Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 590, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: All God's Creatures * 1: An owl cannot move these from side to side, so it must move its head. * its eyes. * 2: Grevy's, the largest species of this striped mammal, is named for former French president Francois Grevy. * a zebra. * 3: Called a "bamboo chicken" by locals in Belize, a male one of these lizards can reach over 6 feet. * an iguana. * 4: This 2-humped camel is probably named for the ancient country in central Asia where it originated. * the Bactrian camel. * 5: This "butterfly" dog was often represented in the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens and his followers. * papillon.
Round 2. Category: Basketball * 1: In 2000 this ex-Chicago Bull became president of the Wizards. * (Michael) Jordan. * 2: When these "clowns" once played in Greece the heat was so great the tar on the court melted. * Harlem Globetrotters. * 3: Before 1937, this game-opener was repeated after every score. * center jump (jump ball). * 4: In 1961-62 this Philadelphia Warrior became the only man in history to score over 4,000 points in a season. * Wilt Chamberlain. * 5: Though he didn't play organized hoops until 9th grade, this Spurs center is a 3-time NBA Finals MVP. * Tim Duncan.
Round 3. Category: Airport Codes * 1: SVO, also known as Sheremetyevo. * Moscow. * 2: When Bill the Cat says, "ACK!" , he may mean the airport on this Massachusetts island. * Nantucket. * 3: A capital place: IAD. * Dulles (Washington, D.C.). * 4: A friendly ghost town?:CPR. * Casper, Wyoming. * 5: RMG, REO and FCO all serve cities or towns with this name, in Georgia, Oregon and Italy. * Rome.
Round 4. Category: Communication * 1: In the early 1900s Congress allowed these with divided backs, half for the address and half for "Wish you were here". * postcards. * 2: In Sunday Dick Tracy comics it was always pointed out on Dick's wrist by an arrow. * a wrist radio (2-way radio). * 3: Fittingly, the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Public Library has a collection of these items that cost 23 cents to send. * postcards. * 4: 56' wide and 29' high, a digital billboard called the Broadway Spectacular is in the heart of this New York City area. * Times Square. * 5: To demonstrate this in 1877, Watson had to sing "Auld Lang Syne" and "Yankee Doodle". * a telephone.
Round 5. Category: Horrors! * 1: Despite its title, this 1980 film had enough box office luck to produce 7 sequels by 1989. * Friday the 13th. * 2: John Larroquette narrated this 1974 film in which lumbering tools are put to new use. * The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. * 3: Seen here is the not-so-horrific star of this "tasty" horror-comedy show. * Buffy the Vampire Slayer. * 4: This 1960 Hitchcock classic was partly based on real-life murderer Ed Gein, who skinned his victims. * Psycho. * 5: You won't find this hook-handed slasher of a 1992 film taking a sunrise and sprinkling it with dew. * The Candyman.
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