.

3: POS:This person "over my shoulder".

a parent.

4: RTBS:"Reason to be" this.

single.

5: SSEWBA:"Someday soon, everything will be" these.

acronyms.
Round 2. Category: Science Fair
1: Janice's project on the layers of this included the mesosphere and the thermosphere.

Atmosphere.

2: Dennis recreated a 1995 test and confirmed this product is 68% air.

Twinkies.

3: Viki's samples from the locker room floor showed how the trichophyton fungi caused this "sporty" condition.

Athlete's foot.

4: Darlene's exhibit on minerals in the human body included iron nails, copper tubing and a 1943 penny for this.

Zinc.

5: Arvid's diorama on the history of these included the following symbols(V, for example).

Numbers.
Round 3. Category: We're Not In Kansas Anymore
1: We're attending the Strings in the Mountains chamber music festival in Steamboat Springs in this state.

Colorado.

2: We left Abilene and drove straight north on Highway 15 to Fairbury in this state.

Nebraska.

3: We're in the Ozarks seeing a show at Andy Williams' Moon River Theatre in this bordering state.

Missouri.

4: We're visiting the Will Rogers Memorial in this state where the humorist is buried.

Oklahoma.

5: We've left Lawrence, Kansas for Lawrence in this state, Leonard Bernstein's birthplace.

Massachusetts.
Round 4. Category: Getting Hungary?
1: Called the "Queen of the Danube", this city is home to about one-fifth of the country's population.

Budapest.

2: More than two-thirds of Hungarians are of this Christian denomination.

Roman Catholic.

3: When it was known as Pannonia, Hungary was incorporated into this empire around 14 A.D..

the Roman Empire.

4: In March of 1867, Hungary was joined with this country in a dual monarchy.

Austria.

5: A devastating invasion by these Asian warriors in 1241 killed half of Hungary's population.

the Mongols.
Round 5. Category: Sax And The City
1: As one of these Jim Henson creations, Zoot played the sax in Dr. Teeth's band.

a Muppet.

2: This president went to band camp in the Ozarks.

Clinton.

3: This animated kid is voiced by Yeardley Smith, but when she plays sax, you're hearing Terry Harrington.

Lisa Simpson.

4: Wynton's older brother, he knows how to blow his own tenor horn.

Branford Marsalis.

5: Born David Jones, this rock legend worked as a saxophonist and a mime before battling Martian spiders.

David Bowie.
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May 09, 2022Episode 453 - Phonies - Let's Not Spread 'Em Around - Heir Conditioning - "C" Is For Cookie - Political Scientists
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 453, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Phonies
1: This reclusive "2001" director has been successfully impersonated by a man who looks nothing like him.

Stanley Kubrick.

2: "Girl You Know It's True" was the ironic title of a hit by this fraudulent duo.

Milli Vanilli.

3: "The Education of" this Cherokee, billed as autobiography, was written by a white segregationist.

Little Tree.

4: A medical syndrome is named for this baron famous for tall tales about his exploits.

Baron von Munchausen.

5: Forger Hans Van Meegeren tried to increase the small number of works by this Dutch master, who died in 1675.

Jan Vermeer.
Round 2. Category: Let's Not Spread 'Em Around
1: A fatal form of blood poisoning in cattle, or the group that recorded the 1985 album "Spreading the Disease".

anthrax.

2: Isolated in 1983, the virus that causes AIDS is known today by this acronym.

HIV.

3: Seeing Koplik's spots on the inside of your cheeks is a sign you've "spotted" this viral infection.

measles.

4: It's the B form of this inflammation of the liver that's spread by some kinds of personal contact.

hepatitis.

5: This lung disease, isolated in 1882, has been found in an ancient mummy, so there should be hieroglyphic Christmas Seals.

tuberculosis.
Round 3. Category: Heir Conditioning
1: Since 1301, it's been the geographic title for the male heir to the British throne.

Prince of Wales.

2: 37-year-old Reza Pahlevi is the exiled heir to this country's "Peacock Throne".

Iran.

3: The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian heir triggered WWI.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

4: He was Hirohito's heir; now he's the emperor.

Akihito.

5: In 1536, with only a female heir, she was first of Henry VIII's wives to go on the chopping block.

Anne Boleyn.
Round 4. Category: "C" Is For Cookie
1: Created by Ruth Wakefield in the 1930s, the original toll house cookie is this favorite.

a chocolate chip.

2: This veggie can be used to make cookies, similar to the spicy, moist cake.

carrot.

3: Macaroons are often made from almond paste or this, shredded or flaked.

coconut.

4: You can frost cookies with this, sugar that's been cooked until it melts and turns golden brown.

caramel.

5: Classic oatmeal cookies are made with nutmeg and this age-old spice that comes in Cassia and Ceylon varieties.

cinnamon.
Round 5. Category: Political Scientists
1: Charles Beard claimed the framers of this 1787 document were motivated by economic self-interests.

The Constitution.

2: Zbigniew Brzezinski was born in this capital city in 1928.

Warsaw.

3: Before becoming U.N. Ambassador, she was a foreign policy advisor to the 1980 Reagan campaign.

Jeanne Kirkpatrick.

4: Raymond Aron was a contributor to this Paris daily from 1947-1977.

Le Figaro.

5: Rexford G. Tugwell was part of this president's "Brain Trust".

Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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May 08, 2022Episode 452 - Scrambled Sayings - Pre-Civil War America - What They Wore - Ur In Uruguay - Saintly Women
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 452, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Scrambled Sayings
1: Sorry safe than better.

"Better safe than sorry".

2: Can't join them if you beat them.

"If you can't beat them, join them".

3: A hard rock and a place between.

"Between a rock and a hard place".

4: New dog tricks you an old teach can't.

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks".

5: The young wasted youth is on.

"Youth is wasted on the young".
Round 2. Category: Pre-Civil War America
1: In the 1790s, Robert Carter, like Thomas Jefferson a planter in this state, freed hundreds of his own slaves.

Virginia.

2: James, brother of this Philadelphian, began publishing Rhode Island's first newspaper in 1732.

Ben Franklin.

3: On Dec. 5, 1776 this fraternity for students of academic distinction was founded at William and Mary.

Phi Beta Kappa.

4: In 1813, 2 years after defeating Tecumseh at Tippecanoe, this general fought and killed him at the Thames River.

William Henry Harrison.

5: This colony's charter was hidden in a large oak tree from 1687 to 1689.

Connecticut.
Round 3. Category: What They Wore
1: Patrick Singleton, this country's only man in the 2002 winter games, aptly wore shorts to the opening ceremonies.

Bermuda.

2: On Jan. 3, 2004 this pop star walked down the aisle at Las Vegas' Little White Wedding Chapel in jeans and a baseball cap.

Britney Spears.

3: At LBJ's swearing-in, she was still wearing the pink suit she had worn in Dallas.

Jackie Kennedy.

4: She aced the competition at the 2002 U.S. Open wearing a slinky catsuit.

Serena Williams.

5: Jean Paul Gaultier designed the "Night Spider" dress she wore when she won her Best Actress Oscar in 2003.

Nicole Kidman.
Round 4. Category: Ur In Uruguay
1: Uruguay's only large city, this capital contains about 40% of the country's population.

Montevideo.

2: A top sport in the country, Uruguay has won the World Cup in this twice, in 1930 and 1950.

Soccer (Futbol).

3: Long romanticized in literature, these cowboys tend ranches called estancias.

Gauchos.

4: The 2 traditional political parties are named for their colors: Blancos for white and Colorados for this color.

Red.

5: Uruguay's birdlife ranges from small parakeets to this 5-foot-tall flightless bird.

Rhea.
Round 5. Category: Saintly Women
1: St. Barbara's evil father was struck by this, and she now protects people from it.

Lightning.

2: In one story, St. Margaret was swallowed by Satan in the form of this beast; she should have called St. George.

Dragon.

3: St. Ann is the mother of this very famous mother.

Virgin Mary.

4: A French saint of this name founded the Sisters of Charity in 1799, but no one makes movies about her.

Joan.

5: Her emblem is a lamb because her name sounds like it comes before "Dei".

St. Agnes.
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May 07, 2022Episode 451 - Dynasty - Play Your Cards Right - George Orwell - Action! - Thanks, Guys
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 451, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dynasty
1: Drink up! This family ruled France off and on until 1848.

Bourbon.

2: Drink up! This family ruled France off and on until 1848.

Bourbon.

3: In the 13th century the Marinids, a Berber dynasty, ruled what is now this country with Fez as their capital.

Morocco.

4: The Sabah dynasty rules this kingdom bordering Iraq.

Kuwait.

5: The Sabah dynasty rules this kingdom bordering Iraq.

Kuwait.
Round 2. Category: Play Your Cards Right
1: In bridge, if east is the dummy that means the declarer is this position.

West (opposites).

2: In the "Black Lady" version of this game, the queen of spades is to be dreaded also.

Hearts.

3: It's a connecting device in an electrical circuit designed for the insertion of a plug.

a jack.

4: In the poker variation Spit in the Ocean, each player is initially dealt this many cards.

4.

5: Phish musician Ernest Joseph Anastasio III, like many guys with III in their names, goes by this.

Trey.
Round 3. Category: George Orwell
1: Orwell's classic 1945 satire on the Stalinist dictatorship; 4 publishers turned it down.

Animal Farm.

2: Orwell was born Eric Blair in this country in 1903; Kipling, whom Orwell later wrote about, was born there in 1865.

India.

3: In this book England is known as Airstrip One and is part of Oceania.

1984.

4: According to the title of a 1933 work, 1 of the 2 cities in which Orwell was "Down and Out".

London or Paris.

5: In 1936 Orwell headed south to fight in and write about this war; he got shot in the throat and wrote a book.

the Spanish Civil War.
Round 4. Category: Action!
1: This hero made his comic book debut in and on the cover of Action Comics No. 1.

Superman.

2: In a 1965 speech this president put out a call for "affirmative action" in hiring by federal contractors.

Johnson.

3: You may not give a fig, but according to Newton, there's one of these for every action.

an equal and opposite reaction.

4: The action of a boy can ring a girl's bell, and the action of these can ring a buoy's bell.

a wave.

5: Dutch-American artist about whose work the term "action painting" was coined.

Willem de Kooning.
Round 5. Category: Thanks, Guys
1: Jim Cole, who keeps us posted on fruit imports and exports, works for this cabinet dept..

Dept. of Agriculture.

2: When we have a question about this, the "Breakfast of Champions", we call Kathryn Newton.

Wheaties.

3: Richard Arnold, researcher for this Paramount "Enterprise", told us about Vulcan mating customs.

"Star Trek".

4: When we need to know about this, the King of Beers, we call Mary McHugh.

Budweiser.

5: Mr. Otha Day of this bandleader's archive told about the 1st performance of "Rhapsody In Blue".

Paul Whiteman.
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May 06, 2022Episode 450 - Musical Duos - Animal Similes - Books By Tv Newspeople - Self-Titled Albums - Geographic Cocktails
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 450, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Musical Duos
1: In 1990 this "Bridge Over Troubled Water" duo was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Simon and Garfunkel.

2: Dan Seals was part of England Dan and John Ford Coley and his brother Jim Seals was part of this duo.

Seals and Crofts.

3: It seems like "Only Yesterday" that they were on "Top of the World" with hits like "For All We Know".

The Carpenters.

4: In the early '90s, these twins, Matthew and Gunnar, had a string of hits, including "After the Rain".

Nelson.

5: "My Maria" could tell you Kix and Ronnie are the first names of this top country duo.

Brooks and Dunn.
Round 2. Category: Animal Similes
1: Hot dam! You're "as busy as" this flat-tailed rodent.

a beaver.

2: "Quiet as" this animal of the family Muridae.

a mouse (a church mouse accepted).

3: Plastered, blotto, "drunk as" this mammal, Mephitis mephitis.

a skunk.

4: Alice knows you're "mad as a March" this.

a hare.

5: "Happy as" this Old World oscine bird of the family Alaudidae.

a lark.
Round 3. Category: Books By Tv Newspeople
1: In 1997's "A Reporter's Life" he covered his 31 years at CBS News.

Walter Cronkite.

2: This NBC anchor's "The Greatest Generation" pays tribute to those who came of age during World War II.

Tom Brokaw.

3: In 1998 this ABC anchor, along with Todd Brewster, took on "The Century".

Peter Jennings.

4: He and Kyle Gibson wrote "Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television".

Ted Koppel.

5: "Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion" collects his commentaries from "This Week".

David Brinkley.
Round 4. Category: Self-Titled Albums
1: This 1999 album contains "Livin' La Vida Loca" and "Shake Your Bon-Bon".

"Ricky Martin".

2: No. 1 songs from this 1990 album included "Vision Of Love" and "Someday".

Mariah Carey.

3: "Sailing" sailed off this 1980 album.

"Christopher Cross".

4: "That's The Way Love Goes" is on this album, period.

"Janet".

5: "Dimelo (I Need To Know)" the title of this album that includes that song.

"Marc Anthony".
Round 5. Category: Geographic Cocktails
1: Title of the following, it's also a cocktail made of Scotch whisky, sugar, and bitters:"Well you take the high road, and I'll take the low road""But I'll be in be in Scotland before ya /For me and my true love may never meet again...".

Loch Lomond.

2: The juice of this fruit makes up to â…“ of a Valencia cocktail.

an orange.

3: It's not "a long way to" this drink, if you've got Irish whiskey, chartreuse and vermouth.

Tipperary.

4: If you order this cold drink on "Long Island", you're apt to get 5 distilled spirits, not brewed leaves.

(a Long Island) iced tea.

5: You're off to the races in Upstate N.Y. with this drink of ginger ale, sugar, bitters and lemon juice.

a Saratoga.
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May 05, 2022Episode 449 - From The French - Aesop A.s.a.p. - Whatever - Movie Stars - Sunday School
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 449, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: From The French
1: This word for a type of business like Quizno's comes from the French for "free".

a franchise.

2: The name of the U.S. state is partly from the French word for "green".

Vermont.

3: The name of this rodent that hibernates nearly half the year may come from the French for "sleep".

a dormouse.

4: The name of this type of vehicle is a shortened version of the French for "walking hospital".

ambulance.

5: This word for an alpine cottage comes from the Swiss French for "shelter".

a chalet.
Round 2. Category: Aesop A.s.a.p.
1: One of these creatures talks a lion out of eating him, later saves the lion from a trap.

mouse.

2: Farmer proves strength in unity to sons by showing a bundle of these that can't be broken all at once.

sticks.

3: Fox can't reach these, decides they are sour.

grapes.

4: Wolf disguised as one of these gets killed by shepherd wanting dinner.

sheep.

5: Hungry, lazy grasshopper tries to talk these insects out of food in winter.

ants.
Round 3. Category: Whatever
1: Unlike most birds, which have 4, ostriches have this many toes on each foot, adapted to aid in running.

2.

2: This is how he looked in high school; today he's a talented actor and director as well.

Ben Affleck.

3: For one brief shining moment, the Kennedys were said to live in this mythic kingdom.

Camelot.

4: The name of this physicist is used to describe measurements of supersonic speed.

(Ernst) Mach.

5: In "A Psalm of Life", Longfellow wrote of leaving "behind us" these "on the sands of time".

footprints.
Round 4. Category: Movie Stars
1: In "Apollo 13" he played astronaut Jim Lovell, who was much smarter than Forrest Gump.

Tom Hanks.

2: Robert Duvall felt Sally Kellerman's "hot lips" when he played Major Frank Burns in this 1970 film.

M*A*S*H.

3: Teri Garr played Dustin Hoffman's neglected girlfriend in this 1982 comedy; what a "drag"!.

Tootsie.

4: In 1997 he was named best actor at Cannes for "She's So Lovely", which co-starred his lovely wife Robin Wright.

Sean Penn.

5: He gave Lauren Bacall a gold bracelet with her name engraved on one side and "The Whistler" on the other.

Humphrey Bogart (her husband).
Round 5. Category: Sunday School
1: Chipping in for charity will show us the truth of Jesus' words "it is more blessed" to do this "than to receive".

to give.

2: Timmy, here's an old shirt to wear; we'll act out the scene where Saul's robe is cut by this future king.

David.

3: Today we'll learn about this agreement God makes with man; Deuteronomy 10 talks about the "ark of" it.

the Covenant.

4: No, the ladder is not for changing a light bulb--it's supposed to be the one from Genesis that this patriarch dreamed about.

Jacob.

5: No, the ladder is not for changing a light bulb--it's supposed to be the one from Genesis that this patriarch dreamed about.

Jacob.
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