Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 117, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: My Life Of "E"S
1: Diamonds are so colorless, I prefer these gems for my rings.
Emeralds.
2: Instead of mere cream puffs, give me these oblong pastries with icing and a French name.
Eclairs.
3: Viscounts and barons needn't bother inviting me over -- I only hobnob with at least this grade of nobleman.
Earl.
4: I never travel without this group around me, including a bodyguard, publicist and manicurist.
Entourage.
5: It's less than an hour's drive from my Geneva apartment to this French spa known for its "water".
Evian.Round 2. Category: Transportation Slang
1: An eggbeater is one of these.
Helicopter.
2: You auto know a ragtop is one of these.
Convertible.
3: Slang for a ship, it's what you'll find a nursery rhyme trio sailing in.
Tub.
4: Rhyme time term for a huge 18-wheeler.
Big rig.
5: It's not madness, a reefer is this type of railroad car.
Refrigerator car.Round 3. Category: You're The Mayor
1: Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis.
Chicago.
2: In 2005 he was re-elected mayor of New York City by an almost 20 percent margin.
(Michael) Bloomberg.
3: The most populous U.S. city with an elected female mayor is this 2nd-largest Texas city, with Laura Miller.
Dallas.
4: Former state governor Jerry Brown reigns as the mayor of this California city.
Oakland.
5: Sworn in as this city's 97th mayor in 2000, John F. Street is a graduate of its Temple University.
Philadelphia.Round 4. Category: Folks On Sports
1: After this man's 81-point game, a writer: "The only bad news? The other four Lakers were arrested for loitering".
Kobe Bryant.
2: Jerry West, on this Chicago Bull: "He was the only athlete I ever knew who could play volleyball all by himself".
Michael Jordan.
3: A sports radio host, on this HBO drama sponsoring a NASCAR entry: "Here's hoping nobody opens the trunk".
The Sopranos.
4: This N.Y. Yankee known as A-Rod said, "Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic".
Alex Rodriguez.
5: Jay Leno said, "On his way home from Torino, he didn't catch his plane. Apparently" this skier "missed the gate".
Bode Miller.Round 5. Category: Don We Now Our Guy Apparel
1: The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things.
neck size and sleeve length.
2: Bunny Austin shocked the tennis world when he wore these competing at Forest Hills in 1932.
shorts.
3: The name of this wide sash popular in men's formal wear comes from the Urdu for "waistband".
cummerbund.
4: Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king".
corduroy.
5: (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlsen of CNN's Crossfire.) Among the many influential men to wear bow ties is this great Spanish poet and author of "The House of Bernarda Alba" .
(Frederic Garcia) Lorca.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!