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January 28, 2022Episode 352 - Classic Songs' First Lines - Action Figures - Country Music Hall Of Fame - Grocery Shopping - Biblical Quotations
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 352, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Classic Songs' First Lines
1: A CCR title:"Left a good job in the city, workin' for the man every night and day".

"Proud Mary".

2: It earned ours:"What you want, baby, I got it, what you need, do you know I got it?".

"Respect".

3: A disco anthem:"First I was afraid, I was petrified".

"I Will Survive".

4: "Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans, way back up in the woods among the evergreens".

"Johnny B. Goode".

5: Wayne and Garth rocked out to it:"Is this the real life, is this just fantasy".

"Bohemian Rhapsody".
Round 2. Category: Action Figures
1: Paddy Doyle's fitness records include throwing 470 of these in 1 minute--that should win the round.

punches.

2: In 2003 Paul Crake ran up the 1,576 steps of this NYC building in 9 minutes 33 seconds.

the Empire State Building.

3: In 2006 Leyan Lo, a student at this Pasadena school, solved a Rubik's Cube puzzle in 11.13 seconds.

Caltech.

4: A term for a tireless Soviet worker comes from the name of Alexei Stakhanov; he mined 102 tons of this in 6 hours.

coal.

5: Ted Martin kept one of these fad items aloft with 63,326 consecutive kicks in just under 9 hours.

a Hacky Sack.
Round 3. Category: Country Music Hall Of Fame
1: A popular exhibit at the Hall of Fame is the actual cornfield used on this "corny" TV show.

Hee Haw.

2: Before getting "On The Road Again", he donated a blue bandana and a pair of sneakers to the Hall.

Willie Nelson.

3: This inductee and one-time San Quentin inmate has his pardon from Governor Reagan displayed at the Hall.

Merle Haggard.

4: The Country Music Hall of Fame has a dress made and worn by this Kentucky-born singer as a 14-year-old newlywed.

Loretta Lynn.

5: This "Singing Brakeman" was in the first group of performers inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Jimmie Rodgers.
Round 4. Category: Grocery Shopping
1: If in a hurry, grab a prewashed salad mix, perhaps with the red leaf and green leaf types of this.

lettuce.

2: If you're buying a whole fish, these (on the fish) should be clear and not sunken.

eyes.

3: Mom, not shredded wheat! Please can we get Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers from this company, can we please?.

Kellogg's.

4: You'll get fresher milk from the bottom of your market's display case for this reason.

because it's colder at the bottom.

5: Choose one of these with evenly distributed netting.

cantaloupe.
Round 5. Category: Biblical Quotations
1: The "he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" quotation concerned this crime.

adultery.

2: Remember the proverb, this "goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall".

pride.

3: Completes the line from Luke 11:23, "He that is not with me is...".

against me.

4: In his short book, Jude describes this pair of cities as "suffering the vengeance of eternal fire".

Sodom and Gomorrah.

5: The other 5 categories on the board all take their titles from chapter 3 of this book.

Ecclesiastes.
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January 27, 2022Episode 351 - Full Service - U. S. A. - Elizabeth Taylor's Husbands - Bridges To The Future - 1971
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 351, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Full Service
1: Performed to make you part of the Mormon Church, it needs a body of water large enough for total immersion.

baptism.

2: They're the first 2 words in the Book of Common Prayer (1549 ed.) wedding service.

Dearly beloved.

3: As used during the Last Supper they're the food and drink blessed during the eucharist.

bread and wine.

4: Kol Nidre, which negates vows made between humans and God, is recited on the eve of this Jewish holiday.

Yom Kippur.

5: This kind of mass has included a "Dies Irae"; Mozart wrote one late in his life.

requiem mass.
Round 2. Category: U. S. A.
1: The 50 states touch these 3 oceans.

the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean.

2: There's a macadamia nut festival in this state every year.

Hawaii.

3: In the 1870s there were "rushes into the South Dakota area for land and for this.

gold.

4: Though it's widely cultivated, the Monterey cypress is native only to this state.

California.

5: This "Tar Heel State" is also nicknamed "The Old North State".

North Carolina.
Round 3. Category: Elizabeth Taylor's Husbands
1: He divorced Debbie Reynolds to marry Liz.

Eddie Fisher.

2: He was born in south Wales in 1925.

Richard Burton.

3: Liz married him when she was 18.

Nicky Hilton.

4: He played "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" in 1965.

Richard Burton.

5: For a while he was the world's most famous construction worker.

Larry Fortensky.
Round 4. Category: Bridges To The Future
1: A bridge over this river will connect Vidin, Bulgaria with Calafat, Romania.

the Danube.

2: The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge project will connect Maryland and Virginia across this river.

the Potomac.

3: This 22 Â½ mile Hangzhou bridge will cut 2 hours off the travel time from Ningbo to this city, China's largest.

Shanghai.

4: The new Colorado River bridge downstream of Hoover Dam will connect these 2 adjacent states.

Nevada and Arizona.

5: The Binh Bridge is being constructed for this Northern Vietnamese port city.

Hai Phong.
Round 5. Category: 1971
1: In 1971 this type of auto insurance became popular in the U.S..

no-fault.

2: Team that won U.S.-Chinese ping-pong match in Peking.

Chinese.

3: While on the moon in February, astronaut Alan Shepard took a shot at this sport.

golf.

4: Postage stamps from this country weren't accepted by some others who still considered it East Pakistan.

Bangladesh.

5: He was the only officer found guilty at the court martial of those involved in the My Lai incident.

William Calley, Jr..
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January 26, 2022Episode 350 - Let's Break Up - Swedish Actresses - Names Of The 12 Apostles - "Mum"S The Word - Music Of The '90s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 350, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Break Up
1: To the surprise of many, she and Bruce Willis called it quits in 1998.

Demi Moore.

2: In October 1999 he shocked radio listeners by announcing that he and wife Alison were splitting up.

Howard Stern.

3: After his breakup with Brooke Shields, he found a love match with Steffi Graf.

Andre Agassi.

4: Looks like he's going to be "Home Alone" since he and Rachel Miner called it quits.

Macaulay Culkin.

5: Before becoming Mrs. Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith married and divorced this actor twice.

Don Johnson.
Round 2. Category: Swedish Actresses
1: Born September 18, 1905, this glamorous Swede's real last name was Gustafsson.

Greta Garbo.

2: She's the only Swedish actress to win 3 Oscars.

Ingrid Bergman.

3: This multi-talented lovely from Valsjobyn received an Oscar nomination for her role in "Tommy".

Ann-Margret.

4: Birgitta Andersson used this first name when acting in classics like "Wild Strawberries".

Bibi.

5: This daughter of Swedish actor Stig Olin starred in "Havana" and "Enemies, A Love Story".

Lena Olin.
Round 3. Category: Names Of The 12 Apostles
1: Most popular U.S. boy's name, 1920.

John.

2: Last name of 2 19th c. brother teams, 1 of writers, 1 of robbers.

James.

3: A popular English muffin brand.

Thomas.

4: Shared with a 4th century B.C. king of Macedonia.

Philip.

5: Has an accent over the O in Spanish.

Simon.
Round 4. 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 5. Category: Music Of The '90s
1: Her video for "Constant Craving" was named MTV's Best Female Video of the Year in 1993.

k.d. lang.

2: The first No. 1 hit of the '90s, "Another Day In Paradise" by this singer was originally titled "Homeless".

Phil Collins.

3: John Williams received a 1991 Oscar nomination for "When You're Alone" from this Spielberg version of "Peter Pan".

Hook.

4: In 1997 songwriter Bill Mack and singer LeAnn Rimes won Grammys for this "colorful" song.

Blue.

5: In 1993 he sang, "I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that".

Meat Loaf.
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January 25, 2022Episode 349 - "Fit"Ness - Colorful Geography - Sunset Blvd. - Skyscraper Cities - Double-Letter Geography
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 349, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Fit"Ness
1: Greek mercenaries used a Cypriot dialect to put this on the Sphinx.

graffiti.

2: It's where you try on clothes in a store.

a fitting room.

3: This is the surplus left to an employer after deducting wages, rent and cost of raw materials.

profit.

4: This legendary early film director had the given names David Wark.

D.W. Griffith.

5: Duck or goose cooked and preserved in its own fat.

confit.
Round 2. Category: Colorful Geography
1: The city of Santa Ana is the seat of this southern California county.

Orange County.

2: A 1951 agreement with Denmark gave the U.S. rights to military bases on this island.

Greenland.

3: At 5,729 feet, Mt. Rogers in this range is Virginia's highest point.

Blue Ridge Mountains.

4: John Denver's country roads lead to these West Virginia mountains.

the Blue Ridge Mountains.

5: This southern-most Texas city grew out of a fort whose establishment led to the Mexican War.

Brownsville.
Round 3. Category: Sunset Blvd.
1: The naked truth is that the glamorous part of Sunset between Doheny and Crescent Heights is called this.

The Sunset Strip.

2: Sprawling south from Sunset, you'll find this university where something's always "Bruin".

UCLA.

3: Site of the former Filthy McNasty's, the Viper Room is now co-owned by this "Ed Wood" movie star.

Johnny Depp.

4: A nasty bend at Sunset and Carolwood is often identified with this 1964 Jan and Dean hit.

"Dead Man's Curve".

5: A mall stands on the site of this fabled drugstore and meeting place seen in the movie "Sunset Boulevard".

Schwab's.
Round 4. Category: Skyscraper Cities
1: John Hancock Tower.

Boston.

2: Westin Peachtree Plaza.

Atlanta.

3: Chrysler Building.

New York City.

4: USX Tower.

Pittsburgh.

5: Pillsbury Center.

Minneapolis.
Round 5. Category: Double-Letter Geography
1: The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom".

Morocco.

2: This capital city was founded in 1840 on Lambton Harbour at the extreme south part of the North Island.

Wellington.

3: Fort Peck Dam on this river in Montana provides irrigation and hydroelectric power for much of the region.

the Missouri.

4: This Canadian provincial capital lies about halfway between Vancouver and Montreal.

Winnipeg(, Manitoba).

5: The longest river originating in this mountain range is the Garonne, which flows northward through France.

the Pyrenees.
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January 24, 2022Episode 348 - Three Cheers! - December 1St - Assassins - Food-O And Drink-O - Out Of The Microwave
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 348, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Three Cheers!
1: It's the breakfast cereal pitched by the animated elves Snap, Crackle and Pop.

Rice Krispies.

2: The 3 U.K. countries that make up the island of Great Britain.

England, Scotland and Wales.

3: The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat.

racing's Triple Crown.

4: Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S..

Three-Mile Island.

5: Mythical monstrosity manifested here.

Cerberus.
Round 2. Category: December 1St
1: Dec. 1, 1969: the Selective Service conducts the first lottery for this since World War II.

the draft.

2: 1959: 12 countries including the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. sign a treaty to keep this continent a scientific preserve.

Antarctica.

3: 1952: the New York Daily News reports George Jorgensen is now her after a visit to Denmark.

Christine.

4: 1822: Dom Pedro is crowned emperor of this Western Hemisphere nation.

Brazil.

5: 1941: The C.A.P., this nonmilitary U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is created.

the Civil Air Patrol.
Round 3. Category: Assassins
1: Ramon Mercader, who killed this man in 1940, was later awarded the Order of Lenin.

Trotsky.

2: In May 1981 would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca shot this man in St. Peter's Square.

Pope John Paul II.

3: Reginald Fitzurse was among the Knights who took Henry II's remark literally to rid him of this archbishop.

Thomas Ã Becket.

4: In 1994, 31 years after the crime, Byron de la Beckwith was convicted of murdering this Civil Rights leader.

Medgar Evers.

5: Yigal Amir, a student at Bar-Ilan University, is serving a life sentence for assassinating this leader in 1995.

Rabin.
Round 4. Category: Food-O And Drink-O
1: With its Jigglers recipes and all the neat new molds, this dessert is more fun to eat than ever.

Jell-O.

2: At Starbucks they dilute this strong coffee with water to make Caffe Americano.

espresso.

3: On "Seinfeld", George's ATM password was this chocolate syrup.

Bosco.

4: The taste of this tropical fruit has been described as a mix of peach and pineapple, only sweeter.

Mango.

5: Yukon Gold is a type of this.

potato.
Round 5. Category: Out Of The Microwave
1: To cook this ballpark treat, put it in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 30 seconds.

Hot dog.

2: Betty Crocker sells this snack food under the name Pop Secret.

Microwave popcorn.

3: Baking these russets in a regular oven can take 45-60 minutes, but the microwave can cook them in 5.

Potatoes.

4: Dishes made of this type of material can damage a microwave and shouldn't be used.

Metal.

5: This brand of microwaveable dinners makes Lean Cuisine.

Stouffer's.
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January 24, 2022Episode 347 - Name That Toon - Mini-Countries - Which Came First? - By George, It's George - The War Years
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 347, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Name That Toon
1: Because his view of Venus is obstructed, this Martian is going to blow up the Earth.

Marvin the Martian.

2: In 1958 these 3 chipmunks had a No. 1 hit with "The Chipmunk Song".

Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

3: He starred in 1948's "Symphony in Spinach".

Popeye (the Sailor Man).

4: This show that debuted in 1993 featured siblings Dot, Yakko and Wakko (who sounds like Ringo Starr).

Animaniacs.

5: 1948's "Magpie Madness" starred this Terrytoon pair.

Heckle and Jeckle.
Round 2. Category: Mini-Countries
1: If its royal family has no male heir, Monaco will become part of this country.

France.

2: Discoverers of these South Sea islands named them for wise Biblical king whose wealth they sought.

the Solomon Islands.

3: As co-sovereign of this Pyrenees land, the Bishop of Urgel, Spain is paid about $6.87 semi-annually.

Andorra.

4: A problem for this African country is that much of its mail is mistakenly sent to Switzerland.

Swaziland.

5: 80% of San Marino's gross national product comes from tourism and the sale of these.

postage stamps.
Round 3. Category: Which Came First?
1: The Rolling Stones,The Ink Spots,The Who,The The.

The Ink Spots.

2: By birth:Richard Nixon,Ronald Reagan,John F. Kennedy.

Ronald Reagan.

3: In Jane Austen novels:"Emma","Pride and Prejudice","Sense and Sensibility".

Sense and Sensibility.

4: Velcro,safety pin,sewing machine.

a safety pin.

5: Telephone,typewriter,home video recorder.

the typewriter.
Round 4. Category: By George, It's George
1: According to Parson Weems, this man was incapable of being mendacious.

George Washington.

2: This U.S. general who loved horses and studied at a cavalry school helped protect the Lipizzaners in WWII.

George Patton.

3: His command of the 7th Cavalry ended on June 25, 1876.

General George Custer.

4: In 1760 he became the last British monarch to be buried in Westminster Abbey.

George II.

5: This South American capital was once known as Stabroek.

Georgetown.
Round 5. Category: The War Years
1: In South Africa:1899-1902.

the Boer War.

2: 1914-1918.

World War I.

3: In the south Atlantic:1982.

the Falkland Islands War.

4: In North America,1754-1763.

the French and Indian Wars.

5: 264-241 B.C..

the First Punic War.
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January 23, 2022Episode 346 - Chi-Town Nicknames - British Royal Dads - Oh, "Ic" - Silent "K" - "I" Pod
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 346, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Chi-Town Nicknames
1: A New York editor gave Chicago this nickname to describe its politicians during its first World's Fair.

"The Windy City".

2: In his poem "Chicago" Carl Sandburg called the city this "Butcher for the World".

Hog Butcher.

3: Sandburg called Chicago the "City of Big" these.

Shoulders.

4: That wry poet Carl came up with "Stacker of" this.

Wheat.

5: Good-old Carl S. hammered home the fact that the city is a this "maker".

tool maker.
Round 2. Category: British Royal Dads
1: He fathered the current Prince of Wales.

Prince Philip.

2: He fathered 2 queens of England by 2 different women.

Henry VIII.

3: He died from typhoid fever at age 42 in 1861, but not before he fathered King Edward VII.

Prince Albert.

4: Born in what's now France, he fathered William Rufus and Henry I.

William the Conqueror.

5: He fathered the current monarch.

George VI.
Round 3. Category: Oh, "Ic"
1: There once was a clue from Nantucket, this kind of humorous 5-line Irish verse (sorry, that's it).

limerick.

2: Kill a plant with a deadly substance and you could be accused of this, also describing the substance itself.

herbicide.

3: Hey, baby, what's your zodiac sign? It's this, isn't it, the only that fits the category... Hey, where are you going?.

Capricorn.

4: To renounce a throne, as Norodom Sihanouk did in 2004.

abdicate.

5: From 1940 to 1942, this was the capital of unoccupied France.

Vichy.
Round 4. Category: Silent "K"
1: A finger joint.

a knuckle.

2: To fold and stretch bread dough into a smooth, uniform mass.

knead.

3: It's a British term for women's underwear.

knickers.

4: The sound of a bell rung ominously.

knell.

5: A backpack for a hiker.

a knapsack.
Round 5. Category: "I" Pod
1: On loans, it can be compound or simple.

interest.

2: Sad to say, some people hunt walruses, as well as elephants, to get this valuable material.

ivory.

3: From the Latin for "unable to speak", this 3-syllable word means extremely childish.

infantile.

4: Meaning "beyond memory", this type of time originally referred to the period before 1189 A.D..

immemorial.

5: This Austrian city's name is German for "bridge over the Inn River".

Innsbruck.
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January 22, 2022Episode 345 - Reality Shows Of The Past - Edible Homophones - Also A Musical Instrument - You Tube - "Old" News
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 345, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Reality Shows Of The Past
1: On the 1830s "Survivor: Texas", Susanna Dickinson and her child won the immunity challenge at this epic battle.

the Alamo.

2: In 1944's version of "The Apprentice", Von Stauffenberg was fired by a squad after he tried to fire this leader.

Hitler.

3: On the 1880s "The Osbournes", this author amused stepson Lloyd Osbourne with tales of a boy on the high seas.

Robert Louis Stevenson.

4: On "American Idol", Creek and Cherokee Indians performed the Busk ceremony when this crop was ready for roasting.

maize (or corn).

5: Indian Ocean "Big Brother" saw Kasyapa kill dad and build Sigiriya Fort as defense from his sibling on this island.

Sri Lanka.
Round 2. Category: Edible Homophones
1: To leave one's home and roots is to "pull up" these.

stakes (steaks).

2: I must have offended people to get this kind of reception when I arrived at the cookoff.

chilly (chili).

3: Before the police could arrest him for his crimes with sheep, he "took it on" this.

the lam (lamb).

4: Produced by mating.

bred (bread).

5: It's noted for its huge antlers.

moose (mousse).
Round 3. Category: Also A Musical Instrument
1: The breakup of AT and T created 7 Baby ones in 1984.

Bells.

2: Legendary Chicago Bears running back Brian.

Piccolo.

3: A 3-sided guide for drawing or drafting.

a triangle.

4: To move your fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.

fiddle.

5: A musical direction meaning to play softly.

piano.
Round 4. Category: You Tube
1: This clock-wearing member of Public Enemy went from "The Surreal Life" to his own show on VH1.

Flavor Flav.

2: Brian (the dog) is a surprisingly eloquent member of the Griffin household on this animated series.

Family Guy.

3: Season 3 of this MTV reality series introduced us to Breanna, L.C.'s younger sister.

Laguna Beach.

4: Emmitt Smith won the third installment of this show with a samba.

Dancing With the Stars.

5: Ukrainian-born Mila Kunis played Jackie Burkhart on this Fox sitcom.

That '70s Show.
Round 5. Category: "Old" News
1: It's Yellowstone National Park's most popular attraction.

Old Faithful.

2: A silly story or superstitious belief is popularly referred to as this type of tale.

Old Wives Tale.

3: It's a nickname for the Mississippi.

"Old Man River".

4: Published every year since 1792, it's the oldest surviving almanac in the U.S..

"Old Farmer's Almanac".

5: "The Eddas", two collections of Scandinavian mythology, were written in this language.

Old Norse.
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January 21, 2022Episode 344 - Let's Grab Some Seafood - News Of 2005 - Boston Legal - Tango - I'm Not Dead Yet
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 344, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Grab Some Seafood
1: The rock type of this is easily distinguishable from the Maine; all 10 of its legs are about the same size.

a lobster.

2: There are over 4,000 varieties of this crustacean; tonight we recommend the stone, blue or Jonah types.

a crab.

3: You'll be as rich as Rockefeller if you know Swift once penned, "He was a bold man that first ate" this bivalve.

an oyster.

4: The quahog type of this is usually served on the half shell or minced in hot chowders.

a clam.

5: This bivalve mollusk has 2 fan-shaped shells that can be used to serve dishes like coquilles St. Jacques.

scallops.
Round 2. Category: News Of 2005
1: Congratulations were in order on May 4 when this man was elected to a third term as British PM.

(Tony) Blair.

2: To the relief of many, on August 8 this Space Shuttle returned safely to Earth following launch problems.

Discovery.

3: In Sept. 2005 the Post Office assigned the ZIP code 77230 to this Texas arena so that people could again receive mail.

the Astrodome.

4: One of the 2 major airlines that declared bankruptcy on September 14.

Delta (or Northwest).

5: On Sept. 30 he was appointed U.N. Ambassador, bypassing Senate approval.

(John) Bolton.
Round 3. Category: Boston Legal
1: British Army Captain Thomas Preston was tried and acquitted for his part in this 1770 slaughter.

the Boston Massacre.

2: Alan Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at this Cambridge, Mass. university.

Harvard.

3: The 1950 robbery of this armored car co. came to grief when "Specs" O'Keefe ratted out the rest of the gang.

Brink's.

4: In 2005 this association chose a Boston lawyer as president--Michael S. Greco, not Denny Crane.

the American Bar Association.

5: In 1927 Nicola Sacco and this alleged anarchist accomplice were executed at a Charlestown prison.

(Bartolomeo) Vanzetti.
Round 4. Category: Tango
1: Bernardo Bertolucci directed the controversial film "Last Tango In Paris", starring this American.

Marlon Brando.

2: Drew Lachey and his partner Cheryl scored a perfect 30 doing the tango on this TV show.

Dancing with The Stars.

3: The tango is the national dance of this South American country and its 40 million citizens.

Argentina.

4: The tango is danced in either 2/4 time or this time.

4/4.

5: Last name of American dance instructors Vernon and Irene, who brought the tango to the U.S. around 1912.

Castle.
Round 5. Category: I'm Not Dead Yet
1: In 1897 the illness of a relative with this last name led to Mark Twain's "The report of my death was an exaggeration".

Clemens.

2: Contrary to reports, this actor didn't die in Vietnam; the Beaver's still around.

Jerry Mathers.

3: Oops! A baseball announcer mourned the death of this actor when James Earl Ray died in 1998.

James Earl Jones.

4: In 1998 the death of this 95-year-old comedian was announced in Congress; he actually lived to be 100.

Bob Hope.

5: To a magazine that ran his obit, this "If" poet said, "Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers".

Rudyard Kipling.
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January 20, 2022Episode 343 - In Memoriam 2006 - 2001 Cars - The 5Th Beatle - Redundancy And Repetition - I Don't Give A Dam
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 343, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: In Memoriam 2006
1: A host of "Hee Haw" for 17 years, he pioneered the Bakersfield sound of country music.

Buck Owens.

2: Grandpa on "The Munsters", he once ran for governor of New York as a Green Party candidate.

Al Lewis.

3: "The Midnight Hour" came calling for this R and B legend in January 2006.

Wilson Pickett.

4: Long before "The X-Files", he stalked the night as Carl Kolchak, a savvy reporter of the weird and the horrific.

Darren McGavin.

5: The winner of 13 Emmy Awards, this low-key TV sportscaster was a true "American Sportsman".

Curt Gowdy.
Round 2. Category: 2001 Cars
1: The top-selling SUV in America, Ford didn't change it much for 2001.

Explorer.

2: With its 2.8-liter engine upgraded to a 3.0, this company's 328i became the 330i.

BMW.

3: Demand way exceeded production of this company's PT Cruiser, which premiered in March 2000.

Chrysler.

4: This Japanese automaker's Prius has a hybrid gas-electric engine.

Toyota.

5: Honda changed the Civic's double-wishbone front suspension to this strut system.

MacPherson front suspension system.
Round 3. Category: The 5Th Beatle
1: This Beatles producer started out making comedy records with Peter Sellers.

George Martin.

2: After being replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962, this man got a job in a bakery and then became a civil servant.

Pete Best.

3: In "Backbeat" Stephen Dorff played this alliterative bassist who died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1962.

(Stuart) Sutcliffe.

4: This manager who died in 1967 was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle".

Brian Epstein.

5: This keyboardist, who died in 2006, sat in with the Beatles often and also wrote Joe Cocker's hit "You Are So Beautiful".

Billy Preston.
Round 4. Category: Redundancy And Repetition
1: The name of this, the world's largest desert, means "desert".

Sahara.

2: The phrase "ATM machine" is redundant because ATM stands for this.

Automated/Automatic Teller Machine.

3: We admit there's some redundancy in the "Jeopardy!" category title "U.S." these.

States.

4: The name of this site includes the Spanish word for tar, so L.A. tourists are visiting the the tar tar pits.

La Brea Tar Pits.

5: It's an opinion reached by a group as a whole; adding the word "general" is superfluous.

Consensus.
Round 5. Category: I Don't Give A Dam
1: Located on the borders of Arizona and Nevada, this dam was finished in 1936 and got "presidential" in 1947.

Hoover Dam.

2: The Grand Coulee Dam's reservoir, Roosevelt Lake in this state stretches 150 mi. toward Canada's border.

Washington.

3: Construction of the Aswan High Dam, which holds back Lake Nasser in this country, cost $1 billion.

Egypt.

4: First proposed by Sun Yat-sen, the Three Gorges Dam in this nation will be the world's largest when finished.

the People's Republic of China.

5: Norris Dam on the Clinch River was the first major dam built by this New Deal agency.

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority).
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