May 21, 2020

Episode 99: Webbheads

2 hours 24 minutes

Quizmasters Lee and Marc are joined by writer and actor Jamison Webb to talk about writing trivia questions, advice on creating internet content, what it’s like to compete on Jeopardy, and his time portraying ‘Baxter’ on the Netflix original series Space Force. The trio also provide a trivia quiz for each other, with categories including Architecture, African History, 90’s Music, Pop Culture, Companies, Products & Brands, Sports, Movies, Art, Historical Boats, Television and more!

Round One

ARCHITECTURE - Federal, Georgian, and Palazzo are styles of which type of architecture commonly used for public buildings, introduced in the 18th- and 19th-century with origins in Italy and France?

AFRICAN HISTORY - Cameroon gets its name from its abundance of what animal and an anglicisation of what word for it?

U.S. HISTORY - Who was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital?

90’s MUSIC - Which hip-hop group featured the rap debut of athlete Shaquille O’Neal on their certified-gold 1993 hit “What’s Up Doc (Can We Rock)?”

BOARD GAMES - The Monopoly card “Grand Opera Opening” was replaced with what other card in 2008?

SOCIAL GAMES - The Milton Bradley Co. was accused of selling “sex in a box” when it released what game in 1966?

Missed Corrections

EPISODE 98: Rapper Petey Pablo does briefly mention the state of South Carolina in “Raise Up.”

EPISODE 98: Dave Matthews Band is from Virginia, not South Carolina. - Allison

EPISODE 98: The Scorpions are from Germany, not Russia. - Seth & Mike C.

Round Two

ART - Artist Tiziano Vecelio was known in English by what name?

SPORTS - Who is the only professional athlete to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football?

POP CULTURE - What three New York City franchises currently hold bookings for multiple events in 2021 at Madison Square Garden?

SPORTS - Who was the only person to knock out Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight fight?

MOVIES - What 1984 action film was released in Poland as “The Electronic Murderer”?

COMPANIES, PRODUCTS & BRANDS - Heddy Lamar, Tyrone Power, and Bob Hope were all spokespeople for what appetite-suppressant candy that lost popularity due to a public health crisis?

Rate My Question

HISTORICAL BOATS - Built by the Roman emperor Caligula in the 1st Century (AD), what pair of palatial ships were recovered via lake drainage at the direction of dictator Benito Mussolini and were housed in a purpose-built museum until a fire consumed it and its contents during World War II?

Final Questions

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Who is the only Saturday Night Live cast-member to have been a musical guest and host prior to becoming a cast-member?

HISTORICAL BOATS - The Granma and the Pilar are two 20th-century yachts manufactured by Wheeler Shipbuilding, then of Brooklyn, NY, that were famously owned by which two individuals, respectively?

TELEVISION - In 1990, Jennifer Aniston appeared in what short-lived TV show, adapted from a popular movie?

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Special Guest: Jamison Webb.

Links:

Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast — Join us on our Facebook group!
knownonsensetrivia - Twitch — Play Know Nonsense Trivia on Mondays and Thursdays at 7pm EST!
Jeopardy 2019-12-27 - video dailymotion — Jamison's appearance on Jeopardy!
Space Force | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube — The first teaser of Space Force featuring Jamison as 'Baxter.'
Goodbye Chicago: Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Chicago and Leaving Chicago — A humorous essay by Jamison detailing his process of selecting cities to inhabit.
Host Alex Trebek raps an entire category about hip hop lyrics on Jeopardy | Daily Mail Online — Marc references these moments during this episode's introduction segment.
Jamison Webb on Twitter: "the lead singer of The National reads the front of a bottle of contact lens solution https://t.co/Ld9J4dNqG2" / Twitter — Jamison's amazing impression of Matt Berninger of The National.
Sam Simon writes Taxi spec script and becomes showrunner — "While at Stanford University, Simon worked as a newspaper cartoonist and after graduating became a storyboard artist at Filmation Studios. Simon submitted a spec script for the sitcom Taxi, which was produced, and he later became the series' showrunner."
Banksy: 8 signs Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja is mystery artist | The Independent — Is Banksy a member of Masive Attack?
Vinyl vindicated | Fort Myers Florida Weekly — A profile on Silver Platter Records, where Jamison saw Marc play in The Anchorite Four once.
The Anchorite Four (Deluxe Edition) — Listen to Marc play drums like a madman on The Anchorite Four (Deluxe Edition). Links to Spotify, Apple Music and more!
Muhammad Ali vs [answer] - FULL FIGHT 1980 - YouTube
Jamison Webb on Twitter: "Whenever our dog finishes eating, she whines until my wife or me burps her. This happens every day https://t.co/wPHUTAijKN" / Twitter — Boo, the Webb family dog, needs a burp!
The Fat Free Revolution that Gave America Diarrhea — Marc mentions the disgraced weight-loss method Olean (Olestra)
Nemi ships - Album on Imgur — The source material submitted by Joee for this episode's Rate My Question
Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast Episode 97: Akua Hideaway — Artist Justin Peterson's Saturday Night Live-themed question run
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (Complete Live Action Series) - YouTube

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