Quiz and Hers

After 200 regular-season episodes, Quiz & Hers comes to a conclusion.  In our last episode ever, Hallie has written six trivia questions about the six years that we have been doing this podcast.  So, take a walk with us down memory lane, as we also talk about football, pop music, and some of our favorite movies, all while trying not to get too weepy. 3:25: Q1 (Times & Places): The name of...

In the final episode of Learned Lately, Justin discusses the five classical Orders of Architecture, because why not end a years-long endeavor by talking about columns?  Why not, indeed.  We also rip through a backlog of submissions for Fact or F*cked, and look forward to our series finale next week! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail...

It’s Justin’s last episode ever, and he has but one simple message for you: Support Indie Podcasts! Every question this week is inspired by another independent pod that we love, and we also discuss ancient history, Shakespeare, and one of Hallie’s favorite musicians! 5:45: Q1 (Everything Else): A delightful episode of Journey Into Fandom is about fans of what attractions, located in Tokyo, Hong Ko...

On this week’s edition of Learned Lately, Justin covers the surprisingly long, convoluted history of the “Madame Butterfly” story, from origins you’ve probably never heard of to the popular stage versions and some other adaptations that just might surprise you! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

This week, Hallie has written a game all about lawyers, the law, and legal cases! She also briefs us on a literary classic, two classic TV shows, and some very recent history! 3:11: Q1 (Times & Places): Which Supreme Court justice initiated the single majority opinion and confirmed the power of the federal government in cases like Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth College v. Woodward ? 10:58: Q2...

On this edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about Jonathan Swift’s famous satire, Gulliver’s Travels, because it comes up in trivia all the damn time.  All.  The.  Damn.  Time. Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: https:...

It’s Part 2 of Justin’s two-part game about the Chinese Zodiac! We also talk about punk rock, Caribbean geography, and a legendary actor! 2:09: Q1 (Music): “Four Horsemen” is one of the tracks on what seminal double album by The Clash, the title of which refers to a station identification phrase used by the BBC World Service during World War II? 7:29: Q2 (Times & Places): One of many places on...

On this edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells us the twisting, tragic tale of arguably the most influential disc jockey of all time, Alan Freed, with a brief digression into the payola scandals of the 1960s, which doomed Freed’s career. Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter...

(Apologies for the slightly late upload.) It’s sequel season, because Hallie has written a second game all about people and characters named Martin! We also talk about cars, American history, and a scandal that hits home for people with our particular hobby. 2:24: Q1 (Everything Else): What automaker became popular after its DB5 model was featured in the 1964 film Goldfinger ? 7:23: Q2 (Movies &am...

On this very artsy edition of Learned Lately, Hallie tells us all about two prominent artists that we haven’t yet talked about, whom you may mix up sometimes, Henri Matisse and René Magritte! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: ht...

This week, Justin proves that there’s no idea so bad that he won’t revisit it, because he’s designed another two-part, 12-question game, this time themed around the signs of the Chinese Zodiac! We also talk about weird books, anime, and Egyptian mythology! 4:06: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What Nobel Prize-winning German author wrote the novel The Rat, though he is better known for The Tin Drum ?...

On this week’s edition of Learned Lately, Justin tells us all about the rise and fall of one of the strangest sports shows of all time, the Wide World of Sports. We learn how obscure sports you’ve never heard of propelled it to the thrill of victory, and how the rise of cable ultimately led to the agony of defeat. Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: qu...

This week, Hallie has written a quiz all about works (mostly books) that were adapted into other works (mostly movies)! It is a very hard quiz. Justin gets big mad. We also talk about children’s literature, soccer, and some recent history! 2:37: Q1 (Times & Places): How One Man Saved the British Monarchy is the subtitle of a 2010 non-fiction book about George VI that was adapted into what 2010...

This week on Learned Lately, Hallie talks about something she probably should have talked about in her game all about state names, Mr. Tennessee Williams himself! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiza...

He’s done it again. In our final season, Justin has gone to the well once more and written yet another game about strange, unexplained events. We also talk about punk rock, baseball, and ancient history! 2:28: Q1 (Movies & TV): What multiple-time Academy Award nominee drowned under mysterious circumstances near Santa Catalina Island while on a boat with Christopher Walken and her husband Rober...

On this edition of Learned Lately, Justin walks us through the nine Muses of Greek mythology, because they seem to inspire an awful lot of trivia questions, which we seem to get wrong. Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: https://w...

This week, we strap on the pads and hit the gridiron, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all (sort of) related to NFL team names! We also huddle up and talk about English history, baseball, and classic rock! 2:43: Q1 (Times & Places): The Minnesota Vikings are so named because Minnesota is the center of Scandinavian American culture.  Name either of the two real Vikings who claime...

This week on Learned Lately, Hallie finally clears up which of the two famous female authors who went by “George” is which, because neither one of us can ever remember (and we know you can’t either)! Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Insta...

We are officially back for our final season, and Justin starts us off by finally finishing our sporadic six-part series on the basic emotions, with a whole quiz about disgust and disgusting stuff. We also get a little queasy talking about classical music, football, and movies! 2:55: Q1 (Music): What classical composer wrote numerous scatological pieces, including Leck mich im Arsch – “Lick me in t...

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 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: https://www.instagr...

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 du...

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 2.0 E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: http...

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,...

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/quizandhers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/