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Ep 274: General Trivia · Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Trivia Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Quiz Quiz Bang Bang, the pub
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  Speaker 1: quiz practice show that hits you pal ruid in the quizzer.
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  Speaker 2: I'm David Flora and I'm Annie Flora, and we're here
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  Speaker 2: to teach you more about trivia than there are weather
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  Speaker 2: changes on any given day anywhere.
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  Speaker 1: Quick reminder, we have Zoom Trivia this Sunday at noon
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  Speaker 1: Mountain time, that is Sunday, May eighteenth, and we'd like
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  Speaker 1: to see you there, hang out, play some trivia, no steaks,
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  Speaker 1: just fun. It's like the American Outback, no stakes, just fun.
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  Speaker 1: Do you also like that the American Outback probably just
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  Speaker 1: is outpack steaks?
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  Speaker 2: Well, that certainly isn't an Australian thing, so yes it Yes,
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  Speaker 2: we want to give a special shout out to shame.
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  Speaker 2: We're becoming up. Thank you, keep your peer and I
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  Speaker 2: think that's about it. Shall we dive into some trivia.
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  Speaker 1: Let's do it. This is how the show works. Wiz
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  Speaker 1: Quiz Bang Bang's format is four rounds of four questions,
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  Speaker 1: each followed by the answers. After round two, we'll ask
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  Speaker 1: a quick fire bang Bang question where you'll have a
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  Speaker 1: time limit to give multiple answers. After the fourth round.
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  Speaker 1: The show culminates with the Big Bang, a final round
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  Speaker 1: with three questions, whose answers are all clues to one
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  Speaker 1: final question.
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  Speaker 2: Round one. Question one, the category is current events. Which
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  Speaker 2: German politician was just elected Chancellor of Germany on May
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  Speaker 2: sixth five? Question two? The category is video games flight simulator.
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  Speaker 2: The series of flight simulator programs Slash Video Games is
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  Speaker 2: the longest running software product line of which company. Question
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  Speaker 2: three the category is history. Which President of the Confederate
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  Speaker 2: States of America served as Secretary of War from March
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  Speaker 2: eighteen fifty three to March eighteen fifty seven, prior to
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  Speaker 2: the secession of Southern States. Question four the category is film.
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  Speaker 2: This question comes from Laura and Dennis. Thank you Laura
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  Speaker 2: and Dennis and Dennis. What actor played a police detective
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  Speaker 2: in nineteen seventy one's Best Picture winner won in nineteen
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  Speaker 2: seventy two, and four years later played a police chief
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  Speaker 2: in nineteen seventy five's highest grossing film. And now the
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  Speaker 2: answers to round one. Question one, Which German politician was
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  Speaker 2: just elected Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz, But when he's
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  Speaker 2: in trouble, his name is Yachem Friedrich Martin Joseph Mertz.
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  Speaker 2: You know what's great, David. I haven't read this yet,
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  Speaker 2: but apparently there's a book series and I think it's
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  Speaker 2: been turned into a television series and it's all about
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  Speaker 2: Angela Merkel solving crimes.
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  Speaker 1: What is this about world leaders solve crimes?
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  Speaker 2: Now? As a Sean, I don't know, but I think
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  Speaker 2: it's great. I'll read it. Question two, Flight Simulator is
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  Speaker 2: the longest running software product line of which company Microsoft?
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  Speaker 2: This is how old it is, David? It predated Windows
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  Speaker 2: by three years. Question three. Which president of the Confederate
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  Speaker 2: States of America served as Secretary of War from March
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  Speaker 2: eighteen fifty three to March eighteen fifty seven, prior to
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  Speaker 2: the secession of Southern States Jefferson Davis. Question four. What
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  Speaker 2: actor played a police detective in nineteen seventy one's Best
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  Speaker 2: Picture Winner and four years later played a police chief
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  Speaker 2: in nineteen seventy five's highest grossing film Roy In nineteen
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  Speaker 2: seventy one, he was detective Cloudy Russo in The French Connection,
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  Speaker 2: And in nineteen seventy five he was police chief Martin
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  Speaker 2: Brodie in Jaws. That's one bad hat, Harry.
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  Speaker 1: That's some bad hat.
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  Speaker 2: Now it's one.
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  Speaker 1: Round two. Question five, The category is animals. The only
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  Speaker 1: living coral barrier reef in the continental United States belongs
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  Speaker 1: to which state? Question six? Category Sports? Which current National
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  Speaker 1: Hockey League Conference was originally named the Prince of Wales
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  Speaker 1: Conference when it was founded in nineteen seventy four. Question
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  Speaker 1: seven Category music. This one comes to us from listener data.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you major, Thank you major. What is the singer
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  Speaker 1: Halsey's real first name? Question eight? Category geography? Which Gulf
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  Speaker 1: is bordered on the northeast by Cambodia and the Maykong
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  Speaker 1: Delta region of Vietnam and opens to the South China
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  Speaker 1: Sea in the southeast. And now they answers round two.
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  Speaker 1: Question five. The only living coral barrier reef in the
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  Speaker 1: continental in the United States belongs to which state? Florida?
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  Speaker 1: Question six? Which current NHL conference was originally named the
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  Speaker 1: Prince of Wales Conference the Eastern Conference.
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  Speaker 2: That's interesting.
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  Speaker 1: The Prince of Wales Trophy was originally given to the
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  Speaker 1: league champions before the Stanley Cup dates back to nineteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty five.
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  Speaker 2: Until the Prince of Wales got dethroned by Stanley.
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  Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Stanley, I'm here to take your trophy. Question seven,
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  Speaker 1: what is the singer Halsey's real first name, Ashley? Her
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  Speaker 1: name is Ashley Nicolette friend JAPANI Question eight, which golf
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  Speaker 1: is bordered on the northeast by Cambodia in the Maykung
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  Speaker 1: Delta region of Vietnam and opens to the South China
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  Speaker 1: Sea in the southeast the Gulf of Thailand.
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  Speaker 2: That's it for the first half, which means it's time
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  Speaker 2: for the Bang Bang Round. The category for this week's
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  Speaker 2: Bang Bang Round is food and Drink. You will have
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  Speaker 2: thirty seconds to answer the following question. In the Western world,
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  Speaker 2: so not Eastern based companies from China, Japan, India, et cetera.
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  Speaker 2: Name the top seven coffee house chains by number of locations.
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  Speaker 2: Your time starts now.
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  Speaker 1: And that's time. The top seven coffee house chains by
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  Speaker 1: number of locations in the Western world are Starbucks, Duncan,
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  Speaker 1: tim Horton's, Costa Coffee, Greg's Cafe, Nero, and Crispy Cream.
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  Speaker 1: So those middle ones, of course, tim Horton's being Canadia's
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  Speaker 1: a Little Coffeehouse slash breakfast Joint of Choice, and Nero
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  Speaker 1: Gregs those are UK based, I believe, Oh nice I
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  Speaker 1: don't know if Nero is based if because it could
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  Speaker 1: be based in Italy. I'm not sure about that, but
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  Speaker 1: there are a lot in the UK. In England we
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  Speaker 1: saw a lot.
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  Speaker 2: Round three. Question nine. The category is language. A postulated
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  Speaker 2: ancestral language from which a number of attested languages are
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  Speaker 2: believed to have descended by evolution is called what kind
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  Speaker 2: of language? From the ancient Greek? For first question ten,
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  Speaker 2: The category is technology. This question comes from listener Bobby.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you Bobby.
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  Speaker 2: What was the first synthetic fiber? Question eleven? The category
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  Speaker 2: is transportation. Avro, Hawker and Douglas are some now defunct
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  Speaker 2: manufacturers of what kind of vehicles? Question twelve? The category
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  Speaker 2: is mythology. Broggie, Valley and Mannae are gods found in
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  Speaker 2: which mythology? And now the answer is to Round three
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  Speaker 2: Question nine. A postulated ancestral language from which a number
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  Speaker 2: of attested languages are believed to have descended by is
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  Speaker 2: called what kind of language? Proto language? It's like a
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  Speaker 2: prototype but a language. Question ten? What was the first
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  Speaker 2: synthetic fiber? Nylon? Question eleven? Avro, Hawker and Douglas are
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  Speaker 2: some now defunct manufacturers of what kind of vehicles, aircraft
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  Speaker 2: or planes. Question twelve. Braggy, Valley and Mannai are gods
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  Speaker 2: found in which mythology Norse?
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  Speaker 1: Braggy is the god of wisdom and poetry. Valley is
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  Speaker 1: one of the few survivors of Ragnarok, and Maney god
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  Speaker 1: of the moon.
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  Speaker 2: Oh very nice.
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  Speaker 1: Round four. Question thirteen the category of society and culture.
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  Speaker 1: This one comes to us from listener Dean, Thank you, Dean,
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  Speaker 1: thank you. In what type of auction does the price
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  Speaker 1: gradually reduce until the item is sold? Question fourteen? Category music?
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  Speaker 1: Which Romantic era composer wrote the waltz the Blue Danube?
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  Speaker 1: Question fifteen? Category anatomy. Which part of the body is
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  Speaker 1: mainly responsible for sound detection and balance? Question sixteen Category television.
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  Speaker 1: Known for several TV and film roles, including shows such
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  Speaker 1: as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and guest appearances on
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  Speaker 1: Malcolm in the Middle. Which actress holds the record for
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  Speaker 1: most nominated performer in Emmy history? And now they answers
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  Speaker 1: to round four Question thirteen. In what type of auction
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  Speaker 1: does the price gradually reduce until the item is sold?
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  Speaker 1: Dutch auction.
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  Speaker 2: You're confused.
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  Speaker 1: They start high and goes down until the first person
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  Speaker 1: says they'll pay for the price, and then it's sold.
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  Speaker 2: That's an interesting way to do it.
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  Speaker 1: Question fourteen. Which Romantic era composer wrote the waltz the
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  Speaker 1: Blue Danube Johann Strauss? The second question fifteen, which part
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  Speaker 1: of the body is mainly re responsible for sound detection
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  Speaker 1: and balance the inner ear? And question sixteen, known for
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  Speaker 1: roles in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and guest appearances
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  Speaker 1: on Malcolm in the Middle, which actress holds the record
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  Speaker 1: for most nominated performer in Emmy history. She played Granny
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  Speaker 1: in the Beverly Hillbillies firm. It was Chloris Leachman. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: she was great, and she's either tied or just got
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  Speaker 1: eclipsed by Julia Louise Dreyfus for wins.
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  Speaker 2: That makes sense. That's it for the regular rounds, which
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  Speaker 2: means it's time for our Big Bang Round. The category
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  Speaker 2: for this week's Big Bang Round is Geology. We will
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  Speaker 2: give you three clue questions, which are all hints to
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  Speaker 2: one final question. The clue questions may not fall under
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  Speaker 2: the same category. Question one, which American new wave band
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  Speaker 2: reworked and sang their biggest hit song for a two
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  Speaker 2: thousand and three Procter and Gamble commercial with a message
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  Speaker 2: you must swiffer?
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  Speaker 1: Question two, which girl from Butcher Holler was the first
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  Speaker 1: woman to be nominated and win Country Music Association Entertainer
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  Speaker 1: of the Year.
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  Speaker 2: Question three, the title and subject of Netflix's The Crown
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  Speaker 2: Season three episode three is what location visited by Queen Elizabeth?
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  Speaker 2: The second.
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  Speaker 1: And your Big Bang? Question again? The category is geology.
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  Speaker 1: What is the official state mineral of Kentucky? As well
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  Speaker 1: as the official state rock of Utah and West Virginia?
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  Speaker 2: And now the answers to the Big Bang round? Question one?
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  Speaker 2: Which American new wave band reworked and sang their biggest
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  Speaker 2: hit song for a two thousand and three Procter and
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  Speaker 2: Gamble commercial with the message you must swiffer devo? So
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  Speaker 2: what do they rework whippets?
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  Speaker 1: And the problem comes along? You must swiffer?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, there you go?
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  Speaker 1: Question two? Which girl from Butcher Holler was the first
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  Speaker 1: woman to be nominated and win CMA Entertainer of the Year,
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  Speaker 1: Loretta Lynn.
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  Speaker 2: Question three, the title and subject of Netflix's The Crown
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  Speaker 2: Season three episode three is what location visited by Queen
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  Speaker 2: Elizabeth aber Fan And.
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  Speaker 1: Finally, what is the official state mineral of Kentucky, as
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  Speaker 1: well as the official state rock of Utah in West Virginia,
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  Speaker 1: referenced in a Devo song and a Low Red Elin
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  Speaker 1: song and the central part of the heartbreaking Aberfan disaster
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  Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty six. It is coal.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, because she's a coal miner's daughter.
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  Speaker 1: Mm hmmm. That was her song. And then Devo released
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  Speaker 1: a song called Working in a coal Mine?
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  Speaker 2: Is that the worker in a coromer? That's Devo?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, huh, I was apparently it didn't didn't do great
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  Speaker 1: on the charts, but it was played. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we definitely both know it.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think whipp It even hit number one.
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  Speaker 2: That's crazier.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think whipp It reached fourteen on Billboard charts
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  Speaker 1: and Working in the coal Mine hit forty three.
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  Speaker 2: Huh, well, whip It definitely has staying power.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. It kind of surprises me that maybe it was
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  Speaker 1: too weird. I don't know, but anyways, that'll do it
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  Speaker 1: for this episode of Quiz Quiz Bang Bang. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening. I have been David Flora.
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  Speaker 2: I've been any Flora.
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