Episode 1166 - Hollywood ugly - While henry viii was king - Lead singer of the band - 20th century bestsellers - Crown plaza

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1166, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Hollywood Ugly

• 1: This actress was quite ugly before her transformation in "Miss Congeniality".
• Sandra Bullock.
• 2: No one wants to date Julia Stiles in this 1999 movie except Heath Ledger, and he does it on a lark.
• 10 Things I Hate About You.
• 3: Of the frumpy sorority girls led by Anna Faris in "The House Bunny", this "American Idol" runner-up sure stands out.
• Katharine McPhee.
• 4: When this loner gets a makeover in "The Breakfast Club", we realize she was pretty all the time.
• Ally Sheedy.
• 5: Rachael Leigh Cook, the "ugly duckling", is pursued by Freddie Prinze Jr. in this high school comedy.
• She's All That.

Round 2. Category: While Henry Viii Was King

• 1: Cosimo I refounded the university of this city and parents of the time leaned towards sending their kids there.
• Pisa.
• 2: In his 1512 "Commentariolus" he stated the planets travel around the sun.
• Copernicus.
• 3: In 1534, after working on the tomb of the Medici, this artist moved from Florence to Rome.
• Michelangelo.
• 4: In 1534 he published "Gargantua", part 2 of "Pantagruel".
• Rabelais.
• 5: In 1526 Babar set up this dynasty in Delhi.
• Mogul.

Round 3. Category: Lead Singer Of The Band

• 1: Chris Martin.
• Coldplay.
• 2: Gwen Stefani.
• No Doubt.
• 3: Rob Thomas.
• Matchbox 20.
• 4: For much of the '80s and '90s, Michael McDonald.
• The Doobie Brothers.
• 5: Pat Monahan.
• Train.

Round 4. Category: 20Th Century Bestsellers

• 1: The concept of a "whisperer" who calms animals was popularized by this Nicholas Evans novel.
• The Horse Whisperer.
• 2: 1916's "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" by this author tried to make sense of the madness of WWI; no time travel involved.
• H.G. Wells.
• 3: The disaster movie genre really took off when this 1968 novel about Trans America flight No. 2 out of Chicago came to the screen.
• Airport.
• 4: This Edith Hull bestseller about forbidden love in the desert became a 1921 film starring Rudolph Valentino.
• The Sheik.
• 5: In a 1952 book a craftsman fashions "The Silver" this title drinking vessel to house the Holy Grail.
• chalice.

Round 5. Category: Crown Plaza

• 1: This queen has been on more coin types of numerous countries than any other human being.
• Elizabeth II.
• 2: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz reversed policy and allowed foreign fighters in this country in 1990.
• Saudi Arabia.
• 3: In 2006 the first male in over 40 years was born into this land's Chrysanthemum Throne imperial family.
• Japan.
• 4: The last English king with this name reigned less than a year, in 1936.
• Edward (VIII).
• 5: Rudolf II moved this dynastic family's royal court from Vienna to Prague in the late 1500s.
• the Hapsburgs.

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