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Hitchcock, Looney Tunes & Sheepskin Boots (Mon, 26th Oct, 2026) · Car Trip Trivia

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  Speaker 1: We've got just a few today. I'll tell you how
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  Speaker 1: to get your birthday shout-out on at the end of
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  Speaker 1: the quiz. Tomorrow, Luce from Baguio in the Philippines is
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  Speaker 1: turning 26. Aisling from Panania will be 11. And one
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  Speaker 1: for today, Naomi from Hampshire in the UK is doing
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  Speaker 1: her once-in-a-lifetime golden birthday thing. She is 26. Happy birthday
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  Speaker 1: to everyone. I'm Stephen Cray, and it can take hours
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  Speaker 1: to filter a rich beef stock until it's a crystal-clear consomme.
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  Speaker 1: Question one. Which two rhyming animals bark and jump? Dogs
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  Speaker 1: and frogs. Question two. A task or activity that is
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  Speaker 1: incredibly easy to complete is sometimes referred to as a
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  Speaker 1: piece of... A piece of cake. Question three. What country's
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  Speaker 1: honours system... has the four distinct levels AC, AO, AM
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  Speaker 1: and OAM. That would be Australia. Companion of the Order,
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  Speaker 1: Officer of the Order, Member of the Order and Medal
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  Speaker 1: of the Order. Question four. Which make of vehicle does
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  Speaker 1: King Charles travel in for high-profile official duties and occasions
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  Speaker 1: of state? A Bentley. There are two custom-built armoured Bentleys
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  Speaker 1: worth around £ 10 million. Question five. It's a follow-up question.
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  Speaker 1: These vehicles were gifted to Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.
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  Speaker 1: That's 24 years ago. For what occasion? It was her
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  Speaker 1: golden jubilee. Question six. Which continent has the least flowering
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  Speaker 1: plant life? Antarctica. Question seven. What number Jump Street features
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  Speaker 1: in the title of the TV show and the first
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  Speaker 1: of its two movies? 21 Jump Street. The second movie
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  Speaker 1: was called 22 Jump Street and there is a third
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  Speaker 1: movie in the works and it's called? It's called 24
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  Speaker 1: Jump Street. Not quite sure why. Question eight. What type
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  Speaker 1: of instrument is a tom-tom? It's a drum. Question nine.
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  Speaker 1: Which anagram of sacred is to be fearful or frightened? Sacred, S-A-C-R-E-D,
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  Speaker 1: becomes scared, S-C-A-R-E-D. Question ten. Due to the dominant colour
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  Speaker 1: on the reverse side of US banknotes, what are they nicknamed? Greenbacks.
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  Speaker 1: It's an historic name and it's been around for more
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  Speaker 1: than 160 years. Question 11. Which character from Jan Martel's
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  Speaker 1: 2002 Booker Prize winning novel shares his name with a
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  Speaker 1: mathematical term? Pi. P-I from Life of Pi. Question 12.
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  Speaker 1: Greece and which other country are separated by the Aegean Sea?
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  Speaker 1: Greece and Turkey. Question 13. In Australia and New Zealand,
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  Speaker 1: which three-letter word is the generic term for boots made
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  Speaker 1: from sheepskin? UGG. UGG. UGG boots. Now, outside of Australia
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  Speaker 1: and New Zealand, it is a highly protected corporate trademark.
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  Speaker 1: Question 14. Which two signs of the zodiac... are also
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  Speaker 1: lines of latitude. Capricorn and Cancer. Question number 15. Mel Blanc,
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  Speaker 1: the masterful voice behind dozens of Looney Tunes characters, used celery,
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  Speaker 1: not carrots, for Bugs Bunny's chewing sound. True or false?
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  Speaker 1: It's false. He tried a number of different vegetables, including celery,
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  Speaker 1: but only raw carrots could deliver that authentic, familiar sound.
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  Speaker 1: Question 16. Beginning with P, what horse do we associate
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  Speaker 1: with men's artistic gymnastics? The pommel horse. Question 17. What
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  Speaker 1: name is given to a small, icy celestial body that
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  Speaker 1: orbits the sun? It starts with C and ends with T.
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  Speaker 1: A comet. They are the cosmic leftovers from the formation
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  Speaker 1: of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. Question 18.
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  Speaker 1: Which pastime does an angler pursue? Fishing. Question 19. Which
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  Speaker 1: Alfred Hitchcock leading man starred in Rope, Rear Window, The
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  Speaker 1: Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo. The inimitable James Stewart.
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  Speaker 1: Perhaps a little bit obsessive in a couple of those
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  Speaker 1: movies but still one hell of a leading man. And
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  Speaker 1: if you're a person who knows too much, well then
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  Speaker 1: chances are you'll get the Who Am I that's coming
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  Speaker 1: up next. Question 20. Who am I? Born in the
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  Speaker 1: Royal Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland in August 1930 with
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  Speaker 1: the first name Thomas. My mother was a cleaning lady
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  Speaker 1: and my father was a truck driver and factory worker.
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  Speaker 1: I had a younger brother named Neil. My first job
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  Speaker 1: was as a milkman and I joined the Royal Navy
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  Speaker 1: in 1946 where I was an able seaman... on HMS
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  Speaker 1: Formidable before being discharged on medical grounds. I worked in
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  Speaker 1: multiple jobs including an art college model and a coffin
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  Speaker 1: polisher and began hitting the weights at the age of 18.
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  Speaker 1: In 1953 I was offered a contract to play for
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  Speaker 1: Manchester United but decided to pursue acting. I worked as
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  Speaker 1: an extra and became good friends with Michael Caine... before
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  Speaker 1: my first film role in 1957's No Road Back. I
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  Speaker 1: scored a major role in the melodrama Another Time, Another
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  Speaker 1: Place in 1958 and in the Disney film Darby O'Gill
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  Speaker 1: and the Little People the year after that. In 1961,
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  Speaker 1: I played Macbeth in a television film adaptation and featured
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  Speaker 1: in dozens of films, including The Man Who Would Be King,
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  Speaker 1: Time Bandits, The Name of the Rose, The Rock and
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  Speaker 1: The Untouchables, for which I won an Oscar. But... It
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  Speaker 1: was playing secret agent James Bond seven times over 21
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  Speaker 1: years that would secure my name in film history. I
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  Speaker 1: died in the Bahamas at the age of 90 in 2020.
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  Speaker 1: I am... I am Sean Connery. Do you expect me
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  Speaker 1: to talk? No, Mr Bond. I expect you to die. Alright,
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  Speaker 1: bad impressions aside, if you'd like to get your... Birthday
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  Speaker 1: shout-outs onto the Car Trip Trivia podcast. There's just one
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  Speaker 1: real way to do it. You get onto the Car
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  Speaker 1: Trip Trivia Facebook page, head to the Messenger app and
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  Speaker 1: hit me up with all the details. Whose birthday it is,
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  Speaker 1: when it is, where they're from and how old they are.
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  Speaker 1: Give us a bit of advance notice if you can
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  Speaker 1: to make sure we get you on the show. Alright,
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  Speaker 1: thanks again for joining us. Catch you next time. Stay gold.