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October 04, 2023Episode 966 - Solve for x - Take a stab - Punk'd - Big 4 sports team names irl - Presidential wit
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 966, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Solve For X
1: 500 - X 1 = 381.

120.

2: 99 - x = the number of keys on a standard piano.

11.

3: 105/x = blackjack!.

5.

4: âˆš25 3X = 29.

8.

5: 20 - x = days in a fortnight.

6.
Round 2. Category: Take A Stab
1: To protect Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp stabs Anthony Michael Hall with his "hands" in this Tim Burton film.

Edward Scissorhands.

2: In this John Boorman film, Mordred pierces Arthur with his spear, but Arthur gets him anyway.

Excalibur.

3: In a 1976 horror film, this telekinetic teen uses her powers to "throw" cutlery at her uber-religious mom.

Carrie.

4: Lucy Liu looks great as a Yakuza leader, but gets a little off the top courtesy of "The Bride" in this movie.

Kill Bill.

5: John Conner's foster father comes to a stabby, milky end in this 1991 sequel.

Terminator 2.
Round 3. Category: Punk'D
1: This word for something bad or unfair is a homophone of what you do to a burrowing mammal in an arcade game.

wack.

2: This 4-letter word for a journey or to stumble now means to overreact.

trip.

3: If you fail to give someone proper deference, you do this 3-letter word to them.

dis.

4: While a Betty is attractive, someone who's like this husband of Betty on "The Flintstones" is a dork.

Barney.

5: A tree-hugger is a nature lover; a tree this, like what Butterfly Hill did in a redwood, is an extremist.

tree-sitter.
Round 4. Category: Big 4 Sports Team Names Irl
1: In 2015 Iran's city of Bandar Mahshahr hit a near-record 165 on this index.

the heat index.

2: Vermilion, burgundy,scarlet.

reds.

3: Canada has 105 of these lawmakers.

senators.

4: In song Gene Autry had these "that jingle jangle jingle".

spurs.

5: Moyers,Nye,Pecos.

the Bills.
Round 5. Category: Presidential Wit
1: Arriving at the hospital on March 30, 1981, he told one of his doctors, "I hope you're a Republican".

Ronald Reagan.

2: In 1953 he told visitors, "There is one thing about being president--nobody can tell you when to sit down".

Eisenhower.

3: In a January 6, 1947 diary entry, he called the White House the "great white jail".

Harry Truman.

4: This 16th pres. said about a lawyer, "He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met".

Lincoln.

5: He said he made his brother attorney general "to give him...experience before he goes out to practice law".

JFK.
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9 min
October 03, 2023Episode 965 - Movies' main cities - Superlatives - Not quite oscar-nominated films - Geek holidays - Stocks, symbolically
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 965, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Movies' Main Cities
1: "The Cooler" and"Ocean's Eleven".

Las Vegas.

2: "Pretty Baby" and"A Streetcar Named Desire".

New Orleans.

3: "Chinatown" and"Crash".

Los Angeles.

4: "The Maltese Falcon" and"Dirty Harry".

San Francisco.

5: "Avalon" and"Diner".

Baltimore.
Round 2. Category: Superlatives
1: A traditional yearbook senior superlative is this alliterative "couple".

cutest.

2: "I'm losin' you, I'm losin' you", sang U2, "ain't love the" this "thing".

sweetest.

3: Nobody wants to be called this 5-letter superlative; change its only vowel to a "U" and it becomes a sausage.

the worst.

4: A book of records came about after a Guinness executive wondered if among game birds, the one he had just missed shooting was this.

the fastest.

5: In TV ads the Maytag repairman was the this "guy in town".

loneliest.
Round 3. Category: Not Quite Oscar-Nominated Films
1: Keanu Reeves hopped off the bus and didn't board the ship for this "2: Cruise Control".

Speed.

2: Calling it an "infamous failure", even one of the writers admitted this Halle Berry pic was not purr-fect.

Catwoman.

3: His work as Casey Ryback in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" was overlooked by the Academy, as was the film itself.

Steven Seagal.

4: Though The Rock gave his all as Mitch Buchannon, this film was not up for an Oscar; a Razzie or 4? Ohhh, yes.

Baywatch.

5: Leonard Maltin, on No. 5 in this series about cops: "What can you say about a sequel... Steve Guttenberg won't even appear in?".

Police Academy.
Round 4. Category: Geek Holidays
1: If you missed March 14, you can always wait until July 22 or 7/22, this number's approximation Day.

pi.

2: There is much cosplay on FCBD, "Free" this kind of publication "Day" each May.

Free Comic Book Day.

3: 2015 has come and gone, but you can still celebrate every October 21, the date from a sequel to this 1985 film.

Back to the Future.

4: Leslie Knope of this show created the girls-only Galentine's Day (Feb. 13) and it's taken off in the real world.

Parks and Recreation.

5: If it's October 23 between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, it's Mole Day, on which chemists celebrate this man's number.

Avogadro.
Round 5. Category: Stocks, Symbolically
1: MMM: that kind of says it all.

3M.

2: AFL: if it walks like a duck....

Aflac.

3: SCHW: we're invested in your response.

Charles Schwab.

4: CMCSA: your technician will arrive between 7 A.M. and 11 P.M. (We kid, there's a 2-hour window).

Comcast.

5: GIS: Cheerios and Yoplait are on us!.

General Mills.
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8 min
October 02, 2023Episode 964 - Bottom dwellers - Here come the monsters! - State / prison - Kid stuff - My movies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 964, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bottom Dwellers
1: These porous creatures from the phylum Porifera go from the bottom of the Mediterranean to bathtubs.

sponges.

2: One of the largest of these bewhiskered bottom-dwelling fish is the European Wels at 15'.

catfish.

3: The crayfish found in this famous Kentucky landmark are blind.

Mammoth Cave.

4: The American species of this bottom-dwelling crustacean is usually caught in a "pot".

lobster.

5: Scientists have found 5' long ones near hydrothermal vents in the ocean.

tube worns.
Round 2. Category: Here Come The Monsters!
1: This nickname of the demonic villain in the "Hellraiser" franchise is also a term for someone not so sharp.

a pinhead.

2: In a 1998 movie the spawn of this reimagined monster hatched in Madison Square Garden.

Godzilla.

3: In "The Host", something is living in the River Han and is set to wreak havoc on this capital city.

Seoul.

4: In this Guillermo del Toro movie, Doug Jones played both "El Fauno" and "The Pale Man" who had eyes on his hands.

Pan's Labyrinth.

5: This term for hatred or malice is also the beast kept in a pit by Jabba the Hutt and defeated by Luke.

Rancor.
Round 3. Category: State / Prison
1: Attica! and Southport Correctional Facility!.

New York.

2: You're off to the land of Lincoln Correctional Center and also Dixon (but no Mason).

Illinois.

3: Hey! You! Get off of my correctional facility at St. Cloud! Rush City, too, for that matter!.

Minnesota.

4: Cedar Junction and Framingham are wicked excellent prisons for the wicked.

Massachusetts.

5: It's another Pleasant Valley State Prison Sunday, no one's flying out of Pelican Bay, either.

California.
Round 4. Category: Kid Stuff
1: They were first allowed to play Little League ball in 1974.

girls.

2: In Mexico kids take a whack at cracking open these, candy-filled papier-mache figures.

a piÃƒÂ±ata.

3: "The Incredible Journey" described the incredible journey of 2 dogs and 1 of these.

Siamese cat.

4: Military term for a living room structure with sofa-cushion walls.

fort.

5: This game, also called jackstraws, is mentioned in they rhyme, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe".

pick-up sticks.
Round 5. Category: My Movies
1: A musical:"My blank Lady".

Fair.

2: "My blank Foot ".

Left.

3: "My blank blank Greek Wedding".

Big Fat.

4: "My blank Is an Alien".

Stepmother.

5: "My blank Laundrette".

Beautiful.
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8 min
October 01, 2023Episode 963 - States by city trash-talking - Financial gobbledygook - Double talk names - Fly countries - Contrary to popular belief
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 963, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: States By City Trash-Talking
1: "Truth or Consequences isn't a choice! and Los Alamos may be the bomb, but it's Roswell that ends well!".

New Mexico.

2: "Sure, Ogden and Orem are nice, but I prefer Brigham City-- gee, I've really got to work on my trash-talking".

Utah.

3: "I get no kick from Champaign! I'm not Havana a good time! I only play in Peoria!".

Illinois.

4: "I'm not Spokane for, and I ain't putting on the Ritzville! Everybody loves Raymond!".

Washington.

5: "Stick Three Forks in it, it's done! and kiss our Butte, Bozeman!".

Montana.
Round 2. Category: Financial Gobbledygook
1: The most widely used interest rate in the world, LIBOR is this city's "interbank offered rate".

London.

2: Don't get them mixed up: ETF means "exchange-traded" these; EFT means "electronic" these "transfer".

funds.

3: An unregulated statement of profit, EBITDA stands for these before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

earnings.

4: CAGR, short for an investment's compound annual this rate, basically just averages what it did over time.

growth.

5: In the VIX index, "V" is for this measure of how much an investment's value fluctuates.

volatility.
Round 3. Category: Double Talk Names
1: Neuwirth of "Cheers".

Bebe.

2: Bean or Cool J.

L.L..

3: Michelle Pfeiffer's sister who was in "Vamp" and "Falling Down".

Dedee.

4: Poet cummings, whose first book of poetry, "Tulips and Chimneys", came out in 1923.

e.e..

5: Singer Peniston or Winans.

CeCe.
Round 4. Category: Fly Countries
1: Iberia Airlines.

Spain.

2: Aer Lingus.

Ireland.

3: Olympic Airlines.

Greece.

4: Belavia (Its first terminal was in Minsk).

Belarus.

5: KoninklijkeLuchtvaartMaatshappij(you might know it by its abbreviation).

The Netherlands (KLM).
Round 5. Category: Contrary To Popular Belief
1: When Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero was 35 miles away and couldn't have played this, as it wasn't invented until the 15th c..

a fiddle.

2: This "ground lion" reptile rarely changes its color for camouflage: it's usually signifying its emotional state.

chameleon.

3: By some measures, the largest organism isn't a blue whale, but a 2,385-acre Oregon mushroom, the "humongous" this.

fungus.

4: Some argue there are 46 states, not 50, as Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are all these.

Commonwealths.

5: Some think America was named for Richard Ameryk, one of Cabot's investors, not for this Italian who died in 1512.

Amerigo Vespucci.
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8 min
September 30, 2023Episode 962 - Religious holidays - Extravaganza eleganza - Family television - Rom coms - Nonprofit organizations
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 962, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Religious Holidays
1: On Shab-e-Barat, followers of this religion pray to Allah to give them a good year.

Islam.

2: Shavuot, the Jewish Pentecost, celebrates the giving of this on Mount Sinai.

the Ten Commandments.

3: In Latin America, Dia de la Cruz celebrates the day on which St. Helena is said to have found this.

the fragments of the true cross.

4: The festival of Vesak commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of this religious leader.

the Buddha.

5: This church festival on August 15th celebrates the Virgin Mary's ascent into heaven.

the Assumption.
Round 2. Category: Extravaganza Eleganza
1: Valued at $3.8 mil., the most expensive one of these is encrusted with 4,517 diamonds; it'll at least hold a lipstick.

a purse.

2: A $69 hot dog (called a "haute dog") is grilled in white truffle oil and topped with this liver from a duck.

foie gras.

3: Fetching $3.6 million at auction, the "Molitor" is a violin he made in 1697.

Stradivarius.

4: Go ahead and splurge on a private island; Bird Cay is just $14 million and 30 minutes from Nassau in these islands.

the Bahamas.

5: He had more than 300 field animals in his private zoo at his San Simeon estate.

(William Randolph) Hearst.
Round 3. Category: Family Television
1: The 1996 Thanksgiving episode of this Tim Allen sitcom featured a claymation dream sequence.

Home Improvement.

2: Judy and Elroy were (or is that will be) the kids on this visionary show.

The Jetsons.

3: She played Kate Lawrence, mother of 4, on the '70s series "Family".

Sada Thompson.

4: On "The Simpsons" she's Bart and Lisa's pacifier-equipped baby sister.

Maggie.

5: Salinger was the last name of the siblings living without parents on this 1990s TV show.

Party of Five.
Round 4. Category: Rom Coms
1: Vanity Fair called this film with Bill Murray as weatherman Phil Connors a "rom-com for curmudgeons".

Groundhog Day.

2: Director Rob Reiner's mom delivered the immortal line "I'll have what she's having" in this rom com.

When Harry Met Sally....

3: "Something's Gotta Give" is a ditty starring Jack and Diane, these 2 legendary actors.

Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.

4: In 2005 Will Smith played a "date doctor" who fell in love with Eva Mendes in this comedy.

Hitch.

5: This movie had Julia Roberts tell Hugh Grant, "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her".

Notting Hill.
Round 5. Category: Nonprofit Organizations
1: This group that sends doctors and nurses to about 70 countries every year won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.

Doctors Without Borders.

2: (Hi, I'm Mark Kelly.) My wife Gabrielle Giffords and I founded Americans for Responsible Solutions in response to the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy in this Connecticut community.

Newtown.

3: You can adopt a bird to support the conservation society named for this ornithologist and painter of birds.

Audubon.

4: Here's the logo of this foundation that works to give every baby a fighting chance.

the March of Dimes.

5: This group was started in Britain in 1942 to feed starving women and children in Greece.

Oxfam.
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9 min
September 29, 2023Episode 961 - Dealer's choice - Politics and current affairs books - Brain strain - Not without my daughter - "go" to the end
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 961, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dealer'S Choice
1: Wilhelm Roentgen won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of these rays.

X-Rays.

2: The Vulcans play for U.H. Hilo, this school with an active volcano next door.

the University of Hawaii.

3: The 1932 Bela Lugosi classic "White Zombie" is set in this traditional Caribbean zombie homeland.

Haiti.

4: Pablo Picasso said that "the genius of" this man "leads to Hiroshima".

(Albert) Einstein.

5: A journalist's source who wants to remain anonymous may speak "on" this, or even "on deep" this.

background.
Round 2. Category: Politics And Current Affairs Books
1: Longtime friend and coworker Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the foreword to a book of speeches by this late justice.

Scalia.

2: "Escape from Camp 14" is the story of Shin Dong-Hyuk's escape to freedom from a prison in this country.

North Korea.

3: This host of "Hardball" gives a behind-the-scenes portrait of a presidential brother in "Bobby Kennedy".

Chris Matthews.

4: "The Weapon Wizards" is a study of the strategies that have helped make this Mideast nation a high-tech superpower.

Israel.

5: "Kingfish" explores the life of this Louisiana governor some call a demagogue and some a visionary.

Huey Long.
Round 3. Category: Brain Strain
1: The word monosyllable has this many syllables.

5.

2: This final board game maneuver comes from the Arabic phrase "Shah Mat"--the king is dead.

checkmate.

3: A group of things of the same kind, or scenery constructed for a theatrical performance.

Set.

4: Appropriately, this stadium has hosted the NFL Super Bowl more than any other.

Louisiana Superdome.

5: Reassembled and rededicated in Arizona in 1971, it was the largest antique ever sold.

London Bridge.
Round 4. Category: Not Without My Daughter
1: For many years, this "pretty baby" was inseparable from her manager mom Teri, an ex-model herself.

Brooke Shields.

2: It's no rumor: her real daughter, Rumer, played her movie daughter in "Striptease".

Demi Moore.

3: Mom Naomi kept performing as half of this duo for over a year after doctors advised her to quit.

the Judds.

4: This current Dutch queen was a baby when she fled the Netherlands with her mother during WWII.

Beatrice (Beatrix).

5: In 1986 she and her mother Nusrat were formally elected co-Chairwomen of the Pakistani People's Party.

(Benazir) Bhutto.
Round 5. Category: Go To The End. With Go in quotation marks
1: In 2000 Ladies Home Journal ranked this North Dakota city among the Top 10 cities for women.

Fargo.

2: A deep violet blue.

indigo.

3: In "Othello", he delivers the line, "Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-ey'd monster".

Iago.

4: A pain in the back, the lower back.

lumbago.

5: In mythology this ship on which Jason sailed contained magic wood from a sacred oak.

Argo.
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9 min
September 28, 2023Episode 960 - Anagrammed 21st century leaders - Kids rule! - The nationals - On the movie's soundtrack - Tom jones
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 960, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Anagrammed 21St Century Leaders
1: Germany: Meaner Gal Elk.

Angela Merkel.

2: Venezuela: Ez Havoc Hug.

Hugo Chavez.

3: Italy:Billion Sour Vices.

Silvio Berlusconi.

4: The United Kingdom:Wrong Orb Nod.

Gordon Brown.

5: Canada:Sharpen The Rep.

Stephen Harper.
Round 2. Category: Kids Rule!
1: Henry VI was just 9 months old when he succeeded his dad, Henry V, as king of this in 1422.

England.

2: This "boy king" was about 9 years old when he became a pharaoh around 1333 B.C..

Tutankhamen.

3: Fyodor III was 14 in 1676 when he ascended to the throne of Russia and took this Russian title.

Tsar Fyodor.

4: Jeanne de Navarre was 13 when she became this country's queen in 1285.

France.

5: Isabella II, the daughter of Ferdinand VII, was just under 3 years old when she was proclaimed queen of this in 1833.

Spain.
Round 3. Category: The Nationals
1: One of the most famous festivals in Bangladesh is Id al-Fitr, which comes at the end of this holy month.

Ramadan.

2: Mount Jacques-Cartier is a fixture on the Gaspe Peninsula in this country.

Canada.

3: The Ubangi River forms part of the northern boundary of this African country that's sometimes shortened to DRC.

Democratic Republic of Congo.

4: A 1958 uprising in Algeria threatened this European nation with civil war.

France.

5: Fittingly the shape of this kingdom is often compared to an elephant's head; the "trunk" extends into the Malay Peninsula.

Thailand.
Round 4. Category: On The Movie'S Soundtrack
1: "Leaving Port", "My Heart Will Go On".

Titanic.

2: A 2016 remake of a 1959 epic: "Galley Slaves", "Dear Messala".

Ben-Hur.

3: "Lady Marmalade", Nicole Kidman doing "One Day I'll Fly Away".

Moulin Rouge!.

4: From 1969 Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild".

Easy Rider.

5: Adam Levine singing "Lost Stars", Keira Knightley doing "Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home".

Begin Again.
Round 5. Category: Tom Jones
1: Singer Tom Jones is the son of one of these workers; Loretta Lynn is famous for being the daughter of one.

Coal miner.

2: Tom hails from Pontypridd in this British Isles country.

Wales.

3: Tom was born the son of a coal miner in Pontypridd in this U.K. country.

Wales.

4: Tom played -- who else? -- himself on the "Marge Gets a Job" episode of this animated TV series in 1992.

The Simpsons.

5: It's not odd that this 1965 song is heard in the 1998 film "Little Voice".

"It's Not Unusual".
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9 min
September 27, 2023Episode 959 - Fine food - Treblemakers - Silent letter but deadly - Sporting goods - Catching some "z"s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 959, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fine Food
1: At a raw bar, try the Lynnhaven type of this mollusk--it doesn't shuck.

oysters.

2: Sushi lovers know a California roll contains this tree fruit aka the alligator pear.

the avocado.

3: Sorbet is served to cleanse this, a term for a part of the mouth.

the palate.

4: As you can see, this traditional roast beef accompaniment is not what we'd normally call a pudding.

Yorkshire pudding.

5: Columbus was a fan of these, also a generic Italian term for cookies, because they resisted mold on voyages.

biscotti.
Round 2. Category: Treblemakers
1: Chien Tan of the Oregon Symphony is one of the few masters of the smaller treble type of this string instrument.

the violin.

2: Treble recorders are also called this, also a 4-letter female singing voice.

alto.

3: The reeds and keys controlling the treble on the piano type of this flexible instrument are on the right side.

the accordion.

4: Any birdbrain knows this name for the part of a stereo speaker that produces treble sounds.

the tweeter.

5: This word found after "treble" comes from the French for "key".

clef.
Round 3. Category: Silent Letter But Deadly
1: Proverbially, you go "under" it when you head into surgery.

under the knife.

2: Mom might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these.

scissors.

3: It's a tool and a deadly weapon in a game of Clue and can also mean to twist violently.

a wrench.

4: This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast.

a coup.

5: A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural implement, Death's symbolic tool of the trade.

a scythe.
Round 4. Category: Sporting Goods
1: Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable.

tees.

2: Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent and out-stretched.

poles.

3: In baseball, this player's mitt cannot have a circumference of more than 38".

the catcher.

4: Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head.

a soccer ball.

5: Montreal's 2002 Jr Powerlam is a 51" long one of these with a synthetic blade.

a hockey stick.
Round 5. Category: Catching Some ZS. With Z in quotes
1: Both NYC and Philadelphia claim the oldest of these in the U.S..

zoo.

2: It's the hairy-stemmed flower named for Johann Zinn.

a Zinnia.

3: Ahura Mazda is not a model of car, but the 1 true god of this religion.

Zoroastrianism.

4: Wahoo! This movie mogul was born in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1902.

(Darryl) Zanuck.

5: 2-word term for the weightlessness experienced by astronauts in orbit.

zero gravity.
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8 min
September 26, 2023Episode 958 - Gadget - Xs, then os - How'd they die? - Odd rock words - Surrounded by water
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 958, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Gadget
1: Introduced in 1989, the GRiDPad was the first of these portable computers that are now smaller and slimmer than laptops.

a tablet.

2: The fully automatic AT-LP60X one of these from Audio-Technica lists for less than $100; time to break out those old 45s.

a turntable.

3: No more cords! These Pro earbuds from Apple are wireless, noise-cancelling and water resistant.

AirPod Pros.

4: The Blunt XL one of these is able to withstand rain and winds of up to 60 mph thanks to its high-density fabric and tensioning system.

an umbrella.

5: The V11 Torque Drive cordless vacuum from this company promises 60 minutes of use without needing to recharge.

Dyson.
Round 2. Category: Xs, Then Os
1: "Black tie preferred" usually means this garment for men.

a tuxedo.

2: This synonym for dictionary can also refer to a specialized vocabulary for a field of study.

a lexicon.

3: Flash lamps are one use for this noble gas.

xenon.

4: Nuts and bolt heads are commonly made in this shape because it's easy to tighten and loosen.

a hexagon.

5: Also known as a postulate, it's a proposition regarded as established or self-evidently true.

an axiom.
Round 3. Category: How'D They Die?
1: Nathan Hale.

hanging.

2: The Wicked Witch of the East.

crushed by a house.

3: Maximilien Robsepierre.

by guillotine.

4: Yoda.

old age.

5: Tennessee Williams.

by choking on a pill-bottle cap.
Round 4. Category: Odd Rock Words
1: In the title of the Bobby Darin classic, this word preceded "Splash".

Splish.

2: In a 1985 hit title, Aretha Franklin asked "Who's" doing this to "Who".

Zoomin'.

3: Their album "Zenyatta Mondata" featured the single "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da".

The Police.

4: In various titles, this word precedes "Judge", "Broadway", "Street", "Worm", "Town" and "Nassau".

Funky.

5: Odd word which, when repeated, formed the title of a 1987 Billy Idol hit.

Mony.
Round 5. Category: Surrounded By Water
1: Ile de la Cite.

the Seine (River).

2: New Zealand is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and this sea to the west.

Tasman Sea.

3: Venice--this sea.

the Adriatic.

4: This peninsula that makes up over 15% of Greece's area is separated from the Greek mainland by a canal.

the Peloponnesus.

5: More than 30 islands make up this small Arab nation surrounded by the waters of the Persian Gulf.

Bahrain.
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8 min
September 25, 2023Episode 957 - Say cheese! - Recycling - Blank that guy - Business men - "i" didn't expect
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 957, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Say Cheese!
1: Add white wine to some shaved Gruyere and Emmentaler and then heat to make this dipping treat.

fondue.

2: It's a long way to this Irish county famous for its Cashel blue cheese.

Tipperary.

3: Napoleon III may have named this white, downy-rind cow's-milk cheese after the Norman village where he first sampled it.

Camembert.

4: The name of this cheese of India follows saag in a spinach and cheese dish.

paneer.

5: A favorite of Charlemagne, a true version of this cheese can be authenticated by a red sheep on the wrapper.

Roquefort.
Round 2. Category: Recycling
1: Because a yellow dye has been found that washes out, some of these directories are now recyclable.

Yellow Pages (telephone book).

2: Doing this to aluminum cans makes it easier to store and transport them.

crushing them.

3: For some envelopes to be recyclable, this material must be removed from the address window.

cellophane (plastic).

4: Some cities provide curbside pickup of leaves, which are then recycled into this for fertilizing gardens.

mulch (compost).

5: To make this material, furnaces must run at 2800Â° F.; to recycle it, at lower temperatures.

glass.
Round 3. Category: Blank That Guy
1: Connived his way to control of the New York City Treasury in the 1870s:William "blank" blank.

"Boss" Tweed.

2: Alliterative SS chief:Heinrich blank.

Himmler.

3: Ran a brutal gang in Prohibition-era NYC:Dutch blank.

Schultz.

4: Shot near a Virginia farmhouse in April 1865:blank blank blank.

John Wilkes Booth.

5: Took over in Cambodia in 1975:blank blank.

Pol Pot.
Round 4. Category: Business Men
1: This company founded by Berry Gordy Jr. celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1998.

Motown Records.

2: In 1998 he went to his first owners meeting since 1989, to try to stop rival Murdoch's Dodgers buy.

Ted Turner.

3: It shouldn't take you overnight to deliver the name of this company Fred Smith founded in 1973.

Federal Express.

4: With a yardstick and a piece of plywood, Edwin Shoemaker felt inclined to design this recliner in 1928.

La-Z-Boy.

5: This inventor of vulcanization was sent to debtor's prison; maybe for bouncing checks?.

Charles Goodyear.
Round 5. Category: I Didn'T Expect. With I in quotes
1: It precedes coffee, setter, whiskey and wolfhound.

Irish.

2: Jacques Rogge was elected president of this governing body in July 2001.

the IOC, the International Olympic Committee.

3: Ron Kovic could have called his book "Born on" this--it's the same thing.

Independence Day.

4: This verb form makes the word a command.

imperative.

5: The black, shiny crystals of this element are dissolved in alcohol to make an antiseptic.

iodine.
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