Episode 1103 - Shakespeare's endings - Let it snow - The same vowel, every other letter - Album cuts - Tall tales

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1103, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Shakespeare'S Endings

• 1: "With the help of your good hands, gentle breath of yours my sails must fill, or else my project fails".
• The Tempest.
• 2: "Gratiano, keep the house, and seize upon the fortunes of the Moor, for they succeed on you".
• Othello.
• 3: "We will unite the white rose and the red, smile heaven upon this fair conjunction".
• Richard III.
• 4: "Take up the bodies. such a sight as this becomes the field, but here shows much amiss".
• Hamlet.
• 5: "As for that ravenous tiger Tamora... being dead, let birds on her take pity".
• Titus Andronicus.

Round 2. Category: Let It Snow

• 1: In a 3-day period in November 2014, this second-most-populous city in New York got 7 feet of the white stuff.
• Buffalo.
• 2: From July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999, the Mount Baker ski area in this "Evergreen State" got 1,140" of snow--that's 95 feet!.
• Washington.
• 3: In February 2015, Boston set a record for a month's snowfall with 58.5 inches by the 15th; this landmark helps tell the tale.
• Fenway Park.
• 4: On Dec. 30, 1963 this "Crescent City" got a record 5 inches of snow.
• New Orleans.
• 5: This state's 24-hour record for snowfall is 40 inches in Orono on Dec. 30, 1962.
• Maine.

Round 3. Category: The Same Vowel, Every Other Letter

• 1: This type of cloud forms in puffs, mounds or towers on a flat base.
• cumulus.
• 2: A brief 2-piece, poolside.
• bikini.
• 3: A diamond salesman has this job.
• a jeweler.
• 4: Also used as a royal epithet, it means calm or peaceful.
• serene.
• 5: It's also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
• the bonobo.

Round 4. Category: Album Cuts

• 1: Michael Jackson:"Beat It" and"Billie Jean".
• Thriller.
• 2: Santana:"Put Your Lights On" and"Smooth".
• Supernatural.
• 3: Taylor Swift:"Sparks Fly" and"Mine".
• Speak Now.
• 4: Eagles:"New Kid In Town" and"The Last Resort".
• Hotel California.
• 5: The White Stripes:"Seven Nation Army" and"You've Got Her In Your Pocket".
• Elephant.

Round 5. Category: Tall Tales

• 1: This logger's griddle was so big it had to be greased by men skating with bacon on their feet.
• Paul Bunyan.
• 2: Some of the tales about this Tennessee congressman were spread by his Whig allies.
• Davy Crockett.
• 3: Stormalong's soapy ship squeezed through the English Channel, leaving these cliffs clean and white.
• White Cliffs of Dover.
• 4: Annie Christmas, who unloaded boats in this Louisiana city, could carry a barrel of flour under each arm.
• New Orleans.
• 5: This "King of the Keelboatmen" boasted of being half-horse and half-alligator.
• Mike Fink.

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