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April 05, 2022Episode 419 - American Woman - Bird, Reptile Or Feline - The History Channel - Cards - Going Downtown
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 419, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: American Woman
1: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General.

Janet Reno.

2: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General.

Janet Reno.

3: "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor", this future first lady wrote in 1780.

Abigail Adams.

4: In 1934, after a nervous breakdown, this painter discovered N.M.'s ghost ranch, where she'd make her home.

Georgia O'Keeffe.

5: This children's author wrote the 1980 sequel "Superfudge".

Judy Blume.
Round 2. Category: Bird, Reptile Or Feline
1: The catamount.

feline.

2: The auk.

bird.

3: The caiman.

reptile.

4: The adder.

reptile.

5: The basilisk.

reptile.
Round 3. Category: The History Channel
1: The program on this country " and Iraq" includes the 1997 election of moderate Mohammed Khatami as president.

Iran.

2: Sparta provided Greece's toughest men and its most gorgeous woman, this one who later lived elsewhere.

Helen of Troy.

3: On "Power Tools", this comedian muses, "There isn't a guy I know that doesn't say more horsepower would be better".

Tim Allen.

4: The Spartans' region, Laconia, and their dislike of wasting words gave us this English adjective.

laconic.

5: The show on the Transatlantic cable was subtitled "2500 Miles of" this elemental metal.

Copper.
Round 4. Category: Cards
1: About 30 years ago, this South American game created the biggest fad in card history.

canasta.

2: Bridge term for a set of three games or what a hot rod lays when it takes off.

rubber.

3: The appropriate goal in authors is to form these.

books.

4: A shutout in gin rummy, or Pat Harrington in "One Day at a Time".

Schneider.

5: Variation of poker where the worst hand wins.

lo-ball.
Round 5. Category: Going Downtown
1: I'll take the Loop and go to the Field Museum if it's not too windy in this city.

Chicago.

2: I'll get some cash at the First Bank of the United States so I can buy a cheese steak in this city.

Philadelphia.

3: I'll hum through the Motown Historical Museum in this city.

Detroit.

4: At Nordstrom's flagship store, I'll buy shoes so I can walk the Pacific Science Center in this city.

Seattle.

5: I'll stroll in Centennial Olympic Park in this city.

Atlanta.
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April 04, 2022Episode 418 - The Stars - Social Types - 1950s Song Lyrics - This 'N' That - Also A Bar Drink
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 418, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Stars
1: These spinning neutron stars were named for the bursts, or "pulses", of radio waves they emit.

pulsars.

2: The star Spica marks a stalk of wheat in this maiden's hand.

Virgo.

3: Although now fainter than Pollux, this star is designated the alpha star in Gemini.

Castor.

4: The 3 stars of the Alpha Centauri system are Alpha, Beta and this, whose name means "the nearest".

Proxima.

5: This star whose name sounds like a Michael Keaton character became the first whose surface was directly imaged.

Betelgeuse.
Round 2. Category: Social Types
1: A fictional mutant monster gave us this term for a woman who's unbearable while planning her wedding.

Bridezilla.

2: This 7-letter neologism describes someone who desires to emulate Madonna's or Britney's success.

wannabe.

3: One who wields his power unofficially is this color eminence.

gray.

4: After literati, men of letters become famous and wealthy, they get a couple letters more and become part of this group.

glitterati.

5: Ms. Poole from accounting who's tough on expense accounts, is known by this leguminous 2-word term.

bean counter.
Round 3. Category: 1950s Song Lyrics
1: It begins "Fee Fee Fi Fi Fo Fo Fum, I smell smoke in the au-di-tori-um!".

"Charlie Brown".

2: This Paul Anka tune contains the lines "Put your lips next to mine, dear; won't you kiss me once, baby?".

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder".

3: Fats Domino sang, "The moon stood still on" this, "and lingered until my dreams came true".

"Blueberry Hill".

4: "When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, what will I be?", and got this answer.

"Que Sera, Sera".

5: "All day, all night", this woman, "down by the seashore, sifting sand".

"Mary Ann".
Round 4. Category: This 'N' That
1: Although born in Florida, Missouri, Mark Twain grew up in this city on the Mississippi River.

Hannibal.

2: This reddish spice can be sold in both ground and stick form.

Cinnamon.

3: In England the unit of volume roughly equivalent to a quart is spelled this way.

Litre.

4: Legend says the Dannebrog, now this country's flag, dropped from heaven during a 1219 battle.

Denmark.

5: "It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power" is a feature in this monthly magazine.

Reader's Digest.
Round 5. Category: Also A Bar Drink
1: Flathead or Phillips head.

a screwdriver.

2: With so much brainpower on stage today, this "Living Dead" movie monster wouldn't know where to start.

a zombie.

3: It was last call for this Scottish outlaw on Dec. 28, 1734.

Rob Roy.

4: Take a flying leap and name this type of reconnaissance plane or insect of the family Acrididae.

a grasshopper.

5: G'day! This wooden weapon can also be a scheme that does injury to its originator.

a boomerang.
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April 03, 2022Episode 417 - Metropolitan Sobriquets - Movie Catch Phrases - Pugilists - 2-Letter Crossword Helper - Bizarre Mlb Injuries
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 417, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Metropolitan Sobriquets
1: "The Windy City",Illinois.

Chicago.

2: "The City of Witches",Massachusetts.

Salem.

3: "The Crescent City",Louisiana.

New Orleans.

4: As in a Navy song, "Crabtown On The Bay",Maryland.

Annapolis.

5: "The Emerald City",Washington.

Seattle.
Round 2. Category: Movie Catch Phrases
1: 1992:"There's no crying in baseball!".

A League of Their Own.

2: 1982:"They're here!".

Poltergeist.

3: 1967:"What we've got here is failure to communicate".

Cool Hand Luke.

4: 1950:"I am big! It's the pictures that got small".

Sunset Boulevard.

5: 1927:"You ain't heard nothin' yet!".

The Jazz Singer.
Round 3. Category: Pugilists
1: This boxer liked his nickname "Marvelous Marvin" so much that he had his name legally changed.

Marvin Hagler.

2: In a 27-year ring career, Archie Moore set a record by winning the most bouts, 141, in this way.

a knockout.

3: 3 Rays have won Olympic gold medals in boxing for the U.S.: Ray Mercer, Ray Seales and this "sweet" guy.

"Sugar" Ray Leonard.

4: This bare-knuckles heavyweight champ was known as "The Great John L.".

Sullivan.

5: 1 of 2 men to whom Floyd Patterson lost the World Heavyweight title.

Ingemar Johansson (or Sonny Liston).
Round 4. Category: 2-Letter Crossword Helper
1: No--yes, no is a classic drama of this country.

Japan.

2: Aa--basaltic lava having a rough surface, from this language that brought us the Lanai.

Hawaiian.

3: Fo--Chinese name for this prince turned religious leader.

Buddha.

4: Ti--a tropical plant in the agave family, or the symbol for this element.

titanium.

5: Ai--this slow-moving arboreal South American animal; its laziness is debatable.

a sloth.
Round 5. Category: Bizarre Mlb Injuries
1: Outfielder Rickey Henderson fell asleep with an ice pack on his ankle and ended up suffering from this (in August).

frostbite.

2: Pitcher Dennis Martinez got hurt hefting a heavy one of these; a team rep quipped that he had Samsonitis.

a suitcase.

3: Steve Sparks let his fingers do the walkin' and his shoulder do the dislocatin' when he tried to rip this item in half.

a phone book.

4: A's pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder reaching for this vital alarm clock part.

the snooze button.

5: Tony Gwynn of this team fractured his finger closing the door to his Porsche on the way to the bank.

the (San Diego) Padres.
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April 02, 2022Episode 416 - To Sir With Love - No Time To Talk - Cooking Class - "Young" People - Film And Tv Spaceships
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 416, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: To Sir With Love
1: He reached the South Pole by tractor January 4, 1958, 4 1/2 years after reaching the "height" of his career.

Sir Edmund Hillary.

2: In 1999 he became Bond, knighted Bond.

Sean Connery.

3: Between 1675 and 1710 he designed over 50 London churches, including St. Paul's Cathedral.

Sir Christopher Wren.

4: In 1982 he produced and directed "Gandhi" and in 1993 he acted in "Jurassic Park".

Sir Richard Attenborough.

5: In 1669 this physicist became Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Sir Isaac Newton.
Round 2. Category: No Time To Talk
1: "Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent" is from Act III of this Shakespeare play.

Julius Caesar.

2: In 1962 her "Silent Spring" launched the environmentalist movement.

Rachel Carson.

3: During WWII, this mime changed his surname to that of a French revolutionary general.

Marcel Marceau.

4: In the 1930 Hays Code, "pointed profanity... however used" was forbidden in this medium.

film.

5: This Scottish author of "Kidnapped" wrote, "The cruelest lies are often told in silence".

Robert Louis Stevenson.
Round 3. Category: Cooking Class
1: "Joy of Cooking" suggests using these Thanksgiving berries "in any recipes calling for red currants".

cranberries.

2: The Chicken of the Sea website suggests making enchiladas with the albacore type of this.

tuna.

3: The "key" type of this citrus fruit can be small; you may need a dozen to yield a half cup of juice.

limes.

4: For the silver dollar type of these breakfast treats, drop the batter onto the griddle 1 tbsp. at a time.

pancakes.

5: "Joy of Cooking" tells how to make relish and scones with this bog fruit, so let's all give thanks.

a cranberry.
Round 4. Category: "Young" People
1: Amen to this leader whose statue represents Utah in Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall.

Brigham Young.

2: On "Father Knows Best" he played dad to Betty, Bud and Kathy.

Robert Young.

3: Of the 906 Major League Baseball games that he pitched, he won more than half; he deserves an award.

Cy Young.

4: In 1992 he released "Harvest Moon", a sequel to his "Harvest" album from 1972.

Neil Young.

5: In a revealing memoir, Judy Lewis claims to be the "love child" of Clark Gable and this actress.

Loretta Young.
Round 5. Category: Film And Tv Spaceships
1: The Robinson family traveled aboard the Jupiter II, trying to find a way back to Earth on this show.

Lost in Space.

2: The Atlantia and the Pacifica were 2 of the other Battlestars on this TV show bearing another spaceship's name.

Battlestar Galactica.

3: In "Star Trek III" Christopher Lloyd as a villain from this race commanded a spaceship called the Bird of Prey.

the Klingons.

4: The Discovery is the spaceship sent to investigate a mysterious monolith's signal in this film.

2001: A Space Odyssey.

5: In this 1979 film, the mining ship Nostromo lands on a distant planet to investigate a suspected S.O.S..

Alien.
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April 01, 2022Episode 415 - Let's Get Syria-S - Famous Quotes - Political Caricatures - The Calendar - Homonyms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 415, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Get Syria-S
1: Syrians enjoy a drink called Arak, a strong liquor made from anise and this vined fruit.

grapes.

2: Cultural attractions in this city include the Umayyad Mosque and The Tomb of Saladin.

Damascus.

3: In the 1967 6-day war, Israeli troops captured this southwestern corner of Syria.

the Golan Heights.

4: In June 2000 he succeeded his father as Syria's president.

Bashar (Assad).

5: In 1958 Syria joined this country in forming the United Arab Republic; the union disbanded 3 years later.

Egypt.
Round 2. Category: Famous Quotes
1: "When the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he marks -- not that you won or lost -- but" this.

How you played the game.

2: "Socrates is a doer of evil, who corrupts the youth...such is the charge", he reported in "Apology".

Plato.

3: Complete's John Acton's line "Power tends to...".

corrupt.

4: He said in 1970 of invasion of Cambodia, "We are all the President's men".

Henry Kissinger.

5: In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" this author claimed, "All art is quite useless".

Oscar Wilde.
Round 3. Category: Political Caricatures
1: This senator's U.S. Navy career lasted from 1958 to 1981.

John McCain.

2: Her July 1, 2005 career decision sent shock waves across the country.

Sandra Day O'Connor.

3: He was a U.S. Attorney for Manhattan from 1983-1989.

Rudy Giuliani.

4: We raise a toast to this guy who in 1993 dissolved his country's parliament.

Boris Yeltsin.

5: He was elected Senator from New Jersey in 1978, 1984 and 1990.

Bill Bradley.
Round 4. Category: The Calendar
1: The Jewish calendar is now on the year 5765 counting from the date of this.

the Creation.

2: In "Marmion" Sir Walter Scott wrote that this month's "sky is chill and drear" and its "leaf is red and sear".

November.

3: The U.S. team almost arrived late to the 1896 Olympics because this host country still used the old style calendar.

Greece.

4: Muslims began their calendar on the day Muhammad fled from Mecca to this city.

Medina.

5: Number of days into the year on which you hit Groundhog Day.

33.
Round 5. Category: Homonyms
1: To switch, or the dimes and quarters in your pocket.

change.

2: To throw a fishing net into the water, or the actors in a play.

cast.

3: Part of the covering on a lizard, or the minimum wage fixed by a performer's contract.

scale.

4: A heap, or the loops of yarn forming the surface of a carpet.

pile.

5: The triangular blade on an anchor's arm, or an accidental stroke of good luck.

a fluke.
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March 31, 2022Episode 414 - American Indians - Pol Pot-Pourri - National Geographic - Historic Nicknames - Islands
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 414, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: American Indians
1: A more accurate translation of his name would be Â“wildÂ” or Â“unbrokenÂ” horse.

Crazy Horse.

2: This Pawtuxet Indian who befriended the Pilgrims was also known as Tisquantum.

Squanto.

3: Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules and up to 1000 players in a game.

lacrosse.

4: Side the Iroquois supported in the French and Indian War.

British (English side).

5: Inter-tribal language of the North American Plains Indians.

sign language.
Round 2. Category: Pol Pot-Pourri
1: This 1984 Oscar-winning film brought the genocidal horrors of Pol Pot and his regime to the eyes of the world.

The Killing Fields.

2: In 1949 Pol Pot went to study radio electronics in this city where he ended up joining the French Communist Party.

Paris.

3: In January 1979 Vietnamese troops took over this capital city and overthrew Pol Pot.

Phnom Penh.

4: This colorful name for Pol Pot's political movement was given to it by Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk.

Khmer Rouge.

5: Also the year of the U.S. pullout from Vietnam, it's the year Pol Pot seized dictatorial control of Cambodia.

1975.
Round 3. Category: National Geographic
1: Mount Vesuvius looms over this city.

Naples.

2: 1 of the 2 landlocked countries of South America, its judicial capital is Sucre.

Bolivia.

3: This nation is composed of 4 provinces: Sind, Baluchistan, the NW Frontier province and Punjab.

Pakistan.

4: This Western Hemisphere nation of about 31 million has 10 provinces.

Canada.

5: This West African country is semi-arid except for areas near its namesake river in the southwest.

Niger.
Round 4. Category: Historic Nicknames
1: Washington Irving thought this nickname of Anthony Wayne's referred to daring, not insanity.

Mad.

2: Actress Pauline Cushman's espionage work during this war made her the "Spy of the Cumberland".

Civil War.

3: This animal phrase meaning "courageous" was Richard I of England's nickname.

the Lionhearted.

4: He was the "Father of Texas", but the Indians called him "Big Drunk".

Sam Houston.

5: "Juana the Mad" was the queen of these 2 united Spanish kingdoms.

Aragon and Castile.
Round 5. Category: Islands
1: The Danes call this island dependency in the north Atlantic Gronland.

Greenland.

2: There are more than 600 gigantic stone figures on this island.

Easter Island.

3: In Canada the Northumberland Strait separates New Brunswick from this island province.

Prince Edward Island.

4: Principal exports of this archipelago north of Scotland include wool and its famous ponies.

Shetland Islands.

5: Amelia Earhart was lost near Howland Island after making her last stop at Lae on this Pacific island.

New Guinea.
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March 30, 2022Episode 413 - The 2004 Elections - Ultra-Lounge - Food Glorious Food - "Adventure" Movies - Food Facts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 413, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The 2004 Elections
1: On CNN's election map, it was the final color of Wyoming, Kansas and Alabama.

red.

2: In this key state, Kerry's edge in Trumbull County up North couldn't overcome Bush's lead in Warren down South.

Ohio.

3: Voters okayed California's Prop 71, a bond measure to fund medical research using these.

stem cells.

4: In South Dakota, John Thune unseated this Senate leader whom he accused of obstructionism.

Tom Daschle.

5: Illinois made this self-described "skinny kid with a funny name" the fifth black senator ever elected.

Barack Obama.
Round 2. Category: Ultra-Lounge
1: The CD "On The Rocks Part One" includes Peggy Lee singing this title song of the first Beatles movie.

"A Hard Day's Night".

2: The "Cha-Cha de Amor" album features Yma Sumac singing the "Gopher Mambo" and this Rat Pack hunk crooning "Sway".

Dean Martin.

3: I'd return my "TV Town" CD if it didn't include the tune from this Mike Connors TV series.

Mannix.

4: This late, great singer's classic rendition of "Jump, Jive An' Wail" is on the "Fuzzy Sampler" CD.

Louis Prima.

5: Sip a cocktail and listen to this co-star of TV's "Emergency!" on the "Bottoms Up!" CD.

Julie London.
Round 3. Category: Food Glorious Food
1: This "cocktail" ingredient, ranging in size from miniature to colossal, is the USA's favorite shellfish.

Shrimp.

2: Usually roasted, squab is a young one of these birds.

a pigeon.

3: This sauce made with butter, egg yolk and lemon juice embellishes Eggs Benedict.

Hollandaise sauce.

4: Sheboygan, Wisconsin began its annual festival of this sausage in 1953.

bratwurst.

5: A nutritious snack and fun to pop from their pods, green soybeans go by this Japanese name.

edamame.
Round 4. Category: "Adventure" Movies
1: Elementary, my dear Watson! It's a 1939 movie starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

2: In the 1960 version, Jim the runaway slave was played by boxer Archie Moore.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

3: Yup, in this film Gary Cooper played the explorer whose name gets shouted out in pools worldwide.

The Adventures of Marco Polo.

4: 1948 film about a legendary lover played by legendary lover Errol Flynn.

The Adventures of Don Juan.

5: The title character of this 1984 movie was a rock star, brain surgeon, and nuclear physicist.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.
Round 5. Category: Food Facts
1: The name of this meat is from the Latin "venatus", hunt.

Venison.

2: At Stout's, this type of mill in Willcox, Arizona, you can also buy apple butter, cake and pie.

Cider mill.

3: The "pearl" type of this is served as a vegetable or pickled and used as a condiment.

an onion.

4: Olympia ones are often eaten on the half shell.

oysters.

5: In "Yankee Doodle" the men and boys in the camp are as thick as this food.

hasty pudding.
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March 29, 2022Episode 412 - Parts Of The Whole - Experiments - College Sports Films - Rock Music - 1970s Tv
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole
1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts.

a football field.

2: Cap,gills,stem.

a mushroom.

3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console.

a treadmill.

4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin.

a cello.

5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin.

a cello.
Round 2. Category: Experiments
1: NASA's passive seismic experiment detected thousands of lunar seismic events, called these.

moonquakes.

2: Galen's neighbors heard the squeals of stuck pigs when he proved that veins carry this, not air.

blood.

3: In 1952 Hershey and Chase used a Waring model of this machine to study bacteria-eating viruses.

blender.

4: Josef Stefan heated up physics by showing that radiation from a glowing wire was proportional to this.

temperature.

5: 1887's Michelson-Morley experiment demolished the idea of this medium that supposedly conducted light.

aether.
Round 3. Category: College Sports Films
1: "Rudy" featured Jason Miller as this university's coach Ara Parseghian.

Notre Dame.

2: Bear Bryant puts this speedy title character of a 1994 movie on the Crimson Tide.

Forrest Gump.

3: Shot at University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Back to School" features Rodney Dangerfield competing in this aquatic sport.

high-diving.

4: The premiere for this 2006 film featured a green carpet, to honor the Thundering Herd.

We Are Marshall.

5: In "Glory Road", Jon Voight played this school's legendary coach Adolph Rupp.

University of Kentucky.
Round 4. Category: Rock Music
1: In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the U.S. Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly on concert sales.

Ticketmaster.

2: In her first top 10 hit, this singer-guitarist gave them "Something to Talk About".

Bonnie Raitt.

3: 5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are".

Billy Joel.

4: "Are we not men? We are" this New Wave group that gave us "Whip It".

Devo.

5: He recorded his 1982 hit album, "Nebraska", as a series of demos on a 4-track machine at home.

Bruce Springsteen.
Round 5. Category: 1970s Tv
1: The "M.E." in "Quincy, M.E." stood for this.

medical examiner.

2: In 1973 Richard Thomas, M. Learned and Ellen Corby won Emmys for their performances in this CBS drama.

The Waltons.

3: Esther Rolle played Florida Evans in "Maude" and then in this spin-off series.

Good Times.

4: In the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" he was the only character at WJM who wasn't fired.

Ted Baxter.

5: "Barney Miller"s 12th precinct police station was located in this part of New York City.

Greenwich Village.
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March 29, 2022Episode 412 - Parts Of The Whole - Experiments - College Sports Films - Rock Music - 1970s Tv
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole
1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts.

a football field.

2: Cap,gills,stem.

a mushroom.

3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console.

a treadmill.

4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin.

a cello.

5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin.

a cello.
Round 2. Category: Experiments
1: NASA's passive seismic experiment detected thousands of lunar seismic events, called these.

moonquakes.

2: Galen's neighbors heard the squeals of stuck pigs when he proved that veins carry this, not air.

blood.

3: In 1952 Hershey and Chase used a Waring model of this machine to study bacteria-eating viruses.

blender.

4: Josef Stefan heated up physics by showing that radiation from a glowing wire was proportional to this.

temperature.

5: 1887's Michelson-Morley experiment demolished the idea of this medium that supposedly conducted light.

aether.
Round 3. Category: College Sports Films
1: "Rudy" featured Jason Miller as this university's coach Ara Parseghian.

Notre Dame.

2: Bear Bryant puts this speedy title character of a 1994 movie on the Crimson Tide.

Forrest Gump.

3: Shot at University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Back to School" features Rodney Dangerfield competing in this aquatic sport.

high-diving.

4: The premiere for this 2006 film featured a green carpet, to honor the Thundering Herd.

We Are Marshall.

5: In "Glory Road", Jon Voight played this school's legendary coach Adolph Rupp.

University of Kentucky.
Round 4. Category: Rock Music
1: In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the U.S. Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly on concert sales.

Ticketmaster.

2: In her first top 10 hit, this singer-guitarist gave them "Something to Talk About".

Bonnie Raitt.

3: 5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are".

Billy Joel.

4: "Are we not men? We are" this New Wave group that gave us "Whip It".

Devo.

5: He recorded his 1982 hit album, "Nebraska", as a series of demos on a 4-track machine at home.

Bruce Springsteen.
Round 5. Category: 1970s Tv
1: The "M.E." in "Quincy, M.E." stood for this.

medical examiner.

2: In 1973 Richard Thomas, M. Learned and Ellen Corby won Emmys for their performances in this CBS drama.

The Waltons.

3: Esther Rolle played Florida Evans in "Maude" and then in this spin-off series.

Good Times.

4: In the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" he was the only character at WJM who wasn't fired.

Ted Baxter.

5: "Barney Miller"s 12th precinct police station was located in this part of New York City.

Greenwich Village.
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8min
March 28, 2022Episode 411 - The Living Earth - Critters - Epitaphs - Warren G. Harding - Easter
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 411, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Living Earth
1: Earth's tides are affected primarily by these 2 heavenly bodies.

Sun and moon.

2: On some trees and shrubs, this protective covering slowly peels off and is replaced.

Bark.

3: From "calm" to "hurricane", the Beaufort scale measures the strength of this.

Wind.

4: The only poisonous snake in Great Britain, the common adder belongs to this snake family.

Viper.

5: These "laughing" scavengers will eat almost anything and will steal food even from lions.

Hyenas.
Round 2. Category: Critters
1: It's the world's tallest animal whose young is known as a calf.

a giraffe.

2: Like kangaroo, the young of the koala are referred to by this term.

Joeys.

3: Ants detect odors with sensors on these.

Antennae.

4: From their name it sounds like these ray relatives should travel "inline".

Skates.

5: Unlike a human, a shark's skeleton is made of this elastic tissue, not bone.

cartilage.
Round 3. Category: Epitaphs
1: "Quoth the raven nevermore".

Edgar Allan Poe.

2: "Everybody loves somebody sometime".

Dean Martin.

3: "Quoth the raven nevermore".

Edgar Allan Poe.

4: "Man of 1000 Voices".

Mel Blanc.

5: Died 1789:"His spirit is in Vermont now".

Ethan Allen.
Round 4. Category: Warren G. Harding
1: Some claim that Harding coined this alliterative phrase for the leaders of the American Revolution.

Founding Fathers.

2: Harding's veep, he succeeded Harding as president.

Calvin Coolidge.

3: In 1903 Warren was elected lieutenant governor of this state; later he was one of its U.S. senators.

Ohio.

4: It's what Warren Harding's middle initial G. stood for.

Gamaliel.

5: Albert Fall, Harding's secretary of this cabinet dept., took the fall for the Teapot Dome scandal.

Interior.
Round 5. Category: Easter
1: 1916's "Easter Rebellion" against British rule was centered in this capital city.

Dublin.

2: The Sunday before Easter is commonly called this.

Palm Sunday.

3: Animals associated with Easter are the egg-hiding rabbit and this one representing Jesus.

Lamb.

4: The 40-day period before Easter is Lent; the 40th day after Easter is the feast of this.

Ascension.

5: This location's first Easter Egg Roll was on April 22, 1878.

the White House.
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