Episode 1230 - People who became words - Jr. and sr. - Franks and beens - We gotta go now - Big plays in the bible

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1230, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: People Who Became Words

• 1: A swift fellow, this Austrian's name means the speed of an object as a multiple of the speed of sound.
• Ernst Mach.
• 2: Don't lose your head trying to name this execution device named after a French doctor.
• the guillotine.
• 3: The name of this cigarette ingredient comes from the ambassador who sent tobacco to Pairs.
• nicotine.
• 4: Named for a Soviet minister, the Finns fixed these "cocktails" for the invading Russians in 1940.
• Molotov cocktails.
• 5: Up on the highwire you might wear this bodysuit named for a famous 19th century trapeze artist.
• a leotard.

Round 2. Category: Jr. And Sr.

• 1: This Jr. grew up in the shadow of his swashbuckling father and stepmom Mary Pickford.
• Douglas Fairbanks, Jr..
• 2: Little monster Creighton changed his name to this to match his "Dad of a thousand faces".
• Lon Chaney, Jr..
• 3: "Pere" thrust forth "The Count of Monte Cristo"; "fils" parried with "Camille".
• (Alexandre) Dumas.
• 4: She says mommie dearest originally planned to name her "Joan Crawford, Jr.".
• Christina Crawford.
• 5: As Little John, Pa prowled Sherwood Forest 3 times, but Jr. got beached on an island.
• the Hales (Alan Hale Sr. and Jr.).

Round 3. Category: Franks And Beens

• 1: This Limerick-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has been called "a haunted man".
• Frank McCourt.
• 2: He has been called the "Father of the Dime Store" (The F. stands for Frank).
• (F.W.) Woolworth.
• 3: He has been forever linked with Joseph Tinker and John Evers.
• Frank Chance of the Cubs.
• 4: This Massachusetts congressman has been after the press for their "Gotcha" stories.
• Barney Frank.
• 5: Since the '70s this gold medal-winning runner has been a driving force in the long-distance running boom.
• Frank Shorter.

Round 4. Category: We Gotta Go Now

• 1: The lion population is dwindling; get to this nation's Kruger National Park to see them.
• South Africa.
• 2: Air pollution is damaging the marble facade of this mausoleum in Agra.
• the Taj Mahal.
• 3: Check out this, an Australian marine park since 1975, before the coral is destroyed.
• the Great Barrier Reef.
• 4: Head to this island east of Sumatra to see the orangutans before they become extinct.
• Borneo.
• 5: Climate change and deforestation are threats to Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in this Central American nation.
• Costa Rica.

Round 5. Category: Big Plays In The Bible

• 1: A huge upset as he "prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone"; I can't believe what I just saw!.
• David.
• 2: He "stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind"; what a play!.
• Moses.
• 3: His "wisdom excelled... the wisdom of Egypt", which is why he's been coach of the year so many times.
• Solomon.
• 4: It's not the 1924 Notre Dame backfield, this is the real McCoy from Revelation 6, and that means the game is truly over.
• the Four Horsemen.
• 5: What an amazing comeback! John 11 reported he "hath been dead 4 days", but now he's up and going back onto the field!.
• Lazarus.

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