S5 E4 - Quizbusters - a podcast by Quiz and Hers

In an explosive new episode, Hallie busts out six trivia questions related to one of our favorite TV shows of all time, Mythbusters!  We also talk about Hollywood hijinks, curious candies, and, of course, high explosives.

3:13: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, made into a film of the same name in 1975, was featured on an episode of Mythbusters as part of Discovery’s “shweekend” in which they built an animal analog to test whether they could kill it as per the method in the film?

10:16: Q2 (Times & Places): One of the just 25% of myths that were confirmed on Mythbusters was a myth saying that what soldier of the Texas Revolution could fire a shot from his musket and split the bullet on the blade of an axe stuck in a tree 40 yards away?

17:42: Q3 (Sports & Games): In episode 234 of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie tested whether playing a video game simulation of a skill can actually improve your real-life performance when they played 4 holes at the Pebble Beach Golf Links before and after playing a golf arcade game.  What was the first major golf tournament hosted there in 1972, which Jack Nicklaus won, tying him with Bobby Jones for career majors?

24:40: Q4 (Everything Else): In the very first pilot of Mythbusters (there were 3), a myth was tested regarding what candy, made of sugar, lactose, and flavoring and was patented by General Foods research chemists in 1961?

31:03: Q5 (Science): Obviously I can’t do a Mythbusters episode without talking about explosions.  What explosive primarily containing nitroglycerin has been used on the show to try and paint a room, clean the inside of a cement truck, and split a tree down the middle when shot on the end of an arrow?

36:13: Q6 (Sounds & Screen): On episode 40 of Mythbusters, they tested whether the aluminum paint used on Buddy Ebsen while playing what iconic film character could have caused an adverse reaction that hospitalized him and forced the filmmakers to replace him with Jack Haley?

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