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TO THE SKY: 10 "Sky" Themed Trivia Questions

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In this episode, Andi & Dani will be asking 10 "SKY" themed trivia questions.

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Connection Question: Yellowstone and Montanas

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Can you find the connection between the TV show Yellowstone, Miley Stewart's alter ego, and the former San Francisco 49ers player nicknamed the Comeback Kid?
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We'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode.

Welcome and Sky Theme Introduction

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Hey guys, welcome to the Trivia Twins Podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani, we'll be your hosts. Today, the theme is Sky. We'll be asking you 10 trivia questions associated with the word sky.
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Our Buy Me A Coffee link is in the show notes.

Skydiving Fun Fact and Preferences

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Now for our fun fact of the day. Let's talk about the first recorded skydiving jump. Many people think skydiving is a modern sport, but its history goes back much further than most people realize.
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The honor of the first official parachute jump goes to André Jacques Garnerin, who made history on October 22nd, 1797.
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He obviously didn't jump from an airplane. He was actually a balloon enthusiast looking for a safety device. He ascended in a hydrogen balloon over Paris' Monceau Park and jumped from approximately 3,200 feet.
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His parachute was nothing like the high-tech gear skydivers use today. It was made from silk and resembled a large umbrella. it didn't even have a hole at the top, which caused him to swing violently during his descent.
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I have to say that's one thing. I've gone ziplining. I've been in a hot air balloon. Skydiving, I don't think I would ever do. I wouldn't. It's not on my bucket list. I would prefer ziplining, which we've been together before.
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All right, let's jump into a quick round of this or that based on today's theme.

Extreme Sky Experiences Debate

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This or that extreme experiences in the sky.
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Would you rather do dinner in the sky or paragliding? um I'm going to be real. I love to eat, but the thought of eating in the sky terrifies me. I would probably choke. um Although they look pretty safe in there.
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But I've done the paragliding on ah VR headset, and that seems a little more relaxing, maybe because it was in a controlled environment. But I got to go paragliding because at least you're like, you know, going down gradually. i just couldn't relax in the sky. and' Same with me. yeah Same with me. Like, I feel like dinner in the sky, you'd have like, paragliding, you're like in motion. You're like moving around. I mean get a nice scenery. Yeah. Like dinner in the sky. Like do they have nets? Like what if someone drops their fork or something? Like what do you do?
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What do they do? That's so true. i know, but I mean, just thinking about going to Disney and like the Flight of Passage ride and the one where you journey through, you know, different countries. What's that one called? Soarin'. Oh, Soarin'. Yes. Soarin'. I love that feeling of like feeling like you're flying. I don't know what it would be like to actually be doing it, but I feel like that gives me a good feel for what paragliding would be like. And I kind of like it.

Nina Sky and 2000s Music Discussion

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Okay, this or that, 2000 songs featuring Nina Sky, Oemi Canto, or Move Ya Body. I had to look these up because I honestly didn't remember what these were. But once I heard them, i was like, oh my God, I remember this. these were These were jams back in the day. really took me back to the 2000s. And they're twins. Sorry, I just had to say that. I didn't know Nina Sky was um a set of twins. But yeah, they are. They're twins. now But yeah, I think I'd have to go with Move Your Body.
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I got to go Oemi Kanto. I think that's more of a dancing song for me. And I like Daddy Yankee. Oh, yeah. I got to go with that one. Those are both really good songs. Once I heard them again, was like, wow, these were serious jams. were some jams, yeah.

Sky-Themed Trivia Questions

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All right. Let's get into our Sky-themed trivia questions. All right. Let's go.
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Question number one. Which Adele song made history in 2013 as the first James Bond theme to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
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Question number two. Chicago's Willis Tower, home to the popular Sky Deck observation platform, was previously named what after which once prominent department store chain?
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Question number three. What astronomical-sounding baseball term describes a home run that appears to soar like a rocket through the sky?
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Question number four. What candy, introduced by Neko in 1938, contains four different flavored sections, including fudge, vanilla, caramel, and peanut?
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Question number five. Miley Cyrus's 2020 hit Midnight Sky samples which singer-songwriter's 1981 song Edge of Seventeen?
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Question number six. In the movie Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise's character describes a painting titled The Scene et Argentile as the real thing, adding that the artist's paintbrush painted the vanilla sky.
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Which impressionist painter, also famous for his Waterlilies series, created this work?
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Question number seven. Which major airline revived its classic fly the friendly skies slogan in 2013, decades after it was first introduced in 1965?
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Question number eight. In Star Wars, which droid, fluent in over six million forms of communication, was revealed to have been built by a young Anakin Skywalker?
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Question number nine. What unmanned aerial vehicle is named after the male bee that makes a distinctive buzzing sound?
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Question number 10. Giselle Bundchen and Angelina Jolie have which of the following credentials? Is it a Astronomy degree, B. Aerial yoga instructor, or C. Pilot's license?
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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. Which Adele song made history in 2013 as the first James Bond theme to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
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The answer is Skyfall. And since then, another James Bond song has won for Best Original Song. Billie Eilish won 2022 for no Time to Die.
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Question number two. Chicago's Willis Tower, home to the popular Sky Deck observation platform, was previously named what, after which once prominent department store chain?
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The answer is the Sears Tower, which used to be the tallest building in the U.S., but is now second to One World Trade Center as of 2013.
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Question number three. What astronomical sounding baseball term describes a home run that appears to soar like a rocket into the sky? The answer is moonshot.
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The term moonshot is famously associated with a Dodgers player Wally Moon. He was known for hitting high home runs over the left field fence at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which people called moonshots as a play on his last name.
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Question number four. What candy, introduced by Neko in 1938, contains four different flavored sections, including fudge, vanilla, caramel, and peanut?
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The answer is the Sky Bar. Question number five. Miley Cyrus's 2020 hit Midnight Sky samples which singer-songwriter's 1981 song, Edge of Seventeen?
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The answer is Stevie Nicks. Not only did Miley Cyrus sample the song, but she later collaborated directly with Stevie Nicks on a remix called Edge of Midnight, which further blended both songs.
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Question number six. In the movie Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise's character describes a painting titled The Scene at Argentile as The Real Thing, adding that the artist's paintbrush painted the vanilla sky. Which impressionist painter, also famous for his Waterlily series, created this work?
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That would be monet Question number seven. Which major airline revived its classic Fly the Friendly Skies slogan in 2013, decades after it was first introduced in 1965?
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The answer is United. Question number eight. In Star Wars, which droid, fluent in over six million forms of communication, was revealed to have been built by a young Anakin Skywalker?
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And that would be C-3PO. Actor Anthony Daniels has played C-3PO in all nine main Star Wars saga films, making him the only actor to appear in every main Star Wars movie.
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Question number nine. What unmanned aerial vehicle is named after the male bee that makes a distinctive buzzing sound? The answer is a drone. The term drone for unmanned aircraft dates back to the 1930s when the British developed the Queen Bee, a radio-controlled target aircraft.
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American Commander Delmar Farney adapted the name calling U.S. unmanned aircraft drones in homage to the Queen Bee. Question number 10.
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Giselle Bündchen and Angelina Jolie have which of the following credentials? Is it a astronomy degree, B, aerial yoga instructor, or C, pilot's license?
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And the answer is pilot's license. Giselle Bündchen got her license when she was seven months pregnant because she said she was always worried about what might happen to her and her family if something were to happen to the pilot. And Angelina Jolie started flying when her son Maddox was three because he was fascinated with planes and she wanted to impress him.
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That's pretty cool. Move over, Harrison Ford. Yeah. Girls are in the cockpit. Haven't heard of them crashing their planes.

Revealing the Montana Connection

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ah Before we go, let's give you the answer to our opening question. Did you find the connection between the TV show Yellowstone, Miley Stewart's alter ego, and the former San Francisco 49ers player nicknamed the Comeback Kid?
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The answer is Montana. Yellowstone was set in Montana. Miley Stewart's alter ego is Hannah Montana. And Joe Montana was the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback nicknamed the comeback kid.
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Montana is nicknamed the big sky state.

Podcast Conclusion and Listener Reminders

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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.
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Thanks for playing. See you next week.