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Speaker: Can you find the actress that connects the following movies? Pitch Perfect, Definitely Maybe, and The Hunger Games? We'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode. guys, welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi.
Speaker: and I'm Dani, we'll be your hosts. Today the theme is money. We'll be asking you 10 trivia questions associated with money. Before we get into our fun fact of the week, if you're enjoying our content and would like to show your support for our show, you can buy us a coffee.
Speaker: When you do, we'll create a trivia episode with your topic of choice. Just send us a note on the Buy Me A Coffee app. Our Buy Me A Coffee link is in the show notes. Now for our fun fact of the day, let's talk about the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Speaker: Do you remember the first million dollar winner on the show? His name was John Carpenter. And did you know he didn't use any lifelines? Technically, he did use his phone a friend lifeline on the last question, but it was to let his dad know he was about to win $1 million dollars because he already knew the answer.
Speaker: There have been about a dozen million-dollar winners since then on the U.S. version of the show. We thought it'd be fun to ask a few of the million-dollar winning questions that were featured on the show. Here's one.
Speaker: In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? Is it A. India, B. Peru, C. Canada, or D. Iceland?
Speaker: And here's another one, and this one's kind of random. In addition to his career as an astrologer and prophet, Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
Speaker: Was it A, training parrots to talk, B, cheating at card games, C, digging graves, or D, making jams and jellies?
Speaker: And one more. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term computer bug? Was it A, a moth, B, a roach, C, a fly, or D, a Japanese beetle?
Speaker: All right. Do you have your final answers? The answers are Paddington Bear is from Peru. Nostradamus published a treatise with a section on making jams and jellies. And the insect that inspired the term computer bug was a moth.
Speaker: I don't know if I could have done that on those questions. Those were kind of hard. Yeah, I probably would not have won a million dollars, unfortunately. Yeah. Take the money and run. Yep.
Speaker: All right. Let's jump into a quick round of this or that based on today's theme.
Speaker: This or that 1994 kids movies blank check or Richie Rich. Oh, I think I have to go with blank check.
Speaker: I really like really laundering themes, but I also love that he got rich and got all these fun things. So have a blank check. I mean, these are both really nostalgic for us millennials, yeah for sure. i mean, let's see. Both of them had a chauffeur and limo driver.
Speaker: So nice. um I like both of these movies, but I think it'd have to go with Richie Rich. I liked the message. He just, he wanted, he wanted to make friends. He didn't want all of his money. Exactly. But I thought it was funny. i don't know if you remember that he had a McDonald's inside of his mansion. So that's when you know you're rich.
Speaker: Okay. This or that. Psalms. Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny's Child or Moneymaker by Ludacris. Moneymaker by Ludacris is so catchy. I used to love that song.
Speaker: But I have to go with Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny's Child because that was my first CD um ever was Writings on the Wall. And I loved that song. that was my I think that was their first number one song too. so Yeah, i I agree with you. I got to go Bills, Bills, Bills. Both are great songs, but yeah I love that song.
Speaker: All right, let's get into our money-themed trivia questions. All right, let's go.
Speaker: Question number one. In which country was the first ever casino? Was it A, France, B, China, or C, Italy?
Speaker: Question number two. In the Netflix show Money Heist, what is the alias of Sergio Marquina, the mastermind of the heist? Is it A, the architect, B, the maestro, or C, the professor?
Speaker: Question number three. Which singer is credited with the quote, Mom, I am a rich man, from a 1996 interview? Was it A, Cher, B, Mariah Carey, or C, Whitney Houston?
Speaker: Question number four. What currency is used primarily by the countries of Ecuador and Zimbabwe? Is it A, the euro, B, the US dollar, or C, the Australian dollar?
Speaker: Question number five. What musician is best known for his hit songs Take Me Home Tonight and Two Tickets to Paradise?
Speaker: Question number six. Also the name of a classic Western TV show, what is the seven-letter word meaning a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth or fortune?
Speaker: Question number seven. What 1990 film was originally titled 3000, a reference to a payment made in the film, but was later changed to a new title inspired by a Roy Orbison song?
Speaker: Question number eight. What is the name of the in-game currency used to buy things in the video game Fortnite? Question number nine.
Speaker: question number nine In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby, how did the mysterious Jay Gatsby build his massive fortune?
Speaker: Was it a Stock market speculation, B. Bootlegging and organized crime, or C. Real estate development?
Speaker: Question number 10. Which rapper and actor played Bookum Jackson in the 2002 film All About the Benjamins and Mr. Washington in the 2010 film Lottery Ticket?
Speaker: Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers.
Speaker: All right, let's get into the answers. Question number one. In which country was the first ever casino? Was it A, France, B, China, or C, Italy?
Speaker: The answer is Italy. The world's first casino opened in 1638 in Venice. Casino is Italian for little house. Question number two.
Speaker: In the Netflix show Money Heist, what is the alias of Sergio Marquina, the mastermind of the heists? Is it A, the architect, B, the maestro, or C, the professor?
Speaker: The answer is the professor. Question number three. Which singer is credited with the quote, Mom, I am a rich man, from a 1996 interview?
Speaker: Was it A, Cher, B, Mariah Carey, or C, Whitney Houston? And the answer is Cher. Apparently, she said that to her mom when she suggested she marry a rich man.
Speaker: Question number four. What currency is used primarily by the countries of Ecuador and Zimbabwe? Is it A. The Euro, B. The U.S. Dollar, or C. The Australian Dollar? And the answer is the U.S. Dollar.
Speaker: Question number five. What musician is best known for his hit songs, Take Me Home Tonight, and Two Tickets to Paradise? And the answer is Eddie Money.
Speaker: That was his stage name. His real name was Edward Mahoney. Question number six. Also the name of a classic Western TV show, what is the seven-letter word meaning a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth or fortune? And that would be bonanza. The word originally comes from Spanish, meaning fair weather or prosperity.
Speaker: Question number seven. What 1990 film was originally titled 3000, a reference to a payment made in the film, but was later changed to a new title inspired by a Roy Orbison song?
Speaker: And the answer is Pretty Woman. The 3000 referred to the $3,000 that Richard Gere's character Edward pays Julia Roberts' character Vivian to spend the week with him.
Speaker: Question number eight. What is the name of the in-game currency used to buy things in the video game Fortnite? And that would be V-Bucks. V-Bucks is short for Vendortech Bucks, named after the fictional company in Fortnite's universe.
Speaker: Question number nine. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby, how did the mysterious Jay Gatsby build his massive fortune? Was it A. Stock market speculation, B. Bootlegging and organized crime, or C. Real estate development?
Speaker: And the answer is bootlegging and organized crime. Question number 10. Which rapper and actor played Bookum Jackson in the 2002 film All About the Benjamins and Mr. Washington in the 2010 film Lottery Ticket?
Speaker: And the answer is Ice Cube.
Speaker: Before we go, let's give you the answer to our opening question. Did you find the actress that connects the following movies? Pitch Perfect, Definitely Maybe, and The Hunger Games?
Speaker: The answer is Elizabeth Banks. She played Gail in Pitch Perfect, Emily in Definitely Maybe, and Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games.
Speaker: 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. Thanks for playing. See you next week.
