Episode 1208 - Cello - Shakespeare play by gradually easier character - Frontwords and backwords - Stock up on candy - On the wall

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1208, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Cello

• 1: This cellist founded a music collective called the Silkroad Ensemble, with whom he plays cello.
• Yo-Yo Ma.
• 2: When you think of a cello solo, you're probably thinking of this Baroque composer's cello prelude from around 1720.
• Bach.
• 3: The uncrowned king of the cello, David Popper has a work titled this, what you'd sing under the window of your beloved.
• a "Serenade".
• 4: An excellent piece for the cello is "The Swan", from this work by Camille Saint-Saens.
• The Carnival of the Animals.
• 5: Portrayed on film in "Hilary and Jackie", the life of this British cellist was cut short by MS at age 42.
• Jacqueline du Pré.

Round 2. Category: Shakespeare Play By Gradually Easier Character

• 1: Bianca,Roderigo,Desdemona.
• Othello.
• 2: Baptista Minola,Gremio, Lucentio,Hortensio,Petruchio.
• The Taming of the Shrew.
• 3: Doctor,Duke of Cornwall,Goneril.
• King Lear.
• 4: Snug, Helena,Oberon.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• 5: Flavius,Cicero,Calpurnia.
• Julius Caesar.

Round 3. Category: Frontwords And Backwords

• 1: Bosses do this, to writers' dismay; also, what happens at sea twice a day.
• edit/tide.
• 2: A part of the body where the food goes; flip it around, it's a ship that tows.
• gut/tug.
• 3: This type of container can hold ale or mead; turn it around, it's a mouth part indeed.
• mug/gum.
• 4: Rivers do this, bend upon bend; reverse it for one who sends sheep to their end.
• flow/wolf.
• 5: Your colorless dress may earn this adjective, I fear; not so for this minstrel or other balladeer.
• drab/bard.

Round 4. Category: Stock Up On Candy

• 1: You definitely want to trick-or-treat at the house that gives out candy from this company with the stock symbol HSY.
• Hershey.
• 2: KRFT is Kraft Foods, maker of these Jet-Puffed treats that come in spooky shapes for Halloween.
• marshmallows.
• 3: Warren Buffett liked See's Candies so much that he bought it and folded it into BRK.B, this company.
• Berkshire Hathaway.
• 4: Mondelez, MDLZ, owns a slew of brands, including these Scandinavian candies.
• Swedish Fish.
• 5: If you're stocking up on candy at Costco (symbol COST), you'll know this house brand is named for a city in Washington.
• Kirkland.

Round 5. Category: On The Wall

• 1: ...of this museum is a portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna as a child (1712-13) by Ivan Nikitin.
• the Hermitage Museum.
• 2: A special black paint from Rust-Oleum will turn any wall into one of these writing slates.
• a chalkboard.
• 3: A large, concave one of these on your wall will make your room look bigger.
• a mirror.
• 4: Divided into 20 sections, it's often made of cork; take a shot!.
• a dartboard.
• 5: Perfect for your bedroom, this item is thought to provide protection through the night.
• a dream catcher.

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