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September 10, 2023Episode 942 - Coastal communities - St. augustine - 5 diamonds - Works of art - Wine if you must
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 942, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: coastal communities
1: Incorporated in 1901, there's no place like this Alaskan city on Norton Sound.

Nome.

2: Yale University is this city's largest employer.

New Haven, Connecticut.

3: Gloucester in this state has been a fishing center for over 3 centuries.

Massachusetts.

4: Hey Jack, it was the capital of Alta California from 1775 to 1846.

Monterey.

5: A whole lotta wood chips are shipped out of Coos Bay in this state.

Oregon.
Round 2. Category: st. augustine
1: St. Augustine, Florida boasts a "farm" founded in 1893 for these reptiles with more than 20 related species.

alligators.

2: Ending a long period of this country's rule, 1819's Adams-Onis treaty turned St. Augustine over to the U.S..

Spain.

3: Of course St. Augustine is home to this legendary spring sought by Ponce de Leon: okay, it's a tourist spot opened in 1901.

the Fountain of Youth.

4: Believe it or not, this man's oldest Odditorium of weird stuff is located in St. Augustine.

Ripley.

5: St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marcos is an old fort built from a form of limestone known as coquina, or "little" these.

shells.
Round 3. Category: 5 diamonds
1: In 1993 and 1994 Mile High Stadium was this N.L. team's home field.

the Rockies.

2: A red seat 502 feet from home plate in this ballpark marks the landing spot of a Ted Williams homer.

Fenway Park.

3: Ogren Park, home diamond to this state's Missoula Osprey, has a live osprey nest beyond the outfield fence.

Montana.

4: A huge apartment complex sits on the Brooklyn site that once housed this historic baseball field.

Ebbets Field.

5: A scaled-down version of the one in Chicago, L.A.'s Wrigley Field was the first home of this American League team.

the Angels.
Round 4. Category: works of art
1: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.

Whistler's Mother.

2: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.

PietÃƒÂ .

3: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.

American Gothic.

4: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.

Starry Night.

5: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.

The Thinker.
Round 5. Category: wine if you must
1: Hock is a British term for the Rhine wines from this country.

Germany.

2: When uncorked, a wine is said to begin to do this, something Faith Hill sang about.

breathe.

3: Term for the juice of freshly crushed grapes (Hint: remember the category).

must.

4: In the Bordeaux region this term refers to a vineyard rather than a castle.

chateau.

5: The Asti region of Italy is known for this "foamy" or "sparkling" wine.

spumante.
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September 09, 2023Episode 941 - Female superheroes - Bio picks - New to the oxford english dictionary - Rock 'n' roll history - Playing professor
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 941, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: female superheroes
1: Zoe Saldana teams up with Rocket and Groot as Gamora, the green-skinned member of this superhero team.

the Guardians of the Galaxy.

2: This superhero's magical weapons include a lasso of truth and indestructible bracelets able to deflect bullets.

Wonder Woman.

3: A member of the X-Men, Ororo Munroe is this weather-controlling mutant.

Storm.

4: It's the superhero name of Natasha Romanova, a big screen butt-kicker played by Scarlett Johansson.

Black Widow.

5: Being widowed by Yakuza began the journey of this Suicide Squad member whose name means a samurai sword.

Katana.
Round 2. Category: bio picks
1: "Yesterday" and "Linda" are chapters in "Fab: An intimate life" of this man.

Paul McCartney.

2: "Radioactive", subtitled "A Tale Of Love and Fallout", tells the romantic story of this scientific pair.

the Curies.

3: A book subtitled "The Richest Man In The World" profiles Carlos Slim of this country.

Mexico.

4: "Rebel From Main Street" tells the story of this American author and Nobel Prize winner.

Sinclair Lewis.

5: "The Man Who Gave His Name To America" is the subtitle of a 2007 bio of this Italian.

(Amerigo) Vespucci.
Round 3. Category: new to the oxford english dictionary
1: High-quality marbled beef, or an NBA MVP.

Kobe.

2: This casual term for a beer comes from North American college slang, not Polish.

brewski.

3: This, Spanish for "rice with chicken".

arroz con pollo.

4: This painful verb--don't do it to me, bro!.

tase.

5: This hyphenated term describing a political environment in which facts are less important than belief.

post-truth.
Round 4. Category: rock 'n' roll history
1: It premiered on August 1, 1981 at 12:01 A.M. with John Lack saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll".

MTV.

2: In August 1994 about 30,000 gathered in Bethel, New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this festival.

Woodstock.

3: In 1967 this TV group became the only band other than The Beatles to have consecutive No. 1 albums.

The Monkees.

4: In January 1995 he became probably the only singer with a No. 1 record to serve in Congress.

Sonny Bono.

5: Kurt Cobain's suicide note quoted from this man's "My My, Hey Hey": "It's better to burn out than to fade away".

Neil Young.
Round 5. Category: playing professor
1: This Harrison Ford character tells a class, "Forget any ideas you got about lost cities, exotic travel".

Indiana Jones.

2: Russell Johnson was best known for playing the Professor on this series.

Gilligan's Island.

3: On Netflix she's Ji-Yoon Kim, "The Chair" of a struggling English department.

Sandra Oh.

4: On "How to Get Away with Murder", she played a professor at Middleton Law School.

Viola Davis.

5: Judith Light is among those who have portrayed the professor stricken with cancer in this Pulitzer-winning play.

Wit.
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September 08, 2023Episode 940 - From the greek - I'm surprised - Where you going? - A "kid" in - Literary collaborators
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 940, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: from the greek
1: The name of this solid figure used to disperse light into a spectrum is from the Greek for "something sawed".

a prism.

2: A preparation such as lipstick, skin cream or rouge, it's from the Greek for "order" or "arrangement".

cosmetic.

3: A wound, or the psychological damage it causes.

a trauma.

4: An absolute ruler; in ancient Greece it was one who seized power illegally.

a tyrant.

5: This first name of poet Roethke means "gift of God".

Theodore.
Round 2. Category: i'm surprised
1: Seeing the unexpectedly high price of a car can put you into the "sticker" type of this.

shock.

2: This word for "speechless" can precede -struck or -founded.

dumb.

3: Remarkable news may throw you for one of these, also the name of an aeronautical maneuver.

loop.

4: Captain Kirk often ordered phasers set on this non-lethal surprising setting.

stun.

5: On hearing a surprising affront, you may be "taken" this 5-letter way.

aback.
Round 3. Category: where you going?
1: If you're going to Mecca, you know you're going to this country on the Red Sea.

Saudi Arabia.

2: You're so vain, you're probably going to Halifax in this Canadian province to see that total eclipse of the sun.

Nova Scotia.

3: Maybe braving this desert referred to as Dorsland or "Thirstland" by the Boers who trekked through it.

Kalahari.

4: Are you meeting Captain Jean-Luc in this French region that recently merged with Nord-Pas-de-Calais?.

Picardy.

5: Are you finally traversing the length of this mountain range that stretches from the Caspian to the Black Sea?.

the Caucasus.
Round 4. Category: a "kid" in
1: Using care is treating something with these, as if you had delicate handwear.

kid gloves.

2: This boy band began with a city-wide talent search in Boston.

the New Kids on the Block.

3: Harry Longabaugh had this nickname as a member of the Wild Bunch.

the Sundance Kid.

4: Parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, these gross stickers were a sensation in the 1980s.

the Garbage Pail Kids.

5: This term describes children who have to unlock the door when they come home to an empty house.

latchkey kids.
Round 5. Category: literary collaborators
1: These brothers first published their "Fairy Tales" in 1812 as "Kinderund Hausmarchen".

the Brothers Grimm.

2: She and her tres cher ami Jean-Paul Sartre collaborated on the political and literary journal Modern Times.

Simone de Beauvoir.

3: For "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", Malcolm collaborated with this author.

Alex Haley.

4: Sidney Howard helped this author dramatize "Dodsworth".

Sinclair Lewis.

5: George S Kaufman died in June 1961; this man, his frequent collaborator, in December of that year.

Moss Hart.
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September 07, 2023Episode 939 - Boy story - Of the tiger - Logo a-gogo - Time for "t" - Russian literature
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 939, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: boy story
1: What, were you raised by wolves? well, if you're this "Jungle Book" boy, then yes, you were.

Mowgli.

2: Parzival is the avatar of a kid with an extremely good handle on '80s pop culture in this novel.

Ready Player One.

3: The name "Pip" is mentioned 3 times in the first 2 sentences of this novel--we get it, the guy's name is Pip.

Great Expectations.

4: R.J. Palacio said this bestseller about Auggie Pullman and his unique face was "a meditation on kindness".

Wonder.

5: It's Nick Hornby's novel concerning a 12-year-old lad and a man in his 30s and how the 2 bond.

About a Boy.
Round 2. Category: of the tiger
1: The Jersey boys who play sports for this university are the Tigers.

Princeton.

2: First graders work to achieve tiger rank in this organization.

the Cub Scouts.

3: Here's the story of a dog named Tiger who was a family pet on this TV show.

The Brady Bunch.

4: "Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night", begins a poem in his 1794 collection "Songs of Experience".

(William) Blake.

5: The largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times was the now-extinct thylacine, also known as this alliterative tiger.

Tasmanian.
Round 3. Category: logo a-gogo
1: The dynamic ribbon device (AKA "the wave") is part of the logo of this soft drink.

Coca-Cola.

2: Its red and white bullseye logo was born in 1962 along with this retailer's brand name.

Target.

3: This purveyor of roast beef and other sandwiches wanted to be called Big Tex, so the stylized cowboy hat logo makes more sense.

Arby's.

4: Larry, the white-haired gent on the label of steel-cut and other products of this brand, got a subtle makeover in 2012.

Quaker Oats.

5: A black prancing horse on a canary yellow background, the color of Modena, is the logo of this Italian car.

Ferrari.
Round 4. Category: time for "t"
1: These small pincers are used to remove splinters or hair.

tweezers.

2: It's a newspaper concentrating on lurid news or whose pages are about half the standard size.

a tabloid.

3: It's a set of kettledrums that's used in an orchestra.

a timpani.

4: This plant belongs to the genus Nicotiana.

tobacco.

5: It's the 11-letter word for an excessively fast heartbeat.

tachycardia.
Round 5. Category: russian literature
1: The last words spoken in this novel are "Hurrah for Karamazov!".

The Brothers Karamazov.

2: In this last Chekov play, the character Trofimov says, "All Russia is our orchard".

The Cherry Orchard.

3: This 1957 Pasternak novel was finally published in the USSR in 1987.

Doctor Zhivago.

4: His 1863 novel "The Cossacks" grew out of his service in the Russian Army in the Caucasus.

Tolstoy.

5: He was expelled from the Soviet Writer's Union in 1969; in 1970 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Solzhenitsyn.
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September 06, 2023Episode 938 - new york, new york - "court" briefs - psycho babble - "pomp" it up! - american organizations
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 938, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: new york, new york
1: Completed in 1931, this structure required 10 million bricks; a true stairmaster would climb its 1,860 steps.

the Empire State Building.

2: (Here's my good buddy Regis.) This man who died in Tucson in 1960 was largely responsible for this area(which includes a skating rink).

John D. Rockefeller.

3: Fuhgedaboudit! Now a borough, it was incorporated as a village in 1816 with roughly 4,000 residents.

Brooklyn.

4: This publication's classic headlines include "Headless Body in Topless Bar".

New York Post.

5: In 1754 King's College was founded in New York City; today it's known as this Ivy League university.

Columbia.
Round 2. Category: "court" briefs
1: A stenographer employed to transcribe an official verbatim record of legal proceedings.

a court reporter.

2: Marsupial term for a self-appointed tribunal that parodies existing principles of law.

a kangaroo court.

3: It's a special judicial assembly with power over the administration of estates and wills of deceased people.

probate court.

4: AKA amicus curiae, it's someone not party to the litigation but who offers information pertinent to the case.

a friend of the court.

5: Law students try mock hypothetical legal cases in this kind of court.

moot court.
Round 3. Category: psycho babble
1: Norman Bates says that this person -- "What is the phrase? -- she isn't quite herself today".

His mother.

2: At the end of the film, Norman thinks "They'll say, 'Why, she wouldn't even harm'" this insect.

Fly.

3: Norman tells Marion Crane that the Bates Motel has "12 cabins, 12" these.

Vacancies.

4: Though Norman wears women's clothing at times, Dr. Richard explains that he isn't one of these cross-dressers.

Transvestite.

5: Norman says his hobby is this art, "Stuffing things" -- birds, mostly.

Taxidermy.
Round 4. Category: "pomp" it up!
1: At a high school or college graduation, you might hear this popular Elgar composition.

"Pomp and Circumstance".

2: An 18th century marquise popularized this hairstyle.

Pompadour.

3: This ocean fish can also be known as a butterfish.

Pompano.

4: He was premier of France from 1962 to 1968.

Georges Pompidou.

5: In 45 B.C. at Munda in Spain, Julius Caesar defeated this man's sons.

Pompey the Great.
Round 5. Category: american organizations
1: Millions of motorists belong to this travel organization founded in 1902.

Triple A (the American Automobile Association).

2: It was founded in 1866 in N.Y., where its agents can carry guns and arrest an owner for mistreatment.

the American SPCA.

3: It was founded in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in 1878 to promote the study of jurisprudence.

the American Bar Association.

4: Abbreviated AIM, it was founded in 1968 to promote the rights of Native Americans.

the American Indian Movement.

5: It created controversy in 1978 when it supported the Am. Nazi Party's right to march in Skokie, Ill..

the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union).
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September 05, 2023Episode 937 - lousy scrabble words - states' men - to the nines - wealthy - bodies in water
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 937, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: lousy scrabble words
1: The story says little George couldn't tell one of these; 3 letters, 3 points.

lie.

2: This conjuction usually works with neither; 3 letters, 3 points.

nor.

3: While it may be 2,000 pounds, it's only 3 letters, 3 points.

ton.

4: Fall into one of these furrows made by wagon wheels and it's 3 letters, 3 points.

rut.

5: Overexert your muscles or pour through a filter and it's 6 letters, 6 points.

strain.
Round 2. Category: states' men
1: Jerry Seinfeld andJerry Stiller.

New York.

2: Count Basie andBruce Springsteen.

New Jersey.

3: Mark Twain andJesse James.

Missouri.

4: Abraham Lincoln andJefferson Davis.

Kentucky.

5: Andy Warhol andAndrew Wyeth.

Pennsylvania.
Round 3. Category: to the nines
1: He's starred in "12 Monkeys", "Four Rooms", "The Fifth Element" and "The Whole Nine Yards".

Bruce Willis.

2: In the U.S., it's a one followed by nine zeroes.

a billion.

3: This popular poem begins, "It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville Nine that day".

"Casey at the Bat".

4: Paintings in Herculaneum portray this group of 9 mythic female inspirers showing off their attributes.

the muses.

5: This peninsula opposite Hong Kong island gets its name from the Chinese for "Nine Dragons".

Kowloon peninsula.
Round 4. Category: wealthy
1: One of the world's wealthiest women, her great income is from the Privy Purse, the Civil List and her personal holdings.

Queen Elizabeth II.

2: The Wonowidjojos and former president Suharto are among this country's wealthiest citizens.

Indonesia.

3: Considered the world's wealthiest man when he died in 1976, this oil man's family is now buying Irish passports.

Jean Paul Getty.

4: This flat pack furniture store chain has made Swede Ingvar Kamprad a very wealthy man.

IKEA.

5: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is the biggest individual shareholder in Apple Computer and this amusement park near Paris.

Euro Disney.
Round 5. Category: bodies in water
1: Oceanographer James Snodgrass invented a gnathodynamometer to measure the force of this creature's bite.

Great white shark.

2: The fin type, the second-largest species of this, can be 80 feet long and travel at ocean liner speed.

Whale.

3: Free-floating algae that form a foul film are called the pond type of this.

Scum.

4: These organisms cemented to ships and rocks are also called cirripedes, for their food-gathering cirri.

Barnacles.

5: A creature that expels water through a siphon is called a "sea" one of these, like a pipsqueak kid.

Squirt.
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September 04, 2023Episode 936 - halls of fame - money superstitions - stringed instruments - rock bands - high intelligence
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 936, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: halls of fame
1: It opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939.

Baseball Hall of Fame.

2: Wade Boggs, Satchel Paige.

baseball.

3: This prodigy who won the U.S. Open at age 14 in 1957 was a charter member of the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.

Bobby Fischer.

4: "King Me" if you know that Petal, Mississippi is home to the international hall of fame for this game.

checkers.

5: Instead of just "standing on a corner in" this Arizona city, drop by an Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Winslow.
Round 2. Category: money superstitions
1: When you give one of these to a man, a coin or bill should be in it so he'll never be out of money.

a wallet.

2: If your left hand does this, money is coming.

itches.

3: A groom may give a bride a penny to wear in this for good luck.

a shoe.

4: Turn over a silver coin in your pocket when you see this heavenly body and your wish will come true.

the Moon.

5: Carrying a coin with this year stamped on it is supposed to bring you good luck.

the year of your birth.
Round 3. Category: stringed instruments
1: The OED says this word for a violin is "only in familiar or contemptuous use".

fiddle.

2: The best classical guitars are this type named for a country, like the ones made by Alhambra.

Spanish guitars.

3: Its name may come from the African "mbanza", which is a similar instrument.

Banjo.

4: This instrument played by Manolis Hiotis is Greek to me (and everyone else, too).

Bouzouki.

5: Jacqueline du Pre made an acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut May 14, 1965 playing Elgar's concerto for this instrument.

cello.
Round 4. Category: rock bands
1: Steven Tyler of this group said the Grateful Dead "were worried about us, so that gives you some idea of how (messed) up and crazy we were".

Aerosmith.

2: ("Heart of Glass").

Blondie.

3: ("Fight for Your Right").

The Beastie Boys.

4: The classic "Free Bird" by this southern rock group was a tribute to Duane Allman.

Lynyrd Skynyrd.

5: Fans of this current band are known as Firebreathers.

Imagine Dragons.
Round 5. Category: high intelligence
1: In 2004 he replaced George Tenet as the permanent head of the CIA.

Porter Goss.

2: The name of this intelligence service established in 1951 is from the Hebrew for "institution".

Mossad.

3: John Thurloe was this English leader's intelligence chief in the 1650s, gathering info on royalist plots.

(Oliver) Cromwell.

4: During World War II Gen. Bill Donovan ran this forerunner of the CIA.

the OSS (Office of Strategic Services).

5: Sanskrit for "learned man", this term was used for natives recruited into intelligence gathering in British India.

pundit.
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September 03, 2023Episode 935 - the hollywood walk of fame - irish americans - logo ladies - tv law - a "war and peace" quiz
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 935, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the hollywood walk of fame
1: Stars in front of this famous theater include Basil Rathbone's, William Shatner's and Billy Graham's.

Grauman's/Mann's Chinese Theater.

2: Stars are awarded in five main categories--Recording, Live Performance, Motion Pictures, Television, and this, denoted by a microphone.

Radio.

3: You don't have to "Imagine" that this musician's star is in front of Capitol Records... that's where it is.

John Lennon.

4: In August 2019, flowers were placed on the star of this "Easy Rider" actor who passed away at age 79.

Peter Fonda.

5: In 1958, Joanne Woodward married Paul Newman, got one of the first stars, and won an Oscar for playing all "Three Faces" of her.

Eve.
Round 2. Category: irish americans
1: Kim Basinger and this actor named their daughter Ireland.

Alec Baldwin.

2: This singer earned a 1995 Emmy nomination for appearing on "ER" opposite her nephew George.

Rosemary Clooney.

3: The life of this coach has included stints with the Lakers, the Knicks, and the Miami Heat.

Pat Riley.

4: Talk show O'Hosts include Rosie O'Donnell and this woman who's been seen "in person" on "Extra".

Maureen O'Boyle.

5: This Republican senator from Florida is the grandson of a Philadelphia A's manager of the same name.

Connie Mack.
Round 3. Category: logo ladies
1: This Minnesota-based butter maker uses an Indian maiden as its trademark.

Land O'Lakes.

2: The symbol of this company got a makeover in 1993(it's paired with TriStar).

Columbia Pictures.

3: Billboards for "Little Miss" this suntan lotion became Miami landmarks in the '50s.

Coppertone.

4: In 1915 Lorraine Collett of Fresno became the original model for this brand of raisins.

Sun-Maid.

5: Debra McKee, for whom these snack cakes were named, grew up to be a director of the company that makes them.

Little Debbie.
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: a "war and peace" quiz
1: When it comes to "War And Peace", he wrote the book.

Leo Tolstoy.

2: In Part XI we see "The grand and inevitable event of the abandonment and burning of" this city.

Moscow.

3: First name of Ms. Pavlovna, at whose party the book opens; the author also used it for Ms. Karenina.

Anna.

4: Pierre, a prisoner set to be executed facing one of these, watches 5 die before he is reprieved.

firing squad.

5: Nikolay and Andrey Bolkonsky were princes; Ilya Rostov had this title, 2, 3, 4....

Count.
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September 02, 2023Episode 934 - weather words and phrases - notable names - nursery rhymes - a thanksgiving feast - european geography
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 934, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: weather words and phrases
1: Covering 2% of the Earth's surface, they're disappearing at the rate of several acres a minute.

rainforests.

2: They sound soothing to some.

wind chimes.

3: Onesies are a standard gift at this type of event.

a baby shower.

4: In 2001 a S.F. Chronicle writer defended Pres. Bush's vacation by pointing out that W. has this type of job.

high pressure.

5: To have another city as one's birthplace or residence.

to hail (from).
Round 2. Category: notable names
1: You're on the money if you know she's the Native American guide depicted on the new gold-colored dollar coin.

Sacajawea.

2: Before becoming Secretary of State in 1997, she was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

(Madeleine) Albright.

3: While a teen in Paris, he devised his raised dot reading system for the blind.

Louis Braille.

4: This Italian tenor made his met debut in 1968 as Rodolfo in "La Boheme".

Pavarotti.

5: In 2003 the son of this Libyan strongman joined the Italian soccer club Perugia.

Kaddafi.
Round 3. Category: nursery rhymes
1: Hurdler who was nimble and quick.

Jack.

2: Higgledy piggledy; it's the color of the hen that lays eggs for gentlemen.

black.

3: What Little Tommy Tucker vocalizes for.

his supper.

4: In "Ding, Dong, Bell", Little Johnny Green put pussy in the well, but this boy pulled her out.

Little Tommy Stout.

5: This rhyming guy kissed the girls and made them cry.

Georgie Porgie.
Round 4. Category: a thanksgiving feast
1: In cold water, changed often, turkey takes about 30 minutes per pound to do this (not drown).

thaw.

2: The pineapple in this salad must be canned, not fresh, or the salad's main ingredient won't set.

Jell-O (gelatin) salad.

3: You can make dessert the easy way by combining Libby's pumpkin pie mix with evaporated milk and these.

eggs.

4: Breadcrumbs are often the basis of this Thanksgiving staple food.

stuffing.

5: A simple method of doing this to sweet potatoes is to bake them with a mixture of butter and brown sugar.

candying.
Round 5. Category: european geography
1: Lough Leane is the largest of this country's picturesque lakes of Killarney in County Kerry.

Ireland.

2: The Hungarians call this "Beautiful Blue" river the Duna.

Danube.

3: Islands located in this arm of the Mediterranean include the Cyclades and Dodecanese.

Aegean Sea.

4: This Icelandic capital is located on a bay called Faxafloi.

Reykjavik.

5: About a tenth of Estonia's land area consists of islands in this sea.

Baltic Sea.
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8min
September 01, 2023Episode 933 - cars in song - '60s muscle cars - medical matters - first lines - summer songs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 933, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: cars in song
1: According to the Beach Boys, "She'll have fun, fun, fun 'til her daddy takes" this car "away".

a T-Bird.

2: In the '50s, Dinah Shore always closed her show by singing "See The U.S.A." in this.

a Chevrolet.

3: Pontiac model Ronnie and the Daytonas could have driven at Daytona.

a GTO.

4: Johnny Cash got this car 1 piece at a time and it didn't cost him a dime.

a Cadillac.

5: Person who drives the car described here"If you see her on the street, don't try to choose her / Go Granny, go Granny, go Granny, go".

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.
Round 2. Category: '60s muscle cars
1: Ronny and the Daytonas wanted to "turn it on, wind it up" and "blow it out".

GTO.

2: This Plymouth named for a sharp-toothed fish really had some bite.

Barracuda.

3: This Chevy was still going strong into the '90s with a Z-28 model.

Camaro.

4: This Pontiac muscle car moves much faster than the Stravinsky ballet.

Firebird.

5: Later maker of the Pacer, this automaker's Javelin hit the mark.

American Motors (AMC).
Round 3. Category: medical matters
1: Hemicrania, literally "pain on one side of the head", gives us this word for a terrible pain in the head.

migraine.

2: On the minus side, it's a type of food poisoning; on the plus, the toxin that causes it can be used to smooth wrinkles.

botulism.

3: Until the 1940s and this test named for its creator, cervical cancer was killing more women than any other kind.

a Pap smear.

4: Studying dementia and epilepsy are 2 common subspecialties within this â€‘ology.

neurology.

5: Because it mainly affects babies and children, this disease is also called infantile paralysis.

polio.
Round 4. Category: first lines
1: "Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh".

"Jingle Bells".

2: "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream...".

The Old Man and the Sea.

3: "Hey, there! Stella, baby!".

A Streetcar Named Desire.

4: "There once lived in a sequestered part of...Devonshire, one Mr. Godfrey Nickleby...".

Nicholas Nickleby.

5: "All children, except one, grow up.".

Peter Pan.
Round 5. Category: summer songs
1: This tune by the Percy Faith Orchestra was the biggest instrumental single of the past 30 years.

"Theme From a Summer Place".

2: This girl group's "Cruel Summer" heated up the summer of 1984.

Bananarama.

3: Only animals mentioned in George Gershwin's "Summertime (An; the Livin' is Easy)".

fish.

4: Bryan Hyland hit which began, "Though we gotta say goodbye for the summer".

"Sealed with a Kiss".

5: A song from this opera says, "Summertime and the livin' is easy, fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high".

"Porgy and Bess".
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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