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March 19, 2024Episode 1134 - Ways to "play" - Their first billboard no. 1 hit - Lewis and clark - Double that double s! - "wind"y talk
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1134, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ways To Play. With Play in quotation marks
1: To cut class or skip school.
To play hooky.
2: It's a 3-word synonym for a pun.
Play on words.
3: A person who doesn't date anyone exclusively does this; so do some baseball players.
Play the field.
4: A detailed verbal account of an event, not necessarily a sporting event.
Play-by-play.
5: New ideas that please the regular folk in Illinois are said to do this.
To play in Peoria.
Round 2. Category: Their First Billboard No. 1 Hit
1: "Rock Around The Clock".
Bill Haley and His Comets (Bill Haley and The Comets accepted).
2: "I Get Around".
The Beach Boys.
3: "Heart Of Glass".
Blondie.
4: "Dancing Queen".
ABBA.
5: "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter".
Herman's Hermits.
Round 3. Category: Lewis And Clark
1: =.
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2: A week after his election, this president offered Lewis a post as his private secretary.
Jefferson.
3: Named for a structural section, it's the type of boat the boys set off in; it ran aground on day 2.
a keelboat.
4: As a member of the militia, Lewis went to Pennsylvania in 1794 to suppress this rebellion.
the Whiskey Rebellion.
5: This man, one of William Clark's brothers, captured Vincennes during the Revolution.
George Rogers Clark.
Round 4. Category: Double That Double S!
1: Murderer of a politically prominent person.
assassin.
2: 14-letter way to describe a facial look without emotion.
expressionless.
3: A society with no social demarcations (and no sessions of school).
classless.
4: To oust someone from owning a piece of property.
dispossess.
5: To evaluate, or to impose a tax.
assess.
Round 5. Category: WindY Talk. With Wind in quotation marks
1: A bassoon or oboe, for example.
woodwind.
2: This jacket often has elastic cuffs and waistband.
windbreaker.
3: 3 principal types of these devices are the multivane, the propeller and the S rotor.
windmills.
4: The Maui Makani Classic is a competition in this sport.
windsurfing.
5: A proper British bug would get squished on this.
windscreen.
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March 18, 2024Episode 1133 - Da, you speak russian - European museums - Songs of the '80s - Leann rhymes? - Hispanic-american firsts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Da, You Speak Russian
1: Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar.
beluga.
2: A Russian monarch, or an American policy expert appointed by the government to tackle a particular problem.
a czar.
3: These thin pancakes are similar to crepes and traditionally made with buckwheat flour and served with sour cream.
blinis.
4: Meaning "set of three", it's also a wagon or sleigh pulled by 3 horses.
a troika.
5: This word borrowed from Russian refers to the influential educated social and political classes.
intelligentsia.
Round 2. Category: European Museums
1: A U.K. museum dedicated to this author has a ball made of chocolate bar foil wrappers.
Roald Dahl.
2: The Richelieu wing of this Paris art museum houses the apartments of Napoleon III.
the Louvre.
3: Opened in 1993, this Danish capital's Tivoli Museum documents the history of Tivoli Amusement Park.
Copenhagen.
4: This city boasts a Byzantine museum and an Acropolis museum.
Athens.
5: This Swiss city's Palais des Nations houses a stamp museum and the League of Nations Museum.
Geneva.
Round 3. Category: Songs Of The '80s
1: She was the Dionne of Dionne and Friends who recorded "That's What Friends Are For".
Dionne Warwick.
2: With "Ev'ry breath you take, every move you make...," Sting said he'd be doing this.
"I'll Be Watching You".
3: Written by Jan Hammer the them of this TV cop show hit No. 1 in 1985.
Miami Vice.
4: Though "Fame" won the 1980 Oscar, this song beat it on the pop charts:.
"9 To 5".
5: In a 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit, it follows "If you're lost, you can look and you will find me...".
"Time After Time".
Round 4. Category: Leann Rhymes?
1: In a Beatles hit, the title words preceding "Work It Out".
We Can.
2: Though the characters never mention it, the film "mash" takes place during this war.
the Korean War.
3: The Enbridge Stairclimb goes up this Toronto tower.
the CN Tower.
4: "By the power of Grayskull!" Prince Adam becomes this hero.
He-Man.
5: "Borstal Boy" is the autobiography of this Irish author named Brendan.
Behan.
Round 5. Category: Hispanic-American Firsts
1: He's the first labor leader and the first Hispanic American to be honored with a public legal holiday.
(César) Chávez.
2: In 1982 Richard Cavazos became the first Hispanic American with this many stars as a full general in the Army.
4 stars.
3: In 1973 this late Pittsburgh Pirate became the first Hispanic American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(Roberto) Clemente.
4: This onetime husband of Rosemary Clooney was the first Hispanic American to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
José Ferrer.
5: In the 1990s he was the first Hispanic Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy.
Federico Peña.
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March 17, 2024Episode 1132 - Books for the young - "pipe" dreams - Scrambled kegs - Genesis basics - Country confusion
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1132, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Books For The Young
1: This Mark Twain character is "hated" by moms because he is "vulgar and bad" but "all their children admired him".
Huckleberry Finn.
2: This Margaret Wise Brown children's classic about bedtime begins "In the great green room...".
Goodnight Moon.
3: He illustrated "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".
Eric Carle.
4: Discovered in 1993 an asteroid was named Besixdouze, an homage to this title character who lives on Asteroid B-612.
the Little Prince.
5: Russell Hoban wrote 6 picture book stories about this little badger and her family.
Frances.
Round 2. Category: Pipe Dreams. With Pipe in quotes
1: It stretches from the larynx to the bronchi.
the windpipe.
2: This head covering is named for its shape.
a stovepipe hat.
3: In 2006 and again in 2010 it was all golden for Shaun White in this Olympic event.
the halfpipe.
4: The yagua of the Peruvian Amazon are skilled in using these weapons to bring down game.
a blowpipe.
5: Also known as a syrinx, this variety of flute is popular in the Pyrenees.
a panpipe.
Round 3. Category: Scrambled Kegs
1: Cheers, mate:FORESTS.
Fosters.
2: It's been known to shed a little light:A/C OR NO.
Corona.
3: Not just for the stoutest:INN GUESS.
Guinness.
4: Weekends were made for it:CLIMB HOE.
Michelob.
5: Perfect for award season:PROBABLE BIB NUTS.
Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Round 4. Category: Genesis Basics
1: In Genesis 40 he takes a job as a dream interpreter.
Joseph.
2: It sets sail in Genesis 7.
Noah's Ark.
3: He is slain in Genesis 4.
Abel.
4: These metropolises are destroyed in Genesis 19.
Sodom and Gomorrah.
5: Thestartofthis structureis found inGenesis 11.
the Tower of Babel.
Round 5. Category: Country Confusion
1: Togo is in Africa; Tobago is just off the coast of this continent.
South America.
2: Slovakia was once part of Czechoslovakia; Slovenia was part of this country until 1991.
Yugoslavia.
3: Mauritania is in northwest Africa; this island nation lies 500 miles east of Madagascar.
Mauritius.
4: In Africa, there is Guinea and Guinea-this, a neighbor of Guinea.
Bissau.
5: The Dominican Republic is part of Hispaniola; Dominica is part of these "Lesser" islands.
the Antilles.
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March 16, 2024Episode 1131 - Better known as... - Famous flops - National sites - Katie couric, witness to history - G.i. joe
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Better Known As...
1: Marion Morrison.
John Wayne.
2: "Stardust" man David Jones.
David Bowie.
3: Funnyman Cornelius Chase.
Chevy Chase.
4: WWII radio propagandist Iva D'Aquino.
"Tokyo Rose".
5: Norma Jean Baker.
Marilyn Monroe.
Round 2. Category: Famous Flops
1: McDonald's hope for meatless Friday was the Hula Burger, this fruit topped with cheese and grilled.
a pineapple.
2: In 1959 only 2,846 of this oversized and overpriced car's 1960 line were made before it was discontinued.
the Edsel.
3: Businesses stuck with carbon paper because this company's 1949 Model A was slow, messy and hard to use.
the Xerox.
4: Consumers didn't warm up to the nonrefrigerated milk in this company's 1998 cereal-and-milk combo product.
Kellogg's.
5: This company's 1983 Lisa died because it was slow and pricey, but the graphical user interface lived on in other products.
Apple.
Round 3. Category: National Sites
1: The Golden Spike historic site in this state commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Utah.
2: This island that was home to a notorious prison is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
Alcatraz.
3: This D.C. national historic site is the only one that's also an active theater.
Ford's Theatre.
4: Commemorating a 1965 civil rights march is the Selma to this city National Historic Trail in Alabama.
Montgomery.
5: This state's only national memorial honors clergyman Roger Williams.
Rhode Island.
Round 4. Category: Katie Couric, Witness To History
1: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In 2006, on my first broadcast as anchor of the CBS Evening News, I reported that this group that formerly ruled Afghanistan was "back with a vengeance".
the Taliban.
2: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) On "60 Minutes" in 2009 I conducted the first interview with this pilot, who vividly described "birds filling the entire windscreen".
Sullenberger.
3: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In a 2008 foreign policy interview, I asked this candidate, "Have you ever been involved with any negotiations with the Russians?" -- it seemed like a reasonable question.
(Sarah) Palin.
4: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) My first network job was as deputy correspondent at this site, preparing me for interviewing the Petraeuses and Odiernos of the world.
the Pentagon.
5: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) This Saudi royal was still Crown Prince when he did an exclusive interview with me in 2003; now he's king.
Abdullah.
Round 5. Category: G.I. Joe
1: Because '60s boys didn't play with dolls, Hasbro coined this 2-word term to describe Joe.
an action figure.
2: 1967's female G.I. Jo(e), now worth thousands in mint condition, wasn't a warrior but had this caring job.
a nurse.
3: The original 11-1/2" long Joe began a long hiatus (or was he undercover?) the year after this real conflict ended.
the Vietnam War.
4: In the '80s this pro wrestler with a rank in his name became the first real person to join the G.I. Joe corps.
Sgt. Slaughter.
5: In the '70s Joe took up martial arts and learned this "grip".
kung fu.
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March 15, 2024Episode 1130 - 7 - The state governed - Got milk? - Band with - The anthony quinn film festival
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1130, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 7
1: Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C. on one of a group of 7 hills.
Rome.
2: In the Romanian language, this group includes Duminica, Luni and Vineri.
days of the week.
3: Shivah in this religion is a 7-day period of mourning.
Judaism.
4: Lust, sloth and gluttony are 3 of the 7 of these.
the 7 deadly sins.
5: Bryn Mawr, Vassar and Barnard are among this scholarly septet.
Seven Sisters.
Round 2. Category: The State Governed
1: Bill Clinton.
Arkansas.
2: George Pataki.
New York.
3: William McKinley.
Ohio.
4: Christine Todd Whitman.
New Jersey.
5: Janet Napolitano.
Arizona.
Round 3. Category: Got Milk?
1: AKA "America’s Dairyland", it’s one of the leading U.S. states in milk production.
Wisconsin.
2: This "MMMBop" trio pushes "MMMMilk".
Hanson.
3: 1 of this unit of milk weighs about 8 pounds.
a gallon.
4: This Chicago Bulls forward sports golden-colored hair as well as a white mustache.
Dennis Rodman.
5: A Frenchman created this process that kills microorganisms in milk by heating it.
pasteurization.
Round 4. Category: Band With
1: Freddie Mercury andBrian May.
Queen.
2: Mike Love,Al Jardine andthe Wilson brothers.
the Beach Boys.
3: Eddie Vedder on vocals.
Pearl Jam.
4: Richie Sambora on guitar.
Bon Jovi.
5: Donald Fagen andWalter Becker.
Steely Dan.
Round 5. Category: The Anthony Quinn Film Festival
1: In 1962 Anthony Quinn played a fierce Bedouin leader in this desert epic.
Lawrence of Arabia.
2: Anthony Quinn is best remembered for his role as this earthy title peasant in a film based on a Kazantzakis novel.
Zorba the Greek.
3: In this 1943 film "Incident", Anthony Quinn and Dana Andrews are mistakenly lynched by a mob.
The Ox-Bow Incident.
4: Kirk Douglas was Vincent Van Gogh and Anthony Quinn played Paul Gauguin in this artsy 1956 big screener.
Lust for Life.
5: In 1962 Quinn played this title criminal set free so that Christ could be crucified.
Barabbas.
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March 14, 2024Episode 1129 - The writing stuff - It's hyphenated - Let's take a world tour - What's in a dog's name? - Cheers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1129, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Writing Stuff
1: "Passing away" is this kind of term, an indirect substitute for something harsh or offensive.
a euphemism.
2: "Uneven" 2-word term for an early version; Jefferson used it about one pass at the Declaration of Independence.
a rough draft.
3: Aunt Grace wants 1 more copy; good thing you put out your poems using P.O.D., short for this.
printing on demand.
4: Add a dose of this quality to your novel, the incongruity between what was expected and what actually occurs.
irony.
5: Orson Scott Card said this is never solved by "writing through it" because you haven't solved the original problem.
writer's block.
Round 2. Category: It'S Hyphenated
1: The Venerable Bede said they were descendants of 3 different Germanic peoples--the Jutes and the 2 in their name.
the Anglo-Saxons.
2: "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself", Emerson wrote in this essay.
"Self-Reliance".
3: Named for a cave in France, these prehistoric humans were skillful artists and toolmakers.
Cro-Magnon.
4: It's a synonym for Old English, spoken before about 1150.
Anglo-Saxon.
5: This city is home to Hanesbrands, the Hanes Mall and Wake Forest University.
Winston-Salem.
Round 3. Category: Let'S Take A World Tour
1: It's the sacred river that runs through Kanpur and Allahabad.
Ganges.
2: Heaviest of the parrots, the flightless kākāpō, of this Down Under island nation, can weigh up to nine pounds.
New Zealand.
3: Southern Cross University and Lake Tuggeranong College are found in this large country.
Australia.
4: Newspapers in this Asian kingdom include the Phuket Gazette and The Chiangmai Trader News.
Thailand.
5: Originally settled by the Dutch, this country of NE South America came under British control in the 19th century.
Guyana.
Round 4. Category: What'S In A Dog'S Name?
1: The name terrier goes back to the Latin word for this.
earth (terra).
2: Rottweil, home of the Rottweiler, is a city in this country.
Germany.
3: This silky-haired, droopy-eared variety is just a "Spanish" dog.
spaniel.
4: Some claim it's the plural of mosenji, a Lingala word for "native".
basenji.
5: This royal dog of Egypt was named for a town in Arabia.
saluki.
Round 5. Category: Cheers
1: Yalies once cheered, "Brek-ek-ek-ex, ko-ax, ko-ax", the chorus of these creatures in an Aristophanes play.
frogs.
2: Tequila and lime juice go into this cocktail that's served in a salt-rimmed glass.
Margarita.
3: It's the booze that's in both a Bloody Mary and a screwdriver.
vodka.
4: Mayday! This "Cheers" star's films include "Dad", "Getting Even with Dad" and "Three Men and a Baby".
Ted Danson.
5: Equal parts of champagne and this juice make up a mimosa.
Orange juice.
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March 13, 2024Episode 1128 - The quotable einstein - Begins and ends with the same vowel - Presidents' speeches: one word off - Classical dance - Numbers in song
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1128, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Quotable Einstein
1: "Life is like riding" one of these; "to keep your balance you must keep moving".
a bicycle.
2: This "is more important than knowledge".
imagination.
3: "I never think of" this period of time. "It comes soon enough".
the future.
4: This "cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding".
peace.
5: "As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power," this "is inevitable".
war.
Round 2. Category: Begins And Ends With The Same Vowel
1: Golden and triple double chocolate are varieties of this sandwich cookie.
an Oreo.
2: One who lives in Haifa or Tel Aviv.
an Israeli.
3: It's the area of study where kids make the acquaintance of polynomials.
algebra.
4: For the Latin for "fox mange", it's the loss of hair.
alopecia.
5: To take in marriage, or to speak in favor of a cause.
espouse.
Round 3. Category: Presidents' Speeches: One Word Off
1: Reagan:"Mr. T, open this gate! Mr. T, tear down this wall!".
Gorbachev.
2: LBJ:"The Great Pumpkin rests on abundance and liberty for all".
Society.
3: Lincoln:"A world divided against itself cannot stand".
house.
4: FDR:"In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good time".
neighbor.
5: George H.W. Bush:"A thousand points of purchase, of all the community organizations... doing good".
light.
Round 4. Category: Classical Dance
1: Jean-Baptiste Lully pioneered music for this dance whose name, from the Latin for "small", comes from its small, dainty steps.
a minuet.
2: Not "sausage" but this dance follows "Vienna Blood" in a Johann Strauss Jr. title.
waltz.
3: Between 1915 and 1917, after traveling among rural people, Bela Bartok wrote 6 "Romanian" these "Dances".
Folk.
4: Bach's keyboard suites include music for this happy dance, 5 letters long (not 3) and starting with "G" (not "J").
a gigue.
5: The gopak or hopak from Tchaikovsky's "Mazeppa" is a dance of these people who really know their steppes.
the Cossacks.
Round 5. Category: Numbers In Song
1: The Beatles promised they'd love their girl this many days a week.
8.
2: It's the length of the Camptown racetrack.
5 miles long.
3: Biggest hit for The Crests was about a birthday cake with this many candles.
16.
4: According to Bobby Vee, the night has this many eyes.
a thousand.
5: ? and the Mysterians' only #1 hit was about crying this many tears.
96.
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March 12, 2024Episode 1127 - Asian capitals - At a loss for worlds - At the dentist's office - Everyone into the pool! - Hits of the '80s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1127, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Asian Capitals
1: This capital is named for a religion.
Islamabad.
2: In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later.
Islamabad.
3: On Jan. 6, 2005 an international summit on tsunami relief opened in this city.
Jakarta.
4: King Rama I built this city's Grand Palace, which contains the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Bangkok.
5: The Ming rulers gave this city its name, which means "northern capital".
Beijing.
Round 2. Category: At A Loss For Worlds
1: This 1963 work was published in English with the title "Monkey Planet".
"Planet of the Apes".
2: This 1963 work was published in England with the title "Monkey Planet".
Planet of the Apes.
3: At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", this world is destroyed.
Earth.
4: Anne McCaffrey's written about "The Dragonriders of", "The Skies of" and "The Renegades of" this imaginary planet.
Pern.
5: It's the real name of the planet referred to in the title of a 1965 Frank Herbert novel.
Arrakis.
Round 3. Category: At The Dentist'S Office
1: Drill speed is measured in these; Dr. Morrison's in 1871 did about 600, today's turbine-powered ones about 300,000.
RPMs.
2: The ADA says this is perfectly safe as the basis for amalgam fillings--it combines with other materials to make it stable.
mercury.
3: Cavities form when bacteria break down sugars, forming this substance that dissolves enamel.
acid.
4: Modern lead aprons worn during X-raying have a collar to protect this gland from the radiation.
the thyroid gland.
5: From the Latin for "to close", it's the alignment and spacing of your upper and lower teeth when you bite.
occlusion.
Round 4. Category: Everyone Into The Pool!
1: "Swimming World" magazine named him Male World Swimmer of the Year eight times.
Michael Phelps.
2: One of the most popular swimming pool games bears the name of this Venetian traveler.
Marco Polo.
3: He found relief from his polio swimming in the mineral pools of Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had a little "White House".
FDR (Franklin Roosevelt).
4: Once known as water ballet, it became an Olympic sport in 1984.
synchronized swimming.
5: You can enjoy some spectacular backdrops from this type of pool, also called a vanishing or negative edge pool.
an infinity pool.
Round 5. Category: Hits Of The '80s
1: This song by Olivia Newton-John "worked out" to be No. 1 longer than any other song in '81.
"Physical".
2: The only #1 pop hit for Kenny Rogers, it has a 1 word title.
"Lady".
3: The profits from this Sager/Bacharach Grammy-winning 1986 single go to AIDS research.
"That's What Friends Are For".
4: Diana Ross dedicated "Missing You" to this late singer with whom she had 2 Top 40 hits in the '70s.
Marvin Gaye.
5: "All Out Of Love", "Lost In Love" and "The One That You Love" were 3 hits by this Aussie group.
Air Supply.
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March 11, 2024Episode 1126 - Going for "ward" - Old testament heroes - Sounds serious - Legendary creatures - Broadway musicals by setting
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1126, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Going For Ward. With Ward in quotation marks
1: Former name for what we today call a flight attendant.
a stewardess.
2: All the clothes belonging to you, or a tall piece of furniture to put them all in.
a wardrobe.
3: Michael S. Evans holds this top administrative position at Folsom Prison.
warden.
4: It precedes "Christian Soldiers" in a 19th century hymn.
"Onward".
5: "Cavalcade" and "Conversation Piece" are 2 of his most popular plays.
Noël Coward.
Round 2. Category: Old Testament Heroes
1: When presented with this son's bloodstained coat, Jacob assumed that "an evil beast hath devoured him".
Joseph.
2: This man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman".
Adam.
3: This prophet "prayed unto the Lord his god out of the fish's belly".
Jonah.
4: When he came to present the Israelites with the tablets of the law, they were dancing around a golden calf.
Moses.
5: Because of the many psalms he wrote, this king was called "The Sweet Psalmist of Israel".
David.
Round 3. Category: Sounds Serious
1: Alcohol and spicy foods can cause pyrosis, better known as this painful sensation.
heartburn.
2: Cutis anserina is nothing to worry about; it's just this "fowl" reaction to cold or fear.
goose bumps.
3: If you have pollinosis, you have this seasonal allergy and not necessarily to the crop in its name.
hay fever.
4: Diplopia is what doctors call this, also the title of a Foreigner hit.
double vision.
5: Runners know medial tibial stress syndrome better by this 2-word name; ice may help.
shin splints.
Round 4. Category: Legendary Creatures
1: It's a multiheaded sea serpent in Psalms and the title of a masterwork of political philosophy by Thomas Hobbes.
Leviathan.
2: In heraldry a dragon is often depicted sticking this barbed feature out of its mouth; how rude.
its tongue.
3: The hideous basilisk can be killed by showing it this, something a vampire can't see.
its reflection in the mirror.
4: In ancient China they came in different colors, and yellow ones were superior.
dragons.
5: After going to a lot of trouble building a nest of fragrant boughs and spices, the Phoenix does this to it.
burns it.
Round 5. Category: Broadway Musicals By Setting
1: In and around the royal palace in Bangkok in the 1860s.
The King and I.
2: The land of Oz, before and after Dorothy dropped in.
Wicked.
3: A junkyard on the night of the Jellicle Ball.
Cats.
4: The small village of Anatevka in Russia.
Fiddler on the Roof.
5: Mushnik's skid row florists.
Little Shop of Horrors.
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March 10, 2024Episode 1125 - Lakers - Nyc authors - 20th century books - Statuesque authors - Smarties
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1125, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lakers
1: Locals in this Upstate New York City know it hosted the 1980 winter Olympics.
Lake Placid.
2: Folks on the Nevada border know this lake took its name from the Washoe word for "Big Water".
Lake Tahoe.
3: Workers are way above average in ports such as Duluth on this Great Lake.
Lake Superior.
4: People walk like Egyptians around this lake formed by the creation of the Aswan High Dam.
Lake Nasser.
5: U.N. office workers in Switzerland overlook this lake and have a view of the Alps.
Lake Geneva.
Round 2. Category: Nyc Authors
1: Walt Whitman, Henry Miller, and Betty Smith's "tree" all grew up in this borough.
Brooklyn.
2: Tho he "looked homeward" to North Carolina, he lived in NYC because "You Can't Go Home Again".
Thomas Wolfe.
3: James Baldwin called this "the only human part of New York", but left it anyway.
Harlem.
4: Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas and Arthur Miller all lived in this famed hotel named for a London district.
The Chelsea.
5: The Algonquin Hotel apparently threw this "Borstal Boy" out when he chased the maids thru the halls.
Brendan Behan.
Round 3. Category: 20Th Century Books
1: "What is fire? It's a mystery", says this novel; "Its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences".
Fahrenheit 451.
2: In a Steinbeck tale this title object is thrown back into the water after causing trouble.
the pearl.
3: Modern Library's pick as one of this century's top English-language novels is this 1969 Philip Roth book.
"Portnoy's Complaint".
4: This novel begins on the porch of Tara.
Gone with the Wind.
5: Lucy steps into this part of the title in a 1950 tale and discovers a "second row of coats hanging up behind the first".
a wardrobe.
Round 4. Category: Statuesque Authors
1: Much of her 6th century B.C. poetry is lost, but her reputation as a female writing pioneer remains.
Sappho.
2: That's not such an ugly duckling beside the statue of this Dane in Central Park.
Hans Christian Andersen.
3: Never mind the "Nevermore",he's been in Baltimore since 1921.
(Edgar Allan) Poe.
4: As you might expect, this author's statue is relaxing at the bar in the El Floridita in Havana.
Hemingway.
5: The statue of this Victorian author, born Mary Ann Evans, is in Warwickshire, where she set many of her novels.
George Eliot.
Round 5. Category: Smarties
1: In 1800 William Nicholson managed to break water molecules into atoms of these 2 elements.
hydrogen and oxygen.
2: The temperature scale that this Swede invented in 1742 is used pretty much everywhere except the U.S..
Anders Celsius.
3: We'd have much dirtier windows if Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau hadn't liquefied this gas in 1798.
ammonia.
4: In 1996 Gary Hack discovered the sphenomandibularis, a previously unknown one of these in the face.
muscle.
5: Last name of the French brothers who introduced the pneumatic tire for cars.
Michelin.
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