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Round 1: Winner’s Choice, Time Zones, U.S. Politics, Heisman Trophy Winners, I Was on HBO
Round 2: A Word in Common (AUDIO), Ancient History, Star Wars Hodgepodge, Homophones, The Food Industry
Round 3: Singer-Songwriters, Pardon My Latin, Three Clues / One NBA Team, The Animal Kingdom, Foreign Currency
Round 4: Science Fiction Films, Credit Cards, TV Actors, Comic Book Characters, Triple 50/50 (World Geography)
Pour House Trivia
Pour House Trivia: August 8, 2024
Visit www.pourhousetrivia.com for news, venues, and more links!Round 1: Winner’s Choice, Time Zones, U.S. Politics, Heisman Trophy Winners, I Was on HBORound 2: A Word in Common (AUDIO), Ancient History, Star Wars Hodgepodge, Homophones, The Food IndustryRound 3: Singer-Songwriters, Pardon My Latin, Three Clues / One NBA Team, The Animal Kingdom, Foreign CurrencyRound 4: Science Fiction Films, Credit Cards, TV Actors, Comic Book Characters, Triple 50/50 (World Geography)
- Duration:
- 16m
- Broadcast on:
- 09 Aug 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
4 House Trivia Welcome to the Pour House Trivia Podcast. My name is Omar Littiri, and thank you very much for listening. We have 4 rounds of 5 questions each, where you wager 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 points on each question based on your confidence. Just know that you can use each of those wager values only once per round. So many questions feature 2-point bonuses. There is also a 6-4-2 round and 1 final question. These are the questions for Thursday, August 8, 2024. Round 1 question 1. This is our winner's choice category, and it comes from the previous week's top scorer, Einstein's, playing out of Lone Oak Farm Brewing in Allney, Maryland. Their category, The Miracle Worker. Here is your clue. The 1962 film The Miracle Worker not only earned Anne Bankroft and Oscar for portraying Anne Sullivan, but earned a then 15-year-old actress, a best-supporting actress Oscar for her role as Helen Keller. For your wager, name that actress. Your answer, Patty Duke. Round 1 question 2. Time Zones. This question has a 2-point bonus. Among the 4 time zones within the contiguous United States, identify either the most or least populous. You may guess at both, you'll earn your wager if either one is correct. You'll earn a 2-point bonus if both are correct. Your answers. The most populous time zone in the contiguous U.S. is the Eastern Time Zone. And the least populous is the Mountain Time Zone. Round 1 question 3. U.S. Politics. Faced with impeachment, which U.S. President resigned exactly 50 years ago? Your answer, Richard Nixon. Round 1 question 4. Heisman Trophy Winners. This question has a 2-point bonus. For this 3-part question, identify these multi-sport stars who won the Heisman Trophy. You may guess at all 3, you'll earn your wager if any two are correct. You'll earn a 2-point bonus if all three are correct. Number 1. This Auburn running back was drafted by both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Royals. Number 2. This former Florida state quarterback spent 12 seasons in the NBA, mostly with the New York Knicks. Number 3. This Florida Gator reached the AAA level in the New York Mets system before announcing his retirement in 2021. Your answers. Number 1. That Auburn running back is Bo Jackson. Number 2. That Florida state quarterback Charlie Ward. Number 3. That Florida Gator Tim Tebow. Round 1 question 5. I was on HBO. This question has a 2-point bonus. For which HBO comedy did Julia Louis Dreyfus earn 9 Emmy Awards as both a producer and an actress? And for a 2-point bonus, which former child actress portrayed Amy Brookheimer on this series? Your answer? That HBO series was Veep. And Amy Brookheimer was portrayed by Anna Klumsky. That is the end of Round 1. Wagers reset as we move on to Round 2. The first category of Round 2 is as always our audio question. Your category a word in common and this question has a 2-point bonus. For this audio question, you will hear three songs whose titles share a common word. For your wager, identify the one word that appears in all three song titles. And for a 2-point bonus, name all three musical acts Your answers. That first song was "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2. That second one was "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen. And that last one was "Streets" by Doja Cat. So the common word is "Streets". Round 2, question 2, ancient history. For your wager, which nation entered its warring states period between 475 BC and 221 BC? Your answer. Round 2, question 3, Star Wars Hodgepodge. This question has a 2-point bonus. When this Phantom Menace character debuted, he was the first fully CGI character ever in a live-action film. However, he became so unpopular with fans that many called him the worst movie character of all time. For your wager, please give me the name of that character. And for a 2-point bonus, this character is a member of what Star Wars species? Your answer? That character was Jar Jar Binks. And Jar Jar Binks is a Gungun. Round 2, question 4, homophones. This pair of homophones can refer to a point of entry into a space enclosed by a fence or a pattern of movement made by the limbs of animals. For your wager, give me either spelling of this word. Your answer. Gate. G-A-T-E or G-A-I-T. Round 2, question 5, the food industry. This question has a 2-point bonus. About 85% of the refined sugar grown in the United States is derived from these 2 plants. For your wager, name either one of these 2 plants. You may guess at both, you'll earn your wager if either one is correct. You'll earn a 2-point bonus if both are correct. Your answer. 85% of the refined sugar grown in the US is derived from either sugar cane or sugar beets. That is the end of round 2. Before we get to round 3, we have our 642 round. I have 1 answer and 3 clues. You earn points based on when you know the correct answer. If you know the correct answer after the first clue, you'll get 6 points. If you need 2 clues, you'll get 4 points and if you need all 3 clues, you'll get 2 points. Here is your 6-point clue. I am an American singer. I hold the record for charting the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number 1 on that chart. Here is your 4-point clue. My backup band was called The Famous Flames. On Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy impersonated me while jumping into a hot tub. Here is your 2-point clue. I am nicknamed the Godfather of Soul and my last name is also a color. Your answer. That singer is James Brown. Major's reset as we move on to round 3. Round 3 question 1, singer-songwriters. This question has a 2-point bonus. Seven years after uploading his first video to YouTube, which Oklahoma singer-songwriter released his fifth studio album, The Great American Bar Scene. For your wager, you can either identify that singer or give me the colorful name of this album's first single. Identify both and you'll receive a 2-point bonus. Your answers. The singer is Zack Bryan. And the first single on Great American Bar Scene is Pink Skies. Round 3 question 2 pardon my Latin. For your wager, which 2-word Latin phrase is translated into English as "in the year of our Lord". Your answer. Anno Domini. Round 3 question 3 three clues one NBA team. This question has a 2-point bonus. For this question, I will give you 3 clues about the same NBA team. Which you can earn a 2-point bonus if you know the correct answer after just two clues have been read. Here are your first two clues. Clue number 1. At about 54%. This franchise has the highest all-time winning percentage among teams that have never won an NBA title. Clue number 2 their current all-star starting center is a Finnish player named Lowry Markinin. And here is your third clue. They are the only team the Chicago Bulls defeated twice in the NBA Finals. Your answer. The Utah Jazz. Round 3 question 4 the animal kingdom. Mammals such as beavers, muskrats, capybaras and otters all sport which unusual anatomical feature that they share with many birds. Your answer. Those mammals all have webbed feet. Round 3 question 5 foreign currency. This question has a 2-point bonus. Frederick Chopin, Marie Curie and Pope John Paul II have all appeared on commemorative banknotes issued in which Eastern European country. And for a 2-point bonus what 5 letter name is given to this country's main currency. Your answer. The country is Poland. And the country's main currency is known as the Zloti. Wagers reset as we move on to round 4. Round 4 question 1 science fiction films. This question has a 2-point bonus. In which sci-fi thriller from the 2000s did Hayden Christensen portrayed David Rice, a teenager who discovers he has the ability to teleport. For a 2-point bonus which actress portrayed his love interest in this film. Your answer. That movie is jumper. And the actress that played his love interest Rachel Bilsen. Round 4 question 2 credit cards. For your wager. That retail giant introduced the discover credit card in 1985. Your answer. Seers. Round 4 question 3 TV actors. This question has a 2-point bonus. Identify either one of the two TV shows where Scott Baio appeared in over 100 episodes. Buy both and you'll receive a 2-point bonus. Your answers. Those TV shows are Happy Days and Charles in Charge. Round 4 question 4 comic book characters. Given a standalone movie in 2023 Jaime Reyes is the alter ego of which DC Comics character. Your answer. Blue Beetle. Round 4 question 5 triple 50/50 world geography. This question has a 2-point bonus. For this three-part question I will give you three pairs of geographic entities. For each pair identify which one encompasses more total area. You may guess at all three you'll earn your wager of any two are correct. You'll earn a 2-point bonus if all three are correct. Number 1 which has more total area South America or Africa. Number 2 the United Kingdom or California. Number 3 Tasmania or Puerto Rico. Your answers number 1 Africa is larger than South America. Number 2 California is larger than the United Kingdom. Number 3 Tasmania is larger than Puerto Rico. And that is the end of round 4 before we get to the final question. Let me remind you how the final question works. This is the only question where you will lose points if you miss it and you can wager anywhere between 0-12 points. Here is your final category. TV Producers. And here's your clue. Since he grew up near the area David E. Kelly has produced four TV series that were based in which eastern U.S. city. Your answer David E. Kelly produced Ally McBeal, The Practice, Boston Legal and Boston Public. So the answer is Boston. And that's it for this question set. Stay tuned for more questions on the way. Don't forget to visit porehouse trivia.com for venues, times, links to their Facebook, Instagram and Patreon pages. And don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to this podcast. My name is Omar Latere. Thank you very much for listening and more questions to come. (gentle music) [BLANK_AUDIO]