Quiz And Hers

In this week’s edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells the bizarre story of one of his favorite Internet gags, Boaty McBoatface, and his surprisingly large number of cousins!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

This week, we’re traveling back in time, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the Renaissance! We also talk about video games, art, and one of the most strangely cast movies we’ve ever heard of!2:42: Q1 (Times & Places): In Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, the Medici family ruled for many years.  The family produced four Popes of the Catholic Church during this time.  Name any one of these Popes.14:11: Q2 (Sports & Games): What 3D fighting game, the second game in a series of the same name, premiered in arcades in 1998 and is about the pursuit of a mystical sword during the Renaissance?20:34: Q3 (Movies & TV): What 1965 American historical drama starred Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II?26:41: Q4 (Arts & Literature): In 2017, what Leonardo da Vinci painting, Latin for “Savior of the World”, became the most expensive painting ever sold?34:42: Q5 (Music): During the Renaissance, what type of musical composition was usually

This week on Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about the different styles and movements in the field of interior design, because she has been thinking a lot about furniture lately. Enjoy!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

This week, things get a bit grim, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about death, dying, and the dead. We also die-ve (sorry) into discussions of baseball, literature, and a classic rock band (but probably not the one you’re thinking of)!2:30: Q1 (Movies & TV): Dead 7 is a schlocky zombie movie written by Nick Carter – no, really – that premiered on what basic cable channel, which largely specializes in schlocky movies?8:52: Q2 (Arts & Literature): “Death” is a short story, and Death in Venice, a novella, by what German writer, also known for the novels The Magic Mountain and Doctor Faustus?16:57: Q3 (Sports & Games): Roughly lasting from 1900 to 1920, what “era” of baseball was characterized by low-scoring games, a lack of home runs, and some seriously messed up equipment?24:14: Q4 (Everything Else): Death is one of the Major Arcana in what type of deck of cards, which is used for certain specialized games, and for divination?29:55: Q5 (Times & Places): Bordering the Great Ba

This week, Justin tries to get to the bottom of why the Hess Corporation makes limited-edition toy trucks every holiday season, which he thinks is the weirdest thing ever. He fails, but we still learn.E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

This week, Hallie makes headlines, with six trivia questions all about newspapers! We also read up on classic hip-hop, recent literature, and one of your favorite diversions!2:38: Q1 (Times & Places): Although William Randolph Hearst created the largest newspaper business in the world, he may be better known as the grandfather of Patty Hearst, known for being kidnapped in 1974 by what militant organization?7:29: Q2 (Arts & Literature): The Village Voice, America’s first alternative newsweekly, was created by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and this novelist, best known for his novels “The Naked and the Dead” and “The Executioner’s Song”.13:32: Q3 (Sports & Games): Sudoku, which became a common game found in newspapers around the world, originated with French puzzle setters who were experimenting with removing numbers from what mathematical array?25:26: Q4 (Movies & TV): The 2015 film Spotlight is based on the true story of reporters at what newspaper who investigated child sex abuse in the

After last week’s Easter-themed episode, Hallie gets in the Passover spirit and tells us about an obscure Jewish dish she just learned about, and other Jewish food you may not know about!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

It’s Easter season, so Justin has written six questions all about the holiest day of the Christian year! We also talk about animation, poetry, and the Middle Ages!2:34: Q1 (Times & Places): The term “Easter” is derived from the name of a pagan English goddess whose festival was celebrated in April, at least according to what Venerable eighth-century monk and scholar?8:12: Q2 (Movies & TV): Easter Yeggs is a 1947 animated short in which the Easter Bunny meets what other famous Bunny?15:36: Q3 (Music): Catalog number BVW 4, “Christ lay in death’s bonds” is an Easter cantata by what Baroque composer, who was voted the greatest composer of all time in a poll of 174 living composers in 2019?22:08: Q4 (Sports & Games): Nicknamed both “The Easter Race” and “The Hell of the North”, Paris-Roubaix is one of the “Monuments” – the five most prestigious one-day races in what sport?27:53: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Easter, 1916 is a poem by what Irish Nobel laureate, also known for “Leda and the Swan”, “Death”

This week, on Learned Lately, Justin chronicles the rise and fall of folk singers/comedians, the Smothers Brothers, because he knew nothing about them a week ago.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

This week, Hallie celebrates Women’s History Month with a game all about… eh, you can read the title, it speaks for itself. We also delve into discussions of poets, pop music, and science history!2:14: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What English poet known best for the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” was in love with, and married, another English poet whose surname she took while also keeping her maiden name?6:28: Q2 (Sports & Games): In 2019, Brittney Griner married Cherelle Watson, who then changed her name to Cherelle Griner.  Griner plays for which WNBA team, located in Arizona?12:07: Q3 (Times & Places): What was Princess Diana’s maiden name, which was recently the title of a biopic about her starring Kristen Stewart?21:53: Q4 (Movies & TV): Although Lucille Ball did not take her husband’s surname in real life, her I Love Lucy character did.  What were the last names of her first husband in real-life and her fictional husband?27:23: Q5 (Everything Else): What scientist who studied chromosomes and w

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.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

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 animat

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!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

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/songw

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!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

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 du

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.Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

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 ne

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!Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/

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)