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May 03, 2023Episode 812 - from the french - south american cities - breakfast cereals - soccer - female flyers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 812, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: from the french
1: This word for a type of business like Quizno's comes from the French for "free".

a franchise.

2: The name of the U.S. state is partly from the French word for "green".

Vermont.

3: This 5-letter type of sticker refers to a French process of transferring an image from paper to wood or glass.

a decal.

4: This elaborate sumptuous meal takes its name from the French for "little bench".

a banquet.

5: French for "song for dancing" gives us this word for a type of sentimental or romantic song.

ballad.
Round 2. Category: south american cities
1: This Uruguayan capital's name is Portuguese for "I see a hill".

Montevideo.

2: This section of Rio is known as the birthplace of the bossa nova; there was a "Girl From" there in song.

Ipanema.

3: Punta Arenas, the southernmost large city in the world, lies at the tip of Chile on this strait.

the Strait of Magellan.

4: Cali, this country's 2nd-most populous city, is a center of paper production and the sugarcane industry.

Colombia.

5: La Plata and Mar del Plata are cities in this country.

Argentina.
Round 3. Category: breakfast cereals
1: 1994 marked the 40th birthday of this fruity cereal for kids and not silly rabbits.

Trix.

2: Of Singles, Doubles or Triples, the one that's a cereal by General Mills.

Triples.

3: Disney Buzz Blasts was inspired by this movie.

Toy Story.

4: A third Olympic gold put Misty May-Treanor on boxes of this in 2012.

Wheaties.

5: Items on drop-down menus at the website of this cereal include "Our honey", "Our oats" and "Healthy hearts".

Cheerios.
Round 4. Category: soccer
1: =.

=.

2: First held in Uruguay in 1930, it's the largest single-sport tournament in the world.

the World Cup.

3: International competition for this trophy began in 1930.

World Cup.

4: He led Brazil to 3 World Cup soccer titles and won an NASL title with the Cosmos.

PelÃƒÂ©.

5: Also a term used in baseball, it's what the Brits call a soccer field.

a pitch.
Round 5. Category: female flyers
1: On August 1, 1911 Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to get one of these.

Pilot's license.

2: "Charlie", now in the Smithsonian, was the plane in which Flying Angel Geraldine Mock did this in 29 days in 1964.

Circumnavigate the globe.

3: Anne Spencer Morrow's first date with this man, her future husband, was a flying lesson.

Charles Lindbergh.

4: Some say Ruth Law was the first woman to perform this big circle trick, others say it was Katharine Stinson.

Loop-the-loop.

5: Geraldyn Cobb began testing to get into this program in 1960; after besting many of the men, she wasn't allowed in.

Space/astronaut program.
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May 02, 2023Episode 811 - it happened on valentine's day - "and" - planets on earth - films of the '40s - archie-ology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 811, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: it happened on valentine's day
1: In 1929 Al Capone's men massacred rival gangsters on St. Valentine's Day in this city.

Chicago.

2: TV's Mrs. Brady, she was born on Feb. 14, 1934.

Florence Henderson.

3: In 1995 Arthur Chaskalson, who defended Nelson Mandela in 1964, was sworn in as this country's chief justice.

South Africa.

4: Americans fell in love with her when she gave a TV tour of the White House on Feb. 14, 1962.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

5: On Feb. 14, 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeini called for the death of this Indian-born British author.

Salman Rushdie.
Round 2. Category: "and"
1: We think it's a conspiracy that she hasn't won an Emmy every year she's played FBI agent Dana Scully.

Gillian Anderson.

2: It's the first symbol in the censored word and*$%!.

ampersand.

3: He was the Roman slave who removed a thorn from a big cat's paw, and we ain't lion.

Androcles.

4: Name of a princess of myth, a constellation and a new Gene Roddenberry sci-fi show.

Andromeda.

5: He's the only man to win the Daytona 500, Indy 500 and a Formula One World Championship.

(Mario) Andretti.
Round 3. Category: planets on earth
1: Drive through the village of Mercury in the Rhone-Alpes region of this country.

France.

2: There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers in this state.

Pennsylvania.

3: If you're driving through Jupiter, catch a show at the maltz Jupiter theatre in this state.

Florida.

4: The seas of Neptune are long gone, replaced by the prairies near its captital, Regina, in this Canadian province.

Saskatchewan.

5: Though not large enough to be an official planet, Pluto resides on this largest Philippine Island.

Luzon.
Round 4. Category: films of the '40s
1: In 1943 Claude Rains played this title character who lived in the sewers under the Paris Opera House.

the Phantom of the Opera.

2: While he didn't do one of his Road pictures in 1944, he did do "Going My Way".

Bing Crosby.

3: In 1940 titles Brian Donlevy was "The Great McGinty" and Charlie Chaplin was "The Great" this.

dictator.

4: This 1945 film, based on a novel by James M. Cain, earned Joan Crawford a career boost and her only Oscar.

Mildred Pierce.

5: He was a well-respected actor in England before taking his 1st U.S. role in "Anna and the King of Siam".

Rex Harrison.
Round 5. Category: archie-ology
1: In the "Archie" comics, this is the nickname of Forsythe Pendleton Jones.

"Jughead".

2: Betty's last name is Cooper; this character's is Lodge.

Veronica.

3: Archie lives and attends high school in this town.

Riverdale.

4: Midge's boyfriend, he suffers from dyslexia.

Moose.

5: Archie will turn 60 in this, the 1st year of the 21st century.

2001.
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May 01, 2023Episode 810 - oscar winning songs - jefferson, lincoln or clinton - pig lit - vampire movies - colonies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 810, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: oscar winning songs
1: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head".

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

2: "Talk To The Animals".

Dr. Dolittle.

3: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life".

Dirty Dancing.

4: "Let The River Run".

Working Girl.

5: "White Christmas".

Holiday Inn.
Round 2. Category: jefferson, lincoln or clinton
1: A state capital is not named after him.

Clinton.

2: Did not serve 2 full terms as President.

Lincoln.

3: An accomplished violinist.

Jefferson.

4: Married a Yale graduate.

Clinton.

5: Once was a U.S. Congressman.

Lincoln.
Round 3. Category: pig lit
1: This 1995 film is based on the book "The Sheep-Pig".

Babe.

2: Piggy is one of the boys stranded on a desert island in his "Lord of the Flies".

William Golding.

3: In "Charlotte's Web", Charlotte helps keep this pig from becoming Christmas dinner.

Wilbur.

4: This author wrote about Piglet, a toy that had been a gift to his son from a neighbor.

A.A. Milne.

5: Ferocious man-eating wild boars appear in this author's "Hannibal".

Thomas Harris.
Round 4. Category: vampire movies
1: George Hamilton's 1979 vampire spoof wasn't called "Love at First Sight", but this.

Love at First Bite.

2: "The Fearless Vampire Killers" was subtitled "Pardon Me, but Your Teeth are in" this body part.

My Neck.

3: Catherine Deneuve "hungered" for this Bull Durham beauty in "The Hunger".

Susan Sarandon.

4: This Englishman played Dracula in "Horror of Dracula" in 1958, then rose from the grave for several sequels.

Christopher Lee.

5: Some say the title character for this German silent film was the ugliest vampire in film history.

Nosferatu.
Round 5. Category: colonies
1: Over thousands of years, colonies of these marine polyps can become giant reefs.

Coral.

2: In the mid-'60s this village in lower Manhattan was a hippie colony.

Greenwich Village.

3: A colony of the Amazon species of this social insect may have a slave population.

ants.

4: William Brewster and William Bradford were leaders of this colony.

Plymouth Colony.

5: By 700 B.C. these people had established Mediterranean colonies at Utica and Carthage.

Phoenicians.
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April 30, 2023Episode 809 - who "m i"? - make - what's new - '80s bestsellers - "e" dock
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 809, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: who "m i"?
1: During my long relationship with Woody Allen, I starred in 13 of his films.

Mia Farrow.

2: From 1961 to 1964, I invited TV home viewers to "Sing Along With" me.

Mitch Miller.

3: In 1505 I was summoned by Pope Julius II to create his tomb.

Michelangelo.

4: Since leaving Czechoslovakia, I've directed films like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus".

Milos Forman.

5: You can hear me doing what I did best in the following:(playing his trumpet).

Miles Davis.
Round 2. Category: make
1: The Golf, the Jetta.

Volkswagen.

2: The Bonneville, the GTO.

Pontiac.

3: The Cordoba, the LeBaron.

Chrysler.

4: The Monza, the Vega.

Chevy.

5: The Gremlin, the Pacer.

AMC (American Motor Corp.).
Round 3. Category: what's new
1: In some jewelry departments, you can now buy a single one of these instead of a pair.

earring.

2: Going for the soft drink crowd, researchers have come up with a way to do this to milk.

carbonate.

3: Seventeen says a new fad is to wear sweatshirts on these limbs.

legs.

4: After downing a 6-pack of soda, fold this so it looks like one circle, and wear it as a bracelet.

yoke that holds all six cans together (plastic holder).

5: On "10 Classics in 10 Minutes", a new cassette, this novel is summed up by "Everybody dies but fish and Ish".

Moby Dick.
Round 4. Category: '80s bestsellers
1: His "Cosmos" was a bestseller in 1980; he made "Contact" again in 1985.

Carl Sagan.

2: This worldly author brought us tales of "Texas", "Poland" and the "Caribbean".

James Michener.

3: In 1981 weight-conscious readers feasted on "The Beverly Hills Diet" and his "Never-Say-Diet Book".

Richard Simmons.

4: This comedienne left us with the touching memoir "It's Always Something".

Gilda Radner.

5: His memoir "Gracie: A Love Story" made the bestseller list in 1988.

George Burns.
Round 5. Category: "e" dock
1: Name shared by the fathers of Ethelred the Unready and Candice Bergen.

Edgar.

2: This dark, hard wood family includes the persimmon.

Ebony.

3: We recognize this senator from North Carolina who chaired the Watergate Committee.

Sam Ervin.

4: Completes the sign P.T. Barnum used to steer foot traffic moving through his museum, "This Way to the....".

Egress.

5: Meaning "universal", it's a type of council convoked by the Pope.

Ecumenical.
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April 29, 2023Episode 808 - military wives - all kinds of red - royalty - la la - nautical terms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 808, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: military wives
1: As both a military and a political wife, she was determined not to look "Dowd"y.

Mamie Eisenhower.

2: This widow of a slain Israeli general and prime minister now speaks out on the need for Middle East peace.

Leah Rabin.

3: In 1824 David Farragut married Susan Marchant of this Virginia city and made that port his home.

Norfolk.

4: A few weeks before their 1864 wedding, his fiancee Elizabeth called him her "old fellow with the golden curls".

(George Armstrong) Custer.

5: That's the former Beatrice Ayer, gazing up at this husband of hers.

General George Patton.
Round 2. Category: all kinds of red
1: "Casey would waltz" with this kind of blonde as "the band played on".

a strawberry blonde.

2: The kind of pirate played by Burt Lancaster in 1952 film.

The Crimson Pirate.

3: The unmarried lady in the game of "Clue".

Miss Scarlet.

4: A moron, the way Bugs Bunny usually pronounces it.

maroon.

5: Cochineal treated with water and alum, or Eddie Mekka on "Laverne and Shirley".

Carmine.
Round 3. Category: royalty
1: Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India, was the nephew of this last czar of Russia.

Nicholas II.

2: Prince Rainier served in this country's army during WWII; Monaco doesn't have an army.

France.

3: Bohemond I was a great leader of the first of these expeditions, in the 1090s.

Crusades.

4: In 1993 King Hussein celebrated his 40th anniversary as ruler of this country.

Jordan.

5: Rurik is the semi-legendary founder of this country.

Russia.
Round 4. Category: la la
1: This hit song by Ritchie Valens was originally the B-side of "Donna".

"La Bamba".

2: This region in south-central Spain is the setting for Cervantes' "Don Quixote".

La Mancha.

3: Bolivia's largest city, it was founded in 1548 on the site of an Inca village.

La Paz.

4: George Hearn won a 1984 Tony for his role as Albin opposite Gene Barry's Georges in this Broadway musical.

La Cage Aux Folles.

5: Before he was elected mayor of New York City in 1933, he served 14 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Fiorello LaGuardia.
Round 5. Category: nautical terms
1: Bird term for a small platform below the masthead light used as a lookout station.

crow's nest.

2: A VLCC, very large crude carrier, is this type of ship.

supertanker.

3: The helm of a small boat may just consist of a tiller and this in the water.

Rudder.

4: An escutcheon is a board on the stern of a vessel that lists its port of registry and this.

it's name.

5: This word can mean a vessel's national flag or the most junior commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy.

ensign.
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April 28, 2023Episode 807 - monday night football - coming soon... history! - shanghai movies - medical tests - bankrupt
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 807, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: monday night football
1: He started as a play-by-play man in 1971 and became an analyst in 1986.

Frank Gifford.

2: This Dallas quarterback was quite "Dandy".

Don Meredith.

3: The current play-by-play commentator, he's remembered for calling the Olympic hockey games in the '80s.

Al Michaels.

4: He played himself in the films "Bananas" and "The 500-Pound Jerk" and was a lawyer before becoming a sportscaster.

Howard Cosell.

5: This quarterback's real first name is Norman and he was stormin' as an analyst during the 1998-99 season.

Boomer Esiason.
Round 2. Category: coming soon... history!
1: 1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... and electrify the world.

Benjamin Franklin.

2: If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey.

Kipling.

3: In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is....

the Marquess of Queensbury.

4: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... and birth a nation.

Cornwallis.

5: In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call.

Mercator.
Round 3. Category: shanghai movies
1: Roland Winters played this detective in "The Shanghai Chest" ; Sidney Toler in "The Shanghai Cobra".

Charlie Chan.

2: In "Footlight Parade", this dancer, Mrs. Al Jolson, used a Chinese accent to play Shanghai Lil.

Ruby Keeler.

3: 1987 Steven Spielberg epic that opens in Shanghai on the eve of World War II.

Empire of the Sun.

4: After dumping Loretta Young in "Shanghai", he waylaid Hedy Lamarr in the casbah in "Algiers".

Charles Boyer.

5: This 1948 Orson Welles film features a shattering climax in a hall of mirrors.

The Lady from Shanghai.
Round 4. Category: medical tests
1: A finger stick is done to draw this.

blood.

2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these.

allergies.

3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract.

gastrointestinal.

4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study.

a biopsy.

5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group.

a spinal tap.
Round 5. Category: bankrupt
1: Mark Twain went bankrupt investing in a typesetting machine instead of this man's new phone company.

(Alexander Graham) Bell.

2: This county, home of Disneyland, in 1994 became the biggest U.S. municipality to file for bankruptcy.

Orange.

3: After his family's business went bankrupt in 1818, he returned to writing tales like "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

Washington Irving.

4: This showman became a sucker when he lost over $500.000 in an 1855 clock company investment.

Barnum.

5: In 1788, under this king, the French government went bankrupt.

Louis XVI.
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April 27, 2023Episode 806 - christopher columbus - world lit - this category is gonna tank - punchlines - philadelphia freedom
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 806, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: christopher columbus
1: On his third voyage, Columbus discovered what we now know as this continent.

South America.

2: Christopher's son Diego was a page in the house of Juan, the only son of this royal pair.

Isabella and Ferdinand.

3: In 1862 this Italian city erected its big monument to the man.

Genoa.

4: This Catskills author had a theory on where Columbus first landed: Cat Island.

(Washington) Irving.

5: In the lawsuits that followed, a Columbus descendant got the title Duke of this, also Zorro's family.

de la Vega.
Round 2. Category: world lit
1: In "Blessed By Thunder", Flor Fernandez Barrios describes growing up in this country during Castro's revolution.

Cuba.

2: His 1999 memoir "'Tis" opens in 1949, when he emigrated from Ireland to America at age 19.

Frank McCourt.

3: Euphrase Kezilahabi of Tanzania wrote his novel "Rosa Mistika" in this African language.

Swahili.

4: Some find that reading this marquis' 18th century novel "Justine" is pure torture.

Marquis de Sade.

5: This Canadian author of "The Handmaid's Tale" set her novel "Cat's Eye" in Toronto.

Margaret Atwood.
Round 3. Category: this category is gonna tank
1: When air forces out the seawater in a sub's ballast tank, the sub will do this.

rise.

2: The Firefly was one of these "General" tanks equipped with a 76.2-millimeter long-barreled gun.

Sherman tank.

3: The University of Arizona warns never use matches when inspecting this home waste-water treater.

septic tank.

4: Gouramis are kept in these.

fish tanks.

5: He and Emile Gagnan perfected the tank of air with a pressure-regulating valve worn by divers.

Jacques Cousteau.
Round 4. Category: punchlines
1: Character who utters the classic punchline, "What you mean we, Kemo Sabe?".

Tonto.

2: Word that inevitably follows Henny Youngman's quip, "Take my wife".

Please.

3: Different punchlines to this question have been "A newspaper" and "A wounded nun".

"What's black and white and {red/read} all over?".

4: "I just flew in from the coast...".

"And boy are my arms tired!".

5: When Rodney Dangerfield told his doctor he wanted a second opinion, the doc said this.

"You're ugly, too!".
Round 5. Category: philadelphia freedom
1: From the Greek meaning of its name, Philadelphia is nicknamed "The City of" this.

Brotherly Love.

2: It may ring a bell that it was in this building that the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781.

Independence Hall.

3: Mount Pleasant, a colonial mansion in Fairmont Park, once belonged to this traitor.

Benedict Arnold.

4: Here's a "Thinker": a Philadelphia museum houses the largest collection of his work outside of Paris.

Auguste Rodin.

5: This place on 5th and Arch St. makes hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

the U.S. Mint.
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April 26, 2023Episode 805 - kiddie lit creatures - presidential moms - in a nutshell - worn out - party time!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 805, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: kiddie lit creatures
1: For the magic beans that grew into the beanstalk, Jack traded one of these named Milky-White.

a cow.

2: Austrian author Felix Salten created this en"deer"ing title character in 1923.

Bambi.

3: Using a tar baby, he tried to catch Brer Rabbit.

Brer Fox.

4: This author called his "Yertle the Turtle" a caricature of Adolf Hitler.

Dr. Seuss.

5: [Video Daily Double]Seen here as drawn in a Chuck Jones cartoon, name of this Rudyard Kipling title creature.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
Round 2. Category: presidential moms
1: Hannah Milhous.

Richard Nixon.

2: Abigail Smith.

John Quincy Adams.

3: Dorothy Walker.

(George) Bush.

4: Lillian Gordy.

Jimmy Carter.

5: Hannah Simpson.

Ulysses S. Grant.
Round 3. Category: in a nutshell
1: They make a tasty poultry stuffing and in a Christmas song, they're "roasting on an open fire".

Chestnuts.

2: These large nuts from the Amazon River Valley can be used in cooking much the same way as coconut.

Brazil nuts.

3: To make a traditional pesto sauce, you need these nuts.

Pine nuts.

4: The Mauna Loa Corporation is the world's leading grower, processor and marketer of these nuts.

Macadamia nuts.

5: These bright green nuts are said to have been a favorite of the Queen of Sheba.

Pistachios.
Round 4. Category: worn out
1: It's a south-of-the-border wool blanket made with a slit opening for the head.

a poncho.

2: British "braces" are the equivalent of these American trouser accessories.

suspenders.

3: The soles of some footwear are made of this edible-sounding type of crinkly rubber.

crepe.

4: The book "Let There Be Clothes" says the corset was replaced in the 1950s by the panty-style one of these.

a girdle.

5: They were once measured in buttons; a one-button was wrist length, a 16-button, formal length.

gloves.
Round 5. Category: party time!
1: Heloise suggests putting fortunes inside these inflatable items instead of in cookies; then let guests pop them.

Balloons.

2: On a party invitation, the letters RSVP stand for the French phrase "Repondez" this.

S'il vous plait.

3: Founded in 1973:This Israeli party to the right of Labor.

Likud.

4: Active 1834-1854:This U.S. party that borrowed its name from a British party.

the Whigs.

5: Dissolved in 1991:At its height, this party had about 19 million members.

the Communist Party.
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April 25, 2023Episode 804 - the "un" category - forbes' fictional billionaires - famous sailors - national landmarks - salute to labor
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 804, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the "un" category
1: In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" and its workers were called "conductors".

the Underground Railroad.

2: Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey and at Arlington.

the Unknown Soldier.

3: Though often misquoted, these are the kinds of "rights" the Declaration of Independence guarantees.

unalienable rights.

4: They were called this because they used to write their names at the bottom of insurance contracts.

underwriters.

5: Dylan Thomas' radio play about a day in the life of the Welsh villagers of Llareggub.

Under Milk Wood.
Round 2. Category: forbes' fictional billionaires
1: Topping the list is this North Pole resident with apparently unlimited, incalculable wealth.

Santa Claus.

2: $1 billion is the total for this fictional billionaire, Homer Simpson's boss.

C. Montgomery Burns.

3: This candy magnate from a Roald Dahl novel hoards a sweet $8 billion.

Willy Wonka.

4: This "Gilligan's Island" tycoon washes ashore with $8 billion.

Thurston Howell III.

5: A James Bond villain, he's worth an estimated $1.2 billion.

Auric Goldfinger.
Round 3. Category: famous sailors
1: Most collections of "The Arabian Nights" include the tale of this "sailor".

Sinbad.

2: The word odyssey, meaning a long, adventurous voyage, comes from the name of this sailor.

Odysseus.

3: In 1947 he sailed the Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands in the South Pacific.

Thor Heyerdahl.

4: This Atlanta media mogul is famous for riding the waves as well as the airwaves.

Ted Turner.

5: In 1841 this American author signed on as a seaman aboard the whaler Acushnet.

Melville.
Round 4. Category: national landmarks
1: The dome of this Washington, D.C. building was topped with the Statue of Freedom in 1863.

Capitol Building.

2: The only mountain in Colorado that's been designated a national landmark.

Pikes Peak.

3: Officially this St. Louis landmark's name is the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial.

the St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch).

4: Tho Washington took the oath of office there, this city's Federal Hall was sold for salvage in 1812.

New York.

5: Much of this village, site of Lee's surrender to Grant, has been restored to its 1865 appearance.

Appomattox Court House.
Round 5. Category: salute to labor
1: Promising more assertiveness, John Sweeney was elected president of this labor federation in 1995.

AFL-CIO.

2: In 1969 the brakemen, firemen and switchmen on these were "tied" together in one union.

railroads.

3: OCAW is the union of oil, chemical and these workers; let's hope Homer Simpson's not a member.

Nuclear/Atomic Workers.

4: This worker may be found on an airplane or as a union representative on a shop floor.

Steward.

5: In 1995 the Int'l Association of Machinists staged a 69-day strike against this Seattle-based company.

Boeing.
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April 24, 2023Episode 803 - pot cluck - facts and figures - acronyms - presidential alma maters - old testament books
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 803, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: pot cluck
1: The dish of chicken wings in a hot sauce and blue cheese dressing was named for this city, not for an animal.

Buffalo, NY.

2: Roy Harper of Van Camp Sea Food is credited with naming this brand of tuna.

Chicken of the Sea.

3: It's the rock referred to in the name of the Rock Cornish game hen.

Plymouth Rock.

4: An old person isn't one of these seasonal items anymore.

Spring Chicken.

5: It's the part of a chicken in rumaki.

Liver.
Round 2. Category: facts and figures
1: Experts say it takes an intake of 3500 extra calories to gain this much weight.

a pound.

2: The framework of this statue weighs 125 tons; its 31 tons of copper are 3/32 of an inch thick.

the Statue of Liberty.

3: A byword for fast reproduction, this animal can have a litter of 7, 5 times a year.

a rabbit.

4: A "Money" magazine survey said people still think this is the best way to get rich.

hard work.

5: In 1985-86, this character's dream accounted for 31 hours of television programming.

Pam Ewing.
Round 3. Category: acronyms
1: The "E" in "CARE" no longer stands for Europe, but this.

Everywhere.

2: Now headquartered in the Big Apple, "CORE" is the "Congress of" this.

Racial Equality.

3: The North American Air Defense Command.

NORAD.

4: In case of disaster:FEMA.

the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

5: In your computer:ROM.

read-only memory.
Round 4. Category: presidential alma maters
1: U.S. Military Academy,1843.

Ulysses S. Grant.

2: Whittier,1934;Duke Law School,1937.

Richard Nixon.

3: Eureka College.

Ronald Reagan.

4: Southwest Texas state.

Lyndon Johnson.

5: Princeton(class of 1879).

Woodrow Wilson.
Round 5. Category: old testament books
1: The Song of Songs is also called the Song of him.

Solomon.

2: It's the book abbreviated Is..

Isaiah.

3: In chapter 1 of this aptly named book, God orders that the first census of Israel be taken.

Numbers.

4: It's sometimes referred to by the title "Sepher Tehillim", meaning "book of praises".

Psalms.

5: Chapter 6 of this book begins, "Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel".

Joshua.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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