Instant Trivia

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...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 742, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cook Me Up! 1: With the rising sun beating down on me I was doing this, as if I was a genoise or a loaf of bread. baking. 2: I went on a diet to try to do this, like chateaubriand sauce when it's boiled down. reduce. 3: I thought the police just had a few questions--I didn't know I'd...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 741, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Sports Nicknames 1: "Shaq". Shaquille O'Neal. 2: "The Brown Bomber" of boxing. Louis. 3: "Papa Bear". George Halas. 4: It's not really important, but the last player to be picked in the NFL draft is given this nickname. Mr. Irrelevant. 5: The Ice Manof 1970s tennis. (Bjorn) Borg. Rou...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 740, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: All The Presidents' Children 1: His daughter Patti has written several books including "Bondage" and "The Way I See It". Ronald Reagan. 2: (Hi, I'm Marvin Hamlisch, here at the Hollywood Bowl.) No mystery here, while her father was president, this soprano sang in concert at the Bowl....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 739, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Singers 1: In 1957 both Steve Lawrence and Harry Belafonte sang about this type of ship. banana boat. 2: Current Biography called him the most famous British singer-drummer since Ringo Starr. Phil Collins. 3: Born Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., in 1976, she told Ike to take a h...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 738, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cable Tv 1: A shout of approval to an actor, or the cable network of "Inside the Actors Studio". Bravo. 2: This acronym for American Christian Television System is a book of the Bible, too. ACTS. 3: This MTV show launched in 1991 has turned strangers into enemies in NYC, London and H...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 737, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Harry Potter 1: Harry Potter lives in this country. England. 2: The scar on Harry's forehead is in this shape. a lightning bolt. 3: For Christmas, Harry was given his father's cloak that allows him to become this. invisible. 4: Harry's 2 best friends are Hermione Granger and this red...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 736, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Birthplaces 1: Audrey Hepburn "sprouted" in this Belgian city. Brussels. 2: This legendary lawman’s birthplace wasn’t Dodge City or Tombstone, but Monmouth, Illinois. Wyatt Earp. 3: This "Pretty Woman" hails from Smyrna – Smyrna, Georgia, that is. Julia Roberts. 4: She...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 735, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Donald Duck 1: The 1943 anti-Nazi release "Der Fuehrer's Face" was the only Donald Duck cartoon to win this award. the Academy Award. 2: Donald's girlfriend, she was first known as Donna Duck but was renamed in her second film, "Mr. Duck Steps Out". Daisy Duck. 3: Donald began his lo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 734, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Great Things 1: On the Great Seal of the U.S. there are 13 stripes, 13 stars and 13 of these weapons. arrows. 2: The Great Smokies are part of this larger system. the Appalachians. 3: Playwright who wrote, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust u...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 733, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Grains And Staples 1: The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat". buckwheat. 2: The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer. oats. 3: Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India. rice....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 732, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: My Kinda Town 1: The oldest working theater in this U.K. country is in the town of Dumfries. Scotland. 2: Notre Dame is a town within the boundaries of this Indiana city. South Bend. 3: The first U.S. wireless station was set up in this New York town with a "talkative" biblical name....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 731, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Red 1: Founded by Clara Barton, this organization provides help in emergencies. the Red Cross. 2: The name of this cosmetic that can turn your cheeks red mean "red". rouge. 3: The people who hold this office are addressed as "Your Eminence" and wear red hats. cardinals. 4: They make...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 730, 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...