Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1163, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Yesterday'S Hotties 1: This lovely's look was all the rage on college campuses in the 1940s. Veronica Lake. 2: This actress who played opposite Victor Mature in "Samson and Delilah" invented the technology used in cell phones. Hedy L…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1162, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Anagrammed Birds 1: Illinois' state bird:CLAN RAID. cardinal. 2: A real show-off:COP CAKE. peacock. 3: A holiday standard:KEY RUT. turkey. 4: Seen at the seashore:DARN PIPES. sandpiper. 5: It's game if you are:HATE NAPS. pheasant. Ro…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1161, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: What A Month! 1: It shares its name with a type of musical piece: Forward--Move It!. March. 2: The United States celebrates its birthday during this month. July. 3: Timewise, it's the shortest month. February. 4: It's National Dental…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1160, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Where Does It Hurt? 1: Myalgia (these parts). muscles. 2: Dermatalgia. skin. 3: Hepatalgia. the liver. 4: Odontalgia. teeth. 5: Arthralgia (these parts, whether hinge or ball-and-socket). joint. Round 2. Category: Will You Still Feed…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1159, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Requiem For A Skyline 1: In November of 1972, the Kingdome was dedicated in this West Coast city. In March 2000, the Kingdome was demolished in this West Coast city. Seattle. 2: In 1978, New Jersey's Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel got ch…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1158, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Numeric Words And Phrases 1: The Lakers won championships in 1987 and '88, so before the next season, Pat Riley trademarked this. a three-peat. 2: You're too old for the single-piece type of underwear that Gerber trademarked under th…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1157, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Name The Work 1: Melville:"Captain Vere was an exceptional character". Billy Budd. 2: Cervantes:"At a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not wish to remember". Don Quixote. 3: Verne:"Certainly an Englishman, it was more doubtful w…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1156, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: That Old Time Television 1: This 1950s Nelson family sitcom ran for 14 years. Ozzie and Harriet. 2: 2 of the 3 full-time "Tonight Show" hosts before Jay Leno. (2 of 3) Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. 3: This actress' TV cha…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1155, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Those Phabulous Phoenicians 1: Seaport city known for its very expensive purple dye. Tyre. 2: The Phoenician city of Berytus is known known by this name. Beirut. 3: The ancient city of Byblos was known for its production of this mate…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1154, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Poke Out An I 1: Whether acrylic or watercolor, an art supply without its "I" becomes this--breathe hard. a pant. 2: A word towards the end of an auctioneer's spiel sells its "I" to ring out as this instrument. gong. 3: Without its "…

Few things get the Irish rugby public as excited as a young talent at outhalf. Dannah O'Brien has been on the scene for a while now, making her debut against Japan in 2022. Fresh off starting in Ireland's defeat to Italy last weekend, O'Brien joins The Counter Ruck to talk through her career to date, the first two rounds of this year's Six Nations …

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1153, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Stupid Show Biz Answers 1: It's the role Danny Bonaduce played on "The Partridge Family". Danny. 2: Mike Myers flexed his powers to play Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell in this 1998 film. 54. 3: Andrea McArdle, who starred in a producti…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1152, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cities Through Time 1: A brief civil war took place in this capital after Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917. Helsinki. 2: Before 1918 Guangzhou was known by this name; a Chinese language still reminds us of it. Canton…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1151, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Back To The Hotel 1: In 1975, Lyn Weiner opened the Kennelworth, a hotel in New York City for these pets. dogs. 2: The Celtic Lodge and Kelly's Hotel are famous hotels in this world capital. Dublin. 3: This large ocean liner that's b…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1150, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Liberty Bell Rang... 1: On Feb. 3, 1757, when the Assembly directed this man to go to England to address colonial grievances. Benjamin Franklin. 2: on July 8, 1776 to announce the first public reading of this. the Declaration of …

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1149, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Coffees All Around 1: This "Good to the last drop" brand lets you choose among smooth, rich and bold. Maxwell House. 2: At Starbucks, a "shot" is typically a shot of this coffee brew. espresso. 3: The press you can use to infuse your…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1148, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Big Battalions 1: This country's nearly 2.2 million active military personnel is by far the world's largest standing force. China. 2: Russia leads the world with more than 20,000 of these, like the new T-14 with an automated turr…

Former Ireland, Leinster and Leicester backrow Shane Jennings joins Gordon D'Arcy and host Nathan Johns. The historical links between Leinster and Leicester, opponents this weekend in the Champions Cup, are profound. In 2005, Jennings and current Leinster head coach Leo Cullen left the province for a two-year stint at the English club. When they re…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1147, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hymns And Spirituals 1: Title that precedes "How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me". "Amazing Grace". 2: It's where "I'm goin' to lay down my burden", and "my sword and shield". "down by the riverside". 3: A hymn and anthe…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1146, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cousin It. With It in quotation marks 1: A person serving in place of another, perhaps as a teacher. a substitute. 2: A group of 3, with or without a Holy Ghost. a trinity. 3: The state of living alone, even for 100 years... in a for…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1145, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Wacky Math 1: Strings on a standard guitar times the Oscars won by Pauly Shore. 0. 2: Number of "golden rings" in a Christmas song plus the number of rings in Ringling's circus. 8 (5 3). 3: Days in a leap year minus the title "route"…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1144, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Pull 1: You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done. Strings. 2: From the idea of breaking camp comes this phrase for moving on. Pull up stakes. 3: Since the 8th century, it's what churchmen have pulled to ring their bells. Ropes. …

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1143, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: An Arm Or A Leg. With Arm" Or A "Leg in quotation marks 1: 4-word term for Gen. McClellan's Union forces that guarded D.C. against invasion across a certain river. Army of the Potomac. 2: Assembled in the 1580s, it was commanded by M…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Dead Precedents 1: In 1943 the Supreme Court overruled a 1940 decision and said students couldn't be required to salute this. the flag. 2: In 1987 the Supreme Court overruled an 1861 decision that courts couldn't do this, order a sus…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1141, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: On My Dog'S Ipod 1: The first song my dog downloaded was "Atomic Dog" by this funky member of Parliament. George Clinton. 2: My dog can't help it-- he salivates every time he listens to the disco classic "Ring My" this. "Bell". 3: Fo…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Asian Bodies Of Water 1: Although called a sea, it's actually a large salty lake between Israel and Jordan. the Dead Sea. 2: According to Hindu myth, this river once flowed in the heavens but was ordered to go down to Earth. the Gang…

Gordon D’Arcy and Nathan Johns talk through Ireland's defeat to France to begin the women’s Six Nations. We also pick through the best of the action following a mixed weekend for the provinces in the URC. A week on from the Six Nations, we look at which fringe internationals, now playing before the return of European action, have the best chance of…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Hard Wood 1: Ted Turner said these have no future because there aren't enough trees left to keep making wood pulp. newspapers. 2: This eating utensil's name is from Old English for a "chip of wood". spoon. 3: Only National Hockey Lea…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Did I Hear That Right? 1: "Saturday Night Live" editorialist Emily Litella wasn't sure why all the fuss about these "on television". Violins. 2: A coming-of-age novel by Bruce Ducker is titled "Lead Us Not Into" this NYC train depot.…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1137, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: B.C. Vips 1: In 399 B.C. he told a jury, "I am not grieved, men of Athens, at this vote of condemnation". Socrates. 2: Rather than surrender to the Romans, this great Carthaginian general took his own life. Hannibal. 3: Ankhesenamun,…

Ireland begin their Six Nations campaign a number of months after winning the first edition of the WXV3 competition. It was a much-needed confidence boost in an era largely defined by governance controversy off the field and spiralling performances off it. John Cronin was director of rugby at Railway Union RFC, coaching a number of current and form…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1136, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: State Sandwich 1: It's sandwiched between Mississippi and Georgia. Alabama. 2: It's sandwiched between California and Utah. Nevada. 3: It's the cheesy filling between Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Wisconsin. 4: It's sandwi…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1135, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Crossword Clues M. With M in quotation marks 1: Bede was one; so was Mendel (4). monk. 2: "La boheme" femme(4). Mimi. 3: Thoroughly modern girl(6). Millie. 4: Mickey and Minnie (4). mice. 5: Merry month (3). May. Round 2. Category: S…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1134, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ways To Play. With Play in quotation marks 1: To cut class or skip school. To play hooky. 2: It's a 3-word synonym for a pun. Play on words. 3: A person who doesn't date anyone exclusively does this; so do some baseball players. Play…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Da, You Speak Russian 1: Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar. beluga. 2: A Russian monarch, or an American policy expert appointed by the government to tackle a particular problem. a czar. …

Gordon D’Arcy and Gerry Thornley join host Nathan Johns to pick through the final round of the Six Nations championship. Ireland weren’t perfect, but had enough to get over the line against Scotland to earn back-to-back titles for just the third time. Given the way the final matches unfolded, have teams started to figure out the Irish attack? Was t…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1132, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Books For The Young 1: This Mark Twain character is "hated" by moms because he is "vulgar and bad" but "all their children admired him". Huckleberry Finn. 2: This Margaret Wise Brown children's classic about bedtime begins "In the gr…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Better Known As... 1: Marion Morrison. John Wayne. 2: "Stardust" man David Jones. David Bowie. 3: Funnyman Cornelius Chase. Chevy Chase. 4: WWII radio propagandist Iva D'Aquino. "Tokyo Rose". 5: Norma Jean Baker. Marilyn Monroe. Roun…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1130, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: 7 1: Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C. on one of a group of 7 hills. Rome. 2: In the Romanian language, this group includes Duminica, Luni and Vineri. days of the week. 3: Shivah in this religion is a 7-day period of m…

Scotland and Ireland have seen plenty of animosity in their contests in recent years. Yet the Scots have not won since 2017, while they haven't been victorious in Dublin since 2010. Can such a one-sided fixture truly be a rivalry, or do the two sides simply not like each other? Gordon D'Arcy and John O'Sullivan join host Nathan Johns to preview thi…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1129, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Writing Stuff 1: "Passing away" is this kind of term, an indirect substitute for something harsh or offensive. a euphemism. 2: "Uneven" 2-word term for an early version; Jefferson used it about one pass at the Declaration of Inde…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1128, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Quotable Einstein 1: "Life is like riding" one of these; "to keep your balance you must keep moving". a bicycle. 2: This "is more important than knowledge". imagination. 3: "I never think of" this period of time. "It comes soon e…

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1127, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Asian Capitals 1: This capital is named for a religion. Islamabad. 2: In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later. Islamabad. 3: On Jan. 6, 2005 an international summit on …

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1126, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Going For Ward. With Ward in quotation marks 1: Former name for what we today call a flight attendant. a stewardess. 2: All the clothes belonging to you, or a tall piece of furniture to put them all in. a wardrobe. 3: Michael S. Evan…