Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 423, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: They Took Debate 1: This "League" has sponsored many political debates, including the Mondale/Reagan fisticuffs in 1984. the League of Women Voters. 2: In 1858 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas had a series of debates over who should be senator from this state. Illinois. 3: In 1993...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 422, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tv Shows On Tv Shows 1: (Hi. I'm Debbe Dunning.) It's the name of the home improvement show that's featured on "Home Improvement". Tool Time . 2: Like "Meet the Press", Murphy Brown's fictional news show "F.Y.I." tapes in this city. Washington, D.C.. 3: This "Simpsons" TV clown has w...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 421, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Undergarments 1: They hold up hosiery and may be part of a belt. Garter. 2: Brand that has a "Her Way" label. Hanes. 3: An uplift brassiere is more commonly known as this, moving the "up" to the end of the word. a push-up bra. 4: An uplift brassiere is more commonly known as this, mo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 420, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: What's Hot 1: The most popular toy of the '96 Christmas season was this Sesame Street doll. Tickle Me Elmo. 2: This designer's cK be is "The New Fragrance for People", male or female. Calvin Klein. 3: This company created the Virtual Boy, a 3-D game system. Nintendo. 4: After The Sug...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 419, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: American Woman 1: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General. Janet Reno. 2: Florida's state attorney in 1978, she would add the rest of the country to her docket as U.S. Attorney General. Janet Reno. 3: "Learning is...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 418, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Stars 1: These spinning neutron stars were named for the bursts, or "pulses", of radio waves they emit. pulsars. 2: The star Spica marks a stalk of wheat in this maiden's hand. Virgo. 3: Although now fainter than Pollux, this star is designated the alpha star in Gemini. Castor. 4...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 417, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Metropolitan Sobriquets 1: "The Windy City",Illinois. Chicago. 2: "The City of Witches",Massachusetts. Salem. 3: "The Crescent City",Louisiana. New Orleans. 4: As in a Navy song, "Crabtown On The Bay",Maryland. Annapolis. 5: "The Emerald City",Washington. Seattle. Round 2. Category:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 416, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: To Sir With Love 1: He reached the South Pole by tractor January 4, 1958, 4 1/2 years after reaching the "height" of his career. Sir Edmund Hillary. 2: In 1999 he became Bond, knighted Bond. Sean Connery. 3: Between 1675 and 1710 he designed over 50 London churches, including St. Pau...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 415, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's Get Syria-S 1: Syrians enjoy a drink called Arak, a strong liquor made from anise and this vined fruit. grapes. 2: Cultural attractions in this city include the Umayyad Mosque and The Tomb of Saladin. Damascus. 3: In the 1967 6-day war, Israeli troops captured this southwestern...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 414, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: American Indians 1: A more accurate translation of his name would be “wild” or “unbroken” horse. Crazy Horse. 2: This Pawtuxet Indian who befriended the Pilgrims was also known as Tisquantum. Squanto. 3: Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules and up to 1...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 413, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The 2004 Elections 1: On CNN's election map, it was the final color of Wyoming, Kansas and Alabama. red. 2: In this key state, Kerry's edge in Trumbull County up North couldn't overcome Bush's lead in Warren down South. Ohio. 3: Voters okayed California's Prop 71, a bond measure to f...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole 1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts. a football field. 2: Cap,gills,stem. a mushroom. 3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console. a treadmill. 4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. 5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. Round 2. Category: Experiments 1...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole 1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts. a football field. 2: Cap,gills,stem. a mushroom. 3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console. a treadmill. 4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. 5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. Round 2. Category: Experiments 1...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 411, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Living Earth 1: Earth's tides are affected primarily by these 2 heavenly bodies. Sun and moon. 2: On some trees and shrubs, this protective covering slowly peels off and is replaced. Bark. 3: From "calm" to "hurricane", the Beaufort scale measures the strength of this. Wind. 4: T...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 410, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Born First 1: Dr. Jonas Salk,Dr. Louis Pasteur,Dr. Benjamin Spock. Dr. Louis Pasteur. 2: Ulysses Grant,Abraham Lincoln,Franklin Pierce. Franklin Pierce. 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe,James Fenimore Cooper,Ernest Hemingway. James Fenimore Cooper. 4: Ludwig van Beethoven,Johann Sebastian Ba...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 409, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Countries Named After People 1: The name of this Mideast country comes from the name of the royal family that rules it. Saudi Arabia. 2: This Latin American country is named for a man born in Genoa in 1451. Colombia. 3: It's named for the man who "liberated" it from Spain in 1824 and...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 408, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: To Riches 1: Like his father before him, he's the longtime mayor of Chicago. (Richard) Daley. 2: In 1969 he began Virgin, a mail-order business for discount records. (Richard) Branson. 3: In the 1984 film version of "1984", this acclaimed British actor played the inquisitor O'Brien....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 407, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Trivia 1: Subtitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". Dr. Strangelove . 2: An invitation to waltz, a Rogers and Astaire film, or a musical question in "The King and I". Shall We Dance? . 3: The names of these two movie elephants differ by just one letter. Dumb...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 406, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: All My Xs 1: In 1968 the MPAA rated a film adult by giving it this many Xs. 1. 2: In a 2002 film, number of Xs on Vin Diesel's neck tattoo. 3. 3: Claudia Silva starred in an L.A.-area theater production of "Cuatro Equis", this many. 4. 4: Without getting a tic-tac-toe on "Hollywood S...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 405, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The "Del"S 1: Erase, erase, erase, perhaps with the touch of a button. delete. 2: Major party nominees for president are decided by these representatives. delegates. 3: These false beliefs might be of grandeur or of persecution. delusions. 4: It's another term for a flood, especially...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 404, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr 1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system. reboot. 2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes. ringer. 3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture. rattan. 4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleto...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 403, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Disneylands 1: The original Disneyland opened to the public in this decade. 1950s. 2: This classic ride is based on the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad". Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. 3: Though it was inspired by Mad King Ludwig's pad, it's her "Castle" you'll see in...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 402, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Geograph"E" 1: This city was probably named for Edwin of Northumbria, who built a fort on the Firth of Forth in the 600s. Edinburgh. 2: Sicilians call this active volcano Mongibello. Etna. 3: The ruins of Babylon lie on the banks of this river, the longest in southwest Asia. the Euph...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 401, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Time For A "Pi" 1: This animal's name comes from the Middle French for "thorny pig". porcupine. 2: We love this winged, unclothed infant archer of mythology, the son of Venus. Cupid. 3: Uh oh! This outer nonvascular layer of your skin is showing. epidermis. 4: Wealth, or a city that...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 400, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Islands 1: Material for the giant statues on this Chilean island was quarried from a crater called Rano Raraku. Easter Island. 2: It's home to Europe's highest active volcano. Sicily (Mt. Etna). 3: West Indian island that's the home of the limbo dance and calypso music. Trinidad. 4:...