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April 23, 2024Episode 1169 - What's the gossip? - Starbuck - New country - Something's looming over me - Harry potter and the chapter titles
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1169, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What'S The Gossip?
1: In the 1950s the New York Evening this newspaper became a tabloid and "National" , eventually moving to Florida.
the Enquirer.
2: The name of the tabloid website and TV show TMZ refers to a 30-mile zone centering on this major city.
Los Angeles.
3: This word also used for gossip is a drinking fountain aboard ship.
a scuttlebutt.
4: In 1977 Rupert Murdoch launched a gossip column originally found at and named for this page of the New York Post.
Page Six.
5: Famous feuding gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood were Louella Parsons and this alliterative lady.
Hedda Hopper.
Round 2. Category: Starbuck
1: Starbuck was a native of this Massachusetts island, like that man in the limerick.
Nantucket.
2: Starbuck serves as chief mate aboard the Pequod in the most famous work by this author.
Herman Melville ("Moby Dick").
3: Starbuck openly spoke against this captain's mad quest.
Captain Ahab.
4: Because Starbuck was a member of this religious group, anyone on board could call him "Friend".
Quakers (Society of Friends).
5: "I will have no man in my boat", said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of" one of these.
Whale.
Round 3. Category: New Country
1: The 2 Saudi-adjacent countries called this (Aden) and this (Sanaa) merged in 1990 to form a new nation.
North and South Yemen.
2: With independence in 1993, Eritrea made Ethiopia landlocked, cutting off its access to this sea.
the Red Sea.
3: A 24-year armed conflict led to the independence of this nation from South Africa in 1990.
Namibia.
4: Until 1994 the nation of Palau was part of this "small" Pacific island group.
Micronesia.
5: Russia and China do not recognize the sovereignty of this Muslim majority nation that broke away from Serbia in 2008.
Kosovo.
Round 4. Category: Something'S Looming Over Me
1: In the state of Querétaro, this country's largest monolith looms over the town of Bernal.
Mexico.
2: In Norwich, England it's Norwich Castle, which for 500 years was repurposed as this type of institution, for sure using its keep.
a prison.
3: Historic cog railway line and all, in Manitou Springs, Colorado it's this peak that looms.
Pikes Peak.
4: Looming over San Francisco, this landmark that opened in 1972 was sold in 2020 for the first time.
the Transamerica Pyramid.
5: The cliffs of the Dodecanese Islands, a popular place for rock climbers, loom over this sea.
the Aegean.
Round 5. Category: Harry Potter And The Chapter Titles
1: In book 1,"The blank Hat".
Sorting.
2: In book 4,"The blank World Cup".
Quidditch.
3: In book 6,her "Helping Hand".
Hermione.
4: In book 7,"The Elder blank".
Wand.
5: In book 2,"The Whomping blank".
Willow.
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April 22, 2024Episode 1168 - Finish the line - My tv dads - Let's play clue - National "velvet" - Soft rock
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1168, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Finish The Line
1: The Beatles:"Yesterday all my troubles seemed...".
so far away.
2: Francis Scott Key:"Oh! Say, can you see...".
By the dawn's early light.
3: President Bush:"Read my lips...".
no new taxes.
4: Clark Gable in "Gone with the Wind": "Frankly, my dear...".
I don't give a damn.
5: Your mom:"Penny wise...".
pound foolish.
Round 2. Category: My Tv Dads
1: James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama.
The Sopranos.
2: In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man.
(Jon) Cryer.
3: On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv and Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky and dance master Carlton.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
4: Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife and 3 sons on this ABC sitcom.
Fresh Off the Boat.
5: His 2017 Emmy award as dad and son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby.
(Sterling K.) Brown.
Round 3. Category: Let'S Play Clue
1: This murder weapon could also light up the table in the dining room.
Candlestick.
2: In the 1985 film based on Clue, this "Rocky Horror" actor played Wadsworth the butler.
Tim Curry.
3: It's the main claim to fame of Anthony E. Pratt, a fire warden in Leeds, England.
He invented the game ("Cluedo").
4: He's the only academic among the 6 suspects.
Professor Plum.
5: In the U.S. version, the game of Clue starts when this man is found dead in his mansion.
Mr. Boddy.
Round 4. Category: National Velvet. With Velvet in quotes
1: Bobby Vinton revived this Tony Bennett song and took it to No. 1 in 1963.
Blue Velvet.
2: "Dark" mixed drink of stout beer and champagne.
Black Velvet.
3: Holy Roman emperor Charles V spoke of power as "An iron hand in" one of these.
a velvet glove.
4: Classic songs by this '60s band include "Venus in Furs" and "All Tomorrow's Parties".
The Velvet Underground.
5: 1989 Czechoslovakian uprising that led to democratic elections.
the "Velvet Revolution".
Round 5. Category: Soft Rock
1: This French-Canadian woman topped the adult contemporary charts with "The Power Of Love" and "All By Myself".
Céline Dion.
2: Putting the "easy" into easy listening, Lionel Richie sang, "That's why I'm easy, I'm easy like" this.
Sunday morning.
3: Now known as Yusuf Islam, he embarked on the Peace Train Tour in 2014.
Cat Stevens.
4: In the '80s this duo had a string of hits beginning with "Lost In Love" and "All Out Of Love".
Air Supply.
5: Seals and Crofts made us feel fine with this tune, "blowing through the jasmine in my mind".
"Summer Breeze".
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April 21, 2024Episode 1167 - It's the end "fer" you! - Their last no. 1 hit - Kansas city: news clues - Stadiums - Presidential soldiers
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1167, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: It'S The End Fer You!. With Fer in quotes
1: A pine, fir or spruce.
a conifer.
2: Troy Aikman did this from Oklahoma to UCLA--good move.
transfer.
3: A box or chest for valuables; fill it now!.
coffer.
4: To steal, purloin or filch.
pilfer.
5: A geological formation conducting ground water.
aquifer.
Round 2. Category: Their Last No. 1 Hit
1: "Sledgehammer".
Peter Gabriel.
2: "Cathy's Clown".
The Everly Brothers.
3: "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".
Herman's Hermits.
4: "I'll Be There".
The Jackson 5.
5: 1987:"La Bamba".
Los Lobos.
Round 3. Category: Kansas City: News Clues
1: (Hi, I'm John Holt.) It was an exciting but sobering event in 2006 when Kansas City opened the USA's official museum of this event, with features for visitors to ponder like a field of 9,000 silk poppies.
World War I.
2: (Hi, I'm Pat McGonigle.) Hollywood came to Kansas City to film a biopic starring Gary Sinise as this man; locations included Lee's Summit and of course, Independence.
Truman.
3: (Hi, I'm Nick Vasos.) In 1997, the 100th anniversary of her birth, her hometown of Atchison, Kansas unveiled a 42,000-square foot earth work portrait of this globe-trotting heroine.
Amelia Earhart.
4: (Hi, I'm Karli Ritter.) A highlight of the holiday season each year is the lighting of the mayor's 100-foot Christmas tree at Crown Center, opened in 1971 by the same Kansas City businessman who founded this card company.
Hallmark.
5: (Hi, I'm Christel Bell.) In 1997, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opened its new permanent home under the leadership of Buck O'Neill, who had been a star for this Kansas City Negro Leagues team, as had greats like Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson.
the Monarchs.
Round 4. Category: Stadiums
1: This baseball team will soon leave Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for a new home across the street.
Braves.
2: Maryland crab cakes are a specialty of this team's ballpark at Camden Yards.
Orioles.
3: When a member of this team homers at Shea Stadium, a big apple pops out of a hat in center field.
Mets.
4: Originally called the Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium, the Silverdome is home to this football team.
(Detroit) Lions.
5: This Boston Park is Major League Baseball's only single-deck stadium.
Fenway.
Round 5. Category: Presidential Soldiers
1: Revolutionary War,Creek War,War of 1812,First Seminole War.
Andrew Jackson.
2: WWI,WWII.
Eisenhower.
3: The Spanish-American War.
Teddy Roosevelt.
4: The Mexican War,The Civil War.
Grant.
5: War of 1812,Second Seminole War,Black Hawk War,Mexican War.
(Zachary) Taylor.
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April 20, 2024Episode 1166 - Hollywood ugly - While henry viii was king - Lead singer of the band - 20th century bestsellers - Crown plaza
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1166, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hollywood Ugly
1: This actress was quite ugly before her transformation in "Miss Congeniality".
Sandra Bullock.
2: No one wants to date Julia Stiles in this 1999 movie except Heath Ledger, and he does it on a lark.
10 Things I Hate About You.
3: Of the frumpy sorority girls led by Anna Faris in "The House Bunny", this "American Idol" runner-up sure stands out.
Katharine McPhee.
4: When this loner gets a makeover in "The Breakfast Club", we realize she was pretty all the time.
Ally Sheedy.
5: Rachael Leigh Cook, the "ugly duckling", is pursued by Freddie Prinze Jr. in this high school comedy.
She's All That.
Round 2. Category: While Henry Viii Was King
1: Cosimo I refounded the university of this city and parents of the time leaned towards sending their kids there.
Pisa.
2: In his 1512 "Commentariolus" he stated the planets travel around the sun.
Copernicus.
3: In 1534, after working on the tomb of the Medici, this artist moved from Florence to Rome.
Michelangelo.
4: In 1534 he published "Gargantua", part 2 of "Pantagruel".
Rabelais.
5: In 1526 Babar set up this dynasty in Delhi.
Mogul.
Round 3. Category: Lead Singer Of The Band
1: Chris Martin.
Coldplay.
2: Gwen Stefani.
No Doubt.
3: Rob Thomas.
Matchbox 20.
4: For much of the '80s and '90s, Michael McDonald.
The Doobie Brothers.
5: Pat Monahan.
Train.
Round 4. Category: 20Th Century Bestsellers
1: The concept of a "whisperer" who calms animals was popularized by this Nicholas Evans novel.
The Horse Whisperer.
2: 1916's "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" by this author tried to make sense of the madness of WWI; no time travel involved.
H.G. Wells.
3: The disaster movie genre really took off when this 1968 novel about Trans America flight No. 2 out of Chicago came to the screen.
Airport.
4: This Edith Hull bestseller about forbidden love in the desert became a 1921 film starring Rudolph Valentino.
The Sheik.
5: In a 1952 book a craftsman fashions "The Silver" this title drinking vessel to house the Holy Grail.
chalice.
Round 5. Category: Crown Plaza
1: This queen has been on more coin types of numerous countries than any other human being.
Elizabeth II.
2: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz reversed policy and allowed foreign fighters in this country in 1990.
Saudi Arabia.
3: In 2006 the first male in over 40 years was born into this land's Chrysanthemum Throne imperial family.
Japan.
4: The last English king with this name reigned less than a year, in 1936.
Edward (VIII).
5: Rudolf II moved this dynastic family's royal court from Vienna to Prague in the late 1500s.
the Hapsburgs.
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April 19, 2024Episode 1165 - What does it prevent? - Right here in river city - So, what have you been up to? - The astronaut hall of fame - Oscar best picture partial marquees
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1165, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What Does It Prevent?
1: Higher-octane gasoline: this "kn"oise, partner of the dreaded pinging.
knocking.
2: Bounce dryer sheets, symbolized by a tee shirt and a lightning bolt.
static cling.
3: The compound levonorgestrel, in products like Mirena.
pregnancy.
4: A living trust: this court procedure to carry out the terms of a will.
probate.
5: Ladybugs and lacewings: these garden menaces also known as plant lice.
aphids.
Round 2. Category: Right Here In River City
1: 38 years before she lost her head, Marie Antoinette was born in this capital on the Danube River.
Vienna.
2: Its 3,400-square-mile metropolitan area extends over 8 administrative units known as parishes.
New Orleans.
3: Amsterdam is at the junction of the IJ and this river where you can enjoy the same-named beer.
Amstel.
4: The area between this city's Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers is called the Golden Triangle.
Pittsburgh.
5: 2 steamboats race annually on the Mississippi between St. Louis and this city about 700 miles away.
New Orleans.
Round 3. Category: So, What Have You Been Up To?
1: A picture of your new dog? Uh, that's this type of canine that's big in LA canyons. Is it in your house?.
a coyote.
2: On coach Lionel Scaloni's staff for this team at the 2022 World Cup? I thought I saw you celebrating after the final.
Argentina.
3: Wait, you became the leader of this Cabinet department that oversees the Transportation Security Admin.? When was that?!.
the Department of Homeland Security.
4: In 2022 you were on the U.S. team that made the first nuclear this reaction resulting in a net energy gain... congrats!.
fusion.
5: Becoming fluent in this artificial language constructed by a Polish oculist? Fabela! (Fabulous!).
Esperanto.
Round 4. Category: The Astronaut Hall Of Fame
1: State in which the Hall of Fame is located.
Florida.
2: His historic 1962 orbital flight was marked by drama over a possibly loose heat shield.
John Glenn.
3: While others moonwalked, this vehicle was piloted by Michael Collins on Apollo 11 and Ronald Evans on Apollo 17.
the command module.
4: The other Mercury astronauts knew him as "Wally".
Wally Schirra.
5: This astronaut's sunken Mercury capsule was recovered in 1999.
Gus Grissom.
Round 5. Category: Oscar Best Picture Partial Marquees
1: The thirdBest-Picture winner.
All Quiet on the Western Front.
2: From 1993.
Schindler's List.
3: Set in Atlanta.
Driving Miss Daisy.
4: Directed by Ron Howard.
A Beautiful Mind.
5: A 1971 thriller.
The French Connection.
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April 18, 2024Episode 1164 - Mtv video of the year artists - Classic country music - Egypt - Fold it 5 ways - A world to kiss
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1164, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Mtv Video Of The Year Artists
1: 1988:"Need You Tonight/Meditate".
INXS.
2: 2009:"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)".
Beyoncé.
3: 1984:"You Might Think".
The Cars.
4: 2004:"Hey Ya!".
OutKast.
5: 1993:"Jeremy".
Pearl Jam.
Round 2. Category: Classic Country Music
1: In 1963 Johnny Cash sang, "And it" this, this, this, "the ring of fire, the ring of fire".
burns, burns, burns.
2: No "Dumb Blonde" (the name of her first hit in 1967), this buxom beauty was Country Music Entertainer of the Year in 1978.
(Dolly) Parton.
3: In 1953 "Your Cheatin' Heart" was a big hit for this country singer who lived fast and died young that same year.
Hank Williams, Sr..
4: In a 1975 crossover hit, Freddy Fender put this word before his "Days" and "Nights".
Wasted.
5: This country music legend didn't weigh "Sixteen Tons", but he was known as "The Ol' Pea Picker".
Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Round 3. Category: Egypt
1: It was closed June 6, 1967 and re-opened June 5, 1975.
The Suez Canal.
2: Construction of this began in 1960 and cost about $1 billion.
the Aswan Dam.
3: 1 of 3 men who each built one of the pyramids of Giza.
(1 of) Cheops (Khufu) or (Khefren and Mykerinos).
4: Though this dam controls the Nile's flood waters, some say it's harmed the environment.
Aswan High Dam.
5: While the pharaohs built ancient wonders, Ferdinand de Lesseps built this "modern" one.
the Suez Canal.
Round 4. Category: Fold It 5 Ways
1: Kids make these from 1 sheet of typing paper; they use a lot less fuel than a Cessna.
Paper airplane.
2: The word origami means "paper folding" in this language.
Japanese.
3: It's black and white and read all over; it's also the perfect size to make a hat.
Newspaper.
4: Complex snout folds are needed to make this animal, whose next Chinese year is 2007.
Pig/boar.
5: A square sheet of paper can become a star to put on a Christmas tree, a triangle becomes this Jewish star.
Star of David.
Round 5. Category: A World To Kiss
1: In this French pilgrimage city, many have kissed the stone in the cave where St. Bernadette had her vision.
Lourdes.
2: In Spanish churches, besamanos and besapiés are the customs of kissing these 2 parts of religious statues.
the hands and the feet.
3: Kissing this at a castle in County Cork will get you the gift of gab, or so they say.
the Blarney Stone.
4: In the 1930s newly single women were known to kiss the Washoe County courthouse pillars in this divorce-friendly Nevada city.
Reno.
5: It's traditional at this venerable state university to streak across the space known as the Lawn and kiss the Homer statue.
University of Virginia.
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April 17, 2024Episode 1163 - Yesterday's hotties - Take a "nee" - "pound" key - Names for your dog - Script tease
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1163, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Yesterday'S Hotties
1: This lovely's look was all the rage on college campuses in the 1940s.
Veronica Lake.
2: This actress who played opposite Victor Mature in "Samson and Delilah" invented the technology used in cell phones.
Hedy Lamarr.
3: Some child mannequins of the 1920s were designed to look like this sweetheart of an actress.
Mary Pickford.
4: This groundbreaking actress was played by Halle Berry in an acclaimed TV biopic.
Dorothy Dandridge.
5: The alluring star of a number of classic films, this Kansas native was equally famous for her haircut.
Louise Brooks.
Round 2. Category: Take A Nee. With Nee in quotation marks
1: Someone in the running for an Emmy or a Tony.
a nominee.
2: A scornful, lip-curling facial expression.
a sneer.
3: A Native American people who lived on the Platte River, or Leslie Knope's fictional Indiana town.
Pawnee.
4: Captain Bligh suffered the wrath of a group of them.
mutineers.
5: Stanley makes these long-jawed pliers.
needle-nose.
Round 3. Category: Pound Key. With Pound in quotes
1: This word can come before microscope or fracture; the first is definitely better.
compound.
2: Traditionally, one of these requires 16 ounces each of butter, sugar and flour.
a pound cake.
3: Where you go to retrieve your car after it gets towed for being parked in front of a fire hydrant.
the impound lot.
4: 2-word official name for the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom.
pound sterling.
5: A harsh debt payment insisted upon, it was Antonio's obligation to Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice".
a pound of flesh.
Round 4. Category: Names For Your Dog
1: Give your male Rottweiler a strong name like Apollo or that of this supreme Greek god.
Zeus.
2: If you have a small brown dog, try this 4-letter name, the seed of a legume.
Bean.
3: If it's black and white, how about Tuxedo or this, the name of Nabisco's classic sandwich cookie.
Oreo.
4: Thanks to "Twilight", this has been the most popular name for female dogs for the last few years.
Bella.
5: Hey, pal! You can't go wrong with this name that Bill Clinton gave his chocolate lab in 1997.
Buddy.
Round 5. Category: Script Tease
1: 1969:"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man".
True Grit.
2: 1946:"Every time you hear a bell ring, it means some angel's just got his wings".
It's A Wonderful Life.
3: 1939:"You should be kissed -- and often -- and by someone who knows how".
Gone with the Wind.
4: 1962:"Bond. James Bond".
Dr. No.
5: 1964:"Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!".
Dr. Strangelove.
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April 16, 2024Episode 1162 - Anagrammed birds - Are you eating right? - I'm on the money - The four seasons - 1950s people
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1162, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Anagrammed Birds
1: Illinois' state bird:CLAN RAID.
cardinal.
2: A real show-off:COP CAKE.
peacock.
3: A holiday standard:KEY RUT.
turkey.
4: Seen at the seashore:DARN PIPES.
sandpiper.
5: It's game if you are:HATE NAPS.
pheasant.
Round 2. Category: Are You Eating Right?
1: You can eat ice cream from a dull, ordinary cone, or from one named for this breakfast food.
waffle cone.
2: It's cooking food by immersing it in hot oil; it's a Scottish practice to do it to Mars bars.
deep-fat frying.
3: Sweet and sour sauce is a popular dip for these fried Chinese dumplings for which a soup is also named.
won tons.
4: It can be an apparatus to make a popular movie snack, or a jalapeno and cheese concoction.
popper.
5: Popular in Cajun cooking, this sausage with a French name is full of tripey goodness.
Andouille.
Round 3. Category: I'M On The Money
1: His smiling face beams on a 5-rand coin released in 2008 to honor his 90th birthday.
Nelson Mandela.
2: Maybe if you climb Mt. Everest you can get your face on a New Zealand $5 bill, like him.
Hillary.
3: Starting in 1975, you could nurse a beer or two with a British 10-pound note featuring her.
Florence Nightingale.
4: It's a scientific fact--this physicist, who died in 1962, was on a Danish note.
Niels Bohr.
5: Indonesia's 100,000-rupiah note features Prime Minister Hatta and the first president, him--an airport is named for them, too.
Sukarno.
Round 4. Category: The Four Seasons
1: It's the 7-word first line of "Richard III".
"Now is the winter of our discontent".
2: The fall guy in the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert Fall, was born November 26, 1861 in this season.
the fall.
3: In the northern hemisphere, the first day of fall falls in this month.
September.
4: "The Four Seasons" consists of 4 concertos for this instrument and orchestra.
Violin.
5: According to "You've Got A Friend", it's when you can call your "friend" James Taylor.
winter, spring, summer, or fall.
Round 5. Category: 1950s People
1: In 1954 he ran unoppposed for president of Cuba.
(Fulgencio) Batista.
2: Israel offered this physicist the presidency in 1952; feeling he didn't have the personality for the job, he declined.
Einstein.
3: In 1950 this sen. said there were 205 Communists in the State Dept. but in Sen. testimony gave no proof of a single card carrier.
Joe McCarthy.
4: William M. Gaines wasn't worried when he launched this irreverent humor magazine in 1952.
Mad.
5: Born in New York, she moved with her family to Greece and was back for her Metropolitan Opera debut as Norma in 1956.
Maria Callas.
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April 15, 2024Episode 1161 - What a month! - The name on the airport - Ebony and ivory - 4th and goal - 6-letter birds
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1161, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: What A Month!
1: It shares its name with a type of musical piece: Forward--Move It!.
March.
2: The United States celebrates its birthday during this month.
July.
3: Timewise, it's the shortest month.
February.
4: It's National Dental Hygiene Month, and with all that candy at month's end, it's a good thing!.
October.
5: The U.S. presidential election takes place in this month.
November.
Round 2. Category: The Name On The Airport
1: What a wonderful world! In 2001 the New Orleans airport was renamed to honor this jazz great's 100th birthday.
Louis Armstrong.
2: The airport code for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is SPI, which stands for this state capital.
Springfield.
3: The airport serving Grand Rapids, Michigan is named for this 38th president.
Gerald Ford.
4: The smallest of the 3 major airports serving NYC, it's named for the mayor who oversaw its construction.
LaGuardia.
5: A 9-foot statue of this actor graces the terminal building of the Orange County, California airport named for him.
John Wayne.
Round 3. Category: Ebony And Ivory
1: The white tops of its keys were once made of ivory, hence the phrase "tickle the ivories".
a piano.
2: Ancient kings of India used ebony for drinking vessels because it supposedly neutralized this.
poison.
3: Most commercial ivory still comes from this continent.
Africa.
4: Some of the best ebony is grown in the flat country west of Trincomalee on this "teardrop island".
Sri Lanka.
5: Ivory comes not only from elephants but also from hippos, walruses and these small tusked whales.
narwhals.
Round 4. Category: 4Th And Goal
1: Launched to recapture this city from the Muslims, the Fourth Crusade ended up sacking Constantinople instead.
Jerusalem.
2: Denis Diderot suggested that actors imagine a fourth this to help them behave more realistically.
a wall.
3: Greek scholars celebrate the fourth of this month as Exelauno Day because exelauno means to do this "forth".
March.
4: University of Arizona students know that "The Ave" is Fourth Avenue in this city, fun by day and night.
Tucson.
5: The goal of this was to capture the ferocious Erymanthian boar.
Hercules' fourth labor.
Round 5. Category: 6-Letter Birds
1: This "clock" bird's scientific name is Cuculus canorus.
cuckoo.
2: The flightless New Zealand kakapo is the heaviest type of this bird; the macaw is the largest.
parrot.
3: Eagles and hawks can also be used in the sport named for this bird.
falcon.
4: In New England it's often called a partridge while southerners call it a pheasant.
grouse.
5: This diving bird of the auk family is distinguished by its colorful, triangular beak.
puffin.
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April 14, 2024Episode 1160 - Where does it hurt? - Will you still feed me? - Japanese food - Shakespeare's lovers - Name that tunesmith
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1160, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Where Does It Hurt?
1: Myalgia (these parts).
muscles.
2: Dermatalgia.
skin.
3: Hepatalgia.
the liver.
4: Odontalgia.
teeth.
5: Arthralgia (these parts, whether hinge or ball-and-socket).
joint.
Round 2. Category: Will You Still Feed Me?
1: Och aye! Haggamuggie is a simplified version of this, but with fish liver--sounds even better.
haggis.
2: Rachael Ray has a 22-minute recipe for burgers of this "cordon bleu"; 10 minutes of prep and 12 to cook.
chicken.
3: From the Dutch for "to curl", this doughnut-style dough is fried and brushed with a sweet glaze.
a cruller.
4: "Why don't you dance with me? I'm not no" this cheese described as "devastatingly odorous".
limburger.
5: "Polska" precedes the name of this sausage in a Hillshire Farm product.
kielbasa.
Round 3. Category: Japanese Food
1: Tonyu is the liquid left over when this bland substance is made from soybeans.
Tofu.
2: Surimi, meaning "formed fish", turns up in packages labeled this type of "crabmeat" and "lobster".
imitation.
3: It's traditional for the host to serve a meal called kaiseki before this ceremony.
The Tea Ceremony.
4: Tendon is a one-dish meal of rice topped with this mix of battered and fried seafood and vegetables.
tempura.
5: Umeboshi are plums that are pickled, not tickled, this color.
pink.
Round 4. Category: Shakespeare'S Lovers
1: "The barge she sat in, like a burnisht throne burned on the water...".
Cleopatra.
2: Bassanio found this lady lawyer's picture inside a leaden casket.
Portia.
3: In 3rd play in which he appears, he becomes king and gets a girl, but she can't speak English.
Henry V.
4: After he murdered her husband, Lady Anne spit in his face and then agreed to wear his ring.
Richard III.
5: In "12th Night" it's Maria, not Olivia, who writes him the love not about his yellow stockings.
Malvolio.
Round 5. Category: Name That Tunesmith
1: 1967:"Ruby Tuesday"(both men, please).
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
2: 2012, with Yoo Gun Hyung:"Gangnam Style".
Psy.
3: 1957:"Peggy Sue"(along with Jerry Allison and Norman Petty).
Buddy Holly.
4: 1980:"(Just Like) Starting Over".
John Lennon.
5: 2006:"Waiting On The World To Change".
John Mayer.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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