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May 29, 2021Episode 107 - 1930S Aviation - Historic America - Phobias - Revolutionary War - "Wa" This Way
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 107, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 1930S Aviation
1: In 1932 and '33 one of these airships made a total of 18 trips between Germany and Brazil.

Zeppelin.

2: In 1931 Boeing, National, Pacific and Varney Airlines joined forces under this new name.

United Airlines.

3: In the 1930s he moved the Wright Bros.' home and bicycle workshop to Dearborn, Michigan.

Henry Ford.

4: On January 8, 1930 Walter Mittelholzer took off from the Serengeti plain to fly in a plane over this mount.

Mount Kilimanjaro.

5: The Mitsubishi flown from Japan for George VI's coronation was named this, Japanese for "divine wind".

Kamikaze.
Round 2. Category: Historic America
1: This large entertainment complex opened near Kissimmee October 1, 1971.

Walt Disney World.

2: A fine collection of Haida and Tlingit totem poles was toted to Sitka National Historic Park in this state.

Alaska.

3: Make a "pilgrim"age to this New England town to visit the 1627 English village re-created there.

Plymouth.

4: The last execution for this offense in Salem, Massachusetts took place September 22, 1692.

Witchcraft.

5: In 1848 a shipping canal completed through an old Indian portage linked Chicago with this mighty river system.

Mississippi River.
Round 3. Category: Phobias
1: He's probably the Bible's most famous tonsurphobic.

Samson (he was afraid of having his hair cut).

2: A gephyrophobic won't burn these behind him; he's afraid to cross them in the first place.

bridges.

3: The time has come to talk of polyphobia, fear of these.

Many things.

4: Some people may have uranophobia, fear of this place, because they fear being judged there.

Heaven.

5: A frigophobic is afraid of this, so a Frigidaire would be off limits.

the cold.
Round 4. Category: Revolutionary War
1: Though defeated in the Revolution, he went on to become Governor-Gen. of India.

(Charles) Cornwallis.

2: Samuel Prescott made it to Concord to warn the patriots while this rider was captured en route.

Paul Revere.

3: He said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country".

Nathan Hale.

4: At Boston's "Whites of the Eyes" Pavilion, you can see this battle depicted on film.

the Battle of Bunker Hill.

5: 1 of 4 men who represented the United States in the Paris peace negotiations with Britain.

Benjamin Franklin (or John Adams, John Jay, or Henry Laurens).
Round 5. Category: "Wa" This Way
1: Dismissive insectoid name for an American ethnic group of British non-Catholic ancestry.

WASPs.

2: Longfellow's middle name.

Wadsworth.

3: Aquarius, translated from Latin.

water bearer.

4: After NATO admitted West Germany in 1955, the USSR and its satellites met and formed this.

the Warsaw Pact.

5: If you're "on" this, you're angry and in the mood for confrontation.

the warpath.
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May 28, 2021Episode 106 - The Electoral College - "Monkey" Shines - A Philippines Timeline - Proverbs By Initials - New York
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 106, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Electoral College
1: With 54 this state has more electoral votes than any other.

California.

2: In 1976 an elector from the state of Washington cast a lone vote for this man; 4 years later he received 489 votes.

Ronald Reagan.

3: The presidential electors cast their votes on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in this month.

December.

4: Including 3 from the District of Columbia, the Electoral College consists of this many electors.

538.

5: The only electoral tie occured in 1800 when these 2 men each had 73 votes.

Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.
Round 2. Category: "Monkey" Shines
1: John T. Scopes was the subject of it.

"Scopes Monkey Trial".

2: It follows "Ab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab".

Said the monkey to the chimp.

3: Film in which Groucho Marx declares, "Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo".

Monkey Business.

4: This term for a jungle gym dates back to the 1950s.

Monkey bars.

5: Usually "thrown", it's an obstacle that gets in the way of one's plans.

Monkey wrench.
Round 3. Category: A Philippines Timeline
1: 2004:She narrowly defeats film star Fernando Poe to win reelection to the presidency.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

2: March 1942:This commander of U.S. forces in the Far East leaves the Philippines vowing to return.

General Douglas MacArthur.

3: 1521:This Portuguese circumnavigator explores the Philippine islands and dies there.

Magellan.

4: 1565:The Philippines become a part of this empire and are named after one of its monarchs.

the Spanish Empire.

5: 1898:The Treaty of Paris cedes control of the Philippines to this nation.

the U.S..
Round 4. Category: Proverbs By Initials
1: "Look B.Y.L.".

before you leap.

2: "T.I.S.T. fiction".

truth is stranger than.

3: "Blood is T.T.W.".

thicker than water.

4: "T.H.A. better than one".

two heads are (two hands are accepted).

5: "A watched P.N.B.".

pot never boils.
Round 5. Category: New York
1: Val-Kill in Hyde Park was this first lady's retreat.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

2: A N. Tarrytown bridge named for this Washington Irving rider once stood where US9 crosses the Pocantico River.

The Headless Horseman.

3: This building in Albany is bounded by Washington Avenue and Swan, State and Eagle Streets.

Capital building.

4: Troy, New York was home to the meatpacker who inspired this national symbol.

"Uncle Sam".

5: The top of the Skylon Tower soars 775' above this natural landmark.

Niagara Falls.
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May 27, 2021Episode 105 - Lawn Care - Sweet Songs - The Weather Channel - Music Of The '60S - The New York Times Travel
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 105, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lawn Care
1: Fungicide may be needed when the "powdery" type of this appears in late summer.

Mildew.

2: Measuring alkalinity or acidity, test this 2-letter quality of your soil.

pH.

3: When planting a new lawn, it's a good idea to add compost and this 4-letter combination of sand, silt and clay.

loam.

4: If your lawn has these protrusions, don't make mountains out of them:.

Molehills.

5: This tillage tool has leaf and garden types, both suitable for stepping on and bashing yourself in the nose.

Rake.
Round 2. Category: Sweet Songs
1: It's the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters.

"Sweet Georgia Brown".

2: In a Tony Orlando and Dawn song, "She's got rings on her fingers and bells on her toes".

"Sweet Gypsy Rose".

3: This crooner's "Sweet Leilani" from the 1937 film "Waikiki Wedding" won an Oscar for best song.

Bing Crosby.

4: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was the first No. 1 hit for this Annie Lennox duo.

The Eurythmics.

5: Marvin Gaye and James Taylor each had a hit with this song.

"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You".
Round 3. Category: The Weather Channel
1: In terms of rainfall, it's the driest continent after Antarctica.

Australia.

2: A "little" one of these "ages" ran between the 14th and 19th Centuries.

ice age.

3: When it's muggy, "it's not the heat, it's" this, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

humidity.

4: Each second about 100 of these natural electrical discharges occur somewhere on Earth.

lightning strikes.

5: When the folks at the National Weather Service are feeling a bit "DZ," "DZ" stands for this weather condition.

drizzle.
Round 4. Category: Music Of The '60S
1: In 1969 B.J. Thomas had the biggest hit of his career with this song from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".

2: In the 1960s she reached the Top 20 3 times with duets: twice with Lee Hazelwood and once with her father.

Nancy Sinatra.

3: In 1969 "Something" became the only No. 1 hit he composed for the Beatles.

George Harrison.

4: In this 1965 hit, Roger Miller tells us that "Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four-bit room".

"King of the Road".

5: In 1968 his "Hurdy Gurdy Man" came singing songs of love.

Donovan.
Round 5. Category: The New York Times Travel
1: nytimes.com says the Belle Epoque architecture and late-night cafes of this capital lure expat artists and tango lovers.

Buenos Aires.

2: Anyone born on this southern U.S. island is called a conch, also a delicacy there, like stone crab claws.

Key West.

3: The Times' "36 Hours" tour of this capital begins at a plaza where people look like extras in an Almodovar film.

Madrid.

4: "What to do" at this Greek site is to visit the Museum of the History of the... games in antiquity.

Olympia.

5: The "Practical Traveler" reports on budget types of these small, trendy hotels with the name of a kind of shop.

boutiques.
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May 26, 2021Episode 104 - What'cha Got Cookin'? - Oh "Mi" - Dough - By, The Book - Plays And Playwrights
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 104, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What'cha Got Cookin'?
1: This clear meat soup will be finished in a jiffy; actually, "finished" is what its name means.

a consommÃ©.

2: I'm sauteeing this organ meat in butter and lemon juice, as you'd know, if you had any.

brains.

3: I'm making passover breakfast fun by using this unleavened bread in a version of French toast.

matzah.

4: I'm boiling these to mix with red cabbage; it's too darn hot to roast them on an open fire.

chestnuts.

5: Don't be intimidated by the skewers; I'll use them on the marinated lamb to make this.

shish kabob.
Round 2. Category: Oh "Mi"
1: This city's Herald was founded in 1910.

Miami.

2: 2 Samuel 1:25 proclaims "How" have they "fallen in the midst of the battle!".

The mighty.

3: Muscovite is a white type of this rock that splits into thin leaves.

mica.

4: Math sign that looks like a hyphen.

Minus sign.

5: The process of a cell with 46 chromosomes spilitting into 2 cells, each also with 46 chromosomes.

Mitosis.
Round 3. Category: Dough
1: Chile uses this basic unit of currency.

a peso.

2: Italy has issued Euro coins with part of this painter's "Birth of Venus" on the reverse.

Botticelli.

3: The name of this unit of currency used in Libya is from the Latin for "ten".

Dinar.

4: Cherry blossoms are featured on the back of the coin worth 100 of these.

Yen.

5: No peeking! This building is portrayed on the back of the $20 bill.

the White House.
Round 4. Category: By, The Book
1: The first book by this "Chocolate Factory" guy was "The Gremlins" in 1943, written for Walt Disney.

Roald Dahl.

2: False advertising alert! In 1933 she penned "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas".

Gertrude Stein.

3: He wrote "Redburn", "Omoo" and a seafaring novel of some repute.

(Herman) Melville.

4: In addition to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", he penned "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency".

Douglas Adams.

5: The second part of his "The Sound and the Fury" is told by a neurotic on the day of his suicide.

Faulkner.
Round 5. Category: Plays And Playwrights
1: David Henry Hwang wrote his first play, "F.O.B.", while studying at this school near Palo Alto, California.

Stanford.

2: Edward Albee's adaptation of this Nabokov novel starred Donald Sutherland as Humbert Humbert.

"Lolita".

3: In 1941 her "Watch on the Rhine" was named best American play by the New York Drama Critics' Circle.

Lillian Hellman.

4: He worked as a stagehand in Prague before writing plays such as "Temptation" and before becoming a president.

Vaclav Havel.

5: In 1991 Nigel Hawthorne won a Tony for his role as this author in William Nicholson's play "Shadowlands".

C.S. Lewis.
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May 25, 2021Episode 103 - Filthy Rich - Firestarter - The French Revolution - Myths And Misses - Weather Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 103, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Filthy Rich
1: Worth over $15 billion, Robson, son of Sam, runs this company, the USA's largest private employer.

Wal-Mart.

2: In April 1999 his net worth hit $100 billion.

Bill Gates.

3: With $50,000 of his $30 or so billion, Paul Allen bought a guitar this "Purple Haze" star had shattered.

Jimi Hendrix.

4: The Sultan of Brunei has air-conditioned stables housing his 200 animals for this sport.

Polo.

5: "Direct From" the Times of London is a quote calling him "The Avon Lady of the Microchip".

Michael Dell.
Round 2. Category: Firestarter
1: It's not known whether Mrs. O'Leary's cow started Chicago's great fire, but it did start in one of these structures.

a barn.

2: After London's great fire of 1666 started, this diarist said he buried a "Parmazan cheese as well as my wine".

Samuel Pepys.

3: After 2/3 of Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero blamed this obscure new religious sect.

Christianity.

4: It's not known whether Mrs. O'Leary's cow started Chicago's great fire, but it did start in one of these structures.

a barn.

5: He made a "monkey" out of all of us in his 1859 book.

Charles Darwin.
Round 3. Category: The French Revolution
1: In October 1789 a large crowd of women marched to Versailles demanding this food staple.

bread.

2: This national anthem was first sung by patriots from Marseille who aided in the storming of the Tuileries in 1792.

"La Marseillaise".

3: In 1795 there was a debate over what to make the national anthem, "Reveil du Peuple" or this.

"La Marseillaise".

4: With the coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire in 1799, he overthrew the directory.

Napoleon.

5: In March 1790 Robespierre was elected president of this powerful political "club".

the Jacobins.
Round 4. Category: Myths And Misses
1: Plato split her into 2 goddesses: one of pure love and one of common love.

Aphrodite.

2: This group of warriors called Hippolyta their queen.

Amazons.

3: Odysseus spent a month (or maybe longer) with this sorceress on the island of Aeaea.

Circe.

4: All that blooms or the Roman goddess of all that blooms.

Flora.

5: By jove, she was right by Jupiter, as his wife.

Juno.
Round 5. Category: Weather Words
1: (Jeff Probst reports from Palau.) Luckily, Palau is outside the zone of these storms, whose name comes from a Chinese word that means "great wind".

typhoon.

2: This 6-letter word for a tornado's shape is also a kitchen utensil.

funnel.

3: The name of this job comes from the Greek for "discussion of celestial phenomena" (stay tuned).

meteorologist.

4: In the loose sense, it's any weather vane, but specifically it's one with a rooster on it.

a weathercock.

5: Traditionally, a dense one of these is compared to "pea soup".

fog.
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May 24, 2021Episode 102 - Money, Money, Money - See You In Court - A Few Good Men - Noted Scribes - All The "Right" Moves
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 102, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Money, Money, Money
1: In 2004 a new version of this coin depicted the peace medal Lewis and Clark gave to Indians during their exploration.

a nickel.

2: Iraq's 25-dinar note features Saddam Hussein on the front and this ancient city's Ishtar Gate on the back.

Babylon.

3: This tiny country, whose capital is Vaduz, uses the Swiss franc as capital.

Liechtenstein.

4: Seen here is one of these currency units from a country that's in the zone.

the euro.

5: Indonesia's 500-rupiah note depicts this endangered rust-colored ape sitting in a tree.

orangutan.
Round 2. Category: See You In Court
1: Deaths in its Pinto made it the first U.S. corporation to face criminal charges over product design.

Ford.

2: The government sued Frank Snepp over his 1977 book based on his years with this agency.

CIA.

3: In 1977 the Supreme Court ruled that John Bates, in this profession, had the right to advertise low fees.

lawyer/law.

4: Carol Burnett's suit against the National Enquirer for this hinged on whether the Enquirer was really a newspaper.

libel.

5: Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807.

treason.
Round 3. Category: A Few Good Men
1: In May 1883 this showman put on his first "Wild West Show".

Buffalo Bill Cody.

2: In 2004 this Fijian set a record for pro golf winnings in one year, $10,905,166.

(Vijay) Singh.

3: This man who partnered with Charlie McCarthy was the first president of the TV Academy.

(Edgar) Bergen.

4: This pop artist created 1958's "Three Flags", a triple portrait of the American Flag.

Jasper Johns.

5: Many of Geoffrey Chaucer's works were first printed around 1477 by this man, England's first printer.

William Caxton.
Round 4. Category: Noted Scribes
1: From 1903 to 1905, American author Winston Churchill served in the legislature of this "Granite State".

New Hampshire.

2: Shortly after arriving in France in 1924, he completed "The Great Gatsby".

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

3: This essayist wrote 3 children's stories, the last being "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1970.

E.B. White.

4: He's written plays based on his works, including "Dandelion Wine" and "Fahrenheit 451".

Ray Bradbury.

5: While serving as an ambulance driver, he was injured at Fossalta di Piave, Italy on July 8, 1918.

Ernest Hemingway.
Round 5. Category: All The "Right" Moves
1: It's the correct 2-word prefix to the titles of earls and barons.

Right Honourable.

2: Bring up a pop-up menu by doing it with your mouse.

right-click.

3: 60-footer of the North Atlantic.

a right whale.

4: Hillary Clinton once said a "vast" this had existed "against my husband since the day he announced for president".

a right-wing conspiracy.

5: The text of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment deals with this.

the right to bear arms.
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May 23, 2021Episode 101 - Crayola Crayon Colors - What A Dish! - Roles - Swimming - Jimmy
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 101, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Crayola Crayon Colors
1: This shade of brown shares its name with a bear who had no hair.

Fuzzy Wuzzy.

2: Ingmar Bergman should be pleased with this fruity color, added in 1990.

Wild Strawberry.

3: Shocking -- but shades of this color include Tickle Me, Pig and Flamingo.

Pink.

4: 2 of the first 3 metallic colors introduced.

Gold, silver and /or copper.

5: In response to teachers' requests, Prussian Blue became this "timely" color in 1958.

Midnight Blue.
Round 2. Category: What A Dish!
1: The big difference between chop suey and this Chinese-American dish is that the latter is served with crispy noodles.

chow mein.

2: Mash and bake these vegetables, add eggs and butter and they're duchesse.

potatoes.

3: Spanish name for a breakfast dish of fried corn tortillas topped with fried eggs and a layer of salsa.

huevos rancheros.

4: The Indonesian gado-gado is vegetables in this legume sauce.

peanut sauce.

5: Gravlax is this red-fleshed fish with mustard sauce.

salmon.
Round 3. Category: Roles
1: Tom Horn,Thomas Crown,Junior Bonner.

Steve McQueen.

2: Donnie Brasco,Ed Wood,Ichabod Crane.

Johnny Depp.

3: Angie Scacciapensieri,Dottie Hinson,Thelma Dickinson.

Geena Davis.

4: Fletcher Christian,Colonel Kurtz,Vito Corleone.

Marlon Brando.

5: Claudia Draper,Dolly Levi,Fanny Brice.

Barbra Streisand.
Round 4. Category: Swimming
1: It's the only major racing stroke where the swimmers start in the pool.

Backstroke.

2: Marty Hull invented Zoomers, a shorter, speedier type of this foot gear.

Flippers/fins.

3: Krisztina Egerszegi of this eastern European country has won gold at the last 3 Olympics.

Hungary.

4: It's the individual race in which 4 different strokes are used.

Individual medley.

5: In this stroke, not seen in competition, the head rests on the arm while the legs scissors-kick.

Sidestroke.
Round 5. Category: Jimmy
1: He was dyn-o-mite as mayor of New York from 1926 to 1932.

Jimmy Walker.

2: He's won the U.S Open on 3 surfaces: grass (1974), clay (1976) and hard courts (1978, 1982, 1983).

JImmy Connors.

3: He helped bring down Jim and Tammy Bakker, then got knocked off his own pulpit.

Jimmy Swaggart.

4: The Kentucky Derby-winning jockey in 1878, or the president of the U.S. in 1978.

Jimmy Carter.

5: Bobby Kennedy was chief council of the Senate committee investigating David Beck and this man.

Jimmy Hoffa.
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May 22, 2021Episode 100 - College Sports Team Logos - Mob Hits - 5' 10" Femmes - Denmark - 20Th Century Politicians
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 100, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: College Sports Team Logos
1: A football powerhouse, it's also famous for its archaeology museum.

Nebraska.

2: Catholic and co-ed, this university has a noted law school.

Notre Dame.

3: This university originally opened in Ocala in 1853.

University of Florida.

4: It was originally a state agricultural college.

Michigan State.

5: Come out of your shell and name this university where Jim Henson went to school.

University of Maryland.
Round 2. Category: Mob Hits
1: In the video game based on this film, players use violence and negotiation to become the next don.

The Godfather.

2: Rotund name of "The Simpsons" head mobster who hangs out at "The Legitimate Businessman's Social Club".

Fat Tony.

3: "But I'm funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?" says Tommy de Vito in this 1990 film.

Goodfellas.

4: Adriana La Cerva, Jimmy Altieri and Ralph Cifaretto all got whacked on this TV drama.

The Sopranos.

5: "When I got into family therapy, this was not the 'family' I had in mind", says Billy Crystal in this '99 comedy.

Analyze This.
Round 3. Category: 5' 10" Femmes
1: For this 5' 10" daughter of Blythe Danner, life is no longer the Pitts.

Gwyneth Paltrow.

2: The 1993 remake of "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman" featured this 5' 10" femme.

Daryl Hannah.

3: Well, I'll be Dharma, she's 5' 10".

Jenna Elfman.

4: At 5' 10" she "Mrs." looking straight into the eyes of her husband Tom Cruise.

Nicole Kidman.

5: At 5' 10" she's straight as an Aerosmith and the daughter of one, too.

Liv Tyler.
Round 4. Category: Denmark
1: An 1805 Danish forestry law required that every time a tree is cut down, this must be done.

a tree must be planted.

2: This most important naval battle of World War I took place off Denmark's coast.

the Battle of Jutland.

3: In 1944, this island country officially declared itself independent of Denmark.

Iceland.

4: Now a ruin, the Trelleborg Fortress of these warriors was built using half the timber on the island of Zealand.

the Vikings.

5: Between 1513 and 1972, all Danish kings were alternately name Frederik and this pious name.

Christian.
Round 5. Category: 20Th Century Politicians
1: This Texan served a record 17 years as Speaker of the House between 1940 and 1961.

Sam Rayburn.

2: In 1945 he became the oldest veep to succeed to the presidency upon the death of a president.

Harry Truman.

3: Known as "Battling Bob", he represented Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate from 1906 to 1925.

Bob LaFollette.

4: In November 1910 he was elected governor of New Jersey; 2 years later he was elected president.

Woodrow Wilson.

5: After a 19% showing in 1992, this presidential candidate could only muster 8 1/2% of the vote in 1996.

Ross Perot.
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May 21, 2021Episode 99 - 3Rd Graders Know This Stuff - You've Got Our Number - European Geography - A Literary Tour - Hints From Heloise
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 99, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 3Rd Graders Know This Stuff
1: The 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th and 26th ones of these are specifically concerned with voting.

constitutional amendments.

2: The predicate of a sentence tells what this part is or does.

the subject.

3: Zero divided by 6 yields this quotient.

zero.

4: The size of this body part changes, depending on the light.

the pupil.

5: Of I'm, they've, you're or won't, the contraction that lost the most letters.

won't.
Round 2. Category: You've Got Our Number
1: Use a pedometer to try to reach the goal of this many steps a day, the usual number given to maintain long-term health.

10,000.

2: The Schwinn Continental, introduced in 1960, had this many gears.

ten.

3: The EPA doesn't want kids breathing air with more carbon monoxide than 9 parts per this.

million.

4: An editor of Forbes' 2006 list of the World's Richest People said this "just isn't what it used to be".

a billion dollars.

5: We're sure you scored well above this in standard IQ tests; it generally indicates average for one's age.

100.
Round 3. Category: European Geography
1: Ports on this bay include Bilbao, Spain and Bayonne, France.

the Bay of Biscay.

2: Alphabetically, the countries in Europe run from Albania to this tiny landlocked nation.

Vatican City.

3: Malta lies about 60 miles south of this largest Mediterranean island.

Sicily.

4: Yding Skovhoj, Denmark's highest point, is located on this peninsula.

Jutland.

5: Germany's tallest peak, Zugspitze, lies in these Alps.

Bavarian Alps.
Round 4. Category: A Literary Tour
1: Perhaps you'll draft your Nobel Prize acceptance speech at NYC's Algonquin Hotel, as this Mississippi man did in 1950.

Faulkner.

2: Have a homey lunch at this author's Salinas, California birthplace; it's now a restaurant.

John Steinbeck.

3: Chat about Lady Chatterley at this author's birthplace museum in Nottinghamshire.

D.H. Lawrence.

4: To see the Great Bed of Ware mentioned in "Twelfth Night", go to this museum named for a royal couple.

the Victoria and Albert Museum (Victoria and Albert accepted).

5: Head to Odense, Denmark to see his childhood home and sculptures inspired by his fairy tales.

(Hans Christian) Andersen.
Round 5. Category: Hints From Heloise
1: After you thread them through a toddler's shoes, knot the ends of these so they can't be pulled out.

shoelaces.

2: A marshmallow placed inside the bottom of the cone will help keep this treat from dripping through.

ice cream cone.

3: In an emergency you can replace the pull tab on one of these fastening devices with a paper clip.

zipper.

4: If you push each of these birthday items into a marshmallow, wax won't drip onto the cake.

candles.

5: Wear these when handling hot peppers; the peppers can irritate your skin.

rubber gloves.
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May 20, 2021Episode 98 - Will Smith - "Dis"Integration - "My" Oh, My! - Opening Numbers Of Musicals - Approbation
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 98, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Will Smith
1: In 2002 Will got an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of this sports icon.

Muhammad Ali.

2: Will helped protect the Earth from the scum of the universe as Agent J in this 1997 film.

Men in Black.

3: A tagline for this 2007 Will Smith film was "The last man on Earth is not alone".

I Am Legend.

4: Starring with son Jaden in this 2006 film must have been fun; getting a second Oscar nomination, icing on the cake.

The Pursuit of Happyness.

5: Will helped protect the Earth from the scum of the universe as Captain Steven Hiller in this 1996 film.

Independence Day.
Round 2. Category: "Dis"Integration
1: A strict rule enforcer.

Disciplinarian.

2: To be formally released from military service, we hope honorably.

Discharged.

3: To expel an attorney from the legal profession.

Disbar.

4: To hop down from your camel or horse.

Dismount.

5: The controller of a fleet of taxis.

Dispatcher.
Round 3. Category: "My" Oh, My!
1: These members of the starling family are known for their ability to mimic human speech.

mynah birds.

2: It's the medical term for nearsightedness.

myopia.

3: Gore Vidal's Ms. Breckinridge.

Myra.

4: Used in packaging, insulation and photography, it's a trademarked thin polyester film.

mylar.

5: This nation's capital city is Yangon.

Myanmar.
Round 4. Category: Opening Numbers Of Musicals
1: "Another Op'nin', Another Show".

Kiss Me, Kate.

2: "Why Can't The English?".

My Fair Lady.

3: "I Hope I Get It".

A Chorus Line.

4: "Aquarius".

Hair.

5: "All That Jazz".

Chicago.
Round 5. Category: Approbation
1: In 1982 Lenny Skutnick rescued a passenger on a crashed 737 from this D.C. river.

Potomac.

2: Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara, who saved hundreds of Jews in WWII, bears the title "Righteous" this.

Gentile.

3: Jody Williams won a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to ban these weapons.

land mines.

4: In 1997, 5 decades late, 7 black soldiers received this highest award for bravery during WWII.

the Congressional Medal of Honor.

5: Fittingly, CNN broke the news in 1997 when this man decided to give $1 billion to the U.N..

Ted Turner.
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