Trivia Flash

A baseball umpire, an alternative to photosynthesis, a planet associated with the orange dwarf 40 Eridani A, Hurricane Katrina, and landfill muck. Stay Tuned.

The 1988 presidential election, a letter of the alphabet, Kuwait, straw hats, and New York Point feature in today’s clues. Imagine that!

We consider an icy  hip-hop milestone, a bowling term, a famous early-twentieth-century aviatrix, and the Dow’s first close above 10,000. Oh, and our alphabet clue too. Where would the podcast be without the closing alphabet clue? 😊

A pianistically inclined baseball catcher, a sip of Adam’s Ale, a visit to a city once known as the Hub of the Universe, the Norman Conquest, and a consideration of fireplace anatomy keep us furiously cogitating during this episode.

An NBC weatherman, incredibly strong paper, Wyoming, Ghana, and a popular instrument during the Baroque and Classical periods of music. Stay tuned!

A popular 1960s R\&B group, a state capital situated at some 3,955 feet above sea level, and a musical instrument are only part of what we’ll discover in this episode of Trivia Flash. Stay tuned. Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

We remember a CBS Evening News anchorman, a Japanese virtual pet simulation, the guilder, Earth Day, and a strange lightning-caused geological feature. Stay tuned.

The Gilded Age, gold, the Inca Empire, Queen Victoria, and a 1977 pop hit. Surprise, Surprise. Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

We meet Miley Cyrus and her godmother, remember a  famous battle that should not have occurred, get clubby with a bit of hasty pudding, visit Disney World, and learn about lexicography. Imagine That! Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Soul Train and a tricky popstar determination, a rebellious antiart movement, a state that lives in two hemispheres due to the 180th meridian. Waterloo, and a historic alloy. Imagine That! Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Let’s meet a boy detective, play a bit of baccarat, visit West Africa, remember Archie, and learn about a crystalline form of aluminum oxide.

Late night television, Hugo Gernsback, Australia, CERN, and a rare metal now as common as a soda can.

Stay tuned for Season 3 beginning April 13, 2026. Visit the actual trailer to hear a bit of what I'm presenting. Enjoy! Imagine that! Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

I thought my fans might like a bonus episode while I prepare for my third season. This is more of a word puzzle format influenced by the book Mind Games by NPR puzzle master Will Shortz. While I do not use any of his puzzles, I received a set of puzzles from a contact on the GGM website and decided to use some of them here as well as on a later trivia game I host there monthly. I hope you find of...

Of basketball, a Da Vinci painting, African countries, a failed protest, and a Romanian-born musician. Thank you for staying with me through my second season. A trailer for my third season should be dropping later in the week. Stay tuned for more five clue trivia in under five minutes - GUARANTEED!!

A famous actor and talk show host, a member of the Rosaceae family, a microstate, the iPad, and a legendary heroine of the Loan Star State. I must remember in future to consider employing third-person more in my alphabet clues. 🙂

A mysterious voice that talked to angels, neutrality, geography, Brexit, and Socrates. Sounds odd perhaps? Well, stay tuned! Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

A Nickelodeon cartoon, vintage photos, coastlines, Betamax, and a mononymous photographer. Did You Know: On May 15, 1975, the Battle of Koh Tang—also known as the Mayaguez Incident—that involved the United States and the newly established Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia occurred. The battle was the final combat engagement of U.S. forces in the Vietnam War era. Find out more at https://trivia-flash....

We snooze with a Washington Irving character; play a little poker; visit Brussels; and remember Walter Cronkite and Anwar Sadat. Lastly, we revisit two popular television series and a leading actress in both. (Sometimes, I wonder if I need a female assistant to voice these first-person female alphabet-based clues.) 🙂

We explore a Biblical figure from Genesis, uncover an element on the Periodic Table, dive into a slice of Brazil, and travel back in time to witness the birth of a new territory and recent NATO admissions. Finally, we celebrate a groundbreaking Star Trek officer who helped shatter the color line on primetime network television. Note: I cannot seem to get the italics to stick on Genesis and Star Tr...

Today, it’s a cartoon thief manqué, candy with a surprising flavor range, an Olympic city, and an interesting Oscar win for a trivia-themed movie. The female singer of a former musical duo rounds out the offerings. Imagine That!

Today we meet a cowboy star of yesteryear and his faithful canine companion, consider an important alloy of steel, visit the Biltmore House, and remember a great year for the movies. We end by considering an award-winning multi-talented poet, cartoonist, songwriter, author, and playwright. -- Imagine That!

We remember an iconic Motel 6 commercial closing line, consider French commas and English forward slashes, visit Narnia, and take a sentimental journey. A noted master painter of the Dutch Golden Age wonders if a stolen seascape of his will ever be recovered. Music by Melissa Goldsmith. Addendum: And I wonder if my audio presentation is remotely caffeinated enough. I suspect the slogan “decaf Triv...

Today, we consider the amazing election of an American pope, remember our grandmother’s trading stamps, map part of the U.S. coastline, ponder the famous Edward VIII abdication and conclude by recognizing an English queen who mightn't have thought so highly of Edward VIII. Again, I managed my slight angst in presenting that Q clue from a feminine point of view. (Music composed by and used with per...

Let’s travel with Lemuel Gulliver, play a bit of Little League baseball, hang out with Jessica Fletcher, and remember a pumpkin-centered nursery rhyme. On a somber note, let’s revisit FDR's famous “Day of Infamy” speech whose opening lines are given here. “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and...