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Speaker: Can you find the connection between Sarah Michelle Geller, Melissa Joan Hart, and Jennifer Love Hewitt? 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. The Super Bowl is coming up this weekend, so we'll be asking 10 super-themed trivia questions in today's episode.
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Speaker: Now for our fun fact of the day. Do you know what the first Super Bowl halftime show was like? It took place in 1967 and was titled Super Sights and Sounds. It featured music from the University of Arizona symphonic marching band.
Speaker: In the first decade of the Super Bowls, most of the halftime performances were of marching bands. They were not as extravagant as they are today. Before the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show, the Super Bowl was actually losing viewers during halftime.
Speaker: During the 1992 Super Bowl, ratings dropped significantly as viewers switched channels to watch the special episode of In Living Color on Fox instead.
Speaker: While some big stars started performing in the early 90s, like Gloria Estefan and New Kids on the Block, it was actually Michael Jackson's performance in 1993 that transformed the Super Bowl halftime show from filler entertainment to blockbuster spectacle.
Speaker: At the time, the Guinness Book of World Records named it one of the most watched television events of all time in the U.S. It's also been named one of the greatest halftime performances of all time, although there have been many big performances since then. What do you think has been the best?
Speaker: Well, I'm biased and I know it hasn't been your favorite, but I like The Weeknd. Okay. Yes. I also really liked Kendrick Lamar's. Which one do you think is the best?
Speaker: I thought Beyonce's was the best when, but more specifically when Destiny's Child reunited for like a minute, I wish it was longer.
Speaker: All right, let's jump into a quick round of this or that based on today's theme.
Speaker: This or that celebrity superlatives, best sense of humor, Nate Bargatze or Nikki Glaser. All right. I got to be honest. When I first heard Nate, I thought he was drunk and slurring his speech. I don't know. It's a little distracting for me. I think they said it's like his accent too, like his thick Tennessee accent. Oh, okay. His Southern accent. Okay. But Nikki is hilarious to me.
Speaker: i don't know why, but the things she says can be taken as so malicious, but for some reason she's able to deliver it in a way that just makes funny and not personal. um Neighbor Gotzee,
Speaker: Love his dry sense of humor. But yeah, I have to go with Nikki Glaser. Nikki Glaser, I feel like she always has like a really good spin on some things that like you don't expect. And so it makes it so funny. Like, I don't know if you remember at the Golden Globes recently, she hosted...
Speaker: And she started she made a joke about Leo DiCaprio with like ah a younger girl or something. And I was like, seriously, that is so overdone. But then she like took a spin on it where it was like, we don't know what you, Leo. Like all we know is like yeah from Teen B. Yeah. I got to go with Nikki Glaser.
Speaker: She's great. She's a queen. up And she's comedy queen. Okay, this or that celebrity superlatives most likely to become president, Paris Hilton or Dwayne The Rock Johnson.
Speaker: Okay, Paris Hilton has been getting a lot of stuff done. I think, she personally, think she would be an amazing president, and I would love to see, like, the entire White House turned pink. I think that would be really fun. I agree. i really like her demeanor, and I think she would get stuff done.
Speaker: Yeah. But I really like The Rock, too. He seems really compassionate, and I think he'd be a ah rational fair leader. Yes. And from what I've read, a lot of people would support him. So I think he has the best chance at becoming president. He's most too likely, but we both want Paris Hilton to be president. Yeah, exactly. Someday we'll have a woman president. Someday.
Speaker: All right, let's get into our super themed trivia questions. All right, let's go.
Speaker: Question number one. What three-word documentary film from 2004 criticized McDonald's food and actually earned an Academy Award nomination for its efforts?
Speaker: Question number two. What supersonic passenger airline, operated by both British Airways and Air France, flew the skies from 1976 2003 before retiring from service?
Speaker: Question number three. Former Saturday Night Live actress Molly Shannon played awkward Catholic schoolgirl Mary Catherine Gallagher in which 1999 film?
Speaker: Question number four. In the TV series Superstore, starring America Ferreira, what's the name of the fictional big box retailer where the characters work?
Speaker: Is it A. Cloud Nine, B. Take Five, or C. Seventh Heaven?
Speaker: Question number five. Appearing in nearly every Super Mario Brothers game since 1985, what power-up item transforms Small Mario into Super Mario?
Speaker: Question number six. What's the name of Superman's loyal dog, whose name sounds just like a digital currency?
Speaker: Question number seven. In the 2001 movie Super Troopers, Trooper Foster tries to say which animal-related word as many times as possible during a traffic stop.
Speaker: Question number eight, what supercontinent existed approximately 200 million years ago before breaking apart to form the continents we know today?
Speaker: Question number nine. Which TV character famously said, I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious? Was it A, Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec, B, Michael Scott from The Office, or C, Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory?
Speaker: Question number 10. What supergroup formed in 1988 included Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne?
Speaker: Was it a The Highwaymen, B. The Rock Legends, or c The Traveling Wilburys?
Speaker: Got your guesses? Next up, we'll go over the answers.
Speaker: Alright, let's get into the answers. Question number one. What three-word documentary film from 2004 criticized McDonald's food and actually earned an Academy Award nomination for its efforts?
Speaker: The answer is supersize May. McDonald's eliminated its supersize option just six weeks after the film's premiere. Although they said that wasn't why, but I mean. Oh, I'm sure.
Speaker: Probably wasn't a coincidence. factored in. Yeah. Question number two. What supersonic passenger airliner operated by both British Airways and Air France... flew the skies from 1976 to 2003 before retiring from service?
Speaker: The answer is the Concorde. And here's a fun fact. A French Concorde once delivered rare snakebite antivenom to Africa to save a victim who only had hours to live.
Speaker: Alright, question number three. Former Saturday Night Live actress Molly Shannon played awkward Catholic schoolgirl Mary Catherine Gallagher in which 1999 film?
Speaker: The answer is Superstar. Question number four. In the TV series Superstore, starring America Ferrera, what's the name of the fictional big box retailer where the characters work?
Speaker: Is it A, Cloud Nine, B, take five, or C, seventh heaven? The answer is cloud nine. The show ran from 2015 to 2021. And here's a fun fact. Its pilot episode was filmed in a real Kmart store.
Speaker: Question number five. Appearing in nearly every Super Mario Bros. game since 1985, what power-up item transforms Small Mario into Super Mario?
Speaker: The answer is Mushroom. Or if you said Magic Mushroom or Super Mushroom, that's correct. Question number six. What's the name of Superman's loyal dog, whose name sounds just like a digital currency?
Speaker: And the answer is crypto with a K. Question number seven. In the 2001 movie Super Troopers, Trooper Foster tries to say which animal related word as many times as possible during a traffic stop.
Speaker: The answer is meow. Question number eight. What supercontinent existed approximately 200 million years ago before breaking apart to form the continents we know today?
Speaker: The answer is Pangea. Scientists believe that the continents will reunite into a new supercontinent in approximately 250 300 million years. All right.
Speaker: will be little stars in the sky by then. Yeah, we'll be long gone. Question number nine. Which TV character famously said, I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious?
Speaker: Was it A, Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec, B, Michael Scott from The Office, or C, Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory? The answer is Michael Scott from The Office.
Speaker: I feel like any of them could have said that, though. But it does sound very much like Michael Scott. That was tricky. Yeah, we got a lot of good quotes from him. Question number 10. What supergroup formed in 1988 included Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne?
Speaker: Was it A, The Highwaymen, B, The Rock Legends, or C, The Traveling Wilburys? The answer is the traveling Wilburys. Their debut single was Handle With Care.
Speaker: Before we go let's give you the answer to our opening question. Did you find the connection between Sarah Michelle Gellar, Melissa Joan Hart, and Jennifer Love Hewitt?
Speaker: Of course, they all go by three names, but the answer is they've all played TV characters with supernatural powers. Sarah Michelle Gellar played Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Speaker: Melissa Joan Hart played Sabrina the Teenage Witch. And Jennifer Love Hewitt played a medium in Ghost Whisperer. 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. Join us Thursday where the theme will be Famous Ads.
