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March 27, 2022Episode 410 - Born First - Haunted Mansion - I Do Impressions - What's Cooking? - War
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 410, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Born First
1: Dr. Jonas Salk,Dr. Louis Pasteur,Dr. Benjamin Spock.

Dr. Louis Pasteur.

2: Ulysses Grant,Abraham Lincoln,Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce.

3: Harriet Beecher Stowe,James Fenimore Cooper,Ernest Hemingway.

James Fenimore Cooper.

4: Ludwig van Beethoven,Johann Sebastian Bach,Johannes Brahms.

Bach.

5: John Irving,James Michener,Arthur Miller.

James Michener.
Round 2. Category: Haunted Mansion
1: Every Thursday after "Jeopardy!" we hold one of these "sittings" to receive messages from our late Uncle Wiggin.

Seance.

2: Whenever we have a devilish problem, Father Gary helps us with one of these spirited expelling rites.

Exorcism.

3: None of us got any sleep last night with one of these "noisy" ghosts wandering all about.

Poltergeist.

4: Sometimes our phantoms leave behind this spectral stuff whose name comes from Greek for "outside mold".

Ectoplasm.

5: Our ghosts are so troubled, they may have taken lessons from this title ghost in an Oscar Wilde work.

"The Canterville Ghost".
Round 3. Category: I Do Impressions
1: This music legend penned hits like "Lay Lady Lay" and "Tangled Up In Blue".

Bob Dylan.

2: Hello, my name this 2006 title movie film guy who say, "This suit is not black!"; very nice, high five.

Borat.

3: "Here's Johnny!"; no, it's this actor known for his truth handling and a famous chicken salad sandwich request.

Jack Nicholson.

4: I hear Darrell Hammond also does an impression of this "Finding Forrester" title guy, the filthy....

Sean Connery.

5: Watch me channel this 2'8" "Austin Powers" character.

Mini-Me.
Round 4. Category: What's Cooking?
1: This basic tomato-based spaghetti sauce whose name means "in sailor's style".

marinara.

2: The eggs in Eggs Benedict aren't fried or scrambled, but cooked this way.

poached.

3: This basic tomato-based spaghetti sauce whose name means "in sailor's style".

marinara.

4: In the Persian dish Dolmeh Sib, this fruit is stuffed with a mix of peas, onions and meat -- a little too much to give to a teacher.

apple.

5: This salad green, a variety of Italian chicory, is usually reddish.

radicchio.
Round 5. Category: War
1: "Operation Rolling Thunder" was the 1965 U.S. bombing campaign designed in part to stop men and supplies coming south on this road.

the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

2: On June 25, 1950 fighting broke out on the 38th Parallel, thus beginning this war.

the Korean War.

3: Of all the USA's wars, this one claimed the most American lives.

the Civil War.

4: Meaning "little war", this term for a type of warfare originated during Napoleon's wars in Spain.

guerrilla warfare.

5: This term for a member of Japan's powerful warrior class comes from the Japanese word meaning "guard".

samurai.
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March 26, 2022Episode 409 - Countries Named After People - -Grams - I've Got An "Itch" - Europe On Film - Sam Houston
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 409, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Countries Named After People
1: The name of this Mideast country comes from the name of the royal family that rules it.

Saudi Arabia.

2: This Latin American country is named for a man born in Genoa in 1451.

Colombia.

3: It's named for the man who "liberated" it from Spain in 1824 and was its first president.

Bolivia.

4: It takes its name from the mythological Kambu, from whom its kings claimed descent.

Cambodia.

5: The Tswana are its largest ethnic group, and the country is named after them.

Botswana.
Round 2. Category: -Grams
1: J. Crew and Lands' End allow you to add this type of personalization to some items.

monogram.

2: A witty expression; Oscar Wilde had a flair for them.

epigram.

3: The main cause of false-negative results with this type of imaging is breast tissue that is highly dense.

mammogram.

4: In 2013 this image-sharing app said its 90 million users were posting 40 million photos per day.

Instagram.

5: In 2013 this image-sharing app said its 90 million users were posting 40 million photos per day.

Instagram.
Round 3. Category: I've Got An "Itch"
1: On TV, Sabrina is a "Teenage" one.

a witch.

2: In this high-flying game, balls called bludgers can knock players off their brooms.

Quidditch.

3: He's Lilo's mischievous alien pal.

Stitch.

4: Throw a baseball, or set up a tent.

pitch.

5: It diverts a train from one track to another.

a switch.
Round 4. Category: Europe On Film
1: Life in this city was a "cabaret" for Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey.

Berlin, Germany.

2: In a 1974 film, a melange of murderers took this famed train from Istanbul to Calais.

the Orient Express.

3: This 1959 film set in Amsterdam won Shelley Winters herfirst Oscar as Mrs. Van Damme.

The Diary of Anne Frank.

4: Country in which Hitchcock's "Jamaica Inn" was set.

Britain.

5: Parts of this 1958 Kirk Douglas film about icy invaders were filmed on location in Norway.

The Vikings.
Round 5. Category: Sam Houston
1: Sam Houston's Indian "wife" Tiana Rogers was related to this famous humorist.

Will Rogers.

2: It took less than 20 minutes for Houston's forces to defeat this Mexican's troops at San Jacinto.

Santa Anna.

3: The highest post Sam held in the Republic of Texas.

President.

4: Of 10 years after his death, 1 year after or while he was alive, it's when Houston, Texas was named for him.

While he was alive.

5: In 1861 Houston refused to swear allegiance to this government.

The Confederacy.
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March 25, 2022Episode 408 - To Riches - Remember The '80s? - Next Stop, Venus - Julius - "Eek" City
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 408, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: To Riches
1: Like his father before him, he's the longtime mayor of Chicago.

(Richard) Daley.

2: In 1969 he began Virgin, a mail-order business for discount records.

(Richard) Branson.

3: In the 1984 film version of "1984", this acclaimed British actor played the inquisitor O'Brien.

Richard Burton.

4: The German stamp issued on the 50th anniversary of this composer's death depicted his opera "Salome".

Richard Strauss.

5: This journalist's "diary" from Richard Tregaskis was a firsthand account of WWII in the Pacific.

Guadalcanal Diary.
Round 2. Category: Remember The '80s?
1: On May 13, 1981 a Turkish assailant made an assassination attempt on this man in the Vatican.

Pope John Paul II.

2: In this 1985 movie Michael J. Fox time-traveled from the 1980s to the 1950s to the 1980s.

Back to the Future.

3: Many books offered step-by-step solutions to this 6-sided plastic puzzle.

Rubik's Cube.

4: This 1997 movie starring Jodie Foster was based on Carl Sagan's bestselling 1985 book.

Contact.

5: In 1986 Chris Van Allsburg won the Caldecott Medal with his book about this "Express".

"The Polar Express".
Round 3. Category: Next Stop, Venus
1: Contributing to its high temperature, Venus' atmosphere is predominantly made up of this gas.

carbon dioxide.

2: It's the planet that's closest to Venus.

Earth.

3: In 1610 this Italian discovered that Venus has phases like the moon.

Galileo.

4: With few exceptions all specified surface features of Venus are appropriately named after these.

women.

5: Similar to an eclipse, it's the term for the rare passing in front of the sun that Venus did on June 8, 2004.

a transit.
Round 4. Category: Julius
1: Sears president Julius Rosenwald donated millions to found this city's Museum of Science and Industry.

Chicago.

2: You bet your life he was born Julius Henry Marx.

Groucho Marx.

3: Dairy Queen owns this drink created by Julius Freed back in 1926.

Orange Julius.

4: "Hence! Home, you idle creatures, get you home" is its first line.

Julius Caesar.

5: The "J." in the name of this director of the A-bomb project at Los Alamos was short for, you guessed it, Julius.

J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Round 5. Category: "Eek" City
1: The title of an Irving Berlin song, it's how a famous pair danced in the film "Top Hat".

"Cheek To Cheek".

2: A shallow or intermittent tributary.

a creek.

3: To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

reek.

4: Onion relative that's a symbol of Wales.

a leek.

5: It's the word that means happening once a fortnight.

biweekly.
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March 24, 2022Episode 407 - Movie Trivia - Christianity - Feel The "Burn" - Name The Sport - Cool "Aid"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 407, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Movie Trivia
1: Subtitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb".

Dr. Strangelove.

2: An invitation to waltz, a Rogers and Astaire film, or a musical question in "The King and I".

Shall We Dance?.

3: The names of these two movie elephants differ by just one letter.

Dumbo and Jumbo.

4: In 1949's "Beyond the Forest", B. Davis uttered this famous line about the condition of her home.

"What a dump!".

5: Ads for this 1971 Woody Allen film called it "More moving than prunes".

Bananas.
Round 2. Category: Christianity
1: The 7 virtues are temperance, fortitude, justice, prudence and this trio.

Faith, hope and charity.

2: Often considered a "fallen angel", he leads his angels against Michael in Revelation.

Satan.

3: Of 66, 166 or 666, the number of books in the King James Version of the Bible.

66.

4: In 1540 Pope Paul III approved this religious order begun by Ignatius Loyola.

the Jesuits.

5: Born the son of slaves in 1760, Richard Allen became the first bishop and leader of this church, the AME, in 1816.

African Methodist Episcopal church.
Round 3. Category: Feel The "Burn"
1: To be Elvis impersonator, you need to cultivate these whiskers.

sideburns.

2: Discomfort produced by stomach acid touching the lining of the esophagus.

heartburn.

3: This university began as East Alabama Male College in 1856.

Auburn.

4: JFK's 1962 State of the Union Address eulogized this Congressional legend known as "Mr. Sam".

Rayburn.

5: 1958 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition winner.

Van Cliburn.
Round 4. Category: Name The Sport
1: One team member runs post patterns and buttonhooks.

football.

2: 4 teammates, a safety zone, a 40 yard mark, goal posts.

polo.

3: Scissors kick, corner kick, header.

soccer.

4: 4 teammates, a house, a hog line, a tee line.

curling.

5: Goal throw, sink, swim-off.

water polo.
Round 5. Category: Cool "Aid"
1: To interweave 3 or more strands.

braid.

2: A constant runner-up is said to be "always" one of these women.

a bridesmaid.

3: Australian port city at the mouth of the Torrens River.

Adelaide.

4: Purchased ahead of time, like some legal services.

prepaid.

5: To have attacked from ambush in order to seize, rob, or slay.

waylaid.
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March 23, 2022Episode 406 - All My Xs - Marvin Gardens - Pick One - Ka-"Pow"! - Cambodia, Cameroon Or Canada
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 406, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: All My Xs
1: In 1968 the MPAA rated a film adult by giving it this many Xs.

1.

2: In a 2002 film, number of Xs on Vin Diesel's neck tattoo.

3.

3: Claudia Silva starred in an L.A.-area theater production of "Cuatro Equis", this many.

4.

4: Without getting a tic-tac-toe on "Hollywood Squares" you could still win a game with this many Xs.

5.

5: Maximum number of Xs that can appear on one bowler's score sheet in one game.

12.
Round 2. Category: Marvin Gardens
1: I heard Marvin Gaye took this song to No. 1 in 1968.

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine".

2: "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler was the world boxing champ in this weight class from 1980 to 1987.

middleweight.

3: Oscar winner "Marvelous" Marvin Hamlisch began attending this prestigious NYC music school when he was 7!.

Juilliard.

4: Michelle Triola's lawsuit against this actor introduced "palimony" to the English language.

Lee Marvin.

5: Unless Bugs Bunny can stop him, this character wants to use his PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator to blow up Earth.

Marvin the Martian.
Round 3. Category: Pick One
1: Of hippo, rhino or croc, the one whose common name has the most letters.

hippopotamus.

2: Of the Osmonds, the Osbournes or the Oswalds, the family that got MTV its highest ratings.

the Osbournes.

3: Of Woolworth, Wordsworth or Wadsworth, the one who was a stamp distributor in Westmoreland County.

Wordsworth.

4: Of Army, Navy or Marine, the one who began as a columnist for Variety in 1953.

Army (Archerd).

5: Of Walter Chrysler, Louis Chevrolet or Ransom Olds, the one who raced in the Indy 500.

Chevrolet.
Round 4. Category: Ka-"Pow"!
1: He was the first African-American Secretary of State.

Colin Powell.

2: 2-word term for a soft pad used to apply makeup.

powder puff.

3: Electric drills, saws and other equipment, collectively.

power tools.

4: A brazen political maneuver to gain advantage, or a period in hockey where one of the other team is in the penalty box.

power play.

5: Pocahontas' papa.

Powhatan.
Round 5. Category: Cambodia, Cameroon Or Canada
1: It's made up of 3 territories and 10 provinces.

Canada.

2: The one ruled by a king.

Cambodia.

3: The smallest in area.

Cambodia.

4: Its national flag contains only 2 colors.

Canada.

5: Uses the franc as its currency.

Cameroon.
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March 22, 2022Episode 405 - The "Del"S - Yesterday - Born In The '60s - "B" Movies - Savants
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 405, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The "Del"S
1: Erase, erase, erase, perhaps with the touch of a button.

delete.

2: Major party nominees for president are decided by these representatives.

delegates.

3: These false beliefs might be of grandeur or of persecution.

delusions.

4: It's another term for a flood, especially the biblical one.

a deluge.

5: This Ancient Greek town on Mount Parnassus was the site of a famous oracle.

Delphi.
Round 2. Category: Yesterday
1: An April 1971 visit by a team of players of this game was part of a thaw in U.S.-China relations.

Ping-pong (table tennis).

2: In 1915 this Michigan industrialist chartered a "peace ship" and sailed off to stop WWI.

Henry Ford.

3: This British naval hero lost an eye during the capture of Corsica in 1794.

Lord Nelson.

4: Zulu Prince Shaka conquered much of southern Africa when he adapted this throwing weapon for stabbing.

Spear.

5: He first led his red-shirted Italian legion in the 1840s, fighting for Uruguay against Argentina.

Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Round 3. Category: Born In The '60s
1: NYC minister Joseph Simmons is better known as "Run" of this rap group.

Run-D.M.C..

2: After the 1996 election, this 35-year-old Clinton adviser moved to ABC News.

George Stephanopoulos.

3: In 1996, he beat a chess-playing IBM computer called Deep Blue; in 1997 the tables were turned.

Garry Kasparov.

4: 1 of the 2 30-something female leads of "The English Patient".

Juliette Binoche and Kristen Scott-Thomas.

5: 29-year-old Melinda French, a manager at this company, married its chairman January 1, 1994.

Microsoft.
Round 4. Category: "B" Movies
1: 1968:Steve McQueen fires on all cylinders as a San Francisco cop in search of a killer mobster.

Bullitt.

2: Burt Lancaster film in which his only friends were feathered.

Birdman of Alcatraz.

3: A dimwitted shut-in becomes the toast of Washington, D.C. society in this comedy starring Peter Sellers.

Being There.

4: As Josef Mengele, Gregory Peck sets out to breed a new race of Hitlers in this thriller.

The Boys from Brazil.

5: Stanley Kubrick's directorial style in this 1975 movie mimicked the detached manner of 18th century English painters.

Barry Lyndon.
Round 5. Category: Savants
1: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere", he wrote in his 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail".

Martin Luther King (Jr.).

2: In January 1904 these 2 inventors issued a statement about their success at Kitty Hawk, but it got little attention.

the Wright Brothers.

3: "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject", said this wartime British P.M..

Churchill.

4: This Austrian learned to play harpsichord at age 4, was composing at 5 and played for his Empress at 6.

Mozart.

5: One of you will look like a savant when you I.D. this ancient Greek who used Socrates as a spokesman in his "Republic".

Plato.
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March 21, 2022Episode 404 - "R"Rrrrrrrrr - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Gorilla My Dreams - Actors Onstage - Car Names
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 404, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr
1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system.

reboot.

2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes.

ringer.

3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture.

rattan.

4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

5: Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!".

Rhinoceros.
Round 2. Category: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
1: In 1970 the world said "Hello, Goodbye" to this group whose film "Let It Be" documented their breakup.

The Beatles.

2: After it broke up in 1991, 11 of its former republics joined the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Soviet Union/U.S.S.R..

3: In 1982 this communications giant agreed to divest itself of its Baby Bells.

AT and T.

4: In 1938 2 Germans became the first to split this, producing barium and krypton from uranium.

an atom.

5: Ancient supercontinent that many believe broke up, creating Laurasia and Gondwanaland.

Pangaea.
Round 3. Category: Gorilla My Dreams
1: The first gorilla born in captivity was Colo, who debuted in 1956 in this Ohio capital.

Columbus.

2: Gorillas belong to this order of mammals which also includes monkeys, lemurs and man.

Primates.

3: There are 3 types of gorillas: eastern lowland, western lowland and this one that lives at altitudes up to 13,000 feet.

Mountain gorilla.

4: This zoologist founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda where she studied gorillas for 18 years.

Dian Fossey.

5: This fully adult male with a colorful name may weigh twice as much as the adult females in his group.

Silverback.
Round 4. Category: Actors Onstage
1: In 1980 Jane Seymour played Mozart's wife on Broadway in this play.

Amadeus.

2: In 1977 Anne Bancroft returned to Broadway to play this Mideast leader.

Golda Meir.

3: Raquel Welch made her Broadway debut in this musical, replacing Lauren Bacall.

Woman of the Year.

4: Jack Klugman sang with Ethel Merman in this musical, but he kept his clothes on.

Gypsy.

5: Before "Roots" Levar Burton's only sizable role was as Ali Hakim in this musical at USC.

Oklahoma!.
Round 5. Category: Car Names
1: This wild horse is also called a cayuse or a bronco.

a Mustang.

2: Quicksilver.

Mercury.

3: An agreement.

an Accord.

4: English seaport from which the Mayflower set sail in 1620.

the Plymouth.

5: An insect of the order Coleoptera.

a Beetle.
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March 20, 2022Episode 403 - Disneylands - State Of Mine - New Reality Shows? - The 20Th Century - 20Th Century Usa
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 403, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Disneylands
1: The original Disneyland opened to the public in this decade.

1950s.

2: This classic ride is based on the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad".

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

3: Though it was inspired by Mad King Ludwig's pad, it's her "Castle" you'll see in the Anaheim park.

Sleeping Beauty.

4: Aye, matey, this popular ride has received a politically correct makeover.

Pirates of the Caribbean.

5: They're the 2 countries where you'll find Disney theme parks outside the U.S..

France and Japan.
Round 2. Category: State Of Mine
1: This state's school of mines, based in Golden, has an experimental mine in Idaho Springs.

Colorado.

2: This state's Wilkes-Barre district won a mine reclamation award for its Upper Lehigh site.

Pennsylvania.

3: Historic mining centers in this state include Gallup for coal and Grants for uranium.

New Mexico.

4: The documentary "Harlan County U.S.A." studies a miners' strike in this state.

Kentucky.

5: A 1907 disaster killed some 360 coal miners near Fairmont in this state.

West Virginia.
Round 3. Category: New Reality Shows?
1: Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne No. 2, Catherine H. and Catherine P. try to avoid elimination in "Who Wants to Marry" this king.

Henry VIII.

2: Not feeling so tolerant lately? Become Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's successor as this country's "Next Top Despot".

Iran.

3: On "Dancing with Ex-George W. Bush Cabinet Members", this ex-Defense Sec. goes on the offensive--with a sizzling samba!.

Donald Rumsfeld.

4: The fork's now in your hand in "So You Think You Can Eat an Entire" this make of auto, whether Cayenne or Boxster.

Porsche.

5: Oops! Rex finds out the hard way this body part's neocortex is nowhere near the groin in "I Wanna Be a Surgeon!".

the brain.
Round 4. Category: The 20Th Century
1: On August 1, 1975 35 nations signed accords on human rights in this city.

Helsinki.

2: His bat's in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but this man nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" is ineligible for induction.

Pete Rose.

3: This canal officially opened August 15, 1914.

the Panama Canal.

4: This "wonder insecticide" developed by Swiss scientists in 1939 was later found less than wonderful.

DDT.

5: A May 18, 1954 L.A. Times headline read "Supreme Court Outlaws" this "in Schools.

"Segregation".
Round 5. Category: 20Th Century Usa
1: On Sept. 18, 1975 this fugitive heiress was captured by the FBI in a San Francisco apartment.

Patty Hearst.

2: In 1984 this civil rights leader gained the release of 22 Americans and 26 Cubans detained in Cuban prisons.

Rev. Jesse Jackson.

3: In 1952 this toy company founded by the Hassenfeld brothers introduced Mr. Potato Head.

Hasbro.

4: On November 19,1919 the U.S. Senate failed to ratify this treaty which established the League of Nations.

Treaty of Versailles.

5: In June 1934 this father of a future president was named chairman of the SEC.

Joseph Kennedy.
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March 19, 2022Episode 402 - Geograph"E" - Geographical Songs - You Give Me The Willies - Foreign Cuisine - Made Up
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 402, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Geograph"E"
1: This city was probably named for Edwin of Northumbria, who built a fort on the Firth of Forth in the 600s.

Edinburgh.

2: Sicilians call this active volcano Mongibello.

Etna.

3: The ruins of Babylon lie on the banks of this river, the longest in southwest Asia.

the Euphrates.

4: Large oceangoing vessels can travel from the North Sea inland as far as Hamburg on this river.

the Elbe.

5: In 1979 an airliner crashed on this Antarctic peak, killing all 257 aboard.

Erebus.
Round 2. Category: Geographical Songs
1: "Hooray for" this city, where you're terrific if you're even good.

Hollywood.

2: "If God didn't make little green apples, then it don't rain" here "in the summertime".

Indianapolis.

3: "Me and Mamie O' Rourke tripped the light fantastic on" these.

"Sidewalks Of New York".

4: Cole Porter wrote that this city "loves lovers, for lovers it's heaven above".

Paris.

5: "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" was a "high-falutin' scootin', shootin' son-of-a-gun from" this state.

Arizona.
Round 3. Category: You Give Me The Willies
1: "Say Hey" -- he was the National League's most valuable baseball player in 1954 and 1965.

Willie Mays.

2: He duetted with Waylon Jennings on the No. 1 country hit "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys".

Willie Nelson.

3: In 1996 he was sworn in as San Francisco's first African-American mayor.

Willie Brown.

4: All clowning aside, originally Emmett Kelly created this mournful hobo as a cartoon character.

Weary Willie.

5: This pocket billiards champ was an adviser for the movie "The Hustler".

Willie Mosconi.
Round 4. Category: Foreign Cuisine
1: No matter how you slice it, it's "brot" in German.

bread.

2: This "orange" fish, a favorite in New Zealand, might be less popular if known by its other name: slimehead.

roughy.

3: Jewish crepe filled with cheese.

a blintz.

4: City Wiener Schnitzel is named for.

Vienna.

5: It's not a real "duck"; it's a bummalo fish impregnated with a safetida plant resin and served with curry.

bombega.
Round 5. Category: Made Up
1: The name of this brand of cosmetics is a French word for a type of hospital.

Clinique.

2: This makeup line that includes Great Lash mascara takes its name from its founder's sister Mabel.

Maybelline.

3: In ads for Revlon's Colorstay liquid lip, this country diva sings "Man! I feel like a woman".

Shania Twain.

4: This company introduced Vamp, a black-red nail polish and a matching lipstick also called Vamp.

Chanel.

5: This brand known for its clear glycerin soap introduced Lip Plush lipsticks.

Neutrogena.
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March 18, 2022Episode 401 - Time For A "Pi" - The Beat Of The Tom - Firsts - Symbolic Rodents - Alliteratives
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 401, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Time For A "Pi"
1: This animal's name comes from the Middle French for "thorny pig".

porcupine.

2: We love this winged, unclothed infant archer of mythology, the son of Venus.

Cupid.

3: Uh oh! This outer nonvascular layer of your skin is showing.

epidermis.

4: Wealth, or a city that the official seat of government in a state.

capital.

5: A plant belonging to the genus Angallis, especially having scarlet flowers.

pimpernel.
Round 2. Category: The Beat Of The Tom
1: In the 1957 group known as Tom and Jerry, Tom was Art Garfunkel and he was Jerry.

Paul Simon.

2: Throw your panties at me if you know the name of this Welsh singer born Thomas Woodward.

Tom Jones.

3: In 1993 he sang about "Mary Jane's Last Dance".

Tom Petty.

4: "I Love" this country star who had the hit "I Like Beer"; it fits him to a "T.".

Tom T. Hall.

5: This singer-actor had 2 songs on the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack CD.

Tom Waits.
Round 3. Category: Firsts
1: Dr. West's Miracle Tuft toothbrush of 1938 was the 1st to have bristles made of this.

Nylon/Plastic.

2: Observance at which English colonists 1st ate popcorn.

Thanksgiving.

3: They were the U.S. presidents when the 1st man went into space and the 1st man walked on the moon.

Kennedy and Nixon.

4: The 8 contestants in the 1st Miss America pageant in 1921 represented these.

Cities.

5: In 1981 Western Bancorporation was renamed this when it became the 1st bank to franchise its services.

First Interstate Bank.
Round 4. Category: Symbolic Rodents
1: In December 1958 these speedy singers had the No. 1 single in the U.S..

The Chipmunks ("The Chipmunk Song" ("Christmas Don't Be Late")).

2: It's a domesticated cavy, or any person or thing used as the subject of an experiment.

Guinea pig.

3: An informer.

Rat.

4: (Hi, I'm NBA All-Star Gary Payton.) As a college student at Oregon State, I was one of these tree-cutting rodents.

Beavers.

5: It "Roared" and "Saved The West" in novels about a tiny duchy called Grand Fenwick.

Mouse.
Round 5. Category: Alliteratives
1: Feathered denizen of Sesame Street.

Big Bird.

2: NBC tape editor Robert Rizzo uses this "Midnight Cowboy" nickname on "NBC News at Sunrise" credits.

Ratso Rizzo.

3: 2 1/8" by 3 3/8" wafer of plastic that improperly used, can get you in debt beyond your wildest dreams.

credit card.

4: Broadway's "one and only" 6' 6" dancer-choreographer-director.

Tommy Tune.

5: The student short that gave him his start was called "Amblin'".

Steven Spielberg.
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