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Round 1: Winner’s Choice, MLB Players, Movie Lingo, Three Clues / One Singer, Artistic Masterpieces
Round 2: These Artists are a Lot of Fun (AUDIO), Vitamins, The 50 States, Children’s Literature, TV Actresses
Round 3: Peace Treaties, Modern Scientists, Streaming TV, Mythology Potpourri, NBA History
Round 4: Over / Under, American Brands, The Academy Awards, Pop Stars, U.S. City Nicknames
Pour House Trivia
Pour House Trivia: August 7, 2024
Visit www.pourhousetrivia.com for news, venues, and more links!Round 1: Winner’s Choice, MLB Players, Movie Lingo, Three Clues / One Singer, Artistic MasterpiecesRound 2: These Artists are a Lot of Fun (AUDIO), Vitamins, The 50 States, Children’s Literature, TV ActressesRound 3: Peace Treaties, Modern Scientists, Streaming TV, Mythology Potpourri, NBA HistoryRound 4: Over / Under, American Brands, The Academy Awards, Pop Stars, U.S. City Nicknames
- Duration:
- 16m
- Broadcast on:
- 08 Aug 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Thanks for watching. Welcome to the Poor House Trivia Podcast. My name is Omar LaDere, and thank you very much for listening. We have four rounds of five questions each, where you wait your 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. Also many questions feature two-point bonuses. There is also a 6-4-2 round and one final question. These are the questions for Wednesday, August 7th, 2024. Round one question one, this is our winners choice category, and it comes from our previous week's top scorer, Billy Crystal Balls, playing out of the casual pint in Fairfax, Virginia. The category they chose was the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Here is your clue. When Rebecca finds out her ex-boyfriend Josh is moving back to his hometown in California, she makes the decision to move there as well. For your wager, what is the two-word name of that town? Your answer, West Covina. Round one question two, MLB players. This question has a two-point bonus. Which San Francisco Giant broke Hank Aaron's MLB career home run record exactly 17 years ago? And for a two-point bonus, this giant finished his MLB career with exactly how many home runs? Your answer is Barry Bonds. And Barry Bonds finished his MLB career with 762 home runs. Round one question three, movie lingo. Though its use as a brand name has virtually disappeared, which 11-letter term still describes an immensely popular film. Your answer is Blockbuster. Round one question four, three clues one singer. This question has a two-point bonus. For this question, I will give you three clues about the same singer. But you can get a two-point bonus if you know the right answer after only two clues have been given. Here are your first two clues. Clue number one, as a child, she sang gospel music at Detroit's new Bethel Baptist Church where her father was a minister. Clue number two. She was the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And here is your third clue. Passing away in 2018, she was dubbed the Queen of Soul. Your answer, Aretha Franklin. Round one question five, artistic masterpieces. This question has a two-point bonus. Speaking a story from the book of Genesis, a portion of the Sistine Chapel ceiling depicts God stretching his finger to touch the finger of which other biblical figure. And for a two-point bonus, tell me which of their arms each of these two figures are reaching within this painting. Your answer, God is reaching towards Adam. And for the bonus, God is reaching out with his right arm and Adam is reaching with his left arm. And that is the end of round one, Wager's reset as we move on to round two. The first question of round two is our audio question. The category, these artists are a lot of fun and this question has a two-point bonus. For this audio question, identify the following artists who are singing about something fun. You may guess it all three, you'll earn your wager of any two are correct, you will earn your two-point bonus if all three are correct. [Music] Your answers, I was looking for the artists, but I'll tell you the songs as well. Number one, that was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cindy Lauper. Number two was Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung. And number three was Ain't It Vine by Paramore. Round two, question two, vitamins. Nutrients such as riboflavin, niacin and folic acid are part of the vitamin complex represented by which single letter. Your answer, B. Round two, question three, the 50 states. This question has a two-point bonus. For your wager, identify either one of the two U.S. states whose one word names are contained within the names of other states. You may guess it both, you'll earn your wager of either one is correct, you'll earn a two-point bonus if both are correct. Your answers, one of them is Kansas, which is contained within Arkansas, and the other is Virginia, which is contained within West Virginia. Round two, question four, children's literature. You'll find two sets of double letters in the name of this Vermont Orphan, a title character created by author Eleanor Porter in 1913. Her name is synonymous with someone with a very optimistic outlook on life. For your wager, name this character. Your answer, the character with two sets of double letters in her name is Pollyanna. Round two, question five, TV actresses. This question has a two-point bonus. In addition to her role on Party of Five, this actress once portrayed Melinda Gordon, a woman who helps the recently deceased take care of unfinished business on earth. For your wager, name this actress. And for a two-point bonus, during the early 1990s, this actress starred on which children's musical variety show. For your answer, Melinda Gordon, a character in the show Ghost Whisperer, was played by star Jennifer Love Hewitt. And Jennifer Love Hewitt starred on the children's musical variety show Kids Incorporated. And that is the end of round two. Before we get to round three, it's time for the 642 round. I have one answer with three clues. If you know the answer after the first clue, you will get six points. If you know it after two clues, you will get four points. And if you need all three clues to get the answer, you will get two points. Here is your six-point clue. I am a U.S. state. According to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, the Garden of Eden was situated in an area now encompassed within my borders. Here is your four-point clue. Both teams that participated in the 1985 World Series played their home games here. Here is your two-point clue. My two-letter postal code is MO. And my capital is Jefferson City. Your answer. The state of Missouri. Wagers reset as we move on to round three. Round three, question one, peace treaties. This question has a two-point bonus. This is potentially a crossword style question, but you can earn a two-point bonus if you turn in the correct response before the crossword style hint is revealed. Just know that you can't guess more than once. Here is your clue. A series of piece accords was signed in 1995 to end the war in Bosnia. The common name given to these documents was borrowed from that of which Ohio City. And here is your crossword hint. The answer is six letters long. The third letter is Y. Your answer - Dayton. Round three, question two, modern scientists. After completing a 45-year study of social interactions in Tanzania, American anthropologist Jane Goodall is considered to be the world's foremost expert on which primate. Your answer - the chimpanzee. Round three, question three, streaming TV. This question has a two-point bonus. For your wager, identify either the Colombian cartel run by drug lord Pablo Escobar or the Netflix series whose first two seasons featured Escobar as its lead character. You may guess at both, you'll earn your wager if either answer is correct. You'll get a two-point bonus if both are correct. Your answers - Pablo Escobar ran the Medellin drug cartel. And the Netflix series was Narcos. Round three, question four - mythology potpourri. Bearing a three-letter name, this enormous bird of prey from Middle Eastern mythology was sometimes depicted in paintings as carrying an elephant in its claws. For your wager, name this creature. Your answer - rock, ROC. Round three, question five - NBA history. This question has a two-point bonus. The Washington Wizards franchise has seen just one of its players win a regular season MVP award. For your wager, you can either name this MVP winner or give me the full name including the geographic location under which the franchise was playing when he won the award. You may guess at both, you'll earn your wager if either one is correct. You'll earn a two-point bonus if both are correct. Your answers - that MVP winner was Wes Uncelled and Wes Uncelled was playing for the Baltimore Bullets as it was called at the time. Wagers reset as we move on to round four. Round four, question one - over under. This question has a two-point bonus. For this three-part question, determine whether each of these numerical answers is over or under the number 55. You may guess at all three, you'll earn your wager if any two are correct. You'll earn a two-point bonus if all three are correct. Number one, the number of men who have served as U.S. Vice President. Number two, the number of years that have passed since Meet the Press first aired on television. Number three, the number of countries with at least 35 million residents. Your answers. Number one, there have been 49 men who have served as U.S. Vice President, so under. Number two, it has been 77 years that have passed since Meet the Press first aired on television, so over. Number three, there are 44 countries with at least 35 million residents, so under. Round four, question two, American Brands. Starting out in 1951 with a man selling hand-cut cheese at local fairs, this company grew into selling and often giving free samples of their cheese, sausage, and gift baskets at mall kiosks nationwide. For your wager, give me the botanical, two-word name of the company. Your answer. Hickory Farms. Round four, question three, the Academy Awards. This question has a two-point bonus. Marion Cotillard is the most recent woman to win a best actress Oscar for a foreign language film. For your wager, identify the film for which she won or name the French singer she portrayed. Identify both and you'll receive a two-point bonus. Your answers. The film that Marion Cotillard won the Oscar for was La Villarose, and the singer she portrayed was Edith Piaf. Round four, question four, pop stars. For your wager, which American singer recorded the recent hits Hot to Go and Good Luck, babe? Your answer. Chappell Rhone. Round four, question five, U.S. city nicknames. This question has a two-point bonus. Although both Boston and New York City receive more rain each year, which Northwestern City has been given the nickname Rain City. And for a two-point bonus, this city is located in which county? Your answer. Rain City is Seattle. And Seattle is located in King County. Now it's time for the final question. This is the only question where you will lose points if you miss it, and you can wager anywhere between zero to twelve points on this final question. Your final category. A method to my madness. Here is your clue. Algorithms, known as the layer method, the block method, the corner method, and the super flip method have all been used to solve what? Your answer. Those methods have all been used to solve a Rubik's Cube. And that is the end of today's question set. Stay tuned for more questions on the way. Don't forget to visit porehousetrivia.com for venues, links to their Facebook and Instagram and Patreon pages. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and give a rating to this podcast. My name is Omar Latiri, and I'll be back with more questions. (soft music) [BLANK_AUDIO]