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This week, Daphne and Jack go head to head in trivia games called "Maybe it's Maybelline" and "Biblidiom". Play along and see how you score. Could you have made the final?

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Intro

Speaker 1 0:00

What is the only part of the body that cannot heal itself? The answer to that at the end of the show. Welcome to Quizzical, the trivia show where knowing is half the battle and the other half is saying it out loud. I'm Scott Strosahl, and today's episode features two bold contestants stepping willingly into the trivia arena, armed with knowledge and reckless confidence. This is the third of four head-to-head matchups, the winners of which will face off in a final showdown in a couple weeks. In today's games, we'll be pondering whether it's Maybelline and finding out if idioms are a blessing in disguise. And along the way, we'll also crown our next People's Champion with the answer to last week's listener question. So play along, pause if you need to. Accuracy is aspirational. We've got questions, we've got answers, and we've got at least one fact today that your brain will prioritize for no good reason. Now let's meet our two contestants and get to the trivia. First up, we have Daphne, a PhD student from North Carolina. Welcome, Daphne.

Speaker 1:08

Hi, glad to be here.

Speaker 1 1:09

So what's the focus of the PhD?

Speaker 1:12

So it's in general education. However, I'm focusing on training in autism early interventions because I I work with autistics and I want to improve the field I work in.

Speaker 1 1:26

So how far into the process are you? Are you just starting? Are you just about to finish?

Speaker 1:31

I've already started my dissertation. I have about maybe a year to go.

Speaker 1 1:36

Okay. Um and then uh I understand you used to play a lot of niche computer games back in the 90s. Do you have a favorite? Definitely. What's your favorite? What's your favorite computer game that most of the audience will have never heard of, but there will be one listener that's like, I love that game.

Speaker 1:51

So the creatures trilogy from the 90s and early 2000s, it was really it was better than Tamagotchi. It was better than Sims, in my opinion, but it was virtual reality. You had these little creatures running around the screen called norns that you had to keep alive and teach teach how to um survive.

Speaker 1 2:15

Very good. All right. Well, and next up is Jack from Washington, who can identify almost any country based on its outline, or so he claims.

Speaker 3 2:24

Yes.

Speaker 1 2:25

Welcome, Jack. Thank you. Good to have you here. Thank you. Glad to be here. So which country has the strangest outline? Ooh, that's a good question. The most weird. Where I would look at the outline and be like, that's a country. Hmm. Hmm. So Chile is kind of long and thin. It's a little unusual.

Speaker 2 2:45

I was originally thinking like South Africa because it has like two holes in it, basically.

Speaker 1 2:49

Oh, that's that's interesting too. Yeah, that's there's a few of them that have holes in them, right? Like I know Italy has a couple of um holes in them. Um that that's a good that's a different way. So you could go with a weird shape or the fact that it has holes in it. That's good. Yeah. Um now my other question is which two countries are the hardest to distinguish where they just almost look identical.

Speaker 2 3:10

Uh any of the like any island or any sure, like any of the really small countries.

Speaker 1 3:17

Really small ones, yeah. Because they tend to they probably tend to look like islands, actually. Yeah. Yeah. Like San Marino looks like an island, right? Um, are you now are you good with the outs outlines of states as well, like the US states? Do you know those are not as much? I mean, maybe, but not as good. No. Yeah, not like the countries. Yeah. Cool. Well, you know, niche computer games and country outlines are probably not going to help you in today's games, but that's okay. All right. Are you guys ready?

Speaker 3:46

Yeah, let's go.

Game 1 - Maybe it's Maybelline

Speaker 1 3:47

Then let's get quizzical. So our first game today is called Maybe It's Maybelline, uh, inspired by the classic line from the commercials back in the 90s. I think they brought back in recent years.

Speaker 3 4:03

Maybe she's black with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.

Speaker 1 4:08

So in this game, all of the answers will start with May, M-A-Y. And you must answer in the form of maybe it's May, whatever. The May could be pronounced differently. It's not necessarily, it doesn't necessarily sound like May, but it will start with the letters M-A-Y at the start of the answer. Um, for example, if I said it's possible that she's an SNL alum who starred in Bridesmaids, you would answer, maybe it's Maya Rudolph. Because Maya starts with M-A-Y. I see. Yes. So we're gonna buzz in to answer. If you get it wrong, your opponent will have a chance to steal. Jack, your buzzer sounds like. And Daphne, your buzzer sounds like. Alright, any questions before we start with this one? Here we go. Question one. Perhaps it's an emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and vinegar or lemon juice. Ooh, Jack. Uh, maybe it's mayonnaise? Very good. Maybe it's mayonnaise. Nice. Alright. Question two. It could be a Norwegian metal band or a state of great confusion and chaos. Jack. Maybe it's mayhem? Maybe it's mayhem. Nice. Are you familiar with the the band? Or a state of chaos. I have three boys at home, so I am familiar with a state of chaos. Alright, next question. It's possible that we're calling for help on the first day of the fifth month. Ooh, Daphne.

Speaker 5:50

Maybe it's May Day.

Speaker 1 5:54

Correct. Maybe it's May Day. Very good. Alright, next up. She might be a game show host, or a neuroscientist, or the star of the 90s sitcom Blossom. And maybe. Oh, there you go, Daphne.

Speaker 6:10

Maybe it's Ma the Jeopardy host. I can't remember her name.

Speaker 1 6:17

You're you're you're there. What is their name? Do you know? Do you know?

Speaker 6:22

Oh man. Um Maeum?

Speaker 1 6:30

Is that what you said?

Speaker 6:31

Yeah, Mayum. M-A-Y-I-M.

Speaker 1 6:34

I'm gonna I'm gonna give it to you. Maybe it's Mayum. Yep. Mayum Byolik is her name. Fair enough.

Speaker 6:38

Don't think of the body Bialik.

Speaker 1 6:40

Yes. Biolik. It's an unusual last name. Okay, next up. Perhaps this aquatic insect will take to the air. Alright, we're gonna say time's up. Nobody gets that one. So maybe it's Mayfly. Because a Mayfly is an aquatic insect and it may fly. It might take to the air. Clever. Alright. Next up. It could conceivably be the ship that brought pilgrims to the new world in 1620. Jack, first one in. Maybe it's the Mayflower? Maybe it's the Mayflower. Very good. I could hear lots of furious clicking going on there. I think from both of you, probably. Yep. You both buzzed in almost immediately. Alright. Next question. Perhaps it's a timetable made up of three wheels. The hob, the tsulken, and the long count. Timetable made up of three wheels. The hob, the tsulken, and the long count. Oh, Daphne.

Speaker 7:52

It's wrong, but maybe it's the May counter.

Speaker 1 7:58

Good guess. Incorrect. Jack, you can try and steal if you have I'm judging by your face. Oh, he he's he's gonna go for it.

Speaker 2 8:07

Throw something out there, right? Yeah. Maybe it's the May table.

Speaker 1 8:14

Also good good attempt, but no. Maybe it's the Mayan calendar. Oh my goodness.

Speaker 8:21

I was thinking of Mayan at the beginning of this thing when he first introduced it.

Listener Question

Game 2 - Biblidiom

Speaker 1 8:27

Alright. This is the last question. Could it be Baker who captains the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense? Jack. Maybe it's Mayfield. Correct. Maybe it's Mayfield. Baker Mayfield. All right. Very good. Alright, great job to both of you, but especially good job to Jack, who is one step closer to making the final. And Daphne, you will have to win the next game to force a tiebreaker and keep your hopes alive. Today's episode is brought to you by the patrons. As always, if you've been thinking about becoming a patron, now's a great time to join. We've got some visual trivia games that we're going to be posting on Patreon in the near future. So go check that out. There's some other perks you can get as well, like stickers and early access. And we're also looking for input from our patrons on other perks they'd like to see. So if you have ideas, feel free to send them our way. And of course, like any new podcast, sharing with your friends and posting reviews can be very helpful as we try to grow our audience early on here. You can find links to all the things at quizzical.fm. And now it's time for the answer to last week's listener question. As a refresher, last week's question was what is unique about the number 8,549,176,320? Well, we heard from a few people that said it contains every digit once, zero through nine, which is true, but lots of numbers contain that. So what's very unique about this number is that it contains all the digits zero through nine in alphabetical order, starting with eight that has an E at the beginning and ending with zero that starts with a Z. So if you figured that out, congratulations. But this week's randomly selected winner from all of the correct answers we received was Kirsten or maybe Kirsten. Congratulations, Kirsten, you are this week's people's champion. We'll be hosting that on all our socials, and you can share that with your friends to show that you are a champion. And now for this week's listener question, there are three bags. One with a hundred black marbles, one with a hundred white marbles, and one with a 50-50 mix of black and white. So there's 50 black and 50 white in the third bag. All the bags are labeled, but the labels are incorrect. So the question is: what is the minimum number of marbles you need to pull out of the bags in order to correct the labels? And which bags should you pull marbles out of? So three bags, one as all black, one is all white, one has 50-50, and we know all the labels are incorrect. The minimum number of marbles you need to pull out of the bags in order to correct the labels, and which bags you should pull the marbles out of. If you think you know the answer, send us a message to people at quizzical.fm or go to our website, quizzical.fm, and click on the send a voicemail button, and you could submit your answer in audio form. And if you just have something interesting you think we'd like to hear, or maybe a trivia question for us, you can also send us a voicemail and maybe you'll show up on a future episode. As always, you can find all the links at quizzical.fm. And with that, it's time for our second game. Daphne, Jack, are you guys ready? I'm ready. Excited. All right, our second game today is called Bible idiom or bibliidium or somehow smash Bible and idiom together. I'm not sure how you would pronounce that word, but these are questions about common English idioms that originated in the Bible. So just to review, for those who might not be familiar, an idiom is, of course, a phrase that has a non-literal meaning, like hit the books means you're studying, not literally punching books. Um, there are quite a few idioms that actually come from the Bible originally. So we'll take turns on this one so you can put your buzzers down and feel free to talk it out before you answer. But if you miss, your opponent will get a chance to steal. So any questions before we start this one? Sounds good. All right, we will start with Daphne, first one up. Jesus told his disciples that the Pharisees were like, who leading whom?

Speaker 13:00

The Pharisees were like sheep leading sheep. No. I'm going to go with it's like a oh, the blind leading the blind.

Speaker 1 13:12

Very good. The blind leading the blind. Yep. Nice. Did you did you know it, Jack? It was I it was between that or just like shepherds leading sheep.

Speaker 3 13:21

Mm-hmm. Yep.

Speaker 1 13:22

Blind leading the blind. That's from Matthew uh 15, 14. Very good. Alright, Jack, the next question is for you. Paul tells the Galatians that people who want to be justified by the law have fallen from where? Or fallen. Man. Or maybe what?

Speaker 2 13:41

Fallen from where or what? Oh, okay. Maybe it's like falling, like falling from grace, or surely it's not, it's not gonna be fallen from heaven, because I don't think that would be it. Um other thought is like hell, but I don't think you can fall from hell. So I'm gonna say grace. Finalized our grace.

Speaker 1 14:01

Grace is correct, fall from grace, yes. That's from Galatians 5, verse 4. Alright, back to Daphne. In explaining how small the nations of the world are in the vastness of the Lord's domain, Isaiah says they are like what?

Speaker 14:18

I'm going to say grains of sand.

Speaker 1 14:21

Grains of sand? Incorrect. Jack, would you like to steal?

Speaker 2 14:27

Yeah. Grains of sand was a good guess. Like a star in a sky. Like, but I don't know. This is tough.

unknown 14:41

It's tough.

Speaker 2 14:42

I don't know. I guess I'll say a star in the sky.

Speaker 1 14:46

Okay. Those are both good guesses. Both incorrect. The answer is a drop in a bucket. Alright. Uh, the next one's for Jack. Uh Job uses an unusual anatomical reference to describe how he barely survived by what? Ooh.

Speaker 2 15:06

I mean, surely it's the skin of the teeth. I'm trying to think if there's anything anything else. But I I think that's right.

Speaker 1 15:13

I'm gonna say the skin of his teeth. The skin of his teeth. Very good. Yep, that's correct. That's from Job 19, verse 20. Back to Daphne. King Belshazzar was the recipient of a literal version of what usually metaphorical message of impending doom.

Speaker 15:32

I I'm leaning towards um reigning hail fire and brimstone because that it definitely is doomed, and it's very rarely actually going to happen in the real world or in the modern world. Yeah, I'm gonna say fire and brimstone.

Speaker 1 15:51

Sorry, that's incorrect, Jack. Can you steal?

Speaker 2 15:57

Message of impending doom.

Speaker 1 15:59

I don't know.

Speaker 2 16:01

Got a guess? Uh, I don't have a guess. I'm sorry.

Speaker 1 16:04

Okay. It is the writing on the wall. This is the story where the hand appeared just by itself and wrote on the wall. The writing on the wall from Daniel chapter five. Um, I think we're back to Jack this time. All right. Jesus warned that false prophets are like what inappropriately dressed animal. Yep. Uh, this is gonna be wolves in sheep's clothing. Wolf in sheep's clothing, that's correct. From Matthew 7, 15. Very nice. All right, Daphne. If you get this one wrong, Jack will have a lead that you can't come back from, so you've got to get this one right to keep the game going. Here we go. In a song from Deuteronomy, Moses says that God kept his people as what fruit in what body part?

Speaker 16:52

It's the apple of his eye.

Speaker 1 16:55

It is the apple of his eye. Very good. Keep your hopes alive there. All right, Jack. This is the final question. If you get this one right, you win the game and the episode. But if you get this wrong, Daphne could steal and force a tiebreaker. So no pressure.

Speaker 3 17:11

No pressure.

Speaker 1 17:14

All right. Here you go, Jack. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that you should do more than is requested of you by going how far? Ooh. Going the extra mile. The extra mile. Very good. He says if someone forces you to go one mile, go to Matthew chapter 5, verse 41. Very good. Alright, congratulations to Jack.

Speaker 3 17:39

Go, Jack.

Outro

Speaker 1 17:40

Won both games, and you're moving on to the final round at the end of the month. And thank you to Daphne for playing as well. Join us next week as two more competitors match wits for a chance at being crowned quizzical champion. But before we go, the answer to the question I asked at the beginning: what is the only part of the body that cannot heal itself? Do either of you have a guess before I give the answer?

Speaker 18:04

I'm going to guess the eye, but I'm probably wrong.

Speaker 1 18:11

The eye? I might guess teeth. It is teeth. That's crack. It is teeth. So the enamel layer lacks the necessary living cells to regenerate once it's damaged. That's a conversational flex that's technically educational, so use it wisely. That's it for this week, and remember trivia is only trivial if you're losing. I'm Scott, and this has been Quizzical.