Ep. 659: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLX

Summary

The MeatEater Podcast: Episode 659 - "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLX"

Host: Spencer Newarth
Guests: Steve Giannis, Cal Brody, Randall Simon, Seth, Marge, and John
Release Date: February 5, 2025

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1. Introduction to MeatEater Trivia

In Episode 659 of The MeatEater Podcast, host Spencer Newarth introduces a special edition of MeatEater Trivia, a game show format where conservation always takes the win. The episode features a lively trivia competition among a diverse group of MeatEater enthusiasts: Steve Giannis, Cal Brody, Randall Simon, Seth, Marge, and newcomer John, who serves as the retail associate at the MeatEater flagship store in Bozeman.

2. Meet the Contestants

Spencer warmly welcomes John, highlighting his role at the flagship store and sharing amusing anecdotes about customer interactions. John mentions that while approximately 70% of store visitors are MeatEater fans, the percentage drops to about 50% during the tourist season, amusingly noting that some customers mistake the store for a restaurant, with one even requesting a menu (01:57).

3. Game Structure and Rules

MeatEater Trivia comprises ten rounds divided into four verticals: hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. Participants compete to answer questions correctly, with the ultimate prize being a $500 donation from MeatEater to a conservation organization of the winner's choice. This week's featured organization is Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.

4. Round Highlights and Notable Interactions

Round 1: Fishing

• Question: Which state is the brook trout not native to?
  Options: Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Connecticut
  Notable Interaction:
  • All contestants except Brody answered "Iowa," but the correct answer was "Arkansas" (09:35).
  • Brody quickly responded with the correct answer, demonstrating his trivia prowess.

Round 2: Gear

• Question: What is a knitted covering for the head and neck with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against wind and cold?
  Answer: Balaclava
  • All participants correctly identified "balaclava," showcasing their knowledge in hunting gear (10:47).

Round 3: Hunting

• Question: A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in which 1995 Robin Williams movie?
  Answer: Jumanji
  • Despite some confusion, several contestants correctly answered "Jumanji."
  • Spencer Rinella humorously elaborates on the cultural impact of the movie and its sequels (14:56).

Round 4: Public Lands

• Question: New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington, is located in which state?
  Answer: New Hampshire
  • Half of the participants nailed the answer, reflecting their familiarity with American geography (18:26).

Round 5: Cooking

• Question: Who is the author of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking"?
  Answer: Julia Child
  • Approximately half the contestants answered correctly, demonstrating their culinary knowledge (20:57).
  • Spencer Rinella praises Julia Child's influence on American cooking, mentioning Danielle Pruitt's Duck a la Bourbon recipe inspired by Child's work.

Round 6: Hunting (Arrow Stiffness)

• Question: Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's measurement of its stiffness.
  Answer: Spine
  • Only Randall correctly answered "spine," highlighting his expertise in archery (27:36).

Round 7: Natural History

• Question: The song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was the inspiration for the famous skeleton discovered in an Ethiopian cave in 1970.
  Answer: Lucy
  • Most contestants correctly identified "Lucy," underscoring their knowledge of anthropology (30:04).

Round 8: Fishing (Downrigger)

• Question: A 10-letter device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat is moving.
  Answer: Downrigger
  • The majority correctly answered "downrigger," reflecting their fishing expertise (33:09).

Round 9: Conservation

• Question: Soil that has sand, silt, and clay in equal amounts is defined as what?
  Answer: Loam
  • Multiple contestants answered "loam," demonstrating their understanding of soil science (37:53).

Round 10: Conservation (Final Question)

• Question: Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks.
  Answer: Nevada, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
  • Randall Simon clinched the final correct answers, securing his victory with a total of nine correct responses (41:08).

5. Scoreboard and Competitive Banter

Throughout the episode, the contestants engage in playful banter, especially concerning the placement and frequency of fishing-related questions. Randall Simon emerges as the frontrunner, maintaining a steady lead and ultimately winning the game. Memorable exchanges include Randall contemplating whether he could have won earlier and the group's humorous critiques of the trivia questions' sequencing.

6. Conclusion and Prize Donation

Randall Simon triumphs in the trivia competition with nine correct answers, earning the right to allocate the $500 donation. He opts to contribute the prize to Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, acknowledging their vital role in land conservation efforts (43:12). The episode wraps up with expressions of gratitude among the participants and an invitation to listeners to join future editions of MeatEater Trivia.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• John on Store Visitors:
  "[02:20] John: Then like, we've always had people coming into the store thinking it's a restaurant. Believe it or not, we actually had somebody ask for a menu at one point."

• Randall on Question 10:
  "[39:26] Randall Simon: So if you think about it, if Randall gets this one wrong, it could have been that I won."

• Marge on Donation Choice:
  "[43:12] Marge: I'd like to give the $500 to our friends at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Okay, a lot of land transfer talk back on the table and they're out there on the front lines."

• Stephen Rinella on Culinary Recommendations:
  "[22:55] Stephen Rinella: The works of Jack Pepin, otherwise known as Jacques Pepin."

Final Thoughts

Episode 659 of The MeatEater Podcast offers a captivating blend of trivia competition and camaraderie among outdoor enthusiasts. The engaging format, combined with knowledgeable contestants and spirited interactions, makes it an entertaining listen for both regular followers and newcomers interested in hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. Randall Simon's victory and the subsequent donation underscore the podcast's commitment to supporting conservation efforts, staying true to its mission of enriching lives through a deeper understanding of the natural world.

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]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newarth. Today we're joined by Steve Giannis, Cal Brody, Randall Simon, Seth, Marge, and John. John, this is your first time on the show. Tell folks what you do here at Meat Eater.

[John]

I am the retail associate at the Meat Eater flagship store in downtown Bozeman.

[Spencer Newarth]

But what kind of folks do you deal with in there? Are they like, what percentage of people come in there who are like meat Eater fans versus they have no idea what the store is?

[John]

I would say probably 70% are meat eater fans.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[John]

But once we get into, like, tourist season here in Bozeman, it's kind of like an even 50. 50?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah.

[John]

Then like, we've always had people coming into the store thinking it's a restaurant. Believe it or not, we actually had somebody ask for a menu at one point.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. Yeah. Do they all ask if Steve is in there all the time? He's sewing the shirts in the back of the store.

[John]

Yep. We always have people, where's Ronella at?

[Cal Brody]

That'd be great if we just had a little VO booth in the back. They could, like, look in through some glass and you could see Steve in there talking into one of These?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. And what's, what's the status on the bison skull? That thing is still getting fingered on a daily basis.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, yeah.

[John]

It's seen fingers from around the world.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow.

[Randall Simon]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters. Four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing for the stat of the week. This week we're looking at the most common category for question 10. In a recent episode, Randall and Phil proclaim that I too frequently end the show on a fish fishing question. So.

[Seth]

Because why?

[Spencer Newarth]

Because why what?

[Seth]

Why were they complaining?

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, they were. They think it's giving an advantage to rant to Brody. Not.

[Giannis]

Not necessarily an advantage. It's just kind of anti climactic.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Giannis]

When we know Brody's going to get the answer right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, I looked at the last 10 episodes to see if they're right.

[Marge]

That's not representative.

[Randall Simon]

They're saying that right at the end you throw a fishing question.

[Stephen Rinella]

If Brody's.

[Spencer Newarth]

They. They think question 10 is always a fishing question. So then it's already like we already know what's gonna happen. Dang it. Brody's gon one right. Conservation was the final question twice. Woodsmanship was twice, hunting was three times and fishing was three times. So hunting and fishing have been the most common category for question 10. With conservation woodsmanship right behind them. You think I need to get a bigger sample size though. And that's going to prove you right?

[Marge]

I think that the prior 10 episodes tell us nothing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Marge]

I think that's like walking around a diner and asking people who's going to be president.

[Spencer Newarth]

That probably works.

[Marge]

Depends where the diner is.

[Spencer Newarth]

We'll get a bigger sample size to see if you're right. But I think, I think Brody is on to something.

[Giannis]

Doesn't matter what's true, Spencer. What matters is how I feel.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, here's our infrequently asked questions segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to trivia the meat eater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Devin Med says me and a buddy are avid listeners and have agreed on a bet. We are having a year long competition and whoever loses the most games has to get a tattoo on their ass cheek. Originally the rules were that the winner would pick the tattoo. But we'd really love for you guys to decide. We want it to be something related to the four verticals. What are your ideas? What's the room think a trivia loser is going to get a butt cheek?

[Stephen Rinella]

Just a game on sucker.

[Spencer Newarth]

Game on suckers. Then there. Then there'd be a few of us walking around the world with that tattoo.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, I'd get rid of the banner because that's not gonna tattoo.

[Cal Brody]

Well, who else has that tattoo?

[Spencer Newarth]

Me. And there's some other listener who's. Who's wrote in mine is. I can't hardly see it, but it's back there.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, yeah. So you went without the banner?

[Spencer Newarth]

I went without the banner. Like two years old. I don't know if that's new.

[Seth]

Pass face on their butt.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. Maybe one of them gets the squirrel and one of them gets the sucker. Then it's like, like Power Rangers. And then we're. We're like seeding a future segment for me. Eater Radio of tattoos. I regret.

[Marge]

Yeah, just keep that thing going.

[Spencer Newarth]

Uhhuh. Devin, we'll throw some ideas at you over the next month or so on the show here. People are going to think on this and. And we're going to make some suggestions. All right. We have some housekeeping. On a previous episode, we had a question about the state knife of Texas, and this caused some angry Texans to write in about our pronunciation. Apparently the man who the knife is named after pronounced it Buoy, like the thing that floats in a lake. Not Bowie, like the glam rocker who wondered if there's life on Mars. But the most confusing part in all of this is that David Bowie actually created that stage name because of the knife. He said the big giant blade is very Americana. And then it signified his music was, quote, cutting through the lies. Bowie said in a 2000 interview that he's heard it said differently across the globe. And that quote, I don't even know how to pronounce it anymore. But when it comes to the knife, the answer is firmly Bowie. My apologies to our Texan listeners.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, yeah, if I'd have been here, I'd have jumped on you about that.

[Spencer Newarth]

You knew it was buoy. Of course I would just. You know, the most famous Bowie we have is David Bowie said no.

[Randall Simon]

Jim Bowie.

[Spencer Newarth]

David Bowie. Phil, you ever sing some David Bowie at karaoke?

[Giannis]

I was in a David Bowie cover band.

[Spencer Newarth]

I didn't even know that. What was it called?

[Giannis]

Queen.

[Spencer Newarth]

And what was your role in the band?

[Giannis]

I played bass. I mean, it was kind of. It's. It was started as a joke and we only ever played one show, but it was. It was for. It was a. It was an opening act for A porn movie. So it was. It was a blast. It was a lot of fun.

[Spencer Newarth]

You tell us more about that later.

[I]

Okay, we're crazy at 14.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, the Shelby index for today is a three. So our winner should get six correct answers. And 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?

[Randall Simon]

You stand to win everything?

[Seth]

I feel like Steve just does not come in with his. His swagger of. Of old anymore.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sorry, what was his swagger of old?

[Seth]

He'd come in just talking to everyone.

[Randall Simon]

I wasn't planning on being here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, he. He.

[Randall Simon]

My body's still get. Trying to get used to my brain's decision.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, we got to be out of here by 3:00. Otherwise Steve can't. All right, question one. The topic is fishing. This will be multiple choice. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by J.D. miller for sending this great question. J.D. is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the week, then send your question to Trivia the meater dot com. Which state is the brook trout not native to? Is it Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas or Connecticut? Which state is the brook trout not native to? Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Connecticut, Cal. How do you feel about your answer?

[I]

Fair to middling.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Brody, the second quickest player to have an answer. Brody, you got this one right?

[Seth]

I'm pretty sure I do.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, Brody and Cal. Confident. Which state is the brook trout not native to? Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Connecticut. Is everybody ready?

[I]

It's too long of an answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Seth, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying Iowa. Steve says Iowa. Giannis. Iowa. Randall. Iowa. John. Iowa. Calais. Iowa. Brody. Arkansas. The correct answer is Arkansas only. Brody.

[Giannis]

I changed it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Got that one.

[Seth]

Suspicion questions.

[Randall Simon]

I thought about putting that down too, Man.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brook trout are native to the Great Lakes region, New England and the Appalachian Mountains. The closest their native range gets to Arkansas is about 400 miles east in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee. Question to the topic is gear. This nine letter word is defined as quote, a knitted covering for the head and neck with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against the wind and cold. This nine letter word is defined as a knitted covering for the head and neck with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against wind and cold.

[Giannis]

Who's got the squeaky pen?

[Spencer Newarth]

Someone who's writing. I think it's Steve.

[Seth]

He's real good at making those squeaky noises.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, you're confident in your answer? You got this one right? Yeah, Steve, you got this one right. Did you know it immediately? Okay, players.

[Randall Simon]

God, man, I wish I got that first one right, I can tell you that.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Randall Simon]

I'd have a perfect game right now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and. What's your board say, Steve? It's upside down. What the hell does that say? We have Seth and Steve and Giannis and Randall and John. The entire room got it right. The answer is balaclava. The balaclava is named after a balaclava. I'm not sure. No, I'm sure someone will write. The balaclava is named after a Russian village where British soldiers wore them during the Crimean War. They are commonly used by people who are hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, or snowboarding. They are often hanging out in the cold. They are often associated with criminals who want to hide their identity.

[I]

But then they're just called ski masks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yep.

[Seth]

Nobody holds up a liquor store with a ball of clav unless you're in Russia.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question. What's the three?

[Cal Brody]

But what's the Greek treat off by one letter?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Question.

[Randall Simon]

It'd be cool to eat, like, baklava through a B Clav.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 3. The topic is hunting. A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, my God.

[Giannis]

Jesus, I hate this movie. Once.

[Spencer Newarth]

A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Brody and Randall are very confident. They're the only players with an answer.

[Seth]

I don't know how confident.

[Marge]

I am extremely confident, Spencer.

[Seth]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, 30 years ago. A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie.

[Stephen Rinella]

Mork.

[Randall Simon]

Mork.

[Seth]

How long ago did he die?

[Marge]

It's been a while.

[Spencer Newarth]

You can Google that. My guess is, like, 20. It was 25.

[Giannis]

24.

[Randall Simon]

Weird going on around then, wasn't there?

[Stephen Rinella]

He had some.

[Randall Simon]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

He died in 2014. Why'd you know that immediately?

[Giannis]

I don't want to because I have a memory about reading the news when I lived in Missoula, and I only lived in Missoula for a short amount of time, so I Knew it was 24.

[Spencer Newarth]

A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie.

[I]

Here's a hint. No.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, I know. I got the wrong answer now because.

[Spencer Newarth]

Why do you know you have the wrong answer?

[Randall Simon]

Because he's the antagonist in the movie.

[Stephen Rinella]

I wrote down.

[Marge]

Oh, Mrs. Doubtfire, will you?

[Seth]

He didn't play too many bad guys.

[Randall Simon]

No, I know one I'm thinking of. He's the antagonist.

[Spencer Newarth]

A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Do our other players give up who don't have an answer? Cal, you know this one?

[I]

Yep.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answer. Seth. Without an answer. Steve. What's that say? Steve? He was the insomnia.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah. Al Pacino was the protagonist. He was the antagonist.

[Spencer Newarth]

Giannis and Randall say Jumanji. John without an answer. Cal says Jumanji. March says Hook. Brody says night at the museum. The correct answer is Jumanji.

[Randall Simon]

It's good to see Brody.

[Spencer Newarth]

Three players.

[Cal Brody]

What's the latest one that had. That's the video game that Rock and his buddies go into.

[I]

That's Jumanji.

[Spencer Newarth]

Jumanji. Well, let me tell you about it here.

[Cal Brody]

Okay.

[Spencer Newarth]

Jumanji was a box office hit as the 10th highest grossing film of 1995. It's about supernatural board game that releases jungle based hazards on its players. Jumanji sequels were released in 2017 and 2019, with another coming in 2026. A little known addition to the franchise came out in 2005 called Zathura. The spin off film is about a space themed board game that releases meteor showers, aliens and astronauts into your living room. Phil, did you love Jumanji?

[Giannis]

Yeah, yeah, it was heavy rotation at my babysitter's place back in the day.

[Spencer Newarth]

Have you seen Zathura?

[Giannis]

I have not seen Zathura, no. Yeah, it's like sci fi Jumanji, but the, the, the remakes or I guess sequels with, with the rock and Kevin Hart and everything. They're not bad. They're solid.

[I]

Jack Black.

[Randall Simon]

Jack Black.

[I]

Yeah. Yeah, everybody likes that guy.

[Randall Simon]

Well, not everybody.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 4. The topic is public lands. This next great question is via Derek Morin. New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington is located in this state. Our players have their confidence back. A lot of quick answers. New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington is located in this state.

[I]

Should be called Mount Buzzkill. You can drive right to the top of this thing.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, but it kills a lot of people.

[I]

It does kill a lot of people.

[Randall Simon]

So you call it the buzz kill that kills.

[I]

Yeah, yeah, it's a real letdown.

[Seth]

People hiking in crocs till you get.

[Marge]

Frozen or just driving up it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, I bet you love Jumanji.

[Marge]

You know, I'm. I actually, my memory is very faint. I could picture Van Pelt. Great mustache on that guy in a pith Helmet, if I recall.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes.

[Marge]

I didn't like the little boy that turned into the creature when he got. Didn't. It wasn't.

[Giannis]

Oh yeah, that's upsetting. He gets very hairy.

[Stephen Rinella]

Yeah.

[Marge]

He becomes a monkey. I didn't like that. I didn't like there's like bugs that come after him, creepy crowd things.

[Giannis]

Don't like that.

[Marge]

But yeah, all in all, you know, I think it's serviceable. Light fair for the cinema goer.

[Randall Simon]

This, this review can wrap up anytime.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh well, we're right down a few players.

[Stephen Rinella]

Your line of questioning is striking me as odd.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Simon]

Like, like I would say, let's say something weird happened. Like let's say you see two dogs. Like you know. Right. You might say. I might say to Seth, like I bet you like that, don't you Seth?

[Spencer Newarth]

Right.

[Randall Simon]

So. But for you to say like, well.

[Stephen Rinella]

I bet you like Jumanji.

[Randall Simon]

Don't.

[Spencer Newarth]

Were you in 1995, Randall, I would.

[Marge]

Have been nine years old.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nine years old. When they like a zoo wildlife movie came out.

[Giannis]

You do this exact same thing. You just phrase it differently.

[Randall Simon]

You'll get like, you like Juman.

[Giannis]

You'll look at yes and go Giannis. You'll appreciate this. And then say something that he doesn't really appreciate at all.

[Randall Simon]

But I stole that from Brian Callan.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, again. New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington.

[Randall Simon]

Cuz Brian Cal we sitting there and it's like a. We're at Doug Dur's house. There's like a farmer comes in and no one knows anything about it. Brian Ke's telling like one of the most grotesque stories. Like this dude just come to the door. Brian Kel goes, you'll appreciate this.

[Cal Brody]

Another friend of ours starts not every story, but a lot of them by saying you'll like this story. It's really funny. And then he tells you the story sets you up.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, yeah. Because then, yeah, he gets in your head. Maybe you do wind up like primes.

[Marge]

The pump, I think.

[Spencer Newarth]

Assuming a 9 year old Randall Williams would have liked that movie. All right, does everyone have an answer for New England's tallest mountain? Mount Washington is located in this state.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, hello. I smudged my letters.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, what's your deal with your micro writing today?

[Randall Simon]

I just feel like a lot of cheating potential.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, he's got any on each side. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and Steve saying New Hampshire. Giannis says Vermont. Randall, New Hampshire. John, Vermont. Cal. New Hampshire. Marge crossed out New Hampshire and wrote down Vermont. New Hampshire. The grand answer Is New Hampshire. About half of our room. Got that one right. Thirty one of New England's 34 tallest peaks are located in New Hampshire. Mount Washington is 6,288ft in elevation, which is 500ft taller than the second place, Mount Adams. At the Mount Washington Observatory in 1934, a 231 mph wind speed was recorded, which was the world record until 1996.

[Giannis]

You know, Keene, New Hampshire, was the primary filming location for what movie? Lake Placid Jumanji.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, I did. Why did you know that?

[Giannis]

Because I went there with Steve and we had dinner with Duncan. Duncan Dayton. Dayton. Duncan. Ken Burns guy. And he told us all about it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. And he didn't get.

[Giannis]

He didn't get.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 5. The topic is cooking. Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking? Steve and Yanni and Brody and Randall and Cal going to their whiteboards. Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking?

[Cal Brody]

Let me see what you got.

[Giannis]

Yeah, let me see.

[Cal Brody]

Too nice.

[Giannis]

I would say you're throwing Steve a bone, but, you know, he was going.

[Spencer Newarth]

To be here, so I did not know you got. Have you read this book, Steve?

[Randall Simon]

I'm aware of it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Do you own it?

[Stephen Rinella]

I may.

[I]

Could it be cited?

[Spencer Newarth]

Who?

[Randall Simon]

No, I honestly don't own. I mean, I've held it, but I don't own it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking?

[Stephen Rinella]

You know, it's like, to be honest with you, it's a lot of.

[Randall Simon]

It's not a favorite of mine. We get done. I'll tell you if you want to. I'll tell you if you want to start doing that. I'll tell you who to read.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. We have the time for you to make that declaration.

[Marge]

We do have to be out of here by three.

[Spencer Newarth]

We do.

[Stephen Rinella]

I'll do it quick. It just takes two words.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. I thought Brody was confident. He picked up his whiteboard awful fast, but now. Now he's floundering. Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking?

[Cal Brody]

Just to make it fun, Brody Flounder.

[Randall Simon]

Hold on. Shush.

[Stephen Rinella]

What is this? What does that mean?

[Spencer Newarth]

He wants to get it wrong. Yeah.

[Randall Simon]

Let's go.

[Spencer Newarth]

He's telling Brody. Don't try too hard.

[Randall Simon]

All right, let's go.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, do you have an answer?

[Seth]

Sure.

[Randall Simon]

Wrap it up.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Stephen Rinella]

Everybody, show your answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answer. Seth, without an answer. Steve and Yanni and Randall say Julia Child. John without an answer already got it wrong. Cal says, what's that? Say Julia Chins. Marge says Julia Child.

[Seth]

Yeah, that's what I wrote.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody says Julia Childs. No, the correct answer is Julia Child. About half of our players got that one right. Southern Living magazine called that the most famous American cookbook, while a PBS documentary declared her America's favorite. Che Child won multiple awards for her TV shows and cookbooks before dying at the age of 91 in 2004. Danielle Pruitt said child was the inspiration for her Duck a la Bourbon recipe that you can get on theme eater.com Steve, what do you have to say about that cookbook?

[Randall Simon]

I don't want to go negative. I'll go positive. I think that for for like a somewhat proficient home cook who wants to make some French dishes, I would recommend.

[Stephen Rinella]

The works of Jack Pepin, otherwise known as Jacques Pepin.

[Spencer Newarth]

Ok, okay. Who wrote down what, what would get. What's the name of his book?

[Stephen Rinella]

He's got Encore with Claudine. He's got Jack Pepin Celebrates.

[Randall Simon]

I call him Jack Pep. Jack Pepin Celebrates. He's got a whole shitload of books.

[Stephen Rinella]

I can't name them all.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Giannis]

There we are.

[Randall Simon]

Oh, man, two people ahead of me.

[Giannis]

John in last place with one point. Coming up next are Margin Seth with two. Tied up are Steve, Giannis and Cal with three. And in first place, neck and neck are Randall and Brody. They have four points.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question?

[Randall Simon]

Believe I stayed, man. I was like leaving.

[Spencer Newarth]

Steve had his coat on. He was walking out the door.

[I]

Close to being happy.

[Seth]

When your kids are playing like a sports game and they're losing at halftime.

[Marge]

Do you just leave?

[Randall Simon]

If I'm losing like an uno, I'll throw my hand. I'll throw my hand and walk out.

[Stephen Rinella]

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[Spencer Newarth]

Question 6 the topic is hunting and this next great question is via Tyler Hockaday. Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's, quote, measurement of its stiffness. Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's measurement of its stiffness. We're gonna need to get Steve a new marker. I can already see the complaints.

[Seth]

Can count the letters.

[Spencer Newarth]

He's wr.

[Stephen Rinella]

Yeah, you were good.

[Randall Simon]

You tell what I wrote based on.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, could you grab a new marker?

[Marge]

I'd be happy to.

[Randall Simon]

No, I do that.

[Marge]

I might not.

[Randall Simon]

Just to annoy you.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Marge]

I might knock over the shelf.

[Spencer Newarth]

It doesn't bother me, but it bothers our listeners.

[Randall Simon]

The trick is you just press extraordinarily hard on your mark.

[Spencer Newarth]

Anybody can do it. Okay. It's a little hot tip for our other trivia.

[Randall Simon]

Remember sling blade and there's that when he the. The dude in the insane asylum. Like whenever he goes anywhere, he drags.

[Stephen Rinella]

His chair behind him.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, I'm kind of going for that.

[Spencer Newarth]

French fried taters.

[Randall Simon]

I like mustard.

[Stephen Rinella]

My taters.

[Spencer Newarth]

Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's measurement of its stiffness. Is everybody ready?

[Seth]

I'm nervous.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and Steve and Giannis. No, you're not gonna give it to him this time. And Cal saying spine. Marge says flex. Brody says spleen. Spline. We're not going to give it to you.

[Randall Simon]

Good.

[Spencer Newarth]

Correct answer is spine. Simply put, the lower the spine rating, the stiffer the arrow. Also, the more spine an arrow has, the heavier it gets. Spine ratings usually fall somewhere between 260 and 500 with the most common sizes being in the 3 to 400 range. Question seven, the topic is natural history.

[Stephen Rinella]

So if you're having ED, do they use that same.

[I]

This is your number. It's a Little High.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 7, the topic is natural history. The song Blank in the sky with diamonds was the inspiration for the famous skeleton that was discovered in an Ethiopian cave in 1970.

[I]

She just got moved, set up in a new.

[Randall Simon]

I'm especially going to squeak my marker.

[Spencer Newarth]

Steve is mad. He thinks this is too easy. But I think a few of our players may not get this one. The song Blank in the sky with diamond Name them was the inspiration. You spelled the whole thing discovered in.

[Stephen Rinella]

You don't even need to read the whole thing.

[Spencer Newarth]

1974.

[Stephen Rinella]

You don't even need to read.

[Randall Simon]

Just end the question at. At the sixth word.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tell that to Seth.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, I just told him.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tell that to John.

[Giannis]

I don't know it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tell that to our listeners who are under the age of 30.

[Randall Simon]

I would have said what song was the inspiration for the famous skeleton that was discovered in Ethiopian cave in 1974?

[Spencer Newarth]

Trying to make a fun game for everyone.

[Marge]

Well, it was inspired by get this one.

[Spencer Newarth]

She did not.

[Giannis]

Oh really?

[Seth]

It's funny because when we were kids we always thought it stood for something else.

[Spencer Newarth]

The song Blank in the sky with Diamonds.

[Giannis]

That was just an old wives tale.

[Spencer Newarth]

Famous skeleton that was discovered in an Ethiopian cave you don't know in 1907. Home.

[Stephen Rinella]

We're giving to me hints.

[Marge]

Yeah, we're giving a lot of hints.

[Randall Simon]

I hummed it. He said, oh, I didn't mean to do that. Let's throw the answers quick.

[Marge]

I didn't.

[Spencer Newarth]

And reveal your answer. Seth. Without an answer we have Steve and Giannis and Randall saying Lucy. John without an answer, Cal says Lucy. Marge and Brody say Lucy. They got it. The correct answer is Lucy. Lucy was a human ancestor that lived about 3.2 million years ago. Her skeleton was the first of her species to ever be found. She's been called Anthropology sweetheart and has been shown in museums across the globe. The archaeologists who found her named her after that Beatles song that they'd been singing all week.

[Randall Simon]

I'll give you a bonus point right now.

[Stephen Rinella]

Last name Aliki.

[Marge]

Is it.

[Spencer Newarth]

What's it? What's the question?

[Randall Simon]

That's who found it?

[Marge]

Oh, Australopithecus. Is that.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right. That's. That's like. But then there's.

[Randall Simon]

Was that right, Phil?

[Spencer Newarth]

There's another thing after that.

[Stephen Rinella]

Who found it?

[Giannis]

I am not looking this up.

[I]

Blurb this morning on. On the bogman. That's called cheddar, man. They did a DNA analysis and they found a like basically a direct relative living in the same town next to the bog.

[Spencer Newarth]

Really?

[I]

Yeah. 300 years later. No way.

[Spencer Newarth]

Damn.

[I]

Which is fantastic.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Question eight. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Michael grow. This 10 letter word is defined as, quote, a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat is moving. This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth.

[Randall Simon]

I don't like.

[Spencer Newarth]

Boat is moving. Hated on question seven. Hates question eight.

[Giannis]

I gotta say, it's a lot of fun to have Steve back. I. I mean that sincerely.

[Randall Simon]

Well, I'll tell you all why I don't like it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Simon]

Later.

[Spencer Newarth]

This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat is moving.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, keep talking, dude.

[Spencer Newarth]

What's your problem?

[I]

Well, cuz there's some other things out there, okay. That also place your lure at a desired depth.

[Spencer Newarth]

And they have.

[Randall Simon]

I got it right. If I didn't get it right, you'd be in hot water right now. Because I just did some adding.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Marge]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Got a threat.

[I]

Maybe there's more than one.

[Randall Simon]

There is.

[I]

Spencer's already come up with there is.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right.

[Giannis]

In my memory, you ever punched in this game?

[Spencer Newarth]

This would be the first time. This ten letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, I can think of a couple things. Yeah, I got a trivia question.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Simon]

Who screwed up this one?

[Spencer Newarth]

This is an exact definition from someone who makes this thing. This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure. I'm not playing this game.

[Randall Simon]

I'm not playing this game.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is Moving.

[Cal Brody]

The other one I can think of is not 10 letters.

[Randall Simon]

I'm circle.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Seth]

See? Not all fishing questions.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying downrigger. Steve says down, and he says, I can't. What's that say?

[Randall Simon]

Cannonball.

[Spencer Newarth]

Giannis says downrigger. Randall. Downrigger John. Downrigger Cal, downrigger Mark, also gypsy diver. So for a third answer, he says, cannonball.

[Seth]

I couldn't remember.

[Randall Simon]

Down.

[Spencer Newarth]

The correct answer is downrigger, downriggers or.

[Randall Simon]

Dipsy diver or cannon.

[I]

Right. Dipsy diver at work. Right.

[Giannis]

Are those brand names or just a line counting reel?

[Spencer Newarth]

What do you got, Phil?

[Giannis]

I'm just asking, Maggie.

[Spencer Newarth]

Marge got that one right.

[Giannis]

You can set your depth.

[Spencer Newarth]

Downriggers are used by freshwater and saltwater anglers to catch everything from salmon to stripers to walleye. Downriggers are most useful when fishing in deep water or when you're trying to target fish that are spread out in the water column. A number of baits can be pulled behind a downrigger, such as spoons, swim baits, live baits, and crankbaits. Phil, we have two questions left for sure. Is give us.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah, yeah, I give. I got it right, but man, I'd be having a. I'd be.

[I]

This says dipsy diver is two words by the lure Jensen company.

[Seth]

Come on.

[Giannis]

We've got John with three points. He is out of the game, as are Marge and Seth with four points.

[I]

So unlike the downrigger, which is a ball that just sits there.

[Randall Simon]

How did Brody start Dipsy Diamonds.

[I]

So bad water tension, you mean?

[Seth]

I just had the same answer as.

[Spencer Newarth]

You and I'm squeaky. Marker. All right, Phil, carry on with your scoreboard update.

[Giannis]

Oh, no, I'll wait till everyone else is done. Brody has five points. Steve, Giannis and Cal are tied up with six. And in first place, all by his lonesome, is Randall Williams with seven points.

[I]

Randall, Seven, huh?

[Spencer Newarth]

Steve's gonna punch you at the end of this game.

[Marge]

Well, wouldn't be the first time.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question nine. The topic is conservation. Noah defines this as, quote, soil that has sand, silt, and clay in equal amounts.

[Randall Simon]

Whoa, whoa.

[Spencer Newarth]

Noah defines this as soil that has sand, silt, and clay in equal amounts. Seth, very quick to answer. Seth, do you have this one right? I don't know.

[Giannis]

It's just the only thing that I was going to come up with that might work.

[Spencer Newarth]

Why don't you gloat in Steve's face?

[I]

Someone says soil. This pops into Seth's brain.

[Spencer Newarth]

Noah defines this as soil that has sand, silt and clay in equal amounts. Seth is our only confident player right now.

[Randall Simon]

Can you.

[Marge]

Are you reading my body language?

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, I didn't know that you have an an. Are you confident, Randall?

[Marge]

No. Okay, but I just thought that was an interesting pronouncement.

[Randall Simon]

The shit in my guard.

[Spencer Newarth]

Soil that has sand, silt and clay in equal amounts. Steve, do you have this one right, man?

[Randall Simon]

I don't think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Oh, maybe.

[Randall Simon]

God, but it's like, so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, are you confident or not?

[Marge]

I have a word that popped into my head.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Marge]

I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I'm feeling good compared to the rest of our contestants here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody now has come up with an answer. Brody, did you get this one right?

[Seth]

I don't even care anymore.

[Spencer Newarth]

I think Steve's marker squeaking worked on you. Wasn't that long.

[Randall Simon]

Psychologically.

[Seth]

No, I've been on a tear lately. You gotta lose.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go. Okay. Noah defines this as soil that has sand, silt and clay in equal amounts. Well, I don't know. I don't know. They spill it, this might change up the scoreboard. Cal, do you have an answer?

[I]

Well, I do. It's not.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yanni, do you have an answer?

[Cal Brody]

I do have an answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Boys ready?

[Randall Simon]

Yep.

[Cal Brody]

Not really.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying loam. Steve says, what's that say? Los loss.

[Randall Simon]

Well, I couldn't know. I don't know how to spell it, man.

[Spencer Newarth]

Johnny says loam. Randall, loam. John without an answer. Calomey, Marge without an answer. Brody says sediment. The correct answer is loam or loamy. Soil.

[Randall Simon]

Can I get it? I knew the word.

[Marge]

No, that is a word.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, that's. I think that's part of, like, soil nutrients, some other thing in nature. Loam is found from the plains to the forest. It's considered the finest soil for farming, which is why it's so concerning. That topsoil is disappearing 10 times faster than it's being replaced. Native plants are an important part of soil conservation because they provide wind breaks and riparian buffers. Offers. Here's a correct answer review so far. One was Arkansas. Two, was Balaclava. Three, Jumanji. Four, New Hampshire. Five, Julia Child. Six, Spine. Seven, Lucy. Eight, Downrigger. Nine, loam. Phil, give us one last scoreboard update before we do question 10.

[Giannis]

Whoops. Sorry, video people. I just faded to black. Here we are. It's down to Randall, Giannis and Cal. Giannis and Cal have seven points apiece and Randall has. Has eight.

[Randall Simon]

Yeah. I wasn't gonna bring this up, but I actually knew that last one. I had written it down, and then I took it away and wrote something different.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 10.

[Randall Simon]

So if you think about it, if Randall gets this one wrong, it could have been that I won.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, think about it. Here's question 10. The topic is conservation. Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks. Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks.

[Cal Brody]

Exactly.

[Spencer Newarth]

Exactly. Don't put down one that has 10. Don't put down. It has one. States that have exactly two national parks.

[Giannis]

He's like. He's like Quint and Jaws coming into the chalkboard.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, do you have this one right?

[Marge]

I believe so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Steve even mentioned in the last question that it's what he has in his garden, which I bet he's correct there. I'm sure you are. Using loam.

[Randall Simon]

Told you I had it right. Shouldn't I be able to go off that comment?

[Spencer Newarth]

Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks.

[Randall Simon]

God wanted to win so bad.

[Spencer Newarth]

Do you have this one right, Steve?

[Randall Simon]

Oh, no, I don't have this one right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Simon]

I didn't really think about it too terrible hard either, because I don't think I can win, no matter what. I mean, I can't.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right. Randall, how do you feel about your answer?

[Marge]

I feel like if I get it wrong, I'm gonna feel very stupid.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Marge]

But I feel fairly confident.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yanni, do you have this one right?

[Cal Brody]

I got a good guess going.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Cal, do you have this one right?

[I]

I feel stupid already.

[Spencer Newarth]

What? And what. Who are we down to again?

[Giannis]

Randall has eight. He's in first place. And then Giannis and Cal are tied up with seven behind.

[Seth]

Yeah, I kind of feel like Randall was calling everyone who gets this question wrong stupid.

[Marge]

No, I'll just.

[Spencer Newarth]

We're against that kind of language here. Me, theater?

[Marge]

No, no, it's just. It's the particulars of my answer for the sports people.

[Giannis]

Randall Spencer in the room. Is there some sort of analogy we could make about, like, a player or coach who was like, you know, just in. In their prime, and they stepped away from the game and came back and the game had changed and left them behind.

[Spencer Newarth]

Left.

[Randall Simon]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Where.

[Randall Simon]

Where's this going?

[Giannis]

Oh, I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

It'd be like if Michael Jordan wasn't good after he came back from playing baseball. Yeah, there you go. Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We Have Seth saying Montana and Wyoming. Steve says South Dakota, Maine. Giannis says Colorado, Montana. Randall says Montana, Wyoming. John says Montana, Arkansas. Cal says Montana, Washington. Marge says Montana and North Dakota. Brody says Michigan and Maine. The seven states are Nevada, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Meaning Randall.

[Randall Simon]

Got that, Randall?

[Giannis]

So did I, Spencer.

[Stephen Rinella]

I'd have it right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall is our winner today. With what? Nine correct answers. Which one did you miss? The first question.

[Marge]

The first question?

[Spencer Newarth]

Those damn fishing questions.

[Giannis]

I know.

[Spencer Newarth]

We shouldn't put them at the beginning or the end.

[Marge]

You sabotaged me at the beginning right off the bat. How unusual, given your propensity to put them at the end.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, you get to choose where the $500 donation from Meat Eater goes. What's it going to be today?

[Marge]

I'd like to give the $500 to our friends at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Okay, a lot of land transfer talk back on the table and they're out there on the front lines.

[Spencer Newarth]

$500 going to BHA via Randall and Meat Eater.

[Randall Simon]

I'd like this knuckle sandwich to go to Randall.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, we got. Actually, we beat the 3 o'clock buzzer by 17 minutes. Everyone can get an Uncle Sandwich.

[Marge]

Phil, keep the cameras rolling. I need evidence.

[Giannis]

Sure.

[Spencer Newarth]

Join us next week for more Meat Eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Marge]

Thank you, Spencer.

[John]

Thank you, Spencer.

[Giannis]

Thanks, Spencer.

[Randall Simon]

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.

[Spencer Newarth]

Three year old bucks.

[Randall Simon]

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 fellows like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith and John Coulter. 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 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.