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

Summary

Episode Summary: The MeatEater Podcast – Ep. 659: "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLCI"

Release Date: February 12, 2025

In Episode 659 of The MeatEater Podcast, entitled "Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLCI," host Spencer Newarth transforms the show into an engaging trivia game, bringing together contestants Randall Brody, Max, Alyssa, Riva, Nate, and Corey. This episode is part of the MeatEater Trivia series, a fun-filled competition focusing on themes such as hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking, with a philanthropic twist—MeatEater pledges to donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choice.

Introduction to MeatEater Trivia

The episode kicks off with Spencer introducing the trivia game format, highlighting that there will be ten rounds of questions drawn from the aforementioned categories. He emphasizes the unique aspect of the game: the charitable donation tied to the winner's success.

Notable Quote:

“[00:01:34] Spencer Newarth: Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.”

Stat of the Week

Spencer presents an intriguing statistic about the distribution of final questions over the past thirty episodes, debunking a misconception regarding the prominence of fishing-related questions.

Notable Exchange:

Randall Brody (00:02:42): "Well, you know what they say, perception is reality."

Spencer Newarth (00:02:45): "You know what they say? Fake news."

Round-by-Round Breakdown

Round 1: Conservation

Question:
Which of these people does not have a national forest named after them?
Options: Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Mark Twain, George Custer.

Correct Answer: Annie Oakley

Notable Moment:
Spencer humorously points out Annie Oakley's absence from the national forests, despite her fame.

Notable Quote:

“[00:07:13] Nate: Cuz it's like we're like, how many miles away?”

Round 2: Hunting

Question:
This monopod company is named after North America's smallest falcon.

Correct Answer: Kestrel

Notable Moment:
Randall Brody and Spencer discuss the subtlety of the question, leading to the correct answer.

Notable Quote:

“[00:10:23] Riva: On the tip of my tongue.”

Round 3: Cooking

Question:
The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts says this type of knife is ideal for working with small vegetables and is basically a mini chef's knife.

Correct Answer: Paring Knife

Notable Moment:
The contestants discuss their limited use of paring knives, adding a relatable element to the culinary question.

Notable Quote:

“[00:13:11] Spencer Newarth: True. I use it for everything because I cut myself on knives all the time.”

Round 4: Wildlife

Question:
What hoofed animal was on American nickels between 1913 and 1938?

Correct Answer: Bison/Buffalo

Notable Moment:
The conversation delves into the history of the buffalo nickel, highlighting its artistic and practical shortcomings.

Notable Quote:

“[00:15:43] Spencer Newarth: The buffalo nickel was considered one of the most beautiful coins, but also one of the most flawed.”

Round 5: Fishing

Question:
The National Weather Service defines this as sustained surface winds of 34 to 47 knots.

Correct Answer: Gale

Notable Moment:
Contestants grapple with weather terminology, leading to a lively discussion about wind classifications.

Notable Quote:

“[00:18:32] Spencer Newarth: Gale winds are between 39 and 46 mph.”

Round 6: Natural History

Question:
The Oregon Trail video game made this nine-letter disease famous, which has symptoms like diarrhea, fever, vomiting, weight loss, and stomach cramps.

Correct Answer: Dysentery

Notable Moment:
Max shares nostalgic memories of classic video games, connecting the question to broader cultural references.

Notable Quote:

“[00:23:05] Spencer Newarth: Virtual pioneers were all too familiar with other causes of video game death being exhaustion, snake bites, broken bones, drowning, blizzards, and starvation.”

Round 7: Conservation

Question:
This canal, famously blocked by a container ship in 2021, has given passage to over 100 non-native fish to the Mediterranean Sea.

Correct Answer: Suez Canal

Notable Moment:
A quick recall of recent maritime events leads to the correct identification of the Suez Canal.

Notable Quote:

“[00:26:36] Spencer Newarth: The Suez Canal was completed in 1869, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.”

Round 8: Wildlife (Listener Question)

Question:
This musician used to host short nature documentaries called “Planet Earth.”

Correct Answer: Snoop Dogg

Notable Moment:
The mix-up between "Planet Earth" and "Plazanit Earth" leads to humorous interactions, culminating in the correct answer.

Notable Quote:

“[00:28:51] Spencer Newarth: You got em cornered right now. They ain't scared of him.”

Round 9: Cooking

Question:
Encyclopedia Britannica defines this nine-letter Italian word as a first course or appetizer in Italian cuisine.

Correct Answer: Antipasto

Notable Moment:
Contestants grapple with Italian culinary terms, making light-hearted comments about spelling and pronunciation.

Notable Quote:

“[00:33:47] Spencer Newarth: Antipasto can come in the form of cured meats, sausages, olives, anchovies, sardines, fresh fruit, pickled veggies, mushrooms, shellfish, and cheeses.”

Round 10: Hunting

Question:
Give the first name of either man that Pope and Young is named after.

Correct Answer: Saxton or Arthur

Notable Moment:
Randall Brody clinches the perfect game with his confident knowledge, leading to the culmination of the trivia contest.

Notable Quote:

“[00:37:20] Spencer Newarth: Dr. Saxton Pope and Art Young have been called the fathers of bow hunting.”

Conclusion and Prize Announcement

With Randall Brody achieving a perfect score, MeatEater steps up its charitable pledge from $500 to $1,000, directing the funds to the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. This highlights the show's ongoing commitment to conservation efforts, rewarding both knowledge and generosity.

Notable Quote:

“[00:38:25] Spencer Newarth: TRCP getting $1,000 from MeatEater.”

Final Thoughts

Episode 659 of The MeatEater Podcast successfully blends entertainment with education, using the trivia format to engage listeners in topics central to the show's ethos. The dynamic interactions among the contestants, coupled with Spencer Newarth's witty hosting, make for an enjoyable and informative listening experience. For those passionate about the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and conservation, this episode offers both challenging questions and insightful discussions, all while supporting meaningful conservation initiatives.

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, you can buy this wherever audiobooks are sold. Meat Eaters American History the Mountain Men 1806-1840 by Stephen Rinella Foreign.

[Spencer Newarth]

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 Randall Brody, Max, Alyssa, Riva, Nate and Corey. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meteors for verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize. Meer will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing. And for the stat of the week. This week we're looking at the most common category for question 10. Randall wasn't satisfied that I only looked at our last 10 episodes to get that stat. So today I present. I present to him a version that looks at our last 30 episodes during that time. The categories of wildlife, natural history, cooking and woodsmanship combined to be the final question 27% of the time. Conservation was 13% of the time, fishing was 23% of the time, and hunting was 37% of the time. Hunting was the final question four more times than fishing in our last 30 episodes. Ending this conspiracy that fishing gets more representation as question 10. Randall.

[Randall Brody]

Well, you know what they say, perception is reality.

[Spencer Newarth]

You know what they say? Fake news.

[Max]

I think it just means we need to direct our hate or our frustration towards Brody for just being.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right.

[Alyssa]

Oh, I've been saying this.

[Spencer Newarth]

It feels like sometimes here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to trivia@the mediator.com with the subject line IFAQ. Matt Lapin says. What's the weirdest question someone has sent you, Matt? I would say it's less about, like, the specifics of what's in the question. It's usually more about how it's delivered or when it's sent. Last night, for example, I got five questions sent during the super bowl, which makes me wonder, like, what, what are you doing that you're not in on this, like, national event of watching the super bowl, that you're like, oh, I'm gonna write an email to you.

[Randall Brody]

Maybe they were inspired. Were they all questions about nachos?

[Spencer Newarth]

No, no, no. It was, it was totally unrelated. It was, yeah, just like not on that person's radar, which is cool. I'm glad that we have those listeners.

[Riva]

What did you respond with? Are you watching the super bowl right now?

[Spencer Newarth]

No, but I sure thought about it. I was like, oh, the first one came down, it was like, oh, another one, then another one. Five people during the Super Bowl. Another thing is I. I've probably gotten in the history of the Meater trivia inbox, 50 people who have sent me a fax to the inbox. So then what I get is like a piece of paper that someone wrote on that. Then they then walk to a fax machine and then sent the fax to the trivia.com. that's a really special way.

[Randall Brody]

That's amazing to.

[Spencer Newarth]

To send me a question. So that's probably the weirdest question. Were those 50 folks who have sent me faxes?

[Nate]

We should do a fax only episode one time.

[Spencer Newarth]

I bet we find some commonalities in those questions from the people. There you go. We've already got the branding. Say it again, Randy.

[Randall Brody]

Just the facts.

[Spencer Newarth]

Just the facts.

[Randall Brody]

If I knew how to do that, I'd do it all the time. That would be so funny, sending a fax.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, yeah, let's get a fax machine for your office, Randy. We'll just fax each other all day. So that's. That's the weirdest question. People sending me faxed questions. All right, we have some housekeeping for today. I want to tell you about an upcoming event. This Friday, Valentine's Day, the meat eater crew is hosting the grand slam after party at the NWTF convention in Nashville. Me, Cal, Clay, and Giannis will be there to celebrate turkeys. And at the party, there will Be live music and live trivia. The show starts at 8:45 and tickets are on sale now for $40. Come hang with us on the most romantic day of the year. And you might just get lucky winning a raffle prize. Go to nwtf.org for more details.

[Randall Brody]

Masterfully done cliffhanger right there.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, the Shelby index for today is a five. So I'm putting us on perfect score alert. 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 you stand to win everything. Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is conservation. And as always, this will be multiple choice. Which of these people does not have a national forest named after them? Is it Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Mark Twain, George Custer? Which of these people does not have a national forest named after them? Is it Davy Crockett? Annie Oakley? Mark Twain, George Custer? Confident. Randall and Brody, quick to answer. Oh wow. Danny Oakley. Who's calling you? Brody? Is it important?

[Nate]

Steve?

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, no, not important.

[Riva]

Yeah, hang up.

[Spencer Newarth]

Which of these people does not have a national forest named after them? Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Mark Twain, George Custer. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying George Custer. Corey says Annie Oakley. Riva says Annie Oakley. Randall, Nate. Annie Oakley.

[Alyssa]

That was a trick question, dude.

[Randall Brody]

Nate's a recent transplant.

[Spencer Newarth]

Alyssa, Max and Brody all say Annie Oakley. They got it. The correct answer is Annie Oakley. Tell Nate why he should know that one.

[Nate]

Cuz it's like we're like, how many miles away?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, Eastern Montana, probably what, 200 miles. The Davey Crockett National Forest is in Texas, Mark Twain National Forest is in Missouri, and Custer National Forest is in Montana. Although there's no Annie Oakley National Forest. She does have a museum, festival, TV show and Broadway musical named after her.

[Alyssa]

That's what I was thinking of.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, do you know what the Broadway musical is? Amy, get your gun. That's right. Are you familiar with it though?

[Max]

Not really, no.

[Riva]

What kind of gun is it, Phil?

[Max]

Winchester, model 30.

[Spencer Newarth]

Exactly.

[Riva]

I actually don't know what it is, so I was.

[Max]

I don't either.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 2. The topic is hunting. And this next great question is via Nathan Noble. This Monopod company is named after North America's smallest falcon. This Monopod company is named after North America's smallest falcon. ROEM is not quite as confident on question two.

[Riva]

Are we talking about cameras or guns?

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, the category is hunting.

[Riva]

I know, but when you say monopod, I think cameras.

[Nate]

Some people Hunt with a camera. Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

This monopod company is named after North America's smallest falcon. I don't see any of our players with an answer quite yet. Randall, do you have an answer?

[Randall Brody]

I can think of a company, Brody, but I don't know I got an.

[Spencer Newarth]

Answer, but this monopod company is named.

[Nate]

After I got there.

[Spencer Newarth]

North America's smallest falcon.

[Riva]

Just trying to go through birds right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Now for North America's smallest falcon. We may have a zero percenter on question two.

[Randall Brody]

That's disappointing. After five index. Yeah. Geez.

[Spencer Newarth]

How do you feel about your answer, Randall?

[Randall Brody]

I don't like it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

But I have two guesses, and one I know is a company.

[Spencer Newarth]

This monopod company is named after North America's smallest falcon.

[Max]

I'm looking up Annie Oakley's guns right now. She had so many guns from all kinds of brands. I'm sure Sig Sauer was also one of them.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Riva]

Yeah. I'm not gonna get it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying maven. Corey says peregrine. Riva says man. Fioto.

[Riva]

Manfrotto.

[Spencer Newarth]

Manfrotto. Randall says kestrel. Alyssa says Red. Max. Without an answer, Brody says kestrel. The correct answer is kestrel. Brody and Randall got that one right.

[Riva]

On the tip of my tongue.

[Spencer Newarth]

The average kestrel is about the size of a mourning dove. Besides being the smallest falcon on the continent, they are also one of the most common and most colorful. The bird goes by many nicknames like the sparrow hawk, killy hawk, grasshopper hawk, and mouser.

[Alyssa]

I just think of the wind check thing.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking of.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, explain.

[Alyssa]

You know, the little ballistic wind calculator, A weather meter, like jump Masters will have them or whatever.

[Spencer Newarth]

Now, Steve was in here recording VO before this show, and he must have said the word kestrel 50 times.

[Riva]

Really?

[Spencer Newarth]

So I'm glad nobody was listening too closely. Did you catch on to that philosopher?

[Max]

Yes. Spoilers for an upcoming episode of A Hunting history.

[Spencer Newarth]

What a coincidence. He said kestrel a whole bunch.

[Max]

Yep.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question three. The topping is. The topic is cooking. The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts says this type of knife is ideal for working with small vegetables and is, quote, basically a mini chef's knife. The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts says this type of knife is ideal for working with small vegetables and. And is basically a mini chef's knife. Our room is very confident on this one. Is everybody ready? Oh, we're waiting on Reva. We can give you some time, Reva.

[Randall Brody]

Give the audience some Time as well.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sure. Your other players are watching you now, though, Reva. I know I putting a lot of pressure.

[Randall Brody]

I'm staring at the board.

[Nate]

I would say that I find myself using this type of knife very often. Not one I reach for a lot.

[Spencer Newarth]

You know what? I don't either. But I like having it.

[Randall Brody]

Now I'm wondering if I have it correct or if I'm using the knife that I think I'm using.

[Alyssa]

We couldn't find our knives in the move, and I used this exclusively for, like, the last three months.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Riva]

Wow.

[Spencer Newarth]

Very familiar. Yeah. I find this knife to be my sixth finger when I'm in the kitchen. Reva, do you give up? I put something down. Okay.

[Riva]

I use it a lot for peppers.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate and Corey saying pairing. Reva says parody. Randall and Alyssa and Max and Brody saying pairing. They got it. The correct answer is pairing, and the spelling of that is P A R I, N, G. Just like Brody. Good thing. Good thing.

[Riva]

Speller doesn't count.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right. They say a paring knife is great for peeling veggies, removing seeds, deveining shrimp, and trimming meat. Most paring knives have a blade that's less than three and a half inches long, making them ideal for precise cuts.

[Randall Brody]

So you guys aren't using paring knives?

[Riva]

No, man.

[Nate]

If I need something like that, I just grab the old pocket knife.

[Spencer Newarth]

True. I use it for everything because I cut myself on knives all the time.

[Randall Brody]

So that one less knife to cut yourself on. Yeah, I'm always cooking in my sweatpants, so I don't have a pocket knife.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question for the topic is wildlife, and this next great question is via Phil Philip Weiderhold. What animal was on american nickels between 1913 and 1938? What hoofed animal was on american nickels between 1913 & 1938? Brody and randall and Nate are all confident in their answer.

[Riva]

On a nickel.

[Spencer Newarth]

On a nickel. 1913.

[Alyssa]

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

[Spencer Newarth]

19.

[Randall Brody]

I'm trying to remember what you call a coin collector. It's a fun word.

[Spencer Newarth]

Mm. I could Google that for you. You think there's a specific name like a rockhound?

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, but it's not a rock. It's like a. It's an ologist.

[Spencer Newarth]

A numis. A numismatist.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is it?

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. A numismatist. Numismatist.

[Randall Brody]

Numismatist. Maybe.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go. Maybe.

[Randall Brody]

It's a funny word, though. That's What I was thinking of. That's why I was making that face.

[Spencer Newarth]

What hoofed animal was on American nickels between 9, 1913, 1938? Is everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

Guess we don't have any numismatists in the house.

[Riva]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Max, you like your answer?

[Riva]

Let's see.

[Nate]

Let me see if you should like your answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, you should, like, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate and corey saying bison. Reva says donkey. Randall says buffalo. Alyssa says horse. Max and Brody say buffalo. The correct answer is bison or buffalo. Talk about african buffalo. Those coins are referred to as the buffalo nickel. Teddy roosevelt expressed dissatisfaction with the artistry of American coins in 1904, which launched a new era for the u. S. Mint. The buffalo nickel was considered one of the most beautiful coins, but also one of the most flawed. The nickels wore down three times faster than most coins with the words 5 cent regularly rubbing off. The buffalo nickel stopped production after 25 years for that reason.

[Riva]

What's on it now?

[Spencer Newarth]

You know, Thomas jefferson and monticello or.

[Randall Brody]

No, the. Is it the jefferson memorial?

[Max]

Yeah, I'm not sure.

[Spencer Newarth]

When. When they do a coin, they're obligated to make it for 25 years. And they knew pretty quickly the buffalo nickel was not the forever coin. So as soon as that 25 years was up, they were done with the buffalo nickel.

[Alyssa]

Sounds like pennies are done for too, now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, it was a great super bowl.

[Randall Brody]

Someone el dissatisfied with the artistry of american coinage.

[Spencer Newarth]

That was. That was a moment where it's like someone writing to the meat eater inbox when donald trump is tweeting about getting rid of the penny. Yeah, like, I know you're at the game, dude. Question five. The topic is fishing. The national weather service defines this as, quote, sustained surface winds of 34 to 47 knots. The national weather service defines this as sustained surface winds of 34 to 47 knots. Brody and Randall and Nate all quick to answer again. Question 5. The topic is fishing.

[Nate]

What you got there, max? Keep me entertained here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, that's entertaining. Come on. Of 34 to 47, I thought that.

[Riva]

Was a great answer.

[Nate]

You got time to change it if you.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody.

[Alyssa]

Stick with your guns, dude.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, the seat next to Brody is kind of a risky choice.

[Riva]

I'll sit next to brody.

[Randall Brody]

I know.

[Nate]

I like it.

[Riva]

Clearly, he doesn't show me his answers, though.

[Nate]

You want to see my answer?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Did you consider that?

[Riva]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay.

[Riva]

Oh, but I still like my answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Max and brody.

[Nate]

I'm even gonna do a little thing here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, wow. Brody is going back to his whiteboard. The National Weather Service defines this as sustained surface winds of 34 to 47 knots. Randall, do you have this one right?

[Randall Brody]

I think so. I think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

As the captain in the room. Well, there's a lot of pressure to get this one right.

[Randall Brody]

An ex captain. I have an expired license. Let it be known.

[Spencer Newarth]

We'll call you the expired captain.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, that's fair. That's fair.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying gale force. Cory says hurricane. Riva says headwind. Randall says gale. Alyssa says high tide. Max says straight line winds. Brody says gale force. The correct answer is Gail. About half of the room got that.

[Riva]

At least I put down something that was like, there you go. Somewhat close. I'm really glad.

[Randall Brody]

Wind related? Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Gale winds are between 39 and 46 mph. Winds that are 47 to 54 mph are severe gales, 55 to 63 mph are storm winds. 64 to 72 mph are violent storm winds, and above 72 are hurricane winds. Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Max]

What do you know? I'll just say a. Brody and Randall, I mean, they've got a perfect game. They're tied up in first place. Nobody behind them has four points, but Nate, Corey and Max have three points, Alyssa has two and Reva has one.

[Nate]

How many's Max got?

[Riva]

Three. Hey, fine. Better than the last time, Phil.

[Spencer Newarth]

Doing great.

[Randall Brody]

Checking on your pro direct.

[Max]

Me, Max? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question six.

[Nate]

Look, I would love. I do cheer. I just love it if you.

[Spencer Newarth]

You won't be really warm. It's hard.

[Riva]

Hey, we're halfway there. Who knows?

[Randall Brody]

You were sitting in this seat when you won last time.

[Nate]

Tears of joy.

[Randall Brody]

So I haven't let you have it back.

[Riva]

It's fine.

[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 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, you can buy this wherever audiobooks are sold. Meat Eaters American History the Mountain Men, 1806-1840 by Stephen Rinella.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 6. The topic is natural history. The Oregon Trail video game made this nine letter disease famous, which has symptoms like diarrhea, fever, vomiting, weight loss and stomach cramps. The Oregon Trail video game made this nine letter disease famous, which has symptoms like diarrhea, fever, vomiting, weight loss and stomach cramps. Phil, would you get this one right?

[Max]

Yes, Spencer, are you surprised?

[Spencer Newarth]

How much Oregon Trail did you play in your day?

[Max]

You know what, here's the thing. So our computers and in my elementary school when we had like library computer time or whatever, When I was 7 or 8, we had two games we could play. One was the Oregon Trail.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, and is the other one Finding Carmen Sandiego?

[Max]

No, I did speak and teach that. I did play that at home. But there was another game called the Incredible Machine. I don't know if anyone played this, but it was basically you. You could design your own Rube Goldberg machines on like a 2D plane and with all kinds of like little interactive parts and stuff.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Max]

And that was always more fun to me than the Oregon Trails. I. I didn't play a lot of Oregon Trails.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Our. Our singular game I think was Finding Carmen Sandiego. And I would credit that with what I feel like is an above average geography knowledge. The Oregon Trail video game, which has this. Which. Excuse me. The Oregon Trail video game made this nine letter disease famous, which has symptoms like diarrhea, fever, vomiting, weight loss and stomach cramps.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, I can't wait to see what this is.

[Max]

It's. It's an incredible answer on multiple levels.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, I know it's not. Oh, and he's erasing it.

[Riva]

I'll keep it. His not a big deal.

[Randall Brody]

Providing be a big deal.

[Spencer Newarth]

High entertainment to Phil and Brody watching his whiteboard. Is everybody ready?

[Riva]

Yeah, that's.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying dysentery. Corey says listeria. Reva says dysentery. Randall dysentery. Alyssa dysentery. Maxwell says measles. Measles with a Creative sp. Spelling. Brody says dysentery. The correct answer is dysentery. About 10% of those who traveled the real organ trail died. With disease being the biggest killer. Virtual pioneers were all too familiar with other causes of video game death being exhaustion, snake bites, broken bones, drowning, blizzards and starvation. Randall, did you ever play the organ?

[Randall Brody]

Oh, I loved it.

[Riva]

It was a lot of fun.

[Randall Brody]

You got 20 shots when you going hunting. Remember that the little bullet things in the.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, they always. They've like changed the game throughout the areas. And so I don't know how long like 20 shells has been.

[Randall Brody]

And then you could. And then it would. It would just say you killed 1100 pounds of meat. You can only bring 200 with you.

[Spencer Newarth]

So that's a good wrinkle in the games. Good on them.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question seven. The topic is conservation. This canal, which was famously blocked by a container ship in 2021, has given passage to over 100 non native fish to the Mediterranean Sea. This canal, which was famously blocked by a container ship in 2021, has given passage to over 100 non native fish to the Mediterranean Sea. What do you got, Randall?

[Randall Brody]

Nothing. I mean, I got something, but it's just too far afield to really merit.

[Alyssa]

Dude, never mind.

[Spencer Newarth]

What's wrong, Nate?

[Alyssa]

Nothing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Do you have this one right?

[Alyssa]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Stephen Rinella]

Yeah.

[Randall Brody]

World traveler.

[Alyssa]

Well, that's what I'm saying. Dude. I feel like there's so many bones given to Montana residents in this game.

[Spencer Newarth]

Because we live there.

[Randall Brody]

Not enough.

[Nate]

I also feel like you could word this question differently for like every major canal in the world.

[Randall Brody]

It's great.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sure. Yeah, that's, that's. That's part of Me Eater trivia.

[Riva]

I have one to over 100 non.

[Spencer Newarth]

Native fish to the Mediterranean Sea. Do you have this one right, Brody?

[Nate]

I think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Nate]

I mean, I remember the whole thing. I could. I can like see picture.

[Alyssa]

I'm trying to remember the ship's name.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, that'd be cool.

[Alyssa]

I do know it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Was it the Evergreen Given?

[Alyssa]

Ever Given? That's it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Oh, you could be right to it.

[Alyssa]

I think it had two names. That was confusing.

[Nate]

Let's go flip them over before someone gives this away.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, I gotta Google what it was called first. It was the Ever Given. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying Suez. Corey without an answer, Riva says Suez. Randall and Alyssa and Brody say the Suez Canal.

[Riva]

You skipped me.

[Spencer Newarth]

Max says Red Sea canal. The correct answer is the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal was completed in 1869, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. Since then, over 400 non native marine species have migrated into the Mediterranean via the waterway. Most notable of them is the lionfish, which now has established colonies off the coast of Israel.

[Nate]

Go ahead and give yourself half a point then.

[Riva]

Thanks, Brody.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 8. The topic is wildlife, and this is our listener question of the week, which was won by Maggie Green for sending this great question. Maggie 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 [e-mail]. this musician used to host short nature documentaries called Plezanet Earth. This is question eight. Topic is wildlife. This musician used to host short nature documentaries called Plezanet Earth. Brody, you have this one, right?

[Nate]

I should hope so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, Nate and Randall both have answers as well. Max, do you have this one right?

[Riva]

I don't know, Brody. Do I?

[Nate]

Hey, count yourself a winner this time.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go. Max was giving us a review of the halftime show before we turned on the mics. One to ten, Max, how good was the Kendrick Lamar halftime show?

[Riva]

I didn't like it, but I like the beef that was going on.

[Randall Brody]

But do you like Kendrick? Do you listen to a lot of Kendrick?

[Riva]

I don't even know if I can tell you one song.

[Randall Brody]

It probably wasn't.

[Max]

Probably why you didn't like it.

[Spencer Newarth]

So one to 10, max. That's a good guess.

[Randall Brody]

I don't know.

[Riva]

Gave it a three. I like.

[Spencer Newarth]

I liked it. How?

[Riva]

Like, it was like a real life music video happening the whole entire time. Yeah, I thought the videography was cool.

[Spencer Newarth]

That.

[Corey]

That.

[Spencer Newarth]

That is fun. That's an experience made for us at home, not the people in the stadium. That's got to be a real bore to watch that happen in front of you. Again, this musician used to host short nature documentaries called Plazanit Earth.

[Riva]

But speaking of the Super Bowl, I saw this guy in a commercial a couple times.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying Snoop Dogg. Corey says Kendrick Lamar, Riva and Randall and Alyssa and Max and Brody say Snoop Dogg. They got it. The correct answer is Snoop Dogg or what's his full name? Randall Calvin Brodus. I actually said Snoop. I think I was thinking Clarence was in there somewhere. But I think. I think you're right. I think you're right.

[Nate]

Oh, he's right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Snoop would make these unscripted videos for the Jimmy Kimmel show. Here he is narrating a fight between an otter and crocodile.

[Riva]

This is the best.

[Spencer Newarth]

While Struggling to identify the otter. Take it away. What it do?

[Corey]

Is your boy big Snoop Dogg? Hey, let's look at another animal. These are beavers. Look like. Oh my God. That's a crocodile. That's Wally gator. Look how they standing up on they toes like, hey, cuz, we gotta get up outta here, cuz.

[Riva]

Come on.

[Corey]

He got em cornered right now. Oh, whoa. They going head up with him. They ain't scared of him. What is these animals? Them the ones that eat snakes. Huh? Is them mongooses? Oh, wow. It's about 12 of them. Cause they didn't back the gator up. I ain't never seen the gator get punked by no mongooses.

[Spencer Newarth]

Retreat.

[Corey]

Yeah. Retreat. Yeah. Back up. Yeah. We them boys. Hey, hold up, hold up, hold up.

[Spencer Newarth]

We them boys. I love that. You can hear the wheel spinning if he says these things are beavers.

[Riva]

Mongooses.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil, we have two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Alyssa]

So good.

[Max]

Yeah, sure thing. In last place, you've got Corey with three points. Coming up next is Riva. And then Max has 4.5 points. Got a half point. Good job, Max.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know how that happens.

[Randall Brody]

It looks bigger than the rest of ours.

[Riva]

I got 45 points, actually.

[Max]

Alyssa has five, Nate has six, and Brody and Randall still have their perfect game with eight points.

[Riva]

Good job, guys.

[Max]

Nate is the only one who can catch up. But let's, you know, let's be serious.

[Alyssa]

Let's be real about serious.

[Max]

Serious room.

[Spencer Newarth]

Freaking question nine. The topic is cooking. Encyclopedia Britannica defines this nine letter Italian word as, quote, a first course or appetizer in Italian cuisine. We've stumped the room with this one. Encyclopedia Britannica defines this nine letter Italian word as a first course or appetizer in Italian cuisine.

[Max]

Easy.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate could possibly catch.

[Nate]

No, it's on the tip of my.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tongue because Nate, it's optimistic about his answer.

[Alyssa]

Oh, dude, freaking Annie Oakley's gonna haunt my dreams.

[Randall Brody]

But you missed two.

[Alyssa]

But you guys are all gonna miss this. And then I'm gonna get the next one. And we would have tied and then I would have won overtime.

[Spencer Newarth]

There we go. There's still a path, huh?

[Nate]

It's just not gonna come to me.

[Spencer Newarth]

Encyclopedia Britannica defines this nine letter Italian word as a first course or appetizer in Italian cuisine.

[Alyssa]

You are a cooking question monster.

[Spencer Newarth]

I guess. Corey, do you have this one right? Yeah. Okay. Corey and Nate, not that it matters.

[Alyssa]

Or we're going down together.

[Riva]

Just, I'm trying to make up some Word right now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Make it Italian.

[Nate]

Give us a hint.

[Spencer Newarth]

Spencer, your hint is that it's a nine letter Italian word.

[Riva]

Don't look at mine.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's not pizza. It's not designed as a first course or appetizer in Italian cuisine.

[Alyssa]

I could sing you guys Happy Birthday in Italian if you wanted.

[Riva]

Wow.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. You know what? I would like that today.

[Riva]

Let's do it.

[Alyssa]

Well, hold on now after the question.

[Spencer Newarth]

Steve's birthday is on Thursday and he's Italian. He's got a vowel at the end of his last name. You could come in and sing him Happy birthday.

[Alyssa]

I will be in Salt Lake.

[Spencer Newarth]

Damn.

[Riva]

Show season.

[Nate]

Just thought of it. Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Dang it. Good job, Nate.

[Alyssa]

I know. I should just shut my mouth.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall is squirming.

[Randall Brody]

Yes, he is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall and I had reservations at an Italian restaurant on Friday night, but because of the snowstorm, I couldn't make it through the pass. But had we gone there, maybe Randall would have gotten this one right.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Mother nature, though.

[Alyssa]

All right, TikTok's Tick Tock.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yep. A first course or appetizer? Italian cuisine.

[Max]

Oh, nice.

[Riva]

Did he look at my answer?

[Spencer Newarth]

What's your answer, Max?

[Riva]

I had. I had this down.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate and Cordy saying antipasta. Riva says hors d'oeuvre. Randall says antipasta. Alyssa without an answer. Max without an answer. Brody says antipasta. The correct answer is antipasto or antipasti. If you put antipasta, we'll give it to you because it often gets corrupted to that version.

[Randall Brody]

I just kept thinking of, like, when you go. Some Italian restaurants have, like, primo Secundi, and they. They just enumerate them, and I was just stuck in that headspace.

[Riva]

That's where I was.

[Randall Brody]

I needed to get on a different menu, so I appreciate that.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, no, no. Antipasto is the singular version of that word. And antipasti is the plural antipasto. Antipasto can come in the form of cured meats, sausages, olives, anchovies, sardines, fresh fruit, pickled veggies, mushrooms, shellfish, and cheeses. Some examples of antipasto from Themeater.com include venison, tartar, walleye wings, and pickled gizzards.

[Riva]

I made tartar yesterday.

[Spencer Newarth]

Antipasto, Max.

[Riva]

Yeah, it was very good.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, here's a correct answer review so far. One was Aniokley. 2. Kestrel. 3. Paring Knife. 4. Bison. 5. Gale. 6. Dysentery. 7. Suez Canal. 8. 8. Snoop Dogg. 9. Antipasto. Going into question 10, we have Randall and Brody tied up with nine correct answers. The topic is hunting. And this question is via Adam Brennan. Give the first name of either man that Pope and Young is named after. Randall, quick to answer. Brody is now backed into a corner. Give the first name of either man that Pope and Young is named after. Randall, do you have this right? With certainty, yes. Could you name both man?

[Randall Brody]

I will just.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, maybe cross one out though, and that. That can be some flavor text for when I read your answer. But then we know which one you want to make it. Give the first name of either man that Pope and Young is named after. Brody. Doing a lot of writing, Brody. How's that process going? It's going okay. Randall is very optimistic. Brody. He could name both of them if he had to. We're just looking for one, though.

[Nate]

Are you trying to, like, get in my head or something? Come on.

[Spencer Newarth]

Trying to I just create some drama for our listeners to enjoy while the rest of you sit here in silence. If the first name of either man that Pope and Young is named after. Do you have this one right, Brody?

[Nate]

We'll find out.

[Randall Brody]

I was gonna be shocked if he didn't know this.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow.

[Randall Brody]

I thought this was gonna be just a wash. Like a good old fishing question, as they say. You know the old saying, just another fishing question.

[Max]

I've also noticed that Spencer has not chosen a fishing question. For the last question. For the last question.

[Spencer Newarth]

You're right. You made me very self conscious about it.

[Max]

I don't think. Yeah, it's like son of a coincidence.

[Randall Brody]

I think that's good for the health of the game.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's a flaw, so I better fix that. And now I've overcorrected it.

[Randall Brody]

It's like the NFL and quarterback rules, you know?

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Alyssa]

No. Give me one sec. Not that it matters.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate saying John. Corey saying Brian Reeva says bring them young. Randall says Saxton. He crossed out Arthur. Alyssa says Adam. Max says Bishop. Brody says George. The correct answer is Saxton and Arthur or Art Randall. Got that one right, Randall.

[Nate]

Way to go, Randall.

[Spencer Newarth]

Dr. Saxton Pope and Art Young have been called the fathers of bow hunting. They learned archery from a man named Ishii. The last known survivor of the Yana tribe in California. Ishi taught them how to stock and kill game using obsidian arrow points. Pope and Young was created in 1961, which is a few decades after Saxton and Art died.

[Riva]

It's a great factoid.

[Spencer Newarth]

Which one?

[Riva]

The Ishi Yeah, the issue.

[Spencer Newarth]

Did you know about Ishi? I did, Randall.

[Randall Brody]

I actually spent. When we were down in Mexico, we spent like a good 20 minutes trying to remember the name issue.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

But I did come up with it then too. Just like Annie Pasta.

[Spencer Newarth]

And here you are now with a perfect game. I think our first perfect might want to pay attention to bear grease over the next few months. Oh, why is that? Riva can't say anything.

[Randall Brody]

It's a really fascinating story.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Randall has the perfect game. I think the first perfect game of 2025. That means meat Eater is going to double its donation from $500 to 1000 today. Where is that money going?

[Randall Brody]

Let's send that money to the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

[Spencer Newarth]

TRCP getting $1,000 from Meteor. And Randall, we've been on an overtime drought again this year. I think we've had zero of them in 2025.

[Randall Brody]

Well, not complaining. We didn't go to overtime this this round.

[Spencer Newarth]

So Brandon was like, yeah, let's keep it that way. Wins with 10. Brody right behind him with nine. That's it for this week's game of Meat Eater Trivia. Join us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Randall Brody]

Thank you, Spencer.

[Alyssa]

Spencer?

[Spencer Newarth]

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.

[Nate]

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 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, you can buy this wherever audiobooks are sold. Meat Eaters American History The Mountain Men, 1806-1840, by Stephen Richard.