Synopsis
Part quiz show, part offbeat news, and all awesome. We here are nuts about trivia and pub quiz! And we are darn sure there are people out there who share our unusual obsession. Play along and laugh along as Karen, Colin, Dana, and Chris school each other on some of the weirdest and most interesting facts about our funny little world.Do you relish beating your friends at Trivial Pursuit? Do you blab out the answers at the gym when Jeopardy! is on? And don't you just loathe badly worded questions? Gggrraahhh!Then this podcast, fellow trivia nut, is the ultimate mental nutrition for your very big brain. So eat up!
Episodes
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5: ALL QUIZ BONANZA!
02/04/2012 Duration: 45minAn all-quiz episode! Movie portrayals, psychic trivia, food+drink, rhymes, and Music Round is back. Ladies and Gentlemen, fire up those brains! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![4: Thomas Butt-Headison and Other Invention Tales]()
4: Thomas Butt-Headison and Other Invention Tales
26/03/2012 Duration: 51minThat Tommy Edison sure was a class-A jerkface! We also gab about the invention of cornflakes, air-conditioning, tampons, Ouija board, Viagra, and more. ALSO: pop quiz, etymology factoids, highest-rated movies, and top film quotes of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![3: You Want Truffle Fries With That?]()
3: You Want Truffle Fries With That?
19/03/2012 Duration: 55minOh boy. How do we even begin to describe this episode? The original idea was to talk about expensive and luxurious gourmet food and the opulent stories behind them... but... well, let's just say we took a few intriguing turns and found ourselves in the absolutely eccentric (and dark) sector of the haute cuisine world. Castoreum, kopi luwak civet coffee, ortolans… we really can't give too much away. ALSO: pop quiz, foreign food translations, weird name origins of companies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![2: Once Upon a Gruesome Time]()
2: Once Upon a Gruesome Time
12/03/2012 Duration: 50minWe dish about classic fairytales along with their more scandalous and gruesome folklore origins. Find out what "Rapunzel" actually means, and learn why Charles Dickens hates Hans Christian Andersen's face. ALSO: Pop Quiz, how to memorize pi, "First in Line" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![1: Candy is Dandy but Liquor is Quicker]()
1: Candy is Dandy but Liquor is Quicker
05/03/2012 Duration: 46minKanpai! Slainte! Cheers! Douse yourself in eccentric facts about liquor, spirits, and libations. Seagull wine, beer laws, cocktail origins, "alternative" imbibation methods, and more. Also: pop quiz, music round, and how to memorize the provinces of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
