Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 768, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Pen" Pals 1: In 1955 this group had its only Top 40 hit with the following song:("Earth Angel, Earth Angel, will you be mine..."). The Penguins. 2: The 2 words preceding "Pound foolish". Penny Wise. 3: Without government authorization, Andrew Jackson seized this Fla. city from Spain...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 767, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Bear Feat 1: At about 9 feet and 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island. Kodiak. 2: The Asiatic black bear also bears the beary nice name of these Indian mountains where it dwells. Himalayas. 3: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be fo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 766, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Palindromic Words 1: Slang adjective for someone you think is not what they seem, especially if they might be the impostor in the game "Among Us". sus. 2: It comes before "tube" in a term of which we disapprove. boob. 3: Instead of "Hey, pal" or "mister", you can say "Hey", this word...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 765, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Warthogs 1: A young warthog's canine teeth eventually grow into a pair of these formidable defensive weapons. tusks. 2: Warthogs stick this long, thin, tufted body part straight up in the air when they run. their tails. 3: A warthog's enemies include these 2 predators that begin with...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 764, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: You Weren't "There" 1: In a popular nursery rhyme, this line precedes "and he went a crooked mile". There was a crooked man. 2: Ben and Cameron headlined this 1998 film about a guy who never stopped loving his high school crush. There's Something About Mary . 3: This Ethel Merman hit...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 763, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ohio 1: This bar soap that floats was invented in Cincinnati. Ivory soap. 2: If this state insect is insulted, she just might "fly away home". a ladybug. 3: In 1918 Eugene Debs was arrested after speaking in this city, now home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Canton. 4: The only 1...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 762, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tv Friends On Film 1: "Ed". Matt LeBlanc. 2: "Scream","Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". Courteney Cox. 3: "Clockwatchers","Romy and Michele's High School Reunion". Lisa Kudrow. 4: "Kissing A Fool","The Pallbearer". David Schwimmer. 5: "Leprechaun","Picture Perfect". Jennifer Aniston. Rou...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 761, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cathedrals And Churches 1: The church of Trinita Del Monti soars high above the Spanish Steps in this city. Rome. 2: 6 golden domes were added to this capital's Annunciation Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Moscow. 3: You can see the Black Prince's knightwear, as well...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 760, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: World Holidays And Observances 1: At midnight on New Year's Eve, Spaniards eat one of these vine fruits with each chime of a clock bell. a grape. 2: His July 15 birthday is a holiday in Brunei. the Sultan of Brunei. 3: Tahiti celebrates this on July 14; it's that French connection. B...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 759, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fictional Seniors 1: Bob Cratchit's boss. Ebenezer Scrooge. 2: This "Christmas Carol" curmudgeon is "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster". (Ebenezer) Scrooge. 3: The devoted housekeeper Nelly Dean narrates much of the story of this Bronte title house. Wuthering Heig...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 758, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "In" Cities 1: This resort city in Austria's Tirol is the northern gateway to the Brenner Pass in the Alps. Innsbruck. 2: This Kansas City suburb was the starting point for the Oregon, Santa Fe and California Trails. Independence. 3: The headquarters for the American Legion is locate...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 757, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ends In "Th" 1: A mass of bubbles on top of hot chocolate. froth. 2: Something enormous in size, such as the land animal mentioned in the book of Job. a behemoth. 3: A scarce supply, or a shortage of food. dearth. 4: Foam. froth. 5: This type of bomber is designed to prevent detectio...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 756, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Boo"! 1: Word that can precede hatch, prize or trap. booby. 2: Pirate plunder. booty. 3: The NCAA calls them "representatives of the institution's athletic interests". boosters. 4: Grant me this gift or favor. a boon. 5: Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! -- the Hamadryas species of thi...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 755, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tim, Tom, Tammy 1: "This will be pure H-E double L for me, oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E", sang this woman. Tammy Wynette. 2: This classic 1843 story character was the child of a clerk. Tiny Tim. 3: It's a perennial grass of the family Poaceae, widely cultivated as...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 754, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The International Cineplex 1: We told you this film was called "Hot Babes" in Taiwan; in France, it was "Charlie and the Funny Women". Charlie's Angels . 2: C'mon; 1993 Taiwanese title "Who Freed the Super Whale"...what more do you need?. Free Willy . 3: In Japan this 2000 Cameron Cr...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 753, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Seals 1: This state's seal shows a man with a gun standing on the state's Lower Peninsula. Michigan. 2: Its state seal has a reverse side that displays the 6 flags that have flown over it. Texas. 3: The Goddess of Liberty and this great king adorn Hawaii's state seal. Kamehameh...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 752, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Street Smarts 1: The Boston Common fronts on this street, also the name of a nearby hill. Beacon Street. 2: Folks from Oscar Wilde to Liza Minnelli have hit Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House at this street and Bienville, y'all. Bourbon Street. 3: It's the stately street where the U.S...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 750, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Pour Me A Stiff One 1: Nonpotent potable in common to a fuzzy navel and a screwdriver. orange juice. 2: Stolichanya, or stoli to its friends, is a brand of this. vodka. 3: Invented in Cuba, a mojito is made with lime juice, club soda, sugar, ice, mint leaves and this kind of alcohol....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 749, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: U.s Place Names 1: Anne Arundel County in this state is named for the wife of the second Lord Baltimore. Maryland. 2: A city near L.A. is named for this novelist from New England; wonder how many "scarlet" women live there. (Nathaniel) Hawthorne. 3: This New Mexico city was named for...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 748, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Literary Title Characters 1: 1851:A white whale. "Moby Dick". 2: 12-year-old nymphet Dolores Haze. "Lolita". 3: 1759:Dr. Pangloss' naive student. "Candide". 4: Poet and soldier who recites his "Nose Tirade" and composes a ballade whilst dueling. "Cyrano de Bergerac". 5: The ruddy gam...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 747, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Out Of The Microwave 1: To cook this ballpark treat, put it in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 30 seconds. Hot dog. 2: Betty Crocker sells this snack food under the name Pop Secret. Microwave popcorn. 3: Baking these russets in a regular oven can take 45-60 minut...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 746, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tape 1: For protection, these athletes tape both hands under their 6- to 12-ounce gloves. Boxers. 2: This type of tape is applied to bicycles and to children's clothing as a safety device. Reflective tape. 3: A popular calendar is titled "365 Days of" this often gray cloth tape. Duct...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 745, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Porgy-Pourri 1: Sadly, "Porgy and Bess" was the only full-length opera this composer wrote; he passed away in 1937, at age 38. George Gershwin. 2: Now a famous poet, she played Ruby in the acclaimed European tour of "Porgy and Bess" in the mid-'50s. Maya Angelou. 3: In 1936 this city...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 744, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Frank Sinatra 1: It's the classic song in which Frank faced off against "the final curtain". "My Way". 2: She became Frank's wife in 1966, 2 years before starring in "Rosemary's Baby". (Mia) Farrow. 3: It was a very good 45 minutes it took for Ervin Drake to write this song that help...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 743, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: When 1: On Aug. 28, 1963 he told a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. "I have a dream". Martin Luther King, Jr.. 2: An American hero on April 18, 1775, he was accused of cowardice in 1779, but a court-martial cleared him. Paul Revere. 3: On Sept. 15, 1862 Stonewall Jackson captured t...