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February 03, 2023Episode 722 - Communications - How Poetic - Our Avian Friends - Superstitions - American Rivers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 722, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Communications
1: KLAX, the top-rated radio station in Los Angeles for the 4th quarter of 1993, broadcasts in this language.

Spanish.

2: The Sunset Strip Awards go to these big signs found all along the strip.

billboards.

3: This former Tennessee senator is the administration's main promoter of the "Information Superhighway".

(Albert) Gore (Jr.).

4: After an earlier one was severed by a fisherman, a cable to transmit these was laid under the English Channel in 1851.

telegrams.

5: The C band for communication via these uplinks to them at 6 gigahertz and downlinks from them at 4.

satellites.
Round 2. Category: How Poetic
1: The poet who penned the line, "I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars".

Walt Whitman.

2: Wordsworth wrote, "My" this "leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky".

Heart.

3: "Forever wilt thou love, and she be fair!" wrote this poet in his "Ode on a Grecian Urn".

John Keats.

4: American poet who wrote the following:("The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.").

Carl Sandburg.

5: Her Poem No. 1333 tells us: "A little madness in the spring is wholesome even for the king".

Emily Dickinson.
Round 3. Category: Our Avian Friends
1: Only the extinct 10-foot-tall moas of New Zealand were taller than this 8-foot African bird.

Ostrich.

2: The deepest diver among birds is the emperor species of this bird which may reach depths of 900 feet.

Penguin.

3: This tiny bird drinks nectar at the rate of about 13 licks per second.

Hummingbird.

4: The sapsucker, a group of birds in this family, drills holes in trees to stimulate the flow of sap.

Woodpeckers.

5: The name of this black bird of Asia, a superb mimic of human speech, is from the Sanskrit for "passion".

Mynah bird.
Round 4. Category: Superstitions
1: From the theory that "like produces like", it was thought you could get these by touching a toad.

warts.

2: In pagan Ireland this plant was a symbol of the 3 aspects of this goddess.

the shamrock.

3: Buy a car on this unlucky day and it'll spend most of its time with the mechanic.

Friday the 13th.

4: The Carpenters sang about one of these "for luck and we're on our way".

a kiss.

5: When birthday cake is served, it's what the birthday girl can do to make her wish come true.

blow out the candles.
Round 5. Category: American Rivers
1: The entire northern boundary of this southern state is formed by the Ohio River.

Kentucky.

2: It's California's "capital" waterway.

Sacramento River.

3: Lake Powell was created by damming the waters of this river.

Colorado.

4: Hells Canyon, deepest canyon in U.S. has been carved by the Snake River in this state.

Idaho.

5: The research corridor along the upper Rio Grande gives this state one of our country's highest % of Ph.D.s.

New Mexico.
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February 02, 2023Episode 721 - Lose A Turn - The French Connection - Catty Phrases - 19Th Century Fashion - Warthogs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 721, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Lose A Turn
1: In 1991, after 8 years as the AKC's top dog, the cocker spaniel lost the No. 1 ranking to this dog called a lab.

a Labrador retriever.

2: Chillicothe was this state's capital twice, losing out to Zanesville once and finally to Columbus.

Ohio.

3: Only twice between 1949 and 1964 did this team fail to win the American League pennant.

the New York Yankees.

4: After a 3-year ride at the top in U.S. sales, this Honda model lost its No. 1 position to the Taurus in 1992.

the Honda Accord.

5: This orator was the Democrats' presidential nominee twice, lost a turn and was nominated again in 1908.

William Jennings Bryan.
Round 2. Category: The French Connection
1: "Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?" means "Do you accept" these.

credit cards.

2: This relative is une tante.

Aunt.

3: If you see a sign that says "Non-fumeurs", you're not supposed to do this.

smoke.

4: To the French this sport is la natation.

swimming.

5: The French call this religious day La Toussaint.

All Saints Day.
Round 3. Category: Catty Phrases
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Round 4. Category: 19Th Century Fashion
1: Part of the body around which a cravat is worn.

the neck.

2: One of the tallest of the top hats; honest Abe was known for his.

stovepipe.

3: He put the blue in blue jeans.

(Levi) Strauss.

4: A crinoline was used to stretch these garments to about 5 feet wide.

skirts (*a dress).

5: Popular styles of these included Hessian, jockey and Wellington.

boots.
Round 5. Category: Warthogs
1: Roots, grasses, berries, birds' eggs, and even small mammals.

eat.

2: A young warthog's canine teeth eventually grow into a pair of these formidable defensive weapons.

tusks.

3: Leopards, principally.

eats.

4: Warthogs stick this long, thin, tufted body part straight up in the air when they run.

their tails.

5: The Roslin Institute of Dolly the sheep fame is putting a warthog gene in domestic pigs to stop ASF, African this fever.

swine fever.
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February 01, 2023Episode 720 - Movie Objects - Memorials - '90s Movies - In The Cards - Colorful Idioms
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 720, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Movie Objects
1: In this holiday classic, Ralphie's dad's "leg lamp" causes quite a stir.

A Christmas Story.

2: In "A Very Brady Sequel", Tim Matheson struggles to steal the Bradys' statue of one of these animals.

Horse.

3: In "Cool Hand Luke", Paul Newman is put on a chain gang for vandalizing these mechanical devices.

Parking meters.

4: At the beginning of "Close Encounters", a bunch of these, missing since 1945, are found in the Sonoran Desert.

airplanes.

5: This shiny title object from a 2007 fantasy film is actually an alethiometer, which cryptically answers questions.

The Golden Compass.
Round 2. Category: Memorials
1: The national memorial that commemorates this 1889 disaster preserves what's left of the South Fork Dam.

the Johnstown flood.

2: At its headquarters you can find Barbara Hepworth's Dag Hammarskjold Memorial.

United Nations.

3: This memorial consists of 4 sculpted heads, each 60 feet tall.

Mount Rushmore.

4: The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial stands near the north gate of this Virginia site.

Arlington National Cemetery.

5: On April 15, 1962 memorials were held in remembrance of this tragic event's 50th anniversary.

sinking of the Titanic.
Round 3. Category: '90s Movies
1: This term for total nudity is the title of a 1997 film about male strippers.

The Full Monty.

2: Matt Damon stars as a genius janitor from South Boston in this 1997 movie.

Good Will Hunting.

3: Rob Lowe played the leader of a conservative religious group in this 1997 sci-fi film starring Jodie Foster.

Contact.

4: Ethan Hawke and Robert De Niro starred in this film based on a Dickens novel.

Great Expectations.

5: Whitney Houston played the spouse of a New York pastor in this 1996 film.

The Preacher's Wife.
Round 4. Category: In The Cards
1: It's the number of playing cards in a standard deck (not counting the jokers).

52.

2: These fortune telling cards include "The Lovers", "The Magician" and "The Wheel of Fortune".

tarot cards.

3: The Donald knows one of these is a "key resource to be used at an opportune moment".

a trump card.

4: If you're "carded" while buying cigarettes in Calif. it's because you don't look old enough to be this age.

18.

5: The most valuable of these is the T206 Honus Wagner.

a baseball card.
Round 5. Category: Colorful Idioms
1: Elephant or lie.

white.

2: Elephants or slip.

pink.

3: Humor or market.

black.

4: Blood or streak.

blue.

5: Light or thumb.

green.
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8min
January 31, 2023Episode 719 - Ole "Miss" - 2-Letter Spelling - Then We Can Dig It - Movie Costumes - Happy Birthday!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 719, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ole "Miss"
1: Someone who does church work abroad.

missionary.

2: It's bordered by Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Missouri.

3: Theoretical transitional evolutionary stage between apes and humans.

the Missing Link.

4: This musical takes place in part during the last days of the Vietnam War.

Miss Saigon.

5: City that's home to the University of Montana.

Missoula.
Round 2. Category: 2-Letter Spelling
1: To work this tool, you just have to take a whack, not at it, but with it.

A-X.

2: Freud had the gaul to divide the mind into three parts: the ego, the superego and this.

I-D.

3: It's how to agree in German.

J-A.

4: A-M is the present, first person singular form of this.

B-E.

5: In the funnies, he's Lois Flagston's hubby.

H-I.
Round 3. Category: Then We Can Dig It
1: Finds at Whitehall Villa in Britain reveal that this ancient people ate dormice and really loved oysters.

the Romans.

2: The neolithic folk of Catal Huyuk, Turkey exposed their dead to the vultures, then put these remains under their beds.

their bones.

3: Ironically, an "aquatic civilization" has been unearthed in this area that covers much of North Africa.

the Sahara Desert.

4: Some skulls from colonial America show wear on a tooth from sucking on the stem of this artifact.

a pipe.

5: Homeric Troy was found to date from this age, the metal of the Trojans' weapons in the "Iliad".

the Bronze Age.
Round 4. Category: Movie Costumes
1: He got all dolled up in Chanel and Dior in "To Wong Foo...", a far cry from his "Dirty Dancing" duds.

Patrick Swayze.

2: She slunk across a piano in a slinky red dress in "The Fabulous Baker Boys".

Michelle Pfeiffer.

3: She wore dozens of trendy costumes in "Clueless" but says she looks goofy offscreen -- as if!.

Alicia Silverstone.

4: Theodor Pistek won a Costume Design Oscar for this Tom Hulce film; Mozart was so well-dressed.

Amadeus.

5: Theadora Van Runkle designed the gun moll getups Faye Dunaway wore in this 1967 film.

Bonnie and Clyde.
Round 5. Category: Happy Birthday!
1: Michael Douglas never forgets the birthday of this woman, his wife; it's September 25, the same as his.

Catherine Zeta-Jones.

2: You're 21, so enjoy a $429 1996 bottle of this from Dom Perignon.

Champagne.

3: The Girl Scouts celebrate Founders Day on October 31 because it was this woman's birthday.

Juliette Low.

4: You're 100 and celebrating your 75th wedding anniversary, so here's this pricey stone that marks 75 years.

diamond.

5: You're 16 and thrilled with your new Accent, from this car company that uses the voice of Jeff Bridges.

Hyundai.
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January 30, 2023Episode 718 - Tv Facts - February Datebook - A Proverbial Mess - Can We Talk? - Waxes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 718, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Facts
1: Star of 1984's "The Duck Factory", you can't "Mask" the fact he went on to a "Dumb" film career.

Jim Carrey.

2: Beginning in 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports" captured "The thrill of victory" and this.

the agony of defeat.

3: This former Cosby kid is the Malcolm in "Malcolm and Eddie".

Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

4: Adrian Paul stars as Duncan MacLeod, an immortal in the series based on this movie.

Highlander.

5: More than 20 years before Fran Drescher, she played a nanny in "Nanny and the Professor".

Juliet Mills.
Round 2. Category: February Datebook
1: Feb. 4, 1929:Carrying mail from Miami to Belize, this famed aviator inaugurates air mail service to Central America.

Charles Lindbergh.

2: Feb. 10, 1846:This religious group begins its exodus to the American west.

Mormons.

3: Feb. 26, 1980:For the first time these 2 Mideast countries exchange ambassadors.

Egypt and Israel.

4: Feb. 1, 1790:John Jay presides over the first meeting of this body.

U.S. Supreme Court.

5: Feb. 23, 1633:This future English diarist and secretary to the admiralty makes his first "entry".

Samuel Pepys.
Round 3. Category: A Proverbial Mess
1: What preach you practice.

Practice what you preach.

2: At try don't you if again first try succeed.

At first if you don't succeed, try, try again.

3: A is words picture a poem without.

A picture is a poem without words.

4: The tune piper pays the he who calls.

he who pays the piper calls the tune.

5: Never better than late.

Better late than never.
Round 4. Category: Can We Talk?
1: When having a casual conversation, you do this to "the rag" or "the fat".

chew.

2: Speak slowly with -- pauses; -- "He who" -- does it "is -- lost".

hesitates.

3: Change one letter in yabber, Australian for "to talk foolishly", and you get this, "to talk rapidly".

jabber.

4: Add this letter to "utter" to get a word meaning "to utter in low, unclear tones".

m (for "mutter").

5: It means "to speak pompously and dogmatically" or, a little better, "to speak like a pope".

pontificate.
Round 5. Category: Waxes
1: It's thought that the ancient Egyptians used this insect wax as a cosmetic base.

honey bees.

2: Spermaceti wax, an excellent lubricant, comes from a cavity in this animal's head.

a sperm whale.

3: This white wax was once used to waterproof milk cartons.

paraffin.

4: Derived from a Brazilian palm, this wax is an important ingredient in many auto waxes.

carnauba.

5: Wool wax, which serves as a dressing for leather goods, is more commonly known by this name.

lanolin.
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January 29, 2023Episode 717 - The Titanic - In The Spirit - Isn't It Romantic? - 4-Letter Verbs - It's Australia, Mate
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 717, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Titanic
1: Unlike the Titanic, when sister ship the Britannic sank in 1916, it had enough of these for all aboard.

lifeboats.

2: Frederick Fleet was here when he was first to spot the iceberg; he had a bird's eye view.

the crow's nest.

3: The Titanic had 4 of these; 3 were functional, the fourth was mostly there for aesthetics.

smokestacks.

4: The first warning of the iceberg came at 11:40 P.M. from Fred Fleet, the lookout in this platform high above the deck.

the crow's nest.

5: The ship was so big, communication was by telegraph from this navigating area to the engine room.

the bridge.
Round 2. Category: In The Spirit
1: French for "a sitting", it's a meeting at which a medium tries to communicate with the dead.

Seance.

2: This Sherlock Holmes creator became an advocate of spiritualism after his son died in WWI.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

3: Constance Bennett and Cary Grant appeared and disappeared in this 1937 film classic.

Topper.

4: Roseanne and Madonna are among the stars who've studied this Jewish mystical tradition.

Kabbalah.

5: Possibly inhabited by a piano-playing ghost, the Stanley Hotel in Colorado inspired this Stephen King tale.

"The Shining".
Round 3. Category: Isn't It Romantic?
1: In 1993 Hershey's introduced these "snuggly" candies that go well with Kisses.

Hugs.

2: www.princesspies.com specializes in cheesecakes in this romantic shape.

a heart.

3: Young ladies once pinned bay leaves to these on the eve of Valentine's Day to see their future husbands in their dreams.

their pillows.

4: By shooting arrows that made folks fall in love, this son of Venus made some people very, very happy.

Cupid.

5: In a poem, this "Canterbury Tales" author wrote about birds choosing their mates on Valentine's Day.

Chaucer.
Round 4. Category: 4-Letter Verbs
1: As a noun, it's the rear portion of an aircraft; as a verb, it means to follow and keep under surveillance.

tail.

2: To heat and sweeten a beverage with spice.

mull.

3: To plow the soil.

till.

4: To rain in a fine shower, or moisturize with a fine spray of water.

mist.

5: Itemize, or what a ship does when it tilts to one side.

list.
Round 5. Category: It's Australia, Mate
1: For this holiday, schoolchildren in Australia receive a 6-week summer vacation.

Christmas.

2: This Australian state reports it has lost the 1859 decree Victoria signed authorizing its name.

Queensland.

3: The loud Australian bird known as a kookaburra is also known as this "laughing" equine.

jackass.

4: The "Ground" for this sport in Melbourne, Australia has a capacity of about 100,000 spectators.

cricket.

5: The Brisbane, the Murray and the Murrumbidgee are all famous ones of these in Australia.

rivers.
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January 28, 2023Episode 716 - The Comics - It's Our Turn To Sack Rome!!! - Stupid Geography - Wide World Of Trivia - Yum Yum!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 716, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Comics
1: From 1913-45 Arthur "Pop" Momand drew a comic strip called "Keeping Up with" them.

the Joneses.

2: For years Herb and Tootsie Woodley have been neighbors to this couple.

Dagwood and Blondie.

3: A 1960 No. 1 hit song was based on this V.T. Hamlin cave man strip.

Alley Oop.

4: A 1930s comic strip starring a woman named Fritzi Ritz introduced this 8-year-old girl.

Nancy.

5: Patrick McDonnell's comic strip has this canine name even though Mooch the cat is often seen with Earl the dog.

Mutts.
Round 2. Category: It's Our Turn To Sack Rome!!!
1: 455 A.D.: These people, whose name is now synonymous with pillage and destruction, sack Rome.

the Vandals.

2: 390 B.C.: These people usually associated with ancient France sack Rome.

the Gauls.

3: 410 A.D.: Under Alaric, these "Westerners" sack Rome.

the Visigoths.

4: 1084 A.D.: Having successfully invaded England 18 years before, they then sack Rome.

the Normans.

5: 1527 A.D.: French and German troops working for this "Empire" end the High Renaissance by sacking Rome.

the Holy Roman Empire.
Round 3. Category: Stupid Geography
1: This city on the Kankakee River is the seat of Kankakee County, Illinois.

Kankakee.

2: The capital of Kuwait.

Kuwait City.

3: When Quebec was called "Lower Canada", Ontario was called this.

Upper Canada.

4: The main campus of the University of Mississippi is in this Mississippi town.

University, Mississippi.

5: This nation used to be called Sukothai, meaning "dawn of happiness".

Thailand.
Round 4. Category: Wide World Of Trivia
1: The first victim of this excavated mummy's curse may have been Lord Carnavon, a sponsor of the expedition.

King Tut.

2: Also known as the "Bush", it's the Aussie term for the remote, rural areas of Australia.

the Outback.

3: The lowest surface road in the world is more than 1,290 feet below sea level in this country.

Israel.

4: When top Crayola Crayon maker Emerson Moser retired after 37 years, he revealed he suffered from this affliction.

colorblind.

5: Home to the Temple of Buddha's Tooth, this Sri Lankan city's name sounds like it might cause a cavity in it.

Kandy.
Round 5. Category: Yum Yum!
1: Inspired by the Harry Potter books, these beans come in odd flavors like grass, sardine and earwax.

Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.

2: Introduced in 2002, Slimy Ghoul is a glow-in-the-dark dispenser for this 3-letter candy.

Pez.

3: York introduced these yummy "patties" in 1940, but they weren't distributed nationally until 1975.

peppermint patties.

4: H.B. Reese made Johnny Bars and Lizzie Bars before coming up with these famous "Cups" in the 1930s.

Peanut Butter Cups.

5: Pop Rocks pop in your mouth because they contain bubbles of this gas.

carbon dioxide.
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8min
January 27, 2023Episode 715 - Talking Heads - Publish - The Earth - On St. Paddy's Day - 2000
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 715, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Talking Heads
1: (Hi, I'm Jodi Applegate) I was an anchor of the launch of this cable news network backed in part by a software company.

MSNBC.

2: In an April 19, 1951 speech, he gave new life to the well-worn phrase "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away".

MacArthur.

3: Dan Rather and Bob Simon are correspondents for the new Wednesday night version of this newsmagazine.

60 Minutes.

4: This former lead singer for the Talking Heads is now the host of "Sessions at West 54th" on PBS.

David Byrne.

5: This American Red Cross founder said she'd sometimes teach for free but if paid, "Never do a man's work for less than a man's pay".

Clara Barton.
Round 2. Category: Publish
1: Hurd and Houghton became Houghton, Osgood and finally Houghton him.

Mifflin.

2: These "books" named for 2 magazines include "Chickamauga" and "Chicken Breasts" as well as the Fix It Yourself series.

Time-Life Books.

3: Charles Little's publishing partner, he's not the same man who sang "Licking Stick" and "Soul Power".

James Brown.

4: In 1953 Henri Filipacchi launched the paperback series "Livre de Poche", literally this type of "book".

Pocket book.

5: Name shared by the publisher of the Harry Potter books and a type of medieval philosopher.

Scholastic.
Round 3. Category: The Earth
1: =.

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2: =.

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3: At this location, a freely suspended compass needle will point straight down.

the magnetic north pole.

4: Triggered by earthquakes, these destructive sea waves have been known to travel at nearly 500 mph.

tsunami.

5: Spanish for "beach", it's a dry desert lake bed.

playa.
Round 4. Category: On St. Paddy's Day
1: Israel's fourth premier, she was sworn in March 17, 1969.

Golda Meir.

2: A March 17, 1906 speech by this president popularized the term, "Muckrake".

Theodore Roosevelt.

3: Good Grief! This comic strip star graced the cover of "Life" magazine on March 17, 1967.

Charlie Brown.

4: No beans about it, the British made news when they evacuated this city March 17, 1776.

Boston.

5: The first of these office machines by A.B. Dick went on sale March 17, 1887 March 17, 1887.

a mimeograph.
Round 5. Category: 2000
1: Members of this family won women's singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon.

Williams.

2: In June 2000 the top 3 finishers in this Scripps Howard-sponsored competition were home-schooled kids.

the (National) Spelling Bee.

3: Following Ecuador's lead, El Salvador also decided to make this currency legal tender.

the (U.S.) dollar.

4: This city opened Enron Field for its baseball team, broke ground on a new football stadium and OK'd a basketball arena.

Houston.

5: Found under an old palace, the body of this last emperor of Ethiopia was moved to a tomb with a view.

Haile Selassie.
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January 26, 2023Episode 714 - Musical Anagrams - A Young Actor's Life - The Wok Of Fame - 3-Letter Anatomy - "Jacks" Of All Trades
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 714, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Musical Anagrams
1: The king is dead, long "lives" the king.

Elvis.

2: From 9-5, she's "no party doll".

Dolly Parton.

3: His last name anagrams to "spent singer", though his 4-hour concerts prove otherwise.

Bruce Springsteen.

4: The last name of this Canadian singer is an anagram of "tight fool".

Gordon Lightfoot.

5: She can deliver a song as well as "Mormon ideas".

Marie Osmond.
Round 2. Category: A Young Actor's Life
1: Mackenzie Mauzy is a younger star on "Guiding Light", this type of show.

soap opera.

2: 1 of the 3 names of the young star of "A.I." and "The Sixth Sense".

Haley Joel Osment.

3: Seen here, he's the young starof "Stuart Little".

Jonathan Lipnicki.

4: Laws limit babies' camera time, so producers love twin babies and these are even better, 50% better than twins.

triplets.

5: Mackenzie Rosman has spent about half her life playing Ruthie Camden on this TV series.

7th Heaven.
Round 3. Category: The Wok Of Fame
1: To eat Chinese food like a native, use 2 of these 10 1/2-inch wooden implements.

Chopsticks.

2: The 4 main Chinese types of these strips of dried dough are soup, sauce, stir-fried and shallow-fried.

Noodles.

3: Predigested seaweed formed into these avian homes is a treasured Chinese soup ingredient.

bird nests.

4: Some people may have adverse reactions to this Chinese food flavor enhancer that's also called "Mei-Jing".

MSG (Monosodium glutamate).

5: Meaning "heart's delight", it's a variety of snacks like fried dumplings and steamed buns.

Dim sum.
Round 4. Category: 3-Letter Anatomy
1: Don't give the principal any of this mouth part that's used to form words.

lip.

2: In a toast to your best bud it's where you say to put the mud.

eye.

3: God took this body part from Adam to make woman.

a rib.

4: Anyone cool knows this is a person's haunch.

hip.

5: Listen to Mark Antony, who might borrow one from a friend, Roman, or countryman.

an ear.
Round 5. Category: "Jacks" Of All Trades
1: He celebrated his 39th birthday 41 times.

Jack Benny.

2: Between him and his wife, they licked the platter clean.

Jack Sprat.

3: He didn't find gold in the Klondike, so he wrote "The Call of the Wild".

Jack London.

4: His nickname was the "Manassa Mauler".

Jack Dempsey.

5: 2nd generation pop singer, he's sung on every "Love Boat" voyage.

Jack Jones.
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January 25, 2023Episode 713 - Initially Yours - Illinois - In The Dictionary - New Video Games - "Great" Geography
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 713, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Initially Yours
1: Fashion designer:YSL.

Yves Saint Laurent.

2: Eccentric punctuator and typographer Edward Estlin.

E.E. Cummings.

3: American artist and illustrator Newell Convers.

N.C. Wyeth.

4: In 1972 this Texan became the first race car driver to win the Indy 500 for the fourth time.

A.J. Foyt.

5: Via the White Star Line, the Titanic was owned by this U.S. banking tycoon, who had a private suite he never got to use.

J.P. Morgan.
Round 2. Category: Illinois
1: This Illinois airport is the busiest commercial airfield in the world.

O'Hare.

2: Chicago mayor who said, "They have vilified me...crucified me, yes...even criticized me".

Richard Daley.

3: This Democratic nominee was Illinois governor 1st time he ran for President.

Adlai Stevenson.

4: This Illinoisan was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956.

Adlai Stevenson.

5: Illinois' lowest point is 279 feet above sea level at the confluence of these 2 rivers.

the Mississippi and the Ohio.
Round 3. Category: In The Dictionary
1: A Portuguese word for "silly" or "stupid" inspired the name of this extinct flightless bird.

the dodo.

2: Laymen rarely use this word that means abnormally swollen unless they're referring to veins.

Varicose.

3: As ursine refers to bears, taurine refers to these animals.

bulls.

4: "To douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum or cognac) and ignite".

flambÃƒÂ©.

5: The name of this corn and lima bean side dish is derived from an American Indian word for "boiled corn".

succotash.
Round 4. Category: New Video Games
1: You can download "Wheel of Fortune" onto the Nokia 3650, one of these devices.

a cell phone.

2: Rolling Stone magazine's choice for Console Game of the Year 2002 is the third installment of this carjack game.

Grand Theft Auto.

3: This 1982 cult film set in a computer was updated in 2003 with gameplay that includes the following.

Tron.

4: A bright red Ford Torino and voice-overs by Antonio Fargas (aka Huggy Bear) are in the game of this '70s cop show.

Starsky and Hutch.

5: In battles in the game based on this Oscar-winning film, you probably have to use the "Far East" button on your control.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Round 5. Category: "Great" Geography
1: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

the Greater Antilles.

2: At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island.

Great Britain.

3: Lewis and Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city.

Great Falls.

4: This depression in Africa and the Middle East is the largest fault system on earth.

the Great Rift (Valley).

5: 1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category.

the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert).
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