Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 945, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: business abbrev.
- 1: Getting a car loan? Check that APR, this.
- annual percentage rate.
- 2: The way sales of a product change in relation to its price is its P.E.D., or price elasticity of this.
- demand.
- 3: The C.T.O. is this officer who might deal with data and cloud storage.
- the chief technical officer (chief technology officer).
- 4: A company's profits divided by its outstanding units of stock are its E.P.S., this.
- earnings per share.
- 5: Corporate citizenship is also known as corporate this, CSR for short.
- corporate social responsibility.
Round 2. Category: 30 something
- 1: In the Gospels, Judas Iscariot receives this payoff for betraying Jesus.
- 30 pieces of silver.
- 2: This-millimeter film has long been a standard gauge for photography and motion pictures, but digital has made huge inroads.
- 35-millimeter.
- 3: There are this many months of the year with 31 days.
- 7.
- 4: Extending playing time to more than 20 minutes a side, Columbia Records released its first LP record at this speed in 1948.
- 33 1/3.
- 5: Youngest age at which you can be sworn in for the U.S. Senate.
- 30.
Round 3. Category: food "e"
- 1: Beginning sushi eaters often start out with unagi, this fish that's been cooked and basted with a sweetish sauce.
- eel.
- 2: All we need is some wine and crackers to go with this cheesy import.
- Edam.
- 3: A recipe for the world's largest one of these calls for 750 lbs. of ground corn for the tortilla and 175 lbs. of cheese.
- an enchilada.
- 4: Chambers Dictionary describes this cream-filled pastry as "long in shape but short in duration".
- an eclair.
- 5: This spicy Cajun stew is made with crayfish and served over rice.
- étoufée.
Round 4. Category: fruits and veggies
- 1: Broccoflower is a cross between these 2 veggies.
- broccoli and cauliflower.
- 2: The Santa Claus melon is so named because its peak season is in this month.
- December.
- 3: Jalapeno, habanero and bell are types of these.
- peppers.
- 4: Alphabetically, veggies run from acorn squash to this cucumber lookalike.
- zucchini.
- 5: In Latin a pirum is one of these fruits, not two.
- a pear.
Round 5. Category: sams club
- 1: In ads for Capital One, he has asked, "What's in your wallet?".
- (Samuel L.) Jackson.
- 2: He's the Sam who founded the Sam's Club retail chain.
- Sam Walton.
- 3: This funny lady left "The Daily Show" to host her own TV show.
- Bee.
- 4: In 2015, he took home four Grammys, including one for the song "Stay With Me".
- Sam Smith.
- 5: 3 years before his death in a car crash, he made the cover of Rolling Stone as "Comedy's Wild Thing".
- Sam Kinison.
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