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October 18, 2023Episode 980 - Business biggies - The spin-off source - Meet my exes - Get a "cl"ue! - Mao, mao, mao, mao
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 980, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Business Biggies
1: Elliot Handler, the "el" in this toymaker, died at age 95 in 2011.

Mattel.

2: (Alex gives the clue from an industry shop-floor in Dearborn, MI.) This is the only one of America's Big Three automakers that did not get a federal bailout in 2009.

Ford.

3: This soap co. sponsors nationwide fireworks shows that include a "ring around the sky" display.

Lever Brothers.

4: This cell phone company made the radio that relayed the first words from the moon.

Motorola.

5: A statue of the god Mercury inspired the logo of this tire company.

Goodyear.
Round 2. Category: The Spin-Off Source
1: of "Frasier".

Cheers.

2: of "Better Call Saul".

Breaking Bad.

3: of "Go, Diego, Go!".

Dora the Explorer.

4: of "The Lone Gunmen".

The X-Files.

5: of "Melrose Place".

Beverly Hills, 90210.
Round 3. Category: Meet My Exes
1: Mimi Rogers andNicole Kidman.

Tom Cruise.

2: Andre Previn andFrank Sinatra(she and Woody Allen never married).

Mia Farrow.

3: Don Johnson,Steven Bauer,Don Johnson.

Melanie Griffith.

4: Peter Allen,Jack Haley Jr.,Mark Gero,David Gest.

Liza Minnelli.

5: John Lloyd andGreg Norman.

Chris Evert.
Round 4. Category: Get A ClUe!. With Cl in quotation marks
1: This 4-letter word can precede steak, soda and sandwich.

club.

2: A brood of chickens, or a strapless purse that a woman might keep a good grip on.

a clutch.

3: This process of replication is routinely done to human cells, but not yet to whole human beings.

cloning.

4: Scones are traditionally served with this thick cream, a specialty of Devonshire, England.

clotted cream.

5: He became emperor of Rome after Caligula was murdered.

Claudius.
Round 5. Category: Mao, Mao, Mao, Mao
1: The 1st U.S. president Mao received on an official state visit was this man in the 1970s.

Richard Nixon.

2: In 1918 Mao worked briefly as a library assistant at the state university in this city.

Peking/Beijing.

3: Mao's international status as a communist leader rose after the death of this Georgian in 1953.

Josef Stalin.

4: Many of Mao's sayings and beliefs were collected in this diminutive book for easy dissemination.

The Little Red Book.

5: In 1930 Mao married He Zizhen, who accompanied him on this famous trek.

The Long March.
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October 17, 2023Episode 979 - State the national park - What a bunch of bologna - Cartoon network - Ed asner - What the "h"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 979, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: State The National Park
1: Petrified Forest National Park.

Arizona.

2: Biscayne.

Florida.

3: North Cascades National Park.

Washington.

4: Hot Springs National Park.

Arkansas.

5: Lassen Volcanic National Park.

California.
Round 2. Category: What A Bunch Of Bologna
1: The city of Bologna is at the foot of these mountains that form the backbone of Italy.

the Apennines.

2: The Bologna stones found by Vicenzo Cascariolo were thought to turn base metals into this.

gold.

3: Alums of the University of Bologna include this scientist aka Mikolaj Kopernik, who transferred from Krakow.

Copernicus.

4: Hometown painter Vitale da Bologna created art for the city, like this saint slaying a dragon.

(Saint) George.

5: As part of the drive toward unification, in 1860 Bologna voted to unite with this Italian island, then a separate kingdom.

Sardinia.
Round 3. Category: Cartoon Network
1: Ranger Smith works in this park.

Jellystone Park.

2: He was brought into "The Flintstones" to give Pebbles a playmate.

Bamm-Bamm.

3: Daphne and Velma are the women in this dog's gang.

Scooby-Doo.

4: This boy genius would prefer his sister Dee Dee stay out of his laboratory.

Dexter.

5: The network's website has new adventures of this group made up of Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky.

the Banana Splits.
Round 4. Category: Ed Asner
1: Show on which Ed delivered his classic statement "You've got spunk... I hate spunk".

The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

2: Ed brought this character to life in "Elf", "Olive, the Other Reindeer" and "The Ellen Show".

Santa Claus.

3: Ed played this legendary politican in the TV movie "The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish".

Huey Long.

4: Ed had the Axel Jordache look when he took home an Emmy for this 1976 Peter Strauss miniseries.

Rich Man, Poor Man.

5: Emmy came calling again for Ed for his role as the villainous Capt. Thomas Davies in this 1977 miniseries.

Roots.
Round 5. Category: What The H. With H in quotation marks
1: Feature shared by camels, Quasimodo and certain whales.

a hump.

2: An ace in golf.

a hole in one.

3: Break out the bagpipes; it's time for this lively Scottish folk dance.

the Highland Fling.

4: This U.K. government "office" is responsible for domestic affairs.

the Home Office.

5: Namaste is a greeting in this official language of India.

Hindi.
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October 16, 2023Episode 978 - North and south - Speak of the devil! - Reference books - Spring medley - A marriage in ruins
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 978, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: North And South
1: On April 14, 1865, General Robert Anderson raised the same flag he'd lowered over this port four years before.

Fort Sumter.

2: On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more".

Robert E. Lee.

3: About 75 miles due north of Liverpool is the British national park named for this watery district.

the Lake District.

4: In December, 1864, the rank of vice-admiral was created for this hero of Mobile Bay.

David Farragut.

5: The next country due north of Australia's northernmost point is this 3-named one.

Papua New Guinea.
Round 2. Category: Speak Of The Devil!
1: When I speak of the "devil", I want this chocolate dessert, and I want it now!.

Devil's Food Cake.

2: This mysterious geographical area is also known as the Devil's Triangle.

the Bermuda Triangle.

3: This insect is sometimes called the Devil's Horse, even though it looks like it's "praying".

praying mantis.

4: It's the pro sport played by the New Jersey Devils.

ice hockey.

5: Ile du Diable is the French name for this place that was once a French penal colony.

Devil's Island.
Round 3. Category: Reference Books
1: Latin for "treasure", it's a treasure-trove of related words for a writer to use.

thesaurus.

2: Look up "goober" in the current Encyclopedia Britannica and you're referred to this entry.

peanuts.

3: The Press of this university publishes "Companions to" English Lit, Art and the Theatre.

Oxford.

4: "Beat the Odds", "Music Bingo" and "Fast Draw" are entries in an ency. of these by Schwartz, Ryan and Wostbrock.

game shows.

5: In the preface to his 1747 dict., this British lexicographaer apologized to critics if he missed any words.

Samuel Johnson.
Round 4. Category: Spring Medley
1: A Polish tradition on the first day of spring is saying goodbye to a doll representing this season.

winter.

2: "The Wind in the Willows" opens with Mole doing this with brooms and dusters.

spring cleaning.

3: A little fun for the season; in the movie "Mean Girls" it's the rhyming name of a school dance.

a spring fling.

4: From the Italian, it means "spring" or "served with veggies".

primavera.

5: Spring training baseball in Florida is known as this league.

the grapefruit league.
Round 5. Category: A Marriage In Ruins
1: Board the Hiram Bingham train in Cuzco and have your ceremony near these ruins with a shaman as your officiant.

Machu Picchu.

2: There's an idea to turn the ruins of this old metropolis S. of Baghdad into a wedding venue, but you may want to wait for calm.

Babylon.

3: Chichen Itza may be a good site for your nuptials; it's located in this Mexican state with the same name as a peninsula.

the YucatÃƒÂ¡n.

4: Come clean with your bride at a wedding in Rome's baths of this emperor, opened in 216 A.D..

Caracalla.

5: Wed at the Talisay Ruins, once a sugar plantation on Negros Island, part of this Southeast Asian archipelago.

the Philippines.
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October 15, 2023Episode 977 - Card games - You are very subtractive - Do the hits - A number less than 10 - Popular names for boys and girls
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 977, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Card Games
1: In blackjack, it's the point value held by the most cards.

10.

2: When wild cards are used in straight poker, this replaces the royal flush as the highest type of hand.

five of a kind.

3: Played by 2 sets of partners, it's the most popular form of bridge.

Contract Bridge.

4: The bidding period of a card game; types of bridge and pinochle are named for it.

Auction.

5: You could get a bird in the hand when you play this card game with a black bird on the box.

Rook.
Round 2. Category: You Are Very Subtractive
1: You won my heart when you knew this is 85 minus 21.

64.

2: You drive me wild when you tell me it's 51 minus 14.

37.

3: Whisper in my ear this result of 253 minus 61.

192.

4: Tell me what I long to hear: 315 minus 213.

102.

5: We'll have a happy ending if you know it's what's subtracted from the minuend.

the subtrahend.
Round 3. Category: Do The Hits
1: This rock pioneer's first and only No. 1 hit was 1957's "That'll Be The Day".

Buddy Holly.

2: The Beatles had 20 No. 1 singles; this man had 18.

Elvis Presley.

3: Her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl took the song into the Top 40 for the first time.

Whitney Houston.

4: On the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart, this UB40 hit climbed to No. 34 in 1984 and to No. 1 in 1988.

"Red Red Wine".

5: Bee smart and name this 1968 No. 1 hit for Bobby Goldsboro.

"Honey".
Round 4. Category: A Number Less Than 10
1: Word that begins the Gettysburg Address.

4.

2: In cricket scoring, it's a duck's egg.

0.

3: Points in a perfect aircraft landing.

3.

4: The number of legs on a daddy longlegs, aka the harvestman.

8.

5: Nations in the Iroquois Confederacy, after the Tuscarora tribe joined.

6.
Round 5. Category: Popular Names For Boys And Girls
1: Colonial Americans invented this girls' name by combining Sam from Samuel with the Greek for flower.

Samantha.

2: This Irish form of Katherine is currently one of the 100 most popular names for girls.

Katelyn.

3: Mr. Frome might know it's from the Hebrew for "solid" or "firm".

Ethan.

4: Leon means "lion" and this name means "lion bold".

Leonardo.

5: It's from the Old Norse for "ruler", whether he has red hair or not.

Eric.
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October 14, 2023Episode 976 - Starts with feb, trebek - Teen people - Your teeth - World facts - Females, women and ladies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 976, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Starts With Feb, Trebek
1: Tell your sweetie--this is St. Valentine's feast day.

February 14th.

2: This date brings Punxsutawney Phil's big moment.

February 2nd.

3: It's the latest date in February on which the first Sunday of the month can fall.

the 7th.

4: Computer displays in some 2004 Pontiacs showed the wrong day of the week because engineers forgot about this date.

February 29th.

5: Before a correction to the calendar in 1752, Washington's birthday was February 11; today it's this.

February 22nd.
Round 2. Category: Teen People
1: Having jumped in a lake during their Orlando photo shoot, these "Boys" sported the wet look on a 1998 cover.

Backstreet Boys.

2: These cover girls of the issue turned 18 on June 13, 2004.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

3: This Yankees shortstop reveals he's "a big movie person"; "Seven" is his favorite.

Derek Jeter.

4: 4 stars of this Fox drama shared a spot (we think the one who plays Seth is funny-looking, but whatever).

The O.C..

5: Following Nelly, Chingy is the latest big star out of this city's rap scene.

St. Louis.
Round 3. Category: Your Teeth
1: In the dentist's office, Procaine and Lidocaine are types of this.

anesthetics.

2: Number of teeth typically found in the fully developed adult upper jaw.

16.

3: It's no fiction, it's the sensitive tissue at the center of a tooth consisting of nerves and blood vessels.

the pulp.

4: These canines are so-named for their position under a body part.

eye teeth.

5: If you wear this type of metal bling, remove it before eating and brush and floss so bacteria don't build up.

a grill.
Round 4. Category: World Facts
1: The name of Wagga Wagga, a city in this country, is an Aboriginal word meaning "many crows".

Australia.

2: A statue of the young Queen Victoria graces the Library of Parliament in this capital of Canada.

Ottawa.

3: If you're driving in Mexico and see the word "alto" on a sign, don't sing; do this.

stop.

4: This Belgian city is famous for its bridges and its name is Dutch for bridges.

Bruges.

5: Over half the population of this Malaysian capital is of Chinese ethnicity.

Kuala Lumpur.
Round 5. Category: Females, Women And Ladies
1: Though not a continuation of the series, 2001's "Quidditch Through the Ages" was a short book by this woman.

J.K. Rowling.

2: She was the mother of Princesses Stephanie and Caroline.

Princess Grace.

3: Check out this empress' 190-carat Orlov Diamond at Russia's Armory Museum.

Catherine the Great.

4: This primatologist and author was murdered in 1985, probably by a vengeful poacher.

Dian Fossey.

5: By the time this 1877 title woman realizes she's been looking at life and love wrong, she catches a train, literally.

Anna Karenina.
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October 13, 2023Episode 975 - Solve for "ex" - Taking a position - The flintstones - Words from "jeopardy!" - "f"-stops
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 975, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Solve For Ex. With Ex in quotation marks
1: Pregnant.

expecting.

2: The IRS is pleased to say that the value of each personal one of these has risen to $3,700.

an exemption.

3: Fair market value for the owners of the little store of the route of our highway;2-4-6-8!Who do we this?.

expropriate.

4: As well as meaning "lovely", this adjective can mean "perceptive and discriminating" and precede "taste".

exquisite.

5: If the murderer had blood type A, finding that a suspect has type O is this kind of evidence.

exculpatory (exclusionary also accepted).
Round 2. Category: Taking A Position
1: You can search far and wide or high and this.

low.

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

the wind.

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

hither.

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

south.

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

the brink.
Round 3. Category: The Flintstones
1: Apollo 7 commander Wally Schirra exclaimed this happy Fred Flintstone line from space in 1968.

yabba-dabba-doo.

2: It's where Fred took the family in the opening of every show.

drive-in theater.

3: Fred first met this purple creature while on a hunting trip and took him home as a pet.

Dino.

4: The Flintstones celebrated this anniversary October 14, 1985.

25th.

5: Fred and Barney were lodge members of this "Loyal Order".

Water Buffaloes.
Round 4. Category: Words From Jeopardy!. With Jeopardy! in quotes
1: Give someone enough of this and he'll hang himself with it.

rope.

2: This term for a minute opening in the skin doesn't sound very rich.

pore.

3: Whenever it precedes "vu" I feel like I've seen this word before.

deja.

4: When talking about your kids, it pairs with "pride".

joy.

5: Odd that this is the only one of Disney's 7 Dwarfs whose name is contained in "Jeopardy!".

Dopey.
Round 5. Category: F-Stops. With F in quotation marks
1: Italian word for the last piece of an opera or concert.

finale.

2: The outer limit of a field of science; the opening of "Star Trek" mentioned one.

frontier.

3: Involving liquor and a match, this French verb is the last step in preparing Steak Diane.

flambÃƒÂ©.

4: The outer edge of something, or a spooky Fox TV show.

Fringe.

5: Major League Baseball games that end this way are all scored 9-0.

forfeit.
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October 12, 2023Episode 974 - That 1870s show - Send me a letter - "water" you saying? - French class - Oh, witty woman
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 974, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: That 1870s Show
1: This Norwegian's "Pillars of Society" debuted in Denmark in 1877.

Ibsen.

2: "Yn Wyneb Y Nef" is one of the songs from 1878's "Blodwen", thought to be the first opera in this language.

Welsh.

3: "Thespis", the first collaboration by this pair, opened in London in Dec. 1871 and ran for 2 months; they'd do better later.

Gilbert and Sullivan.

4: This city just northeast of Nuremberg got on the opera map with the 1876 premiere of the full "Ring" cycle.

Bayreuth.

5: Jacques Offenbach's 1875 operetta "Le Voyage Dans la Lune" was based on a novel by this man.

(Jules) Verne.
Round 2. Category: Send Me A Letter
1: At Harvard, this letter grade indicates "satisfactory comprehension of the course material".

a C.

2: Curl your little finger under your thumb and spread your other 3 fingers to make this letter in ASL.

a W.

3: In Morse code it's 3 dots.

S.

4: A 6-string guitar's low and high strings are typically tuned to this note.

E.

5: It denotes the horizontal axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.

X.
Round 3. Category: Water You Saying?. With Water in quotes
1: Scorpio or Pisces, for example.

a water sign.

2: This was one of the sports Henry Winkler could do, so it's how Fonzie jumped the shark.

water skiing.

3: Peppery salad vegetable.

watercress.

4: Irish city famous for its crystal.

Waterford.

5: Type of plain in Spain from which the rain mainly drains to one main vein.

a watershed.
Round 4. Category: French Class
1: French for "evening", it now refers to a party held in the evening.

soirÃƒÂ©e.

2: When the French cook with champignons, they're adding these to the dish.

mushrooms.

3: From "chanter", to sing, it's a female singer.

chanteuse.

4: When you ask someone to "Fermez la bouche", you want him to do this.

shut his mouth.

5: The 2-word phrase meaning "by airplane" often found on int'l air mail envelopes.

par avion.
Round 5. Category: Oh, Witty Woman
1: Lucille Ball once quipped, "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about" this.

your age.

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

Vacuum.

3: 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.

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

the Joneses.

5: 1893-born wit who reportedly said, "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue".

Dorothy Parker.
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October 11, 2023Episode 973 - For "me" - Chump change - Mr. dwayne johnson - Novel plots - "i" didn't expect
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 973, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: For Me. With Me in quotes
1: Usually occurring in children, this disease is caused by a morbillivirus.

measles.

2: In the Sermon on the Mount, they are called blessed.

the meek.

3: This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead.

4: From the Latin for "lean", it means deficient or barely adequate.

meager.

5: A value below which 50% of subjects fall, or a strip down the middle of the road.

the median.
Round 2. Category: Chump Change
1: Change a letter to get this big winner.

a champ.

2: Drop a letter to get this dromedary dome.

a hump.

3: Change 2 letters to get this bell sound.

a chime.

4: Drop 2 letters to get this sports authority.

an ump.

5: Change 2 letters to get this metal fastener.

a clamp.
Round 3. Category: Mr. Dwayne Johnson
1: Channeling his Pacific island heritage, Dwayne was the voice of Maui in this animated movie.

Moana.

2: In the last 4 films in this speedy franchise, Dwayne has played Luke Hobbs.

Fast and Furious.

3: D.J. flew a rescue chopper and saved lives in this "fault"-y disaster film.

San Andreas.

4: In "Central Intelligence", Dwayne teamed up to catch a spy with this actor of smaller stature.

Kevin Hart.

5: Still billed as "The Rock" in his film debut "The Mummy Returns", Dwayne played this ruler restored to life by ancient magic.

the Scorpion King.
Round 4. Category: Novel Plots
1: Life on the Mississippi with an orphan and a runaway slave.

Huckleberry Finn.

2: After a shipwreck, an 18th c. adventurer gets tied down in Lilliput before he can return home.

Gulliver's Travels.

3: A London physician discovers he's as different as night and day.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

4: Rudolf Rassendyll has a close shave when he's mistaken for the King of Ruritania.

The Prisoner of Zenda.

5: Hostile aliens fall victim to germ warfare in England.

The War of the Worlds.
Round 5. Category: I Didn'T Expect. With I in quotes
1: It precedes coffee, setter, whiskey and wolfhound.

Irish.

2: Jacques Rogge was elected president of this governing body in July 2001.

the IOC, the International Olympic Committee.

3: Ron Kovic could have called his book "Born on" this--it's the same thing.

Independence Day.

4: This verb form makes the word a command.

imperative.

5: The black, shiny crystals of this element are dissolved in alcohol to make an antiseptic.

iodine.
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October 10, 2023Episode 972 - Africa's official languages - Argentina - Exotic wildlife - Musicals - The empire strikes plaque
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 972, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Africa'S Official Languages
1: In Benin:this.

French.

2: In Gabon:this.

French.

3: In Cameroon:English and this.

French.

4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this.

French.

5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this.

English.
Round 2. Category: Argentina
1: The president of Argentina works at the Casa Rosada or Pink House in this city.

Buenos Aires.

2: In September 1955 General Eduardo Lonardi succeeded this man as leader of Argentina.

(Juan) Peron.

3: In March 1985, the annual rate for this stood at 850%.

inflation.

4: Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, lies on this island territory of Argentina.

Tierra del Fuego.

5: Both Argentina and the Rio de la Plata derive their names from the Latin word for this.

silver.
Round 3. Category: Exotic Wildlife
1: One happy girl on a Costa Rica expedition remarked that this animal "was a lot faster than I thought".

a sloth.

2: Seals, beware of orcas working together in this 3-letter group--the orcas' strategies can be most effective.

a pod.

3: Komodo dragons' tongues touch air, then touch chemoreceptors in the mouth as part of this smelling system.

the olfactory system.

4: Polar bear cubs stay with Mom for two and a half years, ultimately going through this process of moving off her milk.

weaning.

5: The calf of the Svalbard subspecies of this animal can be quite playful.

a caribou (or reindeer).
Round 4. Category: Musicals
1: Title amusement park ride owned by Mrs. Mullin.

carousel.

2: Richard Burton played this king in "Camelot"; Tim Curry has played him in "Spamalot".

King Arthur.

3: Harve Presnell played Johnny Brown, the miner husband of this title character.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

4: City The Boys" were from in musical based on "A Comedy of Errors".

Syracuse.

5: "Illya, Darling" wasn't based on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", but on this Melina Mercouri film.

Never on Sunday.
Round 5. Category: The Empire Strikes Plaque
1: The British Dental Association says that most adults in the U.K. suffer from periodontal, aka this, disease.

gum.

2: U.K. dentists recommend no less than 1,000 ppm of this in your 3-year-old's toothpaste.

fluoride.

3: British dentistry has advanced since medieval barbers performed this procedure using a tool called the pelican.

an extraction.

4: The British Dental Association says there is little danger from this element that's always present in amalgams.

mercury.

5: Missing a molar in Manchester? Contact the NHS, short for this, and get a list of hospitals with a dentist on call.

the National Health Service.
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October 09, 2023Episode 971 - Key - Sixth sense - Celebrity biographies - Time to "re"-up - Twain
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 971, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Key
1: It's the fort over which Francis Scott Key observed "the rockets' red glare".

Fort McHenry.

2: If you're shooting from the top of the key, you're trying to score in this sport.

basketball.

3: His most famous work was completed in a Baltimore hotel room in 1814.

Francis Scott Key.

4: This ornithologist visited Key West in the 1830s; here's the house that's now named in his honor.

Audubon.

5: What the priest uses to lock doors after mass, or a slang term for a bottle opener.

a church key.
Round 2. Category: Sixth Sense
1: Her predictions, including the JFK assassination, earned her the epithet "Seeress of Washington".

Jeane Dixon.

2: French for "seeing clearly", it's the ability to "see" or envision images and events.

clairvoyance.

3: Scientist Joseph Banks Rhine popularized this term for the sixth sense.

ESP (extrasensory perception).

4: Also called mind-to-mind communication, it's the sending of thoughts from one person to another.

telepathy.

5: This southern seer, who died in 1945, was famous for making medical diagnoses while in a trance.

Edgar Cayce.
Round 3. Category: Celebrity Biographies
1: "Norma Jean".

Marilyn Monroe.

2: "His Way".

Frank Sinatra.

3: "A Rocky Life".

Sylvester Stallone.

4: "Mr. Strangelove".

Peter Sellers.

5: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Rebel".

James Dean.
Round 4. Category: Time To Re-Up. With Re in quotes
1: To resurface a piece of furniture with some new varnish.

refinish.

2: To increase your efforts--specifically twofold.

redouble.

3: 6 letters: hairlines do this, get farther away into the distance.

recede.

4: To follow the title command of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's biggest hit.

relax.

5: Refusal to accept someone or something; in basketball, it's a blocked shot.

reject.
Round 5. Category: Twain
1: Twain claimed it was easy to give up this habit, saying "I've done it a thousand times".

smoking.

2: The grave of Laura H. Frazer, Twain's childhood friend, also bears the name of this character she inspired.

Becky Thatcher.

3: As a teenager Twain, like Ben Franklin, was apprenticed to one of these.

printer.

4: Mark Twain's grave is in Elmira in this state.

New York.

5: Twain was on the staff of this Nevada town's Territorial Enterprise.

Virginia City.
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