EPISODE · May 24, 2023 · 8 MIN
Episode 832 - beasts - the united states of advertising - premiere - that's so '90s - movie composers
from Instant Trivia · host Mark Donovan
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 832, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: beasts 1: Battling stags can get in big trouble when these become hopelessly interlocked. Antlers. 2: The over 900 species of these mammals range from bumblebee size to others with a 5-foot wingspan. Bats. 3: This turtle named for its method of biting is more aggressive on land than in water. Snapping turtle. 4: Crocidura xantippe is a type of this mouselike animal; Xanthippe was Socrates' bad-tempered wife. a shrew. 5: It weighs up to 4 tons, over half as much as the beast it's named for. an elephant seal. Round 2. Category: the united states of advertising 1: This "advanced medicine for pain" was the first nonprescription brand of ibuprofen in the U.S.. Advil. 2: Julie London sang, "Where there's a man there's" this brand of cigarette; I wonder if he was riding his horse?. Marlboros. 3: Caffeine and taurine are the main ingredients in this popular energy drink that "gives you wings". Red Bull. 4: Bausch and Lomb introduced the "Wayfarer" style of these in 1952. sunglasses. 5: This product gives you "speedy" relief the morning after. Alka-Seltzer. Round 3. Category: premiere 1: It was sporty of a posh fellow like Prince Charles to turn out for this singing group's first movie in 1997. The Spice Girls. 2: Disney didn't take this film's 1996 premiere to Paris, but to the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 3: This Bruce Willis movie about a menacing asteroid had its premiere at the Kennedy Space Center. Armageddon. 4: Madonna said, "I feel like Cinderella" at the long-awaited premiere of this musical film. Evita. 5: Later to win multiple Oscars, this film premiered in November 1982 in New Delhi. Gandhi. Round 4. Category: that's so '90s 1: Joe Brown, Greg Mathis and Mills Lane joined the ranks of these on TV. TV judges. 2: In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall. Intel. 3: His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. and an IRA leader in 76 years. Tony Blair. 4: Hello! In May 1999 scientists found this famous sheep might be susceptible to premature aging. Dolly. 5: Born Louis Eugene Walcott, he led a million man march in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Louis Farrakhan. Round 5. Category: movie composers 1: This Beatle gave his music and regards to Broad Street. Paul McCartney. 2: There's something fishy about John Williams' score for this 1975 film. Jaws. 3: Bernard Hermann scored 1st with "Citizen Kane" and last with this '76 De Niro film about a cabbie. Taxi Driver. 4: Appropriately, this diminutive singer wrote the score for "Bugsy Malone", an all-kids musical. Paul Williams. 5: His uncle Alfred won an Oscar for "Alexander's Ragtime Band" while he was nominated for "Ragtime". Randy Newman. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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