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February 21, 2023Episode 741 - Sports Nicknames - Mythellaneous - Games Of Chance - Masks - Innovations
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 741, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sports Nicknames
1: "Shaq".

Shaquille O'Neal.

2: "The Brown Bomber" of boxing.

Louis.

3: "Papa Bear".

George Halas.

4: It's not really important, but the last player to be picked in the NFL draft is given this nickname.

Mr. Irrelevant.

5: The Ice Manof 1970s tennis.

(Bjorn) Borg.
Round 2. Category: Mythellaneous
1: The mythical Sumerian hero Utnapishtim built a big vessel at God's urging and thereby survived this catastrophe.

a flood.

2: 2 offspring that Poseidon and Medusa may have produced are the giant Chrysaor and this winged horse.

Pegasus.

3: The first 3 ports of call of this ship were Lemnos, Samothrace and Cyzicus.

Argo.

4: In Zuni myth, a kachina named Paiyatemu attracted these colorfully winged insects when she played the flute.

butterflies.

5: Riding this winged horse made it possible for Bellerophon to approach and kill the chimera.

Pegasus.
Round 3. Category: Games Of Chance
1: In craps, it's a hardway roll of six.

double threes.

2: Play Honeymoon In Vegas or anywhere and you're playing a variation of this card game.

Bridge.

3: In blackjack you can only make an insurance bet if the dealer's up card is one of these.

Ace.

4: Jimmy the Greek defined it as a place "where the windows clean you".

Racetrack.

5: In bingo the "B" numbers run 1-15; the "O" numbers run from 61 to this.

75.
Round 4. Category: Masks
1: This hero first donned his mask in the 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano".

Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega).

2: The Medico de la Peste mask was originally worn in the 17th century by a doctor treating victims of this bubonic contagion.

the Black Plague.

3: Among the men who wore their own distinct styles of these were Rogatien Vachon and Tony Esposito.

hockey goalie masks.

4: These 2 antonymic forms of theater are symbolically represented by masks.

comedy and tragedy.

5: This Dumas novel suggests that the prisoner is actually the twin brother of Louis XIV.

The Man in the Iron Mask.
Round 5. Category: Innovations
1: This handheld lens is one of Mr. Wizard's 10 most significant inventions of the last millennium.

Magnifying glass.

2: 1893:Fashion fastener.

a zipper.

3: Rubber sink plugs and drainboard mats were innovations by this company with "Rubber" in its name.

Rubbermaid.

4: Big construction projects often include Francois Hennebique's reinforced type of this building material.

Concrete.

5: 1852: Otis' okay origination.

an elevator.
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February 20, 2023Episode 740 - All The Presidents' Children - Genesis - The Summer Olympics - Business Biggies - History Problems
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 740, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: All The Presidents' Children
1: His daughter Patti has written several books including "Bondage" and "The Way I See It".

Ronald Reagan.

2: (Hi, I'm Marvin Hamlisch, here at the Hollywood Bowl.) No mystery here, while her father was president, this soprano sang in concert at the Bowl.

Margaret Truman.

3: It was the 3-letter nickname of Lincoln's youngest son Thomas.

Tad.

4: In the 1970s Susan Ford, who became a photojournalist, studied with this landscape photographer.

Ansel Adams.

5: "I can be President," Teddy Roosevelt said, "or I can control" this daughter, "I cannot possibly do both".

Alice.
Round 2. Category: Genesis
1: Noah took clean beasts and fowls on the ark by sevens and unclean beasts by this amount.

Twos/pairs.

2: The book of Genesis opens with these 3 words.

In the beginning.

3: In Genesis 9:1, God told him and his sons to " Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth".

Noah.

4: Chapter 1 says God placed the lights in this Ã¢Â€Âœof the heavenÃ¢Â€Â.

the firmament.

5: Genesis 2:25 says Adam and Eve were both this "and were not ashamed"-- and this was before Bally's or Jenny Craig!.

naked.
Round 3. Category: The Summer Olympics
1: In 1976 Hungary's Miklos Nemeth threw this farther than any field apparatus in Olympic history -- 310' 4".

Javelin.

2: You might have to get as high as 20 feet off the ground to win a medal in this "vaulting" Olympic event.

the pole vault.

3: At 26.2 miles, it's the longest running event in the Summer Olympics.

the marathon.

4: Then with the Phoenix Suns, he was a member of the USA's "Dream Team" in both 1992 and 1996.

Charles Barkley.

5: In the Olympic 400-meter relay final, this many runners compete together as a team.

4.
Round 4. Category: Business Biggies
1: There's a glut of cola on the market, so this company's giving us more Kisses.

Hershey's.

2: Elliot Handler, the "el" in this toymaker, died at age 95 in 2011.

Mattel.

3: One version says the name of this product was inspired by a picture of William Penn.

Quaker Oats.

4: Founded in 1857, this company makes Elsie Ice Cream and Elmer's Glue.

Borden's.

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

Goodyear.
Round 5. Category: History Problems
1: Since Vermont entered the Union as State number 14 in 1891, this many more have followed it.

36.

2: If Newton had 1 apple drop on his head on Monday, 3 on Tuesday and 5 on Wednesday, he averaged this number a day.

3.

3: The Incan empire was split between 2 sons in 1525; if there had been 5 sons, each would have gotten this percent.

20%.

4: If Clyde the Chaldean turned out 3 cuneiform tablets an hour, and worked 8 hours a day for 5 days, he made this many.

120.

5: If the 15th C. Wars of the Roses had been fought with real roses, and each side had 48 roses, it totaled this many dozen.

8.
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February 19, 2023Episode 739 - Singers - Rhyming Brands - Pig-Out - Product Placement - 1990s Fashion
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 739, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Singers
1: In 1957 both Steve Lawrence and Harry Belafonte sang about this type of ship.

banana boat.

2: Current Biography called him the most famous British singer-drummer since Ringo Starr.

Phil Collins.

3: Born Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., in 1976, she told Ike to take a hike.

Tina Turner.

4: She was nominated for a 1962 Tony for her Broadway debut in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale".

Barbra Streisand.

5: 1st husband Jack Webb co-starred her with 2nd husband Bobby Troup in TV's "Emergency!".

Julie London.
Round 2. Category: Rhyming Brands
1: An Alpine village is on the label of this hot cocoa mix.

Swiss Miss.

2: One slogan said, "Me-Hee for" this chocolate drink.

Yoo-Hoo.

3: This line of healthier frozen entrees was introduced in 1981.

Lean Cuisine.

4: This "gourmet" candy brand has flavors like buttered popcorn and has only 4 calories per bean.

Jelly Belly.

5: Walter Deimer invented this pink chewing gum in 1928.

Dubble Bubble.
Round 3. Category: Pig-Out
1: Anguagelay okenspay isthay ayway.

Pig Latin.

2: In 1982 this Muppet was featured in her own "Great Lovers Of The Silver Screen" calendar.

Miss Piggy.

3: This "Peanuts" character is usually illustrated enveloped in a cloud of dust.

Pig-Pen.

4: This porcine "Green Acres" star was a real ham; he won 2 Patsy Awards as TV Animal Of The Year.

Arnold.

5: The Walrus said it was time "To talk of many things", about "why the sea is boiling hot and whether" this.

Pigs have wings.
Round 4. Category: Product Placement
1: Austin Powers' warning "Get your hands off my Heinie, baby" referred to this beer.

Heineken.

2: In 2000's "Hamlet", Ethan Hawke soliloquizes in one of this chain's video stores.

Blockbuster.

3: Sales for these candies rocketed after being featured in "E.T.".

Reese's Pieces.

4: Business for these sunglasses wasn't risky after Tom Cruise wore them in "Risky Business".

Ray-Ban.

5: This company's Powerbook helps Jeff Goldblum save the planet in "Independence Day".

Apple.
Round 5. Category: 1990s Fashion
1: In 1995 fashion magazines Elle and Vogue claimed this bright color was moving from lipstick to dresses.

Red.

2: This chain of stores received good PR when Sharon Stone wore one of its T-shirts to the Oscars.

The Gap.

3: Because of Spike Lee's 1992 film, baseball caps bearing this letter were in vogue in 1993.

X (for Malcolm X).

4: "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear" this was the slogan of a high-profile campaign by PETA.

Fur.

5: These sexy yet "infantile" dresses have been worn over bicycle shorts.

babydolls.
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February 18, 2023Episode 738 - Cable Tv - 3Rd Rock From The Sun - Aye Aye, Captain - On The Cover Of Sgt. Pepper - Coffee, Tea Or Mead?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 738, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cable Tv
1: A shout of approval to an actor, or the cable network of "Inside the Actors Studio".

Bravo.

2: This acronym for American Christian Television System is a book of the Bible, too.

ACTS.

3: This MTV show launched in 1991 has turned strangers into enemies in NYC, London and Hawaii.

The Real World.

4: Actress who started the "Faerie Tale Theatre".

Shelley Duvall.

5: This "channel" went on in 1985 and the "networks" of that name now include Animal Planet and The Learning Channel.

The Discovery Channel.
Round 2. Category: 3Rd Rock From The Sun
1: This outer part of the Earth shares its name with the outer part of a pie.

crust.

2: From the Latin for "track", it's the path of the Earth around the Sun.

orbit.

3: This satellite of the Earth is a whopping 2,160 miles in diameter--a lot bigger than it looks.

the Moon.

4: The highest temperature ever recorded on earth was 136Ã‚Â° F. at Al-Aziziyah on this continent.

Africa.

5: Some theorize that the Earth once had just one of these, called Panthalassa.

ocean.
Round 3. Category: Aye Aye, Captain
1: A national park on this country's South Island is named for Captain Abel Tasman.

New Zealand.

2: In 1837 Captain Matthew Perry took command of the U.S. Navy's first ship powered by this.

steam.

3: This New World settlement was founded May 14, 1607 by a group led by Captain Christopher Newport.

Jamestown.

4: After his fleet took New Orleans in April 1862, this captain was promoted to rear admiral.

David Farragut.

5: This British explorer of the Pacific Northwest has his own herb as well as an island.

George Vancouver.
Round 4. Category: On The Cover Of Sgt. Pepper
1: He's an African explorer, "I presume".

Dr. Livingstone.

2: Bob Dylan appears as does this poet from whom he may have taken his stage name.

Dylan Thomas.

3: This actor is in costume from his film "The Wild One".

Marlon Brando.

4: The Beatles' bass player before Paul took over.

Stu Sutcliffe.

5: This "Das Kapital" author stands between comedian Oliver Hardy and H.G. Wells.

Karl Marx.
Round 5. Category: Coffee, Tea Or Mead?
1: In 1904 Thomas Sullivan began the practice of putting tea in small ones of these; his were made of silk.

bags.

2: It's the "Irish" ingredient in Irish coffee.

Irish whiskey.

3: It's French for "coffee with milk".

cafe au lait.

4: Mead is known as sima in this country that borders Norway and Sweden.

Finland.

5: This mead ingredient is made by animals.

honey.
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February 17, 2023Episode 737 - Harry Potter - Prime Numbers - American Food - Playing The "Harp" - Horse And Rider
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 737, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Harry Potter
1: Harry Potter lives in this country.

England.

2: The scar on Harry's forehead is in this shape.

a lightning bolt.

3: For Christmas, Harry was given his father's cloak that allows him to become this.

invisible.

4: Harry's 2 best friends are Hermione Granger and this red-headed boy.

Ronald Weasley.

5: A library book at Hogwarts is called this sport "Through the Ages".

Quidditch.
Round 2. Category: Prime Numbers
1: Dial this 3-digit prime number in L.A. only for emergencies.

911.

2: In the rhyme, it's the number of whacks Lizzie Borden gave her father.

41.

3: To get a brief respite, you "take" it.

five.

4: Columbus' first voyage to the new world ended in this year.

1493.

5: The First Battle of Bull Run was in this year.

1861.
Round 3. Category: American Food
1: One of Elvis Presley's favorite dishes was a sandwich filled with mashed bananas and this spread.

peanut butter.

2: In Cincinnati the "five-way" type of this dish includes spaghetti, cheese, onions and beans.

chili.

3: Benny and Clovis Martin are credited with creating this New Orleans version of a hero or sub sandwich back in the 1920s.

a po' boy.

4: This trademarked Louisville chocolate nut dessert derives its name from being served on the first Saturday in May.

Derby Pie.

5: The steamed blue ones from Chesapeake Bay are served by the dozen in Baltimore restaurants.

crabs.
Round 4. Category: Playing The "Harp"
1: After hurling 1 of these, Captain Ahab dies tangled in its line.

a harpoon.

2: It's smaller and lighter than a piano, with 1 to 3 keyboards called "manuals".

a harpsichord.

3: Mark Twain and Booth Tarkington regularly contributed to this monthly.

Harper's (Harper's Magazine).

4: Eagle named for the mythical flying monster it resembles.

a harpy.

5: She won a Pulitzer for her 1st novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird".

Harper Lee.
Round 5. Category: Horse And Rider
1: Silver.

The Lone Ranger.

2: Rocinante.

Don Quixote.

3: Trigger's friend Buttermilk.

Dale Evans.

4: Traveller.

Robert E. Lee.

5: Bucephalus.

Alexander the Great.
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February 16, 2023Episode 736 - Birthplaces - Ukraine On The Brain - Of An Englishman - J.r.r. Tolkien - Ordinary "World"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 736, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Birthplaces
1: Audrey Hepburn "sprouted" in this Belgian city.

Brussels.

2: This legendary lawmanÃ¢Â€Â™s birthplace wasnÃ¢Â€Â™t Dodge City or Tombstone, but Monmouth, Illinois.

Wyatt Earp.

3: This "Pretty Woman" hails from Smyrna Ã¢Â€Â“ Smyrna, Georgia, that is.

Julia Roberts.

4: She was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916; her sister Joan Fontaine was born there the following year.

Olivia de Havilland.

5: Nijinsky made his first appearance in this capital of Ukraine in 1890.

Kiev.
Round 2. Category: Ukraine On The Brain
1: The worst nuclear accident in history happened at this Ukrainian site in 1986.

Chernobyl.

2: After conquering the region, this empress introduced serfdom to Ukraine in 1795.

Catherine the Great.

3: Ukraine's capital lends its name to this poultry dish in which breasts are rolled up with butter, breaded and fried.

Chicken Kiev.

4: Ukrainians call this body of water "Chorne More".

the Black Sea.

5: This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954.

the Crimea.
Round 3. Category: Of An Englishman
1: Last name of the men whose firm is credited with creating the felt hat we call the derby.

Bowler.

2: Prince Charles is the Duke of Cornwall and Prince Philip is the Duke of this.

Edinburgh.

3: From Latin for "servant", it's a gentleman's gentleman.

Valet.

4: Encarta calls it "the cue game most popular in Britain".

snooker.

5: "Row" in Mayfair that's home to the finest British tailors.

Savile Row.
Round 4. Category: J.r.r. Tolkien
1: It's the third volume in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

The Return of the King.

2: Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in 1892 in this country and lived there until he was 4.

South Africa.

3: He's the title hobbit in "The Hobbit".

Bilbo Baggins.

4: It's the university where Tolkien studied and later taught languages and literature.

Oxford.

5: This prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" was published posthumously in 1977.

The Silmarillion.
Round 5. Category: Ordinary "World"
1: In 1851 new products on display at the first one of these included the Colt revolver and a reaper.

world's fair.

2: This satirical Aldous Huxley novel is set in the year 632 AF (After Ford).

Brave New World.

3: It's the "aged" nickname for prostitution.

oldest profession in the world (world's oldest profession).

4: Numerical term referring collectively to more than 100 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

third world.

5: The "U.S.A." in "U.S.A. for Africa" stood for "United Support of Artists" when they recorded this '85 No. 1 Hit.

"We Are the World".
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February 15, 2023Episode 735 - Donald Duck - Iceland Cometh - Bird Tv - Children's Lit - Street Smarts
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 735, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Donald Duck
1: The 1943 anti-Nazi release "Der Fuehrer's Face" was the only Donald Duck cartoon to win this award.

the Academy Award.

2: Donald's girlfriend, she was first known as Donna Duck but was renamed in her second film, "Mr. Duck Steps Out".

Daisy Duck.

3: Donald began his long romance with this vivacious girlfriend in the 1940 cartoon "Mr. Duck Steps Out".

Daisy.

4: In the cartoon "Donald's Nephews", Donald's sister Dumbella sends these 3 to visit.

Huey, Louie and Dewey.

5: In the opening of "The Mickey Mouse Club", Donald would strike this instrument, usually with disastrous results.

a gong.
Round 2. Category: Iceland Cometh
1: Located in Faxa Bay, it was made the capital of Iceland in 1918.

Reykjavik.

2: Iceland's nearest neighbor is this island, about 190 miles to the northwest.

Greenland.

3: Iceland was the site of arms control talks between these 2 world leaders in October 1986.

Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan.

4: 96% of the population is affiliated with the Church of Iceland, which is the evangelical type of this religion.

Lutheran.

5: Like Sweden, Iceland uses currency called this.

Krona/kroners.
Round 3. Category: Bird Tv
1: This fast-moving bird got his own TV series in 1966 -- Beep! Beep!.

The Roadrunner.

2: The Munsters had a pet one of these who was fond of saying, "Nevermore".

Raven.

3: Waldo, who was murdered on "Twin Peaks", was a talkative one of these birds.

Mynah Bird.

4: The title of this acclaimed miniseries referred to a frontier town, not to a solitary pigeon.

"Lonesome Dove".

5: In 1981 creator Earl Hamner uncorked this series about a winery whose symbol was a bird of prey.

Falcon Crest.
Round 4. Category: Children's Lit
1: In Hans Christian Andersen's works, a wicked sea witch gave her a potion that changed her tail into 2 legs.

the Little Mermaid.

2: In Robert Lawson's "Ben and Me", Ben is Benjamin Franklin and Me is Amos, one of these creatures who lives in Ben's cap.

a mouse.

3: The Brothers Grimm wrote that Snow White was quieter and gentler than this sister.

Rose-Red.

4: "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver" is about 12th century queen Eleanor of this duchy.

Aquitaine.

5: I can't always see "My Shadow" but I can always read about it in this Scotsman's "A Child's Garden of Verses".

Robert Louis Stevenson.
Round 5. Category: Street Smarts
1: The Boston Common fronts on this street, also the name of a nearby hill.

Beacon Street.

2: You'll find this lightly damaged historical object at 6th and Market in Philly.

the Liberty Bell.

3: In this European city the locals call the Boulevard Saint-Michel the "Boul' Miche" for short.

Paris.

4: It's a street without an exit, or a phrase commonly used of some jobs.

a dead end.

5: A recessed area at the side of a road to carry off surface water; keep your mind out of it.

a gutter.
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February 14, 2023Episode 734 - Great Things - What's The Pitch - Whatsits, Doohickeys, Thingamabobs - 50-50 - Restaurants Episode 734 - Everyday Inventions - Twin Peaks - Peter, Paul Or Mary - Crossword Clues "E" - Th
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 734, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Great Things
1: On the Great Seal of the U.S. there are 13 stripes, 13 stars and 13 of these weapons.

arrows.

2: The Great Smokies are part of this larger system.

the Appalachians.

3: Playwright who wrote, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em".

William Shakespeare.

4: The marine life in this U.S. lake is pretty thin: Colonial Algae and Brine Shrimp.

the Great Salt Lake.

5: Term for the Boer migration in the 1830s and 1840s, it comes from an Afrikaans term for a trip by ox wagon.

the Great Trek.
Round 2. Category: What's The Pitch
1: "Like a rock".

Chevrolet.

2: "Where's your mustache?".

milk.

3: "Bo knows".

Nike.

4: "Don't leave home without it".

American Express.

5: "Mom's other little helper".

Shake 'n Bake.
Round 3. Category: Whatsits, Doohickeys, Thingamabobs
1: A tailor's term, it's also the spiral part of a screw.

Thread.

2: Also a body part, in plumbing it's the fitting used to connect the joints of 2 pipes that meet at an angle.

Elbow.

3: To set up one of these in the Northern Hemisphere, point the gnomon on its face to the North Pole.

Sundial.

4: A key is inserted into this part of a lock that contains the pins, springs and plug.

Cylinder.

5: It's a trough used by "carriers" for carrying bricks.

Hod.
Round 4. Category: 50-50
1: It's the only letter of the alphabet not used in the names of the 50 states.

Q.

2: In Genesis 6, it's described as being 50 cubits wide.

Noah's Ark.

3: Up to 50 yards of cloth may be used in one of these headdresses worn by Sikhs and Muslim men.

a turban.

4: In exchange for more than 1,000 POWs, this country received about $50 million from the U.S. in December 1962.

Cuba.

5: In some versions, this Hellenic hellhound has as many as 50 heads.

Cerberus.
Round 5. Category: Restaurants
1: In 1993 this TV comedienne and her husband Tom opened their Big Food Diner near their farm in Eldon, Iowa.

Roseanne Arnold.

2: Move over, Baskin-Robbins; NYC's Russian Tea Room serves 31 varieties of this potent potable.

vodka.

3: Oprah Winfrey co-owns The Eccentric in this city, and Oprah's potatoes are featured on the menu.

Chicago.

4: At a sushi bar, spice wimps should learn the word "sabinuki", or "no" this.

wasabi.

5: When Hiltl opened in Zurich in 1898, its customers were called Grasfresser, as it's this kind of restaurant.

a vegetarian restaurant.
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 734, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Everyday Inventions
1: C. Latham Sholes invented this - - not Olivetti or Smith or even Corona.

a typewriter.

2: Clarence Birdseye got the idea for frozen food after living among these people for 3 years.

Eskimos.

3: Of Dunlop, Goodyear or Goodrich, the veterinarian who invented the pneumatic bike tire.

(John) Dunlop.

4: This, not corn, was used to make the Kellogg brothers' 1st flakes.

wheat.

5: The 1st lightweight one for home use consisted of a fan motor, a soap box, a broom handle and a pillowcase.

a vacuum
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February 13, 2023Episode 733 - Grains And Staples - Names In Sports - Canadian Cities - Teens At Work - Howdy Doody
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 733, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Grains And Staples
1: The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat".

buckwheat.

2: The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer.

oats.

3: Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India.

rice.

4: Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S..

birds.

5: The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type.

barley.
Round 2. Category: Names In Sports
1: This legendary jockey was known as "The Shoe".

Willie Shoemaker.

2: (Hi, I'm Tim Dwight.) At Iowa I was one of these, like the sneaky scout in "The Last of the Mohicans".

a Hawkeye.

3: L.A. Ram defensive end David Jones was better known by this nickname.

"Deacon".

4: (Hi, I'm James Worthy.) In the 1980s my L.A. Lakers got this "entertaining" nickname, also the name of a cable television network.

"Showtime".

5: First name of Mr. Boyer, the Yankee 3B who played against his brother Ken in the 1964 World Series.

"Clete" (or Cletis).
Round 3. Category: Canadian Cities
1: English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris.

Montreal.

2: The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half.

Edmonton.

3: The CFL's B.C. Lions play their home games in this city.

Vancouver.

4: Whitehorse replaced Dawson as capital of this territory in 1953.

Yukon Territory.

5: This Ontario city's underground walkway system can get you from Eaton Centre to Union Station.

Toronto.
Round 4. Category: Teens At Work
1: At 14, this fairy tale author worked for a director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.

Hans Christian Andersen.

2: At 16, Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert to win this tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows.

U.S. Open.

3: In the 1720s at age 16, this statesman and inventor wrote popular articles for the New England Courant newspaper.

Benjamin Franklin.

4: At 13, this march composer became an apprentice with the U.S. Marine Band.

John Philip Sousa.

5: At 16, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service between Staten Island and this famous 31-square-mile-island.

Manhattan.
Round 5. Category: Howdy Doody
1: "He" was made up of dachshund, elephant, spaniel, duck, cat, giraffe, seal and pig.

Flub-a-dub.

2: This 4 word question was asked at the top of every show, following the words "Say kids...".

What time is it?.

3: Original number of Howdy's freckles, they equaled the number of U.S. states.

48.

4: Job held by Mr. Cobb in Doodyville; Mr. Hooper on "Sesame Street" did the same thing.

grocer (general store keeper).

5: Last name of triplets Don Jose, Hector Hamhock and Phineas T..

Bluster.
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February 13, 2023Episode 732 - My Kinda Town - Let's Put On An Opera! - Barber College - Phun With Phonics - Art-Podge
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 732, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: My Kinda Town
1: The oldest working theater in this U.K. country is in the town of Dumfries.

Scotland.

2: Notre Dame is a town within the boundaries of this Indiana city.

South Bend.

3: The first U.S. wireless station was set up in this New York town with a "talkative" biblical name.

Babylon.

4: This suburb of Chicago, once home to Al Capone, was named for a Roman orator.

Cicero, Illinois.

5: The town of Jasper is in Jasper National Park in this Canadian province.

Alberta.
Round 2. Category: Let's Put On An Opera!
1: We hope our tardy cellists show up for this instrumental prelude to the opera.

Overture.

2: We'll let Uncle Charlie be a "carrier" of one of these in the battle scene.

Spear carrier.

3: Let's move the duel upstage so no one falls onto the musicians in this area.

Orchestra pit.

4: We've got basses, we've got tenors, but we can't find one of these like the guy on the CD[audio clip].

Baritone.

5: From dealing with Betsy, I know why this 2-word Italian term can mean a diva or a real pain.

Prima donna.
Round 3. Category: Barber College
1: Under Kansas law, this document shall be conspicuously posted in your primary work station.

your barber's license.

2: That the American College of Hairstyling requires 60 hours of training in this shouldn't have you in a lather.

shaving.

3: A barber in training might want to pick up a supply of styptic pencils; they help staunch this.

bleeding.

4: Brands of these include Hask, Jerris and Lucky Tiger; and you don't mix them with gin.

(hair) tonic.

5: Marvy's Model 55 one of these has a globe on top and runs about $500 (you might want one when you set up shop).

barber pole.
Round 4. Category: Phun With Phonics
1: Labionasal sounds are produced by these and the nose.

Lips.

2: When you speak with a burr you trill this letter.

R.

3: Your tongue touching your hard or soft one of these in your mouth produces different sounds.

Palate.

4: Meaning "single pitch", it's a speaking voice that lacks inflection.

Monotone.

5: From the Latin meaning "to hiss", it describes the "ss" sound In "fricassee".

Sibilant.
Round 5. Category: Art-Podge
1: This Chinese dynasty that reigned from 1368 to 1644 was known for beautiful vases.

Ming.

2: "Lobster Trap and Fish Tail" is one of this artist's best-known mobiles.

Alexander Calder.

3: The family of this often-depicted U.S. president said sculptor John Rogers created the best likeness of him.

Abraham Lincoln.

4: Christianity and Aztec ritual inspired the thorn necklace worn by this Latina woman in a masochistic 1940 self-portrait.

Frida Kahlo.

5: Painted in 1895, "Northeaster" is a well-known seascape by this American artist.

(Winslow) Homer.
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