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May 20, 2021Episode 98 - Will Smith - "Dis"Integration - "My" Oh, My! - Opening Numbers Of Musicals - Approbation
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 98, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Will Smith
1: In 2002 Will got an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of this sports icon.

Muhammad Ali.

2: Will helped protect the Earth from the scum of the universe as Agent J in this 1997 film.

Men in Black.

3: A tagline for this 2007 Will Smith film was "The last man on Earth is not alone".

I Am Legend.

4: Starring with son Jaden in this 2006 film must have been fun; getting a second Oscar nomination, icing on the cake.

The Pursuit of Happyness.

5: Will helped protect the Earth from the scum of the universe as Captain Steven Hiller in this 1996 film.

Independence Day.
Round 2. Category: "Dis"Integration
1: A strict rule enforcer.

Disciplinarian.

2: To be formally released from military service, we hope honorably.

Discharged.

3: To expel an attorney from the legal profession.

Disbar.

4: To hop down from your camel or horse.

Dismount.

5: The controller of a fleet of taxis.

Dispatcher.
Round 3. Category: "My" Oh, My!
1: These members of the starling family are known for their ability to mimic human speech.

mynah birds.

2: It's the medical term for nearsightedness.

myopia.

3: Gore Vidal's Ms. Breckinridge.

Myra.

4: Used in packaging, insulation and photography, it's a trademarked thin polyester film.

mylar.

5: This nation's capital city is Yangon.

Myanmar.
Round 4. Category: Opening Numbers Of Musicals
1: "Another Op'nin', Another Show".

Kiss Me, Kate.

2: "Why Can't The English?".

My Fair Lady.

3: "I Hope I Get It".

A Chorus Line.

4: "Aquarius".

Hair.

5: "All That Jazz".

Chicago.
Round 5. Category: Approbation
1: In 1982 Lenny Skutnick rescued a passenger on a crashed 737 from this D.C. river.

Potomac.

2: Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara, who saved hundreds of Jews in WWII, bears the title "Righteous" this.

Gentile.

3: Jody Williams won a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to ban these weapons.

land mines.

4: In 1997, 5 decades late, 7 black soldiers received this highest award for bravery during WWII.

the Congressional Medal of Honor.

5: Fittingly, CNN broke the news in 1997 when this man decided to give $1 billion to the U.N..

Ted Turner.
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May 19, 2021Episode 97 - Haydn - First Name's The Same - Tell Me "Y" - Dogs - Arthurian Legend
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 97, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Haydn
1: Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony was written this period in his work that translates into "storm and stress".

Sturm und Drang.

2: In 1781 Haydn befriended this composer from Salzburg, 10 years before his all-too-premature death.

Mozart.

3: Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 in Rohrau, 25 miles east of this world capital to which he moved in 1740.

Vienna.

4: Symphony No. 94 is called this for its unexpected loud chord shortly after the soft beginning of the 2nd movement.

the "Surprise Symphony".

5: Let me pump... you up (with info)--Joseph Haydn's middle name; this was his first name.

Franz.
Round 2. Category: First Name's The Same
1: Wallace,Tyson,Doonesbury.

Mike.

2: Carver,Chandler,Kroc.

Ray.

3: Astor, Quant, Baker Eddy.

Mary.

4: Harry,Kerr,Norville.

Deborah.

5: Magdalene,Cassatt,Worth.

Mary.
Round 3. Category: Tell Me "Y"
1: It's the primary source of nourishment for an embryo in an egg.

a yolk.

2: Aden is the second-largest city in this Middle Eastern hot spot.

Yemen.

3: It can be a standard for comparison, or a measuring rod 3 feet in length.

Yardstick.

4: This black and white comedy film starred Peter Boyle as the manmade man.

Young Frankenstein.

5: First name shared by monsieurs Saint Laurent and Montand.

Yves.
Round 4. Category: Dogs
1: The Keeshond, or barge dog, is considered the national dog of this country.

the Netherlands.

2: Miniature poodles are 10 to 15" tall, while these poodles are 10" or less.

Toy Poodles.

3: Of the three breeds of this dog, the Gordon is the darkest and heaviest.

a setter.

4: Despite its name, the Great Dane originated in this country, as did the Rottweiler.

Germany.

5: In Scotland it was once forbidden for anyone below the rank of earl to own this stag-hunting hound.

a deerhound.
Round 5. Category: Arthurian Legend
1: Some accounts say Arthur still lives on this mythic island.

Avalon.

2: This witch's name means she's a "fairy".

Morgan Le Fay.

3: We learned more about this nephew of Arthur in the 14th century tale titled him "and the Green Knight".

Sir Gawain.

4: Leodegrance, King of Cameliard, had Arthur as a son-in-law after this daughter's marriage.

Guinevere.

5: Merlin didn't design this or buy it at Ikea--he copied it from Joseph of Arimathea.

the Round Table.
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May 18, 2021Episode 96 - Sweet Songs - Oscar-Winning Roles - Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure - Small Countries - Dickens Books By Characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 96, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sweet Songs
1: In a Tony Orlando and Dawn song, "She's got rings on her fingers and bells on her toes".

"Sweet Gypsy Rose".

2: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" was the first No. 1 hit for this Annie Lennox duo.

The Eurythmics.

3: It's the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters.

"Sweet Georgia Brown".

4: Marvin Gaye and James Taylor each had a hit with this song.

"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You".

5: This crooner's "Sweet Leilani" from the 1937 film "Waikiki Wedding" won an Oscar for best song.

Bing Crosby.
Round 2. Category: Oscar-Winning Roles
1: U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard.

Tommy Lee Jones.

2: 1982:She was the choice as Sophie.

Meryl Streep.

3: Forrest Gump.

Tom Hanks.

4: Sophie Zawistowska.

Meryl Streep.

5: 1991:Clarice Starling.

Jodie Foster.
Round 3. Category: Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure
1: Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast.

"Green Eggs and Ham".

2: Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline.

The Cat in the Hat.

3: On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him.

The Incredible Hulk.

4: A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film.

Jurassic Park.

5: If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger.

Spider-Man.
Round 4. Category: Small Countries
1: The major ethnic group in this Pyrenees principality is Spanish at 61%.

Andorra.

2: It's the only Central American nation that does not border the Caribbean.

El Salvador.

3: This sultanate is surrounded on its landward side by the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

Brunei.

4: In 1962 Tobago and this larger neighbor won their independence from Great Britain.

Trinidad.

5: This Persian Gulf nation gets its name from kut, an Arabic word for "fort".

Kuwait.
Round 5. Category: Dickens Books By Characters
1: Jacob Marley and Tiny Tim.

A Christmas Carol.

2: Quilp,Kit Nubbles and Little Nell.

The Old Curiosity Shop.

3: Estella and Miss Havisham.

Great Expectations.

4: Betsey Trotwood and Mr. Murdstone.

David Copperfield.

5: Dr. Manette and Madame Defarge.

A Tale of Two Cities.
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May 17, 2021Episode 95 - On The Stage - 5-Letter Capitals - 1997 - The Saturday Evening Post - U.s. Highs And Lows
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 95, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On The Stage
1: In the hit play "Madame Melville", he played a teen who was "Home Alone" with older woman Joely Richardson.

Macaulay Culkin.

2: In 1900 this great French actress triumphed in a male role, playing Napoleon's son in "L'Aiglon".

Sarah Bernhardt.

3: Unlike its Stratford festival, this Canadian province's Blyth Festival focuses on more recent plays.

Ontario.

4: On Skid Row, love blooms for Seymour while Audrey II has a feeding frenzy in this play.

Little Shop of Horrors.

5: All the original B'way cast, except Diane Keaton, bared all in a group nude scene in this musical about hippies.

Hair.
Round 2. Category: 5-Letter Capitals
1: Bridges crossing the Nile River in this capital include El Gama'a and El Giza.

Cairo.

2: Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port.

Hanoi.

3: The ancient Greeks called this Jordanian capital Philadelphia.

Amman.

4: In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital.

Quito.

5: 12 avenues radiate from Place Charles de Gaulle in this city.

Paris.
Round 3. Category: 1997
1: Hosting the Oscars, he was pursued by pilot David Letterman in an "English Patient" parody.

Billy Crystal.

2: Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972 to study this planet, was retired in 1997.

Jupiter.

3: 39 members of this doomsday cult in California committed suicide in March.

Heaven's Gate.

4: When this Chinese leader died February 19, 1997 it was noted he hadn't been seen in public since early 1994.

Deng Hsiao-Ping.

5: The FDA approved a laser that could be used by dentists as long as the dentist and adult patient wear these.

Protective glasses.
Round 4. Category: The Saturday Evening Post
1: Born in NYC in 1894, he painted 317 covers for the Post over 47 years.

Norman Rockwell.

2: Pre-"Peanuts", he sold some of his cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post.

Charles Schulz.

3: In the March 17, 1956 issue, Gary Cooper said, "In Westerns you were permitted to kiss" this "but never your girl".

your horse.

4: The 6 Earl Derr Biggers novels about this Chinese-American detective were first serialized in the Post.

Charlie Chan.

5: The Post's history goes back to The Pennsylvania Gazette founded by this man.

Benjamin Franklin.
Round 5. Category: U.s. Highs And Lows
1: The lowest point in the great state of Nebraska is a spot along this river that forms its eastern border.

Missouri River.

2: This state has the highest low point of any state, 3,350 feet.

Colorado.

3: This state has the highest point in the U.S., 20,320 feet.

Alaska (Mount McKinley).

4: This Southern state has the lowest high point of any state, 345 feet.

Florida.

5: This U.S. state climbs from a low of 282 feet below sea level to a high of 14,494 feet.

California.
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May 15, 2021Episode 94 - Diamondbacks - He's My Vice President! - College Football Coaches - European Vacation - Like A Rolling Stone
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 94, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Diamondbacks
1: The method of telling a diamondback snake's age by counting segments of this is not always reliable.

rattles.

2: Like most boas, diamondback snakes are viviparous, which means this.

they give birth to live young.

3: Of 8, 16 or 28, the length in feet of the longest diamondback ever recorded (not counting Randy Johnson).

8 feet.

4: Slither on over to Sweetwater in this large state for its annual roundup of diamondbacks.

Texas.

5: The diamondback belongs to this subfamily marked by sensitive receptors between each eye and nostril.

pit vipers.
Round 2. Category: He's My Vice President!
1: Schuyler Colfax.

Ulysses S. Grant.

2: Nelson A. Rockefeller.

Gerald Ford.

3: Hubert H. Humphrey.

Lyndon Johnson.

4: Calvin Coolidge.

Warren G. Harding.

5: Hannibal Hamlin.

Abraham Lincoln.
Round 3. Category: College Football Coaches
1: Tom Osborne won 255 games at this univ. and 3 elections to congress from the state (you win 255 games and you'll get elected, too).

Nebraska.

2: The eyes of this university are upon Mack Brown and have seen him win more than 150 games.

Texas.

3: Knute Rockne lost just 12, but won one for the Gipper and 104 more at this schooi.

Notre Dame.

4: Knute Rockne lost just 12, but won one for the Gipper and 104 more at this schooi.

Notre Dame.

5: On August 28, 1999 he began his 34th season as Penn State head coach by defeating Arizona, 41-7.

Joe Paterno.
Round 4. Category: European Vacation
1: While in Rome, it's possible to stand with one foot in each of these countries.

Italy and Vatican City.

2: Landmark from which you can see the following views: [1] [2] [3] [4].

the Eiffel Tower.

3: In this Czech capital, you can visit a home where Mozart composed part of "Don Giovanni".

Prague.

4: To see his "Night Watch", head to the top floor of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Rembrandt.

5: While Mom's at Christiansborg Palace in this city, Dad may head down the street to the Erotic Museum.

Copenhagen.
Round 5. Category: Like A Rolling Stone
1: After this archaeologist dodged a boulder in a 1981 flick, Belloq took from him everything he could steal.

Indiana Jones.

2: "Once upon a time" this king of Corinth was sent to Tartarus and had problems with a mobile rock.

Sisyphus.

3: The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" probably knows that another name for this small fish is the stone roller; didn't you?.

a minnow.

4: The "tears" of this Hawaiian volcano goddess are actually bits of flung molten rock with no direction home.

Pele.

5: You got nothin' to lose in this game with 15 white and black "stones" that mercifully end up on the bar after being "hit".

backgammon.
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May 14, 2021Episode 93 - Jazz - Foreign National Parks - Classic Ad Campaigns - Waiter! - Born And Died
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 93, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Jazz
1: In the title of the album "Diz 'N' Bird In Concert", Diz is Dizzy Gillespie and Bird is this saxophonist.

Charlie Parker.

2: On April 7, 1986 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- nearly 27 years after her death.

Billie Holiday.

3: Known as the "First Lady of Song", she won 13 Grammy Awards, the most by any jazz artist.

Ella Fitzgerald.

4: Induction into the Jazz Hall of Fame in Orlando is determined by a poll conducted by this leading jazz publication.

Down Beat.

5: In 1964 this jazz great reached the top of the pop charts with his vocal recording of "Hello, Dolly!".

Louis Armstrong.
Round 2. Category: Foreign National Parks
1: Great Gobi Desert.

Mongolia.

2: Granma Landing.

Cuba.

3: Gran Paradiso.

Italy.

4: Cooloola and Goongarrie.

Australia.

5: Cali Headlands.

Colombia.
Round 3. Category: Classic Ad Campaigns
1: "We try harder".

Avis.

2: "Look, mom -- no cavities!".

Crest.

3: "It's the real thing".

Coca-Cola.

4: "Does she... or doesn't she?".

Clairol.

5: "Ring around the collar".

Wisk.
Round 4. Category: Waiter!
1: For dessert, bring me some of this apple-filled rolled pastry whose name is from the German for "whirlpool".

strudel.

2: Waiter, we'd like 2 services of this chilled cream-potato-leek soup.

vichyssoise.

3: To get us started, a serving of this dish named for an oilman: oysters topped with spinach and then baked.

Oysters Rockefeller.

4: To heat up my chilly bones, bring out a large bottle of this warmed and fermented rice drink from Japan.

sake.

5: I'm in the mood for a little Italian: how 'bout an order of anitra all'aranci, this fowl cooked in orange sauce.

duck.
Round 5. Category: Born And Died
1: Seismologist born April 26, 1900; shook the world with his Sept. 30, 1985 death.

(Charles) Richter.

2: He was born August 17, 1786 in Tennessee and died March 6, 1836 in San Antonio, Texas.

Davy Crockett.

3: He was born October 2, 1869 to a merchant caste family in Porbandar, India and died January 30, 1948 in New Delhi.

Mohandas Gandhi.

4: This seamstress born Feb. 4, 1913 took a long bus ride home out of Detroit in 2005.

Rosa Parks.

5: Be-bopped into the world Aug. 29, 1920; found the joy of sax and flew away March 12, 1955.

Charlie Parker.
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May 13, 2021Episode 92 - - Hey, "Good" Looking! - Beavers - If It's Tuesday - The Wga's Top 101 Screenplays
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 92, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category:
1: Title of a 1985 Bruce Springsteen hit, or a book about him by Dave Marsh.

"Glory Days".

2: They had 2 No. 1 hits in 1980: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites The Dust".

Queen.

3: This leader of Brasil '66 resurfaced in 1983 with "Never Gonna Let You Go".

Sergio Mendes.

4: After going "Roundabout" this group returned to the charts in 1983 with "Owner Of A Lonely Heart".

Yes.

5: In 1984 this group of all-stars tried to make things better with "Do They Know It's Christmas?".

Band Aid.
Round 2. Category: Hey, "Good" Looking!
1: The liturgy of this day includes a reading of the Passion according to St. John.

Good Friday.

2: He's the hero of the parable in Luke 10.

the Good Samaritan.

3: False Bay lies between Cape Hangklip and this promontory.

the Cape of Good Hope.

4: 1994 Savannah-set John Berendt bestseller.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

5: Spoiler alert: The title schoolmaster of this 1934 novel dies at the end.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
Round 3. Category: Beavers
1: The 2 countries which have the most beavers in the world.

USA and Canada.

2: In the '50s, he told us to "Brusha, Brusha, Brusha" with Ipana toothpaste, and he should know.

Bucky Beaver.

3: These must be used continuously as they keep growing throughout a beaver's life.

teeth.

4: Term usually applied derisively to someone who seems overly ambitious.

eager beaver.

5: TV's last "Beulah", the show left the air because she left the part.

Louise Beavers.
Round 4. Category: If It's Tuesday
1: His bestseller "Tuesdays With Morrie" chronicled his weekly visits to his dying professor.

Mitch Albom.

2: In England these breakfast items are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday.

pancakes.

3: Tuesday is named for the warrior god Tiu, whose father was this other god.

Odin.

4: In the comics, this character's famous line is "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".

Wimpy.

5: An act of Congress fixed this as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Election Day.
Round 5. Category: The Wga's Top 101 Screenplays
1: James Agee and John Huston wrote the script for this 1951 film with a continent in its title.

The African Queen.

2: The highest-ranked comedy was this 1977 film co-written by Marshall Brickman.

Annie Hall.

3: In the No. 1 spot is this 1942 movie's script.

Casablanca.

4: 1 of the 2 scripts that got Billy Wilder into the Top 10.

Some Like It Hot (or Sunset Boulevard).

5: Graham Greene made the list at No. 33 with this ordinal Cold War thriller.

The Third Man.
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May 13, 2021Episode 91 - Have Fun - Soft "Cel" - Colonial Colleges - Familial Song Titles - Out Of The "Blue"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 91, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Have Fun
1: You've let loose when this animal precedes "around" or "play".

horse.

2: Fancy, as in what's tickled when you are amused, is a shortened form of this word.

fantasy.

3: Ecclesiastes says, "A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink and to be" this.

merry.

4: It's what you're doing when you're "cutting a rug".

dancing.

5: Spelled one way, it's to have casino fun; spelled another, it's delightful skipping.

gamble/gambol.
Round 2. Category: Soft "Cel"
1: Credit card ad:Cost of books to help study for tournament, $412... beating Ken Jennings, this 9-letter word.

priceless.

2: The University of this seaport city on the Mediterranean was founded in 1450.

Barcelona.

3: A plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family.

celery.

4: This New World cat can be 4 feet long, including the tail.

ocelot.

5: Full title of the Minister of Finance in the British government.

the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Round 3. 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: This Providence university that dates back to 1764 is home to a NASA research center.

Brown.

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

Dartmouth.

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

the College of William and Mary.
Round 4. Category: Familial Song Titles
1: They "Are Doin' It For Themselves".

Sisters.

2: He "Was A Rollin' Stone".

Papa.

3: The Judds asked him to "Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days".

Grandpa.

4: He was asked, "Can you spare a dime?".

Brother.

5: Unfortunately, she "Got Run Over By A Reindeer".

Grandma.
Round 5. Category: Out Of The "Blue"
1: It's generally a high-priced stock with a long history of growth, like G.E. or AT and T.

Blue chip.

2: In a famous jingle, "Everything's Better With" this kind of margarine "on it".

Blue Bonnet.

3: Before holding court on "Judging Amy", Amy Brenneman played a cop on this drama.

NYPD Blue.

4: They're the bad guys whom the Beatles battled in the movie "Yellow Submarine".

Blue Meanies.

5: It begins, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go cat go".

"Blue Suede Shoes".
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May 12, 2021Episode 90 - Geograph"Y" - Ad Campaigns - Manhattan's Museum Mile - Ice Cream - You're Scaring Me
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 90, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Geograph"Y"
1: There's an active volcano on Sicily, an island that's part of this country.

Italy.

2: While many countries in Europe have been splitting up, this one got back together in 1990.

Germany.

3: This Scandinavian country has 2 forms of its official language -- Bokmal and Nynorsk.

Norway.

4: It's the largest city in Utah.

Salt Lake City.

5: The last British ship of convicts pulled into this Australian city's port in 1849.

Sydney.
Round 2. Category: Ad Campaigns
1: A long-running campaign shows fabulous places that "Don't Take" this credit card.

American Express.

2: Ridley Scott directed the "Share the Fantasy" ads for this tony perfume.

Chanel No. 5.

3: This company took us for a ride with "It's Such a Comfort to Take the Bus and Leave the Driving to Us".

Greyhound.

4: The following clip dramatizes a famous cartoon ad for this man's products.

Charles Atlas.

5: A Sports Illustrated subscription drive popularized the phrase "The Gift That" does this.

Keeps on Giving.
Round 3. 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: 5 of the fewer than 40 known Vermeers reside in this 5th Avenue museum.

the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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

Barrio.

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

Germany.

5: 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.
Round 4. Category: Ice Cream
1: This Italian word for rich ice cream comes from the Italian for "to freeze".

gelato.

2: The ice cream cone was popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in this U.S. city.

St. Louis.

3: In 1923 Harry Burt patented these ice cream bars on a stick; bringing a pail of them for patent officials to sample was smart.

a Good Humor Bar.

4: Top off a Japanese meal with these golf-ball-sized ice cream treats wrapped in soft dough.

mochi.

5: Harry Burt started this co. whose 1st white truck used a set of bells from the family bobsled.

Good Humor.
Round 5. Category: You're Scaring Me
1: A literary character named Brom Bones may have been the one who scared this schoolmaster out of town.

Ichabod Crane.

2: Jonathan Edwards literally scared the hell out of New England with this "angry" 1741 sermon.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".

3: Matthew 14 tells that this disciple also walked on water until he got scared and started to sink like a stone.

Simon Peter.

4: Little Miss Muffet couldn't tough it out and one of these scared her away.

spider.

5: This captain scared the locals in Jamaica in 1504 when he predicted an eclipse and it happened.

Christopher Columbus.
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May 11, 2021Episode 89 - Home Ballparks - Fads - 4-Letter Words - Computers - Pottery
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 89, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Home Ballparks
1: Pacific Bell Park.

San Francisco Giants.

2: Comiskey Park.

Chicago White Sox.

3: Veterans Stadium.

Philadelphia Phillies.

4: Three Rivers Stadium.

Pittsburgh Pirates.

5: Coors Field.

Colorado Rockies.
Round 2. Category: Fads
1: Jade, Yasmin, Cloe and Sasha are these dollz.

Bratz.

2: In the mid-'30s there were hats, shoes, glasses, books and dolls of this 6-year-old movie star.

Shirley Temple.

3: It calls itself "the blanket with sleeves".

a Snuggie.

4: This Bandai "digital pet" was hot in the '90s.

Tamagotchi.

5: Long before the View-Master, these handheld 3-D stereoscopes were popular from 1850 to 1910.

Stereopticons.
Round 3. Category: 4-Letter Words
1: [CLUE MISSING BECAUSE OF GAP IN TAPE].

seek[?].

2: A repast, or the ground-up seeds of a grain.

Meal.

3: A B.B., a Billie Jean or a Boleslaw I.

King.

4: It describes a string stretched out fully and is a homophone for instructed.

taut.

5: Ad lib and you speak "off" this part of your shirt.

Cuff.
Round 4. Category: Computers
1: The "app" in "killer app" stands for this.

Application.

2: Hewlett-Packard, Epson and Canon all make the ink-jet variety of these peripherals.

Printers.

3: Mattel Media has created a program that lets the user design fashions for this doll.

Barbie.

4: This company describes its pentium chip as "The Computer Inside".

Intel.

5: This North Sioux City, S.D. mail order computer maker issues a MasterCard with a cowhide print on it.

Gateway 2000.
Round 5. Category: Pottery
1: To a potter, throw means to form, say, a vase on one of these.

a wheel.

2: In 1710 the first European hard-paste porcelain factory was set up in this city near Dresden.

Meissen.

3: The word ceramics comes from Â“keramosÂ”, the Greek word for this substance.

clay.

4: The company he founded in Lambeth in 1815 was appointed a supplier to the British court in 1901.

John Doulton.

5: These ovens used to fire pots operate at temperatures up to 2200Â°F.

a kiln.
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