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Episode 936 - halls of fame - money superstitions - stringed instruments - rock bands - high intelligence
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 936, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: halls of fame
- 1: It opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939.
- Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2: Wade Boggs, Satchel Paige.
- baseball.
- 3: This prodigy who won the U.S. Open at age 14 in 1957 was a charter member of the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.
- Bobby Fischer.
- 4: "King Me" if you know that Petal, Mississippi is home to the international hall of fame for this game.
- checkers.
- 5: Instead of just "standing on a corner in" this Arizona city, drop by an Astronaut Hall of Fame.
- Winslow.
Round 2. Category: money superstitions
- 1: When you give one of these to a man, a coin or bill should be in it so he'll never be out of money.
- a wallet.
- 2: If your left hand does this, money is coming.
- itches.
- 3: A groom may give a bride a penny to wear in this for good luck.
- a shoe.
- 4: Turn over a silver coin in your pocket when you see this heavenly body and your wish will come true.
- the Moon.
- 5: Carrying a coin with this year stamped on it is supposed to bring you good luck.
- the year of your birth.
Round 3. Category: stringed instruments
- 1: The OED says this word for a violin is "only in familiar or contemptuous use".
- fiddle.
- 2: The best classical guitars are this type named for a country, like the ones made by Alhambra.
- Spanish guitars.
- 3: Its name may come from the African "mbanza", which is a similar instrument.
- Banjo.
- 4: This instrument played by Manolis Hiotis is Greek to me (and everyone else, too).
- Bouzouki.
- 5: Jacqueline du Pre made an acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut May 14, 1965 playing Elgar's concerto for this instrument.
- cello.
Round 4. Category: rock bands
- 1: Steven Tyler of this group said the Grateful Dead "were worried about us, so that gives you some idea of how (messed) up and crazy we were".
- Aerosmith.
- 2: ("Heart of Glass").
- Blondie.
- 3: ("Fight for Your Right").
- The Beastie Boys.
- 4: The classic "Free Bird" by this southern rock group was a tribute to Duane Allman.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- 5: Fans of this current band are known as Firebreathers.
- Imagine Dragons.
Round 5. Category: high intelligence
- 1: In 2004 he replaced George Tenet as the permanent head of the CIA.
- Porter Goss.
- 2: The name of this intelligence service established in 1951 is from the Hebrew for "institution".
- Mossad.
- 3: John Thurloe was this English leader's intelligence chief in the 1650s, gathering info on royalist plots.
- (Oliver) Cromwell.
- 4: During World War II Gen. Bill Donovan ran this forerunner of the CIA.
- the OSS (Office of Strategic Services).
- 5: Sanskrit for "learned man", this term was used for natives recruited into intelligence gathering in British India.
- pundit.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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Manage episode 376040178 series 3394361
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 936, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: halls of fame
- 1: It opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939.
- Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2: Wade Boggs, Satchel Paige.
- baseball.
- 3: This prodigy who won the U.S. Open at age 14 in 1957 was a charter member of the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.
- Bobby Fischer.
- 4: "King Me" if you know that Petal, Mississippi is home to the international hall of fame for this game.
- checkers.
- 5: Instead of just "standing on a corner in" this Arizona city, drop by an Astronaut Hall of Fame.
- Winslow.
Round 2. Category: money superstitions
- 1: When you give one of these to a man, a coin or bill should be in it so he'll never be out of money.
- a wallet.
- 2: If your left hand does this, money is coming.
- itches.
- 3: A groom may give a bride a penny to wear in this for good luck.
- a shoe.
- 4: Turn over a silver coin in your pocket when you see this heavenly body and your wish will come true.
- the Moon.
- 5: Carrying a coin with this year stamped on it is supposed to bring you good luck.
- the year of your birth.
Round 3. Category: stringed instruments
- 1: The OED says this word for a violin is "only in familiar or contemptuous use".
- fiddle.
- 2: The best classical guitars are this type named for a country, like the ones made by Alhambra.
- Spanish guitars.
- 3: Its name may come from the African "mbanza", which is a similar instrument.
- Banjo.
- 4: This instrument played by Manolis Hiotis is Greek to me (and everyone else, too).
- Bouzouki.
- 5: Jacqueline du Pre made an acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut May 14, 1965 playing Elgar's concerto for this instrument.
- cello.
Round 4. Category: rock bands
- 1: Steven Tyler of this group said the Grateful Dead "were worried about us, so that gives you some idea of how (messed) up and crazy we were".
- Aerosmith.
- 2: ("Heart of Glass").
- Blondie.
- 3: ("Fight for Your Right").
- The Beastie Boys.
- 4: The classic "Free Bird" by this southern rock group was a tribute to Duane Allman.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- 5: Fans of this current band are known as Firebreathers.
- Imagine Dragons.
Round 5. Category: high intelligence
- 1: In 2004 he replaced George Tenet as the permanent head of the CIA.
- Porter Goss.
- 2: The name of this intelligence service established in 1951 is from the Hebrew for "institution".
- Mossad.
- 3: John Thurloe was this English leader's intelligence chief in the 1650s, gathering info on royalist plots.
- (Oliver) Cromwell.
- 4: During World War II Gen. Bill Donovan ran this forerunner of the CIA.
- the OSS (Office of Strategic Services).
- 5: Sanskrit for "learned man", this term was used for natives recruited into intelligence gathering in British India.
- pundit.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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