Episode 1168 - Finish the line - My tv dads - Let's play clue - National "velvet" - Soft rock

Instant Trivia

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1168, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Finish The Line

• 1: The Beatles:"Yesterday all my troubles seemed...".
• so far away.
• 2: Francis Scott Key:"Oh! Say, can you see...".
• By the dawn's early light.
• 3: President Bush:"Read my lips...".
• no new taxes.
• 4: Clark Gable in "Gone with the Wind": "Frankly, my dear...".
• I don't give a damn.
• 5: Your mom:"Penny wise...".
• pound foolish.

Round 2. Category: My Tv Dads

• 1: James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama.
• The Sopranos.
• 2: In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man.
• (Jon) Cryer.
• 3: On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv and Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky and dance master Carlton.
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
• 4: Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife and 3 sons on this ABC sitcom.
• Fresh Off the Boat.
• 5: His 2017 Emmy award as dad and son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby.
• (Sterling K.) Brown.

Round 3. Category: Let'S Play Clue

• 1: This murder weapon could also light up the table in the dining room.
• Candlestick.
• 2: In the 1985 film based on Clue, this "Rocky Horror" actor played Wadsworth the butler.
• Tim Curry.
• 3: It's the main claim to fame of Anthony E. Pratt, a fire warden in Leeds, England.
• He invented the game ("Cluedo").
• 4: He's the only academic among the 6 suspects.
• Professor Plum.
• 5: In the U.S. version, the game of Clue starts when this man is found dead in his mansion.
• Mr. Boddy.

Round 4. Category: National Velvet. With Velvet in quotes

• 1: Bobby Vinton revived this Tony Bennett song and took it to No. 1 in 1963.
• Blue Velvet.
• 2: "Dark" mixed drink of stout beer and champagne.
• Black Velvet.
• 3: Holy Roman emperor Charles V spoke of power as "An iron hand in" one of these.
• a velvet glove.
• 4: Classic songs by this '60s band include "Venus in Furs" and "All Tomorrow's Parties".
• The Velvet Underground.
• 5: 1989 Czechoslovakian uprising that led to democratic elections.
• the "Velvet Revolution".

Round 5. Category: Soft Rock

• 1: This French-Canadian woman topped the adult contemporary charts with "The Power Of Love" and "All By Myself".
• Céline Dion.
• 2: Putting the "easy" into easy listening, Lionel Richie sang, "That's why I'm easy, I'm easy like" this.
• Sunday morning.
• 3: Now known as Yusuf Islam, he embarked on the Peace Train Tour in 2014.
• Cat Stevens.
• 4: In the '80s this duo had a string of hits beginning with "Lost In Love" and "All Out Of Love".
• Air Supply.
• 5: Seals and Crofts made us feel fine with this tune, "blowing through the jasmine in my mind".
• "Summer Breeze".

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