Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 604, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: British Trivia
- 1: King Richard II is credited with this invention, which is something to sneeze at.
- the handkerchief.
- 2: He's the British equivalent of Santa Claus.
- Father Christmas.
- 3: 1 of 4 royal family members who took part in a '87 celebrity version of the game show "It's a Knockout".
- Prince Andrew (or Prince Edward, Princess Anne, or Fergie, the Duchess of York).
- 4: June 1987 event referred to in British tabloid headline "Super Mag Wins Her Hat Trick".
- Thatcher winning her third national election.
- 5: The governor of a harbor town was called a portreeve and the governor of a county, this.
- shire reeve.
Round 2. Category: Red Shoes
- 1: He flies over Metropolis in his red high-tops.
- Superman.
- 2: Tom Hanks, in a 1985 film.
- The Man with One Red Shoe.
- 3: Bespectacled British rocker who sang, "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes".
- Elvis Costello.
- 4: In the 1948 film, she danced in "The Red Shoes".
- Moira Shearer.
- 5: "Wicked Witch of the West" who finally wore the ruby slippers in 1971's "Brewster McCloud".
- Margaret Hamilton.
Round 3. Category: Origins
- 1: This fuzzy-skinned cousin of the nectarine seems to have originated in China, not Georgia.
- Peach.
- 2: Pope Gregory the Great is credited with starting the custom of saying "God bless you" after one of these.
- a sneeze.
- 3: In modern times it originated as a way to teach geography; kids put together cut-up maps.
- Jigsaw puzzles.
- 4: Bast, an Egyptian goddess with a cat's head, had this many lives.
- 9.
- 5: Thought barbaric by Roman nobles, this item of clothing came from Asian nomads who rode a lot.
- pants.
Round 4. Category: Insert Coin
- 1: A porcelain or plastic porker with a slot in its back.
- piggy bank.
- 2: A slip-on shoe with a slot for a coin in the vamp.
- penny loafer.
- 3: On July 16, 1935 these were 1st installed on the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- parking meters.
- 4: Inserting a coin in a fruit machine in England is the equivalent of doing this in the U.S..
- putting a coin in a slot machine.
- 5: The Greeks put a coin in the mouth of the dead so they could pay the fare for his boat ride.
- Charon.
Round 5. Category: Myth
- 1: For Remus looking at him must have been like looking in a mirror.
- Romulus.
- 2: This group led by Jason sailed on a ship with 50 oars.
- Argonauts.
- 3: Amalthea was the nurse who secretly brought up this kid so his father Cronus wouldn't eat him.
- Zeus.
- 4: Iris, the daughter of Thaumas and Electra, was the goddess of this colorful effect.
- rainbow.
- 5: One version says she got the gift of prophecy after her ears were licked by a serpent in Apollo's temple.
- Cassandra.
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