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September 21, 2022Episode 588 - The 7 Wonders - Baseball Words - Political Parties - Body Parts - "Big" And "Little"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 588, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The 7 Wonders
1: We sort of know what the Statue of Zeus looked like because it was reproduced on these of the realm.

coins.

2: They were located on terraces that possibly rose some 300 feet.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

3: Made of bronze, it was destroyed by an earthquake in 224 B.C..

Colossus of Rhodes.

4: An earthquake in the 13th century signaled the loss of this -- signal.

Lighthouse at Alexandria.

5: As always, invading Goths got the blame for destroying her temple at Ephesus.

Artemis/Diana.
Round 2. Category: Baseball Words
1: Spiders catch them in their webs.

Flies.

2: What a catcher might eat his dinner on.

Home plate.

3: A highly prized form of carbon.

Diamond.

4: People who used peroxide on their hair.

Bleachers.

5: It's material from which flags are made, or decorations in the colors of a flag.

Bunting.
Round 3. Category: Political Parties
1: Though party traces its origins to Jefferson, Andrew Jackson was 1st president to be called this.

Democrat.

2: He was the last Federalist candidate to be elected president.

John Quincy Adams.

3: Formed to oppose Andrew Jackson, this party's 1st program was Clay's "American System" favoring high tariffs.

Whigs.

4: Whoopee! When he got 2 A.M. word of his reelection, he ordered bacon and eggs for himself, Colson and Haldeman.

Nixon.

5: Jay Leno emceed the 2003 victory party at this man's campaign HQ; he had announced his candidacy on Jay's show.

Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Round 4. Category: Body Parts
1: Phosphenes are the sensations of light you get when pressure is applied to these.

the eyes.

2: The smallest human cell is this cell originating only in the male.

Sperm cell.

3: Wamble is a term for the sound this organ can make.

stomach.

4: To cure a cataract, this part of the eye is replaced with an artificial one.

lens.

5: The talus bone meets these 2 leg bones at the ankle joint.

Tibia and fibula.
Round 5. Category: "Big" And "Little"
1: British lawyer and horologist Edmund Beckett had a hand in designing this famous attraction.

Big Ben.

2: At 8'2", he's over a foot taller than his best friend Snuffleupagus.

Big Bird.

3: It sounds every hour on the hour outside London's houses of Parliament.

Big Ben.

4: This baseball organization was founded in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, originally for boys aged 9 to 12.

Little League.

5: "I think I can -- I think I can -- I think I can" name this classic children's tale by Watty Piper.

The Little Engine That Could.
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September 20, 2022Episode 587 - Lakes - The Grammy Awards - Babysitting Tips - Moving Around The Dial - Traveling
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 587, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lakes
1: Leech Lake in Minnesota is the largest of this river's headwater lakes.

Mississippi River.

2: Lake Titicaca is the largest lake on this continent.

South America.

3: Named for a British king in 1755, this New York lake empties into Lake Champlain from the north.

Lake George.

4: Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, lies near Kyoto in the west central area of this island.

Honshu.

5: The deepest point of this southeastern Siberian lake is about 3,800 feet below sea level.

Lake Baikal.
Round 2. Category: The Grammy Awards
1: In 1974 this N.C. Democrat's spoken word recording, "Senator Sam at Home", received a Grammy nom..

Sam Ervin.

2: Of Inspirational, Country or Rock 'n" Roll, the type of music for which Elvis won his 3 Grammys.

Inspiration.

3: His "Live on the Sunset Strip" album was 1982's "Best Comedy Recording".

Richard Pryor.

4: Henry Mancini's music from this Craig Stevens TV series won "Album of the Year" in 1959.

Peter Gunn.

5: This guitarist has won 7 Grammy Awards for "Best Country Instrumental Performance".

Chet Atkins.
Round 3. Category: Babysitting Tips
1: Ask if the little darlings have any of the food type of these; milk, egg and peanut are among the most common.

allergies.

2: Mom and Dad may restrict kids' TV to shows with this letter rating, the same as the blandest movies.

G.

3: Learn diapering skills at sitter certification classes from this group whose "American" branch dates from 1881.

Red Cross.

4: If little Cindy gets into the medicine cabinet, you can reach the closest of these centers at 800-222-1222.

poison control centers.

5: Some kids won't go to sleep without this rhyming item, though a 1999 study suggests it may cause myopia.

night light.
Round 4. Category: Moving Around The Dial
1: (Hi, I'm Ian Ziering) On "90210" the Walsh family moved to Beverly Hills from this state.

Minnesota.

2: As the Fresh Prince, Will Smith moved from west Philly to this ritzy California enclave.

Bel-Air.

3: Frasier left his Boston practice to host a radio show on this city's KACL.

Seattle.

4: She left her troubled past in L.A. for not-so-sunny Sunnydale, mecca to demons and vampires.

Buffy.

5: Lisa and Oliver Wendell Douglas left Manhattan life for a Hooterville farm on this '60s series.

Green Acres.
Round 5. Category: Traveling
1: A cold beer is just the thing to quench your thirst when cruising along this river in the capital of the Netherlands.

the Amstel River.

2: If you're a U.S. citizen, you'll need one of these to visit China and we don't mean the credit card.

a visa.

3: Families enjoy the Boudewijn Park and Dolphinarium in this European low country.

Belgium.

4: For her cabin on this type of Cunard vessel, a Victorian-era traveler packed this type of "trunk".

a steamer.

5: Finding guidebooks of his time boring, this Hungarian started his own travel series with 1936's "On the Continent".

Eugene Fodor.
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September 19, 2022Episode 586 - Pop And Rock Music - Calamity Jane - We Love Broadway - World Capitals - Classroom Films
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 586, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Pop And Rock Music
1: This "Hotel California" band first came together to back Linda Ronstadt at a concert at Disneyland.

the Eagles.

2: Hit song title shared by Kris Kross and Van Halen.

"Jump".

3: Oddly, female rapper Megan Pete calls herself "Megan Thee" this word for a male horse.

Stallion.

4: Smells like this Seattle group was Spin Magazine's Artist of the Year for 1992.

Nirvana.

5: In 2019 Madonna performed at but did not compete in this international song competition.

Eurovision.
Round 2. Category: Calamity Jane
1: Jane had some "dark times" as a camp follower of an expedition to these South Dakota hills.

Black Hills.

2: Jane's job title of bullwhacker indicates she drove cattle with one of these implements.

whip.

3: General George, whose troops Jane rode with, had this last name that Nixon said didn't apply to him.

Crook.

4: A woman surfaced in 1941 claiming to be the daughter of Jane and this man who played one poker hand too many.

Wild Bill Hickok.

5: Jane's gig at the 1901 Pan-American Expo in this city was overshadowed by ths McKinley assassination there.

Buffalo.
Round 3. Category: We Love Broadway
1: (Before the clue is given, Kate Reinders from the Broadway play Wicked helps with the clue.)"Popular /You're gonna be pop-u-lar /I'll teach you the proper ploys /When you talk to boys /Little ways to flirt and flounce--woww! /I'll show you what shoes to wear /How to fix your hair /Everything that really counts to be /Popular /I'll help you be pop-u-lar /You'll hang with the right cohorts /You'll be good at sports /Know the slang you gotta know /So let's start /'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go""Wicked" is based on a modern novel inspired by this classic L. Frank Baum book that took us "over the rainbow".

The Wizard of Oz.

2: Alfre Woodard winged onto B'way in "Drowning Crow", an African-American version of this Chekhov classic.

The Seagull.

3: Well, chim chim cher-ee! This musical about a flying nanny is flying onto Broadway.

Mary Poppins.

4: In 2003 he was "dirty dancing" in "Chicago" on Broadway before embarking on the show's national tour.

Patrick Swayze.

5: Hey, hey! This member of The Monkees took over the role of Zoser in "Aida" in 2004.

Micky Dolenz.
Round 4. Category: World Capitals
1: Foreign embassies are located in Jiddah, some 500 miles from this country's capital, Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia.

2: As its name implies, this Middle Eastern capital was once known for its damascened steel sword blades.

Damascus.

3: Founded by famed conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada on Chibcha Indian site "Bacata".

Bogota.

4: A revolving restaurant spins atop the hot water storage tanks on this northern capital's Oskjuhlid Hill.

Reykjavik.

5: In this Arab capital Christians live mainly on the east side and Muslims mainly on the west side.

Beirut.
Round 5. Category: Classroom Films
1: 1989:Robin Williams inspires his prep school students to discover Whitman and Tennyson.

Dead Poets Society.

2: 1955: Idealistic Glenn Ford tries to reach troubled students like Sidney Poitier.

Blackboard Jungle.

3: 1967:Idealistic Sidney Poitier teaches rough East Enders, earns respect and a song from Lulu.

To Sir, with Love.

4: 1987:Edward James Olmos' students from the East L.A. barrio pass the A.P. calcul
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September 18, 2022Episode 585 - The Third - Star Trek 101 - It's Australia, Mate - Travel Texas - Perhaps Some "Tea"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 585, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Third
1: He was the last king of the House of York.

Richard III.

2: Charles Conrad, Jr. was the third man to walk here.

The Moon.

3: Our third president, for 4 years he had a Burr in his side.

Thomas Jefferson.

4: The third reindeer named in "A Visit From St. Nicholas", he follows Dancer and precedes Vixen.

Prancer.

5: Based on an Erich Maria Remarque novel, it was the third film to win a Best Picture Oscar.

All Quiet On The Western Front.
Round 2. Category: Star Trek 101
1: These hand weapons used by an Enterprise crew can be set from stun to disrupt.

phasers.

2: (Hi, I'm Roxann Dawson.) As chief engineer, B'Elanna Torres is in charge of this drive that mixes matter and antimatter.

warp drive.

3: Majel Barrett, the computer voice you hear in the TV shows and films, is the widow of this creator of "Star Trek".

Gene Roddenberry.

4: (Hi I'm Robert Duncan McNeill.) Tom Paris' father is an admiral in this arm of the Federation.

Starfleet.

5: (Hello, I'm Armin Shimerman.) A knowledgeable Ferengi knows there are 285 rules of this, the 1st one being "Once you have their money never give it back".

acquisition.
Round 3. Category: It's Australia, Mate
1: This Australian state reports it has lost the 1859 decree Victoria signed authorizing its name.

Queensland.

2: The "Ground" for this sport in Melbourne, Australia has a capacity of about 100,000 spectators.

cricket.

3: Australia's botanists first bred these green-skinned apples in the late 19th century.

Granny Smith apples.

4: Australia's smallest state, this island used to be called Van Diemen's Land.

Tasmania.

5: It's "evolved" to become the largest city of Australia's Northern Territory.

Darwin.
Round 4. Category: Travel Texas
1: Used in casting the Marine Corps Memorial, the original sculpture of this event can be seen in Harlingen.

Raising of the flag on Iwo Jima.

2: When in San Antonio, remember to visit this famous fortress.

The Alamo.

3: At this landmark you can see Davy Crockett's buckskin vest and a hunting knife like the one wielded by Jim Bowie.

the Alamo.

4: In Parker, Texas you can tour the Southfork Ranch made famous by this TV series.

Dallas.

5: Say howdy to 52-foot Big Tex at the state fair of Texas, a stone's throw from this college football stadium.

the Cotton Bowl.
Round 5. Category: Perhaps Some "Tea"
1: What Helen Keller called Anne Sullivan.

Teacher.

2: Hold hair at ends, comb toward scalp; cracking gum optional.

tease.

3: Daniel Tobin headed this union from 1907 to 1952, bringing its membership from 40,000 to more than a million.

the Teamsters.

4: It has about 40,000 people and it's right near Hackensack.

Teaneck.

5: This great trombonist was part of Louis Armstrong's band from 1947 to 1951.

Jack Teagarden.
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September 17, 2022Episode 584 - First In Our Hearts - Valentine's Day - The Emmy Awards - Tv And Movie Robots - Tool Time
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 584, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: First In Our Hearts
1: The first U.S. coin with the likeness of a president was this coin based on a photo taken in Mathew Brady's studio.

(the Lincoln) penny.

2: The first of these in the U.S. was for a potash process and was signed by Washington and Jefferson.

a patent.

3: The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was made by this Italian-American physicist in 1942.

Fermi.

4: The first of these cast for a woman was Roger MacBride's, going to 1972 Libertarian V.P. candidate Theodora Nathan.

an Electoral College vote.

5: Having no reeds, pipes or vibrating parts, this man's 1935 organ was the first of its kind.

(Laurens) Hammond.
Round 2. Category: Valentine's Day
1: On Feb. 14, 1985 the conservative Jewish movement announced its decision to accept women in this post.

Rabbi.

2: He told the 20th Communist Party Congress Feb. 14, 1956 that war with capitalist imperialism was not inevitable.

Nikita Khrushchev.

3: This partner of Bob Woodward was born Feb. 14, 1944 in Washington, D.C., the city that made him famous.

Carl Bernstein.

4: New Mexico had been a state for almost 5 weeks when this neighbor joined the Union in 1912.

Arizona.

5: A young girl received the first dual transplant of the heart and this organ Feb. 14, 1984.

Liver.
Round 3. Category: The Emmy Awards
1: This "Evening Shade" star joked that he was going to mount his Emmy on the hood of his Mercedes.

Burt Reynolds.

2: In 1982 and 1983 the TV Academy "hailed" Carol Kane and Christopher Lloyd for their roles on this sitcom.

Taxi.

3: Of Marion Lorne, Agnes Moorehead or Elizabeth Montgomery, the one who won an Emmy for "Bewitched".

Marion Lorne.

4: Bebe Neuwirth, a 1986 Tony winner for "Sweet Charity", won 2 Emmys for playing Lilith on this sitcom.

Cheers.

5: This TV "Golden Girl" was nominated for the first "Best Actress" Emmy in 1950 but lost to Gertrude Berg.

Betty White.
Round 4. Category: Tv And Movie Robots
1: This futuristic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series featured a robot named Rosie.

The Jetsons.

2: She was Rhoda, Bob Cummings' robot, on "My Living Doll".

Julie Newmar.

3: He played a gunslinging robot in both "Westworld" and its sequel, "Futureworld".

Yul Brynner.

4: For 3 seasons Dick Gautier played this CONTROL robot on "Get Smart".

Hymie.

5: This "Forbidden Planet" robot could speak over 180 languages, drive a vehicle and make all the booze you'd like.

Robby the Robot.
Round 5. Category: Tool Time
1: A sharp twist of your muscle that might make a monkey out of you.

a wrench.

2: If you know the correct procedure, you "know" this tool.

the drill.

3: Seen here, this pair is just the thing for pounding or grinding.

a mortar and pestle.

4: This volcanic material was used by primitive humans in the making of tools.

obsidian.

5: The working tools of a blacksmith include a bellows, a hammer and one of these sturdy, iron hammering blocks.

an anvil.
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September 16, 2022Episode 583 - Tv Series Finales - We Want Pisa! - Baseball - National Airlines - Design
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 583, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Series Finales
1: As many hoped, on the final episode of "Friends", these 2 characters finally got back together.

Ross and Rachel.

2: Miss Ellie turned Southfork Ranch over to Bobby.

Dallas.

3: This title serial killer became a lumberjack, because why not.

Dexter.

4: Was it all a dream? On the last episode of "Newhart", Bob awoke with this former TV wife, not Mary Frann.

Suzanne Pleshette.

5: Lois and Clark had a wedding; Clark finally got the Superman suit, which he donned to save Lois aboard Air Force One.

Smallville.
Round 2. Category: We Want Pisa!
1: The Italian city of Pisa is located at the mouth of the Arno River, where it flows into this body of water.

the Mediterranean Sea.

2: In Italian it's known as "La Torre Pendente".

the Leaning Tower.

3: At the head of his own militia, this medieval author of "The Prince" helped conquer Pisa for Florence in 1509.

Machiavelli.

4: Born in Pisa in the 16th century, he studied the laws of falling bodies and the motions of projectiles.

Galileo.

5: This island off the Italian coast where Napoleon was first exiled was controlled for many years by Pisa.

Elba.
Round 3. Category: Baseball
1: If you don't mind the abuse, you can earn $40-100,000 a year doing this job in the majors.

umpire.

2: Courts have upheld local ordinances banning night games in this team's ball park.

the Chicago Cubs.

3: To baseball players, stripper Morganna Roberts is better known by this nickname.

Kissing Bandit.

4: Nicknamed the "Georgia Peach", he has the all-time highest career batting average, .367.

Ty Cobb.

5: The Cubs' Hack Wilson holds the record for the most of these in 1 season, 190.

RBIs.
Round 4. Category: National Airlines
1: El Al.

Israel.

2: Iberia.

the airline of Spain.

3: Luxair Airlines.

Luxembourg.

4: Aeroflot.

the Soviet Union's airline.

5: SABENA.

Belgium.
Round 5. Category: Design
1: The "Maltese" one of these Christian symbols has eight points.

a cross.

2: A rood screen, which separates the chancel from the nave, can be found in this type of building.

church.

3: Used in decorative tableware, the opaque glass named for this liquid is usually white.

milk.

4: Frederick Law Olmsted began his career as landscape architect of this Manhattan park.

Central Park.

5: Carriage clocks had these on top because they were designed to be carried on carriages.

Handles.
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September 15, 2022Episode 582 - 1990s Business - They Were Expelled - Working Without Annette - National Monuments - Boys In The Band
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 582, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 1990s Business
1: In 1992 Hughes Aircraft Co., a division of this automaker, agreed to buy part of General Dynamics.

General Motors.

2: This company's 1st restaurant in China served nearly 40,000 people the day it opened April 23, 1992.

McDonald's.

3: In 1995 this apparel company reintroduced "The Fruits" who'd starred in its ads in the 1970s.

Fruit of the Loom.

4: In 1995 NBC and this giant software company announced plans for an all-news television channel.

Microsoft.

5: This Colorado-based brewer introduced Zima Clearmalt in 1992.

Coors.
Round 2. Category: They Were Expelled
1: This star of "Casablanca" was booted out of Phillips Academy for uncontrollably high spirits.

Humphrey Bogart.

2: Perhaps responding "nevermore", this poet was expelled from West Point in 1831 for refusing to attend drills.

Edgar Allan Poe.

3: Once publisher of the USA's largest newspaper chain, he was expelled from Harvard in 1885 for insulting his professors.

William Randolph Hearst.

4: Assassinated in August 1940, this Russian Communist leader was expelled in his youth for howling at his teacher.

Trotsky.

5: The leading actress of her time, in 1860 she was expelled from a Paris convent school for making fun of a bishop.

(Sarah) Bernhardt.
Round 3. Category: Working Without Annette
1: Before teaming with Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon appeared in this 1960 John Wayne western (not as Davy).

The Alamo.

2: With no help from Annette, Frankie Avalon was born in this year in which Germany invaded Poland.

1939.

3: With Annette nowhere in sight, Frankie Avalon played a 39-year-old Teen Angel in this 1978 musical film.

Grease.

4: Annette Funicello did not do backing vocals on this 1959 Frankie Avalon hit song about a Roman goddess.

"Venus".

5: Annette Funicello was not on board when Frankie starred in this 1961 sci-fi "voyage" directed by Irwin Allen.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Round 4. Category: National Monuments
1: The USA's largest national monument, this state's Misty Fjords, consists of glaciers and long, deep fjords.

Alaska.

2: This Wyoming formation has a base diameter of about 1,000 feet and a summit diameter of about 275 feet.

Devils Tower.

3: This Wyoming monument contains an 865-foot-high fluted column of igneous rock.

Devils Tower.

4: Castillo de San Marcos in this Florida city is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S..

St. Augustine.

5: Arizona's Tuzigoot National Monument is one of these villages defined as consisting of multilevel adobe dwellings.

a pueblo.
Round 5. Category: Boys In The Band
1: Mick Jagger,Keith Richards.Mick Taylor.

The Rolling Stones.

2: Pete Townshend,Roger Daltrey,John Entwistle.

The Who.

3: Roger Waters,David Gilmour,Nick Mason.

Pink Floyd.

4: Michael McDonald,Patrick Simmons,Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

The Doobie Brothers.

5: Walter Becker,Donald Fagen,Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

Steely Dan.
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September 14, 2022Episode 581 - Ants - A Brief History Of Thyme - La Langue Francaise - The '70s - There Is No Place Like Nebraska
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 581, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ants
1: In a famous fable, the ant is portrayed as hard working while this insect just has a good time.

grasshopper.

2: The echidna, pangolin, and aardvark, for example.

anteaters.

3: Ants protect themselves from their enemies by stinging or doing this to them.

biting.

4: After mating in the air, the queen ant lands and tears these off.

wings.

5: Unlike termites, these ants don't eat wood, only chew out holes big enough to "build" their nests.

carpenter ants.
Round 2. Category: A Brief History Of Thyme
1: Thyme honey from the Iblei Mtns. on this large Mediterranean isle has been a delicacy for centuries.

Sicily.

2: Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme figure prominently in this hit by Simon and Garfunkel.

"Scarborough Fair".

3: This "elder" Roman encyclopedist referred to thyme as a fumigant.

Pliny.

4: Monks know that thyme is an ingredient in this popular upscale French liquor, one of the "B"s in B and B.

benedictine.

5: Thyme contains about 1% this type of "oil" used in fragrances and pharmaceuticals.

essential oil.
Round 3. Category: La Langue Francaise
1: It's "one", "two", "three", mon ami.

Un, deux, trois.

2: What the French call Janvier and Fevrier, we call these months.

January and February.

3: 4-word phrase for the best of the best, you might say it rises to the top.

Creme de la creme.

4: French for "puffed out", it describes a hairstyle popular in the '60s.

Bouffant.

5: This 2-word phrase gives a person complete freedom to act at will.

Carte blanche.
Round 4. Category: The '70s
1: The 2 reporters at the Washington Post who blew the whistle on Watergate.

Woodward and Bernstein.

2: In a 1976 article in New York Magazine, Tom Wolfe dubbed the '70s this decade.

the "Me Decade".

3: On January 1, 1978 he was sworn in as the 105th mayor of New York City.

Ed Koch.

4: In the 1970s many studied ESP, short for this awareness beyond the normal senses (but you already knew that).

extrasensory perception.

5: She went to court in 1972 to get an injunction to keep photographer Ron Galella away from her.

Jackie Onassis.
Round 5. Category: There Is No Place Like Nebraska
1: The USA's emergency 911 system was developed and first used in this "presidential" city.

Lincoln.

2: This man organized his famous "Wild West Show" in 1883 at his ranch near North Platte.

Buffalo Bill Cody.

3: In 1948 Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base became home to SAC, which stood for this.

Strategic Air Command.

4: The U. of N. College of Agriculture helped develop the technology for this McDonald's McPork sandwich.

McRib.

5: The childhood home of Willa Cather, this colorfully named town inspired the setting for her 6 Nebraska novels.

Red Cloud.
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September 13, 2022Episode 580 - Wow! My Own Label! - Historical Text Messaging - Alloys - Ladies Home Journal - Corporate America
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 580, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 580, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Wow! My Own Label!
1: In the 1970s this "Rocket Man" founded Rocket Records.

Elton John.

2: The 3 double CDs of the Beatle "Anthology" series are on this label founded by the Beatles.

Apple.

3: He do be the founder of Reprise, yes he do be do be do.

Frank Sinatra.

4: Alanis Morissette's "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" is on Maverick, this Material Girl's label.

Madonna.

5: He's the best seller of all the artists in his own Paisley Park stable.

Prince.
Round 2. Category: Historical Text Messaging
1: 323 B.C.:chrgd w/impiety. nt ltng thm sin 2x vs. phlsphy. off 2 chalcis. lyceum ltr.

Aristotle.

2: 1989:stk @ embassy.u.s. blsting vh @ me.:(ttyl.

(Manuel) Noriega.

3: 1670s:dsgnd st. bride's chrch.englnd 4evr!.

Christopher Wren.

4: 1981:am canada's pm. dont no zonker r b.d. u kp txtng me abt. pls stp.

Pierre Trudeau.

5: 1890:wilhelm ii mkng me quit chnclr gig. off 2 est8s @ friedrichsruh, wch is impsbl 2 abbrv and b undrstd.

(Otto von) Bismarck.
Round 3. Category: Alloys
1: An alloy called babbitt metal is used to line bearings and bushings to reduce this.

friction.

2: Simple carbon steels are just a little carbon and manganese and a lot of this.

iron.

3: For this alloy, mix your zinc and copper in a crucible and work with your ingots after they cool.

brass.

4: Adding platinum to gold turns it from yellow gold to this.

white gold.

5: Osmiridium is, you guessed it, an alloy of this and iridium.

osmium.
Round 4. Category: Ladies Home Journal
1: It's the detachable part of an advertisement that entitles you to a discount at the supermarket.

Coupon.

2: Examples of these include Dr. Atkins, the Macrobiotic and the Scarsdale.

Diets.

3: This mild antiseptic with the formula H2O2 can also be used to bleach hair and fabrics.

Hydrogen peroxide.

4: From the Latin for "entering", they're the listed things you need to prepare food from a recipe.

Ingredients.

5: A housewife is also known as a homemaker or one of these "engineers".

Domestic engineer.
Round 5. Category: Corporate America
1: Selling "Little Dot" perfume door-to-door in 1886, Mrs. Albee is considered the 1st of these saleswomen.

Avon lady.

2: This bookstore chain founded by Larry Hoyt in 1933 was named for an inspirational pond.

Waldenbooks.

3: The "Al" in Alcoa stands for this.

aluminum.

4: Automaker whose ad campaign centers around "The heartbeat of America".

Chevrolet.

5: This company holds the patent on marking the sweetener Aspartame until 1992.

NutraSweet.
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September 12, 2022Episode 579 - Where There's A Will... - Celebrity Jeopardy! - Gauges - Shrew-Ed - Sex Changes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 579, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Where There's A Will...
1: This "Sultan of Swat" left 10% of his estate to a foundation he created for needy children.

Babe Ruth.

2: He appointed "Beloved Wife, Yoko Ono" to act as executor of his last will and testament.

John Lennon.

3: In his will he called himself a "printer" and "late minister plenipotentiary" to the court of France.

Benjamin Franklin.

4: She bequeathed a friend a copy of her husband's inaugural address signed by Robert Frost.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

5: This former Chief Justice's self-written will of 1994 made no provisions for estate taxes.

Warren Burger.
Round 2. Category: Celebrity Jeopardy!
1: I'm Dylan on "90210" and I have a pet pig named Jerry Lee.

Luke Perry.

2: I'm the architect of rock and roll and the originator--Good golly, Miss Molly!.

Little Richard.

3: Sugar Babe's husband on "The Real McCoys", Sylvester Stallone rescued me in "Rambo III".

Richard Crenna.

4: I'm 2 meters tall, host 2 1/2 hours of "Entertainment Tonight" a week and have 4 music Emmys.

John Tesh.

5: I've been hosting and producing the nationally syndicated dance show "Soul Train" for 2 decades.

Don Cornelius.
Round 3. Category: Gauges
1: It's pulled out of the crankcase, wiped, reinserted, pulled out again, and then read.

dipstick.

2: Both Webster's and American Heritage say "caliper" is an alteration of this word.

calibration.

3: Number at the top of a protractor.

90 (degrees).

4: On a plane, these gauges which measure in feet may be barometric or radio.

an altimeter.

5: On a pressure gauge, "psi" stands for this.

pounds per square inch.
Round 4. 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 5. Category: Sex Changes
1: After 1979 some of these powerful Atlantic storms were given male names too.

hurricanes.

2: Not far from Roanoke, this military school broke a 158 year tradition and admitted women in 1997.

VMI (Virginia Military Institute).

3: In the 1950s she was the outcome of the world's first publicized sex change.

Christine Jorgensen.

4: Don't let the pearls fool you, these lady bivalves can change into males when it suits them.

oysters.

5: She continued the tennis career begun by Richard Raskind.

Renee Richards.
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