August 09, 2021

Episode 162: Chinese Pantsocracy

1 hour 24 minutes

Quizmasters Lee and Marc meet to ask, suss and answer a general knowledge quiz with topics including Famous Characters, Singers, Area Codes, Television, Descriptors, Sports, Marine Biology, Video Games, Sweet Tarts, Holidays, Video Formats, Board Games and more!

Round One

FAMOUS CHARACTERS - What is the last name of Ash from the Evil Dead series?

SINGERS - What singer’s name means “Birch” when translated from their native language?

AREA CODES - What U.S. state includes the area code 602?

TELEVISION - Music artists Miles Davis, Glenn Frey, Gene Simmons, Little Richard, Gloria Estefan, Phil Collins, Ted Nugent, The Fat Boys, Frank Zappa, Willie Nelson, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Suicidal Tendencies and Sheena Easton all made guest appearances on what crime drama series?

DESCRIPTORS - Ashtanga and Kundalini are types of what?

SPORTS - What no-contact team sport is known for its lack of referees, allowing players to call their own fouls and settle disputes by invoking the “spirit of the game” to maintain fair play?

Missed Corrections

Lee corrects himself for confusing Colm Meaney with David Morse in episode 161.

A call from Keith about Ireland.

Discord roundup on citrus taxonomy, longest river, most volcanoes, etc.

Round Two

MARINE BIOLOGY - The rostrum is a facial protrusion of what kind of bottom-dwelling sea creature from the order rhinopristoformes?

VIDEO GAMES - Frogger was the last game released on what two consoles in 1997?

SWEET TREATS - Said to have been named for a boulevard in close proximity to Dr. James Vernor Detroit pharmacy, what type of drink is made when Vernor’s Ginger Ale and Vanilla Ice Cream are blended together smooth?

HOLIDAYS - What country celebrated Dominion Day from 1879 to 1982, where it was celebrated on July 1st?

VIDEO FORMATS - Requiring a special TV set for viewing, what videocassette format, first introduced in 1972, was the first to offer feature films for consumer rental?

BOARD GAMES - How much money did it cost to get out of jail in classic Monopoly?

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MUSIC SUBGENRES - Sharing its name with a Nick Cave album, what musical subgenre is characterized by lyrics dealing with crimes or gruesome death?

Final Questions

GREEK MYTHOLOGY - In Greek mythology, Hercules is tasked with the capturing of what animal from Erymanthos?

ANIME - Often seen in the Mach 5’s trunk, what is Speed Racer’s younger brother’s pet chimp’s name?

OLYMPICS - Before winning gold in the Long Jump competition, 2021 Greek Olympic athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou performed a Gear Second pose, meant to enhance one’s strength, speed and mobility, in a nod to what anime series?

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