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August 31, 2023Episode 932 - the quotable nixon - charmed, i'm sure - seasonal stuff - u.s. territories - national historic parks
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 932, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the quotable nixon
1: 1973:"People have got to know whether or not their president is" one of these; "well I'm not" one of these.

a crook.

2: 1970:This Asian nation is "A great and vital people who should not remain isolated...".

China.

3: 1977:"When the president does it, that means that it is not" this.

illegal.

4: 1969:"It's time for the great" this "of Americans to stand up and be counted".

the silent majority.

5: 1962:"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last" of these.

press conference.
Round 2. Category: charmed, i'm sure
1: The more important a person you meet in Japan, the lower and longer you do this.

bow.

2: He may be addressed in conversation as "Most Holy Father".

the pope.

3: Dr. Leo Buscaglia aside, Miss Manners says a gentleman shouldn't kiss or do this to a lady when first meeting.

hug her.

4: It's the French equivalent of the English "charmed" or the Spanish "encantado".

enchante.

5: Since Robert Rubin took over the Treasury Department, he's been addressed as Mr. this.

Mr. Secretary.
Round 3. Category: seasonal stuff
1: Autumn is also called fall because it's when these fall.

leaves.

2: Seasonal term for a week when college kids don't have class, like at Bakersfield College April 9-13, 2001.

spring break.

3: In ancient times this spooky autumn holiday of ours marked the beginning of winter.

Halloween.

4: In the U.S. winter ends on or about the 21st of this month.

March.

5: Some animals estivate in summer; others practice this sleepy winter equivalent.

hibernating.
Round 4. Category: u.s. territories
1: Visited by Columbus on his second voyage west in 1493, this commonwealth became part of the U.S. in 1898.

Puerto Rico.

2: A Pacific island group is divided into the independent nation called this and a U.S. territory called "American" this.

Samoa.

3: Their capital, Charlotte Amalie, was founded in 1672 and named for the Danish queen.

the Virgin Islands.

4: U.S. ownership of Navassa Island in the Caribbean is disputed by this nation that traces its claims back to France.

Haiti.

5: In 1927 the U.S.granted citizenship to residents of this territory in the West Indies whose 3 main islands all bear saintly names.

the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Round 5. Category: national historic parks
1: Cumberland Gap Park contains parts of Tennessee, Virginia and this state.

Kentucky.

2: Of Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill or Fraunces Tavern, the one not part of Boston Park.

Fraunces Tavern.

3: Hawthorne's home is in the Massachusetts park named for one of these ready-in-a-moment soldiers.

a Minuteman.

4: Established in 1978, the War in the Pacific Park is on this island in the Marianas.

Guam.

5: This park where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers join was once home to an Army arsenal.

Harpers Ferry.
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August 30, 2023Episode 931 - 1970s album covers - water sports - music of the '60s - a "b" city - track and field
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 931, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 1970s album covers
1: 1977:John Travolta strikes a pose and points his finger to the sky.

Saturday Night Fever.

2: 1978:Mick, Keith and the boys smile and smirk in wig catalog ads.

Some Girls.

3: 1973:Against a black background, a prism bends a beam of light into a colorful spectrum.

Dark Side of the Moon.

4: 1973:Paul McCartney and 8 others including James Coburn and Christopher Lee are caught by a police spotlight.

Band on the Run.

5: 1978:Billy Joel leans against an alley wall holding a trumpet.

52nd Street.
Round 2. Category: water sports
1: Cypress Gardens show done on water, not on snow.

water skiing.

2: Fishing from a moving boat.

trolling.

3: Competitor in this sport was the model for nude male torso atop L.A.'s Olympic gate.

water polo.

4: Name of yacht immortalized after winning the 100-Guinea Cup away from England in 1851.

the America.

5: What an unlucky surfer has just experienced in this song.

wipeout.
Round 3. Category: music of the '60s
1: In 1969 "Something" became the only No. 1 hit he composed for The Beatles.

George Harrison.

2: In 1969 B.J. Thomas had the biggest hit of his career with this song from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".

3: In this 1965 hit, Roger Miller tells us that "Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four-bit room".

"King of the Road".

4: In 1968 his "Hurdy Gurdy Man" came singing songs of love.

Donovan.

5: In the 1960s she reached the Top 20 3 times with duets: twice with Lee Hazelwood and once with her father.

Nancy Sinatra.
Round 4. Category: a "b" city
1: You can cross this city's Francis Scott Key Bridge by the dawn's early light.

Baltimore.

2: In 1937 the Loyalists in Spain made this city their capital.

Barcelona.

3: Aurelia Aquensis in ancient times, you may want to take a "double" dip in this German city's baths.

Baden-Baden.

4: Its first name was F-E-L-S-I-N-A, not O-S-C-A-R.

Bologna.

5: The center of the Czech Republic's wool industry, it looks like it needs to buy a vowel.

Brno.
Round 5. Category: track and field
1: Dutch Warmerdam, the 1st man to vault over 15', in 1940, used poles made of this natural substance.

bamboo.

2: They're either 36" or 42" high, depending on the race.

a hurdle.

3: In 1989 this country removed Imre Nagy's remains from a potter's field and reburied them with honors.

Hungary.

4: In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the amateur athlete of the year; this sister-in-law won in 1988.

Florence Griffith Joyner.

5: This son of a Dutch immigrant had the first 15' pole vault--in fact, he had the first 43 15' pole vaults.

"Dutch" Warmerdam.
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August 29, 2023Episode 929 - the northernmost capital city - american indians - geology - party time! - norse mythology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 929, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the northernmost capital city
1: Rome,Copenhagen,Lisbon.

Copenhagen.

2: Brasilia,Santiago,Caracas.

Caracas.

3: New Delhi,Ottawa,Wellington.

Ottawa.

4: Pyongyang,Tokyo,Taipei.

Pyongyang.

5: Brasilia,Buenos Aires,Bogota,Belmopan.

Belmopan.
Round 2. Category: american indians
1: Florida tribe which was famous for sheltering runaway slaves.

Seminoles.

2: Only East Coast Indians originally used this word for money made of shells.

wampum.

3: During the Revolutionary War, the Cherokee fought for this side.

the British.

4: Spooky craze that swept the Plains and led to the death of Sitting Bull.

the Ghost Dance.

5: A city near Detroit is named for this Ottawa chief who united the Great Lakes tribes in 1763.

Pontiac.
Round 3. Category: geology
1: The movement of these rivers of ice carved the fjords.

glaciers.

2: This earthquake measurement scale is open-ended though none has been recorded above 8.9.

a Richter scale.

3: The meltwater from these is often grayish-white because of the powdered rock they contain.

glaciers.

4: This "powdery" mineral is number 1 on the Mohs scale of hardness.

talc.

5: Following the Mesozoic, it's the era of geological time in which we are now living.

Cenozoic.
Round 4. Category: party time!
1: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital.

London.

2: Active from the 1790s to the 1810s:This party of the second U.S. president.

the Federalists.

3: A noisy mock serenade given for newlyweds, its name is an alteration of the French word charivari.

Shivaree.

4: Active 1834-1854:This U.S. party that borrowed its name from a British party.

the Whigs.

5: Dissolved in 1991:At its height, this party had about 19 million members.

the Communist Party.
Round 5. Category: norse mythology
1: This god's hall is called Bilskirnir, which means "lightning".

Thor.

2: Nidhogg, one of these mythical fire-breathers, gnaws at the roots of the cosmic tree.

a dragon.

3: He could see everything in the 9 worlds from his high throne, Lidskjalf.

Odin.

4: Odin rode an eight-legged one of these named Sleipnir.

a horse.

5: A hideous giantess named Angerboda was the wife of this Norse trickster.

Loki.
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August 27, 2023Episode 928 - a czar is born - elephant odds and ends - films of the '90s - stones - the inc.-uisition
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 928, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: a czar is born
1: Born 1530, died 1584, known for his extreme despotism.

Ivan the Terrible.

2: Born 1868, died 1918, 'nuff said.

Nicholas II.

3: Born 1551, died 1605, inspired a drama by Pushkin and an opera by Mussorgsky.

Boris Godunov.

4: Born 1818, died 1881, freed the serfs and sold Alaska.

Alexander II.

5: Born 1672, died 1725, built Russia's second-largest city.

Peter the Great.
Round 2. Category: elephant odds and ends
1: For years an elephant of this color was on Thailand's flag; then we guess they finally unloaded it.

white.

2: If you have hallucinations from drinking, you've seen these.

pink elephants.

3: Better known as this, the aepyornis, like the dodo, is extinct.

elephant bird.

4: The corms of elephant's ear, which is also called this, are the main ingredient in poi.

taro.

5: In Hinduism, Ganesha is the elephant-headed son of Parvati and this destroyer.

Shiva.
Round 3. Category: films of the '90s
1: Meryl Streep as an Iowa farm wife finds a once-in-a-lifetime love with Clint Eastwood in this 1995 film.

The Bridges of Madison County.

2: Gene Hackman played the commander of the USS Alabama, a nuclear sub, in this 1995 hit.

Crimson Tide.

3: The tag line of this film was "A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins".

The Fugitive.

4: In this highly acclaimed film, Oscar nominee Anjelica Huston played a professional con artist.

The Grifters.

5: Title Kansas City couple played by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in a 1990 film.

"Mr. And Mrs. Bridge".
Round 4. Category: stones
1: Stone which vibrates at high speeds enabling your electronic watch to work.

quartz.

2: It's divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic.

the Stone Age.

3: The heel stone, the slaughter stone and the station stones are among those found at this British landmark.

Stonehenge.

4: Looking at these 3 ugly sisters got the ancient Greeks stoned.

the Gorgons.

5: A heavy weight or burden around the neck, as mentioned in Luke 17.

millstone.
Round 5. Category: the inc.-uisition
1: This Michigan company formerly had a 30-minute pizza delivery guarantee.

Domino's Pizza.

2: The rhyming New England chain Stop and do this is mentioned in the classic song "Roadrunner".

Shop.

3: Made for over a century by Hillerich and Bradsby Inc., it's the best-known brand of baseball bat.

Louisville Slugger.

4: In the '90s this clothing retailer introduced a "Crewcuts" line for kids.

J. Crew.

5: In 1989 the company called Corning these Works became simply Corning Inc..

Corning Glass Works.
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August 26, 2023Episode 927 - this means war! - an ancient lifetime ago - get real - around the world book - salem and the witch trials
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 927, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: this means war!
1: The USA's began in 1861, Angola's in 1975.

Civil War.

2: A cornerback or safety goes after the quarterback sack when sent in on this defensive option.

a blitz.

3: (Hi, I'm Andy Summers.) The U.S. government called the Korean War this, which sounds like a lawsuit by my old band.

police action.

4: Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia in 1740 launched the war of this country's succession.

Austria.

5: The French Revolution inspired a similar one in this Caribbean country in 1791.

Haiti.
Round 2. Category: an ancient lifetime ago
1: The top choice for sweetening food or medicine, the Hymettus type from Attica was famous.

honey.

2: The Roman gladiators only worked funerals until this leader instituted some games for them in 46 B.C..

Julius Caesar.

3: The monster Typhon, the giant Enceladus and the workshop of Vulcan have been called sources for its eruptions.

Mount Etna.

4: Ptolemy X, a little short of funds, replaced this Macedonian's fancy gold coffin with an alabaster one.

Alexander the Great.

5: At 15, Ovid's "Metamorphoses" topped the length of this poet's "Aeneid" by 3 books.

Virgil.
Round 3. Category: get real
1: From a character in an 18th century play, to be genuine you're not Alvin-pure or Theodore-pure, but this.

Simon-pure.

2: From the Latin for "in good faith", it's used to indicate authenticity.

bona fide.

3: This phrase previously came from those referring to the true chief of a Scottish clan.

real McCoy.

4: Aussie slang for genuine, it's "fair" this, mate.

dinkum.

5: From the followers of Jesus comes this adjective for authoritative.

apostolic.
Round 4. Category: around the world book
1: Mental illness or just too much coffee may cause this, the inability to sleep naturally.

insomnia.

2: Full date mentioned in the first sentence of the article on the Millennium Bug.

January 1, 2000.

3: As C is in 2 volumes, but J and K are in 1, volume 13 still covers this one letter.

M.

4: These "have one advantage over most other pets. They can be left alone for a day or two without food".

fish.

5: The World Book illustration for this occupation has a man with a cutlass, daggers, a pistol and a boarding ax.

pirate.
Round 5. Category: salem and the witch trials
1: In a nod to the town's witchy past, the logo of Salem's police dept. depicts a witch riding one of these.

a broom(stick).

2: Some blame the start of the witch hysteria on tales told by Tituba, a slave who came from an island in this sea.

the Caribbean.

3: A newer theory lays partial blame on ergot, one of these organisms that grows on grain and causes hallucinations.

a fungus.

4: Samuel Sewall was the only one of these officials who publicly admitted his guilt after the trials.

judge.

5: This man who refused to stand trial was pressed to death 3 days before his wife Martha Corey was hanged.

Giles Corey.
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August 25, 2023Episode 926 - if they were musicals... - fun with zip codes - tree words - devilish movies - historic homes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 926, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: if they were musicals...
1: The musical version of this Ibsen play might be titled "Hedda Get Your Gun!".

"Hedda Gabler".

2: Forget "Cats"; the musical of this Orwell book would feature jackbooted dancing pigs.

"Animal Farm".

3: His play about Mrs. Warren could become "Best Little Whorehouse in Europe".

George Bernard Shaw ("Mrs. Warren's Profession").

4: A musical of this Hardy novel might include the song "Jude, Glorious Jude".

"Jude the Obscure".

5: Songs from this TV show would highlight the adaptation "Shirley and the Amazing Technicolor School Bus".

The Partridge Family.
Round 2. Category: fun with zip codes
1: This Virginia suburb where famous dead are remembered has the easily remembered code 22222.

Arlington.

2: 50010 is found in the heartland, Ames in this state.

Iowa.

3: Remember the Alamo and this city whose ZIP Codes run from 78201 to 78299.

San Antonio.

4: To promote the use of ZIP Codes, Ethel Merman recorded a jingle to the tune of this song from "Song of the South".

"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah".

5: Manhattan buildings with their own ZIP Codes include the Postum and Metlife buildings, both on the avenue with this scenic name.

Park Avenue.
Round 3. Category: tree words
1: We'll give you a hand--these are well read by fortune tellers.

palms.

2: It's a brown color for eyes or a maid for the Baxters.

hazel.

3: When talking feelings, it's a synonym for to long for something.

pine.

4: A more aged influential member of a tribe, or a member of the Mormon priesthood.

elder.

5: You wood wood like like this 1966 Neil Diamond hit if you heard it.

"Cherry Cherry".
Round 4. Category: devilish movies
1: A very sexy Satan, this supermodel tempts Brendan Fraser in 2000's "Bedazzled".

Elizabeth Hurley.

2: Poor little Regan MacNeil is possessed by the devil in this 1973 classic.

The Exorcist.

3: Max von Sydow was Leland Gaunt, AKA the Devil, in "Needful Things", based on one of this author's novels.

Stephen King.

4: Could it be Satan who fathered Mia Farrow's child in this 1968 flick?.

Rosemary's Baby.

5: Keanu Reeves works for Al Pacino, one hell of a lawyer, in this 1997 film.

The Devil's Advocate.
Round 5. Category: historic homes
1: The Martha Vick house in this Mississippi city was constructed in 1830 by the daughter of the city's founder.

Vicksburg.

2: This Asheville, N.C. estate built by George Washington Vanderbilt has a 250-room house and its own winery.

Biltmore.

3: The home this president lived in while he served on the Supreme Court is now the Syrian embassy.

Taft.

4: You'll find this president's boyhood home in the Plymouth Notch Historic District of Plymouth, VT..

Coolidge.

5: This writer's home in Hartford, Connecticut, where he lived beginning in 1874, is often called Steamboat Gothic.

Mark Twain.
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August 24, 2023Episode 925 - note-able women - art and artists - esoterica - the world of lounge - "n"veloped
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 925, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: note-able women
1: In 1999 this singer who once tore up the Pope's picture was ordained the first female priest in the Latin Tridentine Church.

Sinead O'Connor.

2: Emily Watson earned an Oscar nomination for playing cellist Jacqueline du Pre in this 1998 film.

Hilary and Jackie.

3: She sang on Broadway in "Damn Yankees" and "Bells Are Ringing" before playing TV's screechy-voiced Edith Bunker.

Jean Stapleton.

4: The violin virtuoso known by the single name Midori was born in this country in 1971.

Japan.

5: Patti Page played Sister Rachel in this Burt Lancaster film based on a Sinclair Lewis novel.

Elmer Gantry.
Round 2. Category: art and artists
1: This "American Gothic" artist was an asst. professor of fine arts at the Univ. of Iowa in 1934.

Grant Wood.

2: This Spanish surrealist collaborated on 2 films with Luis Bunuel, "Un Chien Andalou" and "L'Age D'Or".

Salvador Dali.

3: A Canaletto view of this square shows the Doge's palace and the Loggia of Sansovino.

Saint Mark's Square.

4: Otto Dix did several of this type of portrait, including one "As a Soldier" and one as the war god Mars.

self-portrait.

5: Though the Spanish court painter, he portrayed the vulgarity of the family of Charles IV.

Francisco Goya.
Round 3. Category: esoterica
1: This Poe poem has a scholar seeking solace in ancient, esoteric writings, but he's disturbed by a "rapping at my chamber door".

"The Raven".

2: The Pleistocene Epoch was the last time about 1/3 of the Earth's land surface was covered by these.

glaciers.

3: Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, brought esoteric Shingon Buddhism to this country.

Japan.

4: For Louis XV from 1769 to 1774 it was Marie DuBarry.

mistress.

5: Pemba, one of the world's leading suppliers of clove oil, is an island near Zanzibar in this ocean.

Indian Ocean.
Round 4. Category: the world of lounge
1: Much lounging is done on this vinyl-covered fabric named for Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Naugahyde.

2: The primo cocktail of the cocktail nation is this one favored by James Bond.

a martini.

3: You can't go wrong if you make this man your model of style and demeanour:"The last thing I need is a dame around me who says she's my wife. You know how I operate.".

Dean Martin.

4: 1996 film that popularized lines like "You're money, baby".

Swingers.

5: With hits like "Somewhere My Love", this bandleader brought a "Ray" of light to '60s lounge.

Ray Conniff.
Round 5. Category: "n"veloped
1: The only word in "The Pledge of Allegiance" that starts and ends with "N".

nation.

2: It's the first age you reach when you're surrounded by "N"s.

nineteen.

3: This "Dance" by the Pointer Sisters was featured in the film "Beverly Hills Cop".

"The Neutron Dance".

4: A black widow spider's venom is classified as this 10-letter type of poison.

a neurotoxin.

5: A webcam on this university's School of Communications is pointed at Lake Michigan.

Northwestern.
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August 23, 2023Episode 924 - "v" love it! - history test - classic tv title roles - "day" or "night" - cnn 25: international news
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 924, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "v" love it!
1: With names like Michelangelo and Black Widow, they're designed to vandalize your computer system.

viruses.

2: "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" was the classic tagline of these cigarettes.

Virginia Slims.

3: It flows through Kazan and Saratov.

Volga River.

4: God bless this author of "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater".

Kurt Vonnegut.

5: The third most populous city in Spain, it's known for its silks and its oranges.

Valencia.
Round 2. Category: history test
1: The Spanish version of this judicial body was set up in 1478; the Roman one, in 1542.

the Inquisition.

2: In 1848 this U.S.-Mexico peace treaty was signed not far from the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

3: The Boxer Protocol, signed in September 1901, forced this country to pay about $330 million.

China.

4: Vermeer's view of this city dates from a few years after its devastating powder magazine explosion.

Delft.

5: This ship left Tahiti April 4, 1789, apparently to the regret of many of the crew.

the Bounty.
Round 3. Category: classic tv title roles
1: Dry cleaner Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford and their son.

The Jeffersons.

2: Police captain Hal Linden.

Barney Miller.

3: Alien life form voiced by Paul Fusco.

ALF.

4: Waitress Linda Lavin.

Alice.

5: Streetwise detective Robert Blake.

Baretta.
Round 4. Category: "day" or "night"
1: If you're habitually up and active late into the night you're one of these "bird"s.

Night owl.

2: A trademark for luminous paints and colors like that of my "Rocket Red" underwear.

DayGlo.

3: One of mine is being chased by a tyrannosaurus rex, one of yours may be "on Elm Street".

Nightmare.

4: The goddess Eos knows it's another word for dawn.

Daybreak.

5: On his 20th attempt, Dale Earnhardt won this grueling auto race February 15, 1998.

Daytona 500.
Round 5. Category: cnn 25: international news
1: In 1989, one lone protestor halted a column of tanks as it advanced on this square.

Tiananmen Square.

2: (Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360.) In 2002 I reported from this capital that U.S. allies had liberated the previous November.

Kabul.

3: In 1997, we said "hello" to this sheep as CNN reported on her cloning by Scottish scientists.

Dolly.

4: Held hostage in Lebanon, this AP correspondant was finally freed in 1991, ending his 7-year ordeal.

Terry Anderson.

5: Tragically in 1995, more than 200 people died in the country then called this during an outbreak of the Ebola virus.

Zaire.
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August 22, 2023Episode 923 - you know what they say... - begins and ends in "c" - name that board game - the french connection - caving
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 923, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: you know what they say...
1: Guess correctly you've "hit" this "on the head".

nail.

2: "He who laughs last, laughs best" and "He who" does this "is lost".

hesitates.

3: They "come in threes", "must come to an end" and "come to those who wait".

good things.

4: For centuries fraidy-cats have insisted that this "is the better part of valor".

discretion.

5: It's an Oreo enthusiast's version of "That's the way the ball bounces".

That's the way the cookie crumbles.
Round 2. Category: begins and ends in "c"
1: It's another name for a comedian.

comic.

2: In names of golf tournaments, this word follows GTE Byron Nelson, Bob Hope Chrysler and Quad City.

Classic.

3: A Greek philosopher who believed life is best when freed of possessions; Diogenes of Sinope was one.

cynic.

4: This brandy is named for the town in western France where it is produced.

cognac.

5: Cancer-causing.

carcinogenic.
Round 3. Category: name that board game
1: "Go directly to jail".

Monopoly.

2: "King me!".

Checkers.

3: "Miss Scarlet in the library with the wrench".

Clue.

4: "You sank my aircraft carrier!".

Battleship.

5: "My wink is nearest the pot. I've won the squidge-off!".

tiddlywinks.
Round 4. Category: the french connection
1: This relative is une tante.

Aunt.

2: "Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?" means "Do you accept" these.

credit cards.

3: To figure out what "tete" means, use your tete.

Head.

4: The French call this religious day La Toussaint.

All Saints Day.

5: Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse.

Grapefruit.
Round 5. Category: caving
1: Scientists who study these mammals in caves wear respirators to protect themselves from ammonia fumes.

Bats.

2: Cavers use special dyes to track the flow of these.

(Underground) Rivers.

3: Explorers enjoy cave systems inside these ice masses because they constantly change.

Glaciers.

4: Cave diving combines spelunking with this other sport.

Scuba diving.

5: In 1879 Marcelino de Sautuola discovered the Stone Age paintings in this country's Altamira Cave.

Spain.
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August 21, 2023Episode 922 - baseball managers - "union"s - "i", "ay", "eye" - beauty queens - hits of the '90s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 922, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: baseball managers
1: IN '72 Ted Williams became the 1st manager of this team that plays its home games in Arlington, TX..

the Texas Rangers.

2: Since taking over the Yankees in 1996, he's guided the team to 6 World Series appearances, winning 4 times.

Joe Torre.

3: After retiring as the Dodgers' manager, he guided the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team to the gold medal.

Tommy Lasorda.

4: This San Francisco Giants manager has the same name as a 49ers running back.

Roger Craig.

5: Hall of Fame manager George Anderson receved this nickname because of his scrappy determination.

"Sparky".
Round 2. Category: "union"s
1: This country's breakup December 25, 1991 made headlines.

the Soviet Union.

2: It's what ads for the International Ladies' Garment Workers want you to "Look for".

the union label.

3: Nickname for the flag of Great Britain.

the Union Jack.

4: It's a co-op banking association in which members pool their savings and lend to each other.

credit union.

5: This company erected the first transcontinental telegraph line.

Western Union.
Round 3. Category: "i", "ay", "eye"
1: Portugal's peninsula.

Iberian.

2: Bart Simpson's foreign catch phrase.

"Ay Caramba!".

3: Mr. Merchant's movie partner.

James Ivory.

4: On the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dean Rusk said "We're" this "and the other fellow just blinked".

Eyeball to eyeball.

5: Title for a scholar in Islamic law and religion; he may be a young up and "Khomeini".

Ayatollah.
Round 4. Category: beauty queens
1: The Miss America Pageant stopped giving this award for friendliness in 1974.

Miss Congeniality Award.

2: He was involved with 1972's Miss Tennessee, Linda Thompson, while he and Priscilla were divorcing.

Elvis Presley.

3: She was Miss Mississippi and Miss America, and now she's Mrs. Gary Collins.

Mary Ann Mobley.

4: A scandal involving her lover lost this ex-Miss America her job with Mayor Koch's office.

Bess Myerson.

5: She won Miss World-USA in '73 --but the headband, bracelets and red, white and blue costume came later.

Lynda Carter.
Round 5. Category: hits of the '90s
1: This 1996 dance hit was actually an English remix by the Bayside Boys using the Spanish chorus by Los Del Rio.

"The Macarena".

2: TLC "don't want no" these; one of these "is a guy that can't get no love from me".

"Scrubs".

3: In Spetember 1995 this artist's "You Are Not Alone" became the first single in history to enter the Hot 100 chart at No. 1.

Michael Jackson.

4: Toni Braxton asked her lover to do this to "my heart, say you'll love me again".

un-break.

5: The refrain of his hit "Lullaby" is "Everything's gonna be all right, rock-a-bye...".

Shawn Mullins.
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