Instant Trivia

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...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 729, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's "Split" 1: A house with floors that differ by about half a story. split-level. 2: These singing and dancing animals hosted their own Saturday morning "Adventure Hour" from 1968 to 1970. the Banana Splits. 3: On May 25, 2000 Sony investors suddenly had twice as many shares thank...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 728, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's Put On An Opera! 1: We hope our tardy cellists show up for this instrumental prelude to the opera. Overture. 2: We'll let Uncle Charlie be a "carrier" of one of these in the battle scene. Spear carrier. 3: Let's move the duel upstage so no one falls onto the musicians in this a...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 727, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Radio Heroes 1: Don Ameche's brother Jim was one of the 1st actors to play this "All-American Boy". Jack Armstrong. 2: On "Superman" Gary Merrill played this caped crusader. Batman. 3: This show "came on" with the sounds of sirens, machine gun fire and marching feet. Gang Busters . 4...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 726, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nautical Trivia 1: Sailors once believed tattoos of pigs and roosters would prevent this, since both hated water. drowning. 2: "Fiddler's Green" is where old sailors go after doing this. dying. 3: If you're on a "Nantucket sleigh ride", 1 of these is pulling your boat. whale. 4: A "c...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 725, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 725, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Dance Fever 1: When you swing your partner and do-si-do. square dancing. 2: '60s spud crusher. the mashed potato. 3: Travolta and Debra Wing-ed their way around Gilley's, popularizing thi...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 724, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Things 1: You throw down a gauntlet to issue a challenge and throw this in to concede defeat. towel. 2: After Eddie George won this football trophy in 1995, one of its fingers broke in an airport x-ray machine. Heisman Trophy. 3: That little square or triangular flag on a sailboat's...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 723, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Food Phrases 1: The saying "That's the way" this "crumbles" became popular in the fabulous '50s. a cookie. 2: If a Frenchman calls you "mon petit chou", meaning this, it might go to your head. my little cabbage. 3: A perfectly placid person is "as cool as" this member of gourd family...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 751, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Lakes And Rivers 1: 1 of the 3 state capitals that lie on the Missouri River. Bismarck, Pierre, or Jefferson City. 2: Famous for its monster, it forms part of the Caledonian Canal. Loch Ness. 3: It's still working on deepening the Grand Canyon. the Colorado River. 4: This lake in Man...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 722, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Communications 1: KLAX, the top-rated radio station in Los Angeles for the 4th quarter of 1993, broadcasts in this language. Spanish. 2: The Sunset Strip Awards go to these big signs found all along the strip. billboards. 3: This former Tennessee senator is the administration's main...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 721, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Lose A Turn 1: In 1991, after 8 years as the AKC's top dog, the cocker spaniel lost the No. 1 ranking to this dog called a lab. a Labrador retriever. 2: Chillicothe was this state's capital twice, losing out to Zanesville once and finally to Columbus. Ohio. 3: Only twice between 1949...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 720, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Objects 1: In this holiday classic, Ralphie's dad's "leg lamp" causes quite a stir. A Christmas Story . 2: In "A Very Brady Sequel", Tim Matheson struggles to steal the Bradys' statue of one of these animals. Horse. 3: In "Cool Hand Luke", Paul Newman is put on a chain gang for...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 719, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ole "Miss" 1: Someone who does church work abroad. missionary. 2: It's bordered by Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Missouri. 3: Theoretical transitional evolutionary stage between apes and humans. the Missing Link. 4: This musical takes place in part during the last days of the Vie...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 718, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tv Facts 1: Star of 1984's "The Duck Factory", you can't "Mask" the fact he went on to a "Dumb" film career. Jim Carrey. 2: Beginning in 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports" captured "The thrill of victory" and this. the agony of defeat. 3: This former Cosby kid is the Malcolm in "Malco...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 717, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Titanic 1: Unlike the Titanic, when sister ship the Britannic sank in 1916, it had enough of these for all aboard. lifeboats. 2: Frederick Fleet was here when he was first to spot the iceberg; he had a bird's eye view. the crow's nest. 3: The Titanic had 4 of these; 3 were functi...