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November 16, 2022Episode 644 - Fabrics And Textiles - Mountains - October Fest - I Did It! - The Computer Age
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 644, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Fabrics And Textiles
1: Gauze is named for this Palestinian city where it's thought to have originated.

Gaza.

2: In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric.

Silk.

3: The chief hair fiber used in textiles today comes from this kind of animal.

Sheep.

4: A true Donegal type of this fabric will have flecks of many colors in the weave.

Tweed.

5: Count Hilaire de Chardonnet is considered the father of this regenerated cellulose fiber.

Rayon.
Round 2. Category: Mountains
1: Air Force photos from 1949 show what some believe are the ruins of Noah's Ark on this Turkish mountain.

Mount Ararat.

2: Though only 3 degrees south of the equator, this African mt.'s Kibu Peak is permanently covered in snow.

Mount Kilamanjaro.

3: This Sicilian volcano has over 200 subsidiary cones.

Etna.

4: This country's highest peak, Mount Elbrus, lies in the Caucasus Mountains on the Georgian border.

Russia.

5: An Austrian and Italian portion of this system is called the Tyrol.

the Alps.
Round 3. Category: October Fest
1: This U.S. university was founded October 28, 1636.

Harvard.

2: In late October 1922, he became premier of Italy.

Benito Mussolini.

3: Martin Sheen played Bobby Kennedy in this 1974 TV movie about a crisis in Cuba.

The Missiles of October.

4: This Middle Eastern president was assassinated while reviewing a military parade October 6, 1981.

Anwar Sadat.

5: On October 21, 1520 this sailor entered the Chilean strait that today bears his name.

Ferdinand Magellan.
Round 4. Category: I Did It!
1: Florence Chadwick was the first woman to swim this in both directions; Gertrude Ederle swam it one way.

the English Channel.

2: 13-year-old Rebecca Sealfon won it in 1997 by knowing euonym,E-U-O-N-Y-M.

the National Spelling Bee.

3: Check it out! In 1972 he became the first American chess player to win the world championship.

Bobby Fischer.

4: In 1957 this future astronaut set a speed record flying from L.A. to NYC in 3 hrs., 23 min., 8.4 sec..

John Glenn.

5: In 1884, the year of his death, he published the memoir "30 Years a Detective".

(Allan) Pinkerton.
Round 5. Category: The Computer Age
1: According to Moore's Law, named for a founder of Intel, these double in power roughly every 18 months.

computer chips.

2: Dan Bricklin developed VISICALC, the first of these programs, similar to an accounting ledger.

spreadsheet.

3: Coherent and Xenix are 2 of these, part of the abbreviation in the better-known MS-DOS.

operating systems.

4: This programming language was named for calculating-machine inventor Blaise.

PASCAL.

5: Among Internet users, the World Wide Web has surpassed the system named for this burrowing rodent.

gopher.
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November 15, 2022Episode 643 - Made In Japan - Watch Out For Alligators! - Can't Smile Without You - Golf Talk - "Baby" Songs
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 643, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Made In Japan
1: This sport whose name means "the way of softness" was added to the Olympics at the 1964 games in Tokyo.

judo.

2: A rin is 1/10 of a sen, which is 1/100 of one of these.

Yen.

3: On the Shizuoka-Yamanashi border, it's still classified as active, though dormant since 1707.

Mount Fuji.

4: In the early 20th century, Arthur Groom introduced this sport to Japan and boy, were they teed off.

golf.

5: A tanka is a short one of 31 syllables.

a poem.
Round 2. Category: Watch Out For Alligators!
1: While an alligator has about 80 of these at any one time, they wear down and are eventually replaced.

teeth.

2: On this largest Louisiana city's seal, the alligator represents the city's marshes and swamps.

New Orleans.

3: The Alligator River of Australia actually contains these related reptiles, not alligators.

crocodiles.

4: This "Alligator State" made the alligator its official state reptile in 1987.

Florida.

5: The alligator snapper isn't an alligator but one of these reptiles.

turtle.
Round 3. Category: Can't Smile Without You
1: An adjunct to a toothbrush, it can be nylon or silk thread, waxed or unwaxed.

floss.

2: It's the hard outer layer of a tooth.

enamel.

3: Bacteria, saliva and food debris make up this rough, sticky coating on teeth which can harden into tartar.

plaque.

4: These teeth usually erupt between the ages of 17 and 25, hence their popular name.

wisdom teeth.

5: This branch of dentistry treats the diseases that affect the structures that surround and support the teeth.

periodontics.
Round 4. Category: Golf Talk
1: This traditional warning that a shot is about to be taken is an Old English word for "in front".

"Fore!".

2: An ace is another term for this prodigious feat.

a hole-in-one.

3: "Stretcher Bearer" is a slang expression for one of these golf helpers.

a caddy.

4: Hey Verne! An around the world is a round of golf played in this many strokes.

80.

5: An undertaker is one who is "lethal" at this part of the game; he can really "bury" the ball.

putting.
Round 5. Category: "Baby" Songs
1: A former lead singer with the Limelighters, Glenn Yarborough had this solo Top 20 hit:.

"Baby, The Rain Must Fall".

2: A 1920s standard proclaims, "You've got the cutest little" one of these.

Baby Face.

3: In a 1965 hit by Herman's Hermits, it's the line that follows "Every time I see you lookin' my way".

"Ooh, baby, baby can't you hear my heart beat".

4: After Mac Davis wrote a few Top 10 hits for Elvis, he wrote this song for himself that reached No. 1.

"Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me".

5: It precedes, "I've found a new place to dwell, down at the end of Lonely St. at Heartbreak Hotel".

"Since my baby left me".
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November 14, 2022Episode 642 - Could You Translate That For Me? - Indians - Heloise's Hints For Teens - Tv Trivia - Dance Partners
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 642, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Could You Translate That For Me?
1: It's the all-American way of saying "Rouge, blanc et bleu".

red, white and blue.

2: It's the English translation of the German word in the lyric "Let me call you liebchen, I'm in love with you".

sweetheart.

3: "Benevolenza", you can give old clothes to it or you can have it "toward men".

goodwill.

4: Meaning "counselor", it's the Italian word describing Robert Duvall's role in the service of "The Godfather".

consigliere.

5: Literally "God out of a machine", it's the Latin phrase for an unlikely and providential intervention.

Deus ex machina.
Round 2. Category: Indians
1: The "three sisters of the Iroquois" were beans, squash and this food.

corn (maize).

2: In 1867 this nation built its capitol in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Cherokee.

3: In his later years, this Apache warrior was a popular celebrity at many U.S. fairs.

Geronimo.

4: Today no one is allowed to day hike in the Canyon de Chelly in Arizona without this tribe's permission.

Navajo.

5: A hogan is a type of dwelling associated with this tribe.

Navajo.
Round 3. Category: Heloise's Hints For Teens
1: Gum stuck to your shirt? Stick the shirt in this to harden the gum, then use a credit card to scrape it off.

the freezer.

2: Get decorative by gluing stray buttons on these items that hold things to your bulletin board.

pushpins (or tacks).

3: Brewed bags of the chamomile type of this can soothe skin that's been irritated by the sun, but cool them first.

tea.

4: The cider type of this salad dressing ingredient is a perfect addition to a soothing bath.

vinegar.

5: Hey, pet owners; this clay-based product can help soak up grease spots in the garage.

kitty litter.
Round 4. Category: Tv Trivia
1: MTV game show hosted by Ken Ober, or a device to turn off an MTV game show hosted by Ken Ober.

Remote Control.

2: The "Mary Tyler Moore Show" character whose wife's name was Edie.

Lou Grant.

3: A Bulova watch ticking on the screen in 1941 on NBC.

the first television commercial.

4: From the Swahili word for "doctor", the show featured a cross-eyed lion.

Daktari.

5: This actress, who has a home in Kenya, played Kenya bush pilot Beryl Markham on TV.

Stefanie Powers.
Round 5. Category: Dance Partners
1: In movie musicals of the '50s, her name preceded " and Gower Champion".

Marge.

2: He was Cyd Charisse's dance partner in "On an Island with You" before he escaped to "Fantasy Island".

Ricardo MontalbÃƒÂ¡n.

3: In Lear's poem, "...hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon".

the Owl and the Pussycat.

4: Born Vernon Blythe and Irene Foote, they were famous for their fancy footwork.

the Castles.

5: In the 1947 film "Good News", Peter Lawford did "The Varsity Drag" with this tiny blonde.

June Allyson.
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November 13, 2022Episode 641 - File Under "D" - Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings - '60s Songs - The Universe - Etymology
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 641, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: File Under "D"
1: A 1932 song asked, "Brother, Can You Spare" one of these.

a dime.

2: The "bones" in this game are pulled out of the "boneyard".

Dominoes.

3: French for "relaxation", it was the easing of tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in the '70s.

dÃƒÂ©tente.

4: A blend of 2 vowel sounds in 1 syllable, such as the "oi" in "coil".

a diphthong.

5: It's the art of decorating with shellacked paper cutouts.

Decoupage.
Round 2. Category: Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings
1: A council that takes place at Rivendell is central to its plot.

Lord of the Rings.

2: In its lore, a Bajoran wormhole leads to the Gamma Quadrant.

Star Trek.

3: This one lent its name to a defensive weapons system that many felt was a pie-in-the-sky fantasy.

Star Wars.

4: A race called the Andorians causes trouble for the humans in this one.

Star Trek.

5: Its creator was born in South Africa.

Lord of the Rings.
Round 3. Category: '60s Songs
1: In a 1962 hit, Neil Sedaka said this "is hard to do".

breaking up.

2: We won't spell it out for you, but this was Aretha Franklin's 1st #1 hit on the pop charts.

"Respect".

3: Singer-composer who wore wire-rimmed glasses and played the autoharp for the Lovin' Spoonful.

John Sebastian.

4: In July 1963, they hit #1 with "Surf City" a year before the Beach Boys had their 1st #1 hit.

Jan and Dean.

5: This song asks, "Each night before you go to bed, my baby, whisper a little prayer for me, my baby".

"This Is Dedicated To The One I Love".
Round 4. Category: The Universe
1: This planet's atmosphere is 99% nitrogen and oxygen.

Earth.

2: William Herschel thought he saw these around Uranus in 1787; in 1977 they were really seen.

Rings.

3: Louis the Pious is said to be the only emperor to die of fright due to this solar phenomenon.

eclipse.

4: Also known as the minor planets, the 1st and largest of these rocky bodies discovered was Ceres.

asteroids.

5: This outermost part of the solar atmosphere can easily be seen during total solar eclipses.

Corona.
Round 5. Category: Etymology
1: This term for your setting or environment is French for "middle place".

milieu.

2: Washington made one of the first uses of this verb form of "reconnaissance" in English and ended it with an "re" like the British do.

reconnoiter.

3: Jeremy Bentham coined the terms maximize and minimize as well as this 13-letter word meaning "of many countries".

international.

4: Possibly shortened from "godfather", it first meant an elderly man of wisdom or skill; it's now a movie head electrician.

gaffer.

5: This word is an abbreviation of "stammlager", meaning main camp.

stalag.
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November 12, 2022Episode 640 - Words From "Jeopardy!" - The Addams Family - Language Of Flowers - Dutch Treats - That's So '90s
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 640, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Words From "Jeopardy!"
1: Give someone enough of this and he'll hang himself with it.

rope.

2: This term for a minute opening in the skin doesn't sound very rich.

pore.

3: Whenever it precedes "vu" I feel like I've seen this word before.

deja.

4: When talking about your kids, it pairs with "pride".

joy.

5: Odd that this is the only one of Disney's 7 Dwarfs whose name is contained in "Jeopardy!".

Dopey.
Round 2. Category: The Addams Family
1: In 1977 the original cast was reunited in a TV special celebrating this holiday.

Halloween.

2: She also played Morticia's sister Ophelia Frump.

Carolyn Jones.

3: In order to perform the theme properly, you should do this twice after the "da-da-da-dum".

snap your fingers.

4: The show was based on cartoons by Charles Addams that appeared regularly in this magazine.

The New Yorker.

5: Jeanette MacDonald's sister, she played Grandma.

Blossom Rock.
Round 3. Category: Language Of Flowers
1: Shrinking or not, this flower symbolizes modesty.

Violet.

2: A white one of these says "silence"; a red one says "I love you".

Rose.

3: Not only do some say it means "welcome", this yellow flower is one of the first to welcome spring.

daffodil.

4: Used in chains, these field flowers mean "I will think of it"; give me your question, do.

Daisies.

5: This flower means both "faithfulness" and "loneliness" because no one will pick it to dance.

wallflower.
Round 4. Category: Dutch Treats
1: One of Louis Pasteur's pupils developed a fermenting agent for this famous beer.

Heineken.

2: A Dutch treat is kaasdoop, a fondue usually made with this type of Dutch cheese.

Gouda.

3: Day or night you can buy ( and eat) these fish, raw or pickled, served with gherkins and onions.

Herring.

4: The Dutch are famous for genever, this type of liquor.

Gin.

5: The Rijsttafel ("Rice Table") is a feast that was imported from this former Dutch colony.

Indonesia.
Round 5. Category: That's So '90s
1: Joe Brown, Greg Mathis and Mills Lane joined the ranks of these on TV.

TV judges.

2: In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall.

Intel.

3: His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. and an IRA leader in 76 years.

Tony Blair.

4: Hello! In May 1999 scientists found this famous sheep might be susceptible to premature aging.

Dolly.

5: Born Louis Eugene Walcott, he led a million man march in Washington, D.C. in 1995.

Louis Farrakhan.
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November 11, 2022Episode 639 - Stage Names - Food Proverbs - Boston - Takes The Cake - New Video Games
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 639, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Stage Names
1: "Peyton Place" star Dorothy Eloise Maloney.

Dorothy Malone.

2: Marshall Mathers is the real name of the rapper who performs using this 1-word nickname.

Eminem.

3: Elliott Goldstein.

Elliott Gould.

4: Henry Montgomery Jr., Elizabeth's father.

Robert Montgomery.

5: Riley is the first name of this guitarist whose stage initials stand for "Blues Boy".

B.B. King.
Round 2. Category: Food Proverbs
1: "It's no use crying over" this.

spilled milk.

2: "The proof of" this "is in the the eating".

the pudding.

3: One bad one "can spoil the whole barrel".

an apple.

4: "Honey catches more flies than" this.

vinegar.

5: "You can't make" one of these "without breaking eggs".

an omelet.
Round 3. Category: Boston
1: This fashionable neighborhood was the site of a lighted signal in the 1600s, hence its name.

Beacon Hill.

2: This document got its first reading in Boston July 18, 1776 at the Old State House.

the Declaration of Independence.

3: Benjamin Franklin once grazed his cow in this, the nation's oldest public park.

Boston Common.

4: This stadium has been the home of football's Patriots as well as baseball's Red Sox.

Fenway Park.

5: The Boston Pops orchestra plays outdoor concerts at Hatch Shell on the banks of this river.

the Charles.
Round 4. Category: Takes The Cake
1: Angel food cake uses only this part of an egg.

the white.

2: Light and dark batters combined give this cake the appearance of the rock it's named for.

marble cake.

3: This classic Viennese torte is filled with apricot jam.

Sachertorte.

4: Trademarked name for a fluted tube pan or the cake baked in it.

a Bundt.

5: A Baba is most commonly flavored with this potent potable.

rum.
Round 5. Category: New Video Games
1: In Microids' "Ben Hur" you race these vehicles.

chariots.

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

Grand Theft Auto.

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

Starsky and Hutch.

4: "The Angel of Darkness" takes this Eidos heroine in a new, darker direction and ups her polygons from 500 to 5,000!.

Lara Croft.

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

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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November 10, 2022Episode 638 - Prime Number, Please - Tv Westerns - Field Of "Dream"S - "Gold" - Plus Tax
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 638, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Literary Heroines
1: "Anne of Avonlea" is a 1909 sequel to this 1908 classic.

"Anne of Green Gables".

2: Thorny problems beset this Bronte heroine when she's hired as a governess at Thornfield Hall.

Jane Eyre.

3: Countess Olenska is the not-so-innocent heroine of this Edith Wharton novel.

"The Age of Innocence".

4: Maggie, the daughter of a miller, falls for her cousin's fiance in this George Eliot novel.

"The Mill on the Floss".

5: Temple Drake is a college student in this Southerner's controversial 1931 novel "Sanctuary".

William Faulkner.
Round 2. Category: Tv Uncles
1: On the series whose theme was the following, Paul Lynde popped in periodically as this uncle.

Uncle Arthur.

2: Uncle Fester's TV "family".

The Addams Family".

3: The 2 '60s TV series that featured the United Network command for Law and Enforcement.

The Man and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E..

4: Lucy Ewing had a fling with this ranchhand on "Dallas" before she found out he was her uncle.

Ray Krebbs.

5: He played Danny Thomas' wacky Uncle Tonoose on "Make Room for Daddy".

Hans Conried.
Round 3. Category: Junk Food
1: The main ingredient of a "Coney Island".

a hot dog.

2: Substance which makes up about 46% of Froot Loops and 3.5% of Cheerios.

sugar.

3: Faced with a problem of 5 billion of these, China urges new uses for them- as food, for example.

rats.

4: Jolt Cola in N.Y. uses real sugar and adds about twice as much of this substance as Coke or Pepsi.

caffeine.

5: While a bar of Dove is made out of soap, a Dove Bar is made out of this.

ice cream and chocolate.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 638, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Prime Number, Please
1: Of V, X, L, D or C, the prime number.

V (5).

2: In 1943 a young JFK was given command of the PT this.

109.

3: Like Rome, Edinburgh and Istanbul are known as cities of this many hills.

7.

4: Idiomatically, it precedes "skidoo".

23.

5: These are the 3 prime numbers in the 40s.

41, 43 and 47.
Round 2. Category: Tv Westerns
1: He owned the Double R Bar Ranch.

Roy Rogers.

2: The theme to "Have Gun, Will Travel" called this character "a knight without armor in a savage land".

Paladin.

3: This TV western was set on the Barkley Ranch in the 1870s.

The Big Valley.

4: In this series, Lucas McCain fought the desperadoes in North Fork with a modified .44 Winchester.

The Rifleman.

5: This sidekick of the Cisco Kid was played by Leo Carrillo, who was in his 70s when he began the role.

Pancho.
Round 3. Category: Field Of "Dream"S
1: Someone considered very good-looking is said to be one of these "ships".

Dreamboat.

2: Collective name for the 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball squad.

"The Dream Team".

3: In 1983 Eurythmics hit No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts with this song.

"Sweet Dreams".

4: This popular musical was supposedly based in part on the lives and careers of the Supremes.

Dreamgirls.

5: Freud published this landmark study in 1899.

The Interpretation Of Dreams.
Round 4. Category: "Gold"
1: A miner, or a Broadway baby who marries for money.

gold
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November 09, 2022Episode 637 - Going "Bust" - Rock Bands - Workplaces - Emmy-Winning Roles - The Age Of Aquariums
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 637, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Going "Bust"
1: Able or likely to catch fire and burn.

Combustible.

2: In 1927 he deadpanned his way through the silent classic "The General".

Buster Keaton.

3: It was a pad used in a pre-20th century skirt to fill out the back.

Bustle.

4: Strong, healthy and hardy in constitution.

Robust.

5: An attempt to stop legislation from being passed by making long speeches.

Fillibuster.
Round 2. Category: Rock Bands
1: ["Rock Around the Clock"].

Bill Haley and The Comets.

2: [audio clue].

Sex Pistols.

3: Steven Tyler of this group said the Grateful Dead "were worried about us, so that gives you some idea of how (messed) up and crazy we were".

Aerosmith.

4: [audio clue].

Metallica.

5: Fans of this current band are known as Firebreathers.

Imagine Dragons.
Round 3. Category: Workplaces
1: Usual workplace of a saucier, a poissonier and a garde-manger.

restaurant.

2: The traditional entry-level area of a talent agency; Michael Ovitz started there at William Morris.

mailroom.

3: A triage nurse is the first person who will tend to you if you go to this part of a hospital.

emergency room.

4: In the U.S. the FBI has about 60 of the local offices usually called these.

field offices.

5: 3-letter word paired with 'tool" in a type of manufacturer of precision products.

die.
Round 4. Category: Emmy-Winning Roles
1: For 2000-2001:James Gandolfini.

Tony Soprano.

2: For 1976-77:Lindsay Wagner.

the Bionic Woman (Jaime Sommers).

3: For 1960-61:Raymond Burr.

Perry Mason.

4: For 1983-84:John Ritter.

Jack Tripper.

5: For 1967-68:Werner Klemperer.

Colonel Klink.
Round 5. Category: The Age Of Aquariums
1: The Great Lake Aquarium featured fish that live in this kind of water, as opposed to saltwater.

freshwater.

2: It's fun to ride the riverboat from the Audubon Zoo to the Aquarium of the Americas in this Louisiana city.

New Orleans.

3: These "tuxedoed" birds are a highlight of the Splash Zone at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

penguins.

4: Seen here, the beluga type of this mammal is one of the main attractions at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.

a whale.

5: On April 13, 2001 a bottlenose one of these mammals was born at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

a dolphin.
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November 08, 2022Episode 636 - Iowans - Pan-America - Presidential Final Resting Places - Chicago - Action Figures
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 636, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Iowans
1: Born in Iowa in 1907, he starred in "Rio Lobo", "Rio Bravo" and "Rio Grande".

John Wayne.

2: Prior to marrying Roseanne, this man from Ottumwa worked as a ham packer at a Hormel plant.

Tom Arnold.

3: Des Moines' Marilyn Maye sang 76 times, more than anyone else on the talk show of this man born in Corning.

Johnny Carson.

4: Iowan Meredith Willson wrote this 1957 musical set in River City, Iowa.

The Music Man.

5: Burlingtonian best remembered for playing TV's Fred Mertz.

William "Bub" Frawley.
Round 2. Category: Pan-America
1: In Brazil all of this river's 2,000 miles are navigable.

the Amazon.

2: Pikes Peak is located in this U.S. mountain chain.

the Rockies.

3: It's over 40 miles long, opened in 1914 and ships take about 8 hours to pass through it.

the Panama Canal.

4: Colombia's No. 1 agricultural export goes into this drink.

coffee.

5: In August 1993 Pope John Paul II visited Merida on this Mexican peninsula.

the Yucatan Peninsula.
Round 3. Category: Presidential Final Resting Places
1: Springfield, Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln.

2: Stonewall, Texas.

Lyndon Johnson.

3: Manhattan, New York (the one who's still there).

Ulysses Grant.

4: Yorba Linda, California.

Richard Nixon.

5: Canton, Ohio.

McKinley.
Round 4. Category: Chicago
1: Some attribute this nickname of the city to its proud, boasting citizens, not its breeziness.

"The Windy City".

2: Lake Shore Drive is on this lake's shore.

Lake Michigan.

3: These 2 pro sports teams play their home games at United Center.

the Bulls and the Blackhawks.

4: Stroll past the Art Institute of Chicago and the sculpture nicknamed "The Bean" on this avenue.

Michigan Avenue.

5: Founded in 1930 by a successful Chicago businessman, this planetarium is America's oldest.

the Adler Planetarium.
Round 5. Category: Action Figures
1: Paddy Doyle's fitness records include throwing 470 of these in 1 minute--that should win the round.

punches.

2: In a tune by the Flaming Lips, Yoshimi battles some pink these; "she's a black belt in karate".

robots.

3: In 2003 Paul Crake ran up the 1,576 steps of this NYC building in 9 minutes 33 seconds.

the Empire State Building.

4: In 2006 Leyan Lo, a student at this Pasadena school, solved a Rubik's Cube puzzle in 11.13 seconds.

Caltech.

5: In between epic fights, this Toronto hero of comics fame plays in a band called Sex Bob-omb.

Scott Pilgrim.
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November 07, 2022Episode 635 - Here Pig - Silent "P" - Fun With Dick Or Jane - Works Of Art - We're No Angels
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 635, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Here Pig
1: It's not good when you "let the cat out of the bag" when you were expecting a "pig in" this.

a poke.

2: In April 1961 a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles landed here in Cuba.

the Bay of Pigs.

3: As these smell like male pigs, sows are used in the forests of France to root them out.

truffles.

4: In the 2nd century Galen used pigs to show veins carried blood, not this as many believed.

air.

5: In 1916 Clarence Saunders founded this grocery chain in Memphis.

Piggly Wiggly.
Round 2. Category: Silent "P"
1: I'm somehow sensing you'll know this word for a medium, from the Greek for "of the soul".

psychic.

2: An extinct flying reptile from the Cretaceous Period, it had a wingspan of about 25 feet.

a pteranodon.

3: 11-letter term describing the era of Jimi Hendrix and Timothy Leary.

psychedelic (psychedelia accepted).

4: Any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, having feathered feet.

a ptarmigan.

5: Also called parrot fever, it can be contracted by handling sick parrots, pigeons or poultry.

psittacosis.
Round 3. Category: Fun With Dick Or Jane
1: For an astounding 3 decades, he youthfully hosted "American Bandstand".

Dick Clark.

2: Traditionally, this name is given to a woman whose identity is unknown during legal proceedings.

Jane Doe.

3: In 1990 Warren Beatty took on the role of this hawk-nosed, jut-jawed crime crusader.

Dick Tracy.

4: (Former Jeopardy! college contestant, Maggie Bandur, who's now a writer on Malcolm in the Middle, delivers the clue.) On an episode of mine, Malcolm's mother, played by this actress, has to go to the funeral of an aunt she hated.

Jane Kaczmarek.

5: In 1553 this monarch was a true "Nine Days' Wonder".

Lady Jane Grey.
Round 4. Category: Works Of Art
1: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.

The Thinker.

2: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.

Whistler's Mother.

3: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.

PietÃƒÂ .

4: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.

American Gothic.

5: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.

Starry Night.
Round 5. Category: We're No Angels
1: Before becoming a Bronco, Jake "The Snake" Plummer played for this university's Sun Devils.

Arizona State.

2: Appropriately, this NHL team's mascot lists "Devil Inside" by INXS as one of his favorite songs.

the New Jersey Devils.

3: New owner Stu Sternberg vowed to change this MLB nickname by '07; no word whether "Manta" is in the running.

the Devil Rays.

4: David Beckham played for this posh British football club that features a little red devil on its logo.

Manchester (United).

5: A Wake Forest win in its 1923 football season led a writer to term the team this 2-word name due to "devilish" play.

the Demon Deacons.
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