Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 993, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: 5 Random Things

  • 1: A 2014 headline: "Florida family butt-dials" this no. "while planning their next meth cook"; a dispatcher listened for 30 min..
  • 911.
  • 2: Holy biloba! Here's a beautiful example of this tree at a Buddhist temple said to be planted by a Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
  • a ginkgo.
  • 3: Astronauts Scott, Worden and Irwin established a U. of Michigan alumni club on the Moon during this, the 4th mission to land.
  • Apollo 15.
  • 4: This book after Exodus: "All that have not fins and scales in the seas... be an abomination unto you", so eating lobster? A no-go.
  • Leviticus.
  • 5: Viewable from the U.N. in the East River, one of New York City's smallest islands is named for this secretary-general from Myanmar.
  • U Thant.

Round 2. Category: The Canary

  • 1: The 50-story Canary Wharf Tower on the Thames River is this capital city's tallest building.
  • London.
  • 2: The world's largest canary diamond, a vivid yellow gem from South Africa, bears the name of this NYC jeweler.
  • Tiffany.
  • 3: Harz Mountain and St. Andreasberg are 2 regions in this European country famous as canary breeding centers.
  • Germany.
  • 4: Better-known nickname of Wild West woman Martha Jane Canary.
  • Calamity Jane.
  • 5: Canaries take their name from the Canary Islands, which belong to this country.
  • Spain.

Round 3. Category: Presidential This And That

  • 1: Presidential brother Edgar Eisenhower was called "Big" this; Dwight was the "Little" version.
  • Ike.
  • 2: A long-shot compromise candidate in 1844, James Polk is considered the first of these "equine" winners.
  • a dark horse.
  • 3: He was a brigadier general when he demanded the "Unconditional Surrender" of Fort Donelson in February 1862.
  • Grant.
  • 4: 3 recent presidents--Bush I, Clinton and Obama--shared this trait common to only about 10% of Americans.
  • left-handedness.
  • 5: Before becoming president, he helped his wife Lou translate "De re metallica", a 1556 text that detailed copper mining.
  • Hoover.

Round 4. Category: Drop Out

  • 1: Known as "The Body", this pro wrestler-turned-governor dropped out of a Minnesota community college.
  • Jesse Ventura.
  • 2: Both named Steve, these 2 now fabulously wealthy college dropouts founded Apple Computer.
  • Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
  • 3: After dropping out of high school, he ran McDonald's and became a McMillionaire.
  • Kroc.
  • 4: This fur mogul and high school dropout has been called America's first multimillionaire.
  • (John Jacob) Astor.
  • 5: Arriving from Scotland in 1848 as an elementary school dropout, he sold his company in 1901 for $480 million.
  • Carnegie.

Round 5. Category: Social Studies

  • 1: This group is composed of those of your same age or social position; in a courtroom, you might face a jury of them.
  • peers.
  • 2: It's South America's most populous country.
  • Brazil.
  • 3: Also called citizenship education, it's the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
  • civics.
  • 4: One of America's early social workers, her Hull House spearheaded the U.S. settlement house movement.
  • Jane Addams.
  • 5: In January 2019 this South American country's national assembly declared its president a "usurper" and named its own replacement.
  • Venezuela.

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