Episode 932 - the quotable nixon - charmed, i'm sure - seasonal stuff - u.s. territories - national historic parks

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 932, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: the quotable nixon

• 1: 1973:"People have got to know whether or not their president is" one of these; "well I'm not" one of these.
• a crook.
• 2: 1970:This Asian nation is "A great and vital people who should not remain isolated...".
• China.
• 3: 1977:"When the president does it, that means that it is not" this.
• illegal.
• 4: 1969:"It's time for the great" this "of Americans to stand up and be counted".
• the silent majority.
• 5: 1962:"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last" of these.
• press conference.

Round 2. Category: charmed, i'm sure

• 1: The more important a person you meet in Japan, the lower and longer you do this.
• bow.
• 2: He may be addressed in conversation as "Most Holy Father".
• the pope.
• 3: Dr. Leo Buscaglia aside, Miss Manners says a gentleman shouldn't kiss or do this to a lady when first meeting.
• hug her.
• 4: It's the French equivalent of the English "charmed" or the Spanish "encantado".
• enchante.
• 5: Since Robert Rubin took over the Treasury Department, he's been addressed as Mr. this.
• Mr. Secretary.

Round 3. Category: seasonal stuff

• 1: Autumn is also called fall because it's when these fall.
• leaves.
• 2: Seasonal term for a week when college kids don't have class, like at Bakersfield College April 9-13, 2001.
• spring break.
• 3: In ancient times this spooky autumn holiday of ours marked the beginning of winter.
• Halloween.
• 4: In the U.S. winter ends on or about the 21st of this month.
• March.
• 5: Some animals estivate in summer; others practice this sleepy winter equivalent.
• hibernating.

Round 4. Category: u.s. territories

• 1: Visited by Columbus on his second voyage west in 1493, this commonwealth became part of the U.S. in 1898.
• Puerto Rico.
• 2: A Pacific island group is divided into the independent nation called this and a U.S. territory called "American" this.
• Samoa.
• 3: Their capital, Charlotte Amalie, was founded in 1672 and named for the Danish queen.
• the Virgin Islands.
• 4: U.S. ownership of Navassa Island in the Caribbean is disputed by this nation that traces its claims back to France.
• Haiti.
• 5: In 1927 the U.S.granted citizenship to residents of this territory in the West Indies whose 3 main islands all bear saintly names.
• the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Round 5. Category: national historic parks

• 1: Cumberland Gap Park contains parts of Tennessee, Virginia and this state.
• Kentucky.
• 2: Of Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill or Fraunces Tavern, the one not part of Boston Park.
• Fraunces Tavern.
• 3: Hawthorne's home is in the Massachusetts park named for one of these ready-in-a-moment soldiers.
• a Minuteman.
• 4: Established in 1978, the War in the Pacific Park is on this island in the Marianas.
• Guam.
• 5: This park where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers join was once home to an Army arsenal.
• Harpers Ferry.

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