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Speaker: Can you find the connection between a Ferrari, a Pegasus, and a Clydesdale? We'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode.
Speaker: Hey guys, welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani, we'll be your hosts. Today, the theme is Happy New Year. We'll be asking you 10 trivia questions about things with new in them, like New Orleans or TV shows with new in the title.
Speaker: Before we get into our fun fact of the week, we wanted to remind you that if you'd like to show your support for our show, you can buy us a coffee. Yes, if you buy us a coffee, we'll create a trivia episode with your topic of choice. Just submit a note with your requested topic and we'll include that for you in a future episode. The link is in the show notes.
Speaker: Now for our fun fact of the day. Let's talk about New Year's eating traditions around the world. What lucky foods do people eat to kick off the New Year? In Spain, there's a tradition to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve. It's supposed to lead to a year of good luck and prosperity.
Speaker: In Germany, they eat pork and sauerkraut, which symbolizes progress and prosperity. Eating long soba noodles in Japan represents endurance and longevity.
Speaker: The way the noodles easily break also represents letting go of any misfortunes from the last year. In Greece and Turkey, there's a tradition that involves pomegranates. In Greece, they might smash a pomegranate, and the more seeds that scatter, the more blessings they'll have in the new year.
Speaker: In Turkey, they might sprinkle pomegranate seeds over salads and other dishes, which could bring prosperity into the new year. And lastly, here in the U.S., probably more in the southern states, eating black-eyed peas, collard greens, and cornbread can bring good luck in the new year. The peas represent coins, the greens represent paper money, and cornbread represents gold.
Speaker: I feel like we should have a big feast with all these foods and see what happens. let's do it. It'd be a weird combination with everything, but... I mean, we're foodies. We'd have a lot of good luck next year. Let's see what happens.
Speaker: All right. Let's jump into a quick round of this or that based on today's theme.
Speaker: All right. This or that. New Year's resolutions. Would you rather write down your goals or would you rather create a vision board? Oh, I am a very visual person and I have so much fun with vision boards. So I got to go with that.
Speaker: Me too. mean, I think goals sometimes can just be a little rigid and then you get discouraged if you don't reach your goals or you quit on them. But yeah I like to do like a word of the year or something and then kind of create like some visuals around it. um But yeah.
Speaker: I like we have a little tradition where we put magazines in our Christmas stockings. So I'll usually use those. I love that. It's nice because you have like good stuff to read because, you know, you have kind of some downtime between Christmas and New Year's. And then and then you can just cut up all those magazines and create your vision board for the year. And i don't really buy magazines anymore.
Speaker: So, but I get a lot of junk mail, newspapers and magazines, and I always want to throw them out. And then I'm like, no, no, I'm going to save for when I do a vision. Yes. They come in handy.
Speaker: Don't encourage people to send junk mail, though. I know. Okay. This or that New York Times games. Would you rather play the wordle or mini crossword?
Speaker: This is tough because I love both of these games. Wordle, I don't think I'll ever get sick of Wordle or the mini crossword. i I just love crossword puzzles though. Yeah. So I have to go with the mini crossword.
Speaker: I'm going to go mini crossword too, but I usually play the free games and if mini crossword... could be free again, would be great because can't play it. Yeah, why did they that?
Speaker: I don't know. Probably because it was really popular. Probably because popular. Probably, but yeah, the mini crossword is the best. That's probably the best. I mean, out of the four games I play, how many games do you play on New York Times? I used to play four too, but then I couldn't play the mini crossword, so now it's three.
Speaker: Okay, Wordle Connection Strands? Yes, I play all of those. Those are my other favorites. All right, let's get into the trivia questions. Alright, let's go.
Speaker: Question number one. Set in New York City and featuring a young Christian Bale as Jack Kelly, which 1992 Disney film later transformed into a Tony-winning Broadway musical 2012?
Speaker: Question number two. Invented in 1891, what cookie-pastry hybrid was named after a town in Massachusetts and not a famous physicist as many assume?
Speaker: Question number three. Wellington is the capital city of which country, the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote?
Speaker: Question number four. On which Taylor Swift album does her song New Romantics appear, fittingly titled as a nod to the cultural movement that inspired Duran Duran, Culture Club, and Soft Self?
Speaker: Question number five. In the 1977 film Star Wars New Hope, Princess Leia's famous holographic message where she says, help me, you're my only hope, was addressed to whom?
Speaker: Question number six. Named after a natural weather event, what cocktail was created in New Orleans and consists of white and dark rum, passion fruit juice, and lemon juice?
Speaker: Question number seven. Played by actor Wayne Knight on Seinfeld, what was the occupation of Newman, Jerry's neighbor and arch nemesis?
Speaker: Question number 8. Featuring a now famous question from Jessica Simpson, season 1 episode 1 of what 2003 reality MTV show was titled Chicken by the Sea?
Speaker: Question number nine. In astronomy, what is the term for when a second new moon occurs within a single calendar month? Is it A. A ghost moon, B. A black moon, or C. A silent moon?
Speaker: Question number 10. Named after the Canadian island where they originated, which large web-footed dog breed is nicknamed Lifeguard Dog for their excellent swimming abilities and history of water rescues?
Speaker: Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers.
Speaker: got your guesses next up we'll go over the answers
Speaker: All right, let's get into the answers. Question number one. Set in New York City and featuring a young Christian Bale as Jack Kelly, which 1992 Disney film later transformed into a Tony-winning Broadway musical 2012?
Speaker: And the answer is Newsies. and the answer is newsies Question number two. Invented in 1891, what cookie-pastry hybrid was named after a town in Massachusetts and not a famous physicist as many assume?
Speaker: The answer is fig newtons. They're now simply called newtons. Nabisco removed the fig from the name in 2012. Most people think they're named after Isaac Newton, but nope.
Speaker: Question number three. Wellington is the capital city of which country, the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote? And the answer is New Zealand.
Speaker: I'd love to go there someday. Question number four. On which Taylor Swift album does her song New Romantics appear? Fittingly titled as a nod to the cultural movement that inspired Duran Duran, Culture Club, and Soft Self.
Speaker: The answer is 1989. And here's an interesting connection. Her album cover features her in a shirt with flying seagulls. The 80s band A Flock of Seagulls came out of the New Romantic movement.
Speaker: I wonder if she did that on purpose. she does everything with a purpose so i wouldn't be surprised if she did she has a strategy for everything all right question number five in the 1977 film star wars a new hope princess leia's famous holographic message where she says help me you're my only hope was addressed to whom and the answer is obi-wan kenobi Question number six. Named after a natural weather event, what cocktail was created in New Orleans and consists of white and dark rum, passion fruit juice, and lemon juice?
Speaker: And that would be a hurricane. It was created at Pat O'Brien's bar in the nineteen forty s Question number seven. Played by actor Wayne Knight on Seinfeld, what was the occupation of Newman, Jerry's neighbor and arch nemesis?
Speaker: The answer is he was a mailman or mail carrier. and here's a fun fact. Newman's first appearance was in season two, episode seven, but it was before Wayne Knight was cast.
Speaker: All you hear is his voice calling out from a window, but that was actually Larry David's voice. Question number eight. Featuring a now-famous question from Jessica Simpson, season one, episode one of what 2003 reality MTV show was titled Chicken by the Sea?
Speaker: And the answer is Newlyweds. Kind of crazy that the most memorable scene was in the very first episode. They could have just stopped the show right then and there. Right? Question number nine.
Speaker: In astronomy, what is the term for when a second new moon occurs within a single calendar month? Is it A, ghost moon, B, black moon, or C, silent moon?
Speaker: And the answer is a black moon... Question number 10. Named after the Canadian island where they originated, which large web-footed dog breed is nicknamed Lifeguard Dog for their excellent swimming abilities and history of water rescues?
Speaker: And that would be a Newfoundland. Before we go, let's give you the answer to our opening question. Did you find the connection between a Ferrari, a Pegasus, and a Clydesdale?
Speaker: And the connection is horses. The luxury sports car brand Ferrari's logo is known as the prancing horse. Pegasus is a winged horse from Greek mythology.
Speaker: And Clydesdales are a breed of horse best known for appearing in Budweiser commercials. When the Chinese New Year begins on February 2026, we'll be in the year of the horse.
Speaker: And I have horses on my sweater. I don't know if you can see it. Oh, I love it. Ready for 2026. All right. That's the show for today. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our show on your podcast platform of choice.
Speaker: Thanks for playing. See you next week.
