Episode 873 - zebras - baywatch beach safety - named for - world ”p”s - ”junior” collage

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 873, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: zebras

• 1: Only continent to which zebras are native.
• Africa.
• 2: TV sitcom on which the main character called his racially mixed daughter-in-law a zebra.
• The Jeffersons.
• 3: In England, a deer crossing is for deer, but a zebra crossing is for these.
• pedestrians.
• 4: Professional sport in which 7 "zebras" officiate.
• football.
• 5: In Simon and Garfunkel's 1967 song, "At the Zoo", zebras are said to have these political views.
• reactionary.

Round 2. Category: baywatch beach safety

• 1: (Hi, I'm David Hasselhoff.) For L.A. beaches, this list includes dogs, fireworks and tents.
• things that are prohibited.
• 2: (Hi, I'm Mitzi Kapture.) For your safety, always swim near one of these that's manned and open.
• a lifeguard station.
• 3: (Hi, I'm Michael Bergin.) To protect your head, neck and spine, don't do this into unfamiliar waters.
• dive.
• 4: (Hi, I'm Brooke Burns.) The Red Cross recommends everyone learn this; L.A. lifeguards have been using it since 1957.
• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
• 5: (Hi, I'm Michael Newman.) If you can't swim well, or at all, don't rely on these; you may lose them in the water.
• life preservers (or floatation devices).

Round 3. Category: named for

• 1: The company formerly called "Alonzo Richmond, Agents for Onondaga Salt" now bears his name.
• Morton.
• 2: While Asa Gray was known for his books on botany, Henry Gray was known for his books on this science.
• anatomy.
• 3: While John Bartlett put his name on a book of quotes, Enoch Bartlett put his name on this.
• a pear.
• 4: Textile manufacturer whose big donation got the N.Y. Institute of Musical Art named for him.
• Augustus Juilliard.
• 5: Captain Cook gave this name to a Pacific island group in honor of Earl John Montagu.
• the Sandwich Islands.

Round 4. Category: world "p"s

• 1: The "4 questions" asked on this occasion include wondering why we have to eat unleavened bread.
• Passover.
• 2: Malay or Sinai.
• peninsula.
• 3: Gunmen after this South American dictator in 1986 used rockets, bazookas, rifles and grenades--and missed!.
• Pinochet.
• 4: World Heritage sites in this nation include the Nasca Lines.
• Peru.
• 5: Named for an adviser to Catherine the Great, this type of "village" looks deceptively impressive.
• a Potemkin village.

Round 5. Category: "junior" collage

• 1: Student athletes know it's abbreviated JV.
• junior varsity.
• 2: James Welch named this popular movie theater candy in 1949.
• Junior Mints.
• 3: The All Stars backed up this rockin' frontman.
• Junior Walker.
• 4: It was founded in 1901 in New York City by a debutante wanting to help the less fortunate.
• the Junior League.
• 5: It was started in 1919 as a collection of small, after-school business clubs in Massachusetts.
• Junior Achievement.

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