Quiz and Hers

After 200 regular-season episodes, Quiz & Hers comes to a conclusion.  In our last episode ever, Hallie has written six trivia questions about the six years that we have been doing this podcast.  So, take a walk with us down memory lane, as we also talk about football, pop music, and some of our favorite movies, all while trying not to get too weepy.

3:25: Q1 (Times & Places): The name of the 2018 Winter Olympics location was “rebranded” so as not to be confused with the capital of what neighboring country?

11:44: Q2 (Arts & Literature): In 2019, what Canadian author released The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale?

16:43: Q3 (Sports & Games): In February, 2020, which NFL team won their first of two Super Bowl wins in the last six years?

23:12: Q4 (Everything Else): On August 23, 2021, which company’s vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States?

32:11: Q5 (Music): What artist’s 2022 album, Midnights, featured the hit singles “Anti-Hero”, “Karma”, and “Lavender Haze”?

42:20: Q6 (Movies & TV): What film, released in May, 2023, was the conclusion to a trilogy as well as the 32nd film in a larger film franchise?

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In the final episode of Learned Lately, Justin discusses the five classical Orders of Architecture, because why not end a years-long endeavor by talking about columns?  Why not, indeed.  We also rip through a backlog of submissions for Fact or F*cked, and look forward to our series finale next week!

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It’s Justin’s last episode ever, and he has but one simple message for you: Support Indie Podcasts! Every question this week is inspired by another independent pod that we love, and we also discuss ancient history, Shakespeare, and one of Hallie’s favorite musicians!

5:45: Q1 (Everything Else): A delightful episode of Journey Into Fandom is about fans of what attractions, located in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, and two U.S. cities?

16:10: Q2 (Times & Places): The subject of an episode of Deep Into History, what semi-historical conflict was fought between the Achaeans and a city otherwise known as Ilium?

24:07: Q3 (Sports & Games): As I learned from the “Baseball” episode of the Brain Ladle Trivia Podcast, what former left fielder holds the MLB career record for stolen bases?

35:13: Q4 (Movies & TV): A frequent topic on the podcast Retro Late Fee, what teen drama made Luke Perry and Shannen Doherty household names?

45:36: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Featured on an episode of Book Cheat, what Shakespeare play begins with Prospero summoning a storm to cause a shipwreck?

50:53: Q6 (Music): The podcast Firestarters covers the real history of all 118 notable events rattled off in a famous list song by what singer-songwriter?

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On this week’s edition of Learned Lately, Justin covers the surprisingly long, convoluted history of the “Madame Butterfly” story, from origins you’ve probably never heard of to the popular stage versions and some other adaptations that just might surprise you!

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This week, Hallie has written a game all about lawyers, the law, and legal cases! She also briefs us on a literary classic, two classic TV shows, and some very recent history!

3:11: Q1 (Times & Places): Which Supreme Court justice initiated the single majority opinion and confirmed the power of the federal government in cases like Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth College v. Woodward?

10:58: Q2 (Arts & Literature): In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch defends whom in court after he is accused of raping a young white woman and no one wants to defend him because he is Black?

18:58: Q3 (Sports & Games): - In the court case Clay v. United States, what athlete appealed his conviction for refusing to report to the U.S. military during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector?

34:39: Q4 (Movies & TV): Name the two title TV lawyers, one played by Raymond Burr and the other played by Andy Griffith, who both identified the perpetrator in each episode and then faced them in dramatic courtroom scenes.

43:02: Q5 (Everything Else): Name either side of the 2022 Supreme court case in which the Supreme Court ruled to uphold Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act and to overrule Roe v. Wade?  

50:43: Q6 (Music): Whose lawyer made them change the name of the song, “My Name is David Ruffin and These are the Temptations” so they wouldn’t get sued?

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TV Tuners Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-tuners/id1418941362

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On this edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about Jonathan Swift’s famous satire, Gulliver’s Travels, because it comes up in trivia all the damn time.  All.  The.  Damn.  Time.

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It’s Part 2 of Justin’s two-part game about the Chinese Zodiac! We also talk about punk rock, Caribbean geography, and a legendary actor!

2:09: Q1 (Music): “Four Horsemen” is one of the tracks on what seminal double album by The Clash, the title of which refers to a station identification phrase used by the BBC World Service during World War II?

7:29: Q2 (Times & Places): One of many places on Earth called Goat Island belongs to what alliteratively named Caribbean nation, with its capital at Port of Spain?

14:54: Q3 (Everything Else): In 2011, two monkeys, - specifically, crested macaques - took selfies using equipment owned by wildlife photographer David J. Slater. This kicked off a multiyear legal dispute that focused on whether nonhumans could own what, defined as the exclusive permission to distribute, adapt, display, and, especially, duplicate, a work?

22:36: Q4 (Movies & TV): Later played by Jeff Bridges in a remake of True Grit, Rooster Cogburn was originally portrayed by what legendary actor, who appeared in some 80 Westerns?

30:44: Q5 (Sports & Games): While huskies and malamutes are the most common breeds in sled dog racing, what is the only dog breed used in track racing, which, much like horse racing, brings in most of its revenue through gambling?

38:59: Q6 (Arts & Literature): A pig named Wilbur and the title character inhabit a barn in a classic children’s novel by what author, who also expanded and updated an early English style guide?

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On this edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells us the twisting, tragic tale of arguably the most influential disc jockey of all time, Alan Freed, with a brief digression into the payola scandals of the 1960s, which doomed Freed’s career.

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It’s sequel season, because Hallie has written a second game all about people and characters named Martin! We also talk about cars, American history, and a scandal that hits home for people with our particular hobby.

2:24: Q1 (Everything Else): What automaker became popular after its DB5 model was featured in the 1964 film Goldfinger?

7:23: Q2 (Movies & TV): In what 1994 film, directed and produced by Robert Redford, does Martin Scorsese play Martin Rittenhome, a business executive involved in the rigging of the 1950s show Twenty-One?

13:04: Q3 (Times & Places): In 1840, Martin van Buren lost his reelection bid to what member of the short-lived Whig party?

24:32: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Martin Chuzzlewit was one of the least popular novels written by what author, whose other less popular novels include Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend?

31:21: Q5 (Sports & Games): Matt Martin is a winger for what National Hockey League team who played at Nassau Coliseum until 2021 when they moved to UBS Arena at Belmont Park?

37:32: Q6 (Music): What American singer known as the “King of Cool” is best known for the songs “That’s Amore”, “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?”, and “Sway”?

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