About the show
Two professional quizmasters ask each other and guests their favorite questions of the week, while providing additional information and commentary. Learn interesting bits of trivia knowledge, discover what goes into crafting a good trivia question or team name, laugh at the hosts many moments of ignorance and pure stupidity and more on the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast is hosted by two independent quizmasters from Southwest Florida, Lee Breshnyda (Know Nonsense Trivia) and Marc Davis (Nice Guys Pizza Trivia).
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Episode List
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Episode 11: Mike Breaks the Internet
September 10th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 19 mins
arts, current events, folklore, food, geography, hobbies, movies, politics, rate my question, sculpture, television, u.s. history, world history
According to Irish folklore, all Leprechauns claim what as their profession? Twitchers are known as appreciators of what non-gaming hobby? Who has been played in a movie by both Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell? The "Nascondino World Championship" is the international championship event for what classic children's game? Join quizmasters Lee and Marc and special guest Mike as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 10: Sesquipedalians
September 3rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 2 mins
80's movies, 80's music, animals, arts, biology, board games, geograpy, history, movies, music, national parks, psychology, sports, theater
In the song "Money For Nothin" by 80s rock band The Dire Straits, who sings the ethereal lines "I Want My MTV"? Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of what? What is the third largest national park in the United States? What is the name of the highest rank in sumo, a word which translates to "horizontal rope?" Join quizmasters Lee and Marc as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 9: A Lot of Pneumonia
August 27th, 2018 | Season 1 | 58 mins 41 secs
business, card games, culture, current events, football, movies, science & nature, television, u.s. presidents
What actress has appeared in two roles that were both set in 1962, playing along side actors with pork-based names? What is another name for the card game "patience"? Instead of "Snowflake," what is the type of the fruit that the people of China call an individual that is over-sensitive or insubordinate? Join quizmasters Lee and Marc as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 8: Rumplesnailtskin
August 20th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 12 mins
arts, baseball, football, harry potter, movies, science & nature, television
How many years can a snail sleep in a single hibernation session? By what serial killer nickname is Dennis Rader better known? What artist painted his masterpiece while in a hospital in the south of France in 1889? What African animal can withstand hundreds of killer bee stings, an attack that would kill any other animal? Join quizmasters Lee and Marc as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 7: Honey Tree Evil Eye
August 13th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 10 mins
ancient weather, animal anatomy, beer, board games, company mottos, dogs, epitaphs, final performances, in other words, linguistics, solitairy achievements, the good book, u.s. presidents, world war ii
Iguanas, Koalas and Komodo Dragons all uncommonly have two what? What weather phenomenon's presence would increase the likelihood of a Roman emperor being assassinated? What multinational technology company once used the motto "Be What's Next?" Join quizmasters Lee and Marc and our first guest Seth as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 6: Ugli Fruits
August 6th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 36 secs
What color are mosquitoes attracted to most, almost twice as much as any other color? What element was named after the inventor of dynamite? What president saved 77 people during his stint as a lifeguard? What children's toy design was originally used as a hunting tool in the Phillipines? Join quizmasters Lee and Marc as they guess and reveal the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 5: Communist Guacamole
July 30th, 2018 | Season 1 | 57 mins 53 secs
arts & literature, disney, geography, greek gods, history, music, science & nature, sports & games, television
Where did the phrase "pass the buck" originate? What ancient culture invented the straw? What did the mother of Miske Nesmeth (The Monkees) invent? Answers to these questions and more in this week's Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!
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Episode 4: Pine Heads
July 23rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 50 mins 7 secs
Pub Quizmasters Lee and Marc try to stump each ot…
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Episode 3: All Nines
July 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 52 mins 48 secs
astronomy, memes, psychology, television
Which music producer attended his own memorial service in 1974? Ophidiophobia is the fear of what? What Major League Baseball Team did Turk Wendell sign to for $9,999,999.99? The Facts of Life is a spin-off of what television series? Pub Quizmasters Lee and Marc try to stump each other with their favorite questions of the week, as well as discuss topics such as device usage, answer previewers and more in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast.
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Episode 2: Fart Proudly
July 9th, 2018 | Season 1 | 55 mins 23 secs
What kind of insect thrives more in the city than in the country? In Florida, what city nickname "The Magic City"? What was the first animated television show to be nominated for an Emmy? Which U.S. President received as a gift two grizzly bears which he kept in cages on the White House lawn? Which founding father once wrote a tract called "Fart Proudly" encouraging scientists to give flatulence a more pleasent odor? Pub Quizmasters Lee and Marc make attempts to answer theses trivia questions and more on this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia podcast! They also discuss trivia team size and team dynamics (identifying the people you want on your trivia team).
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Episode 1: Chocolate Battles
July 1st, 2018 | Season 1 | 53 mins 5 secs
comic books, dinosaur, evolution, food, french history, geography, hip hop, history, internet, language, marijuana, meme, nintendo, pop culture, science, state facts, supreme court, television, u.s. history, video games, wu tang clan
Which red squirrel had a "Bad Fur Day" on the Nintendo 64 in 2001? What was the first country to legalize cannibis? The potato, tomato, eggplant, and tobacco are all products of what kind of flowering plant, sharing a name with characters from DC and Marvel Comics? What independent artist stepped away from the mic to breathe in and went viral with his hit “Chocolate Rain”?
Pub Quizmasters Lee and Marc try to stump each other with their favorite questions of the week, as well as talk about being a quizmaster, scoring techniques and what makes for a good trivia question.