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Episode 1202 - "stop" and "go" - The prophecies of nostradamus - The nose knows - Names that are verbs - The "dis"patch
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1202, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Stop And Go. With Stop" And "Go in quotes
- 1: It's called the "peach of the tropics".
- a mango.
- 2: It's a brief appearance by a politician in a small town, traditionally on the rear platform of a train.
- a whistle stop.
- 3: In captivity this bird is fed a diet containing carotenoid pigments to maintain the color of its plumage.
- a flamingo.
- 4: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11.
- an f-stop.
- 5: A highlight of this 1956 film is a rendition of "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe, who plays Cherie, a saloon singer.
- Bus Stop.
Round 2. Category: The Prophecies Of Nostradamus
- 1: "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?.
- Geneva.
- 2: Nostradamus very clearly predicted a new election of one of these for the year 1609--but Paul V failed to die.
- a pope.
- 3: The "Hister" who will "Vex Venice" is purportedly this 20th century fiend with a couple of letters changed.
- Hitler.
- 4: "The great camel" (your guess is as good as ours) will drink from these 2 longest rivers that pass through Germany.
- the Danube and the Rhine.
- 5: "More butcher than king in England" is seen as this leader born in 1599, 33 years after Nostradamus died.
- Oliver Cromwell.
Round 3. Category: The Nose Knows
- 1: One indicator of COVID infection learned of in recent years is anosmia, this impairment.
- a loss of smell.
- 2: Grab a hankie, an epistaxis is just one of these and can have many causes beyond trauma.
- a bloody nose.
- 3: Not just Great-Uncle Fred, but even you likely have nasal vibrissae, these.
- (nose) hairs.
- 4: The ethmoid and the sphenoid are two of these cavities that can drain into the nose.
- a sinus.
- 5: Part of an area known as the rhinarium in some mammals, it's the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.
- a philtrum.
Round 4. Category: Names That Are Verbs
- 1: Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves.
- Nick.
- 2: Silent screen cowboy Tom, or what many people do at cocktail parties.
- Mix.
- 3: Gregory, or what his chickens might do.
- Peck.
- 4: Mr. Martindale, or what he might do if he likes you.
- Wink.
- 5: Mr. Owens, or what his horse might do to throw him.
- Buck.
Round 5. Category: The DisPatch. With Dis in quotes
- 1: Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s.
- a disco ball.
- 2: On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears".
- dissertation.
- 3: Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment.
- dismount.
- 4: It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist.
- discography.
- 5: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination.
- Disabilities.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1261 episodes
Manage episode 420423478 series 3394361
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1202, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Stop And Go. With Stop" And "Go in quotes
- 1: It's called the "peach of the tropics".
- a mango.
- 2: It's a brief appearance by a politician in a small town, traditionally on the rear platform of a train.
- a whistle stop.
- 3: In captivity this bird is fed a diet containing carotenoid pigments to maintain the color of its plumage.
- a flamingo.
- 4: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11.
- an f-stop.
- 5: A highlight of this 1956 film is a rendition of "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe, who plays Cherie, a saloon singer.
- Bus Stop.
Round 2. Category: The Prophecies Of Nostradamus
- 1: "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?.
- Geneva.
- 2: Nostradamus very clearly predicted a new election of one of these for the year 1609--but Paul V failed to die.
- a pope.
- 3: The "Hister" who will "Vex Venice" is purportedly this 20th century fiend with a couple of letters changed.
- Hitler.
- 4: "The great camel" (your guess is as good as ours) will drink from these 2 longest rivers that pass through Germany.
- the Danube and the Rhine.
- 5: "More butcher than king in England" is seen as this leader born in 1599, 33 years after Nostradamus died.
- Oliver Cromwell.
Round 3. Category: The Nose Knows
- 1: One indicator of COVID infection learned of in recent years is anosmia, this impairment.
- a loss of smell.
- 2: Grab a hankie, an epistaxis is just one of these and can have many causes beyond trauma.
- a bloody nose.
- 3: Not just Great-Uncle Fred, but even you likely have nasal vibrissae, these.
- (nose) hairs.
- 4: The ethmoid and the sphenoid are two of these cavities that can drain into the nose.
- a sinus.
- 5: Part of an area known as the rhinarium in some mammals, it's the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.
- a philtrum.
Round 4. Category: Names That Are Verbs
- 1: Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves.
- Nick.
- 2: Silent screen cowboy Tom, or what many people do at cocktail parties.
- Mix.
- 3: Gregory, or what his chickens might do.
- Peck.
- 4: Mr. Martindale, or what he might do if he likes you.
- Wink.
- 5: Mr. Owens, or what his horse might do to throw him.
- Buck.
Round 5. Category: The DisPatch. With Dis in quotes
- 1: Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s.
- a disco ball.
- 2: On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears".
- dissertation.
- 3: Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment.
- dismount.
- 4: It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist.
- discography.
- 5: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination.
- Disabilities.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1261 episodes
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