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July 06, 2022Episode 511 - How To Be A Bad Sport - The Killers - Phun With Phonics - Shortwave - Household Hints
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 511, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: How To Be A Bad Sport
1: When keeping score in this sport, "forget" to add your opponent's next pin score to his spare.

Bowling.

2: If you're playing midfield in this sport and the center is dribbling the ball towards you, kick at his shins.

Soccer.

3: Get a leg up in this sport by stepping on your opponent's ball in the fairway.

Golf.

4: If your opponent asks for the "3s" you really do have in your hand, tell him this, the name of the game.

Go fish.

5: If you're cornered in Kamchatka, end this board game by bumping your opponent's armies off the board.

Risk.
Round 2. Category: The Killers
1: In Genesis 4 he becomes the first killer; God isn't happy.

Cain.

2: In one of the few documented one-on-one Old West gunfights, this "Wild" man killed Davis Tutt in 1865.

Wild Bill Hickok.

3: This "insect" of a gangster was a real-life hit man for Murder Incorporated in the 1930s and '40s.

Bugsy Siegel.

4: This Texan died in 1967 while waiting to be retried for the murder of an alleged murderer.

(Jack) Ruby.

5: In 1924 these 2 Chicago intellectuals kidnapped and killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks.

Leopold and Loeb.
Round 3. Category: Phun With Phonics
1: Labionasal sounds are produced by these and the nose.

Lips.

2: When you speak with a burr you trill this letter.

R.

3: Your tongue touching your hard or soft one of these in your mouth produces different sounds.

Palate.

4: Meaning "single pitch", it's a speaking voice that lacks inflection.

Monotone.

5: From the Latin meaning "to hiss", it describes the "ss" sound In "fricassee".

Sibilant.
Round 4. Category: Shortwave
1: The shortwave band begins at about 1700 these units abbreviated kHz; below that you're in AM territory.

kilohertz.

2: Mainly funded by the CIA, this broadcasting operation began transmitting behind the Iron Curtain in 1949.

Radio Free Europe.

3: One book calls this 12-letter word the "arch-enemy of shortwave listeners"; I just call it annoying.

interference.

4: This service that broadcasts from Abuja and Lagos has a name reflecting that of the USA's official radio service.

Voice of Nigeria.

5: To catch the BBC at 1700 UTC, or Universal Time Coordinated, tune in at this morning hour Pacific Standard time.

9:00 AM.
Round 5. Category: Household Hints
1: To deal with a drippy candlestick, put it in this appliance; later, remove it and scrape off the hardened wax.

the freezer.

2: Heavy starching of braided rugs will keep ends from doing this.

curling.

3: If you accidentally super glued your fingers together, dab nail polish remover containing this solvent--it breaks the bond.

acetone.

4: If you accidentally super glued your fingers together, dab nail polish remover containing this solvent--it breaks the bond.

acetone.

5: To remove odor from shoes, add oil of this spice to a cotton ball and leave it in the shoes.

cloves.
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July 05, 2022Episode 510 - Acts Of Congress - Animal Noises - The 12 Days Of Christmas - Tv Puppets - Education
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 510, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Acts Of Congress
1: 1930's Smoot-Hawley Act raised these to protect American farmers.

tariffs.

2: (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.

3: This act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

the Civil Rights Act.

4: This act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

the Civil Rights Act.

5: An act passed March 3, 1863 established this, the subject of riots in New York that July.

drafts.
Round 2. Category: Animal Noises
1: Mexican peninsula, or the sound of a sheep laughing.

Baja.

2: To ingest your Thanksgiving turkey quickly.

gobble it up.

3: Audio components whose job sound like they could be done by dogs and birds.

woofer and tweeters.

4: The Pacific equivalent of Atlantis.

Mu.

5: In "A Day at the Races", Hugo Hackenbush is one.

quack.
Round 3. Category: The 12 Days Of Christmas
1: These 3 birds are the gifts for the first 3 days.

French hens, turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.

2: Of the song's 12 gifts, it's the only one you could melt down and not be charged with murder or animal cruelty.

five golden rings.

3: We found this eighth day's gift quite moo-ving.

maids a-milking.

4: On the 10th day, nobility abounded as my true love somehow thought I needed this gift.

lords a-leapin'.

5: On the 12th day, my true love gave me this gift, something Charlie Watts could enjoy.

twelve drummers drumming.
Round 4. Category: Tv Puppets
1: Mallory Tarcher has had a hand in continuing Lamb Chop, created by this woman, her mother.

Shari Lewis.

2: Known as the Foster Imposters, a puppet pair of these animals want to be Foster Farms products.

chickens.

3: In 1989 NBC had this alien help host the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

ALF.

4: Humans on this 2002 Fox puppet series include Sarah Silverman and Seth Green.

Greg the Bunny.

5: On "Unhappily Ever After", he supplied the voice of Mr. Floppy.

Bobcat Goldthwait.
Round 5. Category: Education
1: In 1955 Rudolph Flesch wrote "Why Johnny Can't" do this, attacking current teaching practices.

read.

2: At the urging of this president, the Department of Education became a cabinet department in 1979.

(Jimmy) Carter.

3: Back in 1987 Aspen College began offering an MBA degree online, MBA standing for this.

master's of business administration.

4: Common term for the system that emerged in the '60s to teach more mathematical concepts and fewer times tables.

the New Math.

5: In 1980 the Department of Education was created out of this now-defunct Cabinet department.

HEW.
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July 04, 2022Episode 509 - Broadway Musicals By Characters - Full House - The 1910s - The Tell-Tale Heart - You Have The Rite
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 509, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Broadway Musicals By Characters
1: Tevye,Golde,Yente.

Fiddler on the Roof.

2: Fantine,Javert,Jean Valjean.

Les Miserables.

3: Mrs. Potts,Belle,Gaston.

Beauty and the Beast.

4: Bustopher Jones,Old Deuteronomy,Mistoffelees.

Cats.

5: Velma Von Tussle,Tracy Turnblad,Corny Collins.

Hairspray.
Round 2. Category: Full House
1: The show is set in this city; in the opening, you can see Fisherman's Wharf and Alcatraz.

San Francisco.

2: Last name of Candace, who plays the eldest Tanner daughter; her brother Kirk has been a guest star.

Cameron.

3: Lori Loughlin's character did this November 12, 1991, making the house a lot fuller.

had twins.

4: Dave Coulier's character Joey Gladstone, who like Dave is a stand-up comic, went on this Ed McMahon show.

Star Search.

5: "Full House" creator Jeff Franklin's first job as a producer was on this Penny Marshall series.

Laverne and Shirley.
Round 3. Category: The 1910s
1: On December 10, 1915 this automaker's one millionth car rolled off the assembly line in Detroit.

Ford.

2: In 1916 this company intorduced its All-Bran cereal as a source of dietary fiber.

Kellogg's.

3: In the 1912 Olympics he won the decathlon with a then-record 8,412 points.

Jim Thorpe.

4: On May 13, 1917 3 children reported a vision of the Virgin Mary near this Portuguese city.

Fatima.

5: With the October 1911 death of this man, Frank Cobb became the editor of the New York World newspaper.

Joseph Pulitzer.
Round 4. Category: The Tell-Tale Heart
1: This largest artery begins in the lower left chamber and gives rise to the coronary arteries.

Aorta.

2: In 1984, in the first surgery of its kind, Baby Fae received a heart transplant from this mammal.

Baboon.

3: The heart has 4 of these to regulate the flow of blood, including the mitral.

Valves.

4: This term for an irregular heartbeat is from the Greek for "without measure".

Arrhythmia.

5: The atria make up the upper, smaller part of the heart and these chambers form the lower portion.

Ventricles.
Round 5. Category: You Have The Rite
1: Pass the poi! It's Hawaiian for "feast".

luau.

2: This drink is used in the traditional Japanese ceremony of Chanoyu.

tea.

3: In 1904 the U.S. government banned this Plains Indian ceremony, also the name of a Utah film festival.

Sundance.

4: In the 1920s rabbi Mordecai Kaplan brought this ceremony for 12-year-old girls into the synagogue.

Bat Mitzvah.

5: This ceremony at which school or college degrees are conferred is from the Latin for "beginning".

commencement.
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July 03, 2022Episode 508 - Literature - Art History - Where's My Car? - Coming Soon... History! - Counties
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 508, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Literature
1: His famous story "The Tell-Tale Heart" tells us, "It was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye".

Edgar Allan Poe.

2: Many of the Dublin locales he personally frequented are featured in his book "Ulysses".

James Joyce.

3: The cheery first "Masterpiece Theatre" season included "Jude the Obscure" and this Russian's "The Possessed".

Dostoevsky.

4: In the title of a 14th century work, Sir Gawain is paired with this "knight".

the Green Knight.

5: Despite its title, this 1848 Charles Dickens novel is ultimately about a father and his daughter, not his son.

Dombey and Son.
Round 2. Category: Art History
1: She vacationed in New Mexico and settled there after her husband Alfred Stieglitz died in 1946.

Georgia O'Keeffe.

2: This ancient statue is also named the Aphrodite of Melos.

Venus de Milo.

3: People of this nation AKA Nippon wrote with a brush, so painting became the preferred form of artistic expression.

Japan.

4: A 231-foot band of linen, this medieval embroidery depicts the Norman Conquest of England.

The Bayeux Tapestry.

5: Seen here, "The Dance", by this "wild man" of art, was painted during his Fauvist period.

Henri Matisse.
Round 3. Category: Where's My Car?
1: In a 1964 movie this character was driving an Aston Martin DB5; in a 1995 movie, a BMW Z3.

James Bond.

2: Seen here, it was introduced in 1908.

a Model T.

3: In a 1965 expose, this man declared the Corvair "Unsafe at Any Speed".

Nader.

4: This feline Mercury model was introduced in 1967 as a companion to the Mustang.

a Cougar.

5: The precious metal that precedes "Ghost", "Dawn" and "Shadow" in the names of Rolls-Royce models.

Silver.
Round 4. Category: Coming Soon... History!
1: 1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... and electrify the world.

Benjamin Franklin.

2: If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey.

Kipling.

3: In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is....

the Marquess of Queensbury.

4: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... and birth a nation.

Cornwallis.

5: In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call.

Mercator.
Round 5. Category: Counties
1: A British term for a county; Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest was in the one named for Nottingham.

shire.

2: "G" is for this New Hampshire county near the Vermont border, or mystery writer Sue.

Grafton.

3: Official names of two of New York City's five counties.

(two of) Queens, Kings, Bronx, New York, and Richmond.

4: Named by Spanish missionaries, this California county near Riverside is the largest in area in the U.S..

San Bernardino.

5: Smallest in Virginia, it has no incorporated cities or towns, and was once part of Washington, D.C..

Arlington.
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July 02, 2022Episode 507 - Etiquette - An Historic Occasion - National Statuary Hall - Birdies - I'm Just Wild About Harry
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 507, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Etiquette
1: After a family meal, you may fold this item and place it back inside its ring.

a napkin.

2: Miss Manners says that the only safe place to keep damaging love letters is in this place, "between burning logs".

the fireplace.

3: If a prom date gives you one of these floral accessories, you must wear it or at least pin it to your purse.

Corsage.

4: English speakers have been using this "magic word" since the 1300s, and when you ask for something, you should, too.

please.

5: Emily Post says to think of this "as an aerosol spray of infection", so if there's no tissue, use the inside of your elbow.

a sneeze.
Round 2. Category: An Historic Occasion
1: This organization was formally born Oct. 24, 1945 with Soviet ratification of the charter.

the United Nations.

2: It's not Hillary, it's Rebecca Latimer Felton, who on Nov. 21, 1922 became the first woman to serve in this body.

the Senate.

3: An act passed by Parliament July 2, 1767 allowed duty-free exports of this to America--Party!!.

tea.

4: The April 17, 1722 inoculation of 2 daughters of the Prince of Wales against this made the practice widely accepted.

smallpox.

5: On Jan. 1, 1993 this republic came into being, and some of its people sought citizenship in the neighboring Czech Republic.

Slovakia.
Round 3. Category: National Statuary Hall
1: This cousin of John Adams represents Massachusetts in the collection.

Samuel Adams.

2: Jefferson Davis represents this state in the hall.

Mississippi.

3: This state is represented by a monarch.

Hawaii.

4: This military officer and author of "Ben-Hur" represents Indiana.

Lew Wallace.

5: This state is represented by a statue of Thomas Hart Benton.

Missouri.
Round 4. Category: Birdies
1: This tiny bird gets its name from the noise produced by its rapid wingbeat.

Hummingbird.

2: Corvus brachyrhynchos, this common bird annoys farmers by eating crops like wheat and corn.

Crow.

3: "All the little birds on Jaybird Street love to hear" this bird "go tweet, tweet, tweet".

"Rockin' Robin".

4: A rapacious bird called the jaeger is a type of this, chosen as an NFL nickname in 1975.

Seahawk.

5: A member of the heron family, this long-legged wader can be common, great or snowy.

Egret.
Round 5. Category: I'm Just Wild About Harry
1: "Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography" was co-written by Merle Miller and this man.

Harry S. Truman.

2: Clint Eastwood played him 5 times on the big screen -- or was it six, punk? In all the excitement, I kind of forgot myself.

Harry Callahan.

3: She sang lead on the No. 1 hit "Heart of Glass".

Debbie Harry.

4: For more than a day-o he co-starred with Dorothy Dandridge in "Carmen Jones".

Harry Belafonte.

5: This turn-of-the-century man began his career as a teenager doing card magic as "Eric The Great".

Harry Houdini.
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July 01, 2022Episode 506 - Places In The News - Motown - Word To The Chef - Texas - (5,5)
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 506, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Places In The News
1: In October 2000 a bomb damaged the U.S.S. Cole in this Mideastern country.

Yemen.

2: He wasn't an alien visitor, but Felix Baumgartner did come from 24 miles up when he landed in this Southwest state in 2012.

New Mexico.

3: In May 2013 hearts rejoiced when 3 women missing for nearly a decade escaped to freedom in this city.

Cleveland.

4: In August 2013 ex-president Pervez Musharraf of this country was charged with the murder of Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan.

5: In August 2013 ex-president Pervez Musharraf of this country was charged with the murder of Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan.
Round 2. Category: Motown
1: Beginning with "Where Did Our Love Go", this group has 12 No. 1 hits, more than any act on the Motown label.

the Supremes.

2: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was the first of his 19 Grammys, a record for rock performers.

Stevie Wonder.

3: This lead singer of the Miracles wrote "My Guy" for Mary Wells and "My Girl" for the Temptations.

Smokey Robinson.

4: On one of his early albums, released in 1963, he was billed as a "12 year old genius".

Stevie Wonder.

5: Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir, Levi Stubbs and Lawrence Payton performed under this name, starting in 1956.

the Four Tops.
Round 3. Category: Word To The Chef
1: Roe is fish eggs; roebuck is this meat.

Deer/venison.

2: Tybo and Tilsit are types of these.

Cheeses.

3: To make small squares of food is to dice; to make them a little larger is to do this, the shape of dice.

Cube.

4: This French term refers to food that has been strained and blended to a smooth consistency.

Puree.

5: 5-letter word for a male chicken that's been "fixed".

Capon.
Round 4. Category: Texas
1: David G. Burnet, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Anson Jones and Sam Houston were the only ones to hold this office.

president of the Republic of Texas.

2: In 1972 adman Harve Chapman coined the term "Metroplex" for the area shared by these 2 cities.

Dallas and Fort Worth.

3: It was said they "can ride like a Mexican, trail like an Indian... and fight like a very devil".

the Texas Rangers.

4: This island off Corpus Christi is the largest in Texas, Dad.

Padre Island.

5: Now a Republican, he began his career as an aide to freshman Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson.

John Connolly.
Round 5. Category: (5,5)
1: Very, very, very, very dark, like tar.

Pitch black.

2: Mine are vibrating even as I speak.

Vocal cords.

3: The best thing to win; it's blue ribbon level.

First place.

4: Term for a periodical published by a business for its employees.

House organ.

5: A person's temperature and pulse and respiration rates.

Vital signs.
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June 30, 2022Episode 505 - Hold It - We All Scream For Ice Cream - Governors Of California - Turkey, The Bird - That Is So "P.c."
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 505, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hold It
1: Gunny comes from the Sanskrit for this container, so it's redundant when followed by it.

Sack.

2: A barrette.

hair.

3: The container Arthur Miller would use to heat substances to a high temperature, or his 1953 play.

Crucible.

4: A silo--but for this, only since the mid-20th century.

nuclear missiles.

5: A jerrycan in WWII Britain (danger: flammable).

gasoline (or petrol).
Round 2. Category: We All Scream For Ice Cream
1: It's the decade in which Baskin-Robbins introduced the flavor "Beatle Nut" and "Here Comes the Fudge".

the 1960s.

2: Ben and Jerry's has made lots of dough with the ice cream named for this "Dough", its No. 2 seller in 2004.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

3: The exotic-sounding name of this Bronx-born brand is meant "to convey an aura of... Old-World traditions".

HÃ¤agen-Dazs.

4: From the Italian for "foam", it's a molded ice cream dessert that often contains candied fruit.

spumoni.

5: Bunny Tracks is a signature flavor from this "colorful" brand that makes folks feel "hoppy".

Blue Bunny.
Round 3. Category: Governors Of California
1: Now mayor of Oakland, he ran for president 3 times and studied Zen Buddhism in Japan after serving as gov..

Jerry Brown.

2: Nicknamed "Pat", he defeated Richard Nixon in 1962 to win reelection.

Pat Brown.

3: In his inaugural address of January 2, 1967, he pledged to "reduce the cost of government".

Reagan.

4: A 3-time governor, as Chief Justice, he headed the official investigation into the assassination of JFK.

Earl Warren.

5: The founder of a Pac-10 school named for his son, he was Pres. of the Central Pacific R.R. and governor in the Civil War.

(Leland) Stanford.
Round 4. Category: Turkey, The Bird
1: Turkey carving step 1: Cut the band of skin holding the legs which are known as these.

Drumsticks.

2: This 19th C. British author is credited with making the turkey a popular choice for Christmas dinners.

Charles Dickens.

3: A male turkey's snood hangs directly over this part of its body.

Beak/nose.

4: Turkey that joined Henny-Penny's "Sky is Falling" campaign.

Turkey-Lurkey.

5: This top-selling U.S. turkey brand turned 45 in 1999.

Butterball.
Round 5. Category: That Is So "P.c."
1: In a popular children's song, this fuzzy guy is "hoppin' down the bunny trail".

Peter Cottontail.

2: In 1928 A.A. Milne published "The House at" this location.

Pooh Corner.

3: In 1977 the U.S. signed a treaty to return control of this to its home country in 1999.

the Panama Canal.

4: Hits by this female country singer who sadly died in a plane crash included "Walkin' After Midnight".

Patsy Cline.

5: This author penned the immortal line "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!".

Paddy Chayefsky.
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June 29, 2022Episode 504 - Bein' Green - 1945 - Howard's End - The '97 World Almanac - Biblical Military Men
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 504, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bein' Green
1: The shape left when it leaves is a "polygon":.

Parrot.

2: A mini matador may take it on:.

Bullfrog.

3: Watch it "snatch the pebble from my hand":.

Grasshopper.

4: If one of these rides up on you at your wedding, have the bridegroom throw it away:.

Garter snake.

5: This lizard's not just happy to meet you, he's this:.

"Frilled" to meet you.
Round 2. Category: 1945
1: He was preparing for the U.N. conference in San Francisco when he died in Warm Springs, Ga. on April 12.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2: Truman's state or battleship site of Japan's surrender.

Missouri.

3: Since "It's the Real Thing", this 4-letter name was registered as a trademark in 1945.

Coke.

4: Developed from radar research, it was first marketed for fast food preparation in '45.

microwave creation.

5: In a surprise coup, he overthrew Argentina's new government and set up his own cabinet.

Juan Peron.
Round 3. Category: Howard's End
1: Upon leaving the White House, this president with the middle name Howard told his successor, "I'm glad to be going".

Taft.

2: For $500 million, this comedian got Sirius and ended his terrestrial radio career.

Howard Stern.

3: At the end of the day, you can bunk at one of this chain's more than 400 hotels in 18 countries.

Howard Johnson.

4: Reports have this billionaire's fingernails ending somewhere between 2 to 12 inches in length, at their peak.

Howard Hughes.

5: This failed 2004 presidential candidate once got an "A" rating from the NRA.

Howard Dean.
Round 4. Category: The '97 World Almanac
1: In 1983 only 7% of U.S. homes had one of these; in 1996 40%, 18% with modems.

Computers.

2: This red planet will be visible in the sky all year long; keep an eye on it if you're worried about invasions.

Mars.

3: Born Feb. 27, 1980, this White House resident is among the "Widely Known Americans of the Present".

Chelsea Clinton.

4: According to the U.S. treasury, as of March 1996 there were 6,046,024,130 of these in circulation.

U.S. Dollars.

5: Among the top stories is the flare-up of violence over a tunnel entrance in this Mideast city.

Jerusalem.
Round 5. 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.
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June 28, 2022Episode 503 - Date Night - Silent "K" - You're Scaring Me - Soft News 2003 - Writers At Rest
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 503, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Date Night
1: Estee Lauder's Uncircle is a treatment for dark circles under these.

Eyes.

2: Marilyn Monroe said she slept in nothing but this famed Chanel perfume; splash some on.

Chanel No. 5.

3: When asked where this female floral accessory looks best, Miss Manners replied, "In the refrigerator".

Corsage.

4: Prepare pesto sauce for your date the classic way, with fresh leaves of this herb, a main ingredient.

Basil.

5: These foil-wrapped after-dinner chocolate mints have the name of a South American mountain range.

Andes.
Round 2. Category: Silent "K"
1: A finger joint.

a knuckle.

2: To fold and stretch bread dough into a smooth, uniform mass.

knead.

3: It's a British term for women's underwear.

knickers.

4: The sound of a bell rung ominously.

knell.

5: A backpack for a hiker.

a knapsack.
Round 3. Category: You're Scaring Me
1: Little Miss Muffet couldn't tough it out and one of these scared her away.

spider.

2: A literary character named Brom Bones may have been the one who scared this schoolmaster out of town.

Ichabod Crane.

3: Matthew 14 tells that this disciple also walked on water until he got scared and started to sink like a stone.

Simon Peter.

4: This captain scared the locals in Jamaica in 1504 when he predicted an eclipse and it happened.

Christopher Columbus.

5: Jonathan Edwards literally scared the hell out of New England with this "angry" 1741 sermon.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
Round 4. Category: Soft News 2003
1: In 2003 this young L.A. Laker became the third NBA player to average 40 points per game for a month.

Kobe Bryant.

2: On Sept. 9, 2003 Snapple was announced as the official beverage of this American metropolis.

New York City.

3: Billy Bush, a first cousin to W., hosted a 2003 revival of this classic Monty Hall game show.

Let's Make a Deal.

4: Oprah made news reviving her book club in June 2003; the new pick was this Steinbeck classic from 1952.

East of Eden.

5: This soccer midfielder for Manchester United signed with Real Madrid on July 1, 2003.

David Beckham.
Round 5. Category: Writers At Rest
1: She and Alice B. Toklas are buried next to each other at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Gertrude Stein.

2: Ray Bradbury's headstone calls him the author of this 1953 classic.

Fahrenheit 451.

3: Ray Bradbury's headstone calls him the author of this 1953 classic.

Fahrenheit 451.

4: In Asheville his gravestone bears the line "The last voyage, the longest, the best" from "Look Homeward, Angel".

Thomas Wolfe.

5: This author of "Light In August" was laid to rest in Saint Peter's cemetery in Oxford, Mississippi.

(William) Faulkner.
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June 27, 2022Episode 502 - Swimming And Diving - Spot The Kitty - Advertising - "Ock" Du Lieber - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 502, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Swimming And Diving
1: In 1940 John Sigmund swam 292 miles down this river from St. Louis.

Mississippi River.

2: In this event swimmers perform acrobatic movements to music.

synchronized swimming.

3: Because it is most tiring, this stroke is 1st in individual medley races.

the butterfly.

4: The silver medal in high diving in 1920 Olympics was won by a 13-year-old, Nils Skoglund of this country.

Sweden.

5: Of the 4 strokes used in competition, this one produces the slowest times.

breaststroke.
Round 2. Category: Spot The Kitty
1: The Wight,the Jersey,the Manx.

the Manx.

2: The Iranian,the Persian,the Zoroastrian.

Persian.

3: The British Straighthair,the British Shorthair,the British Nohair.

the British Shorthair.

4: The Barbie,the Ragdoll,the Chatty.

the Ragdoll.

5: The Himalayan,the Caucasian,the Uralian.

Himalayan.
Round 3. Category: Advertising
1: January 1, 1971 was the last day these could be advertised on U.S. TV.

cigarettes.

2: The L.A. Times called this "original party animal" "a canine cross between Bruce Willis and John Belushi".

Spuds MacKenzie.

3: Spike Lee, Britney Spears and yours truly have sported these in advertisements for milk.

mustaches.

4: In 1888 this company's new camera was advertised with the slogan "You press the button--we do the rest".

Kodak.

5: In a classic series of commercials, this company "puts you in the driver's seat".

Hertz.
Round 4. Category: "Ock" Du Lieber
1: Fred Flintstone's hometown.

Bedrock.

2: A dialect from the east end of London.

Cockney.

3: This bird known for its mimicry is the state bird of 5 southern U.S. states.

the mockingbird.

4: An ankle-length garment worn by a priest.

cassock.

5: A mythological serpent that hatches from an egg.

cockatrice.
Round 5. Category: The Times They Are A-Changin'
1: Ian Astbury of The Cult joined Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek for the retooling of this band "of the 21st Century".

The Doors.

2: In 2004 Veritas software's marketing dept. made news when it banned this type of communication on Fridays.

e-mail.

3: Beepcard Inc. is developing a talking 1 of these, slightly thicker than normal, that asks for your password.

a credit card.

4: Alison Bartlett, who plays Gina, a kindly vet on this PBS show, got overexposed with Steve Buscemi on "The Sopranos".

Sesame Street.

5: As the "M" word indicate, TMS uses these to stimulate the brain and treat neuropsychiatric conditions in a non-intrusive way.

magnets.
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