Episode 1112 - Moving journalism - "seed"s - Rubies - Remembering the alamo - Colombian connections

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1112, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Moving Journalism

• 1: British Airways' in-flight magazine has this name, like a Miller beer brand.
• High Life.
• 2: Different regions get different magazines from this club, AAA for short; Via and Westways are 2 of its publications.
• the American Automobile Association.
• 3: Passengers in the Northeast Corridor of this train service can arrive at their stations reading its Arrive magazine.
• Amtrak.
• 4: Latitudes is the magazine of this cruise line, NCL for short.
• Norwegian Cruise Lines.
• 5: United Airlines has both the Eastern and Western halves of the globe covered with this on-board magazine that has a plural title.
• Hemispheres.

Round 2. Category: SeedS. With Seed in quotes

• 1: This phrase means funds given to start a business.
• seed money.
• 2: This wandering planter of the early U.S. is said to have dressed in a coffee sack, with a cooking-pot hat.
• Johnny Appleseed.
• 3: A classic McDonald's jingle ends, "on" this type of bun.
• a sesame seed bun.
• 4: Nick Cave's band.
• The Bad Seeds.
• 5: To marry Elvis in 1967, Priscilla wore a gown trimmed in these little gems.
• seed pearls.

Round 3. Category: Rubies

• 1: "The people...who put me in the position I'm in will never let the...facts come...to the world" said this assassin.
• Jack Ruby.
• 2: Saying "Her price is far above rubies", the Bible asks, "Who can find a virtuous" one.
• woman.
• 3: Avoiding "Let's Spend the Night Together", many radio stations played this flip side which made #1:.
• "Ruby Tuesday".
• 4: She was 1st black actress to star in major roles at the American Shakespeare Festival.
• Ruby Dee.
• 5: Only variety of this bird found east of the Mississippi and north of Florida is the ruby-throated.
• hummingbird.

Round 4. Category: Remembering The Alamo

• 1: Before fighting at the Alamo, he served 3 terms as a House representative from Tennessee.
• Davy Crockett.
• 2: Like the city where it's located, the mission was originally named in part for this man of Padua.
• San Antonio.
• 3: Accounts differ but it's believed this knifesman died on his cot where he had been confined due to illness.
• (Jim) Bowie.
• 4: A month after the siege, this commander of the Mexican army was captured at San Jacinto.
• Santa Anna.
• 5: A plea for help, this commander's "victory or death" letter was returned to the Alamo in 2013 for the 177th anniv..
• William Barret Travis.

Round 5. Category: Colombian Connections

• 1: In area, it's the largest country that borders Colombia.
• Brazil.
• 2: One can sail out of the port of Cartagena into this sea.
• the Caribbean.
• 3: With the help of the U.S., this country gained its independence from Colombia in 1903.
• Panama.
• 4: Its name means "peaceful" and it's home to El Nino.
• the Pacific Ocean.
• 5: In 2000 the pres. of this country wanted to replace its sucre with our dollar--he got deposed, but it happened.
• Ecuador.

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