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Round 1: Winner’s Choice, Island Countries, 80s Bands, Three Clues / One Word, From Page to Big Screen
Round 2: Also a Sports Term (AUDIO), TV Families, NBA Players, Beverage Recipes, Greek Mythology
Round 3: Historic Novel Settings, Debut Albums, Reality TV, Bodies of Water, Periodic Table
Round 4: World History, Drug Companies, Film Franchises, Art Talk, NFL Teams
Pour House Trivia
Pour House Trivia: August 6, 2024
Visit www.pourhousetrivia.com for news, venues, and more links!Round 1: Winner’s Choice, Island Countries, 80s Bands, Three Clues / One Word, From Page to Big ScreenRound 2: Also a Sports Term (AUDIO), TV Families, NBA Players, Beverage Recipes, Greek MythologyRound 3: Historic Novel Settings, Debut Albums, Reality TV, Bodies of Water, Periodic TableRound 4: World History, Drug Companies, Film Franchises, Art Talk, NFL Teams
- Duration:
- 16m
- Broadcast on:
- 07 Aug 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
4 House Trivia Welcome to the Poor House Trivia Podcast. My name is Omar LaDiri and thank you very much for listening. We have 4 rounds of 5 questions each where you can 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. Also many questions feature 2 point bonuses, there is also our 642 round and 1 final question. These are the questions for Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Round 1 question 1, this is our winner's choice category and it came from the previous week's top scorer, Equatorial Guinea pigs, playing out of the branch in Leesburg, Virginia, their category, the Real Housewives of New York City. Here's your clue. In 2022, the Jewish Journal ranked this star of Real Housewives of New York City as one of the top 10 Jewish reality TV stars in history. For your wager, name that woman who founded the skinny girl lifestyle brand. Your answer, Bethany Frankl. The one question 2, island countries, this question has a 2 point bonus. Athlete Usain Bolt hails from which country that became independent from the United Kingdom exactly 62 years ago. And for a 2 point bonus, what is its capital city? Your answers, Jamaica and the capital of Jamaica is Kingston. Round 1 question 3, 80s bands, sharing its name with a bomber plane which American New Wave band took the song Love Shack to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. Your answer, the B52s. Round 1 question 4, 3 clues 1 word. This question has a 2 point bonus. For this question, I will give you 3 clues about the same word, but you can get a 2 point bonus if you know the answer after only 2 clues have been given. Here are your first 2 clues. Clue number 1, in baseball, the name of a pitch where the ball is released just above ground level. Clue number 2, the fast food restaurant with the most locations in the U.S. specializes in this food. And here is your third clue, movies such as The Hunt for Red October and Das Boat have featured this type of naval transport. Your answer, Sub or Submarine. Round 1 question 5, from page to big screen. This question has a 2 point bonus. For your wager, which 1980s action film was adapted from Nothing Lasts Forever, a novel set in Los Angeles skyscraper during an office Christmas party. And for a 2 point bonus, which novelist wrote Nothing Lasts Forever. Your answer is Die Hard. And the author of Nothing Lasts Forever is Roderick Thorpe. Wagers reset as we move on to round 2. The first question of round 2 is our audio question, the category also a sports term. And this question has a 2 point bonus. For this audio clue, identify the following artists whose names can also be associated with sports. You may guess it all 3, you'll earn your wager of any 2 are correct, you'll receive a 2 point bonus if all 3 are correct. Here are your answers. Reminder, we were looking for the artists, but I will tell you the song as well. Number 1, that was Your Love by The Outfield. Number 2 was 1985 by Bowling for Soup. And number 3 was I Want to Get Better by Bleachers. Round 2, question 2, TV Families. For your wager, Belcher is the last name of the family on which current animated TV series. Your answer is Bob's Burgers. Round 2, question 3 NBA Players. This question has a 2 point bonus. After 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Witch Guard signed with the Dallas Mavericks earlier this off season. And for a 2 point bonus, he played his college basketball at Witch Western School. Your answer, Clay Thompson. And Clay Thompson played his college ball at Washington State. Round 2, question 4, Beverage Recipes. For your wager, what substance is fermented with water, yeast and herbs or spices to produce the beverage called mead? Your answer is Honey. Round 2, question 5, Greek Mythology. This question has a 2 point bonus. In Greek Mythology, Jason and his band of heroes named the Argonauts searched for what legendary item. And for a 2 point bonus, this item was supposedly found in what region whose name begins with sea. Your answer, the legendary item is the Golden Fleece. And the Golden Fleece was supposedly found in Kalkus. That is the end of round 2. Before we get to round 3, it's time for the 642 round. I have one answer with 3 clues with decreasing difficulty level. If you get your answer on the first clue, you'll get 6 points. If you get it on the second clue, 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 Asian country. In both the original Sherlock Holmes novels and the modern BBC adaptation, Sherlock, Dr. Watson is a British Army veteran who served primarily in this Asian country. Here is your 4 point clue, called Unconquerable and nicknamed the Graveyard of Empires. I have historically witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by Alexander the Great, the Mongols, the British and the Soviets. Here is your 2 point clue. I am one of the 2 countries of the world to begin with A, but not to end in A. My capital and largest city is Kabul. Your answer is Afghanistan. Wagers reset as we move on to round 3. Round 3 question 1, historic novel settings. This question has a 2 point bonus. In this question, I will give you 3 pairs of historical novels. In each case, tell me the war that served as this setting for both books. You may guess it all 3, you'll earn your wager of any 2 are correct, you'll receive a 2 point bonus if all 3 are correct. Number 1, cold mountain and gods and generals. Number 2, the Nightingale and all the light we cannot see. Number 3, Scaramouche and the Scarlet Pempernel. Your answers. Number 1, cold mountain and gods and generals took place during the US Civil War. Number 2, the Nightingale and all the light we see, took place during World War II. And number 3, Scaramouche and the Scarlet Pempernel took place during the French Revolution. Number 3 question 2, debut albums. Everywhere, all you wanted and goodbye to you are singles from the spirit room, the debut studio album of which female musician. Your answer, Michelle Branch. Round 3 question 3, reality TV. This question has a 2 point bonus. Paris Hilton recently announced that she would be reuniting with Nicole Ritchie for a 20th anniversary special of which reality TV series. And for a 2 point bonus, what nonsensical word do they often repeat on this show? Your answer, the reality TV series is the simple life, and that nonsensical word is Sanasa. Round 3 question 4, bodies of water. For your wager, what lake in Russia holds many superlatives, including the largest freshwater lake by volume, the world's deepest lake, the world's clearest lake, and the world's oldest. Your answer is, lake by call. Round 3 question 5, the periodic table. This question has a 2 point bonus. At a standard temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and standard pressure of 1 atmosphere, there are only 2 elements on the periodic table that are liquids. For your wager, name, either element. You may guess at both elements, you'll earn your wager if either one is correct. You'll get a 2 point bonus if both elements are correct. Your answers, those liquid elements are Mercury and Bromine. Wagers reset as we move on to round 4. Round 4 question 1, world history. This question has a 2 point bonus. Parliament and Treason was the subtitle of a 2005 exhibition at Westminster Hall marking the 400th anniversary of what conspiracy to blow up the houses of Parliament in London. And for a 2 point bonus, what monarch reigned during this conspiracy and was the supposed target of it? Your answers and was the gunpowder plot and the monarch that reigned during this conspiracy was King James I. Round 4 question 2, drug companies. To alter morphine to make it more appealing as a cough suppressant, what German pharmaceutical company created heroin? Your answer, Bayer. Round 4 question 3, film franchises. This question has a 2 point bonus. Taking place in between the first two films, scientists on a space station are the focus of the upcoming seventh installment of which science fiction series. And for a 2 point bonus, what is the subtitle of this upcoming film? Your answers, that series is Alien. And the subtitle of the upcoming movie is Romulus. Round 4 question 4, art talk. Realified by artists such as Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, what word precedes expressionism in the name of a mid 20th century art movement that began in the United States? Your answer, the word is abstract. Round 4 question 5, NFL teams. This question has a 2 point bonus. For this three part question, I will give you three lists of players. For your wager, identify the name of the NFL team for which all three played for in their careers. You may guess it all three, you'll earn your wager of any two are correct, you'll receive a 2 point bonus of all three are correct. Number 1, Steve Young, Derek Brooks, Baker Mayfield. Number 2, Jack Lambert, Rod Woodson, Michael Vick. Number 3, Thurmond Thomas, Terrell Owens, Ryan Fitzpatrick. Your answers, number 1, Steve Young, Derek Brooks, Baker Mayfield all played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Number 2, Jack Lambert, Rod Woodson and Michael Vick all played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Number 3, Thurmond Thomas, Terrell Owens, Ryan Fitzpatrick all played for the Buffalo Bills. 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 0 to 12 points on this final question. Your final category is, classical music. Here is your clue. No death, where is thy sting, is a song that appears toward the conclusion of which 18th century oratorio by a German born musician. Your answer is, Messiah, by George Handel. And that is it for this question set. Stay tuned for more question sets and make sure to visit porehousetrivia.com for venues of time, links to their Facebook, Instagram and Patreon pages. Make sure to like and subscribe and give a good rating on Spotify for this podcast, please. My name is Omar Latere and I'll be back with more questions. [MUSIC PLAYING]