H.I. #64: The Quiz Show

H.I. #64: The Quiz Show Download

Grey and Brady discuss: poker, podcast postcards, bi-weekly auto update, flying the Nail & Gear and the Milwaukee flag, and Brady has Grey take a general knowledge / trivia quiz.

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Show Notes

Discuss this episode on the reddit

Playing poker while listening to HI

The Borgata Hotel & Casino

Brady and Grey discuss subvocalization

Podcast Postcards

Hello Internet Flag Referendum

Uber’s self-driving cars are on the road

Travis Kalanick

Google vs Uber

Nail & Gear at a concert

Flying the flag for the show

The Milwaukee flag

Milwaukee flag rebels

Famous Robert Scott

Brady's Quiz: WORLD LEADERS: Political leaders of these countries (1 point each)

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Australia

SPORT

• Name one current Major League Baseballer (1 point)
• Name one person who has ever played Test Cricket (1 point)
• Name four of the countries to win the Men’s World Cup of Soccer more than once (0.5 points each - 2 points max)

WORLD WAR II

• The nuclear bombs dropped on two cities in Japan at the end of WW2.
• The names of the two cities bombed (1 point each)
• Name two of the following - nicknames of either of the two bombs or the two planes that dropped them (1 point each - 2 points max)

A FAMOUS US LANDMARK

• Mount Rushmore is in which state? (1 point)
• The Four Faces carved into Mt Rushmore (0.5 each and 1 point extra for the correct order, left to right)

MUSIC: Who sings these lyrics…

When I was younger so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. (1 point)

Don't forget me, I beg
I'll remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead (1 point)

Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name (1 point)

• German composer Beethoven’s first name (1 point)

MOUNTAINS

• 14 Mountains are over 8000m.
• Name four of them (for 1 point each)

FAMOUS WIVES: Name the wives of

• Barack Obama (1 point)
• Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (1 point)
• Brad Pitt (1 point)
• David Beckham (1 point)

MOVIES

• Name eight films directed by Steven Spielberg (0.5 points each)

SPACE

• List the 10 largest bodies in the Solar System in descending order (2 points for the list being in descending order, 2 points for it being correct)

WEBSITES

• YouTube was founded by three former PayPal employees…. Can you name any one of them? (1 point)
• Year of first YouTube upload (1 point)
• Name either of Reddit’s two founders (1 point)
• What University did Mark Zuckerberg attend? (1 point)

BONUS PICTURE ROUND

• Flag 1
• Flag 2
• Flag 3
• Flag 4