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August 28, 2021Episode 199 - Famous Amys - Cultured Celebrities - 1890s Science - "Will" Of The People - My Heavens!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 199, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Famous Amys
1: (Hi, I'm Kirsten Dunst) In "Little Women" Amy is the youngest of 4 sisters with this last name.

March.

2: She guided fans through gracious living with etiquette books, columns and radio and TV shows.

Amy Vanderbilt.

3: She married Barbra Streisand in "Yentl" and Steven Spielberg in real life.

Amy Irving.

4: Her No. 1 hit "Baby Baby" was written for a real babe, her daughter Millie.

Amy Grant.

5: Film director who captured teen America in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless".

Amy Heckerling.
Round 2. Category: Cultured Celebrities
1: This "X-Files" star has expressed his admiration for the complex modern poetry of John Ashbery.

David Duchovny.

2: TV's Felix Unger, he founded the National Actors Theatre to educate Americans in the classic plays.

Tony Randall.

3: Yo, Adrian! This actor says that what "separates us from being totally bestial is...a sense of the aesthetic".

Sylvester Stallone.

4: This crooner whose career was renewed on MTV in the '90s is also a painter influenced by the Impressionists.

Tony Bennett.

5: This actress and sister of actress Jennifer made her debut as a novelist with 1994's "Singing Songs".

Meg Tilly.
Round 3. Category: 1890s Science
1: While trying to create these precious stones in a lab, Edward Acheson came up with carborundum.

diamonds.

2: In 1890 William Halsted became the first surgeon to wear these during an operation.

gloves.

3: He was just trying to make things glow in the dark when he discovered X-rays in 1895.

Wilhelm Roentgen.

4: In 1895 Aleksandr Popov and this Italian separately came up with the antenna to improve radio reception.

Guglielmo Marconi.

5: In 1892 Jupiter's moon Amalthea became the last satellite discovered without using this process.

photography.
Round 4. Category: "Will" Of The People
1: Renaissance man who wrote several narrative poems, 154 sonnets and oh, yes, over 30 plays.

William Shakespeare.

2: Swiss archer who broke a few child welfare laws around 1307.

William Tell.

3: You like apples? Well, Matt Damon got Minnie Driver's number in this film....how'd you like them apples?.

Good Will Hunting.

4: Last name of heavyweight champ Jess, or first name of the weatherman who'd wish him a happy 120th birthday.

Willard.

5: A memorial statue to him bears his famous line, "I never met a man I didn't like".

Will Rogers.
Round 5. Category: My Heavens!
1: Because of the greenhouse effect, the surface temperature on this planet is over 800 degrees F..

Venus.

2: The hottest stars, such as Rigel, are this color and have surface temperatures over 30,000 degrees.

blue.

3: In the northern hemisphere, latitude is equal to the angle above the horizon of this star, Alpha Ursae Minoris.

the North Star (or Polaris).

4: In 1801 Ceres became the first one of these to be discovered.

an asteroid.

5: This Frenchman prepared the first systematic catalog of nebulous objects; each object has an "M" number.

(Charles) Messier.
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August 27, 2021Episode 198 - What's New? - Royal Houses - Old Commercials - Can We Talk? - Going "Soft" On Us, Eh?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 198, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What's New?
1: A malihini is a newcomer to this state.

Hawaii.

2: In 2003 Edith Grossman served up a new translation of this Cervantes work.

Don Quixote.

3: Experts say the smell in a new one of these is from the phthalate plasticizers used in PVC, not leather.

car.

4: Developed in Australia, the Sugarbaby and the Crimson Glow are new breeds of this shortcake fruit.

strawberry.

5: This Smithsonian museum has new digs at Dulles International Airport.

the Air and Space Museum.
Round 2. Category: Royal Houses
1: George IÂ’s father was elector of this, hence its turnover into a house name.

Hanover.

2: This dynastyÂ’s last 3 monarchs, including Mary I, died childless.

Tudor.

3: As a member of this house, it sounds like James I could have starred in Â“HarveyÂ”.

Stuart.

4: It could be called the house of Citrus sinensis.

Orange.

5: This Shakespeare play sounds like itÂ’s about the better halves of George V and George VI.

The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Round 3. Category: Old Commercials
1: It hunts bugs like radar and kills them dead.

Raid.

2: Gemini astronauts drank this orange drink, just like you.

Tang.

3: A woman in a '60s Clairol ad intoned, "If I had but one life to live, let me live it as" one of these.

Blonde.

4: Bucky, one of these animals, pushed Ipana toothpaste.

Beaver.

5: "I Want My Maypo", this type of cereal flavored with maple.

Oatmeal.
Round 4. Category: Can We Talk?
1: When having a casual conversation, you do this to "the rag" or "the fat".

chew.

2: Speak slowly with -- pauses; -- "He who" -- does it "is -- lost".

hesitates.

3: Change one letter in yabber, Australian for "to talk foolishly", and you get this, "to talk rapidly".

jabber.

4: Add this letter to "utter" to get a word meaning "to utter in low, unclear tones".

m (for "mutter").

5: It means "to speak pompously and dogmatically" or, a little better, "to speak like a pope".

pontificate.
Round 5. Category: Going "Soft" On Us, Eh?
1: A 3-minute egg.

a soft-boiled egg.

2: Its 2 main types are slow pitch and fast pitch.

softball.

3: Applications and programs for computers.

software.

4: It was pioneered around 1910 by dancer George Primrose when he kicked off his clogs.

soft shoe.

5: Your uvula hangs down from this upper back part of the mouth.

the soft palate.
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August 26, 2021Episode 197 - Double Meanings - California - Ordinal Number, Please - Black History - A Session With Dr. Joyce Brothers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 197, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Double Meanings
1: I stared down into my blank of latte so I wouldn't have to look at his ugly jowly blank .

mug.

2: Swift, or the largest organized unit of naval ships.

fleet.

3: You always fall for my blank sacrifice; too bad I'm so broke my chess set is in blank .

pawn.

4: Just because you blank my cafe doesn't give you the right to blank me with your haughty tone.

patronize.

5: Everyone knows the word "ballerina," but may not know her male counterpart is sometimes called this, meaning a rider, or someone who gallantly escorts a lady.

a cavalier.
Round 2. Category: California
1: The oldest art museum in the western U.S., the Crocker Art Museum, opened in this state capital in 1885.

Sacramento.

2: The original name of California's biggest metropolis translates as "the village of the queen of" these beings.

angels.

3: On the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County, the giants are these amazing organisms.

trees.

4: The original name of California's biggest metropolis translates as "the village of the queen of" these beings.

angels.

5: One of the state's landmarks is Half Dome, located at the head of this valley in the same-named national park.

Yosemite.
Round 3. Category: Ordinal Number, Please
1: (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):Street in the title of the following: (audio clue - instrumental).

"42nd Street".

2: It's where Washington was in war, in peace and in the hearts of his countrymen.

First.

3: "Nervous Breakdown" the Rolling Stones suffered in the '60s.

Nineteenth.

4: Shakespeare's "night" to remember.

Twelfth.

5: In "The Music Man", the penultimate trombonist in "The Big Parade".

75th.
Round 4. Category: Black History
1: Harry Truman ended it in the Army in 1948; the Supreme Court ended it in public schools in 1954.

Segregation.

2: The black population of these U.S. areas, the destination of "white flight", doubled in the '70s and '80s.

Suburbs.

3: In 1829 journalist John Russwurm gave up on abolitionism and left the U.S. for this independent African nation.

Liberia.

4: This "conductor" usually carried a gun, not a whistle.

Harriet Tubman.

5: An Alabama city gave its name to this group of 9 youths falsely accused of rape in 1931.

"The Scottsboro Boys".
Round 5. Category: A Session With Dr. Joyce Brothers
1: So he wants a divorce. Suggest a "trial" one of these -- maybe you'll find life better without the bum.

Separation.

2: You make your boyfriend feel inadequate because no man ever loses his awe of this woman.

His mother.

3: Hmm. You get to your job early, stay late, won't delegate and have no friends -- you may be this type of "holic".

Workaholic.

4: My feeling is your boyfriend has this fetish called retifism - so see if you're missing any Ferragamos or Guccis.

Shoe fetish.

5: One little change affects the rest of your life like a stone dropped in a pond - I call that this "effect".

Ripple effect.
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August 25, 2021Episode 196 - '70s Nonfiction - Architects - Duncan - Bowling For Vocabulary - The New York Times House And Home
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 196, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: '70s Nonfiction
1: Billy Graham called them "God's secret agents".

angels.

2: A bestseller by Dr. David Reuben gave us this 13-word-long self-help title.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask.

3: His 1971 autobiography "Wunnerful, Wunnerful!" was a, well, wunnerful seller.

Lawrence Welk.

4: In 1977 the Fixx was in with "The Complete Book of" this by James Fixx.

running.

5: Theodore H. White's "Breach of Faith" detailed "The Fall of" this man.

Nixon.
Round 2. Category: Architects
1: Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex.

World Trade Center.

2: Richard Hunt, the first American to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, designed this statue's stone- and -concrete pedestal.

Statue of Liberty.

3: Charles Bulfinch, who contributed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., designed this city's state house on Beacon Hill.

Boston.

4: Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town.

Oak Ridge.

5: Danish architect Jorn Utzon's plan for this New South Wales landmark was chosen in 1957 from 233 entries.

the Sydney Opera House.
Round 3. Category: Duncan
1: "Funny Face" star who can certainly separate the wheat from the chaff.

Sandy Duncan.

2: Cawder Castle, which claims to be the site of this man's killing of Duncan I, was built 400 years after the event.

Macbeth.

3: Procter and Gamble really took the cake when it acquired this brand in 1956.

Duncan Hines.

4: This No. 1 NBA draft pick signed with the San Antonio Spurs July 24, 1997.

Tim Duncan.

5: Duncan Regehr played Zorro and Duncan Renaldo was famous for playing this Old West hero.

The Cisco Kid.
Round 4. Category: Bowling For Vocabulary
1: A work stoppage worth 10 points.

Strike.

2: It can be a rainwater channel, or a bad place for your ball.

Gutter.

3: An incrimination of an innocent person; 10 are in a standard game.

Frame.

4: A type of cat, or a building where a "cat" might bowl.

Alley.

5: The head of a crime ring, found right in front.

Kingpin.
Round 5. Category: The New York Times House And Home
1: The Dec. 28, 2006 edition suggested recycling this object into garden mulch.

Christmas tree.

2: Bemz sells covers in bright decorator colors for the furniture of this other Swedish company.

IKEA.

3: A company called California these benefits from the notion that organized these "are the key to... a freer life".

closets.

4: Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendy Deng's apartment re-do included hiring a master of this Asian practice.

feng shui.

5: This type of "house", built to hold coaches, is a frequent candidate for renovation.

carriagehouse.
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August 24, 2021Episode 195 - You Should "C" - Oh, The Amenities! - Grammar - "Itch"Y - It's In The "Bag"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 195, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: You Should "C"
1: To overturn a boat is to do this to it.

Capsize.

2: Name shared by the mother of 3 kings of France and a "Great" Russian empress.

Catherine.

3: At times, only the grin of this Lewis Carroll feline could be seen.

Cheshire Cat.

4: Clint Black knows it's the organization abbreviated CMA.

Country Music Association.

5: This official name of the Ivory Coast is the country's name in French.

Cote d' Ivoire.
Round 2. Category: Oh, The Amenities!
1: Perhaps a game of squash before your afternoon tea at Cliveden, once the home of Lady Astor in this country.

England.

2: Enjoy a hot drink in the morning in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, after a chilly night in a hotel made entirely of this.

ice.

3: Ah! A lavishly stocked mini bar! It could distract me from the dancing fountains and the "O" show at this Vegas hotel.

The Bellagio.

4: Frolic in a 7' tall champagne glass hot tub at Caesars Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos in this U.S. state.

Pennsylvania.

5: This California inn whose name reminds us of "The Material Girl" has a caveman room with a waterfall shower.

The Madonna Inn.
Round 3. Category: Grammar
1: This part of speech can be transitive or intransitive.

verb.

2: Tradition has it that this type of noun is capitalized.

proper noun.

3: It's the preposition in the following: Alex walked under the ladder.

under.

4: As in this clue, ending a sentence with one of these is a practice some don't agree with.

preposition.

5: A verb's voice may be active or passive and this feature may be indicative, subjunctive or imperative.

mood.
Round 4. Category: "Itch"Y
1: A perfect trailer goes off without one.

Hitch.

2: It can mean to cut class or to cut a trench.

Ditch.

3: Out-of-stock sales items are the hallmark of this deceptive sales tactic.

Bait-and-switch.

4: Look into my eyes--it means to captivate someone as if by magic.

bewitch.

5: This comical sci-fi book was inspired by a 1970s handbook for travelling Europe on a budget.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Round 5. Category: It's In The "Bag"
1: Bilbo's surname in the "Lord of the Rings" saga.

Baggins.

2: The musical "Kismet" opens at dawn in this ancient city.

Baghdad.

3: A person who collects money for a political party or a criminal organization.

a bagman.

4: This musical instrument was often played in battle.

bagpipes.

5: "Ramp agent" is Southwest Airlines' term for the heavy lifting job more usually called this.

baggage handler.
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August 23, 2021Episode 194 - Groovy Times - "Tower"S - Chop-A-Holics - April May... - Descartes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 194, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Groovy Times
1: To accessorize granny dresses chicks wore these necklaces of little balls for peace and goodwill.

Love beads.

2: In a famous '60s slogan it came between "turn on" and "drop out".

"Tune In".

3: Bought a black light for my posters, man, and one of these ooze lights for my mantle.

Lava lamp.

4: In '67 we did a psychedelic paint job on our "bus" from this German company and headed off to Frisco.

Volkswagen.

5: The fact that Leslie Hornby modeled under this name "sticks" in our minds.

Twiggy.
Round 2. Category: "Tower"S
1: [Audio Daily Double] 1974 film that gave us the following Oscar-winning song: We may never love like this again Don't stop the flow We can't let go.

The Towering Inferno.

2: Guinness says it took 2 years, 2 months and 2 days to build at a cost of 7,799,401 francs and 31 centimes.

Eiffel Tower.

3: It's described in Genesis 11:1-9.

Tower of Babel.

4: Former Texas senator who chaired the review board investigating the Iran-Contra Affair.

John Tower.

5: The enclosed observation post of a submarine.

conning tower.
Round 3. Category: Chop-A-Holics
1: Around 1800 Parson Weems wrote of this man's unauthorized juvenile lumberjacking.

George Washington.

2: The name of this light axe is from the Algonquian for "cutting utensil".

tomahawk.

3: This legendary timber toppler was said to have dug Puget Sound to float huge logs to the mill.

Paul Bunyan.

4: In 1893 this Massachusetts woman was acquitted of giving her parents the axe.

Lizzie Borden.

5: The short-bladed type of this 7-letter South American item is used to cut sugar cane.

machete.
Round 4. Category: April May...
1: Â…take the Orange Line to get from Midway to the downtown loop "L" station in this city.

Chicago.

2: Â…like to try one of these Italian potato dumplings.

gnocchi.

3: Â…want to compete in dressage, so she'll have to take these lessons.

riding lessons.

4: Â…like to take a spin in this automaker's 8 cilindri 360 Spider.

a Ferrari.

5: Â…buy some sea shells in the Seychelles, an archipelago in this ocean.

the Indian Ocean.
Round 5. Category: Descartes
1: It's the English translation on Descartes' most famous axiom, "Cogito, ergo sum".

I think, therefore I am.

2: In 1618 Descartes was in the army of Prince Maurice of Nassau, the ruler of what's now this Low Country.

the Netherlands.

3: After the arrest and trial of this "sun-loving" Italian, Descartes suppressed his own work on similar ideas.

Galileo.

4: Descartes invented the analytic or coordinate type of this, from the Greek for "earth measure".

geometry.

5: Though born in France, Descartes died in this country where he had gone to teach Queen Christina.

Sweden.
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August 22, 2021Episode 193 - A Fly Category - Engagements - Seaquest - Going To The Doctor - Now Cut That Out!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 193, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: A Fly Category
1: To WWI British aviators, the Red Baron's group with its colorful planes was one of these, like Monty Python's.

a Flying Circus.

2: These BF Goodrich sneakers were said to make you "run faster and jump higher".

PF Flyers.

3: During World War II, a famous American volunteeer air corps in Asia was nicknamed this.

the Flying Tigers.

4: This rotating device attached to a shaft keeps an engine's speed steady.

a flywheel.

5: Airborne nickname of 1920s Olympic gold medalist Paavo Nurmi.

the Flying Finn.
Round 2. Category: Engagements
1: The battle of this city was the last military engagement of the War of 1812.

New Orleans.

2: In 1898 the first land engagement of this war took place at Las Guasimas, Cuba.

Spanish-American War.

3: In a military engagement at the Pyramids in 1798, his forces defeated an Egyptian Mameluke force.

Napoleon.

4: The Battle of Belleau Wood was one of the first major engagements for U.S. troops during this war.

World War I.

5: This bloody battle was fought in June 1775, over a year before we declared independence.

Bunker (Breed's) Hill.
Round 3. Category: Seaquest
1: WWI's important naval Battle of Jutland took place in this sea.

North Sea.

2: This sea stretches from Beirut to Gibraltar.

Mediterranean Sea.

3: One of the traditional 7 seas, it shares its name with a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

South Pacific.

4: Moses "Stretched his hand over" it and it was sundered.

Red Sea.

5: Despite this name, it's really the world's largest lake.

Caspian Sea.
Round 4. Category: Going To The Doctor
1: If eggs give you hives, doc will do a skin test to see if you have one of these, an abnormal reaction to something.

an allergy.

2: You'll wear a lead apron when the doctor uses this imaging technique developed in the 1890s to check for a broken foot.

an X-ray.

3: Your optometrist may use drops to dilate this circular opening in the center of the iris.

the pupil.

4: It might feel like your arm is going to explode when that rubber cuff is inflated, but the doc is just measuring this.

blood pressure.

5: Otitis media and otitis externa are common infections of this body part; doc may prescribe drops or antibiotics for it.

your ears.
Round 5. Category: Now Cut That Out!
1: In the 1700s Jacques Daviel performed the first modern surgery on this clouding of the eye's lens.

cataract.

2: This "imperial" surgical procedure can be used to deliver babies in distress at the time of birth.

Caesarean section.

3: In a controversial procedure in 1984, Baby Fae received a heart from one of these monkeys.

baboon.

4: In the 1950s it became the first internal organ successfully transplanted in humans.

kidney.

5: From the Latin for "to look at a joint", this type of surgery removes and repairs torn knee cartilage.

arthroscopic surgery.
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August 21, 2021Episode 192 - On The Lone Prairie - Royaltease - Sports Logos - Biblical Food And Drink - 14-Letter Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 192, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On The Lone Prairie
1: The prairie has been called a "Sea of" this, like the over 6-foot-tall Big Bluestem.

Grass.

2: A lot fewer of this Kansas state animal "roam" the prairies today than in the 19th century.

Buffalo/bison.

3: This city's nicknames include "City of the Lakes and Prairies" and "Hog Butcher for the World".

Chicago.

4: They're the family who resided in TV's "Little House on the Prairie".

Ingalls.

5: Legendary Pecos Bill was raised by one of these animals that's also known as a prairie wolf.

Coyote.
Round 2. Category: Royaltease
1: After 27 years as heir, in 1888 Frederick III spent 99 days as this nation's monarch, unable to talk due to illness.

Germany.

2: This teenage girl who had a brief 1553 reign knew Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

Lady Jane Grey.

3: The twit who was czar for 6 months in 1762 was the grandson and husband of these 2 "Great" leaders.

Catherine and Peter.

4: In Steinbeck's satire "The Short Reign Of Pippin IV" a descendant of Charlemagne takes this country's throne.

France.

5: The biblical Ahaziah followed the evil ways of this mother, but luckily only ruled Israel briefly.

Jezebel.
Round 3. Category: Sports Logos
1: [sports logo].

the Kansas City Royals.

2: [sports logo].

the Cleveland Indians.

3: [sports logo].

the Indianapolis Colts.

4: [sports logo].

the Detroit Red Wings.

5: [sports logo].

the Phoenix Suns.
Round 4. Category: Biblical Food And Drink
1: In Proverbs Agur says, "Surely the churning of" this "bringeth forth butter".

Milk.

2: According to Luke 15, the meat of choice for a special occasion came from a "fatted" one of these.

Calf.

3: These nuts are mentioned only once in the Bible: Genesis 43, Verse 11:.

Pistachios.

4: The only day it didn't fall from the sky was on the Sabbath.

Manna.

5: The name Gethsemane comes from gath-shemen, Hebrew for oil press, probably one for this fruit.

Olive.
Round 5. Category: 14-Letter Words
1: The American colonists complained to England about "taxation without" this.

representation.

2: It's how the letters in the sequence "E,F,G,H,I,J" are arranged.

alphabetically.

3: Math process symbolized by an "x".

multiplication.

4: Passports and drivers' licenses are forms of this.

identification.

5: It was a time of rebuilding after the Civil War, and before all the Confederate states were readmitted.

Reconstruction.
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August 20, 2021Episode 191 - Well, You "No" - Movie Comedies - Desserts - Hollywood Blvd. - Music Facts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 191, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Well, You "No"
1: To propose someone for election to an office.

nominate.

2: 9-letter adjective pertaining to the night.

nocturnal.

3: It's a wistful desire to return in thought to a former time in one's life.

nostalgia.

4: Neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon and helium, collectively.

noble gases.

5: Warren Harding campaigned on the slogan "Return to" this.

normalcy.
Round 2. Category: Movie Comedies
1: In "Caddyshack" this comedian said, "I'll tell ya, this steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it".

Rodney Dangerfield.

2: 30-somethings Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell are members of the Lambda Epsilon Omega fraternity in this comedy.

Old School.

3: This pic flew with dialogue like "We have clearance, Clarence"; "Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?".

Airplane!.

4: (Here's Morgan Freeman.) My character's directive leads to Steve Carrell reading "Ark Building for Dummies" in this film.

Evan Almighty.

5: Michael Caine and Steve Martin teamed up as Lawrence and Freddy, a couple of these, the title of a 1988 film.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Round 3. Category: Desserts
1: Aka silver cake or snow-drift cake, this light cake uses lots of egg whites and no shortening.

angel food cake.

2: This whipped egg white topping for lemon pies will "weep" or turn rubbery if you're not careful.

Meringue.

3: These whole wheat crackers are often crushed to make a pie crust.

Graham crackers.

4: Fannie Farmer's recipe for old-fashioned gingersnaps calls for 1/2 cup of this liquid sweetener.

Molasses.

5: The earl never had this dessert of which a 1900 newspaper article said, "thin wafers...modify the coolness".

ice cream sandwich.
Round 4. Category: Hollywood Blvd.
1: In June 1999 the Metro Rail opened a station named for this world-famous intersection.

Hollywood and Vine.

2: In 1994 Schwarzenegger's size 12 boot prints were planted in its "Forecourt of the Stars".

Mann's Chinese Theatre (or Grauman's Chinese Theatre).

3: These awards are slated to return to the boulevard at a new theatre in 2001.

Academy Awards (Oscars).

4: June 16, 1999 was "Another Day In Paradise" when this composer got a star on the Walk of Fame.

Phil Collins.

5: Cybill Shepherd has sung in this hotel's Cinegrill.

Roosevelt Hotel.
Round 5. Category: Music Facts
1: Most authorities say a chord has at least this many notes.

three.

2: Traditionally an orchestra's concertmaster sits on this side of a conductor.

the left side.

3: On a musical staff pitch is indicated by this symbol.

note.

4: Of lento, adagio, or andante, the slowest tempo.

lento.

5: Using "the circle of fifths", this key signature follows C major.

G major.
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August 19, 2021Episode 190 - "Silver" - The Paparazzi Love... - They Used To Be Truck Drivers - Choose Your Weapon - All My Children
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 190, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Silver"
1: Nostalgic name for the movies or the motion picture industry.

the silver screen.

2: When the going gets rough, remember that "Every cloud has" one of these.

a silver lining.

3: To produce rain, clouds are sometimes seeded with this chemical compound.

silver iodide.

4: This band has backed up Bob Seger on hits like "Night Moves" and "Still The Same".

The Silver Bullet Band.

5: The U.S. government first issued this paper currency in 1878.

silver certificates.
Round 2. Category: The Paparazzi Love...
1: This "Mean Girls" star who appeared in a controversial 2008 photo spread in New York Magazine.

Lindsay Lohan.

2: This Dallas Cowboys fan whose ex, Nick Lachey, gave her a maltepoo dog that now spends time with Tony Romo.

Jessica Simpson.

3: This object of Borat's affection who, in 2008, had a romantic Valentine's Day performing at a Paris strip club.

Pamela Anderson.

4: This star on the pregnancy watch list who's very fond of her partner who produced her film "A Mighty Heart".

Angelina Jolie.

5: This actress whose father Billy Ray "got caught up in...filming" and forgot to buckle up for one of his scenes.

Miley Cyrus.
Round 3. Category: They Used To Be Truck Drivers
1: This current monarch drove a 3-ton truck and serviced motor engines during WWII1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. Whereas, one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an Annus horribilis.

Queen Elizabeth II.

2: He was a Marine, a truck driver and a soda jerk before he starred in "The French Connection".

Gene Hackman.

3: This handsome leading man was a truck driver before he shared "Pillow Talk" with Doris Day.

Rock Hudson.

4: He drove a truck for an oil company long before he starred in "To Kill A Mockingbird".

Gregory Peck.

5: This British star of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was formerly a truck driver, a steeplejack and a fire eater.

Bob Hoskins.
Round 4. Category: Choose Your Weapon
1: Bowie.

a knife.

2: When George Washington was sworn in on April 30, 1789, he was wearing one of these weapons.

a sword.

3: Thompson.

a machine gun.

4: Also known as an arbalest, this weapon can use a cranking mechanism and a trigger to fire arrows farther.

crossbow.

5: "Putting Descartes before the horse" is an example of one of these groan up witticisms.

pun.
Round 5. Category: All My Children
1: In 1973 "All My Children"'s Mary Fickett became the first daytime soap actor to win one of these awards.

Emmy.

2: As a member of Pine Valley's Daughters of Fine Lineage, Phoebe traces her roots back to this boat.

Mayflower.

3: Tabitha was Samantha and Darrin's daughter on this 1960s TV show.

Bewitched.

4: On January 5, 1995 "All My Children" celebrated this anniversary.

25th.

5: She was "All My Children"'s Jenny Gardner before becoming "NYPD Blue"'s Det. Diane Russell.

Kim Delaney.
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