Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast - Episode 181: A Very KnowNo Christmas

Episode 181: A Very KnowNo Christmas

12/20/21 • 68 min

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Quizmasters Lee and Marc welcome Jamie for a general knowledge holiday quiz on topics surrounding Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other aspects of the holiday season!

Round One

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS - The Christmas tree was first popularised in 19th-century England under which Queen?
KWANZAA - How many candles are used to celebrate Kwanzaa?
HOLIDAY SYMBOLS - Ilex aquifolium is the scientific name of what symbol of the holiday season?
CHRISTMAS SONGS - What Christmastime song about having a carefree day in the snow was originally written in the 1930's as a poem by a young man named Richard Smith who was suffering from and ultimately succumbed to tuberculosis?
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION - In what year was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation released?
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION - May Questial, who played Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, was the voice of which iconic cartoon character?

Round Two

HANUKKAH CELEBRATIONS - In which two boroughs in New York City would you find the largest Hanukkiahs in the world?
CHRISTMAS TREATS - Emerging in America by way of Pennsylvania German immigrants, what holiday treat’s popularity first arose in the early 1800’s and was inspired by a well-known Grimm’s Fairy Tale?
JAPANESE CHRISTMAS - What Western fast food chain offers Japanese customers a full-fledged Christmas dinner, a massively popular culinary tradition for the last 30 years?
CHRISTMAS DRINKS - What holiday drink’s name originated from the Old Norse for "be in good health"?
THE GRINCH - The Grinch lives in a cave on top of which mountain that overlooks Whoville and shares its name with a British type of bread?
CHRISTMAS MOVIES - In the popular holiday movie A Christmas Story, what is the name of the neighbor family that owns 785 smelly hound dogs (much to the chagrin of Ralphie's father?
CHRISTMAS SONGS - What popular Christmas song, released in 1952, was condemned and banned by the archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Church at large for promoting adultery?

Final Questions

CHRISTMAS CAROLS - What 19th century Christmas carol's author was unknown and often misattributed to Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven until 1995 when an 1820 manuscript was discovered written in author Joseph Mohr's own handwriting?
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - What President, the 18th, was the first person to make Christmas a federal holiday?

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

December 22nd, 2021 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EDT
December 23rd, 2021 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollies Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EDT

You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round.

Thank you

Thanks to our supporters on Patreon.

Thank you, Quizdaddies – Brandon, Issa, Adam V., Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service)
Thank you, Team Captains – Captain Nick, Grant, Mo, Jenny, Rick G., Skyler, Dylan, Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher
Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Robb, Rachael, Rikki, Jon Lewis, Moo, Tim, Nabeel, Patrick, Jon, Adam B., Ryan, Mollie, Lisa, Alex, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas
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Quizmasters Lee and Marc welcome Jamie for a general knowledge holiday quiz on topics surrounding Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other aspects of the holiday season!

Round One

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS - The Christmas tree was first popularised in 19th-century England under which Queen?
KWANZAA - How many candles are used to celebrate Kwanzaa?
HOLIDAY SYMBOLS - Ilex aquifolium is the scientific name of what symbol of the holiday season?
CHRISTMAS SONGS - What Christmastime song about having a carefree day in the snow was originally written in the 1930's as a poem by a young man named Richard Smith who was suffering from and ultimately succumbed to tuberculosis?
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION - In what year was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation released?
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION - May Questial, who played Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, was the voice of which iconic cartoon character?

Round Two

HANUKKAH CELEBRATIONS - In which two boroughs in New York City would you find the largest Hanukkiahs in the world?
CHRISTMAS TREATS - Emerging in America by way of Pennsylvania German immigrants, what holiday treat’s popularity first arose in the early 1800’s and was inspired by a well-known Grimm’s Fairy Tale?
JAPANESE CHRISTMAS - What Western fast food chain offers Japanese customers a full-fledged Christmas dinner, a massively popular culinary tradition for the last 30 years?
CHRISTMAS DRINKS - What holiday drink’s name originated from the Old Norse for "be in good health"?
THE GRINCH - The Grinch lives in a cave on top of which mountain that overlooks Whoville and shares its name with a British type of bread?
CHRISTMAS MOVIES - In the popular holiday movie A Christmas Story, what is the name of the neighbor family that owns 785 smelly hound dogs (much to the chagrin of Ralphie's father?
CHRISTMAS SONGS - What popular Christmas song, released in 1952, was condemned and banned by the archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Church at large for promoting adultery?

Final Questions

CHRISTMAS CAROLS - What 19th century Christmas carol's author was unknown and often misattributed to Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven until 1995 when an 1820 manuscript was discovered written in author Joseph Mohr's own handwriting?
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - What President, the 18th, was the first person to make Christmas a federal holiday?

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

December 22nd, 2021 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EDT
December 23rd, 2021 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollies Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EDT

You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round.

Thank you

Thanks to our supporters on Patreon.

Thank you, Quizdaddies – Brandon, Issa, Adam V., Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service)
Thank you, Team Captains – Captain Nick, Grant, Mo, Jenny, Rick G., Skyler, Dylan, Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher
Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Robb, Rachael, Rikki, Jon Lewis, Moo, Tim, Nabeel, Patrick, Jon, Adam B., Ryan, Mollie, Lisa, Alex, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas
Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Sarah, FoxenV, Laurel, A-A-Ron, Loren, Hbomb, Alex, Doug, Kevin and Sara, Tiffany, Allison, Paige, We Do Stuff, Kenya, Jeff, Eric, Steven, Efren, Mike J., Mike C., Mike. K

If you'd like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content, please visit http://theknowno.com and click "Support."

Special Guest: Jamie.

Links:

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Episode 180: Judah Applebee's

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Quizmasters Lee and Marc welcome Seth for a general knowledge quiz on The Beatles, Geography, Chemistry, Psychology, Animals, Board Games, History and more!

Round One

JAMES BOND - Who played James Bond in Goldfinger?
THE BEATLES - What Beatles song started as a 27-minute long jam and was named after a British amusement park attraction?
GEOGRAPHY - The Dardanelles, also known from classical antiquities as the Hellespont, is a narrow, natural strait, an internationally significant waterway, in what country?
BASKETBALL - The official Spalding NBA basketball, used in all official league games, has black lines separating it into how many segments?
POLITICS - The modern left-right political spectrum emerged following what historic event in 1789 (when liberals sat on the left side of the assembly and conservatives on the right)?
CHEMISTRY - When a triglyceride is treated with sodium hydroxide, what is created as the result?

Round Two

PSYCHOLOGY - Spineless, Tyrannical, Enforcing, and Explosive are subtypes of what personality disorder that is named after a French nobleman?
ZIP CODES - In what state would you find the zip code 12345?
FARM LINGO - A steer is a castrated bull, a barrow is a castrated pig, and a gelding is a castrated horse; what kind of animal is a capon?
BOARD GAMES - In 2006, Monopoly Here and Now was replaced, which replaced the railroads with four U.S. airports; what four airports were used in the game?
ANIMAL CALLS - "Bugling" is the term used to describe the call of which antlered North American animal?
ANCIENT HISTORY - The Hasmonean dynasty was established after the defeat of the Seleucid empire in the Levant in 160 B.C.E. The revolt was led by a man named Judah, who along with his four brothers were given what surname which in Aramaic means "The Hammer"?

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U.S. PRESIDENTS - What US president, known as Unconditional Surrender, spent the two years immediately after his presidency traveling the world, being the first president to visit Jerusalem?

Final Questions

U.S. HISTORY - The first U.S. retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor took place in what month?
CEREAL BRANDS - Put the following cereals in order from oldest to newest: Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Life and Rice Crispies?
CULTS - Members of what cult formed by J.R. Bob Dobbs in 1979 claimed that their prediction of an alien invasion signalling the the end of the world in 1998 (known as X-Day) was wrong because they had gotten the date upside down, and would really be happening on 8661?

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

December 15th, 2021 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EDT
December 16th, 2021 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollies Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EDT

You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round.

Thank you

Thanks to our supporters on Patreon.

Thank you, Quizdaddies – Brandon, Issa, Adam V., Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service)
Thank you, Team Captains – Captain Nick, Grant, Mo, Jenny, Rick G., Skyler, Dylan, Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher
Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Robb, Rachael, Rikki, Jon Lewis, Moo, Tim, Nabeel, Patrick, Jon, Adam B., Ryan, Mollie, Lisa, Alex, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas
Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Sarah, FoxenV, Laurel, A-A-Ron, Loren, Hbomb, Alex, Doug, Kevin and Sara, Tiffany, Allison, Paige, We Do Stuff, Kenya, Jeff, Eric, Steven, Efren, Mike J., Mike C., Mike. K

If you'd like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content, please visit http://theknowno.com and click "Support."

Special Guest: Seth.

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Episode 182: Go With Your Guts

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Quizmasters Lee and Marc welcome Erik and Bobby for a general knowledge quiz on topics Animals, Sports, Board Games, Astronomy, Language, New Year’s, and more!

Round One

ANIMALS - What common variety invertebrate animal has 32 brains, ten stomachs, several hundred teeth and 18 testicles?
BIRDS - What kind of North American blackbird features an iridescent head in adults and is referred to as a "plague" when speaking of a group?
SHIPPING - What country has the largest postal system in the world, boasting more that 155,000 post offices and five million postal workers?
SPORTS - The vast majority and top level of men's decathlons are divided into how many days of competition?
FURNITURE - What is the french term for an upholstered sofa that is the shape of a chair but long enough to support the legs (which translates into 'long chair' from its native language)?
BABIES - Until the mid-1980's, it was believed that babies could not do what?

Round Two

GRAPHIC DESIGN - In type design, what is the term for the space between any two characters?
BOARD GAMES - How many weapons are there in the classic game Clue?
ASTRONOMY - In order to maintain functionality, the James Webb Telescope's orbit will be further than what solar systems orbit?
BEER - The term 'stout' is used interchangeably with what other type of well-hopped dark beer, which was the first to be brewed globally and was named for its early appreciators?
MINERALS - What mineral whose name is derived from Greek for 'stone or mineral which strikes fire' is also known as Fool's Gold?
VITAMINS - Thiamine is also known as which vitamin?

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LANGUAGE - Derived from a Japanese art form, what is the portmanteau to describe an NFL game’s final point combination, that has never before occurred in the league’s history?

Final Questions

NEW YEARS - On New Year's Eve in Scotland, who do you kiss at midnight?
ANIMALS - How many jointed appendages does a crab have?
FILMMAKING TERMS - What is the filmmaking term for character narration, soundtrack or music overlay and sound effects from outside the film-world?

Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges

December 29th, 2021 - Know Nonsense Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EDT
December 30th, 2021 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Ollies Pub Records and Beer - 7:30 pm EDT

You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round.

Thank you

Thanks to our supporters on Patreon.

Thank you, Quizdaddies – Brandon, Issa, Adam V., Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service)
Thank you, Team Captains – Captain Nick, Grant, Mo, Jenny, Rick G., Skyler, Dylan, Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher
Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Robb, Rachael, Rikki, Jon Lewis, Moo, Tim, Nabeel, Patrick, Jon, Adam B., Ryan, Mollie, Lisa, Alex, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas
Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Sarah, FoxenV, Laurel, A-A-Ron, Loren, Hbomb, Alex, Doug, Kevin and Sara, Tiffany, Allison, Paige, We Do Stuff, Kenya, Jeff, Eric, Steven, Efren, Mike J., Mike C., Mike. K

If you'd like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content, please visit http://theknowno.com and click "Support."

Special Guests: Bobby and Erik.

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