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December 16, 2022Episode 674 - "Et"Ymology - Parts Of The Whole - The Civil War Years - There's A Bug In My Book Title - This Side "Up"
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 674, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Et"Ymology
1: Mind your manners and tell us this word from French for "prescribed behavior".

etiquette.

2: There's no beginning or end of this adjective from Latin for "age".

eternal.

3: This type of engraving using a corrosive on a surface is from old German for "to be eaten".

etching.

4: Darn you if you can't come up with the Latin-derived name of this ancient people of Italy.

the Etruscans.

5: If you studied Chopin, you'll probably come up with this word, French for "study".

ÃƒÂ©tude.
Round 2. Category: Parts Of The Whole
1: Bait pedal,locking bar,spring.

a mouse trap.

2: Crown, cementum, root.

a tooth.

3: Agitator, tub, drain hose.

a washing machine.

4: Reservoir, filter basket, carafe.

a coffeemaker.

5: Idea balloon,panel,signature.

a comic strip (or cartoon).
Round 3. Category: The Civil War Years
1: During his 1864 re-election bid, Lincoln said "It was not best to swap" these "while crossing the stream".

horses.

2: In 1861 Army Surgeon Bernard Irwin earned the 1st Medal of Honor in Hostilities vs. Chiricahua Apaches in this future state.

Arizona.

3: In 1863 the Statue of Freedom designed by Thomas Crawford was placed atop this Washington, D.C. building.

the Capitol building.

4: In the fall of 1861 this service delivered its last piece of mail.

the Pony Express.

5: This county with a famous Court House hosted the main event of April 9, 1865 and is reenacting it in April 2015.

Appomattox.
Round 4. Category: There's A Bug In My Book Title
1: A classic with a big appetite:"The Very Hungry blank ".

Caterpillar.

2: Set in South Carolina in 1964:"The Secret Life of blank ".

Bees.

3: Claire Randall is still an outlander:" blank in Amber".

Dragonfly.

4: Even bugs move to the city:"The blank in Times Square".

Cricket.

5: Set in Hollywood during the Great Depression:"The Day of the blank ".

Locust.
Round 5. Category: This Side "Up"
1: Dude, you're way too this word, nervous and easily annoyed.

uptight.

2: This "Saturday Night Live" newscast title has been used since a weekend in 1975.

Weekend Update.

3: "Casablanca" begins with an order to do this to "all suspicious characters and search them".

round up.

4: In summer 2013 shares of Pandora stock surged after Goldman Sachs did this to it from "neutral" to "buy".

upgrade.

5: Hang gliders ride these rising currents of air to stay aloft.

updrafts.
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December 15, 2022Episode 673 - Prefixes - Comedic Tv Partners - Cold World Out There - The Old Sod - Cry
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 673, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Prefixes
1: This thoroughly modern prefix means "one thousandth".

milli-.

2: Meaning "between", it comes before "section" and "galactic".

inter-.

3: A prefix meaning "after" is found in this word meaning an after-death examination.

postmortem.

4: "Pharyngo" and "laryngo" both refer to this part of the body.

the throat.

5: Meaning "height", it comes before "phobia" and "polis".

acro-.
Round 2. Category: Comedic Tv Partners
1: Conan O'Brien.

Andy Richter.

2: Carrie Brownstein.

Fred Armisen.

3: (Keegan-Michael) Key.

Peele.

4: (Dan) Rowan.

(Dick) Martin.

5: Cindy Williams, from 1976 to 1982.

Penny Marshall.
Round 3. Category: Cold World Out There
1: In July 1968 Plateau Station on this continent averaged -99.8 degrees; bottom of the world, Ma!.

Antarctica.

2: You can freeze your Aspen off in Fraser in this state, with a year-round average of 32.5 degrees.

Colorado.

3: You've been sent to Oymyakon in this 7-letter region of Russia, where it was a brisk -96 in January 1926.

Siberia.

4: Snag, in this Canadian territory, had a population of about 10 on a -81 day in February 1947.

the Yukon.

5: Located in Lewis and Clark County, Rogers Pass in this large western state chilled out at -70 on Jan. 20, 1954.

Montana.
Round 4. Category: The Old Sod
1: There once was a king named Richard I, who granted a charter to this Irish port city in 1197.

Limerick.

2: Ireland is divided into 32 of these political and geographic units; 6 of them belong to the U.K..

counties.

3: The uachtaran is the Irish president; the taoiseach is this head of government.

the prime minister.

4: Ireland has no local police; the island is patrolled by An Garda Siochana, the Guardians of this.

peace.

5: Ireland's hospitals were largely funded by this horse-racing lottery that ran from 1930 to 1987.

the Irish Sweepstakes.
Round 5. Category: Cry
1: Aesop knows that one who raises a false alarm is said to "cry" this creature.

wolf.

2: In a text message, "FCOL" is short for this exasperated phrase.

"for crying out loud".

3: If you've given up, "cry" this generic relative.

uncle.

4: Justin Timerlake sang "cry me" one of these, perhaps the Irrawaddy.

a river.

5: "Cry" this "and let slip the dogs of war".

havoc.
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December 14, 2022Episode 672 - Celebrity Ailments - File Under "S" - Zeus - "G" Whiz - "Nothing" Doing
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 672, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Celebrity Ailments
1: In the 1960s Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a disease named for this famous athlete.

Lou Gehrig.

2: (I'm Jerome Bettis of the NFL.) As a sufferer from this condition, I've testified on Capitol Hill about the need to keep inhalers on the market.

asthma.

3: Hepatitis C is not named for this sufferer, the C in the singing group CSN.

David Crosby.

4: Musician Michael Wolff suffers from this, inspiring his wife Polly Draper to write the film "The Tic Code".

Tourette's syndrome.

5: Kathleen Turner is a sufferer of and spokesperson about R.A., short for this.

rheumatoid arthritis.
Round 2. Category: File Under "S"
1: Head and Shoulders, Agree, and Pert Plus are leading types of these.

Shampoos.

2: It's a heavy, single-edged cavalry sword with a blade less curved than a scimitar.

Saber.

3: This disease caused by the lack of ascorbic acid is called Barlow's Disease in infants.

Scurvy.

4: This Middle Eastern dog is also called a gazelle hound because it was once trained to hunt gazelles.

Saluki.

5: Known as "Old Fuss N' Feathers", he wrote the Army's first complete manual of drill regulations.

Winfield Scott.
Round 3. Category: Zeus
1: In honor of Zeus, these were held by the Greeks every 4 years.

Olympics.

2: Zeus' counterpart in Roman mythology.

Jupiter.

3: Hera was not only Zeus' wife but also related to him this way.

his sister.

4: Zeus' father Cronus was part of this group whom Zeus and his brothers overthrew.

Titans.

5: The 9 kids Zeus had with Mnemosyne all girls, are known collectively as these.

Muses.
Round 4. Category: "G" Whiz
1: This astronomer had a brother named Michelangelo who was a musician, not an artist.

Galileo.

2: From Japanese for "art person", she's trained in the art of entertaining men.

geisha.

3: A Soviet republic, or a U.S. state.

Georgia.

4: A voracious eater, or someone with an enormous capacity "for work" or "for punishment".

a glutton.

5: In a 1960s ad jingle, Mr. Clean was supposed to get rid of these 2 "G"s in just a minute.

grease and grime.
Round 5. Category: "Nothing" Doing
1: What a magician says to the audience as he pushes up his shirt cuffs.

"Nothing up my sleeve".

2: Little, unimportant things that you'd whisper in your beloved's ear.

Sweet Nothings.

3: Completes the line from "Macbeth", "... A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury...".

"Signifying Nothing".

4: According to "Me and Bobby McGee", "Freedom's just another word for" this.

"Nothing left to lose".

5: In 1856 Millard Fillmore was its candidate for president.

Know-Nothing Party.
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December 13, 2022Episode 671 - Fishing For Vocabulary - "U" Who - Central America - A Christmas Carol - You're "Golden", Baby
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 671, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fishing For Vocabulary
1: It might be a social blunder to use one of these long poles with a hook on the end to land a large fish.

a gaff.

2: Tell the theater troupe it's a single toss of a fisherman's line and bait.

a cast.

3: You might be enticed by this general name for any artificial bait used to attract fish.

a lure.

4: By gum, it's a fishing spear with a 3-pronged point.

a trident.

5: Hey, good buddy, it's ground-up bits of bait discarded into the water to attract game fish.

chum.
Round 2. Category: "U" Who
1: When the new "Love Boat" set sail in 1998, this "Vega$" star was in the captain's seat.

Robert Urich.

2: This "Exodus" author returned in 1999 with a new political novel, "A God In Ruins".

Leon Uris.

3: In 1987 he outraced his son to win his fourth Indianapolis 500.

Al Unser.

4: This Norwegian star of such movies as "Autumn Sonata" was actually born in Japan.

Liv Ullman.

5: Once a staff writer for The New Yorker, this "Rabbit, Run" author still contributes regularly.

John Updike.
Round 3. Category: Central America
1: This Central American country's name means "the savior".

El Salvador.

2: A 1972 earthquake destroyed just about all of this Nicaraguan capital's downtown.

Managua.

3: The second-largest one of these is found off Belize; the largest is the "Great" one off Australia.

a barrier reef.

4: Nicaraguan dictator Somoza never rebuilt downtown Managua after this 1972 disaster.

earthquake.

5: Guatemala's 37 of these tempt some climbers; be careful on the one fittingly named Fuego.

a volcano.
Round 4. Category: A Christmas Carol
1: "Round yon virgin mother and child, holy infant so tender and mild".

"Silent Night".

2: City in which the story is set.

London.

3: As the 1st paragraph states, "Old Marley was dead as" this.

doornail.

4: "Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, we wish you good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year".

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas".

5: "And heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and heav'n and nature sing".

"Joy to the World".
Round 5. Category: You're "Golden", Baby
1: The USA's tallest bridge towers are the 746-foot steel peaks of this structure.

the Golden Gate Bridge.

2: This NBA team took the 1975 championship.

the Golden State Warriors.

3: It's the second-most registered dog breed at the American Kennel Club.

a golden retriever.

4: Jason stole it for his Uncle Pelias.

the Golden Fleece.

5: Sir James Frazer compared mythologies and religions in this work.

The Golden Bough.
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December 12, 2022Episode 670 - They Named It For Me - Letter Perfect - Drink - File Under "Z" - Nuclear Physics
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 670, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Myth And Magic
1: Unlike in the U.S., if one of these crosses your path in England, it means good luck.

a black cat.

2: Cloves of this are sometimes placed in a bridal bouquet for good luck.

garlic.

3: This card deck's Minor Arcana has 14 cards in each suit; a page is between the 10 and jack.

tarot.

4: Not feeling well? You may want to cleanse this field surrounding your body, from the Greek for "breath" or "breeze".

an aura.

5: This plant yields a hair dye as well as as tint used in magical hand and foot tattoos.

henna.
Round 2. Category: Athletic Cups
1: Pele scored 12 career goals in helping Brazil win this trophy 3 times: 1958, 1962 and 1970.

the World Cup (in soccer).

2: Previously known as the Winston Cup, the Sprint Cup is awarded to champions in this stock-car racing organization.

NASCAR.

3: First awarded in 1851 by England's Royal Yacht Squadron, it's now named for the winner of that year's race.

The America's Cup.

4: This tennis trophy that weighs 231 pounds was first awarded in 1900.

The Davis Cup.

5: I cheered when my Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger-Cats won this league's Grey Cup in 1999.

Canadian Football League (CFL).
Round 3. Category: Starts With "J"
1: This name can precede Reb, cake or -on-the-spot.

Johnny.

2: It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved.

Jade.

3: Swing was the most popular style of this music in the 1930s.

Jazz.

4: World Book says that licenses were issued to these professional fools in the 1600s -- no fooling.

a jester.

5: The sea wasp variety of these is so venomous its sting can cause death within a few minutes.

a jellyfish.
Round 4. Category: "D" Day
1: The Iron Gates Gorge between Serbia and Romania was carved by this river.

the Danube.

2: When you have skin problems, this is the type of doctor you should seek out.

Dermatologist.

3: In August 2003 this cable TV network aired the popular documentary "Nefertiti Resurrected".

the Discovery Channel.

4: He won a Purple Heart in World War II and was a major party presidential nominee in 1996.

Bob Dole.

5: From the Latin for "to lead", it's a pipe or passage that can carry body fluids or air.

a duct.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 670, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: They Named It For Me
1: Last name of John and Henry, who leased the land for a Louisville racetrack to their nephew.

Churchill.

2: They named a fort near Dallas for this hero of the Mexican War.

William Worth.

3: She left her mark on Louis XV and her name on a big hair style.

Madame de Pompadour.

4: A territory in Africa and a scholarship in Oxford have borne this businessman's name.

Cecil Rhodes.

5: Though famous for his red-shirted followers, he has an orange fish named for him.

Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Round 2. Category: Letter Perfect
1: In describing measurements, it represents the word "by", as in 3' by 5'.

X.

2: Add this letter to the front of "possum" and you still have the same animal.

O.

3: The only letter that stands for a musical note, a Roman numeral and a baseball position.

C.

4: Before the euro, this letter was the Parisian equivalent of a dollar sign.

F (franc).

5: In st
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December 11, 2022Episode 669 - 19Th Century America - Nothin' But "A"S - Horse Racing - Harry Potter - Scrambled Veeps
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 669, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 19Th Century America
1: On February 28, the first of the Forty-Niners to arrive by ship docked at this California port city.

San Francisco.

2: In 1870 he published his "National Photographic Collection of War Views and Portraits....".

Mathew Brady.

3: Savannah's antebellum Green-Meldrim House was built for a wealthy dealer in this "king"ly crop.

Cotton.

4: On August 2, 1826 Daniel Webster delivered a eulogy on these 2 men at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

5: Longfellow's 1858 "The Courtship of" him sold over 10,000 copies in 1 day in London.

Miles Standish.
Round 2. Category: Nothin' But "A"S
1: It was hard to escape from this island prison located in San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz.

2: Okay, we're at $400 for the clue, $400, do I hear 6...? No, still at $400 and I'm talking like a guy at this event... sold, for $400.

an auction.

3: It's a type of ant or a large mythical female warrior.

an Amazon.

4: Astronomically, this first Greek letter precedes "Centauri".

Alpha.

5: You could say we sent this Greek god to the Moon in 1969.

Apollo.
Round 3. Category: Horse Racing
1: In 1711 Queen Anne saw the potential for this racecourse; its royal enclosure still has a formal dress code.

Ascot.

2: This racetrack is home to the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Downs.

3: The bettor selects the first 3 finishers in the correct sequence in this type of bet also called a triple.

a trifecta.

4: The name of this champion of the 1930s is a synonym for Hard Tack, his sire's name.

Seabiscuit.

5: In 1977 this horse "killed" the competition by winning 6 straight races, including the Triple Crown.

Seattle Slew.
Round 4. Category: Harry Potter
1: Harry Potter lives in this country.

England.

2: The scar on Harry's forehead is in this shape.

a lightning bolt.

3: For Christmas, Harry was given his father's cloak that allows him to become this.

invisible.

4: Harry's 2 best friends are Hermione Granger and this red-headed boy.

Ronald Weasley.

5: A library book at Hogwarts is called this sport "Through the Ages".

Quidditch.
Round 5. Category: Scrambled Veeps
1: OGRE.

(Al) Gore.

2: WE NAG.

(Spiro) Agnew.

3: LEMON AD.

(Walter) Mondale.

4: FLOCK REELER.

(Nelson) Rockefeller.

5: CLAW ALE.

(Henry A.) Wallace.
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December 10, 2022Episode 668 - Oz - Classic Pop Groups - God Save The British King Or Queen - A River Runs Through Them - Bumps On The Globe
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 668, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Oz
1: This character gets a ride (likely to his home in Omaha) in the balloon meant to take Dorothy to Kansas.

the Wizard.

2: The Wicked Witch's golden cap allows her to summon these to do her bidding 3 times.

the flying monkeys.

3: Dorothy followed the Yellow Brick Road to this place, the capital of Oz.

the Emerald City.

4: One chapter is called "The Magic Art of the Great" this 6-letter word meaning a hoax or fraud.

humbug.

5: In L. Frank Baum's original book, this, not ruby, is the color of Dorothy's slippers.

silver.
Round 2. Category: Classic Pop Groups
1: When this group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mike Love gave the acceptance speech.

The Beach Boys.

2: In 1963, with "Walk Like a Man", this group became the first to score 3 straight No. 1 singles in the U.S..

The Four Seasons.

3: After Smokey Robinson left this group, they had a No. 1 hit in 1975 with "Love Machine (Part 1)".

The Miracles.

4: This girl group followed up their No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman" with "Twistin' Postman".

The Marvelettes.

5: "Nights In White Satin" appeared on their 1968 LP "Days of Future Passed" 4 years before the reissue hit the Top 10.

The Moody Blues.
Round 3. Category: God Save The British King Or Queen
1: All 3 of the kings with this name died violently.

Richard.

2: At her death, aged 81, she was the oldest British monarch ever.

Queen Victoria.

3: It has been reported that he was once seen having a conversation with an oak tree.

George III.

4: John Bradshaw presided over the high court that sentenced this British king to death in 1649.

Charles I.

5: In 1603 he became the first British monarch of the House of Stuart.

James I.
Round 4. Category: A River Runs Through Them
1: Georgetown and Alexandria.

the Potomac.

2: Montreal and Quebec.

the St. Lawrence.

3: Vientiane and Phnom Penh.

the Mekong River.

4: Knoxville and Chattanooga.

the Tennessee River.

5: Hyderabad and Sukkur.

the Indus River.
Round 5. Category: Bumps On The Globe
1: If Montana invaded Idaho, its forces would cross the Bitterroot range of these mountains.

Rockies.

2: This country's Cordillera Cantabrica is even tougher to get across than the nearby Pyrenees.

Spain.

3: The Kjolen Mountains, on the Norway-Sweden border, extend north into this people's "land".

Lapps.

4: Eastern Russia's Stanovoy Mountains form a watershed between the Pacific Ocean and this one.

Arctic Ocean.

5: The Elburz Mountains, on the Caspian Sea's south shore in this country, rise to over 18,000 feet at Mt. Damavand.

Iran.
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December 09, 2022Episode 667 - 1900 - Celebrity Books - House Standing Committees - Odd Animal Facts - Launch This!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 667, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Dads
1: James B. Sikking of "Hill Street Blues" plays this teenage doctor's dad.

Doogie Howser.

2: James Noble, who plays Larry's dad on "Perfect Strangers", was Governor Gatling on this sitcom.

Benson.

3: Higgins on "Magnum, P.I."; he went on to play Sandy Duncan's dad on "The Hogan Family".

John Hillerman.

4: Darren McGavin's performance as her father won him an Emmy in 1990.

Murphy Brown (Candy Bergen).

5: Formerly Gonzo Gates on "Trapper John, M.D.", in 1990 he became a dad on "Family Man".

Gregory Harrison.
Round 2. Category: Mags For Men
1: This mag that could be called "Hunt and Fish" has an essay contest on "How Hunting/Fishing has Influenced my Life".

Field and Stream.

2: Yeah, I'll take a quart of milk, 2 packs of gum, a Lotto ticket and , uh, this magazine that has a "Pet of the Month".

Penthouse.

3: In 2001 you could take aim at the special 500th issue of "Guns and " this.

Ammo.

4: The devil is in this magazine where racy columnist Anka Radakovich gained fame.

Details.

5: Launched in 1997, it calls itself "The Best Thing to Happen to Men Since Women".

Maxim.
Round 3. Category: The Political Life
1: Proverbially, to indicate one's candidacy is to throw one's hat here.

In the ring.

2: An officeholder during the interval before a successor takes over is known as one of these limping birds.

Lame duck.

3: From the Latin for "to be away", this type of ballot is a vote cast by mail, not at a polling place.

Absentee.

4: Term for the speech at a convention that sets the tone and outlines the main issues.

Keynote speech.

5: From the Latin for "grow together", it's an alliance of different groups for a specific cause.

Coalition.
Round 4. Category: What A Year!
1: (Hi, I'm Tyler Christopher of General Hospital.) In this year, ABC gave "G.H." a shot on TV, "He's So Fine" shot up to No. 1 and JFK visited the Berlin Wall.

1963.

2: Dewaele won the Tour de France, Coco Chanel was the toast of Paris and Sacre Bleu!, the market crashed in this year.

1929.

3: The Berlin Wall came down.

1989.

4: In this year, "Rock Around The Clock" was recorded, Roger Bannister beat the clock and Henri Matisse clocked out.

1954.

5: The 21st Amendment scotched Prohibition.

1933.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 667, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: 1900
1: The U.S. Navy bought the first modern one of these, which used gasoline on the surface and electricity below.

a submarine.

2: Unlike 2000, 1900 wasn't one of these, so Thursday, March 1 followed Wednesday, Feb. 28.

a leap year.

3: One of these natural disasters killed 6,000 people on the Texas coast.

a hurricane.

4: Victor Emmanuel began a 46-year rule over this country, whose people thought his name was Vittorio Emanuele.

Italy.

5: Probably slapping and cursing, Walter Reed identified this insect as the cause of yellow fever.

a mosquito.
Round 2. Category: Celebrity Books
1: This Oscar winner made her writing debut with a book for children called "Deaf Child Crossing".

Marlee Matlin.

2: You might cry uncle -- Uncle Miltie, that is -- when you read his "Private Joke File".

Milton Berle.

3: This "Diamond Lil" star called chapter 4 of her autobiogr
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December 08, 2022Episode 666 - College Team Nicknames - Hero Sandwich - Shabbat Shalom - Weather Gear - Stars Behind Bars
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 666, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: College Team Nicknames
1: (I'm Kurt Warner.) The team at my alma mater, Northern Iowa, is these big, fierce black cats.

Panthers.

2: The Nittany Lions.

Penn State.

3: Penn's peaceable players.

Quakers.

4: The University of Maryland's reptilian representatives.

Terrapins.

5: This University of Idaho nickname is from an old Germanic tribe whose name has come to mean troublemakers.

Vandals.
Round 2. Category: Hero Sandwich
1: This hero of WWII was the "Lion of Luzon", but on Bataan he was known as "Dugout Doug".

MacArthur.

2: For his leadership that resulted in final victory, General Ulysses S. Grant was known as "The Hero of" this location.

Appomattox.

3: The parents of this mythological hero were told he'd live to a ripe old age as long as he never looked at himself.

Narcissus.

4: This title swashbuckling hero rescues aristocrats during the French Revolution in an Orczy work.

the Scarlet Pimpernel.

5: A 15th century poem by a guy known as Blind Harry is the main source for the life of this Scottish hero.

William Wallace.
Round 3. Category: Shabbat Shalom
1: Traditionally, a married woman lights 2 candles for the sabbath just before this event on Friday.

sundown (or sunset).

2: Observance of the sabbath appears on this do's- and -dont's list in Exodus 20.

the Ten Commandments.

3: A portion of this scroll, whose name means "law", is read during the Saturday service.

Torah.

4: 2 loaves are blessed; the 2nd one represents the extra portion of this God gave out on Fridays in the desert.

manna.

5: Title of a Shabbat hymn, or pen name of the creator of Tevye the dairyman.

Sholom Aleichem.
Round 4. Category: Weather Gear
1: To avoid the sun's glare at the beach, wear these tinted accessories.

sunglasses.

2: A small cylinder of fur or cloth into which the hands are inserted for warmth.

Muff.

3: A soft Eskimo boot made of reindeer or seal skin.

a mukluk.

4: Its parts include ribs, stretchers and a crook handle.

an umbrella.

5: These sunglasses were introduced in 1929; the "Who's that behind those..." ads began in the 1960s.

Foster Grants.
Round 5. Category: Stars Behind Bars
1: His high school nickname "Bruno" stayed with him while he was a "Die Hard" bartender.

Bruce Willis.

2: He tended bar and performed in coffeehouses before getting his break in "I Spy".

Bill Cosby.

3: He was working as a bartender when he started performing with Dan Rowan.

Dick Martin.

4: He's gone from jobs like tennis instructor and bartender to films like "Fletch" and "Foul Play".

Chevy Chase.

5: Heard here, he tended bar to earn money while he wrote songs:.

Kris Kristofferson.
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December 07, 2022Episode 665 - "Springs" On The Map - Historic Ships - Singers' First Films - English Class - Under The Sea
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 665, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: "Springs" On The Map
1: From 1988 - 1992 this Calif. town didn't work its mayor pro bono, it worked its mayor Sonny Bono.

Palm Springs.

2: It's the chief town of the interior of Northern Territory, Australia.

Alice Springs.

3: A residence in this western Georgia resort was known for a time as "The Little White House".

Warm Springs.

4: Once known for its casinos and springs, this city in eastern New York is now home to Skidmore College.

Saratoga Springs.

5: It's surrounded by the U.S. Air Force Academy, Fort Carson and Peterson Field Air Force Base.

Colorado Springs.
Round 2. Category: Historic Ships
1: In August 1851 this schooner won the Hundred Guinea Cup and the cup was later renamed for it.

America.

2: The Confederate ship the Virginia was also known by this name.

Merrimac.

3: When Columbus left Spain August 3, 1492, he was aboard this ship.

Santa Maria.

4: It was the flagship of the 5 commanded by Sir Francis Drake that set sail December 13, 1577.

The Golden Hind.

5: In an 1872 race between these fast sailing ships, the Thermopylae beat the Cutty Sark.

Clipper ships.
Round 3. Category: Singers' First Films
1: "Lady Sings The Blues".

Diana Ross.

2: "The Bodyguard".

Whitney Houston.

3: "9 To 5".

Dolly Parton.

4: "Oh, God!".

John Denver.

5: "The Electric Horseman".

Willie Nelson.
Round 4. Category: English Class
1: When "do not" and "should not" are contracted, this mark of punctuation is used to show missing letters.

apostrophe.

2: When writing, you do this to words you want the printer to italicize.

underline them.

3: Capt. Kirk's mission was "to boldly go" where no man had gone before, but he split one of these along the way.

an infinitive.

4: "City" is a common noun; Virginia City is this kind of noun.

proper noun.

5: It's the third person plural objective case pronoun.

them.
Round 5. Category: Under The Sea
1: The largest giant sea variety of this fish weighed over 563 lbs.; the largest striped one, over 78 lbs..

a bass.

2: These shellfish, all bottom-dwellers, are trapped in cages called pots.

lobsters.

3: At different stages of its life this fish is a fry, a parr, a smolt, a grilse, a kelt and after death, a patty.

a salmon.

4: 24,000 feet down and seismically active, the Java Trench is a major fault zone in this ocean.

the Indian Ocean.

5: This undersea creature can change its gender if needed.

a clownfish.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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