April 2, 2026

Origin States and Brothers Irate | 26.1.2

Origin States and Brothers Irate | 26.1.2

This week, James and Sam go head to head in trivia games called "Don't be mad bro" and "Statymology". Play along and see how you score. Could you have made the final? ***Check out James's newsletter at https://artisanalsudoku.substack.com/ and his book "Artisanal Sudoku" wherever you buy books.*** Think you know the answer to the listener question? Email People@quizzical.fm or send us a voicemail via the button on quizzical.fm Want to be a contestant? Go to quizzical.fm to sign up. Support th...

Spotify podcast player iconApple Podcasts podcast player iconPodcast Addict podcast player iconAmazon Music podcast player iconPocketCasts podcast player iconRSS Feed podcast player icon
Spotify podcast player iconApple Podcasts podcast player iconPodcast Addict podcast player iconAmazon Music podcast player iconPocketCasts podcast player iconRSS Feed podcast player icon

This week, James and Sam go head to head in trivia games called "Don't be mad bro" and "Statymology". Play along and see how you score. Could you have made the final?

***Check out James's newsletter at https://artisanalsudoku.substack.com/ and his book "Artisanal Sudoku" wherever you buy books.***

Think you know the answer to the listener question? Email People@quizzical.fm or send us a voicemail via the button on quizzical.fm

Want to be a contestant? Go to quizzical.fm to sign up.

Support the show on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/QuizzicalFM

New episodes every week. Follow Quizzical and test your trivia instincts.


Created by Scott Strosahl

Theme song by Scot Aird (@scotairdmusic on instagram)

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Contestant Introductions

04:28 - Game 1 - "Don't be mad, Bro"

09:05 - Listener Question

11:47 - Game 2 - "Statymology"

17:23 - Outro

WEBVTT

00:00:00.239 --> 00:00:07.679
What famous book was written after the author's editor bet them they couldn't write a book using less than 50 unique words?

00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:10.400
The answer to that at the end of the show.

00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:19.839
Welcome to Quizzical, the trivia show where the margin between genius and embarrassment is very thin.

00:00:19.839 --> 00:00:27.600
I'm Scott Strosahl, and today two players will attempt to retrieve facts that their brains insist are in there somewhere.

00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:35.920
If you're new here, so are we, and we need contestants.

00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:41.119
If you would like to be a contestant on Quizzical, go to quizzical.fm to sign up.

00:00:41.119 --> 00:00:45.039
And if you know someone you'd like to hear on the show, tell them to sign up as well.

00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:48.479
Please share the show with your friends and give us a review on iTunes.

00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:50.240
It really helps us spread the word.

00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:54.320
You can find links to all the things at quizzical.fm.

00:00:54.320 --> 00:01:01.039
This is our second of four head-to-head matchups, the winners of which will face off in a final showdown in a few weeks.

00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:06.319
In today's games, we'll discuss the origins of states and keep brothers from getting irate.

00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:12.079
And along the way, we'll crown our first people's champion with the answer to last week's listener question.

00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:16.079
So play along, pause if you need to, insist you knew it, we'll believe you.

00:01:16.079 --> 00:01:22.879
We've got questions, we've got answers, and we've got at least one fact today that will feel useful once, briefly, someday.

00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:26.000
Now let's meet our two contestants and get to the trivia.

00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:28.959
First up we have James from Florida.

00:01:28.959 --> 00:01:29.920
Welcome, James.

00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:31.680
Hi, very happy to be here.

00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:40.319
Uh James knows a lot about pro wrestling, I assume, since he's from Florida, or maybe because he told me he knows a lot about pro wrestling.

00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:44.640
It's it's it's the official state sport, I think.

00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.280
Uh do you have a favorite wrestler?

00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:53.040
Uh well, I I he's not active anymore, but I've always been a fan of Shawn Michaels.

00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:58.719
And and the big question is: if you were a wrestler, what would your wrestler name be?

00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:02.079
Uh was not prepared for this one.

00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:02.480
I don't know.

00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:04.239
I have a suggestion for you.

00:02:04.239 --> 00:02:07.680
If you don't have an answer prepared, I would suggest the puzzler.

00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:09.759
That's that's that's that's pretty good.

00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:10.800
I'll yeah, I'll go with that.

00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:19.199
Which seems like a good time to transition to the reason I suggest that as your wrestler name is because you create and solve lots of puzzles.

00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:22.879
In fact, you have a newsletter called Artisanal Sudoku.

00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:24.159
Lots of great puzzles on there.

00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:25.520
I've solved a lot of them before.

00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.400
I've even done some on my YouTube channel, and I believe you have a book that just came out.

00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:31.120
Yeah.

00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:31.919
Yeah, I do.

00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:33.360
It it came out March 17th.

00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:38.159
It's called Artisanal Sudoku, the same as as my newsletter, and I'm I'm pretty excited about it.

00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:40.400
It's uh put a lot of work into it.

00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:48.400
They're handmade puzzles, and there's there's written hints in the book, so it's all meant to be accessible to to newcomers and and for experienced solvers alike.

00:02:48.719 --> 00:02:51.599
And how do people find that book if they're interested?

00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:54.479
Uh it should be available wherever you buy books.

00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:55.199
There you go.

00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:55.599
Perfect.

00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:56.479
That makes it easy.

00:02:56.479 --> 00:03:04.960
And I'll uh leave a link uh wherever people are you know listening or watching this episode, there'll be a link to your site as well.

00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:06.479
So they can find it that way.

00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:07.280
Oh, great.

00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:08.000
Cool.

00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:11.919
All right, and next up we have Sam from Ohio.

00:03:11.919 --> 00:03:12.719
Welcome, Sam.

00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:13.520
Hello.

00:03:13.520 --> 00:03:14.639
Nice to be here.

00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.159
Yeah, I understand you know a lot of country capitals.

00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:20.639
Um that was the claim, yes.

00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:21.840
That was the claim.

00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:22.560
Okay, nice.

00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:25.439
Well, we won't we won't make you list all of them right now or anything.

00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:31.199
Is there any particular reason you learned the country capitals, or you just it was something you're interested in, or not really.

00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:32.639
Just was interesting.

00:03:32.960 --> 00:03:37.120
Did you set out to specifically learn them, or you just kind of pick them up?

00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:37.680
Cool.

00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:40.639
So I I'm gonna ask you one of them.

00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:42.719
What is the capital of Indonesia?

00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:43.759
We'll put you on the spot here.

00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:44.639
Do you know?

00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:46.639
Uh that would be Jakarta.

00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:47.280
Yes.

00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:48.800
Do you know that it's moving though?

00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:49.919
That's why I'm asking.

00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:50.960
I did not.

00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:52.400
I I I didn't know this.

00:03:52.400 --> 00:04:03.919
The only reason I knew this is because I wanted to ask you about a country capital, and so I just googled like what country's capital has changed most recently to see if you would know.

00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:09.919
Uh which I wouldn't expect you to, but it's apparently moving from Jakarta to Nusantara.

00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:15.439
They're like building a new city just to be the capital, which is kind of crazy.

00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:16.959
Interesting.

00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:18.000
Yeah, there you go.

00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:18.480
All right.

00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:21.839
Well, now that we know each other, are you guys ready for our first game?

00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:22.480
Yeah.

00:04:22.480 --> 00:04:22.879
Yeah.

00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:24.639
Then let's get quizzical.

00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:34.160
All right, for round one, we're starting with a game called Don't Be Mad, bro.

00:04:34.160 --> 00:04:43.199
In this game, I will describe something that I'm supposedly mad about, and every answer will contain the word mad.

00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:46.639
Okay, so the letters M A D will be in there.

00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:52.560
It won't necessarily be pronounced as mad, but the letters M A D will be together in the word in that order.

00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:59.120
It could be at the beginning, in the middle, and you have to answer as don't be blank bro.

00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:18.480
For example, if I said I'm getting frustrated trying to address my mother in Spanish, you would respond with don't be madre bro, or maybe don't be madre hermano in this case, but because madre is the Spanish for mother, and it starts with M-A-D.

00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:19.920
Make sense?

00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:20.879
Alright.

00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:25.600
You're gonna buzz into answer, but if you get it wrong, your opponent will have a chance to steal.

00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:27.600
Sam, your buzzer sounds like.

00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:30.480
And James, your buzzer sounds like.

00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:32.720
Alright.

00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:33.759
Question one.

00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:40.319
It really annoys me when people wander from place to place and don't have a permanent home.

00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:42.240
James.

00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:44.879
Uh don't be nomad, bro.

00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:47.120
Very good, don't be nomad, bro.

00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:49.040
Alright.

00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:50.160
Question two.

00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:56.879
I can't believe the best-selling female artist of all time is dating someone less than half her age.

00:05:56.879 --> 00:05:59.360
James.

00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:04.240
Uh don't be ben sorry, don't be Madonna, bro.

00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:06.560
Very good, don't be Madonna, bro.

00:06:06.560 --> 00:06:08.800
Alright, next question.

00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:15.040
Mammals with leathery armored shells and long claws really tick me off.

00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:16.560
Sam.

00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:18.879
Don't be armadillo, bro.

00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.120
Don't be armadillo, bro.

00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:21.600
Very good.

00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:22.800
Next question.

00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:28.319
I am livid about this large fleet of warships sailing away from Spain.

00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:32.800
Ooh, Sam got in just just in front of James.

00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:34.639
Don't be Armada, bro.

00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:36.399
Don't be Armada, bro.

00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:36.879
Very good.

00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:37.920
That was a close one.

00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:40.240
You guys basically buzz in at the same time.

00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:41.680
Alright, question five.

00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:49.199
I can't stand having unkempt hair, so I always use this waxy hair treatment that gives me a shiny, slick appearance.

00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:50.720
James.

00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:54.079
Uh don't be pomade, bro.

00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:55.759
Yep, pomade or pomade.

00:06:55.759 --> 00:06:56.959
I've heard it pronounced both ways.

00:06:56.959 --> 00:06:57.279
Yep.

00:06:57.279 --> 00:06:58.639
Yep, very good.

00:06:58.639 --> 00:06:59.439
Alright.

00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:00.959
Next question.

00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:06.399
I'm irate that Saquon Barkley is on the cover of this game instead of me.

00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:07.759
Sam.

00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:09.759
Don't be Madden, bro.

00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:11.680
Yes, don't be Madden.

00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:12.959
Do you want to be more specific?

00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:16.079
You don't have to be, but do you know specifically which Madden?

00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:19.680
Madden 26?

00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:21.920
It is Madden 26, very good.

00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:25.920
I was gonna give you the point either way, but listeners will be more impressed now, maybe.

00:07:25.920 --> 00:07:26.639
Possibly.

00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:27.360
Perhaps.

00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:28.319
Alright.

00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:29.279
Next question.

00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:36.639
I'm seeing red about the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is observed with fasting, prayer, and reflection.

00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:38.959
James.

00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:42.160
Uh don't be Ramadan, bro.

00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:44.240
Don't be Ramadan, bro.

00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:45.040
Very good.

00:07:45.040 --> 00:07:46.000
Alright.

00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:47.199
Final question.

00:07:47.199 --> 00:07:50.879
Sam, you have to get this one to force a tiebreaker.

00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:53.199
Otherwise, James will take the first game.

00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:54.399
Last question.

00:07:54.399 --> 00:08:01.920
I am so upset that I have to travel to this African island where 90% of the wildlife exists nowhere else.

00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:03.360
Ooh, Sam.

00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:05.519
Don't be Madagascar, bro.

00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:07.600
Don't be Madagascar, bro.

00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:08.399
Very good.

00:08:08.399 --> 00:08:12.319
He didn't crumble under the pressure, he tied it up, so our tiebreaker question.

00:08:12.319 --> 00:08:13.360
Here we go.

00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:20.879
I'm furious that I have to fly all the way to New York to visit the arena where the Knicks and Rangers play.

00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:22.160
James.

00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:26.000
Don't be Madison Square Garden, bro.

00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:27.040
Very good.

00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:27.920
Alright.

00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:33.759
Great job to both of you, but especially good job to James, who is one step closer to making the final.

00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:38.399
And Sam, you'll have to win the next game to force a tiebreaker and keep your hopes alive.

00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:46.879
Today's episode is brought to you by the patrons, as always, because this show will always be ad-free.

00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:53.519
People like Chinook UT, who will always have a special place on this show, because they were the first one to sign up to be a patron.

00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:56.399
You won't hear any commercials because of their generous support.

00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:03.919
And if you would like to help us keep this show going and maybe get a few perks along the way, go to quizzical.fm to sign up.

00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:05.759
We really appreciate it.

00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:10.720
Alright, now it's time for the answer to last week's listener question.

00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:19.440
Just as a refresher, the question was what do bananas, brazil nuts, basements, and smoke detectors have in common?

00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:24.480
And the answer is they are all slightly radioactive.

00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:29.919
So bananas and Brazil nuts are radioactive partly because they contain potassium.

00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:31.679
Bananas have quite a bit of potassium.

00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:33.440
Brazil nuts have a little bit of potassium.

00:09:33.440 --> 00:09:37.759
And some of that potassium is going to be the natural isotope potassium 40.

00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:43.519
Brazil nuts can also contain a small amount of radium that's taken from the soil in which they are grown.

00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:50.799
But the EPA says that a single banana provides about 0.01 millirem of radiation.

00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:53.440
So it's far too low to cause any damage.

00:09:53.440 --> 00:09:54.720
So it's fine to eat them.

00:09:54.720 --> 00:10:02.240
Smoke detectors, it does depend a little bit on which type of smoke detector, but they often use americium to ionize air molecules.

00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:04.159
And so they are slightly radioactive.

00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:08.799
And basements can often accumulate harmful levels of radon, in fact.

00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:16.960
And so at least where I live, if you buy a new house or build a house, you have to test the basement and put in a radon mitigation system if the levels are too high.

00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:21.679
And that radon comes from the decay of uranium in the soil and rock around the basement.

00:10:21.679 --> 00:10:26.879
And since it's underground and it's an enclosed space, it kind of captures the radon in there.

00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:27.519
So there you go.

00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:32.399
Bananas, Brazil nuts, smoke detectors, and basements are all slightly radioactive.

00:10:32.399 --> 00:10:42.480
And we had several people sending correct answers, but the randomly selected winner from those that submitted correct answers this week is Jason from Las Vegas.

00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:44.000
Congratulations, Jason.

00:10:44.000 --> 00:10:46.720
You are our first people's champion.

00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:54.159
We'll be posting on all our socials, and feel free to share that with all your friends to show them that you are the champion this week.

00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:58.559
And now for this week's listener question, it's gonna be short and sweet.

00:10:58.559 --> 00:10:59.759
It's very simple.

00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:02.559
What makes this number unique?

00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:08.480
8,549,176,320.

00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:10.879
I'll give you that number again.

00:11:10.879 --> 00:11:17.440
8,549,176,320.

00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:20.159
What is unique about that number?

00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:21.840
And I'll give you a little hint.

00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:24.960
You don't need any math to figure this one out.

00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:31.200
If you think you know the answer, send us a message to people at quizzical.fm.

00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:40.480
Or if you want to, you can go to our site quizzical.fm and click on the send a voicemail button, and you can submit your answer in audio form.

00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:43.759
And you could be next week's People's Champion.

00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:50.320
Alright, and with that, it's time for our second game.

00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:52.480
Sam, James, are you guys ready?

00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:53.120
Yep.

00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:53.600
Yep.

00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:59.679
Our second game today is called Statymology, which is a made-up word that I invented.

00:11:59.679 --> 00:12:03.360
Uh, this is a fairly straightforward, trivia type round.

00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:09.039
I will give you the origin of a US state name, and you simply need to name the state.

00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:11.200
Simple enough, right?

00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:16.720
We'll take turns on this one so you can put the buzzers down and feel free to talk it out before you answer.

00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:20.240
But if you miss, your opponent will get a chance to steal.

00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:23.200
So the first question will be for James.

00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:29.360
This state was named in 1683 for the then king of France.

00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:30.720
Okay.

00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:41.039
Uh that was probably in the time where all the French kings were called Louis, so I don't know exactly which king, but I'm gonna go with Louisiana.

00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:43.120
Louisiana is correct.

00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:45.200
It was Louis the Fourteenth, in fact.

00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:45.759
Yes.

00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:46.639
Alright.

00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:48.639
Sam, next question is for you.

00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:53.759
This state was named in 1732 for the then King of England.

00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.240
Um seventeen thirty-two King of England.

00:12:58.240 --> 00:12:59.919
It's not Virginia.

00:12:59.919 --> 00:13:01.759
That was after Queen.

00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:07.759
Definitely on the east coast or near it, because this is so early.

00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:12.399
It's not a Carolina, so it's not Maine, Massachusetts.

00:13:12.399 --> 00:13:14.000
Maine wasn't a state yet then.

00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:17.679
Florida wasn't a state either.

00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:19.840
Georgia, no.

00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:24.480
I think it's names King John, King Edward.

00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:25.360
All right.

00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:27.120
Well, what do you got?

00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:27.840
You got a guess?

00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:30.639
Uh guess.

00:13:30.639 --> 00:13:33.039
Uh Delaware.

00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:34.080
No, I don't know.

00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:34.960
Delaware.

00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:38.080
Yes, that is that is wrong, but not a bad guess.

00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:39.919
Um, James, can you steal?

00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:46.000
Um, yeah, so uh Sam, you you you cycled through Georgia and dismissed it, but I think it'd be King George.

00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:47.759
Okay, so I'm gonna say Georgia.

00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:50.320
It is Georgia after King George II.

00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:51.039
Very good.

00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:51.519
Yep.

00:13:51.519 --> 00:13:53.679
Alright, James, next question is for you.

00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:57.120
This state's name means colored red.

00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:08.159
Uh trying to think of a way to to to talk through my thought process, but really it's just that the the one the one that popped into my head is Colorado, so I'm just gonna say Colorado.

00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:10.960
Colorado is correct.

00:14:10.960 --> 00:14:13.600
Alright, Sam, next one's for you.

00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:16.799
This state's name means flowery.

00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:18.080
Flowery.

00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:20.080
What states have flowers?

00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:22.879
Uh Florida has flowers.

00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:25.840
Wouldn't that be Florida?

00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:28.399
Florida.

00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:30.960
Florida is correct, yeah.

00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:39.759
It was originally named La Florida by Ponce de Leon, who landed there at Easter during the Pasqua Florida or Flowery Passover.

00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:42.080
Alright, James, next one's for you.

00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:48.000
This state was named for a Duke after England took control of it from the Netherlands.

00:14:48.480 --> 00:14:53.840
Okay, so that that sounds like uh you know, one of the early ones.

00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:56.480
That would have been like 1600s or so.

00:14:56.480 --> 00:15:05.759
And that like you know, I'm thinking New York City was called New Amsterdam, so so it has the the the Dutch lineage there, so I'm I'm gonna go with New York.

00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:07.679
New York is correct.

00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:17.600
Yeah, it's funny because it seems like it was named after York, but supposedly it was named after the Duke of York, which is interesting.

00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:21.279
But it yeah, it was it was New Amsterdam, it was also called New Netherlands.

00:15:21.279 --> 00:15:24.720
Uh between New Amsterdam and New York, it was New Netherlands for a while.

00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:25.039
Yeah.

00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:25.600
Very good.

00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:27.600
Alright, Sam, next one's for you.

00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:37.600
This state's name comes from an island in a sixteenth century Spanish romance described as a paradise abundant with gold and gems.

00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:40.159
Abundant with gold and gems.

00:15:40.159 --> 00:15:43.600
Sounds like the California gold rush.

00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:46.000
Could also be the Alaska gold rush.

00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:53.679
Um Rhode Island first popped into my head, but I don't think that would be right. I gonna go with California.

00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:56.000
It is California, very good.

00:15:56.000 --> 00:16:03.840
Yeah, it's Las Cergas de Esplandion, which is probably not the correct way to pronounce it, but it's the adventures of Esplandion.

00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:05.360
Whatever.

00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:12.320
Yeah, explorers thought California was an island originally, and they named it that after this island in a book.

00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:14.480
So Yep, very good.

00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:16.639
Alright, James, back to you.

00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:20.000
This state's name means mountainous.

00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:25.200
Uh I'm gonna use the same logic I did for Colorado.

00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:26.799
The first one that came to mind was Montana.

00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:27.679
Kinda sounds like it.

00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:28.799
I'm gonna go with Montana.

00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:35.600
It's going with Montana, so it's either because the word looks like mountain, or maybe it's a red herring and it's not.

00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:37.120
But that's correct.

00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:38.240
It is Montana.

00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:39.919
Very good.

00:16:39.919 --> 00:16:41.519
Alright, and Sam.

00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:44.639
This state's name means Green Mountains.

00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:48.639
Um I know Vermont has Green Mountains.

00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:51.759
Uh does it mean that.

00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:55.840
Would make sense to.

00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:01.120
Vermont is correct.

00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:04.079
Vertmont is Green Mountains.

00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:07.039
It was named by Samuel de Champlain.

00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:07.920
Champlain.

00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:10.559
There's the Lake Champlain named after him.

00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:12.079
Alright, very good.

00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:19.359
James wins that game and is moving on to the final round at the end of the month, so congratulations to James.

00:17:19.359 --> 00:17:21.920
Thank you to Sam for playing.

00:17:21.920 --> 00:17:26.640
But before we go, the answer to the question I asked at the beginning.

00:17:26.640 --> 00:17:33.920
What famous book was written after the author's editor bet them they couldn't write a book using less than 50 unique words?

00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:35.839
Do you guys have a guess?

00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:42.160
It doesn't matter for any points or anything, but uh I'm I'm thinking Dr.

00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:42.880
Seuss.

00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:44.640
You were thinking correct with Dr.

00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:45.119
Seuss.

00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:46.160
Do you know which book?

00:17:46.160 --> 00:17:48.000
Um Green Eggs and Ham.

00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:49.680
Green Eggs and Ham, of course.

00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:58.640
So his editor bet him $50 that he couldn't write a book with only 50 unique words, and that's where the idea for Green Eggs and Ham came from, basically.

00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:02.240
He was trying to do it with just a limited set of words.

00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:07.519
It has exactly 50 unique words, and 49 of them are single syllable words.

00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:12.000
Do you guys know what the only word in the book that has more than one syllable is?

00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:14.559
That's a really tricky one.

00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:15.680
Yeah, it's been a while.

00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:17.039
I don't know if I'd be able to come up with it.

00:18:17.039 --> 00:18:18.240
I wouldn't have been able to come up with it.

00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:19.759
It's anywhere.

00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:22.319
I would not eat them anywhere.

00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:23.680
He says anywhere several times.

00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:28.079
That's the only book in the word with more or the only word in the book with more than one syllable.

00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:29.440
So there you go.

00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:32.319
Now you know green eggs and ham was written to win a bet.

00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:35.920
A conversational wild card you now officially own.

00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:37.119
That's it for this week.

00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:40.400
And remember, some people collect stamps, we collect answers.

00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:41.119
I'm Scott.

00:18:41.119 --> 00:18:42.240
This has been Quizzical.