Welcome to You Should Tell Better with the Mike C. Nelson, the guy
who won't shut up about winning three times on Jeopardy. Welcome, Welcome,
Welcome to You Should Know Better, the trivia podcast that tests your knowledge and
a little bit of your patients. Our goal here is to celebrate the theme
of continuing education. We should always be learning and always be on the prowl
to know better. Now we will meet our uber talented guests and hear all
about what good causes they are playing for and shortly crowned one of them the
smartest person in the world for one week. But as for right now,
let's jump right into some questions and answers with our first of four rounds today,
Round one General Knowledge Thinking caps on you, two pencils ready, head
away we go. There are eight questions in the general Knowledge round. Here
is question number one. What hugely successful American sportswear company was known as Blue
Ribbon Sports before the year nineteen seventy one. Nineteen seventy one is the year
that they changed their name from Blue Ribbon Sports to this name now that's known
all over the world. For question number one, what is that company so?
Again? What hugely successful American sportswear company was known as Blue Ribbon Sports
before nineteen seventy one, they made a name change in Cabouge. If this
is any sign to come, I'm toast this is what you've got going?
Then I'm all right, all right, how how long do begin? I'll
give you a hint. It's not it's not sockny. Okay, it's not
sockny a Swiss. It's not British nights is it's it's Swiss. Oh,
it's not Swiss. All right? Question number two, I think I think
we're all going to feel a lot better about this one. What incredible dancer
and actor was in the films History of the World Part one, The Cotton
Club, White Knights and Running Scared with Billy Crystal. We're in a Cubs
jersey in that one. So again, what incredible dancer slash actor was in
the film in the World Part one, The Cotton Club, White Knights and
Running Scared? For NUMERA, doos feeling better maybe than that? G D.
Blue Ribbon Sports question for number one? Good lord, all right,
let's let's let's do a little world stuff. For question number three, Let's
go around the world and what city would you be in if you were in
the Prado Museum p r A d o the Pravo Museum in What world city
would you be in if you read the very famous Pravo Museum For question number
three? All right, number four is a good one. I like.
I like number four. What female rapper that gained her popularity as an influencer
on Vine? Remember Vine an Instagram has the given name bell callous Marlinus Almanzar
cis very famous female rapper gained her popularity as an influencer on Vine and Instagram
before becoming a huge superstar. But she has the given name bell Callous Marlinus
Almanzar cfis. That's all. Could you say her her given name again?
Yes, it is Bell Callous Marlinus Almanzar cfis. Here is question number five?
I got all these wrong? Yeah? What one apply named muscle is
the largest in the human body? What is the largest muscle in the human
body? Aptly named muscle is the largest in the human body? For question
number five, Question number six, we are flying right along. Who was
the author of sixty books, including twenty three children's tales, including the Tale
of Peter Rabbit Fuck Name that author who is the author of sixty books.
She wrote twenty three children's tales, including the Tale of Peter Rabbit. Name
that author, last name Will Suffice For question number six, all right,
seven is an interesting kind of a sports question. Can you name two two
of the four National Hockey League team name that do not end? Do not
end with the letter s, Like in basketball you have the thunder and the
heat and the magic, or in baseball you have the Red Sox and the
White Sox. They don't end in the letter S. Can you name two
of the four teams in the NHL? Actually, that's amazing how many ended
s? Literally all of them are going through my brain now and they're all
ending in all except nine in all of sports. Name two? You live
in New York. There's two there, but they have those two. I
only know one. All right? Question number eight, you will have.
I know it. I can feel it in my bones. Question number eight,
here we go. Who portrayed fifteen year old Angela Chase on the ABC
drama My So Called Life? Question number eight? Who portrayed fifteen year old
Angela Chase on the ABC drama Shortly? I think it was only on for
two seasons. My so called life main character. Ye oh, come on,
and you just gave it to him. The actress's I only knew the
main character, if that means anything, so it would have been the same.
Yes, that's what we're going for. All right, pencils down.
We will go over your answers soon enough. But it's time to meet our
incredible guests ailing from San Fantastic San Francisco, Callie Fournia. We have a
Tony Award winning actress here, folks, Grammy Award nominee for Headwig and the
Angry Inch. She has an album coming out called Lullabies for the End of
the World that we'll talk about some more. You can join her Patreon to
find all the stuff about what's she's got going on. She's got lots going
on. My newest friend, Lena Hall is here. Yeah, Hi,
yes, thank you very Hello. Holy cow, it's a pleasure to have
you on our show. And my favorite singer on the planet and your opponent's
favorite singer, Lena. What charity are you playing for today? I'm playing
for an organization called Friends of the Children, New York and they actually have
their nationwide and they have I guess they have things in each different series.
My mind is blanking on what they would be called. But yes, I'm
playing for Friends of Children New York and UM I actually do. I direct
their galas once a year and I got involved during the pandemic because they couldn't
do a gala and I was the only one who was doing Zoom shows,
and so I did a big gala for them via Zoom and I ended up
raising We raised one point three million that no that time, nor were we
raised one million that time. And then the second, the second, the
third one I did for them, we raised one point three and now our
goal this time is to raise one point five And our gala is happening on
April twenty seventh in the City a Mirror. I would love to have you
at my table. I am hosting, singing, and then also we will
be presenting some things and talking about the organization and trying to raise more money
and doing some auctions. So it's I'm thrilled to be a part of this
organization, and it really I love this organization because it hits home for me.
It's it's all about changing the world, one person at a time.
That's incredible. So it's Friends of the children, So look for Friends of
the Children wherever you're at or in a city that is close or near and
dear to your heart. So you're playing for the Friends of New York,
win or lose. We're happy to give a donation to that charity, Friends
of Children, New York. You can follow Lena Hall on social media at
Lena Rocker Hall. One of the best handles we've had on the show.
But now it's time to meet your opponent. My pal from Saint Louis,
Missouri and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Kind of you were, you know in
two places growing up. Um, you maybe heard about this guy. He's
been on the Blacklist for many moons. He was just on Broadway doing The
Kite Runner, that hell of a show on Broadway. And you're currently currently
on Ridley Scott's Sinking Spring for Apple TV. My pal, a Mere Arison
is here. Whoo how holy smokes Hi, it's so good already this is
already a last What charity are you playing for today? Um? I'm playing
for a charity called Angel Light Films, which is a very small, small
nonprofit that works with kids that have or have had a brain or spinal cord
tumor between the ages of They've done them with ages kids between like five and
eighteen, and they get to make a short film about anything they want,
anything they want, and they get to basically conceive it, you know,
write it and start in it, and it can be anything. It can
be like a little music video, it can be they want to fly in
the sky, a piano recital, a dance show. And the founder of
it, Stephanie Angel, who has become a friend of mine, was a
script supervisor on the Blacklist, so it became Pals and she had founded it
and directed like eleven of them and was like, get so busy, and
asked me if I would direct one, and I immediately said yes, and
I directed one and literally got off the phone with the family I worked with.
Just today update. I did that short film with them four years ago,
and the day I directed it I still to consider one of like the
greatest days of my life. It was such an experience that because Tati is
the girl I worked with, was still in treatment, and so I went
to the hospital and developed whatever she wanted to do. She ended up wanting
to make a fashion show, and so I got, you know, professional
designers that I knew and called in favors and basically she gave them all her
ideas. They came in with designs, she approved them and so forth,
while I also tracked her her health and family life. So I ended up
documenting the whole thing, and I've been making a documentary about it. Oh
my gosh, how cool. Very small, very small nonprofit, but it's
really meaningful. That's so cool. Angelite Films were happy to make a donation
win or lose to that charity as long as Friends of the Children, New
York. You can follow mister Amir on Instagram and Twitter at Amir Arison homere
Rocker Arison, Yes to find out if that one are very hard multi hyphena
at a Mere Arison. No, okay, that's awesome. Well you have
met are good looking. You can't see it at home, but very good
looking, as well as talented guests and know what good looking? Oh are
you talking about me? Oh? Thin? Incredible charities you two are playing
for. But it's time to get back to the game. It's time to
get back to brass techs. You two and go of our answers for a
very challenging seems like general knowledge on let's go over these answers. Question number
one was what hugely successful American sportswear company was known as Blue Ribbon Sports for
nineteen seventy one. Lena, did you venture a guest for number one?
I did? Would you put three down? One down? Rebok, Reebok,
great, guess a mirror? What did you put for number one?
Adidas? That was I was that was one. I didn't even think of
Rebok. I could only think of Adidas. I thought of Adida's, Nike
or Rebok because I was trying to think of their logos. Yeah, um,
I went with Adidas. She got it with the reboke, didn't she.
Adidas, I believe is from German. I think they're German at the
German company, Adidas, Adi Dassler. All day I dream about sex.
Oh my god, that was that was the in high school. Yeah,
if you had some Adidas stuff on, that's that's what the moniker could be
from. Uh, some place else we'll have Annie look up or rebos from.
But the one this is from the Pacific Northwest. Phil Knight and Nike.
Before it was Nike, I hadn't written down sports. That's an I'm
company. Now we know Blue Ribbon Sports turned into Nike. It was like
a trip. It was almost like a trick question it was it was I
was trying to no one it gets Nike because everyone as Nike story and apparently
Anie has told us it's yeah Rebox, so Rebox from the UK from Germany
and yeah, Blue Ribbon Sports was before Nike. Wonderful. It's a tie,
all right, Yeah, no harm no file zero. I guarantee you
both, Lena and I got the next one. I hope you did.
What incredible dancer slash actor was in the film's History of the World Part one,
The Cotton Club, White Knights and Running Scared Amir, Gregory Hines,
Gregory Hines. Lena, what did you put Gregory Hines? It is the
wonderful Gregory Hines were off the Schneide. It's one to one after two beautiful.
Question number three a kind of a world Cities question, and what city
would you be in if you were in the Prado musea, Lena, Prado
Prague? Are you saying Prague? No, uh, Prado or just Prado
the city. I think she's trying to say Prado the city. I don't
know that they're if you're in the Prodo Museum. It could said um or
you're saying like pride, don't know um a mirror? Did you have a
guest? First, we're in Spain. I had a guess. I guess
Milan, Milan in Italy, Lena. You were closer by saying somewhere in
Spain. It is the capital of Spain. Madrid is where you would find
the Prado Museum, where you would find stuff from Goya and el Greco and
those types. I thought Prado wasn't an Italian word brand. Prado Museum is
in Madrid. Awesome, now we know. Now we know. Terrible mirror
question question, don't beat yourself. We're here to prevent a mirror from beating
himself up today. I see he's more vocal, but I don't say it.
I was just all internalized. I'm gonna quarius so him internal YEA,
all right? Question Number four. What female rapper that gained her popularity as
an influencer on Vine and Instagram has a given name of bell Callus Marlinus al
manzar cefis a mirror? What do you got for number four? I went
for it. I didn't think I was going to get it. I feel
like I have a small chance with Cardi B. Cardi B. Great hype,
Cardi B two, But I don't it's not Cardi B. Those are
great guesses, but the actual answer is Cardi B. That answer deserves a
huzzah. Trust or trust your ass. It was Cardi B who was belt
Yeah, callous, ye callous the first yes, it was the bell callous.
I was like, calif cardill be, you know it, you know
what you're talking about. Question number five, a little human body question.
What aptly named muscle is the largest in the human body? Lena, We'll
see. I said, it depends because some it's been the penis, but
others the maximus. I want to know, I know, I want to
know the person that calls their slong a muscle. That's pretty great. Look
at her, Look at her drinking her giant purple water. Um a mirror?
Do you agree that it's there's what's funny? Here's or the butt hawks
I'm gonna pass on awenus. Maybe maybe I'm not as lucky, but um,
although I feel confident. Sorry, I was gonna say when you started
asking the question, I was writing this so us, but but then you
said the aptly name that I was like, oh, it's the maximus.
It's the gluteus maximus. The correct answer is the gluteus maximus. Kind of.
I didn't realize this until now that I did that question right after I
had a question about Cardi b I wonder if that was on my mind?
Was her incredible bottom question number six a little literature kids lit who is the
author of sixty books, including twenty three children's tales, including the Tale of
Peter Rabbit a mirror? Could you find that name up there? No,
I don't. I know this is wrong, But before she said nineteen o
one, I was like, Beverly Cleary, and I know that's just the
only female author I could think of besides Judy Bloom. And it wasn't Judy
Bloom because it wasn't like angst Beverly Cleary is wrong. But I'm stating that
I tried. You did try. Good guess, Lena, what do you
got, uh Bellatrix Potter? No, I'm going to give it to you.
It's be a trix. Oh, Potter wrote Peter Rabbit, you get
the powd do that? How did you get that? She's now in the
lead, By the way, how did you get that did you get that?
I could I visualize the cover. I could see that used to read
those things. I had those books in my room like all the time.
Like this, we're getting competitive and I love it. Bellatrix. Where the
fuck did I get Belatricks though? Harry Potter or something? Well, that's
probably what it is. It's Potter. There's a Bellatrix, I think in
Harry Potter Beatrix Potter. So maybe you put them all together? Nice?
Is it an X though? Is the Beatrix with an X of the end,
because that's what it was saying. Okay, Beatrix Potter? So many
Potters? Um, yeah, Annie is saying, yeah, Belatrix is Harry
Potters. I think that's when they all came together. A mirror. I
think you have the next one. Yeah, we'll see. Now it's the
sports question. So let's see how she does on this question number seven.
This is a tough one. I think if you're not if you're not a
sports nut like myself, this is tough. Can you name two of the
four NHL team names that do not end with the letter S? Lena?
Did you have any guesses? Or no? Yes? What do you got?
The Canuck and the Maple Leaf. There's one player from each team.
Oh my god, when they do their one on one hockey tournament. Um,
that is great. The Canuck and the Maple belief is great. A
mirror. Do you agree with that? No, I agree that there's their
individual No. Um, I could not. I could not come up with
it. Um. Just now, when you asked it, one name came
to mind. But it's not two of the four, so I won't get
it. But I don't even know if this is a team, so I
might make it worse for myself. But to my listeners, the Lightning,
that's all you got. Yeah, everything else is an s. That's all
right. I'm gonna give you a half a point because the Lightning from Tampa
Bay is one of those four teams, So you got one. I knew
it was one of the four. Is the Tampa Bay the Lightning. You
also have the Colorado Avalanche that ends up that's a that's a team, yep.
The Minnesota Minnesota Wild, which is a I still don't like the name,
and I don't even know that's a team. I've never heard of,
the Minnesota Wild. And then a recent team. They're only in their second
year playing in the Great city of Seattle. They are the Seattle release the
Kraken in Seattle. You got the name, you got the lightning, So
I'll give you a half point for that. And then finally, question number
eight, who portrayed fifteen year old Angela Chase on the ABC drama My So
Called Life a Mirror one of my favorites. Claire Danes, Claire Danes,
Lena, what did you put Claire Danes? Claire Danes, you nailed it.
That's how she kind of broke onto the scene and she's been killing it
ever since. Claire Danes is your answer for number eight? We're tabulating our
score. Oh my god, look at this. After around one, we
have a Mirror with four and a half and Lena with five. It's a
half point game after one, So after one it is a half point game.
Lena in the slimmest of leads as we enter round two pop Culture grab
Bag, reaching into the grab bag today it is a movie round. More
specifically, these are all questions about movies from twenty years ago. These are
all movies that came out in the year two thousand and three, a year
I can remember, yep. I'll give you a brief synopsis. You just
have to give me the name of the film. These are all just film
titles that I need from you. Here's question one of eight in the pop
culture grab bag. You're welcome NI Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days
by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater. For question number one.
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their
alma mater. Name that film for question number one. Question number two based
on the life of Eileen Wernos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial
killer. Name that film. Question number two based on the life of Eileen
Wernos, a Daytona be prostitute who became a serial killer. Okay, Lena's
feeling real good about this. Catchugobery, moving right along question number three.
Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies man who, to win a big
campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in
ten days. Name that film. The Illiterative Benjamin Barry is an advertising exec
and ladies man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can
make a woman fall in love with him in ten days. Question number four,
directed by Park Chan Wook. After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years,
O Day, Sue is released, only to find that he must find
his captor in five days. This is one hell of a film. Question
number four, directed by Park Chan Wook. Oh fuck. After being kidnapped
and imprisoned for fifteen years, O dea Sue is released, only to find
that he must find his captor in five days. Name that film. Oh
No, it's not that one, it's the other one. Question number five,
Question number five of eight in the pop culture grab Bag. These are
all movies from two thousand and three. After his son is captured in the
Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a
journey to bring him home again. For question number five, after his son
is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, Australia, a
timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Question number six
could be my favorite. Johnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly in
a San Francisco townhouse with his fiance Lisa. One day, setting aside any
scruples, Lisa seduces Johnny's best friend Mark from there, nothing will be the
same again. And if you want a hint, I could kind of read
that question. I can reread that question in a different way that might give
you the thing I will if you're okayly, I would like to accept that
hint. Okay, okay. Johnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly
in a San Francisco townhouse with his with his fiance Lisa. One day,
setting aside any scruples, Lisa seduces Johnny's best friend, Oh hey, Mark,
from there, nothing will be the same again. I did not hit
her. I did not hit her. No, I did not I did
not hit her. Oh hey Mark, Nope, that doesn't do anything,
doesn't ring any bells. That doesn't do anything for me. It's funny that
the synopsis says Johnny as a successful bank executive, because that is not what
you think of when you think of this film. I don't know, it's
it's no, this isn't it. But whatever, I just put one down.
Yep. There's a famous line from the film You're Tearing Me Apart,
Lisa, where he's screaming that that that's a that's a famous line taken from
from a play ages ago. Yeah, so think about it. A free
card named desire. That's a famous line from streetcard named desire. There should
be lightbulbs going off all over the place. If you've seen this film,
then there's not. Then I haven't seen it. I must not understand,
my gosh. All right, Question number seven in the grab bag. Name
the flick from this year that had two all time horror icons face off against
one another? Remember twenty years a go? Name not Freddy. Name the
flick from this year that had two all time horror icons face off against one
another. Name that film? Shut the hell up? That was not twenty
years ago. Finally, question number eight out of eight in the grab bag,
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after
crossing paths in Tokyo. Rush number eight Wow, twenty years ago. Huh?
Faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing
paths in Tokyo. All right, pencils down, let's go over our answers
for the pop culture grab bag today was Movies of the Year two thousand and
three. Question number one three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening
up a fraternity near their All Mo mater a mirror. What did you put
old school? Old school? Lena? What did you put for number one?
For old school? Two? You both would be corrected two. Yeah,
but that was two thousand and one because I was dating someone specifically.
I remember when it came out we were dating, and I can't believe that
was two thousand and three. Crazy Question number two based on the life of
Eileen Wernos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. Lena,
Monster, Monster, Monster Mere You agree with Monster? Yeah? Lee's their
own playing Eileen Wernos in the name is Oscar winning? How to fake note?
How to fake nose? Performance is amazing? Ye know, someone that's
someone that's beautiful, get ugly and you're gonna win an Oscar Monster. Both
of got it, two for two, starting out the round feeling good.
Question number three. Benjamin Barry is an advertising exec and ladies man, and
who to win a big campaign bets that he can make a woman fall in
love with him in ten days. I'm here. I couldn't first because of
the clue I put how to lose a guy in ten days, which is
not correct. So then I put what women want? What women want?
Lena, what did you put it? How to lose a guy in ten
days? A mirror? You should have stuck to your guns. No,
no, no, give me a half point for that, I mirror.
I was going through the exact same thing in my head. I was like,
oh, but it could be, but I remember what women want wasn't
It wasn't ten days. It had to be it had to be gay.
And that's why you didn't tell us it was Matthew McConaughey because that would have
given it away. That's right, yep, yeah, And I was like,
then, yeah, he didn't do a ton outside of that one like
that was that was a big one for him. But yeah, how to
lose a guy in ten days with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. I believe
if I if I something like that happens again, can I then get the
half point? Come the two twice? If you do it twice in the
round, we'll think about it. Just because I know you don't like acimals.
You really hate um to even up scores. Well, we'll see what
we can do here. Only leap, ye give me so much power,
groveling God allow feeling. I'm going to get the next one. And she
missed the next one. I feel so too. Okay, here we go.
This could be the NHL all over again. Question number four, directed
by Park Chan Wook. After being kidnapped and in prison for fifteen years O
day, Sue is released, only to find that he must find his captor
in five days. Lena, what did you put from number four? I
mean, at first I had saw and then I had there was another one
that I thought of that I couldn't remember the name of, but I can
see it, and it was another one of those gross horror ones. And
then I was like, you know what, I'll just be funny with it.
The Human CENTI bede yes, the Human Anti great, it's not that
a mirror. What did you put? Human centimde? I think is the
grossest movie made of all time, of all time, of all time.
Um uh, it's Old Boy, Old Boy. I think they did the
remake with Spike Lee directing it. It is, in fact Old Boy,
which is what I've never seen that phone the remakers with that Brolin right,
it's yeah. Yeah, it's a yeah. Foreign film. The original by
Park Chan Wook is incredible, one of one of I think it's one of
the best best movies I've ever seen. I've never seen it. Yeah,
it's it's it's really well done. Oh put it on your list. I
will question number five. After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef
and taken to Sydney at timid Clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him
home a mirror, finding Nemo, Finding Nemo. Yeah, keep singing,
keep singing, Lena, Oh sweet, it is finding Nemo for question number
five, you're doing very well, all right. Six was a weird one.
I thought you might get this, but you just didn't. I don't
think you got what I was putting down going. Donny is a successful bank
executive who lives quietly in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiance Lisa. One
day, setting aside any scruples, Lisa seduces Johnny's best friend Mark. From
there, nothing will be the same again. Lena, what did you put
for number six? No, I had no idea. I put black sheep.
That's all right. I just rewatched that yesterday. I think Black Sheep,
great, great film, a miror what did you put? I couldn't
have it. I thought there was one movie that I had like somewhat of
a plot that was somewhat similar. That is not correct. But I do
love this movie, but I know it's not correct. Take this Waltz.
It's a beautiful movie. Oh yeah, that is a great film. Know
this is this is it's to say it's a film is a stretch. To
say their actors is a stretch. Hell, what the hell the room Tommy
Weiso in the room where they made the Disaster Artist? After that film?
Did you ever watch? Oh god, that's a question because the synopsis that
they made is actually like a synopsis for a movie. You're like, that
movie is such a train wreck and so ridiculous on all the levels that you
forget that they you know, No, you did give us a clue with
You're tearing me apart. You did give us a clue that I see that
he wanted to be James Dean, so he ripped stuff off from James Dean
or Marlon Brando, like Tommy Weiso in the room for questions fixed my apologies,
but hopefully people playing at home got it and enjoyed. They were knowing
from the Disaster Artist, which was the remake, which is about the making
of that Yeah, exactly exactly, and that's fucked it is. It's like
to come up with a synopsis for that movie would be really challenging to be
like, write a synopsis for this thing. And I guess recently, I
just saw that Bob Odenkirk and a group of actors re shot The Room where
Bob's gonna play Tommy's character, and they got like the original Mark to play
Mark, and they're gonna have all these other great actors play the other actors,
and they're gonna do it straight. They're gonna play it straight. But
Bob Odenkirk's gonna play Tommy Weiso's character in the Room, or so I've read,
and we in a genuine remake. They're actually gonna make the film reshooting
it and it's for charity, So they're reshooting the film The Room for charity.
String All the Time Question number seven. Name the flick from this year
that had two all time horror icons faced off against one another a mirror So
I almost put down Predator versus Alien, But they're not horror icons Freddie versus
Jason are the horror icons and Freddie versus Jason? That's my answer, What
did you put Freddie versus Jason? It is uh, Freddy Krueger and Jason
Voorhees, it is earlier. I thought that would have been like twenty five
years ago. Yeah, I thought. I thought that was like Freddie versus
Jason. I thought that the alien versus Predator might come into your minds,
because they did. They were grasping at straws back then. Who do we
put together? Um? And finally, question number eight, Let's see if
it came to a faded movie star, a neglected young woman from an unlikely
bond after crossing paths in Tokyo, Lena Lost in translations in translation a mirror?
What did you put? All right? I could just jump on the
bandwagon because I did know the movie, But I'm going to be honest,
because I have integrity. I could not think of the title, but I
wrote down Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanssen, what's her name? Coppola? The
Coppola girl directed at And I'll give you how about this? I'll give you
trivia about the movie that most people don't know. To get my half point.
In addition to the my What Women Want Failure, How There's a Guy.
What people don't know is that it's based on Sofia Coppola's relationship with Spike
Jones. They were married. Spike Jones was a world famous photographer before he
became known as the filmmaker that he is, and he was shooting in Tokyo
and she had to go with him, and she was kind of the wife
that had nothing to do, and she met an aging movie star there and
they hung out and it's you know, so it's based on all this,
and it was written with her as the central lead, and that character that
Bill Murray played was a supporting lead. But when they watched the cut,
it became very clear that Bill Murray's character was the center and needed to be
the center, and they recut the whole thing around following his character, and
then she became the supporting and he became the lead. Can I get my
half point? Wow? Judges, Lena, what do you think? That
was pretty remarkable? Let's give it ten. Let's give him a half point
for that. Thank you, beautifully cold. The name, it's all now,
you'll never forget it, all right, we're tapulating our scores after a
very fun Movies of two thousand and three pop culture grab bag. Oh my
gosh, we got a barn Burner folks, a Mere Harrison with ten,
double digits with ten and Lena Hall with eleven. It's a one point game
at halftime. Now it's time to get back to the game as we enter
our third of four rounds. This is the weird one Round three, the
Lightning round a Mere. You are trailing by one point only, so you
get to pick first from our three possible categories and questions. Today you're Lightning
round. You could choose since you're both Broadway babies, let's pick from some
plays. You could choose from either the Death of a Salesman, The Piano
Lesson, or Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf? For your Lightning round A question,
name You're poison AA. I love Edward Albis. Who's afraid of Virginia
Wolf? My friend Bill Erwin won a Tony Award in that show the last
production that I saw. I gotta go with Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf?
Beautiful, good pick. I'm gonna give you your question. I'm gonna read
it twice. It's gonna twenty seconds on the clo I said it or I
write them down. You're just saying it. You're just saying it and spraying
it this time. So twenty seconds on the clock, Lena, you might
want to jot some possible answers now, because I'm gonna come straight to you
with your five second rebuttal after Amir's twenty seconds are up. So here is
your Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf question? Amir? What I want to know
from you are the last nine studio albums in the United States by the Beatles.
The Beatles last nine studio albums in the US, which there's a little
difference I think between the UK and the US, but their last nine studio
albums from the Fab four, twenty seconds on the clock and Go Hiller.
I don't know albums Sergeant Peppers, Uh, the UM, Abbey Road,
the White Album. I don't think that's what. Um? You know Anthology
Hits one, two and three. UM, it's gonna kill me. UM.
I don't know albums. I don't know album named stop. Your twenty
seconds is up? You got three? You got three? You didn't you
knew something? You got Sergeant Peppers, which is number four. You got
number six the White album, and you got number eight, which is Abbey
Road. So you got three out of the nine. There's still six on
the board. Your five second Rebuttal Lean the top of the last nine studio
albums by the Beatles in the United States. Five seconds, and ago Magical
Mystery Tour, Love Me Do, Help Stop. You got the Magical Mystery
Tour. I think Help was a little bit before their last nine. So
let's go over the ones we didn't get to. Wait, wait, so
I got three. She took one point away, so I got two points.
Correct. Well, we just we just total up the points, so
she gets one, you got three. There's no subtracting or anything, but
she did steal a point from you on your question. We got Rubber Soul,
one of my favorite albums of all time. Rubber Soul, Rubber Souls
a great album. The one I didn't know that I think only like Beatles
fans super fans would get us called Yesterday and Today. I don't remember that
one at all, but I think it was kind of this in between album
that they came out in the United States. You have Revolver, great album.
Then we Got The next few Yellow Submarine was number I'm the Fuck on
Blame, and then their final album, even though it was recorded I think
before Abby Rotor around the same time, but it's the one that was released
last is Let It Be? Let It Be? Are you kidding me?
Up on the rooftop with Let It Be? I just watched the seven hour
Peter Jackson Get It's so good. Get Back is so incredible to watch them
work. You laughed at me when I said the anthology it's one, two
or three. But that's what I were loose growing up. I learned every
freaking song I don't know. I don't know my albums, okay, So
I think it's okay. Now you know all of them. Uh. Now
it's Lena's turn in the barrel. Lena, you could choose Death of a
Salesman or the Piano Lesson for your lightning round the question the piano lesson.
The piano lesson, So death of a Salesman was kind of a government question.
So we'll see if you thank God because I chose wisely. I think
this is a fun one, the piano lessons. So I'm gonna read it
twice. Say go hit the button You're gonna have twenty seconds to just say
as many answers as possible. Mary, you might want to drop some of
these answers down because I'm gonna come to you with your five second rebuttal.
Here is your question for the piano lesson. According to Variety, what are
the top nine HBO shows of all time? This is Variety's subjective list of
their top nine HBO shows of all time. Twenty seconds on the Clock and
a go Sex in the City Rome? Oh uh got do? Is that
a count? Um? Shit? Fuck? Here goes my brain? Um?
Oh fucking fuck dexter No, that was on showtime. Fuck fuck stop
stop your twenty seconds up? You got to you got Game of Thrones and
Sex in the City Rome wasn't one of them. Rome was not on their
list of nine. Yeah not the shit. That was such a good I
wish HBOO had a show called fuck because then you would have got that.
Um a mirror your five second rebuttal to try and steal some answers to you're
you're gonna win five seconds and to go the wire Sopranos six feet under fucker
euphoria and for bonus arless you got you got Arless was comedy. That's great.
You said the Wire, six feet Under in the Sopranos, correct,
and I also said Carnival and Euphoria. Okay, so you got three.
You got Sopranos, which was number one. Six feet Under was number three
in The Wire was number six on their list. Let's go over the lens.
We didn't get to UH as of yet, and it's subjected. There's
so many great HBO shows. But you did well on that one. Uh
Veep number two, Veep with the actually ever watched it? I'm sure I
heard it was great. Well you've never watched it? Wow, interesting time,
Oh, Judge Mcjudgerson. Yeah, I don't like it. I've never
seen it. I hate it, though I know i'll hate it. Yeah.
Yeah. Weirdly, I like March. Me to respect it's you got
to be so perfect a comedy for me to respect it in the pantheon,
all right, Okay. Number four on their list was Deadwood, one of
my favorite shows, Deadwood, Number five Insecure they had on the list Insecure,
and number seven Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm. I was about on
a R seven. You guys did well. That was that was a tough
question with twenty seconds. Oh, the lightning rounds helped me. Yeah,
we have a lead change after three. In a very fun lightning round,
we have Lena Hall with fourteen and a mere Arison takes the lead with sixteen.
It's sixteen to fourteen after three. Round four, the double Duty.
Here we go. It's sixteen to fourteen after three. As we enter our
fourth and final round between YouTube Broadway sensations. This is the double duty Radcliff
round. We call it the double duty because points are doubled and there are
nine questions instead of eight, so there are eighteen very large points up for
grabs. As we entered the double duty Reradcliff round today. We've never done
this before, but these are all questions about human beings that share the same
initials, and those initials are J and B. These are all people with
the initials J B. J is the first one and B is the second.
Initially correct, not interchangeable. It's always a J and then a B.
Here we go, question one of nine and your JB Double duty Radcliff
round. The song Baby featuring Ludacris made this Canadian teenager a superstar, wowing
into this round easing into the fourth round. The song Baby Baby Babe,
Oh Sorry, We're gonna get sued? That was so spot on featuring Ludicrous
made this Canadian teenager a super star. Question number two. What American born
French dancer, singer and actress was the first black woman to start a major
motion picture back in nineteen twenty seven was a silent film Siren of the Tropics.
They met incredible person. What American born French dancer, singer and actress
was the first black woman to start a major motion picture back in nineteen twenty
seven was a silent film called Siren of the Tropics. Name Matt J.
B. For question number two. Question number three, the California governor who
was California governor more than once he had the nickname He had the nickname Governor
Moonbeam. Name that person for question number three the California governor that was governor
of California more than once he had the nickname Governor Moonbeam. Question number four,
I need to know the actress in both the English Patient and Shock a
Lot. Name that excellent actress in both the English Patient and Shock a Lot.
That fits the bill. The J and the B initials, all right,
Question number five is a music one. It might be fairly tough.
Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and this Scotsman made up the band Cream. Very
famous rock band Cream, classic rock band Cream made up of three members Eric
Clapton or Slowhand. Ginger Baker was the redhead on drums, and this Scotsman
made up the band Cream. Can you name that jab? All right?
Question number six. I need to know her full name, first and last
name before she married JFK. First and last name before she married JFK was
JB. What are the j and the b oh? Wait? Whoa wo?
Question number seven. This athlete was a fullback for the Cleveland Browns from
nineteen fifty seven to nineteen sixty five. Hall of Fame running back now quit
quit football to be an actor. Fullback for the Cleveland Browns from nineteen fifty
seven to nineteen sixty five. Cool guy. Hall of Famer, one of
the greatest running backs of all time and an activist, and he became a
good social activist too. For number seven, I like question eight a lot,
your penultimate question in the Double Duty Radcliff round. Question eight of nine
what folk singer an activist? Played? Fourteen songs at the nineteen sixty nine
Woodstock Festival while being six months pregnant. There we go, what folk singer
for question number eight? And activists played fourteen songs at the nineteen sixty nine
Woodstock Festival while being six months pregnant? What JB was that folksinger? For
question number eight? All right? Finally, question number nine. In classical
music, you have the three bees of classical music, and one of them
as Ludwig von Beethoven. Can you name one of the other two bees that
fit this category? In particular, the three bs of classical music were Beethoven
and then two other gents, two of which fill this JB clue? Can
you name one of them? For question number nine? All right, pencils
down, Let's go over our answers for the Double Duty Radcliffe Round today.
It was people that have the initials J and B. Question number one,
the song you gave us anything easy? Yeah, this was this was tough
first time doing this, so I've I've learned a lot and putting this this
this together. Joe Biden is easy, James Brown is easy. Um,
yeah, I thought I thought you guys were Jimmy Butler. That was two
Jimmy Buckets, Jimmy Buffetts, Oh my god, all right, too tough,
too tough. It was people with the initials Jay and or B.
Question number one, the song Baby featuring Ludacris made this Canadian teenager a super
star? Elena, what did you get for number one? I'm a believer.
Justin Bieber? Justin Bieber a mireor what did you put for number one?
Was the only Canadian teenager gee who became a star that I thought?
It was Justin Bieber. I didn't realize he did a track with Ludacris.
But yeah, yeah, baby, baby Baby, oh by Justin Bieber two
points apiece. The score remains the same. Question number two, What American
born French dancer, singer and actress was the first black woman to star in
a major motion picture nineteen twenty seven silent film called Siren of the Tropics a
mirror? What do you got? We got nothing? I mean, Dorothy
Dandridge is who came to mind? Was that so much later? I don't
know if the hell yeah, I don't know who. That's a good guess,
Lena, what did you put Josephine Baker? Oh? Fuck me?
Of course there's the correct answer, making this a tie ball game? Is
Baker after two? Oh, this is getting real good, this is getting
real spicy. I love it. Question number three, this is the California
governor who was governor of California more than one time, had the nickname Governor
Moonbeam. I forget who dubbed him that. I don't know, I've never
heard of. Yeah, Lena, Lena, did you have a guess of
that? JB. Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown, paint the town brown,
Amir, what did you put? My integrity is telling me to tell the
truth, and that is I didn't get anything. You're a very honest man.
You're very very tempting. Hearing her say Jerry Brown just makes me want
to crawl into a hole because how did I know? I just don't think
about it. I just don't think about him. Don't think about him anymore.
I remember I heard about Jerry Brown non stop. He's been around California
for many decades. It is Jerry Brown who is the lead. Two different
times we have a lead change. Lena is in the lead. Question number
four an amy actress in both The English Patient and Shock a Lot, Amir.
Juliette Benouche Juliette Boche, Lena, what did you put Julia? It
is, in fact, the wonderful actress Juliette Binoche for number four? All
right? Number five was a tough one rock and roll question. Eric Clapton,
Ginger Baker and the Scotsman made up the band Cream. Lena, did
you come up with something this isn't right? Is? It's definitely not right?
The only thing I can think of was Jeff Beck. Jeff Beck.
That's a great guess. That fits the bill, amir. What did you
put John Booth John Wilkes, Booth's grandson, John Booth Um. Yeah,
no, that's good. Those are good guesses. His name this scotsman that
played bass and was a singer for the band Cream, Jack Bruce, like
Robert the Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Scotsman. Jack never heard him,
never heard him Jack Bruce Um, he's very asked me that again and I
still wouldn't get it. Yep, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker,
that's Cream. Sorry. Question number six this could be interesting as well.
Her name before she married JFK. We're starting with a mirror on this
one, a mirror. Did you have a guest for this one. Yes,
it's Jacqueline b Onassis. That answer deserves a splush. That's getting the
splus, that is getting the splush this week. You'll you'll know all about
that when it happens. Oh, mine was wrong. Mine's definitely wrong.
I'm mixing up the Kennedy's here. You know what did you put Jacqueline Bissette.
Oh, that's a great guess as well. That's not right, but
it's all I could think of. Earth. Yeah, before she was a
Kennedy or an onnassist, she was Jacqueline Bouvier, the Bouvier's And that's Marge
Simpson's maiden name as well, Marge Bouvier. Now you'll never forget Jacqueline Bouvier.
Question number seven fullback for the Cleveland Browns from nineteen fifty seven nineteen sixty
five Hall of Famer. Was it stop his career to become an Acautourlena?
What did you put? No? I couldn't think of any JB players except
for Joe Bontana. That answer deserves a splush. That sounds like a good
sho Oh my god, that is incredible. A mirror. What did you
get this? The great Jim Brown. The correct answer I wish was joe
Bontana. Sorry, but it is Jim Brown. Oh that's a big two
points for Amir. And then there were two question number I think we're out
tie. Now, I think we're tied. I think we're I think we're
real real good. It is a tie, and he's telling us at the
tie with two to go. It all comes down to this. What folk
singer and activist played fourteen songs at the nineteen sixty nine Woodstock Festival while being
six months pregnant. Amir, No, let me first, No, um
Joanie b Mitchell, not Joni Bitchell. Yeah, Joey Bontana. I'm gonna
be mad that I didn't. I'm not gonna know this, but we are
going to have a sploosh filled double duty Radcliff round. This is so great,
Lena, what did you get for number eight? Is it? The
only one I could think of was Joan Bayes. She was She sang diamonds
and rust. She was with what's his name against Bobby Dylan Robert Zimmerman aka
Bob Dylan. It is Joan Biaz. Oh my god said it is that?
How you pronounce her name? Joan Bayaz. I think, I think
that's the more popular way. But it is spelled be a easy. So
you nailed it. Um playing a ton of song six months pregnant in that
crazy, crazy spot in that farmland and upstate New York, Joan Bayaz.
Okay, A mirror needs this one question? Number nine? Besides Ludwig von
Beethoven, can you name either of the other two bees the classic classical music
three bees that the other two fit this category? Actually? So, Lena,
what do you got for number nine? James back and something Jay Brahms.
You got Bach and Brahms with a bunch of James's. I don't know
their names. I know what their first names are. It's always Jay dot
Bach or Jay dot Brahms on my piano books. Yep, A mirror,
what did you get for number nine? Johann Bach Johann Buck Joan Johann but
spelled with the J is it Johann Bach was spelled with the J and then
Um, yeah, that's what I got, all right, So this is
what we're gonna do here. You got the last names right, Lena,
but I needed I was going for the J and the B and mirror got
that correct. It is Johan Sebastian Bach and oh my god, I'm so
stupid. And then the other one is Johannes Brahms. Johannas Broms name Johanna
and Johannes. Wait, so I got the j but she got the second
B. So what do we do here? I feel like, but I
got the JB, you got the JB, so you get the two points.
So I think we'll tabulate our scores there and we could have a tie,
so we might have to do kind of a one off. We only
needed, we only needed, we only needed to name one of the two
for the J correct. Correct. I did get it. Wow. So
I think this has been such a close game the whole time. I think
it deserves to be a tie because then we'll do a little like one off
question. We'll see if Annie's got one handy because we've had to do this
once before. What is the longest running show on Broadway? Who's got to
get first? The opera Phantom said at the same time, it's Phantom about
to close. Yes, you're both winners. Can we split? You're gonna
split? You're both This is the first time we're gonna just do this because
you're both just tying across the board. It's been close the whole time.
We're gonna say that, Lena Hall and amere Arison, you are the smartest
people in the world. One week it is Phantom of the Opera. Um,
We're yeah, We're given. We're given. Happy to give donations to
the Friends of Children New York and Angel Light Films again. You can follow
Lena Hall on social media at Lena Rocker Hall. Look Out for her new
album Lullabys for the End of the World. Follow a Mere Arison on Instagram
and Twitter at amere Arison. Look out for Ridley Scott's Sinking Spring for Apple
TV and The Blacklist. Um, but the show is not over. Since
we're all together now, we got to actually do the final throwdown kind of
the final Jeopardy question here, but we'll all get to play. Since you
guys tied, we'll just do this final threat out just just kind of like
what we already did. But Annie, you've been hustling today. We've been
putting you through the ringer today with how close this game has been this whole
time. But if you have the actual final throwdown question, throw it up.
I'll read it to the world. Which monarch was found buried beneath a
parking lot in twenty twelve? What king or queen was found buried beneath a
parking lot? They were buried in twenty They were discovered beneath a parking lot
in twenty twelve. I think I remember reading about this. But I'll let
you guys have some guesses. First final, I have no clue. One
of the Henry, One of the Henry. That's a good guess, because
there's a bunch of them. There's a lot of Henry's, Henry the eighth,
I am, I am King Henry day THI. I'm all right,
we got Henry. I don't know what mark that would what monarch that would
be. I'm he is it the Henry monarch? I think I read something
and I think it's I think it might be a Dick. I think it
might be a Richard. I'm gonna go with I'm gonna go with the hunchback
Richard the thirds. We have Henry the Eighth, Richard the Third, any
other last thoughts before Annie's gonna reveal the answer, and then we're gonna learn
a little something about this monarch. Queen Elizabeth yes, excellent, So we
got Queen quee thirty Yeah bam, Richard the Third uh King in the car
park. All right, let's learn about this. So Richard's reign as king
lasted seven hundred and seventy seven days. That's pretty lucky. He was one
of eleven children, so it was very unlikely that he was ever to be
king. Richard the Third was killed in battle against Henry Tudor in fourteen eighty
five, ending the War of the Roses. And historians say Richard was maligned
by Shakespeare and others and was not the villain he was portrayed to be.
But he was found in a parking lot Richard the Third, Holy Cow.
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