Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1177, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: On The Pga Tour
- 1: Out on an island in 2001, a downhill 60-foot triple-break putt at TPC Sawgrass' famed 17th was better than most for this superstar.
- Tiger Woods.
- 2: Here's Bubba Watson cutting loose with this type of 5-letter shot that veers to the side of the dominant hand of the player.
- a slice.
- 3: The long chip at the 1978 Jackie Gleason Classic was one of 5 straight birdies to seal the win for this Golden Bear.
- Jack Nicklaus.
- 4: Here's Phil Mickelson putting for birdie at the gorgeous par-5 18th to claim the 2012 Pro-Am title at this California beach.
- Pebble Beach.
- 5: Check out the $10 million putt that won the 2016 FedEx Cup bonus for this man, also known as Wee Mac.
- Rory McIlroy.
Round 2. Category: Ageless Quotes
- 1: Whale tale author who wrote, "Youth is immortal; 'tis the elderly only grow old!".
- Melville.
- 2: In "The Brook" this "Light Brigade" author wrote, "For men may come and men may go, but I go on forever".
- Tennyson.
- 3: About this queen, Shakespeare wrote, "age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety".
- Cleopatra.
- 4: Oscar Wilde wrote, "One should never trust a woman who tells one" this; she "would tell one anything".
- her real age.
- 5: Betty Friedan wrote, "to keep... life-giving ties alive... is our" this, the opposite of Ponce de Leon's legendary quest.
- "fountain of age".
Round 3. Category: America'S Most Haunted
- 1: The white-haired ghost of this fiery leader walks alongside a black dog at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia.
- John Brown.
- 2: Ghosts may account for a mysterious chill in cell 14-D of this former California island prison.
- Alcatraz.
- 3: The father of Jennie Wade, the lone civilian casualty of this PA. battle, haunts the home in which she was killed.
- Gettysburg.
- 4: Some say the ghost in this city's Hilton Hotel may be a murder victim or the volcano goddess Madame Pele.
- Honolulu.
- 5: The Shaft Alley Spectre is one of many ghosts haunting this Long Beach luxury liner first launched in 1936.
- Queen Mary.
Round 4. Category: World Theatre
- 1: This "War and Peace" author's play "The Power of Darkness" was once banned in his native Russia.
- Leo Tolstoy.
- 2: Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country.
- Ireland.
- 3: The first known play presented at this British university was "St. Katherine" in 1490.
- Oxford.
- 4: The Olivier Theatre opened in this city in 1976 with a production of "Tamburlaine the Great".
- London.
- 5: Israeli playwright Nathan Alterman called his first play "Kineret, Kineret...", Kineret being Hebrew for the Sea of this.
- Sea of Galilee.
Round 5. Category: Where Is That, Pierre?
- 1: If you're visiting the Cannes Film Festival, you're on this sea.
- the Mediterranean.
- 2: The Jura Mountains straddle the border between France and this country.
- Switzerland.
- 3: This region of NW France derives its name from Celts fleeing the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England.
- Brittany.
- 4: This region of France between the Seine and Marne Valleys is famous for its soft white cheese.
- Brie.
- 5: A northern member of the Windward Islands, this volcanic isle has been a possession of France since 1635.
- Martinique.
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