Episode 1069 - A trip to the islands - The name of the board game - My name is earl warren - Make light work - Inca hoots?

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1069, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: A Trip To The Islands

• 1: This 2,200-square-mile Canadian island was named for a son of George III.
• Prince Edward Island.
• 2: The "Big Island" of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is shared between Argentina and this country.
• Chile.
• 3: The migration of the red crabs is an annual spectacle on this Indian Ocean island named for a holiday.
• Christmas Island.
• 4: An island called the Phantom Ship rises from the water inside a volcanic caldera in this Oregon national park.
• Crater Lake.
• 5: On this Greek island you can soak up the sun on Elafonisi Beach or tour the ruins of the ancient palace of Knossos.
• Crete.

Round 2. Category: The Name Of The Board Game

• 1: Rhinoplasty or appendectomy, for example.
• Operation.
• 2: The USS Missouri is an Iowa-class one.
• Battleship.
• 3: The Sherman Act of 1890 was meant to combat this type of business.
• Monopoly.
• 4: Slang for a tornado.
• Twister.
• 5: Nixon's spaniel.
• Checkers.

Round 3. Category: My Name Is Earl Warren

• 1: In Reynolds v. Sims I said that representation in legislatures must be based mostly on population: one man, one this.
• vote.
• 2: I am interred at this national cemetery.
• Arlington.
• 3: I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953.
• California.
• 4: On June 23, 1969 I swore in this man as Chief Justice of the U.S..
• Warren Burger.
• 5: I ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional in this landmark 1954 case.
• Brown v. Board of Education.

Round 4. Category: Make Light Work

• 1: Around noon on some days, Germany gets close to half its power from this source.
• solar power.
• 2: The light type of this is a basic tool of cell biology, magnifying specimens hundreds of times.
• a microscope.
• 3: Take a mind-expanding journey at the live show called Paramount's Laser Spectacular, with the music of this "Dark Side" band.
• Pink Floyd.
• 4: 10 projectors show astronomical wonders in the USA's largest of these facilities, at a Jersey City science center.
• a planetarium.
• 5: John Alcott and Emmanuel Lubezki, people in this profession, are noted for creative use of natural light.
• cinematographers.

Round 5. Category: Inca Hoots?

• 1: When in Peru, don't forget to check out the cute pygmy owls named for these mountains.
• the Andes.
• 2: The name of this city taken by Pizarro in 1533 is derived from Quechuan words meaning "rock of the owl".
• Cuzco.
• 3: After listening to its piercing cry, you'll know why this west Peruvian owl is so named.
• the screech-owl.
• 4: Peru's ferruginous pygmy owls are the color of this, which is formed by oxidation.
• rust.
• 5: A long-whiskered owlet was seen in Peru in 2007; it's so rare it has its own genus, Xenoglaux, meaning this "owl".
• foreign (or strange).

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