Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 532, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Advertising Mascots 1: He's the giraffe mascot for Toys 'R Us. Geoffrey. 2: It's the animal that's represented one of the major TV networks since 1956. a peacock. 3: One of these critters is the mascot of the Hartford Insurance Company. an elk. 4: Name of the bull terrier "party anim...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 531, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 3-Letter Animals 1: The red species of this canine eats 'most anything, except perhaps sour grapes. Fox. 2: One can be barn or screech. an owl. 3: In ancient times this killer cobra was used to execute criminals. Asp. 4: In India the tail of this wild ox is used to swat flies. Yak. 5...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 530, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Attle" Field 1: Bovines. Cattle. 2: Snake tail tip. Rattle. 3: Disclose a secret. Tattle. 4: City between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Seattle. 5: Childish talk. Prattle. Round 2. Category: Arnold Schwarzenegger 1: Schwarzenegger, whose name means "black plowman" in German, was...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 529, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Real Ghosts? 1: Not one but two of this king's six wives are said to haunt Hampton Court Palace. Henry VIII. 2: Glamis Castle in this U.K. country has several ghosts, including an earl who gambled with the devil, and lost. Scotland. 3: Screaming ghosts have been heard at the old Lala...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 528, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 19Th Century Literature 1: "Knitting", "Still Knitting" and "The Knitting Done" are chapters in this 1859 novel. A Tale of Two Cities . 2: It may ring a bell that he had "a huge head sprouting red hair; between the two shoulders an enormous hump". the hunchback (of Notre Dame). 3: Th...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 527, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Oahu 1: Visitors learn how to make these floral necklaces at Senator Fong's plantation and gardens. leis. 2: The beachfront home used as Robin Masters' estate on this TV series lies on Oahu's east shore. Magnum, P.I. . 3: A tower topped by a giant pineapple stands atop this company's...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 526, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hitchcock Movies In Other Words 1: "Maniac". Psycho . 2: "Taxonomic Class Aves". The Birds . 3: "Rotarize No. 6 to Get Homicide". Dial M for Murder . 4: "Rescue Pod". Lifeboat . 5: "A Woman Disappears". The Lady Vanishes . Round 2. Category: Dirty 4-Letter Words 1: It's the filmy cov...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 525, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: When They Were In College 1: Janet Reno was president, not attorney general of the women's student govt. at this Ithaca, N.Y. school. Cornell. 2: This supermodel from Somalia was discovered when she was a student at the University of Nairobi. Iman. 3: Martin Scorsese earned a B.S. an...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 524, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Playbill 1: Your quest is to name this musical, not an "Impossible Dream". Man of La Mancha . 2: It's been reigning over Broadway since 1997--long may it roar. The Lion King . 3: This long-running musical won 8 Tony Awards in 1987. "Les Miserables". 4: "There's No Business Like" this...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 523, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Excess Hollywood 1: Her $2 million wedding to David Gest, with an 80-piece orchestra, was delayed because Liz Taylor forgot her shoes. Liza Minelli. 2: Promises in Malibu is one of these facilities providing celebrities luxury along with recovery. a rehab facility. 3: Punning on her...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 522, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hi Ya, Maya! 1: Maya Angelou's "The Heart of a Woman" was the first nonfiction work selected for this woman's book club. Oprah. 2: For this president's inauguration, Maya wrote and recited the poem "On the Pulse of Morning". Bill Clinton. 3: In 1977 Maya played Nyo Boto on this accla...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 519, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Around The Bible 1: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19. Adam. 2: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19. Adam. 3: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb and naked shall I return thither...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 521, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: In A Musical Mood 1: What have you been doing all day? This song. "I've Been Working On The Railroad". 2: Written for the movie "Chasing Rainbows", this hit became a campaign song in 1932. "Happy Days Are Here Again". 3: 1970 unearthed this no. 1 hit song for Kentucky native Loretta...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 520, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Getting There 1: Glasgow residents call this transport the "Clockwork Orange", and you follow the "U" signs to get to it. the underground (or subway). 2: By definition this type of automobile has a top that can be removed or folded back. a convertible. 3: A boat that transports passe...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 519, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Around The Bible 1: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19. Adam. 2: The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19. Adam. 3: Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb and naked shall I return thither...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 518, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Black America 1: Ralph Bunche was the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize and this civil rights leader was second. Martin Luther King, Jr.. 2: This Supreme Court justice was chairman of the Federal Equal Opportunity Commission from 1982 to 1990. Clarence Thomas. 3: This...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 517, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Christmas Songs 1: In Eddie Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S", the "M" is for this place where Jesus lay. Manger. 2: The line "my true love gave to me five gold rings" comes from this song. "The 12 Days of Christmas". 3: Nonsense syllables that follow "See the blazing yule before us". "Fa...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 516, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The '40'S 1: Though faster than a speeding bullet, he was ruled 4-F. Superman. 2: By war's end, they had banked over 13 million units of blood for plasma. the Red Cross. 3: Not his singing, but a lack of lunch caused fan to swoon at his Paramount Theater concert. Frank Sinatra. 4: De...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 515, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "T"3 1: While not an M.D., this person can still diagnose eye problems and prescribe glasses. optometrist. 2: The Holy Bible is made up of the "Old" and "New" ones. testaments. 3: Gouverneur Morris was responsible for much of the wording of this in 1787. the Constitution. 4: It's the...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 514, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Animals In Mythology 1: Ratatosk, a messenger of Norse myth, was one of these animals and ran up and down Yggdrasil, a giant tree. Squirrel. 2: If Romulus did a "Got Milk?" ad, he'd talk about this animal who suckled him and Remus. Wolf. 3: In Incan myth, it was this South American c...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 513, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The New York Times Photography 1: The Times photo of this man dates from sometime around 1870; he was dead by 1876. Custer. 2: This famed labor leader is seen demonstrating in 1969. César Chávez. 3: Seen here is a dramatic 1937 photo of a tragedy in this New Jersey town. Lakehurst....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 512, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Old School Thai 1: Until 1939 Thailand was known by this name. Siam. 2: Known as the "Venice of the East", this Thai city was modernized by King Mongkut in the 1800s. Bangkok. 3: Thailand is an important source of these blue September birthstones. sapphires. 4: About 95% of Thais pra...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 511, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: How To Be A Bad Sport 1: When keeping score in this sport, "forget" to add your opponent's next pin score to his spare. Bowling. 2: If you're playing midfield in this sport and the center is dribbling the ball towards you, kick at his shins. Soccer. 3: Get a leg up in this sport by s...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 510, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Acts Of Congress 1: 1930's Smoot-Hawley Act raised these to protect American farmers. tariffs. 2: (I'm Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone.) Setting standards and establishing measurable goals to improve individual outcomes in education was the objective of this...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 509, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Broadway Musicals By Characters 1: Tevye,Golde,Yente. Fiddler on the Roof . 2: Fantine,Javert,Jean Valjean. Les Miserables . 3: Mrs. Potts,Belle,Gaston. Beauty and the Beast . 4: Bustopher Jones,Old Deuteronomy,Mistoffelees. Cats . 5: Velma Von Tussle,Tracy Turnblad,Corny Collins. Ha...