This week on Internet Radio Wrestling, Tom and Trent give thoughts on Smackdown Live’s network event, Backlash. Including a gush fest over the Miz and Ziggler’s match. Music on this episode is from Can’t Stop Won’t Stop.
The Miz executes an inverted surfboard-to-camel clutch on Dolph Ziggler.
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Questions for this week’s episode of Utah’s only pub trivia podcast: Common Acronyms, Enter the Tang, Putin On The Ritz, 50 Shades of Grey’s Anatomy, and National Animals. Intro music was provided by Judge Funky Boy and outro music by william21084.
Photo: Throwing Shade
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This week’s trivia categories: Should Have Seen It Coming, How fast do you want it?, The 1987 TMNT Cartoon Roster, GOL!, TV Tunes: Teen Drama.
Our theme music is by JudgeFunkyBoy and our outro music this week is by harderthantherest.
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GOL! Take me out to the futbol game at Estadio Azteca in what capital city? Mexico City
Born, Youree Dell Harris, what American television personality, best known as the spokesperson for the Psychic Readers Network, died yesterday? Miss Cleo
Which of the following fast food chains was the first to offer a breakfast sandwich on their menu? McDonald’s
Voice by Renae Jacobs, who is the yellow jump-suited television news reporter broadcasting on crime in the city? April O’Neil
Literally meaning “distant feeling”, what’s the term for psychic mind-to- mind communication from a distance? telepathy
What vocal group had a Top 5 hit in 1981 with the ballad “Slow Hand”? The Pointer Sisters
Who is the extremely intelligent, disembodied brain from Dimension X who commands the Technodrome and aspires to conquer the Earth? Krang
Mandarin & Patchouli are scents in what male soccer star’s Instinct cologne? David Beckham
Should Have Seen It Coming Once called psychical research, what is the “ology” term for the study of psychic phenomena? parapsychology
How do you want it? Which of the following actors didn’t starred in the action film franchise The Fast and the Furious? Vin Disel – Danny Trejo – Paul Walker – Tyrese Gibson Danny Trejo
The 1987 TMNT Cartoon Roster As part of Shredder and Krang’s experiment, who was transformed into a humanoid-warthog mutant after being exposed to the mutagen and a common warthog? Bebop
GOL! What is the 3-letter Brit speak for zero in soccer, as in “Man U dominates the pitch & wins, 4-_____”? Nil
TV Tunes: Teen Drama Felicity
Should Have Seen It Coming What was Johnny Carson’s “mystic from the East” character who could psychically “divine” unknown answers to unseen questions? Carnac the Magnificent
How do you want it? Which of the following companies introduced the first commercial mass-market slow cooker, or “Crock Pot”, back in 1971? Hamilton Beach- Rival- West Bend- Proctor Silex Rival
The 1987 TMNT Cartoon Roster Who is the samurai rabbit and master swordsman from an alternate dimension’s 16th century Edo Period Japan? Usagi Yojimbo
GOL! What is the brilliant term for the winning score in an overtime soccer match? golden goal
TV Tunes: Teen Drama A Different World
Should Have Seen It Coming What was the code name for the U.S. Army unit established in 1978 to investigate the potential for psychic phenomena in military and domestic applications was featured in the 2004 book and 2009 film entitled The Men Who Stare at Goats, although neither the book nor film mentions it by name? The Stargate Project
How fast do you want it? What Jewish holiday is a day of fasting and reflecting on one’s transgressions? Purim- Rosh Hashanah- Chanukkah- Yom Kippur Yom Kippur
The 1987 TMNT Cartoon Roster What is the moniker for the group of frogs who were accidentally mutated by Krang and trained in martial arts in the hopes that they would be a match for the Turtles? The Punk Frogs
GOL! Who was president of president of France the first time was President of France of France won the World Cup? Jacques Chirac
TV Tunes: Teen Drama Head of the Class
Show Us Your Wits 042[EXPLICIT CONTENT]
Categories this week on Show Us Your Wits are Not Living Colour, “SUM”MER SOLSTICE, Skate or Die, If you don’t BBQ, why’r you up in my grill?!, and A Different Set of Jaws.
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Categories on this week’s Show Us Your Wits: Butt Stuff, Basketballes, Nice Body of Water, In Frog We Trust, Bill Murray Says What?
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Steve talks about music for Title Track Day, while Sarah reveals that the only album she’s ever bought is one from *NSYNC. Definitely not the third album, but she can’t remember specifically which one.
Some of the stuff mentioned in this episode:
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This week’s categories for Utah’s only Pub Trivia Podcast: Dig-able Words, Como se dice su nombre, Socialites, The Santos, and TV Tunes: 90s Docudramas.
Show Us Your Wits 5-18-16 | Round 1
Dig-able Words
A baby was recently born in China with 31 what?
Digits
Como se dice su nombre
Mary – John
Maria – Juan
Socialites
The Regal Order of the Golden Door to Good Fellowship was a members-only social club featured on what TV sitcom?
Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mama’s Family
Happy Days
The Santos
What biblical husband is the patron saint of carpenters?
Joseph
TV Tunes: 90s Docudramas
Badboys
COPS
Show Us Your Wits 5-18-16 | Round 2
Dig-able Words
What is the term for a large or lavish party that may or may not include indie rock star James Mercer?
Shindig
Como se dice su nombre
Rose – Henry
Rosa – Enrique
Socialites
The Timex Social Club had a Top 10 U.S. hit single in 1986 with “Rumors” and is credited with launching what musical genre?
Acid House, New Jack Swing, Grunge, Oi
New Jack Swing
The Santos
What hospital employees have their patron in St. Agatha?
Nurses
TV Tunes: 90s Docudramas
Unsolved Mysteries
Show Us Your Wits 5-18-16 | Round 3
Dig-able Words
What is the “quiet” quality of being worthy of honor or respect that is the mantra for LDS missionaries?
Dignity
Como se dice tu nombre
Dorothy – Doug
Dora – Diego
Socialites
The 2010 biographical film drama The Social Network described the founding and evolution of what website?
Facebook
The Santos
In art, Saint Agnes is often depicted as holding what young animal?
Lamb
Rescue 911
Show Us Your Wits 5-18-16 | Round 4
Dig-able Words
Making something all ones and zeros.
Digitize
Como se dice tu nombre
Grace – Stephen
Gracia – Esteban
Socialites
What U.S. President signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Santos
Legend has it that St. Sylvester healed what first Christian Roman emperor’s leprosy in baptismal waters?
Constantine
TV Tunes: 90s Docudramas
Theme AMW
America’s Most Wanted
Show Us Your Wits 5-18-16 | Round 5
Dig-able Words
In linguistics what term refers to a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community?
Diglossia (daɪˈɡlɒsiə)
Como se dice tu nombre
Nancy – William
Inés – Guillermo
Socialites
What one-time member of the FBI’s Public Enemy list later became one of the first civilians to be treated with penicillin for a “social disease” (syphilis)?
Al Capone
The Santos
What New Testament martyr is the patron saint of bricklayers?
St Stephen
TV Tunes: 90s Docudramas
Over The Rainbow
Taxicab Confessions
Steve reads a Bojangles’ press release about the Cheddar Bo and Bo Berry Buttermilk Biscuits. He also sings a modified version of the Powder Milk Biscuit Song as loudly as he can without waking up the kids. Sarah harbors dark secrets about Health Days, the Kents’ hometown festival.
Steve also references the song “Mr. Bojangles.” After recording, it was determined that the song was indeed written by Jerry Jeff Walker (and later covered by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band).
Thanks to Poor Moon for the use of their song “Holiday” off their self-titled album from Sub Pop Records. Find it here.
Sarah tries to explain National Tourist Appreciation Day to Steve, who is not having any of it.
Special thanks to Poor Moon for the use of their song “Holiday.” Find it here.
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Steve tries to defend jelly beans from Sarah, who hates all forms of sugar but chocolate. They also discuss some old-timey slang and Steve complains about his phone.
Charlotte’s jelly beans, which Steve and Sarah borrowed for the recording. Right is the bean that Sarah dissected to determine that yes, it was made of sugar.