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August 25, 2023Episode 926 - if they were musicals... - fun with zip codes - tree words - devilish movies - historic homes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 926, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: if they were musicals...
1: The musical version of this Ibsen play might be titled "Hedda Get Your Gun!".

"Hedda Gabler".

2: Forget "Cats"; the musical of this Orwell book would feature jackbooted dancing pigs.

"Animal Farm".

3: His play about Mrs. Warren could become "Best Little Whorehouse in Europe".

George Bernard Shaw ("Mrs. Warren's Profession").

4: A musical of this Hardy novel might include the song "Jude, Glorious Jude".

"Jude the Obscure".

5: Songs from this TV show would highlight the adaptation "Shirley and the Amazing Technicolor School Bus".

The Partridge Family.
Round 2. Category: fun with zip codes
1: This Virginia suburb where famous dead are remembered has the easily remembered code 22222.

Arlington.

2: 50010 is found in the heartland, Ames in this state.

Iowa.

3: Remember the Alamo and this city whose ZIP Codes run from 78201 to 78299.

San Antonio.

4: To promote the use of ZIP Codes, Ethel Merman recorded a jingle to the tune of this song from "Song of the South".

"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah".

5: Manhattan buildings with their own ZIP Codes include the Postum and Metlife buildings, both on the avenue with this scenic name.

Park Avenue.
Round 3. Category: tree words
1: We'll give you a hand--these are well read by fortune tellers.

palms.

2: It's a brown color for eyes or a maid for the Baxters.

hazel.

3: When talking feelings, it's a synonym for to long for something.

pine.

4: A more aged influential member of a tribe, or a member of the Mormon priesthood.

elder.

5: You wood wood like like this 1966 Neil Diamond hit if you heard it.

"Cherry Cherry".
Round 4. Category: devilish movies
1: A very sexy Satan, this supermodel tempts Brendan Fraser in 2000's "Bedazzled".

Elizabeth Hurley.

2: Poor little Regan MacNeil is possessed by the devil in this 1973 classic.

The Exorcist.

3: Max von Sydow was Leland Gaunt, AKA the Devil, in "Needful Things", based on one of this author's novels.

Stephen King.

4: Could it be Satan who fathered Mia Farrow's child in this 1968 flick?.

Rosemary's Baby.

5: Keanu Reeves works for Al Pacino, one hell of a lawyer, in this 1997 film.

The Devil's Advocate.
Round 5. Category: historic homes
1: The Martha Vick house in this Mississippi city was constructed in 1830 by the daughter of the city's founder.

Vicksburg.

2: This Asheville, N.C. estate built by George Washington Vanderbilt has a 250-room house and its own winery.

Biltmore.

3: The home this president lived in while he served on the Supreme Court is now the Syrian embassy.

Taft.

4: You'll find this president's boyhood home in the Plymouth Notch Historic District of Plymouth, VT..

Coolidge.

5: This writer's home in Hartford, Connecticut, where he lived beginning in 1874, is often called Steamboat Gothic.

Mark Twain.
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9 min
August 24, 2023Episode 925 - note-able women - art and artists - esoterica - the world of lounge - "n"veloped
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 925, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: note-able women
1: In 1999 this singer who once tore up the Pope's picture was ordained the first female priest in the Latin Tridentine Church.

Sinead O'Connor.

2: Emily Watson earned an Oscar nomination for playing cellist Jacqueline du Pre in this 1998 film.

Hilary and Jackie.

3: She sang on Broadway in "Damn Yankees" and "Bells Are Ringing" before playing TV's screechy-voiced Edith Bunker.

Jean Stapleton.

4: The violin virtuoso known by the single name Midori was born in this country in 1971.

Japan.

5: Patti Page played Sister Rachel in this Burt Lancaster film based on a Sinclair Lewis novel.

Elmer Gantry.
Round 2. Category: art and artists
1: This "American Gothic" artist was an asst. professor of fine arts at the Univ. of Iowa in 1934.

Grant Wood.

2: This Spanish surrealist collaborated on 2 films with Luis Bunuel, "Un Chien Andalou" and "L'Age D'Or".

Salvador Dali.

3: A Canaletto view of this square shows the Doge's palace and the Loggia of Sansovino.

Saint Mark's Square.

4: Otto Dix did several of this type of portrait, including one "As a Soldier" and one as the war god Mars.

self-portrait.

5: Though the Spanish court painter, he portrayed the vulgarity of the family of Charles IV.

Francisco Goya.
Round 3. Category: esoterica
1: This Poe poem has a scholar seeking solace in ancient, esoteric writings, but he's disturbed by a "rapping at my chamber door".

"The Raven".

2: The Pleistocene Epoch was the last time about 1/3 of the Earth's land surface was covered by these.

glaciers.

3: Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, brought esoteric Shingon Buddhism to this country.

Japan.

4: For Louis XV from 1769 to 1774 it was Marie DuBarry.

mistress.

5: Pemba, one of the world's leading suppliers of clove oil, is an island near Zanzibar in this ocean.

Indian Ocean.
Round 4. Category: the world of lounge
1: Much lounging is done on this vinyl-covered fabric named for Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Naugahyde.

2: The primo cocktail of the cocktail nation is this one favored by James Bond.

a martini.

3: You can't go wrong if you make this man your model of style and demeanour:"The last thing I need is a dame around me who says she's my wife. You know how I operate.".

Dean Martin.

4: 1996 film that popularized lines like "You're money, baby".

Swingers.

5: With hits like "Somewhere My Love", this bandleader brought a "Ray" of light to '60s lounge.

Ray Conniff.
Round 5. Category: "n"veloped
1: The only word in "The Pledge of Allegiance" that starts and ends with "N".

nation.

2: It's the first age you reach when you're surrounded by "N"s.

nineteen.

3: This "Dance" by the Pointer Sisters was featured in the film "Beverly Hills Cop".

"The Neutron Dance".

4: A black widow spider's venom is classified as this 10-letter type of poison.

a neurotoxin.

5: A webcam on this university's School of Communications is pointed at Lake Michigan.

Northwestern.
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9 min
August 23, 2023Episode 924 - "v" love it! - history test - classic tv title roles - "day" or "night" - cnn 25: international news
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 924, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "v" love it!
1: With names like Michelangelo and Black Widow, they're designed to vandalize your computer system.

viruses.

2: "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" was the classic tagline of these cigarettes.

Virginia Slims.

3: It flows through Kazan and Saratov.

Volga River.

4: God bless this author of "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater".

Kurt Vonnegut.

5: The third most populous city in Spain, it's known for its silks and its oranges.

Valencia.
Round 2. Category: history test
1: The Spanish version of this judicial body was set up in 1478; the Roman one, in 1542.

the Inquisition.

2: In 1848 this U.S.-Mexico peace treaty was signed not far from the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

3: The Boxer Protocol, signed in September 1901, forced this country to pay about $330 million.

China.

4: Vermeer's view of this city dates from a few years after its devastating powder magazine explosion.

Delft.

5: This ship left Tahiti April 4, 1789, apparently to the regret of many of the crew.

the Bounty.
Round 3. Category: classic tv title roles
1: Dry cleaner Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford and their son.

The Jeffersons.

2: Police captain Hal Linden.

Barney Miller.

3: Alien life form voiced by Paul Fusco.

ALF.

4: Waitress Linda Lavin.

Alice.

5: Streetwise detective Robert Blake.

Baretta.
Round 4. Category: "day" or "night"
1: If you're habitually up and active late into the night you're one of these "bird"s.

Night owl.

2: A trademark for luminous paints and colors like that of my "Rocket Red" underwear.

DayGlo.

3: One of mine is being chased by a tyrannosaurus rex, one of yours may be "on Elm Street".

Nightmare.

4: The goddess Eos knows it's another word for dawn.

Daybreak.

5: On his 20th attempt, Dale Earnhardt won this grueling auto race February 15, 1998.

Daytona 500.
Round 5. Category: cnn 25: international news
1: In 1989, one lone protestor halted a column of tanks as it advanced on this square.

Tiananmen Square.

2: (Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360.) In 2002 I reported from this capital that U.S. allies had liberated the previous November.

Kabul.

3: In 1997, we said "hello" to this sheep as CNN reported on her cloning by Scottish scientists.

Dolly.

4: Held hostage in Lebanon, this AP correspondant was finally freed in 1991, ending his 7-year ordeal.

Terry Anderson.

5: Tragically in 1995, more than 200 people died in the country then called this during an outbreak of the Ebola virus.

Zaire.
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8 min
August 22, 2023Episode 923 - you know what they say... - begins and ends in "c" - name that board game - the french connection - caving
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 923, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: you know what they say...
1: Guess correctly you've "hit" this "on the head".

nail.

2: "He who laughs last, laughs best" and "He who" does this "is lost".

hesitates.

3: They "come in threes", "must come to an end" and "come to those who wait".

good things.

4: For centuries fraidy-cats have insisted that this "is the better part of valor".

discretion.

5: It's an Oreo enthusiast's version of "That's the way the ball bounces".

That's the way the cookie crumbles.
Round 2. Category: begins and ends in "c"
1: It's another name for a comedian.

comic.

2: In names of golf tournaments, this word follows GTE Byron Nelson, Bob Hope Chrysler and Quad City.

Classic.

3: A Greek philosopher who believed life is best when freed of possessions; Diogenes of Sinope was one.

cynic.

4: This brandy is named for the town in western France where it is produced.

cognac.

5: Cancer-causing.

carcinogenic.
Round 3. Category: name that board game
1: "Go directly to jail".

Monopoly.

2: "King me!".

Checkers.

3: "Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench".

Clue.

4: "You sank my aircraft carrier!".

Battleship.

5: "My wink is nearest the pot. I've won the squidge-off!".

tiddlywinks.
Round 4. Category: the french connection
1: This relative is une tante.

Aunt.

2: "Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?" means "Do you accept" these.

credit cards.

3: To figure out what "tete" means, use your tete.

Head.

4: The French call this religious day La Toussaint.

All Saints Day.

5: Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse.

Grapefruit.
Round 5. Category: caving
1: Scientists who study these mammals in caves wear respirators to protect themselves from ammonia fumes.

Bats.

2: Cavers use special dyes to track the flow of these.

(Underground) Rivers.

3: Explorers enjoy cave systems inside these ice masses because they constantly change.

Glaciers.

4: Cave diving combines spelunking with this other sport.

Scuba diving.

5: In 1879 Marcelino de Sautuola discovered the Stone Age paintings in this country's Altamira Cave.

Spain.
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8 min
August 21, 2023Episode 922 - baseball managers - "union"s - "i", "ay", "eye" - beauty queens - hits of the '90s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 922, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: baseball managers
1: IN '72 Ted Williams became the 1st manager of this team that plays its home games in Arlington, TX..

the Texas Rangers.

2: Since taking over the Yankees in 1996, he's guided the team to 6 World Series appearances, winning 4 times.

Joe Torre.

3: After retiring as the Dodgers' manager, he guided the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team to the gold medal.

Tommy Lasorda.

4: This San Francisco Giants manager has the same name as a 49ers running back.

Roger Craig.

5: Hall of Fame manager George Anderson receved this nickname because of his scrappy determination.

"Sparky".
Round 2. Category: "union"s
1: This country's breakup December 25, 1991 made headlines.

the Soviet Union.

2: It's what ads for the International Ladies' Garment Workers want you to "Look for".

the union label.

3: Nickname for the flag of Great Britain.

the Union Jack.

4: It's a co-op banking association in which members pool their savings and lend to each other.

credit union.

5: This company erected the first transcontinental telegraph line.

Western Union.
Round 3. Category: "i", "ay", "eye"
1: Portugal's peninsula.

Iberian.

2: Bart Simpson's foreign catch phrase.

"Ay Caramba!".

3: Mr. Merchant's movie partner.

James Ivory.

4: On the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dean Rusk said "We're" this "and the other fellow just blinked".

Eyeball to eyeball.

5: Title for a scholar in Islamic law and religion; he may be a young up and "Khomeini".

Ayatollah.
Round 4. Category: beauty queens
1: The Miss America Pageant stopped giving this award for friendliness in 1974.

Miss Congeniality Award.

2: He was involved with 1972's Miss Tennessee, Linda Thompson, while he and Priscilla were divorcing.

Elvis Presley.

3: She was Miss Mississippi and Miss America, and now she's Mrs. Gary Collins.

Mary Ann Mobley.

4: A scandal involving her lover lost this ex-Miss America her job with Mayor Koch's office.

Bess Myerson.

5: She won Miss World-USA in '73 --but the headband, bracelets and red, white and blue costume came later.

Lynda Carter.
Round 5. Category: hits of the '90s
1: This 1996 dance hit was actually an English remix by the Bayside Boys using the Spanish chorus by Los Del Rio.

"The Macarena".

2: TLC "don't want no" these; one of these "is a guy that can't get no love from me".

"Scrubs".

3: In Spetember 1995 this artist's "You Are Not Alone" became the first single in history to enter the Hot 100 chart at No. 1.

Michael Jackson.

4: Toni Braxton asked her lover to do this to "my heart, say you'll love me again".

un-break.

5: The refrain of his hit "Lullaby" is "Everything's gonna be all right, rock-a-bye...".

Shawn Mullins.
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9 min
August 20, 2023Episode 921 - "mm" bop - shrew-ed - hurricane names - playwrights - states by senators
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 921, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "mm" bop
1: If I can never die, I'm this.

Immortal.

2: On the football field, this line separates the Lions from the Bears.

Line of scrimmage.

3: IDG books "For" these people include ones on "Bird Watching", "Opera" and "Windows 98".

Dummies.

4: "Tell me more" about this song from "Grease".

"Summer Nights".

5: For 1/3 and 1/4, it's 12.

Lowest common denominator.
Round 2. Category: shrew-ed
1: Continent where you'd find the shrews Crocidura nigeriae and Crocidura tansaniana.

Africa.

2: Canadian province where you'll most likely spot Trowbridge's shrew, which enjoys Douglas fir seeds.

British Columbia.

3: The Southeastern shrew inhabits the marshy U.S. region that got this uninviting name from Col. William Byrd.

the Great Dismal Swamp.

4: The Mt. Malindang shrew and the Palawan tree shrew are native to this country.

the Philippines.

5: It would be "serendip"itous to see a Kelaart's long-clawed shrew, as it lives only on this island.

Sri Lanka.
Round 3. Category: hurricane names
1: 1985:Same as Steinem and Estefan.

Gloria.

2: 1991:Same as Fosse and Barker.

Bob.

3: 1955:Same as Reno and Jackson.

Janet.

4: 1983:Same as Witt and Silverstone.

Alicia.

5: 1979:Same as Remington and Chopin.

Frederic.
Round 4. Category: playwrights
1: Known for his comedies, his "Chapter Two" told of his remarriage after his wife's death.

Neil Simon.

2: This "Odd Couple" writer said, "if he did not take a big chance, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor".

Neil Simon.

3: His "The Crucible" was produced in 1953; in 1956 he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Arthur Miller.

4: Okay, you bleepin' bleepity bleep contestants! "Boston Marriage" is a 1999 comedy by this bleepin' playwright! Bleep!.

David Mamet.

5: "You Never Can Tell", the initial literary work of this "Pygmalion" author, earned him less than 10 shillings a year.

George Bernard Shaw.
Round 5. Category: states by senators
1: Akaka and Inouye.

Hawaii.

2: Thurmond and Hollings.

South Carolina.

3: Cochran and Lott.

Mississippi.

4: Specter and Santorum.

Pennsylvania.

5: Grassley and Harkin.

Iowa.
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9 min
August 19, 2023Episode 920 - certificates - what's the alternative? - "love" songs - slavery - ding dong
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 920, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: certificates
1: From 1950 to 1999 the most popular name on these certificates for newborn boys in the U.S. was Michael.

birth certificates.

2: When Billie Jean King won her first Wimbledon singles title in 1966, the prize was one of these for tennis wear.

gift certificate.

3: It is often signed by the last physician who attended the deceased.

death certificate.

4: The ones Playboy Enterprises issued in 1971 included a nude image of Miss February Willi Rey.

stock certificates.

5: As part of a 1930s act it was illegal for individuals to hold these from the Treasury; the restrictions were lifted in 1964.

gold certificates.
Round 2. Category: what's the alternative?
1: You can get your chi balanced by either of these 2 ancient Chinese methods whose name both begin "acu".

acupuncture and acupressure.

2: This "therapy" uses concentrated plant oils like rosemary or bergamot to relieve stress.

aroma therapy.

3: Meaning "the science of prolonging life", it's a dietary regime of whole grains, vegetables and beans.

macrobiotic.

4: By this alternative medicine's methods a quartz-powered watch should aid in carpal-tunnel syndrome relief; well, maybe.

crystal healing.

5: Autosuggestion ("I am great, great") is classified as a form of "self" this ("I am getting sleepy, sleepy").

self-hypnosis.
Round 3. Category: "love" songs
1: In a Sinatra classic, these 2 things "go together like a horse and carriage".

love and marriage.

2: In this title song from Elvis' first movie, The King declares "You have made my life complete, and I love you so".

"Love Me Tender".

3: "When I kissed a cop down on 34th and Vine, he broke my little bottle of" this.

"Love Potion No. 9".

4: In a 1964 Beatles hit, "She says" this, "and you know that can't be bad".

"She Loves You".

5: Jack Jones sang that this vehicle "soon will be making another run".

the "Love Boat".
Round 4. Category: slavery
1: In 1861 by imperial decree, Alexander II liberated 40 million serfs in this country.

Russia.

2: This large Middle Eastern country did not abolish slavery until 1962.

Saudi Arabia.

3: In 1865 this amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the U.S..

13th Amendment.

4: The Compromise of 1850 banned the slave trade in Washington, D.C. and admitted this state as a free state.

California.

5: 11-letter word meaning the formal emancipation of a slave by his owner.

Manumission.
Round 5. Category: ding dong
1: In 1967 this company introduced its chocolate-covered Ding Dong snack cakes.

Hostess.

2: The Fifth Estate had a 1967 Top 20 hit with this song from a 1939 movie.

"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead".

3: 4-word title of the Barry Mann song that asks, "Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?".

"Who Put The Bomp".

4: In a song from this musical, "We go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong".

Grease.

5: Ding Dongs are individually wrapped chocolate cakes from this company.

Hostess.
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9 min
August 18, 2023Episode 919 - an "f" in history - toys and games - half a nice day - international shopping - corn-ucopia
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 919, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: an "f" in history
1: John Glenn's capsule on his famous 1962 flight was called this, which an old saying called the "best ship".

Friendship.

2: From 1788 to 1790 Russia and Sweden fought over this country.

Finland.

3: This 13th president's wife Abigail loved books and began a library at the White House around 1850.

(Millard) Fillmore.

4: In 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposed this numbered set of principles, one being the removal of trade barriers between nations.

the Fourteen Points.

5: On July 3, 1754 Fort Necessity was surrendered in one of the first battles in this 9-year war.

the French and Indian War.
Round 2. Category: toys and games
1: Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum are suspects in this classic whodunit game.

Clue.

2: This plump doll with a top knot got its name from a pet form of "Cupid".

Kewpie.

3: Because of an allergy alert, one ingredient of this soft modeling compound that's not a secret is wheat.

Play-Doh.

4: When this brand was introduced in 1970, it was billed as the "first official indoor ball".

Nerf.

5: At the 1939 World's Fair, the Sawyer family introduced this stereo slide scope that gives 3-D views.

the View-Master.
Round 3. Category: half a nice day
1: If you're a half pint, you've got this many ounces.

8.

2: In 2003 AMD introduced its 64-this chip; that's a lot of personal computing power and beats the standard 32.

bit.

3: On the menu, "on the half shell" usually refers to a way of serving these, raw or Rockefeller.

oysters.

4: If something is 50% gold, it has this many karats.

12.

5: We guess it would take 2 of this rapper's "Get Rich or Die Trying" CDs to equal 1 Buck Owens.

50 Cent.
Round 4. Category: international shopping
1: It's illegal to buy goods with foreign currency in this Asian country.

Red China.

2: The Witches' Market in this Bolivian capital has been called a "glorious adventure" for children.

La Paz.

3: The duty-free shop of this Irish airport is 1 of the most famous in Europe.

Shannon Airport.

4: Brussels and Bruges are world famous for making this fabric which the Belgians call "dentelles".

lace.

5: (Video Daily Double)Among the most popular Russian souvenirs are wooden matryoshka dolls, which have this unique feature:.

they fit within each other.
Round 5. Category: corn-ucopia
1: The name of this brand of corn chips means "fried" in Spanish.

Fritos.

2: This man who died in 1995 made the first significant genetic improvement in popcorn in more than 5,000 years.

Orville Redenbacher.

3: Meat and vegetables are cooked with a masa dough and wrapped in a corn husk to make this Mexican dish.

tamales.

4: These threadlike fibers that grow beneath the husk are used in herbal medicines and tea.

corn silk.

5: Home to the Missouri Meerschaum Co., Washington, Missouri is hailed as this "capital of the world".

corn pipe.
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9 min
August 17, 2023Episode 918 - it's time for sports - formulas - common bonds - rock 'n' roll facts - "finger" exercise
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 918, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: it's time for sports
1: Maria Sharapova has had complaints about the loudness of her grunting while playing this.

tennis.

2: In 2003 the Miami Hurricanes blew out of this conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.

the Big East.

3: The first choice in the 2003 NBA draft, he already has a $90 million Nike deal and is only 18.

LeBron James.

4: This surprise 2003 British Open winner said that Tiger Woods has "this aroma about him".

Ben Curtis.

5: This horse's owners weren't laughing in 2003 when it failed to pick up the 3rd jewel of the Triple Crown.

Funny Cide.
Round 2. Category: formulas
1: This soft drink's secret formula is stored in a safe deposit box at the Trust Company of Georgia.

Coca-Cola.

2: Edison said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99%" this.

Perspiration.

3: 11/2 ounces vodka, chilled tomato juice, salt and pepper and other spices to taste.

Bloody Mary.

4: The 3 witches in "Macbeth" brewed up a charm from such items as tooth of wolf and eye of this amphibian.

Newt.

5: The Chinese did a bang-up job in discovering its formula as 75% saltpeter, 15% charcoal and 10% sulfur.

Gunpowder.
Round 3. Category: common bonds
1: A doughnut,Swiss cheese,the ozone layer.

things with holes.

2: A player at bat,your dog,the plank.

Things you walk.

3: Peeling onions,watching Mel Gibson's film "Forever Young",missing Final Jeopardy!.

things that make you cry.

4: Hair,Punch,A volleyball.

Things that are spiked.

5: Arabian,Andalusian,Appaloosa.

breeds of horses.
Round 4. Category: rock 'n' roll facts
1: In 1989 this band celebrated the 20th anniversary of "Tommy" with a series of special performances.

The Who.

2: This group's 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon" spent over 14 years on the Billboard charts.

Pink Floyd.

3: This Bruce Springsteen album produced seven top 10 singles.

Born in the U.S.A..

4: A descendant of the Duke of Wellington, Jeremy Clyde was one half of this famous duo.

Chad and Jeremy.

5: Before joining forces with Crosby and Nash, Neil Young and Stephen Stills were members of this group.

Buffalo Springfield.
Round 5. Category: "finger" exercise
1: Pinkie rinser at the table.

a finger bowl.

2: A type of pitch where the ball drops sharply near home plate.

a split-finger.

3: Tiny trout.

fingerlings.

4: Alphabetic sign language.

fingerspelling.

5: Numerical slang for shoplifting.

5-finger discount.
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8 min
August 16, 2023Episode 917 - biblical numbers - the civil war years - 1959's bestsellers - michelle - "t"3
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 917, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: biblical numbers
1: The number of days it took God to create the universe and everything in it (not resting).

6.

2: The number of days Jesus fasted in the desert.

40.

3: This many friends of Daniel were thrown into the fiery furnace but saved by God.

3.

4: The number of Hebrew Old Testament books named for specific women.

2 (Ruth and Esther).

5: In Genesis 35 Joseph had this many brothers (including half brothers).

11.
Round 2. Category: the civil war years
1: War was raging when this holiday was 1st observed nationally, on the last Thursday in November 1863.

Thanksgiving.

2: This 4-word motto was first stamped on U.S. coins during the war, in 1864.

In God We Trust.

3: U.S. diplomat Charles Francis Adams. this president's son, sought to keep the British neutral.

John Quincy Adams.

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

Arizona.

5: "Little Women" author who became famous when letters she wrote as a Civil War nurse were published in 1863.

Alcott.
Round 3. Category: 1959's bestsellers
1: In a Paul Gallico title, "Mrs. 'arris Goes to" this European city.

Paris.

2: At No. 1, this Leon Uris book left the other works of fiction behind.

Exodus.

3: This book by Pasternak was No. 2 in the fiction bestseller rack.

Doctor Zhivago.

4: "Twixt Twelve and Twenty" was an advice book by this "April Love" singer.

Pat Boone.

5: Please "state" the name of this James Michener book, No. 3 on Publishers Weekly's list for the year.

Hawaii.
Round 4. Category: michelle
1: Graceful skating champ Michelle Kwan was born in and trains in this state known more for surf than ice.

California.

2: Get "Up Close and Personal" with this "Catwoman" who was Miss Orange County in 1978.

Michelle Pfeiffer.

3: This actress whose middle name is Michelle slays me as TV's vampish Buffy.

Sarah Michelle Gellar.

4: Wins at the Sara Lee Classic and the Oldsmobile Classic make Michelle McGann a seasoned pro in this sport.

Golf.

5: The lovely and talented Michelle Forbes played Ensign Ro on this "Trek" incarnation.

Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Round 5. Category: "t"3
1: The Holy Bible is made up of the "Old" and "New" ones.

testaments.

2: Gouverneur Morris was responsible for much of the wording of this in 1787.

the Constitution.

3: It's the lever pilots use to control the power and speed of many planes.

throttle.

4: To create an opera, you need a composer and this person who writes or adapts the text.

librettist.

5: While not an M.D., this person can still diagnose eye problems and prescribe glasses.

optometrist.
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