Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Sing!
- 1: Wham!.
- George Michael.
- 2: Dire Straits.
- Mark Knopfler.
- 3: The Talking Heads.
- David Byrne.
- 4: Smashing Pumpkins.
- Billy Corgan.
- 5: The Clash.
- Joe Strummer.
Round 2. Category: Movie Thrillers
- 1: In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-released to the theatres.
- The Manchurian Candidate.
- 2: Joe Eszterhas received a record $3 million for his script of this 1992 Michael Douglas-Sharon Stone film.
- Basic Instinct.
- 3: Joseph Wiseman played the lanky title villain in this 1962 James Bond movie, the first in the series.
- Dr. No.
- 4: The finale of Alfred Hitchcock's "Saboteur" takes place on this national landmark.
- Statue of Liberty.
- 5: Barbara Stanwyck got an Oscar nomination for her role in this 1948 thriller based on a 1943 radio play.
- Sorry, Wrong Number.
Round 3. Category: Mssng Vwls
- 1: One of the planets:"RNS".
- Uranus.
- 2: A U.S. state:"TH".
- Utah.
- 3: It's a gas!( and an element): "NN".
- neon.
- 4: A Native American people:"PCH".
- Apache.
- 5: A country in Africa:"THP".
- Ethiopia.
Round 4. Category: "No" Way
- 1: In recipes, it often comes between "tuna" and "casserole".
- Noodle.
- 2: This head movement can indicate approval or sleepiness.
- Nodding.
- 3: 167 died in a 1988 oil rig explosion off Britain in this sea.
- North Sea.
- 4: Adjacent border towns in Arizona and Mexico share this name.
- Nogales.
- 5: Last name of noted sculptor Isamu or celebrity coroner Thomas.
- Noguchi.
Round 5. Category: Cowboys
- 1: Because they often prodded cattle with sticks, cowboys were also known by this term.
- cowpokes.
- 2: This synonym for a cowboy's lasso is from the Spanish word "reata", meaning rope.
- lariat.
- 3: By 1870 this hatmaker was the leading producer of cowboy hats.
- Stetson.
- 4: In 1871 cowboys drove a record number of cattle, 600,000, from Texas to Kansas along this trail.
- the Chisholm Trail.
- 5: In the days of Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, this Kansas town was the "Cowboy Capital of the World".
- Dodge City.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
