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DANCING WITH THE STARS: Can You Waltz Your Way to a Win in This DWTS Trivia Challenge?
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In today's episode, test your knowledge on Dancing with the Stars with the following format:
The Name Game: Name a certain number of things from a given topic.
What’s the Connection?: We're giving you 3 things that have something in common and you'll guess the answer to each.
The Timeline Challenge: We’ll give you 3 events from history and ask you to guess the year they happened.
A Triple Shot of Trivia: We’ll ask 3 themed trivia questions.
5 Clues: We’ll give you 5 clues about an answer starting with the most difficult and ending with the easiest. Bonus points if you can correctly guess the answer in the fewest amount of clues.
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Transcript
Introduction and Theme Announcement
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Hey guys, welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani. We'll be your hosts. On Thursdays, we quiz you on our pop culture trivia theme of the week.
00:00:21
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This week, we'll be quizzing you on Dancing with the Stars. But first, be sure to follow us on Instagram or sign up for our newsletter.
Support and Engagement Opportunities
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The link is in the show notes.
00:00:33
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Also, if you'd like to show your support for our content, you can buy us a coffee. Our buy me a coffee link is in the show notes.
Major Upsets in DWTS History
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And if you do send us a little something, make sure to request a trivia topic that you or a loved one would enjoy and we'll include that for you in a future episode.
00:00:53
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All right, let's get into a quick round of this or that.
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Okay, this or that. Biggest upset in Dancing with the Stars history. Was it Simone Biles or was it Zendaya? Oh, wow. Those were two big upsets.
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But I think I would have to say Zendaya because apparently she's still talking about it. I know. i've I've heard recently she's still upset about it. She feels like she was robbed or something. Yeah. so yeah She was young at the time, so she probably killed She was like 16.
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know. She probably worked really hard.
Current Season's Cast Excitement
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But yeah, Kelly Pickler won... that year but i don't know i think i might have to go with simone biles because she got knocked out way too early she was like fourth place and think it was an nfl player technically speaking she was probably one of the best dancers Yes. Yeah. i don't know. Those are both pretty big upsets though. Yeah. I know. I'm curious to see how this year will go.
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h I'm excited about the cast this year. I don't know. I'm maybe cause she shares my name. I'm really excited about Danielle Fischel from Boy Meets World. so we'll see how she does.
Theme Night Preferences Debate
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Yeah. Okay. Moving on nights. Would you rather watch a Disney night episode or a Halloween night?
Trivia Segment: DWTS Original Judges
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those are both good but I think I like the Halloween better it's just more yeah drama I don't know i agree I don't know I kind of like the Disney one it's kind of like a feel-good episode yeah that's true I don't know kind of nostalgic I think I gotta go over that one all right let's get into the trivia
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Okay, we're starting off with the name game. Can you name the three original judges on Dancing with the Stars?
Trivia Segment: Bachelor Connection
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And the answer is Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie-Anne Inaba.
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Alright, let's move on to what's the connection? What's the connection between Dancing with the Stars winners, Hannah Brown, Caitlin Bristow, and Melissa Rycroft?
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And the answer is they were all former contestants on The Bachelor.
Timeline Trivia Challenge
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the answer is they were all former contestants on the
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Okay, let's move on to the Timeline Challenge. Which of these events featuring Dancing with the Stars winners came first? Singer Kelly Pickler participated as a contestant on American Idol. a TikTok star Charli D'Amelio was born.
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Speed skater Apollo Ono made his Olympic debut.
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And the answer is Apollo Ono competed in the Olympics first.
Current Season Contestants Trivia
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He competed at the Salt Lake City Olympics 2002. Charlie D'Amelio, viral for her dancing TikTok videos, was born in 2004. Wow, she's so young. And Kelly Pickler participated as a contestant on American Idol.
00:04:27
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Coming in sixth place on season five, which happened in 2005. Alright, let's move on to a triple shot of trivia. Question number one. Two stars competing this year, Jen Affleck and Whitney Levitt, both appeared on which reality show filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah?
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Question number two. Actress Elaine Hendricks will be competing this year. She's best known for her role as Meredith Blake in which 1998 Disney film
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Question number three. Dylan Efron, who is competing this year, is best known for winning which other popular reality television competition show?
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And answers are... Question one. Jen Affleck and Whitney Levitt are both from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. the answers are question one jen affleck and whitney levitt are both from the secret lives of mormon wives And question number two. Actress Elaine Hendricks played Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap.
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All right, question number three. Dylan Efron is best known for winning The Traitors and also for being Zac Efron's little
Julianne Hough Career Highlights
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brother.
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Yes.
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Okay, we're moving on to five clues where we give you five clues and you have to guess the answer. Clue number one. the first single off of her self-titled 2008 country album was That Song In My Head.
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Clue number two. She played Katie Feldman in the 2013 movie Safe Haven, which was based on a Nicholas Sparks novel.
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Clue number three, she has won the Mirrorball Trophy twice. ah Clue number four, her brother Derek is also a professional dancer.
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Clue number five, she currently hosts Dancing with the Stars alongside Alfonso Ribeiro.
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And the answer Julianne Hough.
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Okay, that's the show for today. Tune in next Tuesday. Thanks for playing. See you next time.