Quiz and Hers

This week, Justin has written six trivia questions all about our weird, warty friends, frogs! We also hop into discussions of sports history, terrible music, and one very strange Internet meme. 2:14: Q1 (Sports & Games): Wilson Robert “Frog” Redus was an infielder for the St. Louis Stars, among other teams that also played in these associations of segregated professional teams. 10:57: Q2 (Musi...

In an odd homage to the Caped Crusader, Hallie has written six trivia questions, each one about one of the actors who has played Batman. Except Michael Keaton. Sorry, Michael. We also swoop in to discuss the Old West, recent music, and arts education. 2:03: Q1 (Times & Places): Early in his career, Adam West starred in a bunch of TV Westerns, including Maverick opposite James Garner.  In the s...

In possibly the most “Justin” theme in Q&H history, Justin has written six questions this week about eponyms!* We also name-drop American political history, a classic sitcom, and a legendary piece of rock n’ roll history! *(An eponym is something named after a person.) 3:44: Q1 (Times & Places): Derived from the name of a Massachusetts governor, what is the common term for the practice of...

This week, it’s not all black and white, because Hallie has written six trivia questions about various shades of gray, some of them rather obscure. We also talk American political history, music certification, and a terrible movie! 2:27: Q1 (Times & Places): What socialist political organization was founded in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton and was active in The United States until 1982 w...

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and Justin’s obligatory Halloween episode is all about vampire trivia! We also bite into discussions of medical oddities, horrifying history, and classic cinema! 2:13: Q1 (Everything Else): Vampires are not real, but I Fucking Love Science proposes that there is a “biological explanation for vampirism”, specifically, erythropoietic proto-this disease. 9:23: Q2...

This week, Hallie has a sequel to her punniest episode, and six new trivia questions all about trees! We also talk opera, college sports, and terrifying weather events! 2:28: Q1 (Movies & TV): In what 2006 film does a young girl named Ofelia have to retrieve a key from the belly of a giant toad who lives in an old tree so she can achieve immortality? 9:27: Q2 (Sports & Games): In 1972, Sta...

After a few weeks off, we are back with a great new episode! Justin has written six new trivia questions for Hallie, and, in the great tradition of word play trivia, every answer is about something “great”! We also talk about dogs, Justin’s favorite video game series, and (supposedly) one of the great works of literature. 2:02: Q1 (Movies & TV): Charlie Chaplin played two separate roles, inclu...

Cheerio! This week, we travel across the pond, with six trivia questions all about Jolly Old London. We also chat about science history, impressionist art, and one of our favorite composers! 2:14: Q1 (Sports & Games): When London was chosen to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, it became the first city to host the Summer Olympics 3 times.  At the 2012 Olympics, eight competitors in what sport that...

This week, things get scary, because Justin has six new trivia questions all about fears, phobias, and freak-outs. We also talk American history, film, and superstition. 2:11: Q1 (Sports & Games): If you suffer from tonitrophobia, you probably are not a fan of this team, the only Big Four professional sports team in Oklahoma. 9:23: Q2 (Times & Places): Although he didn’t say “we have no ph...

Take a deep breath, because we’re going deep, deep underwater this week, with six questions about the dark, murky depths of the ocean. We also dive into some recent music, some modern mythology, and some very, very bad movies. 3:07: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What is the name of Jacques Cousteau’s most famous book, subtitled A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure , which describes his invent...

Trilogy alert! Justin is back this week with six more trivia questions about baffling crimes, mysterious identities, and longstanding mysteries. But, this time… they’re solved, so you actually get a satisfying ending this time around! 2:46: Q1 (Music): Carly Simon confirmed in 2015 that the second verse of this famously enigmatic 1972 diss track is about Warren Beatty, though she also noted that h...

This week, we play a game of same names – every trivia question Hallie has written is about a pair of things that share their names with each other. We also chat about European history, mythology, and film scores! 2:41: Q1 (Movies & TV): What title is shared by a 1996 psychological thriller film starring James Spader and Holly Hunter, which won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes and a 2004 drama...

This week, we have a license to quiz, because Justin has written 006 trivia questions about 007, James Bond. We also bond over discussions of U.S. Geography, British music, and religion. 1:55: Q1 (Arts & Literature): An easy question, to start: what former British intelligence officer created the character James Bond, and wrote the first 12 Bond novels? 11:07: Q2 (Sports & Games): Although...

This week, we get familial, because Hallie has written six trivia questions about famous families, real, fictional, and everything in between. We also talk about early television history, football, and Indian history! 1:41: Q1 (Arts & Literature): The subtitle of what 1976 novel , which spent 46 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, is The Saga of an American Family ? 6:07: Q2 (Everyth...

This week, Justin grills up some bone-in trivia, with six questions about bones, skeletons, and notables nicknamed “Bones”. We also bone up on some folk art, Chinese history, and some classic sci-fi TV! 1:57: Q1 (Arts & Literature): A rather unusual word of uncertain etymology, what is the term for artwork that is engraved or carved onto ivory or bone, often associated with whalers? 8:49: Q2 (...

This week’s trivia is brought to you by the letter T, and we talk about T-Ball, T-Bones, and T.S. Eliot, plus tons of other topics! 3:21: Q1 (Times & Places): What American educator and orator attended the Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary, then became the first leader of a new institute in Alabama, and later received honorary degrees from Harvard and Dartmouth? 8:34: Q2 (Sports & Gam...

It’s the premiere of season 9, and the world probably isn’t ending, even if it feels like it is. We dive into six trivia questions about failed apocalyptic predictions, because we could all use a reminder that the world has kept spinning so far, and it probably will this time, too. We also chat early American history, psychology, and one of the nuttiest people on TV right now. 2:21: Q1 (Times &amp...

This week, we finish up the season with six trivia questions about those stripey yellow jerks, bees! We also buzz about basketball, bestsellers, and beekeeping! 3:25: Q1 (Sports & Games): What was the name of the new team established in Charlotte after the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002 and which became the Charlotte Hornets again in 2014 after New Orleans renamed their team th...

T-minus-six questions. This week, Justin has written six trivia questions with numeric answers counting down from six to one, to lead into the last episode of the season. We also talk Italian history, French literature, and anime! 2:14: Q1 (Sports & Games): (“Six”) What is the most common collective term for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detro...

This week, we go back in time, because Hallie has written six trivia questions all about the Roaring 1920s! We also chat about boxing, organized crime, and a pioneering (though problematic) film! 2:16: Q1 (Times & Places): What is the name of the 1929 event in which seven members of Chicago’s North Side Gang were murdered due to the struggle to control organized crime in the city during the Pr...

It’s been one whole year since your humble co-hosts tied the proverbial knot, so this week Justin has written a very special trivia game of “name that power couple”! We talk about some of the most trivia-relevant married duos across all categories of quizzing! 3:26: Q1 (Arts & Literature): He was an American abstract expressionist best known for developing the technique known as “action painti...

It’s no surprise that we’re back with another episode, but it might surprise you to learn that Hallie has written six trivia questions all about shocking surprises! We also talk about post-impressionist art, hockey, and awards show upsets! 2:00: Q1 (Times & Places): What two-word term, relevant to today’s theme, describes a news event that is deliberately timed to influence the outcome of an e...

This week, Justin has written six trivia questions about the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, because he is going slowly mad in quarantine.  We also chat about reality TV, new religious movements, and a titan of American literature! 3:18: Q1 (Times & Places): Derived from the Greek words for “black” and “island”, what particular region of Oceania includes Vanuatu, as well as the nations of Fi...

Once upon a time, Hallie wrote six trivia questions about fairy tales. And she and Justin also talked about ballet, video games, and French history. And they quizzed happily ever after. 1:53: Q1 (Arts & Literature): The titular household object of what fairy tale sequel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under a pseudonym was based on a real object, which remains displayed in G...

Vroom vroom! In this week’s episode, Justin revs up six trivia questions about all things swift, speedy, and supersonic! We also speed through discussions of fast food, a speedy sport, and, of course, some fast and furious movies! 2:12: Q1 (Everything Else): Beginning as a root beer stand in Lodi, California, what is, according to oldest.org, the oldest fast food chain in the world, and certainly...