S8 E6 - Surprise, Another Abstract Theme!
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It’s no surprise that we’re back with another episode, but it might surprise you to learn that Hallie has written six trivia questions all about shocking surprises! We also talk about post-impressionist art, hockey, and awards show upsets! 2:00: Q1 (Times & Places): What two-word term, relevant to today’s theme, describes a news event that is deliberately timed to influence the outcome of an election, and was first used after National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger said that peace was close in the Vietnam War after Nixon vowed to end the war and was running for reelection just 12 days later? 8:39: Q2 (Arts & Literature): What post-impressionist painter who began painting in his 40s and is known for painting jungle scenes, first found success with the painting “Surprised!”, also called Tiger in a Tropical Storm? 13:16: Q3 (Sports & Games): In what was probably the most shocking sports upset of all time, the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team beat the four-time defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union in what city’s Olympics in 1980? 23:01: Q4 (Movies & TV): What 1960s TV show had a shocking series finale in a good way when the main character, Dr. Richard Kimble, confronted the man who killed his wife and got cleared in her murder? 27:37: Q5 (Everything Else): Surprisingly, the origin of what item dates back to China rather than Spain, where the Chinese would make figures of cows and oxen filled with colored seeds, which when broken, were part of the New Year’s surprise? 31:47: Q6 (Music): In 1989, when the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences created the new Grammy award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording, what British folk-rock band led by Ian Anderson shockingly beat Metallica? Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0 E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/ That Anger Management Crap Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-anger-management-crap/id1455137395 Doghair Presents Podcast: http://www.doghairnetwork.com/podcast/doghairpresents
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It’s no surprise that we’re back with another episode, but it might surprise you to learn that Hallie has written six trivia questions all about shocking surprises! We also talk about post-impressionist art, hockey, and awards show upsets!
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