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July 12, 2024Episode 1249 - Places of sport and amusement - "nea" - Get your facts straight - The rockefellers - Museums by city
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1249, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Places Of Sport And Amusement
1: With 10 million gallons of water, the USA's largest one of these opened in Atlanta in 2005.
an aquarium.
2: 4-letter place for "roller" fun.
a rink.
3: Footwear is key at this indoor location where a turkey is cause for congratulations.
a bowling alley.
4: California's official state theater is the Pasadena one; on TV, Pee-Wee Herman had a more informal one.
a playhouse.
5: This word is from French and Latin words meaning "bicycle" and "course".
velodrome.
Round 2. Category: Nea. With Nea in quotation marks
1: This layer of the eye has no blood vessels.
the cornea.
2: Mary Ann Esposito's book on 3 yeast doughs is "What You" this.
Knead.
3: This pet critter is part of the cavy family.
guinea pig.
4: This state capital is on the Gastineau Channel.
Juneau (Alaska).
5: This Trojan hero is Aphrodite's son.
Aeneas.
Round 3. Category: Get Your Facts Straight
1: Carlsberg is a Danish brewery; this Swiss-style cheese from Norway has a similar name.
Jarlsberg.
2: The minneola is the best-known variety of the tangelo; Minnehaha is his best gal in a Longfellow poem.
Hiawatha.
3: Borax is a cleaning agent; this movie title guy journeys to "the U.S. and A." with his producer Azamat Bagatov.
Borat.
4: Van Heflin was in "Shane" and "3:10 to Yuma"; this group gave us songs like "Hot For Teacher".
Van Halen.
5: Ramen is a noodle; the Ramayana is an epic poem of India composed in this ancient language.
Sanskrit.
Round 4. Category: The Rockefellers
1: One of the world's wealthiest men, John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in this business.
oil.
2: In the 1970s this member of the Rockefeller family served briefly as vice president.
Nelson.
3: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was a founder of this NYC museum in 1929 and her son David was a longtime donor and trustee.
the MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art).
4: From 1985 to 2015 Jay Rockefeller, also known as John D. Rockefeller IV, was a senator from this state.
West Virginia.
5: Living to the age of 97, John D. was born when this man of Dutch descent was president, and died during FDR's second term.
Van Buren.
Round 5. Category: Museums By City
1: Byzantine Museum,Acropolis Museum.
Athens.
2: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Washington, D.C..
3: Anne Frank House,Rijksmuseum.
Amsterdam.
4: The Henry Ford Museum(don't say Detroit).
Dearborn.
5: Uffizi Gallery,Bardini Museum.
Florence.
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July 11, 2024Episode 1248 - Manimals - "c" in music - Tough tv - I stand before the country - Best actor oscar winners
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1248, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Manimals
1: In 1883 he opened his Wild West Show in Omaha, Nebraska.
Buffalo Bill Cody.
2: In 1997 he broke Jack Nicklaus' 32-year-old Masters record of 17 under par.
Tiger Woods.
3: In the victory column, this Alabamian has 4 more than Pop Warner.
Bear Bryant.
4: On "Another Saturday Night" you'll find him "Sitting" on a "Peace Train" until "Morning Has Broken".
Cat Stevens.
5: This "Good Morning, Vietnam" star once studied drama with John Houseman.
Robin Williams.
Round 2. Category: C In Music. With C in quotes
1: It's defined as a traditional song of joy; the "Christmas" type is the most popular.
a carol.
2: Isaac Stern led the fight to save this NYC concert hall while Lincoln Center was being built.
Carnegie Hall.
3: To play the hi-hat type of this percussion instrument, you clash the metal plates together with a pedal.
cymbal.
4: This symbol found at the start of a line of music can be treble or bass.
a clef.
5: Mozart introduced this single reed wind instrument to the symphony orchestra.
a clarinet.
Round 3. Category: Tough Tv
1: Arte Johnson was the only performer to win an Emmy for his work on this comedy-variety series.
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
2: First name of the character played by Faith Ford on "Murphy Brown".
Corky.
3: Jon Provost, who played this dog's second owner 1957-1964, returned for a "new" 1989-1991 series.
Lassie.
4: Nickname of the character played by Chris Burke on "Life Goes On".
Corky.
5: Nantucket Memorial Airport doubled for the fictional Tom Nevers Field on this sitcom.
Wings.
Round 4. Category: I Stand Before The Country
1: Before "Timor".
East.
2: Before "Verde".
Cape.
3: Before "Sudan".
South.
4: Before "Islands"--1 of the 2 U.N. members.
Marshall (or Solomon).
5: Before "Darussalam".
Brunei.
Round 5. Category: Best Actor Oscar Winners
1: 1971:As "Popeye" Doyle.
Gene Hackman.
2: 1986:As a slower "Fast Eddie" Felson.
Paul Newman.
3: 1994:Tom Hanks for this modern parable.
Forrest Gump.
4: 1964 for "My Fair Lady".
Rex Harrison.
5: 1987:As Gordon Gekko.
Michael Douglas.
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July 10, 2024Episode 1247 - Forwards and back words - Slim - The bfi's top 100 british films - On the world heritage list - Celebrity books
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1247, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Forwards And Back Words
1: Many rodents of a particular type and Polaris.
rats and star.
2: To beat with a whip and a sport you can club.
flog and golf.
3: To take a furtive glance and to retain possession.
peek and keep.
4: To boast and clothing.
brag and garb.
5: Shrek and "therefore" (follows "cogito").
ogre and ergo.
Round 2. Category: Slim
1: Add a "y" to the name of a tree to get this word meaning tall and slim.
willowy.
2: Referring to a gaunt, worn appearance, it's the last name of Merle and H. Rider.
Haggard.
3: Jack Sprat's wife "could eat" none.
lean.
4: Similar to "withered", it also starts with "wi" and means thin and shriveled.
wizened.
5: This word meaning a bit too thin can also refer to the real facts, the inside story.
skinny.
Round 3. Category: The Bfi'S Top 100 British Films
1: Peter O'Toole had his first leading role in this film, No. 3 on the list.
Lawrence of Arabia.
2: 7 David Lean-directed films made the list, including this 1957 P.O.W. movie that won 7 Oscars.
The Bridge on the River Kwai.
3: No. 1 on the list is this stark film based on a Graham Greene novel about post-WWII Vienna.
The Third Man.
4: The most recent film to break the Top 10, this 1996 film brazenly portrayed the Edinburgh drug scene.
Trainspotting.
5: No. 100 is this Roland Joffe-directed film set in Cambodia and starring Sam Waterston.
The Killing Fields.
Round 4. Category: On The World Heritage List
1: In Moscow:This area that's had its colorful name since long before Communist rule.
Red Square.
2: In Wiltshire, England:Avebury and this more famous group of megaliths.
Stonehenge.
3: In Nepal:Chitwan National Park, one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger and this huge 1-horned beast.
a rhino (Indian rhinoceros).
4: In Italy:The Piazza del Duomo with the much-photographed campanile called this.
the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
5: In Mexico:The old city of Teotihuacan, which includes the temple of this feathered serpent god.
Quetzalcoatl.
Round 5. Category: Celebrity Books
1: In a 1995 autobiography this TV and film star told how she made it "After All".
Mary Tyler Moore.
2: Like several of his films, this director's novel "A Child's Night Dream" touches upon Vietnam.
Oliver Stone.
3: This Oscar winner made her writing debut with a book for children called "Deaf Child Crossing".
Marlee Matlin.
4: James Bacon called his biography of this TV star "How Sweet It Is".
Jackie Gleason.
5: "A-Team" co-star who subtitled his autobiography "The Man with the Gold".
Mr. T.
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July 09, 2024Episode 1246 - Tinseltown terms - Comic strippers - National parks a-z - Giants of science - Kids books en español
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1246, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tinseltown Terms
1: The camera might travel on this wheeled platform to track a character down Madison Ave..
a dolly.
2: The best man attends the groom and this person assists the head electrician.
best boy.
3: This term for a handler of animals on the set can also mean a cowboy.
wrangler.
4: Medical term for one who revises a script without credit; writer Robert Towne is a "specialist".
a script doctor.
5: A jump one is an abrupt transition; a rough one is a stage in editing.
cut.
Round 2. Category: Comic Strippers
1: Mr. Butts,Duke,Zonker.
Doonesbury.
2: Mammy Yokum,Daisy Mae,Sadie Hawkins.
Li'l Abner.
3: Ruff,Mr. Wilson,Dennis Mitchell.
Dennis the Menace.
4: Odie,Pooky,Jon.
Garfield.
5: Jughead,Betty,Veronica Lodge.
Archie.
Round 3. Category: National Parks A-Z
1: A:This Utah park that has the natural sandstone formations in its name, plus the Fiery Furnace.
Arches.
2: B:This national park in South Dakota whose name refers to the difficulty of traveling through its rugged terrain.
Badlands.
3: G:This Arizona national park that's also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Grand Canyon.
4: S:What is now this California national park was established in 1890 to protect a grove of big trees.
Sequoia.
5: Z:It's the only national park that fits the bill.
Zion.
Round 4. Category: Giants Of Science
1: You'll find this Frenchman's name on almost all milk cartons.
Louis Pasteur.
2: In 1589 he began experimenting in Pisa with falling objects using inclined planes to slow the rate of descent.
Galileo.
3: By then living in the U.S., he was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952.
Albert Einstein.
4: In 1897 this son of slaves discovered 3 new species of fungi which are named for him, including Taphrina carveri.
George Washington Carver.
5: This German mathematician is best known for his "strip" that has only one edge and one side.
Dr. August Mobius.
Round 5. Category: Kids Books En Español
1: "El Gato Ensombrerado".
The Cat in the Hat.
2: "Buenas Noches, Luna".
Goodnight Moon.
3: "La Telaraña de Carlota".
Charlotte's Web.
4: "La Oruga Muy Hambrienta".
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
5: By Ezra Jack Keats: "Un Día de Nieve".
The Snowy Day.
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July 08, 2024Episode 1245 - Dancing with the stars winners - The energy biz - The actor who said it - Broadway revivalism - From "g" to "g"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1245, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Dancing With The Stars Winners
1: In Season 11 she had the time of her life and the right moves to take the prize.
Jennifer Grey.
2: In 2011 this Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver scored the win with his fancy moves.
Hines Ward.
3: A frontrunner from the beginning, this pussycat strutted her stuff to win Season 10.
Nicole Scherzinger.
4: "She's got the look", she's got the co-host gig and she's also got the trophy from Season 7.
Brooke Burke.
5: It's no myth--this champion speed skater took the gold in Season 4.
Apolo Ohno.
Round 2. Category: The Energy Biz
1: In 1972 Standard Oil of New Jersey got a double X rating and became this corporation.
Exxon.
2: The name of this "always prepared" battery company was once 2 words.
Eveready.
3: In 2020 the U.S. added more energy capacity from this type of power than any other, with plans for more offshore.
wind.
4: This Texas company agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle claims from the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010.
Halliburton.
5: This company that bought Texaco in 2001 had a bit of a rough year in 2020, if you consider losing $5.5 billion rough.
Chevron.
Round 3. Category: The Actor Who Said It
1: 1976: "You talkin' to me?".
Robert De Niro.
2: 1999: "I see dead people".
Haley Joel Osment.
3: As Norman Bates: "A boy's best friend is his mother".
Anthony Perkins.
4: 2012: "That's my secret, Cap. I'm always angry".
Mark Ruffalo.
5: In a Tarantino film: "You know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece".
Brad Pitt.
Round 4. Category: Broadway Revivalism
1: It's always "the Age of Aquarius" in this musical that lets the sun shine in again in 2009.
Hair.
2: The original ran for 2 years, but the revival of this Illinois-set musical had a 12th anniversary party in 2008.
Chicago.
3: This classic Rodgers and Hammerstein show set in WWII Polynesia came back to Broadway in 2008.
South Pacific.
4: In April 2009 Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane began "Waiting for" him (P.S. They're still waiting).
Godot.
5: Hey, genius, it's the genus of your pony--also a play revived on Broadway in 2008.
Equus.
Round 5. Category: From G To G. With G" To "G in quotation marks
1: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Mao's wife and 3 others were known as this "of Four".
Gang.
2: Despite its name, this marmot can climb trees and swim just like the squirrels to which it's related.
a groundhog.
3: This term for the Soviet forced labor camps takes its name from an acronym for the agency that ran them.
the Gulag.
4: This Swedish shipbuilding port is known for its canals.
Gothenburg.
5: The turbulent ending of a regime or institution, it's German for "twilight of the gods".
Goetterdaemmerung.
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July 07, 2024Episode 1244 - Bible belts - Avian poetry - Then you get the women - Brains - Clues across america
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1244, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bible Belts
1: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that if someone "smiteth" you here, "offer also the other".
the cheek.
2: In this Bible book named for songs of praise, "Thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone".
Psalms.
3: Par-tay! "Song of" him says, "I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly".
Solomon.
4: In Numbers 20, after the Israelites complained, Moses smote this object twice and water came out.
the rock.
5: After a big Bible belt that kills his brother, he is marked and heads east of Eden.
Cain.
Round 2. Category: Avian Poetry
1: In this poem, Lewis Carroll warned us, "Beware the jubjub bird, and shun the frumious bandersnatch".
"Jabberwocky".
2: "A wonderful bird is" this, "his bill will hold more than his belican".
a pelican.
3: When first seen, this title bird was "perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door".
the raven.
4: "And a good south wind sprung up behind"; it "did follow, and every day, for food or play, came to the mariner's hollo!".
the albatross.
5: John Keats called this bird immortal; "Thou wast not born for death".
a nightingale.
Round 3. Category: Then You Get The Women
1: In 2005 her "Alias" changed to Mrs. Ben Affleck.
Jennifer Garner.
2: On her divorce from her "Eyes Wide Shut" co-star, she quipped, "Well, I can wear heels now".
Nicole Kidman.
3: This Emmy winner once had a tattoo that read "Property of Tom Arnold".
Roseanne Barr.
4: Her voice was Lola, a fish in "Shark Tale", but some wondered if her life was the Pitts in 2005.
Angelina Jolie.
5: Marriage to a star made this Kansas-born actress Shirley MacLaine's sister-in-law.
Annette Bening.
Round 4. Category: Brains
1: His writings include the 1920 publication "Relativity: The Special and General Theory".
Albert Einstein.
2: Past winners of this annual event include Bob Verini and Bob Blake.
Tournament of Champions on Jeopardy!.
3: "A Gardener Touched with Genius" is Peter Dreyer's book on this American hoticulturist.
Luther Burbank.
4: Blaise Pascal is said to have mastered this Greek mathematician's "Elements" by age 12.
Euclid.
5: After this coil inventor moved to America, he worked briefly with another genius⁠—Thomas Edison.
Nikola Tesla.
Round 5. Category: Clues Across America
1: (I'm Jim Gardner from 6ABC.) The Franklin Institute has the only intact Model B made by these 2 men; it was the first plane to carry air freight, live bombs and a U.S. president.
Orville and Wilbur Wright.
2: (Hi, I'm Eric Perkins from KARE 11. [He presents from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.]) In the first sporting event at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium, Chelsea played AC Milan in this sport.
soccer.
3: (Hi, I'm Shannon Hegy, from WPRI 12.) Waterfire is an art installation of more than 80 bonfires that float above the surface of 3 rivers in this capital of Rhode Island.
Providence.
4: (I'm Ryan Chiaverini.) (And I'm Val Warner of Windy City Live.) Everyone knows Chicago is the Windy City some say it has to do with the way we brag about out town......But more likely it has to do with the stiff breezes that come off of this lake.
Lake Michigan.
5: (Hi, I'm Liz Cho from ABC 7.) Mosaics in Ulysses S. Grant's New York City tomb depict the greatest moments in the general's career including the April 1865 surrender of Robert E. Lee at this Virgi
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July 06, 2024Episode 1243 - Major league baseball teams - Let it go - He's a jolly good fellow - Time for the "sat" again! - Who did that tune?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1243, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Major League Baseball Teams
1: This National League team shares its name with a mountain range.
the Rockies.
2: The roster of this MLB team includes Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
the Dodgers.
3: In 2022 this team gave 73-year-old Dusty Baker his 1st championship as a manager; he's the oldest skipper to win a World Series.
the Astros.
4: The Swinging Friar is the official mascot of this team.
the Padres.
5: Jim Palmer pitched his No. 22 into immortality with this team.
the Orioles.
Round 2. Category: Let It Go
1: Golf, so relaxing... until I got 7 on a par-3, or this score.
quadruple-bogey.
2: The working day's over, and I just want to hang with my pal here, this handsome breed of dog.
a pug.
3: Oh, it's like I'm drifting down the river itself in a dream whenever I hear this "colorful" tune.
"The Blue Danube".
4: Time to chill on a beach on this island named for a Polynesian demigod, across Pailolo Channel from Molokai.
Maui.
5: Breathe; the Maharishi gave us TM, short for this consciousness-raising practice ...race to the buzzer!.
transcendental meditation.
Round 3. Category: He'S A Jolly Good Fellow
1: This British comic actor played bumbling inspector Jacques Clouseau in 5 "Pink Panther" movies.
Peter Sellers.
2: Sacha Baron Cohen wrote, produced and starred in this 2006 mockumentary about a journalist from Kazakhstan.
Borat.
3: Hill's Angels were the scantily clad women on this Brit's sketch-comedy show.
Benny Hill.
4: After "Monty Python's Flying Circus", he found further comic success as hotel owner Basil Fawlty.
John Cleese.
5: His work on shows like "The Office" has been better received than his hosting of the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globes.
Ricky Gervais.
Round 4. Category: Time For The Sat Again!. With Sat in quotation marks
1: Iapetus orbits it.
Saturn.
2: Launched in 1962, Telstar was the first commercial one of these.
satellite.
3: Starting with Gaius Lucilius, it's considered the only literary form the Romans invented.
satire.
4: Served with peanut sauce, it's Asian barbecue served on skewers.
satay.
5: Adjective for any liquid that has all the solute it can handle.
saturated.
Round 5. Category: Who Did That Tune?
1: "S.O.S.","Year 3000".
the Jonas Brothers.
2: "Yellow" ,"Speed of Sound".
Coldplay.
3: "One Step Closer","Somewhere I Belong".
Linkin Park.
4: "When I Come Around","Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)".
Green Day.
5: "Drop It Like It's Hot","Woof!".
Snoop Dogg.
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July 05, 2024Episode 1242 - The lyin' king - A samantha bee - Books and their movies - Mountain / man - A tough food category
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1242, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Lyin' King
1: This mythical king whose name now refers to a never-ending task lied to get out of Hades.
Sisyphus.
2: The False Dmitrys were 3 men who tried to rule Russia by pretending to be sons of this brutal czar.
Ivan the Terrible.
3: One story says this king of Ithaca told Clytemnestra her daughter could marry Achilles, but it was a lie.
Odysseus.
4: Leopold II of this country created the Congo Free State, which the world would later realize was anything but free.
Belgium.
5: Troubadour Bertran said of this man who tried to steal the throne from crusading brother Richard, "No man may ever trust him".
King John.
Round 2. Category: A Samantha Bee
1: Elizabeth Montgomery had viewers in a spell as the magical Samantha Stephens on this classic sitcom.
Bewitched.
2: Before going "Full Frontal", Samantha Bee was a correspondent for this Comedy Central series.
The Daily Show.
3: Samantha, the operating system in this 2013 film, shares a name with Samantha Morton, who was its original voice.
Her.
4: After her years as Kelly Bundy, she played the amnesiac title character of "Samantha Who?".
Christina Applegate.
5: She played the lusty Samantha Jones on "Sex and the City".
Kim Cattrall.
Round 3. Category: Books And Their Movies
1: The title of this 2007 film adapted from a novel comes from a Yeats poem that says, "An aged man is but a paltry thing".
No Country for Old Men.
2: The first line of Winston Groom's novel about this guy mentions a box of chocolates; the Tom Hanks film mentioned them too.
Forrest Gump.
3: The title of this Michael Ondaatje novel and film actually refers to a Hungarian count, badly burned after a plane crash.
The English Patient.
4: When Hitler saw this 1940 movie based on a Steinbeck novel, he saw Americans as pushovers; Stalin relished the misery of the proletariat.
The Grapes of Wrath.
5: This Ridley Scott film based on Eric Jager's true story of medieval France saw Matt Damon tilting against Adam Driver.
The Last Duel.
Round 4. Category: Mountain / Man
1: Why ask about this mountain named for a British surveyor in 1865? Because it's there.
Everest.
2: A 16,000-foot Venezuelan mountain is known as Pico this last name, honoring a noted liberator.
Bolívar.
3: In 1792 George Vancouver named this mountain, the tallest in Wash., after a British navy man who never even saw it.
Rainier.
4: In 1792 William Broughton named this mountain, the tallest in Oregon, after a British navy man who never even saw it.
Mount Hood.
5: Around 1890 I.C. Russell named this mountain, the tallest in Canada, for a geologist.
Logan.
Round 5. Category: A Tough Food Category
1: Biltong is a South African version of this tough and salty 5-letter food, thin strips of meat that's been dried.
jerky.
2: Eating this organ meat can be tough but does help ward off anemia; an oil is also made from the cod's.
liver.
3: Large pods of this gumbo ingredient may be tough and fibrous.
okra.
4: It's the Italian name for squid, whose meat is firm and chewy.
calamari.
5: Tough and requiring long cooking, it's the lining of beef stomach.
tripe.
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July 04, 2024Episode 1241 - Ken jennings: international nerd of mystery - Oh, a wise guy! - Play titles in their original language - Biography subtitles - Car repair
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1241, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ken Jennings: International Nerd Of Mystery
1: After hobnobbing with world leaders in May 2023 at this alphanumeric gathering in Hiroshima, it's off to Comic-Con in July.
G7.
2: Ah, an 1869 bottle from this 2-name château in Pauillac, France! It's worth 6 figures and will certainly be savored during our DandD game.
Lafite Rothschild.
3: That "Battlestar Galactica" Viper helmet will pair well with my $3,200 black peak satin tux by this designer from Piacenza, Italy.
Armani.
4: This Paris-trained artist's painting of the marketplace back home in Vitebsk is okay, but John Byrne's "X-Men" art? Perfection.
Chagall.
5: I am going to have a serious discussion of Asimov's 3 laws with this Mass.-based co. that makes Atlas, a robot that does parkour.
Boston Dynamics.
Round 2. Category: Oh, A Wise Guy!
1: World Book says this barefoot Greek was "the first philosopher to make a clear distinction between body and soul".
Socrates.
2: Wisdom from this man includes Linus' line "I love mankind... it's people I can't stand!!".
Charles Schulz.
3: This late gonzo journalist said, "a word to the wise is infuriating".
(Hunter S.) Thompson.
4: Born a slave, this scientist would create more than 75 products from pecans.
(George Washington) Carver.
5: In his "Art of War":"Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him".
Sun Tzu.
Round 3. Category: Play Titles In Their Original Language
1: "En Attendant Godot".
Waiting for Godot.
2: Sophocles: "Oidipous Tyrannos".
Oedipus Rex.
3: Chekhov: "Tri Sestry".
Three Sisters.
4: Ionesco at the opera: "La Cantatrice Chauve".
The Bald Soprano.
5: Latin American thriller: "La Muerte y la Doncella".
Death and the Maiden.
Round 4. Category: Biography Subtitles
1: An entrepreneur:"Bargain Billionaire".
Sam Walton.
2: A president:"Remembering Jack".
John Kennedy.
3: A Frenchman:"The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind".
(Louis) Braille.
4: A Revolutionary War figure:"Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy".
John Paul Jones.
5: A '60s civil rights leader:"By Any Means Necessary".
Malcolm X.
Round 5. Category: Car Repair
1: Appropriate for this American brand: CHEER VOLT.
Chevrolet.
2: Not so appropriate for this fancy schmancy car: CLOSE LORRY.
Rolls Royce.
3: It made the Cutlass Ciera:LIMO BE SOLD.
Oldsmobile.
4: Revolutionary brand launched in 1975: LO, ERA END.
the DeLorean.
5: An Italian job: I EAT ARMS.
Maserati.
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July 03, 2024Episode 1240 - I read it on a bumper sticker - South park - "round" the world - Your mama! - An attractive preposition
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1240, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: I Read It On A Bumper Sticker
1: "Save water" do this "with a friend".
shower.
2: "What if" this kids' dance song "is what it's all about?".
"The Hokey Pokey".
3: Punning on a slogan of the United Negro College Fund, "A waist is a terrible thing to...".
mind.
4: "Never play leap frog with" this mythical animal, if you get my point.
the unicorn.
5: "Does the name" of this physiologist "ring a bell?".
Pavlov.
Round 2. Category: South Park
1: Everglades National Park in this Southern state is the USA's largest subtropical wilderness.
Florida.
2: Atlanta's Freedom Park features a sculpture of this iconic Baptist minister, his arm outstretched.
Martin Luther King Jr..
3: National parks in the south of this state include Sitka and Glacier Bay.
Alaska.
4: S. Montana's Electric Peak, named for the electrical charge experienced by climbers in 1872, is in this natl. park.
Yellowstone.
5: Southeast of Mt. Rushmore lies Badlands National Park in this state.
South Dakota.
Round 3. Category: Round The World. With Round in quotation marks
1: Charing Cross and Covent Garden are stops on it.
the Underground.
2: Winchester, England, claims to have this, 18 feet in diameter.
Round Table.
3: September is when thousands of rodeo fans are driven into northeast Oregon for the annual Pendleton this.
Roundup.
4: West of London, the Denham this connects traffic on the A40 and the M40.
a roundabout.
5: Hotspots at the Battle of Gettysburg included Devil's Den, the Peach Orchard and Little this.
Round Top.
Round 4. Category: Your Mama!
1: Cain, Biblically speaking.
Eve.
2: First kids Lynda Bird and Luci Baines.
Lady Bird Johnson.
3: TV's Marcia, Jan and CIndy.
Carol Brady.
4: Writer Mary Shelley.
Mary Wollstonecraft.
5: Greek god Ares.
Hera.
Round 5. Category: An Attractive Preposition
1: When not in its usual time context, it can mean "in the presence of".
before.
2: In old song titles, it precedes "The Sad Sea Waves" and "The Light Of The Silvery Moon".
by.
3: To bet that the Rams and Colts will combine to score more than 42 points it to "take" this.
the over.
4: It can precede "the curve", "the times", or in a Smithereens song, "The Wall of Sleep".
behind.
5: Just once, this word wants to be used without its companion and synonym, the word "between".
betwixt.
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8 min