Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast

Episode 64: Lil Pacs

September 23rd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 18 mins

acronyms, bears, chemistry, classic tv, cocktails, country music, guitar legends, history, hurricanes, medical conditions, nil, time zones, world war ii

Quizmasters Lee & Marc are joined by Seth who is fresh off of appearances of two other broadcast shows - WGCU’s Three Song Stories and PBS’s Family Pictures USA - to share some conversation and some trivia questions, with topics including BEARS, TIME ZONES, CLASSIC TV, GUITAR LEGENDS, COCKTAILS, CHEMISTRY, WORLD WAR II and more!

Episode 49: Beef Strokin' Off

June 10th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 16 mins

canadian geography, classic cartoons, david bowie, german food, history, horse anatomy, in other words, pride, rhymes, sports books, star wars, stinky cheeses, the vatican, women in history

Quizmasters Lee and Marc go one-on-one with their favorite trivia questions of the week after having a quick chat about the benefits and consequences of using trivia night to instigate social change.

Episode 18: Little Black Book Full of Regretful Team Names

October 29th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 33 mins

acronyms, agriculture, biology, board games, business, cult movies, geography, history, islands, movies, phrases, rate my question, sports, state laws

During the great depression, Alfred Mosher Butts invented what board game? The centimorgan is a unit of measurement that describes the distance between what on a chromosome? According to Illinois state law, it is illegal to fall alseep in a shop selling what? Along with a fresh batch of rate my questions, quizmasters Lee & Marc ask these trivia questions to our first full team of guests (including previous guests Kristin, Fletcher and Seth)!

Episode 16: Nancy Apple Titty Orange

October 15th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 4 mins

art, astronomy, ballet, comics, history, literary classics, literature, marvel, movies, science & nature, simpsons, television

In what early 90’s film would you find the character Oda Mae Brown? A volcano that shoots ice instead of lava and is located on a dwarf planet located between Mars and what other planet? What renaissance artist suffered a facial disfigurement at the age of 17 after a rival artist punched him in the face out of jealousy and annoyance? Quizmaster Marc returns from his adventures in the British Isles with inspired trivia and to answer the questions of Quizmaster Lee in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast! Plus: our first giveaway!

Episode 15: The Darkest Episode

October 8th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 16 mins

astronomy, biology, entymology, food & drink, geography, history, language, movies, music, pirates, politics, science, wrestling

In the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, what is Ferris's sister's name? What is the most widely-spoken first nation language spoken in North America? What is the only river that flows both north and south of the Equator? American stage actor Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, was best known for his performances in what Shakespearean play? Join Quizmaster Lee and special guest Seth as they answer these questions and more!

Episode 13: Powerful Carnival Sperm

September 24th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 47 mins

beatles, circus, food & drink, history, presidents, television, video games

What superhero did Elvis model his persona after? In 1985, what mythical creature did Ringling Bros. Circus claim to have? What do Pee-Wee Herman and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, have in common? What US state boasts counties including Hardeman, Glasscock, and Loving? What is Scooby-Doo's first full name? Quizmasters Lee & Marc attempt to answer these questions and more, joined by Marc's teammate Fletcher and Kristin in this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast!

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!

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!

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.