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October 21, 2021Episode 252 - Dances - Pitches From The Crypt - Prime Time Tv - A Woman Of The World - Pilots
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 252, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dances
1: The monkey and the frug were examples of this kind of dancing, sometimes done by girls in cages.

go-go dancing.

2: Back-bending dance that's neither heaven nor hell.

the limbo.

3: A Carioca is a resident of Rio and also a ballroom version of this dance.

the samba.

4: Dance you'd do to "Ah-one, ah-two, ah-doodle-dee-doodle-dee-do".

the old soft shoe.

5: Composers like Haydn and Mozart established this French court dance as the third movement of the symphony.

minuet.
Round 2. Category: Pitches From The Crypt
1: 10 years after his death, he can be seen on TV dancing with Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners.

Fred Astaire.

2: The National Cattlemen's Beef Assn. continued to use this actor's voice in ads after his July 1997 death.

Robert Mitchum.

3: Known for introducing acts on his '50s variety show, he introduced the new Mercedes S.U.V. in 1997.

Ed Sullivan.

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

Diet Coke.

5: This brewery runs commercials featuring John Wayne and the cast of "Bonanza".

Coors.
Round 3. Category: Prime Time Tv
1: (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):"(Hi, I'm Victoria Rowell) During the daytime, I play D.B. Winters on "Y and R". At night, A.B. Livingston on this Dick Van Dyke series".

Diagnosis Murder.

2: This former TV Conehead plays a human romancing an alien in "3rd Rock From The Sun".

Jane Curtin.

3: Ray Wise played Reese and Peyton's dad on "Savannah" and Laura Palmer's father on this series.

Twin Peaks.

4: Cicely Tyson guest-starred on the first episode of this Chad Everett hospital series in 1969.

Medical Center.

5: This Melanie Griffith film about a spunky secretary spawned a 1990 sitcom starring Sandra Bullock.

Working Girl.
Round 4. Category: A Woman Of The World
1: She was in Kenya when she learned she had become queen on February 6, 1952.

Elizabeth II.

2: An Asian prime minister for 15 years, she was called "Indu" for short.

Indira Gandhi.

3: In 1767 this "Great" empress called a commission on legal reform.

Catherine the Great.

4: In 1993 True Path Party leader Tansu Ciller became the first female PM of this large Muslim country.

Turkey.

5: An entirely female unit, the Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon, helped win this country's 1956-58 socialist revolution.

Cuba.
Round 5. Category: Pilots
1: Pilot somewhere over the Atlantic, May 20, 1927.

Lindbergh.

2: Pilot up above his brother and others, December 17, 1903 at 10:35 AM.

Orville Wright.

3: "Operation Overflight" is his account of his famous Cold War flight over the USSR.

Francis Gary Powers.

4: Pilot who made an "unplanned" trip to Ireland and got a parade for his trouble on August 5, 1938.

"Wrong Way" Corrigan.

5: American pilot on the ground and "Behind Enemy Lines" in Bosnia for 6 days in 1995.

Scott O'Grady.
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October 20, 2021Episode 251 - We're "Through" - A John Denver Songbook - Pizza Toppings - "C.c." Senor - A Perfect Letter
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 251, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: We're "Through"
1: Transparent, as a blouse.

See-through.

2: It completes a tennis or a golf stroke.

Follow-through.

3: A significant advance in science, like the polio vaccine.

Breakthrough.

4: A triple alliterative expression for when someone sticks with you in difficult times.

"Through thick and thin".

5: Having undergone a difficult experience, like a wet sock in an old washing machine.

"Going through the wringer".
Round 2. Category: A John Denver Songbook
1: "Almost heaven,West Virginia,Blue Ridge Mountains,Shenandoah River".

"Take Me Home, Country Roads".

2: "Well, I got me a fine wife,I got me old fiddle".

"Thank God I'm A Country Boy".

3: "If I had a day that I could give you, I'd give to you a day just like today".

"Sunshine On My Shoulders".

4: "To sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean, to ride on the crest of a wild raging storm".

"Calypso".

5: "You fill up my senses like a night in a forest...".

"Annie's Song".
Round 3. Category: Pizza Toppings
1: This type of hard sausage is America's favorite pizza topping.

pepperoni.

2: How about a nice traditional Hawaiian pizza topped with ham or Canadian bacon and this fruit.

pineapple.

3: These on your pizza may be fire-roasted, sun-dried, or just fresh sliced Romas.

tomatoes.

4: On November 12 celebrate National Pizza with the Works Except these fish Day.

Anchovies.

5: Wild ones of these found on pizza include shiitakes, morels and chanterelles.

mushrooms.
Round 4. Category: "C.c." Senor
1: At this Florida site, the scientists are all out to launch.

Cape Canaveral.

2: His name, pre-Muhammad Ali.

Cassius Clay.

3: Research facilitator that includes the following:.

a card catalogue.

4: Ernie Banks played all his Major League games with this team.

the Chicago Cubs.

5: In 1968 this labor leader had a grape, er... gripe.

Caesar Chavez.
Round 5. Category: A Perfect Letter
1: World Book recommends that when you open with "Dear Sir", you close this way, whether you mean it or not.

Sincerely.

2: In a business lettet, this punctuation mark often replaces a comma after the salutation.

Colon.

3: 4-letter term for the part of a letter highlighted here:(in the middle).

Body.

4: A "letter to" this person, like Ben Bradlee, should rattle on about the world going to hell because of ignorant kids.

The editor.

5: Letters of recommendation get you into college; ones from ex-employers are often called "letters of" this.

Reference.
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October 19, 2021Episode 250 - Austria - Historic Homes - Feel The "Burn" - Oj (Orange Juice) Thesaurus - Rock On!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 250, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Austria
1: In order to gain independence in 1955, Austria agreed to observe this type of foreign policy.

Neutrality.

2: The president is head of state while the person holding this official title is head of the government.

Chancellor.

3: Austria's basic unit of currency, it sounds just like an obsolete coin in Britain.

Schilling.

4: In his childhood, Franz Schubert sang with the Imperial Court Chapel Choir, which is now known as this.

The Vienna Boys' Choir.

5: The Bundesrat and the Nationalrat aren't Austria's mascots but these.

Houses of Parliament.
Round 2. Category: Historic Homes
1: Woodlawn in Virginia was the home of this president's step-granddaughter Nellie Custis.

George Washington.

2: The home of Mary Pickersgill, who made the star-spangled banner that waved over Fort McHenry, is in this MD. city.

Baltimore.

3: Moss-draped oak trees surround Shadows-On-The-Teche, one of this state's most famous plantations.

Louisiana.

4: This Scottish castle, a private residence of the Queen of England, stands on the right bank of the River Dee.

Balmoral.

5: A window of The Old Manse in Concord, Mass. still bears the diamond-engraved signatures of this author and his wife.

Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Round 3. Category: Feel The "Burn"
1: To be Elvis impersonator, you need to cultivate these whiskers.

sideburns.

2: Discomfort produced by stomach acid touching the lining of the esophagus.

heartburn.

3: This university began as East Alabama Male College in 1856.

Auburn.

4: JFK's 1962 State of the Union Address eulogized this Congressional legend known as "Mr. Sam".

Rayburn.

5: 1958 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition winner.

Van Cliburn.
Round 4. Category: Oj (Orange Juice) Thesaurus
1: Tropicana's Grovestand OJ doesn't have lots of mash, but "lots of" this.

pulp.

2: This synonym for "unadulterated" or "chaste" is a big part of orange juice marketing.

pure.

3: Instead of "frozen focused orange juice", the USDA uses this synonym for "focus".

concentrated.

4: OJ has these vitamins and minerals needed in the diet; Roget's Thesaurus lists the word with "indispensable".

essential.

5: This orange juice- and rum-based cocktail could be called a "southern farmer's left jab".

planter's punch.
Round 5. Category: Rock On!
1: Test the mineral olivenite and it will leave a streak of this color.

Green.

2: It's the term for small rocks or stones used for paths or for making concrete.

Gravel.

3: Of sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous, it's the type of rock formed when it cools and solidifies.

Igneous.

4: This very hard quartz is struck against steel to make sparks when starting a fire.

Flint.

5: It's a large rock fragment greater than 8 inches in diameter or a Colorado resort city NW of Denver.

Boulder.
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October 17, 2021Episode 249 - Marco Polo - 3 Little Letters - Wheel Of Jeopardy! - You Say Potato - Holidays
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 249, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Marco Polo
1: Passing through Indonesia, Marco freaked out when he went south of the Equator and couldn't see this star.

the North Star.

2: Marco Polo was born in 1254 in this Italian city where his father Niccolo worked as a merchant.

Venice.

3: Some argued that Polo never went to China; he did omit mentioning this landmark some measure at 4,000 miles long.

the Great Wall of China.

4: Back in Italy people laughed at Marco's stories, like the one about Asians using this "black stone" as fuel.

coal.

5: Title held by Kublai, whom Marco Polo served, and Kublai's grandfather Genghis.

Khan.
Round 2. Category: 3 Little Letters
1: Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash and taking deposits.

ATMs.

2: The initials of this organization disbanded in 1991 were from Russian words meaning "Committee for State Security".

the KGB.

3: First on radio, then on TV, 3 chimed notes were a longtime trademark of this network.

NBC.

4: A high school equivalency diploma is referred to by these 3 letters.

G.E.D..

5: This global express shipping co. began as a service to deliver documents between the West Coast and Hawaii.

DHL.
Round 3. Category: Wheel Of Jeopardy!
1: Unknown evolutionary connector------------------------------------SS--- L--K.

missing link.

2: It's Apple's killer music combination.

iPod and iTunes.

3: Backup players to relieve the startersS--ON-S---N-.

second string.

4: Before dueling in this game, you must greet your opponent with a friendly handshake.

Yu-Gi-Oh.

5: Proverbial place without privacy-----------------------------------OLD---- -O-L.

goldfish bowl.
Round 4. Category: You Say Potato
1: In Gaelic it's known as "An Gorta Mor" (The Great Hunger).

The Irish Potato Famine.

2: The Russet Burbank potato is also known by this "state"ly name.

Idaho potato.

3: At a New Jersey spelling bee in 1992, he insisted that "potato" was spelled with an "E" at the end.

Dan Quayle.

4: Don Rickles voiced Mr. Potato Head in this 1995 film.

Toy Story.

5: This snack company uses over 5 billion pounds of potatoes annually to make Ruffles and other chips.

Frito-Lay.
Round 5. Category: Holidays
1: Though we "love" his "day", he's been taken off calendar of saints.

St. Valentine.

2: In 1987, this holiday will be observed for the 212th time.

July 4th (Independence Day).

3: This June day had been celebrated for 62 years, but it wasn't official until signed into law by Nixon in 1972.

Father's Day.

4: Memorial Day was first observed in 1866 to honor the dead of this war.

the Civil War.

5: Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this state, where Betsy Ross worked as a seamstress.

Pennsylvania.
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October 17, 2021Episode 248 - Sports 2000 - Sitcom Central - Good Conductors - Mything Persons - Fads
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 248, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sports 2000
1: By winning the British Open, this 24-year-old became the youngest to win golf's career Grand Slam.

Tiger Woods.

2: With pride Satan says they're the 2000 Stanley Cup champs.

New Jersey Devils.

3: On July 23, he became only the second American to win the Tour de France in consecutive years.

Lance Armstrong.

4: She dispatched sister Serena at Wimbledon and went on to defeat Lindsay Davenport for the title.

Venus Williams.

5: This manager who won World Series in both leagues entered baseball's Hall of Fame.

George "Sparky" Anderson.
Round 2. Category: Sitcom Central
1: Roz Doyle was his producer and call screener at Seattle's KACL Radio.

Frasier.

2: Viewers finally got to see Wilson's face when the cast took their bows on this sitcom's last episode.

Home Improvement.

3: In 1997 Carol Burnett won an Emmy for playing Teresa Stemple, Jamie Buchman's mother on this series.

Mad About You.

4: Julia Louis-Dreyfus competes with her ex's new girlfriend on this sitcom.

The New Adventures of Old Christine.

5: She plays the amnesiac title character of "Samantha Who?".

Christina Applegate.
Round 3. Category: Good Conductors
1: This form of carbon used in fishing rods is a good conductor--so cast with care around power lines.

graphite.

2: Copper's conductivity and cost make it the most common metal for the rod that guides this to the ground.

lightning.

3: Not as good a conductor as copper but a lot cheaper, it's the default metal for U.S. high-voltage power lines.

aluminum.

4: This metal is the gold standard of electrical conductivity among metals.

silver.

5: Water's conductivity comes from these particles, like positive sodium ones and negative chlorine ones.

ions.
Round 4. Category: Mything Persons
1: As a child, she was abducted by Theseus and his friend; later she was carried off by Paris.

Helen of Troy.

2: Good heavens! This mighty hunter was slain by Artemis in a fit of jealousy.

Orion.

3: His uncle Pelias promised him the throne of Thessaly if he could retrieve the Golden Fleece.

Jason.

4: Triton, a gigantic sea god, was the son of this supreme sea god of Greek myth.

Poseidon.

5: After murdering his father Odysseus, Telegonus married this woman, his stepmother.

Penelope (wife of Odysseus).
Round 5. Category: Fads
1: Today Jennifer Aniston's is popular; in 1977 it was Farrah Fawcett's.

Hairstyle.

2: It calls itself "the blanket with sleeves".

a Snuggie.

3: In the mid-'30s there were hats, shoes, glasses, books and dolls of this 6-year-old movie star.

Shirley Temple.

4: This fruit-scented doll and her friends Lemon Meringue and Huckleberry Pie were big in the early '80s.

Strawberry Shortcake.

5: This Bandai "digital pet" was hot in the '90s.

Tamagotchi.
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October 16, 2021Episode 247 - Famous Kangaroos - In The Fire - Nursery Rhymes On The 11 O'clock News - S, U Or V - Nuts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 247, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 247, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Famous Kangaroos
1: He named his character Captain Kangaroo from the large pockets on his jacket.

Bob Keeshan.

2: The 1978 Elliott Gould film "Matilda" was about a kangaroo who participated in this sport.

Boxing.

3: In 1963 Aussie Rolf Harris had his only U.S. top 40 hit with this song.

"Tie Me Kangaroo Down".

4: He created the characters of Kanga and Roo.

A.A. Milne.

5: In 1969 this bush kangaroo got his own syndicated TV series.

"Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo".
Round 2. Category: In The Fire
1: Many 17th century New York City households had one of these to form a brigade in case of fire.

Bucket.

2: Since 1932 this brand has provided reliable flames for soldiers, campers and others.

Zippo.

3: Oliver Wendell Holmes said not to falsely yell "Fire" in one of these, where 850 Viennese died Dec. 8, 1881.

Theater.

4: Peshtigo, Wisc. was destroyed by a fire that began Oct. 8, 1871, the same day as this city's Great Fire.

Chicago.

5: 2-word phrase for what sometimes happens to oily rags and often happens to the drummers of Spinal Tap.

Spontaneous combustion.
Round 3. Category: Nursery Rhymes On The 11 O'clock News
1: Confrontation downtown today near the fair, as a pieman denied this penniless man food.

Simple Simon.

2: Animal Control today swarmed over "the house that" he "built", finding a tossed dog, a worried cat and a dead rat.

Jack.

3: She terrorized 3 non-sighted rodents and dismembered them; I've never seen such a sight in my life.

the farmer's wife.

4: This guy, "the piper's son", was arrested on pig-theft charges today, shortly after being beaten until he wept.

Tom, Tom.

5: In a daring holdup this animal's "three bags full" of wool, intended for 3 locals, were taken at gunpoint today.

baa, baa, black sheep.
Round 4. Category: S, U Or V
1: Compass direction.

S (for south).

2: Roman numeral.

V.

3: '80s sci-fi blockbuster miniseries concerning man-eating reptilian aliens.

V.

4: Feel enriched if you know this symbol for the 92nd element of the periodic table.

U (for uranium).

5: Also known as a transverse wave, this type of wave is found in an earthquake.

S (for shear wave).
Round 5. Category: Nuts
1: One reason for dyeing the shells of these nuts red is to make them stand out in the nut bowl.

Pistachios.

2: Some soaps and candles use oil pressed from copra, the dried white meat of this nut.

Coconut.

3: Most of these "spreading" American trees have been killed by a disease that started near New York City in 1904.

Chestnut.

4: The plant that produces this kidney-shaped nut is related to poison ivy.

Cashew.

5: Botanically, true nuts are classed as one-seeded forms of these.

fruits.
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October 15, 2021Episode 246 - Teens At Work - "Cool", Dude! - Abbreviated U.s. States - Old Testament Women - Collect The Whole Series
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 246, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Teens At Work
1: At 14, this fairy tale author worked for a director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.

Hans Christian Andersen.

2: At 16, Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert to win this tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows.

U.S. Open.

3: In the 1720s at age 16, this statesman and inventor wrote popular articles for the New England Courant newspaper.

Benjamin Franklin.

4: At 13, this march composer became an apprentice with the U.S. Marine Band.

John Philip Sousa.

5: At 16, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service between Staten Island and this famous 31-square-mile-island.

Manhattan.
Round 2. Category: "Cool", Dude!
1: Paul Newman refuses to conform to rural prison life in this movie.

Cool Hand Luke.

2: In the late 19-teens, he was the governor of Massachusetts.

Calvin Coolidge.

3: In the 1980s Ernest and Julio Gallo introduced these beverages under the Bartles and Jaymes label.

wine coolers.

4: Rapper born Artis Ivey Jr..

Coolio.

5: Nickname of ballplayer James Bell, said to be so fast that a ball he hit struck him as he slid into second.

"Cool Papa".
Round 3. Category: Abbreviated U.s. States
1: The 2 states whose abbreviations are informal words for father and mother.

Pennsylvania, PA and Massachusetts, MA.

2: Also a preposition, the abbreviation for this Midwestern state can mean "popular" or "fashionable".

Indiana, IN.

3: Put "17" with the abbreviation for this state and you get an MPAA movie rating.

North Carolina, NC.

4: The abbreviation for this state is one of the 3 basic parts of the human psyche, according to Freud.

Idaho, ID.

5: Put the abbreviation for this state with "scan" and you get a computerized diagnostic medical technique.

Connecticut, CT.
Round 4. Category: Old Testament Women
1: When David first saw her, she was "washing herself, and" she "was very beautiful to look upon".

Bathsheba.

2: Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen for whom an Old Testament book is named.

Esther.

3: When told she was going to have a child by Abraham, she "laughed within herself".

Sarah.

4: After his patience was tested, he was rewarded with a new family including 3 girls, Jemima, Kezia and Kerenhappuch.

Job.

5: Ms. Winfrey was supposed to be called this, after a Moabite woman in the book of Ruth.

Orpah.
Round 5. Category: Collect The Whole Series
1: 98 CDs, running over 100 hours, contain Arkangel Productions' versions of all 38 of these.

the complete plays of Shakespeare.

2: In 2008 I'll get Hawaii and complete my series of these.

state quarters.

3: Collectors of these ads added the bikini- and mustache- sporting Angelina Jolie in 2003.

"Milk" ads.

4: A Horsemen of the Apocalypse trading card set would only have 4 cards: Pestilence, War, Famine and this.

Death.

5: In a series of books, it precedes "Run", "Redux", "is Rich" and "at Rest".

Rabbit.
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October 14, 2021Episode 245 - Baseball History - Midwestern Cities - Animal Offspring - In A Musical Mood - Wars
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 245, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Baseball History
1: In a 1917 game Fred Toney and Hippo Vaughn both pitched these for 9 innings; Vaughn cracked in the 10th.

a no-hitter.

2: In 2004 this team led by manager Bobby Cox won its remarkable 13th straight division title.

Atlanta Braves.

3: In 1996 he became the Yankees' starting shortstop and the team hasn't missed the playoffs since.

Derek Jeter.

4: Tom Connolly and Bill Klem, "The Old Arbitrator", were the first men to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as these.

umpires.

5: Agricultural term for the system, created by Branch Rickey, of minor league teams controlled by a big league team.

farm system.
Round 2. Category: Midwestern Cities
1: One of the Twin Cities, its name literally means "water city".

Minneapolis.

2: Its pro sports teams include the Chiefs, Royals and Wizards.

Kansas City.

3: The Roger Maris Museum at the West Acres Shopping Center is a big hit in this North Dakota city.

Fargo.

4: 2 of the 3 state capitals in the Midwest that are named for U.S. presidents.

(2 of) Lincoln, Jefferson City, and Madison.

5: The famous question "Will it play in" this Illinois city goes back to its Vaudeville days.

Peoria.
Round 3. Category: Animal Offspring
1: A general term for the young of most fish, or how you cook them after you catch them.

fry.

2: A young kangaroo, or a musical pal.

a joey.

3: The male young of these are called cockerels; the female young, pullets.

chickens.

4: A young rat, seal, or, so we're told, dragon.

a pup.

5: A hinny is the offspring of these 2 animals.

a horse and a donkey.
Round 4. Category: In A Musical Mood
1: 1970 unearthed this No. 1 hit song for Kentucky native Loretta Lynn.

"Coal Miner's Daughter".

2: Written for the movie "Chasing Rainbows", this hit became a campaign song in 1932.

"Happy Days Are Here Again".

3: La. gov. Jimmie Davis bought the copyright to this song, then claimed authorship--it made him happy when skies were gray.

"You Are My Sunshine".

4: It's this Russian composer's Piano Concerto No. 1 you're listening to here.

Tchaikovsky.

5: In a Rodgers and Hart classic, "We'll have Manhattan", these 2 boroughs, too.

the Bronx and Staten Island.
Round 5. Category: Wars
1: The war for southern independence was fought in this country from 1861-65.

the United States of America.

2: The result of a 624-630 war allowed Muhammad to establish this as the holy city of Islam.

Mecca.

3: Though neutral today, it fought a war of independence from 1386-88.

Switzerland.

4: During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1587-1604, Spain's Philip II and this English ruler died.

Queen Elizabeth I.

5: After a 2-year war for independence from Russia, its city of Vilnius was captured by Poland in 1920.

Lithuania.
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October 12, 2021Episode 244 - Music To My Ears - Moroccan 'Round The Clock - Tv Dualists - Classic Rock Opening Lines - Famous "M"En
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 244, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Music To My Ears
1: The Beastie Boys opened for her during the 1985 Virgin Tour.

Madonna.

2: "Forget About Dre" is by Dr. Dre (natch) and featuring this rapper also known as Slim Shady.

Eminem.

3: This group was "Headin' down the Atlanta Highway...headin' on down to the Love Shack".

The B-52's.

4: (Hello, we're the Dixie Chicks) Our song "Ready to Run" was on the soundtrack of this movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.

Runaway Bride.

5: Salman Rushdie wrote the lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", performed by this group.

U2.
Round 2. Category: Moroccan 'Round The Clock
1: It's Morocco's largest city and chief seaport, sweetheart.

Casablanca.

2: Shortly after independence in 1956, Mohammed V changed his title from sultan to this.

king.

3: A proposed 10-mile tunnel to be built between Morocco and this country would directly link Africa and Europe.

Spain.

4: FDR met with this leader in Morocco for 10 days in 1943.

Winston Churchill (in Casablanca).

5: At about 14,000 feet, the highest peak in this mountain chain is Morocco's Mount Toubkal.

Atlas Mountains.
Round 3. Category: Tv Dualists
1: Barnaby Jones,Uncle Jed Clampett.

Buddy Ebsen.

2: Tom Corbett,Dr. David Banner.

Bill Bixby.

3: Sophie Berger,Mrs. Cunningham.

Marion Ross.

4: Officer Bill Gannon,Col. Sherman Potter.

Harry Morgan.

5: Judge Bone,Uncle Martin.

Ray Walston.
Round 4. Category: Classic Rock Opening Lines
1: CCR:"Left a good job in the city...".

"Proud Mary".

2: Pink Floyd (Part 2):"We don't need no education..."(5 words).

"Another Brick In The Wall".

3: Nancy Sinatra:"You keep sayin' you've got something for me...".

"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'".

4: The Beatles:"Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner...".

"Get Back".

5: Elvis:"We're caught in a trap...".

"Suspicious Minds".
Round 5. Category: Famous "M"En
1: The lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" were penned during this U.S. president's second term of office.

(James) Madison.

2: This "Olympia" painter did illustrations for a French translation of Poe's poetry.

Manet.

3: He studied law at the University of Belgrade and became his country's Communist Party head in 1987.

Milosevic.

4: In 2006 a Salzburg Museum that bears the name of this composer marked the 250th anniversary of his birth.

Mozart.

5: In 1965 this man began 2 decades as the head of state of the Philippines.

(Ferdinand) Marcos.
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October 11, 2021Episode 243 - Fashion Forward - London Landmarks - 100 Years Ago - Real Estate - The War Of 1812
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 243, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fashion Forward
1: As if his Oscar for "American Beauty" wasn't enough, he made People Magazine's Best Dressed List in 2000, too.

Kevin Spacey.

2: This lead singer of Hole likes to turn her old T-shirts into sexy halter tops.

Courtney Love.

3: Once style editor for the New York Times Magazine, Carrie Donovan appeared in ads for this chain, spun off from The Gap.

Old Navy.

4: Lift a cup of "Coco" to this designer, whose little black dress of decades past is still fashion forward today.

Coco Chanel.

5: At the Emmys in 2000, this "Ally McBeal" co-star bared almost all in a sexy Donatella Versace gown.

Lucy Liu.
Round 2. Category: London Landmarks
1: The last monarch crowned in this church was Elizabeth II.

Westminster Abbey.

2: The postal code of this imposing royal residence is SW1A 1AA.

Buckingham Palace.

3: The statue of Eros, in this circle, was a tribute to Lord Shaftesbury; the bow and arrow, a play on his name.

Piccadilly Circus.

4: Opened in 1897, this gallery of modern British art was named for a sugar merchant.

Tate Gallery.

5: A new "Blackadder" comedy was filmed for the 758-million-pound dome built to celebrate this.

the Millennium.
Round 3. Category: 100 Years Ago
1: In a major address on March 4, he stated that the U.S. "must remain close friends" with Cuba.

William McKinley.

2: In 1901 Switzerland's Jean-Henri Dunant, who founded this organization, shared the Nobel Peace Prize.

International Red Cross.

3: In the fall, the USA's Columbia defeated Britain's Shamrock II to win this trophy.

America's Cup.

4: On February 25 J.P. Morgan and others organized this company, the world's first billion-dollar corporation.

U.S. Steel.

5: On Sept. 7, 1901 China's Manchu government signed an agreement with 11 nations ending this uprising.

Boxer Rebellion.
Round 4. Category: Real Estate
1: From the Latin for "fair", it's a property's fair market value minus outstanding debt.

Equity.

2: In 1947 the U.S. was given a 99-year one on Philippine military bases -- it was later shortened.

Lease.

3: Term for buying the right to use vacation property for a certain period each year.

Timeshare.

4: In 1996 California created a state agency to provide this type of homeowners' insurance.

Earthquake insurance.

5: A claim on a debtor's property; the "mechanic's" type is held by a worker who wasn't paid.

Lien.
Round 5. Category: The War Of 1812
1: On Sept. 13-14, 1814, a British bombardment failed to capture this fort; "our flag was still there".

Fort McHenry.

2: At the time of the war, Britain was involved in a long-standing struggle with this country.

France.

3: On June 1, 1812 this president asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

Madison.

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

James Madison.

5: In August 1812 the U.S. lost Fort Dearborn, where, oddly, this city now stands.

Chicago.
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