The Catered Quiz

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, Jeff Lyons of the podcast Junk Miles With Chip & Jeff joins the show to answer questions about 80’s Punk and 80’s New Wave music. We also talk about running, Jon Stewart and Dilbert.

Junk Miles With Chip & Jeff is available on all podcast platforms.

Read Jeff’s blog at www.gojeffgo.com.

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, music writer Grace Spelman joins the show to answer questions about The Beatles and 30 Rock. We also talk about Beyoncé, The Music Man and The Adirondacks.

Subscribe to the Grace Spelman Music Project! Check out her most recent post about Songs Where The Vocalist Gives Instructions To The Band.

And be sure to watch Grace’s viral video from 2020.

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Jack Packard of Adventure is Nigh joins the show to answer questions about the Dark Souls video game series and the band They Might Be Giants. We also talk about Comedysportz, Jane Kaczmarek and Ernest Borgnine.

Check out Jack’s recent Improvised D&D The Sweet Sounds of Chumbawumba.

For all things related to Adventure is Nigh, visit adventureisnigh.horse.

The 1955 film Marty, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, is currently streaming for free on Tubi.

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Stand Up Magician Derek Hughes joins the show to answer questions about Minnesota and Movies from the 1980s and 1990s. We also talk about Jordan, America’s Got Talent and Jason Lee.

Derek will be at the Magic Parlour in Chicago from February 26th-March 15th. Tickets are available here.

Enjoy this sample of Derek in action: https://youtu.be/tXgeshhUgYs?si=3XRYfAtWWhJkbTDO

For more information, visit standupmagician.com.

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, filmmaker and podcaster Ben Steinbauer joins the show to answer questions about Stand-Up Comedy and Documentary Films. We also talk about The Onion, Michael Moore and Sixth Street.

On the 2026 season premiere of The Catered Quiz, Alex Meylink of Telethon and Brave You joins the show to answer questions about The Lonely Island and Orgcore Music. We also talk about Jose Canseco, Juiceboxxx and Slumdog Millionaire.

Check out Brave You’s brand new release HYENAS as well as Telethon’s latest album Suburban Electric.

Thank you for listening to the 2026 season premiere of The Catered Quiz.

3 Finalists

1 Champion

It’s The Catered Quiz 2025 Tournament of High Scores!

The contestants with the top three scores in the regular season are back for the season finale in which one of them will be named The Catered Quiz champion of 2025! 

Julie Greiner (regular season score: 1040) answers questions about Broadway Musicals Since 2000 and The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Chris Stephens (regular season score: 920) answers questions about Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and Independence Day 

Chip Chantry (regular season score: 880) answers questions about 90s Music and Rushmore

Who will win The Catered Quiz Tournament of High Scores and be the recipient of the Signature Spoon? The only way to find out is to listen to the final episode of The Catered Quiz in 2025.

Thank you for listening to the second season of The Catered Quiz. The Catered Quiz will return in late January 2026.

It’s the 2025 Regular Season Recap of The Catered Quiz!

This special episode of The Catered Quiz features highlights from all 41 episodes of the 2025 season. If you haven’t listened to the show, this is your chance to sample a year’s worth of episodes. If you are a regular listener, this is is your opportunity to relive moments that made you smile. This episode has it all: anecdotes, questions, answers and sincere thank yous!

Featuring a roster of 42 guests (in order of appearance):

Josh Gondelman

Gabe Mollica

Bart Winkler

Caitlin McGurk

Greg DeLiso

Mack Bates

Chase Mitchell

Emily Sexton

Julie Greiner

Jack Sibilski

Ben Crew

Jacob Kaplan

Sam Wiles

Kristen Studard

Joe Canale

Tim League

Dan Padley

Dan Clyne

Priya Pappu

Paul Savage

Chip Chantry

Paula Skaggs

Josh Linden

Gene Jacket

Ed Furman

Eric White

Corey Gloor

Andy Nelson

Chris Stephens

Fawn Siemsen-Fuchs

Ken Reid

Seth Fuller

Nate Fernald

DJ Slater

Dana Ehrmann

Bill Oakley

Nick Digilio

Eva Anderson

Doug Tilley

Josh Modell

Brad Ford

Dr. Michael Schmalz

Whether you are working, cooking, traveling or relaxing, I hope you enjoy The Catered Quiz 2025 Regular Season Recap. This year’s champion will be determined in the Tournament of High Scores which will be released Tuesday, December 2nd.

On the regular season finale of The Catered Quiz, pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Schmalz joins the show to answer questions about The Muppets and Nintendo Gameboy. We also talk about how he became a doctor, the Virtual Boy and mayflies.

The regular season of The Catered Quiz may be over but there are still two more episodes remaining this year:

On Tuesday, November 25th it’s the regular season recap with highlights from every single episode of the 2025 season.

And then on Tuesday, December 2nd it’s the 2025 Tournament of High Scores where our top 3 contestants from the regular season return and compete to be named The Catered Quiz champion of 2025.

On the penultimate regular season episode of The Catered Quiz, communications expert Brad Ford joins the show to answer questions about The Simpsons and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We also talk about working together, traveling together and Meryl Streep.