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Episode 1256 - My tv dads - That book was a horror! - The brightest stars - Nom nom nominations - Uniquely american literature
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1256, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: My Tv Dads
- 1: James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama.
- The Sopranos.
- 2: In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man.
- (Jon) Cryer.
- 3: On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv and Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky and dance master Carlton.
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
- 4: Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife and 3 sons on this ABC sitcom.
- Fresh Off the Boat.
- 5: His 2017 Emmy award as dad and son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby.
- (Sterling K.) Brown.
Round 2. Category: That Book Was A Horror!
- 1: Anne Rice, 1976: "Interview with" him.
- the Vampire.
- 2: Ira Levin, 1967: her "Baby".
- Rosemary.
- 3: Stephen King, 2009: "Under" this.
- the Dome.
- 4: Shirley Jackson, 1959: "The Haunting of" this "House".
- Hill.
- 5: John Wyndham, 1951: "The Day of" these invading plants.
- the Triffids.
Round 3. Category: The Brightest Stars
- 1: Regulus, from the Latin Rex, for "king", is in this king of beasts.
- Leo.
- 2: It's brighter than its twin, Castor.
- Pollux.
- 3: This brightest star in our night sky shares its name with a Keanu Reeves grunge band.
- Dogstar.
- 4: This red supergiant in Orion is over 300 light years away from you, but it's much closer to Michael Keaton's heart.
- Betelgeuse.
- 5: Proxima, a component of this constellation's brightest star system, is a super close 4.3 light years away.
- the Centaur (Centaurus).
Round 4. Category: Nom Nom Nominations
- 1: Alaska's Copper River Fish Market got a 2023 Good Food Award nom for its locally sourced Copper River sockeye this.
- salmon.
- 2: From 2001 to 2006, Emmy voters didn't quite get the "essence of" this chef, but in 2017... bam! he got a trophy for "Eat the World".
- Emeril Lagasse.
- 3: A 2022 Beard nominee for Outstanding Restaurant, Brennan's in New Orleans is famed for this flambéed fruit and rum dessert.
- bananas Foster.
- 4: "Beat" this chef? as a 1991 and '92 nominee for Beard's rising chef of the year, yes, but in '93? Winner winner barbecue dinner!.
- Bobby Flay.
- 5: She got a BAFTA TV must-see moment nomination for her pronunciation of "microwave" on "Cook, Eat, Repeat".
- Nigella Lawson.
Round 5. Category: Uniquely American Literature
- 1: A brutal 1959 mass murder was the basis of this Truman Capote nonfiction novel.
- In Cold Blood.
- 2: A battle to keep a girl from the clutches of Satan takes place in this William Peter Blatty novel that turned heads in '71.
- The Exorcist.
- 3: In this Tom Robbins novel, Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs and hitchhikes across America.
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues .
- 4: One of the 2 Erskine Caldwell novels of the 1930s that were censored for their portrayals of poor whites.
- Tobacco Road (or God's Little Acre).
- 5: This American's stories like "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?" are in a style some have called K-Mart Realism.
- Raymond Carver.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1294 episodes
Manage episode 429722119 series 3394361
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1256, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: My Tv Dads
- 1: James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama.
- The Sopranos.
- 2: In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man.
- (Jon) Cryer.
- 3: On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv and Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky and dance master Carlton.
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
- 4: Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife and 3 sons on this ABC sitcom.
- Fresh Off the Boat.
- 5: His 2017 Emmy award as dad and son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby.
- (Sterling K.) Brown.
Round 2. Category: That Book Was A Horror!
- 1: Anne Rice, 1976: "Interview with" him.
- the Vampire.
- 2: Ira Levin, 1967: her "Baby".
- Rosemary.
- 3: Stephen King, 2009: "Under" this.
- the Dome.
- 4: Shirley Jackson, 1959: "The Haunting of" this "House".
- Hill.
- 5: John Wyndham, 1951: "The Day of" these invading plants.
- the Triffids.
Round 3. Category: The Brightest Stars
- 1: Regulus, from the Latin Rex, for "king", is in this king of beasts.
- Leo.
- 2: It's brighter than its twin, Castor.
- Pollux.
- 3: This brightest star in our night sky shares its name with a Keanu Reeves grunge band.
- Dogstar.
- 4: This red supergiant in Orion is over 300 light years away from you, but it's much closer to Michael Keaton's heart.
- Betelgeuse.
- 5: Proxima, a component of this constellation's brightest star system, is a super close 4.3 light years away.
- the Centaur (Centaurus).
Round 4. Category: Nom Nom Nominations
- 1: Alaska's Copper River Fish Market got a 2023 Good Food Award nom for its locally sourced Copper River sockeye this.
- salmon.
- 2: From 2001 to 2006, Emmy voters didn't quite get the "essence of" this chef, but in 2017... bam! he got a trophy for "Eat the World".
- Emeril Lagasse.
- 3: A 2022 Beard nominee for Outstanding Restaurant, Brennan's in New Orleans is famed for this flambéed fruit and rum dessert.
- bananas Foster.
- 4: "Beat" this chef? as a 1991 and '92 nominee for Beard's rising chef of the year, yes, but in '93? Winner winner barbecue dinner!.
- Bobby Flay.
- 5: She got a BAFTA TV must-see moment nomination for her pronunciation of "microwave" on "Cook, Eat, Repeat".
- Nigella Lawson.
Round 5. Category: Uniquely American Literature
- 1: A brutal 1959 mass murder was the basis of this Truman Capote nonfiction novel.
- In Cold Blood.
- 2: A battle to keep a girl from the clutches of Satan takes place in this William Peter Blatty novel that turned heads in '71.
- The Exorcist.
- 3: In this Tom Robbins novel, Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs and hitchhikes across America.
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues .
- 4: One of the 2 Erskine Caldwell novels of the 1930s that were censored for their portrayals of poor whites.
- Tobacco Road (or God's Little Acre).
- 5: This American's stories like "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?" are in a style some have called K-Mart Realism.
- Raymond Carver.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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