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July 13, 2021Episode 153 - Those Wacky Germans - Expensive Hollywood Divorces - U.s. Universities - Worms - 1979
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 153, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Those Wacky Germans
1: Gesundheit, meaning "health", is what Germans say instead of "bless you" when you do this.

Sneeze.

2: The food many Germans like best is wurst, which are these hot-dog-shaped meat treats.

Sausages.

3: Germans decorate Christmas trees with silvery strings and call it the "hair" of these heavenly beings.

Angels.

4: From 1949 to 1990 Germany was split into 2 countries, which were called this.

East and West Germany.

5: A rathaus isn't as bad as it sounds: it's this "hall" where the mayor might work.

City hall.
Round 2. Category: Expensive Hollywood Divorces
1: He split amicably with wife Amy Irving in 1989, but it cost him $100 million.

Steven Spielberg.

2: This ex-husband of comedienne Roseanne Barr had the last laugh after walking away with $50 million.

Tom Arnold.

3: Ex-wife Casey might have said "Cheers" to this TV star after he paid a divorce tab of $30 million.

Ted Danson.

4: The cost for turning off this singer's "Heartlight" when he divorced his wife in 1996 was $150 million.

Neil Diamond.

5: In 1994 it was "Dances with Alimony Payments" for this actor when he coughed up $80 million to Cindy.

Kevin Costner.
Round 3. Category: U.s. Universities
1: High school buddies might want to apply to Friends University, based in Wichita in this state.

Kansas.

2: Western Michigan is in Kalamazoo; Nothern Michigan is in Marquette; this university is in Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan University.

3: Famous alumni of this Baltimore school include Rachels Carsons and Michaels Bloombergs.

Johns Hopkins.

4: (Hi. I'm Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.) I dreamed up broadcast.com when I wanted to watch this Bloomington school's basketball team.

the University of Indiana.

5: Methodists founded this Connecticut University and named it for Methodism's founder.

Wesleyan.
Round 4. Category: Worms
1: This mythological bird was reborn from a worm which emerged from its funeral ashes.

phoenix.

2: He told the Diet of Worms, "I do not accept the authority of popes and councils".

Martin Luther.

3: In "Henry VI, Part 3", Clifford tells the king that "The smallest worm will" do this "being trodden on".

turn.

4: The name of this red shade is from the Latin for "worm"; the dye was first made from cochineal insects.

vermillion.

5: In this 1965 sci-fi novel, giant sandworms on the planet Arrakis create a much-desired spice called melange.

"Dune".
Round 5. Category: 1979
1: 1,000 Chinese protested the privileges of high officials in this square, more famous 10 years later.

Tiananmen Square.

2: Noted falls in 1979 included the Shah of Iran's after 37 years and this space station's after 34,980 orbits.

Skylab.

3: Amity Island was the setting for this 1975 film that topped 1979's TV ratings.

Jaws.

4: No longer a Sex Pistol, he was facing murder charges when he died in February.

Sid Vicious.

5: This general resigned as Supreme Commander of NATO and also retired from the U.S. Army.

Alexander Haig.
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July 12, 2021Episode 152 - The Last - On My Head - Silent K - Everyday Items - Worms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 152, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Last
1: Ordered by Texas inmate Stanley Baker, Jr., it included 2 16-oz. ribeyes, 2 potatoes and a pint of ice cream.

his last meal.

2: Daniel Bakeman of New York, who died in 1869 at age 109, was the last surviving veteran of this war.

the Revolutionary War.

3: It was for Virginia Slims, on the "Tonight Show" Jan. 1, 1971.

the last ad for cigarettes.

4: The Garde Republicaine is France's last of these horse-mounted regiments.

cavalry.

5: Alaska is home to the USA's last flagstop one of these, which passengers flag down as it approaches.

the train.
Round 2. Category: On My Head
1: If a German woman is plucking her augenbrauen, she's tweezing these.

eyebrows.

2: In the 1920s, the "bee-stung" look was popular for these on a woman.

lips.

3: Auricles are the outer portion of these on your head.

ears.

4: A cluster headache may center in these "religious" regions at either side of the head.

the temples.

5: Strabismus is the technical term for the inability to coordinate the movement of these.

the eyes.
Round 3. Category: Silent K
1: To interlock yarn loops to make a garment.

knit.

2: Super soul sister backed up by The Pips.

Gladys Knight.

3: Literally German for "crack sausage", it's like a shorter, thicker frankfurter.

knackwurst.

4: President Polk's middle name.

Knox.

5: Ancient capital of the Minoan civilization on Crete.

Knossos.
Round 4. Category: Everyday Items
1: A backless beach sandal, or changing your mind on an issue.

flip-flop.

2: File clerks would be lost without Pendaflex hanging file these.

folders.

3: Made of copper-plated zinc, they cost the government 80 percent of their worth to produce.

pennies.

4: Businessmen in London's "The City" carry rolled-up black ones of these, also called bumbershoots.

umbrellas.

5: In ice fishing, this type of "seat" refers to an overturned 5-gallon one.

a bucket.
Round 5. Category: Worms
1: This mythological bird was reborn from a worm which emerged from its funeral ashes.

phoenix.

2: He told the Diet of Worms, "I do not accept the authority of popes and councils".

Martin Luther.

3: In "Henry VI, Part 3", Clifford tells the king that "The smallest worm will" do this "being trodden on".

turn.

4: The name of this red shade is from the Latin for "worm"; the dye was first made from cochineal insects.

vermillion.

5: In this 1965 sci-fi novel, giant sandworms on the planet Arrakis create a much-desired spice called melange.

"Dune".
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July 11, 2021Episode 151 - '80S Bands In Other Words - Inventions And Discoveries - Official Languages - By George, It's George - Lacrosse
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 151, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: '80S Bands In Other Words
1: Lugers Plus American Beauties.

Guns N' Roses.

2: Non-Hearing Panthera Pardus.

Def Leppard.

3: Several Of The Boeing Craft Known As Stratofortresses.

B-52's.

4: Gnarled Nun.

Twisted Sister.

5: Hommes Sans Chapeaux.

Men Without Hats.
Round 2. Category: Inventions And Discoveries
1: Discovered in 1797 by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, this element was named for the Greek for "color".

chromium.

2: Prince Boris Golitzen invented an electromagnetic one of these, and was probably paid "Richter" scale.

Seismograph.

3: In 1711, trumpeter John Shore invented this two-pronged pitch setter.

Tuning fork.

4: In July of 1995, leptin was in the news; it's a protein that caused some mice to do this.

lose weight.

5: In 1910 this Swiss company produced its first wrist chronometer.

Rolex.
Round 3. Category: Official Languages
1: Brazil.

Portuguese.

2: In the Republic of Cyprus:These 2 languages.

Greek and Turkish.

3: Canada(both, please).

French and English.

4: Malagasy.

Madagascar.

5: Kurdish.

Iraq.
Round 4. Category: By George, It's George
1: According to Parson Weems, this man was incapable of being mendacious.

George Washington.

2: This U.S. general who loved horses and studied at a cavalry school helped protect the Lipizzaners in WWII.

George Patton.

3: His command of the 7th Cavalry ended on June 25, 1876.

General George Custer.

4: In 1760 he became the last British monarch to be buried in Westminster Abbey.

George II.

5: This South American capital was once known as Stabroek.

Georgetown.
Round 5. Category: Lacrosse
1: To make up a men's lacrosse team, you need this many people, one more than a baseball team.

10.

2: Lacrosse was played for medals just twice in these games: in 1904 and 1908.

Olympics.

3: Each half, each team is allowed two 2-minute ones.

Time Outs.

4: As in hockey, each period begins with one of these.

Face-Off.

5: The sport was named and developed in what's now this country, where it's a national game.

Canada.
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July 10, 2021Episode 150 - Non-Potent Potables - Crossword Clues "S" - Let's Split! - "Roll" Call - Horsing Around
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 150, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Non-Potent Potables
1: A daiquiri made without liquor is this type, like a chaste young woman.

a virgin.

2: A daiquiri made without liquor is this type, like a chaste young woman.

a virgin.

3: Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires invented this beverage in the mid-1800s.

root beer.

4: As a byproduct of his investigations into oxygen, Joseph Priestly invented this modern beverage.

carbonated water (or club soda).

5: O'Douls is a brand of this with only 0.4% alcohol.

beer.
Round 2. Category: Crossword Clues "S"
1: 1 of 7 womb mates(9).

septuplet.

2: Puny shellfish(6).

Shrimp.

3: Irish water or English springer(7).

spaniel.

4: "Snakelike" Hyde Park lake (10).

Serpentine.

5: To consecrate or make holy (8).

sanctify.
Round 3. Category: Let's Split!
1: In 2000 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that this computer company should be split in two.

Microsoft.

2: Grammar alert: there's a split one of these in the phrase "He chose to wisely decline the invitation".

an infinitive.

3: Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman got together long enough to split this in 1938.

the atom.

4: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda share ownership of this body of water.

Lake Victoria.

5: Name given to the period between 1378 and 1417 when the Catholic Church had 2 or 3 popes serving simultaneously.

the Great Schism.
Round 4. Category: "Roll" Call
1: This kitchen item with a short handle at each end could easily be the seventh clue murder weapon.

a rolling pin.

2: You'll flip for this heavy steel transverse item in the form of an inverted U on a vehicle.

a roll bar.

3: Random House defines it as "a small gravity railroad".

a roller coaster.

4: A return to a lower level in prices.

a rollback.

5: Appropriate 7-letter term for the first public showing of an aircraft.

rollout.
Round 5. Category: Horsing Around
1: It's the proper term for getting on a horse; most riders do it from the horse's left.

Mounting.

2: Eerie type of horseman who pursues Ichabod Crane.

a headless horseman.

3: It makes a blacksmith's job much easier that this part of the horse has no nerves.

hoof.

4: Some cowboys wear these seatless leather trousers to protect their legs when they ride horses.

chaps.

5: This term for riding without a saddle sounds like you have to be partially nude to do it.

Bareback.
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July 09, 2021Episode 149 - Well, Duh! - Saturday Night Lives - Classic Sitcoms By Character - Party Food And Drink - The Movies: But Weight, There's More
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 149, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Well, Duh!
1: Samuel Goldwyn supposedly said anyone who goes to one of these doctors should have his head examined.

Psychiatrist.

2: The English word for this animal comes from the Greek "kamelos".

camel.

3: Joan Embery reports that all birds have these, "A characteristic shared by no other type of animal".

Feathers.

4: Ballplayer Alex Johnson said this when asked, "2 homers last year. 7 this year -- what's the difference?".

5.

5: This brand of oats uses a man in Quaker garb in its logo.

Quaker Oats.
Round 2. Category: Saturday Night Lives
1: His classic characters on "SNL" included the Killer Bee, Joe Cocker and the Samurai Warrior.

John Belushi.

2: In the fall of 1976, this star of "Fletch" became one of the first cast members to leave the show.

Chevy Chase.

3: The show's original cast members were billed as these "players".

"The Not Ready For Prime Time Players".

4: For 2 seasons Don Novello appeared regularly on the show as this "Father".

Father Guido Sarducci.

5: Cast member Nora Dunn boycotted the final show of the '89-90 season when this controversial comedian hosted.

Andrew Dice Clay.
Round 3. Category: Classic Sitcoms By Character
1: Cliff,Carla,Coach Pantusso.

Cheers.

2: Bud,Kelly,Peg,Al.

Married... with Children.

3: Floyd,Opie,Emmett.

The Andy Griffith Show.

4: Rosie,Dr. Sidney Friedman,Father Mulcahy.

M*A*S*H.

5: Wrangler Jane,Corporal Agarn,Chief Wild Eagle.

F Troop.
Round 4. Category: Party Food And Drink
1: This drink is always served at a kegger, until it runs out.

Beer.

2: A mixture of beverages, this party drink remains nonpotent until spiked.

Punch.

3: Spanish words for peppers and cheese give this Tex-Mex dip its name.

Chile con queso.

4: Porcine term for little hot dogs wrapped in puff pastry.

Pigs in a blanket.

5: The rare golden sterlet type of this fish roe delicacy was once reserved for czars and shahs.

Caviar.
Round 5. Category: The Movies: But Weight, There's More
1: He took time off from filming "Raging Bull" in order to gain the weight he needed for the ending.

Robert De Niro.

2: He gained as well as lost weight for his role in "Cast Away".

Tom Hanks.

3: An Italian pasta job could have bulked her up for the 2003 film "Monster".

Charlize Theron.

4: For his role as the hobbit Samwise, he packed on 30 pounds.

Sean Astin.

5: The pounds he put on for "Cop Land" may have been from a lot of rocky road ice cream.

Sylvester Stallone.
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July 08, 2021Episode 148 - To Build A Flower - Book Sequels? - Driving - Shoot The Moon - Oh, The Humanities!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: To Build A Flower
1: A fib plus French for "lake".

a lilac.

2: Any automobile plus any country.

a carnation.

3: Word preceding "and proper" plus "Charmed" actress McGowan.

a primrose.

4: An English fop plus the king of beasts.

a dandelion.

5: A numeric pair plus a part of the mouth.

a tulip.
Round 2. Category: Book Sequels?
1: Arthur Dimmesdale returns (difficult, as he died in the first book) in this 19th c. author's "The Chartreuse Number".

Hawthorne.

2: Guy Montag is back, and those books are gonna pay in this author's "Celsius 232.78".

Ray Bradbury.

3: Natty Bumppo discovers there's "The Penultimate Iroquois" in this man's 1820s sequel.

James Fenimore Cooper.

4: Edmond Dantes gets a promotion in this author's 19th c. sequel "The Fresh Prince of Monte Cristo".

Alexandre Dumas.

5: Jose Arcadio Buendia is back a-buildin' in this author's 1960s book "25 More Years of Me-Time".

Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez.
Round 3. Category: Driving
1: This type of transmission has been making stop-and-go driving easier since 1904.

Automatic transmission.

2: If you can read this clue, you can name this station wagon part that means to follow too closely.

Tailgate.

3: In September 2000, Congress held hearings on this company's product found on Fords.

Firestone.

4: Experts disagree on whether 10 and 2 o'clock or 9 and 3 is better for this; no one thinks much of the old wrist drape.

steering wheel position.

5: Term for the type of skidding in which a car rides on a film of water, losing traction.

Hydroplaning.
Round 4. Category: Shoot The Moon
1: This lunar "sea" was the landing site of Apollo 11's Eagle module.

Sea of Tranquility.

2: This term used for an Apollo mission's return to Earth tells you it landed in water.

Splashdown.

3: On the Apollo 14 mission, Alan Shepard introduced this sport to the moon.

Golf.

4: A NASA doctor declined this president's dinner invitation to the Apollo 11 crew because of risk of infections.

Richard M. Nixon.

5: Apollo 15, 16 and 17 used these 4-wheeled vehicles to fetch rock samples.

Lunar rovers.
Round 5. Category: Oh, The Humanities!
1: Last name of Lucian, a certain psychoanalyst's grandson; his '50s paintings keyed on realistic nudes, for some reason.

Freud.

2: He's hosted the Tony Awards and in 2014 won one for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch".

Neil Patrick Harris.

3: His "Book of Marvels" was about his 13th C. trip to the East with his father and uncle (who'd been there before).

Marco Polo.

4: Keep incredibly calm and carry on; Britannica says "tranquillity of mind" is key to this ancient Greek philosophy.

stoicism.

5: Keep incredibly calm and carry on; Britannica says "tranquillity of mind" is key to this ancient Greek philosophy.

stoicism.
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July 08, 2021Episode 147 - Taking A "Bath" - Odd Words - Berkeley In The '60S - Where The "H" Are We? - Poetry Potpourri
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 147, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Taking A "Bath"
1: It attracts feathered friends.

Birdbath.

2: It's what the baby shouldn't be thrown out with.

the Bathwater.

3: This vehicle can take you under the sea.

Bathyscape.

4: Extreme sentimentality.

Bathos.

5: It's the chemical rinse that keeps photographic film from overdeveloping.

Stop bath.
Round 2. Category: Odd Words
1: A person described as loquacious does this a lot.

Talks.

2: Something that displays eutexia does this easily, like ice cream.

Melt.

3: An opera extra, when not carrying one of these, can set it in a fewter.

Spear.

4: Stipple means to draw or paint with these instead of lines; Seurat was a master.

Points (Pointilism).

5: In this sport, a "firstbrun" is a jump turn at right angles.

Skiing.
Round 3. Category: Berkeley In The '60S
1: In October 1965 Oakland police turned back over 10,000 marchers protesting this war.

Vietnam War.

2: This actor won the California governorship in 1966 using the unrest at Berkeley as a campaign issue.

Ronald Reagan.

3: Mario Savio was an informal leader of the FSM, a group named for this constitutional right.

Free Speech Movement.

4: It completes the protest slogan "I am a UC student: do not fold, bend or" this.

Mutilate.

5: In May 1960, the San Francisco meeting of this House committee was disrupted by protesters from Berkeley.

the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Round 4. Category: Where The "H" Are We?
1: Parker Ranch,Kilauea Volcano,Monument to Captain Cook.

Hawaii.

2: Victoria Peak,Kai Tak Airport,Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel.

Hong Kong.

3: Lake Balaton,Bela Bartok Memorial House,Buda Concert Hall.

Hungary.

4: Senate Square,Mannerheim Museum,Sibelius Park.

Helsinki.

5: The Malecon,Morro Castle,Revolution Square.

Havana.
Round 5. Category: Poetry Potpourri
1: He married Minnehaha, the "Loveliest of Dacotah Women".

Hiawatha.

2: Milton work that begins, "Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree...".

"Paradise Lost".

3: An 8-line stanza, it's usually the first 8 lines in an Italian sonnet.

Octave.

4: Secretary to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, he idealized his boss as a knight in "The Faerie Queene".

Edmund Spenser.

5: She described her nervous breakdown in her 1960 poetry collection "To Bedlam and Part Way Back".

Anne Sexton.
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July 07, 2021Episode 146 - Finish The Proverb - Drinks - Blank Of The Blank - Minnesotans - Cartoon Critters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 146, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Finish The Proverb
1: Too many cooks....

spoil the broth.

2: You can't judge a book....

by its cover.

3: He who laughs last....

laughs best.

4: Nothing ventured....

nothing gained.

5: Man cannot live....

on bread alone.
Round 2. Category: Drinks
1: This lemon-lime soft drink encourages you to "obey your thirst".

Sprite.

2: In 1963 this cooperative released its first juice blend, Cran-apple.

Ocean Spray.

3: In 1963 this cooperative released its first juice blend, Cran-Apple.

Ocean Spray.

4: "Here's to your health!" is the motto of this iced tea brand that celebrated its 20th year in 2012.

Arizona.

5: "Here's to your health!" is the motto of this iced tea brand that celebrated its 20th year in 2012.

Arizona.
Round 3. Category: Blank Of The Blank
1: This expression meaning "the best part" mixes dairy and plant farming.

cream of the crop.

2: In response to this Irish greeting, you can say, "And the rest of the day to yourself".

top of the morning.

3: This comparison of 2 boxers before a fight includes numbers for height, reach and chest size.

tale of the tape.

4: In 1961 British critic Martin Esslin used this phrase to describe the plays of Beckett and Ionesco.

theatre of the absurd.

5: This expression meaning "just the average part" sounds like it could refer to grain.

run of the mill.
Round 4. Category: Minnesotans
1: in 1977 he was voted deputy president pro tem of the U.S. Senate, a position created for him.

(Hubert H.) Humphrey.

2: This creator of "Peanuts" was once a free-lance cartoonist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Charles Schulz.

3: This "Great Gatsby" author was related to a woman hanged in connection with Lincoln's assassination.

(F. Scott) Fitzgerald.

4: This man, Chief Justice of the U.S. 1969-1986, graduated magna cum laude from St. Paul College of Law in 1931.

(Warren) Burger.

5: This oilman who founded a Malibu, California museum was born in Minneapolis in 1892.

(John Paul) Getty.
Round 5. Category: Cartoon Critters
1: Uncle Scrooge.

duck.

2: Chip and Dale.

chipmunks.

3: Magilla.

gorilla.

4: Simba.

lion.

5: Heckle and Jeckle.

magpies.
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July 06, 2021Episode 145 - Tales - "R" Town - Oscar-Winning Roles - The Deans List - Whaaazuuup?!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 145, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tales
1: "Needful Things" is a recent tale of terror by this author of "It" and "Cujo".

Stephen King.

2: In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff wrote the first of several children's tales about this elephant.

Babar.

3: This author was one of the first to use the term "Jazz Age" in his "Tales of the Jazz Age" in 1922.

Fitzgerald.

4: The general prologue to this monumental work describes the meeting of 30 pilgrims at the Tabard Inn.

The Canterbury Tales.

5: "The Last of the Mohicans" is among the novels that make up this series of tales.

The Leatherstocking Tales.
Round 2. Category: "R" Town
1: "Believe It or Not", Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia all have a town named this.

Ripley.

2: "Take A Ride" through this town, named for the ancestral home of William Penn's family.

Reading.

3: Vikings founded the first permanent settlement in this national capital around 874.

Reykjavik.

4: This Georgia city was founded in 1834 on a site that had 7 hills.

Rome.

5: Founded in the 13th century, this major Dutch port was heavily damaged by German bombing in World War II.

Rotterdam.
Round 3. Category: Oscar-Winning Roles
1: Forrest Gump.

Tom Hanks.

2: Rooster Cogburn.

John Wayne.

3: Miss Daisy Werthan.

Jessica Tandy.

4: 2009:He was really good as Bad Blake.

Jeff Bridges.

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

Hilary Swank.
Round 4. Category: The Deans List
1: Much of this Rat Pack crooner's hard-drinking persona may have been just for the cameras.

Dean Martin.

2: In the 1930s this "lightheaded" pitcher led the National League in strikeouts 4 times.

Dizzy Dean.

3: The then-new fad of skateboarding was celebrated in this duo's 1964 hit song "Sidewalk Surfin'".

Jan and Dean.

4: It doesn't take a sausage to know that this country singer took "Big Bad John" to No. 1 in 1961.

Jimmy Dean.

5: This author's thrillers turned into films include "Phantoms" and "Demon Seed".

Dean Koontz.
Round 5. Category: Whaaazuuup?!
1: On Dec. 14, 1972 Gene Cernan became the last man to drive a vehicle up here.

the moon.

2: Launched Oct. 4, 1957, it circled the Earth once every 96 minutes, going 18,000 MPH.

Sputnik.

3: Leonardo da Vinci sketched one of these in 1483; Sikorsky produced the first practical one in 1939.

helicopter.

4: In May 1927 this plane was tested by flying from San Diego to NYC; it took 20 hours, 21 minutes.

the Spirit of St. Louis.

5: With room for 700, this traveled 1 mile at a height of 70 feet on its only flight in 1947.

the Spruce Goose.
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July 05, 2021Episode 144 - Middle Earth - Bands Of The '80S - "V"Ariety - You, Me And Due Process - At The Building Site
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 144, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Middle Earth
1: They're the 3 South American countries through which the equator passes.

Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil.

2: The equator passes through this nation's islands of Sulawesi, Kalimantan and Sumatra.

Indonesia.

3: The largest lake on the equator is this African one.

Lake Victoria.

4: Though this highest African mountain lies near the equator, it usually remains snowcapped year-round.

Mount Kilimanjaro.

5: This "Equatorial" nation consists of a mainland territory and 5 offshore islands including Bioko.

Equatorial Guinea.
Round 2. Category: Bands Of The '80S
1: Icicle Works formed in this city more than 20 years after the Beatles.

Liverpool.

2: This group got its name by combining the names of 2 bands: Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns.

Guns N' Roses.

3: This Wham! singer's original name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

George Michael.

4: The Proclaimers hit the U.S. charts when "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" was featured in this Johnny Depp film.

Benny and Joon.

5: Bobby Brown left this group in 1986 and was replaced by Johnny Gill.

New Edition.
Round 3. Category: "V"Ariety
1: In Chaucer's "Parliament of Fowls", the fowls gather to choose their mates on this day.

Valentine's Day.

2: The first laws against alcohol in the Americas were passed in 1623 with the help of Gov. Francis Wyatt of this colony.

Virginia.

3: This great writer of the Enlightenment was known as "The Plato of the 18th Centuty".

Voltaire.

4: In the 1860's this industrial "commodore" lost the fight for control of the Erie Railroad.

Cornelius Vanderbilt.

5: From the Latin for "wide vessel", this type of drug does just that; it widens blood vessels.

vasodilator.
Round 4. Category: You, Me And Due Process
1: The idea of due process of law dates from this 1215 document.

the Magna Carta.

2: The 2000 Supreme Court decision in this case, him v. him, involved vote-counting guidelines and due process of law.

Bush v. Gore.

3: In 1970 the Supreme Court held for the first time that due process required proof of guilt "beyond" this.

reasonable doubt.

4: "Due Process of Law" appears first in this amendment; go ahead, "take" it, you won't get in trouble.

the Fifth Amendment.

5: This man vs. Arizona said confessions obtained without telling suspects of their right to counsel couldn't be used in court.

Miranda.
Round 5. Category: At The Building Site
1: He's got the building wired for "current" affairs.

an electrician.

2: The current affairs this person deals with are labelled H and C.

the plumber.

3: A Fats Waller is a pianist and this "waller" is an installer of plasterboard.

a drywaller.

4: He'll get you stoned or brickworked, and maybe even teach you a secret handshake.

a mason.

5: A teacher could handle this, the moving of earth to form a smooth surface for a roadway.

a grader.
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