The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast

Guest Corey Pavlich and Joe O'Brien join the bench for a very interesting game hosted by Josh. In it we learn some sports adjacent science fiction stuff and a little bit about the pre-Ringo Beatles. If you're concerned about those topics, so were we. Josh has been sufficiently scolded. 

Davo and Kels from the Brain Ladle Trivia Podcast return to the Bench to seek to even the score agains the Benchwarmers team of Dan and Scott, in this special all professional wrestling episode. 

Assistant Coach Chris Shen joined the bench to host this game of Scott & Josh v. Mason & Eric. In it we learned: A lot of information of potential trademarks around Lemon Pepper BBQ wings, that some people don't think Secretariat was an athlete, Mason knows about punters, no one knows the difference between the Sedin twins, and Dick Weber is known around the world as an amazing human being and not...

Tucker Warner teams up with Dan to oppose the duo of Eric and Head Coach Tim Geving in a game hosted by Scott. Tucker reveals who the most famous Charlotte Bobcat is, Dan fantasizes about episode art, and Eric creates ridiculous answers during Pre/Post game. Tim also pops off during halftime, so adjust your volume accordingly. Enjoy!

In this episode AJ Haefele from TheDnvr.com joined the bench. He teamed up with Eric to face Josh & Scott in an episode hosted by Mason. In it we learned who everyone thinks is the tallest player in the NHL, and who everyone knows is the tallest. We also learned that Mason's new nickname is Sneaky Pete, Gabriel Landeskog is one handsome fella, and Josh learned who Bert Kreischer is.

A new first for the pod! We have a guest host! John Southard crafted a GREAT game that at some times stumped the all-benchwarmer teams of Scott & Mason versus JJ and Eric. In this episode we learn what the tools of ignorance are, what NBA brothers got traded for each other, Rowdy Roddy Piper was a great entertainer, and JJ loves to give the answer to questions, forcing his partner to pick that ans...

Josh hosts this game that features Scott and Eric against Matt and guest Tim Simplot. Matt violates a trademarked phrase, our guest may have been the first child on the moon, and there are WAY too many Minnesota questions. Josh writes a game that is chock full of dead people, and finally adapts to the 4th quarter category naming convention that has long been the bane of his existence!

Guest Scott Gant joins the bench to team up with Eric against Dan & Josh in a game hosted by Scott. In the game we learn that Dan does not like Reggie Miller, who Jordin Sparks' dad is and Arian Foster is interesting. We also have multiple answers backed into, and reference Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway like 6 times. 

Marc Grenier brings all of his New England knowledge and then some to team up with Dan in this episode hosted by Eric. Scott and Matt struggle with a couple Mighty Ducks questions. No one knew some ridiculous Eric Olympics question. And somehow we have Tony Amonte owning a pizza joint in Boston.

Andy Steinbrenner joins Mason in this game against Scott and JJ, with Dan in the hosting chair. We embrace our inner poets with a Haiku round, JJ wants to fight the entire United Kingdom, Mason almost gets abducted, and we have probably lost EA as a sponsor. So do your best Will Farrell impression and join us for a well fought game by both teams.

Byron Grubman joins the Bench and teams up with Scott against Eric and Josh in a game hosted by Mason. The teams rack their brains about NCAA lacrosse teams, Scott gets to hear Dominique Moceanu’s name once again and regrets not looking at The Bench on Facebook, and one team remembers that Landry Fields still exists. 

Jake Manne joins Dan on the bench against Mason and Josh in a great game hosted by Scott. Scott gets to pull out some dance moves during halftime (which no one will be able to see), the teams reminisce about some legendary NFL and NBA drafts busts, and Jake gives a unique take on a current NCAA coach. Plus, a new quarter style makes its podcast debut!

In a 9th inning double switch, Dan hosts an all-benchwarmers game with Josh and Scott teaming up against Eric and Matt. Evidently Eric knows' A LOT about the year 2000, NHL expansion, astrological signs, and Gheorghe Muresan. Meanwhile, Dan is hell bent on making everyone aware of how great a sport Cricket is. And the pod has another first!

Guest Chris Shen joins the bench and teams up with Scott against Eric & Matt for a heck of a game hosted by Dan. One team was down big and stages a fierce comeback late in the 4th. In the episode we learned: More about snooker, shuttle cocks are fast, the Hartford Whalers had a beloved team song, what former Viking sat on the MN Supreme Court for years, and how to properly say Wow Nelly!

All things Wisconsin fan, Trevor Hogg, joined the bench with Eric, Scott and Mason for this episode hosted by Josh. In it we learned about Packer running backs, why the University of Wisconsin sued Washburn University, that Scott likes Rob Corddry, one team decides NOT to use it's mulligan even though they could, and sets an all-time low for points in a Missing Link round. Oh, and it's the Univers...

Markkus Ellis joins the guys on the bench for this episode hosted by Eric. In the episode we learn about NBA sixth man award winners, that in the 90's NFL QBs threw a lot of INTs, Eric LOVES the Mighty Ducks movies, he also writes a solid pre & post game, but then ruins all the good credit he made by asking a fourth quarter question that is nearly impossible.

Geek Bowl teammates team up against each other for this one! Peter Andolina and Eric take on Philip Sandford and Dan in a game hosted by JJ. In the episode we lose ALL of our potential sponsors (looking at you Olive Garden!). We THINK JJ MIGHT like Drew Brees, just a guess though. And JJ struggles with some challenging team names.

Two members of the Sinister Six trivia team join the bench to face Scott & Matt. Dan hosts with a duplicate Deans List (Ooops!), a bear of a Missing Link round, a David v Goliath that gets swept, and a new high score is set.

In this Bonus Episode Scott and Eric discuss all the ins and outs of Fantasy Football while Matt pretends to sound smart listening to them and laughing once in a while. We go over some positions tiers, some sleepers, draft strategies and some fantasy football oddities.

Guests John Pina and Trey Kelso join the bench for a wild game hosted by Josh. In the episode, one team almost gets blanked in Pre & Post Game; but luckily didn't get traded for a player to be named later. Both teams also struggle with NFL Pick Six leaders. We also learn that The Simpsons have had a lot of athletes on their show, and that both teams know the NHLer who loves to lick. Lastly, John r...

Guest Nicolle Neulist joins us for a fun, exciting game that will have you singing along! Nicolle teams up with Eric in a nail biter against Scott and Dan. The players attempt to use the “Know Your Host” strategy to answer Matt’s questions involving Beastie Boys lyrics, triple crown winners and Polish soccer stars. Matt also spins us right round like a record in the 4th quarter. And we THINK Matt'...

Guest Eric Walling joined the bench for a very interesting game hosted by Eric Ede. In it we get some breaking news, Eric Walling sets a new record in How Low Can You Go, Eric Ede loses control multiple times, not much is known about the 1990 NBA assist leaders, everyone wants Rick Pitino to have Ryan Fitzpatrick's beard, and Eric Ede comes up with two virtually un-answerable 4th quarter questions...

This was an episode recorded in June and we pushed it back with so many great guests on the show. But we figured we had to get it out sometime. Enjoy!    Evidently Eric didn't know that Elton John was from the UK, but he thinks Sir Charles Barkley MIGHT be British. And there's some confusion about who had an affair with LeBron's mom... Either way, Eric and Mason take on JJ and Dan while Scott mixe...

Houston native Taylor Scholl joins the podcast which is great, but the only problem is that he is facing the juggernaut team of Eric and Dan. Can Taylor and benchwarmer JJ overcome the odds? In this episode we learn that palindromes are ALWAYS correct, that Wayne Gretzky is the far superior brother, and that apparently you can walk into a Cheesecake Factory and meet a plethora of famous people! Wa...

Adrian Dater, editor-in-chief of Colorado Hockey Now (coloradohockeynow.com), teamed up with Eric against Josh and Dan in a game hosted by Mason. The teams show off their knowledge of team mascots and Marlins players (even though they thought they didn't know that many), Mason is once again given a hard time for older sports questions, Eric somehow remembers a terrible song about basketball, and e...