Trivia Flash

We remember the centenary of a goddess of the silver screen, meet at the intersection of haiku and tanka, visit the Smithsonian, reflect upon a controversial jury decision, and travel to the outer reaches of the solar system to view a planet that gives its name to a Ben Bova Grand Tour novel. Buckle up! T minus 3, T minus 2, T minus 1. All systems go. Blast off!!

An English cardinal/statesman meets a policeman from a popular board game. We consult a famous oracle and on a technical note, remember the integrated circuit. Lastly, we visit a U.S. state capital commemorated in a hit song from 1959.

We’ll peruse the Christian Science Monitor, envy a 1950s toy craze, try not to get entangled by the machinations of Game of Thrones, remember Michael Phelps’s breakout Olympics, and visit an Italian microstate that is Europe's third smallest being surpassed, if that is the right word, by Monaco and Vatican City in diminishing size order. Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podca...

We honor the Queen of Soul, meet Beethoven, visit Missouri and Jaipur, and recall a blockbuster 1990s film.

We meet a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, one of America's most celebrated circles of writers and wits. We go fox hunting with Sister Jane Arnold. Next, we visit a Missouri city immortalized in an R\&B classic penned by teenage songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. We applaud Arthur Ashe's historic Wimbledon triumph. Then we travel to a small Gulf nation that has become one...

WE VISIT THE LEGENDARY SON OF UTHER PENDRAGON, LEARN ABOUT A TYPE OF MASS, TAKE IN A LITTLE ANATOMY, REMEMBER A SIGNIFICANT CABLE NETWORK AND VISIT MICRONESIA. All on a Monday.

We remember the solo flight of Charles Lindbergh, visit Norway and the exosphere, consider the mechanical reaper, and remember a popular social media platform of yore. TGIF!

We remember French author Amantine Lucile Aurore Dudevant, née Dupin de Francueil; delve into a wedge of geometry; consider a unique type of musical ensemble; remember Michael Jackson and Tina Turner; and conclude with a visit to a noted Washington, D.C. landmark. Ready, set, go! Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

We remember a medieval French saint, a 16-century artistic style, take a trip to Madeira, and recall the tragic death of van Gogh. The bold visitors to my podcast will want to follow me to boundary where Earth’s crust meets its mantle!

Let’s visit a city of the English Midlands, an African lake, and a haberdasher’s emporium. We’ll symbolically shake hands with a sharklike NCAA basketball coach, and remember a noted comic strip creator.

Let’s visit the birthplace of Kabuki, remember a 19-century art movement, listen to a pianistically inclined comic strip character, and travel to the outer reaches of the solar system. All aboard.

Let’s visit the Brandenburg Gate, travel to an Indonesian island, remember a noted science fiction and fantasy writer, meet a whimsical Edward Lear poem, and note a key date for Kuwaiti independence.

We remember the cancan, play a popular board game, visit a group of islands situated to the southeast of Florida, and remember a Byzantine queen city. Note: The game mentioned in the What clue is described as follows: This game shares some characteristics with Rummikub and Scrabble and comes with 108 wooden tiles. Each tile is painted with one of six shapes in one of six colors. In general, any ti...

Meet a Monkee, a Greek god, a Teflon Don, and an Oklahoma-bound singer. Dial a toll-free area code. And don’t eat or drink anything whilst visiting the realm of the aforementioned Greek god.

We meet the popular Carolina Panthers’ mascot, read forward and backwards, remember the dodo bird, consider a popular 1970s sitcom and visit a strategic body of water. Stay tuned!

Today, we learn about an 18-century painting, think outside the bun, visit the South Atlantic and Bavaria, and check out music by Morgan Wallen and Latto. More about the painting: The Blue Boy is a large painting about 48 inches wide and 70 inches tall. It was bought by American railroad magnate and art collector Henry E. Huntington in 1921 for his famous library. This painting is a historical stu...

We meet a 7-1 basketball center best remembered for anchoring the defense of the Seattle SuperSonics during their run to the 1978 NBA Finals. We remember the mascot associated with the advertising jingle “the flavor of fruit wherever it grows.” We contemplate “Chomolungma,” and remember the NAACP’s founding, the birth of the Lincoln Wheat penny and the patent for the first fully synthetic plastic....

We visit the Horn of Africa and the Aquacade, battle a foe of Superman, dream of Starfleet, and remember Dr. Ralph J. Bunche.

We meet the first U.S. vice-president, travel through a vast land empire founded by Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan), climb a challenging mountain, consider a popular dance craze song (one that hit no.1 on the Hot 100 in two different years, and  meet a country  whose former name is linked to a kind of breakfast tea. Milk or lemon with that tea.

A Palmolive icon, a geometry and anatomy combo, a noted city on the Mississippi, and the Andrea Doria make for an eclectic mix today. Stay tuned!

Yes, it's the start of my fourth season. And it's also Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season. Who's worrying about the Summer solstice! Meet a noted hydroplane racer and iconic bandleader of yesteryear, perform a   xylotomy without anaesthetic, meet one of the longest serving U.S. senators, remember Kid Dynamite and “Good Times,” and a tiny country situated in the Pyrenees. Consi...

Welcome to season four. We’ll meet a Palmolive spokeswoman, Mr. Mxyzptlk, The Blue Boy, and Marilyn Monroe; play Qwirkle; attempt a xylotomy; explore artistic movements; travel from Mauritius to Uranus; and revisit everything from a sunken Italian ocean liner to the founding of the NAACP and the launch of Audible, Inc. Stay tuned. Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is p...

Chrononauts prepare for liftoff. We're traveling across more than thirty-five centuries. Can you identify each century by information found in each clue? Yeah, why not give it a go. All you have to lose is time. Find out more at https://trivia-flash.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Monday’s Trivia wanders through the disco era to ancient Mesopotamia — with a stop in New Jersey. An unusual political ticket, a royal milestone, and a hit song also make an appearance. Stay tuned.

Buckle up for a journey that spans from the halls of Downing Street to the nomadic steppes of Central Asia. Today, I’m challenging you to identify a trailblazing world leader who redefined British politics and a seven-letter strategy that can dramatically impact your Scrabble score in a single move. We’ll visit a U.S. state capital along a famous muddy waterway in the American South, pinpoint a la...