Episode 516 - The '40'S - "Ta" Ta For Now - Historical Blogs. - From The Latin - Go Jump In A Great Lake!

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 516, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The '40'S

• 1: Though faster than a speeding bullet, he was ruled 4-F.
• Superman.
• 2: By war's end, they had banked over 13 million units of blood for plasma.
• the Red Cross.
• 3: Not his singing, but a lack of lunch caused fan to swoon at his Paramount Theater concert.
• Frank Sinatra.
• 4: Destination of MacArthur's "I shall return".
• the Philippines.
• 5: Wartime pseudonym of Mrs. I. Toguri D'Aquino.
• Tokyo Rose.

Round 2. Category: "Ta" Ta For Now

• 1: Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643.
• the Taj Mahal.
• 2: Known for its aniselike flavor, this aromatic herb is widely used in cooking.
• tarragon.
• 3: In a Bobbie Gentry No. 1 hit song from 1967, Billie Joe MacAllister jumps off this.
• Tallahatchie Bridge.
• 4: (Hi. I'm Hal Sparks.) This former E! entertainment channel TV show helped further the careers of me, John Henson and Greg Kinnear.
• Talk Soup.
• 5: "Saucy" name for the crusty areas on your teeth made from mineral salts reacting with plaque and saliva.
• tartar.

Round 3. Category: Historical Blogs.

• 1: 1865: Everyone talks about my "march to the sea", but my trip through the Carolinas ain't no picnic, either.
• William Sherman.
• 2: Circa 8th c. B.C.: Writing the 2 epic poems that'll make me famous! Scholars would never doubt my existence... d'oh!.
• Homer.
• 3: 2005: After the wedding, wife will be Duchess of Cornwall. Retiring pickup line "you could be the next Duchess of Cornwall".
• Prince Charles.
• 4: 1945: I'm just a colonel.1946: Stand back, Buenos Aires! Call me Mr. President!.
• Juan Peron.
• 5: July 1, 1937: Fred and I are leaving New Guinea for Howland Island. 2,600 miles... wish us luck!.
• Amelia Earhart.

Round 4. Category: From The Latin

• 1: This lowly chess piece takes its name from the Latin for "foot soldier".
• pawn.
• 2: This adjective meaning shifty or deceptive is derived from "de via", meaning away from the road.
• Devious.
• 3: Of the 3 virtues mentioned in the King James Version of I Corinthians 13;13, the 2 that are from Latin.
• faith and charity.
• 4: This word for an official announcement, as in the emancipation one, comes from the Latin "to cry out".
• a proclamation.
• 5: The 4-letter Latinate word for "highest point" that ends in "X".
• apex.

Round 5. Category: Go Jump In A Great Lake!

• 1: On Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in this largest lake in the Western Hemisphere.
• Superior.
• 2: The smallest of the Great Lakes, it has a surface area of about 7,500 square miles.
• Ontario.
• 3: Named for the region's Indians, this second-largest Great Lake was the first one seen by Europeans.
• Huron.
• 4: Rivers draining into this lake include the Muskegon, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph in the East.
• Michigan.
• 5: It's the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with its greatest depth only 210 feet.
• Erie.

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