Episode 1251 - "e"-readers - 4th - The spirit of '76 - The roles of my lifetime - Acting presidents

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1251, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: E-Readers. With E in quotes

• 1: This novel by Sinclair Lewis caused an uproar for its satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion.
• Elmer Gantry.
• 2: The original title of this Steinbeck novel was "Salinas Valley".
• East of Eden.
• 3: Longfellow's "Tale of Acadie", it begins, "This is the forest primeval".
• Evangeline.
• 4: Thomas Gray said, "The paths of glory lead but to the grave" in this sad poem "Written in a Country Churchyard".
• Elegy.
• 5: Hana is the nurse who takes care of the nameless and terribly burned man in this novel by Michael Ondaatje.
• The English Patient.

Round 2. Category: 4Th

• 1: 1983's "Billie Jean" was his 4th solo No. 1 hit.
• Michael Jackson.
• 2: When it held its 1904 exhibition, this Missouri city was the USA's 4th largest.
• St. Louis.
• 3: No joke, it's the 4th-largest bone in the skeleton of an average adult male.
• the humerus.
• 4: In 1992 Andre Marrou came in 4th in this election with 291,612 votes.
• the election for the presidency of the United States.
• 5: In terms of area, it's the 4th largest of the 5 Great Lakes.
• Lake Erie.

Round 3. Category: The Spirit Of '76

• 1: In 1976 you could reassemble the painting from 3 of these, on sale for 13 cents each.
• stamps.
• 2: The artist, Archibald Willard, didn't serve in the Revolution, but with the 86th Ohio Volunteers in this war.
• the Civil War.
• 3: An early version is in a diplomatic reception room at this cabinet department's headquarters.
• the State Department.
• 4: Hugh Mosher was the model for the man blowing on this and his family still has the instrument.
• the fife.
• 5: Appropriately, the painting first gained wide notice in this 1876 exhibition in Philadelphia.
• the Centennial Exhibition.

Round 4. Category: The Roles Of My Lifetime

• 1: He put in 20 seasons as Frasier Crane and 2 as a ruthless mayor on "Boss".
• Kelsey Grammer.
• 2: Mudka's Meat Hut waitress and girl at pool were fine roles but Hannah Montana got a little more press.
• Miley Cyrus.
• 3: Who? Her, as Mrs. Which, and also as Deborah Lacks.
• Oprah.
• 4: We'd give an "A" to his work as Oscar Grant and Killmonger, but he's going to get a "B." from you.
• (Michael B.) Jordan.
• 5: High schooler Kyle and Elio Perlman; call him by his name.
• (Timothée) Chalamet.

Round 5. Category: Acting Presidents

• 1: In a 1995 film he played Andrew Shepherd, "The American President" who romanced Annette Bening.
• Michael Douglas.
• 2: (I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president.
• Abraham Lincoln.
• 3: James Gregory played this post-Civil War president on the classic TV series "The Wild Wild West".
• Ulysses S. Grant.
• 4: Then-president John F. Kennedy chose this actor to play him in the 1963 film "PT 109".
• Cliff Robertson.
• 5: Peter Sellers had 3 roles in this film, U.S. President Merkin Muffley, Captain Lionel Mandrake and this title character.
• Dr. Strangelove.

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