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HOT GIRL SUMMER: Summer Hits & Blockbusters Trivia to Beat the Heat
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Join The Trivia Twins as they face off in their signature trivia challenge.
In this week's episode, Dani quizzes Andi with 10 questions on songs of summer and Andi quizzes Dani with 10 questions on summer blockbuster films.
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Introduction to Trivia Twins Podcast
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Hey welcome to the Trivia Twins Podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani. We'll be your hosts. Each week we quiz each other on a different yet related topic. Today the theme is Songs of Summer and Summer Blockbusters.
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Dani will be going first with trivia questions on summer hits. And Andi will be going second with trivia questions on summer blockbusters.
New Feature: Custom Trivia Quiz
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Before we get started, we wanted to announce a new feature.
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Starting today, we're including a custom trivia quiz in the show notes for each episode. Yes, that's right. After listening, head over to our show notes and click the quiz link to test more of your knowledge on this week's theme.
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And in this week's quiz, we'll be sharing five song lyrics and five movie quotes, and you'll have to guess which summer hit or a summer blockbuster they're from.
Find the Connection Game
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Alright, so before we jump into our trivia questions, let's start off with what's the connection?
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Today we're giving you three songs for you to guess what connects them based on today's theme.
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Alright, here they are. Can you find the connection between Speed Drive by Charlie XCX, Pink by Lizzo, and Dance the Night by Dua Lipa? And we'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode.
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All right, so let's move on and start off with a quick round of This or That Summer Hits edition.
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Current Summer Hits, and these are both duets, What I Want by Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae or Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA. Ooh, maybe it's because it's new, but I think I gotta to go Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae.
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I really like it. I love Luther too. Can't go wrong. Okay, classic beach songs. Kokomo by the Beach Boys or Escape, the Pina Colada song by Rupert Holmes.
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Ooh, I like both of those. i know, it's hard to choose. um ah They kind of have different vibes. I think I got to go with Kokomo.
00:02:28
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Okay, and I would go with Pina Colada song. Okay. All right, ninety summer hits. Miami by Will Smith or Summer Girls by LFO?
00:02:42
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hey I got to go Miami. Me too. I remember we loved that song. That's another one that never goes out of style for me. All right, Andy, are you ready for some summer hits themed trivia?
Summer Hits Trivia
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I'm ready. Let's do it.
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Question number one. Besides coffee and espresso, what other beverage gets a shout out in Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 summer hit,
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Question number two. Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey became popular in the summer of 2013. What is Lana Del Rey's real name?
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Is it A. Alice Ford, B. Elizabeth Grant, or C. Sarah Miller?
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Question number three. Which rapper singer launched a swimsuit fashion line in partnership with Walmart called Hot Girl Summer?
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Question number four. What is the five-letter title of Iggy Azalea and Charlie XCX's inescapable song from the summer of 2014?
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Question number five. Justin Timberlake's feel-good song, Can't Stop the Feeling, topped the charts in summer of 2016 and was written for which animated film?
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Was it A. Despicable Me Too, B. Inside Out, or C. Trolls?
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Question number six. Which Canadian pop star had everyone singing Call Me Maybe during the summer of 2012? Question number seven. Which rapper had the summer hit of 2002 with Hot In Here?
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seven which rapper had the summer hit of two thousand and two with hot in
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Question number eight. Shaping up to be the 2025 song of summer, which current hit song features the lyric, will make the mundane our masterpiece?
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Is it A. Nokia by Drake, B. Mystical Magical by Benson Boone, or C. Ordinary by Alex Warren?
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Question number nine. Which musical group had two big summer hits in 2009 with Got a Feeling and Boom Pow? number nine which musical group had two big summer hits in two thousand and nine with i got a feeling and boom boom
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And question number 10. Which Latin summer hit featuring Justin Bieber broke streaming records in 2017 and became the first primarily Spanish language song to top the charts since 1996's Macarena?
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Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers.
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your guesses next up we'll go over the answers
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All right, let's get into the answers. I don't know if you noticed, but I tried to keep all the songs in the 21st century here. Oh, thank you. Question one. Besides coffee and espresso, what other beverage gets a shout out in s Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 summer hit, Espresso? Okay, i was going to say milkshake, but then I started singing the song and I think it's Mountain Dew.
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It is Mountain Dew, yes. Question 2. Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey became popular in the summer of 2013. What is Lana Del Rey's real name?
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Is it A. Alice Ford, B. Elizabeth Grant, or C. Sarah Miller? Okay, if I know Lana Del Rey as well as I think I do, it is Elizabeth Grant.
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That's correct, yes. Question number three. Which rapper-singer launched a swimsuit fashion line in partnership with Walmart called Hot Girl Summer?
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i feel like I should know this, and I'm going to embarrass myself if I get this wrong, but is it Megan Thee Stallion? It is, yes. Okay. You're crushing it so far. i might trip you up on this next one.
00:08:27
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100%. already know. like Because I don't even have a guess. All right. Question four. What is the five-letter title of Iggy Azalea and Charlie XCX's inescapable song from the summer of 2014? You're to have to tell me. And when you do, I'm going to know it. But I don't even have a guess.
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Okay. What is it? I was working in weddings. Okay. at this time and you could not go to a wedding without hearing this song that entire year and people would go crazy for it.
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So the song was fancy. Fancy. Okay. i don't know. Now that you mentioned it, I have no idea how the song goes. So I'm going to have to listen to it after this. Question five.
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Justin Timberlake's feel-good song, Can't Stop the Feeling, topped the charts in the summer of 2016 and was written for which animated film? Was it A. Despicable Me Too, B. Inside Out, or C. Trolls?
00:09:29
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That would be Trolls. Yes, that's correct. Question six. Which Canadian pop star had everyone singing Call Me Maybe during the summer of 2012?
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That would be Carly Rae Jepsen. Yes, it was. Question number seven. Which rapper had the summer hit of 2002 with Hot in Here?
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Two R's. Is it Nelly? It was Nelly, yes. The perfect summer song. Question number eight. Shaping up to be the 2025 song of summer, which current hit song features the lyric, We'll Make the Mundane, our masterpiece?
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Is it A. Nokia by Drake, B. Mystical Magical by Benson Boone, or C. Ordinary by Alex Warren? Okay, first time I heard this song was actually on the Love is Blind, like reunion special, i think it was.
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But that would be Ordinary. that's correct. Question nine, which musical group had two big summer hits in 2009 with I Got a Feeling and Boom Boom Pow?
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That would be the Black Eyed Peas. Yes, it was the Black Eyed Peas. I got a feeling that's another song you just always hear at weddings. Yep. Question number 10.
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Which Latin summer hit featuring Justin Bieber broke streaming records in 2017 and became the first primarily Spanish language song to top the charts since 1996's Macarena?
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That would be Despacito. Yes, that is correct.
Summer Blockbusters Trivia
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All right, Dani, your turn to answer. Let's start off with a quick round of This or That Summer Blockbuster Edition.
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Upcoming summer throwbacks. Are you going to see the Freaky Friday sequel or I Know What You Did Last Summer? Oh, I, oh my gosh, I'm excited about both of those.
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Freaky Friday, or Freakier Friday comes out August 8th, and then I Know What You Did Last Summer is July 18th. um I can't wait to see both of them, but I think I'm most excited for Freakier Friday.
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Really? Okay. Yeah. How about you? I'll probably see I Know What You Did Last Summer. Okay. I like that. And I like how some of the, again, like both of them have the original cast. I know, I know.
00:12:06
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1995 summer films would you rather see babe or casper oh i have a soft spot in my heart for both of those but i think i would choose casper because it's less sad than babe yeah i think i gotta go with casper too it's yeah that's a good one i love that one all right summer rom-coms would you rather watch 500 days of summer or the notebook
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I think I'd choose the notebook. I would too. All right, Dani, are you ready to test your knowledge on summer blockbusters? I am. Let's go.
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Question number one. In Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, what is the name of Johnny Depp's iconic character?
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Question number two. Which 2012 film brought together superheroes like Iron Man, Thor, war and Captain America for the first time on screen?
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Question number three. In the 2006 Pixar film Cars, what is the name of the rookie race car who gets stranded in the small town of Radiator Springs?
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Question number four. Which actor starred in back-to-back summer blockbusters as a fighter pilot battling aliens in Independence Day and as a secret agent in Men in Black?
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Question number five.
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Which 2007 Pixar film about a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris won the Academy Award for Best Animated a Feature at the 2008 Oscars?
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Question number six. of What film, released on July 18, 2008, became the first superhero movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide at the box office?
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Question number seven. On what date were the films Barbie and Oppenheimer released simultaneously in theaters, creating the cultural phenomenon known as Barbenheimer?
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Question number 8. Which 1978 summer blockbuster became the highest grossing film of the year featured a hit soundtrack that became the second best selling album of the year?
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Question number 9. In Guardians of the Galaxy, what actor voices Rocket, a genetically modified raccoon who serves as the team's weapons expert and tech genius?
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Question number 10. In the 2002 science fiction horror thriller, Signs, what liquid item is discovered to be deadly to the invading aliens?
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Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers. Alright, let's get into the answers.
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right let's get into the answers Question number one. In Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, what is the name of Johnny Depp's iconic character?
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Captain Jack Sparrow. Yes, that is correct.
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Question number two. Which 2012 film brought together superheroes like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America for the first time on screen?
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The Avengers. Yes, that is correct. Question number three. In the 2006 Pixar film Cars, what is the name of the rookie race car who gets stranded in a small town of Radiator Springs?
00:16:53
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I have a guess. I don't know. Is it Rusty? Oh, it is not. When you hear it, I think you'll know. Yeah. It's Lightning McQueen. I should have known that, actually.
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Question number four. Which actor starred in back-to-back summer blockbusters as a fighter pilot battling aliens in Independence Day and as a secret agent in Men in Black?
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Miami singer Will Smith. Yes, that is correct. Question number five. Which 2007 Pixar film about a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 2008 Oscars?
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Ratatouille. Yes, that is correct. Question number six. What film released on July 18, 2008 became the first superhero movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide at the box office?
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The Dark Knight. Yes, you are right. Question number seven. On what date were the films Barbie and Oppenheimer released simultaneously in theaters, creating the cultural phenomenon known as Barbenheimer?
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Was it June 30th? It was not. It was actually July July 21st, okay. July 21st, 2023. july twenty first okay july twenty first twenty twenty three I remember there was a whole thing. They each wanted each other to move the dates, and but they wouldn't, but then it actually worked out for them.
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Yeah, I think it did because people saw the movies back to back in some cases. Did you see them both when they came out? No, I didn't see Oppenheimer until a little later and same with Barbie. I didn't see that until later.
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I definitely liked Barbie better. Yeah, I don't know. I don't even know if I can compare them because they're so different. I know, I know. Question number eight. Which 1978 summer blockbuster became the highest grossing film of the year and featured a hit soundtrack that became the second best-selling album of the year?
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Is it Grease? It is Grease, yes. Question number nine. In Guardians of the Galaxy, what actor voices Rocket, a genetically modified raccoon who serves as the team's weapons expert and tech genius?
00:19:18
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I believe that would be Gigi Hadid's man, Bradley Cooper. That is right. It is Bradley Cooper. Question number 10. In the 2002 science fiction horror thriller Signs, what liquid item is discovered to be deadly to the invading aliens?
00:19:39
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Okay. Okay. I remember going to see this with you and we were being, we, I think it was like a summer night and where I think it was like thunderstorming. i don't know if I got this right, but I think I remember that it was like, we were going to have like a big storm and we went to see this movie.
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I actually don't remember that part. i remember the part where we were like really exaggerated screaming during the movie. I feel like that was, we, yeah, I feel like we had a phase where we were just a little obnoxious, maybe, but.
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Hey, I still am a little bit sometimes. Yeah. Okay, but i I don't remember this. um I have a guess. Is it Lysol? No, it is not.
00:20:21
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Okay. What is it? I don't remember. Super basic answer. Is it water? It's water. Yeah. It's just water. Okay.
Revealing the Connection
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All right. Let's give you the answer to what's the connection.
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But first we wanted to say we'd love to connect with you on Instagram. You can find us at the trivia twins podcast. The link is in the show notes. And don't forget, also in the show notes is a link to a quick trivia quiz so you can test more of your knowledge on summer hits and summer blockbusters.
00:20:53
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And if you're enjoying our weekly little trivia show, we'd appreciate it if you took a quick moment to rate, review, and subscribe to our show. Okay, so let's get into the answer for What's the Connection.
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Remember the three songs were Speed Drive by Charlie XCX. Pink by Lizzo, and Dance the Night by Dua Lipa. And the answer is they're all songs that were featured in the summer blockbuster Barbie.
00:21:23
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All right, that's the show for today. Andy wins this week with nine correct answers. Tune in next week to see who wins. The theme will be Love Island and Bachelor in Paradise.
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Thank you guys. See you next week.