Episode 1239 - Where's that church? - Thank you, the internet - The apollo missions - Films of the '90s - Venomous animals

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1239, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Where'S That Church?

• 1: Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity.
• Israel.
• 2: Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família.
• Spain.
• 3: The Crystal Cathedral, now known as Christ Cathedral.
• the United States.
• 4: Hagia Sophia.
• Turkey.
• 5: St. Stephen's Cathedral, AKA Stephanskirche, consecrated in the capital in 1147.
• Austria.

Round 2. Category: Thank You, The Internet

• 1: Blind and low-vision people connect with sighted volunteers for visual aid using a free app called Be My these.
• Eyes.
• 2: Why yes, we watched this "Knight Rider" sing "Hooked On A Feeling" while he flew with a flock of birds and 2 kids dressed as angels.
• David Hasselhoff.
• 3: Shout-out to the man who told a barista at this business his name was Marc with a "C" and posted a pic of his cup... for "Cark".
• Starbucks.
• 4: Videos of people taking this "Challenge" in 2014 raised $115 million for the association fighting A.L.S..
• the Ice Bucket Challenge.
• 5: 60,000 free ebooks await your perusal at the project named for this 15th century German.
• Gutenberg.

Round 3. Category: The Apollo Missions

• 1: Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt collected moon rocks as the first scientist on the Moon; his Ph.D. is in this science.
• geology.
• 2: The rocket with this "planetary" name used 560,000 gallons of propellants in the first 3 minutes of flight.
• Saturn.
• 3: Apollo 11 landed in this sea on July 20, 1969.
• the Sea of Tranquility.
• 4: During Apollo 14's time on the lunar surface, this commander hit a golf ball over 200 yards.
• Alan Shepard.
• 5: Apollo 12's crew collected parts from a lunar probe with this "cartographic" name that had been there for 2 years.
• Surveyor.

Round 4. Category: Films Of The '90s

• 1: Some referred to this 1994 movie as "Die Hard on a Bus".
• Speed.
• 2: In this 1990 film Robin Williams played a doctor who was able to rouse a group of catatonic patients.
• Awakenings.
• 3: Writing credits for this film went to Jane Austen and Emma Thompson.
• Sense and Sensibility.
• 4: In this blockbuster comedy, Robin Williams takes a job as a nanny to be close to his kids.
• Mrs. Doubtfire.
• 5: This quartet's second film is subtitled "The Secret of the Ooze".
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Round 5. Category: Venomous Animals

• 1: At 18 feet, the king type of this hooded snake is the longest venomous snake.
• a cobra.
• 2: All varieties of this 8-armed sea creature produce venom but few cause death in humans.
• an octopus.
• 3: This poisonous lizard was named for the Arizona river valley where it was discovered.
• the Gila monster.
• 4: Among honeybees, this one has a smooth stinger that can be used again and again.
• the queen.
• 5: This arachnid has lobsterlike claws in front and a stinger on the end its tail.
• a scorpion.

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