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June 02, 2024Episode 1209 - Ancient egypt - Put it on what? - "hat"s on! - Wrap it up! - Around the hospital
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1209, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ancient Egypt
1: Paradise in the Egyptian afterlife was in this god's "field of reeds".
Osiris.
2: In 332 B.C. he took possession of Egypt without a struggle.
Alexander (the Great).
3: In 212 A.D., with few exceptions, the entire population was granted citizenship in this.
the Roman Empire.
4: On Sept. 2, 31 B.C., Antony and Cleopatra lost the Battle of this Greek promontory to Octavian.
Actium.
5: This flower was the symbol of rebirth and of the god Re.
Lotus.
Round 2. Category: Put It On What?
1: Food to keep it chilled, or plans that have to be delayed.
ice.
2: 10 bucks to win at Laurel Park.
a horse.
3: A Kurt Adler star or angel finial.
a Christmas tree.
4: Decca F.11940, released 1964.
a turntable.
5: A kepi.
your head.
Round 3. Category: HatS On!. With Hat in quotation marks
1: "Urban" cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth.
a Manhattan.
2: A sloping rear car door that is lifted to open.
a hatchback.
3: Internet place where users can communicate in real time.
a chatroom.
4: Adjective for glass that resists splintering into many pieces when broken.
shatter-proof.
5: In First Kings Judah is jumpin' with this man in charge.
Jehoshaphat.
Round 4. Category: Wrap It Up!
1: This 4-letter seaweed that wraps up sushi is actually a type of red algae.
nori.
2: At Subway the signature wraps come wrapped in one of these.
tortilla.
3: The house here has this type of veranda that extends around the sides of the house.
a wraparound.
4: According to Luke 2, Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in" these.
swaddling clothes.
5: One of Christo's temporary works of art was the wrapping in fabric of this oldest Paris bridge.
the Pont Neuf.
Round 5. Category: Around The Hospital
1: It's the "room" staffed 24 hours a day to aid those who arrive in need of immediate care.
the emergency room.
2: An IV pole is the rack on which IVs are hung, IV standing for this.
intravenous.
3: For deliveries go to this ward, not to the rear.
obstetrics (maternity).
4: A doctor in his first year in a hospital; adding "ist" to it would make him a specialist.
an intern.
5: It's the "ology" for the X-ray department.
radiology.
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June 01, 2024Episode 1208 - Cello - Shakespeare play by gradually easier character - Frontwords and backwords - Stock up on candy - On the wall
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1208, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Cello
1: This cellist founded a music collective called the Silkroad Ensemble, with whom he plays cello.
Yo-Yo Ma.
2: When you think of a cello solo, you're probably thinking of this Baroque composer's cello prelude from around 1720.
Bach.
3: The uncrowned king of the cello, David Popper has a work titled this, what you'd sing under the window of your beloved.
a "Serenade".
4: An excellent piece for the cello is "The Swan", from this work by Camille Saint-Saens.
The Carnival of the Animals.
5: Portrayed on film in "Hilary and Jackie", the life of this British cellist was cut short by MS at age 42.
Jacqueline du Pré.
Round 2. Category: Shakespeare Play By Gradually Easier Character
1: Bianca,Roderigo,Desdemona.
Othello.
2: Baptista Minola,Gremio, Lucentio,Hortensio,Petruchio.
The Taming of the Shrew.
3: Doctor,Duke of Cornwall,Goneril.
King Lear.
4: Snug, Helena,Oberon.
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
5: Flavius,Cicero,Calpurnia.
Julius Caesar.
Round 3. Category: Frontwords And Backwords
1: Bosses do this, to writers' dismay; also, what happens at sea twice a day.
edit/tide.
2: A part of the body where the food goes; flip it around, it's a ship that tows.
gut/tug.
3: This type of container can hold ale or mead; turn it around, it's a mouth part indeed.
mug/gum.
4: Rivers do this, bend upon bend; reverse it for one who sends sheep to their end.
flow/wolf.
5: Your colorless dress may earn this adjective, I fear; not so for this minstrel or other balladeer.
drab/bard.
Round 4. Category: Stock Up On Candy
1: You definitely want to trick-or-treat at the house that gives out candy from this company with the stock symbol HSY.
Hershey.
2: KRFT is Kraft Foods, maker of these Jet-Puffed treats that come in spooky shapes for Halloween.
marshmallows.
3: Warren Buffett liked See's Candies so much that he bought it and folded it into BRK.B, this company.
Berkshire Hathaway.
4: Mondelez, MDLZ, owns a slew of brands, including these Scandinavian candies.
Swedish Fish.
5: If you're stocking up on candy at Costco (symbol COST), you'll know this house brand is named for a city in Washington.
Kirkland.
Round 5. Category: On The Wall
1: ...of this museum is a portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna as a child (1712-13) by Ivan Nikitin.
the Hermitage Museum.
2: A special black paint from Rust-Oleum will turn any wall into one of these writing slates.
a chalkboard.
3: A large, concave one of these on your wall will make your room look bigger.
a mirror.
4: Divided into 20 sections, it's often made of cork; take a shot!.
a dartboard.
5: Perfect for your bedroom, this item is thought to provide protection through the night.
a dream catcher.
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May 31, 2024Episode 1207 - 1990--25 years ago - Middle "g" - Gibson girls and guys - Potent history - The 5th beatle
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1207, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 1990--25 Years Ago
1: This city, capital of the same-named country, was overrun by Iraqi forces.
Kuwait.
2: After 11 years in the job, this U.K. prime minister resigned.
(Margaret) Thatcher.
3: For the first time Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo performed together as this supergroup.
the Three Tenors.
4: Winnie (Churchill) got a ticker-tape parade on March 15, 1946; this Winnie was in one with her husband on June 20, 1990.
(Winnie) Mandela.
5: This Brit created the first prototype web pages.
(Tim) Berners-Lee.
Round 2. Category: Middle G. With G in quotes
1: Hear the howls and clanking chains from this dark underground chamber used to hold prisoners.
a dungeon.
2: Merv Griffin used to play this word game with his sister and "Wheel of Fortune" is the result.
hangman.
3: Fancy name for a list of movies a particular actor or director has made.
a filmography.
4: The largest tree-dwelling mammal in the world, this ape from Sumatra and Borneo can weigh 220 pounds.
an orangutan.
5: When vaulting, gymnasts use this flexible device.
the springboard.
Round 3. Category: Gibson Girls And Guys
1: Cowboy star Edmund Gibson got this nickname as a boy either because he hunted owls or delivered for the Owl Drug Company.
Hoot.
2: Tyrese Gibson has appeared as Roman Pearce, known for his banter and his driving, in this action film franchise.
The Fast and the Furious.
3: "I need your love like a flame needs a fire", sang this '80s teen queen who also gave us "Only In My Dreams".
Debbie Gibson.
4: He pitched for the Cardinals for 17 seasons and even briefly played with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Bob Gibson.
5: In 1985 his "Neuromancer" won a Nebula and a Hugo.
William Gibson.
Round 4. Category: Potent History
1: Sugar cane molasses was distilled into this liquor, a significant part of the "triangular trade" that promoted slavery.
rum.
2: In 1729 and 1751 Britain passed acts aimed at curbing the consumption of this alcohol that originated in the Netherlands.
gin.
3: Vodka was involved in 1994 as this white-haired Russian leader was found on a D.C. street in his underwear hailing cabs to go get pizza.
Yeltsin.
4: The Whiskey Rebellion culminated in 1794 among farmers of the Monongahela Valley in this state.
Pennsylvania.
5: In 1923 a beer hall called the Burgerbraukeller in this German city was the starting point of a failed putsch.
Munich.
Round 5. Category: The 5Th Beatle
1: This Beatles producer started out making comedy records with Peter Sellers.
(Sir) George Martin.
2: After being replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962, this man got a job in a bakery and then became a civil servant.
Pete Best.
3: In "Backbeat" Stephen Dorff played this alliterative bassist who died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1962.
(Stuart) Sutcliffe.
4: This manager who died in 1967 was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle".
Brian Epstein.
5: This keyboardist, who died in 2006, sat in with the Beatles often and also wrote Joe Cocker's hit "You Are So Beautiful".
Billy Preston.
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May 30, 2024Episode 1206 - Society - Prey purview - Book bindings - The non-adverb "-ly" word - Period movies
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1206, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Society
1: A community of people who live near each other; Mister Rogers lives in one.
a neighborhood.
2: It's a society led by women in which descent is traced through the female line.
a matriarchy.
3: The rules of polite social interaction; Emily Post is a popular name in the field.
etiquette.
4: Yuppie is a slang term which stands for this.
young urban professional.
5: Better known name of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
the Hare Krishnas.
Round 2. Category: Prey Purview
1: The population of the lynx rises and falls with the availability of the snowshoe variety of this creature, its main prey.
a rabbit.
2: The bombardier species of this insect ejects a vapor that pops when it hits the air, blinding and confusing its prey.
a beetle.
3: Because they squeeze their prey to death, boas and pythons are this kind of nonvenomous snake.
a constrictor.
4: The "ringed" species of this critter is a favorite prey of the polar bear.
a (ringed) seal.
5: Fish, fish and more fish is on the menu for this bird of prey with long wings and a white head, also known as a fish hawk.
the osprey.
Round 3. Category: Book Bindings
1: Eats, Shoots and blank of Grass.
leaves.
2: Never Let Me blank Set a Watchman.
go.
3: O'Neill, 1922 and Tolstoy, 1875-77:"Anna blank" and "Anna blank".
Christie and Karenina.
4: The Art of blankand Peace.
War.
5: Arms and blank blank Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
the man.
Round 4. Category: The Non-Adverb -Ly Word. With -Ly in quotes
1: A young female horse.
a filly.
2: In scientific classification, it's between order and genus.
family.
3: 2 independent countries lie within the borders of this nation.
Italy.
4: 5-letter piece of ornamental lace or embroidery found on a table.
doily.
5: Hospital attendant job with nonmedical duties.
orderly.
Round 5. Category: Period Movies
1: On the "Gladiator" poster, Russell Crowe holds a sword; on the "Robin Hood" poster, he holds this weapon.
a bow and arrow.
2: Keira Knightley, as "The Duchess", does not have exactly a warm and loving marriage with Ralph Fiennes, as him.
the Duke of Devonshire.
3: "Grease" came out in 1978; that's already prehistoric to you, but it's set even longer ago, in this decade.
the 1950s.
4: This comedy about long ago stars Jack Black, Michael Cera and Oliver Platt as the high priest of Sodom.
Year One.
5: "Me and" this "Citizen Kane" director shows the great man when he was still directing plays.
Orson Welles.
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May 29, 2024Episode 1205 - Ad verbs and taglines - 7 wonders of the ancient world - Rite - All you need is "l-o-v-e" - Differs by a vowel
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1205, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Ad Verbs And Taglines
1: MandM's: "The milk chocolate blank in your mouth, not in your hand".
melts.
2: Apple, beginning in the 1990s:"blank different".
Think.
3: Target:"blank more.Pay less.".
Expect.
4: Instagram: "blank and share the world's moments".
Capture.
5: Jantzen swimwear:"blank into life".
dive.
Round 2. Category: 7 Wonders Of The Ancient World
1: Made of bronze and honoring the sun god Helios, it stood about 100 feet high in the harbor of a Greek island.
the Colossus of Rhodes.
2: To irrigate this ancient wonder, water from the Euphrates was pumped to the top of the hill.
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
3: It was the earliest built of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.
the Great Pyramid.
4: Some sculptures from this marble tomb at Halicarnassus are in the British Museum in London.
the Mausoleum.
5: A fire burned day and night at the top of this ancient wonder.
the lighthouse at Alexandria.
Round 3. Category: Rite
1: In Judaism, this rite of passage is celebrated around the time of a boy's 13th birthday.
a bar mitzvah.
2: The Catholic rite for this sacrament begins with asking the parents what they name their child.
baptism.
3: In this religion, a book of the dead called the "Bardo Thodol" is read to the dying to help them prepare for a favorable rebirth.
Buddhism.
4: Casting 7 stones at each of the 3 pillars of Mina is a rite enacted during the pilgrimage with this name.
hajj.
5: This rite is a solo vigil by a Plains Indian boy to seek spiritual power and knowledge through an apparition.
a vision quest (or spirit quest).
Round 4. Category: All You Need Is L-O-V-E. With L-O-V-E in quotation marks
1: A company called "London" this "tours" provides "a whirlwind tour of the history of the British public toilet".
loo.
2: Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz", was fittingly born under this zodiac sign symbolized by a lion.
a Leo.
3: Led Zeppelin warned that this type of wall is "going to break", while Don McLean lamented that it was dry.
a levee.
4: This Swedish automaker's museum features a full-sized XC90 SUV made from Legos.
Volvo.
5: As Charles Darwin could tell you, to do this is to gradually change or develop over time.
evolve.
Round 5. Category: Differs By A Vowel
1: The pair found in the name of a large Scottish estuary that connects with the North Sea.
the Firth of Forth.
2: A large, graceful tree and what a pig does in the mud to cool itself.
wallow and willow.
3: A place to sit anda group of grapes.
bench and bunch.
4: A mixture for making good old-fashioned pancakes and one of the ingredients.
batter and butter.
5: A large British home in the country and a college student's secondary declared discipline.
minor and manor.
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May 28, 2024Episode 1204 - Eddie murphy movies - What'd you catch? - Yes "sur" - Cinematic specters - Remember 2016?
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1204, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Eddie Murphy Movies
1: 1990 sequel to his 1982 "48HRS.".
Another 48HRS..
2: He played the man with whom Eddie Murphy traded places in "Trading Places".
Dan Aykroyd.
3: "A Nightmare on Elm Street"'s Wes Craven directed Eddie in this 1995 comedy-horror film.
Vampire in Brooklyn.
4: Axel Foley was a cop on this midwestern city's payroll.
Detroit.
5: Art Buchwald was awarded original story credit for this film in which Eddie played an African prince.
Coming to America.
Round 2. Category: What'D You Catch?
1: A bullhead type of this, genus Ameiurus.
a catfish.
2: After a struggle, not a fish, but an Eagle GT tire from this maker.
Goodyear.
3: Not a starfish, but this heavenly one.
a sunfish.
4: A cold, while fishing nearly 200-square-mile Flathead Lake in this northern state.
Montana.
5: This fish with a beach city just south of Boca Raton named for it.
a pompano.
Round 3. Category: Yes Sur. With Sur in quotation marks
1: Breaking sea swell.
surf.
2: The 2007 influx of 20,000 more U.S. troops into Iraq.
surge.
3: People get it from their fathers, usually.
surname.
4: Churlish.
surly.
5: To conjecture.
surmise.
Round 4. Category: Cinematic Specters
1: The director of this 1988 Christmas film said he wanted the wires that lifted Carol Kane to be visible.
Scrooged.
2: Geena Davis and Alex Baldwin haunted their own house in this 1988 hit film.
Beetlejuice.
3: Seen briefly in "Ghostbusters", this little green guy is featured in the TV cartoon series.
Slimer.
4: Steven Spielberg co-wrote and co-produced this 1st of 3 films about the Freeling clan's ghost trouble.
Poltergeist.
5: Her list of roles includes a mermaid, a cave woman and in 1988's "High Spirits", a ghost.
Daryl Hannah.
Round 5. Category: Remember 2016?
1: A Japanese company made the world's last one of these TV playback machines.
a VCR.
2: On August 17th, she was named Donald Trump's campaign manager.
Kellyanne Conway.
3: Protests began as the Standing Rock Sioux moved to block this pipeline that bears the name of a Sioux people.
the Dakota Pipeline.
4: Aung San Suu Kyi's friend Htin Kyaw was inaugurated as this country's first freely elected president in decades.
Myanmar.
5: This Silicon Valley entrepreneur revealed he had bankrolled the lawsuit that took down Gawker.
Peter Thiel.
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May 27, 2024Episode 1203 - Music icons - Crossword clues "d" - Hairy - Women's memoirs - Culinary before and after
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1203, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Music Icons
1: Valerie Bertinelli said of this rock icon that she loved him "more than I know how to explain. I loved his soul".
Eddie Van Halen.
2: Fans the world over celebrate this reggae legend on February 6, his birthday.
Bob Marley.
3: At the 2022 Newport Folk Festival, she delighted fans with her "Both Sides Now" and "Big Yellow Taxi", among others.
Joni Mitchell.
4: On a historic day in 1976, Joe Strummer met Mick Jones in London, calling their legendary band this came later.
The Clash.
5: Her recording career lasted less than 4 years; her final studio album was 1971's "Pearl", featuring "Me And Bobby McGee".
Janis Joplin.
Round 2. Category: Crossword Clues D. With D in quotes
1: The usually wealthy widow of a king(7).
a dowager.
2: Pre-Christian Celtic priest(5).
a druid.
3: France's patron saint(5).
Denis.
4: Touch-tone predecessor (4).
dial.
5: Bird of peace(4).
a dove.
Round 3. Category: Hairy
1: The short hairstyles worn by the men who fought the Cavaliers in 17th C. England earned them this name.
the Roundheads.
2: The feet of this arctic ursine creature are partly webbed and have hairy soles to help with traction.
polar bear.
3: This term for a knight's apprentice is also the name of a bobbed, usually jaw-length hairstyle.
page boy.
4: This great ape's name comes from a Greek word referring to a legendary tribe of hairy women.
gorilla.
5: The name of this type of insect larva is from the late Latin for "hairy cat".
caterpillar.
Round 4. Category: Women'S Memoirs
1: "I Feel Bad About My Neck", about the travails of aging, is by this late, great writer and director of "You've Got Mail".
Nora Ephron.
2: "Fight Like a Girl" and "Unbecoming" recount women's experiences in this "most masculine" branch of the U.S. military.
Marines.
3: "My Life in France" is the story of how this chef found her true calling.
Julia Child.
4: Award-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody's record of her time as one of these performers is titled "Candy Girl".
a stripper.
5: This advisor to Barack Obama wrote "Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward".
Valerie Jarrett.
Round 5. Category: Culinary Before And After
1: Finest olive oil grade whose British capital is Road Town and whose American capital is Charlotte-Amalie.
extra Virgin Islands.
2: Round Southern fried cornmeal cake that's the object of a youthful crush.
hush puppy love.
3: Chili's rib cut that stars in a Robert Zemeckis time-traveling comedy.
Baby Back to the Future.
4: Bite-size French language dessert cake that wreaks havoc in the Book of Revelation.
petit Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse.
5: French dish of chicken, onion, wine, mushrooms and pork blindly stewing onscreen as space opera anti-hero Riddick.
coq au Vin Diesel.
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May 26, 2024Episode 1202 - "stop" and "go" - The prophecies of nostradamus - The nose knows - Names that are verbs - The "dis"patch
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1202, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Stop And Go. With Stop" And "Go in quotes
1: It's called the "peach of the tropics".
a mango.
2: It's a brief appearance by a politician in a small town, traditionally on the rear platform of a train.
a whistle stop.
3: In captivity this bird is fed a diet containing carotenoid pigments to maintain the color of its plumage.
a flamingo.
4: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11.
an f-stop.
5: A highlight of this 1956 film is a rendition of "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe, who plays Cherie, a saloon singer.
Bus Stop.
Round 2. Category: The Prophecies Of Nostradamus
1: "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?.
Geneva.
2: Nostradamus very clearly predicted a new election of one of these for the year 1609--but Paul V failed to die.
a pope.
3: The "Hister" who will "Vex Venice" is purportedly this 20th century fiend with a couple of letters changed.
Hitler.
4: "The great camel" (your guess is as good as ours) will drink from these 2 longest rivers that pass through Germany.
the Danube and the Rhine.
5: "More butcher than king in England" is seen as this leader born in 1599, 33 years after Nostradamus died.
Oliver Cromwell.
Round 3. Category: The Nose Knows
1: One indicator of COVID infection learned of in recent years is anosmia, this impairment.
a loss of smell.
2: Grab a hankie, an epistaxis is just one of these and can have many causes beyond trauma.
a bloody nose.
3: Not just Great-Uncle Fred, but even you likely have nasal vibrissae, these.
(nose) hairs.
4: The ethmoid and the sphenoid are two of these cavities that can drain into the nose.
a sinus.
5: Part of an area known as the rhinarium in some mammals, it's the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.
a philtrum.
Round 4. Category: Names That Are Verbs
1: Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves.
Nick.
2: Silent screen cowboy Tom, or what many people do at cocktail parties.
Mix.
3: Gregory, or what his chickens might do.
Peck.
4: Mr. Martindale, or what he might do if he likes you.
Wink.
5: Mr. Owens, or what his horse might do to throw him.
Buck.
Round 5. Category: The DisPatch. With Dis in quotes
1: Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s.
a disco ball.
2: On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears".
dissertation.
3: Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment.
dismount.
4: It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist.
discography.
5: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination.
Disabilities.
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May 25, 2024Episode 1201 - Decade of discovery - To grind - The edgars - Refugees - Sports franchises' previous homes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1201, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Decade Of Discovery
1: DNA's double helix.
the 1950s.
2: Frank Sinatra by Harry James.
the 1930s.
3: Quasars by astronomer and Faye Dunaway by Hollywood.
the 1960s.
4: Hispaniola by Europeans.
the 1490s.
5: Americium (atomic number 95).
the 1940s.
Round 2. Category: To Grind
1: Keeping this body part "to the grindstone" means applying yourself.
nose.
2: Most waiters consider this tool a real grind when using it to add seasoning to salads.
a pepper grinder (or pepper mill).
3: Grinding guides can help you efficiently get to level 10 in this Blizzard game set in Azeroth.
World of Warcraft.
4: To grind their food, birds use this organ that also starts with "G".
gizzard.
5: Mt. Suribachi was the site of a famed flag raising on this WWII island; Meat Grinder Hill was also a tough battle there.
Iwo Jima.
Round 3. Category: The Edgars
1: Part of "The Bazaar of Bad Dreams", "Obits" won the 2016 Short Story Edgar Award for my Maine man, this horror master.
Stephen King.
2: "G" is for grand master as well as this woman who received the 2009 Grand Master Award.
Sue Grafton.
3: 2018's best episode in a TV series was "Somebody to Love" by Noah Hawley for this Midwestern-set show spun off from a film, you betcha.
Fargo.
4: This pseudonym of 2 authors got a special Edgar in 1950 for a "Mystery Magazine".
Ellery Queen.
5: The Scotch was good. Too good. I tried to remember. It was 1955, and this writer had won for "The Long Goodbye". and now he had my gun.
(Raymond) Chandler.
Round 4. Category: Refugees
1: Turkey has more than 3 million refugees from this country racked by Civil War since 2011.
Syria.
2: In 2021 the area called "Little" this city in Fremont, California prepared for a new wave of Afghan refugees.
Little Kabul.
3: Many refugees from Africa dwell in Kara Tepe II, a refugee camp on this Greek island also known for its poetic heritage.
Lesbos.
4: Political instability and other causes have sent thousands of refugees from this country into its neighbors.
Burundi.
5: Term for the largest Muslim group of mainly Buddhist Myanmar; many of them have become refugees.
the Rohingya.
Round 5. Category: Sports Franchises' Previous Homes
1: The Los Angeles Dodgers.
Brooklyn.
2: The Indianapolis Colts.
Baltimore.
3: The Los Angeles Rams.
St. Louis.
4: The Colorado Avalanche, oui, oui!.
Quebec City.
5: The Atlanta Braves.
Milwaukee.
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May 24, 2024Episode 1200 - Map happy - Tea time movie - Phrases that sell - "pat" - Babes
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1200, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Map Happy
1: Its name says where it's at.
South Africa.
2: "Zone" in on this country important to world commerce.
Panama.
3: Zone in on this country, important to world commerce.
Panama.
4: A bit of serendipity will lead you to this country's name.
Sri Lanka.
5: Nation where Bolivar is buried.
Venezuela.
Round 2. Category: Tea Time Movie
1: Disney's "Johnny Tremain" takes part in this Dec. 16, 1773 incident.
the Boston Tea Party.
2: Johnny Depp is at least eccentric as this tea party guest in 2010's "Alice in Wonderland".
the Mad Hatter.
3: The title character of "Rikyu" teaches this painstaking routine to the fierce warlord Hideyoshi.
the Japanese tea ceremony.
4: Jack Black as this character has tea with the dolls of a Brobdingnagian girl.
Gulliver.
5: In "Tea with Mussolini", Cher plays a character based on this American art patron who spent a lot of time in Italy.
Peggy Guggenheim.
Round 3. Category: Phrases That Sell
1: "Obey your thirst" and drink this.
Sprite.
2: "Be all that you can be" in this military branch.
the Army.
3: This network says it's "The most trusted name in news".
CNN.
4: This shipping company asks, "What can Brown do for you?".
UPS.
5: It's the popular query in Verizon's TV ads.
Can you hear me now?.
Round 4. Category: Pat. With Pat in quotation marks
1: Let's take our drinks outside onto this paved lounge area.
patio.
2: Adjective meaning characteristic of being a father.
paternal.
3: Want a good pastry? Go to this French type of store that specializes in them.
a patisserie.
4: A regional form of a language, not necessarily French.
patois.
5: It's the murder of one's own father.
patricide.
Round 5. Category: Babes
1: In his career, he walked a record 2,056 times.
Babe Ruth.
2: If Paul Bunyan sang "I Got You Babe", he'd be referring to one of these animals.
an ox.
3: It's where Victor Herbert set his "Babes".
Toyland.
4: She set records in the 1932 Olympics in the javelin throw and the 80-meter hurdles.
Babe Didrikson.
5: Nicknamed "Babe", this early film comedian played The Tin Woodsman in 1925's "The Wizard of Oz".
Oliver Hardy.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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