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May 07, 2024Episode 1183 - Dickens book by character - All hail the creator - In the mouth - Which time zone? - Ron howard films
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1183, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dickens Book By Character
1: Bob Cratchit.
A Christmas Carol.
2: Bill Sikes.
Oliver Twist.
3: Esther Summerson.
Bleak House.
4: Dr. Alexandre Manette.
A Tale of Two Cities.
5: Uriah Heep.
David Copperfield.
Round 2. Category: All Hail The Creator
1: This Mindy of "The Mindy Project" was named after Mindy in "Mork and Mindy".
Mindy Kaling.
2: Its creator Phil Rosenthal summed it up as "a guy with this family who lives across the street from his parents".
Everybody Loves Raymond.
3: In 1998 this man played up "Sports Night"; the next year, he came up with "The West Wing".
Sorkin.
4: The initials of this creator of "Alias", also a big-time movie director, stand for Jeffrey Jacob.
Abrams.
5: Ronald D. Moore co-created the 2005 version of this frakkin' awesome sci-fi show featuring Adama and Starbuck.
Battlestar Galactica.
Round 3. Category: In The Mouth
1: Muscle which extends up and forward from the hyoid bone to, and sometimes past, the lips.
the tongue.
2: They're "set" in the mouths of fish.
hooks.
3: This company claimed they had 50% of the chewing gum market's sales in 1986.
Wrigley's.
4: 3 of the 4 general types of teeth in the adult human mouth.
(3 of) molars, incisors, cuspids, or bicuspids.
5: Comprised of a hard and soft portion, it's the roof of the mouth.
the palate.
Round 4. Category: Which Time Zone?
1: Portland, Oregon.
Pacific.
2: Medford, Oregon.
Pacific.
3: Vancouver, British Columbia.
Pacific.
4: Wichita, Kansas.
Central.
5: Omaha, Nebraska.
Central.
Round 5. Category: Ron Howard Films
1: He reprised the role of Robert Langdon in "Angels and Demons".
Tom Hanks.
2: He played math genius John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind".
Russell Crowe.
3: He's worked with Ron Howard twice, playing astronaut Jack Swigert in "Apollo 13" and Jack Brennan in "Frost/Nixon".
Kevin Bacon.
4: Ron Howard was on fire with this film in which Kurt Russell and William Baldwin starred as firefighting brothers.
Backdraft.
5: This actor and Nicole Kidman light out for the Oklahoma territory in 1992's "Far and Away".
Tom Cruise.
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May 06, 2024Episode 1182 - Known by one name - That movie's genius - A word in your ear - World city walk - 1951
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1182, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Known By One Name
1: He's often called the "Father of Geometry".
Euclid.
2: Before he could exact his revenge, he was taken prisoner by Cortes and died after an attack.
Montezuma.
3: He recently announced that he plans to step down as Japan's emperor in April 2019.
Akihito.
4: After her baptism and marriage, she went by the name Lady Rebecca Rolfe.
Pocahontas.
5: The Venus in his "Venus of Urbino" painting has hair of the red-gold color for which his art was known.
Titian.
Round 2. Category: That Movie'S Genius
1: Doc Brown created the flux capacitor, which is what makes time travel possible, in this film.
Back to the Future.
2: Dr. Ryan Stone is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission in this 2013 film.
Gravity.
3: An un-Gandhi-like Ben Kingsley takes a child chess prodigy under his wing in this 1993 film.
Searching for Bobby Fischer.
4: Hugh Jackman is super-hacker Stanley Jobson in this 2001 film; give us the password.
Swordfish.
5: Coal miner's son Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes up rocketry in this film.
October Sky.
Round 3. Category: A Word In Your Ear
1: It's a 4-letter word for the soft part of the external ear.
lobe.
2: Let's hear you nail this other word for the malleus.
a hammer.
3: It precedes "membrane" to designate the eardrum.
the tympanic.
4: The curved fold of the external ear is called this spiral shape--just single, not double.
a helix.
5: I predict you will know this 7-letter word for the visible part of the outer ear.
the auricle.
Round 4. Category: World City Walk
1: It's the city (also a country) that's home to St. Peter's Basilica.
Vatican City.
2: In the 17th century the Corsairs controlled this current capital of Morocco.
Rabat.
3: The first Japanese city to host the Winter Olympics, it's also famous for its beer and its Snow Festival.
Sapporo.
4: In 1942 Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein led a failed effort to assist surrounded German forces in this Soviet city.
Stalingrad.
5: Found in the Dong Cheng district, this capital city's main railway station connects to Harbin and Qingdao.
Beijing.
Round 5. Category: 1951
1: In 1951 it celebrated its 175th anniversary and was sealed in a helium-filled case.
the Declaration of Independence.
2: On February 26 a constitutional amendment became law, limiting the holder of this office to 2 terms.
President of the United States.
3: In May, this utility co. became the 1st corporation in the world to have over 1,000,000 stockholders.
ATandT.
4: 90 cadets at this academy were ousted in a cheating scandal.
West Point.
5: On Oct. 24,1951, Truman declared our state of war with this country had finally ended.
Germany.
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May 05, 2024Episode 1181 - Tv comedies - Kjpy hit radio - Raise the britannic! - Reading with jenna bush hager - What's their sport?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1181, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Comedies
1: In 2001 this "Friends" character married Chandler Bing.
Monica.
2: Much like "Lost", the TBS comedy "Wrecked" begins with one of these mishaps.
a plane crash.
3: HBO's "Avenue 5" stars Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad, stuck on one of these for a while.
a spaceship.
4: On a classic sitcom Lenny and Squiggy were a couple of friends of this title pair from Milwaukee.
Laverne and Shirley.
5: Gavin Belson was the conniving chief innovation officer of tech company Hooli on this show.
Silicon Valley.
Round 2. Category: Kjpy Hit Radio
1: Your KJPY T-shirt gets you half off to see "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", featuring Joey Fatone of this band.
'N Sync.
2: KJPY is sponsoring an in-store appearance by this young lady and we know you'd "Walk a Thousand Miles" to be there.
Vanessa Carlton.
3: Caller number 99, you're going to Manhattan to see Dave Matthews at this 7th Avenue and 31st Street arena.
Madison Square Garden.
4: In the next hour we'll chill out with this band whose hits include "Yellow".
Coldplay.
5: We've got a listener poll -- is this "Fell in Love with a Girl" duo brother or sister, or exes.
The White Stripes.
Round 3. Category: Raise The Britannic!
1: Now lying in 400' of Mediterranean water, the mighty Britannic was the largest ship sunk during this 20th century war.
World War I.
2: Higher bulkheads for flotation were one lesson the Britannic took from this doomed sister ship; didn't help.
the Titanic.
3: Some survivors and war propaganda said the ship was sunk by a torpedo, but a German field of these was the real culprit.
mines.
4: The ship sank in 55 minutes partly due to an ill-fated dash to try to make Kea, an island of this country.
Greece.
5: This Frenchman found the wreck in 1975.
(Jacques) Cousteau.
Round 4. Category: Reading With Jenna Bush Hager
1: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I developed my love of books as a child; my parents always made sure we were surrounded by plenty, and a favorite they used to read to me aloud was this author's "James and the Giant Peach".
Roald Dahl.
2: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One of my club picks for 2023 is "Black Candle Women" by Diane Marie Brown, about four generations of women who live under one roof and have a big secret--a love curse relating to a Voodoo sorceress in this Southern city that links the story back to the 1950s.
New Orleans.
3: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) The perfect vacation read and one my sister Barbara and I still talk about is "Summer Sisters", a novel for adults by this woman who is beloved for her young adult fiction.
Judy Blume.
4: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One book that I have read multiple times and chose for my book club is "The Bluest Eye" by this woman, my all-time favorite author.
Toni Morrison.
5: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I recommended a 2022 novel that's as Gothic and mysterious as you can get; it's named for and set at this branch of the Met that's dedicated to the art of the Middle Ages.
the Cloisters.
Round 5. Category: What'S Their Sport?
1: The Indiana Fever, whose star Tamika Catchings retired in 2016.
basketball.
2: The New York Empire, coached by Patrick McEnroe.
tennis.
3: The Durham Bulls.
baseball.
4: The Portland Timbers.
soccer.
5: Hoosier Team Pineapple, 2016 men's champs of the PVL, the "Premier" this "League".
volleyball.
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May 04, 2024Episode 1180 - What's he like? - Grammar a-z - World place names - The hall of fame position - "short" subjects
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1180, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What'S He Like?
1: It's the national capital a Sinophile would most like to visit.
Beijing (Peking).
2: A discophile doesn't particularly like discos but does like these, which are used there.
records.
3: A logophile is a lover of these: long or short, Latinate or Anglo-Saxon....
words.
4: 1 of the 2 letters that can begin the standard term for a lover and connoisseur of wine.
O or E (oenophile or enophile).
5: From the French, it's someone who wouldn't miss a Samuel Fuller or Alain Resnais festival.
cinephile.
Round 2. Category: Grammar A-Z
1: S:The set of rules for the proper arrangement of a sentence from the Greek for "orderly arrangement".
syntax.
2: P: The building blocks of a sentence are subject and this, what is said of the subject.
the predicate.
3: I: To be this form of a verb, some say, means to never split it.
an infinitive.
4: M: Nouns, adjectives and adverbs can be these qualifiers.
modifiers.
5: R:Essential info comes in a clause that's relative as well as this adjective.
restrictive.
Round 3. Category: World Place Names
1: The Arabic name of this biblical town means "house of meat"; the Hebrew name--"house of bread".
Bethlehem.
2: Legend says this sea is named for Theseus' father, who flung himself into the waters when he thought his son was dead.
the Aegean.
3: We're bullish on this Spanish city that tradition says was founded by and named for Pompey.
Pamplona.
4: Ah, can you smell it? The name of this former British colony is Chinese for "fragrant harbor".
Hong Kong.
5: This Indian capital was so named to distinguish it from the older city of the same name.
New Delhi.
Round 4. Category: The Hall Of Fame Position
1: Kareem, Moses,Wilt.
center (in basketball).
2: Dizzy, Lefty, Pud,Cy.
pitcher.
3: Magic,Isiah, John(okay, John Stockton).
point guard.
4: Tony Esposito,Vladislav Tretiak, Ken Dryden.
goalie (in hockey).
5: Lawrence "L.T." Taylor, Ted "The Mad Stork" Hendricks,Harry "no cool nickname" Carson.
linebacker.
Round 5. Category: Short Subjects. With Short in quotation marks
1: A cropped permanent, a brief gesture of farewell, or a radio band.
a short wave.
2: Puritan, Wesson or Crisco.
types of shortening.
3: It could be said that a hapless person is always "a day late and" this.
a dollar short.
4: What you are when you get short of breath very quickly.
short-winded.
5: Comedian who plays the character for whom life holds no greater thrill than meeting the following:.
Martin Short.
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May 03, 2024Episode 1179 - State of the book - Tell - Guinness animal records - The new york times style - A success with brush
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1179, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: State Of The Book
1: "The Help".
Mississippi.
2: "The Last Picture Show".
Texas.
3: "Washington Square".
New York.
4: "Centennial" by James Michener.
Colorado.
5: "The Grapes of Wrath"--2 states please, where the story begins and ends.
Oklahoma and California.
Round 2. Category: Tell
1: Although he may be legendary, William Tell is one of the best-known heroes of this nation.
Switzerland.
2: This form of "William" is in the German title of Friedrich Schiller's play about Tell.
Wilhelm.
3: In the traditional William Tell story, this is the cause of death of the cruel governor Gessler.
shot with an arrow.
4: It was Tell's response when Gessler asked what the extra arrow was for.
to kill him if he missed with the first one.
5: The overture to this Italian composer's opera about William Tell is used to speed things up.
Rossini.
Round 3. Category: Guinness Animal Records
1: The largest one ever made by birds was built by bald eagles and weighed over 6,700 lbs..
a nest.
2: A Texas cat named Dusty must have been the cat's meow as she had 420 of these.
kittens.
3: Some of these arthropods have as many as 750 legs, not a thousand as their name implies.
a millipede.
4: The Gaboon viper has the longest of any snake, nearly 2".
the fang.
5: It's the slowest-moving land mammal, and its name is a synonym for laziness.
a sloth.
Round 4. Category: The New York Times Style
1: An nytimes.com slide show on this woman's style included the red and black number from Election Night 2008.
Michelle Obama.
2: Disco hoops and other styles of extravagant these "suggest you are taking the party with you".
earrings.
3: A blog post notes that Junya Watanabe's Spring '09 collection continues to rely on this basic type of working pants.
jeans.
4: In May 2008 the times reported on a more modest look in this wear, including boy shorts and halter tops.
swimwear.
5: The times said this "NY" designer became "a Seventh Avenue original" using tights as a foundation for skirts and shirts.
Donna Karan.
Round 5. Category: A Success With Brush
1: In "The Story of Painting" Sister Wendy says, "He is much more than a painter of the fair and fat".
(Peter Paul) Rubens.
2: An early 1730s work by Canaletto shows this canal city's "Quay of the Piazzetta".
Venice.
3: There are 2 versions of John Singleton Copley's "Watson and" this sea predator in U.S. galleries.
the Shark.
4: For your information, no, your six-year-old could not make paintings just like this man's 1952 "Convergence".
(Jackson) Pollock.
5: Victorine Meurent, his favorite model, is the nude in his "Le dejeuner sur l'herbe".
Edouard Manet.
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May 02, 2024Episode 1178 - Tv businesses - A visit from st. nicholas - Black - Field of "dream"s - Name the parent company
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1178, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Businesses
1: Ewing Oil.
Dallas.
2: Duff Brewery.
The Simpsons.
3: Bluth's Original Frozen Banana.
Arrested Development.
4: Luthercorp.
Smallville.
5: Los Pollos Hermanos--best chicken in New Mexico!.
Breaking Bad.
Round 2. Category: A Visit From St. Nicholas
1: '"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even" this one.
a mouse.
2: It completes the line "but I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, 'Happy Christmas to all,...'".
and to all a good night.
3: "He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with" these 2 items.
ashes and soot.
4: St. Nick's nose is described as resembling this fruit.
a cherry.
5: Of Santa's 8 reindeer, it's the last one named.
Blitzen.
Round 3. Category: Black
1: If your black piano keys are shiny, they're probably plastic; if they dull with age, probably this wood.
ebony.
2: This company cleaned up when it introduced the Dustbuster in 1979.
Black and Decker.
3: A black monolith mysteriously appears at different times in human history in this classic sci-fi film.
2001: A Space Odyssey.
4: The Black Death that killed many in Europe in the 1300s is believed to have been caused by this type of organism, Yersinia pestis.
a bacterium.
5: Their home ice is located at 1901 West Madison Street.
the Blackhawks.
Round 4. Category: Field Of DreamS. With Dream in quotation marks
1: Someone considered very good-looking is said to be one of these "ships".
Dreamboat.
2: Collective name for the 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball squad.
"The Dream Team".
3: In 1983 Eurythmics hit No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts with this song.
"Sweet Dreams".
4: This popular musical was supposedly based in part on the lives and careers of the Supremes.
Dreamgirls.
5: Freud published this landmark study in 1899.
The Interpretation Of Dreams.
Round 5. Category: Name The Parent Company
1: Post-it notes.
3M.
2: Fisher-Price toys.
Mattel.
3: Cheerios andBetty Crocker products.
General Mills.
4: Crest toothpaste.
Procter and Gamble.
5: Velveeta.
Kraft.
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May 01, 2024Episode 1177 - On the pga tour - Ageless quotes - America's most haunted - World theatre - Where is that, pierre?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1177, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On The Pga Tour
1: Out on an island in 2001, a downhill 60-foot triple-break putt at TPC Sawgrass' famed 17th was better than most for this superstar.
Tiger Woods.
2: Here's Bubba Watson cutting loose with this type of 5-letter shot that veers to the side of the dominant hand of the player.
a slice.
3: The long chip at the 1978 Jackie Gleason Classic was one of 5 straight birdies to seal the win for this Golden Bear.
Jack Nicklaus.
4: Here's Phil Mickelson putting for birdie at the gorgeous par-5 18th to claim the 2012 Pro-Am title at this California beach.
Pebble Beach.
5: Check out the $10 million putt that won the 2016 FedEx Cup bonus for this man, also known as Wee Mac.
Rory McIlroy.
Round 2. Category: Ageless Quotes
1: Whale tale author who wrote, "Youth is immortal; 'tis the elderly only grow old!".
Melville.
2: In "The Brook" this "Light Brigade" author wrote, "For men may come and men may go, but I go on forever".
Tennyson.
3: About this queen, Shakespeare wrote, "age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety".
Cleopatra.
4: Oscar Wilde wrote, "One should never trust a woman who tells one" this; she "would tell one anything".
her real age.
5: Betty Friedan wrote, "to keep... life-giving ties alive... is our" this, the opposite of Ponce de Leon's legendary quest.
"fountain of age".
Round 3. Category: America'S Most Haunted
1: The white-haired ghost of this fiery leader walks alongside a black dog at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia.
John Brown.
2: Ghosts may account for a mysterious chill in cell 14-D of this former California island prison.
Alcatraz.
3: The father of Jennie Wade, the lone civilian casualty of this PA. battle, haunts the home in which she was killed.
Gettysburg.
4: Some say the ghost in this city's Hilton Hotel may be a murder victim or the volcano goddess Madame Pele.
Honolulu.
5: The Shaft Alley Spectre is one of many ghosts haunting this Long Beach luxury liner first launched in 1936.
Queen Mary.
Round 4. Category: World Theatre
1: This "War and Peace" author's play "The Power of Darkness" was once banned in his native Russia.
Leo Tolstoy.
2: Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country.
Ireland.
3: The first known play presented at this British university was "St. Katherine" in 1490.
Oxford.
4: The Olivier Theatre opened in this city in 1976 with a production of "Tamburlaine the Great".
London.
5: Israeli playwright Nathan Alterman called his first play "Kineret, Kineret...", Kineret being Hebrew for the Sea of this.
Sea of Galilee.
Round 5. Category: Where Is That, Pierre?
1: If you're visiting the Cannes Film Festival, you're on this sea.
the Mediterranean.
2: The Jura Mountains straddle the border between France and this country.
Switzerland.
3: This region of NW France derives its name from Celts fleeing the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England.
Brittany.
4: This region of France between the Seine and Marne Valleys is famous for its soft white cheese.
Brie.
5: A northern member of the Windward Islands, this volcanic isle has been a possession of France since 1635.
Martinique.
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April 30, 2024Episode 1176 - Alphanumerics - Indian chiefs - Fictional witches - Geographic crossword clues "b" - What a beast!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1176, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Alphanumerics
1: The first swine flu, identified in 1930, was caused by this alphanumeric virus; in 2009 it was back.
H1N1.
2: This company makes scotchlite reflective material.
3M.
3: This astromech droid served 2 Skywalkers.
R2-D2.
4: Talk about primo and to the point! It was the alpanumeric license plate--London's first--issued December 1903.
A1.
5: A young Anakin Skywalker created this droid to help his mother with household chores.
C-3PO.
Round 2. Category: Indian Chiefs
1: This Chiricahua leader joined the Dutch Reformed Church in 1903 but was expelled for gambling.
Geronimo.
2: It's said that Hiawatha started this league of the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Cayuga tribes.
Iroquois League.
3: Called "Curly" as a boy, this great Oglala Sioux chief died a year after the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Crazy Horse.
4: In 1903 he pleaded with Pres. Roosevelt for the return of his Nez Perce to their home.
Chief Joseph.
5: A monument to this Mohegan chief was erected on the site of the home of J.F. Cooper.
Uncas.
Round 3. Category: Fictional Witches
1: In "The Thirteenth Sacrifice", witches have returned to this city and Boston cop Samantha Ryan is hunting them.
Salem.
2: Cho Chang and Fleur Delacour are 2 of the many witches in this book series.
Harry Potter.
3: In "Macbeth" the three witches who prophesy his success and doom are appropriately also known as these "sisters".
the weird sisters.
4: Jadis of Charn is the evil White Witch laying chilly havoc to this C.S. Lewis land.
Narnia.
5: Jane, Alexandra and Sukie are the 3 title uninhibited magical mavens in this Updike novel.
The Witches of Eastwick.
Round 4. Category: Geographic Crossword Clues B. With B in quotes
1: Look out "B" low country(7).
Belgium.
2: Strait through Istanbul(9).
Bosphorus.
3: French Frenchvolcanic volcanicisland island(4-4).
Bora-Bora.
4: "Common" place city(6).
Boston.
5: Cream center of Germany(7).
Bavaria.
Round 5. Category: What A Beast!
1: Bigger than Jerseys, this U.K. cow breed from its own isle produces lots of slightly yellowish milk.
a Guernsey.
2: Here's a close-up of one of the 30,000 quills on this animal; they slide in easy, but back-facing barbs make removal difficult.
a porcupine.
3: Unlike the hippo, which has fully developed 4 of these, the rhino only has 3 with which to test water daintily.
toes.
4: A flap of skin and fur called a bell hangs from the throat of this largest member of the deer family.
moose (elk accepted).
5: This "hairless" breed of cat developed from a kitty born in Canada, not Egypt.
Sphynx.
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April 29, 2024Episode 1175 - The original 31 flavors - Wintry reading - Ancient science - London on film - He was senator and president
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1175, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Original 31 Flavors
1: Sour item that precedes Crisp, Custard and Sherbet in 3 of Baskin-Robbins' original 31 flavors.
Lemon.
2: Varieties of this flavor included French and Burnt Almond.
Vanilla.
3: This traditional Christmas drink was available.
Egg Nog.
4: Flavors included this type of "Stick" (but not this type of "Patty").
Peppermint.
5: Nuts to you! and marshmallows, too, with this alliterative original flavor.
Rocky Road.
Round 2. Category: Wintry Reading
1: In a kids' book, on a snowy day Nicki loses this item of clothing, just like the 3 little kittens.
mittens.
2: Dostoyevsky's autobiographical novel "The House of the Dead" has been published with the subtitle "or, Prison Life" here--brrr!.
Siberia.
3: The 2019 book "The Enchanted Forest" is a tie-in with this long-awaited animated sequel.
Frozen 2.
4: Set in Iceland, the sixth novel in the Detective Erlendur series is titled not "Frostbite" but this condition.
hypothermia.
5: It's 1954 and tensions are high on an island with a lot of Japanese Americans in David Guterson's novel "Snow Falling on" these.
Cedars.
Round 3. Category: Ancient Science
1: The ancient Sumerian number system, based on 60, is still used today to measure this.
time.
2: Around 400 B.C. Democritus proposed that all matter is composed of these tiny units.
atoms.
3: Considered 1st universal genius, this student of Plato believed goats breathed through their ears.
Aristotle.
4: Chinese general Huang-ti used a lodestone as one of these around 300 B.C., perhaps by floating it in a bowl.
a compass.
5: Delta city with automatic door openers, washing machines, and a world-famous library.
Alexandria.
Round 4. Category: London On Film
1: Guinness says this current resident of 10 Downing Street was 1st portrayed on film in "For Your Eyes Only".
Margaret Thatcher.
2: R. Chandler's novel was set in L.A., but this '77 remake was "curiously and ineffectively set in London".
The Big Sleep.
3: In "My Fair Lady", Eliza Doolittle peddled her posies here, in front of the opera house.
Covent Garden.
4: The bird woman in "Mary Poppins" sells feed for birds in front of this church build by Wren.
St. Paul's.
5: 1973 film in which George Segal trysts with Glenda Jackson in a Garrard St. flat.
A Touch of Class.
Round 5. Category: He Was Senator And President
1: Though he served Penn. in the Senate from 1834 to 1845, he supported pro-slavery Southern positions; he didn't get better as pres..
Buchanan.
2: His nickname "Tricky Dick" dates back to the 1950s California campaign that put him in the Senate.
Nixon.
3: Though the Senate failed by one vote to de-president him, his later return to the body was met with flowers and applause.
(Andrew) Johnson.
4: This Ohioan found the Senate "far more to my liking than" being pres. could be; scandal and death in office followed.
Warren G. Harding.
5: This New Yorker and future president joined the Senate in 1821 and soon led the fight against imprisonment for debt.
Martin Van Buren.
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April 28, 2024Episode 1174 - Online and texting abbrev. - Tv theme song hits - Med. abbrev. - "ard" stuff - Anagram pairs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1174, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Online And Texting Abbrev.
1: If I want you to call, hmu stands for this... say, tomorrow?.
hit me up.
2: Someone sliding into your DMs is trying to reach you via these.
direct messages.
3: Making an OTP, one true this, means figuring out ideal character matches.
pairing.
4: Want to know if others are experiencing the same? dae is short for this question starter.
does anybody else?.
5: eli5 is shorthand for this expression, so use small words to clarify.
explain it to me like I'm 5.
Round 2. Category: Tv Theme Song Hits
1: 1962:"The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" from this show.
The Beverly Hillbillies.
2: 1995:"I'll Be There For You".
Friends.
3: 1993:"Bad Boys".
Cops.
4: 1976:"Making Our Dreams Come True".
Laverne and Shirley.
5: 1981:"Believe It Or Not".
The Greatest American Hero.
Round 3. Category: Med. Abbrev.
1: CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome, can be an RSI, this kind of injury.
repetitive stress injury.
2: On a prescription, q.i.d. is a Latin abbreviation indicating the medication should be taken this often.
four times a day.
3: In the event of SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest), a life can be saved by an AED (an Automated External one of these devices).
defibrillator.
4: To decrease swelling from an injury, a doctor may order you to be on BR, short for this.
bed rest.
5: Don't get all stressed out by an EKG, which stands for this.
electrocardiogram.
Round 4. Category: Ard Stuff. With Ard in quotation marks
1: A large drinking vessel with a single handle and often a hinged cover.
a tankard.
2: Payment offered and made for the return of lost property.
a reward.
3: 7-letter word for a grove of fruit or nut trees.
orchard.
4: Clumsy, or hard to handle.
awkward.
5: An explosive device used to break down a wall; you might be "hoisted with your own" if you're unlucky.
a petard.
Round 5. Category: Anagram Pairs
1: Japan's capital, now and then.
Tokyo and Kyoto.
2: A short sleep anda dish to cook eggs.
nap and pan.
3: Cut calories and cut and splice a film.
edit and diet.
4: A personal journal about working in a milk-producing facility.
a dairy diary.
5: An adult female horse and 500 sheets of paper.
a mare and a ream.
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