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July 01, 2021Episode 140 - Sing! - Movie Thrillers - Mssng Vwls - "No" Way - Cowboys
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sing!
1: Wham!.

George Michael.

2: Dire Straits.

Mark Knopfler.

3: The Talking Heads.

David Byrne.

4: Smashing Pumpkins.

Billy Corgan.

5: The Clash.

Joe Strummer.
Round 2. Category: Movie Thrillers
1: In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-released to the theatres.

The Manchurian Candidate.

2: Joe Eszterhas received a record $3 million for his script of this 1992 Michael Douglas-Sharon Stone film.

Basic Instinct.

3: Joseph Wiseman played the lanky title villain in this 1962 James Bond movie, the first in the series.

Dr. No.

4: The finale of Alfred Hitchcock's "Saboteur" takes place on this national landmark.

Statue of Liberty.

5: Barbara Stanwyck got an Oscar nomination for her role in this 1948 thriller based on a 1943 radio play.

Sorry, Wrong Number.
Round 3. Category: Mssng Vwls
1: One of the planets:"RNS".

Uranus.

2: A U.S. state:"TH".

Utah.

3: It's a gas!( and an element): "NN".

neon.

4: A Native American people:"PCH".

Apache.

5: A country in Africa:"THP".

Ethiopia.
Round 4. Category: "No" Way
1: In recipes, it often comes between "tuna" and "casserole".

Noodle.

2: This head movement can indicate approval or sleepiness.

Nodding.

3: 167 died in a 1988 oil rig explosion off Britain in this sea.

North Sea.

4: Adjacent border towns in Arizona and Mexico share this name.

Nogales.

5: Last name of noted sculptor Isamu or celebrity coroner Thomas.

Noguchi.
Round 5. Category: Cowboys
1: Because they often prodded cattle with sticks, cowboys were also known by this term.

cowpokes.

2: This synonym for a cowboy's lasso is from the Spanish word "reata", meaning rope.

lariat.

3: By 1870 this hatmaker was the leading producer of cowboy hats.

Stetson.

4: In 1871 cowboys drove a record number of cattle, 600,000, from Texas to Kansas along this trail.

the Chisholm Trail.

5: In the days of Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, this Kansas town was the "Cowboy Capital of the World".

Dodge City.
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June 30, 2021Episode 139 - Animals In Paradise - World History - Cemeteries - Canadian Songbirds - Celebrity Dog Breeds
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Animals In Paradise
1: The largest animal in paradise is this biblical one that swallowed a person whole.

(Jonah's) whale.

2: A bird called the Hoopoe of Bilquis is on the list, Bilqis being a name for the biblical queen of this place.

Sheba.

3: Solomon talked to this industrious insect that was later allowed into paradise.

ant.

4: The ram he sacrificed instead of his son is in the fold.

Abraham.

5: His mount Al-Buraq was allowed into heaven.

Muhammad.
Round 2. Category: World History
1: This Irish castle famous for its "stone" was built by Cormac MacCarthy about 1446.

the Blarney.

2: Born in 12 A.D., this cruel and unbalanced Roman emperor was a great-grandson of Mark Antony.

Caligula.

3: On Feb. 10, 1840 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married her.

Victoria.

4: This battleship on which the WWII Japanese surrender terms were signed saw combat during the Gulf War.

U.S.S. Missouri.

5: In 1513 this Spaniard made the first recorded European exploration of what is now the U.S. mainland.

Ponce de Leon.
Round 3. Category: Cemeteries
1: Although Emile Zola's gravestone still rests at this city's Cimetiere de Montmartre, his body was moved to the Pantheon.

Paris.

2: With more than 1 million burials, Rookwood Necropolis in this largest Aussie city is one of the world's largest.

Sydney.

3: About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton.

Boot Hill.

4: The world's largest historical mosaic, "The Birth Of Liberty", can be found at this Southern Calif. cemetery.

Forest Lawn.

5: 368 American servicemen from WWI are buried in this "field", a U.S. Military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium.

Flanders Field.
Round 4. Category: Canadian Songbirds
1: In December 2007 this chanteuse gave her last performance of the Vegas spectacular "A New Day".

Celine Dion.

2: This singer from Halifax, Nova Scotia had hits with "Adia" and "Sweet Surrender".

Sarah McLachlan.

3: She must be a Keith Jackson fan, as she titled one of her albums "Whoa, Nelly!".

Nelly Furtado.

4: She put her initials on duets of "Crying" with Roy Orbison and "What A Wonderful World" with Tony Bennett.

k.d. lang.

5: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.

Feist.
Round 5. Category: Celebrity Dog Breeds
1: Snoopy.

a Beagle.

2: Beethoven.

a Saint Bernard.

3: Perdita and Pongo.

Dalmatian.

4: Eddie on "Frasier".

a Jack Russell Terrier.

5: Buddy of "Air Bud" fame.

a Golden Retriever.
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June 29, 2021Episode 138 - 4-Letter Magazines - State Your Name - The Cold War - Guns N' Roses - No. 1 Country Hits
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 4-Letter Magazines
1: Henry Luce helped create these 2 magazines, one in 1923, the other in 1936.

Time and Life.

2: It's how you say "She" in France and Korea and Romania and 29 other international editions.

Elle.

3: People sure are saying things about this new magazine from Tina Brown.

Talk.

4: Mary J. Blige got personal in the Sept. 1999 issue of this hip-hop music magazine founded by Quincy Jones.

Vibe.

5: Carey Lowell wrote about Deepak Chopra for this Conde Nast magazine of personal well-being.

Self.
Round 2. Category: State Your Name
1: Maine's name came from this longer English word used to distinguish it from the nearby isles.

the mainland.

2: The names Colorado and Tennessee were applied to these physical features before they were applied to states.

rivers.

3: The sylvania in Pennsylvania refers to these.

woods.

4: Its name may be from a Dutch name or a Greek colossus site.

Rhode Island.

5: Montana was named for its mountains and this state was named for some "snow-covered" mountains.

Nevada.
Round 3. Category: The Cold War
1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold.

vitamin C.

2: Over 100 kinds of viruses cause colds, infections of the upper part of this tract.

respiratory tract.

3: Quigley and this Chicago company have come up with a bubble gum cold treatment for kids.

Wrigley.

4: At the 20th party congress in February 1956, Nikita Khrushchev savagely denounced this late leader.

Josef Stalin.

5: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb.

Robert Oppenheimer.
Round 4. Category: Guns N' Roses
1: On Jan. 1, 2005, a 207-foot train spouting fireworks and a 50-foot robot were highlights of this event.

the Rose Parade.

2: He was the first MLB player to have 200 hits in 10 different years.

Pete Rose.

3: He invented an electrically controlled naval mine as well as the 6-shooter.

(Samuel) Colt.

4: Though patented in 1862, this crank-operated machine gun didn't become official U.S. Army weaponry until 1866.

the Gatling Gun.

5: Her Oct. 7, 1914 wedding day would prove to be a focal point of American politics.

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Round 5. Category: No. 1 Country Hits
1: In the title of a 1990 single of the year, Garth Brooks had "friends" here.

In low places.

2: In 1996 this Canadian-born woman sang, "If you're not in it for love, I'm out of here".

Shania Twain.

3: This 1992 George Strait film spawned 2 No. 1 hits: "I Cross My Heart" and "Heartland".

Pure Country.

4: Brooks and Dunn song about about a honky-tonk "Where all the cowboy folk go to" do this dance.

"Boot Scootin' Boogie".

5: Her 1991 release "She's in Love with the Boy" was the first debut single by a country female to reach No. 1.

Trisha Yearwood.
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June 28, 2021Episode 137 - 5 Letter Words - "O" No! - Ukraine On The Brain - Whaaazuuup?! - "Fre"-Dom
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 137, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 5 Letter Words
1: An assumed identity, or the type of letter that accompanies a resume.

Cover letter.

2: Emily Post says in this kind of letter, don't call death "a blessing in disguise".

Condolence letter.

3: Also a fruit, it should always be found in the heading of a letter.

Date.

4: "Very truly yours" is a "complimentary" this, also something done to a door.

Closing.

5: The garment worn here, it follows "zip" in something the Postal Service wants you to use.

Plus fours.
Round 2. Category: "O" No!
1: These bivalves breed in beds.

oysters.

2: The Greek word for "bird" gave us this word for the study of birds.

ornithology.

3: Founded in 1878, Lady Margaret Hall is this European university's oldest women's college.

Oxford.

4: This London theatre was once known as the Royal Victoria.

the Old Vic.

5: Last name of Ambrosio and Bernardo, father and son politicians of Chile.

O'Higgins.
Round 3. Category: Ukraine On The Brain
1: The worst nuclear accident in history happened at this Ukrainian site in 1986.

Chernobyl.

2: After conquering the region, this empress introduced serfdom to Ukraine in 1795.

Catherine the Great.

3: Ukraine's capital lends its name to this poultry dish in which breasts are rolled up with butter, breaded and fried.

Chicken Kiev.

4: Ukrainians call this body of water "Chorne More".

the Black Sea.

5: This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954.

the Crimea.
Round 4. 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.
Round 5. Category: "Fre"-Dom
1: Wrigley's "extra" brand of cinnamon chewing gum bills itself as this on its wrapper.

sugar free.

2: Lord Tennyson, or Batman's Butler.

Alfred.

3: Elevun letr wurd fur the job thet wud b rezponzibl fir fiksin this clu's speling problims.

proofreader.

4: Prestone makes one that provides protection down to -84 degrees.

antifreeze.

5: It's the art of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water.

fresco.
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June 27, 2021Episode 136 - Edgar Allan Poe-Pourri - Men Of Letters - Official Languages - 1945 - College Courses
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 136, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Edgar Allan Poe-Pourri
1: In the world's first detective story, C. Auguste Dupin solves the title crimes in "The Murders" here.

the Rue Morgue.

2: A man's harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish Inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite.

"The Pit and the Pendulum".

3: This lung disease claimed the life of Poe's 24-year-old wife.

tuberculosis.

4: Spoiler alert! "The Cask of" this potent potable tells of a man sealing his enemy up behind a wall... alive!.

Amontillado.

5: This French "Flowers of Evil" author translated Poe's tales into French.

Charles Baudelaire.
Round 2. Category: Men Of Letters
1: Herbert George....

H.G. Wells.

2: Jerome David.

Salinger.

3: Edward Estlin.

Cummings.

4: David Herbert.

Lawrence.

5: Howard Phillips....

HP Lovecraft.
Round 3. Category: Official Languages
1: Brazil.

Portuguese.

2: In Chad:French and this.

Arabic.

3: In the Netherlands:this.

Dutch.

4: In New Zealand:English, New Zealand Sign Language and this native tongue.

Maori.

5: Malagasy.

Madagascar.
Round 4. Category: 1945
1: Truman's state or battleship site of Japan's surrender.

Missouri.

2: He was preparing for the U.N. conference in San Francisco when he died in Warm Springs, Ga. on April 12.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3: Number of stars in U.S. flag raised over Iwo Jima.

48.

4: Tragically 14 people were killed when a B-25 crashed into this building, between the 78th and 79th floors.

the Empire State Building.

5: Still on NBC-TV today, it began as a radio show hosted by Lawrence Spivak in 1945.

Meet the Press.
Round 5. Category: College Courses
1: Study this language at Bennington and you may take the class on "Svevo and Tozzi"--2 20th century authors.

Italian.

2: This University of Nebraska at Omaha offers an English course devoted to this "Canterbury Tales" author.

Chaucer.

3: At N.Y.'s Vassar global feminism and postmodern feminism are 2 of the courses offered in this program.

women's studies.

4: For some fun at Willamette University, you can take a course on this; foils, masks and protective jackets are provided.

fencing.

5: In the Oregon State course ENT 300, "Plagues, Pests and Politics", ENT stands for this field of study.

entomology.
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June 26, 2021Episode 135 - Ghosts - Cruisin' The Caribbean - Superman - Pop Goes The Ballet - Cookies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 135, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ghosts
1: The 999 ghosts at the mansion in this Anaheim landmark tell visitors Â“There's always room for 1 moreÂ”.

Disneyland.

2: Creators of Â“CasperÂ” say this film's logo plagiarized 1 of their characters.

Ghostbusters.

3: Silver City, Idaho and Bodie, California for example.

ghost towns.

4: In the Superman TV series, editor Perry White frequently invoked this spirit.

great Caesar's ghost.

5: In Shakespeare's play, ghost who sat in Macbeth's place at the banquet table.

Banquo.
Round 2. Category: Cruisin' The Caribbean
1: When you pull into Guadeloupe, you may have to change your dollars into this official currency.

euros.

2: Princess Cruises shipped in tons of this to keep its private Caribbean island beach looking pristine.

sand.

3: As you'd expect, it was the first company to launch a fleet exclusively in the Caribbean.

Royal Caribbean.

4: Destiny and Liberty are 2 of this line's "Fun Ships".

Carnival.

5: If you're cruising on the Royal Clipper, it will most likely be under this power.

wind.
Round 3. Category: Superman
1: He played Jesse James in 1943's "The Kansan" before donning the cape of Superman on TV in the 1950s.

George Reeves.

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

Smallville.

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

Richard Pryor.

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

Superman Returns.

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

Mario Puzo.
Round 4. Category: Pop Goes The Ballet
1: The rock and roll ballet "Blue Suede Shoes" celebrates the music and the spirit of this legendary star.

Elvis Presley.

2: "Deuce Coupe" is danced to "Little Deuce Coupe", "Catch A Wave" and other songs made famous by this group.

The Beach Boys.

3: The 1988 ballet "A Fool For You" is performed to this star's hits, including "I Got A Woman" and "Hit The Road Jack".

Ray Charles.

4: "Sex" and "Horror" are compositions this member of the Marsalis family wrote for the ballet "Them Twos".

Wynton Marsalis.

5: "Laura's Women" was inspired by the music of this singer-songwriter who wrote for Streisand and Three Dog Night.

Laura Nyro.
Round 5. Category: Cookies
1: "Sesame Street" character whose catchphrase is "Me want cookies".

Cookie Monster.

2: Debbi is the first name of this woman whose name is on over 700 cookie franchises.

Mrs. Fields.

3: In 1934 this pair from the funny pages had a baby son named Alexander; daughter Cookie was born in 1941.

Blondie and Dagwood.

4: A machine that is a funnel within a funnel fills this cake-like cookie with fig jam.

a Fig Newton.

5: Founder Margaret Rudkin named this brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut.

Pepperidge Farm.
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June 25, 2021Episode 134 - Cash - Black And White Tv - Potent Potables - Who Was The President When... - Jackie Robinson
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 134, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cash
1: In a 1956 song Johnny had the "Blues" for this title place; he recorded a live album there in 1968.

Folsom Prison.

2: This Johnny Cash song begins, "Love is a burning thing".

"Ring Of Fire".

3: She helped Johnny kick his drug habit and converted him to fundamentalist Christianity; they married in 1968.

June Carter Cash.

4: No flamboyant, rhinestone-studded outfits for Johnny Cash, whose usual stage wear earned him this nickname.

"The Man in Black".

5: Johnny wowed the MTV crowd with his stark cover of "Hurt", originally by this Trent Reznor band.

Nine Inch Nails.
Round 2. Category: Black And White Tv
1: Sunset Strip address of detectives Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer.

77.

2: This CBS game show that first hit the air in 1955 gave away $1,000,000 in its first 17 months.

The $64,000 Question.

3: For years "Gunsmoke" and this Western about folks headin' west were the No. 1 and 2 shows on TV.

Wagon Train.

4: In 1951 this Danish pianist with a sense of the absurd had his own show on NBC.

Victor Borge.

5: It's not an Italian white wine, it's a cute Italian mouse often featured on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Topo Gigio.
Round 3. Category: Potent Potables
1: The Harvard is made with sweet vermouth; dry vermouth is in this cocktail with the name of a Harvard rival.

Yale.

2: Flavor shared by tia maria and gallweys.

coffee.

3: The French term for a wine waiter.

sommelier.

4: Brooklynite Jennie Churchill, Winston's mother, created this whiskey and vermouth cocktail.

Manhattan.

5: In 1915 the French outlawed this wormwood-flavored liqueur 1st made commercially by Pernod in 1797.

absinthe.
Round 4. Category: Who Was The President When...
1: ...the last U.S. citizens were airlifted out of Saigon as it fell.

(Gerald) Ford.

2: ...Hawaii became a state.

Eisenhower.

3: ...the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" were written.

Madison.

4: ...the U.S. last won Winter Olympic men's ice hockey gold.

Jimmy Carter.

5: ...the Alamo was besieged by Mexican forces.

Andrew Jackson.
Round 5. Category: Jackie Robinson
1: Jackie's historic major league debut came April 15, 1947 at this Brooklyn Dodgers home park.

Ebbets Field.

2: Jackie played most of his career at this position, next to shortstop Pee Wee Reese.

Second Base.

3: Jackie lettered in 4 sports at this Southern California university, the only athlete ever to do so.

UCLA.

4: At age 28, Robinson won the very first of these awards for first-year players.

Rookie of the Year.

5: Jackie won the major leagues' first of these awards for first-year players.

Rookie of the Year.
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June 23, 2021Episode 133 - Singer-Songwriters - Take A Hike - High Places - The Bible Tells Me So - Other Power Rangers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Singer-Songwriters
1: "Beat It".

Michael Jackson.

2: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder".

Paul Anka.

3: "That Don't Impress Me Much".

Shania Twain.

4: "I Walk the Line".

Johnny Cash.

5: "Short People".

Randy Newman.
Round 2. 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.
Round 3. Category: High Places
1: Mount Hikurangi, sacred to the Maoris, is the first place in this country to see the light of day.

New Zealand.

2: In 1707 and 1708 this volcano showered Tokyo with ash and oh-oh, it's rumbling again.

Mount Fuji.

3: Zermatt, Switzerland's Alpine Museum has several exhibits devoted to this adjacent peak.

Matterhorn.

4: In 1947 renewed activity of this Sicilian volcano formed 2 new craters.

Mount Etna.

5: Nanga Parbat in Jammu and Kashmir is considered the most dangerous peak for climbers in this range.

Himalayas.
Round 4. Category: The Bible Tells Me So
1: Joshua 6:1: "now" this city "was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel".

Jericho.

2: The rods of both these brothers were turned into snakes by God.

Moses and Aaron.

3: Deuteronomy 5: "neither shalt thou bear" this 2-word phrase "against thy neighbour".

false witness.

4: Judges 15: he "said, with the jaw-bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men".

Samson.

5: 1 kings 2: "then sat" this man "upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established".

Solomon.
Round 5. Category: Other Power Rangers
1: The introduction to a 1950s TV show called him the "daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains".

The Lone Ranger.

2: The oldest state law enforcement agency in the U.S., it began in 1823 with 10 men.

the Texas Rangers.

3: [There's a theme here]A Ranger spacecraft shot 300 close-up photos per minute to help select moon landing sites for this NASA program.

Apollo.

4: In WWII Rudder's Rangers attacked the Germans on this cliffs on Pointe Du Hoc in this part of France.

Normandy.

5: Rogers' Rangers was a Colonial unit commanded by Robert Rogers during this 1754 to 1763 war.

the French-Indian War.
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June 22, 2021Episode 132 - "The Onion" - It Don't Mean A "Thing" - Crossword Clues "R" - Elevator Ride - The Cabinet
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 132, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "The Onion"
1: "The Onion" reported that 450,000 unsold copies of "TIME"'s special issue on this April "day" went to a landfill.

Earth Day.

2: In a headline from history, "War Rationing Boards Restricts Nylon Use to Armed Forces" and this FBI director.

J. Edgar Hoover.

3: In entertainment news, Anatoly Ivaskevich hosts this country's hit game show "Who Wants to Eat a Meal?".

Russia.

4: Most coverage of this territory's return to China left out its desperate plea to Jackie Chan for help.

Hong Kong.

5: It was a sad day when an employee of this computer company was fired for "thinking a little too different".

Apple.
Round 2. Category: It Don't Mean A "Thing"
1: Zip, nada, el zilcho.

nothing.

2: A ring for a baby's incisors.

teething.

3: Giving a portion of one's income, typically 10%, to one's church.

tithing.

4: Raiment or apparel.

clothing.

5: "In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking", now heaven knows, this.

"Anything Goes".
Round 3. Category: Crossword Clues "R"
1: Sidewinder or diamondback(11).

rattlesnake.

2: Movie boxer Balboa(5).

Rocky.

3: A Mackintosh(8).

raincoat.

4: Enrollment record keeper at a university(9).

Registrar.

5: Approve an amendment(6).

ratify.
Round 4. Category: Elevator Ride
1: First floor.Cordless phones, answering machines and this hit.

"I Just Called to Say I Love You".

2: Second floor.Whips, chains and this oft-recorded song.

"Hurts So Bad".

3: Third floor.Pharmacy and this golden oldie.

"Love Potion No. 9".

4: Fourth floor.Women's attire and this Chris de Burgh number.

"Lady In Red".

5: Top level.Observation deck and of course, this song.

"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever".
Round 5. Category: The Cabinet
1: On September 15, 1789 the Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to this.

Department of State.

2: The Comptroller of the Currency operates under the auspices of this cabinet department.

Treasury.

3: When founded on May 15, 1862, it had only a commissioner, 4 clerks, 1 gardener and his aides.

Department of Agriculture.

4: It's been described as "The custodian of the nation's natural resources".

Department of the Interior.

5: In 1979 Health, Education and Welfare was split into the Dept. of Education and this department.

Health and Human Services.
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June 21, 2021Episode 131 - "R"Rrrrrrrrr - The Penn. - It's Not Catching - Happy New Year! - Who Played Whom
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr
1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system.

reboot.

2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes.

ringer.

3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture.

rattan.

4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

5: Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!".

Rhinoceros.
Round 2. Category: The Penn.
1: It was this cold historic site that Von Steuben reorganized our army in February 1778.

Valley Forge.

2: One of its more unimaginative nicknames is "the capital of the Keystone State".

Harrisburg.

3: Pittsburgh's Civic Arena was the first public auditorium to have a retractable one of these.

a dome (or roof).

4: Philadelphia's major league teams included the Phillies, Eagles, 76ers and this hockey team.

the Flyers.

5: This port city displays a reconstruction of Oliver Hazard Perry's ship, the Niagara.

Erie.
Round 3. Category: It's Not Catching
1: Some 40 million Americans suffer from these that may be triggered by shellfish or pollen.

allergies.

2: If you have amnesia, you may forget that you have this blood disorder that's a lack of hemoglobin.

anemia.

3: From the Latin for "to beat", it's a 9-letter medical synonym for a bruise.

contusion.

4: With flu-like symptoms that sometimes last for months, CFS is this "syndrome".

chronic-fatigue syndrome.

5: It's the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac that cushions the bones and tendons in a joint.

bursitis.
Round 4. Category: Happy New Year!
1: In 1998 November 1 is a Sunday; therefore, this date will be election day for Congress.

November 3 (the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday).

2: Some believe 1998 signals the end of the world because 1998 is 3 times this number.

666.

3: May 14, 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of this nation's independence; Mazel Tov!.

Israel.

4: This ex-president turns 74 on October 1, 1998.

Jimmy Carter.

5: 1998 marks the centennial of this U.S. war.

Spanish-American War.
Round 5. Category: Who Played Whom
1: Capt. Tony Nelson and J.R. Ewing.

Larry Hagman.

2: Dorothy Zbornak and Maude Findlay.

Bea Arthur.

3: Jim West and "Pappy" Boyington.

Robert Conrad.

4: Chris Cagney and Rosie O' Neill.

Sharon Gless.

5: "Bub" O' Casey and Fred Mertz.

William Frawley.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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