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Instant Trivia
By Mark DonovanEducation
Instant Trivia episodes
- Episode 946 - Random house defines it as... - Them literature type facts - Unions online - Literary gems - In case you're thirsty
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 946, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: random house defines it as...- 1: "Strangle" or "to enrich the fuel mixture of".
- choke.
- 2: "Slang... a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians".
- roadie.
- 3: "The withdrawal from the Union of 11 southern states in the period 1860-61".
- secession.
- 4: (2 words) "a deep...color" or "woolen cloth of this color, used esp. for U.S. Army uniforms".
- olive drab.
- 5: (2 words)"Goal achieved at too great a cost".
- Pyrrhic victory.
Round 2. Category: them literature type facts- 1: In 1928 A.A. Milne published "House at" this title character's "Corner".
- Pooh.
- 2: You'll find "Time is now to be dreaded - since once he put that mark upon your throat" in this 1897 novel.
- Dracula.
- 3: The Knight's Tale, the Friar's Tale, and the Nun's Priest's Tale are part of this larger group.
- The Canterbury Tales.
- 4: It's no mystery that she was born in 1890 in Devon, England, wrote 67 novels under this name and 6 as Mary Westmacott.
- Agatha Christie.
- 5: In the 1830s he wrote, "'But he has nothing on at all,' said a little child at last".
- Hans Christian Andersen.
Round 3. Category: unions online- 1: In any weather you can visit nalc.org, for the National Association of these Carriers.
- letter carriers.
- 2: ilwu.org is for the International Longshore and this type of storage facility Union.
- warehouse.
- 3: Go behind the scenes at iatse.net, the International Alliance of Theatrical these Employees.
- stage employees.
- 4: You can learn a lot at nea.org, NEA being short for this.
- the National Education Association.
- 5: afge.org belongs to the American Federation of these Employees, more than 700,000 of them.
- government employees.
Round 4. Category: literary gems- 1: The Bible asks, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above" these red gems.
- rubies.
- 2: In Tennyson's "Idylls of the King", knights fight for diamonds at this king's diamond jousts.
- King Arthur.
- 3: The "ice, mast-high, came floating by, as green as emerald" in this Coleridge "Rime".
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
- 4: Shakespearean teenager who "hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear".
- Juliet.
- 5: The title gem brings tragedy to a Mexican fisherman in this Steinbeck novelette.
- The Pearl.
Round 5. Category: in case you're thirsty- 1: The logo of this sports drink is a capital "G" with an orange lightning bolt in it.
- Gatorade.
- 2: The name of this lemon-lime soda means an elf or a fairy.
- Sprite.
- 3: Created in Atlanta, this soft drink was being sold in every state and territory of the U.S. by 1895.
- Coca-Cola.
- 4: This brand known for its vegetable juices has a line of V-Fusion juices.
- V8.
- 5: Glaceau makes a bottled beverage called "Vitamin" this.
- water.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 945 - Business abbrev. - 30 something - Food "e" - Fruits and veggies - Sams club
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 945, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: business abbrev.- 1: Getting a car loan? Check that APR, this.
- annual percentage rate.
- 2: The way sales of a product change in relation to its price is its P.E.D., or price elasticity of this.
- demand.
- 3: The C.T.O. is this officer who might deal with data and cloud storage.
- the chief technical officer (chief technology officer).
- 4: A company's profits divided by its outstanding units of stock are its E.P.S., this.
- earnings per share.
- 5: Corporate citizenship is also known as corporate this, CSR for short.
- corporate social responsibility.
Round 2. Category: 30 something- 1: In the Gospels, Judas Iscariot receives this payoff for betraying Jesus.
- 30 pieces of silver.
- 2: This-millimeter film has long been a standard gauge for photography and motion pictures, but digital has made huge inroads.
- 35-millimeter.
- 3: There are this many months of the year with 31 days.
- 7.
- 4: Extending playing time to more than 20 minutes a side, Columbia Records released its first LP record at this speed in 1948.
- 33 1/3.
- 5: Youngest age at which you can be sworn in for the U.S. Senate.
- 30.
Round 3. Category: food "e"- 1: Beginning sushi eaters often start out with unagi, this fish that's been cooked and basted with a sweetish sauce.
- eel.
- 2: All we need is some wine and crackers to go with this cheesy import.
- Edam.
- 3: A recipe for the world's largest one of these calls for 750 lbs. of ground corn for the tortilla and 175 lbs. of cheese.
- an enchilada.
- 4: Chambers Dictionary describes this cream-filled pastry as "long in shape but short in duration".
- an eclair.
- 5: This spicy Cajun stew is made with crayfish and served over rice.
- étoufée.
Round 4. Category: fruits and veggies- 1: Broccoflower is a cross between these 2 veggies.
- broccoli and cauliflower.
- 2: The Santa Claus melon is so named because its peak season is in this month.
- December.
- 3: Jalapeno, habanero and bell are types of these.
- peppers.
- 4: Alphabetically, veggies run from acorn squash to this cucumber lookalike.
- zucchini.
- 5: In Latin a pirum is one of these fruits, not two.
- a pear.
Round 5. Category: sams club- 1: In ads for Capital One, he has asked, "What's in your wallet?".
- (Samuel L.) Jackson.
- 2: He's the Sam who founded the Sam's Club retail chain.
- Sam Walton.
- 3: This funny lady left "The Daily Show" to host her own TV show.
- Bee.
- 4: In 2015, he took home four Grammys, including one for the song "Stay With Me".
- Sam Smith.
- 5: 3 years before his death in a car crash, he made the cover of Rolling Stone as "Comedy's Wild Thing".
- Sam Kinison.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 944 - "me" tv - Taking a "bath" - They planned their own funeral - Which english monarch? - Pulitzer-winning characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 944, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "me" tv- 1: From 1992 to 1999 you could visit this title "Place" on Fox.
- Melrose Place.
- 2: Chuck Todd hosts this longest-running show on network television.
- Meet the Press.
- 3: Rachael Ray began making them on Food Network in 2001.
- 30-minute meals.
- 4: This series starts with Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate meeting in a grief support group and becoming friends.
- Dead to Me.
- 5: Flower and Mozart were 2 of the title "kats" of the manor on this docudrama.
- Meerkat Manor.
Round 2. Category: taking a "bath"- 1: It attracts feathered friends.
- Birdbath.
- 2: It's what the baby shouldn't be thrown out with.
- the bathwater.
- 3: This vehicle can take you under the sea.
- Bathyscape.
- 4: Extreme sentimentality.
- Bathos.
- 5: It's the chemical rinse that keeps photographic film from overdeveloping.
- Stop bath.
Round 3. Category: they planned their own funeral- 1: This "Cleopatra" actress requested that she arrive 15 minutes late for her own funeral.
- Liz Taylor.
- 2: Guests this First Lady invited to her own Simi Valley funeral included Wayne Newton and Mr. T.
- Nancy Reagan.
- 3: Known by this title, the royal who died aged 101 in 2002 had viewed rehearsals of her funeral and reportedly had 1 horse replaced.
- the Queen Mum.
- 4: At his request, everyone wore jeans as this Southern rocker was laid to rest near brother Duane in 2017.
- Gregg Allman.
- 5: Instructions by this American that his body was not to lie in state were found a few days too late in 1945.
- Franklin Roosevelt.
Round 4. Category: which english monarch?- 1: Lost the 13 American colonies to independence.
- George III.
- 2: Crossed the English Channel in 1066.
- William the Conqueror.
- 3: Was the brother of Richard the Lionheart.
- John.
- 4: Was sometimes known as "Crookback".
- Richard III.
- 5: Ruled at the start of the English Reformation.
- Henry VIII.
Round 5. Category: pulitzer-winning characters- 1: Angelica Schuyler and Aaron Burr (2016).
- Hamilton.
- 2: Mitch Mitchell and Blanche DuBois (1948).
- A Streetcar Named Desire.
- 3: Scoop Rosenbaum and Heidi Holland (1989).
- The Heidi Chronicles.
- 4: Corporate bigwig J.B. Biggley and former window washer J. Pierrepont Finch (1962).
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
- 5: Aaronow and Moss, real estate salesmen (1984).
- Glengarry Glen Ross.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 943 - 20th century campaign slogans - Chipping in - Ends in "u" - "key" words - Mything in action
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 943, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 20th century campaign slogans- 1: Voters were told "He's the one".
- Nixon.
- 2: "Not just peanuts" and "A leader, for a change" for his 1976 campaign.
- Carter.
- 3: In 1988 this reverend and Democratic hopeful reminded us to "Keep hope alive".
- (Jesse) Jackson.
- 4: "Dew it with" him in 1948 did not lead to victory.
- Dewey.
- 5: His mid-century second term bid used the slogan "Peace, progress and prosperity".
- Eisenhower.
Round 2. Category: chipping in- 1: Many donate to the United Way thanks to Nnamdi Asomugha, a player in this league.
- the NFL.
- 2: Help the Nature Conservancy by adopting one of these diverse offshore ecosystems off Palau.
- coral reefs.
- 3: The wife of the CEO of this company donated $90 million to the Salvation Army to start Kroc Centers.
- McDonald's.
- 4: You can donate to this charity mainstay, but when you shop at its retail stores, it sounds like that Affleck/Damon film.
- Goodwill.
- 5: Punning on a newsreel name, this charity that helped defeat polio made its first appeal in 1938.
- March of Dimes.
Round 3. Category: ends in "u"- 1: This outdoor Hawaiian feast often features a roast pig.
- a luau.
- 2: Off-the-cuff, without preparation, such as a speech.
- impromptu.
- 3: From the Old French for "bundle", it's the bundle of clothing and linens a bride collects for her marriage.
- a trousseau.
- 4: This world capital is located about 180 miles southeast of Miami.
- Nassau.
- 5: These Bantu-speaking people make up the largest language group in the Republic of South Africa.
- the Zulu.
Round 4. Category: "key" words- 1: The earliest authentic copy of his "Star-Spangled Banner" sold at public auction in 1934.
- Francis Scott Key.
- 2: The part of a door you spy through, or the Eta Carinae nebula you might spy in the sky.
- a keyhole.
- 3: Qwerty is a standard format for one of these.
- a keyboard.
- 4: Democrat Zell Miller of Georgia delivered this address at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
- the keynote.
- 5: In musical notation, it's the grouping of sharps and flats at the beginning of each staff.
- the key signature.
Round 5. Category: mything in action- 1: Maori legend says the South Island of this country is the canoe of the Polynesian demi-god Maui.
- New Zealand.
- 2: The Irish word luchorpan, meaning "little body", gives us this word for a little mythical Irish creature.
- leprechaun.
- 3: This woman whose prophecies were disbelieved was one of Agamemnon's spoils after Troy fell.
- Cassandra.
- 4: In Incan myths from South America, this camel relative warns man of an impending great flood.
- llama.
- 5: This creature whose name means "round eye" may be inspired by workers with concentric circle forehead tattoos.
- Cyclops.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 942 - Coastal communities - St. augustine - 5 diamonds - Works of art - Wine if you must
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 942, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: coastal communities- 1: Incorporated in 1901, there's no place like this Alaskan city on Norton Sound.
- Nome.
- 2: Yale University is this city's largest employer.
- New Haven, Connecticut.
- 3: Gloucester in this state has been a fishing center for over 3 centuries.
- Massachusetts.
- 4: Hey Jack, it was the capital of Alta California from 1775 to 1846.
- Monterey.
- 5: A whole lotta wood chips are shipped out of Coos Bay in this state.
- Oregon.
Round 2. Category: st. augustine- 1: St. Augustine, Florida boasts a "farm" founded in 1893 for these reptiles with more than 20 related species.
- alligators.
- 2: Ending a long period of this country's rule, 1819's Adams-Onis treaty turned St. Augustine over to the U.S..
- Spain.
- 3: Of course St. Augustine is home to this legendary spring sought by Ponce de Leon: okay, it's a tourist spot opened in 1901.
- the Fountain of Youth.
- 4: Believe it or not, this man's oldest Odditorium of weird stuff is located in St. Augustine.
- Ripley.
- 5: St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marcos is an old fort built from a form of limestone known as coquina, or "little" these.
- shells.
Round 3. Category: 5 diamonds- 1: In 1993 and 1994 Mile High Stadium was this N.L. team's home field.
- the Rockies.
- 2: A red seat 502 feet from home plate in this ballpark marks the landing spot of a Ted Williams homer.
- Fenway Park.
- 3: Ogren Park, home diamond to this state's Missoula Osprey, has a live osprey nest beyond the outfield fence.
- Montana.
- 4: A huge apartment complex sits on the Brooklyn site that once housed this historic baseball field.
- Ebbets Field.
- 5: A scaled-down version of the one in Chicago, L.A.'s Wrigley Field was the first home of this American League team.
- the Angels.
Round 4. Category: works of art- 1: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.
- Whistler's Mother.
- 2: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.
- Pietà.
- 3: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.
- American Gothic.
- 4: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.
- Starry Night.
- 5: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.
- The Thinker.
Round 5. Category: wine if you must- 1: Hock is a British term for the Rhine wines from this country.
- Germany.
- 2: When uncorked, a wine is said to begin to do this, something Faith Hill sang about.
- breathe.
- 3: Term for the juice of freshly crushed grapes (Hint: remember the category).
- must.
- 4: In the Bordeaux region this term refers to a vineyard rather than a castle.
- chateau.
- 5: The Asti region of Italy is known for this "foamy" or "sparkling" wine.
- spumante.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 941 - Female superheroes - Bio picks - New to the oxford english dictionary - Rock 'n' roll history - Playing professor
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 941, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: female superheroes- 1: Zoe Saldana teams up with Rocket and Groot as Gamora, the green-skinned member of this superhero team.
- the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- 2: This superhero's magical weapons include a lasso of truth and indestructible bracelets able to deflect bullets.
- Wonder Woman.
- 3: A member of the X-Men, Ororo Munroe is this weather-controlling mutant.
- Storm.
- 4: It's the superhero name of Natasha Romanova, a big screen butt-kicker played by Scarlett Johansson.
- Black Widow.
- 5: Being widowed by Yakuza began the journey of this Suicide Squad member whose name means a samurai sword.
- Katana.
Round 2. Category: bio picks- 1: "Yesterday" and "Linda" are chapters in "Fab: An intimate life" of this man.
- Paul McCartney.
- 2: "Radioactive", subtitled "A Tale Of Love and Fallout", tells the romantic story of this scientific pair.
- the Curies.
- 3: A book subtitled "The Richest Man In The World" profiles Carlos Slim of this country.
- Mexico.
- 4: "Rebel From Main Street" tells the story of this American author and Nobel Prize winner.
- Sinclair Lewis.
- 5: "The Man Who Gave His Name To America" is the subtitle of a 2007 bio of this Italian.
- (Amerigo) Vespucci.
Round 3. Category: new to the oxford english dictionary- 1: High-quality marbled beef, or an NBA MVP.
- Kobe.
- 2: This casual term for a beer comes from North American college slang, not Polish.
- brewski.
- 3: This, Spanish for "rice with chicken".
- arroz con pollo.
- 4: This painful verb--don't do it to me, bro!.
- tase.
- 5: This hyphenated term describing a political environment in which facts are less important than belief.
- post-truth.
Round 4. Category: rock 'n' roll history- 1: It premiered on August 1, 1981 at 12:01 A.M. with John Lack saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll".
- MTV.
- 2: In August 1994 about 30,000 gathered in Bethel, New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this festival.
- Woodstock.
- 3: In 1967 this TV group became the only band other than The Beatles to have consecutive No. 1 albums.
- The Monkees.
- 4: In January 1995 he became probably the only singer with a No. 1 record to serve in Congress.
- Sonny Bono.
- 5: Kurt Cobain's suicide note quoted from this man's "My My, Hey Hey": "It's better to burn out than to fade away".
- Neil Young.
Round 5. Category: playing professor- 1: This Harrison Ford character tells a class, "Forget any ideas you got about lost cities, exotic travel".
- Indiana Jones.
- 2: Russell Johnson was best known for playing the Professor on this series.
- Gilligan's Island.
- 3: On Netflix she's Ji-Yoon Kim, "The Chair" of a struggling English department.
- Sandra Oh.
- 4: On "How to Get Away with Murder", she played a professor at Middleton Law School.
- Viola Davis.
- 5: Judith Light is among those who have portrayed the professor stricken with cancer in this Pulitzer-winning play.
- Wit.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 940 - From the greek - I'm surprised - Where you going? - A "kid" in - Literary collaborators
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 940, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: from the greek- 1: The name of this solid figure used to disperse light into a spectrum is from the Greek for "something sawed".
- a prism.
- 2: A preparation such as lipstick, skin cream or rouge, it's from the Greek for "order" or "arrangement".
- cosmetic.
- 3: A wound, or the psychological damage it causes.
- a trauma.
- 4: An absolute ruler; in ancient Greece it was one who seized power illegally.
- a tyrant.
- 5: This first name of poet Roethke means "gift of God".
- Theodore.
Round 2. Category: i'm surprised- 1: Seeing the unexpectedly high price of a car can put you into the "sticker" type of this.
- shock.
- 2: This word for "speechless" can precede -struck or -founded.
- dumb.
- 3: Remarkable news may throw you for one of these, also the name of an aeronautical maneuver.
- loop.
- 4: Captain Kirk often ordered phasers set on this non-lethal surprising setting.
- stun.
- 5: On hearing a surprising affront, you may be "taken" this 5-letter way.
- aback.
Round 3. Category: where you going?- 1: If you're going to Mecca, you know you're going to this country on the Red Sea.
- Saudi Arabia.
- 2: You're so vain, you're probably going to Halifax in this Canadian province to see that total eclipse of the sun.
- Nova Scotia.
- 3: Maybe braving this desert referred to as Dorsland or "Thirstland" by the Boers who trekked through it.
- Kalahari.
- 4: Are you meeting Captain Jean-Luc in this French region that recently merged with Nord-Pas-de-Calais?.
- Picardy.
- 5: Are you finally traversing the length of this mountain range that stretches from the Caspian to the Black Sea?.
- the Caucasus.
Round 4. Category: a "kid" in- 1: Using care is treating something with these, as if you had delicate handwear.
- kid gloves.
- 2: This boy band began with a city-wide talent search in Boston.
- the New Kids on the Block.
- 3: Harry Longabaugh had this nickname as a member of the Wild Bunch.
- the Sundance Kid.
- 4: Parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, these gross stickers were a sensation in the 1980s.
- the Garbage Pail Kids.
- 5: This term describes children who have to unlock the door when they come home to an empty house.
- latchkey kids.
Round 5. Category: literary collaborators- 1: These brothers first published their "Fairy Tales" in 1812 as "Kinderund Hausmarchen".
- the Brothers Grimm.
- 2: She and her tres cher ami Jean-Paul Sartre collaborated on the political and literary journal Modern Times.
- Simone de Beauvoir.
- 3: For "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", Malcolm collaborated with this author.
- Alex Haley.
- 4: Sidney Howard helped this author dramatize "Dodsworth".
- Sinclair Lewis.
- 5: George S Kaufman died in June 1961; this man, his frequent collaborator, in December of that year.
- Moss Hart.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
8 min - Episode 939 - Boy story - Of the tiger - Logo a-gogo - Time for "t" - Russian literature
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 939, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: boy story- 1: What, were you raised by wolves? well, if you're this "Jungle Book" boy, then yes, you were.
- Mowgli.
- 2: Parzival is the avatar of a kid with an extremely good handle on '80s pop culture in this novel.
- Ready Player One.
- 3: The name "Pip" is mentioned 3 times in the first 2 sentences of this novel--we get it, the guy's name is Pip.
- Great Expectations.
- 4: R.J. Palacio said this bestseller about Auggie Pullman and his unique face was "a meditation on kindness".
- Wonder.
- 5: It's Nick Hornby's novel concerning a 12-year-old lad and a man in his 30s and how the 2 bond.
- About a Boy.
Round 2. Category: of the tiger- 1: The Jersey boys who play sports for this university are the Tigers.
- Princeton.
- 2: First graders work to achieve tiger rank in this organization.
- the Cub Scouts.
- 3: Here's the story of a dog named Tiger who was a family pet on this TV show.
- The Brady Bunch.
- 4: "Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night", begins a poem in his 1794 collection "Songs of Experience".
- (William) Blake.
- 5: The largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times was the now-extinct thylacine, also known as this alliterative tiger.
- Tasmanian.
Round 3. Category: logo a-gogo- 1: The dynamic ribbon device (AKA "the wave") is part of the logo of this soft drink.
- Coca-Cola.
- 2: Its red and white bullseye logo was born in 1962 along with this retailer's brand name.
- Target.
- 3: This purveyor of roast beef and other sandwiches wanted to be called Big Tex, so the stylized cowboy hat logo makes more sense.
- Arby's.
- 4: Larry, the white-haired gent on the label of steel-cut and other products of this brand, got a subtle makeover in 2012.
- Quaker Oats.
- 5: A black prancing horse on a canary yellow background, the color of Modena, is the logo of this Italian car.
- Ferrari.
Round 4. Category: time for "t"- 1: These small pincers are used to remove splinters or hair.
- tweezers.
- 2: It's a newspaper concentrating on lurid news or whose pages are about half the standard size.
- a tabloid.
- 3: It's a set of kettledrums that's used in an orchestra.
- a timpani.
- 4: This plant belongs to the genus Nicotiana.
- tobacco.
- 5: It's the 11-letter word for an excessively fast heartbeat.
- tachycardia.
Round 5. Category: russian literature- 1: The last words spoken in this novel are "Hurrah for Karamazov!".
- The Brothers Karamazov.
- 2: In this last Chekov play, the character Trofimov says, "All Russia is our orchard".
- The Cherry Orchard.
- 3: This 1957 Pasternak novel was finally published in the USSR in 1987.
- Doctor Zhivago.
- 4: His 1863 novel "The Cossacks" grew out of his service in the Russian Army in the Caucasus.
- Tolstoy.
- 5: He was expelled from the Soviet Writer's Union in 1969; in 1970 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Solzhenitsyn.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
9 min - Episode 938 - new york, new york - "court" briefs - psycho babble - "pomp" it up! - american organizations
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 938, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: new york, new york- 1: Completed in 1931, this structure required 10 million bricks; a true stairmaster would climb its 1,860 steps.
- the Empire State Building.
- 2: (Here's my good buddy Regis.) This man who died in Tucson in 1960 was largely responsible for this area(which includes a skating rink).
- John D. Rockefeller.
- 3: Fuhgedaboudit! Now a borough, it was incorporated as a village in 1816 with roughly 4,000 residents.
- Brooklyn.
- 4: This publication's classic headlines include "Headless Body in Topless Bar".
- New York Post.
- 5: In 1754 King's College was founded in New York City; today it's known as this Ivy League university.
- Columbia.
Round 2. Category: "court" briefs- 1: A stenographer employed to transcribe an official verbatim record of legal proceedings.
- a court reporter.
- 2: Marsupial term for a self-appointed tribunal that parodies existing principles of law.
- a kangaroo court.
- 3: It's a special judicial assembly with power over the administration of estates and wills of deceased people.
- probate court.
- 4: AKA amicus curiae, it's someone not party to the litigation but who offers information pertinent to the case.
- a friend of the court.
- 5: Law students try mock hypothetical legal cases in this kind of court.
- moot court.
Round 3. Category: psycho babble- 1: Norman Bates says that this person -- "What is the phrase? -- she isn't quite herself today".
- His mother.
- 2: At the end of the film, Norman thinks "They'll say, 'Why, she wouldn't even harm'" this insect.
- Fly.
- 3: Norman tells Marion Crane that the Bates Motel has "12 cabins, 12" these.
- Vacancies.
- 4: Though Norman wears women's clothing at times, Dr. Richard explains that he isn't one of these cross-dressers.
- Transvestite.
- 5: Norman says his hobby is this art, "Stuffing things" -- birds, mostly.
- Taxidermy.
Round 4. Category: "pomp" it up!- 1: At a high school or college graduation, you might hear this popular Elgar composition.
- "Pomp and Circumstance".
- 2: An 18th century marquise popularized this hairstyle.
- Pompadour.
- 3: This ocean fish can also be known as a butterfish.
- Pompano.
- 4: He was premier of France from 1962 to 1968.
- Georges Pompidou.
- 5: In 45 B.C. at Munda in Spain, Julius Caesar defeated this man's sons.
- Pompey the Great.
Round 5. Category: american organizations- 1: Millions of motorists belong to this travel organization founded in 1902.
- Triple A (the American Automobile Association).
- 2: It was founded in 1866 in N.Y., where its agents can carry guns and arrest an owner for mistreatment.
- the American SPCA.
- 3: It was founded in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in 1878 to promote the study of jurisprudence.
- the American Bar Association.
- 4: Abbreviated AIM, it was founded in 1968 to promote the rights of Native Americans.
- the American Indian Movement.
- 5: It created controversy in 1978 when it supported the Am. Nazi Party's right to march in Skokie, Ill..
- the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union).
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9 min - Episode 937 - lousy scrabble words - states' men - to the nines - wealthy - bodies in water
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 937, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: lousy scrabble words- 1: The story says little George couldn't tell one of these; 3 letters, 3 points.
- lie.
- 2: This conjuction usually works with neither; 3 letters, 3 points.
- nor.
- 3: While it may be 2,000 pounds, it's only 3 letters, 3 points.
- ton.
- 4: Fall into one of these furrows made by wagon wheels and it's 3 letters, 3 points.
- rut.
- 5: Overexert your muscles or pour through a filter and it's 6 letters, 6 points.
- strain.
Round 2. Category: states' men- 1: Jerry Seinfeld andJerry Stiller.
- New York.
- 2: Count Basie andBruce Springsteen.
- New Jersey.
- 3: Mark Twain andJesse James.
- Missouri.
- 4: Abraham Lincoln andJefferson Davis.
- Kentucky.
- 5: Andy Warhol andAndrew Wyeth.
- Pennsylvania.
Round 3. Category: to the nines- 1: He's starred in "12 Monkeys", "Four Rooms", "The Fifth Element" and "The Whole Nine Yards".
- Bruce Willis.
- 2: In the U.S., it's a one followed by nine zeroes.
- a billion.
- 3: This popular poem begins, "It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville Nine that day".
- "Casey at the Bat".
- 4: Paintings in Herculaneum portray this group of 9 mythic female inspirers showing off their attributes.
- the muses.
- 5: This peninsula opposite Hong Kong island gets its name from the Chinese for "Nine Dragons".
- Kowloon peninsula.
Round 4. Category: wealthy- 1: One of the world's wealthiest women, her great income is from the Privy Purse, the Civil List and her personal holdings.
- Queen Elizabeth II.
- 2: The Wonowidjojos and former president Suharto are among this country's wealthiest citizens.
- Indonesia.
- 3: Considered the world's wealthiest man when he died in 1976, this oil man's family is now buying Irish passports.
- Jean Paul Getty.
- 4: This flat pack furniture store chain has made Swede Ingvar Kamprad a very wealthy man.
- IKEA.
- 5: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is the biggest individual shareholder in Apple Computer and this amusement park near Paris.
- Euro Disney.
Round 5. Category: bodies in water- 1: Oceanographer James Snodgrass invented a gnathodynamometer to measure the force of this creature's bite.
- Great white shark.
- 2: The fin type, the second-largest species of this, can be 80 feet long and travel at ocean liner speed.
- Whale.
- 3: Free-floating algae that form a foul film are called the pond type of this.
- Scum.
- 4: These organisms cemented to ships and rocks are also called cirripedes, for their food-gathering cirri.
- Barnacles.
- 5: A creature that expels water through a siphon is called a "sea" one of these, like a pipsqueak kid.
- Squirt.
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