Episode 1202 - "stop" and "go" - The prophecies of nostradamus - The nose knows - Names that are verbs - The "dis"patch

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1202, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Stop And Go. With Stop" And "Go in quotes

• 1: It's called the "peach of the tropics".
• a mango.
• 2: It's a brief appearance by a politician in a small town, traditionally on the rear platform of a train.
• a whistle stop.
• 3: In captivity this bird is fed a diet containing carotenoid pigments to maintain the color of its plumage.
• a flamingo.
• 4: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11.
• an f-stop.
• 5: A highlight of this 1956 film is a rendition of "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe, who plays Cherie, a saloon singer.
• Bus Stop.

Round 2. Category: The Prophecies Of Nostradamus

• 1: "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?.
• Geneva.
• 2: Nostradamus very clearly predicted a new election of one of these for the year 1609--but Paul V failed to die.
• a pope.
• 3: The "Hister" who will "Vex Venice" is purportedly this 20th century fiend with a couple of letters changed.
• Hitler.
• 4: "The great camel" (your guess is as good as ours) will drink from these 2 longest rivers that pass through Germany.
• the Danube and the Rhine.
• 5: "More butcher than king in England" is seen as this leader born in 1599, 33 years after Nostradamus died.
• Oliver Cromwell.

Round 3. Category: The Nose Knows

• 1: One indicator of COVID infection learned of in recent years is anosmia, this impairment.
• a loss of smell.
• 2: Grab a hankie, an epistaxis is just one of these and can have many causes beyond trauma.
• a bloody nose.
• 3: Not just Great-Uncle Fred, but even you likely have nasal vibrissae, these.
• (nose) hairs.
• 4: The ethmoid and the sphenoid are two of these cavities that can drain into the nose.
• a sinus.
• 5: Part of an area known as the rhinarium in some mammals, it's the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.
• a philtrum.

Round 4. Category: Names That Are Verbs

• 1: Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves.
• Nick.
• 2: Silent screen cowboy Tom, or what many people do at cocktail parties.
• Mix.
• 3: Gregory, or what his chickens might do.
• Peck.
• 4: Mr. Martindale, or what he might do if he likes you.
• Wink.
• 5: Mr. Owens, or what his horse might do to throw him.
• Buck.

Round 5. Category: The DisPatch. With Dis in quotes

• 1: Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s.
• a disco ball.
• 2: On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears".
• dissertation.
• 3: Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment.
• dismount.
• 4: It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist.
• discography.
• 5: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination.
• Disabilities.

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