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September 20, 2021Episode 222 - "Six" Pack - Style - Kids In Books - Rearranging Words - Couples Therapy
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 222, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Six" Pack
1: Slang name for a revolver.

"Six-Shooter".

2: TV's Fisher family knows this slang phrase for dead and buried refers to the traditional depth of a grave.

six feet under.

3: A straight six and a V-6 both refer to this type of car engine.

six-cylinder.

4: A 2-inch-long nail.

six-penny.

5: A 2-inch-long nail.

six-penny.
Round 2. Category: Style
1: For women's health, Cosmopolitan Magazine recommends wearing 4" ones for only an hour.

Heels.

2: This rhyming term refers to a short shirt that may show off a toned tummy.

Crop top.

3: These baggy knickers worn by golfers were popularized by the Prince of Wales in the 1920s.

Plus fours.

4: A horizontal blade on the back of a car, or a back-of-the-pack competitor who affects the outcome.

Spoiler.

5: Bags and shoes from Gucci feature a GG symbol; those from this designer are marked with a V.

Valentino.
Round 3. 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 4. Category: Rearranging Words
1: Rearrange the letters in "skate" to come up with this surname of a Romantic poet.

Keats.

2: Rearrange the letters in "listen" to get this not-so-audible word.

silent.

3: An earthquake on "Crete" might find its buildings no longer this.

erect.

4: Rearrange the letters in "late" to get this color.

teal.

5: Rearrange the letters in "supersonic" to get this orchestra section.

percussion.
Round 5. Category: Couples Therapy
1: One partner may have "fear of" this type of closeness, from Latin for "a close friend".

Intimacy.

2: Couples shouldn't play this, the rhyming name of an MTV show about "When Love Goes Wrong".

The Blame Game.

3: (Dr. Joyce Brothers speaking) This is what you're really fighting about -- it's "the root of" most quarrels throughout marriage.

Money.

4: Gordon Clanton calls it a reaction to a perceived threat to a relationship; it's also a green-eyed monster.

Jealousy.

5: You may test the marital waters as what the Census Bureau calls POSSLQ, persons of the opposite sex sharing these.

Living quarters.
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September 19, 2021Episode 221 - Jaws - Pets - Forbes Magazine's Richest - Ethnic Groups - Disney Dogs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 221, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Jaws
1: (Sarah) His "Jaws" score includes "Out to Sea", "Promenade Tourists on the Menu", and, of course, the main title theme.

John Williams.

2: This product was originally developed for race car drivers:.

Jaws of Life.

3: (Cheryl) He played police chief Martin Brody in both "Jaws" and the first sequel.

Roy Scheider.

4: (Sarah) This author partly based "Jaws" on life in Nantucket, but had never set foot here on Martha's Vineyard until filming.

(Peter) Benchley.

5: (Sarah) It completes one of the most famous lines spoken in "Jaws": "You're gonna need...".

a bigger boat.
Round 2. Category: Pets
1: The green-winged teal, a small one of these birds, is well suited for living in garden ponds.

a duck.

2: They can be house-trained and kept indoors; outdoors, a hutch will keep them from hopping away.

rabbits.

3: Provide shallow water that your snake can soak in to aid this process.

Molting.

4: The Birman and the Balinese are long-haired breeds of these.

cats.

5: The box variety of this reptile can live in your backward and can learn to come to you for its food.

a tortoise.
Round 3. Category: Forbes Magazine's Richest
1: This man is Number 1 with $53 billion; just turn on any computer if you need a clue.

Bill Gates.

2: Son Robson inherited the bulk of his $20 billion from his dad Sam, who started this retail chain.

Wal-Mart.

3: Silvio Berlusconi not only has $7.2 billion, he was elected prime minister of this country in 2001.

Italy.

4: This Berkshire Hathaway exec. is in the Top 5 with $35 billion.

Warren Buffett.

5: Smart as a fox, this Australian-born mogul now has $5.7 billion.

Rupert Murdoch.
Round 4. Category: Ethnic Groups
1: New Zealand's ethnicity is about 70% European and 8% this native group.

Maori.

2: People originally from this Iberian country make up Luxembourg's second-largest ethnic group.

Portugal.

3: Monegasques are in the minority in Monaco; this is its top ethnic group.

the French.

4: At about 15%, this native people constitute New Zealand's largest minority.

the Maori.

5: The Azeris in Iran had the rug pulled out from under them because this is the No. 1 ethnic group.

Persian.
Round 5. Category: Disney Dogs
1: Introduced in the 1930s, he's been known as Dippy Dawg, Dippy the Goof and , most famously, this.

Goofy.

2: We don't know why a mouse would have a dog, but he's Mickey's faithful pet.

Pluto.

3: The Internet Movie Database says someone actually counted all the black spots in this 1961 film and found 6,469,952.

101 Dalmatians.

4: Nana is the Darling children's nursemaid as well as their dog in this 1953 feature.

Peter Pan.

5: A genteel cocker spaniel finds romance with a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks in this 1955 classic.

Lady and the Tramp.
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September 18, 2021Episode 220 - Harlem Shuffle - American Government - Bill Shakespeare, P.i. - Retired Jerseys - Barely Alive
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 220, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Harlem Shuffle
1: In 1954 he took over as minister of the Nation of Islam's Temple Number 7 in Harlem.

Malcolm X.

2: "There is a rose in East Harlem"--nah. "There is a rose in" this other name for this area.

Spanish Harlem.

3: Maintaining the Dutch theme, one of Harlem's major newspapers is the "News" bearing the name of this city.

Amsterdam.

4: Duke Ellington could have told you that this MTA transport passes through Harlem before terminating at 207th St..

the A Train.

5: The regalia of this great dancer known as "Bojangles" includes a badge as honorary Mayor of Harlem.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
Round 2. Category: American Government
1: When a minor breaks the law, his or her case usually goes to this court.

juvenile court.

2: Kansas' 10-member Board of this has made news for its doubts about Darwin.

Education.

3: While he rarely appears in the Senate, it's his job to cast the deciding vote when there's a tie.

vice president.

4: This daily account of the goings-on in the House and Senate has been published by the government since 1873.

The Congressional Record.

5: It's no secret that William Colby, William Casey and William Webster have all headed this agency.

the CIA.
Round 3. Category: Bill Shakespeare, P.i.
1: Impressive trail of corpses in this title guy's wake: the Dukes of Clarence and York and the Prince of Wales.

Richard III.

2: Tailed this title kid to a balcony, heard his chippie say, "Deny thy father and refuse thy name".

Romeo.

3: This title guy thinks his wife's cheatin'; says "She with Cassio hath the act of shame a thousand times committed".

Othello.

4: Investigating a possible regicide by this fella; got his address, Dunsinane, but his wacked-out wife worries me.

Macbeth.

5: Something's rottin' in Denmark and it's the 2 corpses of these courtiers; an ambassador tells of their deaths in 5.2.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Round 4. Category: Retired Jerseys
1: Los Angeles LakersNo. 33.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

2: Miami Dolphins No. 13.

Dan Marino.

3: He was so good-- and indecisive--that his team retired his jersey twice, in 1994 and 1999.

(Michael) Jordan.

4: Detroit Red Wings No. 9.

Gordie Howe.

5: This legend hit the rafters in 1993.

Larry Bird.
Round 5. Category: Barely Alive
1: The name of this condition comes from the Greek for "deep sleep".

a coma.

2: If a patient is non-responsive and these openings in the iris are fixed and dilated, it's bad news.

the pupils.

3: Defined as asystole, no cardiac electrical activity on the EKG is also known by this "level" term.

a flatline.

4: Cleveland Clinic protocol says when this 3-letter order is given by a patient, there will be no chest compressions.

DNR (do not resuscitate).

5: Patient has tachycardia! Oh, man, he's in V-fib! Charge to 360! Clear! while I use an external this device.

a defibrillator.
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September 17, 2021Episode 219 - Hammurabi's Code - Are You Addressing Me? - "Andy" - The Sweet Spot - Air
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 219, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hammurabi's Code
1: Rule 200 says if a man knocketh these out of an equal, his shall be knocked out, too.

Teeth.

2: This number is missing from the code's 282 rules; Babylonians thought it was evil and unlucky.

13.

3: Rules 104-106 warn you to be sure to get one of these when dealing with a merchant.

Receipt.

4: If a man hires a substitute to serve for him as one of these and doesn't pay, he's killed and the sub gets his house.

Soldier.

5: If you hired one of these and broke a horn off or cut off its tail, you owe 1/4 of its value in money.

Cow, bull, ox.....
Round 2. Category: Are You Addressing Me?
1: The personal pronoun of the second person in the nominative case; people often act holier than it.

thou.

2: A surgeon in England is simply addressed as this, not Dr..

Mr..

3: Miss came from the first syllable of this word and mrs. is a shortened form of it.

mistress.

4: From the Arabic for "old man", it's the head of a family, tribe or village.

sheik.

5: As tovarishch means this, we guess you could be a tovarishch-in-arms.

comrade.
Round 3. Category: "Andy"
1: The black and white bear of Walter Lantz cartoons.

Andy Panda.

2: "A Family Affair" was the 1st of 15 films in this Mickey Rooney series.

the Andy Hardy series.

3: Reg Smythe's pub-crawling comic strip husband of Flo.

Andy Capp.

4: Donny Osmond made his debut at the age of 4 on his show.

The Andy Williams Show.

5: An 8-hour static film of the Empire State Building was done by this pop artist.

Andy Warhol.
Round 4. Category: The Sweet Spot
1: 2-word term for benzosulfamide or aspartame, for example.

artificial sweetener.

2: You'd be wrong, but not alone in calling these yams.

sweet potatoes.

3: In "Peanuts" it's Sally's term of endearment for Linus.

"My Sweet Baboo".

4: It's the title of the 1970 album on which you can hear the song "Fire and Rain".

"Sweet Baby James".

5: In 1959 Elia Kazan directed this Tennessee Williams play.

Sweet Bird of Youth.
Round 5. Category: Air
1: Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the air to this gas' 21%, so no one has ever needed a nitrogen tent.

Oxygen.

2: About 14.5 pounds per square inch at sea level, it decreases with altitude and has to be increased in airplanes.

Air pressure.

3: It's what is done to air so it can power a jackhammer.

Compressed.

4: This process that originally formed the oceans also forms dew.

Condensation.

5: A sudden change of windspeed or direction, it also means "cut".

Shear.
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September 16, 2021Episode 218 - When - Politically Incorrect - Foreign Legislature - Frisky Presidents - Silent Movies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 218, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: When
1: On Aug. 28, 1963 he told a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. "I have a dream".

Martin Luther King, Jr..

2: On Jan. 20, 1981 Iran released its hostages and this president was inaugurated.

Ronald Reagan.

3: On Sept. 15, 1862 Stonewall Jackson captured this town made famous by John Brown 3 years earlier.

Harpers Ferry.

4: These Americans got the right to vote on August 26, 1920.

Women.

5: On Dec. 17, 1819 this "George Washington of South America" became Gran Colombia's first president.

BolÃvar.
Round 2. Category: Politically Incorrect
1: From its start in 1993, this Steven Bochco show has been attacked by the Christian Family Network.

NYPD Blue.

2: In July 1997 the National Federation for the Blind urged a halt to a live-action version of this cartoon.

Mr. Magoo.

3: "Read my lips, no new taxes!".

George H. W. Bush.

4: "We did not --repeat--did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages--nor will we".

Reagan.

5: "There is no Soviet domination of eastern Europe".

(Gerald) Ford.
Round 3. Category: Foreign Legislature
1: Bundestag and Bundesrat.

Germany.

2: The Knesset.

Israel.

3: The Cortes.

Spain.

4: Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann.

Ireland.

5: The Storting.

Norway.
Round 4. Category: Frisky Presidents
1: Some scholars believe he initially called off his marriage, as he'd fallen in love with a friend of the Todds.

Lincoln.

2: Ooh la la! He fooled around with the very married Maria Cosway while he was Minister to France.

Jefferson.

3: Kay Summersby drove him to work in the 1940s and may have driven him to infidelity as well.

Eisenhower.

4: In an effort to keep his affair with Mrs. Carrie Phillips a secret, the RNC sent her on a paid trip to Asia in 1920.

Harding.

5: In the 1870s, while he was the sheriff of Buffalo, he fathered a child with a Mrs. Maria Halpin.

(Grover) Cleveland.
Round 5. Category: Silent Movies
1: This film could have been called "Little Lady Fauntleroy" since it starred her, "America's sweetheart".

Mary Pickford.

2: This cowboy star's middle initial stood for Surrey.

William S. Hart.

3: This 1903 Edwin S. Porter classic wasn't filmed in the Wild West but in the wilds of New Jersey.

The Great Train Robbery.

4: He was White Arm Joe in "The Birth of a Nation", but is better known as the screen's first "Tarzan".

Elmo Lincoln.

5: In 1914 this actress silently suffered "The Perils of Pauline".

Pearl White.
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September 15, 2021Episode 217 - Potable Words - Kids In Books - Tasmanian Tidbits - Albert Camus - Car And Driver
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 217, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Potable Words
1: A cotton-cleaning device, or a cry in a card game saying you've completed your hand.

gin.

2: It's the opposite of starboard.

port.

3: The band Looking Glass found her "a fine girl".

"Brandy".

4: To strike with a fist or make a hole in a ticket.

punch.

5: It's the residue coal leaves after destructive distillation.

coke.
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: Tasmanian Tidbits
1: Tasmania is this country's smallest state.

Australia.

2: Discovering the island in 1642, he named it Van Diemen's Land.

Abel Tasman.

3: Also called wolfram, this metal used in lamp filaments is a big source of income.

Tungsten.

4: The island is home to the Tasmanian devil and this animal.

Wombat.

5: The Derwent River in Tasmania has a concrete one of these floating bridges.

Pontoon bridge.
Round 4. Category: Albert Camus
1: On Dec. 10, 1957 Albert Camus received this prize in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nobel Prize for Literature.

2: Camus' father Lucien died at the First Battle of the Marne, a major turning point in this conflict.

World War I.

3: Camus was born in this then French colony, the setting for some of his works.

Algeria.

4: Camus' attack on Stalinism in 1951's "L'Homme Revolte" strained his relationship with this other existentialist.

Jean-Paul Sartre.

5: In an influential essay, Camus compared the human condition to the Greek myth of this rock pusher.

Sisyphus.
Round 5. Category: Car And Driver
1: In a 1978 movie musical:Greased Lightning.

Danny Zuko (John Travolta).

2: On '80s TV:The General Lee, a souped-up Dodge Charger.

The Dukes of Hazzard/Bo and Luke Duke (John Schneider and Tom Wopat).

3: On '60s TV:Black Beauty, the Green Hornet's car.

Kato (Bruce Lee).

4: On '80s TV:KITT, a talking black Pontiac.

Knight Rider/Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff).

5: Marty McFly went "Back to the Future" in this make of car.

a DeLorean.
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September 14, 2021Episode 216 - Oscar-Winning Roles - Vwllss - Dwelling On The Past - Body Parts - Ranch Dressing
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 216, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Oscar-Winning Roles
1: Rooster Cogburn.

John Wayne.

2: Hannibal Lecter.

Anthony Hopkins.

3: Loretta Lynn.

Sissy Spacek.

4: Miss Daisy Werthan.

Jessica Tandy.

5: 1999:Her multi-dimensional performance as Brandon Teena / Teena Brandon won an Oscar.

Hilary Swank.
Round 2. Category: Vwllss
1: The cruelest month:"PRL".

April.

2: It means held in common, like some interests: mtl.

mutual.

3: Hawkeye and Buckeye states:"W" and "H".

Iowa and Ohio.

4: To renew skin by removing a layer: xflt.

exfoliate.

5: A heavenly body:"RNS".

Uranus.
Round 3. Category: Dwelling On The Past
1: The 1690s were a miss/ Eng. kings were far from bliss/ Jacobites warring/ Never was boring/ Ended by Treaty of this.

Limerick.

2: In 1794 this naval hero gave his right eye for Britain; 3 years later, his ability to wave goodbye decreased by 50%.

Admiral Horatio Nelson.

3: You have the impudence to know Caesar waged war against this 4-letter region from 58 to 50 B.C.?.

Gaul.

4: On June 2, 1899 near Wilcox, Wyo., the first major train robbery of the Wild Bunch, led by him, netted $30,000.

Butch Cassidy.

5: In Shakespeare and in history, he succeeded Macbeth.

Malcolm.
Round 4. Category: Body Parts
1: They can take 6 months to grow from base to tip, or from cuticle to what you chew.

Fingernails.

2: Nearly half your body weight comes from these, which include the omohyoid, the brachialis and the deltoid.

muscles.

3: The smallest human cell is this cell originating only in the male.

Sperm cell.

4: Brannock is the name of the device that measures these from widths of 3A to 3E.

feet.

5: When used normally, a garrote fits snugly around this part of the victim's body.

neck.
Round 5. Category: Ranch Dressing
1: These "jingle jangle jingle as I go riding merrily along".

spurs.

2: A slang term for a cemetery in a Western town came from a gunfighter's wish to die with these on.

boots.

3: A bandito could wear this handkerchief as a scarf, a neckerchief or a mask.

a bandana.

4: The name of these protective leggings comes from a word for a dense growth of shrubs.

chaps.

5: Also called a shoelace tie, it's a thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp.

a bolo tie.
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September 13, 2021Episode 215 - In Memoriam 2006 - Boston "T" Party - The World Series - Si's Signs Of The Apocalypse - Sports Bios
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 215, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: In Memoriam 2006
1: A host of "Hee Haw" for 17 years, he pioneered the Bakersfield sound of country music.

Buck Owens.

2: Grandpa on "The Munsters", he once ran for governor of New York as a Green Party candidate.

Al Lewis.

3: "The Midnight Hour" came calling for this R and B legend in January 2006.

Wilson Pickett.

4: Long before "The X-Files", he stalked the night as Carl Kolchak, a savvy reporter of the weird and the horrific.

Darren McGavin.

5: The winner of 13 Emmy Awards, this low-key TV sportscaster was a true "American Sportsman".

Curt Gowdy.
Round 2. Category: Boston "T" Party
1: The state dog of Massachusetts is the "Boston" this.

terrier.

2: In a Boston-set sitcom, they were paired with "a Girl and a Pizza Place".

Two Guys.

3: Boston's Freedom one begins near the frog pond in Boston Common.

Freedom Trail.

4: In the Boston area, U.S. Interstate 90 is also known as this type of road.

turnpike.

5: In a kids' book, this young Boston Johnny-on-the-spot becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty.

Johnny Tremain.
Round 3. Category: The World Series
1: In 1955 the series between the Yankees and dese Bums became the first televised in color.

Brooklyn Dodgers.

2: In 1992 this Canadian team won 3 of its 4 World Series games in its last-at-bat.

Toronto Blue Jays.

3: "Say Hey"! This Giants outfielder's catch of a Vic Wertz drive was a highlight of the 1954 World Series.

Willie Mays.

4: In game 1 in 1954 this Giants outfielder made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' fly ball.

Willie Mays.

5: In 1916 and 1918 Babe Ruth, then with this team, pitched 29 2/3 straight scoreless innings, a record that lasted 43 years.

the Boston Red Sox.
Round 4. Category: Si's Signs Of The Apocalypse
1: This tire co. paid Rip Hamilton "to braid his hair in the tread pattern of one of its tires", not blimps.

Goodyear.

2: A Little League team in Kentucky is sponsored by this "delightfully tacky yet unrefined" restaurant.

Hooters.

3: This Miami Heat superstar center's "wife, Shaunie, said their family has outgrown its 18-bedroom home".

Shaquille O'Neal.

4: "A ski jumping competition in" this country, Land of the Midnight Sun, "rewarded competitors for landing in trees".

Norway.

5: "Golfer John Daly has... endorsement deals with" Dunkin' Donuts and this Anna Nicole Smith-endorsed diet aid.

TrimSpa.
Round 5. Category: Sports Bios
1: Originally drafted by Atlanta, he quarterbacked Green Bay to a Super Bowl victory in 1997.

Brett Favre.

2: This American's career grand slam began with his victory at Wimbledon in 1992.

Agassi.

3: A Detroit Red Wing from 1946 to 1971, it was his records that Gretzky broke.

Gordie Howe.

4: In 1984 this gymnast won 2 bronzes, 2 silvers and the Olympic gold medal for women's all-around.

Mary Lou Retton.

5: Later a Knick, this basketball center led Georgetown to 3 NCAA finals and the 1984 title.

Patrick Ewing.
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September 12, 2021Episode 214 - It's All About "U" - World Museums - The 1820s - Shrew-Ed - Presidential Library Addresses
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 214, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: It's All About "U"
1: The playground bully will stop twisting vour arm as soon as you "say" this--or so he says.

uncle.

2: Dairy farmers say thanks for this mammary gland of bovines.

udders.

3: Arthur Godfrey was known for playing this instrument of the South Seas.

a ukulele.

4: "Red, Red Wine" and "Here I Am" are hit songs by this reggae-pop group.

UB40.

5: This Greek god was the father of the Titans.

Uranus.
Round 2. Category: World Museums
1: I visited the national museum founded by King Rama V in this city and all I got was this lousy Thai-shirt.

Bangkok.

2: The Musee d'Orsay in Paris was built in the Gare d'Orsay, an old one of these.

a railway station.

3: This museum founded back in 1835 contains the gold coffin of Tutankhamen.

the Egyptian Museum.

4: Works by Venetian masters Titian and Tintoretto are in this other "V" city's Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Vienna.

5: During its remodeling it moved "The Night Watch" from the Main Hall to the new Philips Wing.

the Rijksmuseum.
Round 3. Category: The 1820s
1: On October 27, 1822 a 280-mile section of the Erie Canal opened between Rochester and this capital.

Albany.

2: In 1822 Friedrich Buschmann obtained a patent for this instrument also known as a squeezebox.

an accordion.

3: In 1825 this Scottish botanist discovered the coniferous evergreen now named for him in the Pacific NW.

David Douglas.

4: Although it was founded in 1821, this Montreal university didn't open until 1829.

McGill.

5: He was about 70 when he published his "American Dictionary of the English Language" in 2 volumes in 1828.

(Noah) Webster.
Round 4. Category: Shrew-Ed
1: Continent where you'd find the shrews Crocidura nigeriae and Crocidura tansaniana.

Africa.

2: Canadian province where you'll most likely spot Trowbridge's shrew, which enjoys Douglas fir seeds.

British Columbia.

3: The Southeastern shrew inhabits the marshy U.S. region that got this uninviting name from Col. William Byrd.

the Great Dismal Swamp.

4: The Mt. Malindang shrew and the Palawan tree shrew are native to this country.

the Philippines.

5: It would be "serendip"itous to see a Kelaart's long-clawed shrew, as it lives only on this island.

Sri Lanka.
Round 5. Category: Presidential Library Addresses
1: 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Gerald Ford.

3: Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts.

John F. Kennedy.

4: 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas.

Lyndon B. Johnson.

5: 210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa.

Herbert Hoover.
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September 10, 2021Episode 212 - Starting Here - "Fe", "Fi", "Fo" Or "Fum" - Classic Sitcoms - Decode The Postal Codes - Who's Had More No. 1 Hits?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 212, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Starting Here
1: For Cathy Guisewite to do her "Cathy" comic strip, every day it's "back to" this.

The drawing board.

2: To come up with Lanacane, the chemists "started from" this.

Scratch.

3: To get a project in gear, or what you do after stepping up to the line in bowling.

Start the ball rolling.

4: The way to start a play; it sounds like what the parents of "3rd Rock"'s Jane did during her formative years.

Raise the curtain (Curtin).

5: In New York City on October 1, 1999 I rang the opening bell to start this.

New York Stock Exchange.
Round 2. Category: "Fe", "Fi", "Fo" Or "Fum"
1: Iron.

Fe.

2: It's a homophone for an antagonist.

fo.

3: Possibly echoing the strum of an instrument, it's sing 3 times as part of a traditional Christmas carol.

fum.

4: "Always Faithful", the U.S.Marine Corps motto is sometimes shortened to "Semper" this.

Fi.

5: Part of a Southwestern capital city name, it means "faith" in Spanish.

Fe.
Round 3. Category: Classic Sitcoms
1: Early episodes of this Barbara Eden-Larry Hagman series were filmed in black and white, the rest were in color.

I Dream of Jeannie.

2: Its premise: a broomstick rider tackles suburbia with her adman husband.

Bewitched.

3: On "Leave it to Beaver", it was Beaver's real first name.

Theodore.

4: It was the occupation of Jerry Robinson on "The Bob Newhart Show".

dentist.

5: (I'm Rob Reiner.) Thanks to "All in the Family" and Archie Bunker, I think I'll be forever associated with this beefy nickname.

"Meathead".
Round 4. Category: Decode The Postal Codes
1: Scar.

South Carolina and Arkansas.

2: Vain.

Virginia and Indiana.

3: Lame.

Louisiana and Maine.

4: Hide.

Hawaii and Delaware.

5: Wine.

Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Round 5. Category: Who's Had More No. 1 Hits?
1: Janet Jackson,Joe Jackson,Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson.

2: George Michael,Phil Collins,Elton John.

Elton John.

3: Rick Springfield,Bruce Springsteen,Buffalo Springfield.

Rick Springfield.

4: Whitney Houston,Mariah Carey,Barbra Streisand.

Mariah Carey.

5: Heart,Little Feat,Murray Head.

Heart.
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