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February 18, 2022Episode 372 - Andersonville - Civil War Times - Stars On Flags - Let's Speak Japanese - It's Jamaica
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 372, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Andersonville
1: Maxwell Anderson's play "Anne of the Thousand Days" concerned the tragic life of this woman.

Anne Boleyn.

2: At one time the host of "The Mole", this CNN anchor is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt.

Anderson Cooper.

3: In 1985, this AP news reporter was kidnapped in West Beirut as he was returning home from playing tennis.

Terry Anderson.

4: In 1984 this 82-year-old singer became the first recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award.

Marian Anderson.

5: After the death of Drew Pearson, this journalist took over his "Washington Merry-Go-Round" column.

Jack Anderson.
Round 2. Category: Civil War Times
1: Of the 11 Confederate states, this one was the farthest north.

Virginia.

2: On May 24, 1856 this abolitionist led a raid that killed 5 pro-slavery men in Pottawatomie.

John Brown.

3: On June 26, 1864 near Atlanta, he said, "We have devoured the land and our animals eat up the wheat and corn fields".

(William Tecumseh) Sherman.

4: At Bull Run, General Bee referred to Thomas Jackson by saying, "There stands Jackson like" one of these.

a stone wall.

5: His "charge" was the Confederacy's last chance effort to win the Battle of Gettysburg--didn't work.

Pickett.
Round 3. Category: Stars On Flags
1: Number of stars on the flag of Syria, or number of fingers in a peace sign.

2.

2: To guess this number of stars on the flag of Somalia, close your eyes and think of Texas.

1.

3: Hey! Gimme this number of stars on the flag of Singapore or the Solomon Islands.

5.

4: Tuvalu's flag has this many stars, enough to fill the Hollywood Squares.

9.

5: It's the greatest number of stars found on a national flag.

50 (USA).
Round 4. Category: Let's Speak Japanese
1: After the long flight to Tokyo, I better grab a cup of "kohhi", this, to stay awake for the kabuki show.

coffee.

2: We're not sure if yelling "kaji", this, in a Japanese movie theater is illegal, but I still wouldn't do it.

fire.

3: (I'm Harry Smith.) In January 2005 I covered the aftermath of one of these disasters whose name is from the Japanese for "harbor wave".

a tsunami.

4: Parting is such sweet sorrow, my butterfly, but it's time we say this word, Japanese for "good-bye".

sayonara.

5: You might want to sip the sake when it's served "atsui", meaning this has been done.

heated.
Round 5. Category: It's Jamaica
1: Founded in 1693, this seaport became the capital nearly 200 years later.

Kingston.

2: It's the official language of Jamaica.

English.

3: This "colorful" brand of beer is one of Jamaica's most popular exports.

Red Stripe.

4: Tourists can stay at GoldenEye, once the vacation home of this bestselling author.

Ian Fleming.

5: Jamaica is the third largest of these "Greater" islands.

Greater Antilles.
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February 17, 2022Episode 371 - "Bell"S And "Whistle"S - Remakes - National Coats Of Arms - Asia - A Trashery Of Ogden Nashery
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 371, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Bell"S And "Whistle"S
1: To enter a pool of water....tummy first.

Bellyflop.

2: Sailors wore these pants long before they became fashionable in the 1960s.

Bell-bottoms.

3: They supply the weight in Olympic weightlifting.

Barbells.

4: They're employees who go public with stories of their employers' wrongdoing.

Whistleblowers.

5: Common name for deadly nighshade, a plant that's poisonous in all its parts.

Belladonna.
Round 2. Category: Remakes
1: Neil Simon has recreated this 1965 play for the 21st century; he did it once before in 1986 for female stars.

The Odd Couple.

2: In 1957 a recreation of this ship made a recreation of its 17th century trip from England to Massachusetts.

Mayflower.

3: In 2000 Hasbro gave this dot-gobbling '80s arcade star a new 3-D look for a PC game.

Pac-Man.

4: Released in 2002, "Today's New International Version" is a non-gender specific translation of this.

the Bible.

5: A 1997 TV remake of this 1957 film featured Tony Danza as Juror No. 7.

12 Angry Men.
Round 3. Category: National Coats Of Arms
1: This country's coat of arms is framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are topped by crowns.

Spain.

2: Canada's coat of arms contains depictions of a Scottish unicorn, gold fleur-de-lis and sprig of these leaves.

a maple leaf.

3: A banner reading "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" tops this West African nation's coat of arms.

Liberia.

4: This country's coat of arms dates back to the 13th century, when an ax and the crown of St. Olaf were added to a lion.

Norway.

5: The white lion with a double tail on its coat of arms was granted to Bohemia in the 1100s.

the Czech Republic.
Round 4. Category: Asia
1: Indonesians call this third-largest island in the world Kalimantan, or "River of Diamonds".

Borneo.

2: Go Ba Soup, a specialty of this country, makes a sizzling sound when poured over deep-fried rice patties.

China.

3: The 2 houses of this large country's parliament are the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

India.

4: Most of this country's people live in hamlets called kampongs but about a million reside in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia.

5: Sometimes this country is referred to as East Bengal.

Bangladesh.
Round 5. Category: A Trashery Of Ogden Nashery
1: "The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo the other" this.

Milk.

2: Nash coined the word "Cleopatricide" in his quatrain about this snake.

Asp.

3: In "Reflections on Ice-Breaking", he wrote that "Candy is dandy but" this "is quicker".

Liquor.

4: "God in his wisdom made" this insect "and then forgot to tell us why".

Fly.

5: In his poem "The Baby", Nash remarked, "A bit of" this "is always walcum".

Talcum.
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February 16, 2022Episode 370 - Chronicles - The Shape Of Things - 4-Letter Verbs - Phrases That Sell - Recipes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 370, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Chronicles
1: You'll find the deeds of Emperor Jimmu in the "Nihon Shoki", or "Chronicle of" this country.

Japan.

2: Here is the actual diary given to this girl on June 12, 1942.

Anne Frank.

3: Jim Bouton, on Nov. 15, 1968 in this book:"I signed my contract today to play for the Seattle Pilots at a salary of $22,000".

Ball Four.

4: Jim Bouton, on Nov. 15, 1968 in this book:"I signed my contract today to play for the Seattle Pilots at a salary of $22,000".

Ball Four.

5: From his July 25, 1947 diary entry:"Ike and I think MacArthur expects to make a Roman triumphal return to the U.S.".

Harry Truman.
Round 2. Category: The Shape Of Things
1: This 4-letter word for egg-shaped comes from the Latin word for "egg".

oval.

2: In case you were wondering, yes, C and H still makes sugar in this shape.

cubes.

3: It's the geometric shape with a circular base in one plane that tapers to a point in another plane.

a cone.

4: Something pinnate is shaped like this (it's what "pinna" means in Latin).

feather.

5: The Earth is this type of spheroid, meaning flattened at the poles.

oblate.
Round 3. Category: 4-Letter Verbs
1: As a noun, it's the rear portion of an aircraft; as a verb, it means to follow and keep under surveillance.

tail.

2: This animal verb means to down your food voraciously.

Wolf.

3: What a barber does, or the "joint" in which he overcharges for the service.

Clip.

4: A housewife might do it to the mantle; a forensic expert would do it to look for fingerprints.

Dust.

5: (I'm NFL defensive end Kevin Carter) One of my favorite words, it means to tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

sack.
Round 4. Category: Phrases That Sell
1: "Obey your thirst" and drink this.

Sprite.

2: "Be all that you can be" in this military branch.

the Army.

3: This network says it's "The most trusted name in news".

CNN.

4: This shipping company asks, "What can Brown do for you?".

UPS.

5: It's the popular query in Verizon's TV ads.

Can you hear me now?.
Round 5. Category: Recipes
1: Blend mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar, then add shredded green and red cabbage to make this.

Cole slaw.

2: To make this, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup and pour over popcorn.

Caramel corn.

3: The main difference between recipes for white cake and yellow cake is the addition of these.

Egg yolks.

4: This popular pigeon that may be broiled, grilled or roasted is farm-raised and hasn't yet learned how to fly.

Squab.

5: There are 3 types of pork ribs you can barbecue: spareribs, country-style ribs and these, which include riblets.

Baby back ribs.
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February 15, 2022Episode 369 - If They Were Musicals... - "Mum"S The Word - Culinary Common Bonds - Drink It, Dance It Or Drive It - Oscar Winners' Rhyme Time
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 369, 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: "Mum"S The Word
1: This contagious viral disease can occasionally cause sterility in males.

Mumps.

2: ....I said it's to utter something quietly and unclearly!.

Mumble.

3: This 2-word term for confusing language may come from a Mande phrase for "ancestor wearing a pompom".

Mumbo-jumbo.

4: Formerly called Bombay, it's in the top 5 cities in the world in population.

Mumbai.

5: You'll see this group parading through Philly each New Year's Day.

Mummers.
Round 3. Category: Culinary Common Bonds
1: Fore shank,short loin,brisket.

cuts of beef.

2: Snow,sugar snap,chick.

peas.

3: Hake, pollack,shad.

Fish.

4: Westphalian,Bayonne,prosciutto.

hams.

5: Arborio,medium-grain,brown.

Rice.
Round 4. Category: Drink It, Dance It Or Drive It
1: Cabriolet.

drive it.

2: Hambo.

dance it.

3: Kirsch.

drink it.

4: Trabant.

drive it.

5: Huapala.

drink it.
Round 5. Category: Oscar Winners' Rhyme Time
1: Eastwood's subtle verbal clues.

Clint's hints.

2: Witherspoon's parts.

Reese's pieces.

3: Nicholson's trousers.

Jack's slacks.

4: Hilary's financial institutions.

Swank's banks.

5: Landau's milk boxes.

Martin's cartons.
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February 14, 2022Episode 368 - Tv Drama - Presidential Nicknames - Nation"Z" - Foods Of The World - Phone Numbers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 368, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Drama
1: (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):(Hi, I'm Ollie North, and)I've played a mysterious intelligence operative named Ollie on 2 episodes of this CBS series about naval lawyers.

"JAG".

2: Della Reese has won 3 NAACP Image Awards as outstanding lead actress for playing Tess on this series.

"Touched By An Angel".

3: In 1994-95 this medical series finished second in the ratings, the highest ever for a first-year drama series.

"ER".

4: This NBC crime drama is the 1st TV drama series executive produced by film director Barry Levinson.

"Homicide: Life On The Street".

5: Tom Hanks was the executive producer of this 1998 HBO miniseries about the Apollo space program.

"From The Earth To The Moon".
Round 2. Category: Presidential Nicknames
1: "Elegant Arthur".

Chester A. Arthur.

2: "The Little Magician", "Whiskey Van".

Martin van Buren.

3: The "Wizard of Kinderhook".

(Martin) Van Buren.

4: The "Kinderhook Fox".

Martin Van Buren.

5: "Ten-Cent Jimmy", as well as "Old Buck".

James Buchanan.
Round 3. Category: Nation"Z"
1: This country has numerous national parks including Fiordland, Tongariro and Abel Tasman.

New Zealand.

2: South America's largest known petroleum deposits lie in this country's Maracaibo Basin.

Venezuela.

3: Its Latin name, Helvetia, appears on its coins and stamps.

Switzerland.

4: It was once known as Portuguese East Africa.

Mozambique.

5: The Baykonur Cosmodrome, Russia's space-launch facility, is actually in this nation.

Kazakhstan.
Round 4. Category: Foods Of The World
1: Some of this cheese named for Parma is cured for several years before it's grated over pasta.

Parmesan.

2: The Sevruga type of this fishy treat is made of small, grayish eggs.

caviar.

3: Cakes of this soybean curd should be stored in water, and the water should be changed daily.

tofu.

4: Originally, this "modest" English pie was made with numbles, which are deer innards.

humble pie.

5: Souvlaki, a Greek specialty similar to shish kebab is made with marinated chunks of this meat.

lamb.
Round 5. Category: Phone Numbers
1: For tourist info on this state, call 1-800-BUCKEYE.

Ohio.

2: On Jan.12, 1968, AT and T announced this would be the nationwide standard emergency phone number.

911.

3: Across the country, it's the most common 3 digit number you'd dial for phone repair service.

611.

4: When this Jeff Goldblum/Ed Begley Jr. horror spoof rang into theaters, nobody answered.

Transylvania 6-5000.

5: Dialing WE 6-1212 in Baltimore, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh will get you this service.

weather.
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February 12, 2022Episode 367 - Groovy - Country Twosomes - Third Party Presidential Candidates - Astronomy - Columbus, Ohio
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 367, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Groovy
1: In carpentry, this body part " and groove" form a joint between 2 boards.

tongue.

2: Seen here are grooves in this Buckeye State scoured into limestone 18,000 years ago by the Great Ice Sheet.

Ohio.

3: Much of the cortical surface of this is hidden in grooves called sulci.

the brain.

4: This Simon and Garfunkel tune is also known as "The 59th Street Bridge Song".

"Feelin' Groovy".

5: In this artistic process, printing is done by forcing ink into grooves made by acid.

copperplate etching.
Round 2. Category: Country Twosomes
1: This mother and daughter duo plan to reunite for a special New Year's Eve 1999 concert in Phoenix.

The Judds.

2: Before sailing off for "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers, she was "Making Plans" with Porter Wagoner.

Dolly Parton.

3: In 1987 this legendary singer did a remake of his hit "Crying" as a duet with k.d. lang.

Roy Orbison.

4: For his version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", Toby Keith enlisted the aid of this former "Policeman".

Sting.

5: Their love led them to record "It's Your Love" and "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me".

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
Round 3. Category: Third Party Presidential Candidates
1: This billionaire Texan ran in 1992 and again in 1996.

Ross Perot.

2: In 1968 this former Governor won 13.5% of the vote and carried 5 states.

George Wallace.

3: This man's third party candidacy in 1912 allowed Woodrow Wilson to win.

Teddy Roosevelt.

4: He followed Jackson into the Presidency in 1836 and 12 years later ran as a third party candidate.

Van Buren.

5: In 1924 this Wisconsin senator ran on the Progressive Party ticket and on the Socialist Party ticket.

"Fightin'" Bob La Follette.
Round 4. Category: Astronomy
1: The next time we'll be able to see this famous object from Earth is in 2134; reserve your seats now.

Halley's Comet.

2: On Valentine's Day 2000, the Near spacecraft is due to begin orbiting this asteroid named for the Greek god of love.

Eros.

3: Its "A" ring is a little over 9,000 miles wide.

Saturn.

4: An early system classified stars as giants or these, of which our sun is one.

dwarves.

5: The 200-inch mirror of the Hale Telescope on this California peak took some 10 months to cool after casting.

Mt. Palomar.
Round 5. Category: Columbus, Ohio
1: Columbus was the first U.S. city planned and built to be one of these.

a state capital (a capital city accepted).

2: The Standard Oil Company opened the U.S.A.Â’s first drive-in one of these in Columbus around 1913.

a gas station.

3: USA Today says this ice cream and tropical fruit dish was invented in 1904 at FoellerÂ’s Drug Store.

a banana split.

4: School in Columbus thatÂ’s home to the worldÂ’s largest all-brass marching band.

Ohio State University.

5: On October 12, 1992 Columbus plans to have a replica of this flagship sitting in its Scioto River.

the Santa Maria.
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February 11, 2022Episode 366 - Sports - Duncan - All Ears - Rock - In Your Hearts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 366, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sports
1: Because of WWII, these 2 NFL teams combined squads in '43 to become the "Stegles".

the Steelers and Eagles.

2: Regret, Genuine Risk and Winning Colors are the only fillies to win this Triple Crown race.

Kentucky Derby.

3: On September 19, 1992 Sergei Bubka broke the world record in this event for the 32nd time.

the pole vault.

4: Sport in which you might leave a bucket, Christmas tree or picket fence.

bowling.

5: Australian Rules, American and Association describe sports that are all named this.

Football.
Round 2. Category: Duncan
1: "Funny Face" star who can certainly separate the wheat from the chaff.

Sandy Duncan.

2: Cawder Castle, which claims to be the site of this man's killing of Duncan I, was built 400 years after the event.

Macbeth.

3: Procter and Gamble really took the cake when it acquired this brand in 1956.

Duncan Hines.

4: This No. 1 NBA draft pick signed with the San Antonio Spurs July 24, 1997.

Tim Duncan.

5: Duncan Regehr played Zorro and Duncan Renaldo was famous for playing this Old West hero.

The Cisco Kid.
Round 3. Category: All Ears
1: Nickname of the V-shaped indoor TV antenna.

rabbit ears.

2: In the '70s she ended her TV variety show by tugging on her ear as a signal to grandma.

Carol Burnett.

3: Made up of fat, it's the loosely hanging lower part of the auricle.

earlobe.

4: According to folklore, if your ears are doing this, someone is talking about you.

burning.

5: Of the five standard U.S. coins, the one on which you can see the right ear of a president.

(Lincoln) Penny.
Round 4. Category: Rock
1: The Colonial Dames donated an elegant portico that was erected around this rock in 1920.

Plymouth Rock.

2: For hundreds of years, the Barbary apes have rocked atop the world-famous Rock of this.

Gibraltar.

3: In 2007 she won an Oscar for "I Need To Wake Up", a song she wrote for "An Inconvenient Truth".

Melissa Etheridge.

4: Brownstone is a variety of this rock, formed when grains of quartz and other minerals are bound together.

sandstone.

5: You'll find this geological attraction about 280 miles from Alice Springs.

Ayers Rock.
Round 5. Category: In Your Hearts
1: AKA a myocardial infarction, it occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked or stopped.

heart attack.

2: A surgeon may implant one of these to steady an irregular heartbeat.

pacemaker.

3: The number of chambers in the human heart.

4.

4: The main artery leaving the heart, its diameter can be as big as a garden hose.

aorta.

5: While systole refers to the tightening of the heart, this is the period between contractions.

diastole.
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February 10, 2022Episode 365 - "Ock" Du Lieber - Spelling - By 2000 - In The Air Up There - '60s Sitcoms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 365, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Ock" Du Lieber
1: Fred Flintstone's hometown.

Bedrock.

2: A dialect from the east end of London.

Cockney.

3: This bird known for its mimicry is the state bird of 5 southern U.S. states.

the mockingbird.

4: An ankle-length garment worn by a priest.

cassock.

5: A mythological serpent that hatches from an egg.

cockatrice.
Round 2. Category: Spelling
1: In Gershwin song titles it follows "I Got" and "Fascinating".

R-H-Y-T-H-M.

2: The plant whose name is pronounced "liken" is spelled this way.

L-I-C-H-E-N.

3: This small Hawaiian guitar was derived from a Portuguese instument.

U-K-U-L-E-L-E.

4: From Latin for "middle ages", it refers to the Middle Ages.

M-E-D-I-E-V-A-L.

5: Japanese words for "port" and "wave" gave us this name for a huge, potentially devastating wave.

T-S-U-N-A-M-I.
Round 3. Category: By 2000
1: Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Nu are 2 of these that are trying to ban alcohol by 2000.

Fraternities.

2: Computers that recognize 00 as this date have to be fixed by the year 2000.

1900.

3: British musicologist Jonathan Del Mar hopes to have fully restored this composer's 9 symphonies.

Ludwig van Beethoven.

4: Ukraine has promised to close this nuclear plant by 2000.

Chernobyl.

5: A 500-foot-tall one of these fair attractions is planned to be built across the Thames from Parliament.

Ferris wheel.
Round 4. Category: In The Air Up There
1: Most of these are in the troposphere and there are over 100 different types, such as cumulonimbus.

clouds.

2: Term for the moisture of the air, it's given in relative terms in forecasts.

humidity.

3: In the 1970s it was discovered that CFCs may be affecting this layer of atmosphere.

the ozone layer.

4: It's about .03% of the air; you breathe a little in and a lot out.

carbon dioxide.

5: About 80% of this gas in the air comes from decomposition in rice paddies, swamps, and animal intestines.

methane.
Round 5. Category: '60s Sitcoms
1: In 1968 "The Lucy Show" evolved into a new show titled this.

Here's Lucy.

2: Senior counselor Spiffy at Camp Runamuck, Dave Ketchum was also Agent 13 on this show.

Get Smart.

3: The 2 Williams who played O'Caseys on "My Three Sons".

Demarest and Frawley.

4: On this show, souvenirs made by the Hekawi Indians were sold by O'Rourke Enterprises.

F Troop.

5: Jackie Coogan's most famous TV role was this electrifying character on "The Addams Family".

Uncle Fester.
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February 09, 2022Episode 364 - Student Loans - This Category Stinks! - Second Bananas - Bald Ambition - Mindblowers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 364, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Student Loans
1: I made the very long trip to the library to borrow this epic, Homer's sequel to the "Iliad".

The Odyssey.

2: This Dostoyevsky novel about Alyosha, Dmitri and Ivan clocks in at about 900 pages, so I had to renew my copy.

The Brothers Karamazov.

3: I checked out his "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn", but they weren't the travel books I thought they'd be.

Henry Miller.

4: I borrowed a volume of his works that includes "Elmer Gantry" and "Dodsworth".

Sinclair Lewis.

5: The library copy of his "Finnegans Wake" seems to be missing some text; the last sentence ends, "a long the".

(James) Joyce.
Round 2. Category: This Category Stinks!
1: The strong odor of this semi-aquatic rodent gives it its name.

the muskrat.

2: Proverbially, this pungent bulb "makes a man wink, drink and stink".

garlic.

3: It's the Belgian province bordering the Netherlands that's famous for originating a smelly cheese.

Limburgh.

4: This cartoon character's big screen credits include "For Scent-imental Reasons" and "Heaven Scent".

PepÃ© Le Pew.

5: The only film ever released in "Odorama", it shares its name with a synthetic fabric popular in the 1970s.

Polyester.
Round 3. Category: Second Bananas
1: On the "Tonight Show", it was McMahon's standard introduction for Carson.

"Here's Johnny!".

2: He was Joey Bishop's sidekick long before he teamed up with Kathie Lee.

Regis Philbin.

3: Once partnered with Tommy Chong, he now works with Don Johnson on "Nash Bridges".

Cheech Marin.

4: He got first billing even though he played second banana to wife Gracie Allen.

George Burns.

5: Mel Brooks and this second banana won a Spoken Comedy Grammy in 1999 for "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000".

Carl Reiner.
Round 4. Category: Bald Ambition
1: This bald "Seinfeld" character hit on a woman by saying he lived with his parents and was unemployed.

George Costanza.

2: Perhaps the improved aerodynamic design helped him become 1999's No. 1 ranked tennis player.

Andre Agassi.

3: This follically-challenged animated man once sold his soul to the devil for a doughnut.

Homer Simpson.

4: This Proctor and Gamble icon dresses in white, wears an earring and hates dirt.

Mr. Clean.

5: This super-rich Little Orphan Annie benefactor never joined the Hair Club for Men.

Daddy Warbucks.
Round 5. Category: Mindblowers
1: In 1875 the first swim across this waterway took about 22 hours; in 1994 it was accomplished in about 7.

the English Channel.

2: This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool.

Tim Duncan.

3: There are about 4,000 species of mammals, 8,700 species of birds and 1 million known species of these creatures.

insects.

4: In 2002 the Hormel corporation produced its 6 billionth can of this foodstuff.

Spam.

5: Christianity Today said this animated TV dad is more associated with Christianity than the Pope or Mother Teresa.

Ned Flanders.
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February 08, 2022Episode 363 - Metals - The United States Of Advertising - Driving The Green - World Theatre - Books Of The '70s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 363, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Metals
1: Photography accounts for almost half the industrial use of this metal in the U.S..

silver.

2: This liquid metal is added to paints to make them mildew proof.

Mercury.

3: Of the current penny, nickel, and dime the one which contains the most copper.

nickel.

4: This liquid metal is 13.6 times heavier than an equal volume of water.

mercury.

5: This alloy metal popular for bathroom rails gets softer as it includes more copper and less zinc.

brass.
Round 2. Category: The United States Of Advertising
1: This "advanced medicine for pain" was the first nonprescription brand of ibuprofen in the U.S..

Advil.

2: Julie London sang, "Where there's a man there's" this brand of cigarette; I wonder if he was riding his horse?.

Marlboros.

3: Caffeine and taurnine are the main ingredients in this popular energy drink that "gives you wings".

Red Bull.

4: Bausch and Lomb introduced the "Wayfarer" style of these in 1952.

sunglasses.

5: This product gives you "speedy" relief the morning after.

Alka-Seltzer.
Round 3. Category: Driving The Green
1: "Because you've got better things to do than plug in and wait", the battery of this co.'s Civic Hybrid recharges itself.

Honda.

2: At 55 MPG, you could get from L.A. to Vegas on a bout 5 gallons driving a Prius from this company.

Toyota.

3: The Altra EV from this company that also makes the Altima can hit 75 MPH; what a (non) gas!.

Nissan.

4: The Escape Hybrid from this company claims to have a "range of well over 400 miles on a single tank".

Ford.

5: The EV1 got a fantastic 0 MPG, as it was a no-gas vehicle from this U.S. co. organized by William Durant in 1908.

General Motors.
Round 4. Category: World Theatre
1: This "War and Peace" author's play "The Power of Darkness" was once banned in his native Russia.

Leo Tolstoy.

2: Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country.

Ireland.

3: Israeli playwright Nathan Alterman called his first play "Kineret, Kineret...", Kineret being Hebrew for the Sea of this.

Sea of Galilee.

4: The "Chushingura", about a band of avenging Ronin, is one of the most famous plays in this form of Japanese drama.

Kabuki.

5: Juliette Binoche starred in the 2000 Broadway revival of this British playwright's 1978 classic "Betrayal".

Harold Pinter.
Round 5. Category: Books Of The '70s
1: In a 1972 book, Hunter S. Thompson sent Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo to this city to cover the Mint 400 race.

Las Vegas.

2: This prolific British mystery writer's last published novel was 1976's "Sleeping Murder".

Agatha Christie.

3: Victor Henry of the U.S. Navy and his family are at the center of this 1971 Herman Wouk epic.

Winds of War.

4: A book by Flora Screiber says, Mary, Peggy Lou, Vicky and Vanessa were 4 of this title character's 16 personalities.

Sybil.

5: A review said this 1979 William Styron novel "belongs on that small shelf reserved for American masterpieces".

Sophie's Choice.
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