Quiz and Hers

In this edition of our biweekly mini-pod, Hallie complains about discrepancies between US and UK ounces on baby bottles and gets into the bizarre, twisted history of the Imperial System(s) of measurement.

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This is a fowl episode, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about chickens, for some reason. We also cluck about classical music, some truly awful “sports”, and one of our favorite foods!

2:23: Q1 (Music): “Hens and Roosters” is the second movement in what musical suite by Camille Saint-Saëns, which is probably better known for its thirteenth movement, “The Swan”?

8:37: Q2 (Arts & Literature): Though she is sometimes called “Chicken Licken”, the character known as “Chicken Little” in the United States usually goes by what other rhyming name in European folk tales?

13:16: Q3 (Sports & Games): So-called “blood sports” include bear baiting, camel wrestling (seriously), and what vulgar-sounding chicken-on-chicken contest, which is illegal in all 50 states?

20:58: Q4 (Times & Places): Chickens are thought to have been domesticated from red junglefowl in what is now what Southeast Asian kingdom, even before it was called Siam?

27:10: Q5 (Movies & TV): Robot Chicken is a stop-motion animated sketch comedy series that airs on what late-night programming block, which is actually now considered a separate channel from Cartoon Network?

32:13: Q6 (Everything Else): What delicious bit of American cuisine was (probably) invented at an establishment called Anchor Bar in 1964?

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This week, Learned Lately returns, and Justin tells us all about the strange historical accident that is the tiny, mountainous nation of Andorra, and tells the slightly-too-personal story of why it’s been on his mind!

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This week, we’re taking it to the “limit”, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the elusive concept of the infinite.  We also chat about recent literature, pop music, and video games!

2:45: Q1 (Times & Places): Although the first infinity pool is credited to John Lautner who designed one for the film Diamonds are Forever, the Stag Fountain built in the late 17th century at what royal residence may have originated the concept?

10:19: Q2 (Sports & Games): Disney Infinity is a toys-to-life video game developed by what video game developer, which also created the recently released Hogwarts Legacy?

17:12: Q3 (Arts & Literature): The 1996 novel Infinite Jest was written by what writer and professor who was posthumously nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his unfinished novel, The Pale King?

24:53: Q4 (Everything Else): Infiniti is the luxury car division of what Japanese automaker whose models include the Altima, Rogue, and Pathfinder?

29:52: Q5 (Music): In 2015, what singer/songwriter released her sixth greatest hits album, #1 to Infinity, which included all of her eighteen Billboard Hot 100 singles at the time as well as a new song called “Infinity”?

36:37: Q6 (Movies & TV): Infinity Train is an animated TV show that began on Cartoon Network but is now on what streaming service whose previous iterations were Now, also a streaming service, and Go, which was only for TV subscribers?

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We are back with another episode of our bonus mini-pod, Learned Lately! This week, Hallie tells us the strange, sad story of Edith Stein, aka Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce, a Jewish-born Catholic saint!

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Prepare to get wet, because this week, Justin has the second installment in our loose series of quizzes themed around the four Classical Elements, with a six-question quiz about water! We also dive into discussions of classical music, movies, and one crazy sport.

3:04: Q1 (Movies & TV): Four years after winning an Oscar for Best Director for Dances with Wolves, what actor starred in Waterworld, which is mostly known for being a ridiculously expensive, not very good, sci-fi action movie?

8:34: Q2 (Times & Places): What is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, the oldest lake in the world, and the deepest lake in the world?

16:00: Q3 (Music): What composer wrote Water Music, in response to a request from King George I for a concert on the River Thames?

26:50: Q4 (Sports & Games): At time of recording, Cal Berkeley’s men’s team has won 16 championships, and is the defending national champion, in what full contact sport?

33:46: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Like most seascapes, Christ Asleep during the Tempest, or Christ on the Sea of Galilee, is dominated by water.  What artist, better known for Liberty Leading the People, painted it?

39:02: Q6 (Everything Else): One of its more curious symptoms is a fear of water.  Name this viral disease, sometimes called hydrophobia, which is transmitted primarily by animal bites.

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In this, the second episode of our bite-sized mini-pod, Learned Lately, Justin tells us all about the legendary New York music club, CBGB. This came up once last season, and he had never heard of it, so now we all know all about it.

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This week, Hallie pulls out a classic wordplay theme, because every answer in this game contains the name of a U.S. state! We also state some facts about World War II, classic rock, and horror movies!

2:36: Q1 (Times & Places): The Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Oahu includes three ships that were attacked on December 7, 1941.  Name any one of these ships.

9:30: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What artist, best known for creating the LOVE image, also created sculptures of the numbers 0 through 9, which have been on display in several cities since they were created in 1980?

14:32: Q3 (Movies & TV): In what 1974 horror film, the first in a franchise, does a group of friends fall victim to a family of cannibals, one of whom is called Leatherface?

22:46: Q4 (Music): What rock band, originally named Saratoga, is best known for the hit singles “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry On Wayward Son”?

26:34: Q5 (Everything Else): What are the first and last names of the physician who invented a way to assess the status of newborns, a test that is still performed today?

31:10: Q6 (Sports & Games): After winning a national championship with Notre Dame, what quarterback went on to become the first player to be Super Bowl MVP three times while playing for the San Francisco 49ers?

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Welcome to the first episode of our bonus mini-pod, Learned Lately, where we talk about something we’ve learned… lately.  This week, Hallie talks about binary code and base 2 math, which stumped her on a recent trivia question.  Enjoy!

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We're back, baby, and we have a new baby! And this week, Justin kicks off our new season by bringing back his favorite recurring segment, “Justin and Hallie Talk About Atolls”, and devoting a whole episode to those ring-shaped coral islands. It’s a weird episode. We also talk football, military history, and classic comedy!

4:32: Q1 (Movies & TV): Atoll K was the final onscreen appearance of what legendary comedy duo, whose first names were Stan and Oliver?

10:16: Q2 (Times & Places): Arguably the turning point of the war in the Pacific, what World War II battle named for an atoll saw four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk?

15:25: Q3 (Sports & Games): Born on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, cornerback Todd Lyght won a Super Bowl with what team, then located in St. Louis?

22:46: Q4 (Arts & Literature): The Far Reaches is a novel set on Tarawa atoll, by what American author and NASA engineer, whose nonfiction memoir Rocket Boys was the basis for the film October Sky?

27:12: Q5 (Everything Else): The Republic of Minerva and the Kingdom of EnenKio both claim uninhabited atolls as their territories, but are not recognized by any country, making them examples of what “small”-sounding entities?

34:01: Q6 (Music): Although it is technically just a “pseudo-atoll”, Bermuda is a hotbed of what musical genre, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and is often heard today on cruise ships?

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