Episode 1143 - An "arm" or a "leg" - Stop the presses! - A "cy" of relief - Dylan thomas - 3-word responses

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1143, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: An Arm Or A Leg. With Arm" Or A "Leg in quotation marks

• 1: 4-word term for Gen. McClellan's Union forces that guarded D.C. against invasion across a certain river.
• Army of the Potomac.
• 2: Assembled in the 1580s, it was commanded by Medina Sidonia.
• the Spanish Armada.
• 3: He's known for one-man shows like "Mambo Mouth" and for film roles like Chi Chi in "To Wong Foo...".
• John Leguizamo.
• 4: In 1913 a major exhibit of modern art was held at NYC's 69th Regiment one of these.
• an armory.
• 5: Chaps are a type of these protective outer garments.
• leggings.

Round 2. Category: Stop The Presses!

• 1: A phone-hacking scandal forced this British tabloid to close in 2011.
• News of the World.
• 2: A kids magazine survey found out this fairy tends to leave girls about 25 cents more than boys.
• the tooth fairy.
• 3: A British paper claimed Prince Charles puts toothpaste in his nose to prevent this nocturnal noise.
• snoring.
• 4: People Magazine reported that Clint Black wears size 7 1/4 while Garth Brooks' is 7 5/8.
• a cowboy hat.
• 5: In 1992 she not only left her ministry but divorced her jailed husband.
• Tammy Faye Bakker.

Round 3. Category: A Cy Of Relief. With Cy in quotation marks

• 1: If this monster of Greek mythology had an eye on you, that was all the eyes he had.
• Cyclops.
• 2: In 2004 this island nation joined the European Union.
• Cyprus.
• 3: Business and spin are types of this.
• a cycle.
• 4: This "Insane in the Brain" Latino hip-hop group was named after a street in L.A..
• Cypress Hill.
• 5: Isn't that sweet? It's just short for cyclohexylsulfamate.
• Cyclamate.

Round 4. Category: Dylan Thomas

• 1: The radio play "Under Milk Wood" is set in Llareggub in this U.K. country where Thomas was born.
• Wales.
• 2: Dylan may have died as a result of this activity, defined for a male in college as having 5 in a row.
• Binge drinking.
• 3: Thomas addressed the Blitz in "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in" this city.
• London.
• 4: In "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night", the poet addresses this man.
• His father.
• 5: Dylan riffed on one of this author's titles in the book "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog".
• James Joyce.

Round 5. Category: 3-Word Responses

• 1: Feathers flew in the business world in 1991 when a fast food chain slimmed down to 3 letters from this name.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken.
• 2: In 1737 Boston held its first parade celebrating what became this annual event.
• St. Patrick's Day.
• 3: This 2018 film had a wealth of talent that included Awkwafina, Gemma Chan and Lisa Lu.
• Crazy Rich Asians.
• 4: The Natl. Highway Traffic Safety Admin.'s family of these includes 50th percentile adult male and 6-year-old weighted child.
• crash test dummy.
• 5: This Elizabeth Gilbert title/set of commands spent 57 weeks as a No. 1 on the N.Y. Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list.
• Eat Pray Love.

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