Too Early For Flapjacks
May 14-15, 2021
On-Air Questions and Songs
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| Number | 1 |
| Realm | Breakfast |
| Subrealm | Early Breakfast |
| Question | On night 3 of the movie Groundhog Day, while driving two drunk companions home from the bowling alley, Phil Connors realizes that because he is stuck ina time loop, there are no consequences to his actions. There follows an epic police chase along the railroad tracks, ending when Phil crashes the car into a giant effigy of a groundhog. When a police office comes to the window, one of Phil's companions suggests ordering breakfast. How does Phil frame the request? |
| Answer | Too Early for Flapjacks? |
| Song | Breakfast in America |
| Artist | Supertramp |
| Hint | It was late at night. What's your favorite breakfast food? What's the name of the team running this contest? The song has breakfast in the title. This British band soundsl like a name for Kal-El's mutt. The title of the song is the title of the album it's on. |
| Number | 2 |
| Realm | Urban "Saves" |
| Subrealm | From unusual sources |
| Question | The NT News is an Australian newspaper serving the Northern Territories. How did the paper help its subscribers cope with the Corona virus in the March 5th 2020 edition of the paper? |
| Answer | They printed 8 blank pages to be used as toilet paper. |
| Song | Wipe Out |
| Artist | Surfaris |
| Hint | They used their materials well. The Song is a problem people run into while Surfing, and the Artist is a play on words based on this type of music popular in the 1960s. |
| Note | There was a shortage of toilet paper on grocery store shelves at the time. |
| Number | 3 |
| Realm | 2020 |
| Subrealm | Things We're Out Of |
| Question | A lot of us ran out of patience this year, some of us ran out of toilet paper, but there's something else we ran out of this year, prompting us to switch to the Greek alternative. What is it and why did we only have 21? |
| Answer | Storm names. (Each year, tropical storm names are predetermined, and we do not use the letters Q, U, X, Y, or Z, as they have fewer available recognizable options.) In mid September, we surpassed 21 storms, and began using Greek letters. |
| Song | Hurricane |
| Artist | Panic! At The Disco |
| Hint | Is it getting wet in here? Bob Dylan also had a song by this name and the artist is scarier than Bob Dylan, and a better dancer. |
| Note | 2020 was the most active hurricane season on record. |
| Number | 4 |
| Realm | What is in a name |
| Subrealm | not roses |
| Question | What was the name of Katy Perry's cat, who made a cameo in "I Kissed A Girl"? |
| Answer | Kitty Purry |
| Song | Roar |
| Artist | Katy Perry |
| Hint | If you were a Katy Perry superfan, what would you name your cat? If you were Katy Perry's cat what sound would you make? If you were Katy Perry's cat what would you name your owner? |
| Number | 5 |
| Realm | Fancy Cars |
| Subrealm | With disco floors, indoor and outdoor seating, two sound systems and a light show |
| Question | On January 19th, 2021, the longest stretch limo in Dallas, together with a driver, a doctor, a mental health expert, a makeup artist, and a hairdresser, were hired by a group of lawyers in Fort Worth from 10am to 10pm. Why? |
| Answer | They were hired in order to pick up Joe Exotic from federal prison, because they were expecting President Trump to grant Joe a pardon. Alas, Joe was not on the pardon list, and he remains behind bars. |
| Song | Eye of the Tiger |
| Artist | Survivor |
| Hint | As a result of this one less famous person legally still can deny guilt for hiring a hitman. For the Song, I mean have you ever seen Rocky? The the Artist what type of guy is Rocky? |
| Note | The limo alone cost $165/hour. |
| Number | 6 |
| Realm | Heart Warming Stories |
| Subrealm | Ignoring Racist Sports team naming conventions |
| Question | How did David Cochran, a homeless man from Kansas City, end up getting a ticket to AFC Championship Game? |
| Answer | He helped a Kansas City player get his car unstuck |
| Song | Snow Shanty |
| Artist | Trilogy |
| Hint | Trivia: midwestern problems Song: typical pirate song sung by three cold people |
| Note | Eight inches of snow fell around Arrowhead Stadium before the Chiefs' playoff game against the Colts on January 12, 2019. Mr. Cochran helped Chiefs lineman Jeff Allen get his BMW out of a snowbank in order to get to the game, and Allen got him tickets to the next round. |
| Number | 7 |
| Realm | Names |
| Subrealm | Names we remember |
| Question | On March 16th of this year Jimmy Kimmel had on a quartet of people whose names fit their jobs very well. One was a judge who has officiated at over 650 weddings, and one was a urologist who has performed over 16000 vasectomies. What are their names? |
| Answer | Justice Mary Yu and Dr. Dick Chopp |
| Song | In My Feelings |
| Artist | Drake |
| Hint | What are good first names for those two occupations? The judge has a Chinese last name that sounds like an English pronoun. The doctor probably likes pork and lamb. And maybe he studied karate. The Song responds to things like a normal person, and the Artist is not a duck |
| Note | I know the event was ephemeral, but this strikes me as trivia that will still be funny hundreds of years from now. -MC |
| Number | 8 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | What does it mean to be a good sport |
| Question | The 2018 Winter Olympics featured many national teams, and two other teams. One was the "Olympic Athletes from Russia" (OAR), as the Russian team was banned for doping. What was the other? |
| Answer | "Korea". North and South Korea combined athletes from both women's ice hockey teams to participate as a unified Korean team. |
| Song | Take On Me |
| Artist | 5 North Korean Accordion Players |
| Hint | Where were the 2018 Winter Olympics? What country is that city in? What country does that city sound like it's in? You know this song. There are a prime number of people playing a specific insturment all memebers of the nationality of people who live the country that is the answer to this question. |
| Note | accept anything along the lines of "Korea", unified Korea, North+South Korea, Korean women's ice hockey, etc... This song was featured on John Oliver's show about North Korea. |
| Number | 9 |
| Realm | Things |
| Subrealm | That Don't Exist |
| Question | In the mid 90's, one popular comedian starred as a quirky djinn for this popular film... or did he? Name the actor and film that didn't exist, but you probably believe did. |
| Answer | Sinbad's Shazaam |
| Song | Shazaam |
| Artist | The Beastie Boys |
| Hint | The Song and answer rhyme with the title of a 1996 movie where Shaquille O'Neal played a mythical creature. The artist fights for their right not to sleep until they get to Brooklyn |
| Note | Many many people remember having seen a mvie called Shazam starring Sinbad. But there is no evidence that it ever existed. There was, however, a terrible genie movie called Kazaam, starring Shaquille O'Neal. |
| Number | 10 |
| Realm | Psychology |
| Subrealm | And The Previous Question |
| Question | What is the name of the effect describing the previous question's mass illusion? |
| Answer | Mandela Effect |
| Song | Nelson Mandela |
| Artist | The Specials |
| Hint | What South African Leader was belived by many to have died in prison? I Repeate what South African Leader was believed to have died in prison. The Song may be redundent but the band is unique. |
| Number | 11 |
| Realm | Cookies |
| Subrealm | Hidden Secrets |
| Question | Keebler elves look innocent, but their name is hiding a terible secret, and it's a secret that not everyone would agree with. What's the hidden meaning of the term "Keebler Elf?" |
| Answer | E.L.F. stands for "Everybody Loves Fudge." |
| Song | Chocolate |
| Artist | The 1975 |
| Hint | This is not approved by the ACF. The Song was definitely approved by the ACF and the artist probably in the year before the bicentennial. |
| Number | 12 |
| Realm | Death |
| Subrealm | The gift that keeps on giving |
| Question | Some actors always seem to get the short end of the script. Having died by burning, stabbing, drowning, falling, impalement, trampling, rapid aging and decapitation, just to name a few, which American Actor has died more times on screen than any other? For a bonus point, what single character has this actor died 10 times while playing? |
| Answer | Christopher Lee; Dracula |
| Song | Dragula |
| Artist | Rob Zombie |
| Hint | The actor died in real life in 2015. He had 213 movie roles and 65 television roles. He played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings. For the song come up with a mispelling of the bonus question, and then for the artist imagine someone who is so obessed with the genre this charector is from that he named himself for another character in that genre |
| Note | https://cinemorgue.fandom.com/wiki/Christopher_Lee |
| Number | 13 |
| Realm | Hollywood |
| Subrealm | Walk of Fame |
| Question | Mel Brooks featured the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the end of Blazing Saddles, where Hedley Lamar points out how small Douglas Fairbanks' hands were. How did Mel follow that up when it came time to install his own star on the walk of fame? |
| Answer | He wore a prosthetic that gave him 6 fingers on one hand. |
| Song | Fingertips |
| Artist | Little Stevie Wonder |
| Hint | He gave 110%. For the artist imagine you are listening to a smaller version of the exceptionally famous person you are listening to, and then for the song think about what the artist is using |
| Number | 14 |
| Realm | Digits |
| Subrealm | Toes |
| Question | Who has either 3, 4, or 5 toes on each foot, depending on who's telling the story? |
| Answer | Yoda |
| Song | I Have Feet |
| Artist | Grover |
| Hint | How many toes have you? For the song and artist, what are we talking about, and what strange voice is talking to us about it. |
| Number | 15 |
| Realm | The Catholic Church |
| Subrealm | Florida? |
| Question | The Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Florida is, by some calculations, a whopping 14,657,051 square miles in area. Why? |
| Answer | It includes the moon. |
| Song | In A Big Country |
| Artist | Big Country |
| Hint | Catholic Canon holds that when a new territority is discovered, the bishop in charge of the territory where the expedition originated becomes the bishop of the new territory by default. For song and artist do you ever wonder why bands sometimes write songs named after themselves? |
| Note | Catholic Canon holds that when a new territority is discovered, the bishop in charge of the territory where the expedition originated becomes the bishop of the new territory by default. So when Apollo 11 left from Cape Canaveral to land on the moon, the Bishop of Orlando became bishop of the Moon. |
| Number | 16 |
| Realm | What if God was one of us |
| Subrealm | Just a slob like one of us |
| Question | Saint Drogo of Sebourg was a twelveth century saint who reportedly could be in two places at the same time. So why did the church lock him up in a cell without human contact for most of his life? |
| Answer | Because he was ugly |
| Song | I'm too sexy |
| Artist | Right Said Fred |
| Hint | It is in the eye of the beholder. This artist is a British band that likes British expressions and repeating themselves |
| Note | During a pilgrimage, Drogo was stricken with an unsightly bodily affliction. He became so terribly deformed that he frightened the townspeople. In his twenties, a cell was built for him to protect the local citizens of the village from his appearance. |
| Number | 17 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Christmas Movies |
| Question | Despite a great deal of hype, the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life did not win Academy Awards for acting directing, editing, or sound. However, it did win one Oscar. What was it for? |
| Answer | For the development of a new method of simulating falling snow on motion picture sets. |
| Song | Life's Been Good |
| Artist | Joe Walsh |
| Hint | Why did Quinton Tarentino, Lucy Lu, and Uma Thermon have to wear masks between takes of the climatic fight scene in Kill Bill Vol. 1? How has your existance been and for the artist, they have a name that sounds like you are getting coffee west of England. |
| Note | In earlier movies, snow was simulated by frosted cornflakes, which made load crunching noises when actors stepped on them. The new compound, made from water, soap flakes, foamite & sugar, was silent. |
| Number | 18 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Christmas Movies |
| Question | In the 1940s, movie studios were governed by the Hays Code, which required films to uphold certain moral standards. How did the extremely wholesome Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life violate the Hays Code? |
| Answer | The code required that Criminals not profit from their crimes, yet Mr. Potter never gives back the 8000 dollars Uncle Billy accidentally hands him. |
| Song | Gimme Some Money |
| Artist | Spinal Tap |
| Hint | The Hays code wasn't only about sex. What other immoral behavior is seen in the movie? And as for this music it comes almost exclusively from a movie and would like to experience what the hays code violating charector experiences |
| Number | 19 |
| Realm | Wikipedia |
| Subrealm | Is a self fulfilling loop |
| Question | In Bulgarian Mythology, what happens when you walk beneath a rainbow? |
| Answer | You change genders |
| Song | Rainbow Connection |
| Artist | Kermit the Frog |
| Hint | It's like Clownfish. The artist of the this song can also exibit the result of walking under a Rainbow, and likes to sing about rainbows |
| Note | I really like this note section. |
| Number | 20 |
| Realm | Music |
| Subrealm | From your mis-spent youth |
| Question | In your breakout room, when a host arrives, please sing one of the following songs: The Punky Brewster Song, The Gilligan's Island Theme, The theme to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the theme from Friends, or the Reading Rainbow theme |
| Answer | Anything close is acceptable! |
| Song | Paradise By the Dashboard Light |
| Artist | Meatloaf |
| Number | 21 |
| Realm | The Supreme Court |
| Subrealm | John Oliver |
| Question | In the interests of making the Supreme Court more interesting in newscasts, John Oliver dressed 9 cute dogs as the supreme court justices and made footage of the dogs available to the media. But then came Donald Trump's nominees, and Oliver has represented them on his court by non-dogs in protest of how they got there. Who represents Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh on Oliver's court? |
| Answer | Gorsuch is a lobster, and Kavanaugh is Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot. |
| Song | TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) |
| Artist | MFSB |
| Hint | The song and the Trivia are both related to America's 6th largest city. And the artist is an abbreviation of family memeber. |
| Number | 22 |
| Realm | It's Getting Late |
| Subrealm | Do You Know Where YOUR Meetings Are? |
| Question | Zoom recently, but only temporarily tripled WHAT for WHICH select clients? |
| Answer | The maximum Zoom meeting time limit, to 72 hours, allowing synagogues to broadcast the high-holidays without requiring interaction with a computer over the course of the holiday. |
| Song | Clocks |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Hint | It was a good faith action. The Artist might have a kink for ice, and time? |
| Note | Alternate song--Don't Touch Me There by The Tubes |
| Number | 23 |
| Realm | Has that question happened yet? |
| Subrealm | How about this one? |
| Question | What Small Pacific Island produces collectible coins with the queen of England on one side, and that have legal value only on that Island? |
| Answer | Niue |
| Song | Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) |
| Artist | Woody Gutherie |
| Hint | Australia may send you there if you try to move to Australia. This song is about an accident that to the best of my knowledge has nothing to do with cats, but it was written by one of America's most prolific depression era song writers |
| Note | https://www.govmint.com/world-coins/other-world-coins/niue-coins?p=2 |
| Number | 24 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Odd Pairings |
| Question | How did Vin Diesel help Dame Judi Dench prepare for her role as the air elemental Aeron in the movie Chronicles of Riddick? |
| Answer | He taught her to play Dungeons and Dragons |
| Song | In The Garage |
| Artist | Weezer |
| Hint | In 2014 a short film was adapted from a Jack Chic Track explaining how this activity will send you to hell. The band's name may have related to an old man who has difficulty breathing and the name of the song may have something to do with where the band practiced |
| Note | Vin Diesel is a huge D&D fan. "Where do you think Elementals come from? From Air Elementals. Of course, the attributes have been augmented a little bit for Dame Judi Dench, but the concept of Elementals came from Dungeons and Dragons." |
| Number | 25 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Favorite Movies |
| Question | He drives off a cliff, electrocutes himself with a toaster in the bathtub, jumps out a window, and walks in front of a bus. Who committed suicide using these four methods? |
| Answer | Phil Connors, in Groundhog Day. |
| Song | I've Got You, Babe |
| Artist | Sonny and Cher |
| Hint | This question is near and dear to your hosts' hearts. How could one person die by suicide 4 times? Does anyone really need a clue for one of the most popular singing duos of the mid 1970s singing one of their most popular songs? Does it help to know that the woman in the duet divorced the man for involuntary servitude and is to this day recognized by just her first name? |
| Number | 26 |
| Realm | Television |
| Subrealm | The Brady Bunch |
| Question | As we know, before they all became the Brady Bunch, Mike and Carol had been married to other people, but we never hear anything about their earlier spouses. When people would ask Florence Henderson what happened to Carol Brady's first husband, what would she tell them? |
| Answer | She said she murdered him. |
| Song | Tainted Love |
| Artist | Soft Cell |
| Hint | Did her husdand live in Machester England between the years 1963 and 1965?. This is a song about a bad reationship by a confined mental patient. |
| Number | 27 |
| Realm | memory like a gold fish |
| Subrealm | orange |
| Question | In April, in the midst of quarantine, Stephen Colbert announced the "One World Together at Home" fundraiser for the WHO, featuring all the late night hosts, stars like Lady Gaga, and also Sponge Bob Squarepants. He said, "Not only is Sponge Bob Squarepants doing more to support the WHO than Donald Trump, he's also..." What? |
| Answer | ... the only one of us still wearing pants. |
| Song | When I Ripped My Pants |
| Artist | Spongebob |
| Hint | More like Mickey Mouse than Donald Duck. The title of this song is unfortunate because the singer is confessing to destroying one of his defining characteristics. |
| Number | 28 |
| Realm | Imporant moments in racial politics |
| Subrealm | Wardobe edition |
| Question | When Tommie Smith and John Carlos took the podium in the 1968 olymipics and famously raised their fists in the air, what change did they make to their uniforms that the other medal winner did not? |
| Answer | They were not wearing shoes |
| Song | The Revolution wll not be televised |
| Artist | Gil Scott Huron |
| Hint | Steve Jobs also fequented left off this article of clothing. This singer who is neither a fish, Scottish, or Great Lake is letting us know that when the goverment is overthrown it will be live. |
| Number | 29 |
| Realm | Trivia |
| Subrealm | Coincidence? |
| Question | What do the following have in common: The presidency of Donald Trump, the outcome of Super Bowls 26 to 28, Disney's purchase of Fox, the mauling of Roy Horn by a tiger, and the mass of the Higgs Boson? |
| Answer | They were all correctly predicted on episodes of The Simpsons. |
| Song | Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot |
| Artist | Caramba |
| Hint | (Once they get the trivia): The band's name is part of something Bart Simpson might say when told a piece of amazing trivia (such as this one!) |
| Note | President Donald Trump was predicted on 2000's Bart to the Future. Lisa correctly predicts the superbowl on three versions of 1992's Lisa the Greek. Fox becoming part of Disney was predicted in the 1998 episode When You Dish Upon a Star. The mauling of Roy Horn was mirrored in 1993's $pringfield, and the mass of the Higgs Boson, to a very close margin of error, was predicted in 1998's Wizard of Evergreen Terrace. (Alternate music: "I Started A Joke" by the Bee Gees--MH) |
| Number | 30 |
| Realm | Theft |
| Subrealm | Courtesy |
| Question | "Thanks for the poor security," was a note lovingly left at the site of the 1994 theft of which famous painting? |
| Answer | The Scream |
| Song | Big Enough (Williams Trivia Remix) |
| Artist | Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and Jimmy Barnes |
| Hint | What part of this song are you getting sick of? ---------- Europop meets country, maybe this stage is... what for the both of us? The artist is three people, name at least one. |
| Number | 31 |
| Realm | Music |
| Subrealm | Thematically Appropriate Music |
| Question | What is the significance of the meter of the song we are about to play? |
| Answer | In Morse Code, M is -- and I is .., so Dah-Dah-Dit-Dit is Morse code for MI. |
| Song | The Mission Impossible Theme |
| Artist | None Needed |
| Hint | How else is Joe Bonham going to tell the hospital staff he is alive. For the song consult Tom Cuise. |
| Number | 32 |
| Realm | Music |
| Subrealm | Charts |
| Question | What is the first K-pop song to hit #1 on Billboards Hot 100 chart? |
| Answer | Dynamite, by BTS |
| Song | Gangnam Style |
| Artist | Psy |
| Hint | This song really blew up. The arstist whose brain definitely has great abilities deserves some of the credit for the popularity of K Pop |
| Note | Gangnam Style peaked at #2 in 2012, Dynamite was #1 in Sept 2020 Note, if folks are looking up this answer they may say Savage Love by BTS, but while that was released ealier than Dynamite, it went to #1 after Dynamite. Also it's a remix and who would want that to be the answer? |
| Number | 33 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Cirmumventing The System |
| Question | Please answer this question as if you were Marshawn Lynch holding a press conference before Super Bowl XLIX. |
| Answer | "I'm just here so I won't get fined." Lynch was required to hold a press conference after he skipped media day. He answered this to all 29 questions, and left after 5 minutes. |
| Song | He's So Fine |
| Artist | The Chiffons |
| Hint | Lynch really didn't want to be there. Wait is this song by Mickey Mouse or a Famous Celtic Band |
| Note | Marshaw Lynch, when threatened by the NFL with a fine if he didn't show up for Super Bowl media day. He showed up, answered questions by telling people he was there as a contractual obligation and then left. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/l047wv/til_in_january_2015_marshawn_lynch_was_threatened/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf |
| Number | 34 |
| Realm | Laws |
| Subrealm | Enviromental Prtection |
| Question | In June of 1991, Whatcom County Washington became a refuge area for what animal? |
| Answer | Bigfoot or Sasquatch |
| Song | Rock Lobster |
| Artist | B-52s |
| Hint | It is not the Lockness Monster. The Band that sings this song is named after an airplane and they are singing about a stone crustation. |
| Note | https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article239763013.html |
| Number | 35 |
| Realm | Law Enforcement |
| Subrealm | Abuse of Power |
| Question | In October 2020, two Oklahoma prison guards and their supervisor were charged with enforcing "inhuman disciplne" for their treatment of inmates. What were the inmates forced to do? |
| Answer | They were forced to listen to Baby Shark on a loop for extended periods of time. [And if you finally got this song out of your head after the audio hour bonus, we think it's time to get it back in there.] |
| Song | Whistling in the Dark |
| Artist | They Might Be Giants |
| Hint | Like many parents of little kids, the inmates might never be able to think straight again. This band is unsure if they are a mythlogical creature, and for the title just listen to it, it will come to you. |
| Number | 36 |
| Realm | Geography |
| Subrealm | Stefon-style |
| Question | This place has everything... a crematorium, a dildo store, RUDY GUILIANI... what place is this? |
| Answer | Four Seasons Total Landscaping (Philly, PA - not required) |
| Song | Our Day Will Come |
| Artist | Frankie Valli |
| Hint | What group is music artist known for? The Singer may be named for charectoristics of being very honest while in low places, acording to the song he is going to be famous one day |
| Note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d57d_og5XU |
| Number | 37 |
| Realm | Current Events |
| Subrealm | Symbols and Portents |
| Question | We all heard about the ship Ever Given, which became lodged in the Suez Canal in March of this year and royally ff...fouled up the world economy. But what was the Ever Given doing just before it entered the canal? |
| Answer | While waiting to enter the canal, the ship sailed in a pattern which looks a great deal like a giant penis. |
| Song | Just the Way it is, Baby |
| Artist | The Rembrants |
| Hint | The captain apparently had some time to kill while waiting to enter the canal. We know what he did from sattelite photos. This artist may have also been a painter in a golden age, and for the song life is life. |
| Note | This is for real: https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2021/03/my-shipping.jpg |
| Number | 38 |
| Realm | Comics |
| Subrealm | Woo Woo |
| Question | Although you may have first seen her in the 2017 film, Etta Candy has been Wonder Woman's sweets-addicted BFF with a positive body image since 1942. She and her family figured prominently in many golden age adventures, such as when she stormed a Nazi Concentration Camp with nothing but a box of candy to rescue captured children. We'd like to know: what are the names of Etta's father, mother, and brother? |
| Answer | Hard Candy, Sugar Candy, and Mint Candy |
| Song | Big Rock Candy Mountain |
| Artist | Harry McClintock (Accept "O Brother Where Art Thou") |
| Hint | Just Imagine Willy Wonka's earth 6. This is an old cowboy singer with a Irish name who likes to eat sweats in high places. |
| Number | 39 |
| Realm | Stamps |
| Subrealm | Rules |
| Question | In 1969, the US Post Office naturally issued a stamp to comemmorate Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Why did stamp enthusiasts cry foul? |
| Answer | The stamp had a picture of a man in a spacesuit, who was presumably Neil Armstrong. But living persons are not allowed to be on stamps, so this was a violation of the USPS rules. |
| Song | Spirit in the Sky |
| Artist | Norman Greenbaum |
| Hint | It contained something which is prohibited on US stamps. The name of this astist may have been the result of a member of the Mormon faith and a Jewish environmental activist trying to come up with a funny but respectable name, which of course drove him to sing this early Christian Rock Song |
| Note | There was a similar uproar from Elvis fans when the first Elvis stamp was issued, because many believed Elvis was still alive. |
| Number | 40 |
| Realm | Dumb Choices |
| Subrealm | Which others have to affirm |
| Question | Sentenced to death in 1830, George Wilson made what strange choice that so confused the courts that his execution was delayed all the way up until the Supreme Court ruled in his favor...sealing his fate and ensuring his execution. What was this strange choice that caused a rulling in his favor to end in his death? |
| Answer | He refused a Presidential Pardon from Andrew Jackson and the courts had to determine if he had the right to refuse. |
| Song | We're Not Gonna Take It |
| Artist | Twisted Sister |
| Hint | I was the opposite of Ford and Nixon. Artist is a glam Rock Band, the songs title is reapeted in the song. |
| Note | https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/32/150 Also: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/dsyv8t/til_the_supreme_court_concluded_that_us_citizens/ Mr. Wilson had been convicted of robbing the US Mail. Reports differ on whether was hanged after refusing the pardon, with one article from 1841 saying that he served 10 years in prison and then received another pardon from President Martin Van Buren, which he accepted. |
| Number | 41 |
| Realm | Pandemics |
| Subrealm | Spreading Disease |
| Question | This small nation has managed to remain entirely COVID-19 free by immediately closing docks to cruise ships and and grounding all flights in March of 2020. |
| Answer | Tonga |
| Song | So Close |
| Artist | Hall and Oates |
| Hint | It's easy to make laws in an absolute monarchy. If the artist wasn't named for its two member we might assume that were growing grain in a passageway. But like the song suggests that is not true. |
| Note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rMkMDFjK8U |
| Number | 42 |
| Realm | Help! |
| Subrealm | I Need Somebody |
| Question | What are the menu options when you call 719-266-2837? |
| Answer | The number is the Hall & Oates Emergency Hotline. The current options are: One on One, Rich Girl, Maneater, and Private Eyes |
| Song | Sports Go Sports |
| Artist | Garfunkel & Oates |
| Hint | Call it! One of the band members uses a name from the trivia answer. This song is about athletics. |
| Number | 43 |
| Realm | sampling |
| Subrealm | definitely different than stealing |
| Question | In 1993 this live action show was made by taking the action squences for a 1970s Japanese Tevevsion show and adding new scenes, new actors, and English dialog. What is the name of this show? |
| Answer | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
| Song | C.R.E.A.M |
| Artist | Wu-Tang Clan |
| Hint | It is not Voltron. Artist is a group of people who love ku fu movies, singing about animal products. |
| Note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbt5RsQAPU |
| Number | 44 |
| Realm | Profanity |
| Subrealm | Anything you can do, I could do better |
| Question | Who is the actor who has used the F-Word the most in movies? |
| Answer | Jonah Hill |
| Song | I like em Big and Stupid |
| Artist | Julie Brown |
| Hint | He is bigger then Sam Jackson. The artist name reminds me of dirty jems, but I am a big dumb guy. |
| Number | 45 |
| Realm | Constructive Actions |
| Subrealm | in Congress |
| Question | After the riot at the US Capitol on January 6th, Representative Andy Kim of New Jersey did something uniquely constructive. What did he do? |
| Answer | Between votes on the house floor to certify Biden's win, he walked out to the Capitol Rotunda, and picked up trash left by the rioters. |
| Song | Eve of Destruction |
| Artist | Barry McGuire |
| Hint | He did something between votes on the house floor. The Song and Artist sound like the flash and Tom Cruise teaming up to sing about a doomsday clock. |
| Note | If only all the members of Congress had joined him, maybe they could have started something new. Don't forget: people have been predicting the imminent end of the world for a long time. And they've all been wrong. |
| Number | 46 |
| Realm | A-List Stars |
| Subrealm | And how they flirt |
| Question | This is a THREE-POINT PLAY. When Matthew Perry asked Julia Roberts to do a guest appearance on Friends in 1996, she agreed on the condition that he do something for her, which he did. What did she ask for? And for a second point, where were Matthew Perry and his father born? |
| Answer | She asked him to write a paper on quantum physics. Matthew Perry and his father were born in Williamstown, Massachusetts. |
| Song | The Elements |
| Artist | Tom Lehrer |
| Hint | Matthew Perry probably wished he had studied as much math as Chandler Bing did. If he had stayed in the town where he and his father were born, that might have worked out. This mathemation and song writer is also known for poisoning pigeons in the park. |
| Note | Julia Roberts was clearly flirting with Matthew Perry, who has not, to our knowledge, studied quantum physics. The two dated for a while after she was on Friends. |
| Number | 47 |
| Realm | Celebrities |
| Subrealm | Means and Methods |
| Question | What piece of equipment does Danny Devito like to have in his dressing room for warming up? |
| Answer | A trampoline |
| Song | Jumping |
| Artist | Crayon Pop |
| Hint | It's a little dangerous to do this indoors, but at least Danny DeVito is short. We hope the ceiling wasn't too low. The song title goes well with the answer. It is by a Korean group featuring named for a children's toy. |
| Note | https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/l1lu5y/til_danny_devito_asks_for_a_trampoline_in_his/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf |
| Number | 48 |
| Realm | There are perfect human beings |
| Subrealm | They just don't live very long. |
| Question | Who was the author who not only played with Pink Floyd, but also gave them the name for their 1994 album, Division Bell? |
| Answer | Douglas Adams |
| Song | The Galaxy Song |
| Artist | Monty Python |
| Hint | You have missed your last chance to see this person. The artists are a group of comedians known for writing films about messiahs and knights. |
| Note | Adams was friends with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and, on Adams's 42nd birthday, he was invited to make a guest appearance at Pink Floyd's concert of 28 October 1994 at Earls Court in London, playing guitar on the songs "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse". |
| Number | 49 |
| Realm | The Great Flood |
| Subrealm | Got to catch them all |
| Question | What is Scottland's national animal? |
| Answer | The Unicorn |
| Song | Great Nations of Europe |
| Artist | Randy Newman |
| Hint | This animal fights the lion for the Crown. The artist is known for singing about what he sees in very sraightforward ways. |
| Note | The unicorn was believed to be the natural enemy of the lion, which is the symbol of England. |
| Number | 50 |
| Realm | Arrested |
| Subrealm | Development ("No touching!") |
| Question | Michael Bluth frequently visits his father George in prison to talk about the family's money woes. What constructive solution does George offer? |
| Answer | There is always money in the Banana Stand |
| Song | Disco Inferno |
| Artist | The Trammps |
| Hint | The other family business. The band self-discribes as promiscuous and is singing about the dance floors of hell. |
| Note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04SLXwjJvqg (also, desmond knows how much I love a good banana stand question) |
| Number | 51 |
| Realm | Lessons Learned |
| Subrealm | In the Desert |
| Question | In 2017, the Education Minister of Saudi Arabia approved a textbook that he believed would be flattering to King Faisal. But he ended up having to apologize for it. Why? |
| Answer | It included a picture of Saudi King Faisal at the United Nations, sitting next to Yoda. |
| Song | Master of Puppets |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Hint | A picture of the King it contained. Very distinguished he looked. Not alone was he. This is a famous Heavy Metal band singing about Geppetto. |
| Note | It's not clear how the picture got into the textbook, but the original artist said he created it because King Faisal and Yoda are both "wise, strong and always calm". |
| Number | 52 |
| Realm | Mario |
| Subrealm | Problems He Can't Solve |
| Question | What strategy has been used by the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to keep the sewers from becoming blocked? |
| Answer | The residents all flush their toilets at the same appointed hour, to try to keep the pipes wet. |
| Song | All Together Now |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Hint | It's a community effort to keep the sewers wet. Possibly the most famous rock band ever, so just listen and enjoy yourself. |
| Note | https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/lcqmel/til_that_to_clean_out_the_sewer_pipes_that_tended/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf |
| Number | 53 |
| Realm | Sales |
| Subrealm | Pyramid Schemes |
| Question | Herbalife shakes have been said to help cure a brain tumor, treat heart disease, and get you pregnant. According to John Oliver, "That is obviously bullshit. There are only three liquids that can help you get pregnant." What are they? |
| Answer | A glass of merlot, the honey-smooth music of Sade, and good old-fashioned jizz. |
| Song | Smooth Operator |
| Artist | Sade |
| Hint | "Knock, knock! Never at quiet. What are you? But this place is too cold for hell. I'll devil-porter it no further. I had thought to have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way. To the everlasting bonfire." One of the liquids is the singer of this song. |
| Note | Accept any form of alcohol and any verstion of the third liquid. |
| Number | 54 |
| Realm | You don't have to charge an arm and a leg for it |
| Subrealm | You know, for kids |
| Question | What Company distributes the most toys in the world? |
| Answer | McDonalds [And we hoe you enjoyed yet another earworm reprise from Hour Bonus #2] |
| Song | The Marvelous Toy |
| Artist | Tom Paxton |
| Hint | It is possible that about one eighth of all Americas have worked for this company. The song is about amazing things for childern sung by a folk singer |
| Number | 55 |
| Realm | Television |
| Subrealm | Golden Girls |
| Question | Bea Arthur's character Dorothy Zbornak wore a lot of fabulous jewelry on The Golden Girls. Why was that hard for her? |
| Answer | Bea Arthur didn't have pierced ears, so all the earrings were clip-ons, which left her ears numb by the end of the day. |
| Song | Radar Love |
| Artist | Golden Earring |
| Hint | Her topology was never altered. What kind of tie is the easiest to put on? The band who sings this song is named after jewelery. |
| Number | 56 |
| Realm | Heroes |
| Subrealm | Recognition |
| Question | Who, in 1978, was appointed to the highest rank that a US Military officer can hold? |
| Answer | George Washington, General of the Armies of the United States |
| Song | Washington |
| Artist | The Real Bradley Neely |
| Hint | The officer in question had retired some time previously. He was, in fact, dead. He had, in fact died in the 18th century. This Artist is very concerned about not appearing fake and is almost rad. |
| Number | 57 |
| Realm | Animals |
| Subrealm | Wombats |
| Question | New research shows that wombats have two stiff and two flexible areas around the circumference of their intestines. This results in what feature that is unique in the animal kingdom? |
| Answer | Cube-shaped poop. Really. |
| Song | The Platonic Solids Song |
| Artist | Peter Weatherall |
| Hint | David Byrne calls this a multipurpose shape. This is a song by a pete for all weathers singing about solids that have faces that are all identical polygons. |
| Note | Wombats apparently place the cubes strategically to communicate with one another. |
| Number | 58 |
| Realm | Miss Manners |
| Subrealm | and other people who write letters |
| Question | Barbara Bush, The White House, Washington DC. Dear First Lady, I recently read your criticism of my family. I was deeply hurt. Heaven knows we're far from perfect, and, if truth be known, maybe just a wee bit short of normal; but as Dr. Seuss said, "a person is a person." I always believed in my heart that we had a great deal in common. Each of us living our lives to serve an exceptional man. I hope there is some way out of this controversey. With great respect...Who? |
| Answer | Marge Simpson |
| Song | Take A Letter Maria |
| Artist | R. B. Greaves |
| Hint | The writer is indeed deeply devoted to her husband, and has been for the last 32 years. This artist may be very sad that people rarely refer to hip hop as R&B, so sent correspondence to Maria |
| Note | First Lady & Marge Simpson: https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/18/the-simpsons-barbara-bush-apology-letter-to-marge/ |
| Number | 59 |
| Realm | Cultural Appropriation |
| Subrealm | for fun and profit |
| Question | When this character was introduced in Japan in 1978, he was given bracelet that injected him with alien blood, and he flew to earth on a sphinx-themed Space Ship. Who is this character and what was the name of the space ship? |
| Answer | Spiderman, and the Marveller |
| Song | I am big in Japan |
| Artist | Tom Waits |
| Hint | In the United States this character's first name is Peter. This Waiting man has had succuessful tours of Japan. |
| Number | 60 |
| Realm | Big Science |
| Subrealm | Little Things |
| Question | There's a lot of high tech equipment in particle physics, but you rarely expect to find childrens toys peering back into the begining of the universe. What unexpected toy is being used by CERN to assist in discovering new physics? |
| Answer | Lego |
| Song | Another Brick in the Wall Part II |
| Artist | Pink Floyd |
| Hint | Founded in 1932. This very rich and broken up British band is know for signing about architectual elements |
| Note | https://home.cern/news/news/experiments/using-lego-study-building-blocks-universe |
| Number | 61 |
| Realm | Safety |
| Subrealm | For Art |
| Question | The 1995 movie "While you were Sleeping" opens with a scene of Sandra Bullock saving an unconscious Peter Gallagher after he has fallen on the train tracks at a Chicago El Station while an express train is approaching. According to director Jon Turtletaub, the production team had many hours of conversation about how to make their roll off the tracks safe for the actors. What did they ultimately do? |
| Answer | They ran the train backwards, had the actors roll *onto* the tracks, and then reveresed the film. |
| Song | Revolution #9 |
| Artist | The Beatles |
| Hint | Like a Chris Nolan Film. Although attempt one through eight were notable, these insects discided to try again |
| Number | 62 |
| Realm | Choices |
| Subrealm | Simplicity |
| Question | Who explains his wardrobe choices this way: "I really want to clear my life to make it so that I have to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve this community." |
| Answer | Mark Zuckerberg, who wears the same thing every day |
| Song | Red Hooded Sweatshirt |
| Artist | Adam Sandler |
| Hint | Richard Branson does this too. This is a song about what Adam wears |
| Number | 63 |
| Realm | Currency |
| Subrealm | Exchange Rates |
| Question | If you were to visit the Tower Menagierie in London in the 17th century, you would find one of the most exotic collection of animals in Europe, including lions, tigers, hyenas, and bears. The admission price was three half-pence, but what could you bring instead? |
| Answer | A cat or dog to feed to the lions. |
| Song | Hungry Like The Wolf |
| Artist | Duran Duran |
| Hint | You could bring a companion. These hungry artist named themselves twice. |
| Note | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menagerie?a#Medieval_period_and_Renaissance |
| Number | 64 |
| Realm | France |
| Subrealm | Engineering |
| Question | While France was occupied during World War II, the automaker Citroen was forced to make trucks to support the German army. How did they sabotage the process? |
| Answer | They moved the little notch on the trucks' oil dipsticks that indicated the proper level of oil was down just a bit lower. That way the trucks were never actually filled up with oil, and tended to fail spectacularly. |
| Song | Beds Are Burning |
| Artist | Midnight Oil |
| Hint | They made a very small change to a part of the engine that many people are familiar with. The result was that the trucks' engines seized up after being used for a while. The change went undetected because the part is not, itself, essential to the engine. This Musical group is concerned about keeping the gas lights lit and is bad at keeping fire out of a sleeping area. |
| Note | https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/jzy5gr/til_that_in_1940_the_french_car_company_citroen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf |
| Number | 65 |
| Realm | Television |
| Subrealm | Disney |
| Question | The Disney show Puppy Dog Pals is an Emmy-award winning toddler-friendly romp about twin puppies having adventures with their cat sister. But someone noticed something odd about a honecomb-shaped shelf on the puppies' bedroom wall. What was it? |
| Answer | The shelf is shaped exactly like the chemical diagram for LSD. |
| Song | Incense and Peppermints |
| Artist | Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| Hint | We suspect the animator was a chemistry major. This band named for a fruit-based wake up system. The song is about products used to control smells in the air and in the mouth. |
| Note | It's really quite obviously deliberate: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/134/ebe.jpg |
| Number | 66 |
| Realm | Procedures |
| Subrealm | We don't *make* the rules |
| Question | When Joe Biden took the oath of office on January 20th, he did not immediately become president. Why not? |
| Answer | The ceremony was running ahead of schedule, and Biden took his oath at 11:48am. The constitution specifies that his term began at noon. So Trump was still president for the beginning of Biden's speech. |
| Song | Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin |
| Artist | Tex Ritter |
| Hint | This would have been the same even if Trump had not flown off with the nuclear codes. This would stay the same no matter what was happening at that time. The Song Writer is from Texas in concerned that you will leave him and is asking you not to. |
| Note | Also accept "Theme from High Noon" and "High Noon Soundtrack" for the song and artist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsDyrZVqipA |
| Number | 67 |
| Realm | Opposing Forces |
| Subrealm | Offend Everyone |
| Question | Marshal Mathers is no stranger to hot water over what he says, but in recent years, he received a visit from none other than the Secret Service. Why? |
| Answer | Over the lyrics of a BET freestyle about Ivanka Trump being in the trunk of his car. |
| Song | Kings of Leon |
| Artist | Trunk |
| Hint | The investigation happened in 2018 and 2019. What is a big no-no with the secret service? It is strange that this band is made up of rulers of one man. I hope that subject is not locked in a storage space. |
| Number | 68 |
| Realm | Geography |
| Subrealm | Flags |
| Question | What is the oldest continuously used national flag? |
| Answer | The flag of Denmark |
| Song | Alley Cat |
| Artist | Bent Fabric |
| Hint | Legend says this flag was not created it just feel from the sky. It makes sense that a band named for folding luandy would sing about homeless animals. |
| Note | The flag has been used since at least the 14th century, though the story about it floating down is from 1219. Bent Fabric is Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, composer and pianist from Denmark who died in 2020 at age 95. |
| Number | 69 |
| Realm | Life Styles |
| Subrealm | Of The Rich and Famous |
| Question | What do Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Genesis, and 200,000 pounds sterling have in common? |
| Answer | The three bands contributed to bankroll Monty Python and the Holy Grail. |
| Song | Solsbury Hill |
| Artist | Peter Gabriel |
| Hint | They were all English bands, and they helped fund a very English project. The makers of the project thought it would never be big in America. (They were wrong!) The inspiration for this song is the site of a prehistoric hill fort in Somerset, England. |
| Number | 70 |
| Realm | Machines |
| Subrealm | Sales |
| Question | There are a variety of explanations for the design of the QWERTY keyboard. One story is that it was designed to help early salesmen, who were not expert typists, demo their product. How did the layout help with that? |
| Answer | The letters in the word TYPEWRITER are all on the top row. |
| Song | It's In The Way That You Use It |
| Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Hint | it would still work with computers if it wern't for the c and the m. This Artist is harolded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, letting us know that what you do with what you have matters. |
| Number | 71 |
| Realm | When real things happen to imaginary people |
| Subrealm | Then real things happen |
| Question | What were the findings of the paper "Reversible dynamics with closed time-like curves and freedom of choice" published by the University of Queensland in 2020? |
| Answer | Time travel paradoxes would self correct if time travel is possible |
| Song | London Calling |
| Artist | The Clash |
| Hint | This is the oppiste of what happens in the butterfly effect. a Synomyn for this band's name is fight. They are letting us know that a city is reaching out to us. |
| Number | 72 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Unusual Sports |
| Question | March Madness might be a thrill for some, but my favorite bracket happens in September. This bracket happens in late September, and is a little less... human. 2020's winner was known only as "747." Might not be sports related at all. |
| Answer | Fat Bear week! Vote for the fattest bear. Fat bears are healthy bears. |
| Song | Bill and the Bear |
| Artist | Traditional/Cloudstreet |
| Hint | You'll just have to WEIGHT and see. In heaven we walk on the roads similar to the name of this artist. They are singing about William and a large mammal. |
| Number | 73 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | On a Budget |
| Question | How did the propmasters of the original 1978 Halloween movie create Michael Myers' mask? |
| Answer | They painted and modified a $1 William Shatner/Captain Kirk mask. |
| Song | In The Meantime |
| Artist | Spacehog |
| Hint | They modified a mask that was popular among schoolkids that year (one of your hosts had one!) This band name is another name for the vehicle ridden by the DC character Lobo, singing about something happening right now. |
| Note | William Shatner didn't know, for many years, that his likeness appeared in Halloween. When he found out, he said he was honored. |
| Number | 74 |
| Realm | Pushing |
| Subrealm | It |
| Question | Most people don't think too much of the physique of the common Cuban anole, but truth be told, they've got guns. Why is the Cuban anole so buff? |
| Answer | They do pushups at dawn and dusk. This is not exclusive to the Cuban anole, and can be witnessed wherever anoles are known. |
| Song | Push It |
| Artist | Salt-N-Pepa |
| Hint | It's how One-Punch Man does it too. This band is named for condiments. |
| Note | Anoles are lizards. |
| Number | 75 |
| Realm | Disasters |
| Subrealm | Almost |
| Question | On July 5th, 2011 a 39-story shopping center in Seoul, South Korea had to be evacuated after it began shaking violently. After an investigation, what turned out to be the cause? |
| Answer | There was a dance class on the 12th floor working out to Snap!'s The Power, which is the song we just played. The frequency of their jumping happened to match a resonant frequency of the building. |
| Song | The Power |
| Artist | Snap! |
| Hint | Everything has a natural frequency at which it would like to vibrate. |
| Number | 76 |
| Realm | Movies |
| Subrealm | Star Wars Movies |
| Question | Before George Lucas decided to go wih pupperty, what was his idea for filming Yoda? |
| Answer | Yoda would have been played by a monkey |
| Song | The Saga Begins |
| Artist | Weird Al |
| Hint | It's what Beck was in a world of chimpanzees |
| Note | Alternate songs: "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" by the Monkees or "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz |
| Note | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yoda-monkey-star-wars_n_4309508 |
| Number | 77 |
| Realm | Legacies |
| Subrealm | of the '80s |
| Question | Many chemical companies leave behind a legacy of environmental contamination after their factories are shut down. How did Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar uphold that tradition? |
| Answer | He brought hippos to South America. |
| Song | Double Good Everything |
| Artist | Smokey Robinson |
| Hint | Stereotypically of Mr. Escobar this involves dangerous mammals. This singer probably smokes, and he likes things that happen twice. |
| Note | Escobar imported 4 hippos for his private menagerie, and they were set free upon his death in 1993. The population is now expanding rapidly and spread out over an area of 2000 square kilometers. |
| Number | 78 |
| Realm | Video |
| Subrealm | Things Killed By |
| Question | What was the last film to be mass produced on VHS? |
| Answer | A History of Violence |
| Song | Living On Video |
| Artist | Trans-X |
| Hint | The film starts William Hurt and Viggo Mortensen. This artist may have chosen their name to demonstrate they were changing genders. The song is about existing in a world were life is shared over digital displays. |
| Note | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9xBAtCsCTQ |
| Number | 79 |
| Realm | War |
| Subrealm | What is it good for? |
| Question | On of the things that contributed to the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo was the fact that Napoleon never mounted his horse to view the field. Why not? |
| Answer | His hemerhoids were too painful to sit on the horse that day. |
| Song | Waterloo Sunset |
| Artist | The Kinks |
| Hint | Some preparation might have helped. This band self discribles as being sexually deviant. The name of the song comes from a London tube station. |
| Number | 80 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Perfectly legal sports |
| Question | The Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells has hosted an annual race every year since 1980. It was first won by a man in 2004. Who came in second? |
| Answer | A horse named Kay Bee Jay |
| Song | Horse with no name |
| Artist | America |
| Hint | It's a diverse field of conestants. There is a similar Race in Arizona. The song itself has a certain anonymity. |
| Note | The race is known as the Man Versus Horse Marathon. https://www.outsideonline.com/2415390/humans-vs-horses-racing-heat-study |
| Number | 81 |
| Realm | Sports |
| Subrealm | Illegal sports |
| Question | October 2020 a Police officer in the Philippines was killed while breaking up an event that was violating coronavirus restrictions, how was he killed? |
| Answer | He was killed by a fighting chicken's fighting spur |
| Song | Gallo del Cielo |
| Artist | Tom Russel |
| Hint | It involves interesting footware. |
| Note | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54715327 |
| Number | 82 |
| Realm | Awards |
| Subrealm | Or lack thereof |
| Question | What is the largest city in America (by population) that has never had a Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization? |
| Answer | San Antonio, Texas, where 1.3 million people live. |
| Song | Goodbye Earl |
| Artist | The Dixie Chicks |
| Hint | The band is from the right state. |
| Number | 83 |
| Realm | Organizations |
| Subrealm | And what IS wrong with people? |
| Question | Becoming a member of the white-supremacist group Proud Boys is a 4-step process. The first step is to declare you are a proud boy. The third and fourth are to get a tattoo and get into a public fight. What is the second step? |
| Answer | To get to the second level, a potential Proud Boy "undergoes a ritual beating that continues until he can name five breakfast cereals". |
| Song | Kicks |
| Artist | Paul Revere & the Raiders |
| Hint | post hidden treasures kix batman just right. This band known for possilby riding arround announcing invaders are coming, is singing about something we can do with our legs. |
| Note | The rules are from the essay by Gavin McInnes which founded the group. His rationale for the beating is that "we all need better 'adrenaline control.'" Members must also swear off masturbation at this stage. |
| Number | 84 |
| Realm | Photography |
| Subrealm | Last Stands |
| Question | Some moments are good, and some are apparently worth dying for. What made one Robert Landsburg sacrifice himself for a roll of film? |
| Answer | He realized he would not survive the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and used his own body to protect his film. This is some of the best film of the event. |
| Song | Volcano |
| Artist | Jimmy Buffett |
| Hint | The song is a clue to the trivia. The event happened in the American Northwest. The song writer is known for his tropical songs. |
| Number | 85 |
| Realm | Valuable Intelectual Properties |
| Subrealm | Strange Rituals |
| Question | Many valuable brands have well kept brand secrets under lock and key, but few bring them out with the pizzazz of WD-40 - what elaborate process was followed by the most recent movement of this priceless formula? |
| Answer | The CEO of WD-40 took it out and rode through Times Square on a horse, in a suit of armor with the formula in his hand |
| Song | You're the One That I Want |
| Artist | Grease |
| Hint | All that was missing was a jousting lance. From a musical about the 50s talking about what who they are looking for. (For song artist, also accept John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.) |
| Note | https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/j9h8d8/til_the_secret_formula_for_wd40_is_stored_in_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf |
| Number | 86 |
| Realm | Travel |
| Subrealm | Gone Wrong |
| Question | On April 11th 2019, an Israeli vehicle crashed, but it is unknown whether any of its passengers survived. Where did they crash, and which passengers may have survived? |
| Answer | The spacecraft Beresheet's payload included (microscopic animals called) tardigrades (that can live for weeks without food or water) when it crashed on the moon. |
| Song | Waltzing with bears |
| Artist | Priscilla Herdman |
| Hint | These passengers don't require much of anything. There is a 1994 movie where someone of the same first name as the singer of this song is Queen of the Desert. Imagine her in charge of a flock of animals and you might guess her last name. |
| Note | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/06/tardigrades-may-have-survived-spacecraft-crashing-on-moon |
| Number | 87 |
| Realm | 2020 |
| Subrealm | Conspiracy Theories |
| Question | On October 21 2020, a Luzerne County man was the first of three people in Pennsylvania to be arrested for voter fraud. What was the alliteritive name of the city the arrested man lived in? |
| Answer | Forty Fort |
| Song | The Auctioneer |
| Artist | Gordon Lightfoot |
| Hint | This singer may not have to step on the ground at all. He is singing about selling things. |
| Note | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/election/luzerne-county-voter-fraud-case-might-lead-to-reward/article_d2cd154f-7970-5555-9765-7ce891dce2ab.html |
| Number | 88 |
| Realm | people |
| Subrealm | Rocks that cry out |
| Question | What did archaeologists find Last year in the Nazca Desert? |
| Answer | A 40 Yard by 15 yard drawing of a cat |
| Song | A Cat Named mouse |
| Artist | Laurie Anderson |
| Hint | This is still a popular subject for ticktock and youtube videos. This singer was once the Artist in Residnece at NASA. She is singing about what happens when you make somthing both preditor and prey at the same time. |
| Note | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/americas/peru-cat-nazca-lines-nasca.html |
| Number | 89 |
| Realm | Egyptology |
| Subrealm | Possessions of the Kings |
| Question | Most people, once expired, do not gain many possessions. King Ramses II is an exception. What did King Ramses II obtain for his debut in The City of Lights in 1979? |
| Answer | A passport. |
| Song | King Ramses (The Man In Gauze) |
| Artist | Jody Gray, Andy Ezrin, Courage the Cowardly Dog |
| Hint | You should have one too. The title is in the song. Name the show as artist and you'll be fine. Song about Egptian Royality sung by a cartoon dog. |
| Number | 90 |
| Realm | Things |
| Subrealm | In Other Things |
| Question | Who was "Jumbo," and why was "Jumbo" in the Whitehouse? |
| Answer | Jumbo was President Lyndon B. Johnson's penis. |
| Song | Pink Thing |
| Artist | XTC |
| Hint | This question is a real low blow. What's another name for what we're talking about? This band has an interesting way of spelling pleasure. |
| Note | Consider offering extra points for creative ways to say "penis." |
| Number | 91 |
| Realm | Creativity |
| Subrealm | And how it is unnecessary when you steal from others |
| Question | Three Men on a Horse was first staged as a play in 1935, and later adapted into movies, television productions, a board game, and two musicals. One musical was called Let It Ride. What was the other one? |
| Answer | Banjo eyes |
| Song | Just an Honest Mistake |
| Artist | Let it Ride |
| Hint | Like a Marget Keane piece but with musical insturments. If I erred in good faith, what did I make? And if I'm loving my luck at the casino and feel like it'll keep up, I'm going to do what? This song is about mistakes made someone who wants to keep gambling. |
| Note | In the musical, "Banjo Eyes" is the name of a talking horse who gives racing tips to the hero. "Banjo Eyes" became a nickname of the show's star, Eddie Cantor. |
| Number | 92 |
| Realm | Music |
| Subrealm | Streaming |
| Question | What was the first streaming music service, and when did it debut? |
| Answer | Telharmonium, which was patented in 1896. |
| Song | Call Me Maybe |
| Artist | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Hint | What's a word for notes that sound good together? What's a prefix for long-distance communication? Put them together and... I'm lonely, can you...? |
| Note | Telharmonium was a large electric organ that sat in a building in New York City. People could call in on the telephone and listen to music, and many restaurants played the music for their patrons. |
| Number | 93 |
| Realm | Relations |
| Subrealm | One thing comes from another |
| Question | In A Fish Called Wanda, John Cleese speaks fluent Russian. And in Life of Brian, Graham Chapman receives a memorable Latin lesson. But what modern language is associated with both men and their four collaborators? |
| Answer | The Python Computer Language, which is named for Monty Python |
| Song | Packet Man |
| Artist | Digital Underground |
| Hint | It's a very popular language because it's easy to learn. If internet traffic was hand delivered you'd need what instead of a mailman? Likewise, if he were delivering something elicit, he might use the name of the artist. |
| Note | https://docs.python.org/3/faq/general.html |
| Number | 94 |
| Realm | Places |
| Subrealm | Out of Places |
| Question | Which Island is the 9th Island of Hawaii? |
| Answer | Nevada, due to the large Hawaiain population, is sometimes called the 9th Island of Hawaii. |
| Song | Kokomo |
| Artist | The Beach Boys |
| Hint | This place has a large Hawaiian population. Ironically you'll need to go to Indiana to find the namesake for this song's title. This is the opposite of what the song and the name of the band implies. |
| Number | 95 |
| Realm | Voyerism |
| Subrealm | Taxation |
| Question | As all things do, the term Peeping Tom originates from a taxation dispute. What legendary act of taxation protest coined this term? |
| Answer | The ride of Lady Godiva, where Lady Godiva rode through the town on her horse naked in protest of her own husbands taxation of the people. A supposed "Tom" took a look during the ride, and was said to have been struck blind. |
| Song | Lady Godiva |
| Artist | Peter and Gordon |
| Hint | Her favorite dessert was chocolate, and her favorite outfit was... not much. |
| Note | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva |
| Number | 96 |
| Realm | Japanese |
| Subrealm | Overspecificity |
| Question | If you were to say you have Kuchi Sabishii, what are you saying about your mouth? |
| Answer | That it is lonely. Lonely Mouth is a japanese term that translates roughly to "mouth hungry." |
| Song | Hey There Lonely Girl |
| Artist | Eddie Holman |
| Hint | I'm full of chips, but I want more chips, I must be... What do you say to a girl who's forelorn if you're lookin' to get slapped? If you are feeling like company this artist who might live underground has a greeting for you. |