Maintaining Elevation and Team Relocation | 26.3.3

Intro

Speaker 2 0:00

What painter began his career as a master sergeant in the Air Force, where he routinely had to scream at people and vowed never to raise his voice again after leaving the military? The answer to that at the end of the show. Welcome to Quizzical, the show where every answer sounds obvious after it's said out loud. I'm Scott Strosahl, and today two contestants have entered the battle arena, both expecting this to go better than it probably will. This is the third of four head-to-head matchups, the winners of which will face off in a final showdown in a few weeks. Quizzical continues to be brought to you by the Patrons. If you weren't aware that we had a Patreon, we do. And besides sharing this with your friends, Patreon is the best way to help support the show. We're thankful to all of our patrons, including Chinook UT, Fernando, Viziou, Roger Lester, and our newest patron, Noah Powell. I don't know for sure, but I think that might be the same Noah Powell who was our people's champion a couple months ago. So thank you to Noah and the others for supporting us that way. We do post some picture trivia rounds every once in a while. Got another one coming up here in another week or two. So if you want to have access to those and help keep this show going, go to patreon.com slash quizzicalfm or go to quizzical.fm and click on the support button. And if financially supporting the show isn't in the cards for you, you can still share it with all your friends and family. That really helps us grow as well. Whatever you're able to do, we appreciate all the support. And we are slowly approaching the end of my pool of potential contestants. So if you are interested in being a contestant on Quizzical or know someone who would be, send them to quizzical.fm where they can click on the be a contestant on quizzical button at the top of the page. And as always, if you have a trivia question for me, you can also go to quizzical.fm, click on the send a voicemail button, and ask me a trivia question. You'll find all the things, as usual, at quizzical.fm.

Contestant Introductions

Speaker 2 2:02

In today's games, we'll be keeping up the good work and rooting for the away team. And along the way, we'll also crown another people's champion with the answer to last week's listener question. So play along, pause if you need to, adjust your answer retroactively. We've got questions, we've got answers, and we've got at least one fact today that will make you sound smarter than you really are. Now let's meet our contestants and get to the trivia. First up, we have Logan. Logan helps people get parts for their cars and likes to do deep dives about bands and singers he is interested in. Welcome, Logan. Thank you. Happy to be here.

Speaker 1 2:37

Uh, is there any band or singer you've recently learned a lot about? Um, no, not recently. Uh I think the last one probably would have been um Breaking Benjamin in Red. Okay. Anything specifically interesting that you found out that I just recently found out that um the lead singer is going to be uh leaving the band after they've done, I think, 20 years at their uh anniversary show later this year.

Speaker 2 3:05

Wow. That's that's surprising. I guess that's or maybe it's not. I guess a lot of bands have happened to them, but yeah, I'm sure I'm sure a lot of people were shocked that that was happening, though. Yeah. Absolutely.

Speaker 1 3:18

Alright, and you you play some instruments yourself? I do. Uh I play bass guitar primarily, and then try been trying to slowly learn almost any other. Uh mainly guitar and piano right now.

Speaker 2 3:31

Those seem like the classic ones to move to, right? Guitar and piano from bass, yeah. Alright. And next up is Chris from Iowa City, who writes and hosts trivia four days a week. Welcome, Chris. Howdy. Pleasure to be here. Yeah, so you are Christopher's Bar Exam in Iowa City, right? That's the name of your trivia company. Do you call it a company? Uh it pays a good number of bills, so.

Speaker 3:58

There we go. So that's a company then. Sounds like it to me. It's, you know, I'm slightly better at doing the writing trivia part than, you know, understanding how a business is supposed to run. But sure, sure.

Speaker 2 4:10

Uh yeah. There's a big difference between writing trivia and running a business. There's also a big difference between writing trivia and answering trivia. So, you know, how's it feel to be on the the other side of things tonight?

Speaker 4:22

It's I I don't get to do this often enough, and uh could be a little rusty, could be okay. Yeah.

Speaker 2 4:30

Yeah. So if somebody was uh you know in within driving distance of Iowa City and they wanted to come to one of your trivia nights, how do they find out about it?

Speaker 4:38

Uh mostly we uh put all of our shows up. Uh we've got our social media. We say, hey, here's where we're at tonight. Um a lot of them are all weekly shows.

Speaker 2 4:48

So is there uh do you have a website or where's where's the best way to go?

Speaker 4:53

Not so much website, but uh yeah, Facebook, Instagram.

Speaker 2 4:56

Uh we'll uh I'll leave a link. There'll be a link in the description wherever people description, show notes, wherever people are listening to this, there'll be a link to your socials. So we'll get them that way. So all right, cool. Uh now you mentioned that math history is a specialty of yours. How often do you slip some math history into your trivia?

Speaker 5:18

Not as much as I would personally like to, but like if you ask the people who play my trivia way more than I should.

Speaker 2 5:25

That's kind of what I expected. Do you have a favorite a favorite math history nugget or thing that you like to ask people about?

Speaker 5:34

I there's there's a lot of fun things. I do enjoy, like you've got the quadratic formula that you learn about in school and you don't necessarily learn where that comes from, but they don't ever really teach you that there's also a cubic formula for cubic equations, and then you know that one is at least you can kind of see how you would derive that, and then you also have your cortex, and that's where, okay, now you're a math major. Um but for the cubic one especially, I find the uh the history of that uh to be interesting because so many times back in ye olden days, uh the ways to show that you knew something that other people didn't was to challenge them and then beat them at a hey, here's some problems that I can solve that you can't. What we you know, what we would call today beef uh in math history, and a lot of people just straight up hating other people. And they never teach you about that in high school. And I feel like if you approach it from that angle, you can make it just a little more fun to learn.

Speaker 2 6:32

A little more interesting. It's not just solving problems, it's yeah, these are people who actually hate each other, and that's why they want to show off that they're better than them. Alright, well, uh, I don't know how much math history is gonna show up tonight, but you never know. No, I don't want any of it. Logan's hoping that none of it is gonna show up tonight.

Speaker 6:51

I I I will I will be fine if there's no math history as long as there is nothing about car parts, because I know nothing about automobiles.

Speaker 1 7:00

So I'm still training, so I still don't know either.

Speaker 7:04

Yeah, we'll we'll call it a truce on that front.

Speaker 2 7:08

All right, well, we'll have no car parts and no math history, and then we'll be good to go. Beautiful. All right, great. Well, now that we all know each other, are we ready for our first game? Absolutely. Uh do we have a choice? You don't have a choice. All right, let's do this.

Game 1 - 'Keep Up the Good Work'

Speaker 2 7:25

Alright, for round one, we're starting with a game called Keep Up the Good Work. In this game, every answer will be something that you want to keep up, and you must answer as keep up the blank. For example, if I said, despite what many people think, if the engine dies, a pilot can use auto rotation to land this safely, you would say, keep up the helicopter. Make sense?

Speaker 3 7:51

Yeah.

Speaker 2 7:52

Alright, we're gonna buzz in to answer, but if you get it wrong, your opponent will have a chance to steal. So Logan, your buzzer sounds like. And Chris, your buzzer sounds like. Alright, any questions before we get started on this one? No. I think we're good. Alright. Well, here we go then. First question. Buzz in if you know it. Ben Franklin famously used one of these to raise a wet hemp string up closer to thunderclouds. Oh, Chris is in first. Uh keep up the kite. Keep up the kite. Very good. Yes. Nice. Alright. Next question. A leader must show appreciation and stay optimistic, among other things, in order to keep people motivated and boost this. Oh, Chris got in just a little before. Uh keep up the morale? Keep up the morale, very good. Just beat you on that. Let's buzz in, Logan. Alright. Next question. A libero might dig from the back row to keep this off the ground. Chris.

Speaker 9:02

Uh keep up the volleyball. Keep up the volleyball. Very good. It's there is a line of, you cannot see this on camera, there is a line of high Q uh anime figurines right behind me. Um how to get that one.

Speaker 2 9:15

Next question. These propel themselves forward at high speed to avoid losing altitude as they continuously fall toward Earth.

Speaker 9:24

Yeah, like you lost me on like the helicopter thing, because like I I know that's not a car, but it's car parts adjacent.

Speaker 2 9:30

I don't even have a joke answer here. Oh, Logan's buzzing in, taking a chance. Keep up the plane. No, not a plane. Good guess. Good guess. Chris. Keep up the missiles. The missiles is also incorrect, but also not a bad guess. It was a satellite. A satellite. So satellites are actually constantly falling towards Earth when they have to go sideways enough that they fall at the same curve of the Earth. Yep. Yeah, you know, you did say the thing at the start of the show about things being obvious once you say it. Uh-huh. Yeah, it always sounds obvious after the fact. I'm sure you hear people in your trivia nights say that all the time. Oh, I should have known. You know, yeah. Alright, next question. The basic method for handling these is to alternate hands and throw with a scooping motion when the previous one is at its apex.

Speaker 10:29

Oh, Chris. Keep up the um do the 6-7 thing for the camera. Keep up the juggling balls. The juggling balls, very good.

Speaker 2 10:38

Yes. Alright, next question. The most basic way to keep this off the ground is using the insides and tops of your feet to kick or stall it before sending it to someone else in the circle. Chris? Uh keep up the um hacky sack. Hacky sack. Very good. Next question. Many people have their own favorite way to fold this winged object. Chris?

Speaker 11:09

Oh no. Uh but what is a paper airplane? Sorry, keep up the paper airplane.

Speaker 2 11:13

Keep up the paper airplane. I thought I was gonna have to ding you for not saying it right.

Speaker 11:19

Well, and my first thought went to origami when you said folding, and I and I buzzed in and I I realized it's like, no, that's not right. Thankfully, figured figured that out.

Speaker 2 11:29

Yeah. Alright, this is the last question in this game. You have to maintain a high score on this metric to avoid your show getting canceled. Chris? Uh keep up the um Nielsen ratings. Keep up the Nielsen ratings. I think Logan knew it. He was just a little slow at the buzzer. A little slow. Blame your internet connection, maybe. Yeah. Alright, well, great job both of you, but especially good job to Chris, who is one step closer to making the final. And Logan, you'll have to win the next game to force a tiebreaker and keep your hopes alive.

Listener Question

Speaker 2 12:10

Alright, now it's time for the answer to last week's listener question. As a reminder, the question was what object is designed to fail on purpose every single time it's used? Now we're not talking about planned obsolescence here. We're talking about something that is designed to fail when it is used. We could get into the semantics of what the words fail and used mean. And of course, there's probably other answers, but the answer that I had was a fuse. So the purpose of a fuse is that if the current is too high, the item itself will fail and essentially break, and it will stop the flow of electricity. So if you figured that out, good job. But this week's winner chosen randomly for those that submitted correct answers was Olivia from Colorado. So congratulations, Olivia. You are this week's people's champion. We'll post that on all our socials so you can share it with your friends and show everyone that you are a champion. And now for this week's question, it's a bit unusual, but you are in a place called Wally's World. And there is only one law in Wally's World. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There's a pizza with cheese, but no sausage. There's pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law in Wally's World? If you think you know the answer, send a message to people at quizzical.fm or go to quizzical.fm and click on the leave a voicemail button to submit your answer in audio form, and you could be next week's People's Champion. Alright,

Game 2 - 'The Away Team'

Speaker 2 13:53

and with that, it's time for our second grain. Second grame? Grame. We're not doing grains. It's time for our second game. Chris Logan, are you guys ready? Yes. Alright, our second game today is called the Away Team. In this game, I will ask questions about professional sports teams that have moved cities. And we're going to be asking you what city they are originally from. We're going to take turns on this one so you can put the buzzers down. Feel free to think out loud and talk through your answer before you give it. But if you're wrong, your opponent will have a chance to steal. Alright, any questions? Uh, why are the Mets bad?

Speaker 14:36

As a Mets fan, I just I feel obligated to ask this. Just look this up. We just lost our 12th straight, so uh if anyone hears this at home, you know when we're taping this. Right, right, because this won't actually be out for a couple months. I I feel optimistic in saying the Mets will probably win a game between now and then. Probably. Hopefully. I hope.

Speaker 2 15:02

Uh I think I think Logan is a Twins fan, right? Yes. And last I checked, they were tied.

Speaker 15:09

Uh I they I just 5-3 was the final there.

Speaker 2 15:13

Uh Cubs are up. Oh no, the Cubs won. I didn't even see it was the final. The Cubs won 7-4. There you go.

Speaker 15:20

There we go. So two out of three of us are happy. Uh yeah.

Speaker 2 15:25

Alright, cool. So first question's gonna be for Chris. The Jazz seems like an odd choice for a team from Utah until you realize they were originally from what city?

Speaker 15:37

They were originally from uh birthplace of Tyson. I can't remember if Pete Merevich played for the Utah Jazz, but he did play for, if I remember correctly, Louisiana State and the Jazz originally from Louisiana State in New Orleans.

Speaker 2 15:56

New Orleans is correct. Yes, I'm not sure which team Pistol Pete played for the Celtics. Celtics, I just looked it up. He played for the Celtics. Alright. New Orleans is correct. Very good. Alright, next question's for Logan. There's not a lot of dodging happening in Los Angeles, but the team was named for the nickname of Trolley Dodgers given to the residents of what city? Was it the Brooklyn Dodgers? It was the Brooklyn Dodgers. Very good. Yes, Brooklyn. There was a lot of trolleys in Brooklyn, and apparently people were constantly having to jump out of the way. And so the people outside of Brooklyn called the people in Brooklyn trolley Dodgers, and they decided to name the baseball team after that team name after that.

Speaker 16:47

Yeah, I think it was one of those like, we're gonna take the thing you tease us for and adopt the owner and honestly, like those are the best kind of sports nicknames where the fans decide what the nickname is. Yeah, I think.

Speaker 2 17:01

Alright, next question's for Chris. Though Pistons is a fitting name for a team from Detroit, they were actually named for an engine plant in what other city just across the state line and about 150 miles away.

Speaker 17:15

I I think they also used to be home to the Mad Ants, which was just a great basketball name. Uh but uh they were, I believe, the Fort Wayne Pistons.

Speaker 2 17:26

Um they were the Fort Wayne Pistons. Very good, yes. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Yep. I always just assumed they were the Pistons because they were in Detroit.

Speaker 17:37

It's yeah, I mean it is it is Motor City right there.

Speaker 2 17:40

Um Right, right. Yeah. All right, Logan, next question's for you. Before moving to Calgary in 1980, the flames were named for a Union Civil War victory after which General Sherman ordered military and government buildings to be burned. In what city?

Speaker 1 18:00

What what are the flames?

Speaker 2 18:06

Well, the flames are a team. But where were they originally from?

Speaker 1 18:11

What sports do they play? Well, they're in Calgary. That should give you a hint. Yeah. So Calgary, so probably hockey.

Speaker 18:20

Definitely hockey. Yeah. It's either hockey or Canadian football.

Speaker 1 18:24

Well, I mean, because you also have the Toronto Blue Jays and then the Toronto Raptors. That's so that's been any other thing.

Speaker 2 18:30

But they are a hockey team. And they're named they're named for a Union Civil War victory. That narrows things down a little bit. A little bit, yeah.

Speaker 1 18:42

All I can think of is Gettysburg.

Speaker 2 18:45

Gettysburg, yeah, that's not a bad guess. Um it's incorrect, but that's not a bad guess. Yeah.

Speaker 18:49

Now, Chris, can you still not just the Calgary Flames, but also I believe the uh Winnipeg Jets used to be the Atlanta Thrashers, and the Calgary Flames used to be the Atlanta Flames.

Speaker 2 19:02

So your answer is Atlanta? Yes. That is correct. Very good. All right. Next question's for Chris. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1984, the Clippers were named for the ships that sailed through what city's bay?

Speaker 19:19

Uh San Diego. Also, I believe the original home of the uh Houston Rockets.

Speaker 2 19:26

That is correct. Yes. I was I I was just double checking that that wasn't one of them I was gonna ask. I probably tried to stop making these extra factors because that's one that I considered including. That's another one that's like, I just assumed Houston. I mean, Houston makes more sense for the Rockets than San Diego, anyways. Like, yeah, just like Detroit makes more sense for the Pistons, right? Like, but yeah, they were originally San Diego as well.

unknown 19:52

Right.

Speaker 2 19:53

All right, Logan, next question is for you. Although there are black bears in Tennessee, there are certainly no Grizzlies, but there are Grizzlies in this city where the team played their first six seasons.

Speaker 1 20:07

So Methods Grizzlies, uh, I believe became an expansion team with the Toronto Raptors, uh, so that would make them the Vancouver Grizzlies.

Speaker 20:18

Very good. Vancouver is correct. Good job. But I don't think Vancouver has a uh Bass Pro Shops pyramid, though. No, no.

Speaker 1 20:27

That's what that's why they moved.

Speaker 2 20:29

Yes. Alright, next question is for Chris. Although now located in the Lone Star State, the stars were originally named for what other states motto? Oh, and I'm gonna mispronounce this even though I looked at the Tour de Nord.

Speaker 20:48

Yeah. Well, don't you know it's Minnesota? That's it. It is Minnesota. Can we just edit out that accent?

Speaker 2 20:56

Nope, it's it's in there now. You gotta keep it in. Alright. Logan, next question is for you. This is the final question of this game. Horse racing is not as prominent in Indianapolis as it was in what city were the Colts spent their first 30 years. Oh, uh, that would be Baltimore. It would be Baltimore, very good, yes. Alright, well, that was a close game, but Chris just narrowly pulled ahead. And so after two games, Chris is moving on to the final round. Congratulations to Chris, and thank you to Logan for playing. He did a great job as well. Thank you. Thank you.

Outro

Speaker 2 21:41

Join us next week as two more competitors match wits for a chance at being crowned quizzical champion. But before we go, the answer to the question I asked at the beginning: what painter began his career as a master sergeant in the Air Force, where he routinely had to scream at people and vowed never to raise his voice again after leaving the military? Uh, I suspect Chris probably knows this as a trivia person. This is like a classic trivia thing. Logan, are you familiar with this one? It is Bob Ross. Yeah. Little happy little trees and uh Happy Trees, yep, yep. He actually spent 20 years in the Air Force, um, which is kind of crazy. It wasn't just like he was in briefly, he was in the military for a long time. Long time. Yep. And that's was where he uh started learning how to paint to try and make some extra money on the side and stuff.

Speaker 22:26

So I think that's also because like he's got he's got his iconic hairdo, and I cannot remember if it was that was a cost-saving measure. If that was one of the things I couldn't remember if that was a military, like I'm out of the military and I want a non-military hairdo, or if it was I'm cheap.

Speaker 2 22:45

No, he was he was not paying for haircuts, basically. Yeah. I don't pay for haircuts. He's a smart man. Yep, so now you know Bob Ross, the man famous for his soft speaking and large fro haircut, spent 20 years yelling at people as a master sergeant in the Air Force. It's one more tiny triumph for your inner know it all. That's it for this week, and remember, trivia is just learning with lighting and theme music. I'm Scott, and this has been Quizzical.

Speaker 23:16

And now I'm just picturing Bob Ross in full metal jacket.

Speaker 3 23:21

Yeah.