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December 20, 2021Episode 312 - Tv Title References - Kids In Books - Sounds Like Ig-Pay Atin-Lay - New Food Products - Tonight Show Hosts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 312, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Title References
1: Matthew Fox and 47 others survive a plane crash but are stranded on a mysterious Pacific island.

Lost.

2: On a primetime ABC soap, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and their neighbors on Wisteria Lane.

Desperate Housewives.

3: The Kansas hamlet that's home to the Kents.

Smallville.

4: Patricia Arquette, who sees dead people.

The Medium.

5: The McCallister brothers, one of whom becomes president in 2040.

Jack and Bobby.
Round 2. Category: Kids In Books
1: "The Sword in the Stone" is a book about a kid who grows up to be this king.

King Arthur.

2: Based on a real child, a kid named Christopher Robin hangs out with this literary bear.

Winnie the Pooh.

3: This collie was the faithful friend of a kid named Joe in a book by British novelist Eric Knight.

Lassie.

4: Mowgli is the human kid hanging out in the woods with wolves and tigers in this Rudyard Kipling "Book".

"The Jungle Book".

5: She's Beezus Quimby's pesky young sister.

Ramona.
Round 3. Category: Sounds Like Ig-Pay Atin-Lay
1: Unverified gossip or rumor; it's often excluded from court.

hearsay.

2: The 2000 Robert Mondavi one has nuances of hazelnut and goes well with salmon.

Chardonnay.

3: December 26, when British servants traditionally get gifts.

Boxing Day.

4: Maryland's Severn River is an inlet of it.

Chesapeake Bay.

5: A stream of electrons from a negatively charged electrode.

cathode ray.
Round 4. Category: New Food Products
1: Introduced in 1982, it used the slogan "Just for the taste of it".

Diet Coke.

2: A syrup named for this "Mrs." was introduced in 1961; a pancake mix with her name on it came out in 1982.

Mrs. Butterworth.

3: Frank Epperson created it in 1923 when he pulled lemonade frozen onto a spoon out of a glass.

Popsicle.

4: In 1993 Hershey introduced these white and milk chocolate treats as a companion to its Kisses.

Hugs.

5: In 1998 Frito-Lay introduced this line of olean-containing chips nationwide.

WOW Chips.
Round 5. Category: Tonight Show Hosts
1: He also hosted the game shows "Earn Your Vacation" and "Who Do You Trust?".

Johnny Carson.

2: He is scheduled to take over the hosting duties in 2009.

Conan O'Brien.

3: He walked off in the middle of the telecast after the network censored his "water closet" joke.

Jack Paar.

4: He was married to Jayne Meadows.

Steve Allen.

5: This glum-faced comic born Joseph Gottlieb guest hosted the show more than 150 times in the '60s and '70s.

Joey Bishop.
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December 18, 2021Episode 310 - Modern History - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - Smack Dab In The Middle - Actor-Directors - "S.a."S
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 310, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Modern History
1: A 1978 secession from India's Congress Party formed the Congress (I), with the I standing for her.

Indira Gandhi.

2: This ex-British PM announced in 1963 he wouldn't run again for Parliament, to which he was first elected in 1900.

Winston Churchill.

3: In 1945 he declared Indonesia's independence and became its first president.

Sukarno.

4: In 1967 a launch pad fire claimed the lives of Edward White, Roger Chaffee and this astronaut.

Virgil "Gus" Grissom.

5: From 1931-33 excavations in this country uncovered the palaces of Kings Darius and Xerxes.

Iran (Persia).
Round 2. Category: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
1: Fort Dix is in this state's 4th District, repped by Chris Smith, who was elected to Congress at age 27.

New Jersey.

2: William French Smith, who held this post, 1981-1985, had a key role in putting the 1st woman on the Supreme Court.

Attorney General.

3: In 1996 Gordon Smith lost to Ron Wyden to replace Bob Packwood as a Sen. from this state; now they serve together.

Oregon.

4: Washington's 9th District is represented by this man, who has the same name as a certain economist.

Adam Smith.

5: Parts of Comal, Hays and Travis Counties make up the 21st District of this state's Rep. Lamar Smith.

Texas.
Round 3. Category: Smack Dab In The Middle
1: In Park County, 30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak.

Colorado.

2: In Kent County, 11 miles south of Dover.

Delaware.

3: In Yavapai County, 55 miles east-southeast of Prescott.

Arizona.

4: In Story County, 5 miles northeast of Ames.

Iowa.

5: In Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac.

Michigan.
Round 4. Category: Actor-Directors
1: This actor directed an animal onscreen and off in 1998's "The Horse Whisperer".

Robert Redford.

2: Replacing Kubrick as the director of 1961's "One-Eyed Jacks" was an offer this actor could not refuse.

Marlon Brando.

3: This daughter of director John made her own directing debut with the TV movie "Bastard Out of Carolina".

Anjelica Huston.

4: "The Great Dictator" (1940).

Charlie Chaplin.

5: "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961).

Marlon Brando.
Round 5. Category: "S.a."S
1: Geographically, it's made up of 12 nations and 2 dependencies.

South America.

2: In 1891 a crab pot in San Francisco became this organization's first "kettle" for Christmas donations.

Salvation Army.

3: A founding member of OPEC.

Saudi Arabia.

4: It's not my fault, it's a 600-mile geologic fault zone stretching from southern to northern California.

San Andreas Fault.

5: General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that overthrew this president in 1973.

Salvador Allende.
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December 17, 2021Episode 309 - Lightning - "G"Eography - Brands - The Other Side Of The Hyphen - 1960s Sitcoms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 309, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lightning
1: Lightning causes over 10,000 of these a year and Smokey the Bear is getting mad!.

forest fires.

2: In the 1931 film, he used lightning to bring his monster to life.

Dr. Frankenstein.

3: Of 25, 50, or 100 miles, the longest length lightning strokes can reach.

100 miles.

4: Aided by lightning each year, 100 million tons of this gas washes into the soil and becomes fertilizer.

Nitrogen.

5: Unpunished in the Maxwell Anderson play, Rhoda is roasted by lightning in this movie's finale.

The Bad Seed.
Round 2. Category: "G"Eography
1: This sacred river flows through Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

Ganges.

2: Syros, Skyros and Skiathos are just 3 of this Balkan country's many islands.

Greece.

3: It left the Union--of Soviet Socialist Republics--April 9, 1991.

Georgia.

4: Most of the Indians in this Central American country speak one of the Maya languages.

Guatemala.

5: There's a British colony on this southern Spanish peninsula.

Gibraltar.
Round 3. Category: Brands
1: The No. 1 breakfast cereal in the U.S. is the "honey nut" variety of these.

Cheerios.

2: This city precedes "Fog" in the name of a brand of raincoats.

London.

3: Ironically, commercials using a toy bunny to advertise this brand weren't meant to "keep going".

Energizer.

4: Entrepreneur Herman, not Enron's Kenneth, launched this potato chip brand in 1938.

Lay's.

5: This company's first washing machines were "So simple, a child could do it".

Maytag.
Round 4. Category: The Other Side Of The Hyphen
1: To betray:double-.

Cross.

2: To throw overboard:deep-.

Six.

3: Short-circuit the ignition:hot-.

Wire.

4: A 4-dimensional continuum:space-.

Time.

5: Rustic or homespun:cracker-.

Barrel.
Round 5. Category: 1960s Sitcoms
1: Its theme song tells us it's "the place to be, farm livin' is the life for me".

Green Acres.

2: Paul Lynde played Samantha's Uncle Arthur for 7 seasons on this ABC sitcom.

"Bewitched".

3: In "Get Smart" the spies at CONTROL were dedicated to defeating this evil organization.

KAOS.

4: On "The Beverly Hillbillies", her real name was Daisy Moses.

Granny.

5: It was the occupation of Jerry Helper, Rob and Laura Petrie's next door neighbor.

Dentist.
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December 16, 2021Episode 308 - At Last Count - They Hate L.a. - Barbs From The Bard - Health And Medicine - Albums
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 308, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: At Last Count
1: Americans eat about 11 billion slices of pizza a year, with this as the favorite topping.

Pepperoni.

2: It's the all-time top-grossing film.

Titanic.

3: Undergrad tuition at this Cambridge "institute" is over $26,000; room, board and books add another $10,000.

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

4: The 3 largest U.S. national parks, totaling about 20 million acres, are in this state.

Alaska.

5: The life expectancy in the U.S. is 76 years; this country between Spain and France is tops with over 83 years.

Andorra.
Round 2. Category: They Hate L.a.
1: S.J. Perelman had a lot to say about this "cinematic" boulevard, like "it's tawdriness is unspeakable".

Hollywood Boulevard.

2: This comedian who moved here in 1913 called L.A. ugly, hot and oppressive; we'd rather he'd stayed silent.

Charlie Chaplin.

3: This "Schindler's List" star called L.A. a fascist place where people think they're moral because they jog.

Liam Neeson.

4: In this 1977 movie Woody Allen says L.A.'s "only cultural advantage" is a right turn on a red light.

Annie Hall.

5: An Oscar-nominated screenwriter in the 1930s, this witty woman called L.A. "a horror to me".

Dorothy Parker.
Round 3. Category: Barbs From The Bard
1: The queen calls him "That bottled spider, that foul bunch-backed toad!".

Richard III.

2: Othello calls her a "lewd minx".

Desdemona.

3: He calls Claudius "Treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!" -- but not to his face.

Hamlet.

4: Called a wasp by her wooer she says, "If I be waspish, best beware my sting".

Kate.

5: Beatrice calls him "A very dull fool", then agrees to marry him.

Benedick.
Round 4. Category: Health And Medicine
1: In some instances, the treatment of leukemia may call for a transplant of this bone tissue.

marrow.

2: New studies have found artemether as effective as quinine in treating this disease.

Malaria.

3: Sadly, about one in 100 adolescent girls suffers from either bulimia or this related eating disorder.

anorexia.

4: Alexia is word blindness; this is a reading disability in which letters are reversed and /or transposed.

Dyslexia.

5: This medical specialist also takes care of your hair and nails.

dermatologist.
Round 5. Category: Albums
1: This Who album's title refers to the double schizophrenia of Jimmy, its protagonist.

Quadrophenia.

2: His 1973 album "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" was from a televised concert said to have reached 1 billion people.

Elvis Presley.

3: His 1989 album "The End of the Innocence" won him a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal.

Don Henley.

4: The soundtrack of this 1988 U2 film included "Angel of Harlem", recorded at Memphis' famed Sun Studios.

Rattle and Hum.

5: In 2001 their "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" CD was certified 9 times platinum.

Smashing Pumpkins.
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December 15, 2021Episode 307 - Movie Reviews - Auto Focus - Bodily Fluids - Volcanoes - Rock Singers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 307, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Movie Reviews
1: (Hi, I'm Garry Marshall.) I directed this 1990 movie that the New York Times said "Borrows a thing or two from Pygmalion....but has its own....wit".

Pretty Woman.

2: Variety said expand the scene in "Annie Hall" where Woody visits Diane Keaton's family and you've got this Ben Stiller comedy.

Meet The Parents.

3: The Buffalo News called this Tom Hanks drama "the celebrity Survivor" and "a one man Gilligan's Island".

Cast Away.

4: The Sacramento Bee said this film, Cameron Crowe's saga of '70s rock, is "Almost Fabulous".

Almost Famous.

5: Entertainment Weekly called this John Travolta-Lisa Kudrow flick "A Lotto Malarkey".

Lucky Numbers.
Round 2. Category: Auto Focus
1: The Town Car from this car line was originally built as a car for Henry Ford.

Lincoln.

2: Incorporated in 1915, it designed its cars to withstand Sweden's rough roads and cold temperatures.

Volvo.

3: An ad agency gave this car company a name standing for feline qualities like grace, elegance, power and agility.

Jaguar.

4: Datsun, which became this company, was changed from Datson because son meant "loss" in Japanese.

Nissan.

5: This new division of Toyota aims for Generation XA and XB.

the Scion.
Round 3. Category: Bodily Fluids
1: The condition kerato conjunctivitis sicca is associated with reduction in the flow of these.

teardrops.

2: Literally meaning "a breathing through", it's the polite word for fluid produced to keep the body cool.

perspiration.

3: Ptyalin is an enzyme in this bodily fluid that helps break down starches.

saliva.

4: The pale liquid portion of your blood, it's about 90% water.

plasma.

5: When a woman's "water breaks", the sac that contains this fluid has ruptured.

amniotic fluid.
Round 4. Category: Volcanoes
1: Its May 18, 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since California's Lassen Peak in 1921.

Mount Saint Helens.

2: About its eruption in 79 A.D., an observer wrote that "broad sheets of fire and leaping flames blazed at several points".

Vesuvius.

3: Mount Erebus in this continent's Victoria Land region was discovered by Sir James Ross in 1841.

Antarctica.

4: This island nation has more than 100 active volcanoes including Krakatoa.

Indonesia.

5: A specific eruption style is named for this Caribbean volcano that erupted in 1902, killing thousands.

Mt. PelÃ©e.
Round 5. Category: Rock Singers
1: His "Men In Black" single topped the U.K. charts but wasn't available as a commercial U.S. release.

Will Smith.

2: This group's Brian Wilson adapted Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" as "Surfin' USA".

The Beach Boys.

3: 11 years after his last Top 20 solo hit, this "Sweet Caroline" singer had the third top-grossing tour of 1993.

Neil Diamond.

4: In 1990 her "Justify My Love" became the first video by a major star to be banned by MTV.

Madonna.

5: In 1989 he re-recorded 8 of his classic hits for the film biography "Great Balls Of Fire!".

Jerry Lee Lewis.
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December 14, 2021Episode 306 - "I" Mean It - Going Nucular - Stage Names - Something's Fishy - The Cabinet
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 306, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "I" Mean It
1: This is it--actually, it's Latin for "it", and 1/3 of your psyche.

the id.

2: In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters.

Iraq.

3: It's a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects 2 larger bodies of land.

an isthmus.

4: Addressing Congress, FDR referred to December 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in" this.

infamy.

5: In mythology, this goddess of the rainbow sometimes delivered messages for Hera.

Iris.
Round 2. Category: Going Nucular
1: On TV this Springfield safety inspector once corrected someone who said nuclear instead of "nucular".

Homer Simpson.

2: This president who often said "nucular" proposed the "Atoms for Peace" plan at the U.N..

Eisenhower.

3: Speechwriters for this 38th president often used "atomic" so he wouldn't say "nucular".

Ford.

4: The St. Petersburg Times reports this Florida senator, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, said, "It doesn't pronounce the way it looks".

(Bob) Graham.

5: On the PBS Newshour, Les Aspin, this president's Secretary of Defense, shot off "nucular" weapons.

Clinton.
Round 3. Category: Stage Names
1: In 2000 he ditched that weird symbol, so now he's the Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as this.

Prince.

2: Marshall Mathers is the real name of the rapper who performs using this 1-word nickname.

Eminem.

3: These "boys" go by the names King Ad-Rock, Mike D and MCA.

The Beastie Boys.

4: Dick Clark's wife noticed that Ernest Evans looked like a teenage Fats Domino, hence this stage name.

Chubby Checker.

5: Riley is the first name of this guitarist whose stage initials stand for "Blues Boy".

B.B. King.
Round 4. Category: Something's Fishy
1: Holy mackerel! The northern bluefin, the largest species of this fish, may reach a length of 14 feet.

tuna.

2: Varieties of this ornamental carp include lionhead and comet.

goldfish.

3: It's the double talk name for the tropical food fish also known as the dolphinfish.

mahimahi.

4: The most common species of this commercial fish is red; it doesn't turn orange until it's out of the water.

roughy.

5: In England the dogfish species of this sea creature is often used in preparing fish and chips.

the shark.
Round 5. Category: The Cabinet
1: On September 15, 1789 the Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to this.

Department of State.

2: The Comptroller of the Currency operates under the auspices of this cabinet department.

Treasury.

3: When founded on May 15, 1862, it had only a commissioner, 4 clerks, 1 gardener and his aides.

Department of Agriculture.

4: It's been described as "The custodian of the nation's natural resources".

Department of the Interior.

5: In 1979 Health, Education and Welfare was split into the Dept. of Education and this department.

Health and Human Services.
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December 13, 2021Episode 305 - Declaration Of Independence Signers - A"Ha" - Nations Of Africa - Jon Stewart's America - American Novelists
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 305, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Declaration Of Independence Signers
1: We all know John Hancock signed it, but how many of you know he did it representing this state.

Massachusetts.

2: He's the only signer the World Almanac lists with the occupation "printer, publisher".

Benjamin Franklin.

3: Francis Lewis was the only signer born in this U.K. country--he was from Llandaff.

Wales.

4: Before Benjamin Harrison landed the job of signer, he was getting his hands dirty in this occupation.

farmer.

5: Elder statesman John Witherspoon was the only clergyman to sign; he was part of this church of "Elders".

Presbyterian.
Round 2. Category: A"Ha"
1: Its nicknames include the "Paradise of the Pacific" and "The Pineapple State".

Hawaii.

2: Well, Praise the Lord! It means "Praise the Lord".

Hallelujah.

3: In 1640 Henry Dunster became this university's first president; he was also the entire faculty.

Harvard.

4: Type of men's store once owned by Harry Truman.

Haberdashery.

5: This king's reign has been referred to as the Golden Age of Babylon.

Hammurabi.
Round 3. Category: Nations Of Africa
1: Add 2 letters to Niger to get the name of this country just south of it.

Nigeria.

2: In a song title, this country whose capital is Nairobi might come before "Feel the Love Tonight".

Kenya.

3: In a song title, this country whose capital is Accra might come before "Fly Now".

Ghana.

4: (Hi, I'm NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo) One of the many languages I speak is this official one of my birthplace, Congo.

French.

5: Milton Obote, no bargain either, ran this country before and after Idi Amin.

Uganda.
Round 4. Category: Jon Stewart's America
1: "This follow-up to 'The Articles of Confederation' is the rare sequel that's more bicameral than the original!".

the Constitution.

2: He was "quoted" as saying, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...oh, and starvation. We might all starve".

Franklin Roosevelt.

3: This D.C. building's rotunda "was made famous by the Stephen Baldwin/Pauly Shore vehicle Bio-Rotunda".

the Capitol.

4: This 1215 document "served as a wake-up call that Europe would be forced to answer...in about 500 years".

the Magna Carta.

5: This mascot "is like Uncle Sam, only shorter and fatter, clearly playing to the British infatuation with stoutness".

John Bull.
Round 5. Category: American Novelists
1: Tired of whaling, he jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands in July 1842 and lived there for a month.

(Hermann) Melville.

2: Having served on a mine-sweeper during World War II, he wrote about one in "The Caine Mutiny".

Herman Wouk.

3: This author of "The Good Earth" wrote 5 books using the pseudonym John Sedges.

Pearl Buck.

4: This "tasty" author bakes her novels a while: 1992's "The Secret History" was her 1st, and "The Goldfinch" from 2013 is her 3rd.

Donna Tartt.

5: This "tasty" author bakes her novels a while: 1992's "The Secret History" was her 1st, and "The Goldfinch" from 2013 is her 3rd.

Donna Tartt.
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December 12, 2021Episode 304 - College Bowl - Literary Pop - Let's Go Cruising - It's Jason's Bar Mitzvah - Bitter Battles
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 304, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: College Bowl
1: When completed in 1923, this Ann Arbor school's Yost Field House was the first field house on a college campus.

the University of Michigan.

2: The colors of Notre Dame's athletic teams are blue and this.

Gold.

3: Sports teams from Grambling, Clemson and Auburn share this nickname.

Tigers.

4: Following the Civil War, the University of Florida moved from Ocala to this city.

Gainesville.

5: From 1953 to 1991 the University of Leipzig was named for this co-founder of scientific socialism.

Karl Marx.
Round 2. Category: Literary Pop
1: Welsh singer Thomas John Woodward became this after his boss compared him to a Henry Fielding character.

Tom Jones.

2: This techno musician got his name from a book about a big ocean mammal.

Moby.

3: The band Veruca Salt took its name from the spoiled rich girl in this Roald Dahl children's book.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

4: This band was born to be wild enough to take its name from a Herman Hesse novel.

Steppenwolf.

5: These mega-cool rockers took their band name from an Aldous Huxley book about using mescaline.

the Doors.
Round 3. Category: Let's Go Cruising
1: Princess Cruises now offer scuba and volleyball as well as this beloved game that uses cues to push disks.

shuffleboard.

2: The person who handles passengers' accounts; Gopher on "The Love Boat" was an assistant one.

a purser.

3: This Virgin Island with its city of Charlotte Amalie is among the most popular Caribbean ports of call.

St. Thomas.

4: You can sail from Southampton on this Cunard liner that has covered 5.3 mil. nautical miles, a record for any ship.

the QE2.

5: Term for a woman who christens a cruise ship, like Kim Cattral for Norwegian Dawn and Judi Dench for Carnival Legend.

the godmother.
Round 4. Category: It's Jason's Bar Mitzvah
1: Like most of his peers, Jason has his bar mitzvah on this day of the week.

Saturday.

2: Jason was jealous when twin sister Jennifer had this equivalent ceremony at age 12.

Bat Mitzvah.

3: This synagogue employee, also called a hazan, taught Jason how to chant his Torah portion.

Cantor.

4: Jason's guests may dance to this type of Jewish folk music, from Hebrew for "musical instruments".

Klezmer music.

5: Jason settled for his parents' temple but wanted to celebrate at this site on the Temple Mount.

Wailing/Western Wall.
Round 5. Category: Bitter Battles
1: The Confederate victory at Chancellorsville paved the way for this early July 1863 Pennsylvania battle.

Gettysburg.

2: The 1824 battle of Ayacucho marked the end of this European country's power in South America.

Spain.

3: The Battle of Austerlitz, one of his greatest victories, is sometimes called the Battle of the Three Emperors.

Napoleon.

4: The Battle of the Argonne during this war was part of a general offensive against the Hindenburg line.

World War I.

5: The recapture of Antwerp was a goal of this 1944-45 battle, Germany's last great offensive in the West.

Battle of the Bulge.
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December 11, 2021Episode 303 - Band Names - Yum... Candy! - "In" Places - Pugilists - Hollywood Blvd.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 303, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Band Names
1: The name of this Houston trio honors Texas bluesman Z.Z. Hill.

ZZ Top.

2: A road sign inspired the name of this band from the land "Down Under".

Men at Work.

3: Debbie Harry had often been called this, so it was "a natural" for the name of her band.

Blondie.

4: This "Money For Nothing" group was named for its sorry financial condition.

Dire Straits.

5: The last name adopted by all members of this punk band was an alias used by Paul McCartney.

The Ramones (Ramone accepted).
Round 2. Category: Yum... Candy!
1: Some of this company's fine chocolates are embossed with its naked lady on a horse logo.

Godiva.

2: Chick-O-Sticks aren't chicken-flavored; they're made from peanut butter and this tropical treat.

coconut.

3: In 1997 this candy introduced a female character who's green; she called her autobiography "I Melt For No One".

M and M's.

4: The candy once marketed as "Mrs. Stover's Bungalow Candies" is sold under this brand name today.

Russell Stover.

5: It was the last name of the brothers who perfected their now-famous English toffee bar back in 1928.

Heath.
Round 3. Category: "In" Places
1: In February 1994 an earthquake struck the island of Sumatra in this nation, killing 215 people.

Indonesia.

2: Civilization in the valley of this Pakistani river dates back about 4500 years.

the Indus River.

3: Technically, it comprises the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles.

the West Indies.

4: This capital of Tyrol has hosted 2 Winter Olympic games.

Innsbruck.

5: This Missouri city is headquarters to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Independence.
Round 4. Category: Pugilists
1: This boxer liked his nickname "Marvelous Marvin" so much that he had his name legally changed.

Marvin Hagler.

2: In a 27-year ring career, Archie Moore set a record by winning the most bouts, 141, in this way.

a knockout.

3: 3 Rays have won Olympic gold medals in boxing for the U.S.: Ray Mercer, Ray Seales and this "sweet" guy.

"Sugar" Ray Leonard.

4: This bare-knuckles heavyweight champ was known as "The Great John L.".

Sullivan.

5: 1 of 2 men to whom Floyd Patterson lost the World Heavyweight title.

Ingemar Johansson (or Sonny Liston).
Round 5. Category: Hollywood Blvd.
1: In June 1999 the Metro Rail opened a station named for this world-famous intersection.

Hollywood and Vine.

2: In 1994 Schwarzenegger's size 12 boot prints were planted in its "Forecourt of the Stars".

Mann's Chinese Theatre (or Grauman's Chinese Theatre).

3: These awards are slated to return to the boulevard at a new theatre in 2001.

Academy Awards (Oscars).

4: June 16, 1999 was "Another Day In Paradise" when this composer got a star on the Walk of Fame.

Phil Collins.

5: Cybill Shepherd has sung in this hotel's Cinegrill.

Roosevelt Hotel.
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December 10, 2021Episode 302 - Line 'Em Up - Rhyme Quest - Novel Vocabulary - Classic Cartoon Characters - The Library
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 302, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Line 'Em Up
1: From largest in area to smallest:Australia, United States, Russia.

Russia, United States, Australia.

2: From farthest away to closest to the Earth:Uranus, Mars, Pluto.

Pluto, Uranus, Mars.

3: From earliest movie to most recent:"The Birds", "Birdman of Alcatraz", "The Birdcage".

Birdman of Alcatraz, The Birds, The Birdcage.

4: From longest river to shortest:The Volga, The Nile, The Po.

Nile, Volga, Po.

5: From north to south:Warsaw, Pretoria, Helsinki.

Helsinki, Warsaw, Pretoria.
Round 2. Category: Rhyme Quest
1: A final, as in a final exam.

a test.

2: Better than better.

best.

3: Repose.

rest.

4: A soiree invitee (if he shows up).

a guest.

5: Gusto.

zest.
Round 3. Category: Novel Vocabulary
1: Flaysome, a synonym for frightful, appears in this Emily Bronte novel.

"Wuthering Heights".

2: In "Bleak House" this author used the word "swipes" for weak beer.

Dickens.

3: In "Animal Farm" Major is a prize boar whose "tushes had never been cut" (tushes being these).

tusks.

4: In "A Tale of Two Cities", Jerry Cruncher is a "resurrection-man"--defined as a person who steals and sells these.

corpses.

5: In "Emma", Emma speaks of being in Broadway-lane when "it began to mizzle", which means this.

drizzle (mist accepted).
Round 4. Category: Classic Cartoon Characters
1: ("Canadian Mountie").

Dudley Do-Right.

2: (alliterative Hanna-Barbera pooch).

Huckleberry Hound.

3: ("Have no fear...").

Underdog.

4: Jay Ward and Bill Scott created this moose and squirrel.

Rocky and Bullwinkle.

5: This cartoon character from Bedrock is a large purple-ish pet snorkasaurus.

Dino.
Round 5. Category: The Library
1: On most reference books in your local library, you'll find this letter above the call number.

R.

2: When a book has been checked out it's said to be "in" this.

circulation.

3: Sethe, a former slave, is haunted by the ghost of her daughter, whom she killed, in this Toni Morrison novel.

Beloved.

4: Shirley Jones played this part by the book in "The Music Man".

(Marion the) librarian.

5: For some really deep reading, grab this ancient Greek philosopher's "Physics" or "Metaphysics".

Aristotle.
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