Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 433, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: It Happened In Texas 1: Uh-oh! In 1878 outlaw Sam Bass was betrayed by one of his own men to this group. the Texas Rangers. 2: Founded as a Franciscan mission in 1718, Mission San Antonio de Valero became better-known in history under this name. the Alamo. 3: On Nov. 25, 1981, she ga...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 432, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Art And Artists 1: This term for a painting of inanimate objects is from the Dutch "stilleven". Still life. 2: In 1956 Time magazine dubbed this abstract expressionist "Jack the Dripper". Pollock. 3: Masterpieces in this Manhattan museum include "Starry Night" and "Les Demoiselles d'...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 431, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Celebrity Books 1: This Oscar winner mader her writing debut with a book for children called "Deaf Child Crossing". Marlee Matlin. 2: This "Mad About You" star offered his witty views on marriage and living together in "Couplehood". Paul Reiser. 3: His "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen" ha...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 430, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Classic American Music 1: He got an Oscar for "White Christmas" and a Medal of Honor for songs like "God Bless America". Irving Berlin. 2: He was 23 in 1849 when his "Oh! Susanna" became a hit. Stephen Foster. 3: Based on a Scottish melody, this song of arrival was first used offical...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 429, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: I Quit! 1: When he left NASA to be a Univ. of Cincinnati prof., he took one giant leap into retirement from the public eye. Neil Armstrong. 2: His sudden retirement from the NBA on Nov. 7, 1991 shocked the sports world. Earvin "Magic" Johnson. 3: In 1974, frustrated with GM's managem...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 428, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Fabulous '50s 1: This evangelist known for his "crusades" said he believed there is life on other planets and that the Bible hints at it. Billy Graham. 2: Nickname given to Eisenhower's theory that if one Asian country falls to Communism, others will follow. Domino Theory/Princip...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 427, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Now That's Inventive! 1: In the '40s AT and T used a radio with no conventional vacuum tubes to demonstrate this device invented in its lab. a transistor. 2: Developed by a German physicist, it measures radioactivity by "counting" ionizing particles like protons. a Geiger counter. 3:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 426, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: May Day 1: On May 1, 1996 this national railway passenger service celebrated its 25th anniversary. Amtrak. 2: This Palestinian leader's status was confirmed in 1996 when President Clinton met with him. Yasser Arafat. 3: On May 1, 1937, 5 days after the town was bombed, he began sketc...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 425, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Seeing Red 1: Moscow girls know it's where you go to hang out at the famous Gum Department Store. Red Square. 2: These horses of these symbolic figures are red, white, black and pale. the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 3: In 1964 the new constitution of this nation on Hispaniola ch...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 424, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Journalism 1: This CBS newsman once petitioned Churchill to let him broadcast outdoors so people could hear the Blitz. Edward R. Murrow. 2: "The Journalist's Bible" is the AP stylebook; AP is short for this oldest news-gathering agency in the United States. Associated Press. 3: UPI j...

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...