Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Did I Hear That Right?
- 1: "Saturday Night Live" editorialist Emily Litella wasn't sure why all the fuss about these "on television".
- Violins.
- 2: A coming-of-age novel by Bruce Ducker is titled "Lead Us Not Into" this NYC train depot.
- Penn Station.
- 3: (Hi, I'm Tony Danza) On "Friends", Lisa Kudrow was convinced that this man's song "Tiny Dancer" was really "Tony Danza".
- Elton John.
- 4: George W. Bush once referred to these 2 trade obstacles as "terriers and bariffs".
- Tariffs and barriers.
- 5: In a 2000 film, the idiomatically challenged "Trixie" speaks of "drinking yourself into" this South American country.
- Bolivia (instead of "oblivion").
Round 2. Category: You'Re Going In. With In in quotation marks
- 1: It's a polypeptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.
- insulin.
- 2: Any of the 4 anterior teeth in the jaw used for cutting.
- incisors.
- 3: It's found after "Disco" in a Top 40 song and "Dante's" in story.
- inferno.
- 4: It's a 10-letter verb meaning to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony.
- inaugurate.
- 5: From the Latin for "deceitful", it means "stealthily treacherous".
- insidious.
Round 3. Category: As You Like It. With As in quotation marks
- 1: A fibrous mineral formerly used to make fireproof articles.
- asbestos.
- 2: A paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration characterized by bronchospasm and wheezing.
- asthma.
- 3: A village in Berkshire, England or a scarf with broad ends.
- an ascot.
- 4: In TV, this ratio of the width of an image to its height can be 4 to 3.
- an aspect ratio.
- 5: A secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for the instruction of Hinduism.
- an ashram.
Round 4. Category: Music Industry Terms
- 1: This is taking a snippet of one song and using it in another; "Funky Drummer" by James Brown is often used.
- a sample.
- 2: Incorporating part of an old song into a new song, or trying a free piece of cheese at the deli.
- sampling.
- 3: In digital music sales, this method used to be about 20% of purchases and downloads were 70%; now it's flipped.
- streaming.
- 4: A hit song from one genre of music that also achieves commercial success in another genre.
- a crossover.
- 5: Non-reserved general admission seating at a performance venue; it sounds like a celebration.
- festival seating.
Round 5. Category: Completes The Movie Title
- 1: "Down and Out...".
- ...In Beverly Hills.
- 2: "Dog Day...".
- ...Afternoon.
- 3: "Kind Hearts and...".
- ...Coronets.
- 4: "Jim Thorpe...".
- ...All-American.
- 5: "Heaven Knows...".
- ...Mr. Allison.
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