Episode 1106 - European lit - First 3 letters of states - Word up! - Health and fitness - Singing solo

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1106, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: European Lit

• 1: Yannis Ritsos' poetry collection "O Epitafios" was symbolically burned at the foot of this hill.
• the Acropolis.
• 2: This 1759 Voltaire work attacks optimism by putting the title trusting young man through misery.
• Candide.
• 3: Her diary was originally published in Dutch in 1947 as "Het Achterhuis".
• Anne Frank.
• 4: When he lashed Norwegian society in "A Doll's House", he had been in his homeland only once in 15 years.
• Ibsen.
• 5: "Outpouring Of The Heart Of An Art-Loving Lay Brother" from 1797 is called the first German work in this movement.
• romanticism.

Round 2. Category: First 3 Letters Of States

• 1: It's a number.
• Tennessee.
• 2: Past tense of "is".
• Washington.
• 3: Rock containing a sought-after metal.
• Oregon.
• 4: Grifters are this kind of "men".
• Connecticut.
• 5: Jeremy Piven's agent role.
• Arizona.

Round 3. Category: Word Up!

• 1: Wet, sticky substance campaigners "sling".
• mud.
• 2: A thesaurus lists among this 2-letter word's synonyms: "Over one's dead body" and "Not for all the tea in China".
• no.
• 3: Insult a Finn and he may just turn his other poski, this.
• cheek.
• 4: Change your attitude, or rather one letter in attitude, to get this word meaning "height".
• altitude.
• 5: As a noun, it's a short whip; as a verb, to trim a photo.
• Crop.

Round 4. Category: Health And Fitness

• 1: On the BMI, this index, 25.0 to 29.9 is overweight; 30.0 and above is obese.
• the Body Mass Index.
• 2: The 4 basic food groups identified by U.S. nutritionists as necessary to maintain good health.
• dairy products, grains, fruits and vegetables, and meat and fish.
• 3: You should visit your dentist right away if you notice these are swollen or bleed easily.
• gums.
• 4: Researchers claim that between 7 and 7.9 hours of this activity nightly correlates best with longevity.
• sleep.
• 5: In October 1986, she had 3 different fitness tapes on the top ten videocassette sales list.
• Jane Fonda.

Round 5. Category: Singing Solo

• 1: "Kodachrome" and"Slip Slidin' Away".
• Paul Simon.
• 2: "Irreplaceable" and"If I Were A Boy".
• Beyoncé.
• 3: "Fortress Around Your Heart" and"We'll Be Together".
• Sting.
• 4: "Mad About You" and"Heaven Is A Place On Earth".
• Belinda Carlisle.
• 5: "Centerfield" and"The Old Man Down The Road".
• John Fogerty.

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