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Episode 1250 - Run for the border - Larry king's public figures - Blunt bios of brand mascots - World of christmas - I need a hero
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1250, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Run For The Border
- 1: From Peshawar,Pakistan.
- Afghanistan.
- 2: From Santiago,Chile.
- Argentina.
- 3: Why not from Minot, U.S.A., population 35,000.
- Canada.
- 4: From Baghdad,Iraq.
- Iran.
- 5: From Mombasa,Kenya.
- Tanzania.
Round 2. Category: Larry King'S Public Figures
- 1: Tonight, the wooden teeth--fact or fiction? Also, his 1754 Fort Necessity battle loss...Mt. Vernon, hello.
- George Washington.
- 2: I'm all shook up about my next guest and the caller is from his hometown...Tupelo, MS., hello?.
- Elvis Presley.
- 3: At the bottom of the hour, bet you won't miss my chat with this all time "hit king" of baseball...Cincinnati, hello?.
- Pete Rose.
- 4: A special Larry King tonight this "wubbulous" children's author and his thoughts on Rosie starring in his big Broadway show.
- Dr. Seuss.
- 5: He was 77 when he returned to space in '98; he talks to us now via satellite from Ohio.
- John Glenn.
Round 3. Category: Blunt Bios Of Brand Mascots
- 1: A bald housekeeper with a hoop earring and the biceps of a Greek god.
- Mr. Clean.
- 2: A bird, once plagued by anger management issues, who never stops quacking about insurance.
- the AFLAC duck.
- 3: A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage.
- the Kool-Aid Man.
- 4: A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells.
- (the) Pringles (guy) (Julius Pringle).
- 5: A puffy French creature made of tires who bears an unsettling resemblance to a mummy.
- the Michelin Man.
Round 4. Category: World Of Christmas
- 1: For 9 days before Christmas, Latin American children try to break open these colorful paper figures containing candy.
- Pinatas.
- 2: In the Low Countries, St. Nicholas arrives to deliver presents on a boat from this Iberian country.
- Spain.
- 3: In Great Britain, this woman gives a special Christmas Day message on TV.
- The Queen.
- 4: Rather than stockings, French children put these in front of the fireplace so "Pere Noel" can fill them with gifts.
- Shoes.
- 5: In Sweden the Christmas season begins on December 13, this saint's day.
- St. Lucia.
Round 5. Category: I Need A Hero
- 1: "Show me a hero", wrote Fitzgerald, "and I will write you" one of these dramas.
- a tragedy.
- 2: This mythic Wild West hero invented the lasso, rode a cyclone and married a girl named Slue-Foot Sue.
- Pecos Bill.
- 3: Dickens work where you'll find "whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life…these pages must show".
- David Copperfield.
- 4: Preparing for one more Antarctic journey, this heroic explorer died on the isl. of S. Georgia in 1922 and is buried there.
- Ernest Shackleton.
- 5: Raised by animals, Enkidu was a companion of this Sumerian hero.
- Gilgamesh.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1255 episodes
Manage episode 428735804 series 3394361
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1250, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Run For The Border
- 1: From Peshawar,Pakistan.
- Afghanistan.
- 2: From Santiago,Chile.
- Argentina.
- 3: Why not from Minot, U.S.A., population 35,000.
- Canada.
- 4: From Baghdad,Iraq.
- Iran.
- 5: From Mombasa,Kenya.
- Tanzania.
Round 2. Category: Larry King'S Public Figures
- 1: Tonight, the wooden teeth--fact or fiction? Also, his 1754 Fort Necessity battle loss...Mt. Vernon, hello.
- George Washington.
- 2: I'm all shook up about my next guest and the caller is from his hometown...Tupelo, MS., hello?.
- Elvis Presley.
- 3: At the bottom of the hour, bet you won't miss my chat with this all time "hit king" of baseball...Cincinnati, hello?.
- Pete Rose.
- 4: A special Larry King tonight this "wubbulous" children's author and his thoughts on Rosie starring in his big Broadway show.
- Dr. Seuss.
- 5: He was 77 when he returned to space in '98; he talks to us now via satellite from Ohio.
- John Glenn.
Round 3. Category: Blunt Bios Of Brand Mascots
- 1: A bald housekeeper with a hoop earring and the biceps of a Greek god.
- Mr. Clean.
- 2: A bird, once plagued by anger management issues, who never stops quacking about insurance.
- the AFLAC duck.
- 3: A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage.
- the Kool-Aid Man.
- 4: A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells.
- (the) Pringles (guy) (Julius Pringle).
- 5: A puffy French creature made of tires who bears an unsettling resemblance to a mummy.
- the Michelin Man.
Round 4. Category: World Of Christmas
- 1: For 9 days before Christmas, Latin American children try to break open these colorful paper figures containing candy.
- Pinatas.
- 2: In the Low Countries, St. Nicholas arrives to deliver presents on a boat from this Iberian country.
- Spain.
- 3: In Great Britain, this woman gives a special Christmas Day message on TV.
- The Queen.
- 4: Rather than stockings, French children put these in front of the fireplace so "Pere Noel" can fill them with gifts.
- Shoes.
- 5: In Sweden the Christmas season begins on December 13, this saint's day.
- St. Lucia.
Round 5. Category: I Need A Hero
- 1: "Show me a hero", wrote Fitzgerald, "and I will write you" one of these dramas.
- a tragedy.
- 2: This mythic Wild West hero invented the lasso, rode a cyclone and married a girl named Slue-Foot Sue.
- Pecos Bill.
- 3: Dickens work where you'll find "whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life…these pages must show".
- David Copperfield.
- 4: Preparing for one more Antarctic journey, this heroic explorer died on the isl. of S. Georgia in 1922 and is buried there.
- Ernest Shackleton.
- 5: Raised by animals, Enkidu was a companion of this Sumerian hero.
- Gilgamesh.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1255 episodes
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