Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 358, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On Your "Own"
- 1: Remember used cars? now dealers refer to those models as this type.
- pre-owned.
- 2: 9-letter term meaning produced in a particular region for local consumption.
- homegrown.
- 3: The Tomb of the American this, for a serviceman killed in WWI, was established in 1921.
- the Unknown Soldier.
- 4: To repudiate or renounce, especially one's heirs.
- disown.
- 5: An overheated engine can get this way; so can your mind, man, if you think how small we are, y'know, cosmically.
- blown.
Round 2. Category: Hungary
- 1: Paprika is an essential ingredient in this popular Hungarian stew, whose name is short for "herdsman's meat".
- Goulash.
- 2: In 1867 Hungary and this country established a dual monarchy that lasted until the end of World War I.
- Austria.
- 3: The Hungarians call this river the Duna.
- Danube.
- 4: In 1982 Hungary joined this organization, the IMF, which arranges economic aid to its members.
- International Monetary Fund.
- 5: This ethnic group makes up at least 95% of Hungary's population.
- Magyars.
Round 3. Category: Meats
- 1: This cut is a pig's hind leg above the hock.
- ham.
- 2: A long-standing tradition in France, hippophagy is the consumption of this.
- horse.
- 3: These gastropods are sometimes fed aromatic herbs to give them a special savor.
- snail.
- 4: One of the largest edible fish, these huge flatfish can measure over 5 X 10 feet and can exceed 700 pounds.
- halibut.
- 5: Used to cure many meats including bacon, its the creosote and formaldehyde in this that help preserve things.
- smoke.
Round 4. Category: Prime Ministers
- 1: This current French president served as prime minister under both Giscard d'Estaing and Mitterrand.
- Jacques Chirac.
- 2: Prior to becoming Britain's prime minister in 2007, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- (Gordon) Brown.
- 3: This country's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki helped draft its new Constitution.
- Iraq.
- 4: He took power in 1993 when his Liberals won 177 of the 295 seats in Canada's House of Commons.
- Jean Chretien.
- 5: A devastating stroke in 2006 ended his tenure as prime minister of Israel.
- (Ariel) Sharon.
Round 5. Category: Nv
- 1: This current leader in the Senate became the youngest lt. governor in Nevada history at the age of 30.
- Harry Reid.
- 2: One of the largest artificial lakes in the world, it straddles the border between Arizona and Nevada.
- Lake Mead.
- 3: On Nevada's state flag, you can see 2 sprays of this wise-sounding state flower.
- sagebrush.
- 4: Lincoln saw Nevada's statehood as additional support for this amendment that outlawed slavery.
- the 13th Amendment.
- 5: In 1859 this "lode" of silver made Nevada's Virginia City one of the most famous Western mining towns.
- the Comstock Lode.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
