Episode 1158 - Numeric words and phrases - Bulfinch's mythology - Drew barrymore loves music - Place your "bet" - Silent k words

Instant Trivia

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 this name.
• a onesie.
• 3: Hyphenated term for a contest that's really no contest.
• one-sided.
• 4: "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" is traditionally sung in this break.
• the seventh-inning stretch.
• 5: Alliterative term for a married person having an affair.
• a two-timer.

Round 2. Category: Bulfinch'S Mythology

• 1: These part-leonine beasts built their nests from gold; Merv might be interested.
• griffins.
• 2: Pliny said this mythical beast had "a single black horn... standing out in the middle of its forehead".
• a unicorn.
• 3: As the porter of Heaven, he opened the year, so our first month is named for him.
• Janus.
• 4: She left Menelaus for Paris—the man, not the city.
• Helen (of Troy).
• 5: Camilla and this Roman goddess of the hunt got along famously, unlike the British women who bear their names today.
• Diana.

Round 3. Category: Drew Barrymore Loves Music

• 1: (Drew Barrymore delivers the clue one last time.) Bernie Taupin was a teenager when he answered an ad looking for songwriters, this future partner of his did the same, and the rest is rock and roll history.
• Elton John.
• 2: (Drew Barrymore gives the clue again.) The music and lyrics of these famous brothers posed the "fever"ish question "How Deep Is Your Love".
• the Bee Gees.
• 3: (Drew Barrymore gives the clue once more.) The ever-popular "Evergreen" has lyrics by Paul Williams and music by this singer who introduced it in "A Star Is Born".
• Barbra Streisand.
• 4: (Drew Barrymore gives the clue again.) "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" swings with the lyrics of Irving Mills and the music of this jazzman.
• (Duke) Ellington.
• 5: (Drew Barrymore gives the clue.) Some of the most romantic songs of all time, including "Embraceable You", were written by these brothers.
• George and Ira Gershwin.

Round 4. Category: Place Your Bet. With Bet in quotation marks

• 1: Your present spouse is your this 2-word phrase.
• better half.
• 2: Your future spouse is your this word.
• betrothed.
• 3: To hurt someone who trusts you.
• betrayal.
• 4: It designates any constellation's second-brightest star.
• beta.
• 5: Pair it with "between" to mean in an awkward middle position.
• betwixt.

Round 5. Category: Silent K Words

• 1: Sir Francis Bacon wrote, "ipsa scientia potestas est", often translated to this phrase.
• knowledge is power.
• 2: It's a type of backpack.
• a knapsack.
• 3: In a Chumbawamba song, this happens, "but I get up again".
• (I get) knocked down.
• 4: In an epic takedown in "King Lear", Oswald is called a this, "a rascal... filthy, worsted-stocking" this (again).
• knave.
• 5: This aptly named brand calls itself a "wedding marketplace that connects couples with local wedding professionals".
• the Knot.

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