Episode 1138 - Did i hear that right? - You’re going ”in” - ”as” you like it - Music industry terms - Completes the movie title

2024-03-23

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Did I Hear That Right? 1: "Saturday Night Live" editorialist Emily Litella wasn't sure why all the fuss about these "on television". Violins. 2: A coming-of-age novel by Bruce Ducker is titled "Lead Us Not Into" this NYC train depot. Penn Station. 3: (Hi, I'm Tony Danza) On "Friends", Lisa Kudrow was convinced that this man's song "Tiny Dancer" was really "Tony Danza". Elton John. 4: George W. Bush...

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1138, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Did I Hear That Right?

1: "Saturday Night Live" editorialist Emily Litella wasn't sure why all the fuss about these "on television".
Violins.
2: A coming-of-age novel by Bruce Ducker is titled "Lead Us Not Into" this NYC train depot.
Penn Station.
3: (Hi, I'm Tony Danza) On "Friends", Lisa Kudrow was convinced that this man's song "Tiny Dancer" was really "Tony Danza".
Elton John.
4: George W. Bush once referred to these 2 trade obstacles as "terriers and bariffs".
Tariffs and barriers.
5: In a 2000 film, the idiomatically challenged "Trixie" speaks of "drinking yourself into" this South American country.
Bolivia (instead of "oblivion").

Round 2. Category: You'Re Going In. With In in quotation marks

1: It's a polypeptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.
insulin.
2: Any of the 4 anterior teeth in the jaw used for cutting.
incisors.
3: It's found after "Disco" in a Top 40 song and "Dante's" in story.
inferno.
4: It's a 10-letter verb meaning to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony.
inaugurate.
5: From the Latin for "deceitful", it means "stealthily treacherous".
insidious.

Round 3. Category: As You Like It. With As in quotation marks

1: A fibrous mineral formerly used to make fireproof articles.
asbestos.
2: A paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration characterized by bronchospasm and wheezing.
asthma.
3: A village in Berkshire, England or a scarf with broad ends.
an ascot.
4: In TV, this ratio of the width of an image to its height can be 4 to 3.
an aspect ratio.
5: A secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for the instruction of Hinduism.
an ashram.

Round 4. Category: Music Industry Terms

1: This is taking a snippet of one song and using it in another; "Funky Drummer" by James Brown is often used.
a sample.
2: Incorporating part of an old song into a new song, or trying a free piece of cheese at the deli.
sampling.
3: In digital music sales, this method used to be about 20% of purchases and downloads were 70%; now it's flipped.
streaming.
4: A hit song from one genre of music that also achieves commercial success in another genre.
a crossover.
5: Non-reserved general admission seating at a performance venue; it sounds like a celebration.
festival seating.

Round 5. Category: Completes The Movie Title