Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1086, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Revolutionary War Before And After
- 1: American general who became a traitor and a great golfer, winning the Masters 4 times beginning in 1958.
- Benedict Arnold Palmer.
- 2: "Drag Race" host who had a dramatic horseback ride on the night of April 18, 1775.
- RuPaul Revere.
- 3: Formal agreement ending the Revolutionary War that's a hotel heiress and reality TV star.
- the Treaty of Paris Hilton.
- 4: Leader of the Green Mountain Boys who was a 76ers player nicknamed "The Answer".
- Ethan Allen Iverson.
- 5: British military officer executed as a spy who was half of the music duo OutKast.
- John André 3000.
Round 2. Category: This Will Tie Your Room Together
- 1: In Islam, many prayer rugs have an arch-shaped design called a mihrab, which the user faces toward this city before kneeling.
- Mecca.
- 2: These Native American people who call themselves Dine are known for their patterned rugs.
- the Navajo.
- 3: Sisal rugs are made from the fibers of this succulent that's also used to make beer and other alcoholic beverages.
- agave.
- 4: Bijar carpets and Sanandaj rugs are products of this countryless people who live in an area ranging from Syria to Iran.
- the Kurds.
- 5: Table coverings he painted in 16th-century portraits like the one of a merchant here led to a rug being named for this artist "the Younger".
- (Hans) Holbein (the Younger).
Round 3. Category: On His Baseball Hall Of Fame Plaque
- 1: "2,632 consecutive games played from May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998".
- Cal Ripken Jr..
- 2: This Yankee was the "greatest drawing card in history of baseball".
- Babe Ruth.
- 3: "Detroit - Philadelphia, A.L. - 1905-1926... retired with 4191 major league hits".
- (Ty) Cobb.
- 4: "Hit safely in 56 consecutive games for Major League record 1941".
- DiMaggio.
- 5: "'Mr. October', found special success in World Series spotlight with 10 home runs".
- (Reggie) Jackson.
Round 4. Category: Likes And Ravers
- 1: In 2016 this social network sextupled the ways you can react to a posting, adding emojis to plain old "like".
- Facebook.
- 2: In 2017 Netflix went from a rating system using stars to a simpler one using these body parts.
- thumbs.
- 3: Jane Lynch leads a cast of comedians in an audiobook reading funny review from this shopping site.
- Amazon.
- 4: This 4-letter site suggests detailing your favorite dishes when writing restaurant reviews on it.
- Yelp.
- 5: Online, "h/t" is short for these 2 words, a way to express gratitude with your homburg or fedora.
- hat tip.
Round 5. Category: Apostles
- 1: There's no doubt Jesus told him "I am the way, the truth and the life".
- Thomas.
- 2: Jesus told him, "Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men".
- Simon Peter.
- 3: Jesus found him sitting at the receipt of custom, which means collecting taxes.
- Matthew.
- 4: Considered the first called, he's also alphabetically first on the lists in the New Testament.
- Andrew.
- 5: Jesus called the brothers James and John "Boanerges", "sons of" this weather word.
- thunder.
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