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January 22, 2024Episode 1077 - French off the boat - Shakespeare rewrites the beatles - Human body of knowledge - 20th century monarchs - Sci.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1077, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: French Off The Boat
1: In 1920 a ship brought this 10-year-old future ocean explorer and family from France to NYC for a 2-year stay.
Jacques Cousteau.
2: By 1809 this man and his brother Pierre had arrived in New Orleans and set up a blacksmith shop; piracy paid better, so....
(Jean) Lafitte.
3: A few years after sailing here on the American Eagle, Irenee Du Pont opened a gunpowder mill in this state.
Delaware.
4: This future city planner was only 22 when he arrived on the Amphitrite to serve as an engineer in the revolution.
L'Enfant.
5: The wreck of Capt. Ribaut's flagship Trinité is still off Florida, a relic of France's first New World outpost at this fort.
Fort Caroline.
Round 2. Category: Shakespeare Rewrites The Beatles
1: "I believe I shall be melancholy, I believe it shall be anon... the woman who disturbeth my temper is leaving hence".
"Ticket To Ride".
2: "The lady is enamored of thee, verily, verily, verily".
"She Loves You".
3: "Wilt thou still require me, wilt thou still provide sustenance unto me, roughly midway through my 7th decade?".
"When I'm Sixty-Four".
4: "Aid me if thou canst, I feel sorrow... and my gratitude is large for thy presence here".
"Help!".
5: "Dear gentleman or lady, wouldst thou peruse my volume? It hath taken me long to pen, wouldst thou peer at it?".
"Paperback Writer".
Round 3. Category: Human Body Of Knowledge
1: This tendon enables muscles at the back of the lower leg to lift the heel when walking or running.
Achilles tendon.
2: Also called the master gland, it's the most important of the endocrine glands.
pituitary gland.
3: If you've "mapped" out the body, you know it's the topmost cervical vertebra of the neck.
atlas vertebra.
4: The metatarsal bones are in the foot; these 5 bones lie between the wrist and the fingers.
metacarpals.
5: The lowest part of the brain stem, it sits above the spinal cord.
medulla oblongata.
Round 4. Category: 20Th Century Monarchs
1: After his cousin, Empress Zauditu, died in 1930, he became emperor of Ethiopia.
Haile Selassie.
2: This king of Jordan was only 21 when he divorced his first wife, Queen Dina, in 1957.
King Hussein.
3: Queen Ena of Spain, the last surviving granddaughter of this queen of England, died in 1969.
Queen Victoria.
4: Olaf V, this country's king from 1957-1991, married his first cousin, Princess Martha, in 1929.
Norway.
5: This country's current king was born Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus, at the Haga Palace in 1946.
Sweden.
Round 5. Category: Sci.
1: In a chemical process, monomers, small molecules, link in chains to form these large molecules.
Polymers.
2: This object in a spectrometer spreads a beam of light into separate colors.
Prism.
3: The part of a tree from which quinine and aspirin's salicyclic acid are extracted.
Bark.
4: Crowbars, nutcrackers and ice tongs are different types of this simple machine.
Lever.
5: This order of mammals is divided into prosimians and anthropoids.
Primates.
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January 21, 2024Episode 1076 - Chicago tv - That book gave me a nightmare - What a dive! - Sharp - Anagrammed shakespearean characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1076, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Chicago Tv
1: Stacy Edwards as Lisa Catera is a doctor with commercial appeal on this series.
Chicago Hope.
2: He played Chicago-based psychologist Bob Hartley.
Bob Newhart.
3: Of surgeon, chef or hit man, it's the profession of Carmy, who returns to his home city to ply his trade in "The Bear".
chef.
4: On "Early Edition", it's the pet that delivers the Chicago Sun-Times to Gary Hobson, a day earlier than to everyone else.
Cat.
5: In 2015 this drama about Windy City doctors joined the "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Fire" franchise.
Chicago Med.
Round 2. Category: That Book Gave Me A Nightmare
1: Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter" is an account of the crimes of this man and his followers.
(Charles) Manson.
2: These monsters du jour are the villains of "The Remaining", about a plague survivor waiting in a bunker.
zombies.
3: This children's author is not so innocent--a kitten is almost baked in a pie in her "Tale of Samuel Whiskers".
Beatrix Potter.
4: In "The Hungry Moon", horror stalks a town in England that practices the faith of these pre-Christian priests.
the druids.
5: Bearing the name of a Catholic rite, it's Whitley Strieber's supposedly true account of his abduction by aliens.
Communion: A True Story.
Round 3. Category: What A Dive!
1: Someone who profits, or a backwards somersault that lands feet first into the water.
a gainer (full gainer).
2: You are the projectile in the name of this dive, with your knees pulled to the chest for maximum splash.
a cannonball.
3: This dive named for a pocket blade involves touching your feet in the air.
a jackknife.
4: This Mexican city is famous for its clavadistas, or cliff divers.
Acapulco.
5: Your arms stick out to either side when you start this dive named for a waterfowl.
a swan dive.
Round 4. Category: Sharp
1: Cardsharp is an old term for a gambler who is notorious for doing this.
cheating.
2: This synonym for a sniper has the same first and last letters as "sniper".
a sharpshooter.
3: Be a sharp dresser by ironing your pants to keep these sharp.
the creases.
4: Patricia Clarkson won a Golden Globe for playing Amy Adams' mom on this HBO miniseries.
Sharp Objects.
5: This Chikara line of knives from this company is made of "premium Japanese stainless steel".
Ginsu.
Round 5. Category: Anagrammed Shakespearean Characters
1: She's a foreign queen:ALERT A COP.
Cleopatra.
2: A fairy:NO ROBE.
Oberon.
3: He's magical:ROSE PROP.
Prospero.
4: He domesticates his wife:RIPE TOUCH.
Petruchio.
5: He's a title prince:CRISP EEL.
Pericles.
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January 20, 2024Episode 1075 - International get-togethers - Drug store - It's a girl! - Action movie stars - Let me entertain you
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1075, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: International Get-Togethers
1: In spring, head out from this largest Dutch city to the regional trade event focusing on tulips.
Amsterdam.
2: Toronto's Collision Conference has a program for these tech companies named for their fledgling nature.
start-ups.
3: This Austin-based meet-up was focused on music when it launched in 1987, but now includes other media.
South by Southwest.
4: In 2018 the India Mobile Congress event focused on telecom issues, especially this new alphanumeric mobile network.
5G.
5: Billed as the "most influential tech event in the world", this event featuring gizmos and gadgets has been held in Las Vegas since 1978.
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Round 2. Category: Drug Store
1: For most of its 100 plus years, it's been the world's best-selling mouthwash.
Listerine.
2: The best-selling brand of children's vitamins in the U.S. is named for these cartoon characters.
the Flintstones.
3: It completed the '50s jingle, "You'll wonder where the yellow went...".
"when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent".
4: People spray Chloraseptic to relieve this pain.
a sore throat.
5: Generic name of the pain reliever in Bufferin.
acetylsalicylic acid.
Round 3. Category: It'S A Girl!
1: This 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in a small Alabama town and narrated by a young girl.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
2: Short story shorter: "Grimm" girl, loves power colors and older relatives, has problems with wolf.
(Little) Red Riding Hood.
3: In this 1900 book a farm girl encounters some rough weather and ends up, well, not in Kansas anymore.
The Wizard of Oz.
4: Proving once again that pig's blood and proms just don't mix, this Stephen King title girl puts mind over matter.
Carrie.
5: This 9-year-old novel heroine has superhuman strength and lives in Sweden in her house, Villa Villekulla.
Pippi Longstocking.
Round 4. Category: Action Movie Stars
1: In this film, gunfighter Steve McQueen joins up with 6 others to defend a Mexican village from bandits.
The Magnificent Seven.
2: As Snake Plissken, this actor had to "Escape from" New York and Los Angeles.
(Kurt) Russell.
3: This actor returns as Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Far From Home", trying to enjoy a vacation while battling new foes in Europe.
Tom Holland.
4: It was Riggs, Murtaugh and Chris rock as Detective Lee Butters in film number 4 in this series.
Lethal Weapon.
5: This actress' role in "Salt" as an accused spy for Russia was originally written for Tom Cruise.
Angelina Jolie.
Round 5. Category: Let Me Entertain You
1: You're having a party? Let me do this job and my 4-deck mixing skills will fill the dance floor.
DJ (or disc jockey).
2: Drake and Eminem were featured artists on "Loud", an album from this single-named singer.
Rihanna.
3: I'll do this, tap dance without the metal taps.
soft-shoe.
4: Steve Carell voiced "superbad superdad" Gru, a criminal mastermind-turned-family man in this animated pic.
Despicable Me.
5: How about my impression of this actor; I'll be sure to say "Pilgrim", like he does in "McLintock!".
John Wayne.
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January 19, 2024Episode 1074 - Er talk - A little "r" and "r" - Food potpourri - Long live the king - Swamp things
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1074, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Er Talk
1: If a patient has suffered cardiac arrest, this color "code" should be called.
blue.
2: This 4-letter term means ASAP! Immediately!.
stat.
3: Give the patient 250 c.c.s of normal saline, c.c. standing for this.
cubic centimeter.
4: You'll need follow-up rehab with a P.T., this professional.
a physical therapist.
5: Know your ABCs: check this (the "A"), breathing and circulation.
airway.
Round 2. Category: A Little R And R. With R" And "R in quotation marks
1: In 1962 Nat King Cole sang the following to this title female:.
"Ramblin' Rose".
2: In China, it's called Yuan Jiang; in Vietnam, Song Hong.
Red River.
3: It's not a 100-meter dash for rodents, but a tiring, meaningless competitve activity.
Ratrace.
4: Dale Evans might enjoy this nonalcoholic cocktail of cola and grenadine.
Roy Rogers.
5: While attending Eureka College, this future president served as a reporter for the Pegasus, the school paper.
Ronald Reagan.
Round 3. Category: Food Potpourri
1: You can make pudding and cookies, as well as pie, from the flesh of this jack-o-lantern gourd.
a pumpkin.
2: This fast food chain officially introduced the Colonel's Rotisserie Gold in 1993.
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
3: The frosting for German chocolate cake contains this tropical ingredient, flaked and sweetened.
coconut.
4: The name of this popular dip comes from the Nahuatl words ahuacatl-- "Avocado"-- and molli "sauce".
guacamole.
5: This basic gumbo ingredient consists of tapering green pods that become sticky when stewed.
okra.
Round 4. Category: Long Live The King
1: In 1964 Elvis bought a yacht owned by this ex-president for $55,000, then donated it to the March of Dimes.
FDR.
2: John Hancock signed his name big so “John Bull” including this king, could read it without glasses.
George III.
3: On Sept. 9, 1956 an estimated 1/3 of the U.S. population watched Elvis on this man's variety show.
Ed Sullivan.
4: While married to Isabella I, he sired at least 2 daughters with other women.
Ferdinand.
5: As harpsichordist for this Prussian king, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach often accompanied him in concert.
Frederick the Great.
Round 5. Category: Swamp Things
1: Singer of the following 1971 song set in a swamp: "Yeah, here comes Amos / Now Amos Moses was a Cajun / He lived by himself...".
Jerry Reed.
2: In "Gentle Ben" Dennis Weaver played a game warden in this Florida swamp.
the Everglades.
3: Star of "Maude" who was pawed by the "Swamp Thing" in the 1982 film.
Adrienne Barbeau.
4: Beetle Bailey is stationed there.
Camp Swampy.
5: The 3 residents of "The Swamp" in the final season of "M·A·S·H".
Hawkeye, B.J. and Major Charles Winchester.
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January 18, 2024Episode 1073 - So it must be "tru" - Happy federal holiday! - Mountain do - Cherchez la femme - Stock and trade
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1073, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: So It Must Be Tru. With Tru in quotation marks
1: From the German for "whirlpool" comes this treat that's rolled and baked.
strudel.
2: I don't mean to do this, thrust myself without permission or welcome... actually, I do, I totally mean to do this.
intrude.
3: Absent from school without permission.
truant.
4: No lie, it's the 2-word colloquial term for the drug called thiopental.
truth serum.
5: Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others.
altruistic.
Round 2. Category: Happy Federal Holiday!
1: In 1789 a general proclamation was issued naming November 26 a day of national this.
thanksgiving.
2: This man's Jan. 15 birthday is honored each year with a holiday on the third Monday of the month.
Martin Luther King.
3: In 1792 NYC honored the 300th anniv. of a famous arrival with the first major U.S. celebration of this holiday.
Columbus Day.
4: I've never belted out "Here We Come A-Wassailing", traditionally sung to celebrate this, but I'm still takin' this day off!.
Christmas.
5: Matthew Maguire, a machinist, played a big role in staging the first parade for this holiday in NYC in September 1882.
Labor Day.
Round 3. Category: Mountain Do
1: Appropriately, the highest mountain peak in this South American country is Pico Cristobal Colon.
Colombia.
2: This range has more mountains that rise at least 26,000 feet than any other.
the Himalayas.
3: It's sometimes referred to as Mount Tacoma.
Mount Rainier.
4: Belize has a mountain range named for these pre-Columbian people who retreated there from the Spaniards.
the Mayans.
5: Frederick Cook, who claimed to have beaten Peary to the pole, also claimed to have scaled this highest Alaskan peak.
Denali (or Mount McKinley).
Round 4. Category: Cherchez La Femme
1: Gene Tunney,Gene Tierney,Gene Rayburn.
Gene Tierney.
2: Sean Bean,Sean Young,Sean O'Casey.
Sean Young.
3: Joey Heatherton, Joey Lawrence, Joey Fatone.
Joey Heatherton.
4: Ashley Montagu,Ashleigh Banfield,Ashley Wilkes.
Ashleigh Banfield.
5: Parker Stevenson, Parker Posey, Parker Pyne.
Parker Posey.
Round 5. Category: Stock And Trade
1: This company, TM, is a hybrid, as it also runs a financial services division.
Toyota.
2: For everything else, there's MA, this company.
MasterCard.
3: If you want to snowboard or ski, go freestyle with KTO, this sporty company.
K2.
4: You can really clean up with this company, WHR.
Whirlpool.
5: This company, RTN, believes in a strong defense.
Raytheon.
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January 17, 2024Episode 1072 - Tv shows based on books by women - Breads and rolls - D.i.y. - Catch the quechua word - Animals among us
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1072, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Shows Based On Books By Women
1: This show and its prequel "The Carrie Diaries" were based on books by Candace Bushnell.
Sex and the City.
2: Kathy Reichs drew upon her own work as a forensic anthropologist to pen the Temperance Brennan books that became this show.
Bones.
3: In the 1970s and '80s Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson starred in "Little House on the Prairie", based on books by this author.
Laura Ingalls Wilder.
4: 3 young E.T.s appear as humans and attend a New Mexico high school in books by Melinda Metz, the basis for this TV show.
Roswell.
5: Based on novels by Deborah Harkness, "A Discovery of" these beings centers on historian Diana Bishop, who has magical abilities.
Witches.
Round 2. Category: Breads And Rolls
1: This bread made with dough left over from the previous day is associated with prospecting.
sourdough.
2: This crescent-shaped roll dates back to the 1680s, when Austria and Hungary were at war with Turkey.
a croissant.
3: This heavy, dark bread originated in Westphalia, Germany.
pumpernickel.
4: Puddinglike spoon bread is made of this grain.
corn.
5: Made of clumps of dough piled in a tube pan, bubble bread is also known by this simian name.
monkey bread.
Round 3. Category: D.I.Y.
1: This word for a way to save energy and money also refers to sealing up the seams of a ship.
caulking.
2: To clean red wine out of a carpet, sprinkle on this common condiment for 15 minutes, then rinse with soap.
vinegar (or salt).
3: Fix your stained-glass problems using this, the word for any alloy that's heated to join the lead strips.
solder.
4: If you're working with wood that doesn't need a finished look, you can use the waffle-head type of this.
a hammer.
5: To cut a hole in drywall for an electrical outlet, use this saw that sounds like you're working on a door.
a keyhole saw.
Round 4. Category: Catch The Quechua Word
1: The Quechua people of Peru used this word meaning "ruler" to refer to themselves.
Inca.
2: This 4-letter alternate name for the mountain lion comes from the Quechua.
puma.
3: The Quechua word for "bark" gives us the name of this malaria medicine obtained from the bark of a tree.
quinine.
4: Quechua for "dried flesh", it's meat cut into strips and cured.
jerky.
5: Louisiana French for a bonus given to a customer for making a purchase, it's from the Quechua for 'to give more".
lagniappe.
Round 5. Category: Animals Among Us
1: The U.S. military used these animals to aid the clearing of underwater mines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
dolphins.
2: The lesser pandas of Asia are related to this "masked" North American mammal of the genus Procyon.
the raccoon.
3: Plentiful in the Eurasian steppes in the late Pleistocene, these animals stood 16 feet high and had tusks 16 feet long.
mammoths.
4: A traditional Uzbek meal might include shurpa, the meat of this "timid" animal served with vegetable soup.
a lamb (or sheep).
5: Like the last passenger pigeon, the last captive Carolina parakeet died in the 1910s in this Ohio city's zoo.
Cincinnati.
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January 16, 2024Episode 1071 - African islands - Mystery meat - First "in", last "out" - Wonder drugs - Original titles in literature?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1071, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: African Islands
1: Uganda's Sese Islands lie in the northern part of this large lake.
Lake Victoria.
2: Parts of this capital city lie on the islands of Gezira and Roda in the Nile River.
Cairo.
3: Now a part of Tanzania, this island known for its cloves was mentioned in "The Patty Duke Show" theme song.
Zanzibar.
4: Smell the sweet air of the clove-producing island of Pemba in this country's Zanzibar archipelago.
Tanzania.
5: Malagasy, 1 of its 2 official languages, is of Indonesian origin.
Madagascar.
Round 2. Category: Mystery Meat
1: This popular sliced pizza sausage usually made of beef and pork is named for what seasons it.
Pepperoni.
2: Coq au Vin.
chicken.
3: Demonic adjective that describes a type of canned ham or an egg appetizer.
Deviled.
4: You get a grade "A" if you know USDA stands for this, which has been grading meat quality since 1923.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
5: This North American marsupial finds its way into a tasty stew.
Opossum.
Round 3. Category: First In, Last Out. With In", Last "Out in quotes
1: They're what acronyms are composed of.
initials.
2: Molten gold is sometimes poured into this type of mold.
an ingot.
3: When used by management, this type of labor tactic literally bars workers from their place of employ.
lockout.
4: The sign here announces to drivers an upcoming one of these intersections.
a roundabout.
5: Type of expenses incurred casually and in addition to the expected amount.
incidental.
Round 4. Category: Wonder Drugs
1: Humulin, used by diabetics, is short for "human" this.
insulin.
2: Football coach and triple-bypass patient Dan Reeves advertises Zocor, which mainly aims to lower this.
cholesterol.
3: Advil migraine eases the throbbing with 200 milligrams of this.
ibuprofen.
4: The arthritis medicine lodine is an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-this drug.
inflammatory.
5: Chlorpromazine, aka this, was approved by the FDA in 1954 and became the prototype antipsychotic.
thorazine.
Round 5. Category: Original Titles In Literature?
1: 1937:"Ferris Bilbo's Day Off".
The Hobbit.
2: 1949:"Big Brother and The Holding Co.: A Winston Smith Novel".
1984.
3: Homer's 24-book sequel:"Tell Penny I'll Be Right Back".
the Odyssey.
4: Late 14th century:"A Miller, a Reeve and a Nun Walk into a Bar".
The Canterbury Tales.
5: 1726:"Where in the World Is Lemuel?".
Gulliver's Travels.
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January 15, 2024Episode 1070 - Novels since 1900 - This side "up" - "x"odus - Pie-pourri - Great places to propose
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1070, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Novels Since 1900
1: 23-year-old Andrea Sachs gets a job as a personal assistant at Runway magazine in this Lauren Weisberger novel.
The Devil Wears Prada.
2: "Texasville" and "Duane's Depressed" are 2 of the many tales of the small-town west by this author who died in 2021.
(Larry) McMurtry.
3: The name of this realtor and Sinclair Lewis title character has come to mean a witless booster.
(George) Babbitt.
4: There's a weapon in the title of this modern updating of an ancient English legend by T.H. White.
The Sword in the Stone.
5: Paul Bäumer is a young German student turned soldier in this World War I novel.
All Quiet on the Western Front.
Round 2. Category: This Side Up. With Up in quotation marks
1: Dude, you're way too this word, nervous and easily annoyed.
uptight.
2: This "Saturday Night Live" newscast title has been used since a weekend in 1975.
Weekend Update.
3: "Casablanca" begins with an order to do this to "all suspicious characters and search them".
round up.
4: In summer 2013 shares of Pandora stock surged after Goldman Sachs did this to it from "neutral" to "buy".
upgrade.
5: Hang gliders ride these rising currents of air to stay aloft.
updrafts.
Round 3. Category: XOdus. With X in quotes
1: Back Off! I've got this irrational fear of strangers.
Xenophobia.
2: A brand name, it's become a synonym for a photocopy.
Xerox.
3: Second name of St. Francis, known as the "Apostle of the Indies".
Xavier.
4: It's the 4-letter spelling of the shortened form of Christmas; many Christians frown on it.
Xmas.
5: It's the alphabetical name for the troubling 1790s incident involving French agents.
XYZ Affair.
Round 4. Category: Pie-Pourri
1: Betty Crocker has a recipe for rhubarb pie topped with this fluff made from egg whites.
meringue.
2: To make this pie topping, stiffly beat egg whites and add granulated sugar one tablespoon at a time.
meringue.
3: You don't need a lot of dough to make pie crust; smash up some chocolate wafers to make this kind of crust instead.
a crumb crust.
4: Confusingly, this official state dessert of Massachusetts is called pie but made with sponge cake.
Boston cream pie.
5: Not chocolate silk or chocolate chiffon, but chocolate this glossy fabric is a favorite at Marie Callender's.
chocolate satin.
Round 5. Category: Great Places To Propose
1: At a spot near this spectacular site in Africa.
Victoria Falls.
2: In Agra, before this monument to eternal love.
the Taj Mahal.
3: High atop this British attraction.
the Millennium Wheel.
4: On this oldest bridge in Paris, whose name means otherwise.
Pont-Neuf.
5: On a beach on this Caribbean island, named for a female saint, with one of its famous volcanic peaks in the background.
Saint Lucia.
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January 14, 2024Episode 1085 - Medical prefixes and suffixes - '80s film comedy - Show me the munchies! - 2 first names - Conquistadors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1085, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Medical Prefixes And Suffixes
1: These 2 -iatricians specialize in opposite times of life and there's often talk of a surplus of one and a shortage of the other.
a pediatrician and a geriatrician.
2: -sclerosis,as in "of an artery".
hardening.
3: After my-, it means pain in the muscles; after neur-, it's pain along the course of a nerve.
-algia.
4: Following lump- and tonsil(l)-, it denotes a surgical removal.
-ectomy.
5: Schizo-,as in an atom or a banana dessert.
split.
Round 2. Category: '80s Film Comedy
1: Golf course groundskeeper Bill Murray battles gophers in this laugh riot.
Caddyshack.
2: SCTV's Bob and Doug McKenzie foamed up on the big screen in this 1983 movie.
Strange Brew.
3: He played movie star and TV guest star Alan Swann in 1982's "My Favorite Year".
Peter O'Toole.
4: This film starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and a robot electrified audiences in '86.
Short Circuit.
5: It's the film in which Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy a dream house that turns into a nightmare.
The Money Pit.
Round 3. Category: Show Me The Munchies!
1: Logically enough, brands of this snack favorite include Jiffy Pop and Pop Secret.
popcorn.
2: Get twisted with these ancient treats made from dough that's baked, salted and usually twisted into a loose knot.
a pretzel.
3: It's Super Bowl time! Break out the chips and this yummy dip made from mashed avocados and cilantro.
guacamole.
4: One of the two snacks mentioned in the song "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".
peanuts or Cracker Jacks.
5: Many different snacks from this brand are supposedly baked by elves in a hollow tree.
Keebler.
Round 4. Category: 2 First Names
1: He won an Emmy for portraying Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra".
Michael Douglas.
2: The doormat at her Nashville museum reads, "Howdee!".
Minnie Pearl.
3: This star of "Glee" made her Broadway debut at age 8 playing Cosette in "Les Miz".
Lea Michele.
4: In 1988 he won the "Best Actor" Oscar.
Michael Douglas.
5: In the '90s his "you got the right one baby" Diet Pepsi commercials earned him a new generation of fans--uh huh!.
Ray Charles.
Round 5. Category: Conquistadors
1: The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542.
San Diego.
2: Sent to Mexico to get this Spanish leader to resign, Panfilo de Narvaez lost the battle and his eye instead.
Cortés.
3: The conquistador-laden ships that landed at Darien in 1514 were called this, also the name of a later 16th c. Spanish fleet.
the Armada.
4: Maybe the 1st black African in the New World, Juan Garrido pillaged in Mexico before going to Florida with this man.
Ponce de León.
5: Despite retaking this Incan capital, Diego de Almagro was killed for imprisoning Pizarro's brothers.
Cuzco.
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January 14, 2024Episode 1075 - International get-togethers - Drug store - It's a girl! - Action movie stars - Let me entertain you
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1075, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: International Get-Togethers
1: In spring, head out from this largest Dutch city to the regional trade event focusing on tulips.
Amsterdam.
2: Toronto's Collision Conference has a program for these tech companies named for their fledgling nature.
start-ups.
3: This Austin-based meet-up was focused on music when it launched in 1987, but now includes other media.
South by Southwest.
4: In 2018 the India Mobile Congress event focused on telecom issues, especially this new alphanumeric mobile network.
5G.
5: Billed as the "most influential tech event in the world", this event featuring gizmos and gadgets has been held in Las Vegas since 1978.
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Round 2. Category: Drug Store
1: For most of its 100 plus years, it's been the world's best-selling mouthwash.
Listerine.
2: The best-selling brand of children's vitamins in the U.S. is named for these cartoon characters.
the Flintstones.
3: It completed the '50s jingle, "You'll wonder where the yellow went...".
"when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent".
4: People spray Chloraseptic to relieve this pain.
a sore throat.
5: Generic name of the pain reliever in Bufferin.
acetylsalicylic acid.
Round 3. Category: It'S A Girl!
1: This 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in a small Alabama town and narrated by a young girl.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
2: Short story shorter: "Grimm" girl, loves power colors and older relatives, has problems with wolf.
(Little) Red Riding Hood.
3: In this 1900 book a farm girl encounters some rough weather and ends up, well, not in Kansas anymore.
The Wizard of Oz.
4: Proving once again that pig's blood and proms just don't mix, this Stephen King title girl puts mind over matter.
Carrie.
5: This 9-year-old novel heroine has superhuman strength and lives in Sweden in her house, Villa Villekulla.
Pippi Longstocking.
Round 4. Category: Action Movie Stars
1: In this film, gunfighter Steve McQueen joins up with 6 others to defend a Mexican village from bandits.
The Magnificent Seven.
2: As Snake Plissken, this actor had to "Escape from" New York and Los Angeles.
(Kurt) Russell.
3: This actor returns as Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Far From Home", trying to enjoy a vacation while battling new foes in Europe.
Tom Holland.
4: It was Riggs, Murtaugh and Chris rock as Detective Lee Butters in film number 4 in this series.
Lethal Weapon.
5: This actress' role in "Salt" as an accused spy for Russia was originally written for Tom Cruise.
Angelina Jolie.
Round 5. Category: Let Me Entertain You
1: You're having a party? Let me do this job and my 4-deck mixing skills will fill the dance floor.
DJ (or disc jockey).
2: Drake and Eminem were featured artists on "Loud", an album from this single-named singer.
Rihanna.
3: I'll do this, tap dance without the metal taps.
soft-shoe.
4: Steve Carell voiced "superbad superdad" Gru, a criminal mastermind-turned-family man in this animated pic.
Despicable Me.
5: How about my impression of this actor; I'll be sure to say "Pilgrim", like he does in "McLintock!".
John Wayne.
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