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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 19 MIN

Popup Chinese — Quiz Night: Battle of the Antipodes

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In our fourth episode of Quiz Night, Tony from New Zealand matches his wits against Will from Australia in a battle that covers everything from T.S. Eliot's favorite detective novel, to horrific industrial accidents in Russia. Also up for your enjoyment? David repeatedly mispronounces the word "nuclear" and we learn the best place in Beijing for volleying ammunition into the Forbidden City.节能 jiénéng energy-saving使馆区 shǐguǎnqū legation quarter义和团运动 Yìhétuányùndòng Boxer Uprising鸦片馆 yāpiànguǎn opium den读书俱乐部 dúshūjùlèbù book club狄更斯 Dígēngsī Dickens龙痘 lóngdòu dragon pox爆炸头综合征 bàozhàtóu zōnghézhēng exploding head syndrome白化病 báihuàbìng albinism鬼压床 guǐyāchuáng sleep paralysis鲁滨逊漂流记 Lǔbīnxùnpiāoliújì Robinson Crusoe海啸 hǎixiào tsunami核泄漏 héxièlòu nuclear leak核潜艇 héqiántǐng nuclear submarine北冰洋 Běibīngyáng Arctic Ocean脱口秀 tuōkǒuxiù talk show鸦片 yāpiàn opium艰难时世 Jiānnán Shíshì Hard Times炉心溶解 lúxīnróngjiě reactor meltdown溶液 róngyè solution

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