Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 823, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: neo lingo 1: A TV show that is an extended advertisement, like those used by Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996. infomercial. 2: It's the "game" played by parties telephoning back and forth trying to reach each other. phone tag. 3: To teach academic subjects to your children at your own hou...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 822, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: geograph"ia" 1: Victoria is the capital of this Canadian province. British Columbia. 2: In 1976 Nadia Comaneci scored perfect 10s and Olympic gold for this country. Romania. 3: Lake Titicaca is on the border of Peru and this country. Bolivia. 4: This country is moving its capital to...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 821, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: on- and off-screen romances 1: This "Pretty Woman" fell for Dylan McDermott when she played his wife in "Steel Magnolias". Julia Roberts. 2: Laura Dern and this "Tall Guy" were linked romantically when they co-starred in "Jurassic Park". Jeff Goldblum. 3: Dennis Quaid found inner pea...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 820, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: early america 1: Carpenters in this colony's city of Savannah went on strike in 1746 for better working conditions. Georgia. 2: This colony of James Oglethorpe banned the importation of rum and brandy, and forbade slavery. Georgia. 3: In 1723 in Boston, construction began on this chu...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 819, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: eggs 1: When hard boiling eggs, add a pinch of this to the water to keep the eggs from cracking. salt. 2: "Joy of Cooking" says not to use a bowl made of this metal when beating eggs, as it will cause the eggs to gray. aluminum. 3: If you buy a dozen eggs weighing 2 oz. each, they'll...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 818, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the inc.-uisition 1: This Michigan company formerly had a 30-minute pizza delivery guarantee. Domino's Pizza. 2: The rhyming New England chain Stop and do this is mentioned in the classic song "Roadrunner". Shop. 3: Made for over a century by Hillerich and Bradsby Inc., it's the best...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 817, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: ranks and measures 1: In the U.S. this document is the highest law in the land. the Constitution. 2: Amplified rock music and a very close thunderclap hit 120 on this noise scale. decibel scale. 3: A low grade of copier paper, it's also the weight for a standard bowling ball. 16 poun...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 816, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: what's your sign? 1: I'm this sign; my constellation's brightest star is called Hamal, Arabic for "sheep". Aries. 2: Add an "N" to the end of this sign and you get a type of animal. Scorpio. 3: I'm this sign and my name is also an ancient Roman unit of weight. Libra. 4: December 1:Go...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 815, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: like a lion 1: People of this Zodiac sign represented by a lion can be brave, noble and ferocious. Leo. 2: This "Lion-Hearted" king was born in Oxford in 1157. Richard. 3: More than one lion has been the spokesroarer for this legendary motion picture company. MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 814, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 1980s fads 1: Torn sweatshirts and legwarmers were all the rage after this 1983 Jennifer Beals movie. Flashdance . 2: Sensitive men of the '70s were out; "Real Men" didn't eat this. quiche. 3: Androgeny was exemplified by Eurythmics' Annie Lennox, and by this lead singer of Culture C...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 813, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: march 1: Touching off the "War of the Oranges", Spain declared war on this neighbor on March 2, 1801. Portugal. 2: March 19 is the traditional day the swallows return to this California mission. San Juan Capistrano. 3: On March 4, 1861, the Confederacy adopted its flag, exactly 72 ye...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 812, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: from the french 1: This word for a type of business like Quizno's comes from the French for "free". a franchise. 2: The name of the U.S. state is partly from the French word for "green". Vermont. 3: This 5-letter type of sticker refers to a French process of transferring an image fro...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 811, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: it happened on valentine's day 1: In 1929 Al Capone's men massacred rival gangsters on St. Valentine's Day in this city. Chicago. 2: TV's Mrs. Brady, she was born on Feb. 14, 1934. Florence Henderson. 3: In 1995 Arthur Chaskalson, who defended Nelson Mandela in 1964, was sworn in as...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 810, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: oscar winning songs 1: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head". Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . 2: "Talk To The Animals". Dr. Dolittle . 3: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life". Dirty Dancing . 4: "Let The River Run". Working Girl . 5: "White Christmas". Holiday Inn . Round 2. Category:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 809, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: who "m i"? 1: During my long relationship with Woody Allen, I starred in 13 of his films. Mia Farrow. 2: From 1961 to 1964, I invited TV home viewers to "Sing Along With" me. Mitch Miller. 3: In 1505 I was summoned by Pope Julius II to create his tomb. Michelangelo. 4: Since leaving...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 808, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: military wives 1: As both a military and a political wife, she was determined not to look "Dowd"y. Mamie Eisenhower. 2: This widow of a slain Israeli general and prime minister now speaks out on the need for Middle East peace. Leah Rabin. 3: In 1824 David Farragut married Susan March...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 807, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: monday night football 1: He started as a play-by-play man in 1971 and became an analyst in 1986. Frank Gifford. 2: This Dallas quarterback was quite "Dandy". Don Meredith. 3: The current play-by-play commentator, he's remembered for calling the Olympic hockey games in the '80s. Al Mi...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 806, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: christopher columbus 1: On his third voyage, Columbus discovered what we now know as this continent. South America. 2: Christopher's son Diego was a page in the house of Juan, the only son of this royal pair. Isabella and Ferdinand. 3: In 1862 this Italian city erected its big monume...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 805, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: kiddie lit creatures 1: For the magic beans that grew into the beanstalk, Jack traded one of these named Milky-White. a cow. 2: Austrian author Felix Salten created this en"deer"ing title character in 1923. Bambi. 3: Using a tar baby, he tried to catch Brer Rabbit. Brer Fox. 4: This...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 804, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the "un" category 1: In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" and its workers were called "conductors". the Underground Railroad. 2: Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey and at Arlington. the Unknown Soldier. 3: Though often misquoted,...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 803, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: pot cluck 1: The dish of chicken wings in a hot sauce and blue cheese dressing was named for this city, not for an animal. Buffalo, NY. 2: Roy Harper of Van Camp Sea Food is credited with naming this brand of tuna. Chicken of the Sea. 3: It's the rock referred to in the name of the R...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 802, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: current sitcoms 1: A Vermont innkeeper in his last series, this veteran comedian now plays cartoonist Bob McKay. Bob Newhart. 2: Now in its 7th season, this sitcom about the Bundys is Fox's longest-running series. Married... with Children . 3: On "Love and War", Jay Thomas wants this...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 801, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: revolutionary war heroes 1: After the war, this marquis returned to France with enough American soil in which to be buried. the Marquis de Lafayette. 2: He fought well as a major general for the Americans and a brigadier-general for the British. Benedict Arnold. 3: Because he hadn't...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 800, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the u.n. 1: In May 1994 the Security Council ended the arms embargo against this country due to the end of apartheid. South Africa. 2: In 1971 the General Assembly voted to oust this nation; the Beijing government replaced it. Taiwan. 3: One of the very 1st acts of the U.N. was estab...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 799, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: exotic fruits and vegetables 1: When sliced crosswise, a carambola resembles a 5-pointed one of these. star. 2: Feijoa fruit resembles this New Zealand product but has no fuzz. kiwi. 3: Laver, a type of seaweed eaten in Ireland and Wales, is called nori in this country. Japan. 4: In...