Episode 867 - the roles of tom cruise - amusement parks - albuquerque - california food festivals - the nose

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 867, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: the roles of tom cruise

• 1: Wannabe Ivy Leaguer Joel Goodson.
• Risky Business.
• 2: Young lawyer Mitch McDeere.
• The Firm.
• 3: Navy pilot Lt. Pete Mitchell.
• Top Gun.
• 4: Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee.
• A Few Good Men.
• 5: Pool shark Vincent Lauria.
• The Color of Money.

Round 2. Category: amusement parks

• 1: In June 1991 this California theme park unveiled its new attraction, "E.T.'s Adventure".
• Universal Studios.
• 2: No matter how many hills a roller coaster has, this one is always the highest.
• the first one.
• 3: This California park, originally a fruit stand, is the oldest theme park in the nation.
• Knott's Berry Farm.
• 4: These fish parks in Florida, Texas and Ohio have added a monster marsh complete with dinosaurs.
• SeaWorld.
• 5: This park's theme is Pennsylvania's, German, Dutch and English heritage as well as chocolate.
• Hersheypark.

Round 3. Category: albuquerque

• 1: In population Albuquerque ranks in this position among New Mexico cities.
• First.
• 2: In 1926 this famous highway passed through the city's central business district.
• U.S. Route 66.
• 3: In 1975 Paul Allen and William Gates III founded this company in Albuquerque.
• Microsoft.
• 4: Located on this river, Albuquerque is the seat of Bernalillo County.
• Rio Grande.
• 5: Every October Albuquerque holds an international fiesta of these aircraft.
• Hot air balloons.

Round 4. Category: california food festivals

• 1: Carpinteria is home to this festival whose Internet home is avofest.com.
• avocado festival.
• 2: For 55 years Pismo Beach has been doing annual digs and chowder cook-offs to celebrate this food.
• clams.
• 3: A visit to Gilroy's celebration of this stinking rose wouldn't be complete without a scoop of ice cream flavored with it.
• garlic.
• 4: In northern California Half Moon Bay's October festival for these features a weigh-off with 900-pound ones.
• pumpkins.
• 5: At the "Spitway" at Sunland-Tujunga's celebration of this food, you can spit 3 seeds for a buck; longest in each age group wins.
• watermelon.

Round 5. Category: the nose

• 1: To stay sharp, "Keep your nose to" this sharpener.
• the grindstone.
• 2: It contains the payload of a missile.
• the nose cone.
• 3: Completes the catch phrase "Cut off one's nose to...".
• spite one's face.
• 4: It's the nerve that detects smells.
• olfactory.
• 5: The Statue of Liberty's nose is made of this metal.
• copper.

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