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March 02, 2022Episode 384 - English Lit - Ancient Vip's - Beatles Songs - Play This - Mtv Movie Awards: Best Kiss
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 384, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: English Lit
1: During his "Travels" , he visited the flying island of Laputa.

Gulliver.

2: This Bronte sister died 1 year after the publication of her second novel, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall".

Anne Bronte.

3: She introduced Mr. and Mrs. Dalloway in her first novel, "The Voyage Out".

Virginia Woolf.

4: On this fictional Sir Thomas More island, the interests of the individual are subordinate to those of society.

Utopia.

5: This author of "The Forsyte Saga" published his first novel, "Jocelyn", under the pen name John Sinjohn.

John Galsworthy.
Round 2. Category: Ancient Vip's
1: Books about him were written by Plato and Xenophon, both students of his.

Socrates.

2: This Hebrew king taxed his people into rebellion, which may not have been too wise.

Solomon.

3: The period during which he ruled is often referred to as "The Golden Age of Athens".

Pericles.

4: Uncle of Caligula and stepfather of Nero, this Roman emperor was poisoned by his wife, Nero's mother.

Claudius.

5: In the 6th century B.C., he conquered Babylon and made Persia the greatest empire in the world.

Cyrus the Great.
Round 3. Category: Beatles Songs
1: Originally, this title woman was called Miss Daisy Hawkins, but that didn't sound lonely enough.

Eleanor Rigby.

2: For Paul McCartney, this Beatles song title will become true on June 18, 2006.

"When I'm Sixty-Four".

3: (Alex: Alright, let's go to Cheryl at the Santa Monica Pier for this) Today, we're all living in a yellow submarine; the Beatles found this colorful body of water in the song.

Sea of Green.

4: "Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out, come and keep your comrade warm" here, the title of a '68 song.

"Back in the U.S.S.R.".

5: He's "As blind as he can be, just sees what he wants to see".

"Nowhere Man".
Round 4. Category: Play This
1: This "avian" skateboarding legend has produced several high-flying video games for Activision.

Tony Hawk.

2: It's off to Skull Island for Peter Jackson's official video game adaptation of this ape movie.

King Kong.

3: In New Super Mario Bros., Mario can go head-to-head against this brother of his.

Luigi.

4: Advent Children and Chains of Promethia are just 2 of the many episodes in this popular role-playing game.

Final Fantasy.

5: DDR for short, this groovy game can help keep you in shape.

Dance Dance Revolution.
Round 5. Category: Mtv Movie Awards: Best Kiss
1: Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes won for this movie in 1999.

Shakespeare in Love.

2: For a 2003 win, she locked lips with an upside-down Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man".

Kirsten Dunst.

3: (Hi, I'm Vivica Fox) In 1997 this actor and I won the MTV Movie Award for "Best Kiss" for the kiss we shared in "Independence Day".

Will Smith.

4: 1998's winner's were Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore for this film.

The Wedding Singer.

5: Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore won for this 1994 film.

Indecent Proposal.
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March 01, 2022Episode 383 - Sinonyms - S-S-Snakes-S-S - Official State Things - Tv Jailbirds - Easy As "Pie"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 383, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sinonyms
1: "Sow" these and you may be sinning or just planting.

Wild oats.

2: A bad habit that can have a grip on you, the police have a squad to fight it.

Vice.

3: From a word meaning "uneven", you may find "a den of" one.

iniquity.

4: If you're doing this you're sinning; if you "Ain't", you're a musical.

Misbehavin'.

5: It can mean to sin or to sneak onto another's land, and you may be shot for doing it.

Trespassing.
Round 2. Category: S-S-Snakes-S-S
1: Each time a rattlesnake does this, its rattle gets a little bigger.

Sheds its skin.

2: These fluids are classified into 2 major groups: neurotoxic and hemotoxic.

Venom.

3: This snake, subject of a 1997 film, is the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

Anaconda.

4: The Naja Haje or Egyptian cobra is commonly known by this 3-letter name.

Asp.

5: This snake's French name is from its head's resemblance to the tip of a knight's weapon.

Fer-de-lance.
Round 3. Category: Official State Things
1: "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" is this state's official folk song.

Washington.

2: Everyone hit the beach to enjoy this state's official sports: surfing and outrigger canoe paddling.

Hawaii.

3: In 1973 North Carolina went dark green and designated this its official state precious stone.

an emerald.

4: State tree:Black Hills Spruce.

South Dakota.

5: We wonder whether the pheasant that's its state bird nests in the Black Hills Spruce, its state tree.

South Dakota.
Round 4. Category: Tv Jailbirds
1: Barney locks himself in jail after Gomer makes a "citizen's arrest!" on a classic episode of this series.

The Andy Griffith Show.

2: November 21, 1980: Sue Ellen's fingerprints are on the gun, so she's mistakenly arrested for shooting this man.

J.R..

3: November 26, 2006: Mike the plumber is arrested for murder; Edie visits him in jail and tells him she's dumping him on this series.

Desperate Housewives.

4: (Hi, I'm Christopher Meloni of Law and Order: SVU.) I've been on both sides of the law--I played devious serial killer Chris Keller on this HBO prison drama.

Oz.

5: The inmates on this Fox series escaped from a jail called Fox River.

Prison Break.
Round 5. Category: Easy As "Pie"
1: Little Jack Horner stuck his thumb in this and pulled out a plum.

Christmas pie.

2: This No. 1 hit referred to the death of Buddy Holly as "The Day the Music Died".

"American Pie".

3: This phrase refers to the deceptively rosy prospect of future events.

Pie in the sky.

4: It's a representation of facts presented as a circle divided into sectors of relative sizes.

Pie chart/graph.

5: Created by Paul Terry, the fast-talking Heckle and Jeckle are 2 of these crow relatives.

Magpies.
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February 28, 2022Episode 382 - Hit Songs - Sports Illustrated Almanac Listings - Tv Catchphrases - What A Year! - Mr. Businessman
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 382, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hit Songs
1: "Smoke on the Water" was a 1973 hit for this British band.

Deep Purple.

2: In 1987 jazz vocalist Al Jarreau had a pop hit with the theme from this Cybill Shepherd-Bruce Willis series.

Moonlighting.

3: This song by Christina Aguilera says, "You are" this, "no matter what they say" and "in every single way".

beautiful.

4: This group's gold records include "After the Love has Gone", "Boogie Wonderland" and "Let's Groove".

Earth, Wind and Fire.

5: "Uh Huh" and "Girlfriend" are hit songs by this foursome of Omarion, J Boog, Raz B and Lil Fizz.

B2K.
Round 2. Category: Sports Illustrated Almanac Listings
1: "Stripped of title in 1967 because he refused to serve in the Vietnam War. Career record 56-5 with 37 KOs".

Muhammad Ali.

2: "Baseball OF. 'Hammerin' Hank'...Career span 1954-76".

Hank Aaron.

3: "'Mean Joe'...Selected for Pro Bowl 10 times. Played on four Super Bowl champions".

"Mean Joe" Greene.

4: "First black man to win... Australian Open... and Wimbledon singles titles".

Arthur Ashe.

5: "Soccer player...(She) debuted with national team against China on 8-3-87 as its youngest player ever, at age 15".

Mia Hamm.
Round 3. Category: Tv Catchphrases
1: "The Truth Is Out There".

The X-Files.

2: "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!".

South Park.

3: "Suit up!".

How I Met Your Mother.

4: "Suit up!".

How I Met Your Mother.

5: "God'll get you for that, Walter".

Maude.
Round 4. Category: What A Year!
1: (Hi, I'm Tyler Christopher of General Hospital.) In this year, ABC gave "G.H." a shot on TV, "He's So Fine" shot up to No. 1 and JFK visited the Berlin Wall.

1963.

2: Dewaele won the Tour de France, Coco Chanel was the toast of Paris and Sacre Bleu!, the market crashed in this year.

1929.

3: This year saw Hitler hit Moscow, Yamamoto hit Pearl Harbor and DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games.

1941.

4: In this year, "Rock Around The Clock" was recorded, Roger Bannister beat the clock and Henri Matisse clocked out.

1954.

5: In this year, Teddy became president, Eddie became king and Nicky became father of Anastasia.

1901.
Round 5. Category: Mr. Businessman
1: This stout fellow was the first lord mayor of Dublin.

(Sir Benjamin) Guinness.

2: In 1945 he became president of a Dearborn, Michigan car company started by his grandfather.

Henry Ford II.

3: Conrad Hilton started with a hotel in 1919; James Christie started with one of these houses in 1766.

auction house.

4: He founded his pencil company in 1925 and in 1957 bought Occidental Petroleum.

Armand Hammer.

5: Giovanni Agnelli made a pronouncement in 1899: he was founding this Italian auto company.

Fiat.
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February 27, 2022Episode 381 - Snow Business Like Show Business - Superman - Health Matters - "Z" Abbreviations - "O" My
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 381, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Snow Business Like Show Business
1: A newsman's stuck in a snowy Penn. town in this 1993 film. A newsman's stuck in a snowy Penn. town in this 1993 film.

Groundhog Day.

2: Heeeeere's Johnny! Jack Nicholson has crazy fun in a snow maze in this 1980 thriller.

The Shining.

3: A man runs through the snowy streets of Bedford Falls shouting, "Merry Christmas!" in this 1946 classic.

It's a Wonderful Life.

4: Oh dontcha know, Sheriff Marge Gunderson checks out a body in da snow in this 1996 film.

Fargo.

5: "Why can't they call me the adorable snowman or the agreeable snowman... I'm a nice guy" is said in this 2001 Pixar film.

Monsters, Inc..
Round 2. Category: Superman
1: He played Jesse James in 1943's "The Kansan" before donning the cape of Superman on TV in the 1950s.

George Reeves.

2: (Hi, I'm Michael McKean.)My guest appearance as Perry White made this show successful; my wife, Annette O'Toole, may also have helped.

Smallville.

3: In "Superman III" this comedian uses the "Salami Technique" to steal tiny sums of money from many bank accounts.

Richard Pryor.

4: Kate Bosworth was Lois Lane in this 2006 man of steel movie.

Superman Returns.

5: 1978's "Superman" was scripted by this New York author famous for mafia tomes.

Mario Puzo.
Round 3. Category: Health Matters
1: Best to avoid dark chocolate before bed; 2 oz. contain about as much of this stimulant as a cup of black tea.

caffeine.

2: Lyme disease is an inflammatory disorder caused by the bite of infected Western black-legged and deer these.

a tick.

3: More accurate than a tine test, the Mantoux skin test is used for screening and diagnosing this infectious disease.

tuberculosis.

4: Pray for a good anaesthetic when having this procedure in which the nerve and pulp of a tooth are removed.

root canal.

5: Headache and nausea are symptoms of Chinese restaurant syndrome, a reaction to this flavor enhancer.

MSG.
Round 4. Category: "Z" Abbreviations
1: Z.Hr.; it's time to go.

Zero.

2: The Z in ZIP code is short for this.

Zone (Improvement Plan).

3: Book of the Bible abbreviated Zech..

Zechariah.

4: You may answer with zeal that zl is short for this currency.

Zloty.

5: The abbreviations for the 2 elements whose names begin with Z.

Zn and Zr (Zinc and Zirconium).
Round 5. Category: "O" My
1: My bologna's first name.

O-S-C-A-R.

2: Marine mollusk good at arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm combat.

octopus.

3: Zeus' mount.

Olympus.

4: Clinton can't be cornered in it.

the Oval Office.

5: Branch of medicine concerned with "labor" relations... and babies.

obstetrics.
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February 26, 2022Episode 380 - Sweet "Virginia" - Aesop's Fables - No. 1 Hits - Launch - Perfume
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 380, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sweet "Virginia"
1: James Drury played the mysterious title character in this '60s drama, the first 90-minute western on TV.

The Virginian.

2: In June 1996 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered this college to admit women and they did.

Virginia Military Institute (VMI).

3: This noisy, soul-baring Edward Albee play premiered in 1962.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

4: It's the title of Francis P. Church's 1897 New York Sun editorial in response to a young girl's holiday query.

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".

5: This university's sports teams are known as the Mountaineers.

West Virginia University.
Round 2. Category: Aesop's Fables
1: Aesop knew these speak louder than words.

actions.

2: "The Country" one of these rodents "and the Town" one.

Mouse.

3: After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour.

the fox.

4: "The Ant and" this leaping insect.

Grasshopper.

5: "The Fox and" these fruits (later judged sour).

Grapes.
Round 3. Category: No. 1 Hits
1: In 1986 she topped the charts with "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All".

Whitney Houston.

2: 1984s "The Reflex" was this band's first No. 1 song in the U.S.; "Hungry Like The Wolf" peaked at No. 3.

Duran Duran.

3: This singer was habit-forming with his 1986 hit "Addicted To Love".

Robert Palmer.

4: The movie "Buster" starred this singer and drummer, who hit No. 1 with "Two Hearts", the movie's theme.

Phil Collins.

5: No. 1 songs from her "Forever Your Girl" album include the title track and "Cold Hearted".

Paula Abdul.
Round 4. Category: Launch
1: To find the new clothing line this singer launched in October 2001, look J-Hi and J-Lo.

Jennifer Lopez.

2: The teen version of this magazine launched in 1999 dropped the "politain" for "girl".

Cosmopolitain.

3: To help with the launch of the new sitcom, CBS had her host the 2001 Emmys.

Ellen Degeneres.

4: 2001 saw the launch of Rockstarbaby, an infant wear line from Tico Torres, this group's drummer.

Bon Jovi.

5: In fall 2001 this satellite radio service offering drivers an alternative to AM and FM was launched.

XM.
Round 5. Category: Perfume
1: In a woman's perfume, this word precedes "secret"; in a man's cologne, it comes before "Copenhagen".

Royal.

2: Though Niki de Saint Phalle's perfume shows 2 of these animals entwined on the bottle, people buy it anyway.

snakes.

3: Castor, an ingredient in perfume, comes from this "busy" animal.

the beaver.

4: This 4-letter word can refer to an opera singer or her Emanuel Ungaro perfume.

diva.

5: Geoffrey Beane's perfume named for this color didn't succeed, but now Giorgio is selling 1 with the same name.

Red.
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February 25, 2022Episode 379 - Purple Haze - Take Me Home, Alex - Books On Audiotape - Telephone History - I Need A Snack
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 379, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Purple Haze
1: In 1893 Katharine Lee Bates wrote of "purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain" in this song.

"America The Beautiful".

2: The current Purple Heart medal has a portrait of this man on it.

George Washington.

3: This alliterative phrase refers to overly florid writing that tries to enlist a reader's sympathies.

purple prose.

4: In the '60s and '70s, this football team's defensive line members were known as the Purple People Eaters.

the Vikings.

5: A deficiency of this vitamin cuts down on your production of visual purple and may lead to night blindness.

vitamin A.
Round 2. Category: Take Me Home, Alex
1: This PM had a swimming pool built at his home Chartwell, in Kent, where he spent the last 40 years of his life.

Churchill.

2: This 1920s matinee idol is said to haunt Falcon Lair, his Hollywood home.

Valentino.

3: Prefabricated and shipped by steamboat to Hannibal, Mo., Pilaster House is a childhood home of this author.

Mark Twain.

4: After the deaths of his Uncle George and Aunt Martha, Bushrod Washington moved into this home.

Mount Vernon.

5: Once home to a prosperous NYC merchant who went bankrupt, it's now the mayor's official residence.

Gracie Mansion.
Round 3. Category: Books On Audiotape
1: Michael Black not only wrote this novel, he recorded it on tape for 7 Wolves Publishing.

"Dances with Wolves".

2: This "All in the Family" co-star directed the film "The Princess Bride" and read the book on cassette.

Rob Reiner.

3: David Ogden Stiers tells this author's tale "The Cardinal of the Kremlin".

Tom Clancy.

4: Susannah York taped an audio version of his scary novella "The Turn of the Screw".

Henry James.

5: You might take Roscoe Lee Browne's rendition of this author's "Caribbean" to the Caribbean.

James Michener.
Round 4. Category: Telephone History
1: In 1991 this telephone company launched its Friends and Family promotion.

MCI.

2: As of July 1, 1968 you could dial this 3-digit number in New York City and get the police.

911.

3: On Oct. 30, 1938 phone traffic peaked in cities all over America as people discussed this broadcast.

the "War of the Worlds".

4: In 1980 Dial-It National Sports became the first service on this new area code.

1-900.

5: In 1880 he invented the photophone, a device that sent messages through the air on beams of light.

Alexander Graham Bell.
Round 5. Category: I Need A Snack
1: I crave a Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich: a fried chicken breast served between these.

donuts.

2: I think I'll dunk my Double Stuf version of this Nabisco cookie in milk.

Oreo.

3: I'll refresh myself with tzatziki, a Greek dish made from yogurt and this green gourd.

cucumbers.

4: I'm going to make Rice Krispies Treats; I've got butter, Rice Krispies and 4 cups of miniature these.

marshmallows.

5: I'll have 2 of Chicken of the Sea's new Peel and Eat Cups: cajun tuna and skinless boneless pink this.

salmon.
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February 24, 2022Episode 378 - Seashore Life - Of "Love" - Tv "Love" - Transportation - The King James Bible Tells Me So
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 378, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Seashore Life
1: An edible type of this seaweed seen at low tide grows up to 10 feet long on the Atlantic coast.

Kelp.

2: Blubber and the tufts at the base of their densely packed feathers keep them warm while diving.

Penguins.

3: The American species of this crustacean has a 6-segmented tail.

Lobster.

4: They hang around in bars, feed on plankton and produce those famous little spheres of nacre.

Oysters.

5: Scallops swim for their lives when they sense these 5-armed creatures approaching.

Starfish.
Round 2. Category: Of "Love"
1: Fred Grandy popped up as Gopher on this cruisin' TV show.

The Love Boat.

2: It's not a vixen's mitten, it's a traditional herb used in medicines and also known as figwort.

foxglove.

3: Adjective for the hoof of a goat or a devil.

cloven.

4: The title of this 1985 Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel should put you at disease.

Love in the Time of Cholera.

5: The capital of this former Yugoslav Republic and now independent nation is Ljubljana.

Slovenia.
Round 3. Category: Tv "Love"
1: "Love and the Pill" and "Love and a Couple of Couples" were a couple of the episodes in its 1st telecast.

Love, American Style.

2: Chuck Woolery presides and the audience "decides" how couples should match up on this show.

Love Connection.

3: After playing newlyweds on this 1972-3 show, David Birney and Meredith Baxter became real-life husband and wife.

Bridget Loves Bernie.

4: Sitcom in which Tony Randall and Swoosie Kurtz formed an odd but loving couple.

Love,Sidney.

5: It was the title for the original "Bob Cummings Show" in syndication.

Love That Bob.
Round 4. Category: Transportation
1: The Oregon, California and Mormon trails followed this east-west River in Nebraska.

the Platte.

2: Some of these vehicles survived a 1906 earthquake and are still in use on the Powell Street line today.

(San Francisco) cable cars.

3: Type of auto engine, or a tomato cocktail.

V8.

4: From the French for "to carry" it's what Lewis and Clark had to do a lot of with their canoes.

portage.

5: The world's largest railway station, this U.S. landmark covers some 48 acres.

Grand Central Station.
Round 5. Category: The King James Bible Tells Me So
1: John 20:"Then saith he to" this man, "...be not faithless, but believing".

(Doubting) Thomas.

2: James 5:"Ye have heard of the patience of" this man.

Job.

3: Luke 4, to this person:"Heal thyself".

physician.

4: Genesis 4:"And the Lord set a mark upon" this man, "lest any finding him should kill him".

Cain.

5: Matthew 14:"Give me here" this man's "head in a charger".

John the Baptist.
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February 23, 2022Episode 377 - Hugh Done It - Toys And Games - Hey, "Baby" - O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Pa. - Go West
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 377, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hugh Done It
1: Marilyn Monroe graced his first centerfold back in 1953.

Hugh Hefner.

2: This actor has played the befuddled Bertie Wooster and the curmudgeonly Dr. House.

Hugh Laurie.

3: He's starred in "Mickey Blue Eyes" as well as "Lair of the White Worm".

Hugh Grant.

4: In September 2005 this Aussie won an Emmy for hosting the Tony Awards.

Hugh Jackman.

5: At one time a game-show host, he's known better as a host of "20/20".

Hugh Downs.
Round 2. Category: Toys And Games
1: Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum are suspects in this classic whodunit game.

Clue.

2: This plump doll with a top knot got its name from a pet form of "Cupid".

Kewpie.

3: Because of an allergy alert, one ingredient of this soft modeling compound that's not a secret is wheat.

Play-Doh.

4: When this brand was introduced in 1970, it was billed as the "first official indoor ball".

Nerf.

5: At the 1939 World's Fair, the Sawyer family introduced this stereo slide scope that gives 3-D views.

the View-Master.
Round 3. Category: Hey, "Baby"
1: Smallest form of a large piano.

a baby grand.

2: Seen here with roses, it's popular as a bouquet filler.

baby's breath.

3: Nickname of Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier.

"Baby Doc".

4: This sticky figure of folklore gave its name to a Toni Morrison novel.

the tar baby.

5: This tree-hopper of the Galagidae family spends a lot of time munching on insects and fruit.

a bush baby.
Round 4. Category: O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Pa.
1: Est. in 1904 by Charles Schwab, this company bearing the city's name is the 2nd largest of its type in the U.S..

Bethlehem Steel.

2: Located on the Lehigh River, Bethlehem is 60 miles north of this larger city.

Philadelphia.

3: A world famous Bethlehem choir performs works by this family fuguer every year at a festival in his honor.

J.S. Bach.

4: Born in 1898, this Bethlehem, PA. native's works include "John Brown's Body" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster".

Stephen Vincent Benet.

5: The Moravian Church, based in Bethlehem, is a Protestant group organized in the 15th C. in this current republic.

Czech Republic.
Round 5. Category: Go West
1: In 1784 John Filson wrote an exciting bio of this pioneer to get people interested in buying land out west in Kentucky.

Daniel Boone.

2: This wanderer in the West spread the word on Swedenborgism, as well as his famous fruit trees.

Johnny Appleseed.

3: Stage robber Black Bart, known for leaving these behind at the scene of the crime, only really did it twice.

little poems.

4: By 1845 the price of these pelts had dropped from a $6 high to $1; silk replaced it for men's hats.

beaver pelts.

5: One of the reasons Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out was to see if this Northwestern river connected to the Missouri.

the Columbia.
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February 22, 2022Episode 376 - Tossin' And Turnin' - Classic Nicholson Movie Lines - All About Kazakhstan - Straits - Dude-Eronomy
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 376, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tossin' And Turnin'
1: From the French for "to roast", it's a spit used to turn meat over a source of heat.

rotisserie.

2: This tradition began because the bride fled crowds trying to take something from her for good luck.

tossing the bouquet.

3: This portal has become a metaphor for frequent changes of personnel.

revolving door.

4: On Guy Fawkes Day, grotesque stuffed figures called Guys are tossed onto these.

bonfires.

5: In 1862 he patented his now famous gun with a hand crank for rapid firing of 250 or more rounds a minute.

Richard Gatling.
Round 2. Category: Classic Nicholson Movie Lines
1: 1975:"I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this".

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

2: 1980:"He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!".

The Shining.

3: 1992: "You can't handle the truth!".

A Few Good Men.

4: 1974:"What makes you certain that your husband is, um, involved with someone?".

Chinatown.

5: 1994:"Just marking my territory".

Wolf.
Round 3. Category: All About Kazakhstan
1: It's the largest country that borders Kazakhstan.

Russia.

2: With about 47% of the population practicing it, this religion is Kazakhstan's most widespread.

Islam.

3: In the 13th century, Kazakhstan was incorporated into the empire of this Mongol leader.

Genghis Khan.

4: Over 400 feet below sea level, Kazakhstan's lowest point is just east of this large landlocked salt lake.

the Caspian Sea.

5: In 1928 this rival of Joseph Stalin was banished to Kazakhstan.

Leon Trotsky.
Round 4. Category: Straits
1: In 1588 the first serious check of the Spanish Armada took place in this strait between France and England.

the Strait of Dover.

2: The Diomede Islands, one belonging to Russia, the other to Alaska, lie in this strait.

the Bering Strait.

3: The Strait of Messina separates this island from Italy.

Sicily.

4: Two huge rocks called the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern entrance to this strait.

the Strait of Gibraltar.

5: This 19-mile-long Turkish strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.

the Bosporus.
Round 5. Category: Dude-Eronomy
1: Totally cool! This dude wrote Deuteronomy as a way of reinforcing what he first learned on Mount Sinai.

Moses.

2: Sweet! The fifth chapter of Deuteronomy raps out this list of dos and don'ts, just in case we spaced it.

the Ten Commandments.

3: Awesome, dude! Deuteronomy says that all debts are to be canceled after this many years!.

seven.

4: Grab your surfboard, rad boy! In Deuteronomy, this sea is referred to as the "salt sea".

Dead Sea.

5: Party on, dude! This guy gets appointed to be the new leader of the Israelites!.

Joshua.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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