Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 156, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Biblical Firsts 1: Rachel is the first shepherdess mentioned and he's the first shepherd. Abel. 2: He's the first person in the Bible to build a ship. Noah. 3: God's first instructions to human beings were "be fruitful and" do this. to multiply. 4: This strongman told the first riddl...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 155, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 155, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Famous Armstrongs 1: His earlier nickname was "Dippermouth" and he learned how to play the bugle in reform school. Satchmo Armstrong. 2: On radio, Dick York played Billy Fairfield, best f...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 154, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nba Retired Jerseys 1: Los Angeles Lakers no. 32. Magic Johnson. 2: Philadelphia 76ers no. 6. Julius Erving. 3: Boston Celtics no. 33. Larry Bird. 4: New York Knicks no. 33. Patrick Ewing. 5: Indiana Pacers no. 31. Reggie Miller. Round 2. Category: Happy Trails To You 1: Often used t...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 153, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Those Wacky Germans 1: Gesundheit, meaning "health", is what Germans say instead of "bless you" when you do this. Sneeze. 2: The food many Germans like best is wurst, which are these hot-dog-shaped meat treats. Sausages. 3: Germans decorate Christmas trees with silvery strings and ca...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 152, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Last 1: Ordered by Texas inmate Stanley Baker, Jr., it included 2 16-oz. ribeyes, 2 potatoes and a pint of ice cream. his last meal. 2: Daniel Bakeman of New York, who died in 1869 at age 109, was the last surviving veteran of this war. the Revolutionary War. 3: It was for Virgin...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 151, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: '80S Bands In Other Words 1: Lugers Plus American Beauties. Guns N' Roses. 2: Non-Hearing Panthera Pardus. Def Leppard. 3: Several Of The Boeing Craft Known As Stratofortresses. B-52's. 4: Gnarled Nun. Twisted Sister. 5: Hommes Sans Chapeaux. Men Without Hats. Round 2. Category: Inve...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 150, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Non-Potent Potables 1: A daiquiri made without liquor is this type, like a chaste young woman. a virgin. 2: A daiquiri made without liquor is this type, like a chaste young woman. a virgin. 3: Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires invented this beverage in the mid-1800s. root beer. 4...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 149, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Well, Duh! 1: Samuel Goldwyn supposedly said anyone who goes to one of these doctors should have his head examined. Psychiatrist. 2: The English word for this animal comes from the Greek "kamelos". camel. 3: Joan Embery reports that all birds have these, "A characteristic shared by n...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: To Build A Flower 1: A fib plus French for "lake". a lilac. 2: Any automobile plus any country. a carnation. 3: Word preceding "and proper" plus "Charmed" actress McGowan. a primrose. 4:...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 147, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Taking A "Bath" 1: It attracts feathered friends. Birdbath. 2: It's what the baby shouldn't be thrown out with. the Bathwater. 3: This vehicle can take you under the sea. Bathyscape. 4: Extreme sentimentality. Bathos. 5: It's the chemical rinse that keeps photographic film from overd...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 146, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Finish The Proverb 1: Too many cooks.... spoil the broth. 2: You can't judge a book.... by its cover. 3: He who laughs last.... laughs best. 4: Nothing ventured.... nothing gained. 5: Man cannot live.... on bread alone. Round 2. Category: Drinks 1: This lemon-lime soft drink encourag...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 145, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tales 1: "Needful Things" is a recent tale of terror by this author of "It" and "Cujo". Stephen King. 2: In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff wrote the first of several children's tales about this elephant. Babar. 3: This author was one of the first to use the term "Jazz Age" in his "Tales of th...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 144, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Middle Earth 1: They're the 3 South American countries through which the equator passes. Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. 2: The equator passes through this nation's islands of Sulawesi, Kalimantan and Sumatra. Indonesia. 3: The largest lake on the equator is this African one. Lake Vict...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Automobile Trivia 1: =. =. 2: The roofs of London taxicabs have extra height so gentlemen won't knock these off. tophats. 3: Most automobile horns beep on this note, 4th of the C scale. F...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 141, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's Rock! 1: Keith, Brian, Mick, Bill and Charlie on drums. the Rolling Stones. 2: From 760 feet up on this crater, you get a great view of Honolulu. Diamond Head. 3: In 1990 the Red Hot Chili Peppers were part of the first campaign by this org. to interest youth in politics. Rock...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Sing! 1: Wham!. George Michael. 2: Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler. 3: The Talking Heads. David Byrne. 4: Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan. 5: The Clash. Joe Strummer. Round 2. Category: Movie Thrillers 1: In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-release...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Animals In Paradise 1: The largest animal in paradise is this biblical one that swallowed a person whole. (Jonah's) whale. 2: A bird called the Hoopoe of Bilquis is on the list, Bilqis being a name for the biblical queen of this place. Sheba. 3: Solomon talked to this industrious ins...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 4-Letter Magazines 1: Henry Luce helped create these 2 magazines, one in 1923, the other in 1936. Time and Life. 2: It's how you say "She" in France and Korea and Romania and 29 other international editions. Elle. 3: People sure are saying things about this new magazine from Tina Bro...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 137, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 5 Letter Words 1: An assumed identity, or the type of letter that accompanies a resume. Cover letter. 2: Emily Post says in this kind of letter, don't call death "a blessing in disguise". Condolence letter. 3: Also a fruit, it should always be found in the heading of a letter. Date....

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 136, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Edgar Allan Poe-Pourri 1: In the world's first detective story, C. Auguste Dupin solves the title crimes in "The Murders" here. the Rue Morgue. 2: A man's harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish Inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite. "The Pit and the Pendulum". 3: Th...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 135, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ghosts 1: The 999 ghosts at the mansion in this Anaheim landmark tell visitors “There's always room for 1 more”. Disneyland. 2: Creators of “Casper” say this film's logo plagiarized 1 of their characters. Ghostbusters . 3: Silver City, Idaho and Bodie, California for example. gho...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 134, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cash 1: In a 1956 song Johnny had the "Blues" for this title place; he recorded a live album there in 1968. Folsom Prison. 2: This Johnny Cash song begins, "Love is a burning thing". "Ring Of Fire". 3: She helped Johnny kick his drug habit and converted him to fundamentalist Christia...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Singer-Songwriters 1: "Beat It". Michael Jackson. 2: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder". Paul Anka. 3: "That Don't Impress Me Much". Shania Twain. 4: "I Walk the Line". Johnny Cash. 5: "Short People". Randy Newman. Round 2. Category: Take A Hike 1: There's good hiking at several stops on...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 132, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "The Onion" 1: "The Onion" reported that 450,000 unsold copies of "TIME"'s special issue on this April "day" went to a landfill. Earth Day. 2: In a headline from history, "War Rationing Boards Restricts Nylon Use to Armed Forces" and this FBI director. J. Edgar Hoover. 3: In entertai...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr 1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system. reboot. 2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes. ringer. 3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture. rattan. 4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleto...