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May 04, 2021Episode 83 - Resort Cities - Intelligent Films - Irs Stuff - Four! - Dropouts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 83, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Resort Cities
1: This resort known for its spa was capital of occupied France from November 1942 to August 1944.

Vichy.

2: This resort's famous boardwalk was built in 1870 to keep sand out of hotel lobbies and railroad cars.

Atlantic City.

3: This Crimean health and vacation resort was the site of an important World War II conference.

Yalta.

4: This fashionable Colorado ski getaway was named by prospectors for the trees in the area.

Aspen.

5: In 1986 voters of this California resort made Clint Eastwood's day by electing him mayor.

Carmel.
Round 2. Category: Intelligent Films
1: Chemistry whiz Julius Kelp devises a formula that transforms him into the suave Buddy Love in this 1963 comedy.

The Nutty Professor.

2: Even the janitor at M.I.T. is a math genius in this 1997 Oscar-winning film.

Good Will Hunting.

3: A 7-year-old chess prodigy is at the center of this 1993 film that mentions an American chess prodigy in its title.

Searching for Bobby Fischer.

4: A blinding light suddenly turns this actor into a genius in 1996's "Phenomenon".

John Travolta.

5: Woody Allen finds media guru Marshall McLuhan in a theater lobby in this 1977 film.

Annie Hall.
Round 3. Category: Irs Stuff
1: Filing jointly, families with 2 or more kids and making under $34,178 a year may receive the EITC, this credit.

Earned Income Tax Credit.

2: If you've been selected for one of these, the IRS cheerfully informs you that many of them result in refunds.

Audit.

3: The IRS now allows some deductions for treatments, not including the over-the-counter patch, to quit this.

Smoking.

4: About 9% of the individual returns for 2000 checked the box to donate this much to the Presidential Election Fund.

$3.

5: To deduct these, your new job must be over 50 miles farther from your former home than your old job was.

Moving expenses.
Round 4. Category: Four!
1: Published in 1943, "Four Quartets" is considered by many to be this American-born poet's finest work.

T.S. Eliot.

2: Isaiah said that the Lord shall gather the dispersed "from" these "of the Earth".

the four corners.

3: In the English alphabet, it's the fourth consonant.

F.

4: The only athlete to win 4 straight Olympic gold medals in the long jump.

(Carl) Lewis.

5: In four-color process printing, the 4 colors used are cyan, magenta, yellow and this "basic" one.

black.
Round 5. Category: Dropouts
1: He abandoned his studies at Harvard after his junior year to co-found Microsoft and got filthy rich.

Bill Gates.

2: Ben Affleck left college for Hollywood; this co-screenwriter left Harvard just shy of graduation.

Matt Damon.

3: Left Temple University in the '60s to be a comic, was in one of the biggest '80s sitcoms and sold Jell-O.

Bill Cosby.

4: In 1996, after winning his third U.S. Amateur title, he left Stanford to turn pro.

Tiger Woods.

5: He went to UCLA to study film but dropped out; he ended up directing and co-starring in "Reality Bites" and "The Cable Guy".

Ben Stiller.
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May 03, 2021Episode 82 - Party Time! - You Get A "D" - Themes Like Old Times - Criminal's Dictionary - Mariners
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 82, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Party Time!
1: A noisy mock serenade given for newlyweds, its name is an alteration of the French word charivari.

Shivaree.

2: On a party invitation, the letters RSVP stand for the French phrase "Repondez" this.

S'il vous plait.

3: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital.

London.

4: A synonym for slumber party, it's also the title of a 1964 Annette Funicello film.

Pajama Party.

5: Heloise suggests putting fortunes inside these inflatable items instead of in cookies; then let guests pop them.

Balloons.
Round 2. Category: You Get A "D"
1: In Greek mythology, the mother of Persephone.

Demeter.

2: 6-letter word meaning to expose as being false or ridiculous, like certain wacky theories.

debunk.

3: A succession of monarchs from the same family.

dynasty.

4: If you think someone's wrong, you may "beg to" do this.

differ.

5: In the comics, she's Dagwood and Blondie's dog.

Daisy.
Round 3. Category: Themes Like Old Times
1: "Please, won't you be my neighbor?".

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

2: "And then one day he was shootin' at some food and up through the round come a bubblin' crude".

The Beverly Hillbillies.

3: "And you knew who you were then, girls were girls and men were men".

All in the Family.

4: "Thank you for being a friend".

The Golden Girls.

5: "Here we come, walking down the street".

The Monkees.
Round 4. Category: Criminal's Dictionary
1: It's the 2-word slang term for the photograph taken of a suspect in custody.

Mug shot.

2: From Latin for "elsewhere", it's the claim to have been somewhere else when a crime was committed.

Alibi.

3: This term for a gangster's girlfriend sounds like where she might spend all his money.

Moll.

4: A person confessing info to police is known as one of these yellow songbirds.

Canary.

5: It's not a novel builder, it's a person accepting bets.

Bookmaker/bookie.
Round 5. Category: Mariners
1: 8 years after his circumnavigation of the globe, 1577 to 1580, he helped England defeat the Spanish Armada.

Sir Francis Drake.

2: The largest island on North America's Pacific coast was named for this British naval officer.

George Vancouver (Vancouver Island).

3: Knowledge of this colonizer of Greenland comes from 2 accounts: "Eric's Saga" and "The Greenlanders' Saga".

Eric the Red.

4: William Bligh was the master of the Resolution during this captain's third Pacific expedition.

Captain James Cook.

5: In July 1741 this Dane sighted the North American continent near Mount St. Elias, Alaska.

Vitus Bering.
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May 02, 2021Episode 81 - Well, Exhume Me! - The Great Depression - Travel - Recognizing Reptiles - Pop Music Rhyme Time
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 81, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Well, Exhume Me!
1: Teddy Roosevelt gave the eulogy when this man was interred at the Naval Academy in 1906, 114 years after his death.

John Paul Jones.

2: In 1997, after a 19-month search, this man's remains were found in Bolivia, dug up and sent to Cuba.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara.

3: Her body was stolen and sent to Italy after her husband was deposed; it was returned to Argentina in 1974.

Eva PerÃ³n.

4: This star of "Z" and "Jean de Florette" was exhumed in 1998 to get his DNA for a paternity test.

Yves Montand.

5: In 1995 a forensic scientist said that remains exhumed from a grave in Missouri were probably those of this slain outlaw.

Jesse James.
Round 2. Category: The Great Depression
1: This "holiday" declared March 6, 1933 came with a $10,000 fine or 10 years in jail for violators.

bank holiday.

2: Things named for him during the Depression include a big dam and a type of miserable shantytown.

Herbert Hoover.

3: Some say the 1930 tariff named for these 2 politicians made the Depression worse and helped spread it overseas.

Smoot and Hawley.

4: Half a loaf was better than none for the people seen in one of these.

bread line.

5: In the hardest times, this figure stood at over 25%, representing almost 15 million Americans.

unemployment rate.
Round 3. Category: Travel
1: This island's Mataveri Intl. Airport, the world's most remote, is serviced only by Chile's LAN Airlines.

Easter Island.

2: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge railway that climbs to 7,400' in this country.

India.

3: This Rome landmark is 620 feet long by 513 wide--plenty of room to run away from a wild beast.

the Colosseum.

4: You can buy samples of this fossilized resin at a museum devoted to it in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

amber.

5: You can buy samples of this fossilized resin at a museum devoted to it in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

amber.
Round 4. Category: Recognizing Reptiles
1: The tuatara, which waits until it's about 20 to mate, has one of these that grows back after it breaks off.

a tail.

2: Most reptiles with toes have these on them, but the leatherback sea turtle doesn't.

claws.

3: Unlike the feline leopard, the longnose leopard lizard can do this, so no proverbs for him.

change its spots.

4: We're not lying, the beaded lizard has a forked one.

a tongue.

5: This reptile's long, tapered snout distinguishes it from the alligator, which has a broad, round one.

the crocodile.
Round 5. Category: Pop Music Rhyme Time
1: A Rolling Stones lead singer's selections.

Mick's picks.

2: Marley's high-arcing tennis shots.

Bob's lobs.

3: Ex-Black Sabbath singer's Muppet bears.

Ozzy's Fozzies.

4: Mr. Vicious' offspring.

Sid's kids.

5: Freddie Mercury band's limas and kidneys.

Queen's beans.
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May 01, 2021Episode 80 - Countries By Newspapers - "Pie" Flinging - A Capital Idea - Foreign States - New Words
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 80, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Countries By Newspapers
1: Dimokratiki and Peloponnisos.

Greece.

2: Diario de los Andes,The Buenos Aires Herald.

Argentina.

3: The Newham Recorder,The Luton News.

England.

4: El Cronista and El Patagonico.

Argentina.

5: Przewodnik Katolicki and Glos Koszalinski.

Poland.
Round 2. Category: "Pie" Flinging
1: A small sword with a narrow blade used for thrusting.

a rapier.

2: A decorative floral arrangement in the middle of a dining table.

a centerpiece.

3: Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman were founding members of this group.

the Yippies.

4: 5-letter term for saintly goodliness or reverence.

piety.

5: General term for a Xerox machine or a medieval transcriber.

a copier.
Round 3. Category: A Capital Idea
1: Hmm -- the National Pawn Shop in this city was built on the site of the palace where Montezuma was killed.

Mexico City.

2: Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower".

Addis Ababa.

3: In 1898, 10 years after inheriting the throne, 18-year-old Queen Wilhelmina was finally crowned in this city.

Amsterdam.

4: In the 1920s Norway's parliament voted to change the name of Christiania back to this.

Oslo.

5: Rawalpindi was selected as this country's interim capital while Islamabad was under construction.

Pakistan.
Round 4. Category: Foreign States
1: Jalisco and Tabasco.

Mexico.

2: Kogi, Oyo and Lagos.

Nigeria.

3: Amazonas and Bahia.

Brazil.

4: Victoria and New South Wales.

Australia.

5: Bahia, Parana and Sao Paulo.

Brazil.
Round 5. Category: New Words
1: "Greeny" is slang, not for a little martian, but for anyone concerned about this.

the environment.

2: Canine name for a person who makes a business of smuggling aliens into U.S..

a coyote.

3: If you're into "heavy breathers", you might have read one of these by Rosemary Rogers or Danielle Steel.

a romance novel.

4: A U.S. Treasury bond called "a James Bond" matures in this year of the next century.

2007.

5: "Celebrity rot" refers to an aging entertainer's increasing inability to do this.

entertain.
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April 30, 2021Episode 79 - Ends In "X" - Penny For Your Thoughts - Legal Lingo - Foreign Food - Wild Goose Chases
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 79, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ends In "X"
1: From words meaning "beyond belief", it's a seemingly contradictory statement.

paradox.

2: It's Corning's trademark for heat-resistant glassware.

Pyrex.

3: A 3-letter word for "to veto", or a German water sprite.

nix.

4: It's the outer layer of the cerebrum largely responsible for higher nervous function.

the cortex.

5: This salty smoked salmon tastes great on a bagel.

lox.
Round 2. Category: Penny For Your Thoughts
1: Named for the 2 British coins it resembled, this early bicycle had a large front wheel and a small rear wheel.

penny-farthing.

2: James Ussher thought this was created in the evening of October 22, 4004 B.C..

The world.

3: Pennyroyal is an aromatic plantof this sweet herb family; its leaves can be driedto make tea.

mint.

4: Speaking in exile in 1959, he reportedly said, "I give Castro a year. No more".

Fulgencio Batista.

5: In 1977 he told David Frost, "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal".

Richard Nixon.
Round 3. Category: Legal Lingo
1: This district of a bailiff might be your area of expertise.

bailiwick.

2: This word also found in the First Amendment means a formal written request to the court for judicial action.

Petition.

3: "L.S." on a document indicates the spot where this object is to be affixed.

Legal Seal.

4: (Hi, I'm Steve Harris of "The Practice") If the supply of these has been exhausted, a talesman, a bystander in the court, may be picked to be one.

Juror.

5: In California, this type of theft applies to goods worth over $400, or artichokes worth over $100.

grand (theft).
Round 4. Category: Foreign Food
1: Don't wonder, naan, roti and puri are types of this in India.

bread.

2: This style of topping may sound good, but its name is from the French for "with the burnt scrapings".

au gratin.

3: If you make it right, your salsa verde should be this color.

green.

4: A meat-filled tortilla in a chili sauce, its name is from the Spanish for "to season with chili".

enchilada.

5: Meal at which you'd normally serve muesli.

breakfast.
Round 5. Category: Wild Goose Chases
1: Ponce de Leon should have tried a facelift, as he never found this liquid rejuvenizer.

the Fountain of Youth.

2: Some think the Bimini Road is evidence of this Lost Continent.

Atlantis.

3: A lot of sleepless "knights" were spent questing for this chalice given to Joseph of Arimathea.

the Holy Grail.

4: He walked on the moon and walked up Ararat, searching in vain for Noah's Ark.

James Irwin.

5: Henry Hudson "passed" on while seeking this elusive route to Asia.

the Northwest Passage.
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April 29, 2021Episode 78 - Good For A Day Off - Colonial Colleges - Sheer Genius! - Wheat - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 78, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Good For A Day Off
1: On the Friday before this holiday, soldiers in the 3rd U.S. Infantry place flags on graves at Arlington.

Memorial Day.

2: It's happy 27th of February as the Dominican Republic marks its independence from this neighbor.

Haiti.

3: You don't need to have an epiphany to know the Feast of the Epiphany falls in this month.

January.

4: It began in America in 1621 as an adaptation of the British Lammas, or "Loaf Mass" Day.

Thanksgiving.

5: Pilgrimage participants plan to arrive in this city before the sixth day of Dhul-Hijjah.

Mecca.
Round 2. Category: Colonial Colleges
1: You can get your sheepskin at this Cambridge university whose "yahd" once held grazing sheep.

Harvard.

2: The College of New Jersey was 150 years old in 1896 when it got this new name for the city it was in.

Princeton.

3: Founded in 1693, its name used to end with "in Virginia".

the College of William and Mary.

4: For a while, Fred Rogers' neighborhood was this New Hampshire college, his alma mater.

Dartmouth.

5: This Providence university that dates back to 1764 is home to a NASA research center.

Brown.
Round 3. Category: Sheer Genius!
1: The difference engine, a computing device he designed in the 1820s, was built in 1991 from his plans and it worked!.

(Charles) Babbage.

2: Named for its American inventor, this electrostatic generator is used to accelerate particles.

a Van de Graaff generator.

3: Among his 355 patents is an 1887 one for ballistite, or smokeless powder.

(Alfred) Nobel.

4: In 1884 Ottmar Mergenthaler invented this machine that eliminated setting type by hand.

the linotype machine.

5: In 1837 Brits Cooke and Wheatstone designed an electric one; later that year, an American painter perfected it.

the telegraph.
Round 4. Category: Wheat
1: Pasta is made from this coarsely-ground grain of durum wheat.

Semolina.

2: Glutamic acid from wheat is used to produce this flavor enhancer.

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate).

3: Nabisco makes these crispy crackers; red oval farms makes them "stoned".

Wheat Thins.

4: Dunkelweizen and Kristall Weizen are refreshing wheat types of these.

beer.

5: This embryo of the wheat seed is a rich source of vitamin E.

Germ.
Round 5. Category: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
1: Fort Dix is in this state's 4th District, repped by Chris Smith, who was elected to Congress at age 27.

New Jersey.

2: In 1996 Gordon Smith lost to Ron Wyden to replace Bob Packwood as a Sen. from this state; now they serve together.

Oregon.

3: Parts of Comal, Hays and Travis Counties make up the 21st District of this state's Rep. Lamar Smith.

Texas.

4: Washington's 9th District is represented by this man, who has the same name as a certain economist.

Adam Smith.

5: William French Smith, who held this post, 1981-1985, had a key role in putting the 1st woman on the Supreme Court.

Attorney General.
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April 28, 2021Episode 77 - Leader Of The "Pack" - Pugilistic Sobriquets - Termite Trivia - The Bod Squad - Famous "Baby"S
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 77, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Leader Of The "Pack"
1: In information technology, breaking up a message to transmit it more efficiently is this type of switching.

packet switching.

2: Don Hutson, Paul Hornung and Lou Brock (no, not that Lou Brock) are in this team's Hall of Fame.

the Green Bay Packers.

3: In information technology, breaking up a message to transmit it more efficiently is this type of switching.

packet switching.

4: Lupine term for a group of subs operating together in hunting down enemy convoys.

a wolfpack.

5: It sounds painful, but it's a clear plastic bubble in which a consumer product is sealed against a cardboard backing.

a blister pack.
Round 2. Category: Pugilistic Sobriquets
1: Lightweight champ Ray Mancini received this nickname that his father also used as a top contender.

"Boom Boom".

2: This nickname of Oscar De La Hoya is the title of a 1939 film with William Holden as a boxer.

Golden Boy.

3: "Killer" nickname of Thomas Hearns, who held world titles in 4 different weight classes.

"Hit Man".

4: When asked about his future plans, this boxer known as "Iron Mike" said, "I don't know...I might just fade into Bolivian".

Mike Tyson.

5: Once known as "The Louisville Lip", he later became "The Greatest".

Muhammad Ali.
Round 3. Category: Termite Trivia
1: One form of termite communication is the production of trails of these chemicals.

Pheromones.

2: The closest relative to the termite is this household pest.

Cockroach.

3: Termites are found in every state except this one.

Alaska.

4: The primary food of termites is this carbohydrate found in plants.

Cellulose.

5: Of 15 days, 15 months or 15 years, it's the approximate lifespan of a termite queen.

15 years.
Round 4. Category: The Bod Squad
1: Your dukes,your mitts,your paws.

Hands.

2: Your gams,your pins,your shanks.

Legs.

3: Choppers,grinders,ivories.

Teeth.

4: Beezer,sneezer,schnoz.

Nose.

5: The Achilles tendon is in this part of the foot, the only spot where the hero Achilles was vulnerable.

the heel.
Round 5. Category: Famous "Baby"S
1: Nickname of Jean-Claude Duvalier, who succeeded his father, a physician, as Haitian leader.

"Baby Doc".

2: 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.

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

Baby Huey.

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

Baby Rose Marie.

5: 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.
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April 27, 2021Episode 76 - It's Unreal - May Day - British Fashion - Libros En Espanol - World Leaders
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 76, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: It's Unreal
1: Lee makes them in active length in such colors as Joyful and Fascinating.

artificial nails.

2: This company is putting the kibosh on sellers of those Jelly Kelly knock-offs of its Kelly bags.

Hermes.

3: In 1966 Clark and Gollan performed experiments that led to artificial this, probably exciting news to artificial vampires.

artificial blood.

4: On April 8, 1966 the L.A. Dodgers played on this surface for the first time (it was during an away game).

astroturf.

5: Pam Anderson is a supporter of pleather, which is short for this.

plastic leather.
Round 2. Category: May Day
1: On May 1, 1996 this national railway passenger service celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Amtrak.

2: This Palestinian leader's status was confirmed in 1996 when President Clinton met with him.

Yasser Arafat.

3: He was ready and he fired May 1, 1898.

Captain Charles Gridley.

4: The Croats opened fire again May 1, 1995 after the ceasefire negotiated by this ex-U.S. president expired.

Jimmy Carter.

5: On May 1, 1937, 5 days after the town was bombed, he began sketching "Guernica".

Pablo Picasso.
Round 3. Category: British Fashion
1: Sharp suits and skinny ties typified the '60s look of the "squad" of these young Britishers.

the mod squad.

2: David and Elizabeth Emanuel got the assignment to design this for Princess Diana to wear on July 29, 1981.

her wedding dress.

3: This "Superwaif" model made news in 1993 when she went topless at a Vivienne Westwood show.

Kate Moss.

4: 19th century Englishmen Thomas and William Bowler got their names in the dictionary by making these.

hats.

5: With grenade loops added, the coat designed by Thomas Burberry got this new name during World War I.

trenchcoat.
Round 4. Category: Libros En Espanol
1: Wells:"La Maquina del Tiempo".

"The Time Machine".

2: Hemingway: "El Viejo y el Mar".

"The Old Man and the Sea".

3: Alcott:"Hombrecitos".

"Little Men".

4: Dickens:"Historia de Dos Ciudades".

"A Tale of Two Cities".

5: Vonnegut:"Matadero Cinco".

"Slaughterhouse Five".
Round 5. Category: World Leaders
1: This general took power in Pakistan in a 1999 coup.

Musharraf.

2: On May 25, 1946 this grandfather of Hussein was crowned the first king of Jordan.

King Abdullah.

3: She gave birth to her 1st child, a son, during her successful 1988 campaign to become P.M. of Pakistan.

Benazir Bhutto.

4: The U.S. wishes this trained ophthalmologist could see his way to support our Mideast policy.

Bashar al-Assad.

5: On November 22, 2001 he personally sent his first e-mail, a message to Roman Catholics in Oceania.

Pope John Paul II.
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April 27, 2021Episode 75 - 4-Letter Birds - Sounds Like Ig-Pay Atin-Lay - "B" Movies - He's The Coach - Manhattan's Museum Mile
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 75, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 4-Letter Birds
1: Ancient Egyptians believed this bird to be a representative of the god Thoth.

ibis.

2: Species of this bird include the Caspian, South and Arctic.

tern.

3: An elated person is sometimes said to be "as happy as" this songbird.

lark.

4: The rook is the most common member of this bird family found in Europe.

crow.

5: This bird isn't biologically distinct from the pigeon, it's just smaller.

dove.
Round 2. Category: Sounds Like Ig-Pay Atin-Lay
1: Maryland's Severn River is an inlet of it.

Chesapeake Bay.

2: The 2000 Robert Mondavi one has nuances of hazelnut and goes well with salmon.

Chardonnay.

3: Unverified gossip or rumor; it's often excluded from court.

hearsay.

4: December 26, when British servants traditionally get gifts.

Boxing Day.

5: A stream of electrons from a negatively charged electrode.

cathode ray.
Round 3. Category: "B" Movies
1: 1948:In a classic of Italian Neorealism, a father and son search for a stolen vehicle.

The Bicycle Thief.

2: Bogie stars as Phillip Marlowe in this 1946 film noir classic based on Raymond Chandler's first novel.

The Big Sleep.

3: As Josef Mengele, Gregory Peck sets out to breed a new race of Hitlers in this thriller.

The Boys from Brazil.

4: This title describes Carroll Baker's thumb-sucking character and nightie she wore.

Baby Doll.

5: 1991:Ice Cube co-starred in this saga about a group of friends chillin' out in an L.A. ghetto.

Boyz n the Hood.
Round 4. Category: He's The Coach
1: Green Bay Packers, 1959-1967.

Vince Lombardi.

2: Chicago Bears, 1920-1967 (with a few breaks).

George Halas.

3: University of Nebraska Football, 1973-1997.

Tom Osborne.

4: Indiana Pacers, 1997-2000.

Larry Bird.

5: UCLA Men's Basketball, 1949-1975.

John Wooden.
Round 5. Category: Manhattan's Museum Mile
1: The exterior of this museum at 5th and 89th was designed to break the rectangular grid of Manhattan.

the Guggenheim.

2: New to Museum Mile, the Neue Galerie features works from Austria and this country, home of Ernst Kirchner.

Germany.

3: A Latino art museum goes by the name El Museo del this, a Spanish word for the inner city.

Barrio.

4: The Museum of the City of N.Y. has the derby of this governor, the first Catholic to be a major party pres. candidate.

Al Smith.

5: 5 of the fewer than 40 known Vermeers reside in this 5th Avenue museum.

the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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April 26, 2021Episode 74 - Saint Paul - On The Fly - 'Rithmetic - Bon Appe-"T" - Huey, Dewey Or Louis
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 74, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Saint Paul
1: Saint Paul was a supportive witness to the stoning of this first Christian martyr.

Saint Stephen.

2: From the Greek for "message", it's the name given Saint Paul's letters to Christian churches and groups.

Epistles.

3: Born to Jewish parents in Tarsus, Saint Paul is called "The Apostle To" these non-Jews.

Gentiles.

4: Following his conversion, Saint Paul spent a period of reflection on this peninsula.

Arabian Peninsula.

5: As Saul, Saint Paul heard the voice of Jesus while on the road to this city.

Damascus.
Round 2. Category: On The Fly
1: From the Spanish for "little fly", this fly variety has hypodermic mouth parts to pierce skin.

Mosquito.

2: Like most insects, all flies are divided into 3 parts: thorax, abdomen and this.

Head.

3: Of major insect groups, flies are the only one with just one real pair of these.

Wings.

4: On the housefly, these are large, compound and composed of up to 4,000 individual lenses.

Eyes.

5: These large, speedy biting flies with an animal name are also known as gadflies and greenheads.

Horseflies.
Round 3. Category: 'Rithmetic
1: It's 2128 divided by 7.

304.

2: .5 X .15.

.075.

3: It's the square root of 196.

14.

4: It's 1/4 of 100.

25.

5: Number of inches in 3 yards.

108.
Round 4. Category: Bon Appe-"T"
1: It's a cross between a pomelo and a tangerine.

Tangelo.

2: A yellow cheddar from Oregon.

Tillamook.

3: A folded tortilla filled with various ingredients.

Taco.

4: This "steak" is a hot dog.

Tube steak.

5: This root vegetable often has white skin and a purple-tinged top.

Turnip.
Round 5. Category: Huey, Dewey Or Louis
1: This man sang lead on the 1986 Top 40 hit "Hip To Be Square".

Huey Lewis.

2: A co-founder of the Black Panthers.

Huey P. Newton.

3: For successes in the Spanish-American War, he was promoted to the special rank of Admiral of the Navy.

Admiral George Dewey.

4: "Musicians don't retire, they stop when there's no more music in them", quipped this trumpeter.

Louis Armstrong.

5: A populist Louisiana governor of the early 1930s.

Huey Long.
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