Episode 709 - Let's Go To Florida - Army, Navy Or Marines - Bahrain - Approbation - Handy Technology

Instant Trivia

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 famous floral site.
• Cypress Gardens.
• 4: For years Gomek the giant crocodile was the big attraction at this oldest Florida city's alligator farm.
• St. Augustine.
• 5: The Wallendas' poles, rigging and costumes are on view at the Circus Museum in this Florida city.
• Sarasota.

Round 2. Category: Army, Navy Or Marines

• 1: Chester Nimitz.
• the Navy.
• 2: World War I flying ace Frank Luke.
• the Army.
• 3: John Glenn.
• the Marines.
• 4: Roger Staubach.
• the Navy.
• 5: Comedian Drew Carey.
• the Marines.

Round 3. Category: Bahrain

• 1: This Iberian power occupied Bahrain from 1521 until the locals asked for Persian help in 1602.
• Portugal.
• 2: Bahrain is known as this "of the Arabian Gulf", although cultured ones are banned in the market of the same name.
• the Pearl.
• 3: The 5 triangular shapes on the Bahraini flag represent these "foundations" of Islam.
• pillars.
• 4: Bahrain's capital, it shares most of its letters with a Central American country.
• Manama.
• 5: In 1971 Bahrain joined this regional organization that was formed in Cairo in 1945.
• the Arab League.

Round 4. Category: Approbation

• 1: In 1982 Lenny Skutnick rescued a passenger on a crashed 737 from this D.C. river.
• Potomac.
• 2: Fittingly, CNN broke the news in 1997 when this man decided to give $1 billion to the U.N..
• Ted Turner.
• 3: Jody Williams won a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to ban these weapons.
• land mines.
• 4: In 1997, 5 decades late, 7 black soldiers received this highest award for bravery during WWII.
• the Congressional Medal of Honor.
• 5: Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara, who saved hundreds of Jews in WWII, bears the title "Righteous" this.
• Gentile.

Round 5. Category: Handy Technology

• 1: The Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra is a device which plays music in this alphanumeric format.
• MP3.
• 2: "N-Gage" with this company's cell phone, wihch is also a portable game.
• Nokia.
• 3: You can feel your way around a game using the Dualshock controller for this video game console.
• PlayStation.
• 4: This company that sells Dimension computers now sells a GPS system for the Axim PDAs.
• Dell.
• 5: With its Ofoto online service and Easyshare cameras, you'll never have to develop this company's film.
• Kodak.

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