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I'm Nancy. And I'm Laura. And we both love trivia in all shapes and forms, but we especially love it paired with a classic cocktail. So we decided to put the two things together and invite you all in to share them with us. Just a little bit about us. Nancy is a bonafide trivia enthusiast with spins on game shows like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where she financed her kitchen, Reno and Jeopardy. She went up against the legendary buzz sauce. Super champ, Ben Chan. She's also a bit of an amateur bartender. She and her husband Jason will take any opportunity to friends with a homemade cocktail or a three. Yeah, thanks Laura. And Laura, A recovering lawyer. Mm-hmm. Is a longtime pub trivia champ. From Boulder, Colorado to the North shore of Massachusetts to here in sto, Vermont. She's been the kingpin on a number of winning pub trivia teams. Most recently. She heads up the team, she shares with me and a great group of friends, including her husband, Chris, and, uh, cocktails. Yeah, Laura says, yes, please. Yes, please. Mm-hmm. Her lemon drops are legendary. Aw, thank you. Here's how the game works. We start off with happy hour where we introduce a cocktail of the day. You can find this recipe on our website@triviabuzzpod.com. We encourage you to raise a glass with us. Then we head into the first round of questions sometimes we're gonna have a guest on, and we'll ask them questions along a topic that they know loads about, and we'll see if we can stump them. And if we don't have a guest, we'll do a round of questions for each other answer along with the scoring sheet that we have up on trivia buzz pod.com, and you can record your answers if you'd like. Next up are the miscellaneous trivia rounds that get progressively tougher. The easiest round known as the well features ten one point questions. The second round is the straight no chaser round, featuring our mid-level toughness questions worth two points And a mystery round that has a connection theme to guess. Last round is the toughest, and that's why it's called the top Shelf. These questions are worth a whopping three points each. So without further ado. Let's get into our inaugural game. Let's go. Okay, Laura, what are we drinking today? Today, Nancy, we have the Corpse Reviver number two. Oh, number two. That is number two. That's my favorite one. It is my favorite one also, and you may know that there were about four iterations of the corpse reviver over the last century and a half, and the number two is pretty much the most popular. And my favorite to be sure. I didn't realize there were four. I thought there was only two. Yeah, there. There are a lot of them, but you may recognize this one because it is definitely the most well known. It is made with one ounce of dry gin, one ounce, a Lile blanc, which is an aperitif wine. One ounce of orange laur such as Quatro or triple sac, triple sack or something like that. Mm-hmm. And then one ounce of freshly squeezed lemon juice. And then we top that off with two or three drops of Pastis. That sounds and absolutely delicious. It's delightful. I'm so glad we have one made up for us right now. Okay. Cheers. Cheers. Yep. Delicious. Wait, why is it called the Corp survivor? Do you know? Oh, that's right. It is called the corpse reviver because Len has it that if you drink for in fairly rapid succession, that it is enough to revive the dead. To wake the dead. So, oh, okay. Very cool. So you have this, it can't save your corpse off. Should you have this when you have a hangover? Like, will this help? I think it was actually made to be. a hangover cure. Okay. Okay. But it will just bring you right into your next hangover. Exactly. It's like, here's your next one. Enjoy. Well, actually, Laura, you have made a perfect choice because Oh, yeah, yeah. Yes. Oh, okay. Because we have brought you here today to play a game about. The Dead. The Dead, yes. As in The Grateful Dead. Oh my God. Yay. Yep. We're gonna ask you some questions around one of your very favorite bands, which, people out there, let me just tell you, Laura, in her, in her youth, which was just a million years ago, a few years ago, was a bonafide deadhead. Yep. Yeah, it's true. And, wait, did you see like. A hundred shows and go to every state in the country. Um, no and no. I, I got very, very close to that triple digit number, but never quite achieved it. And that was with Jerry Garcia alive. I'm not talking about the. That's so cool. You know, the more recent dead shows, I, I went to almost a hundred to see Jerry, so that gives you an idea of how old I am. Did you wear Bengal on your ankles and spin around and Yes, yes, yes, yes. And they were called spinners. We were called spinners. Um, oh, I know that certain like subset of dead headset would fall the dead around and they were called spinners. Oh, okay. They were so cute and fairy like it was awesome. Yeah. Flower child, huh? Yep. I love it. I love the image. So are you ready for this? I am ready, yeah. So what's the format here? Next? Okay, so what we're gonna do is I have 10 questions for you about the Grateful Dead and we want you to play along listener. So, I will ask the 10 questions, leaving you some time to write down your answers or just think about your answers. But you can use the scoring sheet on our website, and then we'll go back and we'll. Get Laura's answers to the questions. Okay. See how many I can, I have faith in you. I, I don't, I am, I am scared now that I'm on the spot. No, no, no. You'll be great. You'll be great. I hope I can still qualify as a deadhead if I don't do well. Absolutely. Are you sure? Yeah. Okay. Photographic evidence. We have that. No, none. Absolutely none that I'll admit to. Alright. Question one. What is the original name of the Grateful Dead? What famous San Francisco Intersection? This is question two. Sorry. What famous San Francisco Intersection did the Grateful Dead Live near in the summer of Love? Question three. Who is McGahan ti? I really hope I said that right. I have no idea. That sounds like a fake name. Question four, what dancing animals are closely associated with the Grateful Dead? Question five. Besides a lifetime achievement award, how many Grammys have the Grateful Dead won? Ooh, that's gonna be a tough one. Question six. What album finally garnered The Grateful Dead, A Top 10 Placing in 1987? Question seven, what song was the band's first and only Top 40 hit? Question eight. What is unique about Jerry Garcia's right hand? Hmm. I know that one. Question nine. After Jerry Garcia died in 1995, the name The Grateful Dead, was retired by the other band members named two other names. The band tore under after Garcia's death. Ooh, that's a good question. There's more than two. End question 10. What is the name of the 2017 documentary by Amir Bar Lev? That is subtitled The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead. All right, we're gonna give you a few moments to wrap up your answers, and then we'll come back with the final answers. All right, Laura. It is time. It's time One in the hot seat. Oh God. My, my Grateful Dead cred is on the line here. I'm gonna remind everybody the questions and we'll get some answers from Laura. Okay. Alright. Hopefully some answers. Number one, what is the original name of the Grateful Dead? Okay. That I know. That is the Warlocks. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Which I think it was a kind of cool name, but I think the Grateful Dead was even better. Do you know why they changed it? Uh, oh. You know what? I think it was because there was another band operating at that time with that name. Okay, that makes sense. And then they had this whole process of getting their new name, which I won't bore you with, but Okay. There is a whole, there's a story there, right? Okay. The warlocks, that is correct. Question two, what famous San Francisco intersection? Did the Grateful Dead Live near in the Summer of Love, that was intersection of hate in Ashbury Streets. Yes. I mean, I would've guessed that. I think, I think a lot of people might know that because I think not only is that where they lived, but it was. Pretty much the epicenter of the hippie culture of the vortex. Yeah, the vortex in in the late sixties. Yes. De, yeah. Okay. Question. That is correct. Question three. Oh, and that was in San Francisco, by the way, in case. Oh, did you say that already? I, I, yes. Okay. I understand. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Question three. Who is McGahan ti? That's a crazy name. That is such a ridiculous name. I have no. Idea. I have no idea what you're even talking about. I, I, you know, I, I thought maybe this was common knowledge with Deadheads, but maybe not. I, well, maybe it is. It is. It's not common with this deadhead. It is the pseudonym used on group written composition, so I guess if they wrote it together. They use that name. And that's how it appears on the credits of their albums. And you remember liner notes? Oh my God. Not on albums. You're older. Oh, yes, I am folks. I am Oh, walking what? Like 11, 12, 13 months maybe. Question four, what dancing animals are closely associated with the Grateful Dead? Oh, that's, that's, that's a layup. That's the Dancing Bears. That's an easy one. Okay. Okay. The Bears. Yeah. And, you know, actually. Legend has it, Laura, that they are not dancing, but marching. That is so weird. I, I mean, I always thought they were dancing. I think it's pretty much, I think every other deadhead would, I, I don't wanna talk for them, but I think they all pretty much assumed they're dancing. Well, when I went back, I, you know, when I was doing the questions, I went and looked it up and I was like, they look like they're dancing. Yeah. Well they look kind of happy. Yeah, they do Happy bears. So doesn't look like they're, you know, happily marching off to like. I don't know, a camp or something. 1, 2, 5. We're up to number five. Okay. Besides a lifetime achievement award, how many Grammys have the Grateful Dead won? Um. That is hard. I know their only really, really popular hit was Touch of Gray in the late eighties. So, I mean, that was a pretty popular song, so I'm gonna have to guess. I don't know one. Well, the, the, uh, giveaway here was besides a lifetime achievement award, the answer is zero. Oh, okay. None, no Grammys? Nope. Nope. Not, not necessarily for, um. For everyone there? No. Okay. That's sad. Number six. What album finally garnered The Grateful Dead? A Top 10 Placing in 1987. Oh, oh, okay. That one was the one that had, touch Gray on it, right? That is correct, yes. Oh, God. What is the name of that? Oh, shoot. I can, I, I can see it. It, it, I think it had like little pairs of eyes all over it, but I have no idea what the name was. I, I, I can't remember. The name is in the Dark. Oh God. Yeah. Is that ringing a bell? Yeah. I didn't own it, but yeah, it, it does ring a bell. Question seven. I think this one you got and what song was The Band's First and Only Top 40 hit. That was Touch of Gray. That is correct, yes. Touch of Gray. Yeah. Number eight. What is unique about Jerry Garcia's right hand. He, oh, you knew this? Yes. Yes. Sweet. Oh, I think all there's the deadhead. Know this, he's missing. Half of his middle finger on his right hand. Yeah. Yeah. And do you know how he lost it? Yes, it was, with an ax chopping wood. Crazy. Oh my god. I know. But the, the thing is, when Jerry was still alive and playing, he said that, missing that part of his finger actually. Helped him play better. Oh wow. Okay. For whatever reason, I'm not sure his unique sound. Yeah, that's, that's, I like that. Alright, number nine. After Jerry Garcia died, the name, the grateful Deb was retired by the other band members. Name the two other names the band tour under after Garcia's death. Just two. I think, um, uh, Phil and Friends. Yes. And um. Further? Yes. Yes. Further is one of'em. Okay. The Dead, they just also tore under Simply The Dead. Oh, yeah, of course. The other ones dead and Company and Fill in Friends. Okay. Dead Right is Dead. And Company the one with, what's his name? John. John There. John? Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's, yeah. Okay. Yeah, I think that's, I know that one they're playing under right now. At the sphere. And the last question, what is the name of the 2017 documentary by Amir Barlev? That is subtitled, the Untold Story of The Grateful Dead. Oh. Yeah, that's tough because I don't think I saw that. Mm-hmm. Um, is it like, I don't know, un unbroken chain, it's a phrase closely associated with the Grateful Dead. Oh, oh. So I'm, I'm guessing I didn't get that long, strange trip. Oh, come on. Of course. That I should have known that. Um, I didn't see it. I did not see it, but, it sounds, sounds like we have to have a little viewing there. Yeah, for sure. For sure. Okay, so how did I do Nance? I don't feel like I did, so I didn't, I don't, you know what? You got six. Right? And in our books, six, that's a win. Okay. Winner. Winner. Yes. Then yes. Well done, winner. Okay, thank you. Well that wraps up our happy hour, round. We're going to head on into the well. The Well, something to wet the appetite and build your confidence. If you're following along with our score sheet, each correct answer is worth one. Point one whopping point. First question, commissioned by SAR Alexander III in 1885, what eggs were designed as extravagant Easter gifts for his family. Question two, what zodiac sign is represented by a crab? Question three. Who is the disgraced New York Governor and there are many that is currently running for New York City mayor in 2025. Next question number four, what basketball player moved from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a surprise trade in February, 2025? Question five. Who was involved in a much publicized late night hosting war that saw the origin of his own team? Cocoa Six. What's the banger in the dish? Bangers and mash. I love that question. I love that question too. I love the name of that dish. That's just so, so good. Next question, what US Lake was for a very short time in 1998, designated the sixth Great Lake. Question number eight. Whose first number one hit on the US billboard? Hot 100 was sicko mode. Question nine. What is the pen name of the author? Born Samuel Clemons. And the last question of Thewell is what? Italian fashion designer was gunned down outside his Miami Beach home by a serial killer and obsessed fan. we're gonna give you a few to wrap up and then we will. Tell you what the answers are. All right. Time for some answers to the questions, in the well. First question, commissioned by Z Alexander in 1885, what eggs were designed as extravagant Easter gifts for his family. The answer is Berger eggs. Oh, the gorgeous. Oh, they are so pretty stunning. Faberg eggs. I saw one with lilies of the valley on it. It was just gorgeous. Pretty. How much did they run? Like, I don't know, price, egg, like 50. I dunno. Yeah. I'm not buying 1 million. Not in my budget. I don't know. Okay. Question two. What zodiac sign is represented by a crab? The answer is cancer, which my husband is one of those. Even though my daughter's a cancer, he's cussing though, he's. 23rd. What are, what are cancers? What's the, kind of personality profile? I don't, I don't think it's my husband crabby. He's more of a crab. Yeah. Crabby. I say crabby. I don't know. I don't know. I'm not up on my, willie's not crabby, so she's, Nope, nope. Question three. Who is the disgraced New York governor, that is currently running for New York City mayor in 2025? That would be Andrew. Cuomo, oh, there were a lot of options. I know, I know this for disgrace, this one s particularly governor. I mean, yeah. I still have beef with him because I Because you lived in New York for a number of years. Yes, and I lived near the Tappen Sea Bridge in Sleepy Hollow. Lovely, sleepy Hollow, beautiful area. And he renamed our beautiful bridge. To the Mario Cuomo, which is bridge. Ridiculous that, I mean, the tap and Z is iconic and the name is Iconic too. Yeah, I I can't just go do that. I think it's changing back. I heard. I'm not sure. I'm hoping. I hope so. I'm hoping hope. That's really disappointing. Not a V, not a v. Wins the mayorship though. It's not gonna move back. No. Question four. What basketball player moved from the Mavericks to the Lakers in a surprise trade in February of 2025. Luca Don Chi. Yeah. Okay. I think he's, I think he's Croatian. Is he Croatian? I think so. Which, yeah, shout out. Question five. Who was involved in a much publicized late night hosting war, that saw the origin of his own team? Coco Conan O'Brien. Conan. Love him so much. Love him. He's the best. You know, Tom Hanks gave him that, name. Oh, really? Yeah. Coco, how do you know how that came up? I don't know. It, I just, um, I know it was Tom Hanks who gave it to him, which is Oh, that's adorable. I know. Yeah. My, my husband absolutely loves, Conan O'Brien on Sirius who listens to him all time. Yeah. I've listened to, I think all the po, all the, uh, Conan needs a friend. Oh, I love those. Yeah, I love that too. Those are great. What number are we at here? Six. Um. What's, I'm not sure, the banger in the dish bangers and mash sausage. Yum, yum, yum, yum. Yes. I just love saying the name Bangers and Mash. I mean it's, it could be anything and I would be into it. That's a very popular dish also in Australia. Well that makes sense. Yeah, it does. Pub food. Question seven, what US Lake was for a very short time designated the sixth Great Lake, lake Champlain. That's our very lake, our very own Champlain, our Champlain, we are here in Vermont and that is just, just a few miles up the road from us and it is stunning. If you haven't seen it. It's a site to behold, it was slipped into a bill by, Senator Leahy and, yeah, it, you know, Clinton signed it and then they like realized and took it out. Yeah. I think people, a few days later, people were not psyched about that because, I mean, it's gorgeous, but it is like tiny. Any compared to the other Great Lakes. Yeah, but I mean, it's, but it does have its own monster. That's right. It's cuddly. Monster. A champ. Yep. Champy our little mascot here. Yeah. Big Champlain. Very cute. Question eight is who's first number one hit on the US billboard? Hot 100 was sicko mode. Travis Scott. I know he's your favorite. He is absolutely my favorite. I'm kidding. I mean, I know my, my kids are. Pretty into that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They like mode. Is he the, is he the one who dated Kylie? I have no idea. I think so. No clue. No clue. No. She's got our, our, our, uh. Shaima. Timmy? Yep. Oh, that, that girl. Question nine. What is the, yes. What is the pen name of the author? Born Samuel Clemens. I think you love this author. I love this author. Mark Twain. Mark Twain. Oh God. I fell in love with him in high school. Super funny. I mean, of course he was no longer alive. It wasn't a alive, but that relationship's going nowhere. Laura, I fell in love with him as an author. When I read, a Connecticut Yanking King Arthur Court that I loved it so much. Yeah. That was so fun. He's great. And the final question in the well is what Italian fashion designer was gunned down outside his Miami Beach home by a serial killer and obsessed fan. That's Gianni Versace. Yeah, I do remember that. Yeah. And do you remember who killed him? Andrew Nanon. Yeah. Yeah. Do you remember that happening?'cause I do remember seeing that unfold, like that whole story unfolding live in like 1987. Uh, no, nineties. Oh, I said 87. I meant 97. Yeah. Yeah. I actually went to Miami Beach not long after it happened. Of course we had to like do the pilgrimage pass, like, yeah, yeah. Wait a minute. Hmm. Wasn't it at Gianni Versace's, funeral that Elton John. And Diana sat together. Oh God. And, and only a month later she died too. Oh. So that would be 97. Yeah. Yeah. I'm, I'm almost positive that's how that went down. Wow. Hmm. Sad. Oh, so sad. Yeah. That was a tough summer. Big talent. Okay, well that wraps up the, well, we are going to head into straight no chaser next. Alright. Question one, the second and the 13th. First ladies of the United States share what first name. Number two, what Donald Trump Cabinet member is married to Cheryl Hines, the actress who portrayed Cheryl David, Larry David's wife in the television show. Curb your Enthusiasm. Question three. What book series was largely written in a cafe called The Elephant House? Question four. What is the name of the Relegation league? One level below the English Premier League? Question five. What popular comedian made an appearance on Saturday Night Live playing George Washington in the now famous Washington Dreams skit. Question six. What European country was known in Ancient Rome as Caledonia? Question seven. What style of pants with a French name are typically calf length and feature? A wide leg design? Question eight. In Venice, it's called Chite. In Spain it's called tapas. What is it called in Turkey? Question nine. What is the name of the yacht rock band? Best known for their 1972 hit, dancing in the Moonlight. And Question 10, mercury, Venus, earth and Mars comprise what scientific grouping of planets. We're gonna give you a few seconds to wrap up and then we'll go on to our answers. Answers for straight note chaser. First question was the second and 13th. First Ladies of the United States. Share what first name and that would be Abigail and Nance, I'm guessing that's Abigail Adams. And Abigail Fillmore. Fillmore. Okay. Second question was, what Donald Trump cabinet member is married to? Cheryl Hines,, and that cabinet member is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. I. Question three. What book series was largely written in a cafe called The Elephant House? That would be Harry Potter. I think we've all heard that story, that JK Rowling. Yep. While cafes down on her luck, single mom was. Writing Harry Potter and cafes, and that was pretty amazing. Okay. Question four. What is the name of the regulation league? One level below English Premier League I. And that is the EFL championship. And it's actually the relegation league is where you get, oh, bumped down to, oh, oh, did I say regulation? Okay. I, but it's a regulation league too. Okay. Relegation league. That makes sense. So you could tell I know absolutely nothing about soccer. Nancy is our resident soccer guru. Yeah, I know nothing. We'll have a, I know nothing soccer questions littered throughout this podcast. I look forward to learning a lot because I know nothing. Next question was, what popular comedian made an appearance on Saturday Night Live playing George Washington in the now famous Washington Dream skit? And of course, Nate Bartzi. Just love him. Love him. One of my favorites. If you haven't seen the skit. Look it up on YouTube's. It's hysterical. It's a classic, instant classic. And, I don't know if I told you this news, but I'm gonna go see him in Boston in August. That's gonna be amazing. Wait, all right. Question five was what European country was known in ancient Rome as Caledonia. And that is Scotland? Mm-hmm. Which we visited last year. Yes, we did. Six. What style of pants with a French name are typically calf length and feature A wide leg design. And those would be Koots. And I remember I had a pair of those way back in the day. Not so cool. Maybe at the time they were pretty, but right now, no, maybe not. They're San OTs. Question seven was in Venice. It's called Chicha. In Spain, it's called tapas. What is it called? In Turkey. And the answer is Nance. I might be butchering the Meza. Meza. Well, that's what I was going to say. Oh, you got it. Small app. My favorite appetizer bites. Way to eat. Meza. Meza. It's the best way to eat. Question nine, what is the name of the yacht rock band? Best known for their 1972 hit Dancing in the Moonlight. I think that goes dancing in the moonlight one of my favorite songs, but that was King Harvest and I had never heard that name before. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know why that one sticks with me. I don't know. I don't know. And the final question, question 10. Mercury, Venus, earth and Mars comprise what scientific grouping of planets, and that would be the terrestrial planets. La Okay. Team, how did everybody do? and this takes us to the mystery round. The answers to the 10 questions in this round all have a connection in common, so you need to answer the individual questions correctly and then try to guess what the connection to all of them is. Each correct answer, including the answer to the connection. Is worth two points. Okay, here we go. We go. Question one. What is a maiden name of Jacqueline Kennedy who later became Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Question two, Who was the American sports journalist known for his real sports program and who had a brother named Greg, who was also a sportscaster? Question three. What is the famous painting, alternatively known as La Gioconda? Question four, what is the full name of the Sweet Tooth character in film? Whose main rival is slug Worth? Question five. Where in the United States did bloody Sunday occur during a civil rights demonstration in 1965? Question six. What is a northern half of Belgium called? Question seven. What is the name of the type of fish that are all born males have a symbiotic relationship with CNN and enemies. Anem Anese and primarily live in the shallow, warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Question eight, what is the full name of the Academy Award-winning actress who appeared in all the Harry Potter films and died in September, 2024. Question nine. What is the Rimsky Korsakov orchestral interlude named after the chaotic movement of an insect? And number 10, who is a presumed author of the Iliad? Okay, we're gonna give you a few seconds to wrap up your questions and to think about what that connection might be. Time for some answers. First question, what is the maiden name of Jacqueline Kennedy? It was Boer Second, who is the American sports journalist known for his real sports program. That was Bryant Gumball third, what is the famous painting? Alternatively known as Gioconda. That was Mona Lisa. Fourth, what is the full name of the Sweet Tooth character? Whose main rival is Slug Worth? That is Willie Wonka and I. Do not remember that at all. He was the one giving ev them the going around and giving them the, golden tickets with the little glasses. Oh, okay. I, he was actually posing as one of his employees, but then he's like the bad guy. Oh. Oh, okay. God, it's been so long since I've seen that. Question five. Where in the United States did Bloody Sunday occur during a civil rights demonstration in 1965? That would be Selma, Alabama. The other Bloody Sunday, incidentally happened in London, dairy Northern Ireland in 1972. Okay. Six, what is the northern half of Belgium called? That would be Flanders. Seven. What is the name of the type of fish that are all born? Males have a symbiotic relationship with seas and primarily live in the shallow warm waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Those are clown fish. Eight. What is the full name of the Academy award-winning actress who appeared in all the Harry Potter films and died in. September, 2024. That's Dame Maggie Smith. Rip Dame Maggie. Seriously. Smith what a goat. Nine. What is the Rimsky Korsakoff orchestral interlude named after the chaotic movement of an insect. That's a flight of the Bumblebee. And then the last question, who is the presumed author of the Iliad? This is the real kicker, guys for the answer. Yeah, that's, I think this might Giver way. Homer Homer. Don't, the connection is the Simpson the Simpsons. Boer, that is the maiden name of Marge and her sisters. Mm-hmm. Gumble is Barney Gumble. His heavily drinking food. Oh, Barney Bud Barney, the Barfly. Yeah, exactly. Got it. Mona. Lisa, obviously. Lisa. Little Lisa. We love her. Willy Wonka as in Willie, the groundskeeper. Selma. Also one of one of Mars sisters. Mar sisters. Yeah. Flanders. Ned the neighbor. Ned Rip ned as well. Exactly. Poor Ned. I dunno why they had to kill him off. Clownfish as in crusty the clown, Dame Maggie Smith, who did not have a pacifier, flight of the Bumblebee as in the Bumblebee man. And then of course I Rumba, no, no, no, no, no. Like a base. Yeah, like a, oh, like a Visa. And then lastly Homer. Hope you like that. Those are really fun to write. So, we'll be featuring those each week. I love it. we have made it to our final round of our first episode. I'm already of sad, what is the sign? So this last round is called Top Shelf and this is where things really kick into high gear. So, buckle up. Here we go. Question one. What David Mamet play is best known for the A BC speech that never actually appeared in the original stage play, but was instead written into the screenplay for the film adaptation. In 1994, Tanya Harding's husband hired an assailant to attack Tanya's fierce ice skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. Fortunately, Nancy recovered fairly quickly and made it to the Winter Olympics that year where she won the silver medal. Who won the gold that year? Who currently holds the most Academy Awards with 26? Number four, what is the name of the flowering bush, whose color is affected by soil? pH number five, also known as gourmet parsley. This delicate herb is widely used in French oat cuisine, often paired with eggs and seafood. Question six. What is the name of the driest non-polar desert in the world? Question seven. Name two of the three musicians that the song American Pie by Don McLean is honoring. They died in a plane crash when McLean was 13 years old. Question eight. What? Slavic Country is home to? Haka Castle, which folklore claims sits atop a portal to hell. Question nine. A patch of loose rocks at the base of a cliff is known as what? Question? 10. What is the name of the Englishman who revolutionized men's fashion and became the face of Dandyism? All right. Give you a few seconds to wrap up your answers. Alright everybody, now let's look at the answers to top shelf. so question one, what David Mamet play. Was best known for the A BC speech that never actually appeared. That was Glen Garry Glen Ross. That was Alec Baldwin's. Always be closing speech. A, B, C. Always be closing. It is Oof. Chef's kiss. Yeah, that was that. I remember watching that. That was, that was a tough watch. It's so good though. It was so good. Question two. In 1994, Tanya Harding's husband hired an assailant. To attack Tanya's fierce ice skating rival and who won gold that year. That was Ana Baul from Ukraine, I think the first Ukrainian to win in the, Olympic gold for ice skating. Really? Mm-hmm. I remember watching that. And so pulling for Nancy that year and I think she could've done it. She's a mass, isn't she? Yeah, she lives, she's from Mass, I think. Stoneham Mass. Yeah, I met her once. Oh yeah. She's very lovely. So too bad. I think she really could have taken the goal that year. But anyways. Question three, who currently holds the most academy awards with 26 and that Walt Disney. Yeah. And here's a great trivia fact. He was nominated 59 times. That's crazy. Now I don't know who. Owns the record for nominations. Nominations. But, um, that'd be interesting to find out. I'm gonna guess it's him. Yeah, I would guess that too. Question four. What is the name of the flowering bush whose color is affected by soil pH And that would be the beautiful hydrangea. Yep. When it's acidic soil, it's blue, and if it's alkaline, it's pink. And I had a huge hydrangea in front of my house when I lived in Sleepy Hollow and it. Varied. Near, near. No, it was so cool. I always thought they were just one color or the, you know, one or the other. Wow. Like a rod endrin or something like that. It's amazing. That's crazy. Wow. Great, great little trivia fact. Question five, also known as gourmet parsley. That would be Schererville question six, what is the name of the driest non-polar desert? That is the Tama. So. South America. Yeah, Chile. Chile. I just like saying that. Question seven. Name two of the three musicians at the song, American Pie is honoring, and that would be Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper. So sad, so sad. Question eight. What Slavic country is home to? The Huska Castle, which folklore claims sits atop a portal to hell. That is Che. I just wanted to say Che. Yeah, that's a good name. Yeah, that's a great name. They just changed from the Czech Republic. Czech Republic to Cheche not too long ago. Yeah, correct. A patch of loose rocks at the base of a clifft is known as scree. I like that word. I know. I love that too. That's a good crossword word. It is. I may have seen it there once. And that's also another, fact about me and Nancy Love the New York, York time games. We love the crossword, the b the connections, Wordle, you name it, we love it. Oh nine. And we, we go head to head, of course. Mm-hmm.'cause it's us. Why not? And final answer to the question, what is the name of the English man who revolutionized men's fashion and became the face of Dandyism? That was. Bo Brummel. Yes. You know, I always think of the Billy Joel song, Brummel and Brown. Maybe Bo Brummel baby. If you just give it half a chance. What's Brummel and Brown then? Brummel and Brown. Isn't that maybe that, I dunno. Brom and Brown. I always thought that was a thing. I don't know what that is. Okay, well, okay, I'm gonna have to look that up now. Okay. Got we're cut out for me? Yeah. All right, so we've made it to the end of our maiden voyage here. Yeah, that's a wrap. It was so much fun. So much fun. I hope you guys had as much fun as we did recording it and developing it. And, just want you to know that you can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We plan to put, new episodes out every other week. So look for us, follow us. And, and Cheers. Cheers. All cheers to that. Oh, by the way, oh, what are we, gonna be talking about in two weeks? Oh, oh my God. Utmost I importance. So, Nancy is going to be in the hot seat next week. We are going to learn all about Nancy. You may not know this yet, but she lived in Australia for a number of years with her family. And that is where she went to culinary school. Sure. So she knows much about food and Australia. So one of those two subjects will be what Nancy has to answer. Trivia. Okay. To next week. All right, I'll start thinking about it. Start, start, you know, studying. Oh, and we almost forgot. Listeners, we will be sharing a new themed cocktail next week. Yes. To raise a class with us, you'll need to gather the following supplies, gin Luxado, lemons, champagne, or Prosecco. And your Trustee Cocktail Shaker. All right. See you in two weeks folks. Cheers. Bye. Bye.