Episode 1030 - How touching! - Willie nelson - 3-letter spanish words - Presidential music? - Historic america

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1030, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: How Touching!

• 1: It's the usual name for the kind of zoo where you can stroke--and sometimes even feed--young animals.
• a petting zoo.
• 2: Literally French for "touched", this expression indicates a hit in fencing.
• touché.
• 3: When Sir Walter Scott wrote, "Have I not licked the black stone of that ancient castle?" he meant this fabled object.
• the Blarney Stone.
• 4: It's been reported that the Elle Macpherson figure in this London museum was attracting gropers.
• Madame Tussauds.
• 5: It's good luck to touch a bronze statue of a turtle named Testudo at this East Coast school.
• University of Maryland.

Round 2. Category: Willie Nelson

• 1: For the past 3 years, Willie Nelson has put on charity concerts for the benefit of these workers.
• farm workers.
• 2: Willie Nelson's own recording studio and golf course, called "Cut and Putt", are in this Texas capital.
• Austin.
• 3: In 1 song Willie says they're his heroes; in another he urges "don't let your babies grow up to be" them.
• cowboys.
• 4: Willie's only Top-10 solo hit on the pop charts was in 1982 with the remake of this Elvis song.
• "Always on My Mind".
• 5: His "Red-Headed Stranger" album gave him his 1st crossover hit, this colorful, tearful tune.
• "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain".

Round 3. Category: 3-Letter Spanish Words

• 1: No bull, it's "Bravo!".
• Ole!.
• 2: In 1980 Roberto Duran said to Sugar Ray Leonard, "No" this, meaning "no more".
• Mas.
• 3: Old Mexican movies and telenovelas end with this 3-letter word.
• Fin.
• 4: Domingo, Lunes or Martes, for example.
• Dia.
• 5: In Spanish it means "with"; in English, "against".
• Con.

Round 4. Category: Presidential Music?

• 1: He had a string of No. 1 hits with his brothers, including "ABC", as well as solo No. 1s, like "Black Or White".
• Michael Jackson.
• 2: President Obama's got a friend in this "You've Got A Friend" singer who performed at Obama's second inaugural.
• James Taylor.
• 3: She co-wrote "Ring Of Fire" for future hubby Johnny Cash.
• (June) Carter.
• 4: "Atomic Dog" and "Nubian Nut" are solo hits by this giant of funk music.
• George Clinton.
• 5: Gavin Rossdale (Gwen Stefani's ex) is the lead singer of this British band.
• Bush.

Round 5. Category: Historic America

• 1: A fine collection of Haida and Tlingit totem poles was toted to Sitka National Historic Park in this state.
• Alaska.
• 2: This Washington, D.C. house, once the residence of Harry Truman, is named for the founder of the Washington Globe.
• Blair House.
• 3: Williamsburg and this last Revolutionary War battle site are part of Virginia's "Historic Triangle".
• Yorktown.
• 4: The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. use this founder's Savannah, Georgia birthplace as a national program center.
• Juliette Low.
• 5: Splendors of the Gilded Age adorn the Lightner Museum, once a Gilded Age hotel in this oldest Florida city.
• St. Augustine.

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