The Thursday Trivia Podcast

30: The Stanley Cup

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:02:00 -0400

5 questions on one of the greatest (physical) trophies ever, The Stanley Cup. (I don’t mean the best sporting competition, but it’s close.) Music this week is “Ivy (There’s No Forgetting)” by Tom Fahy from the Free Music Archive. There’s also a bit of “The Crystal Cat” by Dan Deacon used in the preview for next week’s premiere of The Aulos on infinitespace.

29: Americana Spelling Bee

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:22:42 -0400

29: Americana Spelling Bee:

In lieu of five questions, five words, phrases and names for an Americana spelling bee.

Sounds this week come from Freesound (by Joe Powell, Peter Keyster, and Freesound users RHumphries, jobro, and ERH). I did this in part because I knew I couldn’t include full songs with this week’s format, and in part as sort of a teaser for The Aulos, a music playlist podcast as part of infinitespace, a new podcast omnibus I’m working on. The infinitespace website will launch on Monday, with the first episode on Friday - and new infinitespace episodes filling in the gap weeks between ThursTriv episodes.

Hey look I made a thing.

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:02:32 -0400

Hey look I made a thing.:

My newest mental_floss quiz is up. It’s on official state beverages.

28: "Weird Al" Yankovic

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:38:31 -0400

28: "Weird Al" Yankovic:

10 questions about “Weird Al” Yankovic. Music this week is “Polkarama” by “Weird Al” and “Pixel Peeker Polka” by Kevin McLeod.

27: Holidays, Part 2

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:37:30 -0400

27: Holidays, Part 2:

This week I’m asking questions about holidays around the world, live from Lincoln Center (specifically an empty Irene Diamond Building). Music for this episode is Paneye’s “North Sea Radio.”

26: Holidays, Part 1

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:42:00 -0400

26: Holidays, Part 1:

5 questions on holidays in the United States. Two weeks from now I’ll be asking 5 questions on holidays around the world.

Music this week is “The Electricity Song” by Matheatre from the Free Music Archive.

dpecs: Hey look I did a thing. My guest quizmaster spot on...

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:15:31 -0400

dpecs:

Hey look I did a thing.

My guest quizmaster spot on Congresses and Parliaments is up on this week’s PodQuiz - thanks as always to James Carter for the opportunity!

Stuff for after you listen to the podcast: Here’s “What’s Opera, Doc.” And...

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:55:54 -0500

Stuff for after you listen to the podcast:

Here’s “What’s Opera, Doc.”

And a few of Patrick Lalime’s goalie masks:

25: Looney Tunes

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:50:00 -0500

25: Looney Tunes:

The 25th Thursday Trivia Podcast! 5 questions on Looney Tunes; this week’s music from the Free Music Archive is “Karsilamas Hrysodaktili” by the Raya Brass Band.

24: Ghostbusters

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:08:04 -0500

24: Ghostbusters:

Five questions on one of my favorite films, Ghostbusters. This week’s music is a sort of pastiche parody - I perform Ray Parker Jr.’s Ghostbusters theme as it would be performed by Bon Iver.

Semi-related: Amazin' Avenue compiled all the Mets clues on Jeopardy.

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:59:04 -0500

23: Nepotism

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:55:00 -0500

23: Nepotism:

Five questions related to nepotism. Music this week is My Bubba & Mi with “Steamengeene.”

22: Milk

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:04:06 -0500

22: Milk:

5 questions on milk. Music this week is Man Bites Dog with “Milk and Honey.”

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jo Carter, the wife of James Carter, proprietor of the wonderful podcast PodQuiz.

Bonus #3, Part 6 of 6: Music and Answers

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:32:00 -0500

Bonus #3, Part 6 of 6: Music and Answers:

Daniel reveals the answers to the Here Is New York/ThursTriv crossover questions and sings “Celebrate Brooklyn” by They Might Be Giants.

Bonus #3, Pt. 5 of 6: Union Square

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:10:25 -0500

Bonus #3, Pt. 5 of 6: Union Square:

In which Daniel completes the question-asking portion of the Here Is New York/Thursday Trivia Podcast crossover in Union Square. Music and answers tomorrow!

21: Sidekicks

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:01:15 -0500

21: Sidekicks:

5 questions centered around the theme of sidekicks. This week’s music is an accordionist on a downtown E train, which I recorded as part of my Subway Music Archive.

Bonus #3, Pt. 4 of 6: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:54:18 -0500

Bonus #3, Pt. 4 of 6: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.:

Daniel asks the fourth question in the Here Is New York/Thursday Trivia crossover at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. in Gowanus.

Bonus #3, Pt. 3 of 6: Gramercy Park

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:41:17 -0500

Bonus #3, Pt. 3 of 6: Gramercy Park:

Daniel talks briefly about Gramercy Park and presents question 3 of the big Here Is New York/Thursday Trivia crossover.

Subway Music Archive: http://dpecs.wordpress.com/subways (I’ll also be putting all of the audio up on the Here Is New York project site (http://heavenorgwb.tumblr.com).

Bonus #3, Pt. 2 of 6: Talking About Gowanus...In Queens

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:36:12 -0500

Bonus #3, Pt. 2 of 6: Talking About Gowanus...In Queens:

Daniel, back at home, talks about the Gowanus Canal and continues this week’s Here Is New York/ThursTriv crossover.

Here Is New York project website: http://heavenorgwb.tumblr.com

Bonus #3, Pt. 1 of 6: Borough Hall

88milestotimetravel@gmail.com (Daniel Pecoraro) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:56:48 -0500

Bonus #3, Pt. 1 of 6: Borough Hall:

The Here Is New York/Thursday Trivia Podcast crossover begins at Brooklyn Borough Hall with a question on Borough Presidents.