S9 E6 - The Same Name Game

This week, we play a game of same names – every trivia question Hallie has written is about a pair of things that share their names with each other. We also chat about European history, mythology, and film scores! 2:41: Q1 (Movies & TV): What title is shared by a 1996 psychological thriller film starring James Spader and Holly Hunter, which won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes and a 2004 drama film starring Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle, which won 3 Academy Awards? 10:58: Q2 (Times & Places): The Troubles in Ireland describes the ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland in the late 20th century, whereas the Time of Troubles describes a period of political crisis in the Tsardom of Russia which began with the death of what Tsar, who happens to share a first name with a troubled Russian writer who was born 2 centuries later? 17:00: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What Italian painter, born in 1571 and known for his use of chiaroscuro, shares a first name with another Italian painter, sculptor, and architect who was born a century earlier? 26:17: Q4 (Sports & Games): What is the full name, with slightly different spelling, shared by the only living openly gay MLB player and a former professional baseball player who is now the executive vice president of baseball operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics? 31:07: Q5 (Everything Else): The names of a music streaming service and a jewelry company both coincide with the name of what woman of Greek mythology, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus? 36:20: Q6 (Music): What is the name of both the classical guitarist for the English/Australian instrumental rock group Sky and the American composer, conductor, and pianist who composed the scores for 8 of the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office? 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/ Body Count Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-count/id1445765613 Geek So To Speak Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-so-to-speak-a-geek-news-podcast/id1257599491