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April 23, 2023Episode 802 - current sitcoms - to serve - 1986 - pop-rock - '50s film facts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 802, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: current sitcoms
1: A Vermont innkeeper in his last series, this veteran comedian now plays cartoonist Bob McKay.

Bob Newhart.

2: Now in its 7th season, this sitcom about the Bundys is Fox's longest-running series.

Married... with Children.

3: On "Love and War", Jay Thomas wants this former "L.A. Law" star to warm up his nights.

Susan Dey.

4: She's back, she's blonde and she has designs on becoming a country star on her new sitcom.

Delta Burke.

5: It's the name of the newsmagazine show for which Murphy Brown works.

FYI.
Round 2. Category: to serve
1: You can serve your leftovers directly from this brand of tight-sealing food containers introduced in 1945.

Tupperware.

2: According to their Buffalo, NY inventors, Buffalo wings should be served with celery and this dressing.

Blue cheese.

3: According to Guinness, this sport's fastest serve was 142 MPH, in 1997.

Tennis.

4: He served in the Dodger organization for 47 years, retired, and returned as GM in 1998.

Tommy Lasorda.

5: The "To Serve Man" episode of this classic TV series involved aliens with a "taste" for humans.

"The Twilight Zone".
Round 3. Category: 1986
1: In 1986 the songs "Soul Man", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", and "Blue Velvet" became titles of these.

movies.

2: This American enjoyed the first of his 3 wins in the prestigious Tour de France bike race.

Greg LeMond.

3: Month in 1986 during which both Duvalier and Marcos fled their countries.

February.

4: This lawyer's book about the Von Bulow case "Reversal of Fortune", was published in 1986.

(Alan) Dershowitz.

5: The beginning and ending cities of the Great Peace March for global nuclear disarmament.

Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C..
Round 4. Category: pop-rock
1: With the release of 1991's "Too Legit To Quit", he dropped the M.C. from his name.

Hammer.

2: "Bohemian Rhapsody", one of this group's early hits, returned to the Top 10 in 1992.

Queen.

3: In 1974 this singer had her first No. 1 hit with "I Honestly Love You".

Olivia Newton-John.

4: In 1996 this 13-year-old became an overnight sensation with her country hit "Blue".

LeAnn Rimes.

5: In the '80s this group had U.S. hits with "Lost In Love", "All Out Of Love" and "The One That You Love".

Air Supply.
Round 5. Category: '50s film facts
1: James Mason portrayed this general in the '50s films "The Desert Fox" and "The Desert Rat".

Rommel.

2: Lana Turner earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this film based on Grace Metalious' novel.

Peyton Place.

3: This James Dean film featured Sal Mineo as Plato, Nick Adams as Moose and Dennis Hopper as Goon.

Rebel Without a Cause.

4: Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger were all Oscar contenders for this 1954 Marlon Brando film.

On the Waterfront.

5: Little Richard sang the title tune for this blonde bombshell's 1956 comedy "The Girl Can't Help It".

Jayne Mansfield.
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April 22, 2023Episode 801 - revolutionary war heroes - aces - tangled up in "blue" - capital city hotels - nonpotent potables
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 801, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: revolutionary war heroes
1: After the war, this marquis returned to France with enough American soil in which to be buried.

the Marquis de Lafayette.

2: He fought well as a major general for the Americans and a brigadier-general for the British.

Benedict Arnold.

3: Because he hadn't begun to fight, he continued his career in Russia's navy.

John Paul Jones.

4: Ethan Allen led this fighting group in Vermont.

the Green Mountain Boys.

5: He served as Washington's aide-de-camp for four years before leading New York troops at Yorktown.

Alexander Hamilton.
Round 2. Category: aces
1: An ace is slang for this amount of U.S. money.

one dollar.

2: The record for jet-to-jet kills is 16, accomplished by Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. in his 1950s war.

the Korean Conflict.

3: It's a hidden advantage, played when needed.

ace up one's sleeve (ace in the hole).

4: This Marine Corps major led the Black Sheep squadron and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington.

5: He was the USA's leading air ace in World War I with 22 enemy planes and 4 balloons shot down.

Eddie Rickenbacker.
Round 3. Category: tangled up in "blue"
1: Legend has it Gershwin had to write this famous piece in 3 weeks because he forgot about a deadline.

Rhapsody in Blue.

2: Music-hating enemies of the denizens of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine".

the Blue Meanies.

3: Murzim, Hadar and Acrux are these astronomical "behemoths".

blue giants.

4: They're the geological formations mentioned in John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads".

the Blue Ridge Mountains.

5: Legend has it that this breed descended from the royal cat of the czars.

the Russian blue.
Round 4. Category: capital city hotels
1: The Hotel Zarya,the Hotel Sputnik.

Moscow.

2: Isis Hotel,Ramses Hilton.

Cairo.

3: Hotel Peter I,Hotel Soyuz.

Moscow.

4: The Hotel Amiga,the Hotel Hyundai.

Seoul.

5: Hotel Adlon Kempinski,Hotel California am Kurfurstendamm.

Berlin.
Round 5. Category: nonpotent potables
1: In 1990 Coca-Cola introduced Powerade to compete with this No. 1-selling sports drink.

Gatorade.

2: The milk substitute derived from these legumes is also curdled to make tofu.

Soybeans.

3: This soft drink was first sold in 1929 as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda".

7 Up.

4: An unfuzzy navel combines lemon juice, orange juice and this flavor fruit nectar.

peach.

5: A cardboard cutout of Shakira comes to life and tangos with a grocery clerk in a commercial for this soda.

Pepsi.
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April 21, 2023Episode 800 - the u.n. - cleveland - the four seasons - veterinary medicine - let them eat cake
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 800, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: the u.n.
1: In May 1994 the Security Council ended the arms embargo against this country due to the end of apartheid.

South Africa.

2: In 1971 the General Assembly voted to oust this nation; the Beijing government replaced it.

Taiwan.

3: One of the very 1st acts of the U.N. was establishing a commission to control this energy.

nuclear (atomic).

4: To date he's the only Asian to have served as Secretary-General of the United Nations.

U Thant.

5: U.S. president who was present at the signing of the U.N. Charter.

Harry Truman.
Round 2. Category: cleveland
1: Cleveland is situated where the Cuyahoga River meets this Great Lake.

Erie.

2: Abbreviated WCTU, this group that promoted abstinence from alcohol was founded in Cleveland in 1874.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

3: The opening of this international waterway in 1959 allowed oceangoing ships to reach Cleveland.

St. Lawrence Seaway.

4: The world's largest collection of manuscripts of this celibate religious sect is in Cleveland.

Shakers.

5: In 1967 he became mayor, the first African American to hold that office in a major U.S. city.

Carl Stokes.
Round 3. Category: the four seasons
1: The fall guy in the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert Fall, was born November 26, 1861 in this season.

the fall.

2: According to "You've Got A Friend", it's when you can call your "friend" James Taylor.

winter, spring, summer, or fall.

3: According to the old song, it's when "she's your tootsey wootsey".

the good old summertime.

4: The University of Cambridge's Michaelmas term takes place in this season.

the fall.

5: In this 1973 film Joanne Woodward obsesses on her childhood.

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams.
Round 4. Category: veterinary medicine
1: Most wounds to captive snakes are caused by these feed animals attacking the snake first.

mice or rats.

2: Large dogs are especially vulnerable to dysplasia, dislocation of this.

the hips.

3: Psittacosis, better known as fever of this bird, has been all but eliminated from caged birds.

parrots.

4: Zoonosis is the term for a disease transmitted from these to these.

animals to people.

5: Many early veterinarians were "farriers", those who dealt with this aspect of horse care.

the men who shoed horses.
Round 5. Category: let them eat cake
1: For Christmas, you can make this 2-word chocolate roll cake while watching the same-named item burn on TV.

a yule log.

2: Despite its name this state dessert of Massachusetts is really a custard-filled cake.

Boston cream pie.

3: Pineapple is the main attraction in this kind of cake, inverted before serving so the glazed fruit goes from bottom to top.

a pineapple upside-down cake.

4: Ricotta can be used to make this type of cake, part of a "factory" restaurant chain's name.

cheesecake.

5: This 3-layered "feminine" white cake filled with fruit and nuts was created in South Carolina, not Maryland.

Lady Baltimore cake.
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April 20, 2023Episode 799 - exotic fruits and vegetables - sermonizing - a piece of cake - file under "j" - camping
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 799, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: exotic fruits and vegetables
1: When sliced crosswise, a carambola resembles a 5-pointed one of these.

star.

2: Feijoa fruit resembles this New Zealand product but has no fuzz.

kiwi.

3: Laver, a type of seaweed eaten in Ireland and Wales, is called nori in this country.

Japan.

4: In this Middle East country, the prickly pear is called sabra, like the country's native-born citizens.

Israel.

5: This Chinese fruit, sometimes called a "nut" is related to the longan.

litchi.
Round 2. Category: sermonizing
1: Today's text is from this biblical book: "With a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

Exodus.

2: Take hope, friends, from Isaiah 35--this sandy area "shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose".

the desert.

3: Perhaps life is unfair--John 4:37 tells us that one person sows and another does this.

reaps.

4: Sometimes we all feel like Orpah, who stayed behind when this woman followed Naomi.

Ruth.

5: We can learn from this man's epistle to Philemon, asking him to receive a slave as a brother.

St. Paul.
Round 3. Category: a piece of cake
1: Daffodil cake is so named for its bursts of this color, from a mixture of egg yolks and orange rind.

Yellow.

2: If you don't add raisins to this holiday baked good, you might be "as nutty as" one.

a fruitcake.

3: Italian for "recooked", it's the key ingredient in the creamiest cheesecake.

Ricotta.

4: A sponge cake without egg yolks or butter, it's fat free, pure white, and, as its name implies, a little piece of heaven.

angel food cake.

5: A long twisted doughnut topped with sugar or glaze, its name is from the Dutch for "twisted cake".

a cruller.
Round 4. Category: file under "j"
1: A deep shade of black, or a 747.

Jet.

2: In 1882 Prof. Jigaro Kano opened the first school for this in Japan.

Judo.

3: A dexterous person does it to balls, a devious person to books.

juggle.

4: Slang for electric current.

Juice.

5: To put together in a makeshift fashion is to jury-rig or to "build" this way.

Jerry-build.
Round 5. Category: camping
1: I gotta have my trail mix, aka GORP, "good ol"' these 2 items.

raisins and peanuts.

2: Time to turn in and hit the Everest mummy, this 2-word item that lives up to its name, covering your head and shoulders.

a sleeping bag.

3: Mary, let John attach this from the side of the tent to a stake--"it's a" this "thing".

guy.

4: I have a preposition for you; the clip-on mosquito repellent from this brand has a fan inside to circulate the stuff.

Off.

5: Like some antiseptics, water purification products like Potable Aqua are based on this element.

iodine.
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April 19, 2023Episode 798 - faces in history - come together - tv vehicles - subatomic particles - department stores
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 798, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: faces in history
1: Depicted here, he was the first vice president who never became president.

Aaron Burr.

2: "Little Lady" depicted here who wrote the bestselling American novel of the 1850s.

Harriet Beecher Stowe ("Uncle Tom's Cabin").

3: This Tennessean is one of those we remember from the Alamo.

Davy Crockett.

4: Towns and counties across America are named for this patriotic Pole.

Casimir Pulaski.

5: Here's this 15th century French woman in happier times, at the coronation of Charles VII.

Joan of Arc.
Round 2. Category: come together
1: It's a meeting with the pope, or a group of people attending a TV show taping.

audience.

2: The name of this type of banquet that's often accompanied by entertainment is Hawaiian for "young taro tops".

a luau.

3: It's the small hammer used to quiet disturbances at parliamentary functions.

gavel.

4: A gathering of famous historical people, "Meeting of Minds" was an Emmy-winning creation of this comedian.

Steve Allen.

5: This word for a religious festival devoted to a saint precedes Spain's "de San Fermin".

fiesta.
Round 3. Category: tv vehicles
1: At first ABC would only let Fonzie wear a leather jacket when he was with this vehicle.

His motorcycle.

2: Mr. T drove this title group around in a black GMC van with red trim.

The A-Team.

3: The type of title automobile driven by Elaine Nardo, Tony Banta and Alex Reiger.

Taxi.

4: Ernest Borgnine played this man, skipper of the U.S. Navy's PT73.

Quinton McHale.

5: On "Knight Rider" William Daniels provided the voice of this talking Trans-Am.

KITT.
Round 4. Category: subatomic particles
1: We're positive that an electron has this type of electric charge.

Negative.

2: Bosons are named for Satyendra Bose, who with this German-American genius described their behavior.

Albert Einstein.

3: Particle name of a 1984 Pointer Sisters "dance", or a bomb that destroys people and not buildings.

Neutron.

4: In 1908 this German physicist "clicked" with his first device to count radioactive particles.

Hans Geiger.

5: One proton makes up over 99% of the mass of an atom of this element, 2 of which are found in water.

Hydrogen.
Round 5. Category: department stores
1: This NYC store has opened 2 mini stores at JFK Airport called Bloomie's Express.

Bloomingdale's.

2: In the name of an upscale department store, it follows Bergdorf.

Goodman.

3: 1 of 3 Western states where you might find a Goldwater's in the mall.

Arizona (or New Mexico or Nevada).

4: The name of this chain tells you its flagship store is on Fifth Avenue.

Saks Fifth Avenue.

5: London's largest department store, they claim to be Europe's largest.

Harrod's.
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April 18, 2023Episode 797 - measuring up - exports - "un" - the last half of the 20th century - drugstore
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 797, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: measuring up
1: There are 3 teaspoons in this unit of measure.

tablespoon.

2: A short one of these equals 2,000 pounds.

ton.

3: It's the number of feet (not including the runners') in a 60-yard dash.

180.

4: Of 6 miles, 16 miles or 60 miles, the one closest to the length in miles of a 10-kilometer run.

6 miles.

5: This unit can be 1/60 of a degree or 1/60 of an hour.

minute.
Round 2. Category: exports
1: 90% of Qatar's income comes from the export of this product.

oil.

2: The hills around San Jose are covered with trees growing this, Costa Rica's top export.

coffee.

3: This crop is king in Mali; about 1/2 of its export income comes from it.

cotton.

4: A big export for Tuvalu is copia, the dried meat of this.

coconut.

5: In ancient times, the most famous export of the Phoenician town of Byblos to Greece was this material.

papyrus.
Round 3. Category: "un"
1: It costs more per gallon than regular.

unleaded.

2: Fugitive slaves booked passage to freedom on this "train".

underground railroad.

3: How softballs are pitched or dirty deals made.

underhanded.

4: Plato said, "The life that is" this "is not worth living".

unexamined.

5: Name of this Dave Brubeck "country style" song in 7/4 time:.

"The Unsquare Dance".
Round 4. Category: the last half of the 20th century
1: On October 26, 1972 this future U.S. Secretary of State declared that "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam.

Henry Kissinger.

2: In 1990 Guillermo Endara became Panama's president after this strongman surrendered to U.S. officials.

Manuel Noriega.

3: On March 1, 1954 5 Congressmen were wounded by supporters of independence for this commonwealth.

Puerto Rico.

4: In 1961 military leaders killed this Caribbean nation's dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Dominican Republic.

5: In the 1980s Bulgaria ordered this ethnic minority from a neighbor to the southeast to take Slavic names.

Turks.
Round 5. Category: drugstore
1: This drug is the most widely sold of all over-the-counter medications.

aspirin.

2: In the 13th c., Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II forbade druggists from making secret deals with them.

doctors.

3: Top-selling toothpaste in the U.S., it was the 1st to contain fluoride.

Crest.

4: Off! and Skram are examples of this.

insect repellent.

5: You'll find their products in nearly every drug store, as they;re the top U.S. maker of health care items.

Johnson and Johnson.
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April 17, 2023Episode 796 - harrys and garys - compound words - mathematics - national symbols - oceania
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 796, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: harrys and garys
1: Getting the role of Colonel Potter on "mash" was a bit of a demotion; he'd previosuly played a general on the show.

Harry Morgan.

2: Gary "Big Hands" Johnson played defense for 10 seasons with this NFL team, the southernmost in California.

the San Diego Chargers.

3: Bigfoot went domestic in this 1987 comedy with John Lithgow.

Harry and the Hendersons.

4: Here's a Harry and a Gary: in 1995 this "Forrest Gump" actor played Harry Truman.

Gary Sinise.

5: Harry Shearer has voiced at least 36 different characters, including Jebediah Springfield, on this show.

The Simpsons.
Round 2. Category: compound words
1: It provides the familiar flavor in a traditional candy cane.

peppermint.

2: It's the term for the municipality where you were born and raised.

hometown.

3: The monarch and the viceroy are both species of this arthropod.

butterfly.

4: The 2012 London Paralympic Games included this type of basketball and fencing.

wheelchair.

5: A buildup, as of munitions or weapons, amassed for future use, or to accumulate those weapons for future use.

a stockpile.
Round 3. Category: mathematics
1: =.

=.

2: In trigonometry sine is abbreviated sin and this is abbreviated cos.

cosine.

3: This can be the third power of a number or, in geometry, a solid figure with 6 square faces.

cube.

4: To divide one fraction by another you do this to the divisor, then multiply.

invert it.

5: Number of zeros you need to write three hundred fifty thousand in numerals.

4.
Round 4. Category: national symbols
1: Congress "wants you" to know in 1961 it resolved that this symbol's origin was a Mr. Wilson of Troy, N.Y..

Uncle Sam.

2: The flag of each of the countries in this group contains the Dannebrog cross.

the Scandinavian countries.

3: All day, all night, she's the personification of the French Republic and is now modeled on C. Deneuve.

Marianne.

4: In 1712 Scottish scientist John Arbuthnot popularized him to satirize British politics.

John Bull.

5: This, not the Star of David, is featured in the center of Israel's coat of arms.

the menorah.
Round 5. Category: oceania
1: While the U.S. has many territories in Oceania, it has only one state there: this one.

Hawaii.

2: When Gauguin arrived on this island in 1891, he was shocked at how modern it was.

Tahiti.

3: Adamstown on Pitcairn Island sits on a bay named for this ship.

H.M.S. Bounty.

4: In the Solomons, you can tour Olasana Island, where this future U.S. president was rescued in August 1943.

JFK.

5: There's a museum on Tahiti devoted to this artist who spent 12 years there.

(Paul) Gauguin.
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April 16, 2023Episode 795 - 4-letter stock market words - sprechen sie deutsch? - the king - show biz siblings - it's time for sports
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 795, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 4-letter stock market words
1: A stock that's a low risk investment is a blue this.

a chip.

2: You can get mauled when it's this market that features a lengthy period of price drops.

the bear.

3: The flow of prices that appear on the boards of brokerage firms can be the "ticker" or this, or both together.

the tape.

4: It's an option that lets you purchase a certain stock for a set price until a certain date.

a call.

5: Being in this "position" indicates an expectation of rising share prices; it's also a hedge in futures.

long.
Round 2. Category: sprechen sie deutsch?
1: You say it to a sneezer to wish him or her "good health".

gesundheit.

2: As Wayne Newton could tell you, it means "thank you".

danke schoen.

3: Brand of beer that means "lion's brew".

Lowenbrau.

4: The name of this flower which grows in the Alps means "noble white".

edelweiss.

5: In the name of a popular veal dish, Vienna style, it means "slice" or "shaving".

schnitzel.
Round 3. Category: the king
1: Walter Winchell and George M. Cohan have each been called the "King of" this thoroughfare.

Broadway.

2: The King's concert was definitely over when this 5-word phrase followed "Ladies and gentlemen...".

Elvis has left the building.

3: Fittingly, this 1960 film was Elvis' first after returning from the army.

G.I. Blues.

4: In 1714, the Brits told this king to "come on over".

George I.

5: Once used as a church, this home established during the Civil War was named for the owner's daughter.

Graceland.
Round 4. Category: show biz siblings
1: This director's brother Ingo Preminger produced the film mash.

Otto Preminger.

2: Her sister Michie Mader sings backup for her whether she's performing with Regis or without him.

Kathie Lee.

3: Early in their careers, these brothers appeared on the TV series "Sea Hunt" with their father, Lloyd.

Jeff and Beau Bridges.

4: He debuted in "King of the Gypsies" in 1978, 10 years before his sister Julia served a "Mystic Pizza".

Eric Roberts.

5: "Drop Zone" director John Badham is the brother of Mary Badham, who played Scout in this 1962 film.

To Kill a Mockingbird.
Round 5. Category: it's time for sports
1: Maria Sharapova has had complaints about the loudness of her grunting while playing this.

tennis.

2: In 2003 the Miami Hurricanes blew out of this conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.

the Big East.

3: The first choice in the 2003 NBA draft, he already has a $90 million Nike deal and is only 18.

LeBron James.

4: This surprise 2003 British Open winner said that Tiger Woods has "this aroma about him".

Ben Curtis.

5: This horse's owners weren't laughing in 2003 when it failed to pick up the 3rd jewel of the Triple Crown.

Funny Cide.
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April 15, 2023Episode 794 - toys in the attic - great "scott" - tape - the company line - space exploration
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 794, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: toys in the attic
1: (Famous red-squared, shakeable drawing toy).

Etch-A-Sketch.

2: ("Stereophonic" device used to watch pictures on reels).

View-Master.

3: (Toy that's a "knockout").

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.

4: (Remove an ailment carefully or you'll get buzzed).

Operation.

5: (Tap your mallet carefully on the "frozen water blocks" and...).

Don't Break the Ice.
Round 2. Category: great "scott"
1: Known for refusing an Oscar, he accepted an Emmy for role in Arthur Miller's "The Price".

George C. Scott.

2: An infamous 1857 Supreme Court decision declared he could not claim U.S. citizenship.

Dred Scott.

3: "B" western star who earned an "A" financial rating as one of Hollywood's richest men.

Randolph Scott.

4: Ironically, by 1917, the year he died in a mental institution, ragtime was passe.

Scott Joplin.

5: He went deep in space as 1 of first U.S. astronauts to become a navy deep sea diver.

Scott Carpenter.
Round 3. Category: tape
1: For protection, these athletes tape both hands under their 6- to 12-ounce gloves.

Boxers.

2: This type of tape is applied to bicycles and to children's clothing as a safety device.

Reflective tape.

3: A popular calendar is titled "365 Days of" this often gray cloth tape.

Duct tape.

4: As its name indicates, it's used especially to cover surfaces during painting.

Masking tape.

5: Used to insulate electrical wires, it's named for the force that resists sliding objects.

Friction tape.
Round 4. Category: the company line
1: In 1963, live on "The Art Linkletter Show", this company served its billionth burger.

McDonald's.

2: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in and was first displayed on.

Crate and Barrel.

3: This company's Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month.

Bulova.

4: Edward Teller and this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women.

(Paul) Bonwit.

5: The Kirschner brothers, Don and Bill, named this ski company for themselves and the second-highest mountain.

K2.
Round 5. Category: space exploration
1: In 2011 MESSENGER is scheduled to orbit this planet named for a messenger god.

Mercury.

2: In June 1963 she orbited 48 times in 70 hours, 50 minutes.

Valentina Tereshkova.

3: In 1958 Explorer I discovered these radiation bands surrounding the Earth.

Van Allen Belts.

4: In 1998 a craft named for him photographed volcanic plumes on Io, a Jovian moon he discovered in 1610.

Galileo.

5: In 2005 the Hubble Space Telescope found 2 more small moons orbiting this, making 3, including Charon.

Pluto.
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April 14, 2023Episode 793 - cheesy countries - the 7 wonders of the ancient world - the abcs of the cdc - i believe i can't fly - jesus
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 793, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: cheesy countries
1: Fontina.

Italy.

2: Provolone.

Italy.

3: Oak-smoked Blarney Castle.

Ireland.

4: Lubelski.

Poland.

5: Brusselae Kaas.

Belgium.
Round 2. Category: the 7 wonders of the ancient world
1: They were ancient even before the other 6 wonders were built.

Pyramids.

2: Its flowers and trees were irrigated by slaves turning screws to lift water from the Euphrates River.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

3: This ancient wonder is said to have worn a sun-ray crown and stand beside, not over, a harbor.

Colossus of Rhodes.

4: Its light was created by fires of wood or oil intensified by several metal mirrors.

Lighthouse of Alexandria.

5: In the 4th century, this ancient wonder was transported from Olympia to Constantinople.

Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Round 3. Category: the abcs of the cdc
1: In 1992 the CDC added this word to its name to reflect its broader role, but didn't add "P" to its initials.

Prevention.

2: The CDC says this form of cancer, which includes melanoma, is the most common in the U.S..

Skin cancer.

3: At its inception in 1946, the CDC fought this mosquito-borne disease that was prevalent in the South at the time.

Malaria.

4: In 1981 the first cases of this disease were published in the CDC's "Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report".

AIDS.

5: The CDC is an agency of this department of the federal government.

Health and Human Services.
Round 4. Category: i believe i can't fly
1: This large bird was once found as far as the deserts of Arabia and Syria but is now confined to parts of Africa.

Ostrich.

2: About the size of a chicken, it's strictly protected by New Zealand law.

Kiwi.

3: The Adelie species of this bird is distinguished by the white spectacle-like ring around each eye.

Penguin.

4: Native to Mauritius and now extinct, it's known mainly by early drawings and body fragments in museums.

Dodo.

5: It's Australia's national bird.

Emu.
Round 5. Category: jesus
1: All 4 gospels agree that Jesus died on this day of the week.

Friday.

2: ...walked on the water of this large local lake.

the Sea of Galilee.

3: This term for an artistic representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead Christ is from the Italian.

a pietÃƒÂ .

4: Type of bread Jesus served at the Last Supper.

unleavened bread.

5: ...ascended into heaven from atop this peak 40 days after his resurrection.

the Mount of Olives.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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