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November 09, 2023Episode 1002 - Quick moby-dick - Souvenirs - Bible book shorthand - College vocabulary - Movie by song lyrics
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1002, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Quick Moby-Dick
1: Of the Monica, the Rachel or the Phoebe, the rescue ship at the tale's end.

the Rachel.

2: Melville's subtitle for the first American edition.

The Whale.

3: The harpooner from Kokovoko with the rad tats.

Queequeg.

4: Salem, Massachusetts author to whom the 1851 novel is dedicated.

Nathaniel Hawthorne.

5: The biblical prophet who's the subject of chapter 83.

Jonah.

Round 2. Category: Souvenirs
1: This curved throwing club of the Aborigines is an excellent souvenir--it'll always come back to you.

a boomerang.

2: A green foam crown with 7 points is a popular souvenir of this national monument.

the Statue of Liberty.

3: Many snow globes feature this clock tower of London's Houses of Parliament.

Big Ben.

4: Many souvenirs from Gibraltar feature these "apes" that call the peninsula home.

the Barbary apes.

5: When you visit the country just south of Kenya, you can bring home some of this mineral named for it.

tanzanite.

Round 3. Category: Bible Book Shorthand
1: Salacious serpent dispenses bad dietary advice.

Genesis.

2: Big fish puts the bite on a reluctant prophet.

Jonah.

3: Brother's bovine effigy bothers big boy.

Exodus.

4: Writing on the wall breaks up party.

Daniel.

5: Loyal daughter-in-law is betrothed in Bethlehem.

Ruth.

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: Movie By Song Lyrics
1: "Springtime for Hitler, and Germany, Deutschland is happy and gay".

The Producers.

2: "Big bottom drive me out of my mind, how could I leave this behind?".

This Is Spinal Tap.

3: "I gave my love a chicken, that had no bones, I gave my love a story, that had no end, I gave..." (Bluto smashes guitar).

Animal House.

4: 1979:"Always look on the bright side of life... for life is quite absurd, and death's the final word".

Monty Python's Life of Brian.

5: "Blame Canada, blame Canada, it seems that everything's gone wrong since Canada came along".

South Park.

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November 08, 2023Episode 1001 - Fits "u" to a "t" - This website uses cookies - How can we miss you if you never leave? - Readers - Word rhymes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1001, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fits U To A T. With U" To A "T in quotation marks
1: If you've wrecked someone's careful planning, you've done this to the applecart.

upset.

2: The condition of an apple pie fresh out of the oven, it's also how I like my movies.

uncut.

3: Apple pie is often rich, so it makes sense that this part of the pie is a synonym for "rich".

the upper crust.

4: Saying that Dutch apple pie is just good is one of these, because it's the best dessert on Earth.

an understatement.

5: If a bakery spends $12 producing 6 apple tarts, this cost is $2.

a unit.
Round 2. Category: This Website Uses Cookies
1: "Wonderfilled" is a section of this sandwich cookie's website.

Oreo.

2: snackworks.com has a recipe for fluffy banana pudding parfaits, which use 40 of this wafer brand.

Nilla wafers.

3: Debra's Special Tin is part of the signature collection on the website of this cookie brand.

Mrs. Fields.

4: The website of this Scottish brand says Scottish thistles adorn its shortbread rounds, packaged in a red tartan box.

Walkers Shortbread.

5: "Homemade recipe, homemade taste", says this chocolate chip brand with a name that rhymes.

Famous Amos.
Round 3. Category: How Can We Miss You If You Never Leave?
1: Pines, firs and spruces stay a certain color all year, as they are this type of tree.

an evergreen.

2: This colonial observed, "Fish and visitors stink after three days".

Benjamin Franklin.

3: This catastrophe that killed millions had recurrences in 1361, 1369, 1374, 1390 and 1400.

the plague.

4: This element's isotope 235 has a half-life of about 700 million years.

uranium.

5: Though this world leader left his country on Jan. 16, 1979, he did not abdicate; Sadat would later grant him asylum.

the Shah of Iran.
Round 4. Category: Readers
1: Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses" is read by this hunky "Legends of the Fall" star.

Brad Pitt.

2: In "Still Me" he tells of his Memorial Day 1995 riding accident and the struggles since.

Christopher Reeve.

3: Edward Herrmann, known for playing this president on TV, reads "No Ordinary Time", a book about him.

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt).

4: Hollywood is all ears for "The Kid Stays in the Picture" by this producer and ex-husband of Ali MacGraw.

Robert Evans.

5: "Second Wind" has this mystery author jockeying for position in front of the microphone.

Dick Francis.
Round 5. Category: Word Rhymes
1: A gathering of bison.

a herd.

2: Postponed until a later date.

deferred.

3: Just seeing the mountain variety of this creature brings me happiness.

a bluebird.

4: Likely speech pattern for one extremely inebriated.

slurred.

5: One from the Taurus Mountains of the Middle East.

a Kurd.
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November 07, 2023Episode 1000 - Bills and teds - "g"eography - Valentine's day cuisine - Aerosmith - The comedy stylings of...
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1000, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bills And Teds
1: He's Massachusetts' senior senator.

Ted Kennedy.

2: In 2005, after 25 years as its anchor, he said goodnight to "Nightline".

Ted Koppel.

3: A decade after "Politically Incorrect", he launched "Real Time" on HBO.

Bill Maher.

4: With some 2 million acres, much of it for his bison, he's America's largest private landowner.

Ted Turner.

5: Sadly, in 1991 this concert promoter died when his helicopter crashed en route from a Huey Lewis concert.

Bill Graham.
Round 2. Category: GEography. With G in quotes
1: The 42,000 square miles of this country are dotted with Mayan ruins.

Guatemala.

2: Holmgren Way and Reggie White Way are streets in this city.

Green Bay.

3: You'll find the Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum in this Scottish city.

Glasgow.

4: Most of the Indians in this Central American country speak one of the Maya languages.

Guatemala.

5: A country on the west coast of Africa used to be known as Spanish this; now it's Equatorial this.

Guinea.
Round 3. Category: Valentine'S Day Cuisine
1: (Bam! Emeril Lagasse from the Food Network delivers the first clue.) Asparagus has long been thought to help in the romance department; for variety, try the European white type, grown in darkness so they lack this pigment.

chlorophyll.

2: The two of you can nibble on this Spanish array of appetizers that may include mussels and artichokes.

tapas.

3: (Emeril Lagasse reads.) Make the evening really special with a luxurious parfait prepared with champagne cream and caviar from this fish, historically associated with the Caspian Sea.

sturgeon.

4: Top a steak with this eggy sauce named for an old province of southwestern France.

bearnaise.

5: These seductive chocolate treats got their name because they looked like a certain fungus.

truffles.
Round 4. Category: Aerosmith
1: In an interview, this Aerosmith frontman said, "Your kids never think of you as a rock god".

Steven Tyler.

2: In 1986 rappers Run-D.M.C. remade this 1976 Aerosmith song.

"Walk This Way".

3: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", Aerosmith's first No. 1 hit, was from this movie.

Armageddon.

4: Aerosmith covered "Come Together" in this 1978 movie that starred Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

5: This 1987 hit says, "She had the body of a Venus, Lord imagine my surprise".

"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)".
Round 5. Category: The Comedy Stylings Of...
1: His "Top Ten Rejected Batman Villains" included "The Ticketmaster", "Lactose Intolerant Man" and "Incontinento".

David Letterman.

2: A listing for a '95 Pontiac "loaded with feathers" was among this late night host's "Headlines".

Jay Leno.

3: "In the Year 2000", according to this host, Kathie Lee will convert and "annoy the world with her annual Ramadan special".

Conan O'Brien.

4: This deadpan comic asked, "If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?".

Steven Wright.

5: "If a bouncer gets drunk, who throws him out?" he wrote in his book "Brain Droppings".

George Carlin.
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November 07, 2023Episode 998 - Vegas films - Just a "sec"! - The billboard music awards - Ice cream parlor words - What women in film want
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 998, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Vegas Films
1: In "Casino" he played Ace Rothstein, the mobster who ran The Tangiers.

(Robert) De Niro.

2: He directed the 2001 Vegas caper film "Ocean's Eleven".

(Steven) Soderbergh.

3: The title of this 2008 Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher film was inspired by a Sin City slogan.

What Happens in Vegas.

4: One review said this 1995 Elizabeth Berkley film was "'42nd Street' meets 'All About Eve' meets soft-core porn".

Showgirls.

5: In a 2003 film he played "The Cooler", a Vegas casino's gambling jinx.

William H. Macy.
Round 2. Category: Just A Sec!. With Sec in quotation marks
1: To cut into 2 equal parts.

to bisect.

2: A sacrilegious act; it may be done to a shrine.

a desecration.

3: To cut apart a dead animal's body to examine the structure and relation of parts.

dissection.

4: In a row, like Presidents Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan.

consecutive.

5: To pursue with harassing treatment because of race or religious beliefs.

to persecute.
Round 3. Category: The Billboard Music Awards
1: Performing in 2020 just after their family suffered a miscarriage, this piano maestro dedicated "Never Break" to his wife.

John Legend.

2: "Straight Up" now name this woman who closed the 2019 show with a greatest hits medley.

(Paula) Abdul.

3: We won't dance around it--this band! at the 2019 show made their ma proud and lived up to the chorus of a hit tune.

Panic! at the Disco.

4: This genre-defying band that broke in 2014 with "Gooey" performed at the BBMAs in 2021.

Glass Animals.

5: At the 2021 show, this letter-perfect indie pop trio gave a smokin' performance of "Bang!".

AJR.
Round 4. Category: Ice Cream Parlor Words
1: A news story first revealed in a specific paper before others get it.

a scoop.

2: Along with the rods, they're the other light-sensitive retinal cells.

cones.

3: Light rains that may precede larger showers.

sprinkles.

4: Large Mardi Gras craft.

a float.

5: 3 of the 6 for quarks are up, down and strange.

flavors.
Round 5. Category: What Women In Film Want
1: In "Grand Hotel", Greta Garbo had this 5-word desire, No. 30 on AFI's list of top 100 movie quotes.

"I want to be alone".

2: In this '50s film, Natalie Wood tells James Dean that a girl wants a man who is gentle and sweet and who doesn't run away.

Rebel Without a Cause.

3: Rob Reiner's mom, Estelle, uttered this memorable line in "When Harry Met Sally...".

"I'll have what she's having".

4: Ilsa Laszlo had a request: "Play it, Sam. Play" this song.

"As Time Goes By".

5: "I want the fairy tale", Julia Roberts says as Vivian in this movie.

Pretty Woman.
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9min
November 07, 2023Episode 997 - The deans list - Columbus, ohio - Sinatra hits in other words - Founders - Despicable "me"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 997, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Deans List
1: Much of this Rat Pack crooner's hard-drinking persona may have been just for the cameras.

Dean Martin.

2: In the 1930s this "lightheaded" pitcher led the National League in strikeouts 4 times.

Dizzy Dean.

3: The then-new fad of skateboarding was celebrated in this duo's 1964 hit song "Sidewalk Surfin'".

Jan and Dean.

4: It doesn't take a sausage to know that this country singer took "Big Bad John" to No. 1 in 1961.

Jimmy Dean.

5: This author's thrillers turned into films include "Phantoms" and "Demon Seed".

Dean Koontz.
Round 2. Category: Columbus, Ohio
1: The Standard Oil Company opened the U.S.A.Ã¢Â€Â™s first drive-in one of these in Columbus around 1913.

a gas station.

2: USA Today says this ice cream and tropical fruit dish was invented in 1904 at FoellerÃ¢Â€Â™s Drug Store.

a banana split.

3: School in Columbus thatÃ¢Â€Â™s home to the worldÃ¢Â€Â™s largest all-brass marching band.

Ohio State University.

4: On October 12, 1992 Columbus plans to have a replica of this flagship sitting in its Scioto River.

the Santa Maria.

5: Columbus was the first U.S. city planned and built to be one of these.

a state capital (a capital city accepted).
Round 3. Category: Sinatra Hits In Other Words
1: "Affection Plus Matrimony".

"Love And Marriage".

2: "Elevated Expectations".

"High Hopes".

3: "The Method Belonging To Me".

"My Way".

4: "The Art Of Magic Powers".

"Witchcraft".

5: "Unknown Newcomers Before Dawn".

"Strangers In The Night".
Round 4. Category: Founders
1: This religion founder attained enlightenment under a bo tree and stayed near it 7 weeks to savor the experience.

Buddha.

2: George Fox founded the religion nicknamed this because its followers trembled "at the word of the Lord".

the Quakers.

3: Elizabeth Glaser, wife of actor Paul Michael, helped start a foundation to battle pediatric this disease.

AIDS.

4: Tradition says this "great" rival of Julius Caesar founded a colony in Pamplona in 75 B.C.; the city's name honors him.

Pompey (the Great).

5: To support the Bill of Rights, Roger Baldwin co-founded this group in NYC in 1920.

the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union).
Round 5. Category: Despicable Me. With Me in quotation marks
1: She's just doing her alliterative job--it was you who parked too long.

a meter maid.

2: John, Paul, George and Ringo battled blue ones of these bad guys.

Meanies.

3: No one likes this ailment whose symptoms include Koplik's spots.

measles.

4: Houdini tried to expose one of these who went by the name Margery.

a medium.

5: The Assyrians despised this ancient people who destroyed their empire.

the Medes.
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November 06, 2023Episode 999 - The "buck" stops here - Sports stadiums - Pet peeves - Movie misses - Yum yum!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 999, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Buck Stops Here. With Buck in quotation marks
1: Wild Bill Hickok's TV horse, or the large pellets contained in the shell of a 12 gauge gun.

Buckshot.

2: While at Yale, this conservative writer taught Spanish and was chairman of the Yale Daily News.

William F. Buckley, Jr..

3: This member of Fleetwood Mac had his own solo Top 10 hit in 1981 with "Trouble".

Lindsey Buckingham.

4: It's plain to "see", it's also known as a horse chestnut.

a buckeye.

5: Any Ohioan.

Buckeye.
Round 2. Category: Sports Stadiums
1: Artificial grass named for the site of its 1st installation.

AstroTurf.

2: In 1976, the name of this university's stadium was changed from Denny to Bryant-Denny.

Alabama.

3: Three Rivers Stadium is located where 3 rivers meet in this city.

Pittsburgh.

4: Major League Baseball's oldest stadium is this one in Chicago.

Comiskey Park.

5: Sellouts have been the rule for years at this, the Washington Redskins' home stadium.

R.F.K. Stadium.
Round 3. Category: Pet Peeves
1: This pet doesn't want a cracker -- she wants Kaytee's Perfect Choice, a mixture of seeds and grain.

parrot.

2: My dog Rover says not to boil the knuckle type of these before giving them to him -- it may cause splintering.

bones.

3: Until they were spayed and neutered your Angora pair of these were looking forward to proverbially breeding like them.

rabbits.

4: Fido knows this skin disease caused by mites was bad, but was the lime-sulphur dip necessary?.

mange.

5: Muffin's mad that you won't let him out to fight this type of cat, from the Latin for "wild" -- Muffin could take him!.

feral.
Round 4. Category: Movie Misses
1: She's the miss in the title of the film that won "Best Picture" March 26, 1990.

Daisy.

2: In a 1982 film she was Miss Mona, owner and operator of the Chicken Ranch.

Dolly Parton.

3: In this 1969 film Maggie Smith held sway over a group of schoolgirls in Edinburgh.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

4: In a 1953 remake of "Rain", Rita Hayworth played this title "Miss".

Miss Sadie Thompson.

5: In a 1989 film Holly Hunter entered a contest on the Fourth of July to try to win this title.

Miss Firecracker.
Round 5. Category: Yum Yum!
1: Inspired by the Harry Potter books, these beans come in odd flavors like grass, sardine and earwax.

Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.

2: Introduced in 2002, Slimy Ghoul is a glow-in-the-dark dispenser for this 3-letter candy.

Pez.

3: York introduced these yummy "patties" in 1940, but they weren't distributed nationally until 1975.

peppermint patties.

4: H.B. Reese made Johnny Bars and Lizzie Bars before coming up with these famous "Cups" in the 1930s.

Peanut Butter Cups.

5: Pop Rocks pop in your mouth because they contain bubbles of this gas.

carbon dioxide.
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November 03, 2023Episode 996 - A host of tv hosts - Disney - Books of the latin vulgate bible - Tv law - Video game villains
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 996, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: A Host Of Tv Hosts
1: (I'm NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson.) I got a crash course in working with a teleprompter in 2013, when I became the first athlete to co-host this ESPN flagship program.

SportsCenter.

2: Phil Keoghan hosts this show in which teams of 2 travel the globe to compete for cash.

The Amazing Race.

3: In 2014 she not only co-hosted the Golden Globe Awards, she also won for "Parks and Recreation".

Amy Poehler.

4: This Brit hosts "Last Week Tonight" on HBO.

John Oliver.

5: This "redneck" comic hosts "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?".

(Jeff) Foxworthy.
Round 2. Category: Disney
1: Thumper and Flower offer "comic relief" in this movie about man's disregard for nature.

Bambi.

2: In "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", the sorcerer's name, "Yen Sid", is really this.

Disney backwards.

3: In "Mickey's Christmas Carol", Mickey played Bob Cratchit and he played Cratchit's boss.

Scrooge McDuck.

4: The only one of the Seven Dwarfs with a one-syllable name.

Doc.

5: Pinocchio's boss at the puppet show.

Stromboli.
Round 3. Category: Books Of The Latin Vulgate Bible
1: "Judicum".

Judges.

2: "Canticum Canticorum".

Song of Songs.

3: An old testament guy:"Abdias".

Obadiah.

4: There's "I Regum", First Kings, "I Samuelis", First Samuel, and "I Paralipomenon", this.

Chronicles.

5: A New Testament guy:"Jacobi".

James.
Round 4. Category: Tv Law
1: Writer Erle Stanley Gardner had script approval of this series' episodes.

Perry Mason.

2: In 1987 this Stephen Bochco series was named Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys.

L.A. Law.

3: This "Rifleman" star played attorney John Egan in the 90-minute series "Arrest and Trial".

Chuck Connors.

4: When Michael Moriarty left this NBC series in 1994, he was replaced by Sam Waterston.

Law and Order.

5: In 1961 Martin Sheen had his first major TV role on this series starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed.

The Defenders.
Round 5. Category: Video Game Villains
1: King Pig is the lazy overlord of this game you can play on your smartphone.

Angry Birds.

2: In "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic", the Sith lord Malak gets this 5-letter title in front of his name.

Darth.

3: In "Donkey Kong Jr.", the roles have reversed and the title simian must rescue his father from this Italian.

Mario.

4: A thief of epic proportions, she has a last name like the 8th-most populous U.S. city.

Carmen Sandiego.

5: A comical A.I. helps you make holes you can move through to beat GLaDOS' tests in this Valve game's sequel.

Portal.
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November 02, 2023Episode 995 - 4 years - Discographies - The bronze age - One of the 8 planets - In disguise
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 995, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 4 Years
1: In 1960 Abebe Bikila won this Olympic event barefoot; 4 years later he won it again, this time wearing shoes.

Marathon.

2: He was the first U.S. president to serve just 4 years.

John Adams.

3: His book "Daisy-Head Maysie" was published in 1995, 4 years after his death.

Dr. Seuss.

4: Every 4 years the Boy Scouts hold international rallies known as these.

Jamborees.

5: In Julius Caesar's time this month had 30 days once every 4 years.

February.
Round 2. Category: Discographies
1: "Sonic Highways":This Dave Grohl band.

the Foo Fighters.

2: "Private Dancer":This woman who can really move in high heels.

Tina Turner.

3: "It's the Girls!":This divine singer.

Bette Midler.

4: "Houses of the Holy":These rockers.

Led Zeppelin.

5: "In the Lonely Hour":This neo-soul singer.

Sam Smith.
Round 3. Category: The Bronze Age
1: Oliver Stone has one of these medals first created by executive order on February 4, 1944.

Bronze Star.

2: Gymnast and native son Dimitrios Loundras was only 10 years old when he won a bronze in this city in 1896.

Athens.

3: Pulp hero Doc who was "The Man of Bronze".

Doc Savage.

4: In men's Olympic basketball, this Baltic team won bronze in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Lithuania.

5: On the medal stand, 200-meter bronze medalist John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute in this year.

1968.
Round 4. Category: One Of The 8 Planets
1: Also a chemical element.

Mercury.

2: She's a tennis superstar.

Venus.

3: Popular chocolate bar made in England since 1933.

Mars.

4: Lighthouse city near Palm Beach, Florida.

Jupiter.

5: Husband to Gaea and father of the Titans.

Uranus.
Round 5. Category: In Disguise
1: In the Perrault version, she's eaten by the wolf who's disguised as her grandmother.

Little Red Riding Hood.

2: In 1924 Alexandra David-Neel disguised herself as a beggar to sneak into this capital of Tibet.

Lhasa.

3: Some reports say this PLO head sometimes disguised himself as a woman in order to flee his enemies.

Yasser Arafat.

4: According to the myth, his beggar disguise was so good, it even fooled his wife Penelope.

Odysseus.

5: When Nathan Hale was captured in September 1776, he was disguised as one of these.

Schoolteacher.
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November 01, 2023Episode 994 - The desperate housewife who... - The hills are alive - Completes the tony-winning play title - Quebec - Take me to your liter
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 994, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Desperate Housewife Who...
1: ...got an Oscar nomination in 2006.

Felicity Huffman.

2: ...showered a little too much affection on Terrell Owens on "Monday Night Football".

Nicollette Sheridan.

3: ...appeared on the cover of the April 2006 Vanity Fair.

Teri Hatcher.

4: ...literally blew up "Melrose Place" as Dr. Kimberly Shaw.

Marcia Cross.

5: ...has a B.S. in kinesiology and was No. 1 on Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100" list.

Eva Longoria.
Round 2. Category: The Hills Are Alive
1: In 2011 the median home value in this southern Calif. city was around $1.9 million, with or without cee-ment ponds.

Beverly Hills.

2: Encyclopedia Britannica says Wels, Austria is in these lower parts of the Eastern Alps.

the foothills.

3: This range covers 6,000 square miles in southwestern South Dakota and eastern Wyoming.

the Black Hills.

4: Wold, a Middle English geographical word, gave us the name of these hills, home to Bath and Cheltenham.

the Cotswolds.

5: The 200' Chapultepec Hill boasts the castle where this Mexican emperor lived in the 1860s.

Maximilian.
Round 3. Category: Completes The Tony-Winning Play Title
1: 1980:"blank of a Lesser God".

Children.

2: 2008:"August: blank County".

Osage.

3: 1951:Tennessee Williams'"The Rose blank".

Tattoo.

4: 1973,by Jason Miller:"That blank Season".

Championship.

5: 1995:"Love! Valour! blank!".

Compassion.
Round 4. Category: Quebec
1: Quebec is the only province whose civil law is based on the Code Civile of this European country.

France.

2: You can see Canadian soldiers in British uniforms march to French music in this city's Citadel.

Quebec City.

3: 2-week event held in February that includes costume balls, dog-sled and ice-canoe races and parades.

Winter Carnival.

4: Unlike most provinces, Quebec has a separate one of these, La Surete Provinciale Du Quebec.

Provincial/State Police.

5: This explorer landed on what is now the Gaspe Peninsula in 1534 and claimed it for the French king.

Jacques Cartier.
Round 5. Category: Take Me To Your Liter
1: Earthlust's 1-liter stainless steel bottles are part of its "mission to eliminate" single-use water bottles made of this.

plastic.

2: Feels like I've waited forever to open my 1-liter bottle of Ancient Age "Kentucky straight" this.

bourbon.

3: ezcap.net makes resealable 1-liter amber bottles specially designed to hold "micro" these.

brews.

4: The 21st century generation can get 1-liter bottles of this soda with a red, white and blue circle logo.

Pepsi.

5: Is this an IQ test? Amazon sells a 1-liter bottle of this "vapor distilled" glaceau brand for $1.90--plus $8.99 shipping.

Smartwater.
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October 31, 2023Episode 993 - 5 random things - The canary - Presidential this and that - Drop out - Social studies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 993, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 5 Random Things
1: A 2014 headline: "Florida family butt-dials" this no. "while planning their next meth cook"; a dispatcher listened for 30 min..

911.

2: Holy biloba! Here's a beautiful example of this tree at a Buddhist temple said to be planted by a Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

a ginkgo.

3: Astronauts Scott, Worden and Irwin established a U. of Michigan alumni club on the Moon during this, the 4th mission to land.

Apollo 15.

4: This book after Exodus: "All that have not fins and scales in the seas... be an abomination unto you", so eating lobster? A no-go.

Leviticus.

5: Viewable from the U.N. in the East River, one of New York City's smallest islands is named for this secretary-general from Myanmar.

U Thant.
Round 2. Category: The Canary
1: The 50-story Canary Wharf Tower on the Thames River is this capital city's tallest building.

London.

2: The world's largest canary diamond, a vivid yellow gem from South Africa, bears the name of this NYC jeweler.

Tiffany.

3: Harz Mountain and St. Andreasberg are 2 regions in this European country famous as canary breeding centers.

Germany.

4: Better-known nickname of Wild West woman Martha Jane Canary.

Calamity Jane.

5: Canaries take their name from the Canary Islands, which belong to this country.

Spain.
Round 3. Category: Presidential This And That
1: Presidential brother Edgar Eisenhower was called "Big" this; Dwight was the "Little" version.

Ike.

2: A long-shot compromise candidate in 1844, James Polk is considered the first of these "equine" winners.

a dark horse.

3: He was a brigadier general when he demanded the "Unconditional Surrender" of Fort Donelson in February 1862.

Grant.

4: 3 recent presidents--Bush I, Clinton and Obama--shared this trait common to only about 10% of Americans.

left-handedness.

5: Before becoming president, he helped his wife Lou translate "De re metallica", a 1556 text that detailed copper mining.

Hoover.
Round 4. Category: Drop Out
1: Known as "The Body", this pro wrestler-turned-governor dropped out of a Minnesota community college.

Jesse Ventura.

2: Both named Steve, these 2 now fabulously wealthy college dropouts founded Apple Computer.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

3: After dropping out of high school, he ran McDonald's and became a McMillionaire.

Kroc.

4: This fur mogul and high school dropout has been called America's first multimillionaire.

(John Jacob) Astor.

5: Arriving from Scotland in 1848 as an elementary school dropout, he sold his company in 1901 for $480 million.

Carnegie.
Round 5. Category: Social Studies
1: This group is composed of those of your same age or social position; in a courtroom, you might face a jury of them.

peers.

2: It's South America's most populous country.

Brazil.

3: Also called citizenship education, it's the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

civics.

4: One of America's early social workers, her Hull House spearheaded the U.S. settlement house movement.

Jane Addams.

5: In January 2019 this South American country's national assembly declared its president a "usurper" and named its own replacement.

Venezuela.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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