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Round 1: Winner’s Choice, TV Dramas, Name that Fruit, Three Clues / One Actress, Presidential Potpourri
Round 2: Foreign Covers (AUDIO), Americana, Super Bowl Losers, A Meaty One, World Geography
Round 3: Triple 50/50: 2024 Olympic Games, Last Word / First Word, Movie Product Placement, Art Museums, The U.S. Supreme Court
Round 4: Name that Crime Drama, Science Terms, Broadway Musicals, Film Remakes, Starts with Vowels
Pour House Trivia
Pour House Trivia: August 5, 2024
Visit www.pourhousetrivia.com for news, venues, and more links!Round 1: Winner’s Choice, TV Dramas, Name that Fruit, Three Clues / One Actress, Presidential PotpourriRound 2: Foreign Covers (AUDIO), Americana, Super Bowl Losers, A Meaty One, World GeographyRound 3: Triple 50/50: 2024 Olympic Games, Last Word / First Word, Movie Product Placement, Art Museums, The U.S. Supreme CourtRound 4: Name that Crime Drama, Science Terms, Broadway Musicals, Film Remakes, Starts with Vowels
- Duration:
- 15m
- Broadcast on:
- 06 Aug 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
4 House Trivia Welcome to the 4 House Trivia Podcast. My name is Omar Latere 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. So many questions feature 2 point bonuses, there is also a 642 round and 1 final question. These are the questions for Monday, August 6th, 2024. Round 1 question 1, this is our winner's choice category and it comes from the previous week's top scorer, Smart on the Avenue, playing out of Del Rey pizzeria in Alexandria, Virginia. Their category, Volcanoes, here is your clue. Located on the big island of Hawaii, which most active volcano on earth continuously erupted from January 1983 until April 2018 and experienced its most recent eruption in early June of this year. Your answer is Kilauea. Round 1 question 2, TV dramas, this question has a 2 point bonus. During the 2000s, Idris Elba appeared on which HBO series Seton Baltimore. And for a 2 point bonus, what was the first name of Elba's character on that show? Your answer is that HBO series in Baltimore, The Wire. And Idris Elba's character was named Stringer, Stringer Bell. Round 1 question 3, named that fruit, at 351 pounds, the world record weight for which fruit was produced by a variety known as the Carolina Cross. Your answer, that was a 351 pound watermelon. Round 1 question 4, 3 clues, 1 actress. This question has a 2 point bonus. For this question, I'm going to give you 3 clues about the same actress, but you can get a 2 point bonus if you know the answer after only the first 2 clues have been given. Clue number 1, she was married 3 times, including to James Daugherty when she was just 16 years old. Clue number 2, Hugh Hefner is buried next to her. And here is your third clue. She passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 36, exactly 62 years ago this week. Your answer, Marilyn Monroe. Round 1 question 5, presidential potpourri. This question has a 2 point bonus. George H.W. Bush is buried at his presidential library on the campus of which university. And for a 2 point bonus, name the town that is home to this university. Your answer is President Bush is buried at Texas A&M. And Texas A&M is located in College Station. That is the end of Round 1, Waders reset as we move on to Round 2. The first question of Round 2 is as always our audio question. The category "foreign covers" and this question has a 2 point bonus. For this audio question, you will hear 3 foreign covers of well-known songs. For your Wager, give me the original title of each song. 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. Thank you. Your answer is those are all Spanish covers. The first one was a Spanish cover of "Walk on the Wild Side". Number 2 was a cover of "It's the End of the World" as we know it. And number 3 was a cover of "Story of My Life". Round 2 question 2, Americana. On June 8, 1940, Congress gave federal protection to what animal species, a move that set a precedent for future wildlife laws including the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Your answer, that animal species was the Bald Eagle, it was the Bald Eagle Protection Act. Round 2 question 3, Super Bowl Losers. This question has a 2 point bonus. Identify any 2 of the 3 teams that Kansas City Chiefs have defeated in the Super Bowl. If you get all 3, you'll receive a 2 point bonus. Your answers, the Chiefs have beaten the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. Round 2 question 4, a meaty one. Commonly used to make steak fajitas, which clothing word is used for the name for the cut of beef steak that comes from the cow's belly just below the ribs. Your answer, Skirt Steak. Round 2 question 5, World Geography. This question has a 2 point bonus. For your wager, identify any 2 of the 3 countries that share a land border with Vietnam. You may guess at all 3, you'll earn your wager of any 2 are correct, you'll receive a 2 point bonus if all 3 are correct. Your answers, the 3 countries that share a land border with Vietnam are China, Laos and Cambodia. Before we get to round 3, it's time for the 642 round, I have one answer with 3 different clues and you get your points based on when you know the correct answer. If you know it after the first difficult clue, you'll get 6 points, if you know it after the second regular 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 a foreign city, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach are major tourist spots located within my metropolitan area. Here is your 4 point clue, I am the most populous city in the Australian state of New South Wales. And here is your 2 point clue, I am a harbor city known for hosting the Olympics in 2000 as well as for a uniquely designed opera house. Your answer is Sydney. Wagers reset as we move on to round 3, round 3 question 1, triple 50/50/2024 Olympic Games, this question has a 2 point bonus. For this 3 part question, determine whether the US has won a gold medal in the following sports at this year's Olympic Games. You may guess at all 3, you'll earn your wager of any 2 are correct, you'll receive a 2 point bonus of all 3 are correct. Note that these events are both for men's and women's. Number 1, fencing. Number 2, rowing. Number 3, equestrian. Your answer is number 1, inferencing, yes the US has won a gold medal. Number 2, rowing, yes. And number 3, equestrian, no. Round 3, question 2, last word, first word. This question will be in the last word, first word format. I will give you 2 clues that lead you to one answer, the last word of the answer to the first clue will be the first word of the answer to the second clue. For example, if I said, what would be the name of a person who starred in city slickers who also used a device to look into your future, your answer would be Billy Crystal Ball. Here's your clue. For your wager, what forward name would you have if the dim-witted Canadian Mountie who was portrayed by Brendan Fraser in a feature film, performed the debut single of American hip-hop artist Chingee. Your answer, that forward name would be Dudley Do Right There. Round 3, question 3, movie product placement. This question has a two-point bonus. Which brand of soft drink did Forrest Gump drink too much of, which leads him to tell President Kennedy, "I have to pay." And for a two-point bonus, this soda was introduced in which U.S. city? Your answers, Forrest Gump drank too much Dr. Pepper. And Dr. Pepper was introduced in Waco, Texas. Round 3, question 4, art museums. Containing works by Franz Halz and Jan Asilin, the Rijksmuseum, is located in which European capital city? Your answer, the Rijksmuseum is in Amsterdam. Round 3, question 5, the U.S. Supreme Court. This question has a two-point bonus. For your wager, identify any two of the three chief justices of the United States whose last name begins with the letter R. Identify all three, and you'll receive a two-point bonus. Your answers, John Roberts, William Rankquist, and John Rutledge. Wagers reset as we move on to round 4. And for question 1, name that crime drama. This question has a two-point bonus. Portrayed by Emily Deschanel, Temperance Brennan was the title character of what former Fox crime procedural? And for a two-point bonus, this show was loosely based on the novels of what author? Your answer, Temperance Brennan was on bones. And the show was loosely based on the novels of Cathy Rijks. Round 4, question 2, science terms. Depending on the context, what science term can refer to either the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, or an ionized state of matter similar to a gas? Your answer is plasma. Round 4, question 3, Broadway musicals. This question has a two-point bonus. This classic Broadway musical features a gambling boss named Nathan Detroit. For your wager, you can either give me the name of that musical, or identify the singer who played Nathan Detroit in the 1950s film. Identify both, and you'll receive a two-point bonus. Your answer is, that musical is, guys and dolls. And the singer who played Nathan Detroit in that 1950s film was Frank Sinatra. Round 4, question 4, film remakes. Remade in 2005 with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher, albeit with a shorter title, for which film did Spencer Tracy earn a posthumous Best Actor Oscar nomination? Your answer? Guess who's coming to dinner? Round 4, question 5 starts with vowels. This question has a two-point bonus. For this question, I will ask you three questions whose answers all begin with the letters A-E. You may guess at all three, you'll earn your wager of any two are correct, you'll receive a two-point bonus if all three are correct. Number 1, this arm of the Mediterranean Sea is located between the Greek and Anatolian Peninsula's. Number 2, despite releasing their first album in 1973, this band did not have a billboard number one song until 1998. Number 3, this healthcare company is the largest U.S. corporation that fits this category. Your answers, that arm of the Mediterranean Sea is the Aegean Sea. Number 2, Aerosmith didn't have a billboard number one song until 1998. Number 3, the largest U.S. corporation that begins with the letters A-E is Etna. Now it's time for the final question. Here you will lose points if you miss it and you can wager anywhere between 0 to 12 points on this final question. Your category is name that company and here is your clue. The founder of this company chose its name based on the bond he had with his son's gym, mat, Chad and Ben. For your wager, give me the name of this company. Your answer, that founder and his four sons totaled up to five guys. And that is the end of today's question set. Make sure you check out www.poorhousetrivia.com for venues, times, news, updates and their links to their Instagram, Facebook and Patreon pages. My name is Omar Latere and I'll be back with more questions. [Music] (gentle music)