Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 497, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Journalism 101 1: Types of these with specific names include op-ed and front. pages. 2: Teasers and screamers are types of these. headlines. 3: The author's name printed with the story. a byline. 4: The top news item of the day, or the first sentence in the story about it. the lead....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 496, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Anagrammed West Wing Stars 1: Hail to the chief:ART MEN SHINE. Martin Sheen. 2: She "presses" on:SOLE JAIL NANNY. Allison Janney. 3: We're still "laugh-in" at her:O MY ILL LINT. Lily Tomlin. 4: Quite a "lady":DANCING CART HONKS. Stockard Channing. 5: He's Toby Z:HARD CHIC RIFFS. Rich...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 495, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Keystone State 1: Overlooking the Susquehanna River, the Pennsylvania governor's mansion is found in this city. Harrisburg. 2: This "cat" is the only variety of wild feline found in Pennsylvania. Bobcat. 3: It's the Pennsylvania city where the Ohio river begins. Pittsburgh. 4: Th...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 494, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Stupid Show Biz Answers 1: It's the role Danny Bonaduce played on "The Partridge Family". Danny. 2: Mike Myers flexed his powers to play Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell in this 1998 film. 54 . 3: Andrea McArdle, who starred in a production of "Annie Get Your Gun" in 2006, first became f...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 493, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "M"Enagerie 1: As adults, these lepidoptera are harmless, but the caterpillars love to feast on your clothes. moths. 2: Though its voice is shrill, this small monkey's name is derived from Old French "marmouser", to murmur. a marmoset. 3: It's said ancient Romans not only ate these e...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 492, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Independent Films 1: This Coen Brothers tale from 1996 is "A homespun murder story". Fargo . 2: Reverse in told was film Nolan Christopher 2001 this. Memento . 3: Robert Duvall wrote, directed and played a preacher in this 1997 film. The Apostle . 4: Title job of Dante and Randal in...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 491, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: What's Up, Tv Doc? 1: Neurologist Sean Kenniff was voted off this show on episode 12. Survivor . 2: After announcing he was hanging up his stethoscope as Dr. Sloan on "Diagnosis Murder", he took it back. Dick Van Dyke. 3: The top show of each season from 1985 to 1989 was a sitcom sta...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 490, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Going Bananas 1: Recipes for this cake-like loaf call for 2 or 3 ripe bananas, mashed. Banana bread. 2: This term for the leading comedian in a show originated in a burlesque routine involving bananas. Top banana. 3: A traditional banana daiquiri contains the light type of this liquo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 489, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Zo" Far So Good 1: The Chinese version of this astrological cycle covers 12 years. the zodiac. 2: Title Greek character of a 1946 bestseller. Zorba. 3: A scientist who studies clams or camels. a zoologist. 4: In 1902 Alfred Dreyfus attended this author's funeral. Zola. 5: This proph...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 488, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hitchcock's Cattle 1: A good guy as Perry Mason, he played the bad guy Jimmy Stewart spied on in "Rear Window". Raymond Burr. 2: In a "monumental" death scene in "North By Northwest", Martin Landau fell off this famous landmark. Mount Rushmore. 3: Before he played Ted Baxter, Ted Kni...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 487, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Temptations 1: This potato chip brand changed its slogan from "Betcha Can't Eat Just One" to "Too Good to Eat Just One". Lay's. 2: These Nabisco sandwich cookies are 29% creme and 71% cookie; 7.5 billion are eaten annually. Oreos. 3: Cherry Garcia and Phish Food are 2 of this ice cre...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 486, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Whip"S And "Chain"S 1: It's a series of positions in which each one has direct authority over the one immediately below. Chain of command. 2: It's Nevada Democrat Harry Reid's position in the Senate. Minority Whip. 3: This North American bird is named for its odd call, which it may...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 485, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Comic Strips 1: Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president. Garfield. 2: Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean and the little red-haired girl. Charlie Brown. 3: John Steinbeck wrote the preface of a book ab...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 484, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: I Know That Name 1: The term "czar" came from the family name of this Roman, stabbed by Brutus and others in 44 B.C.. Julius Caesar. 2: Charles Lindbergh made all the papers in May 1927 when he flew solo over this ocean. Atlantic Ocean. 3: Hindu leader Mohandas Gandhi fought without...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 483, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Henry 1: Nominated for 18 Oscars, one of his first jobs was composing music for an Abbott and Costello movie. Mancini. 2: In 1957 he produced and starred in the landmark drama "12 Angry Men". Henry Fonda. 3: Flowery poems by Henry Gibson were often featured on this wacky 1960s sketch...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 482, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Take A Wok On The Wild Side 1: A crunchy treat commonly found in a Beijing vendor's stall is this arachnid and sign of the zodiac, skewered. the scorpion. 2: The feet are a prized delicacy from this bird that in China symbolizes the mythical phoenix. the chicken. 3: Despite their nam...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 481, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Familiar Phrases In Other Words 1: Entomb a tomahawk. bury the hatchet. 2: One Panthera pardus will never be able to modify the markings he has. a leopard can't change his spots. 3: To flip within one's crypt. to turn over in one's grave. 4: Cinch up thy mid-body drawstring. tighten...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 480, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Who's The Man 1: Spartacus. Kirk Douglas. 2: Patch Adams. Robin Williams. 3: Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade. Chuck Norris. 4: Lieutenant Frank Drebin. Leslie Nielsen. 5: Sergeant Tom Sharky. Burt Reynolds. Round 2. Category: Dead, Conscious Or In Between 1: "Braveheart":William Wallace. d...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 479, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Around The Horn 1: The southernmost point in South America, Cape Horn is part of this country. Chile. 2: SE of Cape Horn is the "South" version of this Scottish island group that shares its name with dogs and ponies. the Shetlands. 3: This strait that separates the Pacific and Atlant...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 478, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Toon Up 1: In the 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon "Birdy and the Beast", it was the birdy. Tweety. 2: Zoinks! This TV cartoon dog celebrated his 35th anniversary in 2004 (that's his 245th in dog years). Scooby-Doo. 3: Jean Vander Pyl was the voice of Rosie the Robot maid on this futuristic...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 477, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Lost In Laos 1: In the 14th C. Laos was united into the kingdom Lan Xang, the "land of a million" of these large animals. elephants. 2: Much of Laotian social life centers on the festivals and holidays of this religion. Buddhism. 3: This country made Laos a protectorate in the late 1...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 476, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Do You Smell Something? 1: This distinctive aroma of a wine can also mean a group of cut flowers. Bouquet. 2: Often a "Jeopardy!" category, it's a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals and spices. Potpourri. 3: A strong, earthy smell, or the type of music George Clinton plays. Funk...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 475, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Rolling "Stone" 1: Characterized by the use of primitive tools, it's the earliest known period of human culture. Stone Age. 2: Menippe mercenaria, this large edible crustacean, is found widely along the U.S. Atlantic coast. Stone crab. 3: In other words, a short distance away. Stone'...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 474, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Barcelona 1: (Hello, I'm Jay Leno) In this year, Barcelona hosted the Olympics and I became the permanent host of "The Tonight Show". 1992. 2: On Sundays, in front of the Gothic Cathedral, people perform the Sardana, one of these. Dance. 3: A statue of this explorer points to the sea...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 473, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: That's The Spot 1: This stickier version of "Jurassic Park" is at 5801 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. La Brea Tar Pits. 2: This patriot of few regrets was hanged in 1776 on what is now 66th and 3rd in New York City. Nathan Hale. 3: In 1993 Joe Carter hit a World Series-winning ho...