Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1034, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Bogey Men
- 1: 1942:Bogart as bitter Rick Blaine runs a bar in north Africa, sweetheart.
- Casablanca.
- 2: 1941:Private dick Sam Spade seeks a priceless statuette.
- The Maltese Falcon.
- 3: 1948:Prospector Fred C. Dobbs really digs Mexico while facing bandits and greed.
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
- 4: 1954:Crazy Captain Queeg faces rebellious sailors aboard ship.
- The Caine Mutiny.
- 5: 1954:Linus Larrabee becomes interested in the chauffeur's daughter.
- Sabrina.
Round 2. Category: Money Talk
- 1: It's the regular payment made to support an ex-spouse.
- Alimony.
- 2: It's the money paid for the return of a kidnap victim.
- Ransom.
- 3: Of the 7 deadly sins, it's the one concerned with money.
- Greed (Avarice).
- 4: It's a formal gift of funds given by, for example, a government to a scientist to "cary" on with research.
- Grant.
- 5: From a Latin word for "booty", it's the payment you make to keep your booty insured.
- Premium.
Round 3. Category: Spelling Casts
- 1: Tori Spelling,Shannen Doherty,Jason Priestley.
- Beverly Hills, 90210.
- 2: Andrew Shue,Thomas Calabro,Heather Locklear.
- Melrose Place.
- 3: Catherine Hicks,Jessica Biel,Stephen Collins.
- 7th Heaven.
- 4: John Forsythe,Heather Locklear,Joan Collins.
- Dynasty.
- 5: John Forsythe,David Doyle,Kate Jackson.
- Charlie's Angels.
Round 4. Category: Before Finals
- 1: The final event in the Olympic decathlon is the 1,500 meters; right before that is throwing this spear.
- the javelin.
- 2: It was the next-to-last state to join the Union.
- Alaska.
- 3: It was the next-to-last Harry Potter novel.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- 4: Alexander III, who reigned from 1881 to 1894, was the next-to-last man to hold this post.
- the Czar of Russia.
- 5: In the calendar year, it's the penultimate federal holiday.
- Thanksgiving.
Round 5. Category: Russellmania
- 1: In 1966 this All-Star player became the first African-American head coach in the NBA.
- Bill Russell.
- 2: Astronomers Henry Russell and Ejnar Hertzsprung devised a diagram displaying the luminosity of these.
- stars.
- 3: "The Analysis of Mind" and "Marriage and Morals" are books by this thinker, grandson of a British prime minister.
- Bertrand Russell.
- 4: Until 1931 members of this religious movement founded by Charles Russell were known as Russellites.
- Jehovah's Witnesses.
- 5: A collection of this New York Times columnist's work was titled "Poor Russell's Almanac".
- Russell Baker.
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