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December 30, 2021Episode 322 - Presidential Vps - "G"Eography - "Pick" Me! - The 1990s - 5-Letter Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 322, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Presidential Vps
1: George Bush.

Ronald Reagan.

2: Richard Nixon.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3: Harry Truman.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4: Thomas Jefferson.

John Adams.

5: Theodore Roosevelt.

William McKinley.
Round 2. Category: "G"Eography
1: The old section of this city full of Swiss misses lies south of the Rhone river, but we're neutral on the subject.

Geneva.

2: The fourth-largest city in the United Kingdom, it lies on both sides of the River Clyde.

Glasgow.

3: It's the suburb where you'd see the landmarks shown here.

Giza.

4: This cheesy town in South Holland is also noted for its stained-glass windows.

Gouda.

5: Upstream fromthe Grand Canyon lies the 710-foot-high dam named for this "g" canyon.

Glen Canyon.
Round 3. Category: "Pick" Me!
1: Restaurant counter pick-me-up to dig that piece of broccoli out from between your incisors.

a toothpick.

2: A person who separates a man from his wallet.

a pickpocket.

3: Literally meaning to pluck lice eggs, it also means to complain about the smallest details.

a nitpick.

4: Nickname of the following:.

a cherry picker.

5: On the third day at Gettysburg, over 3,000 Confederate men lost their lives in this single assault.

Pickett's Charge.
Round 4. Category: The 1990s
1: On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province.

Saddam Hussein.

2: On Nov. 20, 1994 he beatified 5 individuals, including Franciscan sculptor Claudio Granzotto.

Pope John Paul II.

3: While visiting Ethiopia in 1995, this Egyptian president escaped an attempt on his life.

Hosni Mubarak.

4: Pierce Brosnan played this superspy for the first time in "GoldenEye".

James Bond.

5: Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic Party won a 7-year term as this country's president.

France.
Round 5. Category: 5-Letter Words
1: Something known to be feasible is this "and true".

Tried.

2: To skip school, or the furrow on the side of the road.

ditch.

3: Historically it was the goods, money or property that a bride brought to her husband at marriage.

dowry.

4: This word for a decorative sticker comes partly from calquer, meaning "to trace".

Decal.

5: This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman.

biddy.
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December 29, 2021Episode 321 - "Rocky"S - Homophonic Duos - Where The "H" Are We? - The Titanic - The Twin Cities
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 321, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Rocky"S
1: [Audio Daily Double] Musical featuring "Dammit Janet" and the following: It's astounding Time is fleeting.

Rocky Horror (Picture) Show.

2: In the 1930s William Dreyer mixed chocolate ice cream, almonds, and marshmallows to create this.

rocky road.

3: He realized that "going the distance" would prove he "wasn't just another bum from the neighborhood".

Rocky Balboa.

4: Sporting a pilot's helmet and June Foray's voice, he debuted in November, 1959 on ABC.

Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky the Flying Squirrel).

5: In a Beatles' song, he "checked into his room, only to find Gideon's Bible".

Rocky Raccoon.
Round 2. Category: Homophonic Duos
1: 2 Bartletts make up this couple.

pear pair.

2: Biblical killer's walking sticks.

Cain's canes.

3: Consumed an octet.

ate eight.

4: To forcefully grab small oceans.

seize seas.

5: The stuff breathed by the designated successor to the king.

heir air.
Round 3. Category: Where The "H" Are We?
1: Parker Ranch,Kilauea Volcano,Monument to Captain Cook.

Hawaii.

2: Victoria Peak,Kai Tak Airport,Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel.

Hong Kong.

3: Lake Balaton,Bela Bartok Memorial House,Buda Concert Hall.

Hungary.

4: Senate Square,Mannerheim Museum,Sibelius Park.

Helsinki.

5: The Malecon,Morro Castle,Revolution Square.

Havana.
Round 4. Category: The Titanic
1: 2 of these towered over the deck and were used as flagpoles and to string the wireless aerial.

masts.

2: The Titanic carried plenty of these, 3,560, but many passengers died wearing them in the 28-degree water.

lifejackets.

3: This happened between the third and fourth funnel, a fact no one knew until the Titanic was found in 1985.

it broke in half.

4: The first warning of the iceberg came at 11:40 P.M. from Fred Fleet, the lookout in this platform high above the deck.

the crow's nest.

5: You can still see the crane to lower these; the starboard and port ones weighed 9 tons, the center one, 17 tons.

anchors.
Round 5. Category: The Twin Cities
1: One of St. Paul's architectural highlights is this 1905 building with a marble dome.

Capitol Building.

2: Ya sure, go to Minneapolis' Park Avenue to visit the institute devoted to this ethnic group.

Swedes.

3: The Twins and Vikings play in the Metrodome, named for this politician.

Hubert H. Humphrey.

4: Word for the pedestrian shopping area of Nicollet Avenue, less imposing than this nearby one "of America".

Mall.

5: In Minneapolis' name, polis is Greek for "city" and minne is an Indian word meaning this substance.

Water.
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December 28, 2021Episode 320 - Who Says - Weapons - Straight Men - Keep On Truckin' - "M"Ythology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 320, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Who Says
1: Malignant melanoma, which is on the rise, is strongly related to one's history of this painful affliction.

sunburn.

2: A variant of BSE, a disease of these animals, can be found in mink; we guess that would be mad mink disease.

cows.

3: 90% of Argentina's supply of this comes from people donating to members of their own families.

blood.

4: Research shows no increased risk of brain cancer from using these, but they do cause traffic accidents.

cell phones.

5: In 2000 Rift Valley fever scared WHO by making its first appearance outside this continent.

Africa.
Round 2. Category: Weapons
1: This barbed spear attached to a rope is used to kill or capture large fish and whales.

a harpoon.

2: The word howitzer may go back to the Czech word houfnice, this weapon carried by Dennis the Menace.

Slingshot.

3: Weapon Don Quixote used to tilt at the windmill.

lance.

4: The weapon which killed this Â“1st murder victimÂ” was never revealed.

Abel.

5: Calcium permanganate once powered the V-2 type of this weapon; it's now available as a disinfectant.

a rocket.
Round 3. Category: Straight Men
1: This partner of Stan Laurel was known for saying, "Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into".

Hardy.

2: This Sesame Streeter and his pal Ernie debuted in 1969 and Carson, have Kyan help him with that unibrow!.

Bert.

3: "My Friend Irma" was his 1949 film debut; he may have heard Jerry Lewis say, "Hey laaaaaaady!" a lot.

Dean Martin.

4: Before he played God, he ended shows with "Say good night, Gracie".

George Burns.

5: His name had top billing on "Laugh-In"; look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls.

(Dan) Rowan.
Round 4. Category: Keep On Truckin'
1: In 2010 the D.O.T. issued rules banning this new form of communication by truckers while driving.

texting.

2: This type of engine named for its 19th c. German inventor powers most large trucks.

Diesel.

3: 5 brothers, one with the rhyming name Jack, started this company in the early 1900s.

Mack.

4: In 1997 this company, known as Big Brown from the color of its trucks, was hit by a Teamsters strike.

UPS (United Parcel Service).

5: Truckers know these have a range of about 25 miles in motor vehicles and federally limited power of 4 watts.

C.B. radios.
Round 5. Category: "M"Ythology
1: As the god of merchants, this Roman counterpart of Hermes is sometimes shown carrying a purse.

Mercury.

2: Thor could drink 3 barrels of this alcoholic honey beverage at a meal.

mead.

3: This group of 9 sisters often sang at the gods' celebrations.

the Muses.

4: The Capitoline Triad consisted of Juno, Jupiter and this goddess of wisdom.

Minerva.

5: Taranga is the mother of this Polynesian trickster for whom Hawaii's 2nd-largest island is named.

Maui.
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December 27, 2021Episode 319 - Nouns Or Verbs - Kiss My Grits! - "Roy"Alty - Dread Man Walking - "A" Blank
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 319, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Nouns Or Verbs
1: A cod, or to catch a cod.

Fish.

2: What belongs to the victor, or what food does when left out.

spoils.

3: A jester, or to hoodwink.

Fool.

4: A jewelry setting, or to get on a horse.

Mount.

5: Home to a smithy, or to make counterfeit bills.

Forge.
Round 2. Category: Kiss My Grits!
1: Eaten for breakfast or as a side dish, hominy grits are made from this.

corn.

2: Developed in Louisiana, praline is a sweet traditionally made with brown sugar and these nuts.

pecans.

3: It's said that yapping dogs were fed these fried dumplings to keep quiet, hence their name.

hush puppies.

4: This green pod, often a gumbo ingredient, is also called gumbo.

okra.

5: This "colorful" Southern gravy is made from ham drippings, hot coffee and water.

redeye gravy.
Round 3. Category: "Roy"Alty
1: During WWII, this mythical American soldier left the impression that he "Was Here".

Kilroy.

2: The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales.

Corduroy.

3: He's George Jetson's boy.

Elroy.

4: In a children's book, Cedric Errol of New York City becomes this little lord.

Fauntleroy.

5: Title for an official who rules a colony in the name of a king.

Viceroy.
Round 4. Category: Dread Man Walking
1: A lab assistant for Du Pont in 1966, he'd later set up his own Wailin' Soul music label and become a legend.

Bob Marley.

2: The name of this disgraced dreadlocked '80s duo was purportedly Turkish for "positive energy".

Milli Vanilli.

3: On "The Simpsons" this ex-Krusty the Clown sidekick tries to kill Bart on several occasions.

Sideshow Bob.

4: Saying "It takes on energy and vibes and I needed to shed that", this "Let Love Rule" singer lopped off 10 years of 'locks.

Lenny Kravitz.

5: Dreadlocked Adam Duritz fronts this band, Oscar-nominated for "Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2".

Counting Crows.
Round 5. Category: "A" Blank
1: "All in the Family" became " blank Bunker's Place".

Archie.

2: Drivin' from Mississippi to Georgia you're bound to drive through blank .

Alabama.

3: Among the juices in Hawaiian Punch is blank ; there is also some apricot puree.

apple.

4: On October 3, 1985 the space shuttle blank took off on its first mission.

Atlantis.

5: blank is the name of a dog in Joyce's "Ulysses" and of a Musketeer partner of Dumas' Aramis.

Athos.
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December 26, 2021Episode 318 - Days Of Birth - Crossword Clues "C" - Historic Historians - 1997 - "Ph" Delights
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 318, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Days Of Birth
1: If born on a Monday, you're fair of this, so you won't stop clocks.

Face.

2: Have a Tuesday-born person say this before meals; they're full of it.

Grace.

3: Saturday's child does it "for a living"; Donna Summer sang she did it "For The Money".

Work hard.

4: Garrison Keillor might say be gone to Wednesday's child, who's full of this.

Woe.

5: Among other qualities, Sunday's child is this, like the fair banks of Loch Lomond.

Bonnie.
Round 2. Category: Crossword Clues "C"
1: "See ya," in Rome(4).

Ciao.

2: Have a bawl(3).

cry.

3: Number cruncher(10).

calculator.

4: "Googly" sport(7).

cricket.

5: A "Swiss" beet (5).

chard.
Round 3. Category: Historic Historians
1: 6th century Roman historian Flavius Cassiodorus did a history of this group that split into Visi- and Ostro- halves.

the Goths.

2: 2nd century B.C. historian Ssu-Ma Ch'ien put together the first comprehensive history of this country.

China.

3: Christian Lange edited "Diplomatarium Norvegicum", a valuable source on this, his native land.

Norway.

4: William Prescott's 2 big tales of the Conquistadors were about "The Conquest of Peru" and "The Conquest of" this country.

Mexico.

5: This venerable saint's eccesiastical history of England goes up to 731; he died in 735.

the Venerable Bede.
Round 4. Category: 1997
1: Hosting the Oscars, he was pursued by pilot David Letterman in an "English Patient" parody.

Billy Crystal.

2: The FDA approved a laser that could be used by dentists as long as the dentist and adult patient wear these.

Protective glasses.

3: When this Chinese leader died February 19, 1997 it was noted he hadn't been seen in public since early 1994.

Deng Hsiao-Ping.

4: 39 members of this doomsday cult in California committed suicide in March.

Heaven's Gate.

5: Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972 to study this planet, was retired in 1997.

Jupiter.
Round 5. Category: "Ph" Delights
1: Traditional title of the kings who built the pyramids.

pharaoh.

2: To see Van Gogh's "Vase with 12 Sunflowers", head out to this American city's Museum of Art.

Philadelphia.

3: Light energy becomes organic energy through this plant process.

photosynthesis.

4: From the Greek for "to appear", it's an unreal, ghostly being.

a phantom.

5: Appropriately, Paul Nurse shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in this category.

Physiology.
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December 25, 2021Episode 317 - History - The Art Of War - Zoology - The "Rh" Factor - Cops
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 317, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: History
1: In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms.

Margaret Thatcher.

2: Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C..

Rome.

3: The first 18 years of this French king's reign were managed by Cardinal Mazarin.

Louis XIV.

4: Ponce de Leon's 1513 quest was to find this legendary spring; they didn't have facelifts back then.

Fountain of Youth.

5: In 1942 he replaced Gandhi as leader of India's National Congress Party.

Nehru.
Round 2. Category: The Art Of War
1: "Returning Fire", a painting by Bill McGrath, depicts these 2 Civil War ironclads in battle.

Monitor and Merrimac.

2: It's the 1836 battle captured here by Kirk Stirnweis.

The Alamo.

3: In 1899 E.S. Paxson completed his monumental painting of this June 1876 battle.

Little Bighorn.

4: It's a nuclear power's capability of a preemptive attack, or one-third of an out in baseball.

First strike.

5: Seen here, "Leave No One Behind", by Joe Klein, depicts a scene from this war.

Vietnam War.
Round 3. Category: Zoology
1: Rodents native to this continent include the cavy, coypu and capybara.

South America.

2: This group of large, hairy spiders gets its name from a wolf spider found around Tarranto, Italy.

tarantula.

3: This behavior in gorillas can express exuberance or intimidate.

Chest-beating.

4: The pocket gopher was named for the fur-lined pockets on this part of its body.

cheeks.

5: The long flap of skin that hangs beneath the throat of this largest deer is called a bell.

Moose.
Round 4. Category: The "Rh" Factor
1: Scarlett O'Hara's favorite Butler.

Rhett.

2: While the reddish stalks of this plant may be eaten, the leaves are highly poisonous.

Rhubarb.

3: These 2 important European rivers differ by only one letter.

Rhine and Rhone.

4: This parallelogram with 4 equal sides resembles a slanted square.

Rhombus.

5: In mythology she's the wife of Cronus and the mother of Zeus.

Rhea.
Round 5. Category: Cops
1: These important pieces of evidence might contain loops, arches and whorls.

Fingerprints.

2: It's the "unfashionable" name for officers who do not wear uniforms when on duty.

Plainclothes.

3: A famous symbol of the Pinkerton Detective Agency is an eye and the slogan "We Never" do this.

Sleep.

4: This "Buckaroo Banzai" was "RoboCop" twice.

Peter Weller.

5: It's the numerical response that means "Message confirmed", good buddy.

10-4.
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December 24, 2021Episode 316 - Bowls - "T" On The Map - Minty Fresh - Tv's Comic Book Heroes - Classic Comic Catchphrases
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 316, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bowls
1: This nursery rhyme guy knew how to party; he called for his pipe, his bowl and 3 fiddlers for some tunes.

Old King Cole.

2: After catching his wife with the mailman, this TV title man bought the Stuckey Bowl bowling alley; wouldn't you?.

Ed.

3: This columnist who wrote "If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" died in 1996.

Erma Bombeck.

4: "The Grapes of Wrath" showed the plight of Oklahoma migrants from this 1930s Midwest region.

the Dust Bowl.

5: "The Golden Bowl" was the last novel by this "Daisy Miller" author.

Henry James.
Round 2. Category: "T" On The Map
1: This is the largest and most important French island in the south Pacific.

Tahiti.

2: Bay Street is the heart of this Canadian city's financial district.

Toronto.

3: This lake on the California-Nevada border drains into Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River.

Lake Tahoe.

4: This city became the seat of the Nationalist Chinese government in 1949.

Taipei (Taiwan).

5: This North African city was officially international until integrated into Morocco in 1956.

Tangier.
Round 3. Category: Minty Fresh
1: White Mazda Miatas bear an uncanny resemblance to these "1 1/2 Calorie Breath Mints".

Tic-Tac.

2: Pep-O-Mint and Wint-O-Green are flavors of this candy mint.

Life Savers.

3: This Certs ingredient is a mix of partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, copper gluconate and flavoring.

Retsyn.

4: These "Curiously Strong" mints are "So Strong, They Come in a Metal Box".

Altoids.

5: "Fresh Goes Better in Life" with these mints, "Fresh and Full of Life".

Mentos.
Round 4. Category: Tv's Comic Book Heroes
1: Adam West.

Batman.

2: George Reeves.

Superman.

3: Lynda Carter.

Wonder Woman.

4: Lou Ferrigno.

The Incredible Hulk.

5: Gil Gerard.

Buck Rogers.
Round 5. Category: Classic Comic Catchphrases
1: "Well, excuuuuuse me!".

Steve Martin.

2: "You look mahvelous!".

Billy Crystal.

3: "Woo woo woo woo woo woo!".

Curly.

4: "Here's another nice mess you've gotten us into".

Oliver Hardy.

5: To Rochester: "Now cut that out!".

Jack Benny.
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December 23, 2021Episode 315 - Do You Come Here Often? - Silent "K" - The Godfather - Wonders Of America Stamps - Newspapers And Magazines
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 315, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Do You Come Here Often?
1: Bring your pet to the USA's National Cathedral on Oct. 4 for "The Blessing of the Animals" for this saint's feast day.

St. Francis of Assisi.

2: Parents and kids gather each year at the White House for this event held on the Monday after Easter.

the Easter Egg Roll.

3: Hindi faithful make regular pilgrimages to and bathe in this 1,560-mile river of Northern India.

the Ganges.

4: In the 1820s thirsty explorers found an oasis here, Spanish for "the meadows"; 30 million now visit every year.

Las Vegas.

5: Traditionally, crowds gather in New Orleans and party hearty before this first day of Lent.

Ash Wednesday.
Round 2. 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 3. Category: The Godfather
1: For him, it was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and hello, godfatherhood to John Lennon's son Sean.

Elton John.

2: Michael Jackson can leave his son, Prince Michael, "Home Alone" with this godfather.

Macaulay Culkin.

3: The godfather of Madonna's son Rocco is this Police man, who left that musical force in 1984.

Sting.

4: In 2001 Barry Bonds joined his godfather, this "Say Hey Kid" and fellow S.F. Giant, in the 500-HR club.

Willie Mays.

5: Winona Ryder could've learned to "turn on, tune in, drop out" from him.

Timothy Leary.
Round 4. Category: Wonders Of America Stamps
1: City where you'll find the USA's tallest man-made monument.

St. Louis.

2: Bigger than 10 states, it's our largest lake.

Superior.

3: California has the tallest trees, tallest dam, and tallest waterfall, which shares its name with this national park.

Yosemite.

4: The peregrine type of this is the fastest bird, reaching 200 mph while plunging after prey.

falcon.

5: More than 350 miles of passages have been mapped in this longest cave.

Mammoth Cave.
Round 5. Category: Newspapers And Magazines
1: This women's publication is known as LHJ for short.

Ladies' Home Journal.

2: Leading dailies in this state include the Providence Journal-Bulletin and The Times in Pawtucket.

Rhode Island.

3: This organization publishes Boys' Life.

Boy Scouts.

4: This Gannett Company publication has been dubbed "McPaper".

USA Today.

5: By their names, it's the frequency of the News in Dayton and the Mail in London.

daily.
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December 22, 2021Episode 314 - Creation Stories - It's A Mystery! - Cooking Equipment - We Predict The Future! - Let's Play A Game!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 314, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Creation Stories
1: According to the gospel of St. John, in the beginning was this and it was God.

The word.

2: This scientific theory suggests everything goes back to a single primeval event.

Big Bang Theory.

3: In Eskimo lore, this black bird is a trickster-creator.

Raven.

4: The oldest Greek myths feature Gaia, as Mother this.

Earth.

5: The creation myth of these people involves Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl tearing Coatlicue apart.

Aztecs.
Round 2. Category: It's A Mystery!
1: The title of this 1939 mystery by Raymond Chandler is a slang term for death.

The Big Sleep.

2: This detecting couple whom Dashiell Hammett introduced in "The Thin Man" had a dog named Asta.

Nick and Nora Charles.

3: The V.I. in this hard-boiled detective's name stands for Victoria Iphigenia.

V.I. Warshawski.

4: Some editions of this Dickens novel begin, "An ancient English cathedral town..."; others say "tower"--it's a "Mystery"!.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

5: "The Mystery of" her is Poe's sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

Marie Roget.
Round 3. Category: Cooking Equipment
1: Waffles are made in an iron and muffins are made in an implement named for this metal.

tin.

2: Used to keep food warm, this "dish" is a container with a pan of hot water beneath it.

a chafing dish.

3: Special round cutters are made to slice these Italian pies.

pizzas.

4: A double one of these is often used to melt chocolate.

boiler.

5: The mandoline, resembling a washboard, eases this process of cutting potatoes into matchlike strips.

julienning.
Round 4. Category: We Predict The Future!
1: On Jan. 20, 2009 this man will lose his $400,000-a-year (plus 50 grand in expenses) federal government job.

George W. Bush.

2: On March 1, 2022 we'll be celebrating "Fat Tuesday", this celebration, y'all.

Mardi Gras.

3: By Dec. 31, 2010 this Bureau will have submitted state population totals to the president (well, it better have).

the Census.

4: On July 20, 2010 this S. American country will kick back with some good coffee to celebrate 200 years of indep..

Colombia.

5: On July 27, 2012 the Summer Olympics will open in this world capital.

London.
Round 5. Category: Let's Play A Game!
1: You can apologize (as the name says) when you send someone back to the start in this Parker Brothers board game.

Sorry!.

2: Boggle is a word search game; you make words using wood tiles in this classic board game.

Scrabble.

3: Collect pieces of cheese and build a zany contraption to try to catch your opponents in this board game.

Mouse Trap.

4: The name of this game in which you stack hardwood blocks into a tower comes from a Swahili word for "to build".

Jenga.

5: Find out which of Mr. Boddy's guests murdered him in his own mansion and with what weapon in this classic mystery game.

Clue.
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December 21, 2021Episode 313 - Actresses - Haydn - Words From 2 Letters - John Grisham's Law Books - Blank Off!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 313, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Actresses
1: This "Dynasty" star's real name is Carol Diahann Johnson.

Diahann Carroll.

2: In 1991 Bruce Willis rented Six Flags Magic Mountain for this actress's 29th birthday party.

Demi Moore.

3: This Oscar winner has made several TV guest appearances as "Roseanne"'s grandmother Nana Mary.

Shelley Winters.

4: She vampired it up in "Underworld" and "Van Helsing".

Kate Beckinsale.

5: Zoe Saldana played the Na'vi Neytiri in this 2009 blockbuster.

Avatar.
Round 2. Category: Haydn
1: Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 in Rohrau, 25 miles east of this world capital to which he moved in 1740.

Vienna.

2: Let me pump... you up (with info)--Joseph Haydn's middle name; this was his first name.

Franz.

3: In 1781 Haydn befriended this composer from Salzburg, 10 years before his all-too-premature death.

Mozart.

4: Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony was written this period in his work that translates into "storm and stress".

Sturm und Drang.

5: Symphony No. 94 is called this for its unexpected loud chord shortly after the soft beginning of the 2nd movement.

the "Surprise Symphony".
Round 3. Category: Words From 2 Letters
1: Jennifer Aniston won one in September 2002; her husband Brad was nominated, but didn't win.

M-E/Emmy.

2: I can name this Native American dwelling in 2 letters.

T-P/tepee.

3: In 1978 Jackson Browne was "Running on" these 2 letters.

M-T/empty.

4: These 2 letters can often be seen growing on the sides of college buildings.

I-V/ivy.

5: These 2 letters give you an adjective meaning sordid and unkempt.

C-D/seedy.
Round 4. Category: John Grisham's Law Books
1: Type of document concerned with pelicans.

The Pelican Brief.

2: Specifically, Bendini, Lambert and Locke.

The Firm.

3: For lawyer Reggie Love, it's young Mark Sway.

The Client.

4: Group that was "Runaway".

The Jury.

5: Its prequel might be "The Last Will".

The Testament.
Round 5. Category: Blank Off!
1: "The Jeffersons" was "moving on up" as one of these from "All In The Family".

a spin-off.

2: A theft, cheat or swindle; what a.,..

a rip-off.

3: 8-letter term for an unlicensed copy of fashion clothing or purses.

a knockoff.

4: A cancellation from accountants as a loss.

a write-off.

5: Rain flowing from land into a stream, or a final contest between 2 first-place contestants.

a runoff.
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