Episode 733 - Grains And Staples - Names In Sports - Canadian Cities - Teens At Work - Howdy Doody

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 733, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Grains And Staples 1: The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat". buckwheat. 2: The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer. oats. 3: Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India. rice. 4: Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S.. birds. 5: The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type. barley. Round 2. Category: Names In Sports 1: This legendary jockey was known as "The Shoe". Willie Shoemaker. 2: (Hi, I'm Tim Dwight.) At Iowa I was one of these, like the sneaky scout in "The Last of the Mohicans". a Hawkeye. 3: L.A. Ram defensive end David Jones was better known by this nickname. "Deacon". 4: (Hi, I'm James Worthy.) In the 1980s my L.A. Lakers got this "entertaining" nickname, also the name of a cable television network. "Showtime". 5: First name of Mr. Boyer, the Yankee 3B who played against his brother Ken in the 1964 World Series. "Clete" (or Cletis). Round 3. Category: Canadian Cities 1: English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris. Montreal. 2: The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half. Edmonton. 3: The CFL's B.C. Lions play their home games in this city. Vancouver. 4: Whitehorse replaced Dawson as capital of this territory in 1953. Yukon Territory. 5: This Ontario city's underground walkway system can get you from Eaton Centre to Union Station. Toronto. Round 4. Category: Teens At Work 1: At 14, this fairy tale author worked for a director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Hans Christian Andersen. 2: At 16, Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert to win this tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows. U.S. Open. 3: In the 1720s at age 16, this statesman and inventor wrote popular articles for the New England Courant newspaper. Benjamin Franklin. 4: At 13, this march composer became an apprentice with the U.S. Marine Band. John Philip Sousa. 5: At 16, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service between Staten Island and this famous 31-square-mile-island. Manhattan. Round 5. Category: Howdy Doody 1: "He" was made up of dachshund, elephant, spaniel, duck, cat, giraffe, seal and pig. Flub-a-dub. 2: This 4 word question was asked at the top of every show, following the words "Say kids...". What time is it?. 3: Original number of Howdy's freckles, they equaled the number of U.S. states. 48. 4: Job held by Mr. Cobb in Doodyville; Mr. Hooper on "Sesame Street" did the same thing. grocer (general store keeper). 5: Last name of triplets Don Jose, Hector Hamhock and Phineas T.. Bluster. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/