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December 19, 2022Episode 677 - 19Th Century Literature - General Food - Ernie - Living At The Watergate - Tv Is Really Cooking
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 677, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 19Th Century Literature
1: Essays making up this 1854 work include "Reading", "Solitude" and "The Pond in Winter".

Walden; or, Life in the Woods.

2: Akela the wolf and Baloo the brown bear are 2 of the animals featured in this collection of stories.

The Jungle Book.

3: Early in this Jules Verne tale, professor Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew and a guide descend into a volcano.

Journey to the Center of the Earth.

4: Wordsworth began a poem, "I wandered lonely as" this "that floats on high o'er vales and hills".

a cloud.

5: 2 expatriates come to Boston to visit relatives in his 1878 novel "The Europeans".

Henry James.
Round 2. Category: General Food
1: A term for grain from grass, it follows "breakfast" in your morning routine.

cereal.

2: General term for the edible kernel of a one-seeded fruit.

a nut.

3: Food in the Old West, perhaps from the wagon of the same name.

chuck.

4: Despite its name, this storeroom similar to a pantry is not specifically for keeping hog fat.

a larder.

5: Sometimes "K" or "C", they're food supplies for soldiers.

rations.
Round 3. Category: Ernie
1: On "Sesame Street", Ernie sang of his great affection for this bathtub accessory.

the rubber ducky.

2: As Stinky, Ernie Weckbaugh was a cast member of this group that also included Spanky and Alfalfa.

the Little Rascals (or Our Gang).

3: Famous Ernie's in State College, Pennsylvania is famous for the sandwiches "wit or witout onions".

a cheesesteak.

4: In 1961 Ernie Davis of Syracuse won this trophy; no African American had before, not even Ernie's idol Jim Brown.

the Heisman.

5: Cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller created this mischievous young girl.

Nancy.
Round 4. Category: Living At The Watergate
1: This Kansas senator was head of the RNC and living at the Watergate during the '72 break-in but was in Chicago that night.

Bob Dole.

2: Ironically, in 1969 Rose Mary Woods, this man's secretary, was the victim of one of the Watergate's first burglaries.

Richard Nixon.

3: In 1996 this Supreme Court justice from N.Y. and Watergate resident had her purse snatched outside the building.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

4: At the center of a pres. scandal herself, she left neighbors apology notes for the fuss she brought to the building in the '90s.

Monica Lewinsky.

5: This Secretary of State often played chamber music piano accompanied by 4 friends in her apartment.

Condoleezza Rice.
Round 5. Category: Tv Is Really Cooking
1: Tortellini with Bolognese sauce and pizza Margherita were featured in "Mario Eats Italy", Mario being this guy.

Mario Batali.

2: Bam! In 1990 he opened his first restaurant; bam! Later that decade, Food Network gave us the "Essence of" him.

Emeril.

3: Chairman Kaga oversaw culinary "battles" that were held in Kitchen Stadium on this show.

Iron Chef.

4: On this Fox show where you best not mess up the risotto, cooks vied to be the new head chef at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

Hell's Kitchen.

5: Adam Richman hit New Orleans to eat 180 oysters in under an hour in a challenge on this Travel Channel show.

Man v. Food.
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December 18, 2022Episode 676 - Blank Um - Rock Group Names - Flashback Friday - Alphabet Soup - How Odd
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 676, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Blank Um
1: It's the course of study at a college.

curriculum.

2: To feign sleep or death is "to play" this marsupial.

possum.

3: This ancient Roman amphitheater was built on the grounds of Nero's Golden House.

the Colosseum.

4: It's this state of balance when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at the same rate.

equilibrium.

5: Here are a variety of these Chinese dumplings.

dim sum.
Round 2. Category: Rock Group Names
1: This band's name was inspired by gym teacher Leonard Skinner, who disliked long-haired students.

Lynyrd Skynyrd.

2: One story says Jerry Garcia found this band's name in a dictionary.

The Grateful Dead.

3: This "Up All Night" British boy band chose its name because it would sound good when announced on "The X Factor".

One Direction.

4: The concept that mankind is regressing gave this new wave "Whip It" band its name.

Devo.

5: This British synth rock band took its name from a French fashion magazine.

Depeche Mode.
Round 3. Category: Flashback Friday
1: This man who didn't have "no quarrel with them Viet Cong" refused military induction on Friday, April 28, 1967.

Muhammad Ali.

2: On Friday, Dec. 27, 1935, he issued a manifesto calling for an alliance of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang.

Mao (Tse-tung).

3: An uprising in Bogota on Friday, July 20, 1810 is celebrated as this country's independence day.

Colombia.

4: On Friday, March 6, 1953 Georgy Malenkov took over for this man, who'd died on Thursday.

Stalin.

5: The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 at least for a time ended Northern Ireland's period of strife known as these.

the Troubles.
Round 4. Category: Alphabet Soup
1: Served with or without matzo balls, C is for this soup "for the Soul".

chicken soup.

2: T is for this soup that's paired with grilled cheese on the Campbell's Kitchen website.

tomato.

3: "F" is for this soup with a little cheesy goodness on top.

French onion soup.

4: B is for this thick 6-letter soup, perhaps lobster or mushroom.

bisque.

5: A is for this spicy Mexican soup whose name is Spanish for "meatball".

albÃƒÂ³ndigas.
Round 5. Category: How Odd
1: The little known and bloodless "Pork and Beans War" was a border dispute between the U.S. and this neighbor.

Canada.

2: Though it sounds like it should be the norm, it's now only in place for a third of the year, November to March.

standard time.

3: All 50 states have a designated state this 4-letter word; for Kansas, it's Harney silt loam.

soil.

4: This bank was originally called the Bank of Italy, as it helped immigrants who couldn't get loans elsewhere.

Bank of America.

5: The classes of this kind of ship relate to their length, not height; class A is over 40 meters.

tall ships.
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December 17, 2022Episode 675 - 2 Kinds Of "Esque" - Dad Tv - Fitness And Exercise - U.s News And World Report Best Of 2014 - Science Update
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 675, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 2 Kinds Of "Esque"
1: A variety of bawdy stage show, or reminding one of Mr. Ives.

burlesque.

2: Pertaining to an Italian Renaissance painter, or in a very different mood, to TV's Sally Jessy.

Raphaelesque.

3: "Goddess" term meaning stately, or something a lot like that Ellen Page film.

Junoesque.

4: Solid term suggesting massive, majestic beauty, or referring to Christ the Redemer.

statuesque.

5: It refers specifically to an author who died in 1924, or broadly to senseless, menacing complexity.

Kafkaesque.
Round 2. Category: Dad Tv
1: Ricky Ricardo.

I Love Lucy.

2: Howard Cunningham.

Happy Days.

3: Charles Ingalls.

Little House on the Prairie.

4: Ponderosa rancher Ben Cartwright.

Bonanza.

5: Tim Taylor.

Home Improvement.
Round 3. Category: Fitness And Exercise
1: Drop and give me 2,220 of these, like world record holder Carlton Williams did in one hour in 2015.

push-ups.

2: Keep your knees bent and your lower back on the floor while doing this exercise that isolates your abs, cap'n.

a crunch.

3: NFL prospects run this dash, roughly the distance they'd have to run to cover an average punt.

40 yards.

4: This workout regimen that has trademarked "sport of fitness" calls its gyms "boxes".

CrossFit.

5: Wood you like to hold this abdominal exercise position for 4 hours and 26 mins. like Mao Weidong did in 2014?.

the plank.
Round 4. Category: U.s News And World Report Best Of 2014
1: The best "elementary particles/fields/string theory" grad school? This New Jersey Ivy League school.

Princeton.

2: For part-time law programs, think D.C.; George Washington U. was No. 2 and this university topped the list.

Georgetown.

3: On 2014's hospital "Honor Roll", the Mayo Clinic was No. 3, Mass. General No. 2 and this Baltimore facility the leader.

Johns Hopkins.

4: Let's get down to business--for undergrads, this City of Brotherly Love university was tops.

the University of Pennsylvania.

5: When it comes to a computer science Ph.D. program, this university in Pittsburgh leads the field.

Carnegie Mellon.
Round 5. Category: Science Update
1: A single "leap" of this time unit was added to June 30, 2015; we hope you used it well.

second.

2: A 2016 report says the world's food supply is in trouble with the decline of bees and others who do this important job.

pollinators.

3: Boo! The 2012 Chem. Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of how cells respond to this "emergency hormone" and others.

adrenalin.

4: in 2015 a team of Harvard scientists announced a breakthrough using anti-malarial drugs to treat this neuron disease.

Parkinson's.

5: In 2015 the earliest known case of this blood cancer was identified in a 7,000-year-old skeleton from Germany.

leukemia.
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December 16, 2022Episode 674 - "Et"Ymology - Parts Of The Whole - The Civil War Years - There's A Bug In My Book Title - This Side "Up"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 674, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Et"Ymology
1: Mind your manners and tell us this word from French for "prescribed behavior".

etiquette.

2: There's no beginning or end of this adjective from Latin for "age".

eternal.

3: This type of engraving using a corrosive on a surface is from old German for "to be eaten".

etching.

4: Darn you if you can't come up with the Latin-derived name of this ancient people of Italy.

the Etruscans.

5: If you studied Chopin, you'll probably come up with this word, French for "study".

ÃƒÂ©tude.
Round 2. Category: Parts Of The Whole
1: Bait pedal,locking bar,spring.

a mouse trap.

2: Crown, cementum, root.

a tooth.

3: Agitator, tub, drain hose.

a washing machine.

4: Reservoir, filter basket, carafe.

a coffeemaker.

5: Idea balloon,panel,signature.

a comic strip (or cartoon).
Round 3. Category: The Civil War Years
1: During his 1864 re-election bid, Lincoln said "It was not best to swap" these "while crossing the stream".

horses.

2: In 1861 Army Surgeon Bernard Irwin earned the 1st Medal of Honor in Hostilities vs. Chiricahua Apaches in this future state.

Arizona.

3: In 1863 the Statue of Freedom designed by Thomas Crawford was placed atop this Washington, D.C. building.

the Capitol building.

4: In the fall of 1861 this service delivered its last piece of mail.

the Pony Express.

5: This county with a famous Court House hosted the main event of April 9, 1865 and is reenacting it in April 2015.

Appomattox.
Round 4. Category: There's A Bug In My Book Title
1: A classic with a big appetite:"The Very Hungry blank ".

Caterpillar.

2: Set in South Carolina in 1964:"The Secret Life of blank ".

Bees.

3: Claire Randall is still an outlander:" blank in Amber".

Dragonfly.

4: Even bugs move to the city:"The blank in Times Square".

Cricket.

5: Set in Hollywood during the Great Depression:"The Day of the blank ".

Locust.
Round 5. Category: This Side "Up"
1: Dude, you're way too this word, nervous and easily annoyed.

uptight.

2: This "Saturday Night Live" newscast title has been used since a weekend in 1975.

Weekend Update.

3: "Casablanca" begins with an order to do this to "all suspicious characters and search them".

round up.

4: In summer 2013 shares of Pandora stock surged after Goldman Sachs did this to it from "neutral" to "buy".

upgrade.

5: Hang gliders ride these rising currents of air to stay aloft.

updrafts.
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December 15, 2022Episode 673 - Prefixes - Comedic Tv Partners - Cold World Out There - The Old Sod - Cry
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 673, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Prefixes
1: This thoroughly modern prefix means "one thousandth".

milli-.

2: Meaning "between", it comes before "section" and "galactic".

inter-.

3: A prefix meaning "after" is found in this word meaning an after-death examination.

postmortem.

4: "Pharyngo" and "laryngo" both refer to this part of the body.

the throat.

5: Meaning "height", it comes before "phobia" and "polis".

acro-.
Round 2. Category: Comedic Tv Partners
1: Conan O'Brien.

Andy Richter.

2: Carrie Brownstein.

Fred Armisen.

3: (Keegan-Michael) Key.

Peele.

4: (Dan) Rowan.

(Dick) Martin.

5: Cindy Williams, from 1976 to 1982.

Penny Marshall.
Round 3. Category: Cold World Out There
1: In July 1968 Plateau Station on this continent averaged -99.8 degrees; bottom of the world, Ma!.

Antarctica.

2: You can freeze your Aspen off in Fraser in this state, with a year-round average of 32.5 degrees.

Colorado.

3: You've been sent to Oymyakon in this 7-letter region of Russia, where it was a brisk -96 in January 1926.

Siberia.

4: Snag, in this Canadian territory, had a population of about 10 on a -81 day in February 1947.

the Yukon.

5: Located in Lewis and Clark County, Rogers Pass in this large western state chilled out at -70 on Jan. 20, 1954.

Montana.
Round 4. Category: The Old Sod
1: There once was a king named Richard I, who granted a charter to this Irish port city in 1197.

Limerick.

2: Ireland is divided into 32 of these political and geographic units; 6 of them belong to the U.K..

counties.

3: The uachtaran is the Irish president; the taoiseach is this head of government.

the prime minister.

4: Ireland has no local police; the island is patrolled by An Garda Siochana, the Guardians of this.

peace.

5: Ireland's hospitals were largely funded by this horse-racing lottery that ran from 1930 to 1987.

the Irish Sweepstakes.
Round 5. Category: Cry
1: Aesop knows that one who raises a false alarm is said to "cry" this creature.

wolf.

2: In a text message, "FCOL" is short for this exasperated phrase.

"for crying out loud".

3: If you've given up, "cry" this generic relative.

uncle.

4: Justin Timerlake sang "cry me" one of these, perhaps the Irrawaddy.

a river.

5: "Cry" this "and let slip the dogs of war".

havoc.
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December 14, 2022Episode 672 - Celebrity Ailments - File Under "S" - Zeus - "G" Whiz - "Nothing" Doing
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 672, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Celebrity Ailments
1: In the 1960s Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a disease named for this famous athlete.

Lou Gehrig.

2: (I'm Jerome Bettis of the NFL.) As a sufferer from this condition, I've testified on Capitol Hill about the need to keep inhalers on the market.

asthma.

3: Hepatitis C is not named for this sufferer, the C in the singing group CSN.

David Crosby.

4: Musician Michael Wolff suffers from this, inspiring his wife Polly Draper to write the film "The Tic Code".

Tourette's syndrome.

5: Kathleen Turner is a sufferer of and spokesperson about R.A., short for this.

rheumatoid arthritis.
Round 2. Category: File Under "S"
1: Head and Shoulders, Agree, and Pert Plus are leading types of these.

Shampoos.

2: It's a heavy, single-edged cavalry sword with a blade less curved than a scimitar.

Saber.

3: This disease caused by the lack of ascorbic acid is called Barlow's Disease in infants.

Scurvy.

4: This Middle Eastern dog is also called a gazelle hound because it was once trained to hunt gazelles.

Saluki.

5: Known as "Old Fuss N' Feathers", he wrote the Army's first complete manual of drill regulations.

Winfield Scott.
Round 3. Category: Zeus
1: In honor of Zeus, these were held by the Greeks every 4 years.

Olympics.

2: Zeus' counterpart in Roman mythology.

Jupiter.

3: Hera was not only Zeus' wife but also related to him this way.

his sister.

4: Zeus' father Cronus was part of this group whom Zeus and his brothers overthrew.

Titans.

5: The 9 kids Zeus had with Mnemosyne all girls, are known collectively as these.

Muses.
Round 4. Category: "G" Whiz
1: This astronomer had a brother named Michelangelo who was a musician, not an artist.

Galileo.

2: From Japanese for "art person", she's trained in the art of entertaining men.

geisha.

3: A Soviet republic, or a U.S. state.

Georgia.

4: A voracious eater, or someone with an enormous capacity "for work" or "for punishment".

a glutton.

5: In a 1960s ad jingle, Mr. Clean was supposed to get rid of these 2 "G"s in just a minute.

grease and grime.
Round 5. Category: "Nothing" Doing
1: What a magician says to the audience as he pushes up his shirt cuffs.

"Nothing up my sleeve".

2: Little, unimportant things that you'd whisper in your beloved's ear.

Sweet Nothings.

3: Completes the line from "Macbeth", "... A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury...".

"Signifying Nothing".

4: According to "Me and Bobby McGee", "Freedom's just another word for" this.

"Nothing left to lose".

5: In 1856 Millard Fillmore was its candidate for president.

Know-Nothing Party.
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December 13, 2022Episode 671 - Fishing For Vocabulary - "U" Who - Central America - A Christmas Carol - You're "Golden", Baby
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 671, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fishing For Vocabulary
1: It might be a social blunder to use one of these long poles with a hook on the end to land a large fish.

a gaff.

2: Tell the theater troupe it's a single toss of a fisherman's line and bait.

a cast.

3: You might be enticed by this general name for any artificial bait used to attract fish.

a lure.

4: By gum, it's a fishing spear with a 3-pronged point.

a trident.

5: Hey, good buddy, it's ground-up bits of bait discarded into the water to attract game fish.

chum.
Round 2. Category: "U" Who
1: When the new "Love Boat" set sail in 1998, this "Vega$" star was in the captain's seat.

Robert Urich.

2: This "Exodus" author returned in 1999 with a new political novel, "A God In Ruins".

Leon Uris.

3: In 1987 he outraced his son to win his fourth Indianapolis 500.

Al Unser.

4: This Norwegian star of such movies as "Autumn Sonata" was actually born in Japan.

Liv Ullman.

5: Once a staff writer for The New Yorker, this "Rabbit, Run" author still contributes regularly.

John Updike.
Round 3. Category: Central America
1: This Central American country's name means "the savior".

El Salvador.

2: A 1972 earthquake destroyed just about all of this Nicaraguan capital's downtown.

Managua.

3: The second-largest one of these is found off Belize; the largest is the "Great" one off Australia.

a barrier reef.

4: Nicaraguan dictator Somoza never rebuilt downtown Managua after this 1972 disaster.

earthquake.

5: Guatemala's 37 of these tempt some climbers; be careful on the one fittingly named Fuego.

a volcano.
Round 4. Category: A Christmas Carol
1: "Round yon virgin mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild".

"Silent Night".

2: City in which the story is set.

London.

3: As the 1st paragraph states, "Old Marley was dead as" this.

doornail.

4: "Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, we wish you good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year".

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas".

5: "And heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and heav'n and nature sing".

"Joy to the World".
Round 5. Category: You're "Golden", Baby
1: The USA's tallest bridge towers are the 746-foot steel peaks of this structure.

the Golden Gate Bridge.

2: This NBA team took the 1975 championship.

the Golden State Warriors.

3: It's the second-most registered dog breed at the American Kennel Club.

a golden retriever.

4: Jason stole it for his Uncle Pelias.

the Golden Fleece.

5: Sir James Frazer compared mythologies and religions in this work.

The Golden Bough.
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December 12, 2022Episode 670 - They Named It For Me - Letter Perfect - Drink - File Under "Z" - Nuclear Physics
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 670, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Myth And Magic
1: Unlike in the U.S., if one of these crosses your path in England, it means good luck.

a black cat.

2: Cloves of this are sometimes placed in a bridal bouquet for good luck.

garlic.

3: This card deck's Minor Arcana has 14 cards in each suit; a page is between the 10 and jack.

tarot.

4: Not feeling well? You may want to cleanse this field surrounding your body, from the Greek for "breath" or "breeze".

an aura.

5: This plant yields a hair dye as well as as tint used in magical hand and foot tattoos.

henna.
Round 2. Category: Athletic Cups
1: Pele scored 12 career goals in helping Brazil win this trophy 3 times: 1958, 1962 and 1970.

the World Cup (in soccer).

2: Previously known as the Winston Cup, the Sprint Cup is awarded to champions in this stock-car racing organization.

NASCAR.

3: First awarded in 1851 by England's Royal Yacht Squadron, it's now named for the winner of that year's race.

The America's Cup.

4: This tennis trophy that weighs 231 pounds was first awarded in 1900.

The Davis Cup.

5: I cheered when my Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger-Cats won this league's Grey Cup in 1999.

Canadian Football League (CFL).
Round 3. Category: Starts With "J"
1: This name can precede Reb, cake or -on-the-spot.

Johnny.

2: It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved.

Jade.

3: Swing was the most popular style of this music in the 1930s.

Jazz.

4: World Book says that licenses were issued to these professional fools in the 1600s -- no fooling.

a jester.

5: The sea wasp variety of these is so venomous its sting can cause death within a few minutes.

a jellyfish.
Round 4. Category: "D" Day
1: The Iron Gates Gorge between Serbia and Romania was carved by this river.

the Danube.

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

Dermatologist.

3: In August 2003 this cable TV network aired the popular documentary "Nefertiti Resurrected".

the Discovery Channel.

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.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 670, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: They Named It For Me
1: Last name of John and Henry, who leased the land for a Louisville racetrack to their nephew.

Churchill.

2: They named a fort near Dallas for this hero of the Mexican War.

William Worth.

3: She left her mark on Louis XV and her name on a big hair style.

Madame de Pompadour.

4: A territory in Africa and a scholarship in Oxford have borne this businessman's name.

Cecil Rhodes.

5: Though famous for his red-shirted followers, he has an orange fish named for him.

Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Round 2. Category: Letter Perfect
1: In describing measurements, it represents the word "by", as in 3' by 5'.

X.

2: Add this letter to the front of "possum" and you still have the same animal.

O.

3: The only letter that stands for a musical note, a Roman numeral and a baseball position.

C.

4: Before the euro, this letter was the Parisian equivalent of a dollar sign.

F (franc).

5: In st
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December 11, 2022Episode 669 - 19Th Century America - Nothin' But "A"S - Horse Racing - Harry Potter - Scrambled Veeps
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 669, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 19Th Century America
1: On February 28, the first of the Forty-Niners to arrive by ship docked at this California port city.

San Francisco.

2: In 1870 he published his "National Photographic Collection of War Views and Portraits....".

Mathew Brady.

3: Savannah's antebellum Green-Meldrim House was built for a wealthy dealer in this "king"ly crop.

Cotton.

4: On August 2, 1826 Daniel Webster delivered a eulogy on these 2 men at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

5: Longfellow's 1858 "The Courtship of" him sold over 10,000 copies in 1 day in London.

Miles Standish.
Round 2. Category: Nothin' But "A"S
1: It was hard to escape from this island prison located in San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz.

2: Okay, we're at $400 for the clue, $400, do I hear 6...? No, still at $400 and I'm talking like a guy at this event... sold, for $400.

an auction.

3: It's a type of ant or a large mythical female warrior.

an Amazon.

4: Astronomically, this first Greek letter precedes "Centauri".

Alpha.

5: You could say we sent this Greek god to the Moon in 1969.

Apollo.
Round 3. Category: Horse Racing
1: In 1711 Queen Anne saw the potential for this racecourse; its royal enclosure still has a formal dress code.

Ascot.

2: This racetrack is home to the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Downs.

3: The bettor selects the first 3 finishers in the correct sequence in this type of bet also called a triple.

a trifecta.

4: The name of this champion of the 1930s is a synonym for Hard Tack, his sire's name.

Seabiscuit.

5: In 1977 this horse "killed" the competition by winning 6 straight races, including the Triple Crown.

Seattle Slew.
Round 4. Category: Harry Potter
1: Harry Potter lives in this country.

England.

2: The scar on Harry's forehead is in this shape.

a lightning bolt.

3: For Christmas, Harry was given his father's cloak that allows him to become this.

invisible.

4: Harry's 2 best friends are Hermione Granger and this red-headed boy.

Ronald Weasley.

5: A library book at Hogwarts is called this sport "Through the Ages".

Quidditch.
Round 5. Category: Scrambled Veeps
1: OGRE.

(Al) Gore.

2: WE NAG.

(Spiro) Agnew.

3: LEMON AD.

(Walter) Mondale.

4: FLOCK REELER.

(Nelson) Rockefeller.

5: CLAW ALE.

(Henry A.) Wallace.
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December 10, 2022Episode 668 - Oz - Classic Pop Groups - God Save The British King Or Queen - A River Runs Through Them - Bumps On The Globe
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 668, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Oz
1: This character gets a ride (likely to his home in Omaha) in the balloon meant to take Dorothy to Kansas.

the Wizard.

2: The Wicked Witch's golden cap allows her to summon these to do her bidding 3 times.

the flying monkeys.

3: Dorothy followed the Yellow Brick Road to this place, the capital of Oz.

the Emerald City.

4: One chapter is called "The Magic Art of the Great" this 6-letter word meaning a hoax or fraud.

humbug.

5: In L. Frank Baum's original book, this, not ruby, is the color of Dorothy's slippers.

silver.
Round 2. 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.
Round 3. Category: God Save The British King Or Queen
1: All 3 of the kings with this name died violently.

Richard.

2: At her death, aged 81, she was the oldest British monarch ever.

Queen Victoria.

3: It has been reported that he was once seen having a conversation with an oak tree.

George III.

4: John Bradshaw presided over the high court that sentenced this British king to death in 1649.

Charles I.

5: In 1603 he became the first British monarch of the House of Stuart.

James I.
Round 4. Category: A River Runs Through Them
1: Georgetown and Alexandria.

the Potomac.

2: Montreal and Quebec.

the St. Lawrence.

3: Vientiane and Phnom Penh.

the Mekong River.

4: Knoxville and Chattanooga.

the Tennessee River.

5: Hyderabad and Sukkur.

the Indus River.
Round 5. Category: Bumps On The Globe
1: If Montana invaded Idaho, its forces would cross the Bitterroot range of these mountains.

Rockies.

2: This country's Cordillera Cantabrica is even tougher to get across than the nearby Pyrenees.

Spain.

3: The Kjolen Mountains, on the Norway-Sweden border, extend north into this people's "land".

Lapps.

4: Eastern Russia's Stanovoy Mountains form a watershed between the Pacific Ocean and this one.

Arctic Ocean.

5: The Elburz Mountains, on the Caspian Sea's south shore in this country, rise to over 18,000 feet at Mt. Damavand.

Iran.
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