Episode 215: The Singing Quizmasters

Quizmasters Lee and Marc meet for a trivia quiz with topics including Classic Actors, 80’s Sitcoms, 90’s Music, Medieval Memes, Tabletop RPG’s, Tarot, Broadway Musicals, Cars and more!
Round One
INNOVATION - In what country would you find a dabbawala, a food delivery system that has existed since the late 1800's?
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS - Of the three core books published for each edition of Dungeons and Dragons, which features the games bestiary?
CLASSIC ACTORS - What actor who played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film was born William Henry Pratt?
MEDIEVAL MEMES - In medieval manuscripts, knights can frequently be seen battling what kind of armored creature?
SPORTS ANNOUNCERS - Sports announcer Vin Scully had the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history with what Major League Baseball team?
BROADWAY MUSICALS - In Wicked, it is said that the father of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, is the governor of which fictional region (first described in the Oz stories by Frank L. Baum which inspired the musical source material)?
Round Two
80’s SITCOMS - Gordon Shumway is the protagonist of what sitcom that debuted in 1986 had two animated spin-offs series?
TAROT - How many major arcana cards are there in a standard deck of tarot cards?
90’s MUSIC - Which 1998 dance pop song was the first popular song to deliberately distort a vocal track with Auto-Tune?
APRIL FOOLS - On April 1st, 1957, the BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of Italian food grew on trees?
DRUG NAMES - Which brand name anxiety drug takes part of its name from the latin word for "farewell"?
COUNTRY MUSIC - What country group won a Grammy in 2007 with the album Taking The Long Way?
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FRUIT - Although humans used to eat many kinds of bananas, there is only one type of banana sold globally today. This is problematic as it is susceptible to a deadly fungus that could wipe out all commercially grown bananas. This banana also shares its name with the archenemy of the Lone Ranger. What is the name of this banana variety?
U.S. HISTORY - Which Founding Father invented the pros and cons list? Maybe he used one when he helped to draft the treaty of Paris, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence making him the only Founding Father to contribute to all 3 documents.
Final Questions
STATE NICKNAMES - What state's nicknames include Mother of Rivers, the Switzerland of America and the Centennial State?
CARS - What model car had an engine in the back, a trunk in the front, and was profiled in Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe At Any Speed", which led to the creation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the inclusion of industry-wide safety standards such as seat belts?
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Thank you
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Quizmasters Lee and Marc meet for a trivia quiz with topics including Classic Actors, 80’s Sitcoms, 90’s Music, Medieval Memes, Tabletop RPG’s, Tarot, Broadway Musicals, Cars and more!

Round One

INNOVATION - In what country would you find a dabbawala, a food delivery system that has existed since the late 1800's?
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS - Of the three core books published for each edition of Dungeons and Dragons, which features the games bestiary?
CLASSIC ACTORS - What actor who played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film was born William Henry Pratt?
MEDIEVAL MEMES - In medieval manuscripts, knights can frequently be seen battling what kind of armored creature?
SPORTS ANNOUNCERS - Sports announcer Vin Scully had the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history with what Major League Baseball team?
BROADWAY MUSICALS - In Wicked, it is said that the father of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, is the governor of which fictional region (first described in the Oz stories by Frank L. Baum which inspired the musical source material)?

Round Two

80’s SITCOMS - Gordon Shumway is the protagonist of what sitcom that debuted in 1986 had two animated spin-offs series?
TAROT - How many major arcana cards are there in a standard deck of tarot cards?
90’s MUSIC - Which 1998 dance pop song was the first popular song to deliberately distort a vocal track with Auto-Tune?
APRIL FOOLS - On April 1st, 1957, the BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of Italian food grew on trees?
DRUG NAMES - Which brand name anxiety drug takes part of its name from the latin word for "farewell"?
COUNTRY MUSIC - What country group won a Grammy in 2007 with the album Taking The Long Way?

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FRUIT - Although humans used to eat many kinds of bananas, there is only one type of banana sold globally today. This is problematic as it is susceptible to a deadly fungus that could wipe out all commercially grown bananas. This banana also shares its name with the archenemy of the Lone Ranger. What is the name of this banana variety?
U.S. HISTORY - Which Founding Father invented the pros and cons list? Maybe he used one when he helped to draft the treaty of Paris, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence making him the only Founding Father to contribute to all 3 documents.

Final Questions

STATE NICKNAMES - What state's nicknames include Mother of Rivers, the Switzerland of America and the Centennial State?
CARS - What model car had an engine in the back, a trunk in the front, and was profiled in Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe At Any Speed", which led to the creation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the inclusion of industry-wide safety standards such as seat belts?

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

August 24th, 2022 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EST
August 25th, 2022 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollie’s Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EST
August 27th, 2022 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge: 90’s Music Edition - Ollie’s Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EST

You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round.

Thank you

Thanks to our supporters on Patreon.

Thank you, Quizdaddies – Gil, Tim, Tommy, Adam, Brandon, Blake
Thank you, Team Captains – Kristin & Fletcher, Aaron, Matthew, David Holbrook, Mo, Lydia, Rick G, Skyler
Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Elyse, Kaitlynn, Frank, Trent, Nina, Justin, Katie, Ryan, Robb, Captain Nick, Grant, Ian, Tim Gomez, Rachael, Moo, Rikki, Nabeel, Jon Lewis, Adam, Lisa, Spencer, Luc, Hank, Justin P., Cooper, Sarah, Karly, Lucas, Mike K., Cole, Adam
Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Mike J., Mike C., Efren, Steven, Kenya, Dallas, Issa, Paige, Allison, Kevin & Sara, Alex, Loren, MJ, HBomb, Aaron, Laurel, FoxenV, Sarah, Edsicalz, Megan, brandon, Chris, Alec, Sai, Nathan, Tim, Andrea, Ian

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