Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 981, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Most Downloaded Rock Songs 1: Topping the list: "Radioactive" by these alt-rockers. Imagine Dragons. 2: Listeners continue to have faith in this anthem by Journey, No. 2 on the list. "Don't Stop Believin'". 3: Any way the wind blows, this operatic yet hard-rockin' tune by Queen i...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 980, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Business Biggies 1: Elliot Handler, the "el" in this toymaker, died at age 95 in 2011. Mattel. 2: (Alex gives the clue from an industry shop-floor in Dearborn, MI.) This is the only one of America's Big Three automakers that did not get a federal bailout in 2009. Ford. 3: This soap c...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 979, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State The National Park 1: Petrified Forest National Park. Arizona. 2: Biscayne. Florida. 3: North Cascades National Park. Washington. 4: Hot Springs National Park. Arkansas. 5: Lassen Volcanic National Park. California. Round 2. Category: What A Bunch Of Bologna 1: The city of Bolog...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 978, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: North And South 1: On April 14, 1865, General Robert Anderson raised the same flag he'd lowered over this port four years before. Fort Sumter. 2: On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more". Robert E. Lee. 3: About 75 miles du...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 977, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Card Games 1: In blackjack, it's the point value held by the most cards. 10. 2: When wild cards are used in straight poker, this replaces the royal flush as the highest type of hand. five of a kind. 3: Played by 2 sets of partners, it's the most popular form of bridge. Contract Bridg...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 976, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Starts With Feb, Trebek 1: Tell your sweetie--this is St. Valentine's feast day. February 14th. 2: This date brings Punxsutawney Phil's big moment. February 2nd. 3: It's the latest date in February on which the first Sunday of the month can fall. the 7th. 4: Computer displays in some...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 975, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Solve For Ex. With Ex in quotation marks 1: Pregnant. expecting. 2: The IRS is pleased to say that the value of each personal one of these has risen to $3,700. an exemption. 3: Fair market value for the owners of the little store of the route of our highway;2-4-6-8!Who do we this?. e...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 974, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: That 1870s Show 1: This Norwegian's "Pillars of Society" debuted in Denmark in 1877. Ibsen. 2: "Yn Wyneb Y Nef" is one of the songs from 1878's "Blodwen", thought to be the first opera in this language. Welsh. 3: "Thespis", the first collaboration by this pair, opened in London in De...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 973, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: For Me. With Me in quotes 1: Usually occurring in children, this disease is caused by a morbillivirus. measles. 2: In the Sermon on the Mount, they are called blessed. the meek. 3: This reservoir was formed by Hoover Dam. Lake Mead. 4: From the Latin for "lean", it means deficient or...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 972, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Africa'S Official Languages 1: In Benin:this. French. 2: In Gabon:this. French. 3: In Cameroon:English and this. French. 4: In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish and this. French. 5: In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French and this. English. Round 2. Category: Argentina 1: The president of Argentina wo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 971, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Key 1: It's the fort over which Francis Scott Key observed "the rockets' red glare". Fort McHenry. 2: If you're shooting from the top of the key, you're trying to score in this sport. basketball. 3: His most famous work was completed in a Baltimore hotel room in 1814. Francis Scott K...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 970, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let Me Be Perfectly Frank 1: This Rat Packer gained prominence in the singing group The Hoboken Four. Frank Sinatra. 2: Unlike his brother, he surrendered to Missouri authorities in 1882. Frank James. 3: He was the subject of a book subtitled "The Story of America's Only Left-Handed,...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 969, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: You'Re On A Roll 1: A newspaper covering Congress since 1955, or the act of going down a list as you check class attendance. Roll Call . 2: Nicholas McKay invented this 4-letter roller using a toilet paper roll and tape to spruce up his suit for a dance. a lint roller. 3: "Roll Tide"...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 968, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: On Ice 1: Put this letter on "ice" and you get what Mickey and Minnie are. M (mice). 2: Put this letter on "ice" and you get gaming material that may be loaded. D (dice). 3: Put this letter on "ice" and you get the kind of "guys" who "finish last". N (nice). 4: Put this letter on "ic...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 967, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Hudson 1: A bridge named for this fictional snoozer crosses the Hudson at Catskill. Rip Van Winkle. 2: In 1802 a military academy was established at this site. West Point. 3: In 1807 the first practical steamboat, commonly known by this name, was launched on the Hudson. Clermont....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 966, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Solve For X 1: 500 - X 1 = 381. 120. 2: 99 - x = the number of keys on a standard piano. 11. 3: 105/x = blackjack!. 5. 4: √25 3X = 29. 8. 5: 20 - x = days in a fortnight. 6. Round 2. Category: Take A Stab 1: To protect Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp stabs Anthony Michael Hall with his "...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 965, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movies' Main Cities 1: "The Cooler" and"Ocean's Eleven". Las Vegas. 2: "Pretty Baby" and"A Streetcar Named Desire". New Orleans. 3: "Chinatown" and"Crash". Los Angeles. 4: "The Maltese Falcon" and"Dirty Harry". San Francisco. 5: "Avalon" and"Diner". Baltimore. Round 2. Category: Supe...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 964, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Bottom Dwellers 1: These porous creatures from the phylum Porifera go from the bottom of the Mediterranean to bathtubs. sponges. 2: One of the largest of these bewhiskered bottom-dwelling fish is the European Wels at 15'. catfish. 3: The crayfish found in this famous Kentucky landmar...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 963, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: States By City Trash-Talking 1: "Truth or Consequences isn't a choice! and Los Alamos may be the bomb, but it's Roswell that ends well!". New Mexico. 2: "Sure, Ogden and Orem are nice, but I prefer Brigham City-- gee, I've really got to work on my trash-talking". Utah. 3: "I get no k...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 962, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Religious Holidays 1: On Shab-e-Barat, followers of this religion pray to Allah to give them a good year. Islam. 2: Shavuot, the Jewish Pentecost, celebrates the giving of this on Mount Sinai. the Ten Commandments. 3: In Latin America, Dia de la Cruz celebrates the day on which St. H...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 961, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Dealer'S Choice 1: Wilhelm Roentgen won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of these rays. X-Rays. 2: The Vulcans play for U.H. Hilo, this school with an active volcano next door. the University of Hawaii. 3: The 1932 Bela Lugosi classic "White Zombie" is set in this tr...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 960, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Anagrammed 21St Century Leaders 1: Germany: Meaner Gal Elk. Angela Merkel. 2: Venezuela: Ez Havoc Hug. Hugo Chavez. 3: Italy:Billion Sour Vices. Silvio Berlusconi. 4: The United Kingdom:Wrong Orb Nod. Gordon Brown. 5: Canada:Sharpen The Rep. Stephen Harper. Round 2. Category: Kids Ru...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 959, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fine Food 1: At a raw bar, try the Lynnhaven type of this mollusk--it doesn't shuck. oysters. 2: Sushi lovers know a California roll contains this tree fruit aka the alligator pear. the avocado. 3: Sorbet is served to cleanse this, a term for a part of the mouth. the palate. 4: As yo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 958, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Gadget 1: Introduced in 1989, the GRiDPad was the first of these portable computers that are now smaller and slimmer than laptops. a tablet. 2: The fully automatic AT-LP60X one of these from Audio-Technica lists for less than $100; time to break out those old 45s. a turntable. 3: No...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 957, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Say Cheese! 1: Add white wine to some shaved Gruyere and Emmentaler and then heat to make this dipping treat. fondue. 2: It's a long way to this Irish county famous for its Cashel blue cheese. Tipperary. 3: Napoleon III may have named this white, downy-rind cow's-milk cheese after th...