Episode 811 - it happened on valentine's day - "and" - planets on earth - films of the '40s - archie-ology

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 811, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: it happened on valentine's day

• 1: In 1929 Al Capone's men massacred rival gangsters on St. Valentine's Day in this city.
• Chicago.
• 2: TV's Mrs. Brady, she was born on Feb. 14, 1934.
• Florence Henderson.
• 3: In 1995 Arthur Chaskalson, who defended Nelson Mandela in 1964, was sworn in as this country's chief justice.
• South Africa.
• 4: Americans fell in love with her when she gave a TV tour of the White House on Feb. 14, 1962.
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
• 5: On Feb. 14, 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeini called for the death of this Indian-born British author.
• Salman Rushdie.

Round 2. Category: "and"

• 1: We think it's a conspiracy that she hasn't won an Emmy every year she's played FBI agent Dana Scully.
• Gillian Anderson.
• 2: It's the first symbol in the censored word and*$%!.
• ampersand.
• 3: He was the Roman slave who removed a thorn from a big cat's paw, and we ain't lion.
• Androcles.
• 4: Name of a princess of myth, a constellation and a new Gene Roddenberry sci-fi show.
• Andromeda.
• 5: He's the only man to win the Daytona 500, Indy 500 and a Formula One World Championship.
• (Mario) Andretti.

Round 3. Category: planets on earth

• 1: Drive through the village of Mercury in the Rhone-Alpes region of this country.
• France.
• 2: There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers in this state.
• Pennsylvania.
• 3: If you're driving through Jupiter, catch a show at the maltz Jupiter theatre in this state.
• Florida.
• 4: The seas of Neptune are long gone, replaced by the prairies near its captital, Regina, in this Canadian province.
• Saskatchewan.
• 5: Though not large enough to be an official planet, Pluto resides on this largest Philippine Island.
• Luzon.

Round 4. Category: films of the '40s

• 1: In 1943 Claude Rains played this title character who lived in the sewers under the Paris Opera House.
• the Phantom of the Opera.
• 2: While he didn't do one of his Road pictures in 1944, he did do "Going My Way".
• Bing Crosby.
• 3: In 1940 titles Brian Donlevy was "The Great McGinty" and Charlie Chaplin was "The Great" this.
• dictator.
• 4: This 1945 film, based on a novel by James M. Cain, earned Joan Crawford a career boost and her only Oscar.
• Mildred Pierce.
• 5: He was a well-respected actor in England before taking his 1st U.S. role in "Anna and the King of Siam".
• Rex Harrison.

Round 5. Category: archie-ology

• 1: In the "Archie" comics, this is the nickname of Forsythe Pendleton Jones.
• "Jughead".
• 2: Betty's last name is Cooper; this character's is Lodge.
• Veronica.
• 3: Archie lives and attends high school in this town.
• Riverdale.
• 4: Midge's boyfriend, he suffers from dyslexia.
• Moose.
• 5: Archie will turn 60 in this, the 1st year of the 21st century.
• 2001.

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