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July 19, 2023Episode 889 - death sentences - skunks - dance history - epitaphs and tributes - crayola crayons
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 889, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: death sentences
1: It was in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy that he wrote nothing is "Certain except death and taxes".

Benjamin Franklin.

2: Filmmaker who said, "It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens".

Woody Allen.

3: In a June 1897 issue of the New York Journal he quipped, "The report of my death was an exaggeration".

Mark Twain.

4: He was quoted by Plato as saying, "No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death".

Socrates.

5: Emily Dickinson wrote, "Because I could not stop for death he kindly" did this.

stopped for me.
Round 2. Category: skunks
1: With a favorable wind, skunks can do this for up to about 23 feet.

spray.

2: The skunk lends its name to this foul-smelling "vegetable" found in swamps.

skunk cabbage.

3: Name of zee skunk in zee popular Warner Brothers cartoons.

PepÃƒÂ© Le Pew.

4: Skunks are the major carriers of this disease in the continental U.S..

rabies.

5: Condition of the skunk in the title of the following 1973 Top 20 hit:"Take a whiff on me, that ain't no rose! /Roll up yer window and hold yer nose".

dead and in the middle of the road.
Round 3. Category: dance history
1: In the 11th and 14th centuries it was the macabre place where a "danse macabre" was preformed.

cemetery.

2: The record for one of these events is held by a couple who danced from August 29, 1930 to April 1, 1931.

dance marathon.

3: With her husband, Ted Shawn, this modern dancer began the Denishaw Dance Company and School.

Ruth St. Denis.

4: This courtly, elegant dance fell out of favor when the waltz hit the dance halls of Europe about 1769.

minuet.

5: Latin chain dance introduced in the 1930s that goes like this: "1-2-3 kick, 1-2-3 kick...".

conga.
Round 4. Category: epitaphs and tributes
1: Signer of the Dec. of Indep., framer of the Constitution of Mass., second President of the United States.

John Adams.

2: "And away we go".

Jackie Gleason.

3: Outlaw: "Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here".

Jesse James.

4: Revolutionary War hero: "His spirit is in Vermont now".

Ethan Allen.

5: 1939 Oscar winner: "...you are a credit to your craft, your race and to your family".

Hattie McDaniel (for her role in Gone with the Wind).
Round 5. Category: crayola crayons
1: Shades of this color include Magic Mint and Granny Smith Apple.

green.

2: You might use this shade of yellow to color the songbird of the same name.

Canary.

3: What's up, Doc?--in 1990 Crayola dangled a new orange crayon called Neon this.

Carrot.

4: Billy Crystal gets all "fired up" for this reddish-brown classic; it's the color he used as a kid to draw autumn in N.Y..

Burnt Sienna.

5: Simple, but not surprising--It's the favorite color of the current California governor.

gray.
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July 18, 2023Episode 888 - countries by college - "long" songs - taking a position - blank of blank - the driving teacher
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 888, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: countries by college
1: The University of Sunderland,the University of Sheffield,Oxford University.

England.

2: The Emile Cohl School,the University of Toulouse,the University of Provence.

France.

3: Chiba University,Waseda University,Fukuoka Junior College.

Japan.

4: Menoufia University,Zagazig University,Alexandria University.

Egypt.

5: McGill University,University College of the Cariboo,Alberta College of Art and Design.

Canada.
Round 2. Category: "long" songs
1: At the 1984 Olympic closing, this Lionel Richie song came up hours short of its title promise.

"All Night Long".

2: This comparative was the one-word title of a 1980 Dan Fogelberg hit.

"Longer".

3: The Beatles' aptly named last # hit, since they'd reached the end of one by 1970.

"The Long And Winding Road".

4: A 1979 hit by Supertramp gave you these directions for finding your way to your abode.

"Take The Long Way Home".

5: In 1974 Neil Diamond scored a #5 hit with the following:"Ride, c'mon baby ride...".

"Longfellow Serenade".
Round 3. Category: taking a position
1: You can search far and wide or high and this.

low.

2: If you're leeward, you're facing away from the source of this.

the wind.

3: From the Latin citra, "on this side", it's nearby as opposed to yon.

hither.

4: It's the compass position to the right of a person facing the rising sun.

south.

5: 5-letter word for the place at which something is about to start, or the upper edge of a steep cliff.

the brink.
Round 4. Category: blank of blank
1: Bridal aide-de-camp.

Maid of honor.

2: This astrological era is believed to bring increased harmony and spirituality on Earth.

the Age of Aquarius.

3: An event, like a tornado or earthquake, that your insurance may not cover.

Act of God.

4: A common but incorrect story traces this type of guideline to the permissible width of a wife-beating stick.

rule of thumb.

5: A distribution of forces so no single nation is strong enough to dominate (and tip it).

balance of power.
Round 5. Category: the driving teacher
1: You're 17, not 75! Turn this thing off--we made our right 4 blocks ago.

a turn signal.

2: I'm gonna call you Noah, 'cause you'll do this if you keep pumping the gas like that.

flood the engine.

3: Stop making me dizzy and find your way off this type of intersection New Englanders call a rotary.

a roundabout (or traffic circle).

4: Hey leadfoot--at 60 mph on a wet road, this can be 140 yards--almost 1 1/2 football fields.

a stopping distance.

5: Yes, even though a skateboarder's on wheels, he's still legally considered this, from a word meaning "foot".

a pedestrian.
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July 17, 2023Episode 871 - rhythm and booze - 5-letter capitals - a heavenly category - "bril"-liant! - warner bros. cartoons
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 871, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: rhythm and booze
1: His beach bum anthem "Margaritaville" made its Top 40 debut in 1977.

Jimmy Buffett.

2: This 1958 hit by The Champs with a liquor as its title has been covered by numerous artists.

"Tequila".

3: "Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" is a classic song by this First Lady of Country Music.

Loretta Lynn.

4: This country legend recorded the hits "Fifteen Beers" and "Take This Job and Shove It".

Johnny Paycheck.

5: Willie Nelson often begins his live shows with his 1979 hit about this alcoholic "River".

"Whiskey River".
Round 2. Category: 5-letter capitals
1: 12 avenues radiate from Place Charles de Gaulle in this city.

Paris.

2: Bridges crossing the Nile River in this capital include El Gama'a and El Giza.

Cairo.

3: The ancient Greeks called this Jordanian capital Philadelphia.

Amman.

4: In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital.

Quito.

5: Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port.

Hanoi.
Round 3. Category: a heavenly category
1: A Lerner and Lowe song lyric goes, "Thank heaven for" these people, "they grow up in the most delightful way".

little girls.

2: The Indian game moksha-patamu (heaven and hell) gave us this Milton Bradley game that has its ups and downs.

Chutes and Ladders.

3: The John Jakes novel "Heaven and Hell" takes place directly following this war.

the Civil War.

4: In Genesis 1, God gave the name Heaven to this, from the Latin for "support".

the firmament.

5: The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy, this film starred Hiep Thi Le and Tommy Lee Jones.

Heaven and Earth.
Round 4. Category: "bril"-liant!
1: A rapid chaotic beating of the heart muscles in a nonsynchronous way.

fibrillation.

2: 1964buildingblocksfor a wackyWarholwork.

Brillo.

3: A crude cart used to carry the condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution.

a tumbril.

4: Miles Franklin was only a teenager when she penned this bestseller about growing up in Australia's outback.

My Brilliant Career.

5: 12-letter word for an oily men's hair cream to keep hair in place and make it look glossy.

brilliantine.
Round 5. Category: warner bros. cartoons
1: "Carnivorous vulgaris" is one of this Roadrunner-chasing rascal's "scientific" names.

the (Wile E.) Coyote.

2: This "scent-imental" skunk was named after Charles Boyer's character in the film "Algiers".

PepÃƒÂ© Le Pew.

3: This "fastest mouse" made his debut in 1953's "Cat-Tails for Two".

Speedy Gonzales.

4: This "roughest, toughest he-man hombre that's ever crossed the Rio Grande" could never beat Bugs Bunny.

Yosemite Sam.

5: This animal is the symbol of the new Warner Bros. network.

Michigan J. Frog.
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July 16, 2023Episode 886 - a few good men - "king" of the world! - on the stage - famous amys - women's work
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 886, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: a few good men
1: This general announced the end of the Revolutionary War and disbanded the army in Newburgh, New York.

George Washington.

2: The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize went to Le Duc Tho who declined it and this Secretary of State who accepted.

Henry Kissinger.

3: In 1987 this outfielder for the Kansas City Royals was also a running back for the Los Angeles Raiders.

Bo Jackson.

4: (Cheryl gives the clue from the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum.) In 1927 Babe Ruth and this fellow Yankee accounted for 107 home runs, one-quarter of the American League total.

Lou Gehrig.

5: This pop artist created 1958's "Three Flags", a triple portrait of the American Flag.

Jasper Johns.
Round 2. Category: "king" of the world!
1: Perhaps based on a real monarch, this nursery rhyme figure called for his bowl, his pipe and his fiddlers three.

Old King Cole.

2: This long poisonous snake is also known as a hamadryad.

king cobra.

3: If and when Prince Charles succeeds Elizabeth II, this will be Great Britain's national anthem.

"God Save the King".

4: Before being imploded in 2000, it was home to the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.

the Kingdome.

5: Found east of Bullhead City, this city of northwest Arizona has a population of only 20,000.

Kingman.
Round 3. Category: on the stage
1: 2 actors play a townful of characters in the comedy "Stones in His Pockets", set in County Kerry in this country.

Ireland.

2: Title of a Jonathan Larson musical, or what the East Village residents in it have trouble coming up with.

Rent.

3: In 2002 this actress who plays Carmela Soprano hit Broadway in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune".

Edie Falco.

4: In the hit play "Madame Melville", he played a teen who was "Home Alone" with older woman Joely Richardson.

Macaulay Culkin.

5: This playwright hit the right note with "Amadeus" and then horsed around with "Equus".

Peter Shaffer.
Round 4. Category: famous amys
1: She guided fans through gracious living with etiquette books, columns and radio and TV shows.

Amy Vanderbilt.

2: She married Barbra Streisand in "Yentl" and Steven Spielberg in real life.

Amy Irving.

3: Her No. 1 hit "Baby Baby" was written for a real babe, her daughter Millie.

Amy Grant.

4: Film director who captured teen America in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless".

Amy Heckerling.

5: (Hi, I'm Kirsten Dunst) In "Little Women" Amy is the youngest of 4 sisters with this last name.

March.
Round 5. Category: women's work
1: This future Supreme Court justice hid her pregnancy for fear of losing her teaching job at Rutgers.

Ginsburg.

2: In 1977 Kay Koplovitz founded what is now this cable network, now home to "La Femme Nikita".

the USA Network.

3: "America's Sweetheart", she was just 24 in 1917 when she commanded $350,000 per film.

Mary Pickford.

4: She was the leading financial columnist for the New York Post from 1935-1978.

Sylvia Porter.

5: (Hi, I'm Jane Seymour.) This woman not only founded the 1st birth control clinic, she also pioneered the term.

(Margaret) Sanger.
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July 15, 2023Episode 885 - what's cooking, cowboy? - humor - an "a" in history - entertaining at home - folklore
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 885, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: what's cooking, cowboy?
1: After a good feed, it's time to settle down with a cup of arbuckle, or this.

coffee.

2: If you know what kind of wagon it was served in, you'll know this old west word for food, chow, grub.

a chuckwagon.

3: From genus prosopis, this western wood that started a cooking craze gives off a tangy smoke.

mesquite.

4: The bone-in type of this steak with a double anatomical name is also called a cowboy steak.

ribeye.

5: Trail cooks couldn't carry eggs and milk, so they used starter to make this type of biscuit called a "hot rock".

sourdough.
Round 2. Category: humor
1: Only a groan man should attempt this "lowest form of wit".

Pun.

2: The name of this comic imitation that lacks the moral aspect of satire also means a strip show.

Burlesque.

3: It's defined as a tumble in which one lands on the buttocks.

Pratfall.

4: Stout Shakespearean character "Not only witty myself; but the cause that wit is in other men".

Sir John Falstaff.

5: Canine term for a long, drawn-out, complicated, overinvolved and even purposely irritating story.

"Shaggy Dog" story.
Round 3. Category: an "a" in history
1: Built in the early 1700s, it was originally the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero.

the Alamo.

2: Henry Wirz, commander of this Confederate prison, was executed in November 1865.

Andersonville.

3: In 1741 Vitus Bering discovered Unimak and Unalaska, the largest islands in this archipelago.

the Aleutian Islands.

4: This sailor, a former slave, was one of 5 men killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre.

Crispus Attucks.

5: In 1867 entrepreneur Joseph McCoy selected this Kansas town as the railhead for Tex. cattle drives.

Abilene.
Round 4. Category: entertaining at home
1: Tulip-shaped glasses are good for champagne since the elongated shape preserves the life of these.

bubbles.

2: Putting the liquor away, emptying ashtrays or openly stifling a yawn are 3 ways to encourage this.

getting people to leave.

3: Of 3, 5 or 7, the maximum number of courses Emily Post says should be served at one meal.

5.

4: Nuts or shellfish in food should never be discussed for this health reason.

many people are allergic to them.

5: Since red wines produce this, the bottle should stand upright for one day before opening.

sediment.
Round 5. Category: folklore
1: Blind men examining different parts of this big animal thought it was a pillar, fan, broom, spear....

an elephant.

2: Lady Godiva's ride was a protest against these.

Taxes.

3: Dragging his spiked lumberjack pole behind him he cut out the Grand Canyon.

Paul Bunyan.

4: A small spirit that torments pilots, or a small car once made by American Motors.

Gremlin.

5: In the folklore of flowers, the peony stands for this; gosh it's perfect for a Disney dwarf.

bashfulness.
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July 14, 2023Episode 884 - balls - biblical seniors - in the beginning - sports stadiums - save room for dessert
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 884, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: balls
1: Perhaps, in the future, you'll see one of these divinatory aids.

a crystal ball.

2: Francis Johnson of Darwin, Minn. holds the Guinness record for making a ball out of this.

string.

3: Keene, New Hampshire is known for manufacturing miniature and precision ones.

Ball bearings.

4: This racquet court sport was named after the sound the rubber ball made when it hit a wall.

Squash.

5: The RAF began using this instrument in 1944 because it didn't leak at high altitudes.

ballpoint pen.
Round 2. Category: biblical seniors
1: Genesis says he lived 350 years after the flood, which makes him 600 when it began.

Noah.

2: He had 969 candles on his last cake; they must have had to call in the fire dept. to put it out.

Methuselah.

3: As an old man he still told the tale of how he fought the battle of Jericho.

Joshua.

4: Jacob spent the last 17 of his 147 years in this country, but didn't want to be buried there.

Egypt.

5: Adam lived 800 years after he begat this third son, who lived 912 years.

Seth.
Round 3. Category: in the beginning
1: It braces a runner's feet at the beginning of a race.

the starting block.

2: At the start of a game of pool, there are this many balls on the table.

16.

3: Scientists have confirmed that HIV came from a similar virus in this African ape.

a chimpanzee.

4: Some scholars believe this punctuation mark comes from the Latin word Io, a shout of joy.

an exclamation point.

5: In 1939 a Montgomery Ward copywriter wrote this story that was handed out to children in the store for Xmas.

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
Round 4. Category: sports stadiums
1: This Detroit stadium was formerly called Bennett Park, then Navin Field, then Briggs Stadium.

Tiger Stadium.

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: While Huskie Stadium(-skie) belongs to Northern Illinois University, Husky Stadium (-sky) is this school's home field.

Washington.

5: 1 of 4 Major League ballparks named for the counties they're in.

the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (or the Kingdome, Milwaukee County Stadium, or the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum).
Round 5. Category: save room for dessert
1: Usually yellow, this cake with a springy texture shares its name with something else found in your kitchen.

sponge cake.

2: Type of cookie tortured by Lord Farquaad in "Shrek".

gingerbread (man).

3: After assembling your Charlotte Russe, put it in this appliance for a few hours before serving.

refrigerator.

4: As their name implies, these Italian crisp cookies are "twice-baked".

biscotti.

5: This dessert won the top prize in a Dole recipe contest in 1925.

pineapple upside-down cake.
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July 13, 2023Episode 883 - the cold war - the virgin mary - medical tests - kings and queens - of madison
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 883, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the cold war
1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold.

vitamin C.

2: By the end of the Cold War the population of this "sleeping giant" was over 1 billion.

China.

3: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb.

Robert Oppenheimer.

4: "Dr. Mom" recommends this brand's cold and cough syrups.

Robitussin.

5: Tool nickname for the Soviet flag, lowered for the last time over the Kremlin on December 25, 1991.

hammer and sickle.
Round 2. Category: the virgin mary
1: This man was her husband.

Joseph.

2: It's the crowded town Mary traveled to in order to record her name during the census.

Bethlehem.

3: The angel who "announced" Mary's pregnancy to her.

Gabriel.

4: Jesus entrusted Mary to the "Beloved Disciple", traditionally this author of the gospel that tells the story.

John.

5: It's the town where Mary lived when Luke first mentions her.

Nazareth.
Round 3. Category: medical tests
1: A finger stick is done to draw this.

blood.

2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these.

allergies.

3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract.

gastrointestinal.

4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study.

a biopsy.

5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group.

a spinal tap.
Round 4. Category: kings and queens
1: The Old Testament says she visited King Solomon in order to test him by asking him to solve several riddles.

the Queen of Sheba.

2: In 1992 this queen of England agreed to pay income tax.

Queen Elizabeth II.

3: This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793.

Marie Antoinette.

4: King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam.

Thailand.

5: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba and this Biblical king.

Solomon.
Round 5. Category: of madison
1: James Madison was known as the "Father of" this document and was also it's last surviving signer.

the Constitution.

2: The James Madison Building is the largest of the 3 Capitol Hill buildings that make up this library.

the Library of Congress.

3: This family estate of James Madison shares its name with a Vermont city.

Montpelier.

4: Madison made a lousy cabinet choice in John Armstrong, who didn't think D.C. needed defending in thi war.

the War of 1812.

5: James Madison succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President of the U.S. and as rector of this university.

the University of Virginia.
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July 12, 2023Episode 882 - clubs - washington's sports teams - new jersey - country singers - that's so '90s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 882, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: clubs
1: It's the correct term for a member of a Rotary Club.

Rotarian.

2: The Literary Club was founded in the 1760s by Sir Joshua Reynolds and this subject of a Boswell biography.

(Samuel) Johnson.

3: This service organization sponsors Circle K International, a club for college students.

Kiwanis.

4: In the early 1930s this Harlem nightclub made Cab Calloway the leader of its house orchestra.

the Cotton Club.

5: "Prosperity and opportunity through economic freedom" is the motto of the anti-tax "Club for" this.

Growth.
Round 2. Category: washington's sports teams
1: This team's logo is on champagne bottles commemorating the opening of Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.

Washington Redskins.

2: On May 15, 1997 the NBA's Washington Bullets took this name.

Washington Wizards.

3: Ron Wilson, the former head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, now coaches this team.

Washington Capitals.

4: The D.C. United plays this sport outside while the Warthogs play it indoors.

Soccer.

5: Before moving, this baseball team was called, "First in War, First in Peace and Last in the American League".

Washington Senators.
Round 3. Category: new jersey
1: New Jersey's executive mansion isn't in the capital but in this university town.

Princeton.

2: Forming New Jersey's border with Pennsylvania, it's easier to cross than it was in 1776.

the Delaware River.

3: For a day of fun and frolic, why not visit Campbell's Soup Museum in this city opposite Philadelphia.

Camden.

4: Bell Labs in Holmdel designed and built this 1st communications satellite in 1962.

Telstar.

5: Elected president in 1884 and 1892, he was the only U.S. president born in New Jersey.

Grover Cleveland.
Round 4. Category: country singers
1: After "Achy Breaky Heart", his debut CD "Some Gave All" hit No.1 on the country and pop charts.

Billy Ray Cyrus.

2: Tammy Wynette was born in Itawamba County in this state, not far from Elvis' birthplace, Tupelo.

Mississippi.

3: A year before he recorded "By The Time I Get to Phoenix", he played guitar on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations".

Glen Campbell.

4: When Mary Chapin Carpenter sang "Shut Up And" do this to "me" on 1994's CMA Awards show, Little Richard complied.

Kiss me.

5: In 1970 this Virginia family became the 1st group elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Carters.
Round 5. Category: that's so '90s
1: Joe Brown, Greg Mathis and Mills Lane joined the ranks of these on TV.

TV judges.

2: In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall.

Intel.

3: His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. and an IRA leader in 76 years.

Tony Blair.

4: Hello! In May 1999 scientists found this famous sheep might be susceptible to premature aging.

Dolly.

5: Born Louis Eugene Walcott, he led a million man march in Washington, D.C. in 1995.

Louis Farrakhan.
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July 11, 2023Episode 881 - texas - british spelling bee - famous pairs - the "un"category - joe-pourri
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 881, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: texas
1: About 60% of Texas' foreign-born residents are from this country.

Mexico.

2: In 1901 this was discovered at Spindletop.

oil.

3: Big Bend National Park lies within the big bend of this river.

the Rio Grande.

4: This city's Chronicle is the state's largest daily newspaper.

Houston.

5: This university in College Station is the oldest public institution of higher education in Texas.

Texas AandM.
Round 2. Category: british spelling bee
1: A book-like listing of a business' goods for sale; Sears and Roebuck used to put out a famous one.

C-A-T-A-L-O-G-U-E.

2: Use this farm implement that breaks up soil to plant your leeks.

P-L-O-U-G-H.

3: The equivalent of our own Donald Rumsfeld, the UK's Geoffrey Hoon is the minister of this.

D-E-F-E-N-C-E.

4: In England Walt Disney would have had a "Wonderful World of" this.

C-O-L-O-U-R.

5: Good Britons recycle this metal in their soft-drink cans.

A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M.
Round 3. Category: famous pairs
1: This company has cleaned up with such products as Bold, Comet and Camay soap.

Procter and Gamble.

2: First names of Babilonia and Gardner who recently re-formed their partnership on ice.

Tai and Randy.

3: First names of childhood friends and ice cream makers Cohen and Greenfield.

Ben and Jerry.

4: Their first map appeared in an 1872 issue of the "Railway Guide".

(William) Rand (Andrew) McNally.

5: Congressional pair that sponsored the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947.

Sen. Robert Taft and Rep. Fred Hartley.
Round 4. Category: the "un"category
1: A 1937 ransom note for Charles Ross demanded $50,000 in 20s, 10s and 5s, bank-run, non-consecutive and this.

unmarked.

2: "Barbara: An Actress Who Sings" calls itself this type of book.

unauthorized.

3: Zombies are an example of this group of beings that shouldn't be walking around but are.

undead.

4: This company's No. 5 model was one of the most successful manual typewriters in history.

Underwood.

5: In 1905 Freud cracked everyone up with "Jokes and Their Relation to" this.

the unconscious.
Round 5. Category: joe-pourri
1: In '38 Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel created this guy who could fly but was somehow unrecognizable wearing glasses.

Superman.

2: Though Grolier's Encyclopedia refers to him as "intellectually unimpressive", he ruled the USSR from 1929 to 1953.

Joseph Stalin.

3: The middle name of this Hall of Fame Celtics player and ex-Pacers coach is not Joseph, just Joe.

Larry Bird.

4: A song asks, "Where have you gone," this N.Y. Yankee, "a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo, woo, woo".

Joe DiMaggio.

5: "Closing Time" was his 1994 sequel to "Catch-22".

Joseph Heller.
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July 10, 2023Episode 880 - sitcoms change - street sense - for the record - medical tests - african-american firsts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 880, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: sitcoms change
1: On this sitcom in 1998, Tim Taylor's son Randy ran off to work in a Costa Rican rainforest.

Home Improvement.

2: On her self-titled sitcom, she worked at a plastics factory and a beauty salon before opening her own diner.

Roseanne.

3: On "The Cosby Show", daughter Denise left for Hillman College and this spin-off.

A Different World.

4: In 1979 when its main setting moved to a bar, "All In The Family" took this new title.

Archie Bunker's Place.

5: (Hi, I'm Jon Lovitz) In 1998 I joined the cast of this sitcom as Max Lewis, a man with a few insecurities.

NewsRadio.
Round 2. Category: street sense
1: Hey, gimme an I-5, "I" being short for this.

Interstate.

2: In the case of Piccadilly, it's 1-ring, not 3-ring.

Circus.

3: Hey bud, it's "My way or" this.

The highway.

4: A ring road surrounding an urban area; on a diet you may have to tighten it a notch.

Belt.

5: Spanish for "road"; for Tennessee Williams it was the "real" thing.

Camino.
Round 3. Category: for the record
1: It's the book in which a ship's speed, route and the events that affect them are recorded.

the log.

2: A necrology is a record of people who've done this.

died.

3: They're the official records of what went on at an organization's meeting.

the minutes.

4: From the Latin for "daily allowance", it's a record of each day's events.

a diary.

5: The name of this directory of famous people repeats an interrogative pronoun.

a Who's Who.
Round 4. Category: medical tests
1: A finger stick is done to draw this.

blood.

2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these.

allergies.

3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract.

gastrointestinal.

4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study.

a biopsy.

5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group.

a spinal tap.
Round 5. Category: african-american firsts
1: In 1989, aboard Discovery, Frederick D. Gregory became the first black commander of one of these missions.

a Space Shuttle mission.

2: In October 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American one of these.

Supreme Court justices.

3: W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African-American to earn a doctorate from this prestigious Massachusetts university.

Harvard.

4: In 1978 this escaped slave became the first African-American woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp.

Harriet Tubman.

5: Robert Weaver, the first black Cabinet member, made himself at "home" in this department in 1966.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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