Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1133, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Da, You Speak Russian
- 1: Also called the great sturgeon, this species lends its name to a type of caviar.
- beluga.
- 2: A Russian monarch, or an American policy expert appointed by the government to tackle a particular problem.
- a czar.
- 3: These thin pancakes are similar to crepes and traditionally made with buckwheat flour and served with sour cream.
- blinis.
- 4: Meaning "set of three", it's also a wagon or sleigh pulled by 3 horses.
- a troika.
- 5: This word borrowed from Russian refers to the influential educated social and political classes.
- intelligentsia.
Round 2. Category: European Museums
- 1: A U.K. museum dedicated to this author has a ball made of chocolate bar foil wrappers.
- Roald Dahl.
- 2: The Richelieu wing of this Paris art museum houses the apartments of Napoleon III.
- the Louvre.
- 3: Opened in 1993, this Danish capital's Tivoli Museum documents the history of Tivoli Amusement Park.
- Copenhagen.
- 4: This city boasts a Byzantine museum and an Acropolis museum.
- Athens.
- 5: This Swiss city's Palais des Nations houses a stamp museum and the League of Nations Museum.
- Geneva.
Round 3. Category: Songs Of The '80s
- 1: She was the Dionne of Dionne and Friends who recorded "That's What Friends Are For".
- Dionne Warwick.
- 2: With "Ev'ry breath you take, every move you make...," Sting said he'd be doing this.
- "I'll Be Watching You".
- 3: Written by Jan Hammer the them of this TV cop show hit No. 1 in 1985.
- Miami Vice.
- 4: Though "Fame" won the 1980 Oscar, this song beat it on the pop charts:.
- "9 To 5".
- 5: In a 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit, it follows "If you're lost, you can look and you will find me...".
- "Time After Time".
Round 4. Category: Leann Rhymes?
- 1: In a Beatles hit, the title words preceding "Work It Out".
- We Can.
- 2: Though the characters never mention it, the film "mash" takes place during this war.
- the Korean War.
- 3: The Enbridge Stairclimb goes up this Toronto tower.
- the CN Tower.
- 4: "By the power of Grayskull!" Prince Adam becomes this hero.
- He-Man.
- 5: "Borstal Boy" is the autobiography of this Irish author named Brendan.
- Behan.
Round 5. Category: Hispanic-American Firsts
- 1: He's the first labor leader and the first Hispanic American to be honored with a public legal holiday.
- (César) Chávez.
- 2: In 1982 Richard Cavazos became the first Hispanic American with this many stars as a full general in the Army.
- 4 stars.
- 3: In 1973 this late Pittsburgh Pirate became the first Hispanic American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- (Roberto) Clemente.
- 4: This onetime husband of Rosemary Clooney was the first Hispanic American to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
- José Ferrer.
- 5: In the 1990s he was the first Hispanic Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy.
- Federico Peña.
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