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February 07, 2022Episode 362 - 30 Years' War Call-In - George And Ringo - Steven Spielberg - Our Government - Steam
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 362, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 30 Years' War Call-In
1: (Alex: To start us off in this category, here's a "caller" from Saxony) If Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II keeps trying to impose this religion on everyone, there'll be hell to pay.

Catholicism.

2: (Alex: Ah, some strange news from Turin now) It's crazy -- the Citadel is under this, similar to a blockade, from an army that's also under this from another army.

siege.

3: (Alex: Well, on the line right now is General Albrecht von Wallenstein) Hey, King Christian IV of this Scandinavian country give me your best shot, pal. You got nothing!.

Denmark.

4: (Alex: Ah, a prediction from Antwerp.) I say the Dutch are going to stick it to this country's fleet just like England did back in 1588.

Spain.

5: (Alex: For our last clue, we have a caller from Italy.) If you think this French cardinal really cares for Mantua's welfare, I have some land in Picardy to sell you.

Cardinal Richelieu.
Round 2. Category: George And Ringo
1: Ringo and this Beatle joined George on the single "All Those Years Ago".

Paul McCartney.

2: Ringo Starr was born with this name on July 7, 1940 in Liverpool.

Richard Starkey.

3: George said this song was inspired by "O Happy Day", but others suggest "He's So Fine".

My Sweet Lord.

4: For Ringo, it was Ring-O; for George, Dark Horse.

Names of their respective record labels.

5: George and Ringo co-wrote this song that Ringo took to No. 1 in 1973.

Photograph.
Round 3. Category: Steven Spielberg
1: As a child, the first film Steven ever saw was this Cecil B. DeMille circus extravaganza.

The Greatest Show on Earth.

2: Vilmos Zsigmond won an Oscar as Steven's cinematographer on this 1977 sci-fi hit.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

3: A critic once compared the panic on the beach scene in "Jaws" to this film's "Odessa Steps" sequence.

Battleship Potemkin.

4: Steven directed Joan Crawford in the pilot for this innovative Rod Serling anthology.

Night Gallery.

5: This 22-minute Spielberg film about 2 people who hitchhike west lends its name to one of his companies.

Amblin'.
Round 4. Category: Our Government
1: This group that meets in the Capitol started in 1789 with 22 members and now has 100.

Senate.

2: Instead of a president, each of the states has this chief executive.

Governor.

3: The U.S. Constitution has 7 articles and 27 of these additions.

Amendments.

4: NASA, which was created in 1958, stands for National Aeronautics and this Administration.

Space.

5: Justice Department head Janet Reno isn't called the Secretary of Justice, but this.

Attorney General.
Round 5. Category: Steam
1: They're the two chemical elements that make up steam.

hydrogen and oxygen.

2: In central heating systems using steam, this is the equivalent of a furnace.

boiler.

3: Steam well above the temperature where it condenses into liquid isn't just heated, it's this.

superheated.

4: Most of the world's electriic power comes from steam turning the wheels of this type of machine.

turbine.

5: One of this Scotsman's big ideas was using the expansion of steam to complete a piston stroke.

James Watt.
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February 06, 2022Episode 361 - Let's Go Bowling - The One I Love - The Romanovs - Quips - Cliffsnotes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 361, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Go Bowling
1: If you knock down all 10 pins on your first throw in a frame, you've scored one of these.

Strike.

2: A perfect game is this score.

300.

3: When throwing your ball, don't cross this "line" that's 60 feet from the pins.

Foul line.

4: The headpin is also known by this "royal" name.

Kingpin.

5: This organization that sanctions tournaments is abbreviated the PBA.

Professional Bowlers Association.
Round 2. Category: The One I Love
1: Shah Jahan built this complex in Agra, India to immortalize Mumtaz, his favorite wife.

the Taj Mahal.

2: How modern--Queen Victoria proposed to him on Oct. 15, 1839.

Prince Albert.

3: The first time Vivien Leigh saw him onstage, she said, "That's the man I'm going to marry" (she was right).

Laurence Olivier.

4: Even after 29 years of marriage, he still thought of wife Linda as "my girlfriend".

Paul McCartney.

5: In 1925 this 3-named British economist married Lydia Lopakova, one of Diaghilev's ballerinas.

John Maynard Keynes.
Round 3. Category: The Romanovs
1: Alexander II added $7,200,000 to Russia's coffers by selling off what's now known as this.

Alaska.

2: In 1695 he declared war on the Ottoman Empire, a great move.

Peter the Great.

3: In 1956 Ingrid Bergman played this possible Romanov.

Anastasia.

4: She and her lover, Count Orlov, overthrew her husband in a July 1762 palace coup.

Catherine the Great.

5: In 1807 Alexander I allied himself with this country; in 1812 the alliance broke and the ex-ally invaded Russia.

France.
Round 4. Category: Quips
1: After being named host of the 2001 Oscar broadcast, this "Roxanne" star cracked, "If you can't win 'em, join 'em".

Steve Martin.

2: This oft-married Hungarian opined, "You never really know a man until you have divorced him".

Zsa Zsa Gabor.

3: This N.Y. film director said he wasn't afraid of dying but "I don't want to be here when it happens".

Woody Allen.

4: "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle", said this Ms. founder who married David Bale in 2000.

Gloria Steinem.

5: Truman Capote reviewed this man's book "On the Road" by saying, "That's not writing. It's just typing".

Jack Kerouac.
Round 5. Category: Cliffsnotes
1: Livestock successfully stage rebellion, pigs end up blowing it for everyone.

"Animal Farm".

2: Title guy shipwrecks, ends up on 28-year island getaway, makes a friend, goes home.

"Robinson Crusoe".

3: 2 guys dream of owning a farm, one kills the boss' daughter-in-law, then his pal kills him.

"Of Mice and Men".

4: Frenchman swipes some bread, gets 19 years, gets out, gets pursued by a cop who dies.

"Les Miserables".

5: Con man checks into mental hospital to avoid prison farm, meets nasty nurse, doesn't check out.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
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February 05, 2022Episode 360 - Beatlyrics - Singer-Songwriters - Horror Films - In Fashion - What Have "V" Here
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 360, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Beatlyrics
1: This 1967 hit begins,"Love love love.Love love love.Love love love".

"All You Need Is Love".

2: "I saw a film today, oh boy,The English Army had just won the war".

"A Day In The Life".

3: "Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out,They leave the West behind".

"Back In The U.S.S.R.".

4: "Let me tell you how it will be,There's one for you, 19 for me,'Cos I'm" this guy,"Yeah I'm" this guy.

the "Taxman".

5: "Expert texpert choking smokersDon't you think the joker laughs at you?".

"I Am The Walrus".
Round 2. Category: Singer-Songwriters
1: "Beat It".

Michael Jackson.

2: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder".

Paul Anka.

3: "That Don't Impress Me Much".

Shania Twain.

4: "I Walk the Line".

Johnny Cash.

5: "Short People".

Randy Newman.
Round 3. Category: Horror Films
1: "Christine" was a car, "Carrie" a girl and "Cujo" one of these.

dog.

2: Chucky, a killer doll, made his debut in this 1988 film.

Child's Play.

3: In 1992 Gary Oldman sank his teeth into this title role, playing him both young and old.

Dracula.

4: This star of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" made his directorial debut with "976-EVIL".

Robert Englund.

5: Face it, this nickname really sticks on Clive Barker's main demon from the "Hellraiser" films.

Pinhead.
Round 4. Category: In Fashion
1: This traditional garment of Japan is also available with fur trim from Fendi for $28,000.

a kimono.

2: Hats in the shape of this food are a common sight at Wisconsin sporting events.

cheese.

3: 70% of American men aged 25-45 own a pair of these Levi Strauss khakis.

Dockers.

4: The ankle-high side-zipped boot named for this rock band was introduced in the '60s.

Beatle Boots.

5: A men's stiff, formal white shirt is said to be this, like an egg or a lobster.

boiled.
Round 5. Category: What Have "V" Here
1: Novels about this historic event include "Fortunate Son" and "The Green Berets".

the Vietnam War.

2: A 1947 essayist said this, the dissection of living creatures, puts humans "on the animal level".

vivisection.

3: Wang, Vague or Lynn.

Vera.

4: This country officially designates itself a "Bolivarian Republic".

Venezuela.

5: Said to have wiped the sweat from the face of Jesus, her veil is now a Vatican relic.

(St.) Veronica.
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February 04, 2022Episode 359 - Behind The Zodiac - 1802 - European Cities - Celebrity Books - Put On Your Jamies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 359, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Behind The Zodiac
1: When you cast your eyes on this constellation, know that half of it may represent Castor.

Gemini.

2: Cancer is the crab that attacked this hero who was battling the Hydra.

Hercules.

3: This device belongs to Astraea.

Libra (the scales).

4: This constellation, Chiron, is the "centaur" of attention.

Sagittarius.

5: Europa was carried off by Zeus who was in the shape of this constellation.

Taurus the bull.
Round 2. Category: 1802
1: In 1802, after he'd been in office for a year, the first article on his involvement with Sally Hemings was published.

Thomas Jefferson.

2: Incorporated as a town in 1802; made capital of the Michigan Territory in 1805; burned down the same year.

Detroit.

3: In his "Heiligenstadt Tastament", Beethoven lamented over his loss of this.

Hearing.

4: French mining engineer Albert Matieu-Favier suggested building a tunnel under this.

English Channel.

5: Napoleon established this "Legion" as an Order of Merit in 1802.

Legion of Honor (Legion d'honneur).
Round 3. Category: European Cities
1: In 1986 Thessaloniki in this country celebrated its 2,300th birthday.

Greece.

2: The World Health Organization is headquartered in this Swiss city.

Geneva.

3: While Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, this city is the seat of government.

The Hague.

4: One of Norway's best-known resorts, it hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Lillehammer.

5: Signed in 1975, the accord named for this city was an effort to ease tensions between the Soviet Bloc and the West.

Helsinki.
Round 4. Category: Celebrity Books
1: This talk show host and son Cody share some of their experiences in "Listen to My Heart".

Kathie Lee Gifford.

2: "Call Me Crazy" is what this former companion of Ellen DeGeneres called her 2001 tell-all book.

Anne Heche.

3: Title of disco queen Gloria Gaynor's 1997 autobiography, or the title of her biggest hit.

"I Will Survive".

4: She chronicled her journey through postpartum depression in 2005's "Down Came the Rain".

Brooke Shields.

5: This comedian's "shopgirl" was turned into a 2005 film staring himself and Claire Danes.

Steve Martin.
Round 5. Category: Put On Your Jamies
1: She was Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" and Willa in the sort-of follow-up "Fierce Creatures".

Jamie Lee Curtis.

2: Thaddaeus in the 1965 film "The Greatest Story Ever Told", he got his greatest role ever in 1972 as Max Klinger.

Jamie Farr.

3: This comic was Bundini Brown in "Ali" and Steamin' Beamen in "Any Given Sunday".

Jamie Foxx.

4: In a 2002 WB show people got to view his "experiments" with his hidden camera practical jokes.

Jamie Kennedy.

5: Jamie in this family that includes N.C. and Andrew said, "Everybody in my family paints -- excluding possibly the dogs".

Wyeth.
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February 03, 2022Episode 358 - On Your "Own" - Hungary - Meats - Prime Ministers - Nv
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 358, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On Your "Own"
1: Remember used cars? now dealers refer to those models as this type.

pre-owned.

2: 9-letter term meaning produced in a particular region for local consumption.

homegrown.

3: The Tomb of the American this, for a serviceman killed in WWI, was established in 1921.

the Unknown Soldier.

4: To repudiate or renounce, especially one's heirs.

disown.

5: An overheated engine can get this way; so can your mind, man, if you think how small we are, y'know, cosmically.

blown.
Round 2. Category: Hungary
1: Paprika is an essential ingredient in this popular Hungarian stew, whose name is short for "herdsman's meat".

Goulash.

2: In 1867 Hungary and this country established a dual monarchy that lasted until the end of World War I.

Austria.

3: The Hungarians call this river the Duna.

Danube.

4: In 1982 Hungary joined this organization, the IMF, which arranges economic aid to its members.

International Monetary Fund.

5: This ethnic group makes up at least 95% of Hungary's population.

Magyars.
Round 3. Category: Meats
1: This cut is a pig's hind leg above the hock.

ham.

2: A long-standing tradition in France, hippophagy is the consumption of this.

horse.

3: These gastropods are sometimes fed aromatic herbs to give them a special savor.

snail.

4: One of the largest edible fish, these huge flatfish can measure over 5 X 10 feet and can exceed 700 pounds.

halibut.

5: Used to cure many meats including bacon, its the creosote and formaldehyde in this that help preserve things.

smoke.
Round 4. Category: Prime Ministers
1: This current French president served as prime minister under both Giscard d'Estaing and Mitterrand.

Jacques Chirac.

2: Prior to becoming Britain's prime minister in 2007, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

(Gordon) Brown.

3: This country's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki helped draft its new Constitution.

Iraq.

4: He took power in 1993 when his Liberals won 177 of the 295 seats in Canada's House of Commons.

Jean Chretien.

5: A devastating stroke in 2006 ended his tenure as prime minister of Israel.

(Ariel) Sharon.
Round 5. Category: Nv
1: This current leader in the Senate became the youngest lt. governor in Nevada history at the age of 30.

Harry Reid.

2: One of the largest artificial lakes in the world, it straddles the border between Arizona and Nevada.

Lake Mead.

3: On Nevada's state flag, you can see 2 sprays of this wise-sounding state flower.

sagebrush.

4: Lincoln saw Nevada's statehood as additional support for this amendment that outlawed slavery.

the 13th Amendment.

5: In 1859 this "lode" of silver made Nevada's Virginia City one of the most famous Western mining towns.

the Comstock Lode.
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February 02, 2022Episode 357 - World Religions - How Provincial! - The "Wash" Room - Don't Do The Crime - Brain Maul!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 357, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: World Religions
1: In this religion, the devil is called Iblis, or "al-Shaitaan".

Islam.

2: His book "Dianetics" gave rise to the Church of Scientology.

L. Ron Hubbard.

3: Xochiquetzal was the goddess of beauty of this Mexican civilization.

Aztec.

4: Hawaii's second-largest island is named for this Polynesian demi-god.

Maui.

5: Meaning "disciple", this is a follower of Guru Nanak and his successor gurus.

Sikh.
Round 2. Category: How Provincial!
1: Hainan,Hunan,Yunnan.

China.

2: Western Cape,Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal.

South Africa.

3: Limburg,Antwerp,West Flanders.

Belgium.

4: Dong Nai, Dong Thap,Lam Dong.

Vietnam.

5: Almeria,Salamanca,Cordoba.

Spain.
Round 3. Category: The "Wash" Room
1: Use it for gargling.

mouthwash.

2: An entry-level restaurant job or a labor-saving appliance that does the same thing.

a dishwasher.

3: To cover up errors or wrongdoing; perhaps for Tom Sawyer?.

whitewash.

4: Hyphenated term meaning lacking in decisiveness.

wishy-washy.

5: Adventurous swordsman.

a swashbuckler.
Round 4. Category: Don't Do The Crime
1: In Wyoming, this crime is fourth degree when property worth less than $200 is purposely burned.

arson.

2: If the guy hired to throw unruly people out of bars writes a bad check, he's doubly one of these.

a bouncer.

3: Term for a person who conceals himself on a ship to avoid paying for the passage.

stowaway.

4: This phrase refers to an auto accident in which the driver probably at fault fails to stay and identify himself.

hit-and-run.

5: From the Middle English for "to wander", it's the crime of a person without home or money wandering idly in public.

vagrancy.
Round 5. Category: Brain Maul!
1: Donald Duck's middle nephew alphabetically.

Huey.

2: It's the tallest land mammal north of Antarctica.

Giraffe.

3: He was Liz Taylor's first husband.

Nicky Hilton.

4: Number of yards in a mile times the number of feet in a yard.

5,280.

5: The 4 U.S. states that begin with the word "New".

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.
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February 01, 2022Episode 356 - Literary Mommas - Noted Scribes - The Movies: But Weight, There's More - Math Symbols - Corporate
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 356, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Literary Mommas
1: After arriving in California from Dust Bowl Oklahoma, she tells her son Tom, "They ain't gonna wipe us out".

Mother Joad.

2: Jing-mei Woo takes the place of her deceased mother Suyuan at the weekly mah-jongg games in this 1989 novel.

The Joy Luck Club.

3: In this 1868 novel Marmee takes care of her 4 girls while her husband is away serving as an army chaplain in the Civil War.

Little Women.

4: This Dickens character returns home to find that his mother Clara has married the heartless Mr. Murdstone.

David Copperfield.

5: After Beowulf kills this monster, the monster's mother ravages Heorot before she is also killed by Beowulf.

Grendel.
Round 2. Category: Noted Scribes
1: Shortly after arriving in France in 1924, he completed "The Great Gatsby".

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2: While serving as an ambulance driver, he was injured at Fossalta di Piave, Italy on July 8, 1918.

Ernest Hemingway.

3: He's written plays based on his works, including "Dandelion Wine" and "Fahrenheit 451".

Ray Bradbury.

4: This essayist wrote 3 children's stories, the last being "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1970.

E.B. White.

5: From 1903 to 1905, American author Winston Churchill served in the legislature of this "Granite State".

New Hampshire.
Round 3. Category: The Movies: But Weight, There's More
1: He took time off from filming "Raging Bull" in order to gain the weight he needed for the ending.

Robert De Niro.

2: He gained as well as lost weight for his role in "Cast Away".

Tom Hanks.

3: An Italian pasta job could have bulked her up for the 2003 film "Monster".

Charlize Theron.

4: For his role as the hobbit Samwise, he packed on 30 pounds.

Sean Astin.

5: The pounds he put on for "Cop Land" may have been from a lot of rocky road ice cream.

Sylvester Stallone.
Round 4. Category: Math Symbols
1: Ã·.

a division sign.

2: âˆš.

square root.

3: â‰ .

not equal.

4: <.

less than.

5: â‰ˆ.

approximately.
Round 5. Category: Corporate
1: This car-repair chain founded in 1956 shares its name with a king of ancient Phrygia.

Midas.

2: The Southland Corporation might say "Oh, thank heaven" for this chain of 30,000 convenience stores.

7-11.

3: In 1999 this shoe company named the largest building at its corporate headquarters after soccer great Mia Hamm.

Nike.

4: Henry Ford called minority stockholders in his corporation these, like the ones that cause dysentery and malaria.

parasites.

5: The discovery of oil in 1879 at Pico Canyon near Los Angeles was the start of what's now this petroleum corporation, stock symbol CVX.

Chevron.
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January 31, 2022Episode 355 - Aussie Odds And Ends - Biblical Names - Bruce Willis - Famous Last Words - I Write The Songs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 355, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Aussie Odds And Ends
1: In 1993 Sydney beat out Beijing by 2 votes to get to host this, 7 years later.

Summer Olympic Games.

2: Australia became a commonwealth in 1901, but this group didn't become citizens until 1967.

Aborigines.

3: Nevil Shute's novel "A Town Like Alice" is set during this war.

World War II.

4: Lindy Chamberlain, who claimed one of these carried off and killed her baby, was wrongly convicted of murder.

Dingo (wild dog).

5: Group that had a 1982 No. 1 hit in the U.S. singing "I Come From A Land Down Under".

Men At Work.
Round 2. Category: Biblical Names
1: When the following song went gold, so did the chains across this composer's chest:.

Isaac Hayes.

2: According to the nursery rhyme, he was born on a Monday and buried on Sunday.

Solomon Grundy.

3: At this man's inaugural, Mathew Brady took the first photo of a president being sworn in.

Abraham Lincoln.

4: In 1818, she "gave birth" to the world's most famous monster.

Mary Shelley.

5: Pro basketball's MVP in 1979, '82, + '83.

Moses Malone.
Round 3. Category: Bruce Willis
1: This Bruce Willis film premiered in 1998 at the Kennedy Space Center.

Armageddon.

2: Little Richard performed the ceremony when Bruce married this woman.

Demi Moore.

3: The title of the third film in this series starring Bruce Willis as cop John McClane added "With A Vengeance".

Die Hard.

4: Bruce thanked Al Pacino and The Three Stooges when he picked up an Emmy in 1987 for his work on this TV show.

Moonlighting.

5: The first feature film Bruce starred in was this dating comedy that also starred Kim Basinger.

Blind Date.
Round 4. Category: Famous Last Words
1: An unemployed soldier, 1821:"Josephine!".

Napoleon Bonaparte.

2: A pilot, 1937:"Gas is running low...we are flying at 1,000 feet...".

Amelia Earhart.

3: A social leader, 1965:"Let's cool it, brothers!".

Malcolm X.

4: A monarch, 1603:"All my possessions for a moment of time".

Queen Elizabeth I.

5: A poet, 1953:"I've had 18 straight whiskies, I think that's the record".

Dylan Thomas.
Round 5. Category: I Write The Songs
1: He's the answer, my friend to who wrote Peter, Paul and Mary's "Blowin' In The Wind".

Bob Dylan.

2: He wrote "Blinded By The Light" and "Fire", which were hits for Manfred Mann and the Pointer Sisters, respectively.

Bruce Springsteen.

3: He co-wrote the songs "Copacabana" and "Could It Be Magic", but not "I Write the Songs".

Barry Manilow.

4: We've got nothing but this for Otis Redding, who wrote the song, Aretha Franklin's first No. 1 hit.

Respect.

5: This singer-songwriter of "Doctor My Eyes" had a highly publicized breakup with Daryl Hannah in the early '90s.

Jackson Browne.
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January 30, 2022Episode 354 - Rodent, Marsupial Or Reptile - Suburbia - Rx Marks The Spot - Invented First - Where In The World Is San Diego?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 354, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Rodent, Marsupial Or Reptile
1: The wallaby.

marsupial.

2: The hamster.

rodent.

3: The gecko.

reptile.

4: The beaver.

rodent.

5: The caiman.

reptile.
Round 2. Category: Suburbia
1: The original "Drew Carey Show" theme song was "Moon Over Parma", a suburb of this city.

Cleveland.

2: Long a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth, it shares its name with a suburb of Washington, D.C..

Arlington.

3: Whitefish Bay, on Lake Michigan, is a suburb of this Wisconsin city.

Milwaukee.

4: As in an album title, a lotta rap came "Straight Outta" this L.A. suburb.

Compton.

5: In 1814 steam ferry service made these NYC "Heights" the world's first commuter suburb.

Brooklyn Heights.
Round 3. Category: Rx Marks The Spot
1: The stimulant methylphenidate, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is known by this trade name.

Ritalin.

2: "Oxy" for short, this painkiller has been widely abused in poor rural areas in the U.S..

Oxycontin.

3: Also known as Alprazolam, you could say it is an "X" factor in anti-anxiety drugs.

Xanax.

4: A compound of this lightest metal is used to treat bipolar disorder.

lithium.

5: "Triazolam Days" just didn't sound quite right; maybe that's why the sleeping drug is known as this.

Halcion.
Round 4. Category: Invented First
1: Stereoscope,bifocal lens,x-ray tube.

bifocal lens.

2: Microwave oven,fiberglass,frozen food.

frozen food.

3: Gyroscope,stethoscope,telescope.

telescope.

4: Linoleum,bakelite,aspartame.

linoleum (around 1860).

5: Bunsen burner,Geiger counter,Leyden jar.

Leyden jar (1745).
Round 5. Category: Where In The World Is San Diego?
1: San Diego stays classy with its Old Globe Theatre, built in 1935 to present abridged versions of his plays.

William Shakespeare.

2: Check out the "Dolphin Discovery" and "Sea Lions Tonite" shows at this San Diego attraction.

Sea World.

3: The San Diego stadium now named for this telecom company is known as "The Q".

Qualcomm.

4: This venue opened in 1989 crawls with sandmen and Doctor Whos as the home of the annual Comic-Con.

the convention center.

5: In Presidio Park, a museum named for this Franciscan missionary has exhibits on early San Diego history.

JunÃpero Serra.
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January 29, 2022Episode 353 - C In History - On The Old Quarter - It'll Be A Cold Day In Helena - 2006 Commemorative Stamps - Play This
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 353, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: C In History
1: This state's Gold Rush began in 1858, about 10 years after California's.

Colorado.

2: Canada's Hamilton River was renamed in 1965 to honor this British statesman.

Winston Churchill.

3: Originally, it was President Coolidge's middle name.

Calvin.

4: In 1860 Abe Lincoln became the Republican presidential nominee at a convention held in this city.

Chicago.

5: In 1594 France's King Henry IV was crowned in the Magnificent Cathedral in this city.

Chartres.
Round 2. Category: On The Old Quarter
1: The sole verb.

trust.

2: At 8 letters, it's the longest word (hint: it's Latin).

pluribus.

3: The direction in which the figures are facing.

left.

4: The single word at the top of the "heads" side.

Liberty.

5: The leaves of this plant are depicted on the reverse of the quarter.

(the) olive (tree).
Round 3. Category: It'll Be A Cold Day In Helena
1: Helena is the seat of a county named for these 2 men who passed through the area in 1805.

Lewis and Clark.

2: Of 25,000, 250,000 or 500,000, the approximate population of Helena, Montana.

25,000.

3: Helena sprang up after 1864, when this was found in Last Chance Gulch; the gulch is now the main street of Helena.

gold.

4: Royal "city" nickname of Helena... and Buffalo... and Seattle... and Cincinnati....

the Queen City.

5: 10 miles west of Helena is this 2-word geographic feature, the crestline of the Rockies.

the Continental Divide.
Round 4. Category: 2006 Commemorative Stamps
1: In the American Motorcycles series, here's this type of bike named for the removal of some parts.

a chopper.

2: Wonders of America: Land of Superlatives includes these oldest mountains that run from Canada to Alabama.

the Appalachians.

3: 4 stamps feature aspects of Ben Franklin; here he is in this job.

Postmaster General.

4: The longest arm of the law, he's part of a series on DC comics superheroes.

Plastic Man.

5: Canada Post is a joint issuer of the stamp commemorating the 400th anniversary of this Frenchman's voyage.

Samuel de Champlain.
Round 5. Category: Play This
1: This "avian" skateboarding legend has produced several high-flying video games for Activision.

Tony Hawk.

2: It's off to Skull Island for Peter Jackson's official video game adaptation of this ape movie.

King Kong.

3: In New Super Mario Bros., Mario can go head-to-head against this brother of his.

Luigi.

4: Advent Children and Chains of Promethia are just 2 of the many episodes in this popular role-playing game.

Final Fantasy.

5: DDR for short, this groovy game can help keep you in shape.

Dance Dance Revolution.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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