Episode 1225 - Around the garden? - Elizabeth taylor - "atch", you! - Yes, you may - In country

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1225, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Around The Garden?

• 1: A reward is paired with a punishment in the phrase this veggie "and stick".
• carrot.
• 2: It's the mysterious dying utterance of the title character of "Citizen Kane".
• Rosebud.
• 3: This 2-word phrase refers to something unimportant, probably referring to a tuber that wasn't worth peeling.
• small potatoes.
• 4: In a Simon and Garfunkel song, this quartet is in the line after "Are you going to Scarborough Fair?".
• parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
• 5: On a military uniform, this "cluster" denotes further awards of a decoration already received.
• the oak leaf cluster.

Round 2. Category: Elizabeth Taylor

• 1: When asked what she wanted on her tombstone, she replied, "Here lies Elizabeth. She hated to be called" this.
• Liz.
• 2: This man married her in Montreal and then again in Botswana.
• Richard Burton.
• 3: Elizabeth Taylor was the first star to earn a million dollars for a film, for this 1963 title role.
• Cleopatra.
• 4: On January 15, 2001 this man who has been married 7 times interviewed Ms. Taylor on TV.
• Larry King.
• 5: On New Year's Eve 1999, Queen Elizabeth awarded her this title.
• Dame.

Round 3. Category: Atch, You!. With Atch in quotation marks

• 1: To emerge from an egg.
• hatch.
• 2: A small wooden igniter.
• a match.
• 3: A roof made with straw.
• thatch.
• 4: To withdraw a horse from a race.
• scratch.
• 5: A spring-loaded door lock.
• a latch.

Round 4. Category: Yes, You May

• 1: AKA a dun, this 4-winged insect has multiple tails and does not eat.
• a mayfly.
• 2: She collaborated with Warren Beatty on "Heaven Can Wait" (hooray!) and on "Ishtar" (did we mention "Heaven Can Wait"?).
• Elaine May.
• 3: Swedes set these up for their midsummer festivals in June--a few weeks late, we think.
• a maypole.
• 4: Cape May is a resort town in this state, down the shore from Point Pleasant.
• New Jersey.
• 5: Her first novel, "Moods", was published in 1864.
• Louisa May Alcott.

Round 5. Category: In Country

• 1: Tampico,Oaxaca,Mazatlan.
• Mexico.
• 2: Kakata,Buchanan,Monrovia.
• Liberia.
• 3: Zakinthos,Andros,Pappades.
• Greece.
• 4: Uranium City,Inuvik,Yellowknife.
• Canada.
• 5: Sao Luis,Manaus,Rio Verde.
• Brazil.

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