Wed, 23 June 2021
Let’s melt our brains and dazzle our eyeholes with a trivia-filled celebration all about TV! Can you figure out what movies these hilarious newspaper TV summaries by Rick Polito are describing? Dana tests us on the most watched moments in world history, and Karen tries to find the weakest link in her rapid fire game show quiz. Colin takes us on a wild, wild ride about NBA television rights that starts with Will Ferrell, makes a pitstop at KFC, and then ends with the greatest deal in sports history. Find yourself trapped in a TV show? Take this quiz to escape! (Just kidding, usually it takes learning a heavy life lesson to escape.) Also: Escape This Podcast, Music Listener Challenge! |
Wed, 23 June 2021
It’s a very special bonus episode all about game shows with our first ever panel of experts! Join Karen and former game show contestants Elliot, Amy, and GJB pal Tyler in a roundtable about what’s it like being on a game show, how to prepare for one, and some behind the scenes secrets. Elliot schools us on how to best prepare, work, and earn your win. What’s it like filming during COVID? What was Amy’s winning strategy on Supermarket Sweep? Find out how much Karen has to pay in taxes for her The Chase winnings, while Tyler shares his hot book-stacking tips for Skype audition call backs. |
Wed, 16 June 2021
How well do you remember the last few years or is it one giant year blob? We discover some current events trivia that... might not be so current after all. Need a special memory manipulation service? Take Chris' memory-altering movie test! And why do smells conjure up memories? Bust out your childhood sticker collection because we find out the origin of scratch and sniff stickers. Finally, let's soar all over the world in Karen's memorial monument quiz. ALSO: ultimate sports memorabilia, GJB 2012 Debut Challenge |
Mon, 7 June 2021
The sun's shining, the bees are buzzing, and the flowers are blooming just so they can pass on genetic material and then die. But cheer up because we got factoids and quizzes about the green stuff around us! Colin ponders about hummingbirds and what animal can actually poop out an avocado pit, and Dana gets our green juice flowing with a garden quiz. It's okay if you hate eating vegetables because you can still play TOSS THAT SALAD with Karen. And Chris quizzes us on some famous fictional plants. And we find out if it true that figs have dead wasps in them? Also: last meal, world's largest painting |
Mon, 31 May 2021
Grab something to drink because this trivia snack mix is making me thirsty! A bit of math & science from Karen with her time unit quiz (but just remember to play Fortnite with her in a fortnight)! A bit of Disney from Chris who tests our live action Disney film knowledge spanning over 50 years. A bit of etymology from "The Long and Short of It" aka Colin's clipped word quiz. And a bit of gawker pop culture from Dana who finds out which one of us is a reality show expert. Also: a baked good, Do you know your Triple Firsties? |