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November 18, 2021Episode 281 - Biblical Military Men - Little-Read Books - "Oops" - Last Wills And Testaments - It Was The '60s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 281, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Biblical Military Men
1: This Philistine had a "helmet of brass" and a coat of mail weighing 5,000 shekels.

Goliath.

2: The Roman centurion Cornelius, possibly the first Gentile Christian, was converted by this fisherman.

Peter.

3: Moses designated him to defend Israel against Amalek; he later brought down the walls of Jericho.

Joshua.

4: Benaiah was commander of this wise king's army.

Solomon.

5: This Hittite soldier was sent to the front lines of battle so that David could take his wife Bathsheba.

Uriah.
Round 2. Category: Little-Read Books
1: This early sci-fi writer tackled polar exploration (from his study) in the 1860s with "Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras".

Jules Verne.

2: You might have to be on a desert island before you get around to his 1722 novel "Colonel Jack".

Daniel Defoe.

3: This author of "An American Tragedy" also wrote a little-read treatise called "Tragic America".

Theodore Dreiser.

4: Many readers don't get through the Slough of Despond in this 1678 John Bunyan work.

The Pilgrim's Progress.

5: Kant strained brains with this type of analysis "Of Pure Reason" and "Of Judgement".

Critique.
Round 3. Category: "Oops"
1: Kellogg's makes "Froot" ones.

Loops.

2: Cries of a crane, or a cry when you drop something, butterfingers!.

Whoops.

3: Soldiers trained to lead an attack are called shock these.

Troops.

4: They keep a barrel's staves together.

Hoops.

5: It's what Oliver Goldsmith's woman does "to conquer".

Stoops.
Round 4. Category: Last Wills And Testaments
1: This "commodore" willed $90 million to his son William, $7.5 million to his 4 grandsons, and to his 8 daughters... well, not as much.

(Cornelius) Vanderbilt.

2: After his 1616 death, his will stipulated that his "second best bed" go to his wife, Anne, which does beg a question....

Shakespeare.

3: Item 6 in his will:"I give... unto my wife, Zelda... in the event she regain her sanity all of my household and kitchen furniture".

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

4: This Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 left a self-written 176-word will with no provisions for estate taxes; oops.

Warren Burger.

5: His will called for a "secret society" to take back the U.S. for Britain (his "scholarship" gets much more press).

(Cecil) Rhodes.
Round 5. Category: It Was The '60s
1: A July 21, 1969 Wapakoneta, Ohio Daily News headline about a local boy read, "Neil steps on" this.

the Moon.

2: This Argentine-born minister for Castro left Cuba in 1965, reappearing as a fighter in Bolivia.

Che Guevara.

3: On July 3, 1962 this European president proclaimed the independence of Algeria.

De Gaulle.

4: In "The Feminine Mystique", she wrote of the suburban wife "afraid to ask even of herself... 'Is this all?'".

Betty Friedan.

5: Seen here, his attempt to enroll at Ole Miss in 1962 led to riots but was ultimately successful.

James Meredith.
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November 17, 2021Episode 280 - Quick Moby-Dick - The War Of 1812 - Ike Speaks - Musical Matters - Got Milk?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 280, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Quick Moby-Dick
1: The biblical prophet who's the subject of chapter 83.

Jonah.

2: Of the Monica, the Rachel or the Phoebe, the rescue ship at the tale's end.

the Rachel.

3: Melville's subtitle for the first American edition.

The Whale.

4: The harpooner from Kokovoko with the rad tats.

Queequeg.

5: Salem, Massachusetts author to whom the 1851 novel is dedicated.

Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Round 2. Category: The War Of 1812
1: He watched the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship and wrote a poem about it.

Francis Scott Key.

2: On Sept. 13-14, 1814, a British bombardment failed to capture this fort; "our flag was still there".

Fort McHenry.

3: The most important U.S. naval victories were MacDonough's on Lake Champlain and his on Lake Erie.

Oliver Hazard Perry.

4: In this last major battle of the war, the British suffered about 2,000 casualties, including General Edward Pakenham.

the Battle of New Orleans.

5: In asking for a declaration of war, this president charged that Britain had stirred up Indian warfare in the Northwest.

James Madison.
Round 3. Category: Ike Speaks
1: Of this man's contributions to major White House decisions, Ike said, "If you give me a week, I might think of one".

Nixon.

2: Eisenhower said, "No treaty or international agreement can contravene" this document.

the Constitution.

3: Ike telegrammed that the mission of "Allied force was fulfilled at 0241 hours local time" in this month, 1945.

May.

4: In 1957 Ike used "the full power of the United States" to enforce integration at Central High in this city.

Little Rock.

5: Eisenhower said appointing him to the Supreme Court was "the biggest damn-fool mistake I ever made".

Earl Warren.
Round 4. Category: Musical Matters
1: At age 14 Wynton Marsalis performed Haydn's concerto for this instrument.

trumpet.

2: The Dixie Chicks' first CD had the rhyming title "Thank Heavens for" this TV cowgirl.

Dale Evans.

3: It sounds like a small trench around a castle, but it was the major type of late medieval composition.

motet.

4: The 19th century composer of the following, he basically wrote for only one instrument.

Frederic Chopin.

5: James Blake, who wrote the song "I'm Just Wild About Harry", was better known by this nickname.

Eubie.
Round 5. Category: Got Milk?
1: AKA "AmericaÂ’s Dairyland", itÂ’s one of the leading U.S. states in milk production.

Wisconsin.

2: 1 of this unit of milk weighs about 8 pounds.

a gallon.

3: A Frenchman created this process that kills microorganisms in milk by heating it.

pasteurization.

4: This type of sugar that's less sweet than sucrose is found only in milk.

lactose.

5: In 1856 Gail Borden received a patent for his process to do this to milk.

condense it.
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November 16, 2021Episode 279 - Honky "Cat" - "M"Enagerie - Nevada - Austin - File Under "S"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 279, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Honky "Cat"
1: Tiffany published its first one of these in 1845 (online shopping came a little later).

catalog.

2: This tough, thin cord is used to string musical instruments and tennis rackets.

catgut.

3: It's a 2-hulled sailing boat.

catamaran.

4: The name of this ancient war device is partly from the Greek for "hurl".

catapult.

5: A book giving the basic principles of Christianity in Q- and -A form.

catechism.
Round 2. Category: "M"Enagerie
1: Though its voice is shrill, this small monkey's name is derived from Old French "marmouser", to murmur.

a marmoset.

2: It's said ancient Romans not only ate these eels but fed their disobedient slaves to them.

a moray eel.

3: Of the musk ox, musk deer or musk turtle, the 1 that secretes the musk used in purfume.

the musk deer.

4: The tiny eyes of this insectivore are hidden in its fur.

a mole.

5: This ferretlike carnivore that has a bird in its name subsists on snakes and rodents.

a mongoose.
Round 3. Category: Nevada
1: Built by the federal government, Boulder City is the only community in Nevada where this isn't legal.

Gambling.

2: From 1870 to 1893, after a gold and silver boom, this state capital was home to a U.S. Mint.

Carson City.

3: In 1973 this variety of sheep was designated Nevada's state animal.

a bighorn sheep.

4: In 1973 this variety of sheep was designated Nevada's state animal.

a bighorn sheep.

5: Just southeast of Las Vegas, it began as a WWII magnesium-supplying town and is now Nevada's 2nd-largest city.

Henderson.
Round 4. Category: Austin
1: The Confederate Soldiers Monument on the State Capitol grounds has 5 bronze statues headed by this president.

Jefferson Davis.

2: At dusk, April through October, millions of these mammals fly out from under the Congress Ave. Bridge to feed.

bats.

3: At 30 years, this PBS series from the Austin music scene is the longest-running music showcase now on TV.

Austin City Limits.

4: Austin's African-American history is chronicled in a museum named for this agricultural scientist.

George Washington Carver.

5: This Old West cattle trail that ran from Texas to Kansas crossed the eastern part of Austin.

the Chisholm Trail.
Round 5. Category: File Under "S"
1: Head and Shoulders, Agree, and Pert Plus are leading types of these.

Shampoos.

2: It's a heavy, single-edged cavalry sword with a blade less curved than a scimitar.

Saber.

3: This disease caused by the lack of ascorbic acid is called Barlow's Disease in infants.

Scurvy.

4: This Middle Eastern dog is also called a gazelle hound because it was once trained to hunt gazelles.

Saluki.

5: Known as "Old Fuss N' Feathers", he wrote the Army's first complete manual of drill regulations.

Winfield Scott.
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November 15, 2021Episode 278 - She's Canadian, Eh? - Next In Line, Please - King James Bible Beasts - Novels' First Lines - Major League Baseball
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 278, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: She's Canadian, Eh?
1: This Windsor native's 2002 CD "Up!" offers pop and country versions of the same 19 songs.

Shania Twain.

2: We've got a hankering for this singer from Consort, Alberta.

k.d. lang.

3: As a kid, this angry alt-rocker from Ottawa starred on Nickelodeon's "You Can't Do That on Television".

Alanis Morissette.

4: This jazz vocalist from British Columbia lists Carmen McRae and Nat King Cole as her biggest influences.

Diana Krall.

5: This teen from Ontario sang about a "Sk8er Boi".

Avril Lavigne.
Round 2. Category: Next In Line, Please
1: In the Catholic Church:bishop,archbishop,cardinal....

Pope.

2: In the history of France:Henry III,Henry IV,Louis XIII....

Louis XIV.

3: Beef:USDA standard,USDA select,USDA choice,USDA....

Prime.

4: In Roman numerals:I, V, X, L....

C (100).

5: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn....

Uranus.
Round 3. Category: King James Bible Beasts
1: You'll "spot" this feline variety in Jeremiah 13:23.

a leopard.

2: I Kings 10 tells us that these were imported from Egypt at 150 shekels each; the chariots were extra.

horses.

3: In Exodus 29 God demands a rump roast from a male one of these as tribute.

a sheep.

4: The Song of Solomon 2:15 tells of these "little" critters "that spoil the vines".

foxes.

5: Since Leviticus 19:19 expressly forbids this, mules are not allowed.

crossbreeding.
Round 4. Category: Novels' First Lines
1: Orwell: "Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night...".

Animal Farm.

2: Fitzgerald: "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind...".

The Great Gatsby.

3: Tolstoy: "'Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes'".

War and Peace.

4: Golding: "The boy with fair hair lowered himself down...and began to pick his way toward the lagoon".

Lord of the Flies.

5: Bronte: "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day".

Jane Eyre.
Round 5. Category: Major League Baseball
1: On Feb. 28, 2000 this Yankee received a one-year suspension for violating MLB's drug policy.

Darryl Strawberry.

2: Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux won the NL's Cy Young Award in 1992; he won it the next 3 years with this new team.

Atlanta Braves.

3: Alex Rodriguez has won 2 American League MVP Awards, with Texas in 2003 and this team in 2005.

the Yankees.

4: After 36 seasons in Montreal, the Expos moved to this city in 2005 and were renamed the Nationals.

Washington, D.C..

5: This reliever with an intimidating fastball and mustache entered Cooperstown in 2008.

(Rich "Goose") Gossage.
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November 14, 2021Episode 277 - People In Entertainment - Kelly Girls - Trails - The Atlantic Ocean - Acts Of Congress
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 277, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: People In Entertainment
1: Educated at L.A.'s Lycee Francais and on film sets, this star of "Taxi Driver" graduated from Yale in 1985.

Jodie Foster.

2: TV's Ally McBeal, she had viewers concerned about her weight in '98.

Calista Flockhart.

3: This country singer of "Shut Up And Kiss Me" and "Passionate Kisses" has kissed off the hyphen in her 1st name.

Mary Chapin Carpenter.

4: In 1995 Edgar Bronfman Jr., president of this Canadian distiller, took over Universal Studios.

Seagrams.

5: This director left a party at the American embassy in Paris in 1998 after being reminded that he could be arrested.

Roman Polanski.
Round 2. Category: Kelly Girls
1: She could title her autobiography "I Married a Sweathog" as she is Mrs. John Travolta.

Kelly Preston.

2: As runner-up in the first edition of this show, Kelly Wiglesworth won $100,000.

Survivor.

3: Former "Baywatch" lifeguard Kelly Packard joined Dean Cain on this TBS series.

Ripley's Believe It or Not!.

4: Hayley Vaughan Cortlandt McIntyre Santos Santos on "All My Children", she now has a talk show gig.

Kelly Ripa.

5: She's best known for her role as Matt Dillon's wife in "Drugstore Cowboy".

Kelly Lynch.
Round 3. Category: Trails
1: It's an assortment of nuts, seeds and dried fruits eaten by hikers.

Trail mix.

2: You'd have to walk over 2,000 miles to go end to end on this east coast national scenic trail.

Appalachian Trail.

3: The trail of Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road took it through this famous gap.

Cumberland Gap.

4: From the Dutch for a "track", it's a trail left by an animal.

Spoor.

5: The Wonderland Trail circles this Washington peak.

Mount Rainier.
Round 4. Category: The Atlantic Ocean
1: This expensive treat may be the eggs of the north Atlantic lumpfish; read the label!.

Caviar.

2: Of the Earth's oceans, the Atlantic ranks here in size.

Second.

3: In 1932 she crossed the Atlantic alone in 13 hours, 30 minutes.

Amelia Earhart.

4: In July 1866 one of these was laid across the Atlantic by the Great Eastern Steamer.

Cable.

5: This "sea" that lies between the Azores and the West Indies is named for the brown gulfweed floating in it.

Sargasso Sea.
Round 5. Category: Acts Of Congress
1: Britain couldn't afford to pay cash for war materials much longer, so FDR proposed this alliterative act in December 1940.

the Lend-Lease Act.

2: Britain couldn't afford to pay cash for war materials much longer, so FDR proposed this alliterative act in December 1940.

the Lend-Lease Act.

3: 1930's Smoot-Hawley Act raised these to protect American farmers.

tariffs.

4: (I'm Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone.) Setting standards and establishing measurable goals to improve individual outcomes in education was the objective of this 2001 congressional act that left many educators dismayed.

No Child Left Behind.

5: In 1893 the anti-mangling activism of Lorenzo Coffin got Congress to mandate the air type of these on railroad cars.

brakes.
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November 13, 2021Episode 276 - Haulin' "Oat"S - "F" In Geography - Animal Talk - Cinematic Siblings - City Name Origins
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 276, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Haulin' "Oat"S
1: A German submarine.

U-boat.

2: It contains the pharynx and the larynx.

Throat.

3: To move slowly and lightly through the air.

Float.

4: To become swollen or inflated.

Bloat.

5: AKA an ermine.

Stoat.
Round 2. Category: "F" In Geography
1: This Alaska town was founded by prospectors in 1902 and named for a U.S. vice president.

(Charles) Fairbanks.

2: The name of this Japanese peak is said to be of Ainu origin meaning "everlasting life".

Mount Fuji.

3: These long, narrow New York lakes were once rivers but glaciers caused them to be dammed up.

Finger Lakes.

4: This country's highest point is Haltia, which rises 4,357 feet near its northwestern border with Norway.

Finland.

5: The Lagting is the local parliament in this Danish island group.

Faroe Islands.
Round 3. Category: Animal Talk
1: Darwin supporter T.H. Huxley said man shouldn't "be ashamed of having" this large animal "for his grandfather".

ape.

2: To have one of these "in one's bonnet" means to be obsessed with an idea.

bee.

3: In Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "Out of the houses" these "came tumbling", great, small, lean, brawny....

rats.

4: An old proverb says, "If wishes were" these, "beggars would ride".

horses.

5: Lord Dufferin wrote, "It is upon" this animal "that the Laplander is dependent for (almost) every comfort in life".

a reindeer.
Round 4. Category: Cinematic Siblings
1: Janet Leigh was "showered" with more attention than Vera Miles, who played her sister in this suspense classic.

Psycho.

2: Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet earned Oscar nominations for playing the Dashwood sisters in this 1995 film.

Sense and Sensibility.

3: Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Samantha Mathis and Trini Alvarado played 19th C. sisters in this "novel" film.

Little Women.

4: In "Two Much" Daryl Hannah and this actress played sisters two-timed by Antonio Banderas.

Melanie Griffith.

5: Richard Davalos' screen debut in this 1955 film was overshadowed by James Dean, who played his brother.

East of Eden.
Round 5. Category: City Name Origins
1: It's the place in England where the oxen forded the river Thames.

Oxford.

2: The Spaniards turned the Indian village of Chuk Shon into this Arizona city.

Tucson.

3: This Ohio city was named for a city in China.

Canton.

4: In 1459 Rao Jodha established this city in India.

Jodhpur.

5: The 3 cities of Oea, Leptis Magna and Sabrata merged to form this city in Libya.

Tripoli.
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November 12, 2021Episode 275 - How Provincial! - Irish Eyes - Hollywoodspeak - The 7 Continents - "Go"Ing
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 275, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: How Provincial!
1: Hainan,Hunan,Yunnan.

China.

2: Western Cape,Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal.

South Africa.

3: Limburg,Antwerp,West Flanders.

Belgium.

4: Dong Nai, Dong Thap,Lam Dong.

Vietnam.

5: Almeria,Salamanca,Cordoba.

Spain.
Round 2. Category: Irish Eyes
1: This Boomtown Rat organized Band Aid.

Bob Geldof.

2: This man with a grandmother from Cork played an Irish-American boxer in 1952's "The Quiet Man".

John Wayne.

3: Hey, 20 bucks says that you know this president's father was from County Antrim and his mother was Irish, too.

Andrew Jackson.

4: The record says in 1759 he opened his brewery at St. James Gate.

Arthur Guinness.

5: Everyone knew when it was windy, but not how windy until this Irishman came up with his scale in 1805.

Sir Francis Beaufort.
Round 3. Category: Hollywoodspeak
1: This TV network is "The Eye Web".

CBS.

2: The popular films of this genre can be known as "oaters" or "horse operas".

westerns.

3: Also known as a "tenpercenter", a good one of these can open doors in Tinseltown.

agent.

4: Erica Kane could tell you it's the dramatic form known as a "sudser" in Hollywood.

soap opera.

5: In the lingo of Variety, a "diskery" is a company that produces these.

records.
Round 4. Category: The 7 Continents
1: Population in summer: about 4,000; in winter, about 1,000.

Antarctica.

2: At over 200 people per square mile, it has the highest population density.

Asia.

3: This continent has the highest per capita GNP at about $20,000 a person.

North America.

4: This continent is also a commonwealth.

Australia.

5: Its mainland section is composed of 12 independent countries.

South America.
Round 5. Category: "Go"Ing
1: Transportation for kids.

go karts.

2: From a Persian word for "snake-eater", a markhor is a wild type of this bearded ruminant.

goat.

3: This 1965 record was Shirley Bassey's biggest hit in the U.S..

"Goldfinger".

4: A word for mining haphazardly in irregular holes comes from the name of this burrowing rodent.

gopher.

5: Biblical name shared by the oldest son of Japheth and a TV Marine.

Gomer.
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November 11, 2021Episode 274 - Mama And Papaya - Says You - Advertising Mascots - "Pro"Nouns - "Ff"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 274, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Mama And Papaya
1: While these look like caviar and are edible, Mama usually throws them out.

papaya seeds.

2: Mama joked that this other name for the papaya makes it sound like little cat feet -- Mama wasn't funny.

pawpaw.

3: Papaya plants are dioecious, meaning the plants are divided this way, like Mama and Papa.

by sex.

4: When things get tough in the kitchen, Mama gets out the hammer or uses this with papain, an enzyme from papaya, in it.

meat tenderizer.

5: When Mama's in the mood for Indian food, she makes papdi and , to top them, this relish with papaya.

chutney.
Round 2. Category: Says You
1: He told Frank Gorshin, "I never said...'mmm you dirty rat!'".

James Cagney.

2: Bartlett's list "Stop da music!" and "Dese are de conditions dat prevail" under this man's name.

Jimmy Durante.

3: Abraham Lincoln said, "The ballot is stronger than" this.

The bullet.

4: The most famous line from this author's "Sacred Emily" is "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose".

Gertrude Stein.

5: Heraclitus noticed, "You cannot step twice into the same" one of these.

River.
Round 3. Category: Advertising Mascots
1: He's the giraffe mascot for Toys 'R Us.

Geoffrey.

2: It's the animal that's represented one of the major TV networks since 1956.

a peacock.

3: One of these critters is the mascot of the Hartford Insurance Company.

an elk.

4: Name of the bull terrier "party animal" who endorsed Budweiser.

Spuds MacKenzie.

5: You can make a cup of Nesquik quick as one of these creatures--its mascot.

a rabbit (or a bunny).
Round 4. Category: "Pro"Nouns
1: An introductory part in a novel.

Prologue.

2: Gosh darn it! It's abusive, vulgar or irreverent language.

Profanity.

3: The "dry" period in which the 18th Amendment was in force.

Prohibition.

4: The working class.

Proletariat.

5: The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.

Protocol.
Round 5. Category: "Ff"
1: This Arizona city was named for an object created there in 1876 for a Fourth of July fair.

Flagstaff.

2: You won't sleep soundly with this in your coffee.

Caffeine.

3: Area bared here:.

Midriff.

4: Variety might report this, abbreviated "B.O.", as boffo.

Box office.

5: During threshing you separate the wheat from it.

Chaff.
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November 10, 2021Episode 273 - Let's Go To A Museum - Eat Your Veggies - Women On Ice - Advertising Slogans - 1993 Movies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 273, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Go To A Museum
1: You might find your invitation to her Deerfield, Illinois museum under your pillow, along with a dollar.

The Tooth Fairy.

2: This Spanish museum's paintings are displayed in 2 buildings: The Villanueva Building and the Cason del Buen Retiro.

The Prado.

3: Check into a motel in Plano in this state, then check out the Cockroach Hall of Fame and Museum.

Texas.

4: The Ulster Museum in this capital city dates back to 1890.

Belfast.

5: MOMA in N.Y. is the Museum of Modern Art and MOCA in L.A. is the museum of this.

Contemporary art.
Round 2. Category: Eat Your Veggies
1: Green olives are traditionally stuffed with these red veggies.

pimientos.

2: In the early 19th c. George Stephenson began growing these pickle veggies in glass tubes so they'd grow straight.

cucumbers.

3: The Dutch type of this is white, as it's grown underground; the American is green, as the spears are grown above.

asparagus.

4: Developed in Canada, the Yukon Gold variety of this tuber has yellow flesh.

potato.

5: When making a pie with strawberries and this tart vegetable, just use its red stalks; the leaves are toxic.

rhubarb.
Round 3. Category: Women On Ice
1: Training 6 days a week on her camels and other moves won her the Gold at the '76 Olympics.

Dorothy Hamill.

2: At age 10 in 1924, she won the 1st of 6 straight Norwegian figure skating championships.

Sonja Henie.

3: In 1984 she and partner Christopher Dean earned 6.0s for artistic impression across the Olympic board.

(Jane) Torvill.

4: At the '94 Olympics, this German placed 7th in her attempt to win a 3rd Gold.

Katarina Witt.

5: Though she fell on a triple loop in the 1992 Olympics, she still took the Gold.

Kristi Yamaguchi.
Round 4. Category: Advertising Slogans
1: "When you care enough to send the very best", send one of these.

Hallmark Card.

2: "Wouldn't you really rather have" one of these cars.

Buick.

3: "I like" this lemon-lime soda "in you".

Sprite.

4: This maker of pre-school toys says, "Our work is child's play".

Fisher-Price.

5: "Always low prices. Always".

Wal-Mart.
Round 5. Category: 1993 Movies
1: With a gross of over $330 million, this Steven Spielberg film was the big hit of 1993.

Jurassic Park.

2: In his most recent film, this St. Bernard has a girlfriend named Missy and 4 puppies.

Beethoven.

3: This Tim Burton movie was made using stop-motion animation.

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

4: This sequel was subtitled Â“Back in the HabitÂ”.

Sister Act 2.

5: Anthony Hopkins played the role of author C.S. Lewis in this Richard Attenborough film.

Shadowlands.
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November 09, 2021Episode 272 - Can't Live With 'Em - Pitches From The Crypt Episode 272 - Vilification - Antarctic Explorers - Put Me In, Coach! - All That Jazz - City Flags
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 272, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Can't Live With 'Em
1: This folklore figure killed 6 wives who went against his orders and entered a room he kept locked.

Bluebeard.

2: Ernie K-Doe sang about her, "Every time I open my mouth she steps in and tries to put me out".

"Mother-in-Law".
Round 2. Category: Pitches From The Crypt
1: Known for introducing acts on his '50s variety show, he introduced the new Mercedes S.U.V. in 1997.

Ed Sullivan.

2: The footage of Humphrey Bogart in this soda's commercial was shot decades before the soda's 1982 debut.

Diet Coke.
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 272, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Vilification
1: Rossini said of this "Ring" leader, "He has lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour".

Richard Wagner.

2: Mario Puzo wrote that one of these men "with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns".

a lawyer.

3: In 1984 Barbara Bush said of this woman, "I can't say it, but it rhymes with rich"; she later apologized.

Geraldine Ferraro.

4: Dorothy Parker's comment on this actress, "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B", was a joke.

Katharine Hepburn.

5: Herman Mankiewicz said of this director, "There, but for the grace of God, goes God".

Orson Welles.
Round 2. Category: Antarctic Explorers
1: The last entry in this Briton's diary, dated March 29, 1912, ended, "For God's sake look after our people".

Robert Scott.

2: His 1930 book "Little America" is an account of his flight to the South Pole.

Richard Byrd.

3: On Dec. 17, 1911 he left the South Pole, leaving behind a tent and the Norwegian flag.

Roald Amundsen.

4: An Antarctic sea and ice shelf are named for this man who discovered the North Magnetic Pole.

James Ross.

5: In the 1950s this New Zealand mountaineer blazed a trail for Sir Vivian Fuchs, the first to cross Antarctica.

Sir Edmund Hillary.
Round 3. Category: Put Me In, Coach!
1: He had 9 very productive years coaching the Bulls, winning 6 NBA titles, before moving to the Lakers in 1999.

Phil Jackson.

2: I can't believe the ref called one of these on our goalie for elbowing, but I'm ready to go to the box and serve it.

a penalty.

3: Bob Kersee coached this woman, his wife, to 4 world championships, 2 in the heptathlon and 2 in the long jump.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

4: Coach, we need rebounds. I can lead us to the promised land like this Hall of Fame Rockets and Sixers center.

Moses Malone.

5: Put me in at this soccer position also called halfback--I can help on both offense and defense.

midfielder.
Round 4. Category: All That Jazz
1: This current "Tonight Show" bandleader appeared in the documentary "Bring on the Night" with Sting.

Branford Marsalis.

2: At age 6, Wynton Marsalis received his first trumpet from this New Orleans trumpeter known for "Cotton Candy".

Al Hirt.

3: His son Mercer played trumpet and E-flat horn in his band and once served as the band's tour manager.

Duke Ellington.

4: This producer and composer has written the TV themes for "The Bill Cosby Show" and "Roots".

Quincy Jones.

5: In 1977 this saxophonist for the Dave Brubeck Quartet was elected to the Downbeat Magazine hall of fame.

Paul Desmond.
Round 5. Category: Cit
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