The trivia podcast where we test each other's knowledge, and the strength of our relationship.
After 200 regular-season episodes, Quiz & Hers comes to a conclusion. In our last episode ever, Hallie has written six trivia questions about the six years that we have been doing this podcast. So, take a walk with us down memory lane, as we also talk about football, pop music, and some of our favorite movies, all while trying not to get too weepy.3:25: Q1 (Times & Places): The name of the 2018 Winter Olympics location was “rebranded” so as not to be confused with the capital of what neighboring country?11:44: Q2 (Arts & Literature): In 2019, what Canadian author released The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale?16:43: Q3 (Sports & Games): In February, 2020, which NFL team won their first of two Super Bowl wins in the last six years?23:12: Q4 (Everything Else): On August 23, 2021, which company's vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States?32:11: Q5 (Music): What artist's 2022 album, Midnights, featured the hit singles “Anti-Hero”, “Karma”, and “Lavender Haze”?42:20: Q6 (Movies & TV): What film, released in May, 2023, was the conclusion to a trilogy as well as the 32nd film in a larger film franchise?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Docs That Rock Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/docs-that-rock-podcast/id1399865196Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
In the final episode of Learned Lately, Justin discusses the five classical Orders of Architecture, because why not end a years-long endeavor by talking about columns? Why not, indeed. We also rip through a backlog of submissions for Fact or F*cked, and look forward to our series finale next week!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
It's Justin's last episode ever, and he has but one simple message for you: Support Indie Podcasts! Every question this week is inspired by another independent pod that we love, and we also discuss ancient history, Shakespeare, and one of Hallie's favorite musicians!5:45: Q1 (Everything Else): A delightful episode of Journey Into Fandom is about fans of what attractions, located in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, and two U.S. cities?16:10: Q2 (Times & Places): The subject of an episode of Deep Into History, what semi-historical conflict was fought between the Achaeans and a city otherwise known as Ilium?24:07: Q3 (Sports & Games): As I learned from the “Baseball” episode of the Brain Ladle Trivia Podcast, what former left fielder holds the MLB career record for stolen bases?35:13: Q4 (Movies & TV): A frequent topic on the podcast Retro Late Fee, what teen drama made Luke Perry and Shannen Doherty household names?45:36: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Featured on an episode of Book Cheat, what Shakespeare play begins with Prospero summoning a storm to cause a shipwreck?50:53: Q6 (Music): The podcast Firestarters covers the real history of all 118 notable events rattled off in a famous list song by what singer-songwriter?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/How Will I Die? Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-will-i-die-pod/id1449548959Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
On this week's edition of Learned Lately, Justin covers the surprisingly long, convoluted history of the “Madame Butterfly” story, from origins you've probably never heard of to the popular stage versions and some other adaptations that just might surprise you!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Hallie has written a game all about lawyers, the law, and legal cases! She also briefs us on a literary classic, two classic TV shows, and some very recent history!3:11: Q1 (Times & Places): Which Supreme Court justice initiated the single majority opinion and confirmed the power of the federal government in cases like Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth College v. Woodward?10:58: Q2 (Arts & Literature): In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch defends whom in court after he is accused of raping a young white woman and no one wants to defend him because he is Black?18:58: Q3 (Sports & Games): - In the court case Clay v. United States, what athlete appealed his conviction for refusing to report to the U.S. military during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector?34:39: Q4 (Movies & TV): Name the two title TV lawyers, one played by Raymond Burr and the other played by Andy Griffith, who both identified the perpetrator in each episode and then faced them in dramatic courtroom scenes.43:02: Q5 (Everything Else): Name either side of the 2022 Supreme court case in which the Supreme Court ruled to uphold Mississippi's Gestational Age Act and to overrule Roe v. Wade? 50:43: Q6 (Music): Whose lawyer made them change the name of the song, “My Name is David Ruffin and These are the Temptations” so they wouldn't get sued?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/TV Tuners Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-tuners/id1418941362Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
On this edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about Jonathan Swift's famous satire, Gulliver's Travels, because it comes up in trivia all the damn time. All. The. Damn. Time.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
It's Part 2 of Justin's two-part game about the Chinese Zodiac! We also talk about punk rock, Caribbean geography, and a legendary actor!2:09: Q1 (Music): “Four Horsemen” is one of the tracks on what seminal double album by The Clash, the title of which refers to a station identification phrase used by the BBC World Service during World War II?7:29: Q2 (Times & Places): One of many places on Earth called Goat Island belongs to what alliteratively named Caribbean nation, with its capital at Port of Spain?14:54: Q3 (Everything Else): In 2011, two monkeys, - specifically, crested macaques - took selfies using equipment owned by wildlife photographer David J. Slater. This kicked off a multiyear legal dispute that focused on whether nonhumans could own what, defined as the exclusive permission to distribute, adapt, display, and, especially, duplicate, a work?22:36: Q4 (Movies & TV): Later played by Jeff Bridges in a remake of True Grit, Rooster Cogburn was originally portrayed by what legendary actor, who appeared in some 80 Westerns?30:44: Q5 (Sports & Games): While huskies and malamutes are the most common breeds in sled dog racing, what is the only dog breed used in track racing, which, much like horse racing, brings in most of its revenue through gambling?38:59: Q6 (Arts & Literature): A pig named Wilbur and the title character inhabit a barn in a classic children's novel by what author, who also expanded and updated an early English style guide?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Time Sensitive Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-sensitive/id1452429903Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
On this edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells us the twisting, tragic tale of arguably the most influential disc jockey of all time, Alan Freed, with a brief digression into the payola scandals of the 1960s, which doomed Freed's career.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
(Apologies for the slightly late upload.)It's sequel season, because Hallie has written a second game all about people and characters named Martin! We also talk about cars, American history, and a scandal that hits home for people with our particular hobby.2:24: Q1 (Everything Else): What automaker became popular after its DB5 model was featured in the 1964 film Goldfinger?7:23: Q2 (Movies & TV): In what 1994 film, directed and produced by Robert Redford, does Martin Scorsese play Martin Rittenhome, a business executive involved in the rigging of the 1950s show Twenty-One?13:04: Q3 (Times & Places): In 1840, Martin van Buren lost his reelection bid to what member of the short-lived Whig party?24:32: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Martin Chuzzlewit was one of the least popular novels written by what author, whose other less popular novels include Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend?31:21: Q5 (Sports & Games): Matt Martin is a winger for what National Hockey League team who played at Nassau Coliseum until 2021 when they moved to UBS Arena at Belmont Park?37:32: Q6 (Music): What American singer known as the “King of Cool” is best known for the songs “That's Amore”, “Ain't That a Kick in the Head?”, and “Sway”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Voice from the Underground Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voice-from-the-underground-politics-pop-culture/id1302884018Cormac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CormacsThoughts
On this very artsy edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about two prominent artists that we haven't yet talked about, whom you may mix up sometimes, Henri Matisse and René Magritte!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Justin proves that there's no idea so bad that he won't revisit it, because he's designed another two-part, 12-question game, this time themed around the signs of the Chinese Zodiac! We also talk about weird books, anime, and Egyptian mythology!4:06: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What Nobel Prize-winning German author wrote the novel The Rat, though he is better known for The Tin Drum?11:32: Q2 (Sports & Games): Owen Lloyd “Ox” Parry was a tackle who played three seasons in the 1930s for what NFL team, the only one whose official, legal name includes the word “football”?18:35: Q3 (Music): Jackie “Tiger” Brown is one of the principal characters in what “play with music” by Bertolt Brecht, which is famous for the song “The Ballad of Mack the Knife”?27:50: Q4 (Times & Places): Br'er Rabbit is a trickster character in the folklore of what African-American ethnic group, who have their own unique Creole language, and primarily live in the Lowcountry and Sea Islands of the Carolinas and Georgia?35:53: Q5 (Movies & TV): The Dragon Ball anime franchise includes, of course, Dragon Ball, and its direct sequel Dragon Ball Z. Name any one of the other anime series in the franchise.41:30: Q6 (Everything Else): What Egyptian goddess obtained her power by placing a snake in Ra's path, and later reassembled her husband Osiris's dead body before resurrecting him?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Cooking with Grief Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cooking-with-grief/id1436653211Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
On this week's edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells us all about the rise and fall of one of the strangest sports shows of all time, the Wide World of Sports. We learn how obscure sports you've never heard of propelled it to the thrill of victory, and how the rise of cable ultimately led to the agony of defeat.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Hallie has written a quiz all about works (mostly books) that were adapted into other works (mostly movies)! It is a very hard quiz. Justin gets big mad. We also talk about children's literature, soccer, and some recent history!2:37: Q1 (Times & Places): How One Man Saved the British Monarchy is the subtitle of a 2010 non-fiction book about George VI that was adapted into what 2010 film directed by Tom Hooper?13:01: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What 1963 book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, was adapted into a 2009 film with some of the large creatures voiced by James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, and Forest Whitaker?18:45: Q3 (Everything Else): The Accidental Billionaires, the book that was the basis for the film The Social Network, was written by Ben Mezrich in consultation with what Facebook co-founder who broke contact with Mezrich after settling his lawsuit with Mark Zuckerberg?30:10: Q4 (Movies & TV): The Godfather was adapted from a 1969 novel of the same name by what author who also co-wrote the screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola?36:34: Q5 (Sports & Games): The 2005 film Fever Pitch completely changed the subject of the 1992 essay it was based on. While the film is about the main character's obsession with the Boston Red Sox, the essay was about the author's obsession with which Premier League team based in Holloway, North London?42:41: Q6 (Music): Victor Hugo's novel, Les Miserables, was adapted as a stage musical. Name either the composer or lyricist who also co-wrote the book for the musical.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/3 Beers In Podcast: https://www.3beersinpodcast.com/Brain Ladle Podcast: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
This week on Learned Lately, Hallie talks about something she probably should have talked about in her game all about state names, Mr. Tennessee Williams himself!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
He's done it again. In our final season, Justin has gone to the well once more and written yet another game about strange, unexplained events. We also talk about punk rock, baseball, and ancient history!2:28: Q1 (Movies & TV): What multiple-time Academy Award nominee drowned under mysterious circumstances near Santa Catalina Island while on a boat with Christopher Walken and her husband Robert Wagner?9:50: Q2 (Times & Places): Named for a mythical king and generally considered the first advanced civilization in Europe, what ancient civilization centered on the island of Crete declined and disappeared around 3,000 years ago, for reasons that remain unknown?15:28: Q3 (Everything Else): While Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees and Birutė Galdikas studied orangutans, and what third member of the “Trimates” studied gorillas, and was the victim of a still-unsolved murder in 1985?22:57: Q4 (Music): What American rock band never released its planned album Cigarettes and Valentines after the demo recordings were mysteriously stolen, choosing instead to focus on a new project called American Idiot?29:25: Q5 (Sports & Games): Before seemingly disappearing without a trace, a man named Roger Szmodis won contest to name what Pacific Northwest MLB team, who were formed after the Pilots left town?38:49: Q6 (Arts & Literature): You know I love an art heist. Among other works, Landscape with Cottages was stolen from the Montreal Museum of Art in 1972. What Dutch master painted this still-lost work?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Deep Into History Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-into-history/id1440486315Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
On this edition of Learned Lately, Justin walks us through the nine Muses of Greek mythology, because they seem to inspire an awful lot of trivia questions, which we seem to get wrong.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, we strap on the pads and hit the gridiron, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all (sort of) related to NFL team names! We also huddle up and talk about English history, baseball, and classic rock!2:43: Q1 (Times & Places): The Minnesota Vikings are so named because Minnesota is the center of Scandinavian American culture. Name either of the two real Vikings who claimed the English throne before the Norman conquest.7:46: Q2 (Sports & Games): What Major League Baseball team with the second-most World Series wins of any team were originally called the Brown Stockings?14:15: Q3 (Movies & TV): What actor who starred in a film that shares its name with the University of Alabama's teams also starred in a film that includes the name of the only NFL team to have two players rush for 2,000 yards in a season?22:46: Q4 (Arts & Literature): One-third of the title of what 1950 novel shares a name with an NFL team who has not won a championship game since before the Super Bowl era?31:55: Q5 (Everything Else): The only NFL team to have a perfect season is named for what animal, the most well-known species of which is Tursiops truncatus?38:56: Q6 (Music): What band's greatest hits album from 1976, fittingly titled Their Greatest Hits, is the best-selling album in the United States, having sold 38 million copies?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/The List Game Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-list-game/id1291797303
This week on Learned Lately, Hallie finally clears up which of the two famous female authors who went by “George” is which, because neither one of us can ever remember (and we know you can't either)!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
We are officially back for our final season, and Justin starts us off by finally finishing our sporadic six-part series on the basic emotions, with a whole quiz about disgust and disgusting stuff. We also get a little queasy talking about classical music, football, and movies!2:55: Q1 (Music): What classical composer wrote numerous scatological pieces, including Leck mich im Arsch – “Lick me in the ass” – though Eine kleine Nachtmusik is performed more often these days?8:54: Q2 (Sports & Games): In one of the most disgusting and horrifying moments in sports history, Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor broke quarterback Joe Theismann's leg in two places, ending his career. What team did Theismann play for (either the current name or the name at the time is acceptable).18:06: Q3 (Times & Places): The Erfurt latrine disaster involved about 60 noblemen drowning in human excrement after King Henry VI of Germany called an assembly. Despite this, what other, more powerful title was bestowed on Henry in 1191 by Pope Celestine III?25:55: Q4 (Movies & TV): Known as much for his signature pencil mustache as for his transgressive films, what director's work includes the so-called “trash trilogy” of Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living?31:06: Q5 (Arts & Literature): What famous muckraking journalist said about his most famous (and famously gross) novel, “I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach”?36:45: Q6 (Everything Else): What psychologist developed the theory of basic emotions and originally studied disgust, along with happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, and fear?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/History of the Atlantic World Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-the-atlantic-world/id1363411819Brain Ladle Podcast: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/
In this week's edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells the bizarre story of one of his favorite Internet gags, Boaty McBoatface, and his surprisingly large number of cousins!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, we're traveling back in time, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the Renaissance! We also talk about video games, art, and one of the most strangely cast movies we've ever heard of!2:42: Q1 (Times & Places): In Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, the Medici family ruled for many years. The family produced four Popes of the Catholic Church during this time. Name any one of these Popes.14:11: Q2 (Sports & Games): What 3D fighting game, the second game in a series of the same name, premiered in arcades in 1998 and is about the pursuit of a mystical sword during the Renaissance?20:34: Q3 (Movies & TV): What 1965 American historical drama starred Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II?26:41: Q4 (Arts & Literature): In 2017, what Leonardo da Vinci painting, Latin for “Savior of the World”, became the most expensive painting ever sold?34:42: Q5 (Music): During the Renaissance, what type of musical composition was usually based on a cantus firmus, and was usually for a tenor voice?39:42: Q6 (Everything Else): The Scientific Revolution, which took place during the second half of the Renaissance, began with the revolution named for what polymath who created the heliocentric model of the Solar System?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Promo: Massive Late Fee Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/massive-late-fee/id1439705386
This week on Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about the different styles and movements in the field of interior design, because she has been thinking a lot about furniture lately. Enjoy!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, things get a bit grim, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about death, dying, and the dead. We also die-ve (sorry) into discussions of baseball, literature, and a classic rock band (but probably not the one you're thinking of)!2:30: Q1 (Movies & TV): Dead 7 is a schlocky zombie movie written by Nick Carter – no, really – that premiered on what basic cable channel, which largely specializes in schlocky movies?8:52: Q2 (Arts & Literature): “Death” is a short story, and Death in Venice, a novella, by what German writer, also known for the novels The Magic Mountain and Doctor Faustus?16:57: Q3 (Sports & Games): Roughly lasting from 1900 to 1920, what “era” of baseball was characterized by low-scoring games, a lack of home runs, and some seriously messed up equipment?24:14: Q4 (Everything Else): Death is one of the Major Arcana in what type of deck of cards, which is used for certain specialized games, and for divination?29:55: Q5 (Times & Places): Bordering the Great Basin Desert, what is thought to be the hottest place on Earth?36:28: Q6 (Music): What rock band shares its name with the river in Greek mythology that the dead were ferried across to the underworld?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/BiCurean Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bicurean/id1378822013
This week, Justin tries to get to the bottom of why the Hess Corporation makes limited-edition toy trucks every holiday season, which he thinks is the weirdest thing ever. He fails, but we still learn.E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Hallie makes headlines, with six trivia questions all about newspapers! We also read up on classic hip-hop, recent literature, and one of your favorite diversions!2:38: Q1 (Times & Places): Although William Randolph Hearst created the largest newspaper business in the world, he may be better known as the grandfather of Patty Hearst, known for being kidnapped in 1974 by what militant organization?7:29: Q2 (Arts & Literature): The Village Voice, America's first alternative newsweekly, was created by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and this novelist, best known for his novels “The Naked and the Dead” and “The Executioner's Song”.13:32: Q3 (Sports & Games): Sudoku, which became a common game found in newspapers around the world, originated with French puzzle setters who were experimenting with removing numbers from what mathematical array?25:26: Q4 (Movies & TV): The 2015 film Spotlight is based on the true story of reporters at what newspaper who investigated child sex abuse in the Catholic church?29:03: Q5 (Everything Else): Scholars usually credit ancient Romans with creating the first newspapers. They were published chronicles of events, births, deaths, and gossip and went by this Latin name, which translates to Daily Acts.34:30: Q6 (Music): “A Letter to the New York Post” is a song by what hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav in 1985?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Skeptical Skeptics Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptical-skeptics/id1441503478Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
After last week's Easter-themed episode, Hallie gets in the Passover spirit and tells us about an obscure Jewish dish she just learned about, and other Jewish food you may not know about!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
It's Easter season, so Justin has written six questions all about the holiest day of the Christian year! We also talk about animation, poetry, and the Middle Ages!2:34: Q1 (Times & Places): The term “Easter” is derived from the name of a pagan English goddess whose festival was celebrated in April, at least according to what Venerable eighth-century monk and scholar?8:12: Q2 (Movies & TV): Easter Yeggs is a 1947 animated short in which the Easter Bunny meets what other famous Bunny?15:36: Q3 (Music): Catalog number BVW 4, “Christ lay in death's bonds” is an Easter cantata by what Baroque composer, who was voted the greatest composer of all time in a poll of 174 living composers in 2019?22:08: Q4 (Sports & Games): Nicknamed both “The Easter Race” and “The Hell of the North”, Paris-Roubaix is one of the “Monuments” – the five most prestigious one-day races in what sport?27:53: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Easter, 1916 is a poem by what Irish Nobel laureate, also known for “Leda and the Swan”, “Death”, and “Sailing to Byzantium”?33:37: Q6 (Everything Else): In the Christian liturgical calendar, Easter is preceded by what 40-day observance, in which Christians often give up something they enjoy?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Bore Meets World Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bore-meets-world-a-boy-meets-world-podcast/id1357883583Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
This week, on Learned Lately, Justin chronicles the rise and fall of folk singers/comedians, the Smothers Brothers, because he knew nothing about them a week ago.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Hallie celebrates Women's History Month with a game all about… eh, you can read the title, it speaks for itself. We also delve into discussions of poets, pop music, and science history!2:14: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What English poet known best for the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” was in love with, and married, another English poet whose surname she took while also keeping her maiden name?6:28: Q2 (Sports & Games): In 2019, Brittney Griner married Cherelle Watson, who then changed her name to Cherelle Griner. Griner plays for which WNBA team, located in Arizona?12:07: Q3 (Times & Places): What was Princess Diana's maiden name, which was recently the title of a biopic about her starring Kristen Stewart?21:53: Q4 (Movies & TV): Although Lucille Ball did not take her husband's surname in real life, her I Love Lucy character did. What were the last names of her first husband in real-life and her fictional husband?27:23: Q5 (Everything Else): What scientist who studied chromosomes and who is still the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was originally born Eleanor, but her parents changed it because Eleanor was deemed too “feminine” and “delicate” for her?34:01: Q6 (Music): Gloria Estefan (nee Fajardo) met her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. in 1975 and joined his Florida-based band, which two years later became what band known for the hits “Conga” and “Words Get in the Way”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Body Count Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-count/id1445765613
In this edition of our biweekly mini-pod, Hallie complains about discrepancies between US and UK ounces on baby bottles and gets into the bizarre, twisted history of the Imperial System(s) of measurement.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This is a fowl episode, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about chickens, for some reason. We also cluck about classical music, some truly awful “sports”, and one of our favorite foods!2:23: Q1 (Music): “Hens and Roosters” is the second movement in what musical suite by Camille Saint-Saëns, which is probably better known for its thirteenth movement, “The Swan”?8:37: Q2 (Arts & Literature): Though she is sometimes called “Chicken Licken”, the character known as “Chicken Little” in the United States usually goes by what other rhyming name in European folk tales?13:16: Q3 (Sports & Games): So-called “blood sports” include bear baiting, camel wrestling (seriously), and what vulgar-sounding chicken-on-chicken contest, which is illegal in all 50 states?20:58: Q4 (Times & Places): Chickens are thought to have been domesticated from red junglefowl in what is now what Southeast Asian kingdom, even before it was called Siam?27:10: Q5 (Movies & TV): Robot Chicken is a stop-motion animated sketch comedy series that airs on what late-night programming block, which is actually now considered a separate channel from Cartoon Network?32:13: Q6 (Everything Else): What delicious bit of American cuisine was (probably) invented at an establishment called Anchor Bar in 1964?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Retro Late Fee Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/retro-late-fee/id1459736089Cormac on Twitter: @CormacsThoughts
This week, Learned Lately returns, and Justin tells us all about the strange historical accident that is the tiny, mountainous nation of Andorra, and tells the slightly-too-personal story of why it's been on his mind!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, we're taking it to the “limit”, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the elusive concept of the infinite. We also chat about recent literature, pop music, and video games!2:45: Q1 (Times & Places): Although the first infinity pool is credited to John Lautner who designed one for the film Diamonds are Forever, the Stag Fountain built in the late 17th century at what royal residence may have originated the concept?10:19: Q2 (Sports & Games): Disney Infinity is a toys-to-life video game developed by what video game developer, which also created the recently released Hogwarts Legacy?17:12: Q3 (Arts & Literature): The 1996 novel Infinite Jest was written by what writer and professor who was posthumously nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his unfinished novel, The Pale King?24:53: Q4 (Everything Else): Infiniti is the luxury car division of what Japanese automaker whose models include the Altima, Rogue, and Pathfinder?29:52: Q5 (Music): In 2015, what singer/songwriter released her sixth greatest hits album, #1 to Infinity, which included all of her eighteen Billboard Hot 100 singles at the time as well as a new song called “Infinity”?36:37: Q6 (Movies & TV): Infinity Train is an animated TV show that began on Cartoon Network but is now on what streaming service whose previous iterations were Now, also a streaming service, and Go, which was only for TV subscribers?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Things I Found Online: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-i-found-online-podcast/id1282866232Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/
We are back with another episode of our bonus mini-pod, Learned Lately! This week, Hallie tells us the strange, sad story of Edith Stein, aka Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce, a Jewish-born Catholic saint!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
Prepare to get wet, because this week, Justin has the second installment in our loose series of quizzes themed around the four Classical Elements, with a six-question quiz about water! We also dive into discussions of classical music, movies, and one crazy sport.3:04: Q1 (Movies & TV): Four years after winning an Oscar for Best Director for Dances with Wolves, what actor starred in Waterworld, which is mostly known for being a ridiculously expensive, not very good, sci-fi action movie?8:34: Q2 (Times & Places): What is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, the oldest lake in the world, and the deepest lake in the world?16:00: Q3 (Music): What composer wrote Water Music, in response to a request from King George I for a concert on the River Thames?26:50: Q4 (Sports & Games): At time of recording, Cal Berkeley's men's team has won 16 championships, and is the defending national champion, in what full contact sport?33:46: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Like most seascapes, Christ Asleep during the Tempest, or Christ on the Sea of Galilee, is dominated by water. What artist, better known for Liberty Leading the People, painted it?39:02: Q6 (Everything Else): One of its more curious symptoms is a fear of water. Name this viral disease, sometimes called hydrophobia, which is transmitted primarily by animal bites.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/We're Watching Here Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-watching-here/id1450972000Cormac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CormacsThoughts
In this, the second episode of our bite-sized mini-pod, Learned Lately, Justin tells us all about the legendary New York music club, CBGB. This came up once last season, and he had never heard of it, so now we all know all about it.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
This week, Hallie pulls out a classic wordplay theme, because every answer in this game contains the name of a U.S. state! We also state some facts about World War II, classic rock, and horror movies!2:36: Q1 (Times & Places): The Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Oahu includes three ships that were attacked on December 7, 1941. Name any one of these ships.9:30: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What artist, best known for creating the LOVE image, also created sculptures of the numbers 0 through 9, which have been on display in several cities since they were created in 1980?14:32: Q3 (Movies & TV): In what 1974 horror film, the first in a franchise, does a group of friends fall victim to a family of cannibals, one of whom is called Leatherface?22:46: Q4 (Music): What rock band, originally named Saratoga, is best known for the hit singles “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry On Wayward Son”?26:34: Q5 (Everything Else): What are the first and last names of the physician who invented a way to assess the status of newborns, a test that is still performed today?31:10: Q6 (Sports & Games): After winning a national championship with Notre Dame, what quarterback went on to become the first player to be Super Bowl MVP three times while playing for the San Francisco 49ers?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Wasting Time Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wasting-time/id1457843139
Welcome to the first episode of our bonus mini-pod, Learned Lately, where we talk about something we've learned… lately. This week, Hallie talks about binary code and base 2 math, which stumped her on a recent trivia question. Enjoy!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/
We're back, baby, and we have a new baby! And this week, Justin kicks off our new season by bringing back his favorite recurring segment, “Justin and Hallie Talk About Atolls”, and devoting a whole episode to those ring-shaped coral islands. It's a weird episode. We also talk football, military history, and classic comedy!4:32: Q1 (Movies & TV): Atoll K was the final onscreen appearance of what legendary comedy duo, whose first names were Stan and Oliver?10:16: Q2 (Times & Places): Arguably the turning point of the war in the Pacific, what World War II battle named for an atoll saw four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk?15:25: Q3 (Sports & Games): Born on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, cornerback Todd Lyght won a Super Bowl with what team, then located in St. Louis?22:46: Q4 (Arts & Literature): The Far Reaches is a novel set on Tarawa atoll, by what American author and NASA engineer, whose nonfiction memoir Rocket Boys was the basis for the film October Sky?27:12: Q5 (Everything Else): The Republic of Minerva and the Kingdom of EnenKio both claim uninhabited atolls as their territories, but are not recognized by any country, making them examples of what “small”-sounding entities?34:01: Q6 (Music): Although it is technically just a “pseudo-atoll”, Bermuda is a hotbed of what musical genre, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and is often heard today on cruise ships?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Docs That Rock Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/docs-that-rock-podcast/id1399865196Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/
This week, we finish the season a “high” note, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about mountains! We also talk about geography, winter sports, and an iconic musician, and crown the Season 18 champion!3:00: Q1 (Times & Places): Name the mountain range that stretches from the Liard River in British Columbia to the Pecos River in New Mexico, and whose highest peak is Mount Elbert.8:37: Q2 (Arts & Literature): Which Post-Impressionist painter, known for his landscapes and still-lifes, is most famous for his series featuring Mont Sainte-Victoire, a mountain in the Provence region of southern France?17:07: Q3 (Sports & Games): What sport which usually takes place on a mountain, was originally called “snurfing” in 1965 and is now featured in five events at the winter Olympic games?24:26: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 2003 epic war film starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renee Zellweger is about a Confederate army soldier during the American Civil War traveling home to see the woman he loves?27:55: Q5 (Everything Else): Believed to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia, what creature's name comes from the Tibetan for rocky bear?33:53: Q6 (Music): “Mountain Magic Christmas” is a TV musical premiering in December, 2022 starring what singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist whose songs “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You” will be featured?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/How Will I Die? Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-will-i-die-pod/id1449548959Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/Designated Quizzers Podcast on Twitter? @designatedqzrs
The title is pretty self-explanatory this week: Justin has written six trivia questions about famous “this and that” pairs! Among other things, we talk tennis, Broadway, and Justin's day job! 2:44: Q1 (Sports & Games): What two tennis players, often mentioned in the same breath, are the only duo to complete the career Golden Slam in doubles competition?8:07: Q2 (Everything Else): What two-man research team developed Prospect Theory and discovered the availability and representativeness heuristics?16:56: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What comic strip duo were named after a French theologian and an English political philosopher?25:10: Q4 (Movies & TV): What duo co-starred in nine films for RKO Radio Pictures, including Flying Down to Rio and Top Hat?34:28: Q5 (Times & Places): What Balkan country's capital is Sarajevo?42:06: Q6 (Music): What famous duo were the composer and lyricist, respectively, on Carousel, The King and I, and The Sound of Music?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/TV Tuners Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-tuners/id1418941362Snehi on Twitter: @snehi_rgfan
This week, Hallie concludes her two-part, 12-question game, with six more trivia questions about birthstones! We also polish off some discussions about video games, quirky music, and some very depressing literature.3:22: Q1 (Movies & TV): What Australian actress who shares a name with July's birthstone first became famous for her role in season three of Orange is the New Black?8:28: Q2 (Everything Else): Peridot, the birthstone for August, is a variety of what mineral, named for its color which resembles that of a fruit used mainly for making oil?14:12: Q3 (Arts & Literature): Ramona Lofton, the author of the novel Push, is better known by what name, also the birthstone for September?21:50: Q4 (Sports & Games): In what video game franchise's The Black Knight, a follow-up to the game the Secret Rings, do you collect opals, which is October's birthstone?31:52: Q5 (Music): Topaz, November's birthstone, is a lesser known song by what new wave band, better known for the songs “Love Shack” and “Rock Lobster”?39:14: Q6 (Times & Places): What ancient Native American culture from the area that is now the Four-Corners region of the United States made many items from turquoise, December's birthstone?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Time Sensitive Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-sensitive/id1452429903Snehi on Twitter: @snehi_rgfan
We're decked out in stripes this week, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about his childhood favorite animal, the fearsome tiger! We also sink our teeth into discussions of weird books, 80s TV, and classic hip-hop!3:05: Q1 (Sports & Games): What NCAA Division I conference has no fewer than three teams called the “Tigers”?9:17: Q2 (Everything Else): Though it wasn't technically a tiger, the extinct marsupial known as the thylacine was often called one. What island was its native habitat before it went extinct in 1936?15:38: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What 2001 philosophical novel by Yann Martel has only two main characters, one of which is a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker?25:54: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 1980s science fantasy cartoon series had a humanoid tiger character named Tygra, who was Lion-O's second-in-command?32:00: Q5 (Times & Places): The Tamil Tigers were a revolutionary group active from 1976 to 2009 in what island nation?40:00: Q6 (Music): What hip-hop collective that “ain't nuthing ta fuck wit”, opens the song that tells us that with a voiceover saying “Tiger Style… Tiger Style…”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Voice from the Underground Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voice-from-the-underground-politics-pop-culture/id1302884018Brain Ladle Productions: http://www.brainladletrivia.com/
This week, Hallie steals one of Justin's worst ideas by committing to a two-part, 12-question episode. Each question features one of the 12 traditional birthstones, and we also mine for information about international business, basketball, and 90s music!2:36: Q1 (Sports & Games): What power forward who played with the Minnesota Timberwolves for 12 years and coincidentally played himself in the film Uncut Gems, shares his name with the birthstone for January?8:04: Q2 (Times & Places): Amethyst, February's birthstone, was originally thought to be one of the most precious until large deposits were found in what South American country, the world's largest producer of sugarcane, soy, coffee, and oranges?17:49: Q3 (Movies & TV): March's birthstone, bloodstone, is also the name of a 1988 film starring Rajinikanth, who also starred in various films in what industry, also known as Bombay cinema?26:41: Q4 (Everything Else): What international cartel specializes in the mining, sourcing, trading, and manufacturing of diamonds, the birthstone for April?31:15: Q5 (Arts & Literature): What is the name of the sixth book in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, which includes the name of the birthstone for May?35:58: Q6 (Music): Rumor has it that the name of what band came from the name of Eddie Vedder's great-grandmother and not from the name of June's birthstone?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Cooking with Grief Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cooking-with-grief/id1436653211Snehi on Twitter: @snehi_rgfan
Break out your accordion and your Hawaiian shirt, because this week, Justin has written six trivia questions all (sort of) about “Weird Al” Yankovic! We also get into discussions of pulp novels, a classic sitcom, and, of course, the legend himself.2:46: Q1 (Music): “Weird Al” Yankovic is one of only five acts with a Billboard Top 40 hit in four different decades. Name any of these hits – one a Michael Jackson parody, one a grunge gag, one a self-deprecating hip-hop bop, and one a favorite of pedantic English teachers.10:52: Q2 (Everything Else): In his parody of a song by Coolio (rest in peace), which was in turn adapted from a Stevie Wonder song, what Anabaptist church does Al lampoon?17:26: Q3 (Sports & Games): “Sports Song” is Al's parody of what type of song that is most associated with college football, specific examples of which are usually associated with a particular school?25:45: Q4 (Times & Places): In “Grapefruit Diet”, Al parodies a song by swing band Cherry Poppin' Daddies, which in turn shares its name with what instance of racial violence in Los Angeles in June, 1943?30:34: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Al covered the theme song of the 1967 animated series George of the Jungle, which was originally inspired by a character by what American author?36:27: Q6 (Movies & TV): In his version of Dire Straits' “Money for Nothing”, Al – for whatever reason – just replaces the lyrics with those of “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”, the theme song from what TV show?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/3 Beers In Podcast: https://www.3beersinpodcast.com/Moxie on Twitter: @brainonfactspod
This week, things are getting spooooky, because Hallie is celebrating Halloween with six new trivia questions all about ghosts! We also spirit into discussions of classic video games, classic rock, and a classic (?) film!2:17: Q1 (Times & Places): Ghosts known as bhoot are an important part of the culture of what nation, bordered by India to the west, north, and east, and by Myanmar to the southeast?10:11: Q2 (Sports & Games): Name the four colored ghosts that pursue Pac-Man. 16:38: Q3 (Arts & Literature): In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who is the first ghost that appears to Ebenezer Scrooge, clad in heavy chains from a lifetime of selfishness and greed? 24:24: Q4 (Music): The 1978 song “Ghost Song” by the Doors featured the reading of a mystic poem by what lead singer who had died of a probable drug overdose in 1971?30:34: Q5 (Everything Else): What is the name of the illusion technique in which an object that is brightly lit is reflected in a transparent screen at a 45-degree angle, and which is best known for its use on the rides Haunted Mansion and Pinocchio's Daring Journey at Disneyland?38:54: Q6 (Movies & TV): In Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner's character builds a baseball field that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends like this White Sox outfielder and record-setting hitter who was banned from baseball after taking part in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Deep Into History Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-into-history/id1440486315Snehi on Twitter: @snehi_rgfan
It's party time, because this week, Justin has six trivia questions all about cocktails! We also pour out some discussions of baseball, poetry, and a famous crime movie (but probably not the one you're thinking of)!2:19: Q1 (Movies & TV): What 1971 crime thriller film starring Gene Hackman won the Oscar for Best Picture, and lends its name to a cocktail consisting of equal parts Cognac and Amaretto9:07: Q2 (Sports & Games): While a “Harvey Wallbanger” is vodka, Galliano, and orange juice, “Harvey's Wallbangers” was a nickname for the power-hitting 1982 incarnation of what MLB team, whose name is related to a different alcoholic beverage?14:39: Q3 (Times & Places): Noted for the brutal tactics they used against the Irish Republican Army, what “colorful” British reinforcements from the Irish War of Independence share their name with a drink made of a dark stout and a pale ale?21:33: Q4 (Music): Typically consisting of equal parts dark rum, vodka, and orange juice, the “Brass Monkey” is also the name of a song on the 1986 album Licensed to Ill, by what American rap-rock group?27:08: Q5 (Arts & Literature): An “Ancient Mariner” is a complex Tiki drink whose name comes from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by what British Romantic poet, who published it in Lyrical Ballads, co-written with William Wordsworth?32:13: Q6 (Everything Else): Composed of gin, dry Vermouth, orange bitters, maraschino, and Absinthe, what cocktail shares its name with the American name for the style of men's attire that Brits call a “dinner suit”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Rock and Roll Up Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-and-roll-up-podcast/id1460163380George Holt on Twitter: @triviacop
This week, we're in an Empire State of mind, because Hallie has written trivia questions featuring the five boroughs of New York City (plus Long Island)! We also burrow into discussions of a Broadway legend, a pioneering athlete, and one of our favorite movies of all time!2:51: Q1 (Times & Places): What was the codename for the gun-type fission weapon developed as part of the Manhattan Project, which became the first nuclear bomb to be used in warfare?12:12: Q2 (Sports & Games): The home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, Queens, is named for what tennis legend who founded the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation?22:40: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What 2009 fantasy novel by Lev Grossman is about Quentin Coldwater, a high school student in Brooklyn who finds himself in a Narnia-like place called Fillory?30:31: Q4 (Music): A Bronx Tale, a musical based on a movie based on a play by Chazz Palminteri, had music written by what EGOT winner, best known for writing the music for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin?37:56: Q5 (Everything Else): A museum located in Centerport, Long Island is named for a member of what prominent American family that originally became rich with their shipping and railroad empires and during the mid-19th century, was the richest family in America?46:10: Q6 (Movies & TV): In what 2008 film is there a scene shot on Staten Island ferries in which the villain pits two ferries- one holding civilians, the other holding prisoners- against each other?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/The List Game Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-list-game/id1291797303
It's been an eventful offseason, and we just closed on our first house (WHAT??)! So, to celebrate, Justin has written six trivia questions all about moving! We've also packed some discussions of art, football, and folk music!2:40: Q1 (Movies & TV): What actor and comedian known for co-writing Blazing Saddles, co-starring in Superman III, and accidentally lighting himself on fire also starred in the film Moving?9:29: Q2 (Times & Places): Though people our age might know it better as a computer game, what route across North America was traveled by some 80,000 people moving to start new lives in the Pacific Northwest between 1840 and 1869?16:41: Q3 (Everything Else): What man moved from Germany to New York, then settled in San Francisco, where he founded his namesake company, the first to manufacture what we now call blue jeans?24:56: Q4 (Sports & Games): Named for a major industry in their former home, what Texas-based NFL team moved to a new home in Nashville to become the Tennessee Titans in 1997? 33:42: Q5 (Arts & Literature): The Movings, a painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly depicting a 19th-century family moving house, moved in 1982 to its current home in what art museum, the most prominent in the Second City?39:03: Q6 (Music): According to Local First Bank, one of the “seven songs to play after closing on your new home” is “Homeward Bound” by what folk-rock duo of the 1960s?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/History of the Atlantic World Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-the-atlantic-world/id1363411819Cormac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CormacsThoughts
We have big news: we're adding a tiny third person to our trivia team later this year, so to celebrate, Hallie has written six questions all about babies! We also crawl into discussions of art, movies, and mythology!2:13: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What Flemish artist known for painting classical and Christian history also painted portraits of his brothers and his own son as babies?8:16: Q2 (Times & Places): The only king in history to be crowned in utero, Shapur II was the longest-reigning monarch in the history of what nation, at the time known as the Sasanian Empire?16:54: Q3 (Sports & Games): Babysitting this is a minigame collection video game, which is a spin-off of a series that also includes games called Cooking this, Gardening this, and Crafting this.27:06: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 1988 film, which was executive produced by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard, is about a farmer who is chosen to protect an important baby from an evil queen?35:24: Q5 (Music): What singer-songwriter is best known for his signature songs “Diana”, “Lonely Boy”, “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”, and “(You're) Having My Baby”?40:13: Q6 (Everything Else): The birth story of what Greek hero says that while his mother, Danae, was imprisoned in a bronze chamber, Zeus impregnated her in the form of golden rain?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Massive Late Fee Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/massive-late-fee/id1439705386
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