Instant Trivia

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...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 472, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Missives Of October 1: Oct. 1, 1908: Dear Mom, this car's been introduced at $850 but I bet mass production can lower it to about $300 by 1926. the Model T Ford. 2: Oct. 15, 1965: Dear Dad, you won't believe it but at a peace rally today David Miller burned this, so the FBI's aft...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 471, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: High Coup 1: A coup led by Colonel George Papadopoulos overthrew this country's government in 1967. Greece. 2: This man took the title first consul after a coup d'etat in Paris in 1799. Napoleon. 3: The last president of the Soviet Union, he was nearly overthrown in a 1991 coup attem...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 470, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Double Letter Perfect 1: A street sign with this letter pair denotes a crossing that has the ties that bind. RR. 2: This suffix denotes a person who is a recipient of something. ee (as in honoree). 3: A little ball, 0.18 inches in diameter, fired from an air rifle or a special gun. B...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 469, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Would You Like To Be In The Movies? 1: She was discovered while performing at the 1940 Aquacade in San Francisco. Esther Williams. 2: First brought to the big screen by D.W. Griffith in 1909, this hugely popular star was once known as "Little Mary". Mary Pickford. 3: Born in South Af...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 468, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Beer Bash! 1: This Bavarian city is famous for its pale lager and was the site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch. Munich. 2: The top-selling Mexican beer in the U.S., it became a yuppie trend in the 1980s. Corona. 3: Maccabee is one of this country's most popular beers. Israel. 4: The nam...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 467, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Wet And Wild 1: Of a bird, a fish or an insect, what a water boatman is. Insect. 2: The American Water and Irish Water breeds of this dog are both noted for retrieving waterfowl. Spaniel. 3: Bubalus babalis is the scientific name of this animal also known as the water ox. Water buffa...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 466, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Fish 1: A Massachusetts cape is named for this state fish, a valuable food source. cod. 2: Though this "regal" salmon is Alaska's state fish, it doesn't wear a crown. king salmon. 3: Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish. a muskellunge. 4: This largest species...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 465, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Yes Sir, That's My Scientist 1: Sir Alexander Fleming took a shot in the dark and discovered this in 1928. Penicillin. 2: The special interest of Nobel Prize laureate Sir Cyril Hinshelwood was how oxygen and hydrogen combine to form this. Water. 3: Sir David Brewster invented the Dio...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 464, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Airports 1: A general aviation airport 12 miles south of Dayton, Ohio is named for these 2 men. the Wright Brothers. 2: In "Car 54, Where Are You?" theme, Khrushchev was due at NYC's JFK Airport, then known by this name. Idlewild. 3: World's busiest airport not named for someone serv...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 463, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Money Talk 1: It's the regular payment made to support an ex-spouse. Alimony. 2: It's the money paid for the return of a kidnap victim. Ransom. 3: Of the 7 deadly sins, it's the one concerned with money. Greed (Avarice). 4: It's a formal gift of funds given by, for example, a governm...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 462, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Lesotho 1: Continent of which Lesotho is a part. Africa. 2: While we have stars and stripes on ours, Lesotho has a straw hat. its flag. 3: Instead of money, a court in Lesotho might fine you so many head of these. cattle. 4: "Lesotho Fatse La Bo-Ntata Rona", "Lesotho Our Fatherland"....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 461, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Missing Vowels 1: Cold nation: RSS. Russia. 2: Arm bone: LN. ulna. 3: 1 of the 50:"DH". Idaho. 4: U. S. island territory: MRCN SM. American Samoa. 5: One of the elements:"DN". iodine. Round 2. Category: Hey, That Rhymes 1: Oscar-winning actor Tom's practical jokes. Hanks' pranks. 2:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 460, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nickelodeon 1: Summer Sanders is the host of this game show. Figure It Out . 2: These 2 guys were on Nickelodeon's "All That" before getting their own show. Kenan and Kel. 3: This character got her secret powers after being doused with a chemical in a freak accident. Alex Mack. 4: He...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 459, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Noted Pussycats 1: When talking about Sylvester, this character calls him a "Puddy Tat". Tweety Bird. 2: In the 1970 hit comedy "The Owl and the Pussycat", she was the title feline to George Segal's owl. Barbra Streisand. 3: Tom Jones' 1965 hit single "What's New Pussycat" was writte...