Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 35, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Choose Your Weapon * 1: An M1 Abrams is one of these vehicles with a moving turret that rides on caterpillar tracks * tank. * 2: Abbreviated SAM, it's a guided weapon meant to be fired from the ground (or from a ship) * surface-to-air missile. * 3: The Gatling gun was the first practical one of these guns that fire a rapid, continuous stream of bullets * machine gun. * 4: Sidewinder (not the snake) * missile. * 5: Thompson * a machine gun.
Round 2. Category: Disneylands * 1: Though it was inspired by Mad King Ludwig's pad, it's her "Castle" you'll see in the Anaheim park * Sleeping Beauty. * 2: They're the 2 countries where you'll find Disney theme parks outside the U.S. * France and Japan. * 3: The original Disneyland opened to the public in this decade * 1950s. * 4: This classic ride is based on the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" * Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. * 5: Aye, matey, this popular ride has received a politically correct makeover * Pirates of the Caribbean.
Round 3. Category: Makeup * 1: As a finishing touch, you can "set" your makeup by dusting your face with this * powder. * 2: To highlight your eyes, apply a light shadow directly under the arch of these * eyebrows. * 3: Some women dye their lashes instead of using this traditional eyelash makeup * mascara. * 4: Foundation is usually described as oil-based or based with this common liquid * water. * 5: Red and pink are common colors of the liners used to outline and define these * lips.
Round 4. Category: Wit * 1: This comedian ends his TV "rants" by saying, "Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong" * Dennis Miller. * 2: On this sitcom, Niles understates, "We're an odd little family, aren't we?" * Frasier. * 3: Oscar Wilde wrote that there are only 2 tragedies: not getting what you want and this * Getting what you want. * 4: On the first episode of this sitcom, Jerry did a routine about socks escaping from the dryer * Seinfeld. * 5: This director and star of "Deconstructing Harry" once said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up" * Woody Allen.
Round 5. Category: Let's Run It Up The Flagpole * 1: Color of the left hand stripe on the flag of Italy; it's not a color in Neapolitan ice cream * green. * 2: The stars on over 50 national flags, including ours, have this many points * 5. * 3: After Rama IV of Siam saw his flag with this animal flown upside-down, he switched to a striped flag * elephants. * 4: International organization whose flag is seen here * NATO. * 5: Richard III had a white boar on his flag; Louis XII, a porcupine; and Louis XIV, a radiating one of these * a sun.
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