Episode 1246 - Tinseltown terms - Comic strippers - National parks a-z - Giants of science - Kids books en español

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1246, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Tinseltown Terms

• 1: The camera might travel on this wheeled platform to track a character down Madison Ave..
• a dolly.
• 2: The best man attends the groom and this person assists the head electrician.
• best boy.
• 3: This term for a handler of animals on the set can also mean a cowboy.
• wrangler.
• 4: Medical term for one who revises a script without credit; writer Robert Towne is a "specialist".
• a script doctor.
• 5: A jump one is an abrupt transition; a rough one is a stage in editing.
• cut.

Round 2. Category: Comic Strippers

• 1: Mr. Butts,Duke,Zonker.
• Doonesbury.
• 2: Mammy Yokum,Daisy Mae,Sadie Hawkins.
• Li'l Abner.
• 3: Ruff,Mr. Wilson,Dennis Mitchell.
• Dennis the Menace.
• 4: Odie,Pooky,Jon.
• Garfield.
• 5: Jughead,Betty,Veronica Lodge.
• Archie.

Round 3. Category: National Parks A-Z

• 1: A:This Utah park that has the natural sandstone formations in its name, plus the Fiery Furnace.
• Arches.
• 2: B:This national park in South Dakota whose name refers to the difficulty of traveling through its rugged terrain.
• Badlands.
• 3: G:This Arizona national park that's also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Grand Canyon.
• 4: S:What is now this California national park was established in 1890 to protect a grove of big trees.
• Sequoia.
• 5: Z:It's the only national park that fits the bill.
• Zion.

Round 4. Category: Giants Of Science

• 1: You'll find this Frenchman's name on almost all milk cartons.
• Louis Pasteur.
• 2: In 1589 he began experimenting in Pisa with falling objects using inclined planes to slow the rate of descent.
• Galileo.
• 3: By then living in the U.S., he was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952.
• Albert Einstein.
• 4: In 1897 this son of slaves discovered 3 new species of fungi which are named for him, including Taphrina carveri.
• George Washington Carver.
• 5: This German mathematician is best known for his "strip" that has only one edge and one side.
• Dr. August Mobius.

Round 5. Category: Kids Books En Español

• 1: "El Gato Ensombrerado".
• The Cat in the Hat.
• 2: "Buenas Noches, Luna".
• Goodnight Moon.
• 3: "La Telaraña de Carlota".
• Charlotte's Web.
• 4: "La Oruga Muy Hambrienta".
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
• 5: By Ezra Jack Keats: "Un Día de Nieve".
• The Snowy Day.

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