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April 25, 2022Episode 439 - The Language Of Sport - History - Continental Congress Presidents - "D" Facto - Super Heroes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 439, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Language Of Sport
1: Full-court press.

basketball.

2: No holds barred.

wrestling.

3: To be stumped, sticky wicket.

cricket.

4: Down and out.

boxing.

5: Ground rules.

baseball.
Round 2. Category: History
1: In 1493 he reached Montserrat in the West Indies and named it for a Spanish mountain.

Christopher Columbus.

2: The U.S. arsenal at this Shenandoah Valley location was raided October 16, 1859.

Harper's Ferry.

3: Mode of protest used by Emmeline Pankhurst and Mohandas Gandhi while in jail.

hunger strike.

4: WWII ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945 in a ceremony presided over by this general.

Douglas MacArthur.

5: In 1858, the Brittish government took over the rule of India from this company.

the East India Company.
Round 3. Category: Continental Congress Presidents
1: He was president from May 24, 1775 to October 29, 1777.

John Hancock.

2: Peyton Randolph, the first president, brought the meetings to order in this city.

Philadelphia.

3: While still a delegate, Richard Henry Lee offered the June 7, 1776 resolution that led to this document.

Declaration of Independence.

4: Cyrus Griffin, the last president, went on to be one of the judges at this man's treason trial.

Aaron Burr.

5: John Hanson is considered by some the first U.S. president, as he was the first to serve under these.

Articles of Confederation.
Round 4. Category: "D" Facto
1: A scandal about a necklace made from these was disastrous for the popularity of Marie Antoinette.

diamonds.

2: This member of the Rat Pack became a Vaudeville performer at age 3.

Sammy Davis, Jr..

3: In January 1959 he assumed the presidency of France's Fifth Republic.

De Gaulle.

4: You can drive past the grassy knoll in this Dallas, Texas plaza.

Dealey Plaza.

5: American forces crossed this on Christmas Night 1776 to launch their surprise attack on the Hessians.

the Delaware River.
Round 5. Category: Super Heroes
1: His theme was the following:.

Mighty Mouse.

2: He's been played by Reeves and Reeve.

Superman.

3: Still seen in Thanksgiving parades, Wally Cox gave this hero his voice.

Underdog.

4: His archenemy, Dr. Sivana, nicknamed him "The Big Red Cheese".

Captain Marvel.

5: Originally Reed Richards, his wife Sue, The Human Torch and The Thing.

The Fantastic Four.
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April 24, 2022Episode 438 - The New York Times Crossword Clues - All About Teeth - Familiar Numbers - Fruit Bowl - Ends In "Ook"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 438, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The New York Times Crossword Clues
1: 55 down:Flying mammals(4).

bats.

2: 47 down:Indian prince(5).

rajah.

3: 64 across:Gardener's need(4).

hose.

4: 43 down:Big citrus fruit(6).

pomelo.

5: 52 across:What the queasy rodeo rider didn't feel like(1,7,5).

a million bucks.
Round 2. Category: All About Teeth
1: People are often willing to "give" these for something they greatly desire.

your eye teeth.

2: It's the 3-word term for fighting or going at something with great ferocity.

tooth-and-nail.

3: From the Greek for "straight teeth" it's the dental specialty that makes them that way.

orthodontics.

4: These teeth have 3-5 cusps and 2 or 3 roots.

the molars.

5: From the Latin for "to cut", it's a tooth adapted for cutting.

the incisor.
Round 3. Category: Familiar Numbers
1: A popular board game instructs, "Do not pass Go. Do not collect" this amount of money.

$200.

2: Title number of "Blows" in a 1959 Jean-Pierre Leaud film.

400.

3: "Boldly they rode and well, into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell" rode this Tennyson number.

the 600.

4: Call toll-free to name this No. of Norse warriors that could pass side-by-side through a door in mythical Valhalla.

800.

5: In a recurring sketch, Conan O'Brien predicts the future "In the year" this.

2000.
Round 4. Category: Fruit Bowl
1: Casaba,Cantaloupe,Honeydew.

Melons.

2: Asian and Anjou.

pears.

3: Bosc,Comice,Asian.

Pears.

4: Lambert,Amarelle,Duke.

Cherries.

5: Donut and Elberta.

peaches.
Round 5. 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.
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April 23, 2022Episode 437 - In The Thesaurus - "Sea" Duty - They Do Good Work - Colors En EspaÃ±ol - How Touching!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 437, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: In The Thesaurus
1: If Jefferson had a thesaurus, he could have written of "The Pursuit of Oblectation" instead of this.

Happiness.

2: This word or a "flight of" it is a common synonym for "imagination".

Fancy.

3: On the road, it's on triangular signs; in the thesaurus, it's listed with "submit" and "kowtow".

Yield.

4: "Cretaceous" and "lactescent" are fancy ways of describing this color.

White.

5: 5-letter synonym for "maledict" or "swear".

Curse.
Round 2. Category: "Sea" Duty
1: To get these is to gain the ability to walk around on a moving ship.

sea legs.

2: Aquatic critter of the genus Hippocampus.

seahorse.

3: Hardtack.

seabiscuit.

4: U.S. Navy construction battalion.

the Seabees.

5: In "The Tempest", Ariel sings of this type of substantial transformation.

a sea-change.
Round 3. Category: They Do Good Work
1: It's the small independent state that's headquarters to the aid group Caritas Internationalis.

the Vatican.

2: In 2004 Pitt alumna Wangari Maathai became the first woman from this continent to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Africa.

3: The Louisville-based factory named for these tries to make them come true for very ill children.

dreams.

4: It's not just doctors--there are now groups called teachers, builders and clowns "without" these.

borders.

5: Charles Dole helped create the Army's 10th Mountain Division and this "National" winter rescue organization.

the National Ski Patrol.
Round 4. Category: Colors En EspaÃ±ol
1: To be "en numeros rojos" means to be in this color.

red.

2: In kids' drawings el sol is amarillo, this color.

yellow.

3: As its name says, salsa verde is made with chiles and tomatillos that are this color.

green.

4: Azul, this color, can be marino or celeste.

blue.

5: Spanish painter Juan Gris has a last name that means this color.

gray.
Round 5. Category: How Touching!
1: It's good luck to touch a bronze statue of a turtle named Testudo at this East Coast school.

University of Maryland.

2: It's the usual name for the kind of zoo where you can stroke-- and sometimes even feed--young animals.

a petting zoo.

3: Literally French for "touched", this expression indicates a hit in fencing.

touchÃ©.

4: When Sir Walter Scott wrote, "Have I not licked the black stone of that ancient castle?" he meant this fabled object.

the Blarney Stone.

5: It's been reported that the Elle Macpherson figure in this London museum was attracting gropers.

Madame Tussauds.
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April 22, 2022Episode 436 - Cinema - While John Paul I Was Pope - Ends In An F Sound - There's No Business - Tv Guide
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 436, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cinema
1: A clause in Orson Welles' RKO contract prevents Ted Turner from colorizing this 1941 film.

"Citizen Kane".

2: It was the 2nd film in the "Star Wars" trilogy.

"The Empire Strikes Back".

3: Vangelis' theme from this 1981 British film took a record 21 weeks on the charts to reach No. 1.

"Chariots of Fire".

4: Herbert Marshall played this author in "The Moon and Sixpence" and "The Razor's Edge".

Somerset Maugham.

5: It completes the title of the 1973 film "No Sex Please,...".

"We're British".
Round 2. Category: While John Paul I Was Pope
1: Sadat sat down to begin talks with Begin and Carter at this U.S. site September 6, 1978.

Camp David.

2: He regained the heavyweight title from the man he had lost it to in February -- Leon Spinks.

Muhammad Ali.

3: In an Aug. 30, 1978 press conference he said the Chevy Vega's gas tanks were just as dangerous as the Ford Pinto's.

Ralph Nader.

4: For 1978 tennis' U.S. Open moved from Forest Hills to a new home at this "meadow".

Flushing Meadow.

5: Olafur Johannesson became this island's P.M. and promptly devalued its currency.

Iceland.
Round 3. Category: Ends In An F Sound
1: Walter Reed's is "He gave to man control over that dreadful scourge, yellow fever".

Epitaph.

2: Golfers who hit the ball outside of the fairway land in this area of higher grass.

Rough.

3: In "The Merchant of Venice", Shylock asks, "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not" do this.

Laugh.

4: A naiad was one of these mythological creatures who prophesied and watched over rivers and streams.

Nymph.

5: Home to the Welsh Folk Museum, it was once known as the "Coal Metropolis of the World".

Cardiff.
Round 4. 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 5. Category: Tv Guide
1: (Hi, I'm Renee Jones from "Days of our Lives") I made my acting debut on this TV series about a white basketball coach at a tough inner-city school.

The White Shadow.

2: Nancy Cartwright is over 30 years older than this animated son of Marge she voices.

Bart Simpson.

3: This animated series based on a Scott Adams comic strip premiered on UPN in 1999.

Dilbert.

4: The February 27, 1965 issue featured the womenfolk of this series.

The Beverly Hillbillies.

5: In the 1970s, a lot of viewers were suckers for this crime series whose stars are pictured here.

Kojak.
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April 21, 2022Episode 435 - "Pepper" - Tv Demises - South American Geography - Tv Sidekicks - Little Rock
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 435, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Pepper"
1: Pizza lovers should know that this topping is actually a highly seasoned sausage made of pork and beef.

pepperoni.

2: She first called Charlie Brown "Chuck" in a comic strip that appeared on August 24, 1966.

Peppermint Patty.

3: In 1962 this baking company added Goldfish crackers to its product line.

Pepperidge Farm.

4: In the 1967 hit "Jackson", Johnny Cash and June Carter sang, "We got married in a fever, hotter than" 1 of these.

a pepper sprout.

5: On "Police Woman" Angie Dickinson played a cop with this name (which made her sound like a Beatles album).

Sgt. Pepper.
Round 2. Category: Tv Demises
1: (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):"(Hi, I'm Dan Cortese) As Jess Hanson on this series, I fell to my death in a scuffle with my brother, Grant Show".

"Melrose Place".

2: This series' Det. Chin Ho Kelly was killed off in 1978, vainly waiting to hear "Book 'em, Chin Ho!".

Hawaii Five-O.

3: In a 1980 revamping, the sands ran through the hourglass for 3 characters on this soap.

"Days Of Our Lives".

4: Sitcom character whose fiancee Susan died from licking toxic envelope glue.

George Costanza ("Seinfeld").

5: This McLean Stevenson character perished in the last "M*A*S*H" of the 1974-75 season.

Henry Blake.
Round 3. Category: South American Geography
1: Punta PariÃ±as, South America's westernmost mainland point, lies in this Country's Talara province.

Peru.

2: Among these natural features in Bolivia, Poopo lies southeast of Titicaca.

Lakes.

3: This country has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Colombia.

4: The area between the Uruguay and Parana Rivers, or the ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates.

Mesopotamia.

5: Parinas Point on Peru's Pacific coast is this geographic extreme of South America.

Westernmost point.
Round 4. Category: Tv Sidekicks
1: Tonto.

the Lone Ranger.

2: Pokey.

Gumby.

3: Squiggy.

Lenny.

4: Maynard G. Krebs.

Dobie Gillis.

5: Gabrielle, a young peasant girl and wannabe warrior.

Xena, the Warrior Princess.
Round 5. Category: Little Rock
1: Little Rock is this state's capital.

Arkansas.

2: In 1979, at age 32, he moved into the governor's mansion in Little Rock.

Bill Clinton.

3: In 1957 Gov. Faubus tried to prevent this in Little Rock's Central High.

Integration.

4: This national frozen yogurt chain was founded in Little Rock and has a big tower there.

TCBY (The Country's Best Yogurt).

5: The old mill at Lakeshore Dr. and Fairway Ave. was used in the opening of this 1939 film.

Gone With The Wind.
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April 20, 2022Episode 434 - The Political Life - Hospitals - Drunk On Words - "Show" - Striking
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 434, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Political Life
1: Proverbially, to indicate one's candidacy is to throw one's hat here.

In the ring.

2: An officeholder during the interval before a successor takes over is known as one of these limping birds.

Lame duck.

3: From the Latin for "to be away", this type of ballot is a vote cast by mail, not at a polling place.

Absentee.

4: Term for the speech at a convention that sets the tone and outlines the main issues.

Keynote speech.

5: From the Latin for "grow together", it's an alliance of different groups for a specific cause.

Coalition.
Round 2. Category: Hospitals
1: This Rochester, Minnesota clinic is around 15 million square feet, about 3 times the size of the Mall of America.

the Mayo Clinic.

2: Sylvia Plath worked as a secretary at this hospital, MGH for short.

Massachusetts General Hospital.

3: This city's Johns Hopkins hospital opened on May 7, 1889; today, it's part of a $5 billion medical system.

Baltimore.

4: This city's Johns Hopkins hospital opened on May 7, 1889; today, it's part of a $5 billion medical system.

Baltimore.

5: Known for its mental health facilities, this NYC hospital was founded in 1736, 4 years after George Washington's birth.

Bellevue.
Round 3. Category: Drunk On Words
1: Strangely, Ben Franklin's list of over 200 synonyms for "drunk" omits "As high as" one of these.

Kite.

2: This 2-word expression is often followed by "Like a Christmas tree".

Lit up.

3: Now meaning "sleepy", this term once described sailors knocked out on watered-down rum.

Groggy.

4: This term compares a tipsy person to a recently stuccoed wall.

Plastered.

5: "Bombed" came into slang usage for drunk before this other adjective inspired by the Luftwaffe.

Blitzed.
Round 4. Category: "Show"
1: Each child brings something to school and informs the other kids about it in this activity.

show and tell.

2: A judicial proceeding with a predetermined outcome held for propaganda purposes.

show trial.

3: A part of a performance receiving so much prolonged applause it interrupts the program.

show stopper.

4: A producer of a TV show who supervises most of the aspects of production.

show runner.

5: Official nickname of the entity that joined the United States on August 10, 1821.

"Show-Me State" (Missouri).
Round 5. Category: Striking
1: Abbreviated the WGA, this entertainment union went on strike in 1981, 1985 and 1988.

Writers Guild of America.

2: A major 1970 strike by federal employees in this "service" helped change it to an independent gov't agency.

U.S. Postal Service.

3: International Women's Day on March 8 honors a famous 1857 strike began by textile workers in this city.

New York City.

4: In 1892 a workers' strike at this steel magnate's Homestead, Penn. plant led to several injuries and deaths.

Andrew Carnegie.

5: In May of 1926, unions in this nation banded together and quit work in support of striking coal miners.

Great Britain.
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April 19, 2022Episode 433 - It Happened In Texas - Rock And Roll Jeopardy! - Planets On Earth - March Of Time - "Oo" 7-Letter Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 433, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: It Happened In Texas
1: Uh-oh! In 1878 outlaw Sam Bass was betrayed by one of his own men to this group.

the Texas Rangers.

2: Founded as a Franciscan mission in 1718, Mission San Antonio de Valero became better-known in history under this name.

the Alamo.

3: On Nov. 25, 1981, she gave birth to twins in Dallas.

Laura Bush.

4: He was deposed as Governor of Texas in 1861 because he wouldn't swear allegiance to the Confederacy.

(Sam) Houston.

5: In March 1929 this pilot inaugurated the airmail service between Brownsville, Texas and Mexico.

Charles Lindbergh.
Round 2. Category: Rock And Roll Jeopardy!
1: David Keith, Kurt Russell and Don Johnson have all portrayed this singer on film.

Elvis Presley.

2: The 1976 concert film "The Song Remains the Same" starred this "Stairway to Heaven" group.

Led Zeppelin.

3: This 1982 Michael Jackson album has sold 25 million copies.

Thriller.

4: This Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist plays on Mick Jagger's "Wandering Spirit".

Flea.

5: Acclaimed playwright Israel Horovitz is the father of Adam Horovitz, AKA this group's King Ad-Rock.

The Beastie Boys.
Round 3. Category: Planets On Earth
1: Drive through the village of Mercury in the Rhone-Alpes region of this country.

France.

2: There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers in this state.

Pennsylvania.

3: If you're driving through Jupiter, catch a show at the maltz Jupiter theatre in this state.

Florida.

4: The seas of Neptune are long gone, replaced by the prairies near its captital, Regina, in this Canadian province.

Saskatchewan.

5: Though not large enough to be an official planet, Pluto resides on this largest Philippine Island.

Luzon.
Round 4. Category: March Of Time
1: Once home to Al Capone and a birdman, it closed its cell doors March 21, 1963.

Alcatraz.

2: On March 25, 1957 6 countries signed the Treaty of Rome to form this, the EEC.

European Economic Community.

3: This city's Bakerloo subway line opened March 10, 1906.

London.

4: The U.S. voted against joining this organization March 19, 1920; today we're here and it isn't.

League of Nations.

5: On March 1, 1954 the U.S. conducted the first of a series of hydrogen bomb tests on this Pacific atoll.

Bikini Atoll.
Round 5. Category: "Oo" 7-Letter Words
1: Head and ShouldersorPrell.

shampoo.

2: Frank Sinatra was often described as this type of smooth-singing balladeer.

a crooner.

3: In this billiards game, players have 15 red balls to shoot as well as 6 balls of other colors.

snooker.

4: It's the scientific study of animals.

zoology.

5: This slang word meaning "scat!" or "leave quickly" comes from the Spanish for "let us go".

vamoose.
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April 18, 2022Episode 432 - Art And Artists - Washington State - Double D Words - Celebrities' Favorite Books - The Starting Infield
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 432, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Art And Artists
1: This term for a painting of inanimate objects is from the Dutch "stilleven".

Still life.

2: In 1956 Time magazine dubbed this abstract expressionist "Jack the Dripper".

Pollock.

3: Masterpieces in this Manhattan museum include "Starry Night" and "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon".

Museum of Modern Art.

4: Known for his religious art, Sebastien Bourdon served as court painter to this queen of Sweden in the 1650s.

Christina.

5: This Romanian known for his "Endless Column" also sculpted the scandalous "Princess X".

(Constantin) Brancusi.
Round 2. Category: Washington State
1: This dam on the Columbia River has a generating capacity of nearly 6.5 million kilowatts.

Grand Coulee Dam.

2: Whidbey Island is the largest of the many islands in this inlet.

Puget Sound.

3: The portrait of Washington on the state seal is from a portrait by this artist.

(Gilbert) Stuart.

4: In 1962 Seattle got one of the first elevated ones of these in a U.S. city; it carried people to the World's Fair.

a monorail.

5: An 1846 treaty set Washington's northern boundary at the 49th parallel; but Britain got to keep this island.

Vancouver.
Round 3. Category: Double D Words
1: Colby is a mild variety of this cheese.

cheddar.

2: It follows step-, corporate and Jacob's.

ladder.

3: Siddhartha Gautama's title.

Buddha.

4: It can mean the mean, or the waist.

the middle.

5: This little bear of children's lit was named for the London locale in which he was found.

Paddington.
Round 4. Category: Celebrities' Favorite Books
1: (I'm Jack Ford.) I couldn't choose just one; my favorite books are "Trinity", Leon Uris' novel of Ireland, and this Margaret Mitchell novel with an Irish-American heroine.

Gone with the Wind.

2: (Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.) John Kennedy Toole committed suicide, unable to find a publisher for this satiric novel that later won a Pulitzer Prize.

A Confederacy of Dunces.

3: Lauren Bacall said his "All The Pretty Horses" was "the most beautiful writing I have read in years".

Cormac McCarthy.

4: A fan of history books and bios, Lucille Ball said one of her favorites was James Boswell's "Life of" this man.

(Samuel) Johnson.

5: (Former President Clinton presents the clue.) My favorite work of nonfiction is the "Meditations" of this Roman emperor who used his stoic philosophy to face the troubles of his reign in his own life.

Marcus Aurelius.
Round 5. Category: The Starting Infield
1: In 1977 Chambliss, Randolph, Dent and Nettles took the field for this team.

the Yankees.

2: From 1974 through 1981 the Dodgers fielded Garvey, Lopes, Russell and this third baseman, "The Penguin".

Ron Cey.

3: The 1908 Chicago Cubs featured Harry Steinfeldt and these 3 guys of yore.

Tinker, Evers and Chance.

4: The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers sent out Hodges, Gilliam, Reese and this groundbreaking infielder.

Jackie Robinson.

5: The 1975 Reds fielded Rose, Concepcion, Perez and this Hall of Fame second sacker, now a broadcaster.

Joe Morgan.
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April 17, 2022Episode 431 - Celebrity Books - Box Office Bombs - Presidential Burial Places - Mini-Countries - It's All Greek To Me
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 431, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Celebrity Books
1: This Oscar winner mader her writing debut with a book for children called "Deaf Child Crossing".

Marlee Matlin.

2: This "Mad About You" star offered his witty views on marriage and living together in "Couplehood".

Paul Reiser.

3: His "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen" has been called "the essential autobiography for foodies".

Gordon Ramsay.

4: She chronicled her journey through postpartum depression in 2005's "Down Came the Rain".

Brooke Shields.

5: In "My Word is My Bond", he talks about some of his memorable roles from The Saint to Beau Maverick to 007.

Roger Moore.
Round 2. Category: Box Office Bombs
1: There wasn't much repeat business for this 1997 Kevin Costner film; nobody rang twice.

The Postman.

2: Playboy worked it out; this Kevin Costner (yes, him again) soggy cinema tale cost $1.3 million a minute to make.

Waterworld.

3: This 1997 Sandra Bullock sequel sank like a stone.

Speed 2.

4: This 1986 Lea Thompson flop didn't have the audience quacking up.

Howard The Duck.

5: Melanie Griffith cried Tom Wolfe in this 1990 story of high society.

Bonfire Of The Vanities.
Round 3. Category: Presidential Burial Places
1: Independence, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman.

2: Quincy, Massachusetts.

John Quincy Adams.

3: West Branch, Iowa.

Herbert Hoover.

4: Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

Calvin Coolidge.

5: Greeneville, Tennessee.

Andrew Johnson.
Round 4. Category: Mini-Countries
1: If its royal family has no male heir, Monaco will become part of this country.

France.

2: Discoverers of these South Sea islands named them for wise Biblical king whose wealth they sought.

the Solomon Islands.

3: As co-sovereign of this Pyrenees land, the Bishop of Urgel, Spain is paid about $6.87 semi-annually.

Andorra.

4: A problem for this African country is that much of its mail is mistakenly sent to Switzerland.

Swaziland.

5: 80% of San Marino's gross national product comes from tourism and the sale of these.

postage stamps.
Round 5. Category: It's All Greek To Me
1: This branch of medicine is from the Greek for "mind cure".

psychiatry.

2: Spread it around--it goes back to a Greek word for "cow cheese".

butter.

3: The name of these sometimes nasty microscopic life forms is from the Greek for "little rod".

bacteria (bacilla later accpted).

4: This elevated Athens area appropriately comes from 2 Greek words meaning "highest city".

the Acropolis.

5: One of the sacraments established by Christ; its "holy" name is from the Greek for "grateful".

Eucharist.
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April 16, 2022Episode 430 - Classic American Music - A Georgia Tour - Celebrate July - Washington, D.c. - U.s. Stamps
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 430, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Classic American Music
1: He got an Oscar for "White Christmas" and a Medal of Honor for songs like "God Bless America".

Irving Berlin.

2: He was 23 in 1849 when his "Oh! Susanna" became a hit.

Stephen Foster.

3: Based on a Scottish melody, this song of arrival was first used offically around 1845.

"Hail To The Chief".

4: He toured with the Texas Medley Quartette before going solo and becoming the king of ragtime.

Scott Joplin.

5: Heard here, the tune to this military service's "Hymn" is from Offenbach's comic opera "Genevieve de Brabant".

the Marines.
Round 2. Category: A Georgia Tour
1: If you hear Fort Valley called a pit, it's only because it's the seat of this county named for a fruit.

Peach County.

2: A song says, "She's the polar bear's pajamas...hard hearted Hannah, the vamp of" this city.

Savannah.

3: Baxley is the historic "Capital of the World" for this paint solvent from pine trees.

turpentine.

4: This Japanese company produces 65 kinds of power tools at a plant in Buford, Georgia.

Makita.

5: Its website says, "Warm Town, Warm People..." this "Home to One of Georgia's Seven Natural Wonders".

Warm Springs.
Round 3. Category: Celebrate July
1: National Country Music Day falls on this Yankee Doodle Dandy day.

July 4.

2: Appropriately, this ice cream treat is celebrated on a weekend day, the third weekend in July.

ice cream sundae.

3: The Naturist Society sponsors this type of recreation week, a chance for you to let it all hang out.

nude.

4: The American Meat Institute has dubbed July National this food Month.

hot dog.

5: Ecuador's and Venezuela's celebrations of this man's day July 24 are very liberating.

Simon Bolivar.
Round 4. Category: Washington, D.c.
1: The National Archives displays a copy of the Magna Carta on loan from this Dallas businessman.

H. Ross Perot.

2: The Smithsonian museums are along the National this, "America's Front Lawn".

the Washington Mall.

3: The Old Ebbitt Grill, billed as "Washington's Oldest Saloon", is just 2 blocks from this famous residence.

the White House.

4: This neighborhood is named for the traffic circle where Mass., Connecticut and New Hampshire Aves. intersect.

DuPont Circle.

5: This neighborhood is named for the traffic circle where Mass., Connecticut and New Hampshire Aves. intersect.

DuPont Circle.
Round 5. Category: U.s. Stamps
1: Artist Tom Engeman created an image of this symbol of American freedom, to "ring out" on forever stamps.

Liberty Bell.

2: The Kansas Statehood stamp from 1961 featured what else but this state flower.

a sunflower.

3: A pink love stamp perfect for wedding invitations shows a stream of hearts behind this type of bicycle.

a tandem bicycle.

4: A series of postcards stamps depicts these garments whose Hawaiian name conveys a friendly spirit.

aloha shirts.

5: A 2012 series of stamps honored these roof toppers that tell which way the wind is blowing.

a weather vane.
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