June 01, 2020

Episode 100: Same Ol' Know No (Diamond 100)

1 hour 47 minutes

Quizmasters Lee and Marc celebrate 100 episodes with rose-colored reflections and a full trivia quiz, with topics including Chemistry, Famous Centennials, U.S. Presidents, Vocabulary, Broadway, Television, Terms of Venery, Celebrities, Companies, Products & Brands, Arcade Games, The Beatles, Geography and more!

Round One

CHEMISTRY - What is the most abundant element by weight in the human body?

FAMOUS CENTENNIALS - From May 10th to November 10th in 1876, what event occurred at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA?

U.S. PRESIDENTS - Reading a prepared statement regarding the famine in the Congo, the release of two Americans from Russian custody, and negotiations for an atomic test ban treaty, which President was the first to host a live televised news conference?

VOCABULARY - In the rogue’s lexicon, what is a bonesetter?

U.S. HISTORY - Who, along with Timothy McVeigh was responsible for carrying out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings?

BROADWAY - Actors Brian Dennehy, Dustin Hoffman, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman have all portrayed the same character in what play that is the only to have won the Tony Award for ‘Best Revival’ three times?

Round Two

TELEVISION - The first music video to air on MTV for a second time was for a song called “You Better, You Bet” by which group that formed in London in 1964?

TERMS OF VENERY - A convocation is a term that refers to a large gathering of what bird?

CELEBRITIES - Known for his production company’s unique vanity cards, which creator and producer of popular sitcoms began his television career by composing the scores for cartoons such as Heathcliff and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

COMPANIES, PRODUCTS & BRANDS - After the North American video game crash of 1983, scores of Atari systems and cartridges, including E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, were dumped in a landfill in which state?

ARCADE GAMES - “Boon-ga Boon-ga”, an arcade game based on the Japanese social prank kancho, features what as a controller?

THE BEATLES - The Beatles released more than one album in a year five times. One of the years that they released only one album was 1966. What album was released?

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VOCABULARY - What word, which means by one hundred, is spelled as one word in the United States but two words in other parts of the English-speaking world?

Final Questions

BROADWAY - Mark Hammill, Billy Crudup, Bradley Cooper and David Bowie have all starred in what 1977 play that was adapted for film in 1980?

GEOGRAPHY - In Africa, what four countries border Namibia?

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