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THE EMMY AWARDS: Can Your Outie Ace This Quiz on Emmy Nominated TV Shows?
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Join The Trivia Twins for a double dose of trivia each week!
On Tuesdays, we'll quiz you on general knowledge topics and on Thursdays, we'll quiz you on our pop culture theme of the week.
In today's episode, test your knowledge on The Emmys with the following format:
The Name Game: Name a certain number of things from a given topic.
What’s the Connection?: We're giving you 3 things that have something in common and you'll guess the answer to each.
The Timeline Challenge: We’ll give you 3 events from history and ask you to guess the year they happened.
A Triple Shot of Trivia: We’ll ask 3 themed trivia questions.
5 Clues: We’ll give you 5 clues about an answer starting with the most difficult and ending with the easiest. Bonus points if you can correctly guess the answer in the fewest amount of clues.
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Transcript
Introduction & Theme of the Week
00:00:09
Speaker
Hey guys, welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani. We'll be your hosts. On Thursdays, we quiz you on our pop culture topic of the week.
Engaging the Audience
00:00:21
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This week, the theme is the Emmy Awards, which are happening this weekend. Yes, we're excited to watch that. But first, don't forget to follow us on Instagram or sign up for our newsletter.
00:00:34
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The links are in the show notes. And also, if you want to show your support for our content, you can buy us a coffee. Our buy me a coffee link is in the show notes. And if you do send us a little something, make sure to request a trivia topic for yourself or for a loved one, and we'll include that in a future episode for you.
00:00:55
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All right, let's start off with a quick round of this or that.
White Lotus Character Fates
00:01:01
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This or that, would you rather alter the fate of Rick and Chelsea from the White Lotus, or would you rather go back and save Tanya from her tragic death on the yacht in the last season?
00:01:15
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That's a tough one, but I think I'd have to go saving Tanya because I think we should get more of her in more episodes. I agree. wonder if there's somehow a way they will bring her back in future episodes or future seasons.
00:01:34
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But I would agree with that. Tanya was so entertaining. And I feel like Rick and Chelsea are just living happily ever after in heaven somewhere or something. So I'll leave that alone. but They did grow on me throughout the show. They did. Yeah. So yeah, there are four...
White Lotus Supporting Actress Nominations
00:01:49
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women from the White Lotus up for best Supporting Actress this year. So that'll be interesting to see who wins. I kind of think Amy Lou Wood should win, but... She was really good. I did like Parker Posey's character too. I know. She nailed that.
00:02:05
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It's got to be one of them. She really did. We shall see.
Adam Brody vs Jeremy Allen White
00:02:09
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Okay, moving on to Heartthrobs. Would you rather choose Adam Brody from Nobody Wants This or Jeremy Allen White from The Bear?
00:02:20
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I mean, as nice as it would be to have um Jeremy Allen White's character like cook me dinner and stuff, I think I would have to go with Adam Brody from Nobody Wants This. He's got a great personality.
00:02:34
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I like his personality too. He's just very like self-aware. and Yes. you know I love it. all about He's a great character. Yeah. i I think I still have to go with jerry Jeremy Allen White.
00:02:45
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Yeah, okay. Seems like a good match. I liked him when he was on Shameless. and Oh, I forgot he was in that. I liked his character on Shameless too. so He's another one that I feel like he can do any, like he he can pull off any role.
00:03:03
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All right, let's get into the trivia.
Drama Series Trivia
00:03:07
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Let's start off with the name game. Can you name the three drama television series of the 21st century that feature alliteration in their titles and have each won two or more Emmy Awards for Outstanding Series.
00:03:48
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And the answers are The West Wing, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad.
Game of Thrones Cast Connections
00:03:57
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Alright, let's move on to What's the Connection? Gwendolyn Christie is nominated for her role in Severance, and Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal are nominated for their roles in The Last of Us.
00:04:11
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Which past Emmy Award-winning series connects these actors? Bye.
00:04:28
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And the answer is they were all in Game of Thrones. Gwendolyn Christie played Brienne of Tarth, Bella Ramsey played Leanna Mormont, and Pedro Pascal played Oberyn Martell.
00:04:44
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And they're all up for Emmy Awards this year, so we'll see if ah one of them wins something.
00:04:53
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Alright, let's move on to the Timeline Challenge.
2005 Emmy Wins Trivia
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In which year did the following happen? Everybody Loves Raymond won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series.
00:05:08
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Lost won the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. And Extreme Makeover Home Edition won the Emmy for Best Reality Program.
00:05:30
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And the answer is, they all happened in the year 2005. Alright, let's move on to a triple shot of trivia.
Emmy Nominations Q&A
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Question number one. In the Emmy-nominated show The Penguin, what nickname did the media give Sofia Falcone after her father framed her for his crimes?
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Question number two. Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig. The After Hours and Cold Harbor are episode titles from season two of which Emmy-nominated show?
00:06:24
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Question number three. In 2020, which TV show became the first comedy to sweep all seven major comedy categories, including Annie Murphy for Best Supporting Actress?
00:06:51
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And the answers are... The answer to question number one is The Hangman. And question number two, Goodbye Mrs. Selvig, The After Hours, and Cold Harbor are all episode titles from Severance.
00:07:09
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And question number three. In 2020, the TV show that became the first comedy to sweep all seven major comedy categories, including Annie Murphy for Best Supporting Actress, was Schitt's Creek.
00:07:25
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All right, let's move on to five clues.
TV Show Clues Game
00:07:28
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We'll give you five clues about a TV show, and you have to guess the answer. Clue number one. This series features a cameo from Sting, who plays himself. Clue number two. In this show, All Is Not Okay in Oklahoma is a popular podcast that inspires the main characters. a Clue number three.
00:07:56
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The second season of this show revolves around the mysterious death of Bunny. Clue number four. In season three of this show, Meryl Streep stars in the fictional musical Death Razzle Dazzle.
00:08:15
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And clue number five, the main characters of this Emmy-nominated show are Mabel, Oliver, and Charles. And the answer is, the show only murders in the building.
00:08:30
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All right, that's the show for today.
00:08:42
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all right that's the show for today We'll see you Tuesday for our next general knowledge quiz. Thanks for playing. See you next time.