Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 995, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 4 Years 1: In 1960 Abebe Bikila won this Olympic event barefoot; 4 years later he won it again, this time wearing shoes. Marathon. 2: He was the first U.S. president to serve just 4 years. John Adams. 3: His book "Daisy-Head Maysie" was published in 1995, 4 years after his death. Dr....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 994, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Desperate Housewife Who... 1: ...got an Oscar nomination in 2006. Felicity Huffman. 2: ...showered a little too much affection on Terrell Owens on "Monday Night Football". Nicollette Sheridan. 3: ...appeared on the cover of the April 2006 Vanity Fair. Teri Hatcher. 4: ...literall...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 993, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 5 Random Things 1: A 2014 headline: "Florida family butt-dials" this no. "while planning their next meth cook"; a dispatcher listened for 30 min.. 911. 2: Holy biloba! Here's a beautiful example of this tree at a Buddhist temple said to be planted by a Chinese emperor of the Tang Dyn...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 992, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Brand Name Variations 1: Hellmann's on the east coast and Best Foods out west are different brand names for this same product, around since 1920. mayonnaise. 2: In Australia, Hungry Jack's is home to the Whopper, found at this chain in America. Burger King. 3: In Canada, "It's not de...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 991, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Jokers Are Wild 1: This late funnyman, ever in search of respect: "I met the Surgeon General. He offered me a cigarette". (Rodney) Dangerfield. 2: By George, this standup comic said, "As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is". George Carlin. 3: Jack Handey:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 990, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Moses 1: Born in 1860, this farmer's wife began painting her famous landscapes in her late 70s. Grandma Moses. 2: Before Moses died on Mount Pisgah, he scaled this mount to chat with Yahweh. Mount Sinai. 3: In 1956's "The Ten Commandments" this man's son Fraser played the baby Moses....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 989, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Communist Manifesto 1: These 2 authors were both in their 20s when they wrote the pamphlet. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. 2: The pamphlet ends, "Workers of the world," do this!. unite. 3: The proletarians "have nothing to lose but" these. Their chains. 4: "The history of all hi...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 988, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Characters 1: Igor,Frau Blucher,Dr. Frederick Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein . 2: Mother Abbess,Captain Von Trapp,Maria. The Sound of Music . 3: John Travolta played paint salesman and disco king Tony Manero in this 1977 film. Saturday Night Fever . 4: Dodge,Cornelius,Dr. Zir...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 987, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tough-Pourri 1: Students are allowed to bring a toad, a cat or an owl to this fictional boarding school. Hogwarts. 2: This last Ivy-League school to win this college football bowl game was Columbia University in 1934. the Rose Bowl. 3: When "Face The Nation" premiered in 1954, this f...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 986, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Frock Around The Clock 1: If you want to wear a this length dress in the U.K., wear it around 4 P.M., when the steeped beverage is commonly served. tea. 2: This hyphenated style of dress containing 2 altitude extremes is perfect for noon or midnight. a high-low. 3: When it precedes "...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 985, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Recent Ballot Measures 1: In 2018 Florida voted to return voting rights to ex-felons and to ban racing of dogs, specifically these. greyhounds. 2: Missouri amended its constitution to make it easier to run one of these games with a 5-letter name-o. bingo. 3: Per Prop 12, a calf raise...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 984, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Heart Of Rock And Roll. With Heart in quotes 1: Blondie topped the charts with this song. "Heart Of Glass". 2: "Don't you mess around" with this, Pat Benatar's first hit. "Heartbreaker". 3: Adam Levine and Gym Class Heroes duetted on this 2011 No. 1; they must've sung into separa...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 983, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Killer Musicals 1: As act one of this musical draws to a close, the lookout says, "Dear mother of God -- iceberg right ahead!". Titanic . 2: "The Capeman", this songwriter's musical about a killer, opened to protests, not to "Sounds of Silence". Paul Simon. 3: The Richard Rodgers mus...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 982, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Anagram Zoo 1: A MALL. llama. 2: Tall fellow:FIFE RAG. giraffe. 3: A mountain ape:LIAR LOG. gorilla. 4: Ocean mammal:PIN HOLD. a dolphin. 5: Asian snake fighter:EGO MOONS. a mongoose. Round 2. Category: Special Oscars 1: In 1976, she was presented with a special Oscar at her home, Pi...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 981, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Most Downloaded Rock Songs 1: Topping the list: "Radioactive" by these alt-rockers. Imagine Dragons. 2: Listeners continue to have faith in this anthem by Journey, No. 2 on the list. "Don't Stop Believin'". 3: Any way the wind blows, this operatic yet hard-rockin' tune by Queen i...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 980, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Business Biggies 1: Elliot Handler, the "el" in this toymaker, died at age 95 in 2011. Mattel. 2: (Alex gives the clue from an industry shop-floor in Dearborn, MI.) This is the only one of America's Big Three automakers that did not get a federal bailout in 2009. Ford. 3: This soap c...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 979, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State The National Park 1: Petrified Forest National Park. Arizona. 2: Biscayne. Florida. 3: North Cascades National Park. Washington. 4: Hot Springs National Park. Arkansas. 5: Lassen Volcanic National Park. California. Round 2. Category: What A Bunch Of Bologna 1: The city of Bolog...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 978, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: North And South 1: On April 14, 1865, General Robert Anderson raised the same flag he'd lowered over this port four years before. Fort Sumter. 2: On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more". Robert E. Lee. 3: About 75 miles du...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 977, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Card Games 1: In blackjack, it's the point value held by the most cards. 10. 2: When wild cards are used in straight poker, this replaces the royal flush as the highest type of hand. five of a kind. 3: Played by 2 sets of partners, it's the most popular form of bridge. Contract Bridg...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 976, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Starts With Feb, Trebek 1: Tell your sweetie--this is St. Valentine's feast day. February 14th. 2: This date brings Punxsutawney Phil's big moment. February 2nd. 3: It's the latest date in February on which the first Sunday of the month can fall. the 7th. 4: Computer displays in some...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 975, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Solve For Ex. With Ex in quotation marks 1: Pregnant. expecting. 2: The IRS is pleased to say that the value of each personal one of these has risen to $3,700. an exemption. 3: Fair market value for the owners of the little store of the route of our highway;2-4-6-8!Who do we this?. e...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 974, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: That 1870s Show 1: This Norwegian's "Pillars of Society" debuted in Denmark in 1877. Ibsen. 2: "Yn Wyneb Y Nef" is one of the songs from 1878's "Blodwen", thought to be the first opera in this language. Welsh. 3: "Thespis", the first collaboration by this pair, opened in London in De...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 973, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: For Me. With Me in quotes 1: Usually occurring in children, this disease is caused by a morbillivirus. measles. 2: In the Sermon on the Mount, they are called blessed. the meek. 3: This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam. Lake Mead. 4: From the Latin for "lean", it means deficient or...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 972, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Africa'S Official Languages 1: In Benin:this. French. 2: In Gabon:this. French. 3: In Cameroon:English and this. French. 4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this. French. 5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this. English. Round 2. Category: Argentina 1: The president of Argentina wo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 971, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Key 1: It's the fort over which Francis Scott Key observed "the rockets' red glare". Fort McHenry. 2: If you're shooting from the top of the key, you're trying to score in this sport. basketball. 3: His most famous work was completed in a Baltimore hotel room in 1814. Francis Scott K...