Quiz and Hers

We’re back for lucky season 13! To start us off, Justin has written six trivia questions with numeric answers counting down from six to one. We also talk about classical music, classic literature, and a classic movie!

2:35: Q1 (Everything Else): Originally developed at Motorola, and later successfully used by companies like Johnson & Johnson and Texas Instruments, what set of techniques for improving manufacturing quality derives its name from the field of statistical quality control?

8:01: Q2 (Sports & Games): Not to be confused with the “Power Five” what is the most common collective term for the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, the Mid-Atlantic Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference?

14:13: Q3 (Times & Places): Rising to prominence during the Cultural Revolution, and later blamed for its spectacular failure, what is the usual collective term for the Chinese radicals Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen?

22:54: Q4 (Music): Originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, what symphony was retitled the Eroica?  Note: the answer should be of the form ______’s Symphony Number _______.

31:30: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Two Shakespeare plays have the word “two” in their title.  One might be his first play; the other is a collaboration, and probably his last play.  Name the two of them.

38:41: Q6 (Movies & TV): Two movies with the word “one” in their title have won the Academy Award for Best Picture.  One of them is 1934’s It Happened One Night.  The other one is this 1975 Jack Nicholson film based on a novel by Ken Kesey.

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We may come off as book smart (or maybe not), but this week, Hallie is out to prove that she’s “street” smart, with six trivia questions about different kinds of roads, streets, boulevards, and everything in between. We also talk about American literature, country music, and fast food.

2:00: Q1 (Times & Places): Known as the “most beautiful avenue in the world” and home to many luxury shops, theatres, and cafes, what avenue gets its name from a paradise in Greek mythology?

7:24: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What American writer, best known for his 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, also wrote the novel If Beale Street Could Talk and the book-length essay No Name in the Street?

11:57: Q3 (Sports & Games): What court sport, which originated in London prisons in the 19th century, is played by two players in a four-walled court with a small rubber ball?

20:53: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 1950 dark comedy, later adapted into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is about Norma Desmond, a former silent-film star and is named after a major thoroughfare in Hollywood?

27:04: Q5 (Music): Just a few years after releasing the song “On the Road Again”, Willie Nelson joined Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson to form what country supergroup that toured the world and had platinum record sales?

32:42: Q6 (Everything Else): What fast food chain started in a Shell gas station on the northern part of US Route 25 next to the Appalachian Mountains and, in addition to its signature dish, served steaks and country ham?

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Something smells a little fishy this week, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about fish! We also dive into discussions of classic literature, economics, and a film director that you may have heard of.

2:30: Q1 (Music): Although he also had a mildly successful career as a solo country in artist in the 2000s and 2010s, what musician is much better known as the front man of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish? 

12:02: Q2 (Times & Places): Fishing has been an integral part of their economy since they were colonized by Scandinavians in the late eighth century, and still remains their largest economic sector.  Name this subarctic Scottish archipelago, whose largest settlement is Lerwick.

20:02: Q3 (Sports & Games): There are two professional baseball teams in the state of Florida that fit the theme of today’s game.  One is the Miami Marlins.  Name the other one.

30:55: Q4 (Arts & Literature): What Pulitzer Prize-winning 1952 short novel focuses almost entirely on the struggle between its two principal characters, one of which is an enormous marlin?

40:39: Q5 (Everything Else): There are strict limits on the amount of striped bass and blackfish that can be fished in New York  But, because demand outstrips the legal supply, fish poachers still catch the fish and sell them on this kind of illegal, exchange.

47:34: Q6 (Movies & TV): What director had a fairly inauspicious start to his career, when he directed 1982’s Piranha II: The Spawning?  He would later go on to direct some other projects that were  more successful.

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Forbes Article from Question 5: https://www.forbes.com/2010/06/25/poaching-fishing-black-market-lifestyle-food-nyc-dec.html?sh=5cbe095f56ff

This week, Hallie has gone Full Hallie, and written an entire game about words invented by William Shakespeare, which doesn’t exactly narrow it down. We also play around (get it?) with discussions of video games, medicine, and music we are way too young for!

2:22: Q1 (Sports & Games): What word invented by Shakespeare, which is a synonym of feline, could be used to describe the Pokemon Meowth and Persian?

9:42: Q2 (Times & Places): What first lady of the United States shares a name with a term invented by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, used by Juliet’s nurse as a term of endearment but possibly referring to a loose woman?

15:10: Q3 (Movies & TV): The nickname of Burt Reynolds’ character in what 1977 comedy about two bootleggers trying to smuggle beer across state lines was invented by Shakespeare and based on an Italian word?

24:32: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Bloodsucking, a word invented by Shakespeare in Henry VI Part 3, could be used to describe the characters in the novels The Queen of the Damned and The Vampire Lestat by what author?

32:56: Q5 (Everything Else): In King Lear, Shakespeare was the first to use what word, which he used to describe someone with pock-marks from syphilis but today is a word for someone with a seizure disorder?

41:21: Q6 (Music): In Richard III, Clarence says “not to relent” is beastly, devilish, and this word, which is the title of what 2020 song by Megan Thee Stallion, her first top 10 hit in the United States?

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In one of our more unusual themes, Justin has written six questions about six different things referred to as “the four seasons”.  We find this common theme everywhere from classical music, to recreational games, to the movies!

1:57: Q1 (Music): Although he wrote 230 violin concertos, what Baroque composer is best known for a set of them known as the “Four Seasons”?

7:45: Q2 (Sports & Games): The “honors tiles” of this game include four flowers: plum blossom, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo, and four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Name the game.

14:36: Q3 (Times & Places): Created in 1873 when three different cities merged, and named for two of them, what world capital is home to the Gresham Palace, which is now a Four Seasons hotel?

22:35: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Italian rococo artist Francesco Sozzi painted a cycle called The Four Seasons using what method, which involves painting murals on freshly laid plaster?

28:34: Q5 (Movies & TV): Born Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo, what American actor made his directorial film debut with The Four Seasons, starring himself and Carol Burnett, among others?

34:54: Q6 (Everything Else): “Quattro Stagioni” is a variety of what food?  Hint: artichokes represent spring, tomatoes or basil, summer, mushrooms, autumn, and ham or olives, winter.

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In a very colorful new episode of Quiz & Hers, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the colors of the rainbow! We also talk about soccer (or “football”), modern art, and European history!

2:05: Q1 (Sports & Games): In recent soccer, or football, games, there are video assistant referees who help officials correct clear mistakes regarding 4 types of calls.  One of these calls is a direct decision regarding what type of penalty in which the player is dismissed from the game?

8:59: Q2 (Times & Places): The last prince of what feudal state in Provence ruled England , Ireland, and Scotland in the late 17th century?

14:21: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What large version of a member of the squash family showcases artist Yayoi Kusama’s signature of covering objects in polka dots?

22:27: Q4 (Everything Else): What public policy proposal combines Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s economic approach with modern ideas like resource efficiency and renewable energy?

27:21: Q5 (Music): What musical work, thought to embody the cultural zeitgeist of the Jazz Age, contrasts syncopation with an expressive romantic theme the composer had previously improvised at a party?

32:26: Q6 (Movies & TV): About what 1985 film did Roger Ebert say, “The world of Celie and the others is created so forcibly in this movie that their corner of the South becomes one of those movie places – like Oz, like Tara, like Casablanca – that lay claim to their own geography in our imaginations.”?

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Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the US, so in honor of moms everywhere, Justin has a fun trivia game: name the famous child’s famous mother! We also talk about English history, Hollywood stars, and combat sports!

3:48: Q1 (Sports & Games): The first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, who is the famous mother of Ronda Rousey, the first American woman to medal in Judo at the Olympics?

11:07: Q2 (Arts & Literature): Often confused with her daughter by trivia novices, what early English advocate for women’s rights is the famous mother of novelist Mary Shelley?

20:23: Q3 (Everything Else): Who is now-very-famous step-mother of American model, artist, and fashion designer Ella Emhoff?

28:30: Q4 (Movies & TV): The first mainstream Hollywood star to appear nude in a movie since the silent film era, what mid-century sex symbol is the famous mother of Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay?

34:34: Q5 (Times & Places): The second wife of King Henry VIII, what former queen of England is the famous mother of Queen Elizabeth I?

42:50: Q6 (Music): And now, one very early Father’s Day-themed question: what master of the sitar and friend of George Harrison is the famous father of jazz fusion musician Norah Jones?

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This week, Hallie has written six trivia questions about our noble neighbors to the North, Canada! We also chat about some classic rock, hockey (of course), and your hero and ours, the late great Alex Trebek.

2:25: Q1 (Music): What Canadian rock band best known for the song “American Woman” got their name from an American label trying to generate speculation about the album being from a more famous band working incognito?

8:39: Q2 (Times & Places): The Constitution of Canada was not fully under Canadian control until what decade of the 20th century, the same year in which their national holiday Dominion Day was changed to Canada Day?

16:22: Q3 (Sports & Games): What big 4 sports team, which used to be the Atlanta Thrashers, has a minor league affiliate called the Manitoba Moose?

24:38: Q4 (Arts & Literature): What 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery takes place in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island?

31:38: Q5 (Everything Else): What dish is from a Quebecois slang word meaning “mess”?

38:05: Q6 (Movies & TV): After moving to the United States from Canada, Alex Trebek hosted multiple game shows, one of which had its own Wheel of Fortune and another which was the name of an unrelated game show a couple decades later.  Name any of these game shows that he hosted prior to Jeopardy!

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This week, we tie one on, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about knots. We also get tied up in discussions of heavy metal and ancient history, and Justin makes his opinions about a popular TV show very clear.

2:53: Q1 (Sports & Games): What Olympic sport makes extensive use of knots like the bowline and the figure-eight?

9:46: Q2 (Music): Shawn “the Clown” Crahan, aka “#6”, is the only remaining founding member of what controversial metal band, known for their trademark masks and their chaotic live performances?

17:05: Q3 (Arts & Literature): A term that is probably derived from Arabic, what form of decorative textile is made by knotting cords together, mostly using square knots and half hitches?

25:16: Q4 (Everything Else): Located in Buena Park, California, what is the eleventh-most visited theme park in North America?

33:19: Q5 (Movies & TV): According to a listicle on theknot.com titled “Top 10 On-Screen Weddings Gone Wrong”, what TV series features the near-disastrous nuptials of Charlotte and Harry in the episode “The Catch”?

40:37: Q6 (Times & Places): What real historical figure, according to a probably not-real legend, cut the Gordian Knot, thus showing that he was destined to be King of all Asia?

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Tis the season for strutting red carpets and snubbing great performances, so Hallie has written six trivia questions all about awards of various types and stripes. We also award ourselves discussions of an American author, African history, and the Olympics!

1:52: Q1 (Arts & Literature): Which writer has won the most major writing awards of anyone in history, including the Pulitzer Prize for his 1997 novel, American Pastoral, which featured his frequently used character, Nathan Zuckerman?

6:39: Q2 (Everything Else): What organization, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, gives out awards for skills like financial literacy, robotics, and first aid, which become more difficult to achieve for each subsequent age level?

12:45: Q3 (Music): Winning more Grammy awards than anyone in history, what composer, arranger, and film and TV producer is better known for producing records for Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, and Aretha Franklin?

23:24: Q4 (Sports & Games): At the inaugural Olympics in 1896, winners received a silver medal and an olive branch while runners-up received a bronze medal and a branch from this tree, which also served as an award for poets in ancient Greece and provides the etymology for a poet officially appointed by a government?

28:51: Q5 (Times & Places): What anti-apartheid and human rights activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 after previously being nominated in 1981, 1982, and 1983?

36:19: Q6 (Movies & TV): What 2003 fantasy film is not only one of three films to have won a record 11 Academy Awards, but also holds the record for highest clean sweep at the awards, having won all of the awards for which it was nominated?

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