Ep. 656: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLIX

Summary

Episode Summary: "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLIX" – The MeatEater Podcast (Ep. 656)

Release Date: January 29, 2025

In Episode 656 of The MeatEater Podcast, titled "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLIX," host Spencer Newarth transforms the usually rugged discussions of hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking into a lively and competitive trivia game. Joined by a diverse group of guests—Alyssa, Chili, Christine, Corey, Logan, Nate, Roman, and Tressa—Spencer orchestrates a spirited contest where knowledge battles with quick wit, all in the spirit of conservation.

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Introduction to MeatEater Trivia

From the outset (01:38), Spencer Newarth introduces the trivia format as a "jabroni episode," playfully setting the stage for friendly competition. He outlines the rules: a 10-round quiz spanning four verticals—hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking—with a charitable twist. The prize? MeatEater pledges to donate $500 to a conservation organization of the winner’s choice, matched by sponsor Athletic Brewing, potentially totaling a $1,500 donation.

Spencer Newarth (02:04):
"...the only game show where conservation always wins."

The contestants bring their unique strengths to the table, each identifying their best category:

• Alyssa: Cooking
• Chili: Cooking
• Christine: Fishing
• Corey: (Initially uncertain, later identified as Hunting)
• Logan: Hunting
• Nate: Fishing
• Roman: Cooking
• Tressa: Cooking

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Round-by-Round Highlights

Question 1: Woodsmanship (06:03)

Topic: Biology
Question: According to Cornell University, what is the rarest flower color among 280,000 known plants?
Options: White, Blue, Yellow, Red

Most contestants leaned toward "blue," uncovering a botanical rarity:

Spencer Newarth (07:17):
"Less than 1 in 10 flowers is blue, making it one of nature's rarest colors."

Result: All but Nate answered correctly with "blue."

Question 2: Fishing (07:43)

Topic: State Regulations
Question: Which state banned all recreational fishing for over a month at the start of the COVID pandemic?

Christine correctly identified Washington, highlighting the state's stringent measures during the pandemic:

Spencer Newarth (09:05):
"Washington announced on March 25, 2020, that all recreational fishing would become illegal starting at midnight."

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Question 3: Biology (10:04)

Topic: Vocabulary
Question: What six-letter word defines a large cage or covered area for birds?

The correct answer, "aviary," was swiftly chosen by Alyssa and Nate:

Spencer Newarth (11:11):
"An aviary can be as small as a cage or as big as an entire building."

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Question 4: Gear (14:00)

Topic: Regional Symbols
Question: In 2021, which knife did Texas declare its official state knife, named after its inventor?

Corey and Nate seized the moment with "Bowie," referencing the iconic Bowie knife:

Spencer Newarth (14:55):
"The Bowie knife headquarters are in Texas, where you'll also find the world's biggest bowie knife, which is 20ft long and 3,000 pounds."

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Question 5: Hunting (16:05)

Topic: Retail History
Question: Which big-box store, famous for its Blue Light Special, ceased selling handguns in the 1970s and ammunition in 2001?

Despite multiple attempts, none guessed correctly. The answer was "Kmart," a nod to retail's shifting landscapes:

Spencer Newarth (19:18):
"Kmart has become an endangered species in the last decade, with only five locations remaining."

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Question 6: Cooking (23:10)

Topic: Agriculture
Question: Which state produces 60% of America's cranberry crop?

Participants struggled, with no correct answers. The correct response was "Wisconsin," a powerhouse in cranberry production:

Spencer Newarth (25:41):
"Wisconsin is the leading cranberry producer, followed by Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oregon."

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Question 7: Fishing – Moneyball Question (26:17)

Topic: Geography
Question: Which Greek letter names a wetland where a river meets an ocean?

Christine, Nate, and Logan correctly answered "Delta," emphasizing the environmental significance of deltas:

Spencer Newarth (27:58):
"A delta is nutrient-rich and known for high densities of vegetation, waterfowl, and fish."

This correctly answered Moneyball question resulted in a $300 donation to the National Wild Turkey Federation, compounded by Athletic Brewing’s matching contribution.

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Question 8: Conservation (30:29)

Topic: Environmental Practices
Question: What 11-letter USDA term defines a linear planting of trees or shrubs for environmental purposes?

The answer, "shelter belt," was elusive, leaving contestants to grapple with their knowledge:

Spencer Newarth (31:10):
"Shelter belts are planted to protect farmsteads, save energy, and enhance wildlife habitat."

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Question 9: Natural History (33:10)

Topic: Pop Culture Inspiration
Question: Who was Dina Sanichar, and which Disney character was inspired by him?

Corey triumphed with "Mowgli," drawing parallels between Sanichar's life and the beloved Jungle Book character:

Spencer Newarth (35:57):
"Mowgli from the Jungle Book was raised by wolves, much like Dina Sanichar."

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Question 10: Woodsmanship (38:06)

Topic: Meteorology
Question: Name two of the six states with the lowest highest temperatures ever recorded.

Nate clinched victory by correctly identifying "Alaska and Maine," securing the final donation:

Spencer Newarth (40:07):
"Alaska and Hawaii have the lowest, highest temperatures of all 50 states, at 100 degrees."

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Final Score and Charity Donation

Nate emerged as the trivia champion, successfully answering questions 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10. His triumph ensured that a combined donation of $1,300 was channeled to the National Wild Turkey Federation, reinforcing the podcast's commitment to conservation efforts.

Spencer Newarth (42:49):
"Thirteen hundred dollars going to the NWTF. Well done, jabronis."

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Closing Remarks

The episode culminated with humorous banter and congratulations, as Spencer celebrated both his birthday and the contestants' efforts. Despite the playful teasing and competitive spirit, the overarching theme remained steadfast: supporting conservation through engaging and entertaining means.

Spencer Newarth (43:08):
"Join us next week for more MeatEater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins."

This episode exemplifies The MeatEater Podcast's ability to blend education, entertainment, and philanthropy, all while fostering a sense of community among outdoor enthusiasts.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Spencer Newarth (02:04):
  "You guys know what I like about doing a trivia episode with the Jabronis?"

• Spencer Newarth (07:17):
  "Less than 1 in 10 flowers is blue, making it one of nature's rarest colors."

• Spencer Newarth (14:55):
  "The Bowie knife headquarters are in Texas, where you'll also find the world's biggest bowie knife, which is 20ft long and 3,000 pounds."

• Spencer Newarth (19:18):
  "Kmart has become an endangered species in the last decade, with only five locations remaining."

• Spencer Newarth (27:58):
  "A delta is nutrient-rich and known for high densities of vegetation, waterfowl, and fish."

• Spencer Newarth (35:57):
  "Mowgli from the Jungle Book was raised by wolves, much like Dina Sanichar."

• Spencer Newarth (40:07):
  "Alaska and Hawaii have the lowest, highest temperatures of all 50 states, at 100 degrees."

• Spencer Newarth (42:49):
  "Thirteen hundred dollars going to the NWTF. Well done, jabronis."

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This episode not only tested the contestants' knowledge across various outdoor-related topics but also underscored The MeatEater Podcast's dedication to supporting conservation initiatives through engaging and interactive content.

Transcript

[Stephen Rinella]

Hey, American history buffs. Hunting history buffs, listen up. We're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition, titled the Mountain Men 1806-1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade and dive into the lives and legends of fellows like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith, and John Colter. This small but legendary fraternity of backwoodsmen helped define an era when the west represented not just unmapped territory, but untapped opportunity for those willing to endure some heinous and at times, violent conditions. We explain what started the mountain man era and what ended it. We tell you everything you'd ever want to know about what the mountain men ate, how they hunted and trapped, what gear they carried, what clothes they wore, how they interacted with Native Americans, how 10% of them died violent deaths, and even detailed descriptions of of how they performed amputations on the fly. It's as dark and bloody and good as our previous volume about the white tailed deer skin trade, which is titled the Long Hunters 1761-1775. So again, this new Mountain man edition about the beaver skin trade is available for pre order now wherever audiobooks are sold. It's called Meat Eaters American History The Mountain Men 1806-1840 by me, Stephen Rinella.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's a me podcast. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newarth, and today we're joined by Alyssa, Chili, Christine, Corey Logan, Nate Roman and Tressa. This is a Jabroni episode. So by the end of today's show, we'll have crowned a new winner. You guys know what I like about doing a trivia episode with the Jabronis?

[Christine]

What's that?

[Spencer Newarth]

You all show up on time. I was gonna say it's really great.

[Chili]

I have nothing else to do.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, you know, some of our trivia players, they kind of are divas and they're fine wandering in five minutes late. Not you guys though. You're here prompt, so I appreciate that.

[Alyssa]

At least we got that going for us.

[Spencer Newarth]

Now, this is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters. Four verticals which are hunting f fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing. And because this episode is brought to you by Athletic Brewing, they're matching our $500 donation as well as sponsoring a Moneyball question of the week. Thanks to Athletic Brewing, today's game has a potential for a fifteen Hundred dollar conservation donation. Now for the stat of the week. This week we're looking at each jabroni's best category to see how much they know about themselves. Alyssa, what's your best category?

[Nate]

Oh, good grief, I don't know.

[Corey]

Microphone. Alyssa?

[Nate]

I'm not sure.

[Spencer Newarth]

Take a guess.

[Nate]

Cooking.

[Spencer Newarth]

Fishing is your best category. Chili, what's your best category?

[Logan]

I would have to say hunting.

[Spencer Newarth]

Conservation. Over two jabronis. Christine, why we never win. Christine, what's your best category?

[Chili]

Oh, gosh. What are they? Fishing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Fishing is your best category. Well done, Christine. She gets an early point. Corey, what's your best category?

[Alyssa]

Hunting or cooking?

[Spencer Newarth]

Pick one.

[Alyssa]

Throwing. Oh, cooking.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cooking is your best category. All right, two for four. Logan, what's your best category?

[Christine]

Hunting.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cooking is your best category. 2 out of 5. Nate, your best category.

[Roman]

Hunting.

[Spencer Newarth]

Hunting is your best category. 3 out of 6. Roman, what's your best category?

[Roman]

I'm gonna go with cooking.

[Spencer Newarth]

Conservation. Tressa, it's all up to you.

[Chili]

Cooking.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cooking is your best category. Four out of the eight of you, your best category. All right, here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to Trivia at the meat eater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Kerry Madison says, what's an employee's reaction when they get invited to Trivia? Do they cancel meetings to make it or do they look for an excuse not to show up? What do you guys do?

[Roman]

I'm stoked.

[Christine]

Definitely move around meetings.

[Nate]

Okay, I've canceled.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thank you.

[Logan]

Yeah, I mean, it's like an hour.

[Spencer Newarth]

Out of your day to go do.

[Logan]

A game that you're still getting paid to go do.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go.

[Chili]

So it's between this and insurance.

[Spencer Newarth]

So, you know, that makes me feel better. Yeah, that's good. All right, we have some housekeeping to get to.

[Roman]

I will put a qualifier on that. If Brody is there, I'm significantly less excited.

[Spencer Newarth]

You walk in the room and you see him and you reconsider your day. Not today, though. Just your bronies here. Everyone's got a good chance. All right, I am months behind on sending out prizes for listener questions of the week, but no fear, we now have our best guy on it. Roman, who is here with us today, is going to be reaching out to all of our previous winners who haven't gotten a prize yet, and he's going to be getting you your signed board game. So my apologies for the delayed prizes. I appreciate everyone's patience and be on the lookout for that email from Roman, soon. Everyone for the last few months who hasn't gotten their board game yet is going to get one soon.

[Corey]

Hold on, I've got some housekeeping. A certain jabroni/hr rep reminded me that it's your birthday, Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, thank you, thank you. Appreciate it. 33 years old today.

[Chili]

Nice.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's not as fun on a Tuesday.

[Logan]

Oh, you're only three years older than me. I thought you were like 40.

[Spencer Newarth]

Dude, Chili loses. You know how.

[Nate]

You know how to charm them.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, the Shelby index for today is a six and a half, so our jab Brony should have a strong game. With that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that?

[Roman]

Just tend to win everything.

[Spencer Newarth]

Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is woodsmanship. And as always, this will be multiple choice. According to Cornell University, this is the rarest color of flower. Is it white, blue, yellow, or red? According to Cornell University, this is the rarest color of flower. Your four choices. White, blue, yellow, red. Do we have any expert gardeners in the room?

[Nate]

I love to garden.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, you feel like you know this answer?

[Nate]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, these.

[Nate]

Are these just any type of flower? Are they wildflowers?

[Spencer Newarth]

Cornell University was referencing the 280,000 known plants, I believe, and looking at all their flowers. Yes. And of those, one of these was the rarest. White, blue, yellow, red. Are you missing any of these colors from your guard? You have to tell us which.

[Nate]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes. Okay. Is that your answer as well? Okay, Alyssa's at an advantage. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine and Alyssa saying blue. Nate says red. Corey, red. Logan, blue. Chili blue. Roman blue. Tressa, blue. You did great. The correct answer is blue.

[Logan]

Suck it, Nate.

[Roman]

Thank you for that negative feedback.

[Spencer Newarth]

I appreciate it. Less than 1 in 10 flowers is blue, making it one of nature's rarest colors. Scientists say it's a difficult color for plants to make and it's not as desirable by pollinators. The most common flower colors are green, white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. Question 2. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Jer Deetz. What state banned all recreational fishing for more than a month at the beginning of the COVID pandemic?

[Chili]

Oh, gosh.

[Spencer Newarth]

What state banned all recreational fishing for more than a month at the beginning of the COVID pandemic? Chile and Nate have an answer. Do you know this one, Nate?

[Roman]

No, I'm just basing it off the political landscape.

[Spencer Newarth]

What you Know about some different states. Chili, do you know this one?

[Logan]

Not, like, super confident, but same thing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, you just picked a state you think would ban all fishing. Super. Left.

[Logan]

Left state.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Okay, what state banned all recreational fishing for more than a month at the beginning of the COVID pandemic?

[Roman]

Did they shut down hunting out here that year? No, no, I was in Georgia and the turkey season just got totally pooped on. It was a real bummer.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't remember specifically out here, but I think they just said, like, use common sense. That was all, which meant you could hang out outdoors. Does everyone have an answer for question two? Is anybody confident? Y'all just making guesses?

[Christine]

Pretty, pretty confident.

[Spencer Newarth]

Christine, you have an answer?

[Chili]

Yeah.

[Corey]

Not many listeners of the meteor podcast in this room, I guess. Geez.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, is this. Is this a topic you covered?

[Corey]

It comes up, you know, Steve harps on it every couple of months.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying Washington. Alyssa, California. Nate crossed out California and wrote down New York. Corey, California. Logan, California. Chile. Minnesota. Roman, California. Tressa, California. We have a correct answer in the room. It's Washington. Christine got that one right.

[Christine]

Wow.

[Spencer Newarth]

Washington announced on March 25, 2020, that all recreational fishing would become illegal starting at midnight. The state also banned hunting and golfing, which wouldn't open again until May 5. Anglers protested the ban by throwing a boat parade on a Seattle lake, pointing out the hypocrisy of allowing people to boat but not allowing them to fish. So the second they would cast a line, that would have became illegal. Question 3. The topic is biology. This six letter word is defined as, quote, a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept. This six letter word is defined as a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept. Alyssa, quick to answer.

[Chili]

Yeah, that was quick.

[Nate]

I'm second guessing it.

[Roman]

I know.

[Spencer Newarth]

You got six letters.

[Nate]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, I like your chances then. Christine has a perfect game going through two questions. Are you going to get this one right?

[Chili]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

No.

[Chili]

Maybe I will. Maybe I will.

[Spencer Newarth]

Six letter word defined as a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept. Tell us about your garden, Alyssa. What's all going on there?

[Nate]

Oh, I love to grow peonies. Those are my favorite. Well, I just got a greenhouse. I got a greenhouse.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, so you're doing some gardening right now?

[Nate]

Well, no, I need to build it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Nate]

I need to build it, and so hopefully.

[Spencer Newarth]

Does that really count as having a greenhouse then?

[Nate]

Well, no, I guess it's in my garage.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go.

[Nate]

That Kind of counts.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, sure.

[Nate]

It's half built.

[Spencer Newarth]

What are you gonna do with that greenhouse once it's built?

[Nate]

I feel like, you know, I want to grow, like, some bulbs. I miss, like, half a season. You have to start a lot of stuff indoors, and so hopefully that will kind of like kick everything.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. What zone are we in here? It's a tough one. 5. Yeah, I don't know the answer to that. I'm just saying it's a tough one to grow in.

[Nate]

It is a tough one.

[Spencer Newarth]

Again, question three. Biology. This six letter word is defined as a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept. Phil, would you get this one right?

[Corey]

You know, this is one of those ones where after I see the answer, I thought, oh, I knew that. But would I have thought of it without seeing the answer? I don't know. I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is anyone besides Alyssa confident?

[Alyssa]

It looks like we're all jabroning really hard in here.

[Corey]

Jabroning. I like it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Do you guys give up? Who don't have an answer yet? Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying garage. Alyssa says aviary. Nate says aviary. Corey says bucket. Logan says harbor. Chili without an answer. Roman without an answer. Tressa says awning. The correct answer is aviary. Nate and Alyssa got that one right. An aviary. It can be. An aviary can be as small as a cage or as big as an entire building. Bird kingdom in Niagara Falls, Canada, has the biggest indoor aviary in the world at 45,000 square feet. They house 80 species of birds there, as well as snakes, iguanas, and tarantulas. Question 4. The topic is gear. This next great question is via John Schlesinger. In 2021, Texas declared this their official state knife, which is named after the man who invented it. Some quick answers. Nate already has his whiteboard down. Alyssa has now joined him in Chile. In 2021, Texas declared this their official state knife, which is named after the man who invented it.

[Logan]

Is this a brand of knife or like a style of knife?

[Nate]

Oh, yeah, that's a good question.

[Spencer Newarth]

Not gonna give you any hints that the knife is named after the man who invented it.

[Roman]

Now I'm rethinking it, dude.

[Stephen Rinella]

Some good questions, Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Good question. By me or by Chili?

[Alyssa]

No, by you.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Yeah. You got this one right, Corey?

[Chili]

I don't know.

[Nate]

I.

[Alyssa]

It's just a guess.

[Nate]

I think it's a good question.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Oh. Is everybody ready?

[Nate]

Oof.

[Spencer Newarth]

In 2021, Texas declared this their official state knife, which Is named after the man who invented it. I think. To answer your question, Roman, I think they're the only state with a state knife. Nice. They are pioneers in that field, Although there are a few states with state guns. Is everybody ready?

[Alyssa]

Got a lot of northerners in this room.

[Spencer Newarth]

Philly going back to his whiteboard. Nope, he's gonna keep it. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying machete. Alyssa says Gerber. Nate says Bowie. Corey says Buck, Logan Case, Chili, Buck, Roman, Bowie, Tressa, Shear. We have a correct answer. It's Bowie. Nate and Roman got that one correct. I would have liked to have answered for you, Chili, but I think I would have made it more unclear because there is a brand bowie knife. But I also think people refer to most big knives as just bowie knives. It's like the Kleenex tissue thing. So it is a brand, But I also think most people use it as referring to a style. Texas had been trying to pass the bill for four years before making it happen. Bowie knives are named after Jim Bowie, a pioneer who died at the Alamo. His brother, resin Bowie, made the first bowie knives. The bowie knife headquarters are in Texas, where you'll also find the world's biggest bowie knife, which is 20ft long and 3,000 pounds.

[Roman]

Who dropped that? Crocodile Dundee?

[Nate]

Me.

[Roman]

Oh, man. I thought you were gonna.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, yeah. He cares, right? Question. What's that?

[Chili]

Is that the knife he has?

[Spencer Newarth]

He carries a big old knife.

[Chili]

Yeah, right.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know if he refers to it as a bowie knife or not, but if you were watching it like Rambo carries a big old knife, I think most people just call it a bowie knife. Question 5. The topic is hunting. This big box store, which is famous for their blue light special, stopped selling handguns in the 1970s and ammo in 2001. This big box store, which is famous for their blue light Special, stopped selling handguns in the 1970s and ammo in 2001. The room looks stumped.

[Corey]

Spencer, did you tone down these questions at all, knowing it was jabroni trivia, or would you have presented these questions if it were a normal game of trivia?

[Spencer Newarth]

I tried to make them more jabroni friendly, and I felt good after. Afterwards, when my wife got a six and a half, I was gonna say, you didn't.

[Logan]

You didn't come.

[Spencer Newarth]

You didn't give us the Shelby 6.5. It's a Shelby.

[Logan]

I thought it was gonna help us.

[Spencer Newarth]

But this big box store, which is famous for their blue light Special, stopped selling handguns in the 1970s and ammo in 2001. I don't know if you guys watch Jeopardy. Of Wheel of For or Wheel of Fortune, but they'll have, like, the college edition, and those questions are, like, slightly easier. So I think you guys are getting, like, the college edition of Meat Eater Trivia.

[Nate]

It's a nice way to put it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, you guys are all. You're all very educated. Does everyone have an answer for question five? This big box store, which is famous for their Blue Light Special, stop selling handguns in the 1970s and ammo in 2001. Is anybody confident?

[Christine]

Really?

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, what have you got in this one?

[Corey]

The Blue Light Special gave it away for me.

[Spencer Newarth]

100% blue light special. That's what this store is famous for. And I have that in quotation marks. Blue Light Special. Do you guys give up?

[Alyssa]

Never.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying stuff. Sears. Alyssa, Walmart. Nate and Corey say Sears. Logan and Chili say Walmart. Roman says Sears. Tressa says Walmart. Nobody got it. The correct answer is Kmart. Not even a store anymore. Let me tell you about that, Chili. Kmart has become an endangered spec species in the last decade. They only have five locations left, which are located in the U.S. virgin Islands, Guam, and Miami. At their peak, they had over 2000 locations and sold guns, ammo, and other hunting gear. So chilly, they got 5kmarts.

[Nate]

This has to be a store that's still remaining.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, tell people about the Blue Light Special.

[Corey]

Oh, I mean, that's just what all their marketing was driven on, you know, it's. I, I, I can't even tell you. I think they would. Would they put blue lights in the store on end caps?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, they had, like, police lights. And if that blue light was going, then it's like, that's what the sale is happening right now. Yeah.

[Roman]

What's that thing Steve talks about in his brain that knows it?

[Spencer Newarth]

The Humunculus?

[Roman]

Yes. Well, one, I brought that up to my. My friend who's, like, a neuro resident, and she said totally wrong.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, no, A lot of people and.

[Roman]

My Humunculus knew it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, I have to. Nobody got Kmart. Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Chili]

Oh, man.

[Corey]

You know, if there's one thing we can say about this game, it's that it's Jabroni trivia. Corey, who normally holds his own in regular trivia, is not on the board today.

[Alyssa]

Cory's having a really good day, too.

[Spencer Newarth]

He probably came in as a favorite. Zero points.

[Corey]

Tressa Chilli and Logan all have one point and tied up in first place with two points at halftime. It's Christine, Alyssa, Nate and Roman Jabronis.

[Spencer Newarth]

I'm worried this isn't going to get any easier.

[Logan]

I think Steve Steve's concerned about this Jabroni game because he's calling me right now. He's probably going to give me some input.

[Spencer Newarth]

You just ignore that.

[Logan]

I will.

[Tressa]

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[Stephen Rinella]

Hey buffs, Hunting History buffs, Listen up. We're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition, titled the Mountain Men 1806-1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade and dive into the lives and legends of fellows like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith and John Colter. This small but legendary fraternity of backwoodsmen helped define an era when the west represented not just unmapped territory, but untapped opportunity for those willing to endure some heinous and at times, violent conditions. We explain what started the mountain man era and what ended it. We tell you everything you'd ever want to know about what the mountain men ate, how they hunted and trapped, what gear they carried, what clothes they wore, how they interacted with Native Americans, how 10% of them died violent deaths, and even detailed descriptions of of how they performed amputations on the fly. It's as dark and bloody and good as our previous volume about the white tailed deer skin trade, which is titled the Long Hunters 1761-1775. So again this new Mountain man edition about the beaver skin trade is available for pre order now, wherever audiobooks are sold. It's called Meat Eaters American History The Mountain Men, 1806-1840, by me, Stephen Ranella.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 6. The topic is cooking. This next great question is via Dustin Cosby. What state produces 60% of America's cranberry crop?

[Chili]

Hard.

[Spencer Newarth]

What state produces 60% of America's Cranberry crop?

[Chili]

Picture is those guys.

[Spencer Newarth]

Where do you think they're standing?

[Alyssa]

Yeah, I forget. Do they have a Southern accent?

[Spencer Newarth]

Do they? They might.

[Nate]

I'm not telling Father and son.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, do you know this one, Alyssa?

[Nate]

I know the vicinity, but I don't know which one.

[Spencer Newarth]

This state produces 60% of America's cranberry crop. Cow.

[Chili]

And the brand name.

[Spencer Newarth]

Our jabronis are stumped, man.

[Chili]

Where are they standing?

[Spencer Newarth]

Someone can see the commercial. Or a commercial. Cory's trying to figure out what dialect they had. What state produces 60% of America's cranberry crop?

[Alyssa]

Spencer, doing anything fun for your birthday?

[Spencer Newarth]

No, not on a Tuesday. Taco Tuesday.

[Roman]

Going up?

[Spencer Newarth]

I'll go to Ch. Yeah, there you go. I'll go to Chico this weekend. That'll be fun. Went to Land of Magic this last weekend. A big fat steak there. Nice. Is everybody ready?

[Nate]

Oh, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

Better write down a state that you think produces 60% of America's cranberry crop.

[Chili]

Cranberries.

[Spencer Newarth]

Are we ready?

[Chili]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying California. Alyssa says Massachusetts. Nate. Massachusetts. Corey. Florida. Logan. South Carolina. Chile. Florida. Roman. Oregon. Tressa. California. Nobody got it. The correct answer is. Do you guys have any other guesses?

[Roman]

Georgia.

[Chili]

Nebraska.

[Spencer Newarth]

No. West Virginia.

[Roman]

South Carolina?

[Spencer Newarth]

No. Wisconsin. What?

[Corey]

I thought it was Massachusetts. That's all I hear about.

[Chili]

I was thinking oceans. For yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cranberries are native to the bogs and swamps of the upper Midwest and New England. Wild cranberries can be foraged in those areas as well as the Pacific Northwest. After Wisconsin, the leading cranberry producers are Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oregon. So you guys were right there.

[Roman]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question. Wait.

[Logan]

I'm not on the show enough to get that.

[Nate]

You have a couple of them.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 7. The topic is fishing. And this is the Athletic Brewing Moneyball question of the week. For every correct answer provided, Athletic Brewing is going to make a $100 donation that's capped at $500. This week. Athletic Brewing is giving to the National Wild Turkey Federation. Here's your Moneyball question. This letter in the Greek Alphabet is what you call a wetland that forms where a river Meets an ocean.

[Chili]

Tressa, this is bad because I studied.

[Nate]

Abroad in Greece and I took Greek.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, wow. Were you also in a sorority?

[Chili]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

No. Okay. Do we have any sorority or fraternity members in here?

[Roman]

It's complicated.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, Nate is, but he doesn't want to admit it. Again, this is question seven. The topic is fishing. This letter in the Greek Alphabet is what you call a wetland that forms where a river meets an ocean. And this is the Moneyball question. So for every correct answer, we're donating $100 to the National Wild Turkey Federation. Thank you, Athletic Brewing, for giving us a Moneyball question this week. Do you have this one right, Christine?

[Chili]

I don't know if this is a Greek letter.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Chili]

But it seems right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate, you have this one.

[Corey]

Y.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, so that might be $200.

[Chili]

I think I know three of them.

[Spencer Newarth]

Athletic is going to send to the NWTF.

[Roman]

Like saving a quarter of a turkey or something.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's worth. It's worth one turkey breast. This letter in the Greek Alphabet is what you call a wetland that forms where a river meets an ocean. Rest of our players are stumped. Tressa, how many Greek letters do you know? Well, I used to know them all. Okay. Now maybe three. Maybe three?

[Nate]

I'm just going through all of it.

[Chili]

That's what I. And I knew, like, three of them.

[Spencer Newarth]

This letter in the Greek Alphabet is what you call a wetland that forms where a river meets an ocean.

[Nate]

Spencer, what's up? Are you looking for the whole word or just the letter?

[Spencer Newarth]

The whole word.

[Nate]

Okay.

[Chili]

Oh, I see what you're saying.

[Spencer Newarth]

That did not help out any of our players.

[Christine]

No, it's making me question my answer even more.

[Spencer Newarth]

Shit. Tressa now going to her whiteboard. Corey, do you have this one right?

[Alyssa]

I hope so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Is it a letter in the Greek Alphabet?

[Alyssa]

I don't know a single letter in the Greek Alphabet.

[Spencer Newarth]

Do you guys give up?

[Alyssa]

I mean, like the super bowl. Super Bowl 59. Are those letters?

[Corey]

That's Roman Noodles.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes. Yes, they are. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying Delta. Alyssa says Sigma. Nate says Delta. Corey, Estuary. Logan, Delta, Chile. Without an answer, Roman says Sigma. Tressa says Theta. The correct answer is Delta. Christine, Nate and Logan got that right. That means they are making a 300 donation to NWTF via Athletic Brewing. Rivers deposit sediment where they meet another river, lake, or ocean, which often creates a braided waterway that's known as a delta. These areas are nutrient rich and are known for their high density of vegetation, waterfowl, and fish. Question 8. The topic is conservation. The USDA defines this 11 letter word as quote, a linear planting of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes. 11, 11 letters. The USDA defines this 11 letter word as a linear planting of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes. Our room is stumped. Again, this is question eight. So we'll get another scoreboard update from phil after this 11 letter word. A linear planting of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes. How we doing, Jabronis? Is anybody confident in this one?

[Stephen Rinella]

Nope.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nobody. And certain of their answer?

[Christine]

I thought of the only 11 letter word I could think of. We'll see if it's right.

[Nate]

I can't even think of an 11 letter word.

[Spencer Newarth]

The USDA defines this 11 letter word as a linear planting of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes. So Logan has an 11 letter word, but he might be the only one. Do you guys give up?

[Roman]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes. No.

[Chili]

How much time do we have?

[Spencer Newarth]

Can have a little more time. And this is question eight. Phil, what's our best score in the room right now? Do you know the worst?

[Corey]

You want me to just the number or the player?

[Spencer Newarth]

Just the number for now. Three. Three. Okay, hold up.

[Corey]

Will anybody hit five? Let's find out.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, Nate thinks he has four. Well, we'll get a correct.

[Corey]

Don't know about that. Nate long again.

[Chili]

What could this be called?

[Spencer Newarth]

What could this be called? Wow. An 11 letter word. A linear planting of multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental purposes. I think we're running out of time. You guys give up?

[Logan]

Send it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, Logan.

[Christine]

No, it's not 11 letters.

[Spencer Newarth]

Never mind. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying floodplain. Alyssa without an answer, Nate says. What's that saying?

[Roman]

Erosion line.

[Spencer Newarth]

Corey without an answer. Logan says Mississippi hedge.

[Christine]

I just said Mississippi Roman.

[Spencer Newarth]

Without an answer. Tressa says plantation. The correct answer is shelter belt. Shelter belt. Just making this stuff up. You guys have never heard that? Well, corrupt in Montana. I feel like this. There's not a lot of shelter belts in this part of the country, but you get east of here, they're all over. Yeah. Shelter belts are planted to protect farmsteads, save energy and enhance wildlife habitat. Many species use them for travel corridors, nesting sites, bedding and food. The USDA and other agencies have programs that help pay for the planting of new shelter belts and the removal of old shelter belts. All right, Phil, give us a scoreboard update. We're not.

[Corey]

Not much has changed since after question five, but a couple people are racking it up. Corey, unfortunately, is not one of those people. He is out of the running. However, Corey is the only person out of the running.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's good news.

[Corey]

Still come back. Tressa and Chili have two points. Or, I mean, sorry, one. One point a piece. Logan, Roman and Alyssa have two points and tied up in first place at Christina. Nate with three. And after this answer recap. Spencer, Nate can challenge me if you'd like. He could. He could have four. I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question nine. The topic is natural history. Dina Sanichar, who was raised by a pack of wolves, was supposedly the inspiration for this Disney character.

[Corey]

Oh.

[Spencer Newarth]

Dina Sanichar, who was raised by a pack of wolves, was supposedly the inspiration for this Disney character. Corey, you have this one, right? Yep. Okay. That wasn't just like, no fair.

[Christine]

You have kids.

[Alyssa]

Yeah, exactly.

[Chili]

Cory. Corey needs those.

[Spencer Newarth]

That wasn't just putting down the whiteboard. Like, I got zero points. Damn it. That was. I got this one right. Yeah, yeah. Dina Saninchar, who was raised by a pack of wolves, was supposedly the inspiration for this Disney character. Character.

[Nate]

Not the movie.

[Spencer Newarth]

Disney character.

[Roman]

Yeah, I think that's where I'm stuck.

[Chili]

A pack of wolves.

[Spencer Newarth]

A pack of wolves. Nate, you got this one right?

[Roman]

I think I have the movie, but I never watched it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay.

[Roman]

So I have a description that maybe you will probably not take.

[Corey]

Yeah, I'd say most likely not.

[Spencer Newarth]

Last time we had a Disney related question, we had Nate, who had a retort at, I think Randall, saying that it was a question about Mickey Mouse's dog, and Nate had to tell Randall that Mickey does not own Goofy. Dina Sanichar, who was raised by a pack of wolves, was supposedly the inspiration for this Disney character. Alyssa, how do you feel about your answer?

[Nate]

Not very good.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, you have a Disney character down.

[Nate]

Yes, but it's not who I think it is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Another stumper.

[Nate]

I can't remember their name for our room.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cory may be the only one. The correct answer. Phil, would you get this one right?

[Corey]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

I think Phil would win this episode of Jabroni Trivia.

[Corey]

I. I've never heard of a shelter belt though, so I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Corey]

It'd be a close one.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying Blue Bell. I'm sorry. Alyssa says Pocahontas. Nate says Brave. Corey says Mowgli. Logan says Simba. Roman says the kid in the Jungle Book, which is Mowgli. Tressa says Tarzan. The correct answer is Mowgli. Corey got that one right.

[Stephen Rinella]

Cory's on the board.

[Spencer Newarth]

He is the kid from the Jungle Book.

[Nate]

All I could think of was jungle Book.

[Chili]

Are you giving it to Roman?

[Spencer Newarth]

We're not going to give it to Roman. That's. That's not good enough. Dena Sanancar was a feral boy who was discovered in a cave in India in 1867. He was about six years old at the time and was living with wolves. Sanichar was taken to an orphanage and spent years only walking on all fours and eating raw meat. He never did learn to talk or communicate with other humans and died at the age of 34. Just like Sanichar, Mowgli from the Jungle Book was raised by wolves. And Phil is showing us a picture there of Dena San and Char again. They found him in 1867 in a cave in India.

[Roman]

That's crazy.

[Christine]

So crazy.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, here's a correct answer review for our listeners at home. And Nate. Number one was Blue. Two, Washington. Three, Avary. Four, Bowie Knife. Five, Kmart. Six, Wisconsin. Seven, Delta. Eight, Shelter Belt. Nine. Mowgli.

[Roman]

Phil was right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, give us a final scoreboard update before we do question 10.

[Corey]

Sure thing. It is down. Well, here's. I guess, I mean, Logan, Christine, Alyssa, Nate, and Roman are all still in the game. I guess Logan, Roman, and Alyssa still have two points a piece. Christine and Nate are tied up in first with three. All right, but now Cory's on the board with one, so everyone's got a point.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 10. Everybody gave Corey a pity clap except for Corey. Question 10. The topic is woodsmanship. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Rob Welling for sending this great question. Rob is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia at the meat eater.com name two of the six states with the lowest hottest temperature ever recorded. So that's like, if you took the hottest temperature recorded in all 50 states, which of those has the lowest of the hottest temperatures? Does everyone understand what we're looking for? If you took the hottest temperature ever recorded in every single state and then you looked at what the lowest number was from that list. We're looking for the states with the lowest, hottest temperature ever recorded.

[Christine]

So the two coldest states.

[Spencer Newarth]

Two of the six. You need to name two of these six.

[Roman]

Is this all during the same time frame, Spencer?

[Spencer Newarth]

No, this is just since they've ever been recording temperature, which I don't know how far back that goes. Good span of history there for you. To choose from. Name two of the six states with the lowest, hottest temperature ever recorded. And we have Nate and Christine tied up in first place. But there are a few players who are just one point behind.

[Corey]

We haven't had a tiebreaker in a while.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's been a minute. Mm. Nate, how do you feel about your answer?

[Roman]

Oh, dude. Okay, I'm between two.

[Spencer Newarth]

Christine, how do you feel about your answer?

[Chili]

I feel okay. I'm rating the six and then gonna cross. Oh, four.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Oh, there you go.

[Chili]

I'm not saying the six are the correct six.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's the move of a winner. Nate.

[Alyssa]

He's only got three down.

[Roman]

I know. I'm writing three more now.

[Chili]

So embarrassing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Name two of the six dates with the lowest, hottest temperature ever recorded.

[Chili]

Actually, I'm gonna write four.

[Nate]

The lowest winning score for trivia is four, right?

[Spencer Newarth]

I think fours. That's right. We're going there. Jabroni episodes are exempt from that. Yeah, they don't.

[Chili]

Lowest, hottest.

[Spencer Newarth]

Lowest, hottest temperature ever recorded. We're looking for two of the six. Who's in second place? Phil, who's competing?

[Corey]

Alyssa, Logan, and Roman. I'll have two points.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Alyssa, how do you feel about your answer?

[Nate]

I feel good, but I have three. I need a crack.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Roman. I'm feeling decent. Okay. Logan, so.

[Christine]

So we'll see.

[Stephen Rinella]

You cheated.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Okay. Alyssa and Christine are doing some crossing out now. Okay, so we just lost the TV screen.

[Christine]

Okay.

[Corey]

Oh, yeah, that's been happening a lot lately. I'll try to get it back online.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Chili]

I don't know if this is right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Christine saying Alaska and Minnesota. Alyssa says Alaska and Washington. Nate says Alaska and Maine. Corey says Alaska and Maine. Logan, Washington and Oregon. Chile, Alaska and Maine. Roman, Alaska and Maine. Tressa, Oregon and Vermont. The six states are Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, making Nate our winner. Nate got that one right. Christine did not. Christine, did you have some of those other states on your list of six? No. Okay, that should make you feel a little better. It have been worse if you had the other four or five, but not that one. Nate got it right with Alaska and Maine. Alaska and Hawaii have the lowest, hottest temperature of all 50 states, which is 100 degrees. That's followed by Rhode island with 104, Maine with 105, and Connecticut and New Hampshire with 106. Just missing the top six are Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York. Did a lot of people get that one right? A lot of Alaska's and Maine's in here. Groom did pretty well. All right, Nate, you get to choose where the $1,000 donation from meat Eater and Athletic Brewing goes.

[Roman]

I think since we kind of dropped the bag on the turk, the Moneyball question, we'll get the rest of that turkey and donate all thousand bucks to nwtf.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, so via the Moneyball question and the Athletic Brewing money or donation match and Meat eater, we're sending $1,300 to NWTF. Well done, jabronis. That was may not have been a good game or like a strong game, but it was a fun game.

[Chili]

Yeah, yeah, sure.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thirteen hundred dollars going to the nwtf. Join us next week for more meat eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Alyssa]

Thanks.

[Nate]

Happy birthday.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thank you. Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host. Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

[Stephen Rinella]

Hey, American history buffs. Hunting history buffs, listen up. We're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition, titled the Mountain Men 1806-1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade and dive into the lives and legends of fellas like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith, and John Colter. This small but legendary fraternity of back woodsmen helped define an era when the west represented not just unmapped territory, but untapped opportunity for those willing to endure some heinous and at times, violent conditions. We explain what started the mountain man era and what ended it. We tell you everything you'd ever want to know about what the mountain men ate, how they hunted and trapped, what gear they carried, what clothes they wore, how they interacted with Native Americans, how 10% of them died violent deaths, and even detailed descriptions of how they performed amputations on the fly. It's as dark and bloody and good as our previous volume about the white tailed deer skin trade, which is titled the Long Hunters, 1761-1775. So again, this new mountain man edition about the beaver skin trade is available for pre order now wherever audiobooks are sold. It's called Meat Eaters American History the Mountain Men, 1806-1840 by me, Stephen Rinella.