Hello Internet

H.I. #64: The Quiz Show

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Grey and Brady discuss: poker, podcast postcards, bi-weekly auto update, flying the Nail & Gear and the Milwaukee flag, and Brady has Grey take a general knowledge / trivia quiz.

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Show Notes

Discuss this episode on the reddit

Playing poker while listening to HI

The Borgata Hotel & Casino

Brady and Grey discuss subvocalization

Podcast Postcards

Hello Internet Flag Referendum

Uber’s self-driving cars are on the road

Travis Kalanick

Google vs Uber

Nail & Gear at a concert

Flying the flag for the show

The Milwaukee flag

Milwaukee flag rebels

Famous Robert Scott

Brady's Quiz:
WORLD LEADERS: Political leaders of these countries (1 point each)
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Australia
    • SPORT
    • Name one current Major League Baseballer (1 point)
    • Name one person who has ever played Test Cricket (1 point)
    • Name four of the countries to win the Men’s World Cup of Soccer more than once (0.5 points each - 2 points max)
      • WORLD WAR II
      • The nuclear bombs dropped on two cities in Japan at the end of WW2.
      • The names of the two cities bombed (1 point each)
      • Name two of the following - nicknames of either of the two bombs or the two planes that dropped them (1 point each - 2 points max)
        • A FAMOUS US LANDMARK
        • Mount Rushmore is in which state? (1 point)
        • The Four Faces carved into Mt Rushmore (0.5 each and 1 point extra for the correct order, left to right)
          • MUSIC: Who sings these lyrics…

          When I was younger so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. (1 point)

          Don't forget me, I beg
          I'll remember you said,
          Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead (1 point)

          Got a long list of ex-lovers
          They'll tell you I'm insane
          But I've got a blank space, baby
          And I'll write your name (1 point)

          • German composer Beethoven’s first name (1 point)
            • MOUNTAINS
            • 14 Mountains are over 8000m.
            • Name four of them (for 1 point each)
              • FAMOUS WIVES: Name the wives of
              • Barack Obama (1 point)
              • Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (1 point)
              • Brad Pitt (1 point)
              • David Beckham (1 point)
                • MOVIES
                • Name eight films directed by Steven Spielberg (0.5 points each)
                  • SPACE
                  • List the 10 largest bodies in the Solar System in descending order (2 points for the list being in descending order, 2 points for it being correct)
                    • WEBSITES
                    • YouTube was founded by three former PayPal employees…. Can you name any one of them? (1 point)
                    • Year of first YouTube upload (1 point)
                    • Name either of Reddit’s two founders (1 point)
                    • What University did Mark Zuckerberg attend? (1 point)
                      • BONUS PICTURE ROUND
                      • Flag 1
                      • Flag 2
                      • Flag 3
                      • Flag 4
                        • ...more
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