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February 12, 2024Episode 1098 - Heavy metal heroes - 5-letter "w"s - More nasal passages - Elizabethan plays and playwrights - The 1780s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1098, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Heavy Metal Heroes
1: He bedeviled us as the lead singer of Black Sabbath before his reality TV fame.
(Ozzy) Osbourne.
2: With his work on songs like "Hot For Teacher", some rank him as the greatest heavy metal guitarist.
Eddie Van Halen.
3: 1980s heavy metal included this band that featured Izzy, Duff and Axl.
Guns N' Roses.
4: "We're not gonna take it" if you can't name this band fronted by Dee Snider.
Twisted Sister.
5: This "Fistful of Metal" band named itself for a disease.
Anthrax.
Round 2. Category: 5-Letter WS. With W in quotation marks
1: The name of this dance is from German for "revolve".
the waltz.
2: To twist a wet towel to extract all the moisture.
wring.
3: An edible grass in the genus Triticum.
wheat.
4: I can see it in your eyes when you do this, to flinch in pain.
wince.
5: Roger, I heard your radio message and I'll use this combination of 2 words to indicate I'll do what you asked.
wilco.
Round 3. Category: More Nasal Passages
1: The poem "Sing a Song of Sixpence" says, "Along came" one of these birds, "and snipped off her nose".
blackbird.
2: "Ful weel she soong the service dyvyne, entuned in hir nose ful semely" in the prologue to this masterpiece.
The Canterbury Tales.
3: The heathens "have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not" in no. 115 of this Biblical book.
Psalms.
4: "My nose itched," wrote Jonathan Swift, "and I knew I should drink wine or" do this to "a fool".
kiss.
5: "The nose of a mob is its imagination, by this...it can be quietly led", said this poet known for his "To Helen".
Edgar Allan Poe.
Round 4. Category: Elizabethan Plays And Playwrights
1: In "Gorboduc", one of England's earliest plays in this genre, Porrex kills his brother; then their mother kills him.
a tragedy.
2: Thomas Kyd helped establish the unrhyming form called this verse on the English stage.
blank verse.
3: In John Lyly's 1595 play "The Woman in the Moon", shepherds ask Nature to create this first woman of Greek myth.
Pandora.
4: This author of "Every Man in His Humour" was apparently out of humor when he stabbed a man to death in 1598.
Ben Jonson.
5: Ian McKellen calls this author's "Edward II" "perhaps the first drama ever written with a homosexual hero".
Christopher Marlowe.
Round 5. Category: The 1780s
1: He was given command of the Bounty in 1787.
Bligh.
2: In 1788 French-Canadian trader Julien Dubuque became the first white settler in what is now this state.
Iowa.
3: This first Constitution went into effect March 1, 1781 after Maryland became the last state to ratify it.
the Articles of Confederation.
4: In 1784 Benjamin Franklin literally created a spectacle with his invention of these.
the bifocals.
5: His "Blue-Backed Speller", published in 1783, helped standardize American spelling and pronunciation.
(Noah) Webster.
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February 11, 2024Episode 1097 - Nebraska, new york or north dakota - Mattel-ica - Emperors and empresses - "y" - 6-letter "s"ynonyms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1097, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Nebraska, New York Or North Dakota
1: The least populous.
North Dakota.
2: Its name does not have a Native American origin.
New York.
3: The Oregon Trail crossed it.
Nebraska.
4: The largest in area.
Nebraska.
5: Its cities include Minot, Jamestown and Grand Forks.
North Dakota.
Round 2. Category: Mattel-Ica
1: Can you identify this classic Mattel fortune-telling toy with an internal die that answers queries? Signs point to yes!.
the Magic 8-Ball.
2: The Splittin' Image and the Peeping Bomb were among the models in this "fiery" Mattel toy car line introduced in 1968.
Hot Wheels.
3: Mattel now makes this classic boxing game in which the Red Rocker and Blue Bomber try to knock each other's blocks off.
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
4: "Let's play house" and "Please change my dress" were 2 of the 11 phrases said by this talkative doll introduced in 1959.
Chatty Cathy.
5: Back in the '60s, you needed a Thingmaker to cook up the insect toys with this alliterative 2-word name.
Creepy Crawlers.
Round 3. Category: Emperors And Empresses
1: He was a rear admiral in the Austrian navy before he became emperor of Mexico.
Maximilian.
2: Carolus Magnus is the Latin name of this king of the Franks and emperor of the Romans.
Charlemagne.
3: This "fiery" Roman emperor reportedly said, "I have only to...sing to have peace once more in Gaul".
Nero.
4: This Ethiopian emperor's wife, Wayzaro Menen, was a great- granddaughter of Menelik II.
Haile Selassie.
5: In 963 Nicephorus II was crowned Byzantine emperor in this most famous Byzantine church.
Santa Sophia.
Round 4. Category: Y. With Y in quotes
1: Part of an egg, or a natural grease exuded from sheep skin; now it's on you.
yolk.
2: "Seinfeld" popularized this repeating term meaning "and so on".
yada yada yada.
3: This "Y" word is in the title of Robert Crawford's 1939 Air Corps (now Air Force) song.
yonder.
4: You could say it's the desire to acquire this Japanese currency.
a yen.
5: A plant of the agave family, or a Nevada mountain that may or may not end up full of nuclear waste.
Yucca.
Round 5. Category: 6-Letter SYnonyms. With S in quotation marks
1: A child's teeter-totter.
a seesaw.
2: Slang for a black eye.
a shiner.
3: Candle bracket.
a sconce.
4: An ape, or apelike.
simian.
5: To envelop or to bandage.
swathe.
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February 10, 2024Episode 1096 - Things to do on a rainy day - Hunting and fishing - Dumb guys' greatest inventions - Hundreds - New technology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1096, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Things To Do On A Rainy Day
1: Learn a new one of these from Duolingo.
(foreign) languages.
2: Put together one of these; the 4,000-piece world map should take you a while.
a jigsaw puzzle.
3: Assume the warrior pose, mountain pose or seated twist while practicing this.
yoga.
4: Dress your dog in traditional colors and pretend it's this celebration.
Mardi Gras.
5: If you have a piano, play his 1801 "Moonlight Sonata".
Beethoven.
Round 2. Category: Hunting And Fishing
1: Also a poker hand, in hunting this word means to cause game birds to break cover or take flight.
flush.
2: The dall, stone, and desert bighorn are North American species of this game animal.
sheep.
3: Make sure all flesh is removed from the hide before you begin this process of turning it to leather or things will get smelly.
tanning.
4: About 1560, the modern type of these originated in Redditch, England, a needle-making region.
steel fish hooks.
5: In Florida, the bag limit for the largemouth type of this is 5 a day, so don't get greedy.
bass.
Round 3. Category: Dumb Guys' Greatest Inventions
1: Dumb guys cherish this microwave button; they no longer have their ear to the door waiting for the kernels to quiet.
the popcorn button.
2: Dumb guys now have a place to put their 32-oz. drinks; not only do these come in cars but they're on movie seats!.
cup holders.
3: Dumb guys no longer rip lettuce apart to make it; Fresh Express has it in a bag! (Dumb guys still let it rot in the fridge).
salad.
4: Dumb guys think it's cool they get to slide their own credit card at the store; even cooler? This word for "slide".
swipe.
5: Dumb guys at desks feel smart clicking this and pushing the lead back in, especially considering its complicated name.
a mechanical pencil.
Round 4. Category: Hundreds
1: Scrape together 100 pence and trade it into the Bank of England for 1 of these.
Pound.
2: Richard Dawson hosted this show that featured surveys of 100 people.
Family Feud.
3: In 1955 this magazine first published its list of the 500 largest U.S. corporations by annual revenue.
Fortune.
4: In 2000 a roll or "coil" of 100 first-class stamps set you back this much at the post office.
$33.
5: In Rio in 2016, Kenya's David Rudisha won this Olympic running event equal to 2 laps around an outdoor track.
the 800 meter.
Round 5. Category: New Technology
1: Dogs take notice: a new A.I. with neuromorphic computing may recognize these emitted by narcotics and explosives.
scents.
2: NASA's Parker Probe is the fastest man-made thing ever--it will hit the speed of 430,000 mph en route to this heavenly body.
the Sun.
3: Using hydrogels, scientists achieved their goal of creating rudimentary versions of the charged organs in these marine animals.
(electric) eels.
4: Airbus' solar-powered unmanned Zephyr aircraft can fly in this area of the atmosphere above the tropopause.
the stratosphere.
5: Instead of contaminating a burger, this bacterium can now make indigo in a process invented by a biotech company.
E. coli.
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February 09, 2024Episode 1095 - Beastly literary characters - Everyone's taking sides - Foreign relations - World currency - To donuts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1095, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Beastly Literary Characters
1: The title character of this 19th c. tale had "a pretty white star on my forehead. I was thought very handsome".
Black Beauty.
2: In the original Pinocchio story, the guy given this name in the movie is just called the talking cricket.
Jiminy Cricket.
3: In a tale by Beatrix Potter, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca are "two bad" these rodents.
mice.
4: She is Harry Potter's pet owl and airmail delivery system.
Hedwig.
5: Polynesia is the parrot who teaches this title physician how to talk to the animals.
Dr. Dolittle.
Round 2. Category: Everyone'S Taking Sides
1: In Mexican cuisine, these are refried and served as a side dish.
beans.
2: Croutons or bread crumbs can be used to make this traditional Thanksgiving side dish.
stuffing.
3: Simmer ground hominy in milk or water to make this Southern side dish.
grits.
4: We're at liberty to tell you that during WWI this German side dish was known in the U.S. as Liberty cabbage.
sauerkraut.
5: Tzatziki is a Greek side dish made with cucumbers and this fermented milk product.
yogurt.
Round 3. Category: Foreign Relations
1: In Swedish a brorsdotter is this.
niece.
2: In French a frere is this, whether in the monastery or the family.
brother.
3: Depending on where you are speaking Spanish, this relative could be a nana or an abuela.
grandmother.
4: This older relative is a grosstante in German.
great-aunt.
5: In Portuguese irma means this and cidade irma is this kind of city.
sister.
Round 4. Category: World Currency
1: In 2018 its pres. Erdogan urged his people to take euros and dollars from under their pillows and convert them to the native lira.
Turkey.
2: The name of this Maltese currency comes from the Latin libra, meaning "pound".
lira.
3: In December 1995 Venezuela devalued by 41% this currency named for its liberator.
bolívar.
4: In England, paper bills of this monetary unit come in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50.
pounds.
5: After the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with this country in 2018, its currency plunged.
Iran.
Round 5. Category: To Donuts
1: "The Donut" by Michael Krondl says the treat became popular with this profession back when all-night food options were few.
policemen.
2: Milk and powdered sugar are Mark Bittman's 2 ingredients for this 5-letter substance that covers many a Krispy Kreme donut.
glaze.
3: In Israel, jelly donuts are the traditional food during this winter holiday.
Hanukkah.
4: Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder.
a cake donut.
5: The doughboys of the WWI U.S. Army were grateful for the "Donut Lassies" of this "Army".
the Salvation Army.
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February 08, 2024Episode 1094 - You just made that stuff up - You've got yellow fever - Small words - "but" of course - Knowledge
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1094, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: You Just Made That Stuff Up
1: It's the very hard-to-get substance that causes humans to set up shop on Pandora.
unobtanium.
2: Fraudulin was the miracle ingredient in Crelm toothpaste in a 1970 episode by this comedy troupe.
Monty Python.
3: Kyber crystals, which are attuned to the Force, glow either blue or green and power these weapons.
lightsabers.
4: First mentioned in a 1943 "Adventures of Superman" radio show, when it debuted in the comics in 1949, it was red, not green.
kryptonite.
5: This super-bouncy stuff from Disney's much-loved 1961 "The Absent-Minded Professor" was the title of a 1997 remake.
flubber.
Round 2. Category: You'Ve Got Yellow Fever
1: Control of yellow fever greatly aided the completion of this large-scale Central American project in 1914.
the Panama Canal.
2: After Dolley Payne's first husband died of yellow fever in 1793, she married this man.
Madison.
3: Yellow fever is caused by one of these microorganisms that get transmitted by mosquito bites.
a virus.
4: From the old French for "yellowness", this skin condition puts the yellow in yellow fever.
jaundice.
5: A Washington, D.C. hospital bears the name of this man who fought yellow fever in Cuba and discovered its cause.
Walter Reed.
Round 3. Category: Small Words
1: Derived from a 1726 novel, this adjective can describe someone very small or petty in outlook.
lilliputian.
2: French for "small", this word can refer to a garment size or to the gal who wears one.
petite.
3: This 3-letter word can refer to something really small or the early hours of the morning.
wee.
4: This word that's used to describe the weight class of a boxer first meant a small chicken.
bantam.
5: The "let" at the end of "booklet" is this type of suffix that indicates a smaller form.
diminutive.
Round 4. Category: But Of Course. With But in quotation marks
1: In a Gershwin tune, this phrase qualifies "They're writing songs of love" and "A lucky star's above".
"But not for me".
2: Saying based on a quote by John Bradford on seeing criminals led to their execution.
"There, but for the grace of God, go I".
3: This current pop duo took its name from a store that would sell almost any item.
Everything but the Girl.
4: Romeo quiets himself with this interjection when Juliet appears at her window.
"But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?".
5: It completes Bette Davis' line to a suitor in "Cabin in the Cotton", "I'd love to kiss you....".
"but I just washed my hair".
Round 5. Category: Knowledge
1: A coherent series of propositions that serves as an explanation; the "Big Bang" is called one.
a theory.
2: This curve is a representation of progress in gaining knowledge measured vs. the time required to achieve mastery.
the learning curve.
3: It's the ability to form logical conclusions and its "age" began in England and France in the 18th century.
reason.
4: The King James Bible says, "of the tree of the knowledge of" these two opposites, "thou shalt not eat".
good and evil.
5: Found in the name of a human species, this Latin word can be translated as "knowing".
sapiens.
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February 07, 2024Episode 1093 - Be my "pal" - Edison: the light and the dark - Pick up your clothes - An inventive category - Landing zones of normandy
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1093, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Be My Pal. With Pal in quotation marks
1: Under a League of Nations mandate, the British oversaw the affairs of this region from 1920 to 1948.
Palestine.
2: It can mean the roof of the mouth, or more generally the sense of taste.
Palate.
3: A board on which a painter mixes colors, or the range of colors he uses.
Palette.
4: A fence of stakes forming a defensive barrier or fortification.
Palisade.
5: These heroic champions of chivalry share their name with a 1950s Richard Boone TV character.
Paladins.
Round 2. Category: Edison: The Light And The Dark
1: In 1892 Edison's Light Company became this entity that is still a big deal today.
General Electric.
2: Attempts to profit off this man's X-rays led to the tragic death of Edison's assistant Clarence Dally.
Röntgen.
3: Edison stiffed this man to the tune of $50,000 and told him, "When you become...American, you will appreciate an American joke".
Tesla.
4: Edison on this: "What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that".
the sun.
5: To discredit the A.C. power system, Edison tried to make this tycoon's name synonymous with electrocution.
Westinghouse.
Round 3. Category: Pick Up Your Clothes
1: One runs between the hydrant and the fireman.
hose.
2: It's a case in court brought by one party against another.
suit.
3: Perspires.
sweats.
4: For 2001 "For the Birds" and "The Accountant" are 2 of these that won Oscars.
shorts.
5: The hours of the day you work; hopefully you're not on the night one.
shift.
Round 4. Category: An Inventive Category
1: Need to replace the fender on your Corvette? Thank Dale Kleist, who pioneered this material in the 1930s.
fiberglass.
2: In 1855 the Lundstrom brothers used red phosphorus in these hot items to make them "safe".
matches.
3: In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp and 2 wooden levers.
a clothespin.
4: He left Morse in his dust with his 1876 patent titled "Improvement in Telegraphy".
Alexander Graham Bell.
5: This navigating instrument that helps find latitude and longitude was first developed in the 1750s.
a sextant.
Round 5. Category: Landing Zones Of Normandy
1: A branch of the Sioux Indian tribe.
Omaha.
2: The Bear River runs through this state into a lake.
Utah.
3: Bug, Glove or Coast.
Gold.
4: Hellenically, Hera.
Juno.
5: This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24.
Sword.
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February 06, 2024Episode 1092 - Quite contrary - At the end of the scary movie - Island prisons - Tv shows that bombed - Camels
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1092, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Quite Contrary
1: Lawyers grudgingly call this "witness" who isn't violent, just unfriendly to the case.
hostile.
2: As a verb, this car part is the opposite of invigorate.
Tire.
3: For a knife, it's the opposite of sharp; for a life, it's the opposite of exciting.
Dull.
4: Being the opposite of one of these would make Yankee Doodle a ragamuffin.
Dandy.
5: This adjective for anyone who stubbornly refuses to go along could apply to the Minotaur.
bullish (or bull-headed).
Round 2. Category: At The End Of The Scary Movie
1: "I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why".
Jaws.
2: "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off".
Alien.
3: "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner".
The Silence of the Lambs.
4: Sung: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you...".
Nightmare on Elm Street.
5: "Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but are you Paul Sheldon... I just want to tell you I'm your No. 1 fan".
Misery.
Round 3. Category: Island Prisons
1: New York City's main correctional facility, it lies in the East River and consists of 10 separate jails.
Riker's Island.
2: Notorious gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly spent 1934 to 1951 in this West Coast lockup.
Alcatraz.
3: In the 1950s he did time on Isla de Pinos; since 1959, he's ruled a larger island.
Fidel Castro.
4: In the 1840s convicts sent to Australia's Cockatoo Island in this city's harbor had to build their own prison.
Sydney.
5: This island between Queens and the Bronx has correctional facilities for men, women and teens.
Rikers Island.
Round 4. Category: Tv Shows That Bombed
1: In a January 2007 episode of this series, a terrorist detonated a low-yield suitcase nuke in Valencia, California.
24.
2: In a "Twilight Zone" episode, bookworm Henry Bemis survives a nuclear war and finds a library but then breaks these.
his eyeglasses.
3: The nuclear blast that caused chaos in Jericho, Kansas was detonated in this state capital to the west.
Denver.
4: This series' Peter Petrelli had visions that he would cause a nuclear holocaust in NYC.
Heroes.
5: In a 1977 episode of this sitcom, Det. Dietrich notes that a student's physics project is a functional nuke.
Barney Miller.
Round 5. Category: Camels
1: Contrary to popular belief, it's where a camel stores fat, not water.
its hump.
2: Alternate name of the Arabian camel or a brand of cake mix, dates or pimientos.
dromedary.
3: Camels were first brought to this continent in 1840 and later transported goods between Adelaide and Perth.
Australia.
4: 2 of the 4 New World relatives of the camel.
(2 of) the llama, the guanaco, the alpaca and the vicuña.
5: From an earlier occupation, this prophet was known as the "Camel Driver of Mecca".
Mohammed.
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February 05, 2024Episode 1091 - Geographic abbrev. - German 101 - Historic greats - A lover of latin - Peeved veeps
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1091, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Geographic Abbrev.
1: It's the SF in the airport code SFO.
San Francisco.
2: AS:This U.S. Pacific territory.
American Samoa.
3: SL:This West African nation.
Sierra Leone.
4: MB:This Canadian province.
Manitoba.
5: BH:This nation, a former Yugoslav republic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Round 2. Category: German 101
1: These 2 antonyms are ja and nein.
yes and no.
2: When traveling in Germany, you might ask, "Sprechen sie Englisch?", which means this.
Do you speak English?.
3: If you rent ein auto in der Winter, you might need some of this fluid, der Frostschutz.
antifreeze.
4: To find one of these, look for a sign that says "damen" or "frauen".
a ladies' room.
5: "Ich habe hunger" means "I'm hungry"; "Ich habe durst" means this.
I'm thirsty.
Round 3. Category: Historic Greats
1: Frederick the Great brought this kingdom into European ascendancy; it's no longer around, though.
Prussia.
2: This empress did not promulgate the 1773 papal bull suppressing Jesuits, allowing them to survive in Russia.
Catherine the Great.
3: Part of this 11-letter name of the king of the Franks means "great" in Old French.
Charlemagne.
4: King Sejong the Great was responsible for bringing the Hangul alphabet to these people.
Korea (the Koreans).
5: Jews have warm fuzzy feelings for this "Great" Persian who released them from captivity in Babylonia.
Cyrus the Great.
Round 4. Category: A Lover Of Latin
1: It's from the Latin for "crossbred animal" but a prius is a modern form of it, too.
a hybrid.
2: It's the ablative form of locus, "place", as when it precedes "parentis".
loco.
3: Used in statistics, this word is from the Latin adverbial phrase for "by the hundred".
percent.
4: Meaning "in or at another place", you better have a good one for the night of the 16th, ya mug.
an alibi.
5: This two-word phrase, Latin for "good faith", means "authentic" in English.
bona fide.
Round 5. Category: Peeved Veeps
1: This veep lead the Democratic-Republican attacks against 1798's Alien and Sedition Acts.
Thomas Jefferson.
2: He said that if his successor, Joe Biden, "wants to diminish the office of the vice president, that's... his call".
(Dick) Cheney.
3: Returning from Europe in 1812, he entered the U.S. under an assumed name, Adolphus Arnot; oh yeah, he shot a guy.
(Aaron) Burr.
4: He initially didn't want to be McKinley's 2nd VP; he thought it would weaken him for a 1904 presidential run.
Teddy Roosevelt.
5: This Greek American published a memoir, "Go Quietly... or Else".
Spiro Agnew.
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February 04, 2024Episode 1090 - Roman architecture terms - Sports book - Who knows "c‑p‑r"? - Sports logos - Pre-1929 u.s. paper currency
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1090, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Roman Architecture Terms
1: From the Latin for "to hear", it was a building where orators, poets and critics would speak.
an auditorium.
2: Consisting of a final cold pool, a frigidarium was the third and last chamber of one of these public buildings.
a bath.
3: In a Roman villa, a cenatio was a formal one of these.
dining room.
4: These water channels could be placed on high arches above ground or go through tunnels below.
aqueducts.
5: A sacrarium was one of these in a home or temple, smaller than the L.A. awards show venue dating from 1926.
a shrine.
Round 2. Category: Sports Book
1: "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream".
high school football.
2: "Pinstripe Empire".
(major league) baseball.
3: "Murder in the Rough".
golf.
4: "Into Thin Air".
mountain climbing.
5: "North Dallas Forty".
football.
Round 3. Category: Who Knows C‑P‑R?. With C‑P‑R in quotes
1: It's the study of secret writing, including codes and ciphers.
cryptography.
2: By trade, Joseph, the husband of Mary, was one of these.
a carpenter.
3: We use this word, Spanish for "godfather", for a close friend or associate.
compadre.
4: One who takes short dozes in the afternoon, or takes felines from their owners.
a catnapper.
5: Found in the Southwest, it's a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
a chaparral.
Round 4. Category: Sports Logos
1: Of the buildings depicted on the logo of the Seattle Supersonics, this one is the tallest.
the Space Needle.
2: This heavenly item is depicted on the logo of the California Angels.
a halo.
3: The NBA's Charlotte team has a basketball and this insect on its logo.
a hornet.
4: National Hockey League team whose logo features a crown.
the Los Angeles Kings.
5: [sports logo].
the Phoenix Suns.
Round 5. Category: Pre-1929 U.S. Paper Currency
1: For a brief time in the 1860s, this "Great Compromiser" appeared on the $50 U.S. note.
Henry Clay.
2: In 1886 this first lady graced the $1 Silver Certificate, the first woman ever to appear on U.S. currency.
Martha Washington.
3: A 1914 $5 Federal Reserve note depicted the pilgrims and this explorer sighting land on the reverse side.
Columbus.
4: In 1896 a $2 "Educational" Series Silver Certificate was issued featuring this steamboat designer.
Fulton.
5: This 22nd and 24th president's portrait graced the $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, when Jackson replaced him.
Cleveland.
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February 03, 2024Episode 1089 - "o", how entertaining - Tv moms and dads - Negative thoughts - College vocabulary - Y is the only vowel
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1089, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: O, How Entertaining. With O in quotation marks
1: Called the "most influential work in the American musical theatre", it opens with "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin"'.
Oklahoma!.
2: In 2011 Elizabeth, kid sister in this celebrated family, gave a breakout performance in "Martha Marcy May Marlene".
the Olsen family.
3: This actor's familiar TV face can now be seen on "Modern Family".
(Ed) O'Neill.
4: This film about guy and girl musicians making a connection in Dublin has become a stage musical.
Once.
5: Young Walt Disney felt constricted by live-action film, and created this lucky rabbit, his first major animated character.
Oswald.
Round 2. Category: Tv Moms And Dads
1: In 2010 Entertainment Weekly named this dad the greatest character of the last 20 years--D'oh!.
Homer Simpson.
2: This dad had a rather large extended family but only 2 kids, Meadow and A.J..
Tony Soprano.
3: Minnie Driver plays Fiona, mom to young Marcus on this series based on a novel and movie.
About a Boy.
4: On Showtime this Oscar winner plays Ray Donovan's charismatic ex-con father, Mickey.
Jon Voight.
5: In the '80s Vicki Lawrence was the matriarch on "Mama's Family", based on a skit from this variety show.
The Carol Burnett Show.
Round 3. Category: Negative Thoughts
1: 9-letter optimist opposite.
pessimist.
2: To void or close out, like a network does to a failing TV show.
cancel.
3: John Donne tells Death this because "One short sleep past, we wake eternally".
be not proud.
4: This presidential option is Latin for "I forbid".
veto.
5: The phrase "Ask no" this "and give none" refers to mercy, not a coin.
quarter.
Round 4. Category: College Vocabulary
1: Russet and tan are shades of this Ivy Leaguer.
Brown.
2: A botanist might call this Houston school Oryza sativa.
Rice.
3: In Britain this Southern school would have a peerage and rank just below prince.
Duke.
4: In Wisconsin, it's a yellow cheese; in Maine, it's a 2,000-student college.
Colby.
5: A Portland liberal arts college, or part of an oboe's mouthpiece.
a reed.
Round 5. Category: Y Is The Only Vowel
1: It's a place to find dumbbells.
a gym.
2: Until the 1500s these songs were mostly sung in Latin--everybody! "Sancti, venite".
hymns.
3: It's another word for a pigpen.
sty.
4: A traditional story in a culture.
a myth.
5: It replaces "your" in the Lord's Prayer.
thy.
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