Episode 1169 - What's the gossip? - Starbuck - New country - Something's looming over me - Harry potter and the chapter titles

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1169, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: What'S The Gossip?

• 1: In the 1950s the New York Evening this newspaper became a tabloid and "National" , eventually moving to Florida.
• the Enquirer.
• 2: The name of the tabloid website and TV show TMZ refers to a 30-mile zone centering on this major city.
• Los Angeles.
• 3: This word also used for gossip is a drinking fountain aboard ship.
• a scuttlebutt.
• 4: In 1977 Rupert Murdoch launched a gossip column originally found at and named for this page of the New York Post.
• Page Six.
• 5: Famous feuding gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood were Louella Parsons and this alliterative lady.
• Hedda Hopper.

Round 2. Category: Starbuck

• 1: Starbuck was a native of this Massachusetts island, like that man in the limerick.
• Nantucket.
• 2: Starbuck serves as chief mate aboard the Pequod in the most famous work by this author.
• Herman Melville ("Moby Dick").
• 3: Starbuck openly spoke against this captain's mad quest.
• Captain Ahab.
• 4: Because Starbuck was a member of this religious group, anyone on board could call him "Friend".
• Quakers (Society of Friends).
• 5: "I will have no man in my boat", said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of" one of these.
• Whale.

Round 3. Category: New Country

• 1: The 2 Saudi-adjacent countries called this (Aden) and this (Sanaa) merged in 1990 to form a new nation.
• North and South Yemen.
• 2: With independence in 1993, Eritrea made Ethiopia landlocked, cutting off its access to this sea.
• the Red Sea.
• 3: A 24-year armed conflict led to the independence of this nation from South Africa in 1990.
• Namibia.
• 4: Until 1994 the nation of Palau was part of this "small" Pacific island group.
• Micronesia.
• 5: Russia and China do not recognize the sovereignty of this Muslim majority nation that broke away from Serbia in 2008.
• Kosovo.

Round 4. Category: Something'S Looming Over Me

• 1: In the state of Querétaro, this country's largest monolith looms over the town of Bernal.
• Mexico.
• 2: In Norwich, England it's Norwich Castle, which for 500 years was repurposed as this type of institution, for sure using its keep.
• a prison.
• 3: Historic cog railway line and all, in Manitou Springs, Colorado it's this peak that looms.
• Pikes Peak.
• 4: Looming over San Francisco, this landmark that opened in 1972 was sold in 2020 for the first time.
• the Transamerica Pyramid.
• 5: The cliffs of the Dodecanese Islands, a popular place for rock climbers, loom over this sea.
• the Aegean.

Round 5. Category: Harry Potter And The Chapter Titles

• 1: In book 1,"The blank Hat".
• Sorting.
• 2: In book 4,"The blank World Cup".
• Quidditch.
• 3: In book 6,her "Helping Hand".
• Hermione.
• 4: In book 7,"The Elder blank".
• Wand.
• 5: In book 2,"The Whomping blank".
• Willow.

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