Episode 8 GOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!

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Hi, and welcome to Trivia Buzz, the trivia quiz game that serves up trivia with a twist.

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I'm Laura. And I'm Nancy. And we both love trivia in all 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. The game consists of five rounds of 10 trivia questions that get progressively tougher as the rounds go on. If you'd like, you can play along using the scoring sheet on our website, trivia buzz pod.com. Hi, Nance. Hey, Laura. How are you? I'm good on this rainy day. Finally. Some rain. I know We've had a run of like two straight months of glory. Yeah. Gorgeous. Just, yeah. Incredible. Yeah. And I've been traveling a lot. I've been, well, kind of related to what we're gonna be talking about today. I've been traveling to my son's soccer matches. Soccer, you mean football? What? Football? Yes. And, that's been really fun. It's, it's kind of nice, that even though he is at college, I get to sort of continue being a soccer mom a little bit. I know you were such a diehard soccer mom. I really was into it. You were a fan girl. Yeah. so I've been driving down a. Boston, the different games to Providence doing these like one day trips up and back. And, it's been, it's been fun to see'em play, but not fun getting back in town. Oh my God, what is going on? People, you, we know you love our town. It's gorgeous, but I'm telling you, it's not worth the drive up here to sit in two No. Just to sit in the traffic that's been created. It's, it's been nuts. Getting into town is like two hours. It's absolutely bananas. Yeah, I know. it's like you have to just grit your teeth every time you go out. I know. And us locals, we. Definitely try to plan around this. I mean, we, yeah. Don't go into town to save our lives, except today I had to go into town to the vet to pick up my dog once again. Mm-hmm. For another procedure. Mm-hmm. And it was like right at that hour that everybody, every tourist is moving around is tourist hour. So they're here, they're here looking at the leaves. That's what's mostly happening. The leaf keepers, and I can't blame them. We do live in the most gorgeous place. It is it pretty that fall? Yeah. But it's leaves people. No, I know. I'm sure you've seen a leaf before. So Nance, let's head on over to happy hour because I'm very happy. Oh, already? Yes. You're raring to go. Yes, yes. I wanna get down to business. I wanna hear all about soccer. Alright, let's do it then. I know you are very excited about this topic. I am, and I'm so excited to be the one to ask you the questions. I've already started talking about it. Yeah. Well that's good. Perfect. I will be asking you questions to see how much you know about European soccer. Focusing primarily, but not entirely on. Uh, premier League. Okay. Yep. That's the one I know the most about. As our listeners have gathered by now, this is not a topic I know anything about. I know you use your foot. Yes. In your head, in your head and your head. No hands. No hands, no jazz hands unless you're a goalie. Um, so I had to enlist the help of Nancy's sons, Hugo and Leo. So a big shout out to Leo for crafting and drafting and to Hugo for proofing the questions for you today. That's so cool. Okay's so cool. But before we get into the questions, tell us a little bit about how you became so fond of soccer. You know, it's really not big in the US and, um, well, definitely not as big in the US and I'm pretty sure you didn't play growing up, did you? I did not, no. Just for fun. But my brother Bobby played, soccer as a, as a kid growing up, yeah. In high school. And he was pretty good. But he then hurt his knee and so that ended that career. Oh, so you grew up watching his games? Yes. And then of course we had Pele on the Cosmos, which was the local Tri-State team. Okay. And, so there was a bit of like soccer mania happening in the late seventies at that time. I mean, was that like just kind of awe inspiring for you? That I think it was always something, I was in the back of my head and then in the nineties when the women's team was so good, yeah. I always watched all those matches. Okay. And that just continued when my kids got into it. We got them into soccer at the age of like four and, they took to it immediately. They, they loved it. They're just natural athletes. Yeah. But they, this was a sport that they. I mean, they also played baseball, and they were like, yeah, no. Um, no kidding. Yes. So, so there was something really natural Yeah. About soccer for them So, just watching them on that journey was so exciting and they were not just interested in playing, they were interested in watching all the time and learning and stats and things like that. And so I just sort of osmosis, I'm like one of those people, if it's around me, I'm gonna start soaking it up into my brain, and then googling what does that mean? You know? Right. And the other thing the boys got me into was the, fantasy football. Oh, as in soccer. Yeah. And, they like to say now that they've created a monster, because I read The Athletic every morning. That's the first thing I read in the morning. What to understand, like, what are the best transfers I should do here? You know? Wow. That's dedication. I just wanna say I am in first place right now, so Are you really? Yeah. It won't last. That's, that's pretty amazing. So have you been to any soccer matches in the us Yeah. We were, season ticket holders for N-Y-C-F-C. Oh yeah. Which is a weird experience because they play at, Yankee Stadium. What? Yeah, it's, and it's not the right size for a soccer field, so it's very awkward and strange. But it was so easy.'cause we lived in Sleepy Hollow, which was a 20 minute train ride. The train was at the end of our block and we would just, no way. Take the train into easy on, easy. Yeah, yeah. That's awesome. I have a question for you. Yes, do you have a favorite. Is Liverpool your team? I, uh. No comment. What? You're not even gonna, why? Oh. Oh, okay. I think I know what this, this has something to do with your boys, right? Yes. And they don't know who your favorite team, okay. You've gotta talk about this. They think they know. Okay. Why won't you tell them? Well, I, I, I refuse to take sides. Oh, because, okay. So one of your boys likes one team. Yes. Another boy likes a different team. Yes. And then the big boy likes another team. Okay. And so you. And, and, and your favorite is one of those three teams? Maybe. Maybe. But you don't wanna say, because it is, I mean, why would've, why would you care if it weren't? Oh my God. That's so funny. All right. All right. Yep. So, Hmm. Maybe you'll have a favorite I who you'll have to ply me with a cocktail or two to get that outta me. Oh yeah. There's one coming up. Okay, so I love watching soccer or football, but it just cracks me up every time. Someone will grab their shin and keel over, like they have just been stabbed 50 times and you're like, clearly nobody touched them. Like, what is up with that? Okay. That's actually got a name. What is it that is called simulation? AKA faking. Yeah, faking it till you make it. And it works a lot. Doesn't really come on, sometimes they clearly haven't been touched. Oh, yeah. Yeah. They're just trying to, they're just trying it on for size. See if they can get a free kick. They're, they just look like big babies, but that's mostly the Italian teams. Oh, ooh, that's, I'm throwing it down right there. Yeah, you're okay. I get some hate mail on that one. Okay. Um, so what is the, like craziest, most insane thing you've seen like in the stands or on the field or, well, I think the, because I know the fans get pretty, pretty rabid. Yes. Oh, so actually it wasn't a Premier League game, but, um, it was Huts Field. Where's and where's that? Did you already mention that? Oh, huts Field. We took a bus from Manchester North I'm not really sure. Okay. And so they were playing, the Blackburn Rovers, which my kids used to be in a club team in New York, which was associated with that. That team in England. Oh, you're kidding. So that's cool. Yeah. So that was why that whole trip got arranged. Yeah. So with a bunch of other kids and parents too. Exactly. Yeah. And so we went to this town and, you know, it was one of those like classic depressed Northern England mm-hmm. Towns, like maybe there was a coal mine that closed, I'm not sure. Right. The. Situation because they've had so many issues with Hooliganism in England. and this happens everywhere, in all the teams, you're separated. If you are a. If you're at a Liverpool Man United game, if you're a Liverpool supporter, you are in one area. You go in one, one turnstile and you're not able to go over to the other place, you're never twain. Shell meet. Never the twain she meet. So anyway, we were at this place, uh, in Huntersville and I have to say, the area around the stadium was not terrific. And then you go in and it's all these people drinking tons of beer and eating these meat pies and you've got cinder block, like con concrete walls, like hemming you in very tightly. It was, it was a little frightening. Oh my God. Um, and yeah, I mean, no violence happened. It was perfectly fine and right. The game was. The match was actually very good, but it just, yeah, there's a lot of energy and I, I think a lot of booze going Yes. Going on. Yeah. So one time when we were, but you can't drink actually in the stance. Oh, okay. O only in the outside part. So people tend to, you know, load up pound. Yeah, exactly. So when I was a lot younger, my family took us to Ireland and we were staying in Galway and Apparent, I think their team won. I don't know what happened, but we were staying at the Madness, the Galway Inn or the Galway Hotel, and. Madness broke out.'cause their team won. I mean, it was like my mother's like, run for cover. Then we went to bed and they, someone ended up walking in our room and night three of them. Oh my goodness. And they were wasted and they were chatting. It was hilarious. That is hysterical. Nothing, bad happened, but we were just like, what the hell In the wrong room. Yeah. my dad's like, yeah, soccer fans. I'm like, they're crazy. They're crazy. They're crazy in, in their way. And they know they're very passionate. It's very fun how they make up songs. The song will have to do with that player, where they're from and why they love them, and they're very creative. Put a lot of time into it. All right. So, you know, I wanna jump right to the drunkness. I think I know what you have here. I think you do. What is it we're drinking To celebrate my passion for football. It's the gin martini. Mm. And that's my drink. And, um, can you please tell me about your fondness for the gin martini and why it pairs so well with soccer? Well, you know, gin martini, I just think of gin as being very English. Right. Well, yes, it is extremely. And we watch English football, so. Mm-hmm. Um, it does make sense. And I just, I think they taste so good. They're, they're very clean. I don't like it with olives or olive juice or any I like it with a twist. I do, but that's, we're not talking about me today, so. Oh. My husband likes that way too. He's on, he's on Team Olive. Yeah. Okay. Um, yes, so a clean gin martini, preferably with Hendricks gin. That's my fve. Although when I travel, I do like to pick up a local batch. cause gin is kind of like craft beer in a way. It's really very different in different places. Oh, I know. Didn't I get you some in, um, when I went to Rome? Rome? Mm-hmm. Yep. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And then the other thing that I think is important is the vermouth that you use. A dry vermouth. My, my preferred is Dolan. Okay. And, uh, you should always refrigerate it. You taught me that. Yeah. A lot of Americans don't do that. I keep it, it tastes so much better for the one time a year I use it. Yeah. It's just cluttering up your fridge. Cluttering up my fridge. But hey, that's what we do. And then with a nice twist. It's delicious. But I don't know the history of the gin martinis. So can you, can you enlighten me? I will. There are a couple of Aura gin stories. See what you did there. I know that was so miserable. There are a couple of origin stories. Some believe the name came from the brand name Martini Rossi, driver Mo. Oh. A key ingredient in the cocktail. However, the prevailing theory suggests that evolved from a cocktail named the Martinez served sometime in the early 1860s at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco. Really? I guess people would frequent the lounge there before taking the evening ferry to the nearby town of Martinez, California. Huh, okay. So in order to make a classic gin martini, you will need two and a half ounces of dry gin, such as Hendrix for Nancy's taste spray, or drops of dry moh such as Dolan. Or you could take it and just swish it around the glass and pour it out. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Or as my brother-in-law does, just waves the bottle. That's our, the gin. Yeah, that's our core. And a lemon peel or twist for garnish. So what you wanna do is chill a martini glass and in a shaker filled with ice, add the gin and drops or spray of the vermouth. Shake very well for at least 30 to 45 seconds. Or as my brother-in-law says, until you can't feel your hands anymore. Yeah, that's key. You gotta get all that ice chips in there. Yes. Yeah. Um, run the lemon peel around the inside of the chilled martini glass and along the rim, and strain the martini into the glass and garnish with a twist. Perfect. And then you get perfection. So let's do it. So can we try that? Yeah. Okay. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. That is delicious. Yeah. Just clean you, this is very clean tasting. Yeah. Very, very palatable. Super clean. Super bright. Delicious. Yummy. Thank you for that. Awesome. Okay, Nance, are you ready for our happy hour questions? I'm ready. Yes. Okay. Perfect. So listeners, as a reminder, happy hour questions and answers are worth one point. Question one. What Premier League team has the most titles with? 13 in the modern Premier League era, which began in 1992. Question two, what team did Lionel Messi join after leaving FC Barcelona for free? But before joining Inter Miami in the years 2021 through 2023? Question three, what Road Runner placed left back for the Fulham and the US national team? Question four, known for his 213 goals in the English Premier League. What footballer is also known for his lifetime sponsorship with Sketchers. Question five. What? Dutch Centerback came in second place in the lon door behind Messi for his heroics for Liverpool in their 2019 Champions League win. Question six. What team won 2020 fives? Revamped Club World Cup beating PSG three zero in the final question. Seven. What team went on a fairytale run to win the 20 15 20 16 Premier League? Famously starting the season with 5,021 Odds. Question eight. How old was Lamine Yamal when he made his debut for the Spanish national team becoming the youngest player to represent and score for a country? Question nine, what else does a winner of the FA Cup receive aside from 2 million Euros prize money and the community shield entry? Question 10. What team won the 2025 USL League two National Championship defeating Ballard FC two to one. We're going to give you a few moments to wrap up your responses and we'll be back with the answers. And we are back with the answers to happy hour. All right. Nancy is smiling. I feel pretty good. She's smiling. There's, there's a view that I'm like racking in my brain and I can't come up with the person's name, but otherwise feel pretty good. This, this was me last time with Transcendentalism. Yes. Yeah. I wanted, I wanted to pull my hair out. It happens. Yeah, of course. Alright, so question one. What Premier League team has the most titles in the modern Premier League era with 13. That would be Man United. Yes, it is Manchester United. Mm-hmm. Um. But your sons put in this commentary, not looking like they're going to get another anytime soon. No, no. They're terrible now. And it's just like, they're such a, it's, it's a laughing stock and they just keep firing coaches and, oh, it's a mess. Yeah. So, and they pay all this money for like, the best players, but it just never comes together. No. Alright, question two. What team did Lionel Messi join after leaving Football Club Barcelona. He went to PSG. That's Paris. Paris, Senator Paris, San German, Paris, San German. We, question three. Ah, this one? Yeah. What road runner. And that's in quotations. They're gonna laugh at me. Plays left back for both Fullham and the US national team. I know who he is and he was always on my team last year'cause he had a good year and he's not really, he's not really been, I think he's. He's not been starting this year, so I kind of, I see. I've already forgotten about him. Anthony Robinson. Anthony Robinson. Yep. Darn it. Okay. Darn. Well it's duly noted that you knew it. Yeah. You just forgot. Yeah. Oh, well, question four, known for his 213 goals in the English Premier League. What? Footballer is also known for his lifetime sponsorship with Sketchers. I love this question so much.'cause it's such a joke. It's Harry Kane. Yes. It's, and the commercials are so stupid you know, it's about not having to bend down to tie your shoes because they're slip-ons. Oh. I'm like, what are you 70? You're like at the peak of your footballing game. Yeah. All right. Well, he doesn't wanna waste his sneeze on putting on his shoes. Exactly. That's right. All right, question five. What? Dutch Center Back came in second place in the Balon door behind Messi for his heroics for Liverpool. This is my Fve. This is BVD Virgil Van Dyke. Yes. Right. Yeah. That's a cool name. He's a cool guy. Is he? Yeah. I have a picture of us at Anfield, which is where Liverpool plays next to his cardboard cutout. Oh, I swear to God, I thought you were gonna say, oh, I've met him. No, we've gone out to dinner. I met his cardboard cutout. It's stand. It's just as good, right? I think so. I don't know. I don't know. All right. Moving on to question six. What team won 2020 five's Revamped Club World Cup beating PSG three zero in the final. That's Chelsea. Yes it is. And I don't know if you saw any of that coverage of uh, the trophy ceremony where Trump was there and he wouldn't get off the stage. I didn't see it, but I heard about it. It was so funny. They're all like, why are you still here? That's what we all ask every day. I know, right? Why? I know. It's an existential question. Oh, we're talking football. Right, right, right, right. Okay. Question seven, what team went on a fairytale run to win the 20 15 16 Premier League? Famously starting the season with 5,000 to One Odds. That would be Jamie Verdi's team. Lester City. Lester City is correct. Yes. It's pretty fun. That's pretty cool. It was very cool. Yeah. Yeah. That's, I think I would say that was the year that the boys really got into it. I mean, I could see why that's, it was, it's so fun to watch. Yeah. Exciting. It, it never happens. Right. Yeah. That was like watching the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004. It comes back to this, it always comes back to, this all comes all rows, lead back to Fenway or Boston. All right, question eight. How old was Lamine? Yamal when he made his debut for the Spanish national team becoming the youngest player to represent and score for a country? I think 17. Was he 16? He was 16. Okay. He was 16. Um, but the bonus fact I have here is that he was 17 years old in one day when he won the ufa. Yes. European Championship. The Euros with Spain. Okay. Yeah. I got those two mixed up. So he was, he's, yeah. Very young and fun fact about Lemi and Yamal. He as a baby, as a real little baby, did a commercial with. Messy actually holding him as the baby in the commercial. You've got to be kidding me. So, you know, people say like he was knighted to be the next, you know? Right. He was just like baby, like who wouldn't know? Like a Gerber bee. It's not like, oh, we know he's got the potential to play. No. Kind of crazy. Maybe they saw something the way he drooled. They just, he was kicking his feet a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly. Question nine, what else does a winner of the FA Cup receive? Aside from 2 million Euro prize money and the Community shield entry, they get to play European football. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Right. They get the UFA Europa League League qualification. Yeah. Perfect. Question 10. What team won the 2025 USL League two National Championship defeating Ballard two to one. That's our very own, Vermont. Yes, the Vermont Green. Green. We love them. Yeah. That was so exciting. Um, so not only Vermont's first title, but also it kept a perfect undefeated record. Yeah, it was pretty amazing. Yay. So I wasn't counting. Let's see. Well, I got Anthony Robinson wrong and, um, Al I was one year off. Oh, I so wanna give that to you. So maybe you got eight and a half and a half and a half. I'll take it. Well done, Nancy. You know your stuff. Thank you. Great questions. Thank you. I firmed them out to your sons and now you love football. And you'll watch it with me every week, right? Seriously. I'll watch it with you just for the sheer, level of enthusiasm. The joy, the joy and the energy that comes from watching right beside you. I'll buy you a bagel. It's, it's always breakfast, it is. I know. I, yeah, absolutely. I'll take you up on that. And I'll take another sip of my mm-hmm. Martini. That's what I'm doing. Okay, let's move on to the well, shall we? Yes, we shall. All right. Our first round of general trivia questions is called the Well, something to wet the appetite and build your confidence. If you are following along with our score sheet, each correct answer is worth one point. Here we go. Question one. What major political corruption scandal in the 1920s involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves to private companies in exchange for bribes? Question two. What eighties goth rock band created such hits as boys don't cry in between days and the Love Cats? Question three, midnight's Children and the controversial novel the Satanic verses Are two Works by this Mumbai born author who had a FOIS issued against him. Question four, what is Nicholas Cage's real last name? Question five, what is the largest tectonic plate on earth? Question six. What is the term that can be defined as a woman's close fitting hat? Usually with a deep rounded crown and narrow brim, as well as a bell or dome shaped cover. Question seven, ice cream magnets. Ben and Jerry began their empire in which New England state. Question eight, what is the main ingredient in falafel? Question nine, what television show featured two doctors nicknamed McDreamy and mc Steamy? And question 10. After humans, what animals are considered the smartest animals on the planet? All right, we'll give you a few moments to wrap up your responses and we'll be back with the answers. And we are back with the answers to the well. Question one. What major political corruption scandal in the 1920s involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves? That was the teapot dome scandal. Mm-hmm. Question two. What eighties goth rock band created such hits as boys Don't cry in between days. And the Love cats. I love them. The Cure So good. Oh, I love them so much. Me too. Robert Smith has not, well, I mean, I shouldn't say he hasn't changed his style at all. He has not. He look, it's so crazy. He's aged. Yes, he's aged. He, he's definitely aged, which is not great with that lipstick he has. No, and he's still as snarky as ever. I Oh my God. He's he's so funny. So great. Yeah. And I would, I would say that it has, the music has aged well. I think so too. Yeah. A lot of eighties bands. You can not say that. You're like, I'm done with that. Yeah. But the Thompson twins are Kaja Gogo. Right. Question three, midnight's children and the controversial novel, the Satanic verses are two works by this Mumbai born author who had a fowa issued against him. And of course that is salmon Rusty. Yeah. Crazy. They finally, I wanna call him Sam Salmon, rushy Salmon, rusty. They finally got him up there in upstate New York. The guy knifed him. And I mean, he is live, but he, is that true? Oh yeah. It was, how did I miss that? When was that? A few years ago. He wrote a book about it called Knife, which is apparently amazing. I have not read it. But, yeah, he lost an eye. He was on stage, and the guy rushed the stage. Oh, I think God's name. Did I miss that? Yeah. Oh, okay. question four. What is Nicholas Cage's real last name? Coppola. Coppola. Yep. I think he's Francis Ford Coppola's nephew. Right? He is. And he had, changed it because he didn't want any sort of air of nepotism when he was trying out, for roles. I respect that. You don't wanna be a nepo baby. No. Who does? Well, I mean, I wouldn't mind it. Uh, question five. What is the largest tectonic plate on earth? And that is the Pacific plate. The one that Johnny Cash sings about. That's exactly right. Did you see that? I put that note in there. Yeah. The ring of fire. Oh yeah. That, that is also one of those facts that like every grade school kid learns. Is it, don't you think the, the ring of fire? I, yeah, I had said that to someone recently and they're like, what? Oh, seriously? Yeah. I guess they didn't take geology in college I learned it in grade school or, or you didn't go to first grade. Yeah. Alright, well we'll give them a pass then. Ring a fire. Yeah. That's what, um, you know, creates Hawaii and, and the volcanoes. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Question six, what is a term for a close fitting woman's hat with a bell shape. That is a clo And I didn't know that hat, actually, I only knew that word as a cake cover. And I have a feeling that they're, because they have the same shape. The same shape, yeah. Yeah. I would assume. No, I know. Mm-hmm. When I saw it, I was like, oh yeah, it's the shape. Yeah. Question seven, ice cream magnets. Ben and Jerry began their empire in which New England state. Hmm. Look at it be, everyone knows this is a freebie to everyone out there. Vermont. Vermont, yeah. And Jerry just resigned because, he's protesting, you know, Unilever owns them now. Yeah. And he says that they are stifling his social activism, which he's amazing. He's so cool. Yeah. They're both pretty cool guys. I know they've been through the. PR ringer a little bit. Yeah. But they should start another label called, Jerry and Ben's maybe. Oh my God, that would be hilarious. I don't know if that would get by the, uh, I don't think it'd get by. No, no. Question eight, what is the main ingredient in falafel? Chickpeas or garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans. Yeah. Why do we have two names for that? Hmm. Question nine. What television show featured two doctors named nicknamed McDreamy and Mc Steamy? I never watched it. I never watched it either. It's crazy anatomy. Yeah. In question 10. After humans, what animals are considered the smartest animals on the planet? And those are chimpanzees. Yes. And we have to of course mention we have to go, and this was on our. This. We had written this question well before. Um, our beloved Jane Goodall died yes. Very sad. So sad. I mean, good life. Long life. Full, robust life full. Absolutely. But always sad to lose a legend like that. She's, she's a legend. And I have to say she was close to my heart because I did a lot of primates studies with my physical anthropology major in college. Yes, of course. So learned a lot about her. And she was just an amazing person. Yeah. We lost a good one. We did. Yeah. But that, that wraps up the round. That wraps up the Well. Okay. shall we go on? Let's get Addle. Shall we bring it to the next level? Let's do it straight. No chaser. Yeah, I'm ready. All right. Straight. No chaser round. Each correct answer in this round is worth two points. Question one. What statesman coined the phrase the Iron Curtain? Question two. Name. The ex-wife of a tech industry billionaire known for her enormous philanthropic contributions, who has also won an American Book Award for her debut novel. The testing of Luther Albright. Question three, each year a temporary city is erected in a Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival. What name do both the city and the desert share? Question four. Who drew Vitruvian men? Question five, known as one of the greatest Russian writers of all time. This author's works include Anna Carina and War and Peace. Question six, who won the Balon door in 2025? More soccer I knew. Question seven. In what sport would you hear the phrase ready about hardily? Question eight. Ice hockey is Canada's wintertime national sport. What is its summertime National sport. Question nine in West Craven's Nightmare on El Street movies. What is the name of the character who was once a child killer murdered by parents, but comes back to haunt more children in their dreams? Spooky, very appropriate for Halloween time. Mm-hmm. And finally, question 10 within five, how many consecutive wins did Ken Jennings have on his initial run on Jeopardy? Alright, we will give you a few minutes to wrap up your responses and we'll be back with the answers to straight no chaser. Back with the answers to straight, no Chaser. What Statesman coined the phrase the Iron Curtain. That is Winston Churchill. Question two. Name the ex-wife of a tech industry billionaire, known for her enormous philanthropic contributions. The baller, Mackenzie Bezos. She's a baller, right? Yeah. Yeah. She is the epitome of how not to be a total DB after a divorce. Exactly. And she's doing the right stuff with her money. Yes. Come on, Jeff. Oh, she's not renting out Venice. Pick it up. Yeah. And, marrying, marrying. Marry a person, a person, person like he married. All right. Question three. Each year a temporary city is erected in a Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival. The name of that city and desert is BlackRock. Question four, who drew Vitruvian? Man, that's of course Leonardo da Vinci. Yes. Yep. That, and for, um, our listeners who may not know what we're talking about is that sketch of a man within a circle, and he's got his, I think one arm up, one arm to this like this. Oh yeah. It's like 10 and two. He's on 10, 10 and two star pose and he's got one foot or leg out and it's got these, lines and shapes and it, yeah, it's cool. He's got a birthday hat on. No, no, he doesn't have that on. He's got nothing on, he's got nothing on. He's got a birthday suit on. That's right. Question five. Known as one of the greatest Russian writers of all time. This author's works include Anna Carina and Warren Peace, and that is the great Leo Tolstoy. Question six. Who won the ballon door in 2025? That is Usman Dele and very cool fact about him. He is ambidextrous with his feet. He can shoot with his left or his right foot. Oh, okay. I was like, um, he can walk with both feet, is that what you're saying? I hope so. That means shooting, you know, a lot of players like are solidly lefty or solidly. Right. Most players are solidly lefty or solidly righty. Right. Oh. And so they try, you can see actually when you know that someone is left or righty. That they're trying to position themselves around the ball in any way. Way to get to their dominant kicking foot. Foot, yeah. Yeah. It with him. Oh. So it's anyone's guessing what he's gonna do and that's why he's so hard to defend. Ooh, that is very cool. Yeah. In what sport would you hear the phrase ready about heartily. And that's sailing or yachting or reacting or ing. My brother-in-law would say comedian and Ali. He's a real comedian. He always in the uh. A crossword Ali. Yeah. Towards the shelter. However, if you ever try to use it in spelling bee, it'll not take it. Oh, I know Nancy isn't, isn't that annoying? It's, yeah. Within the same, um, organization. Yeah. Doing the puzzles. I know that really bugs me. I'm gonna write letters. Yeah. Question eight, I'm angry. Ice hockey is Canada's wintertime national sport. What is? Its summertime national sport. And the answer is lacrosse. Question nine. In West Craven's, nightmare on Elm Street movies. What is the name of the character who was once a child killer murdered by parents? That's the evil. Freddy Kruger. Freddy Kruger. And who does he first kill? Johnny Depp. Yeah. Ooh, I forget what his character name was. Oh, I have no idea. I know. He sinks into the bed. Yeah. Question 10. Within five, how many consecutive wins did Ken Jennings have on his initial run on Jeopardy? That's 74. That's amazing. Crazy. He's the goat. He's a jeopardy goat. I know. And it has not been Ed. Convince me I'm wrong. Alright, Jen, you're the best. Come on our podcast, please come on our podcast. That was fun. Okay, should we go on to the mystery round now? Yeah, let's do mystery round. This one's so, I love this. Fun. Alright, I just wanna say first and foremost, Laura wrote this mystery round and it's, are you, are you doing that as in case it goes over like a lead balloon? No. Okay. No, just joking. I just wanna say, Laura wrote this mystery round and it is so good and so fun, so, oh, thank you. Yeah. The answers to the 10 questions in this round all have a connection in common. Answer the individual questions correctly, and then try to guess what that connection is. Each correct answer, including the answer to the connection is worth two points. Question one. What actress got her start in modeling and beauty pageants, but shot to stardom ultimately becoming the first black woman to win an Oscar for leading actress. Question two. Born in 1946. What actress and model graced the covers of such magazines as Vogue and 17 in the 1960s, but then became most famously known for marrying Ringo Star in 1981. Question three, what British Queen was Henry the VIII's third wife, who died from postnatal complications after delivering the air who would later become King Edward II Henry would later be buried next to her at Windsor Castle. Question four, what Emmy nominated and Golden Globe winning American actress, author and singer became well known for her portrayal of Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives. Question five, what English actress was known for her roles as Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series? The Avengers and Ena Tyrell, also known as the Queen of Thorns in Game of Thrones. Question six. What British born actress rose to prominence with her breakout role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends before earning an Oscar nomination for her role in goodwill hunting in 1997. Question seven, born Victoria Lee Bloom. What Actress played Julie Rogers in the final season of Charlie's Angels before the series was canceled in 1981. Then later played Midge Ti on that seventies show. Question eight, what Jamaican born singer and songwriter also modeled for fashion houses such as Eve Sanon and Kenzo, she became known for her distinctive androgynous appearance and bold features. Question nine, what British actress played the title role in the David Fincher directed psychological thriller? Gone Girl. Question 10. What actress has had a very successful acting career but really caught national attention with the breakout hit nine and a half weeks opposite Mickey Rourke. Later in her career, she was embroiled in a lawsuit after backing out of starring and boxing Helena. All right, we'll give you a few moments to wrap up your responses and we'll be back with the answers. And we are back with the answers to the mystery round. Question one, what actress got her start in modeling but shot to stardom as the first black woman to win an Oscar for leading actress. That's Halle Berry. Yeah. Yep. Question two. What actresses most famously known for Marian Ringo Star in 1981? Barbara Bach. Yep. They're still married, right? I don't know. I think they are. I'll check it. You keep going. Okay. Question three. What British Queen was Henry VI a's third wife who died from postnatal complications. That was Jane Seymour and, Barbara Bach and Ringo Star are still married. Oh, good for that 1981 Y we made it further than Henry and Jane. That's true. Question four, what American actress became well known for her portrayal of Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives. And that is Terry Hatcher. Question five. What English actress was Emma Peel in the Avengers and the Queen of Thorns in Game of Thrones? And that is Diana rig. Mm-hmm. Goat. I'm wondering if anyone's catching on by now. This is a little, this is a little tough. We'll go back over with, the connection. Question six. What British born actress broke out in the 1995 film Circle of Friends before her role in Goodwill Hunting in 1997. That's mini driver? Question seven. What actress played Julia Rogers in the final season of Charlie's Angels? Then later played Midge Pinti on that seventies show Roberts, Tanya Roberts. Question eight would androgynous Jamaican singer and songwriter modeled for fashion houses such as Y St. Lauren and Kenzo. That was Grace Jones. I love her, but she's incredible. Yep. I love her. Version of Love is a jug. Question nine. What British actress played the title role in the David Fincher directed psychological Thriller? Gone Girl, Roseman Pike. That's a great movie actually. Have you seen it? No.'cause I read the book, you know, I can't, I, the book is great. If I read the book, I almost never see the movie. I think you need to break outta that constraint. It's so good. It is worth watching. Alright. Alright. I'll take a look. Question 10. What actress was. In nine and a half weeks opposite Mickey Rourke later in her career, she was embroiled in a lawsuit after backing out of starring Inboxing Helena. That's Kim Inger. I didn't know about that lawsuit. So what, what's the deal there? Well, she had signed up for that and then when it became a little more, obvious to her that what she would be doing, ah, you know, she was literally in a box. Yeah. And she and her agents decided that would be a horrible career move. Okay. But, they held her to it because Wow. Because actresses and actress are one of kind, and they wanted her, we learned about this case in law school. Oh wow. That's cool. So do we know what connects these? Well, I do. Have you figured it out is I think you have. I have. They're all should I say it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Those are all bond girls. That's right. Yeah. They're all or women. Amazing. Yeah. Well, exactly. They're grown women, but they're colloquially known as the Bond Bond girls. Bond girl. Yeah. Yeah. So Halle Berry was Jinx and Die another day. Yep. Barbara Bach was Anya Andis Mova in the Spy Who Loved Me. Mm-hmm. Jane Seymour was Solitaire in Live and Let Eye Oh, yes. Not the actual Jane Seymour that married Henry vii. Right. If she real good. Yeah. Terry Hatcher was Paris Carver and tomorrow never dies. Diana Rigg was Theresa Tracy Bond in on Her Majesty's Secret Service. The only Bond wife that was so sad when she gets killed at the end. I was just a kid when I watched that and I was literally like, I know. Oh my God. No, I know George Lazenby. That was the, actor playing, James Bond. Oh, was it an Australian? Oh God. Why did I think that was a Sean Connery? I watched all of these when I was so young that I can't even really, Laura, I have read all the books apart. That is so amazing. Which is it? Who, uh, Fleming, was it Fleming? Fleming in ing? Yeah. Yeah. They are just as misogynist and racist. God as you might think. Oh, sure. But I was just curious. Jason and I were thrifting and found the whole collection. I think they're actually in that bookcase over there. Really in a thrift store. And we bought them and Yeah. That's very cool. And, and read them. Cool. So Mini Driver was Irina in Goldeneye. Tanya Roberts was Stacey Sutton In A View To a Kill. And I know that's not, it's like not everyone's favorite, it's Roger Moore, but I kind of loved that movie. Well, the Grace Jones is in that one. That's the Grace Jones one. It takes place in San Francisco and Durand Duran does the theme song. Walkin is the evil guy. Yes. It's like, what's, I don't know. It's not to like, yeah. But yeah, it gets a little maligned. Jones was Mayday Mayday interview to a kill. Roseman Pike was Miranda Frost and Die another day. And King Inger was Domino Pataki, I think I'm saying that right. I don't dunno. Pataki Pat. Yeah. And never say never again. Which is technically not part of the Bond uva. It is not, it's not in the cannon. No, because the, um, the canon, the Broccoli family is the family that produced all, is it a broccoli? No, it's broccoli. Oh, is it broccoli? Yeah. I thought it was pronounced Broley. And, it had nothing to do with them. That it was, that was s Yeah, Sean Connery came back. He had left already and I think Roger Moore had done, I don't know how many, but he'd already started a James Bond and Sean Connery came back and did that one with her, but it was not produced by the Broccoli family. Okay. So yeah, bond. Bond girls. That's really bond girls. That's a fun one. Well done. Thank you. Okay. And that takes us to top shelf, Nance. We made it final round. Final round. Every question's worth three points. Three points. So buckle up. Question one. What 1985 novel tells the story of the kid who runs away from home before meeting up with a gang of scalpers during the great meteor shower of 1833. The story by Cormack McCarthy has been deemed unfilmable. Question two. What is the name of the ring in which a sumo wrestling match takes place? Question three. Released in 1971, the film dual featured a traveling salesman terrorized by a semi-truck. This was the directorial debut of what filmmaker. Question four, what is the name of the passage of a celestial body directly between a larger body and the observer? Question five. What is a protective leafy structure that encases a flower bud called Question six. What is a cooking method that involves gently cooking an egg and lightly simmering water while in its shell or in a container? Thus, the interior of the egg is not directly touching the water. Question seven translated literally from German as wander word. What term is defined as a word that is shared over broad geographic regions? Question eight. What is the name of the Dominican fashion designer who died in 2014 who became internationally known when he dressed? Jacqueline Kennedy. He's known for his elegant and intricately beaded evening wear. Question nine. What was TJ Khaled's original stage name adopted in the 1990s and abandoned after nine 11? And question 10. What is the name of the unarmed merchant ship sent by President James Buchanan to supply Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor. It was fired upon by the Confederates raising tensions and leading to an escalation towards the Civil War. And we'll give you a moment to wrap up your responses to top Shelf, and we'll be back with answers. All right, we're back with the answers to top shelf. Question one. What, 1985 novel tells the story of the kid who runs away from home before meeting up with a gang of scalpers during the great Meteor shower of 1833. That is Blood Meridian. I did not read that. No, I didn't either, but my daughter Lily told me all about it and apparently it's just, it's a little crazy. Well, Cormick McCarthy novels are. Yeah. I've never read one by him, so, but I think I need to read this. She said I really should. Okay. All right. On the list, question two, what is the name of the ring in which a sumo wrestling match takes place? That's a d-O-H-Y-O. Yeah. I just went with the Americanized version of doo doo question three. Released in 1971, the film Duall featured a traveling salesman terrorized by a semi-truck who directed this, his first movie. That's Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg. Yep. Have you seen that? I haven't. It is great. It, it sounds like a Stephen King novel, the one with the trucks, doesn't it really? Yeah. It was really good. Okay. You should watch it. Okay. Yeah. Question four, what is the name of the passage of a celestial body? Directly between a larger body and the observer? That is called transit. And we here on earth can only seem mercury and sometimes meanness do this between us and the sun.'cause they're the only ones. Only ones between us and the sun. Question five. What is the protective leafy structure that in cases a flower bud called? That's the calyx this is my favorite word in the English language. Calyx. Yes. I don't know why it's, it is. Question six, what is the cooking method that involves gently cooking an egg in lightly simmering water while it is in its shell or in a container that's coddling And that's different from poaching as it's not directly in the water, but it produces the soft, silky texture. Is it different from taking the eggs and you know, just putting them to bed nicely? Snuggling. Oh, you're so pretty. Oh. Such a good little egg question seven translated literally from German as wander word. What term is defined as a word that is shared of broad geographic regions. And that's a wvu, it's like a wander wonder wall. It's Avo wonder. Okay, here's an example. Tea. It originated in Chinese and spread along different trade routes to become te in Spanish, te in French and cha or chai in languages like Hindi and Russian. That's a vort. I like that. I like it too. Now question eight. What is the name of the Dominican fashion designer who died in 2014 who became internationally known when he dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. And that is Oscar de la Renta. Nancy, do you have a connection to this? I have a little connection. I have Dominican. Have Dominican and you wrote this question and Well, I gotta give him some props, you know? Yeah. It's Dominican. Is Jackie o yeah. He's, he was so elegant. Yeah. Question nine, what was DJ Khaled's original stage name? That was Arab attack. And after nine 11, that did not go over very well. No, and the fact that it ever went over Okay. It just, it was a different world. It was, it was literally a different world. Yeah. But then, yeah, nine 11 happened and that was not gonna be a acceptable name. No. Yeah. He, and at heart, he is a businessman. He was like, I will change that branding. Well, yeah, absolutely. Question 10, what is the name of the unarmed merchant ship sent by President Buchanan to supply Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor. That was the Star of the West, which I think is such a pretty name. Yeah. That led to things going haywire. Mm-hmm. Um, so that wraps up top shelf. Again, I'm sad when it's, when we get to the end, which also wraps up. Well, we've got, you know, lots more in front of us, that is true. That is true. Well, here we are at the end of an episode. Hope you enjoyed schooling us on life on the pitch, Nance, that was so much fun. That was so much fun. Do you wanna do that topic again? I loved it. Well, we will. We absolutely will. Alright. For sure. Um, so what's on the docket for next time? Speaking of we future next week, we have a guest traveling here from the Big Apple to be on our pod. Monty is a longtime friend of mine and Jason's and, I mean, he's a really good friend of Jason's. And he's led a really interesting life and just, he'll be a very interesting interview I think. And, uh, we are gonna quiz him about. His headbanging youth. He was a big metal head. So, get your knowledge of all things metal just brushed up. I can't wait. I, I've never met Monty, so this will be new to me. And I know nothing about, heavy metal, so this is gonna be really fun. I can't, you'll never forget the moment. You'll never forget. You never forget it. Yeah. And so in keeping with the theme listeners, here are the supplies you'll need for the next episode. Vodka orange, juice, Galliano, an orange slice, and Marino cherries. This is a bit of a throwback drink, so it may be a bit of a mystery to our non bartender listeners. Well, I know what it is and I can't be more excited, I'm telling you. Well, okay. Should we do, should we toast? Let's toast. Let's do it. Okay, because we gotta get outta here. We got it. We got trivia tonight. Trivia, pub trivia tonight. Okay, bye trivia. 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