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December 04, 2021Episode 296 - "W"Ords - When You're "Hot" - 4 Years - The European Past - The Jep-Tones World Tour 2006
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 296, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "W"Ords
1: Walk like a duck.

Waddle.

2: It can mean to exercise power, or to handle and use a weapon.

Wield.

3: To hone or stimulate, like an appetite or one's curiosity.

to whet.

4: Ah-one and ah-two, it's the marine snail in the photo looking at you.

Whelk.

5: An intense desire to travel, or a best seller by Danielle Steel.

Wanderlust.
Round 2. Category: When You're "Hot"
1: It's slang for the electric chair.

the hot seat.

2: Empty, exaggerated talk is just a lot of this.

hot air.

3: A little horse sense will tell you it means eager to race.

hot to trot.

4: Hotheads know this phrase for "angry" comes from the blush of red they get around the neck.

hot under the collar.

5: Their hit "Give It Away" won this alternative rock band a 1993 Grammy.

Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Round 3. Category: 4 Years
1: In Julius Caesar's time this month had 30 days once every 4 years.

February.

2: In 1960 Abebe Bikila won this Olympic event barefoot; 4 years later he won it again, this time wearing shoes.

Marathon.

3: He was the first U.S. president to serve just 4 years.

John Adams.

4: His book "Daisy-Head Maysie" was published in 1995, 4 years after his death.

Dr. Seuss.

5: Every 4 years the Boy Scouts hold international rallies known as these.

Jamborees.
Round 4. Category: The European Past
1: July 14, 1789 was the Marquis de Launay's last day as governor of this edifice.

the Bastille.

2: While N. European sailors navigated by stars, Mediterraneans like Columbus relied mainly on this instrument.

the compass.

3: This 5th emperor built baths with running sea- and sulphur water; he should have used them to put out the fire.

Nero.

4: After World War II signs marking the entrance to East Berlin were usually in German and these 3 other languages.

English, French and Russian.

5: In 1323 this current part of the Netherlands gained control of Zeeland.

Holland.
Round 5. Category: The Jep-Tones World Tour 2006
1: More popular than Regis, the Jeps play their last stadium gig in San Francisco, like this band did on Aug. 29, 1966.

The Beatles.

2: After a stint with the Maharishi, the group tries Kaballah with this singer whose hits include "Beautiful Stranger".

Madonna.

3: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease- and -desist order.

Guns N' Roses.

4: No way! The Jeps' "Potpourri" video isn't the 2005 VMA Viewer's Choice; this band's "American Idiot" is.

Green Day.

5: Oops... the 'Tones hire Mensa's Angels as security at this speedway in California, site of a 1969 free concert by the Stones.

Altamont.
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December 03, 2021Episode 295 - Sweet Ad Lines - "Alley" Ways - Biblical Garden - Symptoms Of Affluenza - Milking Cows
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 295, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 295, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 295, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 295, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sweet Ad Lines
1: This product claims to be "Finger Lickin' Good".

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).

2: Teddy Roosevelt was the first to remark that this coffee was "Good to the Last Drop".

Maxwell House.

3: This brand is "Everything You Always Wanted in a Beer....and Less".

Miller Lite.

4: If you "Get A Piece of the Rock" you'll have this company's insurance.

Prudential.

5: It's the answer to the advertising question "How Do You Spell Relief?".

"R-O-L-A-I-D-S" (Rolaids).
Round 2. Category: "Alley" Ways
1: It's the feline equivalent of a stray mutt.

Alley cat.

2: Classic comic strips include "Gasoline Alley" and this title caveman.

"Alley Oop".

3: Type of venue in which you'd hear the terms turkey, strike and split being bandied about.

Bowling alley.

4: On August 25, 1991 she took home an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Kirstie Alley.

5: A mistaken course or direction may take you up one of these.

a blind alley.
Round 3. Category: Biblical Garden
1: Moses saw one of these burning but not consumed.

a bush.

2: Psalm 92 says, "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in" this country.

Lebanon.

3: 1963 Sidney Poitier film whose title comes from the flowers Jesus referred to in Matthew 6:28.

Lilies of the Field.

4: Isaiah predicted, "The desert shall rejoice and blossom as" this flower.

the rose.

5: In Mark chapter 11, Jesus found 1 of these trees w/out fruit and said, "No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever".

the fig tree.
Round 4. Category: Symptoms Of Affluenza
1: You get the sweats thinking about this car company's Silver Shadow, Silver Cloud or Phantom model.

Rolls-Royce.

2: Shortness of breath ordering 2 boxes of Cohiba cigars, first made in this country.

Cuba.

3: You get weak-kneed fondling a tournament mallet used during chukkers in this sport.

polo.

4: Heart palpitations when mentioning the Carnegie Abbey Members Only Club at Narragansett Bay in this state.

Rhode Island.

5: Shivers walking through 718 Fifth Ave., the jewelry house of this "King of Diamonds".

Harry Winston.
Round 5. Category: Milking Cows
1: I think I could do a better job of milking a cow than Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton did on this reality series in 2003.

The Simple Life.

2: A 1903 Broadway musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" featured this farm girl singing about milking cows.

Dorothy.

3: Eleanor the cow swallowed Eb's radio on "Music to Milk By", a 1967 episode of this classic down-on-the-farm sitcom.

Green Acres.

4: Possum Sweetheart was one contented cow, producing 37,381 lbs. of milk for this company in 1920 alone.

Carnation.

5: A movie heartthrob turns out to be a natural at milking cows in the 2003 film called "Win a Date with" him.

Tad Hamilton.
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December 01, 2021Episode 294 - Words For Two - Fdr - Colors En Espanol - Temple - Don't Bug Me!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 294, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Words For Two
1: It's a musical composition for 2 voices or 2 instruments.

Duet.

2: Word for 2 cards of the same value in a poker game.

Pair.

3: They can be fraternal or identical.

Twins.

4: In other words, "Similar as 2 legume fruits in a seed holder".

"Like two peas in a pod".

5: On a riverboat, it's how you would "Mark" water that's 2 fathoms deep.

Twain.
Round 2. Category: Fdr
1: Referring to the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR called December 7, 1941 "A date which will" do this.

"Live in Infamy".

2: FDR gave the first of these talks March 12, 1933 from the White House diplomatic reception room.

Fireside Chats.

3: While attending this school, FDR was editor of its newspaper, The Crimson.

Harvard.

4: FDR was born and is now buried in this town on the Hudson River.

Hyde Park.

5: During this 1932 campaign, FDR relied on a trusted group of advisers dubbed this --- pretty smart.

Brain Trust.
Round 3. Category: Colors En Espanol
1: To be "en numeros rojos" means to be in this color.

red.

2: In kids' drawings el sol is amarillo, this color.

yellow.

3: As its name says, salsa verde is made with chiles and tomatillos that are this color.

green.

4: Azul, this color, can be marino or celeste.

blue.

5: Spanish painter Juan Gris has a last name that means this color.

gray.
Round 4. Category: Temple
1: From the Greek for "assembly", it's a temple for Jewish religious worship.

Synagogue.

2: Her last starring film performance was in 1949's "The Story of Seabiscuit".

Shirley Temple.

3: Jachin and Boaz were the names of the 2 pillars at the entrance to this king's temple.

Solomon.

4: The Reverend Jim Jones led this sect to its ultimate doom.

The People's Temple.

5: In Amritsar, India Sikhs seek out this temple, the center of their faith.

Golden Temple.
Round 5. Category: Don't Bug Me!
1: The spider species Argyroneta aquatica lives mostly in this environment.

water.

2: In Africa, some nests of these wood-eating insects can reach a height of 20 feet.

termites.

3: This large, hairy bee is one of the few insects that can control its body temperature.

bumblebee.

4: Some scientists use the term hexapod in referring to insects; hexapod is Greek for this many legs.

6.

5: Also called loopers, spanworms and measuring worms, they are actually the caterpillars of moths.

inchworms.
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November 30, 2021Episode 293 - Ink - Teen People - '50s Song Lyrics - The President's Dog - U.s. Government And Politics
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 293, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ink
1: If your business is losing money, you're awash in this color ink.

Red.

2: Company that makes the Eraser Mate, a pen that has erasable ink.

Paper Mate.

3: From Latin roots meaning "cannot be obliterated", it describes ink that's permanent.

Indelible.

4: 1988 film that featured a will written in Acme disappearing and re-appearing ink.

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

5: His test, developed in 1921, includes 5 multicolored inkblots.

Herman Rohrshach.
Round 2. Category: Teen People
1: These cover girls of the issue turned 18 on June 13, 2004.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

2: In 1998 Brandy and this teen country diva were among the "Hottest Stars Under 21".

LeAnn Rimes.

3: Talk about most embarrassing moments, she said hers was on "Jeopardy!":.

Kirsten Dunst.

4: 4 stars of this Fox drama shared a spot (we think the one who plays Seth is funny-looking, but whatever).

The O.C..

5: Following Nelly, Chingy is the latest big star out of this city's rap scene.

St. Louis.
Round 3. Category: '50s Song Lyrics
1: This Bill Haley hit told us to "Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans".

"Shake, Rattle And Roll".

2: This Erroll Garner song begins, "Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree".

"Misty".

3: This Carl Perkins hit begins, "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show....".

"Blue Suede Shoes".

4: This song's lyrics contain such names as "Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown".

"Mack The Knife".

5: "I believe for ev'ry drop of rain that falls" this "grows".

A Flower.
Round 4. Category: The President's Dog
1: This bestselling author died in May 1997 at age 12.

Millie (President Bush's dog).

2: The press corps called this Scottie "The Informer"; when they saw him they knew FDR was near.

Fala.

3: Edgar was the beagle named after this man, who gave him to LBJ.

J. Edgar Hoover.

4: His golden retriever Liberty gave birth to 9 pups in the White House, giving him even more to trip over.

Gerald Ford.

5: He gave the Kennedys Pushinka, a pup of Strelka, the first Soviet dog in space.

Nikita Khrushchev.
Round 5. Category: U.s. Government And Politics
1: Members of the House of Representatives serve terms of this many years.

2.

2: He appointed more justices (9) to the Supreme Court than any other president in the 20th century.

FDR.

3: You'll find its home page at www.uscg.mil.

the Coast Guard.

4: This document served as our basic charter of government from 1781 until the Constitution in 1789.

the Articles of Confederation.

5: It's the F in the outdoors-oriented agency known as FWS.

Fish.
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November 29, 2021Episode 292 - Of Montezuma - In The Air Up There - Ellen - The Bill Of Rights - Take A Hike
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 292, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Of Montezuma
1: From 1502 to 1520 Montezuma II ruled these people.

Aztecs.

2: One of these works entitled "Montezuma" was composed by Roger Sessions in 1964.

an opera.

3: This defeater of Montezuma reached Mexico in 1519 and some historians believe he was mistaken for a god.

Hernando Cortez.

4: Reputedly, Montezuma drank as many as 50 cups a day of this drink which the Spanish made sweeter.

chocolate.

5: With some of the USA's best-preserved cliff dwellings, Montezuma Castle National Monument is in this state.

Arizona.
Round 2. Category: In The Air Up There
1: Most of these are in the troposphere and there are over 100 different types, such as cumulonimbus.

clouds.

2: Term for the moisture of the air, it's given in relative terms in forecasts.

humidity.

3: In the 1970s it was discovered that CFCs may be affecting this layer of atmosphere.

the ozone layer.

4: It's about .03% of the air; you breathe a little in and a lot out.

carbon dioxide.

5: About 80% of this gas in the air comes from decomposition in rice paddies, swamps, and animal intestines.

methane.
Round 3. Category: Ellen
1: She hosted the Emmys in 2001 and 2005 and was named to host the Oscars in 2007.

Ellen DeGeneres.

2: On Thursday nights, she plays doctor; the title doctor of "Grey's Anatomy".

Ellen Pompeo.

3: In 2005 British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur set a new record by doing this solo in 71 days, 14 hours.

sailing around the world.

4: This First Lady's efforts resulted in a 1914 law improving housing for African Americans in Washington, D.C..

Ellen Wilson.

5: Ellen of this publishing family co-founded a California institution of oceanography.

Scripps.
Round 4. Category: The Bill Of Rights
1: Congress can pick a national dance or flower, but can't by the 1st Amendment, pick a national one of these.

Religion.

2: This fourth president was largely responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights.

James Madison.

3: 3 of the 13 original states did not ratify the Bill of Rights until 1939: Mass., Conn. and this "Peach State".

Georgia.

4: The 4th Amendment guarantees the right of the people "against unreasonable searches and" these.

seizures.

5: In 1787 Jefferson wrote to this "Father of the Bill of Rights", "A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to".

Madison.
Round 5. Category: Take A Hike
1: There's good hiking at several stops on this country's mountainous Chihuahua al Pacifico train.

Mexico.

2: The Otter Trail on the coast of this country's Western Cape Province may be booked up a year ahead.

South Africa.

3: In 1923 the first path designated part of this trail opened in New York's Bear Mountain State Park.

the Appalachian Trail.

4: If this European country's mountains are forbidding, try hiking in its famed valley the Engadine.

Switzerland.

5: Germany's 104-mile Rennsteig meanders through the Thuringer Wald, or Thuringian this.

Forest.
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November 28, 2021Episode 291 - Tell 'Em What They've Won, Johnny - The Book Biz - Famous Franks - World's Oldest Man's RÃ©sumÃ© - World Of Islam
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 291, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tell 'Em What They've Won, Johnny
1: Walt Disney won a record 14 of these statuettes now given out in March.

Oscars.

2: The first of these were awarded in 1901 and they are given out yearly for Physics, Chemistry, Peace and 3 other disciplines.

the Nobel Prizes.

3: A brave French soldier might receive the award known as the "Croix de Guerre", meaning "Cross of" this.

War.

4: The Borg-Warner Trophy is awarded every year to the winner of this epic auto race held on Memorial Day weekend.

the Indy 500.

5: In 1921 Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Fiction prize named for this news publisher.

Pulitzer.
Round 2. Category: The Book Biz
1: Unless we receive other instructions, we'll tell you the Literary Guild was among the first of these.

Book clubs.

2: This trade magazine has been listing the nation's bestselling books since 1912.

Publisher's Weekly.

3: Last name of Richard, who co-founded a publishing house in 1924 and fathered a singer named Carly in 1945.

Simon.

4: In 1997 Harper Collins canceled 100 new titles but let the authors keep these up-front payments.

Advances.

5: An unsold book left in the publisher's inventory, or a number left over in division.

Remainder.
Round 3. Category: Famous Franks
1: This "Wizard of Oz" author edited a trade magazine for store window decorators.

L. Frank Baum.

2: Frank Fitzsimmons took control of this union when Jimmy Hoffa was imprisoned in 1967.

Teamsters.

3: This musical satirist founded the Mothers of Invention in 1964.

Frank Zappa.

4: In Gemini 7 he and Jim Lovell set a 14-day endurance record.

Frank Borman.

5: This Idaho Democratic senator was active in investigating abuses by the CIA.

Frank Church.
Round 4. Category: World's Oldest Man's RÃ©sumÃ©
1: Maker of racing saddles for these, like the Diplodocus and the Iguanandon.

dinosaurs.

2: Legal aide for Judge Winthrop at these notorious trials in 1692.

the Salem Witch Trials.

3: Ticket scalper fro Custer's 1876 "Last Stand" at the Little Bighorn in this state.

Montana.

4: Was quite excited to proofread this ribald French author's "Justine" in the 1790s.

the Marquis de Sade.

5: Torturer's apprentice to this Spanish Inquisitor General who lived from 1420 to 1498.

Torquemada.
Round 5. Category: World Of Islam
1: Considered a prophet of Islam, this founder of another religion is known as Isa Ibn Maryam.

Jesus.

2: Of 570, 1170 or 1570, the traditional year of the prophet Muhammad's birth.

570.

3: Qiblah is the term for the direction Muslims face when praying towards this city.

Mecca.

4: Reflecting its origin in a pre-Islamic solar calendar, the name of this Muslim holy month means "great heat".

Ramadan.

5: Referring to "The Sanctuary" of King Solomon's temple once found there, the Muslim name for this city is Al-Quds.

Jerusalem.
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November 27, 2021Episode 290 - Friday The 13Th - Also A Gun Manufacturer - "Oop"S! - A Gamey Category - Famous "Baby"S
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 290, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Friday The 13Th
1: Friday October 13, 1944: Greek patriots retake Athens from this group after 3 1/2 years of occupation.

Germany (or the Nazis).

2: Friday January 13, 1995: The first all-female crew wins a qualifying race for this contest.

the America's Cup.

3: Friday October 13, 1967: This president signs an executive order banning sex discrimination in the U.S. govt..

(Lyndon) Johnson.

4: Friday, February 13, 1914:This 5-letter organization is set up to collect royalties when music is performed.

ASCAP.

5: 1994: The first handover of a West Bank city from Israel to the Palestinians--this one where a battle was fit.

Jericho.
Round 2. Category: Also A Gun Manufacturer
1: One might run in the Preakness.

a colt.

2: This 19th century American artist and sculptor was known as "The Rembrandt of the West".

Remington.

3: He's the guitarist who had a Top 40 hit with "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo".

Rick Derringer.

4: Famous for its cathedral, this English city was the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex.

Winchester.

5: Fredric March portrayed this poet in "The Barrets of Wimpole Street".

(Robert) Browning.
Round 3. Category: "Oop"S!
1: "Hawaiian" exercise ring introduced by Wham-O in the 1950s.

a hula hoop.

2: This type of sailing vessel has a single mast with fore-and-aft rigging.

a sloop.

3: One's tax burden can be lowered by exploiting these.

loopholes.

4: Originally meaning a small opening, it's used figuratively to mean a way around a rule or regulation.

a loophole.

5: A small warship of the American Revolutionary period, or a British escort vessel of WWII.

a sloop.
Round 4. Category: A Gamey Category
1: In this game, the soda container stopped rotating and faces me...so kiss me already!.

Spin the Bottle.

2: Careful! Don't make the man's nose buzz while removing his funny bone in this game.

Operation.

3: An insignificant quest, or a game where you earn wedges in 6 categories.

Trivial Pursuit.

4: Calling all armchair Napoleons, it's the "Game of World Conquest".

Risk.

5: You go from career start or college start to Countryside Acres or Millionaire Estates in this game.

Life.
Round 5. Category: Famous "Baby"S
1: 1 of 2 popular U.S. films released in late 1987 that had the word "Baby" in their titles.

Baby Boom or Three Men and a Baby.

2: Nickname of Jean-Claude Duvalier, who succeeded his father, a physician, as Haitian leader.

"Baby Doc".

3: Childhood stage name of the actress who played Sally Rogers on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

Baby Rose Marie.

4: Seen w/Casper the Friendly Ghost, this Harvey cartoon and comic character was an overgrown duckling.

Baby Huey.

5: It's how the media referred to little Miss McClure, who, in 1987, fell down a well and was rescued 2 days later.

Baby Jessica.
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November 26, 2021Episode 289 - Go Old West, Young Man - Directional Diversions - Russian Cities - The "Naked" Truth - "C" Me
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 289, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Go Old West, Young Man
1: Fort Bonneville in this "Cowboy State" was "Fort Nonsense" to scoffing trappers.

Wyoming.

2: Wells, Fargo and Company opened in this California city in 1852 to offer miners express and banking services.

San Francisco.

3: "Cowpuncher" was a term for a cowboy; this "puncher" was a preacher.

a Bible puncher.

4: Thomas Moran's artwork helped influence Congress to make this America's first national park.

Yellowstone.

5: A cowboy who "cut a man down" shot him; if he "cut the dust", he did this.

taking a drink.
Round 2. Category: Directional Diversions
1: Steinbeck shows sadness in Salinas:" blank of Eden".

East.

2: 1948 Pulitzer winner for Michener:"Tales of the blank Pacific".

South.

3: Percy Bysshe Shelley:"Ode to the blank Wind".

West.

4: Shared title of 2 tales, one by John Jakes and one by Elizabeth Gaskell:" blank and blank ".

North and South.

5: Robert Frost's 1914 collection:" blank of Boston".

North.
Round 3. Category: Russian Cities
1: This city is home to St. Basil's Cathedral and Red Square.

Moscow.

2: Novosibirsk and Omsk are the 2 main cities in this large, cold Russian region.

Siberia.

3: In 1712 the capital of Russia was moved to this city later named Leningrad.

St. Petersburg.

4: The ancestral mother city of the Russian people is this capital of neighboring Ukraine.

Kiev.

5: Grozny is the capital city of this region that has waged a struggle for independence since the mid-1990s.

Chechnya.
Round 4. Category: The "Naked" Truth
1: A Leslie Nielsen comedy.

The Naked Gun.

2: Unaided vision.

Naked eye.

3: In other words, "dollar bill nude".

Buck naked.

4: Boisterous beatnik Burroughs' book.

"Naked Lunch".

5: Goya's girl.

"The Naked Maja".
Round 5. Category: "C" Me
1: An evil prayer appealing for harm to come to another.

Curse.

2: Adjective meaning curved inward, like the inside of a circle or sphere.

concave.

3: A structure for venting gas or smoke.

Chimney.

4: The state of sexual abstinence.

Celibacy.

5: This Christian church is headed by The Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt.

the Coptic Church.
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November 25, 2021Episode 288 - Fools And Follies - Religion In Corporations - Beach Boys - Play Your Cards Right - Spelling Bee
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 288, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fools And Follies
1: This country sold what's known as Seward's Folly.

Russia.

2: A gowk is a person who is tricked on the Scottish equivalent of this U.S. observance.

April Fool's Day.

3: Iron pyrite.

Fool's gold.

4: Proper name of what's been called Fulton's Folly.

The Clermont.

5: He wrote the songs for the 1971 musical "Follies".

Steven Sondheim.
Round 2. Category: Religion In Corporations
1: This car company that promoted "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie" sponsored the "Come Together and Worship Tour".

Chevrolet.

2: Clothing chain Forever 21 puts this biblical book and the chapter and verse 3:16 on the bottom of bags.

John.

3: This Seattle-based airline puts prayer cards on the food trays.

Alaska Airlines.

4: Starbucks began putting quotes on its cups by this author of "The Purpose-Driven Life".

Rick Warren.

5: This national chicken sandwich restaurant stays closed on Sundays so employees can focus on faith and family.

Chick-fil-A.
Round 3. Category: Beach Boys
1: Crockett and Tubbs were always cruising trendy beach hotspots on this influential '80s TV series.

Miami Vice.

2: For awhile in "Beach Blanket Bingo" this actor romances Linda Evans, not Annette.

Frankie Avalon.

3: A guest house on the beachfront estate of wealthy Robin Masters is the home of this title TV detective.

Magnum, P.I..

4: This actor rolls on the sand and in the surf with Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity".

Burt Lancaster.

5: Fred Astaire's first dramatic role was in this 1959 post-nuclear war Nevil Shute drama set partly in Australia.

On the Beach.
Round 4. Category: Play Your Cards Right
1: A hole in one, or a skilled fighter pilot.

an ace.

2: It's the lowest total that makes you go bust in blackjack.

22.

3: A hole in one, or a skilled fighter pilot.

an ace.

4: Back in the 1850s this card was added to the deck to be the highest trump in the game of euchre.

Joker.

5: Phish musician Ernest Joseph Anastasio III, like many guys with III in their names, goes by this.

Trey.
Round 5. Category: Spelling Bee
1: This long river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I.

2: Last name of the only California Governor to become U.S. President.

R-E-A-G-A-N.

3: It's the country formerly known as Rhodesia.

Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E.

4: The name of this Philistine warrior to the Bible is now applied to any large object or person.

G-O-L-I-A-T-H.

5: The name of the Greek goddess of vengeance, it now means an opponent or rival who can't be overcome.

N-E-M-E-S-I-S.
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November 24, 2021Episode 287 - Forewords - Biography - Muscle Cars - Dude, Where's My Carb? - Historical Paintings
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 287, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Forewords
1: This 1955 novel's foreword says, "I have no intention to glorify 'H.H.'....he is a shining example of moral leprosy".

Lolita.

2: This author said that he would have offered the savage a third alternative if he were to rewrite "Brave New World".

Aldous Huxley.

3: "Conrad begins (and ends) Marlow's journey... on the Thames, on the yawl, Nellie", says the foreword to this novel.

Heart of Darkness.

4: Part 2 "is Lilliput in reverse, but...also offers some of" his "fiercest assaults upon the behavior of" his countrymen.

Jonathan Swift.

5: A translator's introduction to this novel says that Dostoyevsky was, "Like Raskolnikov, up to the neck in debt".

Crime and Punishment.
Round 2. Category: Biography
1: She was one of the last stars in the studio system"The tobacco farmer's daughter from North Carolina was awed and intimidated by the luxury of the MGM system.".

Ava Gardner.

2: Born in the West Indies in the 1750s, got involved in money matters, fatally wounded in a duel in 1804.

Alexander Hamilton.

3: "Titan: The Life of" this 19th century oil baron gushes with the tale of history's first billionaire.

(John D.) Rockefeller.

4: For many years our own Johnny Gilbert was her announcer.

Dinah Shore.

5: Turned on in 1920, tuned in to LSD in the '60s, dropped out in 1996.

Dr. Timothy Leary.
Round 3. Category: Muscle Cars
1: A Plymouth named for this Warner Bros. cartoon character even had the horn sound to match.

the Road Runner.

2: The 1968 Dart GTS was a muscle car from this maker.

Dodge.

3: In the '60s Ford named a fastback after this newly opened Alabama speedway.

Talladega.

4: The E-type by this British company was one of the first to offer independent rear suspension.

Jaguar.

5: V-8 engines with major displacement are alliteratively called "big" this.

big block.
Round 4. Category: Dude, Where's My Carb?
1: This hormone secreted by the pancreas controls your carbohydrate metabolism.

insulin.

2: A carbohydrate contains 4 of these energy units per gram, as opposed to 9 for a gram of fat.

a calorie.

3: The main component of the cell walls of plants, this complex carbohydrate is what termites eat.

cellulose.

4: The name of this variety of complex carbohydrate comes from an Old German word meaning "to be rigid".

starch.

5: Carbohydrates are predominantly made up of these three elements.

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Round 5. Category: Historical Paintings
1: Guido Reni could have called his painting of this ruler "T and A", "A" standing for asp.

Cleopatra.

2: Around 1814 Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes painted this catastrophic 79 A.D. event.

the eruption of Vesuvius.

3: She's the woman depicted here at the coronation of Charles VII.

Joan of Arc.

4: Using newspaper accounts of the event, Edouard Manet painted the "Execution of" this emperor in Mexico.

Maximilian.

5: Jacob Lawrence's Toussaint L'Ouverture series is a pictorial history of this country's slave rebellion.

Haiti.
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