The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast

Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Scott Hyland wanted to submit a drawing as an answer (a stick figure with a mustache), that Kim Kardashian was married to a Minnesota Mr. Basketball, that Loy Vaught got a shoutout, that the name Randy O'Neal sounds very fireable, and that with the power of music and box...

Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the Bench for this game hosted by Eric Ede. In it, we learned that the haiku police won't be happy with this game (counting syllables is hard), that you should just know that your gut is always better than a coin, that sometimes you can't trust the internet, that we will be starting a baby name pool for Mason's baby (with one name being a clear betting favor...

Eric, Dan & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 219: Gary is my Favorite Anderson (featuring Equiptment Manager Ian Hollenberg) EP 220: Too many Erics...and Davids (featuring guest Tim Geving) EP 221: You're a Mean One, Bobby Grich (Featuring Head Coach Chris Shen) EP 222: Congratulations, DJ Cooper EP 223: The Van Halen Hockey Company (featuring guest Tucker Warner)

Guest Sam Collins returns to the Bench, teaming with Eric Ede, in a close game against Benchwarers Josh and Markkus. The teams have fun answering David's questions, surfacing Rick Mind-flayer, Giants legend Harry Carey, Mrs. Coliseum, and even Paul Westphal, before realizing he is no longer with us. One player wants to say something inappropriate, but gives up instead. We also see Eric evolve befo...

Guest Tucker Warner returned to the Bench for Matt Takimoto's first hosted game as an official Benchwarmer. In it, we learned that Matt is no longer Schrödinger's Benchwarmer, that 7 seconds of soccer might still be too much for Josh, that revolving doors aren't for everyone, that 2016 was the year of the Splitiverse (with the total number of "featured" films that year titled "Split" growing to 6...

In this special game, Dan hosted a fatal four-way match with four teams of two benchwarmers each. Almost right off the jump, Dan chose chaos, and introduced a brand-new game style, tempting fate, and risking Josh's dreaded eyeroll. Newest Benchwarmer, Matt Takimoto, gave his teammate confidence when he espoused that he "doesn't remember it, but he doesn't not remember it." Helpful, Matt. We also l...

Head Coach Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Dan to take on the formidable team of Scott and Matt. The game presents a few surprises, as Matt nails halftime, David is deemed "diabolical" by one of the players, and it is Dan who has trouble getting off of someone. The teams also learn about 80s baseball players whose names are made up of four body parts. Oh, and most importantly, nobody...

Tim Geving returns to the Bench for this game hosted by THE Josh. The crew was restless early when they were told there wouldn't be a Sporting Haikus quarter, thanks to Eric Walling. But we did learn a few things during the game: that Austria and Germany are the same place, that Josh has officially retired "Sterling Silver" questions (a callback to Episode 10) due to the fact that he didn't realiz...

Ian Hollenberg joins the bench and hosts this episode which features Dan & Mason versus Matt & Scott. In it Scott threw some significant shade, one of Ian's questions triggers Dan, the halftime gets three very quick check ins and one team throws out a lucky Pudge. #Anderson #GaryAnderson #LoniAnderson #AndersonVarejao #AndersonCooper #KennyAnderson #GarretAnderson #RichardDeanAnderson #Jam...

Eric, Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 214: You've Got Hair and a Beard (featuring guest Meesh Resnick) EP 215: Jimmy Vezina's Calzone's (featuring guest Trey Cleeter) EP 216: I Ain't Got Time to Read (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy) EP 217: What's Wrong with Ben Watson? (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Wortz) EP 218: New Hit Show: Deck Antonio (featuring Equipment Manager Matt T...

Equipment Manager Matt Takimoto returns to the bench to team with Scott (bad idea!) to compete against Mason and Josh in this David-hosted game. It was clear early on that David was having an off day as he started explaining rules that everyone understood (clearly before David did). The teams also witnessed Josh sharing his nuggets, had a discussion about famous Crooner Dean Cole, and pondered Hor...

Assistant Coach Dave Wortz joins the bench and teams up with Mason to face Ede and Matt in this Scott-hosted game. In it we learned that Matt's rap name is Jimmer Leonidas, that Mason takes us Way Back during halftime, that Ludacris had a forgotten album titled Heavy Anthony McDyess, that both teams know a lot about the 2002 MLB All-Star game, and that Dave struggles with a common Latin last name....

Equipment Manager David Kennedy returned to the Bench to host his first BTP game. In it, we learned that David was much more creative than Josh and Markkus when it comes to team names, that Josh just went outside to play as a kid and had no time for books, that Scott can't watch any TV shows because of his contract with Hulu that runs through 2029, that nobody wants to play with Jeff Hornacek, tha...

Guest Trey Cleeter joined the bench to team up with Scott facing David & Matt in this Ede hosted joint. In it we learned about Ede's little league PTSD, that it's easy to steal a Kia Sargento, that Lavid Duck's has a roommate, that Ede can only bet while on the toilet, that Matt loses his Wisconsin card, and we discuss famous steamers. #ILikeCheese #JohnKitna #JeffKitna #EllyDeLaCruz #Reds #Sa...

Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 210: A Gaggle of Davids (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy) EP 211: CCR - Clarence Clearwater Revival (featuring Assistant Coach Drew Topp) EP 212: Sanders, Reggie Sanders EP 213: Boy George Kittle (featuring Equipment Manager Josh Snyder & Assistant Coach Drew Topp)

Guest Meesh Resnick returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Cleveland is famous for their grilled cheese sandwiches, Dean Rolaids is the namesake for an MLB award, when anyone is associated with the Kardashians, they absorb the dumb, Josh went off on (another) rant about an NBA player, there haven't been a lot of successful lefty closers, and lastly, that Meesh can...

The Benchwarmers welcome two Patrons to the Bench in this exciting episode. Equipment Manager Josh Snyder makes his Benchwarmer game debut to team with Scott, competing against Markkus and Assistant Coach Drew Topp. David starts out dark, asking a question about a MLB player no longer with us. Later, while unable to land an answer, Markkus takes a trip to the Memory Probe, or at least threatens to...

In this Father's Day recording of a Scott-hosted game, Josh attempted to get off the schneid in his sixth attempt by teaming up with Dan while facing off against David and Markkus. During this game we learned that it's not nice to call David a douche (or at least not to his face), that David sniffed out a former tennis star (as an answer, we swear), that the guys are never surprised that David kno...

Assistant Coach Drew Topp joins the bench and teams up with Dan to face Scott and Matt in this Mason Hosted game. In it we learn to not mess with forklift drivers, Matt think's everyone's last name is Dickey, all Bubba's are good at driving, Drew can't get off of Bradley, a new band called Misfit, Clarence 3000 and the Big Guy. #Bradley #Andre3000 #AndreWare #Bubba #CCR #RichCampbell #SugarHill #K...

Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 206: Boring & Business-Like (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias) EP 207: I Know What Spelunking Is (featuring Jake Manne) EP 208: Noted Dominican Russell Branyan (featuring Andrew Vahlenkamp) EP 209: In the Name of Efficiency... (featuring Head Coach Philip Sanford)

Equipment Manager David Kennedy joined the Bench for the first time for this Josh-hosted game. In this episode, we learned that neither team can pronounce last names, that Markkus referred to an answer stating "he's Halfrican like me," that Matt wondered if someone was drinking a milkshake in Africa, and that Bill Laimbeer was a first-ballot A$$hole Hall of Famer. Oh yes, and the ChatGPT Pre and P...

Head Coach Philip Sanford joins the bench in this game where the players were anxious to get through David's game. In short, Philip makes Ede's hit list, Kelly Tripucka may be in the Urban Dictionary, and we learned what comes from watching Sage Rosenfels. #peaches #anxious #kellytripuka #urbandictionary #sagerosenfels https://www.patreon.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.facebook.com/benchwarmerstp...

Andrew Vahlenkamp returns to the bench to team with David, competing against Markkus and Josh. Walling wrote a stellar game (clearly getting contributions from friends and family). Appropriately, the game had more questions about losers than a Minnesota Sports bar. The teams also contemplated some key life questions: Could David's third bout with Covid now mean he's up to Covid-57? Is it possible...

Eric Ede's nemesis Jake Manne joins the bench and they are forced to team up against Scott and Matt in this Markkus-hosted game. During the game, Jake teaches us about Low State New York, Hank Stram is the Wilt Chamberlain of coaches, and Matt corrects people on how to pronounce letters. #spelunking #thedescent #xmen #BothAllens #GenericSecondBaseman #Championsleague #Messi #Ranaldo #TyronHill #XX...

Assistant Coach Adrian Bias returns to the bench to team with Mason in a close matchup with Walling & Josh. Before the game even starts, Walling regales us with "Story Time with Eric the Elder". The teams also address several important life questions: Who wants to live in Milwaukee for more than two years? How could David end up in the Knucklehead rolodex? What kinds of people actually keep their...