Quiz and Hers

We’re back for lucky season 13! To start us off, Justin has written six trivia questions with numeric answers counting down from six to one. We also talk about classical music, classic literature, and a classic movie! 2:35: Q1 (Everything Else): Originally developed at Motorola, and later successfully used by companies like Johnson & Johnson and Texas Instruments, what set of techniques for im...

We may come off as book smart (or maybe not), but this week, Hallie is out to prove that she’s “street” smart, with six trivia questions about different kinds of roads, streets, boulevards, and everything in between. We also talk about American literature, country music, and fast food. 2:00: Q1 (Times & Places): Known as the “most beautiful avenue in the world” and home to many luxury shops, t...

Something smells a little fishy this week, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about fish! We also dive into discussions of classic literature, economics, and a film director that you may have heard of. 2:30: Q1 (Music): Although he also had a mildly successful career as a solo country in artist in the 2000s and 2010s, what musician is much better known as the front man of the rock...

This week, Hallie has gone Full Hallie, and written an entire game about words invented by William Shakespeare, which doesn’t exactly narrow it down. We also play around (get it?) with discussions of video games, medicine, and music we are way too young for! 2:22: Q1 (Sports & Games): What word invented by Shakespeare, which is a synonym of feline, could be used to describe the Pokemon Meowth...

In one of our more unusual themes, Justin has written six questions about six different things referred to as “the four seasons”.  We find this common theme everywhere from classical music, to recreational games, to the movies! 1:57: Q1 (Music): Although he wrote 230 violin concertos, what Baroque composer is best known for a set of them known as the “Four Seasons”? 7:45: Q2 (Sports & Games):...

In a very colorful new episode of Quiz & Hers, Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the colors of the rainbow! We also talk about soccer (or “football”), modern art, and European history! 2:05: Q1 (Sports & Games): In recent soccer, or football, games, there are video assistant referees who help officials correct clear mistakes regarding 4 types of calls.  One of these calls i...

Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the US, so in honor of moms everywhere, Justin has a fun trivia game: name the famous child’s famous mother! We also talk about English history, Hollywood stars, and combat sports! 3:48: Q1 (Sports & Games): The first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, who is the famous mother of Ronda Rousey, the first American woman to medal in Judo at...

This week, Hallie has written six trivia questions about our noble neighbors to the North, Canada! We also chat about some classic rock, hockey (of course), and your hero and ours, the late great Alex Trebek. 2:25: Q1 (Music): What Canadian rock band best known for the song “American Woman” got their name from an American label trying to generate speculation about the album being from a more famou...

This week, we tie one on, because Justin has written six trivia questions all about knots. We also get tied up in discussions of heavy metal and ancient history, and Justin makes his opinions about a popular TV show very clear. 2:53: Q1 (Sports & Games): What Olympic sport makes extensive use of knots like the bowline and the figure-eight? 9:46: Q2 (Music): Shawn “the Clown” Crahan, aka “#6”,...

Tis the season for strutting red carpets and snubbing great performances, so Hallie has written six trivia questions all about awards of various types and stripes. We also award ourselves discussions of an American author, African history, and the Olympics! 1:52: Q1 (Arts & Literature): Which writer has won the most major writing awards of anyone in history, including the Pulitzer Prize for hi...

We’re back after a short break, and Justin answers an old challenge from Hallie, by writing six sort-of trivia questions all based on dad jokes. We also joke about rock music, reference books, and disastrous business decisions! 3:01: Q1 (Movies & TV): What’s a ninja’s favorite type of shoes?  More importantly, what late actor did Letitia Wright make a version of this joke to, in a billion-doll...

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It must be Hallie’s week to write the questions, because this week’s trivia is all about something weird and conceptual: calendars! We also schedule discussions of European literature, religious history, and, for some reason, two different magazines. 2:12: Q1 (Sports & Games): The yearly calendar released by what publication features a compilation of photos that rarely feature athletes? 8:44:...

This week, we take to the skies, with six questions all about flight, jets, and air travel. We also fly into discussions of hockey, aviation history, and a legendary comedic actor! 1:57: Q1 (Sports & Games): In 1996, the original Winnipeg Jets moved to the American Southwest, becoming what current NHL team? 11:12: Q2 (Times & Places): What legendary aviator and ace fighter pilot became the...

Break out the tissues, because this week Hallie has written a whole trivia game all about the emotion of sadness. We also cry about a dismal sports team, a depressing historical event, and a not-so-sad sitcom! 2:53: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What Latvian-born American abstract painter, known for his “multiforms” paintings with blocks of color, sought to create paintings that would bring people t...

This week, we make a return voyage to Japan, because Justin has written a sequel to his game “The Land of the Rising Pun”! Also on our itinerary are trivia about anime, unusual musical artists, and the Olympics! 1:50: Q1 (Music): What is the most distinctive characteristic shared by Japanese music idol Hatsune Miku, as well as Western acts like The Archies and Gorillaz? 12:28: Q2 (Times & Plac...

We open the flood-“gates” this week, because Hallie has written a trivia game all about scandals, from musical misdeeds to historical hijinks to current criminals! 2:04: Q1 (Times & Places): In the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert Bacon Fall, the Secretary of what cabinet department was convicted for taking bribes from oil companies in return for low-rate leases of oil reserves in Wyoming and two o...

Break out the grease paint and seltzer bottles, because this week, Justin has a trivia game all about clowns! We also laugh about classic rock, geography, and video games, and we do not laugh about a horrifying serial killer. 1:57: Q1 (Sports & Games): The psychopathic court jester Kefka Palazzo is the primary villain of the sixth installment of what long-running role-playing video game series...

This week, we get all fancy and put on our trivia tuxedos, because Hallie has trivia questions that are all (loosely) related to the Metropolitan Opera in New York! We also sing some arias about romantic comedies, football, and, of course, opera! 2:58: Q1 (Movies & TV): The Metropolitan opera house was featured in the climax of what 1987 romantic comedy, which stars one of the most prolific si...

In our newest episode, Justin has trivia questions with just one thing in common: every answer contains the name of a major city. Also in our “urban plan” this week: classic rock, American history, and History of Architecture II: The Sequel! 2:04: Q1 (Times & Places): Even though the Treaty of Ghent had been signed almost three weeks prior, what final battle of the War of 1812 took place on Ja...

This week, Hallie has inadvertently ripped off a quiz theme that Justin already did: socks! Justin grumbles, but the game goes on. We also talk about a classic musician, baseball, and some religious history. 5:28: Q1 (Movies & TV): The poster for what 1967 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols shows the main character staring at a woman putting on her stockings and says, “This is...

It’s our 101st episode, and Justin couldn’t resist the pun. So, he came with trivia questions related to the number 101, like a normal human would. We also talk about sitcoms, one of our favorite books, and the tallest buildings in the world! 2:35: Q1 (Movies & TV): Channel 101 was a project developed by what future creator of the offbeat sitcom Community ? 10:58: Q2 (Everything Else): Element...

We’ve somehow made it to our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE! To celebrate, Hallie has written six trivia questions about people who somehow made it to their 100th birthday! We also talk old movies, old music, and VERY old art! 3:08: Q1 (Arts & Literature): Bertha George Harris who died in 2014 at the age of 101 was an American Catawba tribal elder and master in what ancient art form, for which she did...

In our 99th episode, Justin has locked up six trivia questions about our favorite police comedy, Brooklyn 99! We also laugh about rock music, a famous actor, and a bad investment idea. 1:55: Q1 (Times & Places): The season 4 premiere finds Holt and Peralta in Witness Protection, and features Maya Rudolph as Karen Haas, a member of what federal law enforcement agency? 8:02: Q2 (Movies & TV)...

healthcare organizations, is actually a symbol of what Greek god who was said to carry the staff to make people fall asleep and wake up or make peace between adversaries? 8:00: Q2 (Times & Places): The swastika symbol was adopted by the Nazi Party before World War II to symbolize German nationalistic pride, but the symbol originally comes from Hinduism, with the word swastika meaning “conduciv...