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March 14, 2023Episode 762 - Tv Friends On Film - Rhymes With Eek - Brain Candy - Tv Teen Dramas - Driver Ed.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 762, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Friends On Film
1: "Ed".

Matt LeBlanc.

2: "Scream","Ace Ventura: Pet Detective".

Courteney Cox.

3: "Clockwatchers","Romy and Michele's High School Reunion".

Lisa Kudrow.

4: "Kissing A Fool","The Pallbearer".

David Schwimmer.

5: "Leprechaun","Picture Perfect".

Jennifer Aniston.
Round 2. Category: Rhymes With Eek
1: Half a fortnight.

week.

2: To look for.

seek.

3: Eating this member of the lily family could make your breath reek.

leek.

4: The state of vexation you might experience if you can't reach the top of a mountain.

pique.

5: Donald Kent Slayton's nickname.

"Deke" (one of our original astronauts).
Round 3. Category: Brain Candy
1: This Sir Arthur Conan Doyle character once remarked "A man's brain originally is like a little empty attic".

Sherlock Holmes.

2: Examples of these pains in the brain include the cluster and tension varieties.

headaches.

3: It does "matter" that you give us this colorful slang term for the brain.

gray matter.

4: It's not cloudbursts in the skull, but shared problem solving in which everyone contributes ideas.

brainstorming.

5: It's the name for the brain-wasting cattle infection that crippled the British beef industry in 1996.

mad cow disease.
Round 4. Category: Tv Teen Dramas
1: Its last episode had James Van Der Beek's character, now 25, producing a TV teen drama based on his life.

Dawson's Creek.

2: The web site for this show includes "Rory's Book Club": log on and join.

Gilmore Girls.

3: Smallville High School reporter Chloe has written for this big city newspaper.

The Daily Planet.

4: In 2003 this Camden family entered its 8th season (but the title didn't change to reflect it).

7th Heaven.

5: This series began in 2003 with Lucas and Nathan discovering a terrible secret: they were half-brothers.

One Tree Hill.
Round 5. Category: Driver Ed.
1: By law you must have this piece of personal I.D. with you whenever you drive.

a driver's license.

2: It's best to use these sparingly when driving downhill: they may get hot and lose power.

brakes.

3: To alert other drivers, it's best to do this at least 5 seconds before changing lanes.

signal.

4: A flashing red light means you must do this before proceeding.

stop.

5: A solid double yellow line means you're not allowed to do this.

pass.
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March 13, 2023Episode 761 - Cathedrals And Churches - So Nice They Nicknamed Me Twice - On The "Go" - Hot "Bun"S - Party Time!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 761, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cathedrals And Churches
1: The church of Trinita Del Monti soars high above the Spanish Steps in this city.

Rome.

2: 6 golden domes were added to this capital's Annunciation Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible.

Moscow.

3: You can see the Black Prince's knightwear, as well as his tomb, at this English cathedral and pilgrimage site.

Canterbury.

4: St. Andrew's Church in this Ukranian city stands on a site where St. Andrew reputedly erected a cross.

Kiev.

5: Many Polish kings are buried in Wawel Cathedral on Wawel Hill in this city, once the capital of Poland.

Krakow.
Round 2. Category: So Nice They Nicknamed Me Twice
1: "The Chairman of the Board", "Ol' Blue Eyes".

Frank Sinatra.

2: "America's Sweetheart", "Little Sure Shot".

Annie Oakley.

3: "Conqueror of the World", "Macedonia's Madman".

Alexander the Great.

4: "The Father of the H-Bomb", "Dr. Strangelove".

Edward Teller.

5: "The Poet of the Commonplace", "The Children's Poet".

Longfellow.
Round 3. Category: On The "Go"
1: Chronic or recurring pain in the lower back.

lumbago.

2: Beastly highest awarded handed out at the Berlin Film Festival, not the Berlin Golf Tournament.

the Golden Bear.

3: Another name for graphite, it's also the name of several garden plants.

plumbago.

4: Ze plane, boss, ze plane--our faith in this kind of cult is being proved true!.

a cargo cult.

5: A type of tortoise that's an accomplished excavator is named for this mammal.

a gopher.
Round 4. Category: Hot "Bun"S
1: In a 1969 Sam Peckinpah film, William Holden and Ernest Borgnine were part of a "Wild" one.

Bunch.

2: This folklore hero was so big, as a child he rocked in his cradle and caused a 75-foot tide in the Bay of Fundy.

Paul Bunyan.

3: A con game, or the police squad that breaks it up.

bunko.

4: A 221-foot-high obelisk commemorating this battle stands on Breed's Hill.

Bunker Hill.

5: 2-word term for the 30,000-pound precision-guided bombs used to destroy underground command centers.

bunker busters.
Round 5. Category: Party Time!
1: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital.

London.

2: Heloise suggests putting fortunes inside these inflatable items instead of in cookies; then let guests pop them.

Balloons.

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

the Federalists.

4: On a party invitation, the letters RSVP stand for the French phrase "Repondez" this.

S'il vous plait.

5: Founded in 1973:This Israeli party to the right of Labor.

Likud.
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March 12, 2023Episode 760 - World Holidays And Observances - "7" Movies - Jimmy Jam - The Occult - Let's Get Married
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 760, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: World Holidays And Observances
1: At midnight on New Year's Eve, Spaniards eat one of these vine fruits with each chime of a clock bell.

a grape.

2: His July 15 birthday is a holiday in Brunei.

the Sultan of Brunei.

3: Tahiti celebrates this on July 14; it's that French connection.

Bastille Day.

4: "The Folklore of World Holidays" gives instructions on how to make a turnip lantern for this observance.

Halloween.

5: In Germany, Pfingsten is this observance, 50 days after Easter.

Pentecost.
Round 2. Category: "7" Movies
1: Marilyn Monroe's immortal billowing skirt photo is a still from this film.

The Seven Year Itch.

2: This title refers to Sherlock Holmes' cocaine habit.

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.

3: Lina Wertmuller's 1976 film that fits this category.

Seven Beauties.

4: James Cagney reprised his George M. Cohan role in this Bob Hope film.

Seven Little Foys.

5: "The Magnificent 7" was based on this 1954 Japanese film.

Seven Samurai.
Round 3. Category: Jimmy Jam
1: He played Victor Sifuentes on "L.A. Law" before hitting the street as Det. Bobby Simone on "NYPD Blue".

Jimmy Smits.

2: "Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads" is a 1992 box set retrospective by this singer.

Jimmy Buffett.

3: From 1974 through 1978, he was ranked the No. 1 tennis player in the world.

Jimmy Connors.

4: He was the lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page.

5: And now an update...this "Saturday Night Live" regular also appeared in HBO's "Band of Brothers".

Jimmy Fallon.
Round 4. Category: The Occult
1: Yes, yes, this aid to mediums at large takes its name from the French and German words for "yes".

a Ouija board.

2: In folklore of this religion "dybbuks" are evil spirits which take possession of the living.

Jewish.

3: It's the ability to move an object using psychic powers.

telekinesis.

4: A "Dictionary of the Occult" defines white this as consorting with spirits for a good or innocent purpose.

magic.

5: In New Orleans jujus include these double-talk magick bags traditionally consecrated to the 4 elements.

gris-gris (bags).
Round 5. Category: Let's Get Married
1: On Sept. 12, 1953 Boston Archbishop Richard Cushing conducted the marriage between this famous pair.

JFK and Jackie.

2: About his mother's remarriage, Hamlet disdainfully remarks, "Frailty thy name is" this.

woman.

3: In the section on marriage in "The Prophet", he wrote "Let there be spaces in your togetherness".

Khalil Gibran.

4: The first 2 acts of this 1938 play are titled "The Daily Life" and "Love and Marriage".

Our Town.

5: He must have liked the family; Thomas Seymour married this English king's widow and later tried to marry his daughter.

Henry VIII.
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March 11, 2023Episode 759 - Fictional Seniors - Female Firsts - Marine Biology - Pennsylvanians - World Holidays And Observances
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 759, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fictional Seniors
1: Bob Cratchit's boss.

Ebenezer Scrooge.

2: This "Christmas Carol" curmudgeon is "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster".

(Ebenezer) Scrooge.

3: The devoted housekeeper Nelly Dean narrates much of the story of this Bronte title house.

Wuthering Heights.

4: In this novel Hugh Conway finds out that the High Lama is about 250 years old.

Lost Horizon.

5: This amateur sleuth who likes to knit lives in the small English village of St. Mary Mead.

Miss Jane Marple.
Round 2. Category: Female Firsts
1: She founded the Opera Company of Boston in 1957 and in 1976 became the first woman to conduct at the Met.

Sarah Caldwell.

2: In 1678, Elena Cornaro, fluent in 7 languages, became the first woman to receive this advanced degree.

doctorate (of philosophy).

3: Daisy Gordon, the niece of Juliette Gordon Low, became the first member of this organization when she joined in 1912.

the Girl Scouts.

4: This author and wife of Time magazine's founder was the USA's first female ambassador to Italy.

Clare Boothe Luce.

5: This UPI correspondent was the first woman to head the White House bureau of a major news service.

Helen Thomas.
Round 3. Category: Marine Biology
1: Around 1905 it was discovered that the American eel spawns in this "sea" in the north Atlantic.

the Sargasso Sea.

2: A species of this 10-armed animal is the largest invertebrate, reaching a length of over 50 feet.

squid.

3: The animals that form atolls.

coral.

4: When bivalves get scared, they pull these shut until the danger has passed.

their shells.

5: You might be "As happy as" this mollusk that has a heart but no brain.

a clam.
Round 4. Category: Pennsylvanians
1: "Little Women" was based on her own "poor but happy" family of mom, dad, 3 sisters and herself.

Louisa May Alcott.

2: In 1869 Philadelphia's John Wanamaker founded one of the 1st of these in the U.S..

the department store.

3: An educator and writer of 19th century "Readers", he began teaching at age 13.

(William) McGuffey.

4: His water colors are set almost entirely in the Brandywine Valley and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

(Andrew) Wyeth.

5: Surnames of the philanthropists who founded 2 Pittsburgh institutes which merged into 1 univ. in 1967.

Carnegie (and) Mellon.
Round 5. Category: World Holidays And Observances
1: Argentina honors this dance on Dec. 11, the birthday of 2 of its important figures, Carlos Gardel and Julio de Caro.

the tango.

2: Tahiti celebrates this on July 14; it's that French connection.

Bastille Day.

3: "The Folklore of World Holidays" gives instructions on how to make a turnip lantern for this observance.

Halloween.

4: At each of the 12 strokes of midnight starting a new year, a Spaniard will traditionally eat one of these.

grape.

5: Monaco's national day is November 19, the date in 1949 of his formal accession to the throne.

Prince Rainier.
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March 10, 2023Episode 758 - "In" Cities - Famous Cows - Book Sequels? - Renaissance Men - Words Of The '60s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 758, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "In" Cities
1: This resort city in Austria's Tirol is the northern gateway to the Brenner Pass in the Alps.

Innsbruck.

2: This Kansas City suburb was the starting point for the Oregon, Santa Fe and California Trails.

Independence.

3: The headquarters for the American Legion is located in this state capital.

Indianapolis.

4: This Swiss resort town is so named because it's located between 2 lakes.

Interlaken.

5: Some say Macbeth murdered Duncan in a castle near this Scottish city.

Inverness.
Round 2. Category: Famous Cows
1: Said to have started the Great Chicago Fire.

Mrs. O'Leary's cow.

2: Wife of Elmer, she's the Borden cow.

Elsie.

3: The emotional state of Carnation Company's cows.

contented.

4: 1 of 2 breeds named for a British Channel island on which they were developed.

Guernsey (or Jersey).

5: Cow seen in Mickey Mouse cartoons who shares her name with a male Howdy Doody character.

Clarabelle.
Round 3. Category: Book Sequels?
1: Arthur Dimmesdale returns (difficult, as he died in the first book) in this 19th c. author's "The Chartreuse Number".

Hawthorne.

2: Guy Montag is back, and those books are gonna pay in this author's "Celsius 232.78".

Ray Bradbury.

3: Natty Bumppo discovers there's "The Penultimate Iroquois" in this man's 1820s sequel.

James Fenimore Cooper.

4: Edmond Dantes gets a promotion in this author's 19th c. sequel "The Fresh Prince of Monte Cristo".

Alexandre Dumas.

5: Jose Arcadio Buendia is back a-buildin' in this author's 1960s book "25 More Years of Me-Time".

Gabriel GarcÃƒÂa MÃƒÂ¡rquez.
Round 4. Category: Renaissance Men
1: Unlike his predecessors, Maximilian I of this empire wasn't crowned by the Pope.

the Holy Roman Empire.

2: "Being unarmed...causes you to be despised", he wrote in "The Prince".

Machiavelli.

3: Pope Leo X was the second son of this "Magnificent" Medici.

Lorenzo.

4: 1 of the first reliefs this great artist sculpted was the "Madonna of the Stairs".

Michelangelo.

5: This Borgia was accused of murdering his brother Giovanni in 1497.

Cesare.
Round 5. Category: Words Of The '60s
1: These 2 birds represented conciliatory and aggressive attitudes toward war.

Doves and hawks.

2: To talk freely and frankly, or H. Brown's "middle name".

rap.

3: Logically enough, it's the single word for a topless bikini.

Monokini.

4: Term for those who rode buses to test integration in interstate travel.

"Freedom Riders".

5: Precedes "wasted", "down" and "your act together".

get.
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March 09, 2023Episode 757 - Ends In "Th" - Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Musical Terms - File Under "T" - 1962
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 757, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ends In "Th"
1: A mass of bubbles on top of hot chocolate.

froth.

2: Something enormous in size, such as the land animal mentioned in the book of Job.

a behemoth.

3: A scarce supply, or a shortage of food.

dearth.

4: Foam.

froth.

5: This type of bomber is designed to prevent detection by radar.

stealth.
Round 2. Category: Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
1: "Woodstock", the group's first hit together, was written by this onetime gal pal of Graham Nash.

Joni Mitchell.

2: Stills and Young came from Buffalo Springfield, Nash from The Hollies and Crosby flew off from this group.

The Byrds.

3: In 1997 Crosby, Stills and Nash performed at this university to commemorate the 27th anniv. of the shootings there.

Kent State.

4: David Crosby made big news when it was revealed that he fathered this rocker and Julie Cypher's 2 children.

Melissa Etheridge.

5: (Hello everybody, I'm Graham Nash) With an eye on the new millennium, our 2000 tour was dubbed this.

"CSNY: 2K".
Round 3. Category: Musical Terms
1: It's the kind of singing produced by an adult male in a higher than normal register.

falsetto.

2: If you don't want to "mezz" around with the longer term, you can call these singers "mezzos" for short.

mezzo-soprano.

3: From the old Provencal verb balar, meaning "to dance", it's a narrative poem of folk origin that is sung.

ballad.

4: These Cuban gourd instruments can be made of Bakelite filled w/lead shot for a stronger sound.

maracas.

5: In musical notation, this is a curved line grouping notes and indicating they're played together smoothly.

a slur.
Round 4. Category: File Under "T"
1: On the night of April 14-15, 1912 this ship sank in the north Atlantic.

Titanic.

2: It's the name of a national monument in the Salt River Valley in Arizona, kimosabe.

Tonto National Monument.

3: In 1941 Congress reset the day on which this annual holiday is observed.

Thanksgiving.

4: He was sent to bring Isolde to Cornwall to marry his uncle, King Mark.

Tristan.

5: It's defined as a small, shallow drum with a single head and metallic jingles in its rim.

a tambourine.
Round 5. Category: 1962
1: It topped the pop charts in the summer of '62:.

"The Stripper" (by David Rose).

2: Rumors surfaced among Cubans in America that this premier had remarried, but they've never been confirmed.

Fidel Castro.

3: Pope John XXIII opened this historic meeting in St. Peter's Basilica on October 11.

the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II).

4: On July 3 Charles De Gaulle proclaimed the independence of this African country.

Algeria.

5: There were requiems for this author of "Requiem for a Nun" after he died July 6.

William Faulkner.
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March 08, 2023Episode 756 - "Boo"! - Praise The "Lord" - About "Face" - Autumn-Atic - 1905
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 756, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Boo"!
1: Word that can precede hatch, prize or trap.

booby.

2: Pirate plunder.

booty.

3: The NCAA calls them "representatives of the institution's athletic interests".

boosters.

4: Grant me this gift or favor.

a boon.

5: Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! -- the Hamadryas species of this was revered by the ancient Egyptians.

a baboon.
Round 2. Category: Praise The "Lord"
1: The upper chamber of the British parliament.

House of Lords.

2: Hardly idle, this poet wrote over 10,000 lines of "Idylls Of The King".

Alfred Lord Tennyson.

3: It's also called the Pater Noster.

The Lord's Prayer.

4: As Steve McGarrett, he often finished off wrongdoers with the words "Book 'Em, Dano".

Jack Lord.

5: Clive Barker's cinematic thriller about the evil resurrected magician Nix.

Lord of Illusions.
Round 3. Category: About "Face"
1: "Elevating" cosmetic surgery people keep secret--except Phyllis Diller, Betty Ford, Mr. Blackwell....

a face lift.

2: The worth of a stamp or coin stated on it.

face value.

3: Song sung and drawn by Dick Van Dyke in the film "Bye Bye Birdie".

"Put On A Happy Face".

4: Maintaining one's reputation.

saving/keeping face.

5: To deal with a pressing problem directly, or the name of a 1980 TV game show similar to "Name That Tune".

Face the Music.
Round 4. Category: Autumn-Atic
1: Each November this sporting event starts in Staten Island and ends hours later in Central Park.

New York City Marathon.

2: Around Thanksgiving you start to see store ads reminding you that there are only about 28 of these "before Christmas".

Shopping days.

3: In-ciders know October is the national month for this fruit.

Apples.

4: Every October 19 this Virginia town remembers the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Yorktown.

5: On October 12 many Latinos celebrate El Dia de la Raza, meaning "The Day of" this.

The Race/Community/People.
Round 5. Category: 1905
1: June 7: Norway dissolves the union that had existed since 1814 with this country.

Sweden.

2: July 16: This American commander sets off on his second expedition to the North Pole.

Peary.

3: January 26:This largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found is unearthed in South Africa.

the Cullinan.

4: November 28:Arthur Griffith forms this nationalist political party in Dublin.

Sinn Fein.

5: June 13:Prime Minister Delyannis of this Mediterranean country is assassinated.

Greece.
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March 07, 2023Episode 755 - Tim, Tom, Tammy - Nyc Street Foods - Hello, Bb - Club Me - Lightning Safety
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 755, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tim, Tom, Tammy
1: "This will be pure H-E double L for me, oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E", sang this woman.

Tammy Wynette.

2: This classic 1843 story character was the child of a clerk.

Tiny Tim.

3: It's a perennial grass of the family Poaceae, widely cultivated as a hay grass.

timothy.

4: This native of Blowing Rock, N.C. penned "Still Life with Woodpecker".

Tom Robbins.

5: The first collection of this author's short stories was 1898's "Der Kleine Herr Friedemann".

Thomas Mann.
Round 2. Category: Nyc Street Foods
1: (Sofia is on Park Avenue, enjoying a pretzel, when....) Oops! I forgot to get a side of this traditional yellow condiment.

mustard.

2: (Sofia is tasting a Mediterranean delicacy.) This pita contains little balls of this, a deep-fried Mideast treat made from chickpeas or fava beans.

falafel.

3: (Sofia is enjoying a foreign potato product.) From the Ukranian for "dumpling", it's the name of the potato product I'm eating.

knish.

4: (Sofia holds up a slice of thin-crust pizza.) You can get pizza New York-style or in this thicker style named for an Italian island.

Sicilian.

5: (Sofia wraps up our taste of the Big Apple--with a stomache--and a bottle of a well-known product for curing such.) Fortunately, also available in New York is this Procter and Gamble tummy-soothing liquid.

Pepto-Bismol.
Round 3. Category: Hello, Bb
1: Riding without a saddle.

bareback.

2: The legal instrument to spring you after an arrest.

a bail bond.

3: A menorah is the symbol of this international organization founded in 1843.

B'nai B'rith.

4: In Internet domain names, this country of the West Indies.

Barbados.

5: Friction reducers noted on technical drawings.

ball bearings.
Round 4. Category: Club Me
1: To join England's venerable Carlton Club, Margaret Thatcher had to be made an honorary one of these.

a man.

2: For many years, Henny Youngman received much of his fan mail at this comedy "club" found on NYC's East 55th Street.

the Friar's Club.

3: It's the "happy" name for a group of college singers who perform short pieces of choral music.

a glee club.

4: The Baum Bugle is the newsletter of the international club for fans of this tale.

The Wizard of Oz.

5: Founded in 1795, this Harvard club is famed for its theatricals.

the Hasty Pudding Club.
Round 5. Category: Lightning Safety
1: A website for this sport advises that if you play through a storm, your great round could be your last round.

golf.

2: You're advised to seek a safe location if less than 30 seconds pass between a lightning flash and this.

a thunderclap.

3: Lightning victims don't carry a charge; it's safe to use this heart-beat-restoring technique if you know how.

CPR.

4: Panamax of San Rafael, California introduced this type of "protection" for PCs in 1981.

surge.

5: Based on data gathered from 1959 to 1994, this hurricane-prone state also has the most lightning fatalities.

Florida.
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March 06, 2023Episode 754 - The International Cineplex - The Hospital - Middle English Class - Pet Food - Wee Folk
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 754, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The International Cineplex
1: We told you this film was called "Hot Babes" in Taiwan; in France, it was "Charlie and the Funny Women".

Charlie's Angels.

2: C'mon; 1993 Taiwanese title "Who Freed the Super Whale"...what more do you need?.

Free Willy.

3: In Japan this 2000 Cameron Crowe film was known as "Those Days with Penny Lane".

Almost Famous.

4: In Taiwan this 1998 sequel to "The Fugitive" was known as "Execution with No Reasons".

U.S. Marshals.

5: In Taiwan "You're Still Next" was this horror film's sequel; Pop Rocks killing Life cereal's Mikey is an example of one.

Urban Legend.
Round 2. Category: The Hospital
1: A temporary Civil War hospital was only one ever in New Orleans with this famous title:.

the St. James Infirmary.

2: Although a general hospital for 250 years, it is commonly thought of as NYC's lunatic asylum.

Bellevue.

3: A steam or gas autoclave is used for this process.

sterilization.

4: An oncologist would treat you if you had one of these.

a tumor.

5: In an emergency room, the triage nurse primarily decides this.

who should get treatment.
Round 3. Category: Middle English Class
1: From the Middle English for "quarrel", this word often follows "bench-clearing".

a brawl.

2: From the Middle English for "unconditioned", it precedes "zero" at about -459 F..

absolute.

3: This word from the Middle English means "nothing" to me and is often found after "come to".

naught.

4: From Middle English for "to chop", it means to bargain over a price.

haggle.

5: "Is this a" word from Middle English "which I see before me"?.

a dagger.
Round 4. Category: Pet Food
1: Milk-Bone brand dog biscuits claim to clean teeth and freshen this naturally.

breath.

2: A brand described as "just good cat food", or a stray feline who hangs out in passageways.

Alley Cat.

3: A dog food "recommended by top breeders", or the ancestral line of a purebred canine.

Pedigree.

4: The cat food known as "Kit 'N" this claims "It makes other meals seem downright mousy!".

Kaboodle.

5: Something given in return for a good deed, or a dog food "for the very best dogs in the world".

Reward.
Round 5. Category: Wee Folk
1: In a Grimm tale the Miller's daughter gave this little man a necklace and a ring for spinning straw into gold for her.

Rumpelstiltskin.

2: The name of this type of wee supernatural being is from the Latin for "spirit".

a sprite.

3: These Scandinavian beings often lurk under bridges; just ask the 3 Billy-Goats Gruff.

trolls.

4: Treasure seekers can sometimes track down one of these Irish fairies by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer.

a leprechaun.

5: This ugly guy "with eyes as big as saucers" wanted to eat the 3 billy goats that crossed over his bridge.

the troll.
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March 05, 2023Episode 753 - State Seals - Sports Firsts On The First - Dem Bugs - Characters In Musicals - Where
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 753, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: State Seals
1: This state's seal shows a man with a gun standing on the state's Lower Peninsula.

Michigan.

2: Its state seal has a reverse side that displays the 6 flags that have flown over it.

Texas.

3: The Goddess of Liberty and this great king adorn Hawaii's state seal.

Kamehameha.

4: 8 leaves of this poi-producing plant are on Hawaii's seal.

taro.

5: The sun rising over the mountains on its seal shows that it was the first state west of the Alleghenies.

Ohio.
Round 2. Category: Sports Firsts On The First
1: On January 1, 1935 Bucknell beat Miami 26-zip in the first playing of this bowl game.

Orange Bowl.

2: On June 1, 1925, pinch hitting for Pee Wee Wanninger, he played his first of 2,130 games in a row.

Lou Gehrig.

3: On February 1, 1970 Dave Balon pulled off his first one of these in his pro hockey career.

Hat trick.

4: On April 1, 1990 he won the first tournament he played on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes.

Jack Nicklaus.

5: On March 1, 1941 Elmer Layden, once part of this legendary quartet, was named the first NFL commissioner.

Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.
Round 3. Category: Dem Bugs
1: This insect, whose name is Spanish for "little fly", carries malaria, encephalitis and yellow fever.

the mosquito.

2: Among bees, workers do all the work while their sole function is to mate with the queen.

the drones.

3: Of a beetle, a spider or a grasshopper, the one that is not an insect.

a spider.

4: An insect uses this appendage to smell and feel and in some instances to taste and hear.

antennae.

5: These large bugs named for a monster are probably the fastest flying insects.

dragonflies.
Round 4. Category: Characters In Musicals
1: Sky Masterson.

Guys and Dolls.

2: The forbidden love of Lun Tha and Tuptim inspires Anna to sing"Hello, Young Lovers" in this musical.

King and I.

3: Lilli Vanessi,Lois Lane,"Taming of the Shrew" players.

Kiss Me, Kate.

4: Lalume,the wazir of police,the Caliph of Baghdad.

Kismet.

5: Lazar Wolf.

Fiddler on the Roof.
Round 5. Category: Where
1: To vacation in this Caribbean paradise, you may fly into Sangster Intl. Airport in Montego Bay.

Jamaica.

2: She's in Copenhagen, on a rock in the harbor just east of Kastellet Fortress.

The Little Mermaid.

3: In Portugal the area south of this river that bisects the country is much warmer than the area north of it.

Tagus.

4: It's in Agra, India, on the banks of the Yamuna River between the Old Fort and the Protected Forest.

the Taj Mahal.

5: In Paris, on 40 acres on the Seine, with a sculpture of slaves by Michelangelo.

the Louvre.
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