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It’s been a while since we were tied at the end of a season, but it happened again, so we’re back for one last Season 15 showdown! Five questions each, winner takes all!

1:07: Q1: What 1976 sci-fi action film, now considered a cult classic, was adapted from a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton, and stars Michael York as the title character, a “sandman” who hunts down people who refuse to die upon turning 30?

2:54: Q2: Born on the 4th of July, 1872, who was the 30th President of the United States of America?

3:43: Q3: Cancer patient Rachel Kushner is one of the three title characters of what 2012 debut novel by Jesse Andrews, which was adapted into a film in 2014?

4:52: Q4: In what 1965 James Bond film does Bond end up in the Bahamas, where he meets Emilio Largo, a member of SPECTRE who wears an eyepatch and is ultimately killed by Domino?

5:38: Q5: Capricorn is one of five districts of the province of Limpopo, in what nation, whose three capitals are located in other provinces?

6:12: Q6: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” is the most popular song from what 1959 musical about a woman named Rose who is an aggressive stage mother to her two daughters, Baby June and Louise?

6:44: Q7: “Fire” is a 2016 single by what hugely popular boy band, off their album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever, which also includes the songs “Run”, “Save Me” and “I Need U”?

7:37: Q8: The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner in 2008 was Junot Diaz’s novel about a Dominican boy growing up in New Jersey, called “The Brief Wondrous Life of” whom?

8:17: Q9: As an adjective, this word can mean “polite”, while as a noun, it can refer to a liqueur.

8:51: Q10: Currently at the site where the Sesquicentennial Exposition was sits the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.  Name the three stadia that comprise this sports complex.

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While everyone else is fixated on 3.14, we’re all about 150, as in our 150th episode! To celebrate, Hallie has written six questions about the US’s 150-year celebration, the Sesquicentennial Exposition! We also chat about tech history, baseball, and one of our favorite TV shows!

2:39: Q1 (Times & Places): The Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating 150 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was held in Philadelphia and planned by what Philadelphian who gave his name to a famous building across the street from Philadelphia’s City Hall?

17:48: Q2 (Arts & Literature): When Wanamaker was postmaster general, his Philadelphia department store ordered copies of what author’s The Kreutzer Sonata?  They ran late so Wanamaker banned the book from the U.S. mail, but it was also banned by the author’s home country of Russia.

23:03: Q3 (Music): What instrument, named for publisher Cyrus H.K. Curtis, was made for the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition as one of the largest of its kind, with 162 ranks?

34:31: Q4 (Movies & TV): Although completely fictional, what pub owned by Charlie, Dennis, and Mac is located in South Philadelphia, which is where the Sesquicentennial Exposition was held?

40:01: Q5 (Everything Else): What invention that was introduced at the Centennial Exposition, also in Philadelphia, prompted Brazil’s emperor Dom Pedro to say, “My God, it talks!”?

50:22: Q6 (Sports & Games): What big 4 sports team, which relocated to Washington D.C. in 2004, was named after a later World’s Fair?

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It’s wordplay week, because Justin has written six trivia questions about homonyms, which are words with multiple meanings. We also get into discussions of musical instruments, fishing, and movie history!

3:36: Q1 (Music): What two instruments, one a woodwind, the other a member of the brass family, are both homonyms for types of glasses that you might drink champagne from?

13:50: Q2 (Sports & Games): This present participle sounds like someone is scheming, but it can also refer to the sport of fishing.

20:07: Q3 (Everything Else): Though it can also mean a type of song, like Bach’s “on the G String”, what classical element did Anaximenes argue was the origin of all others?

29:22: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu, what author has a first name that can also mean a bubble of champagne or tapioca, and a last name that can also mean a dollar or a deer?

35:56: Q5 (Times & Places): A homonym of a U.S. state, what Eastern European country’s President is Salome Zurabishvili?

40:57: Q6 (Movies & TV): Homonymously, it refers to an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle.  Name this particular form of advertisement, usually for a movie.

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It’s awards season here at Q&H, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about Pulitzer Prize winners! We also talk about jazz, card games, and a classic film!

2:34: Q1 (Times & Places): Edward J. Larson won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book, Summer for the Gods, which has the subtitle, “this trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion”. Name the trial.

9:48: Q2 (Sports & Games): The 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama was won by a play by Donald L. Coburn in which two people in a nursing home play what card game, variations of which include straight, Oklahoma, and Hollywood?

18:39: Q3 (Arts & Literature): Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, in 1921 for her novel The Age of Innocence?

28:50: Q4 (Everything Else): What media publication founded in 1851 has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other?

38:24: Q5 (Music): After deciding to broaden the category for the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1996, what American trumpeter and composer became the first jazz musician to win the prize?

43:48: Q6 (Movies & TV): What 1937 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was made into a film that became the first color film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

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This week, Justin has fired up six trivia questions all about fire, flames, and flareups! We also ignite discussions of classical music, an Oscar-winning movie, and hockey!

2:55: Q1 (Everything Else): What ancient Persian religion, now reduced to just over 100,000 practitioners worldwide, is known for places of worship called “fire temples”?

9:49: Q2 (Sports & Games): Though the NHL’s Flames now play in Calgary, they originally played in what Southern U.S. city, which currently has teams in the other three major North American sports leagues, but not the NHL?

19:23: Q3 (Music): The Origin of Fire is a cantata written by what Finnish composer, better known for the Karelia Suite and Finlandia?

31:08: Q4 (Movies & TV): Although Crossfire was nominated in 1948, only one film with the word “fire” in its title has won the Oscar for Best Picture. What is this sports drama, which won in 1982?

36:36: Q5 (Arts & Literature): A 1937 fire at Yosemite National Park tragically destroyed hundreds of unprinted negatives taken by what famous nature photographer, who is strongly associated with the park?

45:27: Q6 (Times & Places): In possibly the most famous conflagration in history, what city was burnt to cinders in 1666?

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On this Valentine’s Day, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about flowers! We also arrange some discussions about impressionism, British history, and, just in time for the Big Game, football!

3:01: Q1 (Times & Places): In the Wars of the Roses, which royal house was represented by a white rose?

8:36: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What artist who painted Lilacs in a Window is better known for the impressionist paintings, The Child’s Bath and Little Girl in a Blue Armchair?

17:03: Q3 (Music): The Goo Goo Dolls’ biggest hit, “Iris”, off what majorly successful album was actually named after singer-songwriter Iris DeMent and not after the flower?

28:18: Q4 (Sports & Games): What is the only National Football League team whose logo features a type of flower?

41:28: Q5 (Everything Else): Tirthankaras, the saviors and spiritual teachers of what religion, are usually depicted sitting the lotus position?

49:22: Q6 (Movies & TV): - What song, relevant to today’s theme, was the last song written by Oscar Hammerstein II for a 1959 musical, which was later adapted to film?

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This week, Justin finishes what he started two weeks ago, with the second half of his mega-sized, 12-question game featuring the 12 signs of the Zodiac! We also talk about some weird history, a unique competition, and the TV shows that raised us!

3:48: Q1 (Movies & TV): Libra Pictures was a production company founded by what Israeli-American media mogul, who is mostly known for adapting Japanese TV series like Super Sentai, Space Sheriff Shaider, and Kamen Rider Black RX for American children?

13:29: Q2 (Sports & Games): Scorpio is the name of a competitor in what unique kind of combat competition, which has seen others called Razer, Chaos 2, Blendo, and Tombstone achieve fame and success?

22:01: Q3 (Music): “Saggitarius” is an unreleased song by what second-generation entertainer, who has released non-Zodiac-related songs like “See You Again”, “The Climb”, and “Without You”?

34:28: Q4 (Arts & Literature): Tropic of Capricorn is a semi-autobiographical novel, and a prequel to a more famous semi-autobiographical novel, by what American writer, whose works were banned in the United States until the 1960s for being “obscene”?

40:45: Q5 (Times & Places): The Aquarius Reef Base is located in what archipelago that forms the southernmost part of the continental United States and contains the southern terminus U.S. Route 1?

51:28: Q6 (Everything Else): Pisces is a research vessel operated by what US government agency that is housed in the Department of Commerce, oddly enough, and is involved in weather forecasting, deep sea exploration, and protecting endangered marine species?

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Today, we go on a tropical, trivia trip, as Hallie brings six questions all about the Caribbean Sea! We also dive into discussions of current events, classic literature, and one of our favorite musical genres!

2:32: Q1 (Arts & Literature): In the novel Treasure Island, set on a fictional Caribbean island in the West Indies, Jim Hawkins meets Long John Silver who was previously quartermaster for what pirate Captain whose treasure is the focus of the novel?

9:18: Q2 (Sports & Games): At the age of 12, what athlete became the fastest runner at his school in Jamaica and today holds the record for running the 100 metres in just 9.58 seconds?

16:44: Q3 (Times & Places): What war that took place in the West Indies and lasted from 1739 to 1748 started after Spanish coast guards boarded a British man’s vessel and maimed him?

25:15: Q4 (Everything Else): On July 7, 2021 what president of Haiti was assassinated at his home, likely by someone involved in the Haitian drug trade, which he was trying to stop?

31:43: Q5 (Music): Combining elements from American jazz and Caribbean mento and calypso, what genre arose in Jamaica in the 1950s?

37:57: Q6 (Movies & TV): What actor, star of films like Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, and In the Heat of the Night, was born to Bahamian tomato farmers?

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In a Q&H first, this week, Justin presents the first half of a double-sized, 12-question game, in which each question features one sign of the Zodiac. Sort of. You’ll figure it out. We also chat about a depressing play, ancient history, and classic video games!

2:23: Q1 (Movies & TV): Lolee Aries was a television producer who mostly worked on children’s cartoons like Invader Zim, Hey Arnold!, and Rugrats, for what American TV channel?

10:29: Q2 (Times & Places): What Roman military/government position, the highest in the Roman Republic era, was traditionally elected in pairs to serve a one-year term and held by Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus in 45 AD and Taurus Volusianus in 261?

19:12: Q3 (Sports & Games): The Coleco Gemini was basically a knockoff version of what much more famous early-80s video game console, originally released by Atari in 1977?

30:34: Q4 (Arts & Literature): The final hours of cancer patient Dr. Vivian Bearing are the principal focus of what 1999 Pulitzer-winning play by Margaret Edson, which, despite its name, is not particularly funny, but, being only one act, certainly does have brevity in its soul?

36:41: Q5 (Music): Leo was the first name of what inventor, who founded a musical instrument company known for producing electric guitars called the Stratocaster and Telecaster?

42:02: Q6 (Everything Else): Virgo is an open-source application server that runs web applications coded in what programming language that was named for a kind of coffee, and has almost nothing to do with a similarly named “script”?

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Hallie just turned 30, and she’s a bit fixated on that, so this week she has written six trivia questions themed around the big 3-0! We also chat about chemistry, American history, and a movie that you probably love as much as we do!

2:21: Q1 (Times & Places): In 1847, when he was 30 years old, he said, “I have no love for America, as such; I have no patriotism.  I have no country.  What country have I?  The Institutions of this Country do not know me – do not recognize me as a man.”

11:43: Q2 (Sports & Games): Thirty was the number of points needed to win a game in what NCAA women’s sport prior to 2008 before they changed the points to win to 25 and changed the term games to “sets”, with games being made up of five sets?

19:17: Q3 (Music): What band was formed in 1998 by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto?

27:00: Q4 (Arts & Literature): What semi-autobiographical novel, written by a popular female writer and poet, was published in 1963, the same year she committed suicide at the age of 30?

32:07: Q5 (Everything Else): What element with atomic number 30 is a brittle metal used in dietary supplements, deodorants, and dandruff shampoos?

37:09: Q6 (Movies & TV): In what 1985 film does the protagonist travel 30 years in time?

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