TRIVIA FLASH!

Yes, it's the start of my fourth season. And it's also Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer season. Who's worrying about the Summer solstice!

Meet a noted hydroplane racer and iconic bandleader of yesteryear, perform a   xylotomy without anaesthetic, meet one of the longest serving U.S. senators, remember Kid Dynamite and “Good Times,” and a tiny country situated in the Pyrenees.

Consider these books: American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation,

by Eric Rutkow,

The Arbonaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us,

by Margaret Lowman and Sylvia A. Earle. Imagine that!

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Welcome to season four. We’ll meet a Palmolive spokeswoman, Mr. Mxyzptlk, The Blue Boy, and Marilyn Monroe; play Qwirkle; attempt a xylotomy; explore artistic

movements; travel from Mauritius to Uranus; and revisit everything from a sunken Italian ocean liner to the founding of the NAACP and the launch of Audible,

Inc. Stay tuned.

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Chrononauts prepare for liftoff. We're traveling across more than thirty-five centuries. Can you identify each century by information found in each clue? Yeah, why not give it a go. All you have to lose is time.

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Monday’s Trivia wanders through the disco era to ancient Mesopotamia — with a stop in New Jersey. An unusual political ticket, a royal milestone, and a hit song also make an appearance. Stay tuned.

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Buckle up for a journey that spans from the halls of Downing Street to the nomadic steppes of Central Asia. Today, I’m challenging you to identify a

trailblazing world leader who redefined British politics and a seven-letter strategy that can dramatically impact your Scrabble score in a single move. We’ll visit a U.S. state capital along a famous muddy waterway in the American South, pinpoint a landmark year for both genetic science and wizarding worlds, and finally, find shelter in a portable home

built for the Asian steppe. Imagine That!

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Meet the creator of Rivendell, snack on a deep-fried burrito, drift along a Parisian river, discover the meaning of borked, and consider the linguistic

Complexities (including click consonants such as the lateral X sound) of a South African language.

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A British monarch, a scientific constant, a Central European nation, Popeyes chicken, and a utilitarian object adapted as a musical instrument in a unique Louisiana context.

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While bike riding through Olympia, we remember a tragic 1950s movie star, reflect on a contentious 19-century election, and consider the colorful term xanthic.

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Let’s sing of a vain mystery man, consider a well-funded science prize, enjoy a haunting ballad, visit King Tut's tomb, and pedal a giraffe. Yes, a giraffe!

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We’ll play a little Monopoly, visit the fourth smallest U.S. state, remember the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State, crank up the old ice cream freezer and test the limits of a metal that refuses to melt easily!

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