S11 E1 - Trivia 101 - a podcast by Quiz and Hers

It’s our 101st episode, and Justin couldn’t resist the pun. So, he came with trivia questions related to the number 101, like a normal human would. We also talk about sitcoms, one of our favorite books, and the tallest buildings in the world!

2:35: Q1 (Movies & TV): Channel 101 was a project developed by what future creator of the offbeat sitcom Community?

10:58: Q2 (Everything Else): Element number 101 on the periodic table is named for what chemist, often called the “Father of the Periodic Table”?

18:18: Q3 (Sports & Games): Phil Taylor has a world-record career average of 101.28 points per turn in this professional sport, which is also a pub game.

29:39: Q4 (Arts & Literature): What protagonist of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four must face his fear of rats in Room 101?

35:50: Q5 (Music): “101” is the 13th and final track on the album Girl on Fire, by what singer-songwriter?

44:33: Q6 (Times & Places): Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building from 2004, when it superseded a pair of buildings in Kuala Lumpur, until 2010, when it was superseded by a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, which has held the record ever since.  Name both the buildings that Taipei 101 beat out, and the current record-holder.

Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0

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