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October 24, 2023Episode 986 - Frock around the clock - I quit! - In a minute - Last line of a shakespeare act - Sitcom characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 986, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Frock Around The Clock
1: If you want to wear a this length dress in the U.K., wear it around 4 P.M., when the steeped beverage is commonly served.

tea.

2: This hyphenated style of dress containing 2 altitude extremes is perfect for noon or midnight.

a high-low.

3: When it precedes "gown", this 4-letter undergarment is worn for bedtime; before "dress", not for bedtime.

slip.

4: For 5 o'clock, maybe try this simple dress that has the same name as the key under "caps lock".

a shift.

5: For the cocktail hour, perhaps this dress, that sounds like a good place to stash a dagger.

a sheath.
Round 2. Category: I Quit!
1: When he left NASA to be a Univ. of Cincinnati prof., he took one giant leap into retirement from the public eye.

Neil Armstrong.

2: His sudden retirement from the NBA on Nov. 7, 1991 shocked the sports world.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

3: In 1974, frustrated with GM's management, he quit and with British funding, built a stainless steel luxury sports car.

John DeLorean.

4: On Nov. 25, 1980 Roberto Duran said, "No mas" and quit in the eighth round against this fighter.

Sugar Ray Leonard.

5: In March 1987 Bettino Craxi quit after a 3 1/2-year term in this post, a post-WWII record.

prime minister of Italy.
Round 3. Category: In A Minute
1: Each minute 5 million of these are sent; how many of them are spam, we don't know.

E-mails.

2: Men's Health magazine says the average guy can do 33 of these in a minute in his 20s, 21 in his 40s.

push-ups.

3: In a June 2000 film Nicolas Cage played a guy who could do this in a minute.

Steal a car.

4: Each minute it pumps about 5 quarts of blood.

The heart.

5: Under the slogan "Real Estate for the Real World", this company claims on average to buy or sell a home every minute.

Century 21.
Round 4. Category: Last Line Of A Shakespeare Act
1: Act II of this play ends, "My Regan counsels well; come out o' the storm".

King Lear.

2: Act I of this play concludes with, "The motion's good indeed and be it so, Petruchio, I shall be your Ben Venuto".

The Taming of the Shrew.

3: Fortinbras ends act V and this play with "Go, bid the soldiers shoot".

Hamlet.

4: Stephano tells him, "O brave monster! Lead the way".

Caliban.

5: This title character declares, "He shall have every day a several greeting, or I'll unpeople Egypt".

Cleopatra.
Round 5. Category: Sitcom Characters
1: This mailman on "Cheers" gleaned some of his knowledge from reading the magazines he delivered.

Cliff (Clavin).

2: "The Days and Nights of" this divorcee moved from NBC to the Lifetime Network in 1989.

Molly Dodd.

3: This character was a "lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls".

Carol Brady.

4: He plays assistant football coach Luther Van Dam on "Coach".

Jerry Van Dyke.

5: Name of the writer played by Rose Marie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

Sally Rogers.
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October 23, 2023Episode 985 - Recent ballot measures - Mindblowers - Also an asteroid - The roosevelts: an intimate history - Tv guide's 50 greatest characters
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 985, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Recent Ballot Measures
1: In 2018 Florida voted to return voting rights to ex-felons and to ban racing of dogs, specifically these.

greyhounds.

2: Missouri amended its constitution to make it easier to run one of these games with a 5-letter name-o.

bingo.

3: Per Prop 12, a calf raised for this meat in California must live in at least 43 square feet.

veal.

4: It makes sense that this state passed the "right to live free from governmental intrusion" amendment.

New Hampshire.

5: In 2018 6 states adopted this victims' rights law named for the late Ms. Nicholas.

Marsy's Law.
Round 2. Category: Mindblowers
1: Decca Records rejected signing this band in 1962, saying, "we don't like their sound" and guitars are on the way out.

the Beatles.

2: This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool.

Tim Duncan.

3: The wife of this "Give me liberty or give me death" speechmaker was confined at home due to mental illness.

Patrick Henry.

4: There are about 4,000 species of mammals, 8,700 species of birds and 1 million known species of these creatures.

insects.

5: In 2002 the Hormel corporation produced its 6 billionth can of this foodstuff.

Spam.
Round 3. Category: Also An Asteroid
1: The son who flew too near the Sun.

Icarus.

2: "Flowery" part of the eye.

the Iris.

3: The greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War.

Achilles.

4: This voluptuous horror movie hostess who was more bare than scare.

Elvira.

5: It's paired with Guadalupe in the name of a Mexico City neighborhood.

Hidalgo.
Round 4. Category: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
1: On April 25, 1865, 6-year-old Teddy watched from a window as this man's funeral procession moved through Manhattan.

Abraham Lincoln.

2: Eleanor's triumph, passage of the UDHR, got her the first standing ovation for a single delegate in this organization's history.

the United Nations.

3: On accepting the 1932 nomination for president, FDR said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself to a" this "for the American people".

a New Deal.

4: Referring to this volunteer regiment and their victorious charge in Cuba, Teddy called it "the great day of my life".

the Rough Riders.

5: Before her death in 1962, Eleanor made a final visit to the old family summer home on this Canadian island.

Campobello.
Round 5. Category: Tv Guide'S 50 Greatest Characters
1: Weighing in at No. 6, this son of Sarek and Amanda is the only alien in the Top 10.

Mr. Spock.

2: No. 3 on the list, this character was once pinned to a kitchen cabinet by a giant loaf of bread.

Lucy Ricardo.

3: No. 11 on the list, this backstabbing, bed-hopping oil baron was once shot by a mysterious assailant.

J.R. Ewing.

4: No. 46, this princess wears a leather and metal outift.

Xena.

5: This cop ranked No. 18 is the only totally bald character on the list, baby.

Kojak.
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October 22, 2023Episode 984 - The "heart" of rock and roll - Questionable dates of birth - Feathered friends - Tech company names - That's just nuts!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 984, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Heart Of Rock And Roll. With Heart in quotes
1: Blondie topped the charts with this song.

"Heart Of Glass".

2: "Don't you mess around" with this, Pat Benatar's first hit.

"Heartbreaker".

3: Adam Levine and Gym Class Heroes duetted on this 2011 No. 1; they must've sung into separate microphones.

"Stereo Hearts".

4: In the title of a No. 1 hit, Bonnie Tyler suffered from this astronomical problem.

"Total Eclipse Of The Heart".

5: "Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint" about this Nirvana song--there's no candy inside!.

"Heart-Shaped Box".
Round 2. Category: Questionable Dates Of Birth
1: Born in 1927, late congressman Joe Moakley was among many who lied about their ages to do this.

enlist in the military.

2: At one point this actress and future first lady took 2 years off her age.

Nancy Reagan.

3: In 2001 a Bronx team was stripped of its third-place finish in this event for using an overage pitcher.

Little League World Series.

4: A 32-year-old actress pretending to be 19 got a job writing for this WB TV show about a college girl.

Felicity.

5: Research found Aug. 4, 2001 to be Louis Armstrong's centennial, though he said he was born on this big day in 1900.

Independence Day/Fourth of July.
Round 3. Category: Feathered Friends
1: Almost 30% of the world's endangered bird species are on this island state.

Hawaii.

2: The males of these largest flightless birds have black and white plumage; the females are brownish.

an ostrich.

3: The pelican is distinguished by a long bill with a deep one of these hanging from the underside.

a pouch.

4: This popular cage bird whose name starts with "bull" can learn simple tunes.

a finch (bullfinch).

5: Some think this proud bird's feathers are unlucky because the spots on them resemble an evil eye.

a peacock.
Round 4. Category: Tech Company Names
1: Groupon cofounder Andrew Mason explained, "It's short for" these 2 words.

group and coupon.

2: This web-based e-mail service got its name by adding some vowels to "HTML".

Hotmail.

3: A vendor for this Neil Clark Warren website suggested its name, reflecting its users' search online for compatibility.

eHarmony.

4: The "PE" at the end of this service around since 2003 stands for peer-to-peer.

Skype.

5: It got its name by removing the first 3 letters from the name of the horse that Bellerophon tried to fly to heaven.

Asus.
Round 5. Category: That'S Just Nuts!
1: Mount Olympus was said to have many trees bearing this nut; no word if the gods had them "roasting on an open fire".

chestnuts.

2: When shaken, the kernel of this 5-letter nut of the walnut family should not rattle but should go into a delicious pie.

pecan.

3: Hawaii is the USA's largest exporter of these nuts native to Australia and crazy high in fat content.

macadamias.

4: This kidney-shaped nut grows out from the bottom of the same-named apple...gesundheit!.

cashew.

5: Cultivated in California and Iran, it has a hard, tan shell, enclosing a pale, green nut.

pistachios.
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October 21, 2023Episode 983 - Killer musicals - The white stuff - 20th century america - Play adjectives - Non-traditional actors
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 983, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Killer Musicals
1: As act one of this musical draws to a close, the lookout says, "Dear mother of God -- iceberg right ahead!".

Titanic.

2: "The Capeman", this songwriter's musical about a killer, opened to protests, not to "Sounds of Silence".

Paul Simon.

3: The Richard Rodgers musical "Rex" starred Nicol Williamson as this king who made some women lose their heads.

Henry VIII.

4: In a 1966 musical, Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, husband of this title "Auntie", falls off an Alp.

Auntie Mame.

5: The murder mystery musical "Something's Afoot" parodies the plot of this author's "Ten Little Indians".

Agatha Christie.
Round 2. Category: The White Stuff
1: Peregrine White was born aboard this ship in November 1620, Pilgrim.

the Mayflower.

2: For 21 minutes on June 3, 1965 astronaut Ed White achieved this American first as part of the Gemini 4 mission.

space walk.

3: In the Grimm Brothers' version of the story. the evil queen uses a tight-fitting bodice to try and kill this woman.

Snow White.

4: Get some color in your cheeks and ride a brown cow through the city of Whitehorse, the capital of this Canadian territory.

the Yukon.

5: The glistening dunes of this New Mexico National Monument are actually miles and miles of gypsum.

White Sands.
Round 3. Category: 20Th Century America
1: In July 1976 this mystery ailment killed 29 people at a Philadelphia convention.

Legionnaires' disease.

2: The Wrigleys of chewing gum fame were stuck on this baseball team for over 60 years until selling it in 1981.

Chicago Cubs.

3: On September 8, 1935 this Louisiana senator was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss in Baton Rouge.

Huey Long.

4: Norman Bel Geddes, father of actress Barbara, created the Futurama exhibit for this event that began in 1939.

the New York World's Fair.

5: Section 1 of the 18th amendment, the only one ever repealed, ends, "is hereby" this verb.

prohibited.
Round 4. Category: Play Adjectives
1: Neil Simon's "blank in Yonkers".

Lost.

2: Noel Coward's "blank Lives".

Private.

3: Eugene O'Neill's "The blank Ape".

Hairy.

4: Leonard Gershe's "Butterflies are blank".

Free.

5: Edward Albee's "A blank Balance".

Delicate.
Round 5. Category: Non-Traditional Actors
1: In 2016 Todd Bridges said the late Nancy Reagan's part on this show helped him through his own drug problems.

Diff'rent Strokes.

2: This 2nd man on the Moon, after Homer Simpson caused a potato chip mess in space: "Careful! They're ruffled!".

Buzz Aldrin.

3: We respect that in "Back to School", this comic didn't understand Vonnegut's books, so he had Kurt stop by in a cameo.

Rodney Dangerfield.

4: Offscreen on "Futurama", this theoretical physicist says, "There he is. Seize him".

(Stephen) Hawking.

5: (Hi, I'm Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.) I made my acting debut in 2014, ordering Annie and Abed around as the host of a VCR game called "Pile of Bullets" on this NBC sitcom that also starred my old pal Jonathan Banks.

Community.
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October 20, 2023Episode 982 - Anagram zoo - Special oscars - 4-letter bands - Geographic meanings - "rock" and "roll" songs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 982, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Anagram Zoo
1: A MALL.

llama.

2: Tall fellow:FIFE RAG.

giraffe.

3: A mountain ape:LIAR LOG.

gorilla.

4: Ocean mammal:PIN HOLD.

a dolphin.

5: Asian snake fighter:EGO MOONS.

a mongoose.
Round 2. Category: Special Oscars
1: In 1976, she was presented with a special Oscar at her home, Pickfair.

Mary Pickford.

2: Appropriately, the statuette presented to Edgar Bergen was made out of this.

wood.

3: "In recognition of his brilliant creativity", this Marx Brother won a special Oscar in 1973.

Groucho.

4: In 1985, Cary Grant presented an honorary Oscar to this "Philadelphia Story" co-star.

James Stewart.

5: The Academy's humanitarian award was named for this late character actor and former Academy pres..

Jean Hersholt.
Round 3. Category: 4-Letter Bands
1: This hard-rockin' band was shown without make-up on the cover of 1983's "Lick It Up".

Kiss.

2: This Aussie band had hits in the late '80s with "Devil Inside" and "Need You Tonight".

INXS.

3: This duo had a 1984 No. 1 hit with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".

Wham!.

4: 2 sets of brothers were in this "Whip It" group: Jerry and Bob Casale and Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh.

Devo.

5: The musical "Mamma Mia!" features the music of this '70s pop powerhouse.

ABBA.
Round 4. Category: Geographic Meanings
1: A Caribbean island:"Rich Port".

Puerto Rico.

2: A big country:"Southern Land".

Australia.

3: A North African city:"Three Towns".

Tripoli.

4: A South African city:"Fountain of Flowers".

Bloemfontein.

5: A country in the Balkans:"Black Mountain".

Montenegro.
Round 5. Category: Rock And Roll Songs. With Rock" And "Roll in quotation marks
1: The 1st line of the chorus of the "Beer Barrel Polka".

Roll out the barrel.

2: How love was for Ashford and Simpson in 1985.

"Solid".

3: Chuck Berry's way of saying "Step aside, Ludwig".

"Roll Over Beethoven".

4: To do this in '55, you had to "put your glad rags on".

"Rock Around The Clock".

5: 1 of 2 Paul Simon hits that fit this category.

"I Am A Rock" (or "Loves Me Like A Rock").
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October 19, 2023Episode 981 - The most downloaded rock songs - Music for your cat - Eye, eye doctor - Attention, space cadets - National portrait gallery
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 981, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Most Downloaded Rock Songs
1: Topping the list: "Radioactive" by these alt-rockers.

Imagine Dragons.

2: Listeners continue to have faith in this anthem by Journey, No. 2 on the list.

"Don't Stop Believin'".

3: Any way the wind blows, this operatic yet hard-rockin' tune by Queen is No. 10.

"Bohemian Rhapsody".

4: No. 4 is this song by The Fray that actually is not about CPR.

"How To Save A Life".

5: The title of this song from "Rocky III" came from a line of dialogue in the movie.

"Eye Of The Tiger".
Round 2. Category: Music For Your Cat
1: Kitty loves this 1972 Elton John song that says, "Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways".

"Honky Cat".

2: Naturally, "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" is Kitty's favorite track on his album "Let's Dance".

David Bowie.

3: Kitty just swoons when she hears Tom Jones sing this title movie tune.

"What's New Pussycat?".

4: Your cat's least favorite song? "Misty", because of the line "Look at me, I'm" this.

as helpless as a kitten up a tree.

5: Your cat is not superstitious -- he loves crossing paths with her 1990 No. 1 hit "Black Cat".

Janet Jackson.
Round 3. Category: Eye, Eye Doctor
1: It's the transparent part of the eyeball contact lenses are designed to come into contact with.

Cornea.

2: It's not the opposite of youropia, but of hyperopia.

Myopia.

3: From the Greek for "gray", this condition may cause blindness by increasing pressure on the optic nerve.

Glaucoma.

4: Macular degeneration affects these parts that when detached may be reattached with a laser.

Retinas.

5: Toric contact lenses are designed to correct this condition when it's moderate.

Astigmatism.
Round 4. Category: Attention, Space Cadets
1: "Aren't you glad" Alan Shepard took this deodorant soap into space? Now it's in the Smithsonian.

Dial.

2: '60s kids bought kits to send Mr. Potato Head to this heavenly body, with a cucumber as his spaceship.

the Moon.

3: This candy got ahead by placing heads on its dispensers, and in 1955 "Space Trooper" was one of the first.

Pez.

4: In 2005 this SW city's annual UFO Festival featured a parade with aircraft flying over it looking for alien invaders.

Roswell (New Mexico).

5: Don't miss the Cosmic Pathway, a stroll through 13 billion years of cosmic evolution, when visiting this NYC planetarium.

the Hayden Planetarium.
Round 5. Category: National Portrait Gallery
1: Gilbert Stuart's iconic paintings include one of this founding mother.

Martha Washington.

2: This hunter and showman did much to popularize the myth of the American West.

Buffalo Bill Cody.

3: The same year the photograph was taken, this high flyer disappeared.

Amelia Earhart.

4: This Native American leader is depicted here along with a Cherokee writing system he devised.

Sequoyah.

5: The portrait of this man and his bride was taken around 1863 by a photographer from Mathew Brady's studio.

(General) Tom Thumb.
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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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