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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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February 02, 2024Episode 1088 - The flying... - New york in the movies - New orleans - Songs' later verses - 3-named people
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1088, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Flying...
1: The flying wedge was first used in this sport by Harvard in 1892 but became illegal due to players being brutalized.
football.
2: We're not sure if this Bullwinkle pal is biologically a flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) or a regular gray squirrel who can fly.
Rocky.
3: Known as "The Flying Tomato", this snowboarder won his first Olympic halfpipe gold in 2006.
(Shaun) White.
4: In 2005 she won a TV Land Award as "Favorite Airborne Character" for her 1960s work as "The Flying Nun".
(Sally) Field.
5: In song, "He floats through the air, with the greatest of ease, the daring young man on" this.
flying trapeze.
Round 2. Category: New York In The Movies
1: On a Manhattan morning, Audrey Hepburn admires the gems in a shop window while eating a roll in this film's opening.
Breakfast at Tiffany's.
2: It begins with a voice over: "Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion".
Manhattan.
3: The "I'll have what she's having" scene in this romantic comedy took place at NYC's Katz's Deli.
When Harry Met Sally....
4: (Hi. I'm Quvenzhané Wallis.) In an updated version of a beloved musical, I play this title girl as a foster kid--it's the hard knock life with Miss Hannigan in Harlem.
Annie.
5: As this title superhero, Tobey Maguire spun his web across New York.
Spider-Man.
Round 3. Category: New Orleans
1: This Catholic group founded the College of the Immaculate Conception, which evolved into Loyola University.
the Jesuits.
2: If you "Desire" to use this type of transportation, a historic one runs along St. Charles Avenue.
streetcar.
3: The police aren't allowed leave and work 12-hour shifts during the 12 days of this pre-Lenten festival.
Mardi Gras.
4: This last day of Carnival was celebrated with masked balls and street processions as early as the 1700s.
Mardi Gras.
5: If this play were written today, Blanche would have to ride the bus; the title vehicle doesn't run any more.
A Streetcar Named Desire.
Round 4. Category: Songs' Later Verses
1: 19th c. song whose second verse includes "Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam".
"The Star-Spangled Banner".
2: "He said, 'Let's run and we'll have some fun now before I melt away'".
Frosty the Snowman.
3: One verse of this Foster song begins, "Oh, the long-tail filly and the big black horse".
"Camptown Races".
4: Oscar-winning song that says, "What's too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget".
"The Way We Were".
5: "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard" in this pop hit.
"Just the Way You Are".
Round 5. Category: 3-Named People
1: This inventor was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society and succeeded his father-in-law as its president in 1898.
Alexander Graham Bell.
2: In command of the Bonhomme Richard, he said, "I have not yet begun to fight".
John Paul Jones.
3: In 2016 this "Sling Blade" Oscar winner began playing lawyer Billy McBride in TV's "Goliath".
Billy Bob Thornton.
4: Elected to Congress in 1830, he wrote, "My election as President of the United States was not half so gratifying".
John Quincy Adams.
5: This lawyer who penned "The Star-Spangled Banner" was later a member of Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet".
Francis Scott Key.
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February 01, 2024Episode 1087 - Wise guys - Alliterative geography - Mathematics - Tv numbers - Super bowl mvp qbs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1087, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Wise Guys
1: Leibniz was a noted philosopher of optimism; Schopenhauer, of this opposite view.
pessimism.
2: Reb, the Yiddish for Mr., comes from this Hebrew word for "my master".
rabbi.
3: This ancient Chinese thinker said, "The superior man does not, even for... a single meal, act contrary to virtue".
Confucius.
4: Logician Willard Van Orman Quine is from Akron in this state--we wanted an excuse to say Willard Van Orman Quine.
Ohio.
5: A manuscript by this wise guy explaining his E=mc squared was sold recently for over $1 million.
Albert Einstein.
Round 2. Category: Alliterative Geography
1: This city was once the capital of the United Provinces of Central America.
San Salvador.
2: Called Stingray Harbour by James Cook in 1770, it was renamed for the abundance of new plants found there.
Botany Bay.
3: Sail through this strait to get from Oakland to the Pacific.
the Golden Gate.
4: Provincetown and Barnstable are on this Bay State peninsula.
Cape Cod.
5: In 1434 it supplanted Angkor Thom as the Khmer capital.
Phnom Penh.
Round 3. Category: Mathematics
1: The square root of 9 times the square root of 16 equals the square root of this number.
144.
2: On the left is the decimal equivalent of three-fifths; on the right is the decimal equivalent of this fraction.
two-thirds.
3: This angle is larger than an acute angle and smaller than an obtuse one.
a right angle.
4: The 1st number that is the sum of all its divisors except itself.
6.
5: Like 4, this number is also the square root of 16.
-4.
Round 4. Category: Tv Numbers
1: Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' "working address".
77 Sunset Strip.
2: Poor Jack Bauer--he always seems to be having a really bad day on this Fox drama.
24.
3: In '60s sitcom, officers Toody and Muldoon patrolled the Bronx in this vehicle.
Car 54.
4: On ABC with Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir:"blank/blank".
20/20.
5: "Adam blank".
12.
Round 5. Category: Super Bowl Mvp Qbs
1: In 2015 this QB gave the truck he won as MVP to Malcolm Butler, the rookie who made the game-saving interception.
(Tom) Brady.
2: Coach Weeb Ewbank, furious after this Jet guaranteed a win, was probably not as mad after his MVP performance.
Joe Namath.
3: (I'm Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.) I'm one of the first 2 Packer QBs to be Super Bowl MVP; this 2-time winner who later coached the team is the other.
Bart Starr.
4: In 2010 this MVP QB said, "We played for our city... for the entire Gulf Coast region... for all the entire Who Dat Nation".
(Drew) Brees.
5: Quoth the raven, "MVP!" after this man was deemed most valuable in 2013 at Super Bowl XLVII.
(Joe) Flacco.
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January 31, 2024Episode 1086 - Revolutionary war before and after - This will tie your room together - On his baseball hall of fame plaque - Likes and ravers - Apostles
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1086, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Revolutionary War Before And After
1: American general who became a traitor and a great golfer, winning the Masters 4 times beginning in 1958.
Benedict Arnold Palmer.
2: "Drag Race" host who had a dramatic horseback ride on the night of April 18, 1775.
RuPaul Revere.
3: Formal agreement ending the Revolutionary War that's a hotel heiress and reality TV star.
the Treaty of Paris Hilton.
4: Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who was a 76ers player nicknamed "The Answer".
Ethan Allen Iverson.
5: British military officer executed as a spy who was half of the music duo OutKast.
John André 3000.
Round 2. Category: This Will Tie Your Room Together
1: In Islam, many prayer rugs have an arch-shaped design called a mihrab, which the user faces toward this city before kneeling.
Mecca.
2: These Native American people who call themselves Dine are known for their patterned rugs.
the Navajo.
3: Sisal rugs are made from the fibers of this succulent that's also used to make beer and other alcoholic beverages.
agave.
4: Bijar carpets and Sanandaj rugs are products of this countryless people who live in an area ranging from Syria to Iran.
the Kurds.
5: Table coverings he painted in 16th-century portraits like the one of a merchant here led to a rug being named for this artist "the Younger".
(Hans) Holbein (the Younger).
Round 3. Category: On His Baseball Hall Of Fame Plaque
1: "2,632 consecutive games played from May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998".
Cal Ripken Jr..
2: This Yankee was the "greatest drawing card in history of baseball".
Babe Ruth.
3: "Detroit - Philadelphia, A.L. - 1905-1926... retired with 4191 major league hits".
(Ty) Cobb.
4: "Hit safely in 56 consecutive games for Major League record 1941".
DiMaggio.
5: "'Mr. October', found special success in World Series spotlight with 10 home runs".
(Reggie) Jackson.
Round 4. Category: Likes And Ravers
1: In 2016 this social network sextupled the ways you can react to a posting, adding emojis to plain old "like".
Facebook.
2: In 2017 Netflix went from a rating system using stars to a simpler one using these body parts.
thumbs.
3: Jane Lynch leads a cast of comedians in an audiobook reading funny review from this shopping site.
Amazon.
4: This 4-letter site suggests detailing your favorite dishes when writing restaurant reviews on it.
Yelp.
5: Online, "h/t" is short for these 2 words, a way to express gratitude with your homburg or fedora.
hat tip.
Round 5. Category: Apostles
1: There's no doubt Jesus told him "I am the way, the truth and the life".
Thomas.
2: Jesus told him, "Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men".
Simon Peter.
3: Jesus found him sitting at the receipt of custom, which means collecting taxes.
Matthew.
4: Considered the first called, he's also alphabetically first on the lists in the New Testament.
Andrew.
5: Jesus called the brothers James and John "Boanerges", "sons of" this weather word.
thunder.
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January 30, 2024Episode 1085 - Medical prefixes and suffixes - '80s film comedy - Show me the munchies! - 2 first names - Conquistadors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1085, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Medical Prefixes And Suffixes
1: These 2 -iatricians specialize in opposite times of life and there's often talk of a surplus of one and a shortage of the other.
a pediatrician and a geriatrician.
2: -sclerosis,as in "of an artery".
hardening.
3: After my-, it means pain in the muscles; after neur-, it's pain along the course of a nerve.
-algia.
4: Following lump- and tonsil(l)-, it denotes a surgical removal.
-ectomy.
5: Schizo-,as in an atom or a banana dessert.
split.
Round 2. Category: '80s Film Comedy
1: Golf course groundskeeper Bill Murray battles gophers in this laugh riot.
Caddyshack.
2: SCTV's Bob and Doug McKenzie foamed up on the big screen in this 1983 movie.
Strange Brew.
3: He played movie star and TV guest star Alan Swann in 1982's "My Favorite Year".
Peter O'Toole.
4: This film starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and a robot electrified audiences in '86.
Short Circuit.
5: It's the film in which Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy a dream house that turns into a nightmare.
The Money Pit.
Round 3. Category: Show Me The Munchies!
1: Logically enough, brands of this snack favorite include Jiffy Pop and Pop Secret.
popcorn.
2: Get twisted with these ancient treats made from dough that's baked, salted and usually twisted into a loose knot.
a pretzel.
3: It's Super Bowl time! Break out the chips and this yummy dip made from mashed avocados and cilantro.
guacamole.
4: One of the two snacks mentioned in the song "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".
peanuts or Cracker Jacks.
5: Many different snacks from this brand are supposedly baked by elves in a hollow tree.
Keebler.
Round 4. Category: 2 First Names
1: He won an Emmy for portraying Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra".
Michael Douglas.
2: The doormat at her Nashville museum reads, "Howdee!".
Minnie Pearl.
3: This star of "Glee" made her Broadway debut at age 8 playing Cosette in "Les Miz".
Lea Michele.
4: In 1988 he won the "Best Actor" Oscar.
Michael Douglas.
5: In the '90s his "you got the right one baby" Diet Pepsi commercials earned him a new generation of fans--uh huh!.
Ray Charles.
Round 5. Category: Conquistadors
1: The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542.
San Diego.
2: Sent to Mexico to get this Spanish leader to resign, Panfilo de Narvaez lost the battle and his eye instead.
Cortés.
3: The conquistador-laden ships that landed at Darien in 1514 were called this, also the name of a later 16th c. Spanish fleet.
the Armada.
4: Maybe the 1st black African in the New World, Juan Garrido pillaged in Mexico before going to Florida with this man.
Ponce de León.
5: Despite retaking this Incan capital, Diego de Almagro was killed for imprisoning Pizarro's brothers.
Cuzco.
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January 29, 2024Episode 1084 - Don't be afraid of the dark - Lights! camera! action movie! - Frequently asked questions - "don't" songs - "sub" category
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1084, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Don'T Be Afraid Of The Dark
1: Umbra is the Latin word for this dark area that can follow you around.
shadow.
2: Crepuscule is another word for this 8-letter moment just before darkness falls.
twilight.
3: In the first line of Poe's "The Raven", this dark adjective describes midnight.
dreary.
4: Shakespeare's Portia says, "How far that little" this "throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world".
candle.
5: Preserved in Jerusalem, "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness" is one of the 7 original these.
Dead Sea Scrolls.
Round 2. Category: Lights! Camera! Action Movie!
1: This actor was "Missing in Action" and feeling "Silent Rage" before he became TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger".
Chuck Norris.
2: As Annie, the reluctant bus driver, Sandra Bullock ground through the gears in this 1994 action hit.
Speed.
3: Like Scotland in 1995, the American colonies are defended by Mel Gibson in this jingoistic 2000 epic.
The Patriot.
4: Randy Quaid and Will Smith help save the Earth in this 1996 action thriller.
Independence Day.
5: Arnold Schwarzenegger has come back several times as one of these deadly title movie robots.
The Terminator.
Round 3. Category: Frequently Asked Questions
1: This question that traditionally follows "Halt!" might also be asked about an unlikely destination.
Who goes there?.
2: Abbreviated WWJD, this question was popularized by the book "In His Steps".
What would Jesus do?.
3: "Medical" catchphrase used when a performer takes ill on stage.
Is there a doctor in the house?.
4: In 2001 Jared Martin of TV's "Dallas" was featured under this heading in People magazine.
Where are they now?.
5: You can put a male friend's courage in doubt with this rodent-related query.
Are you a man or a mouse?.
Round 4. Category: Don'T Songs. With Don'T in quotes
1: Bobby Brown's first solo hit, it's also the title of an Elvis hit.
"Don't Be Cruel".
2: Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand recorded this song individually before performing it as a duet.
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers".
3: In the Broadway musical, Evita asks for the support of her country in this song.
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina".
4: This Andrews Sisters request precedes "with anyone else but me".
"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree".
5: This Cole Porter song in the style of a cowboy ballad was based on a poem.
"Don't Fence Me In".
Round 5. Category: Sub Category. With Sub in quotation marks
1: A smaller residential community, like Scarsdale, New York or Greenwich, Connecticut.
Suburb.
2: The one associated with "Oliver Twist" is "The Parish Boy's Progress".
Subtitle.
3: The voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo were dubbed by actors for most of this film.
Yellow Submarine.
4: Examples of these are protons and neutrons.
Subatomic particles.
5: Bob Dylan was no longer "underground" with this song, his first Top 40 hit.
"Subterranean Homesick Blues".
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January 28, 2024Episode 1083 - Greek letter homophones - Pup fiction - The fabric of life - Aussie slang - Literary literary characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1083, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Greek Letter Homophones
1: One way to propel a boat.
row.
2: Feline vocalization.
mew.
3: More advanced, or recently created.
new.
4: A trademark brand of format for VCR tape.
Beta.
5: Lao-Tzu's ultimate principle of the universe.
Tao.
Round 2. Category: Pup Fiction
1: Dodie Smith wrote this "numerical" story, the basis for 3 Disney feature films.
101 Dalmatians.
2: This iconic canine made her bow wow in a 1938 Saturday Evening Post story.
Lassie.
3: This Yiddish author wrote "Rabchik, a Jewish Dog", or as we like to call it, "Piddler on the Rug".
Sholom Aleichem.
4: "Savage Sam" is the sequel to this Newbery medal-winning sob story, later a Disney film (Sam's his son).
Old Yeller.
5: Argos is the faithful dog who recognizes his long-lost master in this ancient Greek work.
the Odyssey.
Round 3. Category: The Fabric Of Life
1: If someone intends to tan your hide, he's going to turn it into this fabric.
leather.
2: This fabric that's on the tips of markers is also used in blackboard erasers.
felt.
3: Cobweb is a type of this fabric known for its open, networked quality.
lace.
4: Used with other fibers like nylon, this 5-letter fiber makes swimwear fabric stretchy.
Lycra.
5: Harris is a trademarked type of this rough fabric used in sport coats.
(Harris) tweed.
Round 4. Category: Aussie Slang
1: Jumbuck is an Aussie term for this animal, of which there are a lot Down Under.
sheep.
2: When you throw a shrimp here, make sure it's not the doll.
a barbie.
3: To earn a living is to "make a" this (minus the pro quo).
a quid.
4: A stubby is a small bottle of this; cheers!.
beer.
5: Tommy Roe might know that this "Sweet Little" name is Aussie slang for a girl or woman.
Sheila.
Round 5. Category: Literary Literary Characters
1: Stephen Daedalus is the writer hero of this Joycean "Portrait".
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
2: Philip Jose Farmer wrote a novel under the name of this sci-fi writer invented by Kurt Vonnegut.
Kilgore Trout.
3: In this Russian-American's "Pale Fire", John Shade is the late author of a 999-line poem.
Vladimir Nabokov.
4: He's Philip Roth's novelist alter ego in books like him "Unbound".
Zuckerman.
5: Writer Philip Quarles in "Point Counter Point" is a self-portrait by this author.
Aldous Huxley.
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January 27, 2024Episode 1082 - French first names - The golden age of radio - Born in the '60s - Russian to judgment - Boys town
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1082, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: French First Names
1: Magritte andDescartes.
René.
2: Monet andDebussy.
Claude.
3: Cocteau andLafitte.
Jean.
4: Cardin andBoulle.
Pierre.
5: Escoffier andRodin.
Auguste.
Round 2. Category: The Golden Age Of Radio
1: All-American boy Jack Armstrong never tired of this "Breakfast of Champions".
Wheaties.
2: He's the answer to the question posed in the following:"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?".
the Shadow.
3: "Lux Radio Theatre" was brought to you by Lever Brothers, makers of the Lux brand of this product.
Soap.
4: "Sorry Wrong Number", a popular episode of "Suspense", starred this "Bewitched" actress.
Agnes Moorehead.
5: Robert Ripley hosted the 1930s radio adaptation of this newspaper feature.
"Ripley's Believe It or Not!".
Round 3. Category: Born In The '60s
1: NYC minister Joseph Simmons is better known as "Run" of this rap group.
Run-D.M.C..
2: After the 1996 election, this 35-year-old Clinton adviser moved to ABC News.
George Stephanopoulos.
3: In 1996, he beat a chess-playing IBM computer called Deep Blue; in 1997 the tables were turned.
Garry Kasparov.
4: 1 of the 2 30-something female leads of "The English Patient".
(1 of) Juliette Binoche and Kristin Scott Thomas.
5: 29-year-old Melinda French, a manager at this company, married its chairman January 1, 1994.
Microsoft.
Round 4. Category: Russian To Judgment
1: Exiled in Siberia in 1899, this man wrote (ironically) "The Development of Capitalism in Russia".
Vladimir Lenin.
2: In 2005 he quit pro chess and later founded the Other Russia, a coalition desiring a more open and democratic country.
Garry Kasparov.
3: This first Russian port to trade with England was named for the heavenly title of Michael.
Archangel.
4: Nicholas wooed Alexandra with these, Russian for "pancakes".
blinis.
5: The 2013 vote in this parliamentary house for a bill that banned telling minors about gay life was 436-0.
the Duma.
Round 5. Category: Boys Town
1: In 1976 this Calcutta woman was awarded the Father Flanagan Award for service to youth.
Mother Teresa.
2: Completes the line on the town's famous statue of one boy carrying another, "He ain't heavy Father...".
he's my brother.
3: When this movie comedy team visited in 1943, they bought the boys baseball uniforms.
Abbott and Costello.
4: Father Flanagan opened his first home for boys in 1917 in this Nebraska city.
Omaha.
5: In 1988 Bobs Watson and this actor visited Boys Town to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film.
Mickey Rooney.
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January 26, 2024Episode 1081 - Nyc - The killers - Tricky numbers - Stories of the saints - Tv animal roundup
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1081, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Nyc
1: Trendy adjective applied to people who have homes in both NYC and L.A..
bicoastal.
2: Before she ran for VP, Geraldine Ferraro was a Congresswoman from this NYC borough.
Queens.
3: Daily and Sunday, it has the largest circulation of any NYC newspaper.
the Daily News.
4: The Cloisters, a replica of a medieval monastery, is part of this world-famous museum.
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
5: Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton are buried in this churchyard near Wall Street.
Trinity Church.
Round 2. Category: The Killers
1: Murderers are figuratively said to have the "mark" of this biblical man.
Cain.
2: In Genesis 4 he becomes the first killer; God isn't happy.
Cain.
3: In one of the few documented one-on-one Old West gunfights, this "Wild" man killed Davis Tutt in 1865.
Wild Bill Hickok.
4: A tip following the publication of the manifesto of this long-distance killer led to his 1996 capture in Montana.
the Unabomber.
5: Months after his wife Laci's disappearance, this man was caught with $15,000 in cash and his brother's I.D..
(Scott) Peterson.
Round 3. Category: Tricky Numbers
1: Number of months with 28 days.
12.
2: The highest single-digit number that reads the same upside down and right side up.
8.
3: The number of stars on the U.S. flag divided by the number of U.S. states not in North America.
50 (50÷1 (Hawaii)).
4: Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit equal to -40 degrees Celsius.
-40° Fahrenheit.
5: If you were to spell out the numbers, it's how far you'd have to go before using the letter A.
one thousand.
Round 4. Category: Stories Of The Saints
1: In a vision on the wall of her room, St. Clare witnessed a mass and so today is the patron saint of this modern invention.
television.
2: This apostle and letter writer was a tent maker by trade, so he moved easily around the ancient world with tools and cloth.
Paul.
3: The story of Martin de Porres, the 1st Black saint in the Americas, includes this skill, letting him hover before the altar.
levitation.
4: Story goes the patron saint of Wales, St. David, lived on nothing but water and these onion relatives.
leeks.
5: St. Francisco Marto, one of 3 children who saw the Virgin Mary in this Portuguese town in 1917, died in the flu pandemic in 1919.
Fátima.
Round 5. Category: Tv Animal Roundup
1: Itchy and Scratchy on "The Simpsons".
a mouse and a cat.
2: Patrick on "SpongeBob SquarePants".
a starfish.
3: Chestnut on "2 Broke Girls".
a horse.
4: Stella on "Modern Family".
a French bulldog.
5: Marcel on "Friends".
a monkey.
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January 25, 2024Episode 1080 - Patrons of the arts - Collegiate movie titles - Tv series episodes - The "b.g."'s - Taekwondo
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1080, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Patrons Of The Arts
1: 7 National Medals of Arts have gone to corporate patrons of the arts, like Exxon, Sara Lee and this card company.
Hallmark.
2: In 1603 Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, switched to royal patronage and to this name.
the King's Men.
3: Gustave Caillebotte was the main backer of several of these exhibitions, and his own work is kind of in that style.
Impressionist.
4: Luciano of this colors-ful Italian clothing company is a noted arts patron through a center called Fabrica.
Benetton.
5: As well as the Sistine Chapel, named for Sixtus, Pope Paul III got Michelangelo to fresco this chapel, named for himself.
the Pauline Chapel.
Round 2. Category: Collegiate Movie Titles
1: Demi Moore was Esmeralda's voice in this epic from Disney.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
2: Coach K knows all about this 2005 Johnny Knoxville film, based on a TV series.
The Dukes of Hazzard.
3: We found Matthew Fox; he was in this 2006 movie with Matthew McConnaughey.
We Are Marshall.
4: The title of this Homeric film is also a Sun Belt Conference school located in Alabama.
Troy.
5: This 1984 Spielberg sequel had nothing to do with a Philadelphia university.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Round 3. Category: Tv Series Episodes
1: "McGarrett is Missing".
Hawaii Five-O.
2: "A Bionic Christmas Carol".
The Six Million Dollar Man.
3: "The Ghost of General Lee".
The Dukes of Hazzard.
4: "The Gamesters of Triskelion".
Star Trek.
5: "Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man".
The X-Files.
Round 4. Category: The B.G.'S. With B.G. in quotation marks
1: In 2013 this Bee Gee launched his Mythology tour in tribute to his late brothers.
Barry Gibb.
2: Classic ones include Parcheesi and Sorry!.
board games.
3: In 2013 one of these worn by Jackie Robinson, possibly in the 1955 and '57 World Series, sold for $373,002 at auction.
a baseball glove.
4: It's how to say good morning or good day in Italian.
buon giorno.
5: This colorful Kentucky city made Forbes' list of the 25 best places to retire in 2014.
Bowling Green.
Round 5. Category: Taekwondo
1: (Zee James presents the clue.) Taekwondo means the art of kicking and punching, and it's renowned for powerful kicks like this turning one with the circular structure in its name.
roundhouse.
2: (Zee James presents the clue.) A punch delivered on the front foot side of a stance is called an obverse punch; one delivered from the back foot side is called this.
reverse.
3: (Zee James presents the clue.) Blue represents the negative, red the positive in the Taegeuk, the symbol of this country that in 2018 named taekwondo its official sport.
South Korea.
4: (Zee James presents the clue.) Kung fu master Bruce Lee advised students to be like this natural substance; taekwondo students learn to emulate it in the flowing movements of the form called Taegeuk Yook Jang.
water.
5: (Zee James presents the clue.) Used for both offense and defense, the 1-legged stance, named for this wading bird, can be used to unleash a powerful side kick.
crane.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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