Quiz and Hers

We have big news: we’re adding a tiny third person to our trivia team later this year, so to celebrate, Hallie has written six questions all about babies! We also crawl into discussions of art, movies, and mythology! 2:13: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What Flemish artist known for painting classical and Christian history also painted portraits of his brothers and his own son as babies? 8:16: Q2 (Ti...

As the season winds down, this week Justin has written six trivia questions that all (sort of) relate to the famous “mother sauces” of French cuisine! We also dig into discussions of soccer, high fantasy, and 90s music! 2:25: Q1 (Sports & Games): Which mother sauce is also a word that the French might use to describe the national football team of the Netherlands? 8:37: Q2 (Arts & Literatur...

This week, in one of the more unusual games of Q&H yet, Hallie has written six questions about things that aren’t technically curse words, but sure sound like they are. You’ll catch on pretty quickly, don’t worry. We also talk about hockey, food, and one of our favorite TV shows! 2:48: Q1 (Everything Else): The two styles of what soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat are...

It’s back-to-school season, so Justin has a classroom full of trivia to start the new year off right! We also get educated about European history, a rock musician, and a famous comedian! 2:09: Q1 (Movies & TV): What actor and comedian did get respect when he gave a rare dramatic performance in Natural Born Killers, though he’s probably better known for starring in Back to School ? 9:03: Q2 (Ti...

This week, it’s another classic Q&H word game, because Hallie has written six trivia questions about people and things who share their names with big companies! We also talk classic literature, some spy history, and mythology! 2:14: Q1 (Times & Places): The original surname of what World War I spy is the same as the name of a United States-based digital payments network owned by seven of t...

This week, we pull into Port Manteau, where the answer to every trivia question is a portmanteau! We also put together discussions of funny movies, African history, and some books you probably remember from when you were a kid! 2:57: Q1 (Movies & TV): What portmanteau word most readily describes the films of writer-director-actor Christopher Guest? 9:32: Q2 (Times & Places): What present d...

This week, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about angels! We also fly into discussions of theatre, religion (of course), and classic TV! 1:55: Q1 (Times & Places): Angel Falls, the largest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, is in the Bolivar State of what country on the northern coast of South America? 8:35: Q2 (Sports & Games): Prior to taking the name Los Angeles Angels, th...

It’s the best week of the year, so Justin has written six trivia questions all about sharks of various sorts! We also dive in to discussions of comic books, World War II badasses, and, yes, the song you’re thinking of already. 2:26: Q1 (Music): What was the first video to reach 10 billion views on Youtube? 8:21: Q2 (Arts & Literature): Tiger Shark is an enemy of what comic book character, who...

We have a fun one this week, because Hallie wrote six trivia questions related to weird collective animal nouns, because of course she did. We also chat about art, history, and some classic music! 2:27: Q1 (Movies & TV): What TV show that aired from 1984 to 1996 and starred Angela Lansbury as a mystery writer includes the name for a group of crows? 7:00: Q2 (Times & Places): A group of bea...

We are back for a new season, and this time, we kick it off with six trivia questions all about marching bands, because we actually met each other in our college marching band, like the big old nerds that we are. We also talk European history, movies, and of course, college football! 1:59: Q1 (Sports & Games): One of the most legendary moments in college football history is “The Play”, in whic...

In the season 16 finale, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about flags, and Justin needs to get all six of them right to keep his season alive! We also talk about art, cults, and Broadway! 2:16: Q1 (Times & Places): What country with its capital at Tirana has a distinctive flag, which has a red background and a black double-headed eagle? 8:42: Q2 (Arts & Literature): The 1954-55...

We have a weird one this week, because Justin has written a whole trivia game about cannibals, cannibalism, and all of the associated grossness. We also dig into discussions of low-budget movies, video games, and, of course, Hannibal Lecter! 2:19: Q1 (Movies & TV): Cannibal Holocaust is probably the most infamous example of what infamous type of film, which, as the term suggests, usually featu...

We were traveling over the long weekend, so this week’s episode is a tad late, but it was worth the wait, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about Sweden and famous Swedes! We also discuss hockey, classic movies, and one of the most incredible resumes in all of music! 2:14: Q1 (Times & Places): Who ruled Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and helped Sweden rise as a European power but w...

After all the chocolate last week, Justin decided we needed a healthier quiz, so he wrote six trivia questions related to fruits and vegetables! We also chow down on discussions of opera, weird art, and action movies! 3:26: Q1 (Movies & TV): In 2020, the hashtag #AddAVeggieToAMovie trended, and one of the best examples added a “c” to what Bruce Willis movie to turn it into a film about an ill-...

We have a delicious quiz for you this week, because Hallie has cooked up six trivia questions all about chocolate! We also dig in to discussions about baseball, some very old history, and, of course, chocolate-making! 2:29: Q1 (Times & Places): The oldest evidence of chocolate preparation was from around 1750 BCE, found at an archaeological site from what earliest known Mesoamerican civilizati...

This week, Justin delivers six trivia questions all about the mail, or the post, or whatever you call it wherever you’re listening from. We also open up discussions of basketball, art, and a classic sitcom! 3:01: Q1 (Sports & Games): Now a coach at his alma mater Louisiana Tech, what retired NBA star holds the record for most free throws made, and was nicknamed “the Mailman” for his consistent...

This week, Hallie has six trivia questions about alternative answers to the oldest joke in the book. Why? Who knows. We also talk about a famous artist, chess, and Justin’s favorite animal! 2:30: Q1 (Times & Places): The joke doesn’t translate well into languages like French or Italian where it takes on a slightly different meaning.  In those languages, only newspapers with which specific ideo...

This week, Justin has generated six trivia questions all about different generations. We also talk video games, literature, and some awful, awful history. 2:05: Q1 (Movies & TV): Generation X is sometimes also called the generation of what cable TV channel, which pivoted in the 90s and 2000s from its original focus to controversial programs like Beavis and Butt-head and Jersey Shore? 7:55: Q2...

This week, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about Martins, from Saint to Short, and everything in between. We also talk about popular books, popular music, and a popular vacation spot! 2:55: Q1 (Movies & TV): What comedian and musician who has won five Grammys, a Primetime Emmy, and an Honorary Academy Award began his rise to fame in the films The Jerk and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid...

Today, we set sail into Season 16, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about pirates, piracy, and plundering! We also talk about Internet piracy, swashbuckling cinema, and a bit of history! 2:31: Q1 (Movies & TV): Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk, and Against All Flags are among the pirate movies starring what swashbuckling actor of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, perhaps better known for hi...

It’s been a while since we were tied at the end of a season, but it happened again, so we’re back for one last Season 15 showdown! Five questions each, winner takes all! 1:07: Q1: What 1976 sci-fi action film, now considered a cult classic, was adapted from a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton, and stars Michael York as the title character, a “sandman” who hunts down people who refuse to...

While everyone else is fixated on 3.14, we’re all about 150, as in our 150th episode! To celebrate, Hallie has written six questions about the US’s 150-year celebration, the Sesquicentennial Exposition! We also chat about tech history, baseball, and one of our favorite TV shows! 2:39: Q1 (Times & Places): The Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating 150 years since the signing of the Declarati...

It’s wordplay week, because Justin has written six trivia questions about homonyms, which are words with multiple meanings. We also get into discussions of musical instruments, fishing, and movie history! 3:36: Q1 (Music): What two instruments, one a woodwind, the other a member of the brass family, are both homonyms for types of glasses that you might drink champagne from? 13:50: Q2 (Sports &...

It’s awards season here at Q&H, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about Pulitzer Prize winners! We also talk about jazz, card games, and a classic film! 2:34: Q1 (Times & Places): Edward J. Larson won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book, Summer for the Gods , which has the subtitle, “ this trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion”. Name...

This week, Justin has fired up six trivia questions all about fire, flames, and flareups! We also ignite discussions of classical music, an Oscar-winning movie, and hockey! 2:55: Q1 (Everything Else): What ancient Persian religion, now reduced to just over 100,000 practitioners worldwide, is known for places of worship called “fire temples”? 9:49: Q2 (Sports & Games): Though the NHL’s Flames n...