Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bridges
1: In the 1930s this West Coast city hosted a World's Fair and got big new bridges crossing its bay.
San Francisco.
2: The Francis Scott Key Bridge crosses the Patapsco River in this city.
Baltimore.
3: The Oresund Bridge links Sweden to this country to which it had been unconnected by land for 7,000 yrs..
Denmark.
4: The name of this bridge in Venice is said to have come from the lamentations of prisoners.
the Bridge of Sighs.
5: The Suramadu Bridge linking Surabaya with Madura Island is this country's longest bridge.
Indonesia.Round 2. Category: A Century Of Food
1: Reuben Mattus created this ice cream ( and its Danish-sounding name) in the Bronx in 1961.
Haagen-Dazs.
2: A San Pedro, California packer first put this fish into cans in 1903; its casserole wasn't introduced until the '30s.
Tuna.
3: George Bush vetoed this veggie 62 years after it was brought to the U.S. from Italy.
Broccoli.
4: In 1949 Charles Lubin introduced a cheesecake with this name, his daughter's.
Sara Lee.
5: Mr. Cardini's 1924 invention, it was called "The greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in 50 years".
Caesar salad.Round 3. Category: The Vikings
1: In the late 900s his wife Thjodhild built the first church in Greenland at Brattahlid.
Erik the Red.
2: Almost a yard long, this 5-letter weapon had a decorated hilt and was often given a personal name by its Viking owner.
a sword.
3: Viking ships had sails made of this dense woven fabric; natural lanolin made the fabric water repellent.
wool.
4: In 930 the Vikings set up the Althing, considered the world's oldest parliament, in this country.
Iceland.
5: A "thrall", from which we get the word "enthrall", was a person of this lowest social class.
a serf (or a slave).Round 4. Category: G-Men
1: In 1985 Richard Miller became the first FBI agent to go on trial for this.
espionage (or spying).
2: Janet Reno was made U.S. Attorney General during the 1993 FBI-Branch Davidian standoff near this city.
Waco.
3: In the 1960s the FBI sent infiltrators into this militant black organization founded by Newton and Seale.
the Black Panthers.
4: The famous 1980 FBI sting dubbed this was just too sheikh for the room.
Abscam.
5: Agents-to-be undergo 15 weeks of training at the FBI Academy in this Virginia city.
Quantico.Round 5. Category: Country Twosomes
1: This mother and daughter duo plan to reunite for a special New Year's Eve 1999 concert in Phoenix.
The Judds.
2: Before sailing off for "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers, she was "Making Plans" with Porter Wagoner.
Dolly Parton.
3: In 1987 this legendary singer did a remake of his hit "Crying" as a duet with k.d. lang.
Roy Orbison.
4: For his version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", Toby Keith enlisted the aid of this former "Policeman".
Sting.
5: Their love led them to record "It's Your Love" and "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me".
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
