Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 716, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Comics 1: From 1913-45 Arthur "Pop" Momand drew a comic strip called "Keeping Up with" them. the Joneses. 2: For years Herb and Tootsie Woodley have been neighbors to this couple. Dagwood and Blondie. 3: A 1960 No. 1 hit song was based on this V.T. Hamlin cave man strip. Alley Oo...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 715, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Talking Heads 1: (Hi, I'm Jodi Applegate) I was an anchor of the launch of this cable news network backed in part by a software company. MSNBC. 2: In an April 19, 1951 speech, he gave new life to the well-worn phrase "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away". MacArthur. 3: Dan Ra...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 714, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Musical Anagrams 1: The king is dead, long "lives" the king. Elvis. 2: From 9-5, she's "no party doll". Dolly Parton. 3: His last name anagrams to "spent singer", though his 4-hour concerts prove otherwise. Bruce Springsteen. 4: The last name of this Canadian singer is an anagram of...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 713, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Initially Yours 1: Fashion designer:YSL. Yves Saint Laurent. 2: Eccentric punctuator and typographer Edward Estlin. E.E. Cummings. 3: American artist and illustrator Newell Convers. N.C. Wyeth. 4: In 1972 this Texan became the first race car driver to win the Indy 500 for the fourth...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 712, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Brit Speak 1: It's what a Brit calls his raincoat (or his Apple computer). a Mac. 2: It's the 4-letter term Londoners use for the subway. the Tube. 3: Pedestrian crossings like one on Abbey Road are named for this animal. a zebra. 4: The OED's definitions for this 10-letter slang wor...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 711, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: June 1969 1: J. Edgar Hoover said RFK authorized the FBI to tap this black leader's phone. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. 2: Riots that followed games in this sport set off a war between El Salvador and Honduras. soccer/football. 3: The U.N. security council voted to keep peace-keeping...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 710, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Gravesites 1: This "Believe It or Not" creator is buried in an Odd Fellows cemetery in Santa Rosa, Calif.. (Robert) Ripley. 2: It's true; Sojourner Truth is buried in this Michigan cereal city. Battle Creek. 3: The grave of the creator of Poor RIchard's Almanack is at this city's Chr...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 709, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's Go To Florida 1: You can see a miniature replica of this city's Forbidden City at Splendid China, a park in Kissimmee. Peking/Beijing. 2: The "Terrors of the Deep" attraction at this park might even scare Shamu. Sea World. 3: The Cypress Roots Museum traces the history of this...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 708, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Pugilistic Sobriquets 1: Once known as "The Louisville Lip", he later became "The Greatest". Muhammad Ali. 2: When asked about his future plans, this boxer known as "Iron Mike" said, "I don't know...I might just fade into Bolivian". Mike Tyson. 3: Lightweight champ Ray Mancini receiv...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 707, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cowboy Life 1: Nickname given to orphaned calves, sometimes urged to git along. dogie. 2: To stop one of these, get ahead of the pack and force the cattle to mill in a tightening circle. a stampede. 3: For the New Book of Knowledge, Gene Autry wrote the article on this cowboy skill....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 706, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Yum Yum! 1: Inspired by the Harry Potter books, these beans come in odd flavors like grass, sardine and earwax. Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. 2: Introduced in 2002, Slimy Ghoul is a glow-in-the-dark dispenser for this 3-letter candy. Pez. 3: York introduced these yummy "patties"...

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--...