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July 02, 2024Episode 1239 - Where's that church? - Thank you, the internet - The apollo missions - Films of the '90s - Venomous animals
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1239, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Where'S That Church?
1: Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity.
Israel.
2: Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família.
Spain.
3: The Crystal Cathedral, now known as Christ Cathedral.
the United States.
4: Hagia Sophia.
Turkey.
5: St. Stephen's Cathedral, AKA Stephanskirche, consecrated in the capital in 1147.
Austria.
Round 2. Category: Thank You, The Internet
1: Blind and low-vision people connect with sighted volunteers for visual aid using a free app called Be My these.
Eyes.
2: Why yes, we watched this "Knight Rider" sing "Hooked On A Feeling" while he flew with a flock of birds and 2 kids dressed as angels.
David Hasselhoff.
3: Shout-out to the man who told a barista at this business his name was Marc with a "C" and posted a pic of his cup... for "Cark".
Starbucks.
4: Videos of people taking this "Challenge" in 2014 raised $115 million for the association fighting A.L.S..
the Ice Bucket Challenge.
5: 60,000 free ebooks await your perusal at the project named for this 15th century German.
Gutenberg.
Round 3. Category: The Apollo Missions
1: Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt collected moon rocks as the first scientist on the Moon; his Ph.D. is in this science.
geology.
2: The rocket with this "planetary" name used 560,000 gallons of propellants in the first 3 minutes of flight.
Saturn.
3: Apollo 11 landed in this sea on July 20, 1969.
the Sea of Tranquility.
4: During Apollo 14's time on the lunar surface, this commander hit a golf ball over 200 yards.
Alan Shepard.
5: Apollo 12's crew collected parts from a lunar probe with this "cartographic" name that had been there for 2 years.
Surveyor.
Round 4. Category: Films Of The '90s
1: Some referred to this 1994 movie as "Die Hard on a Bus".
Speed.
2: In this 1990 film Robin Williams played a doctor who was able to rouse a group of catatonic patients.
Awakenings.
3: Writing credits for this film went to Jane Austen and Emma Thompson.
Sense and Sensibility.
4: In this blockbuster comedy, Robin Williams takes a job as a nanny to be close to his kids.
Mrs. Doubtfire.
5: This quartet's second film is subtitled "The Secret of the Ooze".
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Round 5. Category: Venomous Animals
1: At 18 feet, the king type of this hooded snake is the longest venomous snake.
a cobra.
2: All varieties of this 8-armed sea creature produce venom but few cause death in humans.
an octopus.
3: This poisonous lizard was named for the Arizona river valley where it was discovered.
the Gila monster.
4: Among honeybees, this one has a smooth stinger that can be used again and again.
the queen.
5: This arachnid has lobsterlike claws in front and a stinger on the end its tail.
a scorpion.
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July 01, 2024Episode 1238 - 20th c. america - The asian games - A binder full of women - Official state fossils - Celebrity-inspired products
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1238, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 20Th C. America
1: As a lt. colonel, Washington led British colonial troops in the 1st battle of this war.
French and Indian War.
2: In 1794, a 62-mile paved turnpike was completed from Lancaster to this Pennsylvania city.
Philadelphia.
3: In 1763, a widespread Indian uprising was led by him, not Chevrolet or Buick.
Pontiac.
4: Of the 13 delegations, only New York abstained from voting for this document.
Declaration of Independence.
5: Sam Adam's words "This meeting can do nothing more to save the country" kicked off this famous protest.
Boston Tea Party.
Round 2. Category: The Asian Games
1: The Asian Games were first held in 1951 in this "New" Indian city.
New Delhi.
2: The 2018 games in Indonesia saw the debut of 3 on 3 half-court this in addition to full-court 5 on 5.
basketball.
3: In sepak takraw, or "kick" this, teams of three use feet, knees, chest and heads but no hands to hit the ball over the net.
(kick) volleyball.
4: This country dominated table tennis at the 2018 games, winning every gold medal.
China.
5: 2018 competition on these 1-person runabouts took place at Indonesia's Ancol Beach.
Jet Skis.
Round 3. Category: A Binder Full Of Women
1: She's the 111th justice of the Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor.
2: In 2012, this Berliner topped Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women for the second year in a row.
(Angela) Merkel.
3: Smile and say cheese for this woman, who's usually behind the camera,photographing famous folks.
Annie Leibovitz.
4: For her work with charities and the Special Olympics,she still rates a perfect 10.
Nadia Comăneci.
5: The stage name of this silent-screen vamp was an anagram of "ARAB DEATH".
Theda Bara.
Round 4. Category: Official State Fossils
1: The official fossil of this state is a bivalve called Chesapecten jeffersonius.
Virginia.
2: For its fossil, Alabama chose 70-foot Basilosaurus, now classified as this big marine mammal.
a whale.
3: Alaska's fossil is of the mammoth and Michigan's is of this related tusked beast of the Pleistocene.
the mastodon.
4: The skull of a Triceratops, this state's fossil, is on display at the museum of geology in Rapid City.
South Dakota.
5: Maryland goes big and small with its state dinosaur, a sauropod, and state fossil, a type of this shelled gastropod.
snail.
Round 5. Category: Celebrity-Inspired Products
1: This pop singer whose last name is a Starbucks drink size helped create Starbucks' cloud macchiato.
Ariana Grande.
2: LeBron James helped develop a special mix of this lemon-lime soda, adding cherry and orange flavors.
Sprite.
3: Blake's Smokehouse BBQ pizza from Pizza Hut was inspired by this country music star.
(Blake) Shelton.
4: Vitaminwater created the Formula 50 flavor for this rapper.
50 Cent.
5: In 2018 this colorful candy brand beloved by NFL great Marshawn Lynch put his face on its packaging.
Skittles.
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June 30, 2024Episode 1237 - Netflix and chill - Novellas - Soccer's world cup in the 21st century - The 700 club - A short history of vegas
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1237, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Netflix And Chill
1: "Polar" stars Mads Mikkelsen as a retired one of these professionals, who has relocated to a snowier clime.
a hitman (assassin).
2: What could be more chilling than "The Chilling Adventures of" this gal, last name Spellman, of course.
Sabrina.
3: When Netflix rebooted this sci-fi show from 1965, the Robinson family got stuck on an icy planet.
Lost in Space.
4: In "Frontier" this "Aquaman" actor gets chilly as ruthless trapper Declan Harp.
(Jason) Momoa.
5: This Netflix show is a chilling reworking of Shirley Jackson's gothic horror tale.
The Haunting of Hill House.
Round 2. Category: Novellas
1: A prototype of the form, this Boccaccio work deals with 10 people who each tell a story a day.
Decameron.
2: His novella "The Body" centers on 4 Maine youths who deal with death in the woods.
(Stephen) King.
3: 3 astronauts are marooned in the future in the Nebula Award-winning 1976 novella this city, this city, "Do You Read?".
Houston.
4: This Englishwoman's novella "The Lifted Veil" had a prophetic title, as it was soon revealed that George was a pseudonym.
George Eliot.
5: Harlan Ellison won a Best Novella Nebula Award for his story about "a boy" and his intelligence-enhanced this.
a dog.
Round 3. Category: Soccer'S World Cup In The 21St Century
1: Now the reigning champion, France took the Cup in 2018 by defeating Croatia 4-2 at Luzhniki Stadium in this world capital.
Moscow.
2: Italy won its fourth title in 2006 but only after a full time tie and the use of a "shootout" of these kicks to decide the game.
penalty kicks.
3: Japan won its first Women's World Cup in 2011 led by Homare Sawa, called by FIFA a maestro of this position to connect attack and defense.
the midfield.
4: 2010 saw South Africa become the first host from its continent and the world's introduction to this ubiquitous noisemaker.
the vuvuzela.
5: This American striker had a 5-goal game to begin the 2019 Women's World Cup, and it was USA all the way.
Alex Morgan.
Round 4. Category: The 700 Club
1: In the Dewey Decimal System, books filed under the 720s cover this subject, including buildings and public structures.
architecture.
2: Take a Big Gulp before telling us that DCCXI is this year in Roman numerals.
711.
3: Hank Aaron ended his career with this record number of regular-season home runs.
755.
4: Its cube root is 9.
729.
5: 702 and 775 are area codes in this state.
Nevada.
Round 5. Category: A Short History Of Vegas
1: 1985:The national finals in this 5-letter cowboy competition are held in Vegas for the first time.
rodeo.
2: 1967:This magical duo make their Las Vegas debut at the Tropicana.
Siegfried and Roy.
3: 1969:His 57-show engagement at the International Hotel breaks existing Vegas attendance records.
Elvis Presley.
4: 1968:This double-named place opens as the first major "family-friendly" casino.
Circus Circus.
5: 1967:Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempts a jump over this casino's fountains.
Caesars Palace.
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June 29, 2024Episode 1236 - The performer - Impersonators - "b" movie quotes - States by national forest - The wheel thing
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1236, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Performer
1: Patton Oswalt cooked up the voice of Remy the Rodent in this 2007 Pixar film.
Ratatouille.
2: From 1960 to 2010 Don Hastings played Bob Hughes on this "global" CBS soap opera.
As the World Turns.
3: Esai Morales lawyered up as Edward James Olmos' dad, Joseph Adama, in this "Battlestar Galactica" prequel.
Caprica.
4: J.K. Simmons, seriously evil in "Oz", brought it down to "not so nice" as publisher J. Jonah Jameson in this 2002 film.
Spider-Man.
5: This "Some Like It Hot" co-star who died in 2010 turned to Matisse-influenced art in later years.
Tony Curtis.
Round 2. Category: Impersonators
1: Impersonator El Vez puts a Mexican spin on this singer.
Elvis Presley.
2: When she appeared at the 1999 Oscars dressed as Elizabeth, she said, "I am the African queen".
Whoopi Goldberg.
3: Lucille Ball was the mirror image of this Marx Brother when she impersonated him on "I Love Lucy".
Harpo Marx.
4: (Hello, I am Jon Lovitz. [Coughs]) My "SNL" impersonation of this 1988 presidential candidate was not the reason he lost the election.
Michael Dukakis.
5: In 1995 the "Tonight Show" featured "dancing" men impersonating this California judge.
Lance Ito.
Round 3. Category: B Movie Quotes. With B in quotes
1: "My people are praying for a man who can drive their team to victory over Messala".
Ben-Hur.
2: "I am William Wallace! and I see a whole army of my countrymen, here in defiance of tyranny".
Braveheart.
3: "Miss Golightly, I protest".
Breakfast at Tiffany's.
4: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas... it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses"; "Hit it".
The Blues Brothers.
5: "Just what are you getting at, Elvis?"; "I think you know what I'm gettin' at, Mr. President. We're gonna kill us a mummy".
Bubba Ho-Tep.
Round 4. Category: States By National Forest
1: Allegheny National Forest.
Pennsylvania.
2: Sequoia National Forest.
California.
3: Delta National Forest.
Mississippi.
4: Prescott National Forest.
Arizona.
5: Ocala National Forest.
Florida.
Round 5. Category: The Wheel Thing
1: A popular tongue twister concerns its rubber bumpers.
Baby buggy.
2: On a cattle drive, Cookie works out of this vehicle that carries his supplies.
Chuck wagon.
3: It's a child's vehicle with 2 wheels on a low footboard, or a motor-powered adult vehicle.
Scooter.
4: A serving cart for desserts, if you're "off" it you're crazy.
Trolley.
5: A tumbrel, a farm tipcart used to haul manure, was used to haul people to this during the French Revolution.
Guillotine.
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June 28, 2024Episode 1235 - Holy "cow" - Also in the circus - Art exhibits - Oscar! oscar! - The ill-iad
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1235, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Holy Cow. With Cow in quotation marks
1: The Random House Dictionary calls it a children's game involving shooting, chasing, and capturing.
cowboys and Indians.
2: A form of leather, or what has to happen before other cow go seek.
cowhide.
3: The 3rd line of "Hey Diddle Diddle", it sounds like an attempt to get into Guinness.
the cow jumped over the moon.
4: As a verb, it means to make a monk of someone; as a noun, it's the hood they wear.
a cowl.
5: A chicken.
coward.
Round 2. Category: Also In The Circus
1: 2-word term for insurance or social programs designed to assist those that have "fallen" on hard times.
safety net.
2: This Adobe product helps you read a pdf pdq.
Acrobat.
3: A secondary event, especially one that distracts attention from something of import.
a sideshow.
4: Tolkien wrote that these were "for the Elven-kings under the sky".
three rings.
5: Foremost of the Muses, she was said to be mother to Orpheus.
Calliope.
Round 3. Category: Art Exhibits
1: In 1999 this U.S. city's Museum of Art mounted a show of the work Edgar Degas did when he visited relatives there.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
2: A 1995 exhibit at California's Laguna Art Museum traced the history of this body art.
tattoo.
3: In 1995 this art movement was on view in a Monet exhibit and in a Caillebotte show.
Impressionism.
4: A recent exhibit at this St. Petersburg museum focused on art plundered by the Red Army during WWII.
the Hermitage.
5: In 2003 the Getty brightened the L.A. scene with an exhibit on these decorated manuscripts.
illuminated manuscripts.
Round 4. Category: Oscar! Oscar!
1: He was nominated for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay for 1978's "Heaven Can Wait" and 1981's "Reds".
Warren Beatty.
2: This actress won her second Oscar for her role in the 1951 film version of "A Streetcar Named Desire".
Vivien Leigh.
3: For a 1936 film bio, Paul Muni won an Oscar for portraying this French scientist.
Louis Pasteur.
4: Julie Christie won an Oscar as a beautiful but empty woman in this "endearing" 1965 film.
Darling.
5: He earned Oscar nominations for producing "The Color Purple" and for composing its score.
Quincy Jones.
Round 5. Category: The Ill-Iad
1: This disease is more properly known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
mad cow disease.
2: When this lung disease was still called consumption, it was one of the leading causes of death.
tuberculosis.
3: The swelling that's the main symptom of this contagious viral infection is caused by enlarged salivary glands.
mumps.
4: High pressure in the eye is often the cause of this disease that can damage the optic nerve and cause a loss of vision.
glaucoma.
5: The name of this bacterial infection caused by contaminated water comes from an old word for bile.
cholera.
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June 27, 2024Episode 1234 - Margaret me - Science vocabulary - We're a north american band! - Current governors - Trinidad
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1234, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Margaret Me
1: She led Britain through the 1980s.
Margaret Thatcher.
2: I'll get you to name this "Wizard of Oz" actress, my pretty.
Margaret Hamilton.
3: Princess Margaret was born in 1930, 4 years after this sister.
Elizabeth II.
4: Margaret Burbidge was the first woman to head up this royal observatory.
Greenwich.
5: She coined the term "birth control".
Margaret Sanger.
Round 2. Category: Science Vocabulary
1: "Specific" this is the ratio of a substance's density to that of a standard substance, often water.
gravity.
2: It's the resistance that opposes the motion of one surface across another.
friction.
3: From a word meaning "insect", it's the study of bugs.
entomology.
4: Acone-shapeddeposit ofcalcium saltsthat builds upfrom a cave floor.
stalagmite.
5: This adjective from the Greek for "moving" describes the mechanical energy of an object due to motion.
kinetic.
Round 3. Category: We'Re A North American Band!
1: In 1973 Mammoth thought it cheaper to hire David Lee Roth as a singer than rent his P.A. system; Mammoth became this in '74.
Van Halen.
2: This trio sang, "Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you, and the space he invades, he gets by on you".
Rush.
3: B-b-b-baby, name this band that topped the charts in 1974"You ain't seen nothin' yet /B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet /Here's something, here's...".
Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
4: This Canadian band was "watchin' 'X-Files' with no lights on, we're dans la maison, I hope the Smoking Man's in this one".
Barenaked Ladies.
5: Gordon Gano sang, "I like American music" as the lead singer of this Milwaukee group.
the Violent Femmes.
Round 4. Category: Current Governors
1: George Pataki.
New York.
2: Christine Todd Whitman.
New Jersey.
3: Gray Davis.
California.
4: Frank Keating.
Oklahoma.
5: Tommy Thompson.
Wisconsin.
Round 5. Category: Trinidad
1: Trinidad's Pitch Lake is a natural lake of this black substance used to surface roads.
Tar/asphalt.
2: In 1889 this Caribbean island was joined politically to Trinidad.
Tobago.
3: This form of folk music popularized by Belafonte originated in Trinidad.
Calypso.
4: U.S.O.C. president Leroy Walker, not Runner, once coached this Trinidadian Olympic team.
track and field.
5: What the Trinidadians call Shango, the Haitians call this.
Voodoo.
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June 26, 2024Episode 1233 - Siegfrieds and roys - A triangle scheme - The civil war years - The roles of morgan freeman - Nmoɋ-ǝɋisԁ∩
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1233, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Siegfrieds And Roys
1: In an 1870s ballet, Prince Siegfried falls in love with one of these graceful birds.
Swan.
2: This singer took "Oh, Pretty Woman" to No. 1 in 1964.
Roy Orbison.
3: This composer of the opera "Siegfried" also named his son Siegfried.
Richard Wagner.
4: Before he became the "King of the Cowboys" on film, he formed the Sons of the Pioneers singing group.
Roy Rogers.
5: In a Sir Walter Scott novel, this title character is an outlaw of the MacGregor clan.
Rob Roy.
Round 2. Category: A Triangle Scheme
1: After 1918, no one had an eye on the USS Cyclops, one of the first U.S. ships recorded missing in this mysterious region.
the Bermuda Triangle.
2: 2 interlaced triangles make up this symbol of Judaism, which dates back more than 2,500 years.
the Star of David.
3: The reciprocal of cosine, it's the ratio of line AC to line AB in the triangle here.
secant.
4: Longfellow detailed a love triangle between Priscilla Mullins, John Alden and this guy in "The Courtship of" him.
Miles Standish.
5: The regulation of sweatshops got heavier after the 1911 fire at this factory named for the blouses it made.
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
Round 3. Category: The Civil War Years
1: War was raging when this holiday was 1st observed nationally, on the last Thursday in November 1863.
Thanksgiving.
2: During his 1864 re-election bid, Lincoln said "It was not best to swap" these "while crossing the stream".
horses.
3: This 4-word motto was first stamped on U.S. coins during the war, in 1864.
In God We Trust.
4: U.S. diplomat Charles Francis Adams. this president's son, sought to keep the British neutral.
John Quincy Adams.
5: "Little Women" author who became famous when letters she wrote as a Civil War nurse were published in 1863.
Alcott.
Round 4. Category: The Roles Of Morgan Freeman
1: 1989:Hoke Colburn, a chauffeur.
Driving Miss Daisy.
2: 1994:Red Redding, a lifer at a Maine prison.
The Shawshank Redemption.
3: 2014:Vitruvius (voice only).
The Lego Movie.
4: 2013:Archie, visiting Sin City with 3 old, old pals.
Last Vegas.
5: 2009:Nelson Mandela.
Invictus.
Round 5. Category: Nmoɋ-Ǝɋisԁ∩
1: According to the proverb, 1 of these is "just a frown turned upside-down".
smile.
2: In "Royal Wedding" we saw him dancing on the ceiling.
Fred Astaire.
3: A 1918 24¢ U.S. stamp for this type of letter is valuable if the picture is upside-down.
air mail.
4: Uncommon condition in which the temperature rises as you get higher in the atmosphere.
inversion.
5: In 1980 this singer had a No. 1 hit with the following:"Upside down / Boy, you turn me / Inside out / And round and round / Upside down / Boy, you turn me / Inside out / And round and round...".
Diana Ross.
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June 25, 2024Episode 1232 - Flying maneuvers - "for" a song - Arabic - British inventions - Classic lit
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1232, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Flying Maneuvers
1: To do it to a fire, you cover it, to do it to a plane, you lower one wing.
Bank it.
2: Noisy term for flying low over a person or area.
Buzzing.
3: Also a Coney Island ride, it's a 360-degree maneuver that starts by pointing the nose upward.
Loop-the-loop.
4: In this roll named for a container, the plane revolves once on its longitudinal axis.
Barrel roll.
5: Pitch is when the plane's nose moves up or down, and this 3-letter word refers to a left or right motion.
Yaw.
Round 2. Category: For A Song. With For in quotes
1: We know you remember this 1991 duet between Natalie Cole and her dad, because it's....
"Unforgettable".
2: According to Katy Perry, these title gals will "melt your Popsicle".
California girls.
3: Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift teamed up on this song from "Fifty Shades Darker".
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever".
4: A Creedence classic says, "It ain't me, I ain't no" this title.
"Fortunate Son".
5: "I would give the stars above" in exchange in this '60s classic by the Yardbirds.
"For Your Love".
Round 3. Category: Arabic
1: A shamal is a wind that whips up this blinding phenomenon.
a sandstorm.
2: The number 3 is talaata, and this day of the week is El Talaat.
Tuesday.
3: The name of this headdress for men may be related to the word "coif".
kaffiyeh.
4: Change 1 letter in "wade" to get this, a gully that's dry except during periods of rain.
a wadi.
5: In Arabic, follow a hope about the future, like the train arriving shortly, with this, meaning "Allah willing".
inshallah.
Round 4. Category: British Inventions
1: A perambulator or pram to the Brits, it was invented in 1733 by William Kent for the Duke of Devonshire's kids.
a baby carriage.
2: In 1676 Robert Hooke came up with a universal one of these to manipulate the mirrors of his helioscope.
a universal joint.
3: The name of this Scot who invented the steam hammer sounds just like the American who invented basketball.
(James) Nasmyth.
4: For the military, zoologist John Kerr developed the "dazzle paint" type of this, something animals also use.
camouflage.
5: The miner's safety lamp was also called by the name of this British chemist who invented it in 1815.
Sir Humphry Davy.
Round 5. Category: Classic Lit
1: This story begins, "All children, except one, grow up".
Peter Pan.
2: Edmund Dantes is unjustly accused of aiding the exiled Napoleon and imprisoned for life in this novel.
The Count of Monte Cristo.
3: "The Jungle Book" contains a story about Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, one of these animals who protects his human family.
a mongoose.
4: In a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 7-year-old Cedric Errol inherits a title and is known as "Little Lord" this.
Fauntleroy.
5: In "Gulliver's Travels", the sizes in this land are reduced to 1/12.
Lilliput.
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June 24, 2024Episode 1231 - Gluten-free foods - World war ii movies - Crayola colors in other forms - New year's rockin' eve - You're so shellfish
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1231, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Gluten-Free Foods
1: There's an octet of veggies in this alphanumeric brand's vegetable juice, but no gluten.
V-8.
2: This classic canned meat from Hormel that debuted in 1937 has no gluten.
Spam.
3: In the U.S., this soda is gluten free, as its Vanilla Zero version.
Coca-Cola.
4: Don't despair:gluten-free candies from Nestle include the Butterfinger bar and these chocolate-covered peanuts.
Goobers.
5: This yogurt brand, known in France as "The Little Flower" has many gluten-free flavors, including strawberry kiwi.
Yoplait.
Round 2. Category: World War Ii Movies
1: 1953:Military corruption, romance and boxing at a Hawaiian Army camp just prior to Pearl Harbor.
From Here to Eternity.
2: 1970:A bombardier desperately tries to prove his insanity in order to get out of bombing missions.
Catch-22.
3: 2001:A love triangle and snipers' duel play out amidst the rubble of Stalingrad during a Nazi seige.
Enemy at the Gates.
4: 1967:Charles Bronson and Jim Brown are 2 of the 12 angry men on a secret mission behind Nazi lines.
The Dirty Dozen.
5: 1990:The crew of a B-17 bomber has to make one final bombing raid over Europe and then can return home.
Memphis Belle.
Round 3. Category: Crayola Colors In Other Forms
1: Despite looking a lot like insulation, this alliterative spun sugar confection is always a fave.
cotton candy.
2: To grow crimson in embarrassment, or a cosmetic used to add color to cheeks.
blush.
3: The name of this plant comes from an Irish word meaning "clover".
shamrock.
4: This type of light has a wavelength shorter than 400 nanometers (but the crayon splits it into 2 words).
ultraviolet.
5: "Off we go into" this 3-word phrase in an Air Force song, "climbing high into the sun".
wild blue yonder.
Round 4. Category: New Year'S Rockin' Eve
1: This beloved TV personality hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve across 5 decades, beginning in the 1970s"Let me wish you Happy New Year, fellas. And you think it's wild out there, it's beginning to pour here in Times Square.".
Dick Clark.
2: He has been hosting the live show from Times Square for more than 15 years"The clock is ticking off the minutes to the new year. New York is getting ready!".
Ryan Seacrest.
3: For 2002 she helped "Get The Party Started" with her hit of the same name"I'm comin' up so you better get this party started /I'm comin' up, I'm comin'...".
P!nk.
4: A highlight of New Year's Rockin' Eve 2010 was her "Let's Get Loud""Let's get loud /Let's get loud /Ain't nobody gotta tell ya /What you gotta do...".
Jennifer Lopez.
5: The Backstreet Boys and this boy band joined forces to usher in 2011"Yeah, you /Got the right stuff /Ha, baby, yeah /You're the reason why I sing this song /Come on, y'all! /Here we go!".
New Kids on the Block.
Round 5. Category: You'Re So Shellfish
1: In the crustacean called the spiny or rock type of this, most of the meat is in the tail.
a lobster.
2: Mussels and cockles are classified as this type of mollusk, meaning they have 2 shells that hinge together.
bivalve.
3: Sushi lovers know the main protein in spider rolls is this.
(soft-shelled) crab.
4: Related to the squid this creature has an internal shell.
a cuttlefish.
5: Used to make chowder, large East Coast hard-shell clams often go by this Native American name.
quahogs.
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June 23, 2024Episode 1230 - People who became words - Jr. and sr. - Franks and beens - We gotta go now - Big plays in the bible
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1230, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: People Who Became Words
1: A swift fellow, this Austrian's name means the speed of an object as a multiple of the speed of sound.
Ernst Mach.
2: Don't lose your head trying to name this execution device named after a French doctor.
the guillotine.
3: The name of this cigarette ingredient comes from the ambassador who sent tobacco to Pairs.
nicotine.
4: Named for a Soviet minister, the Finns fixed these "cocktails" for the invading Russians in 1940.
Molotov cocktails.
5: Up on the highwire you might wear this bodysuit named for a famous 19th century trapeze artist.
a leotard.
Round 2. Category: Jr. And Sr.
1: This Jr. grew up in the shadow of his swashbuckling father and stepmom Mary Pickford.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr..
2: Little monster Creighton changed his name to this to match his "Dad of a thousand faces".
Lon Chaney, Jr..
3: "Pere" thrust forth "The Count of Monte Cristo"; "fils" parried with "Camille".
(Alexandre) Dumas.
4: She says mommie dearest originally planned to name her "Joan Crawford, Jr.".
Christina Crawford.
5: As Little John, Pa prowled Sherwood Forest 3 times, but Jr. got beached on an island.
the Hales (Alan Hale Sr. and Jr.).
Round 3. Category: Franks And Beens
1: This Limerick-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has been called "a haunted man".
Frank McCourt.
2: He has been called the "Father of the Dime Store" (The F. stands for Frank).
(F.W.) Woolworth.
3: He has been forever linked with Joseph Tinker and John Evers.
Frank Chance of the Cubs.
4: This Massachusetts congressman has been after the press for their "Gotcha" stories.
Barney Frank.
5: Since the '70s this gold medal-winning runner has been a driving force in the long-distance running boom.
Frank Shorter.
Round 4. Category: We Gotta Go Now
1: The lion population is dwindling; get to this nation's Kruger National Park to see them.
South Africa.
2: Air pollution is damaging the marble facade of this mausoleum in Agra.
the Taj Mahal.
3: Check out this, an Australian marine park since 1975, before the coral is destroyed.
the Great Barrier Reef.
4: Head to this island east of Sumatra to see the orangutans before they become extinct.
Borneo.
5: Climate change and deforestation are threats to Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in this Central American nation.
Costa Rica.
Round 5. Category: Big Plays In The Bible
1: A huge upset as he "prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone"; I can't believe what I just saw!.
David.
2: He "stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind"; what a play!.
Moses.
3: His "wisdom excelled... the wisdom of Egypt", which is why he's been coach of the year so many times.
Solomon.
4: It's not the 1924 Notre Dame backfield, this is the real McCoy from Revelation 6, and that means the game is truly over.
the Four Horsemen.
5: What an amazing comeback! John 11 reported he "hath been dead 4 days", but now he's up and going back onto the field!.
Lazarus.
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