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April 09, 2022Episode 423 - They Took Debate - Foreign Animal Noises - Then We Can Dig It - Constitutional Powers Of Congress - Fruit Bowl
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 423, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: They Took Debate
1: This "League" has sponsored many political debates, including the Mondale/Reagan fisticuffs in 1984.

the League of Women Voters.

2: In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas had a series of debates over who should be senator from this state.

Illinois.

3: In 1993 Vice President Al Gore and Ross Perot appeared on Larry King to debate this trade pact.

NAFTA.

4: In the late 1970s conservative columnist James Kilpatrick debated liberal journalist Shana Alexander on this TV show.

60 Minutes.

5: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" was a quip from the famous debate between these two men.

Quayle and Bentsen.
Round 2. Category: Foreign Animal Noises
1: To the Germans and Vietnamese, these say wau wau when chasing a postman or a cat.

a dog.

2: It will wake you up with kokekokko in Japan and kykeliky in Norway.

a rooster.

3: Albanian ones say hunk hunk; maybe it's the smell that makes French ones say groin groin while truffle hunting.

pigs.

4: In Argentina they berp; Swedish ones kvack while hopping.

frogs.

5: They say piv while stealing havarti and squitt squitt if they get into the provolone.

mice.
Round 3. Category: Then We Can Dig It
1: Finds at Whitehall Villa in Britain reveal that this ancient people ate dormice and really loved oysters.

the Romans.

2: The neolithic folk of Catal Huyuk, Turkey exposed their dead to the vultures, then put these remains under their beds.

their bones.

3: Ironically, an "aquatic civilization" has been unearthed in this area that covers much of North Africa.

the Sahara Desert.

4: Some skulls from colonial America show wear on a tooth from sucking on the stem of this artifact.

a pipe.

5: Homeric Troy was found to date from this age, the metal of the Trojans' weapons in the "Iliad".

the Bronze Age.
Round 4. Category: Constitutional Powers Of Congress
1: Congress can do this, but by the 27th Amendment it can't take effect until after the next election.

give themsleves a raise.

2: Article I, Section 8 says "Congress shall have the power to lay" these; the IRS agrees.

taxes.

3: Congress has the right "to Constitutional tribunals inferior to this one".

the Supreme Court.

4: Yo ho ho, Congress can "define and punish" these acts "and felonies committed on the high seas".

piracy.

5: Article I, Section 8 says Congress can make this, regulate its value and punish people who copy it.

money.
Round 5. Category: Fruit Bowl
1: Casaba,Cantaloupe,Honeydew.

Melons.

2: Asian and Anjou.

pears.

3: Flame Seedless and Red Globe.

grapes.

4: Jonathan and Pink Lady.

apples.

5: Donut and Elberta.

peaches.
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April 08, 2022Episode 422 - Tv Shows On Tv Shows - Patriots - The Day The Music Died - Neckwear - U.s. Skyline Tours
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 422, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Shows On Tv Shows
1: (Hi. I'm Debbe Dunning.) It's the name of the home improvement show that's featured on "Home Improvement".

Tool Time.

2: Like "Meet the Press", Murphy Brown's fictional news show "F.Y.I." tapes in this city.

Washington, D.C..

3: This "Simpsons" TV clown has worked with Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Mel and Sideshow Luke Perry.

Krusty the Klown.

4: He plays talk show host Larry Sanders on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show".

Garry Shandling.

5: The TV producer he plays on "The Tom Show" was dumped by Shannon Tweed, not Roseanne.

Tom Arnold.
Round 2. Category: Patriots
1: Thinking him conceited some added a "Y" to the last name of this Declaration signer born in 1737.

John Hancock.

2: The day after he landed from England in 1775, Penn.'s assembly named him to the Continental Congress.

Benjamin Franklin.

3: John Dickenson's "Fabius" letters helped make this state he represented the first to ratify the Constitution.

Delaware.

4: 1 of the 2 "Federalist" authors whose lives were not ended by gunfire.

James Madison (or John Jay).

5: (I'm John DeStefano, Mayor of New Haven, but) This man, our first mayor, was the only man to sign the 4 great U.S. founding documents, including the Constitution.

Roger Sherman.
Round 3. Category: The Day The Music Died
1: August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis Presley.

2: September 18, 1970 in London.

Jimi Hendrix.

3: February 3, 1959, one of 3, in a cornfield in Iowa.

(Ritchie) Valens (or Buddy Holly or the Big Bopper).

4: August 9, 1995 in Forest Knolls, California.

Jerry Garcia.

5: July 3, 1971 in a bathtub in Paris.

Jim Morrison.
Round 4. Category: Neckwear
1: The name of this long scarf made of feathers or fur is from the Latin for "water adder".

a boa.

2: This 3-letter item tied around the necks of children protects their clothing while they eat.

a bib.

3: In ancient Hawaii, this garland of flowers was used to signify a peace agreement between opposing tribes.

a lei.

4: This long scarf sounds like it will keep you quiet as well as keep you warm.

a muffler.

5: In WWI, it became mandatory that all U.S. soldiers wear these "canine" aluminum discs on neck chains.

dog tags.
Round 5. Category: U.s. Skyline Tours
1: Many of the hills in this city were leveled in the early 1900s because it was feared they would hinder expansion.

Seattle.

2: This city houses the nation's first city-owned opera house.

San Francisco.

3: This city has served as a federal and as a state capital.

New York City.

4: The first steel-framework skyscraper was built in this city.

Chicago.

5: This Southern capital owes its location to a railroad, rather than a river.

Atlanta.
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April 07, 2022Episode 421 - Undergarments - It Used To Be Illegal - Nasa Shuttle Names - Wish Superstitions - Libraries
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 421, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Undergarments
1: They hold up hosiery and may be part of a belt.

Garter.

2: Brand that has a "Her Way" label.

Hanes.

3: An uplift brassiere is more commonly known as this, moving the "up" to the end of the word.

a push-up bra.

4: An uplift brassiere is more commonly known as this, moving the "up" to the end of the word.

a push-up bra.

5: Dress-length undergarment with shoulder straps for Anna, not Sigmund.

Freudian slip.
Round 2. Category: It Used To Be Illegal
1: On July 10, 1991 sanctions imposed in this country were lifted, allowing legal U.S. trade.

South Africa.

2: Cheers! This became legal again on December 5, 1933 when Utah ratified the 21st Amendment.

Alcohol.

3: After a 1995 law change in most states you can legally exceed this 1974 limit.

55 MPH.

4: Troy Aikman is probably happy that this kind of football play is no longer illegal as of 1906.

Forward pass.

5: In Norfolk, VA. it used to be illegal for women to go out without one of these tight-fitting garments.

Corset.
Round 3. Category: Nasa Shuttle Names
1: It's the capital of South Carolina, or a Sony-owned movie company.

Columbia.

2: Some have said this lost island was in the Aegean; others, in the Mediterranean, or elsewhere.

Atlantis.

3: This science, nature and exploration cable channel has its own stores in over 20 states.

Discovery.

4: It's now the top U.S. car rental agency.

Enterprise.

5: Make an effort to come up with this word; it's from Middle English for "to make an effort".

Endeavour.
Round 4. Category: Wish Superstitions
1: A wish made on the candles of one of these won't come true if you tell it aloud.

a birthday cake.

2: This part of a bird is broken and the person who gets the larger part gets his wish.

wishbone.

3: "I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight" is said upon seeing one of these.

a star.

4: You can make a wish when you see 3 birds on a telephone wire or the first one of these birds in the spring.

a robin.

5: A rhyme says "Touch" this color "and your wish will come true".

blue.
Round 5. Category: Libraries
1: The Lincoln Center Library is a branch of this city's library.

New York City.

2: The library of the university of this largest Scottish city has about 500 printed items from the 15th C..

Glasgow.

3: The Theodore M. Hesburgh Library is located at this university.

Notre Dame.

4: Most of the books in the ancient library at Alexandria in Egypt were in this language.

Greek.

5: Pope Clement VII commissioned him to design the Medicean-Laurentian Library in 1523.

Michelangelo.
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April 06, 2022Episode 420 - What's Hot - Money Problems - Here Comes The "Sun" - College Aka - Illegalities
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 420, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What's Hot
1: The most popular toy of the '96 Christmas season was this Sesame Street doll.

Tickle Me Elmo.

2: This designer's cK be is "The New Fragrance for People", male or female.

Calvin Klein.

3: This company created the Virtual Boy, a 3-D game system.

Nintendo.

4: After The Sugarcubes dissolved in 1992, this Icelandic lead singer went solo.

Bjork.

5: The introduction of Dolly the Sheep to the world kicked off a debate on the ethics of this in February 1997.

Cloning.
Round 2. Category: Money Problems
1: If the 4 members of the band Moonpools and Caterpillars split a $2,000 royalty evenly, each gets this amount.

$500.

2: John's jar had 300 pennies in it, but he lost 2/3 of them in a pitching contest with Bob, leaving this many.

100.

3: If I had a nickel for every time I said "I" in this answer, I would have this much money.

20 cents (4 times).

4: Change for a quarter in 4 coins.

3 nickels and a dime.

5: If Mary, a dime-a-dance girl, handles 10 partners an hour, she earns this amount in 4 hours.

$4.00.
Round 3. Category: Here Comes The "Sun"
1: From the Middle English for "apart", this term tends to follow the words ripped or torn.

asunder.

2: This medical term is also known as insolation or thermic fever.

sunstroke.

3: This interjection is literally German for "health".

Gesundheit.

4: Describes an egg fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over.

sunny side up.

5: In tan-speak, it's what SPF stands for.

sun protection factor.
Round 4. Category: College Aka
1: In Alabama:A reddish-brown colour.

Auburn.

2: In New York:A brand of toothpaste.

Colgate.

3: In Texas:An edible grain of the Gramineae family.

Rice.

4: In Massachusetts:Small clumps of hairs, trees or grass.

Tufts.

5: In Iowa:A male duck.

Drake.
Round 5. Category: Illegalities
1: On Jan. 12, 1998 NYC mayor Giuliani announced he'd crack down on these pedestrian miscreants.

Jaywalkers.

2: Anti-gang laws target this, defined as hanging around or moving too slowly.

Loitering.

3: This adjective often found before "exposure" means the exposer knows others can see.

Indecent.

4: From the same root as consecration, this opposite term is sometimes done to flags.

Desecration.

5: In 1931 Al Capone got 11 years not for murder or bootlegging but for this.

Tax evasion.
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April 05, 2022Episode 419 - American Woman - Bird, Reptile Or Feline - The History Channel - Cards - Going Downtown
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 419, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: American Woman
1: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General.

Janet Reno.

2: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General.

Janet Reno.

3: "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor", this future first lady wrote in 1780.

Abigail Adams.

4: In 1934, after a nervous breakdown, this painter discovered N.M.'s ghost ranch, where she'd make her home.

Georgia O'Keeffe.

5: This children's author wrote the 1980 sequel "Superfudge".

Judy Blume.
Round 2. Category: Bird, Reptile Or Feline
1: The catamount.

feline.

2: The auk.

bird.

3: The caiman.

reptile.

4: The adder.

reptile.

5: The basilisk.

reptile.
Round 3. Category: The History Channel
1: The program on this country " and Iraq" includes the 1997 election of moderate Mohammed Khatami as president.

Iran.

2: Sparta provided Greece's toughest men and its most gorgeous woman, this one who later lived elsewhere.

Helen of Troy.

3: On "Power Tools", this comedian muses, "There isn't a guy I know that doesn't say more horsepower would be better".

Tim Allen.

4: The Spartans' region, Laconia, and their dislike of wasting words gave us this English adjective.

laconic.

5: The show on the Transatlantic cable was subtitled "2500 Miles of" this elemental metal.

Copper.
Round 4. Category: Cards
1: About 30 years ago, this South American game created the biggest fad in card history.

canasta.

2: Bridge term for a set of three games or what a hot rod lays when it takes off.

rubber.

3: The appropriate goal in authors is to form these.

books.

4: A shutout in gin rummy, or Pat Harrington in "One Day at a Time".

Schneider.

5: Variation of poker where the worst hand wins.

lo-ball.
Round 5. Category: Going Downtown
1: I'll take the Loop and go to the Field Museum if it's not too windy in this city.

Chicago.

2: I'll get some cash at the First Bank of the United States so I can buy a cheese steak in this city.

Philadelphia.

3: I'll hum through the Motown Historical Museum in this city.

Detroit.

4: At Nordstrom's flagship store, I'll buy shoes so I can walk the Pacific Science Center in this city.

Seattle.

5: I'll stroll in Centennial Olympic Park in this city.

Atlanta.
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7min
April 04, 2022Episode 418 - The Stars - Social Types - 1950s Song Lyrics - This 'N' That - Also A Bar Drink
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 418, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Stars
1: These spinning neutron stars were named for the bursts, or "pulses", of radio waves they emit.

pulsars.

2: The star Spica marks a stalk of wheat in this maiden's hand.

Virgo.

3: Although now fainter than Pollux, this star is designated the alpha star in Gemini.

Castor.

4: The 3 stars of the Alpha Centauri system are Alpha, Beta and this, whose name means "the nearest".

Proxima.

5: This star whose name sounds like a Michael Keaton character became the first whose surface was directly imaged.

Betelgeuse.
Round 2. Category: Social Types
1: A fictional mutant monster gave us this term for a woman who's unbearable while planning her wedding.

Bridezilla.

2: This 7-letter neologism describes someone who desires to emulate Madonna's or Britney's success.

wannabe.

3: One who wields his power unofficially is this color eminence.

gray.

4: After literati, men of letters become famous and wealthy, they get a couple letters more and become part of this group.

glitterati.

5: Ms. Poole from accounting who's tough on expense accounts, is known by this leguminous 2-word term.

bean counter.
Round 3. Category: 1950s Song Lyrics
1: It begins "Fee Fee Fi Fi Fo Fo Fum, I smell smoke in the au-di-tori-um!".

"Charlie Brown".

2: This Paul Anka tune contains the lines "Put your lips next to mine, dear; won't you kiss me once, baby?".

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder".

3: Fats Domino sang, "The moon stood still on" this, "and lingered until my dreams came true".

"Blueberry Hill".

4: "When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, what will I be?", and got this answer.

"Que Sera, Sera".

5: "All day, all night", this woman, "down by the seashore, sifting sand".

"Mary Ann".
Round 4. Category: This 'N' That
1: Although born in Florida, Missouri, Mark Twain grew up in this city on the Mississippi River.

Hannibal.

2: This reddish spice can be sold in both ground and stick form.

Cinnamon.

3: In England the unit of volume roughly equivalent to a quart is spelled this way.

Litre.

4: Legend says the Dannebrog, now this country's flag, dropped from heaven during a 1219 battle.

Denmark.

5: "It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power" is a feature in this monthly magazine.

Reader's Digest.
Round 5. Category: Also A Bar Drink
1: Flathead or Phillips head.

a screwdriver.

2: With so much brainpower on stage today, this "Living Dead" movie monster wouldn't know where to start.

a zombie.

3: It was last call for this Scottish outlaw on Dec. 28, 1734.

Rob Roy.

4: Take a flying leap and name this type of reconnaissance plane or insect of the family Acrididae.

a grasshopper.

5: G'day! This wooden weapon can also be a scheme that does injury to its originator.

a boomerang.
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April 03, 2022Episode 417 - Metropolitan Sobriquets - Movie Catch Phrases - Pugilists - 2-Letter Crossword Helper - Bizarre Mlb Injuries
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 417, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Metropolitan Sobriquets
1: "The Windy City",Illinois.

Chicago.

2: "The City of Witches",Massachusetts.

Salem.

3: "The Crescent City",Louisiana.

New Orleans.

4: As in a Navy song, "Crabtown On The Bay",Maryland.

Annapolis.

5: "The Emerald City",Washington.

Seattle.
Round 2. Category: Movie Catch Phrases
1: 1992:"There's no crying in baseball!".

A League of Their Own.

2: 1982:"They're here!".

Poltergeist.

3: 1967:"What we've got here is failure to communicate".

Cool Hand Luke.

4: 1950:"I am big! It's the pictures that got small".

Sunset Boulevard.

5: 1927:"You ain't heard nothin' yet!".

The Jazz Singer.
Round 3. Category: Pugilists
1: This boxer liked his nickname "Marvelous Marvin" so much that he had his name legally changed.

Marvin Hagler.

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

a knockout.

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

"Sugar" Ray Leonard.

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

Sullivan.

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

Ingemar Johansson (or Sonny Liston).
Round 4. Category: 2-Letter Crossword Helper
1: No--yes, no is a classic drama of this country.

Japan.

2: Aa--basaltic lava having a rough surface, from this language that brought us the Lanai.

Hawaiian.

3: Fo--Chinese name for this prince turned religious leader.

Buddha.

4: Ti--a tropical plant in the agave family, or the symbol for this element.

titanium.

5: Ai--this slow-moving arboreal South American animal; its laziness is debatable.

a sloth.
Round 5. Category: Bizarre Mlb Injuries
1: Outfielder Rickey Henderson fell asleep with an ice pack on his ankle and ended up suffering from this (in August).

frostbite.

2: Pitcher Dennis Martinez got hurt hefting a heavy one of these; a team rep quipped that he had Samsonitis.

a suitcase.

3: Steve Sparks let his fingers do the walkin' and his shoulder do the dislocatin' when he tried to rip this item in half.

a phone book.

4: A's pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder reaching for this vital alarm clock part.

the snooze button.

5: Tony Gwynn of this team fractured his finger closing the door to his Porsche on the way to the bank.

the (San Diego) Padres.
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April 02, 2022Episode 416 - To Sir With Love - No Time To Talk - Cooking Class - "Young" People - Film And Tv Spaceships
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 416, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: To Sir With Love
1: He reached the South Pole by tractor January 4, 1958, 4 1/2 years after reaching the "height" of his career.

Sir Edmund Hillary.

2: In 1999 he became Bond, knighted Bond.

Sean Connery.

3: Between 1675 and 1710 he designed over 50 London churches, including St. Paul's Cathedral.

Sir Christopher Wren.

4: In 1982 he produced and directed "Gandhi" and in 1993 he acted in "Jurassic Park".

Sir Richard Attenborough.

5: In 1669 this physicist became Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Sir Isaac Newton.
Round 2. Category: No Time To Talk
1: "Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent" is from Act III of this Shakespeare play.

Julius Caesar.

2: In 1962 her "Silent Spring" launched the environmentalist movement.

Rachel Carson.

3: During WWII, this mime changed his surname to that of a French revolutionary general.

Marcel Marceau.

4: In the 1930 Hays Code, "pointed profanity... however used" was forbidden in this medium.

film.

5: This Scottish author of "Kidnapped" wrote, "The cruelest lies are often told in silence".

Robert Louis Stevenson.
Round 3. Category: Cooking Class
1: "Joy of Cooking" suggests using these Thanksgiving berries "in any recipes calling for red currants".

cranberries.

2: The Chicken of the Sea website suggests making enchiladas with the albacore type of this.

tuna.

3: The "key" type of this citrus fruit can be small; you may need a dozen to yield a half cup of juice.

limes.

4: For the silver dollar type of these breakfast treats, drop the batter onto the griddle 1 tbsp. at a time.

pancakes.

5: "Joy of Cooking" tells how to make relish and scones with this bog fruit, so let's all give thanks.

a cranberry.
Round 4. Category: "Young" People
1: Amen to this leader whose statue represents Utah in Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall.

Brigham Young.

2: On "Father Knows Best" he played dad to Betty, Bud and Kathy.

Robert Young.

3: Of the 906 Major League Baseball games that he pitched, he won more than half; he deserves an award.

Cy Young.

4: In 1992 he released "Harvest Moon", a sequel to his "Harvest" album from 1972.

Neil Young.

5: In a revealing memoir, Judy Lewis claims to be the "love child" of Clark Gable and this actress.

Loretta Young.
Round 5. Category: Film And Tv Spaceships
1: The Robinson family traveled aboard the Jupiter II, trying to find a way back to Earth on this show.

Lost in Space.

2: The Atlantia and the Pacifica were 2 of the other Battlestars on this TV show bearing another spaceship's name.

Battlestar Galactica.

3: In "Star Trek III" Christopher Lloyd as a villain from this race commanded a spaceship called the Bird of Prey.

the Klingons.

4: The Discovery is the spaceship sent to investigate a mysterious monolith's signal in this film.

2001: A Space Odyssey.

5: In this 1979 film, the mining ship Nostromo lands on a distant planet to investigate a suspected S.O.S..

Alien.
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April 01, 2022Episode 415 - Let's Get Syria-S - Famous Quotes - Political Caricatures - The Calendar - Homonyms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 415, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Let's Get Syria-S
1: Syrians enjoy a drink called Arak, a strong liquor made from anise and this vined fruit.

grapes.

2: Cultural attractions in this city include the Umayyad Mosque and The Tomb of Saladin.

Damascus.

3: In the 1967 6-day war, Israeli troops captured this southwestern corner of Syria.

the Golan Heights.

4: In June 2000 he succeeded his father as Syria's president.

Bashar (Assad).

5: In 1958 Syria joined this country in forming the United Arab Republic; the union disbanded 3 years later.

Egypt.
Round 2. Category: Famous Quotes
1: "When the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he marks -- not that you won or lost -- but" this.

How you played the game.

2: "Socrates is a doer of evil, who corrupts the youth...such is the charge", he reported in "Apology".

Plato.

3: Complete's John Acton's line "Power tends to...".

corrupt.

4: He said in 1970 of invasion of Cambodia, "We are all the President's men".

Henry Kissinger.

5: In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" this author claimed, "All art is quite useless".

Oscar Wilde.
Round 3. Category: Political Caricatures
1: This senator's U.S. Navy career lasted from 1958 to 1981.

John McCain.

2: Her July 1, 2005 career decision sent shock waves across the country.

Sandra Day O'Connor.

3: He was a U.S. Attorney for Manhattan from 1983-1989.

Rudy Giuliani.

4: We raise a toast to this guy who in 1993 dissolved his country's parliament.

Boris Yeltsin.

5: He was elected Senator from New Jersey in 1978, 1984 and 1990.

Bill Bradley.
Round 4. Category: The Calendar
1: The Jewish calendar is now on the year 5765 counting from the date of this.

the Creation.

2: In "Marmion" Sir Walter Scott wrote that this month's "sky is chill and drear" and its "leaf is red and sear".

November.

3: The U.S. team almost arrived late to the 1896 Olympics because this host country still used the old style calendar.

Greece.

4: Muslims began their calendar on the day Muhammad fled from Mecca to this city.

Medina.

5: Number of days into the year on which you hit Groundhog Day.

33.
Round 5. Category: Homonyms
1: To switch, or the dimes and quarters in your pocket.

change.

2: To throw a fishing net into the water, or the actors in a play.

cast.

3: Part of the covering on a lizard, or the minimum wage fixed by a performer's contract.

scale.

4: A heap, or the loops of yarn forming the surface of a carpet.

pile.

5: The triangular blade on an anchor's arm, or an accidental stroke of good luck.

a fluke.
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March 31, 2022Episode 414 - American Indians - Pol Pot-Pourri - National Geographic - Historic Nicknames - Islands
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 414, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: American Indians
1: A more accurate translation of his name would be Â“wildÂ” or Â“unbrokenÂ” horse.

Crazy Horse.

2: This Pawtuxet Indian who befriended the Pilgrims was also known as Tisquantum.

Squanto.

3: Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules and up to 1000 players in a game.

lacrosse.

4: Side the Iroquois supported in the French and Indian War.

British (English side).

5: Inter-tribal language of the North American Plains Indians.

sign language.
Round 2. Category: Pol Pot-Pourri
1: This 1984 Oscar-winning film brought the genocidal horrors of Pol Pot and his regime to the eyes of the world.

The Killing Fields.

2: In 1949 Pol Pot went to study radio electronics in this city where he ended up joining the French Communist Party.

Paris.

3: In January 1979 Vietnamese troops took over this capital city and overthrew Pol Pot.

Phnom Penh.

4: This colorful name for Pol Pot's political movement was given to it by Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk.

Khmer Rouge.

5: Also the year of the U.S. pullout from Vietnam, it's the year Pol Pot seized dictatorial control of Cambodia.

1975.
Round 3. Category: National Geographic
1: Mount Vesuvius looms over this city.

Naples.

2: 1 of the 2 landlocked countries of South America, its judicial capital is Sucre.

Bolivia.

3: This nation is composed of 4 provinces: Sind, Baluchistan, the NW Frontier province and Punjab.

Pakistan.

4: This Western Hemisphere nation of about 31 million has 10 provinces.

Canada.

5: This West African country is semi-arid except for areas near its namesake river in the southwest.

Niger.
Round 4. Category: Historic Nicknames
1: Washington Irving thought this nickname of Anthony Wayne's referred to daring, not insanity.

Mad.

2: Actress Pauline Cushman's espionage work during this war made her the "Spy of the Cumberland".

Civil War.

3: This animal phrase meaning "courageous" was Richard I of England's nickname.

the Lionhearted.

4: He was the "Father of Texas", but the Indians called him "Big Drunk".

Sam Houston.

5: "Juana the Mad" was the queen of these 2 united Spanish kingdoms.

Aragon and Castile.
Round 5. Category: Islands
1: The Danes call this island dependency in the north Atlantic Gronland.

Greenland.

2: There are more than 600 gigantic stone figures on this island.

Easter Island.

3: In Canada the Northumberland Strait separates New Brunswick from this island province.

Prince Edward Island.

4: Principal exports of this archipelago north of Scotland include wool and its famous ponies.

Shetland Islands.

5: Amelia Earhart was lost near Howland Island after making her last stop at Lae on this Pacific island.

New Guinea.
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