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January 03, 2022Episode 326 - Musical Styles - Movie Songs - Months - A Pain In The "R"S - Of Your "Love"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 326, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Musical Styles
1: "Western" used to be a part of this musical style's name"I've been running from the law /Living in flashing lights /I've been...".

country.

2: Encyclopedia Britannica calls it a "cultural movement" as well as "backing music"sample.

hip-hop.

3: In the mid-1950s, this style got its name, combining a type of music and a rural fellow"Riding down Sunset /Santa Monica, too /Over to the Valley /To pick up Peggy Sue".

rockabilly.

4: A Jamaican musical genre is part of the name of this Latin style"We got you jammin', /Eh /Oh, oh /Mamacita say /Oh, oh /Me amigos say /Oh, oh" .

reggaeton.

5: The name of this style of music may come from an alteration of the French word for "beans""Shot below /Dig a hole".

zydeco.
Round 2. Category: Movie Songs
1: "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" (1986).

The Little Shop of Horrors.

2: Cher sings Â“The Shoop Shoop SongÂ” over this 1990 filmÂ’s closing credits.

Mermaids.

3: She only made it to No. 4 with "Fame", but topped the charts with "Flashdance...What a Feeling".

Irene Cara.

4: Pat Boone sang that this Â“is for the very young, EvÂ’ry starÂ’s a wishing star that shines for youÂ”.

"April Love".

5: The Oscar for Best Song of 2007 went to a tune from this film about 2 Dublin musicians.

Once.
Round 3. Category: Months
1: Even in a leap year, it's still the shortest month.

February.

2: The 2 months that fit in a 4-letter word category.

June and July.

3: In English this month has a "p", in French it has a "v".

April (Avril).

4: The next year this month will have five Sundays is 2004.

February.

5: Leo and Virgo are both Zodiac signs for this month.

August.
Round 4. Category: A Pain In The "R"S
1: The separation of the membrane from the choroids at the back of the eye is known as a detached one of these.

the retina.

2: A lack of phosphate, vitamin D or calcium can cause this bone disease in children.

rickets.

3: It's what the R in the MMR vaccine stands for.

rubella.

4: Parents are advised not to give children aspirin because of its link to this potentially fatal syndrome.

Reye's syndrome.

5: These viruses responsible for many respiratory infections share part of their name with a pachyderm.

a rhinovirus.
Round 5. Category: Of Your "Love"
1: With Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Derek and the Dominos released the hit album "Layla and Other Assorted" these.

Love Songs.

2: A small sofa for 2 people.

a loveseat.

3: Small green African avian of the genus agapornis.

a lovebird.

4: This N.Y. region was declared a disaster area due to toxic waste.

Love Canal.

5: His literary output includes "The Thing on the Doorstep" and "The Dunwich Horror".

H.P. Lovecraft.
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January 02, 2022Episode 325 - Celebrity Alma Maters - The "Right" Stuff - Nfl Rules - Merriam-Webster's New Words For 2007 - Quotable Women
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 325, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Celebrity Alma Maters
1: She dropped out of Sarah Lawrence College in 1957 and married John Lennon in 1969.

Yoko Ono.

2: This "ramblin' kind of guy" pulled straight A's in philosophy at Long Beach State.

Steve Martin.

3: His wife Jane, who he met at the U. of MD., was his 1st partner in puppetry, or shall we say muppetry.

Jim Henson.

4: Child star who appeared in her 1st film in 1972 and graduated magna cum laude from Yale in 1985.

Jodie Foster.

5: In 1903 future president F. Roosevelt was elected editor of this school paper at Harvard.

"The Crimson".
Round 2. Category: The "Right" Stuff
1: Cartoon mountie who could "do no wrong".

Dudley Do-Right.

2: Opposing the "pro-choice" group, they're anti-abortion activists.

right to lifers.

3: A 90Â° bend, or an appropriate sales technique.

right angle.

4: It has only 10 amendments, since 2 on representatives' apportionment and compensation weren't ratified.

Bill of Rights.

5: Position shared by Jesse Helms in the political spectrum and Tim Kerr at the Philadelphia Spectrum.

right wing.
Round 3. Category: Nfl Rules
1: (Hi, I'm Brian Mitchell) A punt returner who waves his hand over his head isn't swatting for flies, he's signaling for this.

a fair catch.

2: (I'm Dan Fouts, Hall of Famer) As it should be, there's an automatic 15-yard penalty for roughing the kicker or this person.

the quarterback.

3: (Hi, I'm Keyshawn Johnson) This infraction includes but is not limited to hooking the receiver, grabbing my arm, etcetera.

pass interference.

4: (Hi, I'm Hall of Famer Dan Hampton) Also a hockey penalty, it's called for using the hands illegally -- hey, it was the only way to stop me.

holding.

5: (Hi, I'm Joey Galloway) Only one player at a time may do this, run parallel to the line to confuse the defense.

go in motion.
Round 4. Category: Merriam-Webster's New Words For 2007
1: This huge new entry is a blending of "gigantic" and "enormous".

ginormous.

2: This packing material that's fun to pop is another new addition.

Bubble Wrap.

3: Ready, set... It's an event where participants converse briefly with one another to find partners to go out with.

speed dating.

4: Hooray for this popular term for India's motion picture industry.

Bollywood.

5: Definitions for this compound word include a decisive defeat and a contest in entertainment wrestling.

smackdown.
Round 5. Category: Quotable Women
1: In "You Learn By Living", this First Lady of the 1940s challenged, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do".

Eleanor Roosevelt.

2: This Bronte sister revealed in an 1840s letter, "I am neither a man nor a woman but an author".

Charlotte Bronte.

3: This country star said she's not offended by dumb blonde jokes: "I know...I'm not dumb...I also know I'm not blonde".

Dolly Parton.

4: While San Francisco mayor, this Calif. senator remarked, "Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit".

Dianne Feinstein.

5: In "The Second Sex", this French author declared, "One is not born a woman, one becomes one".

Simone de Beauvoir.
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January 01, 2022Episode 324 - On The "Q...t" - Bronx Cheer - Double "B"S - 30-Something - Magazine Debuts By Decade
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 324, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On The "Q...t"
1: In an appliqued type of this, cutout designs are sewed onto one large piece of cloth.

quilt.

2: Containing 67.2 cubic inches, it's 1/32 of a bushel.

a quart.

3: It's the quantity resulting from the division of one quantity by another.

a quotient.

4: According to the title of a 1952 John Ford film, John Wayne's character was this type of "Man".

Quiet.

5: In a throwing game, it's the name of the flat metal or rope ring tossed at a stake called a mot.

quoit.
Round 2. Category: Bronx Cheer
1: Babe Ruth hit the first home run in this stadium when it opened April 18, 1923.

Yankee Stadium.

2: This poet and author's last home was a cottage in the Bronx; you can "quoth" me on that.

Edgar Allan Poe.

3: It's where you can explore Jungle World and the Himalayan Highlands without ever leaving New York.

Bronx Zoo.

4: It's a small, but "Grand Old Flag" that adorns his mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

George M. Cohan.

5: In 1935 the convicts of Welfare Island were moved to this Bronx island and its new penitentiary.

Rikers Island.
Round 3. Category: Double "B"S
1: How ya gonna keep 'em down on this farm after they've seen Tel Aviv.

Kibbutz.

2: Talk "turkey", or wolf down a lot of turkey.

Gobble.

3: Don't wolf down your turkey, but take these small quick bites.

Nibbles.

4: A crusty old bootmaker, or a crusty old fruit dessert.

Cobbler.

5: A "rouser" may rouse this low class of people.

Rabble.
Round 4. Category: 30-Something
1: At age 33 in 1804, he started a new symphony, his 5th, with a Da-Da-Da-Duh.

Beethoven.

2: These comedians were both in their 30th when paired by Hal Roach in the 1920s.

Laurel and Hardy.

3: In need of money in 1835, this 30-year-old Dane published 4 fairy tales.

Hans Christian Andersen.

4: Of the 4 regular hosts of "The Tonight Show", he's the only one who didn't start when he was 30-something.

Jay Leno.

5: Madonna was 34 in 1992, when she published "Sex", and this actress was 34 in 1926, when she produced the play "Sex".

Mae West.
Round 5. Category: Magazine Debuts By Decade
1: Mad,TV Guide,Playboy.

the 1950s.

2: Rolling Stone,Psychology Today,New York.

the 1960s.

3: Money,Ms.,Games.

the 1970s.

4: Reader's Digest,Business Week,Time.

the 1920s.

5: Newsweek,Esquire,Consumer Reports.

the 1930s.
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December 31, 2021Episode 323 - I'd Rather "Not" - "Moon"S - Holy Blank - Women - A Jug Of Wine
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 323, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: I'd Rather "Not"
1: According to tradition, Robin Hood was born in this English place.

Nottingham.

2: Generic name for a lightweight laptop computer.

notebook (or notepad).

3: South Bend school noted for its law school and sports teams.

Notre Dame.

4: "Public" person authorized to authenticate contracts and other documents.

a notary (public).

5: One of Jean-Paul Sartre's best-known works is "Being and" this.

Nothingness.
Round 2. Category: "Moon"S
1: Title of the following, it can be performed by a big bandleader or a nighttime Romeo.

"Moonlight Serenade".

2: Michael Jackson and Neil Armstrong are both experts at this.

the moonwalk.

3: Every week Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis have been doing this on ABC.

Moonlighting.

4: The French title of this 1865 Jules Verne classic is "De la Terre a la Lune".

From the Earth to the Moon.

5: Â“Moon shotsÂ” referred to home runs hit by this Dodger over short left field screen in L.A. Coliseum.

Wally Moon.
Round 3. Category: Holy Blank
1: Bovine.

cow.

2: City in Ohio.

Toledo.

3: Fish of the genus Scomber.

mackerel.

4: Son of Amram and Jochebed.

Moses.

5: Last Supper chalice.

grail.
Round 4. Category: Women
1: (Hi, I'm Tara Lipinski ["World Class Skater"]) In 1998 I broke a 70-year-old record when I replaced her as the youngest Olympic figure skating champ ever.

Sonja Henie.

2: She helped found the Rancho Mirage, California drug treatment center named for her.

Betty Ford.

3: Cindy Crawford is one of "The Most Unforgettable Women in the World" who wear this makeup brand.

Revlon.

4: On Dec. 2, 1994 this alleged "Hollywood Madam" was found guilty of pandering.

Heidi Fleiss.

5: This modern dance pioneer lost her two children when they drowned in a 1913 auto accident.

Isadora Duncan.
Round 5. Category: A Jug Of Wine
1: In the '90s the U.S. banned the once-common use of this metal in the foil over a bottle's neck.

Lead.

2: As well as port and Madeira wines, Portugal produces half the world's supply of this stopper material.

Cork.

3: It's a simple glass vessel for wine, or the glass pot of a drip coffeemaker.

Carafe.

4: Until vintners learned to test sugar levels in the 19th C., half of the bottles of this French wine would explode.

Champagne.

5: This indentation in the bottom strengthens the bottle, which is useful when putting your fourth down.

Punt.
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December 30, 2021Episode 322 - Presidential Vps - "G"Eography - "Pick" Me! - The 1990s - 5-Letter Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 322, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Presidential Vps
1: George Bush.

Ronald Reagan.

2: Richard Nixon.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3: Harry Truman.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4: Thomas Jefferson.

John Adams.

5: Theodore Roosevelt.

William McKinley.
Round 2. Category: "G"Eography
1: The old section of this city full of Swiss misses lies south of the Rhone river, but we're neutral on the subject.

Geneva.

2: The fourth-largest city in the United Kingdom, it lies on both sides of the River Clyde.

Glasgow.

3: It's the suburb where you'd see the landmarks shown here.

Giza.

4: This cheesy town in South Holland is also noted for its stained-glass windows.

Gouda.

5: Upstream fromthe Grand Canyon lies the 710-foot-high dam named for this "g" canyon.

Glen Canyon.
Round 3. Category: "Pick" Me!
1: Restaurant counter pick-me-up to dig that piece of broccoli out from between your incisors.

a toothpick.

2: A person who separates a man from his wallet.

a pickpocket.

3: Literally meaning to pluck lice eggs, it also means to complain about the smallest details.

a nitpick.

4: Nickname of the following:.

a cherry picker.

5: On the third day at Gettysburg, over 3,000 Confederate men lost their lives in this single assault.

Pickett's Charge.
Round 4. Category: The 1990s
1: On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province.

Saddam Hussein.

2: On Nov. 20, 1994 he beatified 5 individuals, including Franciscan sculptor Claudio Granzotto.

Pope John Paul II.

3: While visiting Ethiopia in 1995, this Egyptian president escaped an attempt on his life.

Hosni Mubarak.

4: Pierce Brosnan played this superspy for the first time in "GoldenEye".

James Bond.

5: Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic Party won a 7-year term as this country's president.

France.
Round 5. Category: 5-Letter Words
1: Something known to be feasible is this "and true".

Tried.

2: To skip school, or the furrow on the side of the road.

ditch.

3: Historically it was the goods, money or property that a bride brought to her husband at marriage.

dowry.

4: This word for a decorative sticker comes partly from calquer, meaning "to trace".

Decal.

5: This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman.

biddy.
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December 29, 2021Episode 321 - "Rocky"S - Homophonic Duos - Where The "H" Are We? - The Titanic - The Twin Cities
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 321, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Rocky"S
1: [Audio Daily Double] Musical featuring "Dammit Janet" and the following: It's astounding Time is fleeting.

Rocky Horror (Picture) Show.

2: In the 1930s William Dreyer mixed chocolate ice cream, almonds, and marshmallows to create this.

rocky road.

3: He realized that "going the distance" would prove he "wasn't just another bum from the neighborhood".

Rocky Balboa.

4: Sporting a pilot's helmet and June Foray's voice, he debuted in November, 1959 on ABC.

Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky the Flying Squirrel).

5: In a Beatles' song, he "checked into his room, only to find Gideon's Bible".

Rocky Raccoon.
Round 2. Category: Homophonic Duos
1: 2 Bartletts make up this couple.

pear pair.

2: Biblical killer's walking sticks.

Cain's canes.

3: Consumed an octet.

ate eight.

4: To forcefully grab small oceans.

seize seas.

5: The stuff breathed by the designated successor to the king.

heir air.
Round 3. 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 4. Category: The Titanic
1: 2 of these towered over the deck and were used as flagpoles and to string the wireless aerial.

masts.

2: The Titanic carried plenty of these, 3,560, but many passengers died wearing them in the 28-degree water.

lifejackets.

3: This happened between the third and fourth funnel, a fact no one knew until the Titanic was found in 1985.

it broke in half.

4: The first warning of the iceberg came at 11:40 P.M. from Fred Fleet, the lookout in this platform high above the deck.

the crow's nest.

5: You can still see the crane to lower these; the starboard and port ones weighed 9 tons, the center one, 17 tons.

anchors.
Round 5. Category: The Twin Cities
1: One of St. Paul's architectural highlights is this 1905 building with a marble dome.

Capitol Building.

2: Ya sure, go to Minneapolis' Park Avenue to visit the institute devoted to this ethnic group.

Swedes.

3: The Twins and Vikings play in the Metrodome, named for this politician.

Hubert H. Humphrey.

4: Word for the pedestrian shopping area of Nicollet Avenue, less imposing than this nearby one "of America".

Mall.

5: In Minneapolis' name, polis is Greek for "city" and minne is an Indian word meaning this substance.

Water.
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December 28, 2021Episode 320 - Who Says - Weapons - Straight Men - Keep On Truckin' - "M"Ythology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 320, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Who Says
1: Malignant melanoma, which is on the rise, is strongly related to one's history of this painful affliction.

sunburn.

2: A variant of BSE, a disease of these animals, can be found in mink; we guess that would be mad mink disease.

cows.

3: 90% of Argentina's supply of this comes from people donating to members of their own families.

blood.

4: Research shows no increased risk of brain cancer from using these, but they do cause traffic accidents.

cell phones.

5: In 2000 Rift Valley fever scared WHO by making its first appearance outside this continent.

Africa.
Round 2. Category: Weapons
1: This barbed spear attached to a rope is used to kill or capture large fish and whales.

a harpoon.

2: The word howitzer may go back to the Czech word houfnice, this weapon carried by Dennis the Menace.

Slingshot.

3: Weapon Don Quixote used to tilt at the windmill.

lance.

4: The weapon which killed this Â“1st murder victimÂ” was never revealed.

Abel.

5: Calcium permanganate once powered the V-2 type of this weapon; it's now available as a disinfectant.

a rocket.
Round 3. Category: Straight Men
1: This partner of Stan Laurel was known for saying, "Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into".

Hardy.

2: This Sesame Streeter and his pal Ernie debuted in 1969 and Carson, have Kyan help him with that unibrow!.

Bert.

3: "My Friend Irma" was his 1949 film debut; he may have heard Jerry Lewis say, "Hey laaaaaaady!" a lot.

Dean Martin.

4: Before he played God, he ended shows with "Say good night, Gracie".

George Burns.

5: His name had top billing on "Laugh-In"; look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls.

(Dan) Rowan.
Round 4. Category: Keep On Truckin'
1: In 2010 the D.O.T. issued rules banning this new form of communication by truckers while driving.

texting.

2: This type of engine named for its 19th c. German inventor powers most large trucks.

Diesel.

3: 5 brothers, one with the rhyming name Jack, started this company in the early 1900s.

Mack.

4: In 1997 this company, known as Big Brown from the color of its trucks, was hit by a Teamsters strike.

UPS (United Parcel Service).

5: Truckers know these have a range of about 25 miles in motor vehicles and federally limited power of 4 watts.

C.B. radios.
Round 5. Category: "M"Ythology
1: As the god of merchants, this Roman counterpart of Hermes is sometimes shown carrying a purse.

Mercury.

2: Thor could drink 3 barrels of this alcoholic honey beverage at a meal.

mead.

3: This group of 9 sisters often sang at the gods' celebrations.

the Muses.

4: The Capitoline Triad consisted of Juno, Jupiter and this goddess of wisdom.

Minerva.

5: Taranga is the mother of this Polynesian trickster for whom Hawaii's 2nd-largest island is named.

Maui.
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December 27, 2021Episode 319 - Nouns Or Verbs - Kiss My Grits! - "Roy"Alty - Dread Man Walking - "A" Blank
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 319, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Nouns Or Verbs
1: A cod, or to catch a cod.

Fish.

2: What belongs to the victor, or what food does when left out.

spoils.

3: A jester, or to hoodwink.

Fool.

4: A jewelry setting, or to get on a horse.

Mount.

5: Home to a smithy, or to make counterfeit bills.

Forge.
Round 2. Category: Kiss My Grits!
1: Eaten for breakfast or as a side dish, hominy grits are made from this.

corn.

2: Developed in Louisiana, praline is a sweet traditionally made with brown sugar and these nuts.

pecans.

3: It's said that yapping dogs were fed these fried dumplings to keep quiet, hence their name.

hush puppies.

4: This green pod, often a gumbo ingredient, is also called gumbo.

okra.

5: This "colorful" Southern gravy is made from ham drippings, hot coffee and water.

redeye gravy.
Round 3. Category: "Roy"Alty
1: During WWII, this mythical American soldier left the impression that he "Was Here".

Kilroy.

2: The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales.

Corduroy.

3: He's George Jetson's boy.

Elroy.

4: In a children's book, Cedric Errol of New York City becomes this little lord.

Fauntleroy.

5: Title for an official who rules a colony in the name of a king.

Viceroy.
Round 4. Category: Dread Man Walking
1: A lab assistant for Du Pont in 1966, he'd later set up his own Wailin' Soul music label and become a legend.

Bob Marley.

2: The name of this disgraced dreadlocked '80s duo was purportedly Turkish for "positive energy".

Milli Vanilli.

3: On "The Simpsons" this ex-Krusty the Clown sidekick tries to kill Bart on several occasions.

Sideshow Bob.

4: Saying "It takes on energy and vibes and I needed to shed that", this "Let Love Rule" singer lopped off 10 years of 'locks.

Lenny Kravitz.

5: Dreadlocked Adam Duritz fronts this band, Oscar-nominated for "Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2".

Counting Crows.
Round 5. Category: "A" Blank
1: "All in the Family" became " blank Bunker's Place".

Archie.

2: Drivin' from Mississippi to Georgia you're bound to drive through blank .

Alabama.

3: Among the juices in Hawaiian Punch is blank ; there is also some apricot puree.

apple.

4: On October 3, 1985 the space shuttle blank took off on its first mission.

Atlantis.

5: blank is the name of a dog in Joyce's "Ulysses" and of a Musketeer partner of Dumas' Aramis.

Athos.
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December 26, 2021Episode 318 - Days Of Birth - Crossword Clues "C" - Historic Historians - 1997 - "Ph" Delights
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 318, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Days Of Birth
1: If born on a Monday, you're fair of this, so you won't stop clocks.

Face.

2: Have a Tuesday-born person say this before meals; they're full of it.

Grace.

3: Saturday's child does it "for a living"; Donna Summer sang she did it "For The Money".

Work hard.

4: Garrison Keillor might say be gone to Wednesday's child, who's full of this.

Woe.

5: Among other qualities, Sunday's child is this, like the fair banks of Loch Lomond.

Bonnie.
Round 2. Category: Crossword Clues "C"
1: "See ya," in Rome(4).

Ciao.

2: Have a bawl(3).

cry.

3: Number cruncher(10).

calculator.

4: "Googly" sport(7).

cricket.

5: A "Swiss" beet (5).

chard.
Round 3. Category: Historic Historians
1: 6th century Roman historian Flavius Cassiodorus did a history of this group that split into Visi- and Ostro- halves.

the Goths.

2: 2nd century B.C. historian Ssu-Ma Ch'ien put together the first comprehensive history of this country.

China.

3: Christian Lange edited "Diplomatarium Norvegicum", a valuable source on this, his native land.

Norway.

4: William Prescott's 2 big tales of the Conquistadors were about "The Conquest of Peru" and "The Conquest of" this country.

Mexico.

5: This venerable saint's eccesiastical history of England goes up to 731; he died in 735.

the Venerable Bede.
Round 4. Category: 1997
1: Hosting the Oscars, he was pursued by pilot David Letterman in an "English Patient" parody.

Billy Crystal.

2: The FDA approved a laser that could be used by dentists as long as the dentist and adult patient wear these.

Protective glasses.

3: When this Chinese leader died February 19, 1997 it was noted he hadn't been seen in public since early 1994.

Deng Hsiao-Ping.

4: 39 members of this doomsday cult in California committed suicide in March.

Heaven's Gate.

5: Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972 to study this planet, was retired in 1997.

Jupiter.
Round 5. Category: "Ph" Delights
1: Traditional title of the kings who built the pyramids.

pharaoh.

2: To see Van Gogh's "Vase with 12 Sunflowers", head out to this American city's Museum of Art.

Philadelphia.

3: Light energy becomes organic energy through this plant process.

photosynthesis.

4: From the Greek for "to appear", it's an unreal, ghostly being.

a phantom.

5: Appropriately, Paul Nurse shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in this category.

Physiology.
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December 25, 2021Episode 317 - History - The Art Of War - Zoology - The "Rh" Factor - Cops
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 317, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: History
1: In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms.

Margaret Thatcher.

2: Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C..

Rome.

3: The first 18 years of this French king's reign were managed by Cardinal Mazarin.

Louis XIV.

4: Ponce de Leon's 1513 quest was to find this legendary spring; they didn't have facelifts back then.

Fountain of Youth.

5: In 1942 he replaced Gandhi as leader of India's National Congress Party.

Nehru.
Round 2. Category: The Art Of War
1: "Returning Fire", a painting by Bill McGrath, depicts these 2 Civil War ironclads in battle.

Monitor and Merrimac.

2: It's the 1836 battle captured here by Kirk Stirnweis.

The Alamo.

3: In 1899 E.S. Paxson completed his monumental painting of this June 1876 battle.

Little Bighorn.

4: It's a nuclear power's capability of a preemptive attack, or one-third of an out in baseball.

First strike.

5: Seen here, "Leave No One Behind", by Joe Klein, depicts a scene from this war.

Vietnam War.
Round 3. Category: Zoology
1: Rodents native to this continent include the cavy, coypu and capybara.

South America.

2: This group of large, hairy spiders gets its name from a wolf spider found around Tarranto, Italy.

tarantula.

3: This behavior in gorillas can express exuberance or intimidate.

Chest-beating.

4: The pocket gopher was named for the fur-lined pockets on this part of its body.

cheeks.

5: The long flap of skin that hangs beneath the throat of this largest deer is called a bell.

Moose.
Round 4. Category: The "Rh" Factor
1: Scarlett O'Hara's favorite Butler.

Rhett.

2: While the reddish stalks of this plant may be eaten, the leaves are highly poisonous.

Rhubarb.

3: These 2 important European rivers differ by only one letter.

Rhine and Rhone.

4: This parallelogram with 4 equal sides resembles a slanted square.

Rhombus.

5: In mythology she's the wife of Cronus and the mother of Zeus.

Rhea.
Round 5. Category: Cops
1: These important pieces of evidence might contain loops, arches and whorls.

Fingerprints.

2: It's the "unfashionable" name for officers who do not wear uniforms when on duty.

Plainclothes.

3: A famous symbol of the Pinkerton Detective Agency is an eye and the slogan "We Never" do this.

Sleep.

4: This "Buckaroo Banzai" was "RoboCop" twice.

Peter Weller.

5: It's the numerical response that means "Message confirmed", good buddy.

10-4.
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