Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 705, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Pilgrims 1: Prior to settling in America, the Pilgrims sought religious freedom in Leiden, in this country, in 1609. Holland (or the Netherlands). 2: He came over on the Mayflower with his wife, Rose, and worked with the Pilgrims; the courtship poem is fictional. Myles Standish....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 704, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: You Could Hurt Someone 1: Roy Blunt of Missouri is the majority one in the House of Representatives. a whip. 2: Playing Lieutenant Howard Hunter, James B. Sikking led this team on "Hill Street Blues". a SWAT team. 3: A cord used on laundry day in sunny weather. a clothesline. 4: On a...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 703, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Son Also Rises 1: In 2000, after completing his studies at Eton, this heir headed for the jungles of Central America. Prince William. 2: He directed his dad Walter in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". John Huston. 3: Her son Christopher set his first novel, "A Density of Souls"...

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 702, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Try "Star" 1: Overly awed and fascinated in the presence of celebrities. starstruck. 2: Structure from which the 3-year-olds fly forward at Churchill Downs. starting gate. 3: Banner carried by the attackers during Pickett's Charge. "Stars and Bars". 4: An asteroidean echinoderm found...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 701, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: When I Was Your Age... 1: People went out and bought records; why, in 1956, this man sold 10 million singles, proving he was "The King". Elvis (Presley). 2: These devices, like the Univac, took up whole rooms. computers. 3: Baseball players didn't go on strike; they pulled off feats...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 700, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: New York 1: The top of the Skylon Tower soars 775' above this natural landmark. Niagara Falls. 2: This building in Albany is bounded by Washington Avenue and Swan, State and Eagle Streets. Capital building. 3: Troy, New York was home to the meatpacker who inspired this national symbo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 699, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Pick One 1: Of hippo, rhino or croc, the one whose common name has the most letters. hippopotamus. 2: Of the Osmonds, the Osbournes or the Oswalds, the family that got MTV its highest ratings. the Osbournes. 3: Of Woolworth, Wordsworth or Wadsworth, the one who was a stamp distributo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 698, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Name's The Same 1: Writers Kilmer and Carol Oates. Joyce. 2: Fashion designer Lagerfeld and car designer Benz. Karl. 3: Ford who starred in "Gilda" and Close who starred in "Damages". Glenn. 4: Schnabel of the art world and civil rights leader Bond. Julian. 5: First Lady Coolidge and...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 697, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: All Things Golden 1: In a fable, a farmer discovers that this bird lays golden eggs. a hen (or a goose). 2: The American Society of Civil Engineers chose this landmark as one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. the Golden Gate Bridge. 3: Happy golden anniversary! Congratulations on...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 696, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln 1: (Alex walks the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) Illustrating the difference in memories, some people said that Booth shouted this Latin phrase right from here, center stage; others said, "No, it was from the box"; Booth himself wro...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 695, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ring Magazine's Greatest Title Fights 1: No. 1:from 1975, the 3rd and final "thrilla" between these 2 heavyweights. Ali and Frazier. 2: Marvin Hagler's 1985 demolition of Thomas Hearns, nicknamed this 2-word synonym for "assassin". "Hit Man". 3: 155-lb. Rocky Graziano's 1947 defeat o...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 694, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: His 'Do 1: This promoter who staged seven of Muhammad Ali's title bouts says God designed his hairstyle. Don King. 2: Hair-wise, Steven Seagal is famous for this, which has its own Facebook page. his ponytail. 3: The slick look of this movie-great lover inspired many imitators, who w...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 693, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Playing At The Casino 1: Some say to split 2 8s you're dealt in this game, as 16 isn't so good, but don't split 10s!. blackjack. 2: Derniere douzaine, rouge and noir are part of European layouts on this wheel...! of...! fortune!. roulette. 3: The shooter must place at least one bet--...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 692, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tv Title Pairs 1: Best friends Eric McCormack and Debra Messing. Will and Grace . 2: 2 adolescents, both voiced by Mike Judge. Beavis and Butthead . 3: Cop Billy Gardell and teacher Melissa McCarthy. Mike and Molly . 4: Streetwise cops Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul. Starsky and...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 691, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Whatchamacallit 1: On a pencil, the ferrule is the metal ring that holds this. the eraser. 2: A witch could tell you a besom is one of these with a cluster of brush or twigs on the end. a broom. 3: You're ready for a home project with a whole set of this tool that includes a trademar...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 690, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Speaking In Code 1: It's what is asked for here in Morse code. help. 2: In 1942 the Marines recruited 29 men from this Native American tribe to develop a code, one the Japanese never broke. Navajo. 3: urbandictionary.com on this 3-letter code: "Never drink the last beer, unless you h...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 689, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Thump! 1: Slump to the floor "like a bag of wet" this, a mix of clay and limestone, and you're not likely getting up soon. cement. 2: You "hit" these when you walk the streets; if something hits you like a ton of 'em, you're shocked. bricks. 3: Jimmy Page got this band name from Keit...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 688, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: I Predict You're Wrong 1: This man, in 1860:"I see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock... religious feelings". Charles Darwin. 2: Show biz' Variety, referring to this style of music in 1955:"It will be gone by June". rock 'n' roll. 3: Rockefeller's partner...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 687, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nba Finals Mvps 1: 1983:This big man lived up to his name and led the Sixers to the promised land. Moses Malone. 2: 1988:This Tar Heel proved his merit for the Lakers. (James) Worthy. 3: 2007:He was the first European-born MVP. Tony Parker. 4: 1969:This Laker had a few logo-worthy pe...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 686, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Mountain / Man 1: Why ask about this mountain named for a British surveyor in 1865? Because it's there. Everest. 2: A 16,000-foot Venezuelan mountain is known as Pico this last name, honoring a noted liberator. Bolívar. 3: In 1792 George Vancouver named this mountain, the tallest...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 685, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Random Facts 1: (Hi, I'm Penn Jillette.) When a magician dies, a wand is sometimes broken at his funeral to symbolize his loss of magical power; the first broken wand ceremony was performed by the Society of American Magicians in 1926 at the memorial service for this famous escapolog...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 684, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fictional Females 1: Syrena is a mermaid in "On Stranger Tides" in this movie series. Pirates of the Caribbean . 2: Lydia is a housecarl given by Jarl Balgruuf the Greater in this "Elder Scrolls" game. Skyrim . 3: Appropriately, Victoria Justice stars as aspiring singer Tori Vega on...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 683, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: A First Name Basis 1: "I didn't know him from" this name (except for you, of course, Mr. Sandler). Adam. 2: A flat, springlike metal hairpin. a bobby pin. 3: Meaning people in general, the phrase with these 3 male names dates back to the 1700s. Tom, Dick and Harry. 4: This name is fo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 682, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Thanks For The Kind Words 1: You do this delicate word to your resignation as you offer it. tender. 2: Meaning courteous, it's a bit oxymoronic when it refers to a type of "war". civil. 3: This 8-letter word meaning friendly and agreeable often precedes "divorce". amicable. 4: Meanin...