Ep 9: Dinosaur Trivia and TV Trivia | Kids Trivia and Family Trivia

Backseat Trivia Rumble - Episode 9
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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 junior paleontologists and the undisputed experts on everything that roars in the front seat. The parents, the TV critics, and the masters of the living room remote.

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 Chloe in Denver. Your parents say you're a math wizard and a champion gymnast. Let's see if you can flip some points into your score today.

[00:01:00] Next, happy birthday to Jackson and Nashville. Your big brother wanted to let you know you're the best gaming partner he could ask for, even if you do beat him at Mario Kart. And finally, a big shout out to Ava in Phoenix. Your mom says she is so proud of your beautiful singing voice. Hope your birthday is a chart topper birthday girl.

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 are traveling back millions of years for dinosaurs and prehistoric life. We are talking about fossils giants, and long lost jungles.

So kids get those Dino brains ready. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round question one, which dinosaur's name means three horned face and is famous for the large bony frill around its neck.[00:02:00] 

And the answer is triceratops with three horns. I bet he never had to worry about anyone cutting 'em off in traffic. Question two. True or false? And herbivore only eats plants

and the answer is true. Question three. Which massive longneck dinosaur was an herbivore and is one of the largest animals to ever walk the earth,

and the answer is brontosaurus or brachiosaurus. We'll take both. Question four, what is the name for the sharp part of a dinosaur's mouth used for eating?

And the answer is teeth. Just like yours, question five. True or false, the tyrannosaurus wrecks had arms that were [00:03:00] too short to reach its own mouth, and the answer is true. He was the king of dinosaurs, but he definitely couldn't win a game of rock paper scissor. Question six. What do you call an animal that eats only meat?

And the answer is a carnivore. Question seven, on which continent have dinosaur fossils been found? Hint, it's a trick question and the answer is all of them. Question eight. What is the name of the prehistoric flying reptile that soared through the skies during the age of dinosaurs?

And the answer is pterodactyl. Question nine. Most scientists believe a giant object from space hit the earth and [00:04:00] caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. What is that object called

And the answer is an asteroid. Question 10. What are the preserved remains or traces of animals and planets from the remote past called,

and the answer is fossils. All right, parents, are you ready for round two today? We're putting down the phone and picking up the TV guide. We're going back to the Golden Age of the Living Room for classic TV sitcoms. Let's get ready to rumble with the parent round. Question one in the show friends. What is the name of the character who works as a paleontologist and is famous for saying we were on a break

and the answer is. Ross Geller. See paleontology is [00:05:00] useful for more than just finding bones. Question two, which 90 sitcom featured a wealthy family living in Bel Air and a theme song that everyone still knows by heart I, and the answer is The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Question three in the sitcom, the Big Bang Theory, what is the name of the main character who is a physicist and always says Bazinga?

And the answer is Sheldon Cooper. Question four, what was the name of the fictional town in Indiana where the show Parks and Recreation took place?

And the answer is Pawnee. Question five, in the classic show Seinfeld, what is Kramer's first name

and the answer is [00:06:00] Cosmo. Question six, which eighties and nineties sitcom featured a wisecracking alien from the planet Melmack, living with the Tanner family?

And the answer is Alf. If you listened to the prior episodes, you would've gotten that one. Question seven, what is the name of the grumpy neighbor in full house who is always coming over uninvited?

And the answer is, Kimmy Gibbler. Every neighborhood has one. If you don't know who it is, it might be you. Question eight. In the show how I Met Your Mother, what is the name of the character played by Neil Patrick Harris, who always said Suit up.

And the answer is Barney Stinson. Question nine in the show, Malcolm in the Middle, what is the name of the [00:07:00] father played by Brian Cranston.

And the answer is Hal, question 10. In the sitcom, home improvement, what was the name of the neighbor who always gave advice from behind a fence? And the answer is Wilson. We've got two rounds in the books and it's on to the rumble round. This round is all about world geography and general science. First to shout out the answer is the winner.

Question one. What is the name of the famous clock tower in London, England?

And the answer is Big Ben. Question two. What is the largest organ on the human body? And the answer is the skin. Question three, which gas do [00:08:00] humans need to breathe in to survive? And the answer is oxygen. Question four, what do you call the imaginary line that runs through the north and south poles and that the earth rotates around?

And the answer is an axis. Question five, which gas makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere? Is it oxygen, nitrogen, or hydrogen?

And the answer is nitrogen. Question six in the United States, how many stars are currently on the national flag?

And the answer is 51 for each state. Question seven, how many is a baker's dozen?[00:09:00] 

And the answer is. 13. Question eight, what is the tallest animal in the world?

And the answer is the giraffe. They have the same number of neck bones as humans. They're just way, way bigger. Question nine, what do you call a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface?

And the answer is. An ocean. And the final question, which famous inventor is credited with creating the first practical light bulb, and the answer is, Thomas Edison, the battle is over. If you got that final question right, give us your best aha. Like you just had a brilliant idea. [00:10:00] Check those scores. Did the backseat take the crown or did the front seat hold the line?

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