Mona and Derek's Quiz Show

First pod of the year! 2024 quiz season is blasting off with this one where we're quizzin each other about 2023 POP CULTURE and JANE AUSTEN. Why not? Can't think of a single solitary reason. In the words of Nike, "just do it."

It's beginning to look a lot like Quizmas. We're having a jolly good time dashing through the show as we regale the tales of our life's recent hi-jinks, and then we rip a couple quizzes regarding the topics of CHRISTMAS and ROLLING STONE ROCK TRIVIA. It's the most wonderful pod of the ear(buds). Toss a snowball at that play button and let us sing quiz carols at the front stoop...

Ho boy, we've got a case of the late night, not much sleep giggles, it's a silly billy hootenanny in here. Mona is slinging a RANDOM GRAB BAG batch of trivia, and Derek is coming atcha with a quiz about NICKELODEON on it's connection to popular musicians in it's golden years. Drop your lunchbox and grab your fun socks, its time for the episode to begin. Smoosh that play button,...

Well tickle me timbers, it's that time once again! We've got some high quality tales of wacky encounters, such as getting accosted at Costco and bizarre scenes at the gym (Smiling treadmill guys! The horrors of the men's locker room!). Then we are diving into some quizzes about THANKSGIVING and FAMOUS SNEAKER SPONSORSHIPS. Somehow the band Filter comes up at some point. Don't w...

What can we say? We've been busy and it's late at night, but we got one recorded at the buzzer, baby! We are reading each other some trivia from our Rolling Stone rock trivia daily calendar that Derek's parents gave him for Xmas last year. Some good questions and maybe a couple duds, but we are having fun with em all, you know how we do it (or if ya don't, welcome!) But first,...

How we doin folks? Glad to hear it. Uncork this episode if you dare learn more about HUMAN SKELETONS and the snack food PIRATE'S BOOTY. And if you'd like to hear our toddler sing a rendition of the sound our remote makes when you push the button to locate it. Pop in those earbuds or blast it for the whole family, office workplace, or construction site. Let's. Do. It. Our Goblin&apos...

It's a nighttime episode, quiz show after dark... and after our brains are used up for the day perhaps, but nevertheless we shall quiz. We've got some lyrical correction business to attend to, we take a trip to MONA'S SMUT CORNER, and then we get to quizzin' about SCARY MOVIES and CELEB GOSSIP. Ya don't want to miss this one, and if ya do want to miss it, then to hell with...

Danger! High voltage laughs ahead! We recorded in the morning with our napless toddler in the room, and it's a no holds barred quiz-o-rama. We're talking vasectomy tales, anniversary dinner interrupted by a child injury, and then we'll let the quiz times roll with one about BRAND NAMES and another about THE MTV VMAs. Get in quizhead, we're taking over the quiz pod world! www.ra...

Where am I? What year is it? Who's the president? We are dusting the cobwebs off our faces and we are BACK baby! The kids are back in school and we're here to lament summer's end with a quiz about SUMMER SONGS and another one about SUNFLOWERS. We're recounting what we've been up to lately and seeing if we still know how to operate these mics and brains. Come join the goof...

We're rolling out, looking for America's greatest questions, options, and answers on Mona and Derek's Quiz Show! This is a hot and goofy one, folks. We started recording and got interrupted by a sick child, so we finished the episode two days later. Derek will bless/curse you with his Paul McCartney impression, then we've got a SMOKIN' HOT update on the Lebeda v. Estefan c...

Well tickle me ivories, I bet ya didn't know if we'd come through with an episode this week, but knock knock who's there its the Quiz Show! We're coming clean about a chocolate puddle in the fridge,  and then Mona's got a rip roaring music game featuring G-word bands from the 90s (Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, and Gin Blossoms). And Derek is bringing our first ever quiz with O...

Yikesy bikesy, this winter is draggin' on, but we've got some hot quizzes and zingers to battle the ol' brisk wind boohoos. We'll catch you up on all the hot goings-on since we last broadcasted, and we've got a quiz about noteworthy Jans and one about the hottest Hollywood gossip. Pop in a bluetooth earbud and slide those hands into this warm mitten of a program! www.ramon...

We're having a silly old time as winter sets in with a bang here in Iowa, and we are bringing the quiz to ya through it all. We're talking Burger Kings around the world, we're talking baby animal facts, we're talking a whole lotta things that you never knew you wanted to know about. Warm up those ears by popping the buds in and cranking the heat! www.ramonamuselambert.com

HOLY stromboli we are cookin' on this one, we've got tales out the wazoo of craft fairs and gas scares and plumbing nightmares. And you'll be pleased to hear that we've also got a pair of quizzes, regarding the topics of BRUISES and THE PERIODIC TABLE. Let's see how much you retained from that high school chemistry class, when you were half asleep drawing your favorite ban...

Our cat is chasing a mouse on air, but a little live Tom and Jerry ain't gonna stop the quiz from flowing! We've got a tale of throat swab resistance, and then we dive right into some quizzing on Kenny G and Fuddrucker's, as it were. Put that thumb of yours to good use and press it against the little triangle that says "play" and let the quiz times roll. www.ramonamuselamb...

It's turkey day, and these couple o' turkeys are bringing you a quiz show come gravy or high water. Mona is administering a PBS themed song identification challenge, and Derek is tossing out a Thanksgiving recipe reverse showdown. But first, we've got a misheard Third Eye Blind lyric to iron out. Throw this bad boy on the bluetooth speaker while you're sprinkling those corn fla...

We're a day late on releasing this one, but what are you gonna do, not listen? Your loss, pal, because we've got yet another grocery store tale, a Mr. T joke, a new cinematic universe that we've begun exploration of,  and you guessed it... QUIZZES! about Greek tragedies and Weird Al Yankovic parodies. Well, what are ya waiting for? Put down this episode description and get to listen...

WE'RE BAAAAACK! Took a few months off to have a new child, and boy are our arms tired. And brains. We are bringing a fresh batch of tales from this new life, and some good old fashioned quizzin' on lyrics from the Billboard top hits of the day, and 2009's The Proposal. Annihilate that play button to find out how much dumber we have become from sleep deprivation. 2023 Color Your Cale...

We've got our good buddies Katelin & Brian Brown hopping in the quiz canoe and taking a trip down the pod river. We are hitting everything from Van Halen side projects, 2000s romantic comedies, candy controversy, Sandra Boynton books, and moooore!  Catch both of us and Brian on stage this Saturday (4/30) at xBk in Des Moines for Ramona and the Sometimes album release show! Tickets: https:...

After a month of being sick and busy, we are BACK! And we've got our good friend/bandmate Anna Gebhardt (Annalibera, Ramona & the Sometimes, music lessons, etc) sitting in with us during naptime for special afternoon recording. We are reminiscing about high school band instruments, coming up with a name for Anna's music lesson school, and then we hop into some quizzing about the Gram...

It's time for the return of Riddle Roundup! And a quiz about Monas/Ramonas. But first, Derek tries to right the wrongs of misinformation in last week's opening joke. And we reveal what cheesy reality show has us neglecting our housecleaning chores. Oh, and stick around til the very end to hear a brand new song from Derek's new band The Book of Bugs. Quiz on quizzin' on! www.ram...

We've done 50 episodes! And we are quizzing about 50 Cent and the other guys from that Super Bowl halftime show that everyone's raving about. Then we are slingin' some questions about the month of... February! We also chat about our riveting minivan saga. Can you handle it? You can. www.ramonamuselambert.com for goods and stuff.

Hi. Do you want to learn a few fun facts about Red Hot Chili Peppers? How about some info on Trey Parker? Okay cool, that's actually what we are quizzing about this week! We also disclose some juicy details on our vehicle owning history, past and present. And we take a direct flight to complaint island as Mona dishes out a controversial snack-related grievance. And you better believe there&ap...

This week, Mona retells a joke from a 5-year old, Derek tries a Larry King impression for the first time ever, we dive into part 2 of Country Music History, and a quiz about.... TREASURE! Does Derek sing way too many Garth Brooks songs in the episode? Or just the right amount? The only way to find out is through that play button!  www.ramonamuselambert.com for merchandise and stuff.

We're back from our few weeks off! Boy has it been a year so far. Tune in to hear out extended complaint section featuring wisdom tooth nightmares! Then we will learn some Gum Facts and take a rootin' tootin' trip down a History of Country Music quiz! It's a grand ole podskie. www.ramonamuselambert.com