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August 13, 2022Episode 549 - All Fall Down - Also A Candy - "B" Plus - Pox, Plague And Pestilence - Sports Superstitions
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 549, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: All Fall Down
1: "Saturday Night Live" comic known for pratfalls he took imitating Gerald Ford.

Chevy Chase.

2: The World Book calls them "generally more clumsy" than frogs.

toads.

3: Popular comic strip with a character known as Clumsy Carp.

B.C..

4: Familiar nursery rhyme from which this category's title is taken.

"Ring Around the Roses (Rosies)".

5: Kim Zimmer fell down on her way to pick up one of these awards in 1986, Kathleen Noone in 1987.

Daytime Emmy.
Round 2. Category: Also A Candy
1: A buoyant jacket used to keep a person afloat.

a life saver.

2: "Cabaret" club.

Kit Kat.

3: Giant lies.

whoppers.

4: A tract of land covered in scrubby evergreen plants.

a heath bar.

5: Ninepins.

skittles.
Round 3. Category: "B" Plus
1: The alpha factor measures a stock's own volatility; this Greek letter compares it to the entire market.

beta.

2: In this sport, the ball has 3 holes in which you put your fingers.

bowling.

3: It speaks to Moses in Exodus 3.

the burning bush.

4: Beginning in the 1970s, more than 1 million of these Indochinese refugees fled the Communist regmes where they lived.

boat people.

5: This national variety of python can grow to 30 feet long.

the Burmese python.
Round 4. Category: Pox, Plague And Pestilence
1: This man who found Livingstone also helped spread Congolese sleeping sickness while establishing trading stations.

Stanley.

2: The first recorded epidemic of this salivary gland-swelling disease was described around 410 B.C. in Greece.

mumps.

3: Causing thousands of deaths, abnormally high temperatures in 1803 led to Spanish outbreaks of this colorful fever.

yellow fever.

4: Deadly outbreaks of cholera and typhus struck British, French and Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war.

the Crimean War.

5: A devastating 17th c. plague epidemic on this island 58 miles south of Sicily killed 1 in 7 people.

Malta.
Round 5. Category: Sports Superstitions
1: For boxers, it's unlucky to be the first to enter this area.

The ring.

2: It's bad luck in this sport for a dog to cross the diamond before the first pitch.

Baseball.

3: Avoid faults by never holding more than 2 balls when serving in this sport.

Tennis.

4: Hey hockey puck! Don't stack this piece of equipment crossing another player's; it's bad luck.

Hockey.

5: Gone fishing? Don't reveal this until you are done for the day.

Your catch/number of fish you caught.
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August 12, 2022Episode 548 - Welcome To Denver - Way Back In 1999 - Talk Nonsense - "De" Arts - The Youngest
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 548, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Welcome To Denver
1: Located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street, the house of this storied Titanic survivor is preserved as it was in 1910.

Molly Brown.

2: The Denver Zoo has the world's largest indoor habitat for this giant Indonesian lizard.

the Komodo dragon.

3: The Kirkland Museum has examples of many decorative styles including this one, named for two types of handiwork.

arts and crafts.

4: Denver supports two major morning papers: The Denver Post and this "News"paper founded in 1859.

the Rocky Mountain News.

5: Lookout Mountain has a shrine dedicated to this first U.S. saint who founded a camp there for orphan kids.

(Mother) Cabrini.
Round 2. Category: Way Back In 1999
1: A 20-year-long restoration of this chapel, home to Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment", was wrapped up.

the Sistine Chapel.

2: In August one of these, the size of Rhode Island, threatened ships between South America and Antarctica.

an iceberg.

3: As part of a 10-year research project, the Atlanta Zoo got Lun-Lun and Yang-Yang, a pair of these.

pandas.

4: The 100 jurors William Rehnquist swore in on January 7, 1999 were all members of this.

the Senate.

5: This province's capital of Pristina wasn't so pristine; it was bombed by NATO.

Kosovo.
Round 3. Category: Talk Nonsense
1: This partner of "goo goo" in baby talk also means "foolishly enthusiastic".

ga ga.

2: Completes the immortal words of Little Richard, "A wop bop a loo bop a lop...".

bam boom.

3: In the dictionary this triple-talk phrase meaning "and so on" comes after bladder and before blanch.

blah blah blah.

4: Children's taunt once used by fugitive Deborah Ulrich in a letter to police.

nya, nya, nya.

5: On '70s TV this was Charo's version of making whoopee.

cuchi cuchi.
Round 4. Category: "De" Arts
1: The son of a surgeon, this director brought some gore to the screen in "Carrie" and "Scarface".

(Brian) De Palma.

2: Seen here, the work of Tamara de Lempicka typifies this art style.

art deco.

3: Now in his 70s, he designed Laura Bush's 2005 Inauguration Day wear.

Oscar de la Renta.

4: His "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" is referred to as a tone poem.

Debussy.

5: In 1964 LBJ gave this abstract expressionist the Medal of Freedom.

Willem de Kooning.
Round 5. Category: The Youngest
1: Entering at age 10 and taking 1 month to graduate, William Thompson was youngest student in this type of school.

university.

2: Tho he was not even in his teens, Italians called Benedict IX "Papa" when he assumed this office.

Pope.

3: In 1979, Marcus Hooper of England, a 12-years-old, became youngest person to swim this body of water.

English Channel.

4: Though youngest of Jesse's 8 sons, he was the only 1 to become King of Israel.

David.

5: Though under the constitutionally-required age of 30, in 1806 Henry Clay took this office.

Senator.
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August 11, 2022Episode 547 - See The Usa - "Roll" Call - Finnish Lines - Historic Greeting Cards - Go With The Flow
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 547, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: See The Usa
1: The Hall of Fame devoted to these Texas lawmen in Waco has memorabilia belonging to Bonnie and Clyde.

Texas Rangers.

2: Each year kids can compete in the National Fence Painting Contest in this Missouri town.

Hannibal.

3: You can "Go Home Again" to see this author's boyhood home in Asheville, North Carolina.

Thomas Wolfe.

4: The Appalachian National Scenic Trail runs all the way from Maine to this state.

Georgia.

5: Highlights of New Orleans' Jackson Square include the cast iron balconies of the Pontalba Apts. and this cathedral.

Saint Louis Cathedral.
Round 2. Category: "Roll" Call
1: This kitchen item with a short handle at each end could easily be the seventh clue murder weapon.

a rolling pin.

2: You'll flip for this heavy steel transverse item in the form of an inverted U on a vehicle.

a roll bar.

3: Random House defines it as "a small gravity railroad".

a roller coaster.

4: A return to a lower level in prices.

a rollback.

5: Appropriate 7-letter term for the first public showing of an aircraft.

rollout.
Round 3. Category: Finnish Lines
1: It's what you should have in your hand when you say "Kippis!" or "Skal!".

Glass of alcohol.

2: If your Finnish isn't up to snuff, you may ask "Puhutteko Englantia?", meaning this.

Do you speak English?.

3: It's where Finns traditionally go to feel the loyly, "steam heat", and get hikinen, "sweaty".

Sauna.

4: If you pull into the full service lane, you'll need to know "tankki tayteen", this phrase.

Fill it up!.

5: Voileipapoyta, literally "buttered bread table", is the Finnish equivalent of this Swedish spread.

Smorgasbord.
Round 4. Category: Historic Greeting Cards
1: It's the residence referred to here:Nov. 1800John and Abby -Best of luck in your new home! Can't wait to visit you there..

the White House.

2: This mobster got a card from wife Mae:Sweetheart,I'm glad your mind is on love instead of business.Happy Valentine's Day '29!.

Al Capone.

3: Sailor who in 1500 got the Father's Day card:To a Great Dad,Someday you'll get your own day!Love,Diego.

Christopher Columbus.

4: Author of the 1541 anniversary card:Catherine,I can't believe it's been a year. Wishing us many more happy months together....

Henry VIII.

5: 1840 graduate whose card came with a horse in a red bow:Cump,West Point made a fine young man. We're so proud..

William Tecumseh Sherman.
Round 5. Category: Go With The Flow
1: The Tigris flows into this gulf.

the Persian Gulf.

2: The Brahmaputra River and the Krishna River both flow into this bay.

the Bay of Bengal.

3: The Tagus flows into this ocean.

the Atlantic.

4: The Seine reaches its end in this, also called La Manche.

the English Channel.

5: The Purus and the Putumayo both pour into this river.

the Amazon.
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August 10, 2022Episode 546 - Truckin' - Uncommon Words - The "Real" World - That I Love You - Captains Courageous
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 546, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Truckin'
1: Instead of "truck", the British use this other 5-letter word.

Lorry.

2: You could drive this automaker's Silverado through an avalanche.

Chevrolet.

3: This company's F-Series pickup, the USA's bestselling car or truck since 1981, turned 50 in 1998.

Ford.

4: This maker of heavy duty trucks was founded by T.A. Peterman, who needed rigs to haul his lumber.

Peterbilt.

5: This company gives its trucks an "F":150, 250 and 350.

Ford.
Round 2. Category: Uncommon Words
1: Your "funiculus" is usally called this, and it was cut right after your were born.

umbilical cord.

2: A "monopode" has only 1 of these.

foot.

3: What a "frugivorous" person eats.

fruit only.

4: Of a little tree, a little barrel, or a little rodent, what a "firkin" is.

little barrel.

5: The number of people who govern a "heptarchy".

7.
Round 3. Category: The "Real" World
1: A simulated 3-D environment that a user can experience and manipulate as if it were physical.

Virtual reality.

2: Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.

Real estate.

3: It finishes the 1942 advertising slogan: "The Only Thing Like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola Itself. It's...".

the Real Thing.

4: A process viewed while it actually happens is viewed in this mode.

Real time.

5: In mathematics, a quantity that can be expressed as a finite or infinite decimal expression.

Real number.
Round 4. Category: That I Love You
1: He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice-- on July 4, no less.

David Beckham.

2: Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor ( and no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988.

Kevin Bacon.

3: He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones-- it worked, they have 2.

Michael Douglas.

4: In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star ( and it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley.

Michelle Pfeiffer.

5: Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her.

Sacha Baron Cohen.
Round 5. Category: Captains Courageous
1: In an early account of Jamestown's first year, he made no mention of his rescue by Pocahontas.

John Smith.

2: A city and island in British Columbia are named for this sea captain who explored the area in 1792.

Vancouver.

3: It took him and his crew 37 days to traverse the South American strait now named for him.

Magellan.

4: In 1642 and 1643 this Dutch captain circumnavigated Australia without seeing it.

(Abel) Tasman.

5: King Louis XVI gave this American a gold sword and made him a chevalier of France.

John Paul Jones.
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August 09, 2022Episode 545 - "Oil" - Why Didn't I Think Of That? - Origin Of The Specious - Tough Facts - Let's "Split"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 545, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Oil"
1: Petroleum as it comes to the surface is called this; that's why it has to be refined.

Crude oil.

2: This Procter and Gamble product has nearly a third of the U.S. facial moisturizer market.

Oil of Olay.

3: A long waterproof garment for sailors in sou'westers.

Oilskin.

4: "Beds Are Burning" was a 1988 hit from this rock band led by Peter Garrett.

Midnight Oil.

5: Familiar phrase meaning to calm a tense situation.

"Pouring oil on troubled waters".
Round 2. Category: Why Didn't I Think Of That?
1: This invention began in 1951 as a bottle of white tempera waterbase paint and a small brush.

Wite-Out (or Liquid Paper).

2: In 1888 Nikola Tesla came up with the first practical system for generating and transmitting this type of current.

A.C..

3: Hiram Percy Maxim invented the muffler for a car and this for a gun.

a silencer.

4: Andrew Beard invented an improvement for the device that coupled 2 of these when they bumped together.

train cars.

5: Garrett Morgan's "safety hood" was one of these used by World War I soldiers.

a gas mask.
Round 3. Category: Origin Of The Specious
1: Forwarding an e-mail supposedly sent by this Microsoft chairman got you $1,000 and a free copy of Windows.

Gates.

2: Altar-bound Jennifer Wilbanks' 2005 kidnapping proved to be less than true, so she was given this 2-word nickname.

the "Runaway Bride".

3: This Caribbean leader's reported baseball tryouts for the Major Leagues in the '40s never happened.

Castro.

4: Oprah Winfrey said that she was "deeply sorry" over the scandal that this man's "A Million Little Pieces" had caused.

(James) Frey.

5: Words from Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love" have been attributed to this African leader.

(Nelson) Mandela.
Round 4. Category: Tough Facts
1: Throughout the Middle Ages, it was the principal, if not the only table utensil.

Knife.

2: Former county of England known for a pudding and a terrier.

Yorkshire.

3: Spanky was part of "Our Gang" and Jiang Qing, Mao's widow, was part of this gang.

The Gang of Four.

4: Opposed to the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty formed committees of this to spread the word.

Committees of Correspondence.

5: From Arabic for "authority", it's the title used by monarchs of the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires.

Sultan.
Round 5. Category: Let's "Split"
1: A house with floors that differ by about half a story.

split-level.

2: These singing and dancing animals hosted their own Saturday morning "Adventure Hour" from 1968 to 1970.

the Banana Splits.

3: On May 25, 2000 Sony investors suddenly had twice as many shares thanks to one of these actions.

stock split.

4: It could be slang for a town where divorced people live.

splitsville.

5: In football, you'll find them outside the offensive tackles or when the quarterback has a bad hair day.

split ends.
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August 08, 2022Episode 544 - National Anthems - Let's Play Some Basketball - Presidential Libraries - Banana Republic - Famous Women
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 544, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: National Anthems
1: "Land der Berge, Land am Strome".

Austria.

2: This large Asian country's "Jana-Gana-Mana" means "Thou art the ruler of the minds of all the people".

India.

3: Franz Erkel, a noted composer of this country, wrote its nat'l anthem, "Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart".

Hungary.

4: "Towards the East, an eye looks to Zion".

Israel.

5: "Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, we'll toil with hearts and hands".

Australia.
Round 2. Category: Let's Play Some Basketball
1: In basketball, 2 types of these are personal and technical.

fouls.

2: (Hi, I'm Allan Houston of the NBA.) I helped the U.S. bring home the men's basketball gold from the 2000 Summer Olympics held in this city.

Sydney.

3: In the 2001 playoffs, Derek Fisher set a record, making 15 of these in 4 games against San Antonio.

three-pointers.

4: (Hi, I'm Michael Finley.) As a Badger on this college basketball team, I became its all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points.

the University of Wisconsin.

5: He coached the University of North Carolina men's college basketball team in 4 different decades.

Dean Smith.
Round 3. Category: Presidential Libraries
1: Along with his papers, his library contains a large mural by Thomas Hart Benton.

Harry Truman.

2: The war exhibit "Korea Plus 50: No Longer Forgotten" is a joint-access project between the libraries of these 2 presidents.

Truman and Eisenhower.

3: His library has a desk that's an exact replica of the one that his son was photographed under in 1963.

John F. Kennedy.

4: Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Gerald Ford.

5: Abilene, Kansas.

Eisenhower.
Round 4. Category: Banana Republic
1: Don't confuse this banana-producing nation whose name means "Sunday" with the country on Hispaniola.

Dominica.

2: In 1998 the Cincinnati Enquirer apologized for stealing voice mails from this giant U.S. banana company.

Chiquita.

3: In this country the Chapare region east of La Paz is fertile banana terrain.

Bolivia.

4: Bananas are a culinary mainstay in Bahia, an Atlantic coast state in this South American country.

Brazil.

5: This country bordering Kenya, Tanzania, Congo and Sudan is one of Africa's leading banana producers.

Uganda.
Round 5. Category: Famous Women
1: Drinks definitely were not on this pro-Prohibition woman.

Carrie Nation.

2: She received a doctorate from Cambridge in 1965 after doing a thesis on chimpanzee behavior.

Jane Goodall.

3: This former representative from Colorado co-chaired Gary Hart's presidential campaign.

Pat Schroeder.

4: She died just a few months after her only book, "Black Beauty", was published.

Anna Sewell.

5: Freed from slavery in 1827, she went to court to get her son back from the South; "verify" her.

Sojourner Truth.
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August 07, 2022Episode 574 - "House" And "Home" - Martha My Dear - A Walk In The Park - Murder And Mayhem - French Words And Phrases
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home"
1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line.

Homestretch.

2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting.

Home Box Office.

3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years.

The Homestead Act.

4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse.

House of Cards.

5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play.

"All The Way Home".
Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear
1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart.

Martha Stewart.

2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner.

Martha Washington.

3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street".

Martha Reeves.

4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman.

Martha Grimes.

5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night".

Martha Graham.
Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park
1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV.

Regent's Park.

2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV.

The White House.

3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city.

Jerusalem.

4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766.

Vienna.

5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest.

Portland, Oregon.
Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem
1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood.

The Untouchables.

2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance.

Butch Cassidy.

3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal.

The Inquisition.

4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer.

Mayflower.

5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you.

Leopold and Loeb.
Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases
1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb.

silence is golden.

2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin.

A.D. (Anno Domini).

3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists.

Avant-Garde.

4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such.

nom de plume.

5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared.

cuisine.
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August 07, 2022Episode 543 - Africa's Official Languages - Noms De Plume - The Tool Shed - 23 Skidoo - Tv The Kids Love
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 543, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Africa's Official Languages
1: In Benin:this.

French.

2: In Gabon:this.

French.

3: In Cameroon:English and this.

French.

4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this.

French.

5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this.

English.
Round 2. Category: Noms De Plume
1: In French this graceful swimmer is un cygne.

a swan.

2: This peaceful bird is une colombe.

a dove.

3: Ask your "mother"-- this "silly" bird is une oie.

a goose.

4: This nocturnal bird of prey is un hibou.

an owl.

5: This small game bird is une caille.

a quail.
Round 3. Category: The Tool Shed
1: Dremel makes a 14,000-rpm tool for cutting these, a traditional October activity.

pumpkins.

2: Peter Gabriel sang about this long-handled smashing tool.

sledgehammer.

3: Seen here is the tool called a cutter for this fastener.

a bolt.

4: A group of different-sized attachments for a ratchet-style wrench is called this set.

a socket wrench (or socket set).

5: A group of different-sized attachments for a ratchet-style wrench is called this set.

a socket wrench (or socket set).
Round 4. Category: 23 Skidoo
1: National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23, the birthday of this man born in 1737.

Hancock.

2: She was shot 23 times on May 23, 1934.

Bonnie Parker.

3: Traditionally, the swallows begin leaving here on October 23rd.

(San Juan) Capistrano.

4: She was married to Henry VIII for 23 years.

Catherine of Aragon.

5: In July the U.S. Open golf tournament was won by this amateur in a playoff.

Bobby Jones.
Round 5. Category: Tv The Kids Love
1: Keri Russell plays a 17-year-old who's a college freshman on this WB drama.

Felicity.

2: James Van Der Beek and Katie Holmes play residents of Capeside on this drama filled with teen angst.

Dawson's Creek.

3: Glenn Close was the voice of Marge's long-lost mother-in-law on this show.

The Simpsons.

4: David Boreanaz plays this sensitive and tormented vampire who's in love with a vampire slayer.

Angel.

5: As Cory Matthews, Ben Savage is smitten with Topanga Lawrence on this show.

Boy Meets World.
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August 06, 2022Episode 542 - Going National - Double D Words - Nfl Home Stadiums - In Your Cabinet - Exclamations!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 542, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Going National
1: Heel and cigar.

Cuban.

2: Guard and chard.

Swiss.

3: Toast and twist.

French.

4: Linen and potato.

Ireland.

5: Linen and potato.

Ireland.
Round 2. Category: Double D Words
1: Colby is a mild variety of this cheese.

cheddar.

2: It follows step-, corporate and Jacob's.

ladder.

3: Siddhartha Gautama's title.

Buddha.

4: It can mean the mean, or the waist.

the middle.

5: Pamper a person, or cook eggs gently in water without boiling.

coddle.
Round 3. Category: Nfl Home Stadiums
1: The Superdome.

New Orleans Saints.

2: Heinz Field.

the Pittsburgh Steelers.

3: Sun Devil Stadium.

Arizona Cardinals.

4: Monster Park.

the San Francisco 49ers.

5: The Edward Jones Dome.

the Rams.
Round 4. Category: In Your Cabinet
1: It's the "nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine".

NyQuil.

2: For stomach pain, this brand now comes in cherry flavor and says, "pink tastes better than you think!".

Pepto-Bismol.

3: This mouthwash company says there are "millions of reasons to rinse".

Listerine.

4: For athlete's foot, boom! John Madden recommends "tough actin'" this; boom!.

Tinactin.

5: OK, picture the sailor walking around...now, hear that whistling in the ads for this men's scent?.

Old Spice.
Round 5. Category: Exclamations!
1: Divine bovine!.

Holy cow!.

2: It precedes "whillikers" and "whiz" and will cause your horse to turn right.

Gee.

3: It can be an interjection by itself or be tacked onto the end of "gad".

Zooks.

4: An appearance as if by magic may be accompanied by this, French for "see there".

Voila!.

5: From the Dutch for "hold fast", it's a pirate's order to stop.

Avast!.
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August 05, 2022Episode 541 - Taunt "O" - Villages - I'm An Animal - Weird Nature - Asian-American Firsts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 541, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Taunt "O"
1: By its isolated nature, your last original thought might be considered one of these children without parents.

an orphan.

2: Being around you has completely killed my sense of this, the tendency to expect the best of life.

optimism.

3: At your place of work, it might behoove us to replace you with one of these Pongo pygmaeus apes of Borneo.

an orangutan.

4: When you try to make a point, you flail around like one of these mollusks with 8 limbs.

an octopus.

5: After a wrong response, we may need to use one of these cathode-ray "scopes" to check for brain activity.

an oscilloscope.
Round 2. Category: Villages
1: The name of this California village near Monterey goes back to a group of monks, not a candy.

Carmel (Carmelite monks).

2: Washington Square Park is the hub of this area of New York City.

Greenwich Village.

3: A famous hard cheese is named for this Somerset, England village in which it was first developed.

Cheddar.

4: Jacques Cartier gave this name to the hill behind the village of Hochelaga.

Montreal (Mount Royal).

5: At the start of the play, Macbeth is the thane of this Scottish village and lives in its castle.

Glams and Cawdor.
Round 3. Category: I'm An Animal
1: Before each shuttle landing at the KSC, workers have to remove these reptiles that like to sun on the runway.

alligators.

2: This insect's sound as he rubs his wings together is a courtship song.

a cricket.

3: The most abundant species of bear, these "colorful" ones can live for more than 30 years in the wild.

black bears.

4: A baboon's diet can include rodents, birds and even fawns of this "g"raceful small antelope.

a gazelle.

5: Boeing has named a military aircraft after this bird that's showing off its flight capabilities.

an osprey.
Round 4. Category: Weird Nature
1: These ungulates have a third eyelid to protect their eyes from blowing sand.

Camels.

2: A giraffe can clean its ears with this up to 18-inch-long appendage.

Tongue.

3: Named for the Welsh for "white head", this bird can swim, but not fly.

Penguin.

4: Call a cop! You're born with 300 of these, but by the time you grow up you only have 206.

Bones.

5: A fungus gets mighty cozy when it teams up with one of these organisms to live symbiotically as a lichen.

Algae.
Round 5. Category: Asian-American Firsts
1: In 1993 this person became the first Asian American to anchor a major network TV newscast.

Connie Chung.

2: The first Asian-American U.S. senator was Hiram Fong, who began representing this state in 1959.

Hawaii.

3: The first Asian American to command a U.S. combat battalion was Young Oak Kim during this war.

WW II.

4: The first Asian to win an acting Oscar was Haing Ngor, Best Supporting Actor for this 1984 film.

The Killing Fields.

5: Sadly Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American in space, was on this 1986 shuttle flight.

Challenger.
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