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Trivial Knowledge: A Little Bit About a Whole Lot is a weekly podcast that gives you a dose of random trivia from a variety of topics. Please join us as we learn about the popular and the obscure. Listen to this podcast to boost your general knowledge and one day lead your team to victory at your local pub's trivia night!

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    • Nov 5, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Trivial Knowledge

    Episode 34: From Gaelic Football to Victoria Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 22:46


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the Russian artist Victor Borisov-Musatov, learn the history and rules behind Gaelic football, discuss the Wireless Experimental Center of WWII, travel to the Victoria Falls and then finish the episode discussing a the little Karoo dwarf chameleon!

    Episode 33: From Nintendo to the Aurora Borealis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 25:05


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the mythology surrounding Theseus, the history of Nintendo, learn what causes the aurora borealis, travel to Tibet to learn about their cuisine and then finish the episode discussing what possibly is the world's longest sidewalk!

    Episode 32: From Hummingbirds to Aragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 29:26


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of shampoo, learn about literature from 1776., discuss fascinating facts about hummingbirds, travel to Aragon Spain, and finish the episode on a certain type of playing card from India!

    Episode 31: From Serial Position Effect to Place Cells

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 22:57


    Join us in this next episode as we learn what the serial position effect is, discover some interesting facts about arm wrestling, understand what place cells do, learn about the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and finish the episode on graptolites!

    Episode 30: From 1982 to the Auriga Constellation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 27:16


    Join us in this next episode as we work our way through 1982, learn about the 1953 British Everest Expedition, discover the Auriga Constellation, travel to the Josefov Meadow Bird Reserve and finish the episode learning about the umbrella antenna!

    Episode 29: From The Mercury Theatre on the Air to The Legend of Knockgrafton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 29:26


    Join us in this next episode as we tell the story of The Legend of Knockgrafton, learn about The Mercury Theatre on Air, find out about the life of Franz Nopcsa, travel back in history to the Baekje Kingdom and finish the episode learning about an ancient saber-tooth cat.

    Episode 28: From the Color Green to Bandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 23:26


    Join us in this next episode as we learn about the history of the color green, discover the sport of bandy, learn about the Royal Astronomical Society, travel to the Beaufort Sea and finish the episode on a book publisher.

    Episode 27: From Gondolas to Ada Lovelace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 29:46


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of gondolas, learn about the string section of the orchestra, find out about the life of Ada Lovelace, travel to Pawtucket, Rhode Island and finish the episode learning Dagenham and Redbridge FC.

    Episode 26: From Barnard's Star to Mount Tambora

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 31:09


    Join us in this next episode as we learn about The Four Temperaments Test, discover the author Julian May, travel to space to learn about Barnard's Star, take a trip back in history to understand the Mount Tambora eruption and finish the episode learning about a type of plant.

    Episode 25: From Keirin to Dancing Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 28:11


    Join us in this next episode as we learn about a revival in particular Vietnamese folk art Kim Hoang, discover the Japanese extreme cycling sport Keirin, learn what the term dancing pigs means, travel the Yokosuka line in Japan and finish the episode on a famous Mexican chocolate drink.

    Episode 24: From Domesday to Argentinosaurus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 29:14


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the history of the Domesday Book, travel through the Georgetown Hoya's sports history, learn about the Argentinosaurus, travel to Beni Department, Bolivia and finish the episode learn about two interesting but different scientific achievements of 1506.

    Episode 23: From Bagh Chal to Crystallography

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 26:17


    Join us in this next episode as we learn about Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development, discover a board game called Bagh Chal, learn about the science of crystallography, jump into Hungarian cuisine and finish the episode in a park in Canada.

    Episode 22: From Julian of Norwich to the Rose Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 30:04


    Join us in this next episode as we learn about Julian of Norwich, discover the history of the Rose Bowl, travel through space to the dwarf planet Pluto, learn about the term Lingua and Franc and finish the episode onboard a floating dormitory.

    Episode 21: From Goosebumps to Tree Kangaroos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 29:10


    Join us in this next episode as we learn everything there is to know about London Imperial College, discover the artist behind the Goosebump covers, learn about tree kangaroos, explore the myth of the witch of VIxen Tor, and finish the episode on a mythical island of Ireland.

    Episode 20: From the Color Orange to Calcio Storico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 31:02


    Join us in this next episode as we learn everything there is to know about the color orange, discover a fascinating game called calcio storico, learn Mary W. Jackson contribution to the space race, explore the capital of Brunei, and finish the episode with a story about poets.

    Episode 19: From Deja Vu to Black Pepper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 29:36


    Join us in this next episode as we turn to psychiatry to learn about deja vu, discuss the Marvel Comics Super Special, learn about a common spice, black pepper, explore a forest within the Amazon rainforest, and finish the episode on member of the Romanov family.

    Episode 18: From Subterranean Rivers to a Silk Manuscript

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 23:51


    Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to learn about the Chu Silk Manuscript, discuss the short novel the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, learn about the Quetzalcoatlus the largest flying creature, explore tSubterranean rivers, and finish the episode on a historic conference.

    Episode 17: From Card Counting to Curling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 29:04


    Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to the Battle of Dupplin Moor, discuss the sport of curling, learn the history behind card counting, explore the Sharr Mountains, and finish the episode on a Norwegian train line!

    Episode 16: Stone Circles, Spanish Opera and Bashkortostan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 21:50


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the what is likely the oldest stone circle in the world on the Nabta Play, discuss the history of La Zarzuela, the Spanish Opera, learn the lessons from the Apollo 1 tragedy, explore Bashkortostan, and finish the episode learning about a butterfly!

    Episode 15: Strawberries and Cream, Backbenchers and Volcanoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 26:20


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the role of backbenchers, the history of Wimbledon, learn the amazing accomplishments of NASA astronaut Roger Chaffee, understand the science of shield volcanoes, and finish the episode learning about bridge in New Zealand!

    Episode 14: Famous Stamps, Rollercoasters and Cuisine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 25:55


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the famous Inverted Jenny stamp, discuss the history of the Green Lantern rollercoaster, learn the amazing accomplishments of astronaut Ed White, explore Serbian cuisine, and finish the episode in the Inca Empire!

    Episode 13: Artists, Valleys and Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 28:28


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the legacy of a First Nation's artist, Daphne Odjig, discuss AEK Athens Football Club, learn the amazing achievements of NASA astronaut Gus Grissom, travel to a picturesque Switzerland valley, and finish the episode learning about a fungus!

    Episode 12: Flowers, Cheese, Costumes and Singing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 27:42 Transcription Available


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the the outcome of the Estonian Singing Revolution, discuss award winning costume designer Edith Head, examine the amazing design of the Lotus Temple, learn about the Italian Robiola Cheese, and finish the episode with in Ireland! Coming on June 2, 2020!

    Episode 11: The Fifth Color of the Rainbow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 26:41


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the interesting history behind the color blue, travel back to a childhood cartoon Rainbow Brite, learn all about spiral galaxies, travel to China to learn about the Tarim Basin Mummies, and finish the episode with another insect! Coming on May 25, 2020!

    Episode 10: From Antarctica to the Arctic Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 25:33 Transcription Available


    Join us in this next episode as we listen to the story of the Egyptian sky god Horus, learn about Rockstar Games, discover the habits of the Adelie penguin, travel above the Arctic circle to Tromso, Norway, and finish the episode discovering the history of an historic union!

    Episode 9: Super Computer, Super Feint, Super Paint

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 25:47


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the importance of the Bonampak murals, learn the origin of the hockey term deke, travel to Slovenia to learn about two super computers, revisit the 2018 Kilauea Eruption, and finish the episode at a nature reserve!

    Episode 8: Don't Call it Hacky Sack!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 26:55


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the philosophy of Hastings Rashdall, learn about the short story that introduced cyberpunk, learn about the 3rd Baron of Rayleigh and his discoveries, travel to Achaea, Greece to discover its fascinating history, and finish the episode learning about a unique sport! Coming on May 4, 2020!

    Episode 7: Racing Toward the Record

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 26:37


    Join us in this next episode as we discover the controversy around the Three Maidens Sculpture, learn how Team Hot Wheels broke records, journey through the life of Margaret Rowbotham, find out who the Lombards of Sicily are, and finish the episode learning about a very small creature! Coming on April 28, 2020!

    Episode 6: Celebrate Like It's 1998

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 26:31


    Join us in this next episode as we travel back to the year 1998, discover what a Moodswinger is, learn the mission of Hunter's Hope Foundation, become familiar with North Halmahera languages, and finish the episode in a small West Virginia town!

    Episode 5: Round and Round We Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 25:22


    Join us in this next episode as we travel to Italy to learn about the Helmet of Fieramosca, discover the history of Ashford Town F.C., take a trip around the world with orbital spaceflight, learn about Cameroonian cuisine, and finish the episode on a small little insect that produces a dangerous substance! Coming on April 14, 2020!

    Episode 4: Who Let the Crocodile Out?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 25:00


    Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to learn about the life of two different Prince Valdemar's, discuss the creation of Hard Day's Night by the Beatles, discover interesting facts about the plotosaurus, find out what tropical glaciers are, and finish with a surprise trip to a little town in Canada!

    Episode 3: Bridge the Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 25:42


    Join us in this next episode as we travel back in history to learn about the establishment of King's College, discuss the Aztec Bowl Stadium, discover why Harry Eastlack's skeleton resides in a museum in Philadelphia, travel to Bulgaria to learn about its coat of arms, and finish our trip in dentistry to discuss the Rochette bridge!

    Episode 2: It's Greek to Me-Hubris and Agoge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 21:42


    Join us in this next episode as we tell the tragic myth of Niobe, learn about Spartan races, discuss the danger of black licorice, travel to Beacon Hills England to learn its connection with Sherlock Holmes, and finish our trip in Virginia to discuss its Quadricentennial Tartan!

    Episode 1: It's All About the Pyramids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 20:55


    Join us in this very first episode as we jump back in time to the Library of Ashurbanipal, discuss Pittsburgh's first professional baseball team, learn about the construction of the Louvre pyramid, travel to Italy and the Etruscan underground pyramids, and finish our trip in Pinantan Lake Canada.

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