Not an Alias Podcast

Loki in Paris, part 2 Hear the second part of the episode with my trivia buddy Loki. I quiz him on "fictional" syndromes, plus a mystery round. Play along with us and listen to part 1 if you haven't already: https://www.bababam.com/sarah-toporoff-paris-quiz-mistress-podcast/202204181204-loki-paris-part-1   https://linktr.ee/Paris_Quiz_Mistress Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is license...

Join me and my Paris quiz pal Loki for part one of this epic two-part episode. More of a casual trivia buff today, Loki was a competitive quizzer from elementary school through university while growing up in India. Tune in for Loki's questions on his favourite recent factoids including geography, etymology, and a bizarre coincidence in Saint Petersburg. Part two, coming soon! https://linktr.ee/Par...

Stand-up comedian and fellow American in Paris Sarah Donnelly joins me this time for some trivia and trash talk. Listen to find out why the goûtée is NOT a snack (34:50), who is the Grande Dame of Anarchy (21:08), and which law we were breaking until 2013. Sarah also shares how to (and how not to) translate humour across borders (5:53). Follow Sarah D.: https://www.instagram.com/sarahdcomedy/ - ht...

Shakespeare trivia is everywhere! Minnesota-native Francesca joins me for this Bard-heavy nerd out. We've been quizzing together since we met in DC in 2008, and both of our sets contain a tantalizing mash-up of high and pop culture. Oh, and Titanic. Lots of Titanic. https://linktr.ee/Paris_Quiz_Mistress . . . . . Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Comme...

Here are a couple of trivia questions to get you through until the next full episode. Francesca geeks out about Dante and I naturally tie it back to pop culture. Have fun playing along with us!

Join Kale for an epic three-part mystery theme set! We debate the origins of Nickelodeon slime, theories about a 90s sitcom meta-universe, and how to confuse bathroom police. Plus Kale SINGS music clues.  https://linktr.ee/Paris_Quiz _Mistress  Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License: https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/261830/ D...

Team captain of the Quizzly Bears, Jeff joins me in Paris to quiz about board games, Lord of the Rings, Nintendo lore, and mononymous pop stars. We relive our cruise ship trivia memories, honour the late Alex Trebek and engage in the obligatory Tim Hortons vs. Dunkin' Donuts showdown.  Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License: https://frees...

Former co-worker and forever quiz pal Nicolas joins me from Strasbourg for some nerdy fun. As we’ve traveled to more than a dozen countries together, this quiz is full of geography and language trivia. Plus I put Nicolas’ love for Prince, George Michael, Columbo, AS Saint-Étienne and The Onion to the test! Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial L...

Lauren fully nerds out and shares her extensive knowledge about Christmas markets in eastern France. Happy holidays! Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License. https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/261830/

Mo has been playing pub quizzes in Paris since 2014. In this episode we try to stump each other with geopolitics, hip-hop, world languages, food, and football trivia. Plus hear some behind-the-scenes stories of my worst trivia hosting moments. Cringe alert! Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License: https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sou...

Adam joins me from his home in Gourock, Scotland for a rollicking time. Tune in for lots of pop culture and reality TV trivia, plus a Scottish vocabulary lesson. Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License: https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/261830/ Drunk In Paris by Harry Fishpye is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeri...

Aditya and I met in 2014 when he came to play one of my pub quizzes and he was so good that I was convinced he was cheating. We've been quiz buddies ever since and we're united by a shared passion (obsession?) for food. Tune in for questions and chatter about art history, Indian quiz culture, and the most epic train journey of my life. Plus, we debate the eternal mystery of "trivia" versus "quizzi...

Fred is a trivia pal turned trivia colleague since we started sharing pub quiz hosting duties. You may also know him from our live virtual quizzing adventures during lockdown. Tune in for questions on world flags, Drag Race, corporate slogans, Tom Brady, Marvel, and more. Plus listen to us spectacularly fail at pop music trivia and find out why Fred gets angsty about Panama City. Music credits: Ne...

Lauren is my Paris trivia pal and she joins me from the greater Chicago area. We geek about Asian geography, the Chicago World’s Fair, contemporary taxidermy, and our favourite 90s sitcom. Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is licensed under a Attribution-Non Commercial License: https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/261830/ Drunk In Paris by Harry Fishpye is licensed under a Attri...

I've known Joey since elementary school but we became trivia pals when I visited Seattle in 2015. Play along with a healthy dose of nineties and noughties music, TV, and movie questions, as well as some history and food trivia. Plus some tangents into high school geometry class (ha), intellectual property law, and Boston rock radio stations of yore! Music credits: Never mind 1L23 by Setuniman is l...

Toni and I have some confinement trivia fun from our respective cocoons: me in Paris and Toni in Boryeong, South Korea. We met way back in 2008 at the 4P's pub quiz in Washington, DC. Play along with questions about French overseas territories, Korean family names, and more. For some bonus confinement fun, drink every time we say "sportsball". Song credits: Tomorrow Comes (accordion) by Dana Boulé...

In this first episode, I invited Marco from Montpellier to quiz with me. We cover Tour de France, Nickelodeon, geography, Harry Potter, and more. Listen to find out how horrific my 80s TV knowledge is! Can't get enough quizzing? Sign up for: the PQM newsletter http://eepurl.com/cek_0b  Meetup group https://www.meetup.com/Pub-Quiz-in-Paris/ PQM's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ParisQuizMist...

I host trivia nights in Paris and I’m a lifelong trivia addict. This obsession has led me to meet a lot of cool nerdy people from all around the world. This podcast is my chance to find out how my trivia pals got into this weird and wonderful world of quizzing and why we continue to torture ourselves into recalling all manner of minutia about our universe. Play along when we put our knowledge to t...