Episode 1153 - Stupid show biz answers - Sharp - Occupational homonyms - Add some consonants - Renting

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1153, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Stupid Show Biz Answers

• 1: It's the role Danny Bonaduce played on "The Partridge Family".
• Danny.
• 2: Mike Myers flexed his powers to play Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell in this 1998 film.
• 54.
• 3: Andrea McArdle, who starred in a production of "Annie Get Your Gun" in 2006, first became famous playing this role.
• Annie.
• 4: Greer Garson became the Mrs. of actor Richard Ney after he played her son Vin Miniver in this 1942 film.
• Mrs. Miniver.
• 5: It was the title of the last big-screen remake of "Beau Geste", released in 1977.
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste.

Round 2. Category: Sharp

• 1: Cardsharp is an old term for a gambler who is notorious for doing this.
• cheating.
• 2: This synonym for a sniper has the same first and last letters as "sniper".
• a sharpshooter.
• 3: Be a sharp dresser by ironing your pants to keep these sharp.
• the creases.
• 4: Patricia Clarkson won a Golden Globe for playing Amy Adams' mom on this HBO miniseries.
• Sharp Objects.
• 5: This Chikara line of knives from this company is made of "premium Japanese stainless steel".
• Ginsu.

Round 3. Category: Occupational Homonyms

• 1: A job like a chauffeur, or a part of your PC that needs to be updated occasionally.
• a driver.
• 2: It can mean highest in rank or value, as well as someone of high rank at your school.
• principal.
• 3: Not just an occupation, it's also a type of fruity pie.
• a cobbler.
• 4: A certain member of our military forces, or an adjective that refers broadly to the sea.
• Marine.
• 5: Someone who oversees construction work, or a muscle that becomes shorter.
• contractor.

Round 4. Category: Add Some Consonants

• 1: Numbered explanatory comment at a page's bottom: OOOE.
• a footnote.
• 2: MPH indicator: EEOEE.
• speedometer.
• 3: A John Lennon classic: IAIE.
• "Imagine".
• 4: A portable musical instrument: AOIO.
• an accordion.
• 5: Old MacDonald had this point in a planet's orbit when it's nearest to the Sun: EIEIO.
• perihelion.

Round 5. Category: Renting

• 1: In Alaska, a failure to pay utility bills can be grounds for this process against a tenant within 5 days.
• eviction.
• 2: Many states limit this required upfront sum to an amount equal to 1 or 2 months rent.
• a (security) deposit.
• 3: Renters with low incomes can seek assistance through the Section 8 program of this U.S. govt. department.
• HUD.
• 4: Discrimination against renting to families with children is illegal except for housing reserved for these only.
• senior citizens.
• 5: California rental agreements have implied warranties that the apt. isn't rotten, verminous or otherwise this 13-letter word.
• uninhabitable.

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