Ep 8: Nature Trivia and Boardgame Trivia | Kids Trivia and Family Trivia

Backseat Trivia Rumble - Episode 8
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[00:00:00] All right, and welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up because we've got a heavyweight battle today in the backseat. The kids, the storm chasers, and the masters of the Great Outdoors in the front seat. The parents, the strategic masterminds of Family Game Night and the keepers of the missing Monopoly pieces.

Three rounds, 30 questions, drivers eyes on the road. Kids eyes on the prize before we start the engine on round one. We have some very special VIPs celebrating birthdays today. First up, a huge happy birthday to Leo in Austin, Texas. Your mom and dad say you are the undisputed champion of dinosaur facts.

Let's see if those skills help you in the rumble today. Next, happy [00:01:00] birthday to Maya in Chicago. Your best friend Sophie wanted to remind you that you're a rock star and she hopes your birthday is filled with extra sprinkles. And finally, a big shout out to Sam in Orlando. Your parents say they're so proud of the way you've been crushing it in soccer lately.

Go get 'em. Birthday boy. Now that we've celebrated our VIPs, it's time to get down to business. Let's see if that birthday luck can help you win some points. It's time to kick off the competition. Today we're heading outside and looking up at the sky for nature and wild weather. We're talking about everything from shaking ground to spinning storms so kids get those explorer brains ready.

Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round. Question one. What do you call a scientist who studies the weather and predicts if it will rain? And the answer is a meteorologist. They're the only people who can be wrong half the time and [00:02:00] still keep their jobs. Question two, what is the name of the calm center of a hurricane?

And the answer is the I. Question three. What is the name of the giant slow moving mass of ice that can carve out valleys in the earth?

And the answer is glaciers. Question four. What natural disaster is measured using the Richter scale based on how much the ground shakes. And the answer is an earthquake. Question five, what do we call a tree that stays green and keeps its leaves or needles all year long, even in winter? And the answer is an evergreen or a conifer.

Question six. What is the name of the molten liquid rock that is found inside a [00:03:00] volcano before it erupts?

And the answer is magma liquid, hot magma. Question seven, which layer of the earth is the very center and is made of extremely hot, solid iron and nickel? And the answer is the inner core. Question eight, what phenomenon occurs when sunlight is bent and reflected through raindrops showing seven colors?

And the answer is a rainbow. Question nine. What do you call the massive rotating storm that forms over the ocean and has winds of at least 74 miles per hour? Hm. And the answer is a hurricane. Question 10, what gas do plants [00:04:00] breathe in? That humans breathe out during the process of photosynthesis? And the answer is carbon dioxide.

All right, parents, are you ready for round two today, we're putting down the grocery lists and the mortgage paperwork to see if you remember the rules of the games that actually matter, classic board games. Let's get ready to rumble with the parent round. 

Question one in the game of Monopoly. What is the name of the most expensive property on the board?

And the answer is. Boardwalk, the place where friendships and fake bank accounts go to die. Question two, what is the name of the game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a tower until it falls over, and the answer is Jenga? Question three, in the [00:05:00] classic mystery game clue, which suspect is always dressed in purple and is known for being a professor.

And the answer is Professor Plum. Question four, which strategic game is played on a board with 64 squares and features pieces like the Rook, the Knight, and the Bishop? And the answer is chess. Question five, what is the name of the game where you have to put your hands and feet on colored circles on a large plastic mat?

And the answer is Twister. It's basically a human pretzel maker. Question six, in a standard game of Scrabble, how many points is the letter Z worth?

And the answer is 10. Question seven. What famous 3D [00:06:00] puzzle toy has six faces covered by nine stickers in colors like red, white, and blue? And the answer is a Rubik's Cube. Question eight, which colorful board game for young children involves traveling through a land filled with treats like Lollipop Woods and Gumdrop Mountains, and the answer is candy land.

Question nine, in the game, the Game of Life, what do you add to your little plastic car to represent getting married or having children? And the answer is pegs. Question 10, which classic game asks players to drop colored discs into a vertical grid to try and get four in a row,

and the answer is connect four. We've got two rounds in the [00:07:00] books and it's onto the rumble round. This round is all about general knowledge and brain busters. First a shout out. The answer is the winner. Question one, what is the name of the season that comes right after winter when flowers begin to bloom?

And the answer is spring? Question two, which planet is the largest in our entire solar system? And the answer is Jupiter. Question two, which planet is the closest to the sun in the entire solar system?

And the answer is mercury. Question three, how many strings does a standard violin have?

And the answer is. Four. Question four, what is the name of the process where a caterpillar [00:08:00] builds a chrysalis and turns into a butterfly? And the answer is metamorphosis. I wish I could just sleep for two weeks and wake up with wings. Question five, which bird is the national symbol of the United States of America?

And the answer is the bald eagle. Question six, what is the only continent in the world that is also its own country?

And the answer is Australia. Question seven, who was the very first person to ever walk on the moon in 1969?

And the answer is. Neil Armstrong, question eight. What do you call a scientist who specializes in studying fossils and dinosaurs?

And the answer [00:09:00] is a paleontologist. Question nine. What is the fastest bird in the world? Famous for reaching speeds over 200 miles per hour during a dive.

And the answer is the Peregrine falcon. And the final question, at what temperature does water reach its freezing point in degrees Fahrenheit.

And the answer is 32. The battle is over. If you got that final question right, give us your best loudest RR like you're standing in a giant freezer. Check those scores. Did the backseat take the crown, or did the front seat hold the line? If you liked today's episode, don't forget to hit that follow or subscribe button so you're ready for the next one.

And remember, win or lose, at least nobody asked. Are we there yet? See you next [00:10:00] time on Backseat Trivia Rumble.