Host: It is first-time caller day on Trivia Friday. The number to call with your question or your answer to a question is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers only, so start lining up, folks. If you have never been on the show with us, today could be your day. We are going to ask three questions each.
Host: The quack of a duck does not produce an echo. Is that true or false? It falls under the category of, “It’s just wrong.”
Host: Welcome to Trivia Friday. Calling all students at the Learning University. I’m sitting in for Tim Wildmon. Today I’m joined in studio by Tony Vitagliano. Good morning, Tony.
Tony: Good morning.
Host: And then JJ Jasper. I always have to wait for you to be last because you usually have something funny to say to open us up.
JJ: Melanie and I went to a fancy seafood restaurant, and we ordered pelican. The service was great. The pelican wasn’t too bad. The bill was enormous. You hear me? The bill was enormous.
JJ: Hey, I missed you guys. Last week I was at Bethany Baptist Church in Oney, Arkansas. We just had a wonderful time. Wade and Karen, Pastor Roy, Rebecca and Darlene, Justin and Jennifer, Julie and Brian. We met so many AFR listeners and wonderful people there in Oney. It’s such a small town now.
JJ: We went past Highway 56 in Arkansas and then down the road where we could have turned on Ross Near Road. It was just a little bit beyond that, in the hills and hollers. It’s just over from Mountain View, Arkansas, beautiful country, God’s country. Wonderful folks there.
Host: Mountain View is the one where, when you were announcing this ahead of time, or maybe it was the week before, someone had called in. I think it was a lady talking about Mountain View. Isn’t that the place where they have the continuous bluegrass festival?
JJ: Yes. It’s out there on the courthouse lawn, over in the park under some gazebos, and it’s free. Three thousand people live in the town, but they have two or three new car dealerships, a dozen banks, and over thirty restaurants.
JJ: Over thirty restaurants, and there are only three thousand people there. Everybody comes to hear the folk music, the bluegrass, and the gospel. They sit in little pockets with an upright bass, a banjo, and a fiddle. It is just wonderful.
JJ: They have all these little shops and things. We went in the View Life shop, and I was saying something to our kids. The lady behind the counter, Tammy, said, “I know that voice.” Tammy and Kathleen owned the store, a nice little gift store. They have antique stores and all kinds of things, and all kinds of people go there. I don’t know how many tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of people go there each year.
Host: Well, thirty restaurants is probably closer to the number. Mountain View, Arkansas, if you haven’t been there, you should check it out. It has a Gatlinburg kind of vibe to it, real cozy and quaint, and then there is music all over. You’ll have a dozen or more people just in little pockets playing.
JJ: Well, in gazebos, I saw at lunch the other day a couple of videos on YouTube of lions eating gazebos. It was graphic.
Host: It was graphic.
JJ: Anyway, welcome back.
Host: I really didn’t miss being on Trivia Friday. It was like three weeks in a row.
Host: Now, Highway 56, is that spelled out, or is the town the number 56?
JJ: It’s the number 56.
Host: When I saw that, I said, “Okay, I’ve got to Google this.” There were a couple of different stories, but one was that they submitted a name, and whoever was supposed to approve the name said no. They submitted another name, and they were told no. So they just said, “You decide.” They said it was the fifty-sixth school district in Arkansas. So that became 56 Post Office. The name of the little town is 56, and that’s just right before you get to Oney.
Host: It’s a good thing they didn’t go with 67. Otherwise, they would be huge.
JJ: Everybody would have to greet each other and say, “I’m from 67.”
Host: All right, folks, this is Learning University, also known as the Learning University.
JJ: Oh boy, Learning University.
Host: We’re off to a rough start.
Host: It is first-time callers, and you probably know what that means. If you have never been on the air with us, I’m not saying that you tried to call and didn’t get on. If you have never been on the air with us here on Trivia Friday, this can be your day. If you have been on, obviously you need to wait until next week.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. I’m going to give you a little hint. There are only three people on my computer screen right now.
JJ: Oh, wow. You want to try to get on? Now’s the time to do it.
Host: We are each going to ask three questions.
Host: Tony, how many is that total?
Tony: That’s nine.
Host: Nine questions. I was ready.
Tony: Okay, you’re ready.
Host: One of these original nine questions is going to be a mystery question. If you land on it and answer it correctly, you will hear this sound.
JJ: The glove and cowbell. Hopefully it rings a little quicker than that.
Host: Brett, our normal producer, is not here. I’m not sure he’s normal, but he’s our weekly producer. Ed is sitting in for him.
JJ: I’m the one who did the wrong sound one time, the rim shot rather than the cowbell. I think it was you.
Host: I will say this: Hotty Toddy.
JJ: Oh, wow.
Host: All right, what did I get into there?
JJ: I was quick to ring the cowbell. Anybody else?
Host: That’s right. That’s a big rivalry in the state of Mississippi.
Host: If you happen to land on the mystery question and answer it correctly, you’ll hear the cowbell. That means you win a really nice Learning University Trivia Friday T-shirt. This is the third design that we’ve had. These are very popular.
Host: Christmas is right around the corner, and Christmas shopping will be here in a few weeks. It takes a little while to order something, but if you go to our store, we have books, T-shirts, caps, and Learning University items. If you don’t win one today, that would be a nice little stocking stuffer for a real Learning University fan. Resources.afa.net.
Host: We ask that you be eleven years old or older to call into the program, and I think all our housekeeping is finished. We will get started. I’ll give my questions, Tony, you follow that, and JJ, you be the last one on the panel to give your questions.
Host: Here are my three questions. What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history, meaning unbroken by seas or oceans? A little history question for you.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician? We all remember that from geometry or algebra. There’s a backstory. He was sitting up against a tree, and an apple hit him in the head, and the formula came to him right there, along with gravity and a whole explanation for all that.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Host: And a true or false question. Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys. Is that true or false? That’s what I’ve got.
Host: My first question: What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
JJ: That was a Hallmark movie, wasn’t it?
Host: It’s a little too highbrow, I’m afraid.
JJ: I watch Hallmark movies sometimes.
Host: Yes, but not by choice.
JJ: I’ll put on a flannel shirt when I watch them, and then we all try to predict the ending.
Host: It’s not very hard.
Host: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: My third question: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
JJ: That’s what you want to put in your lunchbox, candy they called chicken feed?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived? Think about how often they talked about going to the store. What was the name of that little hamlet where they lived?
Host: Second question: Which school’s football players run onto the field behind Ralphie, a live bison?
JJ: If it was a dead bison, it would take forever to get to where they come out of the smoke and break through the paper.
Host: You would be dragging that big animal across the field.
JJ: I’m just reading it like I saw it.
Host: If Tim were here, he would have jumped on that one.
JJ: Oh yeah. How fast was the dead bison?
Host: My last question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf. True or false?
JJ: I guess all that “Surfin’ USA” and “Surfin’” would be very hypocritical if that’s true.
Host: If nobody could surf, that would be a scandalous question.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is Trivia Friday. We go to the phones.
Host: We start off with Gina from Texas, who was left over from last week. Gina, welcome back to Trivia Friday.
Gina: Good morning, distinguished professors. It’s great to be back.
Host: Thank you for distinguishing us.
Tony: Yes, thank you for your honesty.
JJ: It’s better than extinguishing us.
Host: Thank you for coming back, Gina. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Gina: Do both, please.
Host: Which one do you want to try to answer?
Gina: I’d like to try to answer your very first one about the largest empire.
Host: What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history? By that, I mean unbroken by seas or oceans. What do you say, Gina?
Gina: I missed that last part about unbroken by seas and oceans. I was going to say the United Kingdom, but now I’m going to have to say the Roman Empire.
Host: Neither of those are correct, but they’re good guesses.
Tony: The British probably would have been right if it were not separated by seas and oceans.
Host: A lot of people think the Roman Empire simply because of Christian history, but there was one bigger than that. Good tries on both of those.
Host: What is your question for us?
Gina: I am blessed to be a singer in the biblical sense, and I wanted to ask an Andy Griffith question. This has to do with a church service. I’m going to sing a few stanzas from a hymn that they sang at the church service, and my question is, what is the name of the hymn?
Gina: “Holy Spirit, right divine, King within my conscience reign. Be my Lord, and I, only back forever.”
Host: First of all, you have a lovely voice. Starting the show off with a hymn is a great way to do that. I do not know.
Tony: I didn’t grow up singing many hymns.
JJ: I didn’t grow up in church at all.
Host: I will throw this out for the Baptists listening. No Baptist has ever sung the third verse of any hymn.
JJ: What did you say?
Host: The third verse of any hymn.
JJ: While I’m at it, aren’t Baptists supposed to carry a covered dish to heaven when they die? And do you know why Baptists sit on the back pew of the church? Because there are no pews in the parking lot.
Host: I got that all out of my system.
JJ: I always want to hear it.
Gina: I was thinking of the hymn. We joke that nobody sings the third verse of any hymn.
Host: I’m at a loss.
Tony: I think you’ve stumped the panel. Lovely rendition of it.
Host: I have always appreciated The Andy Griffith Show. It’s my favorite program of all time and probably always will be for sentimental reasons, if nothing else. I always appreciated the emphasis they had on attending church and praise and worship. But I do not know the name.
Host: What is the name of that hymn, Gina?
Gina: The name of the hymn is “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine.”
Host: “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine.”
JJ: While they were singing it, of course Barney and Gomer fell asleep.
Tony: I thought you were going to say they were off-key, because I know when Barney wanted to sing a special solo.
Host: That was a classic. Jeannie, do you watch the show?
Gina: Yes, of course.
Host: For extra credit, what was the sermon title?
Gina: That’s a deep dive. This was a guest pastor.
Host: Was it “What’s Your Hurry?”
Gina: Yes, that’s it.
Host: You are an Andy Griffith fan.
Gina: All of them are great.
Host: I always say, when I hear about one, “That’s one of my favorites.” They’re all that way. That was a great episode.
Host: Gina, thank you so much. I hope the Lord gives you plenty of opportunities to share your gift with the body of Christ. Have a great weekend. Starting off with a hymn was wonderful.
Host: My daughter, Tegan, when she was eight or nine years old, got interested in Little House on the Prairie. She watched every episode several times. Then she started watching The Andy Griffith Show, and she has already gone through the whole thing two or three times. Then she went to Leave It to Beaver. She’s getting some of the same lessons that you and I got.
Host: When you walk in and she’s watching it, you think, “Wholesome, family-friendly, faith-friendly.” You don’t have to wonder whether you have to switch the channel. We have gone a long way from how wholesome television used to be.
Host: Let’s go to Louisiana. Dave is on the line. Dave, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Dave: Morning.
Host: Morning, Dave. Where do you live in Louisiana?
Dave: Denham Springs.
Host: Denham Springs. If Tim were here, he would know what roads intersect there.
Host: Dave, do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Dave: I’m just going to answer because I was surprised I got through. I was unprepared. I’m still flabbergasted that I got through.
Host: We’re glad you did. Which one do you want to answer?
Dave: The bison question, hopefully.
Host: Which school’s football players run onto the field behind Ralphie, a live bison?
Dave: Colorado. University of Colorado.
Host: There you go. Nicely done. His name is Ralphie.
Host: Thank you for listening to AFR. Have yourself a great weekend.
JJ: They must not have an insurance carrier, because that screams liability. They have a three-thousand-pound animal, fans, people with popcorn, screaming, air horns, and whatever else is going on, and they’re trusting that wild animal to do right every single game.
Host: I guess that’s why the players run behind it.
JJ: They’re all surrounding it, which is a good thing, but how easy would it be for him to toss one of them into about the tenth row of the bleachers?
Host: Is it Texas that comes out with the longhorn and the wagon?
JJ: The wagon. Or is that Oklahoma?
Host: That’s Oklahoma. Seeing that chuck wagon makes me hungry.
JJ: We have our little bulldog, and we keep him on the sidelines. Mississippi State.
Host: A live bulldog.
JJ: A live bulldog. Keep him over there. Make sure that’s a symbol of energetic behavior.
Host: Let’s go to Arkansas. Shiloh is on the line. That’s a nice name. Welcome, Shiloh, to Trivia Friday.
Shiloh: Hello. Can you hear us?
Host: Yes, we can hear you.
Shiloh: I’m at my grandparents’ house right now, and I’m preparing to go on a mission trip to Brazil today.
Host: Thank you for taking time out to call. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Shiloh: I want to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to answer?
Shiloh: I’ll answer the largest empire in history.
Host: What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history? By that I mean unbroken by seas or oceans. What would you say, Shiloh?
Shiloh: Would it be the Mongol Empire?
Host: It was the Mongol Empire, nine million square miles. The Russian Empire was 8.8 million. The Roman Empire was a mere 1.9 million square miles. The Mongols and the Russians were way up there in square miles. Of course, there was not a whole lot in those square miles, but they still controlled them. Well done.
Host: You’re giving your time to go on a mission trip and be a witness for the gospel. We will send you a shirt that will hopefully be waiting for you when you get back. How about that, Shiloh, for answering that super-difficult question and, as Tony said, going to be a good ambassador for Christ? Would you be okay with us sending you a Learning University T-shirt?
Shiloh: Yes.
Host: Awesome. Thank you so much. When we get through with you on the air, don’t hang up. We’ll put you on hold, and Cindy Roberts will get your information. Hopefully, when you get back from your mission trip, the T-shirt will be waiting for you.
Host: What’s your question for us, Shiloh?
Shiloh: What is the battle in history that had the most casualties?
Host: We’re going to talk amongst ourselves here. Don’t say yes or no.
JJ: It was Cain and Abel, because they wiped out a fourth of the world’s population.
Host: I was going to say Antietam, but I think you’re right. This sounds like a Bible question, a little bit of a Bible riddle.
Host: We’re going to go with JJ saying Cain and Abel.
JJ: I did not see that coming.
Host: Was that what you had, or did you have a different answer?
Shiloh: No. The battle was actually the Battle of Stalingrad.
Host: That makes sense.
JJ: Did they wipe out a fourth of the world’s population?
Host: I’m going to be a stickler here, trying to dot every tittle and every jot.
Host: Thank you, Shiloh. Please stay on the line so we can get your shirt size and address. Lord, give them traveling mercies and use them as they share Your Word. In Jesus’ name.
Shiloh: Amen.
Host: You’re listening to Trivia Friday on the American Family Radio Network. Ed, JJ, and Tony are your professors today, like it or not. The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers, so if you have never been on the air with us, today could be your day. The mystery question is still out there. When we get back, we will reset our questions and go back to the phones.
Host: Mark, Peggy, Heidi, John, Cassandra, we have a bunch of you lined up and waiting.
Host: Welcome back. It is Trivia Friday. I’m sitting in for Tim Wildmon today. He should be back in the captain’s chair on Monday. I’m joined in studio by Tony Vitagliano and JJ Jasper.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers today. We are going to reset our questions as we start a new segment. I’m going to have to add one because I’ve had one answered.
Host: First question: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Host: Second question: Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys. Is it true or false? I just like asking that.
Host: Here is the question I will add. Who was the longest-living U.S. president?
JJ: I thought you were going to say the longest-living monkey.
Host: My first question is, what famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Host: The next question: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: My third question: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived?
Host: Second question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: And then I’ll add a question. What two colors are on the flag of Israel?
Host: We’re going back to the phones. We’re going to Texas to start off our second segment. Mark is on the line. Mark, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Mark: Thank you for having me.
Host: Howdy, Mark. What part of Texas?
Mark: Dallas.
Host: We’ve heard of that. Big D. Welcome to the program. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Mark: I want to do both, and I’ll answer the math question from Ed.
Host: You’re talking about the A squared plus B squared equals C squared one?
Mark: Yes.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Mark: I think I know. I don’t know how to pronounce it, but I think it’s Pythagorean.
Host: It’s Pythagoras. That is his name, but that is the Pythagorean theorem. Most of us remember it from algebra. Well done.
Tony: Nicely done. Good job, Mark.
Host: Do you like math, or did you just have to look it up?
Mark: I do. I like numbers. I always liked math in school. My question is kind of a math question. It’s a baseball question, actually, because I was watching baseball. Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Dodgers to go to the World Series. When was the last time the Milwaukee Brewers were in the World Series? How many years ago was it?
Host: I know the fans showed up in covered wagons. Was that back when Robin Yount was playing?
Mark: Yes, it was.
Host: I knew you would know. Robin Yount.
Tony: I’m trying to remember. I think he was playing in the 1980s. I don’t think it was later than that. I might have been in the 1990s.
Host: I’m just going to say you stumped me because I do not know the answer in terms of the years, but it’s been a long time.
JJ: The 1980s. I’ll say 1982.
Host: We’ll follow your guess. Is that your final answer?
Mark: It is.
Host: You are correct, sir.
Tony: Wow. Amazing.
JJ: I never doubted me for a second.
Host: Tony, that’s why you should listen to him.
Mark: Paul Molitor was on that team.
Host: Oh yeah, Paul Molitor.
Tony: Robin Yount.
Host: If they won or lost, I think they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. What a disappointment.
Mark: You pulled that one out of midair. You got the one-in-ten answer instead of missing the fifty-fifty shot.
Host: Great question, Mark. Thank you so much for listening to AFR. Have a great day.
Host: By the way, Mark, are you a Brewers fan?
Mark: I’m not. I’m a Rangers fan, but I loved those teams back then. I was seven years old when the Brewers were in the World Series. I don’t remember much of it.
Host: Enjoy the World Series. Great question, Mark.
Host: We go to Alabama, and Cassandra is on the line. Cassandra, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Cassandra: Good morning.
Host: Where do you live in Alabama?
Cassandra: Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Host: Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide. I’ve heard of it. Great area. Welcome, Cassandra. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Cassandra: I just want to answer.
Host: Which one?
Cassandra: The one about the flag of Israel.
Host: What two colors are on the flag of Israel?
Cassandra: White and blue.
Host: Nicely done. That sounds like one you just knew right off the bat.
Cassandra: Yes, I did.
Host: Well done. You’re sure you don’t have a question? You’re right here on national radio. You have something you might want to throw out there?
Cassandra: It’s almost time. I didn’t have one ready.
Host: Congratulations on getting through. Thank you so much for listening to AFR. Have a great week.
Cassandra: Thank you. Goodbye.
Host: We go back to Louisiana, and Heidi is on the line. Heidi, welcome to the show.
Heidi: Thank you. This is my first time calling. I can’t believe I got through.
Host: You picked up the phone and got through?
Heidi: Yes. I called around for a couple of minutes, and then I got through.
Host: Wonderful. As soon as you hang up after the show, go immediately to the convenience store and buy a lottery ticket. You’re on a roll.
Heidi: I’m getting ready to go to work. We sell lottery tickets.
Host: Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Heidi: I’m going to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to answer?
Heidi: The one about the candy that was marketed as chicken feed.
Host: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
Heidi: Candy corn.
Host: That’s right. Do you know what that cowbell means?
Heidi: A mystery question, right?
Host: Yes. You win one of our new Trivia Friday Learning University T-shirts, and we’re going to throw in a bag of candy corn.
Host: Candy corn is one of my favorite candies. I know it’s not everybody’s favorite, but I love it.
Tony: It’s not one of mine.
JJ: If you throw peanuts into it, have you ever done that around this time of year? You get the candy corn and the peanuts. It is described around here as being like crack because it’s just hard to lay off it.
Host: The only one I never liked was the turkey dinner candy corn they had a few years ago.
JJ: They had what?
Host: Turkey dinner candy corn. It was bad. It was really bad. It had a cranberry flavor and a sweet potato flavor.
JJ: That might work at Baskin-Robbins. I’d go for some cranberry ice cream.
Host: That’s one of those candies they make to try to pull one over on kids. “Here, kids, try this.”
JJ: What’s candy corn? Celery flavor?
Host: Willie Walker would turn that one down. That’s just wrong.
Host: Heidi, do you have a question for us?
Heidi: Yes, I do. Do you remember The Golden Girls, the 1980s series?
Host: Yes.
Heidi: They had a spinoff. Do you know what it was called, and what actress did not show up for the spinoff?
Host: I never watched The Golden Girls. I remember the actresses who were on it. I can remember their faces. I’m not sure. I think Estelle Parsons was one of them, and Betty White.
Tony: I don’t know. You guys have a clue?
JJ: I don’t know.
Host: You’ve stumped us, Heidi. What’s the answer?
Heidi: It was called The Golden Palace, and Bea Arthur didn’t show up for it. They ran a restaurant in spite of a hotel.
Host: Bea Arthur wasn’t in it?
Heidi: No, she wasn’t in it, and it didn’t last.
Host: Now, Heidi, I don’t know if you knew this, but Bea Arthur originally showed up on All in the Family.
JJ: Then she did Maude.
Heidi: Yes.
Host: Her character’s name on the show was Maude. She was kind of a really smart feminist, and she and Archie Bunker would go at it. The spinoff was named Maude. She had her own show in the 1970s or maybe early 1980s.
Host: It was the same thing with The Jeffersons. That was a spinoff from All in the Family.
JJ: I didn’t like Maude. There were too many controversial things.
Heidi: You were talking about All in the Family with Carroll O’Connor. One of those reels popped up yesterday and said that Archie was the total opposite of the person he was. He was very educated. He went to Ireland, to Dublin, and got his education. He was brilliant. For him to play that character was amazing acting because he had to act like that character.
Host: He was very kind and very nice, and he had to act sarcastic, rude, and belligerent. He was always insulting his wife. They said he was the opposite of that in real life.
Heidi: They told all about his life, and it had me hooked. I thought, “Man, you wouldn’t have thought that.” That’s good acting. He had to be rude and all of that when he was really very intelligent and well educated.
Host: Thank you. Stay on the line, Heidi, so we can get your shirt size and address. Congratulations again on winning the Learning University T-shirt and for getting through on your first time.
Host: Let’s reset our questions again, and then we’ll go up to the break and reset when we come back.
Host: My one remaining original question is a true or false. Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys.
JJ: False.
Host: I just like that. Everybody goes, “Well, you know, nothing from nothing is still nothing.”
Host: Second question: Who was the longest-living U.S. president?
Host: Here is the one I’ll add. By the way, you can tell I got a lot of these from the same place. Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television? I think we’ve had this one, but it’s been a while.
Host: My questions tend to get overlooked a little bit, so I’m going to hold them close to the vest. What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Host: Second question: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived? What was the name of that little town there in Minnesota where the Ingalls lived?
Host: Second question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: And then I’ll add one. Dorset, Uriel, and Jacob are types of what?
Tony: I have no idea on that.
Host: Good question.
Host: We’re going back to the phones and back to Texas. John is on the line. John, welcome to Trivia Friday.
John: I’m going to change my answer to the one about Little House on the Prairie after what you just said.
Host: Is that the one you want to go with, John?
John: Yes. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, they talked about where they lived. What was the name of that little hamlet where the Ingalls lived?
Host: You changed it right there before I said television series.
John: In the book, it was Independence, but in the television series it was Walnut Grove.
Host: Walnut Grove is what I was looking for. You’re right, where it actually happened was in Kansas, near Independence, Kansas, but I should have just said the television series. Walnut Grove is what I was looking for.
Tony: He got both.
JJ: He got both. Nice job, John.
Host: You’re a star, John. Charles Ingalls would be proud of you.
JJ: Michael Landon.
Host: Do you have a question for us, John?
John: You guys brought this on yourselves, but you’ll be able to play on this. What event in history is going to kill half of the world’s population?
Host: What event in history did, or is going to?
John: Either one.
Host: Don’t say anything, John. We’re going to talk amongst ourselves here and try to figure out what we’re going to say. Don’t say yes or no.
JJ: He may be talking about the rapture. Jesus does talk about one being taken and one being left. That makes it sound like it’s half. I don’t know if that’s technically true. I don’t know if he means the rapture or the second coming.
Host: I was thinking about if all the wives clicked at the same time and said, “Does this dress make me look bad?” That was the first thing that came to mind.
JJ: Then you had to get super spiritual on it.
Host: I think you’ve stumped us. What’s the correct answer?
John: In the fourth seal in Revelation 6, one-fourth of the world’s population is going to die. In the sixth trumpet in Revelation 9, one-third of the world’s population will die, totaling half the world’s population, or four billion people.
Host: You’re saying one quarter, and then one-third of what’s left equals one-half?
John: Yes.
Host: There is a lot of good stuff to study, and we need to be prepared. Thank you for studying your Bible and taking it seriously. Have a great weekend.
Host: You’re listening to Trivia Friday on the American Family Radio Network. Ed, Tony, and JJ are your professors here on Learning University.
Host: We go to Indiana, and Peggy is on the line. Peggy, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Peggy: Thank you.
Host: Where do you live in Indiana?
Peggy: Remington.
Host: Remington, halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis. Welcome to the program. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Peggy: I’m going to try to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to try to answer?
Peggy: The Iceland question.
Host: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Peggy: I think it’s true, but I’m not sure.
Host: That’s correct. It is true.
Tony: Nicely done.
Host: It was started around 930 A.D. and is called the Althing. Forgive me, Icelanders, if I mispronounced that.
JJ: We have a lot of Icelanders listening.
Host: They met annually for two weeks during the summer until 1798. There was a little bit of an interruption, but they started back.
JJ: Unfortunately, they still could not decide whether to drop daylight saving time, and they still could not come to a decision, much like our own government.
Host: That was a struggle.
JJ: Their original language was Pig Latin, and a lot of people still know that today. They don’t know the roots, but I trace it back to that time and those people.
Host: That’s the Icelanders.
Host: Good job, Peggy. What’s your question for us?
Peggy: What do James G. Munson, James Barker, and Paul R. Trigressa have in common?
Host: Say those names again.
Peggy: John G. Munson, James Barker, and Paul R. Trigressa.
Host: I don’t recognize even one of those.
Tony: I don’t either.
JJ: I recognize the name Paul.
Host: I made my question a true or false. You’ve got to help us out here.
JJ: We’re going to say true about one thing.
Host: All right, Peggy, what’s the answer?
Peggy: They are all Great Lakes steamships.
Host: That’s nice.
JJ: You thought we were going to come up with that one, didn’t you?
Host: I’m proud that you think we’re that smart.
Tony: That makes me feel good.
Host: If I’d had one more cup of coffee this morning, Peggy, I might have had it.
Host: Thank you so much for listening to AFR. God bless you. Have a great weekend.
Host: We go to Alabama, and Ken is online. Ken, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Ken: Thank you, sir. I’m a first-time caller.
Host: You’re following the rules. This is for first-time callers. Where do you live in Alabama?
Ken: Birmingham.
Host: Birmingham. I lived there for a couple of years. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Ken: Both.
Ken: Let me take a stab at the question about Thomas Edison, about his associate who became his rival.
Host: What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Ken: I believe that would be Nikola Tesla.
Host: That’s correct. Excellent job.
Tony: He had a company named after him.
Host: Edison invented direct-current electricity, and Tesla invented alternating-current electricity.
Ken: That’s correct.
Host: Well done. Which is your question for us, Ken?
Ken: In the 1950s and into the 1960s, there was a man here in Birmingham by the name of Stanley Mallott. Stanley Mallott was the resident organist who played the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham. That’s one of the few pipe organs like that left in the United States.
Ken: Stanley had an older brother by the name of Albert Hay Malotte, who wrote a very famous piece of Christian music that is performed and sung in churches everywhere today. A lot of times you’ll hear it at a wedding. What is the name of that song?
Host: I don’t know the name of it.
Tony: I think I know what the song is. Is it the wedding processional?
Host: The wedding processional? There’s the music. Ken can tell us right now.
Ken: Albert Hay Malotte wrote the music to “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Host: That is very impressive.
Tony: It is impressive.
Host: Ken, sorry to rush you here. We’ve got the music for the break. That’s an excellent question. Thanks for calling in.
Host: We’re going to take a five-minute break for news, and when we come back, Trivia Friday continues.
Host: It is first-time caller day on Trivia Friday. The number to call with your question or your answer to a question is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers only, so start lining up, folks. If you have never been on the show with us, today could be your day. We are going to ask three questions each.
Host: The quack of a duck does not produce an echo. Is that true or false? It falls under the category of, “It’s just wrong.”
Host: Welcome to Trivia Friday. Calling all students at the Learning University. I’m sitting in for Tim Wildmon. Today I’m joined in studio by Tony Vitagliano. Good morning, Tony.
Tony: Good morning.
Host: And then JJ Jasper. I always have to wait for you to be last because you usually have something funny to say to open us up.
JJ: Melanie and I went to a fancy seafood restaurant, and we ordered pelican. The service was great. The pelican wasn’t too bad. The bill was enormous. You hear me? The bill was enormous.
JJ: Hey, I missed you guys. Last week I was at Bethany Baptist Church in Oney, Arkansas. We just had a wonderful time. Wade and Karen, Pastor Roy, Rebecca and Darlene, Justin and Jennifer, Julie and Brian. We met so many AFR listeners and wonderful people there in Oney. It’s such a small town now.
JJ: We went past Highway 56 in Arkansas and then down the road where we could have turned on Ross Near Road. It was just a little bit beyond that, in the hills and hollers. It’s just over from Mountain View, Arkansas, beautiful country, God’s country. Wonderful folks there.
Host: Mountain View is the one where, when you were announcing this ahead of time, or maybe it was the week before, someone had called in. I think it was a lady talking about Mountain View. Isn’t that the place where they have the continuous bluegrass festival?
JJ: Yes. It’s out there on the courthouse lawn, over in the park under some gazebos, and it’s free. Three thousand people live in the town, but they have two or three new car dealerships, a dozen banks, and over thirty restaurants.
JJ: Over thirty restaurants, and there are only three thousand people there. Everybody comes to hear the folk music, the bluegrass, and the gospel. They sit in little pockets with an upright bass, a banjo, and a fiddle. It is just wonderful.
JJ: They have all these little shops and things. We went in the View Life shop, and I was saying something to our kids. The lady behind the counter, Tammy, said, “I know that voice.” Tammy and Kathleen owned the store, a nice little gift store. They have antique stores and all kinds of things, and all kinds of people go there. I don’t know how many tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of people go there each year.
Host: Well, thirty restaurants is probably closer to the number. Mountain View, Arkansas, if you haven’t been there, you should check it out. It has a Gatlinburg kind of vibe to it, real cozy and quaint, and then there is music all over. You’ll have a dozen or more people just in little pockets playing.
JJ: Well, in gazebos, I saw at lunch the other day a couple of videos on YouTube of lions eating gazebos. It was graphic.
Host: It was graphic.
JJ: Anyway, welcome back.
Host: I really didn’t miss being on Trivia Friday. It was like three weeks in a row.
Host: Now, Highway 56, is that spelled out, or is the town the number 56?
JJ: It’s the number 56.
Host: When I saw that, I said, “Okay, I’ve got to Google this.” There were a couple of different stories, but one was that they submitted a name, and whoever was supposed to approve the name said no. They submitted another name, and they were told no. So they just said, “You decide.” They said it was the fifty-sixth school district in Arkansas. So that became 56 Post Office. The name of the little town is 56, and that’s just right before you get to Oney.
Host: It’s a good thing they didn’t go with 67. Otherwise, they would be huge.
JJ: Everybody would have to greet each other and say, “I’m from 67.”
Host: All right, folks, this is Learning University, also known as the Learning University.
JJ: Oh boy, Learning University.
Host: We’re off to a rough start.
Host: It is first-time callers, and you probably know what that means. If you have never been on the air with us, I’m not saying that you tried to call and didn’t get on. If you have never been on the air with us here on Trivia Friday, this can be your day. If you have been on, obviously you need to wait until next week.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. I’m going to give you a little hint. There are only three people on my computer screen right now.
JJ: Oh, wow. You want to try to get on? Now’s the time to do it.
Host: We are each going to ask three questions.
Host: Tony, how many is that total?
Tony: That’s nine.
Host: Nine questions. I was ready.
Tony: Okay, you’re ready.
Host: One of these original nine questions is going to be a mystery question. If you land on it and answer it correctly, you will hear this sound.
JJ: The glove and cowbell. Hopefully it rings a little quicker than that.
Host: Brett, our normal producer, is not here. I’m not sure he’s normal, but he’s our weekly producer. Ed is sitting in for him.
JJ: I’m the one who did the wrong sound one time, the rim shot rather than the cowbell. I think it was you.
Host: I will say this: Hotty Toddy.
JJ: Oh, wow.
Host: All right, what did I get into there?
JJ: I was quick to ring the cowbell. Anybody else?
Host: That’s right. That’s a big rivalry in the state of Mississippi.
Host: If you happen to land on the mystery question and answer it correctly, you’ll hear the cowbell. That means you win a really nice Learning University Trivia Friday T-shirt. This is the third design that we’ve had. These are very popular.
Host: Christmas is right around the corner, and Christmas shopping will be here in a few weeks. It takes a little while to order something, but if you go to our store, we have books, T-shirts, caps, and Learning University items. If you don’t win one today, that would be a nice little stocking stuffer for a real Learning University fan. Resources.afa.net.
Host: We ask that you be eleven years old or older to call into the program, and I think all our housekeeping is finished. We will get started. I’ll give my questions, Tony, you follow that, and JJ, you be the last one on the panel to give your questions.
Host: Here are my three questions. What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history, meaning unbroken by seas or oceans? A little history question for you.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician? We all remember that from geometry or algebra. There’s a backstory. He was sitting up against a tree, and an apple hit him in the head, and the formula came to him right there, along with gravity and a whole explanation for all that.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Host: And a true or false question. Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys. Is that true or false? That’s what I’ve got.
Host: My first question: What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
JJ: That was a Hallmark movie, wasn’t it?
Host: It’s a little too highbrow, I’m afraid.
JJ: I watch Hallmark movies sometimes.
Host: Yes, but not by choice.
JJ: I’ll put on a flannel shirt when I watch them, and then we all try to predict the ending.
Host: It’s not very hard.
Host: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: My third question: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
JJ: That’s what you want to put in your lunchbox, candy they called chicken feed?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived? Think about how often they talked about going to the store. What was the name of that little hamlet where they lived?
Host: Second question: Which school’s football players run onto the field behind Ralphie, a live bison?
JJ: If it was a dead bison, it would take forever to get to where they come out of the smoke and break through the paper.
Host: You would be dragging that big animal across the field.
JJ: I’m just reading it like I saw it.
Host: If Tim were here, he would have jumped on that one.
JJ: Oh yeah. How fast was the dead bison?
Host: My last question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf. True or false?
JJ: I guess all that “Surfin’ USA” and “Surfin’” would be very hypocritical if that’s true.
Host: If nobody could surf, that would be a scandalous question.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is Trivia Friday. We go to the phones.
Host: We start off with Gina from Texas, who was left over from last week. Gina, welcome back to Trivia Friday.
Gina: Good morning, distinguished professors. It’s great to be back.
Host: Thank you for distinguishing us.
Tony: Yes, thank you for your honesty.
JJ: It’s better than extinguishing us.
Host: Thank you for coming back, Gina. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Gina: Do both, please.
Host: Which one do you want to try to answer?
Gina: I’d like to try to answer your very first one about the largest empire.
Host: What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history? By that, I mean unbroken by seas or oceans. What do you say, Gina?
Gina: I missed that last part about unbroken by seas and oceans. I was going to say the United Kingdom, but now I’m going to have to say the Roman Empire.
Host: Neither of those are correct, but they’re good guesses.
Tony: The British probably would have been right if it were not separated by seas and oceans.
Host: A lot of people think the Roman Empire simply because of Christian history, but there was one bigger than that. Good tries on both of those.
Host: What is your question for us?
Gina: I am blessed to be a singer in the biblical sense, and I wanted to ask an Andy Griffith question. This has to do with a church service. I’m going to sing a few stanzas from a hymn that they sang at the church service, and my question is, what is the name of the hymn?
Gina: “Holy Spirit, right divine, King within my conscience reign. Be my Lord, and I, only back forever.”
Host: First of all, you have a lovely voice. Starting the show off with a hymn is a great way to do that. I do not know.
Tony: I didn’t grow up singing many hymns.
JJ: I didn’t grow up in church at all.
Host: I will throw this out for the Baptists listening. No Baptist has ever sung the third verse of any hymn.
JJ: What did you say?
Host: The third verse of any hymn.
JJ: While I’m at it, aren’t Baptists supposed to carry a covered dish to heaven when they die? And do you know why Baptists sit on the back pew of the church? Because there are no pews in the parking lot.
Host: I got that all out of my system.
JJ: I always want to hear it.
Gina: I was thinking of the hymn. We joke that nobody sings the third verse of any hymn.
Host: I’m at a loss.
Tony: I think you’ve stumped the panel. Lovely rendition of it.
Host: I have always appreciated The Andy Griffith Show. It’s my favorite program of all time and probably always will be for sentimental reasons, if nothing else. I always appreciated the emphasis they had on attending church and praise and worship. But I do not know the name.
Host: What is the name of that hymn, Gina?
Gina: The name of the hymn is “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine.”
Host: “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine.”
JJ: While they were singing it, of course Barney and Gomer fell asleep.
Tony: I thought you were going to say they were off-key, because I know when Barney wanted to sing a special solo.
Host: That was a classic. Jeannie, do you watch the show?
Gina: Yes, of course.
Host: For extra credit, what was the sermon title?
Gina: That’s a deep dive. This was a guest pastor.
Host: Was it “What’s Your Hurry?”
Gina: Yes, that’s it.
Host: You are an Andy Griffith fan.
Gina: All of them are great.
Host: I always say, when I hear about one, “That’s one of my favorites.” They’re all that way. That was a great episode.
Host: Gina, thank you so much. I hope the Lord gives you plenty of opportunities to share your gift with the body of Christ. Have a great weekend. Starting off with a hymn was wonderful.
Host: My daughter, Tegan, when she was eight or nine years old, got interested in Little House on the Prairie. She watched every episode several times. Then she started watching The Andy Griffith Show, and she has already gone through the whole thing two or three times. Then she went to Leave It to Beaver. She’s getting some of the same lessons that you and I got.
Host: When you walk in and she’s watching it, you think, “Wholesome, family-friendly, faith-friendly.” You don’t have to wonder whether you have to switch the channel. We have gone a long way from how wholesome television used to be.
Host: Let’s go to Louisiana. Dave is on the line. Dave, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Dave: Morning.
Host: Morning, Dave. Where do you live in Louisiana?
Dave: Denham Springs.
Host: Denham Springs. If Tim were here, he would know what roads intersect there.
Host: Dave, do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Dave: I’m just going to answer because I was surprised I got through. I was unprepared. I’m still flabbergasted that I got through.
Host: We’re glad you did. Which one do you want to answer?
Dave: The bison question, hopefully.
Host: Which school’s football players run onto the field behind Ralphie, a live bison?
Dave: Colorado. University of Colorado.
Host: There you go. Nicely done. His name is Ralphie.
Host: Thank you for listening to AFR. Have yourself a great weekend.
JJ: They must not have an insurance carrier, because that screams liability. They have a three-thousand-pound animal, fans, people with popcorn, screaming, air horns, and whatever else is going on, and they’re trusting that wild animal to do right every single game.
Host: I guess that’s why the players run behind it.
JJ: They’re all surrounding it, which is a good thing, but how easy would it be for him to toss one of them into about the tenth row of the bleachers?
Host: Is it Texas that comes out with the longhorn and the wagon?
JJ: The wagon. Or is that Oklahoma?
Host: That’s Oklahoma. Seeing that chuck wagon makes me hungry.
JJ: We have our little bulldog, and we keep him on the sidelines. Mississippi State.
Host: A live bulldog.
JJ: A live bulldog. Keep him over there. Make sure that’s a symbol of energetic behavior.
Host: Let’s go to Arkansas. Shiloh is on the line. That’s a nice name. Welcome, Shiloh, to Trivia Friday.
Shiloh: Hello. Can you hear us?
Host: Yes, we can hear you.
Shiloh: I’m at my grandparents’ house right now, and I’m preparing to go on a mission trip to Brazil today.
Host: Thank you for taking time out to call. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Shiloh: I want to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to answer?
Shiloh: I’ll answer the largest empire in history.
Host: What people controlled the largest connected land empire in history? By that I mean unbroken by seas or oceans. What would you say, Shiloh?
Shiloh: Would it be the Mongol Empire?
Host: It was the Mongol Empire, nine million square miles. The Russian Empire was 8.8 million. The Roman Empire was a mere 1.9 million square miles. The Mongols and the Russians were way up there in square miles. Of course, there was not a whole lot in those square miles, but they still controlled them. Well done.
Host: You’re giving your time to go on a mission trip and be a witness for the gospel. We will send you a shirt that will hopefully be waiting for you when you get back. How about that, Shiloh, for answering that super-difficult question and, as Tony said, going to be a good ambassador for Christ? Would you be okay with us sending you a Learning University T-shirt?
Shiloh: Yes.
Host: Awesome. Thank you so much. When we get through with you on the air, don’t hang up. We’ll put you on hold, and Cindy Roberts will get your information. Hopefully, when you get back from your mission trip, the T-shirt will be waiting for you.
Host: What’s your question for us, Shiloh?
Shiloh: What is the battle in history that had the most casualties?
Host: We’re going to talk amongst ourselves here. Don’t say yes or no.
JJ: It was Cain and Abel, because they wiped out a fourth of the world’s population.
Host: I was going to say Antietam, but I think you’re right. This sounds like a Bible question, a little bit of a Bible riddle.
Host: We’re going to go with JJ saying Cain and Abel.
JJ: I did not see that coming.
Host: Was that what you had, or did you have a different answer?
Shiloh: No. The battle was actually the Battle of Stalingrad.
Host: That makes sense.
JJ: Did they wipe out a fourth of the world’s population?
Host: I’m going to be a stickler here, trying to dot every tittle and every jot.
Host: Thank you, Shiloh. Please stay on the line so we can get your shirt size and address. Lord, give them traveling mercies and use them as they share Your Word. In Jesus’ name.
Shiloh: Amen.
Host: You’re listening to Trivia Friday on the American Family Radio Network. Ed, JJ, and Tony are your professors today, like it or not. The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers, so if you have never been on the air with us, today could be your day. The mystery question is still out there. When we get back, we will reset our questions and go back to the phones.
Host: Mark, Peggy, Heidi, John, Cassandra, we have a bunch of you lined up and waiting.
Host: Welcome back. It is Trivia Friday. I’m sitting in for Tim Wildmon today. He should be back in the captain’s chair on Monday. I’m joined in studio by Tony Vitagliano and JJ Jasper.
Host: The number to call is 888-589-8840. It is first-time callers today. We are going to reset our questions as we start a new segment. I’m going to have to add one because I’ve had one answered.
Host: First question: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Host: Second question: Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys. Is it true or false? I just like asking that.
Host: Here is the question I will add. Who was the longest-living U.S. president?
JJ: I thought you were going to say the longest-living monkey.
Host: My first question is, what famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Host: The next question: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: My third question: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived?
Host: Second question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: And then I’ll add a question. What two colors are on the flag of Israel?
Host: We’re going back to the phones. We’re going to Texas to start off our second segment. Mark is on the line. Mark, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Mark: Thank you for having me.
Host: Howdy, Mark. What part of Texas?
Mark: Dallas.
Host: We’ve heard of that. Big D. Welcome to the program. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Mark: I want to do both, and I’ll answer the math question from Ed.
Host: You’re talking about the A squared plus B squared equals C squared one?
Mark: Yes.
Host: The formula A squared plus B squared equals C squared was invented by what ancient Greek mathematician?
Mark: I think I know. I don’t know how to pronounce it, but I think it’s Pythagorean.
Host: It’s Pythagoras. That is his name, but that is the Pythagorean theorem. Most of us remember it from algebra. Well done.
Tony: Nicely done. Good job, Mark.
Host: Do you like math, or did you just have to look it up?
Mark: I do. I like numbers. I always liked math in school. My question is kind of a math question. It’s a baseball question, actually, because I was watching baseball. Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Dodgers to go to the World Series. When was the last time the Milwaukee Brewers were in the World Series? How many years ago was it?
Host: I know the fans showed up in covered wagons. Was that back when Robin Yount was playing?
Mark: Yes, it was.
Host: I knew you would know. Robin Yount.
Tony: I’m trying to remember. I think he was playing in the 1980s. I don’t think it was later than that. I might have been in the 1990s.
Host: I’m just going to say you stumped me because I do not know the answer in terms of the years, but it’s been a long time.
JJ: The 1980s. I’ll say 1982.
Host: We’ll follow your guess. Is that your final answer?
Mark: It is.
Host: You are correct, sir.
Tony: Wow. Amazing.
JJ: I never doubted me for a second.
Host: Tony, that’s why you should listen to him.
Mark: Paul Molitor was on that team.
Host: Oh yeah, Paul Molitor.
Tony: Robin Yount.
Host: If they won or lost, I think they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. What a disappointment.
Mark: You pulled that one out of midair. You got the one-in-ten answer instead of missing the fifty-fifty shot.
Host: Great question, Mark. Thank you so much for listening to AFR. Have a great day.
Host: By the way, Mark, are you a Brewers fan?
Mark: I’m not. I’m a Rangers fan, but I loved those teams back then. I was seven years old when the Brewers were in the World Series. I don’t remember much of it.
Host: Enjoy the World Series. Great question, Mark.
Host: We go to Alabama, and Cassandra is on the line. Cassandra, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Cassandra: Good morning.
Host: Where do you live in Alabama?
Cassandra: Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Host: Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide. I’ve heard of it. Great area. Welcome, Cassandra. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Cassandra: I just want to answer.
Host: Which one?
Cassandra: The one about the flag of Israel.
Host: What two colors are on the flag of Israel?
Cassandra: White and blue.
Host: Nicely done. That sounds like one you just knew right off the bat.
Cassandra: Yes, I did.
Host: Well done. You’re sure you don’t have a question? You’re right here on national radio. You have something you might want to throw out there?
Cassandra: It’s almost time. I didn’t have one ready.
Host: Congratulations on getting through. Thank you so much for listening to AFR. Have a great week.
Cassandra: Thank you. Goodbye.
Host: We go back to Louisiana, and Heidi is on the line. Heidi, welcome to the show.
Heidi: Thank you. This is my first time calling. I can’t believe I got through.
Host: You picked up the phone and got through?
Heidi: Yes. I called around for a couple of minutes, and then I got through.
Host: Wonderful. As soon as you hang up after the show, go immediately to the convenience store and buy a lottery ticket. You’re on a roll.
Heidi: I’m getting ready to go to work. We sell lottery tickets.
Host: Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Heidi: I’m going to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to answer?
Heidi: The one about the candy that was marketed as chicken feed.
Host: What popular candy was originally marketed as chicken feed when it debuted in the 1880s?
Heidi: Candy corn.
Host: That’s right. Do you know what that cowbell means?
Heidi: A mystery question, right?
Host: Yes. You win one of our new Trivia Friday Learning University T-shirts, and we’re going to throw in a bag of candy corn.
Host: Candy corn is one of my favorite candies. I know it’s not everybody’s favorite, but I love it.
Tony: It’s not one of mine.
JJ: If you throw peanuts into it, have you ever done that around this time of year? You get the candy corn and the peanuts. It is described around here as being like crack because it’s just hard to lay off it.
Host: The only one I never liked was the turkey dinner candy corn they had a few years ago.
JJ: They had what?
Host: Turkey dinner candy corn. It was bad. It was really bad. It had a cranberry flavor and a sweet potato flavor.
JJ: That might work at Baskin-Robbins. I’d go for some cranberry ice cream.
Host: That’s one of those candies they make to try to pull one over on kids. “Here, kids, try this.”
JJ: What’s candy corn? Celery flavor?
Host: Willie Walker would turn that one down. That’s just wrong.
Host: Heidi, do you have a question for us?
Heidi: Yes, I do. Do you remember The Golden Girls, the 1980s series?
Host: Yes.
Heidi: They had a spinoff. Do you know what it was called, and what actress did not show up for the spinoff?
Host: I never watched The Golden Girls. I remember the actresses who were on it. I can remember their faces. I’m not sure. I think Estelle Parsons was one of them, and Betty White.
Tony: I don’t know. You guys have a clue?
JJ: I don’t know.
Host: You’ve stumped us, Heidi. What’s the answer?
Heidi: It was called The Golden Palace, and Bea Arthur didn’t show up for it. They ran a restaurant in spite of a hotel.
Host: Bea Arthur wasn’t in it?
Heidi: No, she wasn’t in it, and it didn’t last.
Host: Now, Heidi, I don’t know if you knew this, but Bea Arthur originally showed up on All in the Family.
JJ: Then she did Maude.
Heidi: Yes.
Host: Her character’s name on the show was Maude. She was kind of a really smart feminist, and she and Archie Bunker would go at it. The spinoff was named Maude. She had her own show in the 1970s or maybe early 1980s.
Host: It was the same thing with The Jeffersons. That was a spinoff from All in the Family.
JJ: I didn’t like Maude. There were too many controversial things.
Heidi: You were talking about All in the Family with Carroll O’Connor. One of those reels popped up yesterday and said that Archie was the total opposite of the person he was. He was very educated. He went to Ireland, to Dublin, and got his education. He was brilliant. For him to play that character was amazing acting because he had to act like that character.
Host: He was very kind and very nice, and he had to act sarcastic, rude, and belligerent. He was always insulting his wife. They said he was the opposite of that in real life.
Heidi: They told all about his life, and it had me hooked. I thought, “Man, you wouldn’t have thought that.” That’s good acting. He had to be rude and all of that when he was really very intelligent and well educated.
Host: Thank you. Stay on the line, Heidi, so we can get your shirt size and address. Congratulations again on winning the Learning University T-shirt and for getting through on your first time.
Host: Let’s reset our questions again, and then we’ll go up to the break and reset when we come back.
Host: My one remaining original question is a true or false. Pigeons can do math at the same level as monkeys.
JJ: False.
Host: I just like that. Everybody goes, “Well, you know, nothing from nothing is still nothing.”
Host: Second question: Who was the longest-living U.S. president?
Host: Here is the one I’ll add. By the way, you can tell I got a lot of these from the same place. Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television? I think we’ve had this one, but it’s been a while.
Host: My questions tend to get overlooked a little bit, so I’m going to hold them close to the vest. What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Host: Second question: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Host: Here’s what I’ve got. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, what was the name of the little town where the Ingalls lived? What was the name of that little town there in Minnesota where the Ingalls lived?
Host: Second question: True or false? Only one of the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, actually knew how to surf.
Host: And then I’ll add one. Dorset, Uriel, and Jacob are types of what?
Tony: I have no idea on that.
Host: Good question.
Host: We’re going back to the phones and back to Texas. John is on the line. John, welcome to Trivia Friday.
John: I’m going to change my answer to the one about Little House on the Prairie after what you just said.
Host: Is that the one you want to go with, John?
John: Yes. In the book and television series Little House on the Prairie, they talked about where they lived. What was the name of that little hamlet where the Ingalls lived?
Host: You changed it right there before I said television series.
John: In the book, it was Independence, but in the television series it was Walnut Grove.
Host: Walnut Grove is what I was looking for. You’re right, where it actually happened was in Kansas, near Independence, Kansas, but I should have just said the television series. Walnut Grove is what I was looking for.
Tony: He got both.
JJ: He got both. Nice job, John.
Host: You’re a star, John. Charles Ingalls would be proud of you.
JJ: Michael Landon.
Host: Do you have a question for us, John?
John: You guys brought this on yourselves, but you’ll be able to play on this. What event in history is going to kill half of the world’s population?
Host: What event in history did, or is going to?
John: Either one.
Host: Don’t say anything, John. We’re going to talk amongst ourselves here and try to figure out what we’re going to say. Don’t say yes or no.
JJ: He may be talking about the rapture. Jesus does talk about one being taken and one being left. That makes it sound like it’s half. I don’t know if that’s technically true. I don’t know if he means the rapture or the second coming.
Host: I was thinking about if all the wives clicked at the same time and said, “Does this dress make me look bad?” That was the first thing that came to mind.
JJ: Then you had to get super spiritual on it.
Host: I think you’ve stumped us. What’s the correct answer?
John: In the fourth seal in Revelation 6, one-fourth of the world’s population is going to die. In the sixth trumpet in Revelation 9, one-third of the world’s population will die, totaling half the world’s population, or four billion people.
Host: You’re saying one quarter, and then one-third of what’s left equals one-half?
John: Yes.
Host: There is a lot of good stuff to study, and we need to be prepared. Thank you for studying your Bible and taking it seriously. Have a great weekend.
Host: You’re listening to Trivia Friday on the American Family Radio Network. Ed, Tony, and JJ are your professors here on Learning University.
Host: We go to Indiana, and Peggy is on the line. Peggy, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Peggy: Thank you.
Host: Where do you live in Indiana?
Peggy: Remington.
Host: Remington, halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis. Welcome to the program. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Peggy: I’m going to try to do both.
Host: Which one do you want to try to answer?
Peggy: The Iceland question.
Host: Iceland is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating parliament. Is that true or false?
Peggy: I think it’s true, but I’m not sure.
Host: That’s correct. It is true.
Tony: Nicely done.
Host: It was started around 930 A.D. and is called the Althing. Forgive me, Icelanders, if I mispronounced that.
JJ: We have a lot of Icelanders listening.
Host: They met annually for two weeks during the summer until 1798. There was a little bit of an interruption, but they started back.
JJ: Unfortunately, they still could not decide whether to drop daylight saving time, and they still could not come to a decision, much like our own government.
Host: That was a struggle.
JJ: Their original language was Pig Latin, and a lot of people still know that today. They don’t know the roots, but I trace it back to that time and those people.
Host: That’s the Icelanders.
Host: Good job, Peggy. What’s your question for us?
Peggy: What do James G. Munson, James Barker, and Paul R. Trigressa have in common?
Host: Say those names again.
Peggy: John G. Munson, James Barker, and Paul R. Trigressa.
Host: I don’t recognize even one of those.
Tony: I don’t either.
JJ: I recognize the name Paul.
Host: I made my question a true or false. You’ve got to help us out here.
JJ: We’re going to say true about one thing.
Host: All right, Peggy, what’s the answer?
Peggy: They are all Great Lakes steamships.
Host: That’s nice.
JJ: You thought we were going to come up with that one, didn’t you?
Host: I’m proud that you think we’re that smart.
Tony: That makes me feel good.
Host: If I’d had one more cup of coffee this morning, Peggy, I might have had it.
Host: Thank you so much for listening to AFR. God bless you. Have a great weekend.
Host: We go to Alabama, and Ken is online. Ken, welcome to Trivia Friday.
Ken: Thank you, sir. I’m a first-time caller.
Host: You’re following the rules. This is for first-time callers. Where do you live in Alabama?
Ken: Birmingham.
Host: Birmingham. I lived there for a couple of years. Do you want to ask, answer, or do both?
Ken: Both.
Ken: Let me take a stab at the question about Thomas Edison, about his associate who became his rival.
Host: What famous inventor once worked for Thomas Edison before becoming one of his greatest rivals?
Ken: I believe that would be Nikola Tesla.
Host: That’s correct. Excellent job.
Tony: He had a company named after him.
Host: Edison invented direct-current electricity, and Tesla invented alternating-current electricity.
Ken: That’s correct.
Host: Well done. Which is your question for us, Ken?
Ken: In the 1950s and into the 1960s, there was a man here in Birmingham by the name of Stanley Mallott. Stanley Mallott was the resident organist who played the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham. That’s one of the few pipe organs like that left in the United States.
Ken: Stanley had an older brother by the name of Albert Hay Malotte, who wrote a very famous piece of Christian music that is performed and sung in churches everywhere today. A lot of times you’ll hear it at a wedding. What is the name of that song?
Host: I don’t know the name of it.
Tony: I think I know what the song is. Is it the wedding processional?
Host: The wedding processional? There’s the music. Ken can tell us right now.
Ken: Albert Hay Malotte wrote the music to “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Host: That is very impressive.
Tony: It is impressive.
Host: Ken, sorry to rush you here. We’ve got the music for the break. That’s an excellent question. Thanks for calling in.
Host: We’re going to take a five-minute break for news, and when we come back, Trivia Friday continues.
Ed Vatagliano sits in for Tim Wildmon with Tony Vatagliano and JJ Jasper for Trivia Friday. The hosts invite first-time callers to answer questions and challenge the panel with their own trivia, with a Learning University T-shirt awarded for a mystery-question victory.
Questions cover history, mathematics, geography, candy, classic television, sports, music, science, and presidential history. The hosts also share plenty of humor, including jokes about Mountain View, Arkansas, the Andy Griffith Show, live bison, candy corn, and the Pythagorean theorem.
Callers from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Indiana take part. Highlights include questions about the Mongol Empire, Ralphie the bison, the flag of Israel, the Golden Girls, Little House on the Prairie, Iceland's parliament, Nikola Tesla, and the Milwaukee Brewers.
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