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TRIVIA HEATWAVE: 10 Trivia Questions That Bring the Heat
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Double the fun, double the facts! Join The Trivia Twins on Tuesdays & Thursdays for a double dose of trivia each week.
In this episode, Andi & Dani will be asking 10 "hot" themed trivia questions.
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Introduction to Trivia Twins Podcast
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Can you find the connection between wood, bridges, and calories? We'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode.
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Hey welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani. We'll be your hosts.
Episode Theme: Heat, Fire, and Flames
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Today's episode is going to be fire, literally. We've got trivia questions all about things hot, burning, and flame-related.
Supporting the Show
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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.
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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.
Death Valley and the Sailing Stones
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Now for our fun fact of the day. Let's talk about the hottest place in the U.S. Do you know where it is? It's Death Valley. It holds the record for the hottest recorded air temperature on Earth.
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On July 10, 1913, the temperature at Furnace Creek in Death Valley reached 134.1 degrees Fahrenheit. that sounds like hell I don't want to be there during that.
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Okay. So Death Valley is not only famous for its extreme weather, but also for a mystery that puzzled scientists for a while. Have you heard of the Sailing Stones? For those who haven't heard of this, there are these rocks in Death Valley's racetrack playa that appear to move across the desert floor all by themselves, leaving long trails behind them.
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For decades, scientists were completely stumped by how these heavy rocks, some weighing up to 700 pounds, could possibly be moving on their own. People came up with all sorts of theories, everything from powerful winds to magnetic forces to my favorite theory for everything, aliens.
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Of course you'd say aliens. ah But in 2014, researchers finally solved the mystery. It turns out that during winter, when the playa occasionally fills with water, thin sheets of ice form at night.
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When the sun comes up and the ice begins to melt and break apart, Light winds can push these ice sheets, and the rocks embedded in them, across the muddy bottom of the playa. And it's kind of crazy the answer is ice, because Death Valley is known for being hot and dry most of the year, so that's interesting.
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Yes, nature is full of surprises.
This or That Game: Hot Dog Eating Contest vs. Hot Ones
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All right, let's move on to a quick round of This or That based on today's theme.
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All right. This or that. Would you rather compete in the national hot dog eating contest or participate in an episode of Hot Ones? Okay. There's a clear winner for me here.
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I would bring my Flo's Relish and i would head over to the hot hotd dog eating contest. Okay. You're blowing my mind right now because I had a clear answer, but now that you say that, the Flo's Relish, which if anyone doesn't know what we're talking about, it's the most famous hot dog place in southern Maine.
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And if you ever go to Maine, you have to to go have the hot dogs there. But Flo's has the best relish. And I don't know if it's the celery salt that does it for me, but those are so good.
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Yeah, they have the house special with the mayo and celery salt with their Flo's Relish. So- That would be my secret weapon. Okay. I think the record is 73 hot dogs, which, I mean, Flo's hot dogs are good, but I don't know if I could do that many them. You've never eaten Flo's hot dogs in Lost Count because I have.
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it I don't know. I think I would still have to choose hot ones, though, because I prefer buffalo wings over hot dogs. Yeah. But I'd probably be like Jennifer Lawrence and be crying. and like
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Okay. This or that. Disco songs. Would you choose Hot Stuff by Donna Summer or Disco Inferno by The Tramps? I think I'd have to go with Disco Inferno.
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There's something about the burn, baby, burn. I like that line. Okay. Well, I realize this might make me sound like a hardcore gambler. There is a slot machine in many casinos named Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel.
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And I do not have the best luck on slot machines, but for some reason, this one, I have the best luck. And they play the song Hot Stuff by Donna Summer. So that song, special place in my heart.
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Okay. See, i never do I've never done well on slots, so I just have kind of given up on them. I think I've done the Titanic one and the Wheel of Fortune one, but never done the hot stuff one. You should try the Wicked Wheel.
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You have very good answers for both of these. Let's get into our 10 hot-themed trivia questions.
Hot-themed Trivia Questions
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All right, let's go.
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Question number one. Often called Earth's twin, which planet in our solar system is the hottest?
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Question and number two. Based on a Stephen King story, Drew Barrymore played Charlie McGee in which 1984 film?
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And question number three, what band with a jewelry sounding name sang the 1989 song Eternal
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Question number four. Using the slogan, Go With The Winner, in the 70s, which toy was finally inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2011?
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Question number five. What country, located on the Caspian Sea, is known as the land of fire due to its abundance of natural gas and its naturally occurring fires that burn continuously?
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Is it A. Azerbaijan, B. Kazakhstan, or C. Turkmenistan?
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Question number six. What social media platform is name-dropped in Fall Out Boy's 2023 updated version of Billy Joel's we Didn't Start the Fire?
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Is it A. Facebook, B. Instagram, or C. MySpace?
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Question number seven. The Miami Heat won back-to-back and NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, the first against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the second against which Texan team?
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Question number eight. What Disney princess's name comes from a French word meaning little ashes?
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Question number nine. Sharing its name with a 1985 Rat Pack film, what atmospheric phenomenon creates a glowing blue or violet light around ship masts and aircraft wings during thunderstorms?
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Question number 10. Starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, in which U.S. city was the 2013 action comedy film the Heat set?
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Was it A. Boston, B. Chicago, or C. Miami?
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Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers.
Trivia Answers and Fun Facts
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Let's get into the answers. Question number one. Often called Earth's twin, which planet in our solar system is the hottest? The answer is Venus.
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And if you guessed Mercury because you thought it was closer, you're forgiven. One of the reasons Mercury is cooler than Venus is because it doesn't have much of an atmosphere to trap in heat. Question number two.
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Based on a Stephen King story, Drew Barrymore played Charlie McGee in which 1984 film? That would be Firestarter. And question number three.
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What band with a jewelry-sounding name sang the 1989 song Eternal flame The answer is The Bangles. This was their second number one hit after their song Walk Like an Egyptian.
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And also, here's a crazy story. Lead singer Susanna Hoffs said she recorded Eternal Flame naked after the record producer told her Olivia Newton-John used that technique to get a more raw vocal performance.
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She didn't know he was joking. gosh. That's messed up. I know, right? I don't think they'd do that in 2025. twenty twenty five Yeah. Question number four, using the slogan, go with the winner in the seventies, which toy was finally inducted into the national toy hall of fame in 2011? And the answer is hot wheels.
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Remember when McDonald's used to have the Barbie and hot wheels, happy meals. I do. I feel like we picked hot wheels more than Barbies for some reason. Probably because we had so many Barbies. Yeah. Yeah.
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yeah That was fun. The good old days. Those were the good old days. Yeah. Alright, question number five. What country, located on the Caspian Sea, is known as the land of fire?
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The answer is Azerbaijan. Their name is thought to come from the Persian words for fire and protector. Question number six. What social media platform is namedropped in Fall Out Boy's 2023 updated version of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire?
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Is it A, Facebook, B, Instagram, or C, MySpace? And it's C, MySpace, which makes sense because apparently they got famous in 2005 thanks to MySpace.
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Question number seven. The Miami Heat won back-to-back NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, the first against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the second against which Texas team?
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And that would be the San Antonio Spurs. Question number eight. What Disney princess's name comes from a French word meaning little ashes?
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The answer is Cinderella. She was given this name in the original fairy tale because she was forced to clean the fireplace, which left her covered in cinder and ashes. Question number nine.
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Sharing its name with a 1985 Brat Pack film, what atmospheric phenomenon creates a glowing blue or violet light around ship masts and aircraft wings during thunderstorms?
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The answer is St. Elmo's Fire. Question number 10. Starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, in which U.S. city was the 2013 action comedy film The Heat set?
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Is it A. Boston, B. Chicago, or C. Miami? The answer is Boston. And here's a fun fact. There's a Wikipedia page that has the movies with the most F-bombs, and this one's on there with 158.
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That tracks for a Boston movie, I think. It doesn't phase us. Nope.
Answering Listener Questions
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Before we go, let's give you the answer to our opening question.
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Did you find the connection between wood, bridges, and calories? The answer is they're all things you can burn. And hey, we used to burn CDs in the 2000s, so we could have added that on here too.
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I actually have a storage box full of burned CDs and I need to get a CD player so I can remember what's on them. oh my gosh. I wish I still had mine. I don't know where any of mine went. so I probably have yours.
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It's probably a combination of mine and yours, but I'll have to, mean, who has a CD player anymore? I need to get one. It's like who has a VHS player. Like you have all those VHS tapes too.
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All right.
Closing and Next Episode Teaser
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That's the show for today. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our show on your podcast platform of choice. We're going from hot to cold this week.
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Join us Thursday where our theme will be chili trivia. Thanks for playing. see you next time.