Episode 515 - "T"3 - Sporting Goods - I Need My "Space" - Ships - Let's Talk About Six

Instant Trivia

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 lever pilots use to control the power and speed of many planes.
• throttle.
• 5: To create an opera, you need a composer and this person who writes or adapts the text.
• librettist.

Round 2. Category: Sporting Goods

• 1: Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable.
• tees.
• 2: Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent and out-stretched.
• poles.
• 3: In baseball, this player's mitt cannot have a circumference of more than 38".
• the catcher.
• 4: Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head.
• a soccer ball.
• 5: Montreal's 2002 Jr Powerlam is a 51" long one of these with a synthetic blade.
• a hockey stick.

Round 3. Category: I Need My "Space"

• 1: Ittowers605 feetoverSeattle.
• the Space Needle.
• 2: It's been making people scream at Disney World since the '70s.
• Space Mountain.
• 3: It's between the 2 "Alt" keys on a standard keyboard.
• the spacebar.
• 4: The Chandra or the Hubble, for example.
• a space telescope.
• 5: The Oscar-winning actress and actor who fit the category.
• Kevin Spacey and Sissy Spacek.

Round 4. Category: Ships

• 1: These include Royal Caribbean, Princess and Holland America.
• cruise ships.
• 2: Merchant ship that made the trip in 1620 from Plymouth to Cape Cod.
• the Mayflower.
• 3: The ships of Columbus' first voyage were 2 caravels and this bigger ship, a type called a nao.
• the Santa Maria.
• 4: In 1960 Johnny Horton had a No. 3 hit with a song about the sinking of this German battleship.
• the Bismarck.
• 5: A book about this brig calls it "Survey Ship Extraordinary"; we're sure Charles Darwin would agree.
• the Beagle.

Round 5. Category: Let's Talk About Six

• 1: In American slang, to get rid of something by throwing it overboard is to give it this kind of six.
• deep-six.
• 2: His Sixth Symphony was termed the "Pastoral".
• Beethoven.
• 3: This group was originally made up of 6 members; in 1869 Congress changed its total to 9.
• the Supreme Court.
• 4: It's the horticultural name for the sixth Sunday in Lent.
• Palm Sunday.
• 5: Any solid figure having 6 faces; a cube, for example.
• a hexahedron.

Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!