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The Off Ramp podcast. Fascinating facts & tantalizing trivia! Slow down, steer clear of crazy and take a side road to sanity with Bob & Marcia Smith. PHOTO by Christopher Michel.

Bob & Marcia Smith


    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 264 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith

    272 Tragic Tale Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 27:48


    How did a failure to colonize Panama lead to the birth of Great Britain? How do they keep raisins in cereal boxes from falling to the bottom? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

    271 Knee High Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 27:55


    What was the first kitchen appliance to come in colors. And how did a tariff change one food's classification from fruit to vegetable? Hear the Off Ramp podcast.

    270 Knee Jerk Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 27:46


    What world-class reference tool, born in an 18th century print shop, is still thriving in the digital age? And how old was the longest recorded life in human history? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp podcast.

    269 Knee Slap Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 27:50


    How did Hollywood influence the way you think of frogs. And who is the recording artist credited with the first concept album.

    268 Knee Deep Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 28:30


    What was Torpedo Juice? And what beverage was outlawed during the Ottoman Empire? Hear The Off Ramp Podcast.

    267 Bell Ringer Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 27:50


    Where is a bell that's been ringing non-stop since the 1840s? And where was the highest wind speed ever recorded? Hear Episode 267 of the Off Ramp Podcast

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    266 Zany Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 27:59


    What is Pedestrianism – it was once all the rage! And beyond his work in agriculture, what is George Washington Carver known for?

    265 Surprising Discoveries Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 27:54


    What U.S. President died without leaving a will? What and where is the artwork entitled, “Moon Museum?”

    041 Encore Shelter-In-Place Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 29:59


    We're revisiting shows we recorded during 2020's COVID 19 lock down. Episode 41 Shelter-in-Place Trivia asked, what did the U.S. take from luxury department stores and install in WWII defense plants? And how many pickles do average Americans eat per year?

    040 Encore Lockdown Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 29:09


    Once again, we're revisiting some of the original episodes of the Off Ramp Trivia Podcast recorded during the COVID 19 lock down of 2020. In Episode 040 Lockdown Trivia we asked: What famous writer fought on BOTH sides of the Civil War? And how much perspiration the average person generates in 24-hours?

    039 Encore Shut-in Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 28:34


    It's our second week revisiting Off Ramp episodes recorded during the COVID-19 lock down. Today episode 39 Shut-In Trivia, when we asked where Hawaiian Pizza originated? And what was the original meaning of a White Elephant gift?

    038 Encore Quarantine Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 28:34


    For the next several episodes of the Off Ramp, we'll revisit shows recorded during the first days of the COVID 19 lock down in 2020. Today it's Episode 038 Quarantine Trivia, which asked what great thinkers did some of their best work during a quarantine? And who came up with the word?

    264 Space Station Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 27:54


    How fast does the International Space Station orbit the earth? Why did St. Francis of Assisi's father disown him? And what is a Fluffer Nutter? (Photo NASA Tracy Caldwell Dyson)

    263 Shot Clock Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 27:54


    What rule change led to the fast-paced, high-scoring basketball games we love today? And who is Robert Galbraith? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

    262 Stunning Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 27:37


    262 Stunning Trivia. What invention, first patented in 1794, is in use today, on earth and in outer space? What's the difference between flammable and inflammable?

    261 More Polar Vortex Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 27:45


    More cold questions. Plus, what U.S. landmark is bigger than Rhode Island? And what did the world's oldest bird do recently? Hear the Off Ramp podcast.

    260 Polar Vortex Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 27:28


    260 Polar Vortex Trivia. What's the coldest recorded temperature in Antarctica? What mountain recorded the coldest temperature in US history? And what celebrity had more appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show?

    259 Inquiring Minds Want to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 27:38


    What U.S. President had a second job as a parole officer – while in the White House? What happened to Captain Bligh? Which TV series was first to show a married couple in bed? Hear the Off Ramp podcast.

    258 Sonic Booms & Eagle Divorces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 27:12


    258 Sonic Booms & Eagle Divorces. How did wild west cowboys create sonic booms? And what's the divorce rate of the Bald Eagle? Hear the Off Ramp.

    257 Encore - New Resolutions Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 27:57


    What leader made the most successful new year's resolution in history. And when did new year's resolutions begin. Hear the Off Ramp Podcast. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons.org

    256 Encore - Global Holiday Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 27:50


    What music has remained popular since it debuted in 1742? What holiday was once synonymous with riots, burglary and street gangs? Name the 7 global holidays of December. Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

    255 Encore - More Christmas Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 28:00


    255 Encore – More Christmas Trivia. What Christmas movie debuted in the summer? What's the oldest yuletide beverage? And name 11 Christmas songs by Jewish writers. Hear the Off Ramp.

    254 Encore - Christmas Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 27:21


    254 Encore - Christmas Trivia. In what modern country was St. Nicholas born? And what Christmas tradition was introduced to improve efficiency? Hear The Off Ramp podcast.

    253 Happy-Go-Lucky Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 27:51


    What was the very first artificial Christmas tree made of? And what sea creature can make a sound louder than a gun? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast

    252 Appealing Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 27:47


    What is the only art contest the U.S. government sponsors and why? It's been doing it for 80 years. And who's the oldest person to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts?

    251 Cheesy Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 27:49


    It's Cheesy Trivia with Bob (and Marcia) Smith. What country is the largest producer of cheese? Which eats the most cheese per capita? What country invented processed cheese? And which one has a theme park dedicated to cheese? Plus, what's the fastest muscle in the human body.

    250th Anniversary Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 27:51


    Why was Lady Godiva riding that horse with no clothes on? And what food condiment used to be sold as a medicine? Hear the 250th Anniversary episode of The Off Ramp.

    249 Nutty Frontiers Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 27:55


    What nut can spontaneously combust? And what state's frontier broke away, elected a governor & legislature, and functioned on its own for 3 years?

    248 Light & Lively Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 27:30


    What famous leader spent two years in disguise as a dockworker learning his adversaries' secrets? What non-human animal has 276 different facial expressions?

    247 Haunted Trivia Encore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 27:55


    Whose ghost did Winston Churchill see in the White House? And what color is in almost every scene of the classic horror movie, The Shining? Hear The Off Ramp Podcast.

    246 Breezy Brain Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 27:57


    Why are there dolphin skulls in the Amazon forest? And how fast does information travel to your brain? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast

    245 Body Of Evidence Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 27:54


    Why do our noses have two nostrils? When 3.5 million attended the largest concert of all time, who performed?

    244 Pirates, Presidents & Cousins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 27:53


    How do we know how pirates talked? And how many U.S. Presidents married their cousins? Hear The Off Ramp Trivia Podcast.

    243 Gonzo Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 27:54


    What two times of your life do you age the most? And when the Titanic sank, killing 1,500 people, what OTHER precious cargo was lost? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast. Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

    242 Head To Toe Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 27:54


    What everyday food terrified movie director Alfred Hitchcock? And what U.S. President's ancestor once owned the land under the Empire State Building? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast. (AI Image RASmith)

    241 Take Flight Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 27:27


    How can a plane exceed the speed of sound without creating sonic booms? What is a portable super-regenerative receiver and transmitter? And if Elon Musk wanted to build the world's biggest house, how many rooms would he need?

    240 Capital Dessert Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 27:43


    What country eats the most ice cream? And what are four unique distinctions of Washington, DC.? (Art Netha Hussein)

    239 Hard Deadline Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 27:43


    What country's tallest building is a 105 story hotel, a “tower of doom” that's never hosted a single guest? (Photo: Roman Harak, Wikimedia Commons)

    238 Olympic Gold, Lungs, Microwave Ovens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 27:21


    Microwaves, Lungs & Olympic Gold - How much gold is in an Olympic Gold Medal? Why is your right lung larger than your left? And how heavy was the first Microwave oven?

    237 Olympic Shoes Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 27:55


    Who won Olympic Gold wearing mismatched running shoes? And what was the Plunge for Distance Olympic event? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

    236 Olympic Flame Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 27:58


    What's the most unusual way the Olympic Flame has been relayed from Athens to the modern games? And whose face was on the best-selling U.S. commemorative stamp of all time?

    235 Bonkers Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 27:10


    What word suggesting a fondness for the past was once a medical condition known as "Immigrant Psychosis?" And how many primates have eyebrows? Hear the Off Ramp!

    234 Transparent Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 27:53


    The original clear food wrap was actually made of wood! What's the story? And what's considered the #1 TV show of all time.

    233 Olympic Brains Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 27:57


    How many gigabytes of storage does your brain hold? And what competitors beyond athletes once won Olympic medals? Hear the Off Ramp podcast. (Art by Pxfuel)

    141 Independence Day Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 27:53


    It's an Encore Performance of our Independence Day show - What heroes of 1776 would be called Millennials today? How often does the Liberty Bell July 4th.

    232 Brain Trust Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 27:58


    Why did the creator of Mother's Day try to abolish it? And which finger has its own pulse. Hear the Off Ramp Trivia podcast.

    231 Discombobulated Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 27:58


    Do babies cry with an accent? And how did the Civil War lead to police becoming “the men in blue”?

    230 Crazy Time Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 27:47


    How long were pig bristles used in toothbrushes? What famous snack food was invented at Disneyland? Hear the Off Ramp.

    229 Tasty Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 27:53


    What U.S. President was the Foodie we can thank for popularizing Ice Cream? And who has the most top-ten selling albums of all time? Hear the Off Ramp Trivia Podcast.

    228 Topical Tropical Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 29:52


    What real-life, world-famous city was once named Batman? Why were trainers in the original Olympic games required to attend in the nude?

    227 Bizarro Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 27:53


    Why are so many airplanes at the bottom of Lake Michigan? What novel was one of the 1st written in the voice of an animal? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast.

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