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March 24, 2023Episode 772 - curtains - biblical rhyme time - say it in english - the continents - road movies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 772, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: curtains
1: The appearance of a performer at the end of a show in response to applause.

Curtain Call.

2: On this game show, Wayne Brady may ask if you want to trade what you have for what's behind the curtain.

Let\'s Make a Deal.

3: Game show that asked "Would you like the box or what's behind the curtain Carol's pointing to?".

Let\'s Make A Deal.

4: Similar to the Iron Curtain, it was the ideological barrier between Communist China & other countries.

Bamboo Curtain.

5: In one scene of this film, a small dog pulls at a shiny green curtain, revealing the white-haired man hidden behind it.

The Wizard of Oz.
Round 2. Category: biblical rhyme time
1: Fisherman-apostle's high-frequency hi-fi speakers.

Peter\'s tweeters.

2: A gospel writer's small songbirds.

Mark\'s larks.

3: Long-suffering man's dressing gowns.

Job\'s robes.

4: Pillar of salt's hubby's collapsible beds.

Lot\'s cots.

5: Precious stones belonging to Noah's oldest son.

Shem\'s gems.
Round 3. Category: say it in english
1: Buenas noches.

Good night.

2: Ankthay ouyay.

Thank you.

3: Silenzio!.

Silence/be quiet.

4: Entrez!.

Enter/come in.

5: Auf wiedersehen.

Good bye.
Round 4. Category: the continents
1: From west to east, this continent's major language groups are Romance, Germanic & Slavic.

Europe.

2: The world's largest desert fills nearly all of this continent's northern part.

Africa.

3: Of the 7, number of continents that lie both north & south of the equator.

3 (Asia, Africa & South America).

4: The world's lowest point is on this continent.

Asia.

5: Continent which, after Africa, has recorded the highest temperature, 134 degrees.

North America.
Round 5. Category: road movies
1: Freddy Krueger was introduced in this 1984 scarefest.

A Nightmare on Elm Street.

2: Classic 1950 film that includes the line "All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up".

Sunset Boulevard.

3: Michael Douglas won an Oscar for assuring us that "Greed... is good" in this 1987 film.

Wall Street.

4: Naomi Watts & Laura Elena Harring starred in this 2001 Hollywood noir film directed by David Lynch.

Mulholland Drive.

5: College professor Jeff Bridges begins to suspect that his neighbor Tim Robbins is a terrorist in this 1999 thriller.

Arlington Road.
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March 23, 2023Episode 771 - Cool, Dude!. With Cool in quotes - Tanks! - Army, Navy, Air Force Or Marines - Hundreds - Film Noir
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 771, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cool, Dude!. With Cool in quotes
1: Paul Newman refuses to conform to rural prison life in this movie.

Cool Hand Luke.

2: In the late 19-teens, he was the governor of Massachusetts.

Calvin Coolidge.

3: In the 1980s Ernest and Julio Gallo introduced these beverages under the Bartles and Jaymes label.

wine coolers.

4: Rapper born Artis Ivey Jr..

Coolio.

5: Nickname of ballplayer James Bell, said to be so fast that a ball he hit struck him as he slid into second.

"Cool Papa".
Round 2. Category: Tanks!
1: Reportedly this British prime minister once termed the English Channel the world's best tank trap.

Churchill.

2: This large U.S. tank bearing the name of a Civil War general was the most widely produced tank of World War II.

Sherman.

3: In 1942 British forces were pushed from Libya into Egypt by this general's Afrika Korps tank units.

Rommel.

4: This country's T-34 tank played a large part in fighting off German invasion in 1941.

Soviet Union.

5: "War As I Knew It" was the memoir of this fierce tank commander who participated in the invasion of Sicily.

Patton.
Round 3. Category: Army, Navy, Air Force Or Marines
1: Future president John F. Kennedy.

Navy.

2: "The Right Stuff" guy Chuck Yeager after 1947.

Air Force.

3: The Civil War's David Glasgow Farragut.

Navy.

4: Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

Marines.

5: Cold War figure Francis Gary Powers.

Air Force.
Round 4. Category: Hundreds
1: Scrape together 100 pence and trade it into the Bank of England for 1 of these.

Pound.

2: Richard Dawson hosted this show that featured surveys of 100 people.

Family Feud.

3: In 2000 a roll or "coil" of 100 first-class stamps set you back this much at the post office.

$33.

4: This movie about the Battle of Thermopylae was based on a Frank Miller graphic novel.

300.

5: The Dewey decimal system puts history and geography in the group starting with this 3-digit number.

the 900s.
Round 5. Category: Film Noir
1: Jack Nicholson played L.A. private eye J.J. Gittes in this 1974 classic.

Chinatown.

2: David Mamet wrote the screenplay for the 1981 remake of this noir classic based on a novel by James M. Cain.

The Postman Always Rings Twice.

3: Emma Thompson and this actor each had 2 roles in the 1991 noir thriller "Dead Again".

Kenneth Branagh.

4: He made his directorial debut with 1981's "Body Heat".

Lawrence Kasdan.

5: The Coen Brothers paid homage to film noir with this 1984 movie about a private eye hired to kill a cheating wife.

Blood Simple.
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March 22, 2023Episode 770 - Location, Location, Location - Have Fun - Hoop-La - This Land Is Your Land - Adventure Movies. With Adventure in quotation marks
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 770, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Location, Location, Location
1: Suisse is the French name for this mountainous country.

Switzerland.

2: Washington Irving gave New York City this nickname in 1807.

Gotham.

3: There are only 31 states and 1 federal district in this North American country.

Mexico.

4: The Tasman Sea separates Australia and this nation.

New Zealand.

5: Robin Hood's nemesis was the sheriff of this district.

Nottingham.
Round 2. Category: Have Fun
1: It's what you're doing when you're "cutting a rug".

dancing.

2: Ecclesiastes says, "A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink and to be" this.

merry.

3: You've let loose when this animal precedes "around" or "play".

horse.

4: Spelled one way, it's to have casino fun; spelled another, it's delightful skipping.

gamble/gambol.

5: Fancy, as in what's tickled when you are amused, is a shortened form of this word.

fantasy.
Round 3. Category: Hoop-La
1: In 1981 Houston's Calvin Murphy sank 95.8 % of these shots, an all-time NBA record.

free throws.

2: (Hi, I'm Julius Erving) During its final season in 1975-76 I led this league in scoring and won its slam dunk competition.

the ABA.

3: In 1990 this Nevada school's team became the first in history to score over 100 points in the NCAA championship game.

UNLV.

4: ( Hi, I'm Malik Rose of the NBA.) I attended the same Philadelphia high school as this late, great 7 foot 1 center.

Wilt Chamberlain.

5: In 1979 the NBA's New Orleans Jazz moved to this state less well known for its jazz.

Utah.
Round 4. Category: This Land Is Your Land
1: The Golden Gate Bridge is found in this state.

California.

2: You'll find this "Great" 1,700-square-mile body of water in northwest Utah.

the Great Salt Lake.

3: Of the 4 presidents pictured here [rest of clue unavailable].

-----------------------------------.

4: Of Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit, the city that's farthest east.

Pittsburgh.

5: This U.S. island of the north Pacific with a 4-letter name is only about 30 miles long and 8 miles wide.

Guam.
Round 5. Category: Adventure Movies. With Adventure in quotation marks
1: Elementary, my dear Watson! It's a 1939 movie starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

2: In the 1960 version, Jim the runaway slave was played by boxer Archie Moore.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

3: Yup, in this film Gary Cooper played the explorer whose name gets shouted out in pools worldwide.

The Adventures of Marco Polo.

4: 1948 film about a legendary lover played by legendary lover Errol Flynn.

The Adventures of Don Juan.

5: The title character of this 1984 movie was a rock star, brain surgeon, and nuclear physicist.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.
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March 21, 2023Episode 769 - Musical Rhyme Time - Books On Sports - Famous Ships - Bear Feat - Unauthorized Biographies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 769, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Musical Rhyme Time
1: Completes the title of Little Richard's 1958 song "Good Golly...".

Miss Molly.

2: Brian Hyland hit #1 in 1960 singing about this type of "yellow, polka-dot bikini".

itsy bitsy teenie weenie.

3: In his first big hit, Roy Orbison claimed "Only" they "know how I feel".

"The Lonely".

4: Freddy Cannon had a 1959 hit singing about this "Lassie".

"Tallahassee Lassie".

5: Janis Joplin's only #1 song.

"Me and Bobby McGee".
Round 2. Category: Books On Sports
1: In "Deep Water Passage", Ann Linnea describes kayaking all the way around this largest Great Lake.

Lake Superior.

2: This tennis star's memoir "Days of Grace" was published shortly after his death in February 1993.

Arthur Ashe.

3: "Sir Charles" collects the wit and wisdom of this 1993 NBA MVP.

Charles Barkley.

4: He wrote "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" and starred in "Fists of Fury".

Bruce Lee.

5: This one-time coach of the New England Patriots discusses leadership in "Finding a Way to Win".

Bill Parcells.
Round 3. Category: Famous Ships
1: Remember this ship that blew up in 1898? One inquiry said the cause of the explosion was a submarine mine.

the Maine.

2: After striking a reef in 1989 it caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

Exxon Valdez.

3: The Pearl Harbor memorial built above this sunken battleship was dedicated in 1962.

the Arizona.

4: The ramains of this ship were found off Pitcairn Island in 1957.

the Bounty.

5: Name shared by the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic and the 1st nuclear-powered merchant ship.

the Savannah.
Round 4. Category: Bear Feat
1: At about 9 feet and 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island.

Kodiak.

2: The Asiatic black bear also bears the beary nice name of these Indian mountains where it dwells.

Himalayas.

3: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be found in children's stories of Europe and Asia.

Brown bear.

4: This smallest bear species bears the name of a heavenly object.

Sun bear.

5: Spectacled bears are the only species found on this continent.

South America.
Round 5. Category: Unauthorized Biographies
1: A bio of Ms. Hewitt has this title, like an Erich Segal novel.

"Love Story".

2: "Mmmbop to the Top" was the subtitle of a 1997 book on this group.

Hanson.

3: This actor's life gets plenty of space in "Captain Quirk".

William Shatner.

4: An unauthorized bio of Mark Wahlberg is titled "Don't Call Me" this.

Marky Mark.

5: A bio of this producer of Broadway shows like "Hello, Dolly!" calls him "The Abominable Showman".

David Merrick.
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March 20, 2023Episode 768 - "Pen" Pals - State Facts - Truth Or Dare - Retailers' Home States - First Aid
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 768, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Pen" Pals
1: In 1955 this group had its only Top 40 hit with the following song:("Earth Angel, Earth Angel, will you be mine...").

The Penguins.

2: The 2 words preceding "Pound foolish".

Penny Wise.

3: Without government authorization, Andrew Jackson seized this Fla. city from Spain on Nov. 7, 1817.

Pensacola.

4: In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Icarius and the wife of Odysseus.

Penelope.

5: Next to last.

Penultimate.
Round 2. Category: State Facts
1: Mormons make up about 70% of this state's population.

Utah.

2: Only 3 cities in this state have more than 50,000 people--Billings, Missoula and Great Falls.

Montana.

3: Until surpassed by California and Texas, it was the most populous state.

New York.

4: Methinks an annual gathering held in Florence is Alabama's official faire of this type.

a Renaissance Faire.

5: In 1786 South Carolina's assembly met in Charleston to say let's blow this joint and move the capital here.

Columbia.
Round 3. Category: Truth Or Dare
1: Dare: Imitate Kikazaru, the monkey who illustrates this phrase that goes with "see no evil" and "speak no evil".

"hear no evil".

2: Breakdance in the middle of stage, or identify this dancing pair who starred in "Top Hat".

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

3: Truth: This "Common Sense" pamphleteer later turned to inventing, trying to come up with a smokeless candle.

Thomas Paine.

4: Dare: Respond with an imitation of this radio therapist whose "Sexually Speaking" program began in 1980.

Ruth Westheimer.

5: Truth: This fight promoter said "There was a spontaneous combustion of love" at the Trump wedding.

Don King.
Round 4. Category: Retailers' Home States
1: CompUSA,Tandy,Southland.

Texas.

2: Walgreen,Spiegel,Sears.

Illinois.

3: Woolworth,Barnes and Noble,Saks.

New York.

4: Safeway,Ralphs,Vons.

California.

5: A and P,Toys "R" Us,Pathmark.

New Jersey.
Round 5. Category: First Aid
1: Shock is a major hazard of this type of injury, especially a severe or third-degree one.

a burn.

2: A seriously injured person usually suffers from this condition of very low blood pressure.

shock.

3: The displacement at the end of a bone from its joint; it often happens to the shoulder.

dislocation.

4: A pinch of this should be added to the water given to a victim of heat exhaustion.

salt.

5: Rattlesnake bites cause immediate pain, then the wounded area does this and becomes discolored.

swells up.
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8min
March 19, 2023Episode 767 - Bear Feat - River Cities - Skin Deep - Magic And Magicians - Pits Burg
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 767, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bear Feat
1: At about 9 feet and 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island.

Kodiak.

2: The Asiatic black bear also bears the beary nice name of these Indian mountains where it dwells.

Himalayas.

3: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be found in children's stories of Europe and Asia.

Brown bear.

4: This smallest bear species bears the name of a heavenly object.

Sun bear.

5: Spectacled bears are the only species found on this continent.

South America.
Round 2. Category: River Cities
1: The sacred Hindu city of Benares is located on the left bank of this river.

Ganges.

2: This large and commercially important U.S. river begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ohio.

3: This international river flows past Alamosa, Colorado and Brownsville, Texas on its way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Rio Grande.

4: Baghdad, Iraq lies on this Fertile Crescent river.

Tigris.

5: 1 of the 2 rivers at whose confluence the city of Montreal lies.

Ottawa or St. Lawrence.
Round 3. Category: Skin Deep
1: Wrinkles at the corner of the eye, perhaps caused by squinting while bird watching.

Crow's feet.

2: Contact dermatitis can be the result of contact with this plant, Rhus radicans.

Poison Ivy.

3: The little sections of dead epidermis around your fingernails.

Cuticles.

4: This term for a balm for the skin or the conscience goes back to the Sanskrit sarpis, "melted butter".

Salve.

5: The skin's 2 exocrine types of glands are sweat and these, which produce oils.

Sebaceous glands.
Round 4. Category: Magic And Magicians
1: In 1942 this "Citizen Kane" director created the "Mercury Wonder Show", a magic show for servicemen.

Orson Welles.

2: Haruo Shimoda and Lance Burton are famous for acts featuring these birds.

doves.

3: This star of TV's "Dave's World" once did an act featuring the dangerous bullet catch trick.

Harry Anderson.

4: Lynette Chappell appears as the evil queen in this duo's show at Las Vegas' Mirage Hotel.

Siegfried and Roy.

5: Hardeen, born Theodore Weiss, briefly performed with this famous escape artist, his brother.

Harry Houdini.
Round 5. Category: Pits Burg
1: Head to this state's peach festival in Fort Valley if you want to help make the world's largest peach cobbler.

Georgia.

2: Any pilgrimage to find the best olives will lead you through Kalamata in this country.

Greece.

3: This country's Murcia and Valencia regions produce many of the world's apricots.

Spain.

4: 76 years old, the original Hass avocado tree died in 2002 in La Habra Heights in this state.

California.

5: In 1852 cherries were planted on Old Mission Peninsula in this Midwest state; it now grows 75% of the tart type.

Michigan.
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March 18, 2023Episode 766 - Palindromic Words - The "Temp"-Ist - Australia - Would You Like A Beverage? - Salt
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 766, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Palindromic Words
1: Slang adjective for someone you think is not what they seem, especially if they might be the impostor in the game "Among Us".

sus.

2: It comes before "tube" in a term of which we disapprove.

boob.

3: Instead of "Hey, pal" or "mister", you can say "Hey", this word made popular by the character Wolverine.

bub.

4: An island city near Montreal, or French WWII traitor Pierre.

Laval.

5: It's the raised structure at the back of a sailing ship.

the poop.
Round 2. Category: The "Temp"-Ist
1: Japanese dish of battered, deep-fried veggies or seafood.

tempura.

2: Oscar Wilde once quipped, "I can resist everything except" this.

temptation.

3: Total abstinence from alcohol.

temperance.

4: A prevailing or predominant quality of mind.

a temperament.

5: A mechanical pattern used in manufacturing.

a template.
Round 3. Category: Australia
1: Australia lies completely within these 2 hemispheres.

Southern and Eastern Hemispheres.

2: This flightless bird is featured on Australia's coat of arms.

the emu.

3: It's what the "diggers" were digging for in the 1850s.

gold.

4: 1 of the 2 animals featured on Australia's coat of arms.

(1 of) the kangaroo (emu).

5: Person next in line to be monarch of Australia.

Prince Charles.
Round 4. Category: Would You Like A Beverage?
1: A left hook, or a fruit juice beverage.

punch.

2: Combine root beer and ice cream and you've created one of these beverages.

root beer float.

3: The first Pilsner varieties of this were brewed in 1842 in the Czech kingdom of Bohemia.

beer.

4: In Racine, Wisconsin, pay your respects to William Horlick, who invented this grain-flavored drink.

malted milk.

5: Add peach-flavored schnapps to orange juice to create this "fuzzy" potent potable.

Fuzzy Navel.
Round 5. Category: Salt
1: In Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper", an overturned salt cellar lies in front of him.

Judas.

2: In 1930 this Indian pacifist marched 200 miles to the sea to protest Britain's salt tax.

Gandhi.

3: In 1914 the little girl with the umbrella began appearing on this company's salt packages.

Morton's.

4: Throwing salt into the center of the ring to purify it is part of the ritual of this sport.

sumo wrestling.

5: Opened in 1825, it was known as the "ditch that salt built" because its main cargo was salt from Syracuse, N.Y..

the Erie Canal.
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March 17, 2023Episode 765 - Warthogs - Oh, Witty Woman - Iraq - "Lock"S - They Named It For Me
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 765, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Warthogs
1: A young warthog's canine teeth eventually grow into a pair of these formidable defensive weapons.

tusks.

2: Warthogs stick this long, thin, tufted body part straight up in the air when they run.

their tails.

3: A warthog's enemies include these 2 predators that begin with the same "L"etter.

lions and leopards.

4: In a movie he's the warthog who befriends young Simba.

Pumbaa.

5: For warthogs, home is often an adopted den of one of these insectivores AKA an ant bear.

an aardvark.
Round 2. Category: Oh, Witty Woman
1: 1893-born wit who reportedly said, "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue".

Dorothy Parker.

2: Lucille Ball once quipped, "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about" this.

your age.

3: Funny lady Roseanne used to joke that she wouldn't do this chore "'til Sears makes one you can ride on".

Vacuum.

4: This country singer said, "I was the first woman to burn my bra--it took the fire department 4 days to put it out".

Dolly Parton.

5: Erma Bombeck advised, "Before you try to keep up with" them, "be sure they're not trying to keep up with you".

the Joneses.
Round 3. Category: Iraq
1: It's the country Iraqi nationalists call Iraq's 19th province.

Kuwait.

2: Iraq's old name, Mesopotamia, was derived from its location between these 2 rivers.

the Tigris and Euphrates.

3: Roughly 75 percent of Iraq's people are Arabs and 20 percent are of this ethnic group.

Kurds.

4: After this country's 1948 independence, the armies of Transjordan and Iraq invaded.

Israel.

5: Initially set up as a monarchy, Iraq became this type of political order in 1958 as its ensuing "Guard" could attest.

a republic.
Round 4. Category: "Lock"S
1: Tetanus.

lockjaw.

2: This small ornamental case for a keepsake is often worn as a pendant.

a locket.

3: Hairstyle popular among Rastafarians.

dreadlocks.

4: This phrase meaning the grave of all who perish at sea dates back about 200 years.

Davy Jones's locker.

5: In 1690 this founder of empericism outlined his philosophical doctrine in "An Essay on Human Understanding".

John Locke.
Round 5. Category: They Named It For Me
1: They named a poll after this man born in Iowa in 1901.

George Gallup.

2: They named a knot for this Duke who was briefly king of England.

Duke of Windsor.

3: She left her mark on Louis XV and her name on a big hair style.

Madame de Pompadour.

4: They named a smear after a Greek-American doctor and shortened the name to this.

Pap.

5: A territory in Africa and a scholarship in Oxford have borne this businessman's name.

Cecil Rhodes.
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March 16, 2023Episode 764 - You Weren't "There" - People With Peanuts Names - Tv "O"S - Fat Music - Food And Drink
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Round 1. Category: You Weren't "There"
1: In a popular nursery rhyme, this line precedes "and he went a crooked mile".

There was a crooked man.

2: Ben and Cameron headlined this 1998 film about a guy who never stopped loving his high school crush.

There's Something About Mary.

3: This Ethel Merman hit song is "like no business I know".

"There's No Business Like Show Business".

4: P.T. Barnum made this pithy observation regarding suckers.

There's one born every minute..

5: Baby, this song was a top 10 hit for the Drifters in 1959.

"There Goes My Baby".
Round 2. Category: People With Peanuts Names
1: In a Coasters hit song this title man asks, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me?".

"Charlie Brown".

2: The doctor was in when this important hominid fossil was discovered in 1974.

Lucy.

3: In 1973 this woman from Colorado began her 24-year tenure in the House.

Pat Schroeder.

4: His blankets were very holy as Pope in 67 A.D..

Linus.

5: She took a 6-day shuttle ride in 1983.

Sally Ride.
Round 3. Category: Tv "O"S
1: He played florist, er...Father Murphy.

(Merlin) Olsen.

2: In the mid-'70s he could be found singing between Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson.

Tony Orlando.

3: This Lord won Emmys in 1960, 1973, 1975, 1982 and 1984.

Lord Olivier.

4: This "thirtysomething" star directed the 1992 TV movie "Doing Time on Maple Drive".

Ken Olin.

5: Lt. Castillo on "Miami Vice", he helped clean up L.A. after the 1992 riots.

(Edward James) Olmos.
Round 4. Category: Fat Music
1: He never had a No.1 hit; the closest he came was No. 2 with the following:"I found my thrill /On Blueberry Hill...".

Fats Domino.

2: Hefty rappers who joined Chubby Checker for a new version of "The Twist" in 1988.

The Fat Boys.

3: In "Creeque Alley", "No one's getting fat except" her.

Mama Cass.

4: This singer took Michael Jackson's "Bad" and turned it into "Fat".

"Weird Al" Yankovic.

5: In the polka, reason "I don't want her, you can have her".

she's too fat for me.
Round 5. Category: Food And Drink
1: During the holidays you can buy this cool creamy Christmas drink in cartons, minus the liquor.

eggnog.

2: They're the 2 things Little Miss Muffet was consuming while sitting on her tuffet.

curds and whey.

3: This pizza with simple toppings of mozzarella, tomatoes and basil was named in honor of the queen of Savoy.

Margherita.

4: Alliterative name for the classic French dish consisting of meat braised in red wine with onions and mushrooms.

beef bourguinon.

5: Profession of the inventors of Pepsi and Coke.

pharmacists.
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March 15, 2023Episode 763 - Ohio - City - Let's Get Graphic - The List List - Nonsense Poetry
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 763, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ohio
1: This bar soap that floats was invented in Cincinnati.

Ivory soap.

2: If this state insect is insulted, she just might "fly away home".

a ladybug.

3: In 1918 Eugene Debs was arrested after speaking in this city, now home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Canton.

4: The only 1 of the Great Lakes bordering Ohio.

Lake Erie.

5: This NHL team's name celebrates Ohio's contribution to the winning side in the Civil War.

Blue Jackets.
Round 2. Category: City
1: Born in this Austrian city, Maximilian Schell directed a film of "Tale from" its "Woods".

Vienna.

2: It was originally built on 7 hills and enclosed by the Servian Wall.

Rome.

3: We have no beef with its being the capital of the Hyogo prefecture in Japan.

Kobe.

4: After founding this city in 1535, Francisco Pizarro got his "Bean there, done that" t-shirt.

Lima.

5: This suburb of Cairo is the third-largest city in Egypt.

Giza.
Round 3. Category: Let's Get Graphic
1: It's a prototype layout of a graphic work, or one of the positions in bridge.

Dummy.

2: During papermaking a dandy roll presses these into the paper and you can see them by holding the paper up to a light.

Watermark.

3: This is not all good; in fact, it's colored aluminum: [video clue].

Glitter.

4: Kerning is the adjustment of the spaces between these; ours, as you can see, is just perfect.

Letters.

5: Logo is short for this.

Logotype.
Round 4. Category: The List List
1: Number of songs on the American top pop list hosted by Casey Kasem.

40.

2: Santa keeps a list of people who fall into these 2 "N" categories.

Naughty and nice.

3: In 1988 Microsoft came in at No. 137 out of the 500 companies on this magazine's famous list.

Fortune.

4: Supplying info that led to the arrest of everyone on this list in August 1998 could have netted you over $1,500,000.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List.

5: Topping his first worst-dressed list in 1960 was Anna Magnani, who dressed like she was "wearing tramp clothes".

Mr. Blackwell.
Round 5. Category: Nonsense Poetry
1: A.E. Housman wrote, "A tail behind, a trunk in front, complete the usual" one of these.

elephant.

2: In this poem the borogoves were "all mimsy".

"Jabberwocky".

3: Hilaire Belloc wrote, "When I'm dead, I hope it may be said: 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were'" this.

read.

4: A piggy-wig in a wood sold his nose ring to this Edward Lear pair.

the owl and the pussycat.

5: He wrote, "Isn't it funny how a bear likes honey? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does?".

(A.A.) Milne.
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