Episode 1127 - Asian capitals - At a loss for worlds - At the dentist's office - Everyone into the pool! - Hits of the '80s

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1127, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Asian Capitals

• 1: This capital is named for a religion.
• Islamabad.
• 2: In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later.
• Islamabad.
• 3: On Jan. 6, 2005 an international summit on tsunami relief opened in this city.
• Jakarta.
• 4: King Rama I built this city's Grand Palace, which contains the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
• Bangkok.
• 5: The Ming rulers gave this city its name, which means "northern capital".
• Beijing.

Round 2. Category: At A Loss For Worlds

• 1: This 1963 work was published in English with the title "Monkey Planet".
• "Planet of the Apes".
• 2: This 1963 work was published in England with the title "Monkey Planet".
• Planet of the Apes.
• 3: At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", this world is destroyed.
• Earth.
• 4: Anne McCaffrey's written about "The Dragonriders of", "The Skies of" and "The Renegades of" this imaginary planet.
• Pern.
• 5: It's the real name of the planet referred to in the title of a 1965 Frank Herbert novel.
• Arrakis.

Round 3. Category: At The Dentist'S Office

• 1: Drill speed is measured in these; Dr. Morrison's in 1871 did about 600, today's turbine-powered ones about 300,000.
• RPMs.
• 2: The ADA says this is perfectly safe as the basis for amalgam fillings--it combines with other materials to make it stable.
• mercury.
• 3: Cavities form when bacteria break down sugars, forming this substance that dissolves enamel.
• acid.
• 4: Modern lead aprons worn during X-raying have a collar to protect this gland from the radiation.
• the thyroid gland.
• 5: From the Latin for "to close", it's the alignment and spacing of your upper and lower teeth when you bite.
• occlusion.

Round 4. Category: Everyone Into The Pool!

• 1: "Swimming World" magazine named him Male World Swimmer of the Year eight times.
• Michael Phelps.
• 2: One of the most popular swimming pool games bears the name of this Venetian traveler.
• Marco Polo.
• 3: He found relief from his polio swimming in the mineral pools of Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had a little "White House".
• FDR (Franklin Roosevelt).
• 4: Once known as water ballet, it became an Olympic sport in 1984.
• synchronized swimming.
• 5: You can enjoy some spectacular backdrops from this type of pool, also called a vanishing or negative edge pool.
• an infinity pool.

Round 5. Category: Hits Of The '80s

• 1: This song by Olivia Newton-John "worked out" to be No. 1 longer than any other song in '81.
• "Physical".
• 2: The only #1 pop hit for Kenny Rogers, it has a 1 word title.
• "Lady".
• 3: The profits from this Sager/Bacharach Grammy-winning 1986 single go to AIDS research.
• "That's What Friends Are For".
• 4: Diana Ross dedicated "Missing You" to this late singer with whom she had 2 Top 40 hits in the '70s.
• Marvin Gaye.
• 5: "All Out Of Love", "Lost In Love" and "The One That You Love" were 3 hits by this Aussie group.
• Air Supply.

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