Anna Goldfield is full of facts! She knows the capital of New Hampshire is Concord and that the Greek God of the Sea is Poseidon! But does she know enough to join Anna Weggel and Aron’s Tuesday Trivia Team? Listen to find out, and test yourself along the way!
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ROBOT: Now entering Brains On! headquarters.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, man. Oh, gosh. Oh, jeez.
ANNA WEGGEL: Hey, Aron. Out of my way. I got to wash my hands.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's the big rush?
ANNA WEGGEL: I touched a frog. And frogs give people warts.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, snap!
[CRUNCH]
ANNA WEGGEL: Why are you stress-eating chips in the lab kitchen, Aron?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I swallowed my gum. It's going to be stuck in my stomach for seven years. I'm so stressed.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, wow. What are we going to do?
[WHISTLE]
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, hi, Anna. Hi, Aron. So nice to see some pals in the lab kitchen.
ANNA WEGGEL: Hi, Anna.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Whoa, intense energy, guys. Oh, did you have a nasty snack? Are you disappointed because we're all out of archaeology ice cream? It is the best kind. You get to dig with your spoon for chocolate artifacts.
ANNA WEGGEL: No, we're just feeling anxious.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, do tell. Anxiety is one of my specialties.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Well, I just swallowed my gum, so now I'm going to be walking around with gum in my stomach for the next seven years.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I hate to break it to you, Aron, but that's not true.
ANNA WEGGEL: What?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yeah, chewing gum isn't digestible, but that's no problem for your tummy. It'll pass right through your gut in two to four days.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I mean, I wouldn't recommend swallowing it, but it's not going to get stuck in there.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, well, I just touched a frog, so I'm going to get warts?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, well, not to burst your anxiety bubble, Anna, but that's not true either. People used to think the little bumps on the backs of frogs were warts, but they're not. In fact, warts are caused by viruses that only humans get. So you won't be getting warts from a friendly froglet.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Anna, you know a lot of stuff.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Thanks.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah. Wait, Anna, would you possibly want to be a part of our Tuesday night trivia team?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Heck, yeah. I mean, I already belong to two other trivia teams, but I believe in the power of three.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: So do we. But first, you got to pass the test.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, yeah, the Tuesday night trivia test. We're going to ask you five trivia questions. And if you get three or more right, you're in.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, all right. I love a challenge. Hit me.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, question number 1. How many planets are in our solar system? And what are their names?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: OK, there are eight. There used to be nine, but Pluto got shifted into a different category. So we got Mars, Mercury, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Ooh!
ANNA WEGGEL: One more.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Venus.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Venus, Venus, Venus.
ANNA WEGGEL: Great job.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Venus is always such a hard one.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yep.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You're so great. OK, are you ready for another?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, I'm ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It is Mercury, also known as quicksilver because of exactly that. It moves around really fast in like a liquid bubble. It's very cool, but you shouldn't touch it. Don't touch it.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: That's absolutely right-- mercury. Liquid mercury is so heavy. Two tablespoons of it is 2 pounds. And it's so slippery. It's impossible to hold. If you tried, it would slip out of your hand.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Heavily. And you shouldn't.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Absolutely.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yeah, don't touch it, though.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No, don't do that.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It's not great for you.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, Anna, something tells me you're going to get this next one.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: What?
ANNA WEGGEL: Who were the first early humans that we know of to bury their dead?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: There's a lot of debate is the thing. But it was the Neanderthals.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: There's evidence for that. People argue about it, but that's mostly because archaeologists just love to argue.
ANNA WEGGEL: Any fun facts about Neanderthals that you are just dying to share with us?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, sure. There is evidence that they might have known about the medicinal properties of plants and used them to help with pain.
ANNA WEGGEL: Ooh, smarties.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, wow. Good for them. That's so smart.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I know.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Well, Anna, you've already answered three. So these next two are just for bonus points. Are you ready?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: No, this is very important. This is for my own personal pride. I'm ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Question number 4, in what city was the first US Mint opened?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: See, this is where-- this is where I meet my downfall because I'm pretty great with history up until about 1,000 years ago. And then--
ANNA WEGGEL: It's all a blur.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: And then it's all a blur. But I'm going to use some context clues. The first US Mint, so that means that the United States were already a thing. But there weren't all of the states. In fact, there were really only a few. I'm going to say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Ding, ding, ding, you're absolutely right.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Woo-hoo!
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: For our listeners who didn't know, a mint is where you make money. It was opened in 1792. Congress chose Philly because back then, it was the capital of the United States.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, are you ready for your final question for glory?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I'm so ready.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Give me the question.
ANNA WEGGEL: Here it comes. Here it comes. What is the name of the process by which plants make their food?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It is photosynthesis.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I wish I could photosynthesize sometimes, but then again, food is delicious.
ANNA WEGGEL: Well, I don't need to tell you this because you probably already understand. But photosynthesis is when green plants convert light into chemical energy. And then light hits a plant's leaves and converts carbon dioxide into oxygen, which is what animals like us humans need to breathe.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Gee whiz, Anna.
ANNA WEGGEL: You made the team.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, thanks, guys. I'm so excited to join in the fun. I love trivia. Now, for one of my favorite snacks, ketchup on potato bread.
ANNA WEGGEL: Ugh.
That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman. And the APM Studios executives in charge are Chandra Kavati and Joanne Griffith. Brains On! is a nonprofit program. Bye, smarty pals.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Bye-bye. See you.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, man. Oh, gosh. Oh, jeez.
ANNA WEGGEL: Hey, Aron. Out of my way. I got to wash my hands.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's the big rush?
ANNA WEGGEL: I touched a frog. And frogs give people warts.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, snap!
[CRUNCH]
ANNA WEGGEL: Why are you stress-eating chips in the lab kitchen, Aron?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I swallowed my gum. It's going to be stuck in my stomach for seven years. I'm so stressed.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, wow. What are we going to do?
[WHISTLE]
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, hi, Anna. Hi, Aron. So nice to see some pals in the lab kitchen.
ANNA WEGGEL: Hi, Anna.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Whoa, intense energy, guys. Oh, did you have a nasty snack? Are you disappointed because we're all out of archaeology ice cream? It is the best kind. You get to dig with your spoon for chocolate artifacts.
ANNA WEGGEL: No, we're just feeling anxious.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, do tell. Anxiety is one of my specialties.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Well, I just swallowed my gum, so now I'm going to be walking around with gum in my stomach for the next seven years.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I hate to break it to you, Aron, but that's not true.
ANNA WEGGEL: What?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yeah, chewing gum isn't digestible, but that's no problem for your tummy. It'll pass right through your gut in two to four days.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I mean, I wouldn't recommend swallowing it, but it's not going to get stuck in there.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, well, I just touched a frog, so I'm going to get warts?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, well, not to burst your anxiety bubble, Anna, but that's not true either. People used to think the little bumps on the backs of frogs were warts, but they're not. In fact, warts are caused by viruses that only humans get. So you won't be getting warts from a friendly froglet.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Anna, you know a lot of stuff.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Thanks.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah. Wait, Anna, would you possibly want to be a part of our Tuesday night trivia team?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Heck, yeah. I mean, I already belong to two other trivia teams, but I believe in the power of three.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: So do we. But first, you got to pass the test.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, yeah, the Tuesday night trivia test. We're going to ask you five trivia questions. And if you get three or more right, you're in.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, all right. I love a challenge. Hit me.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, question number 1. How many planets are in our solar system? And what are their names?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: OK, there are eight. There used to be nine, but Pluto got shifted into a different category. So we got Mars, Mercury, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Ooh!
ANNA WEGGEL: One more.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Venus.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Venus, Venus, Venus.
ANNA WEGGEL: Great job.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Venus is always such a hard one.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yep.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You're so great. OK, are you ready for another?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, I'm ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It is Mercury, also known as quicksilver because of exactly that. It moves around really fast in like a liquid bubble. It's very cool, but you shouldn't touch it. Don't touch it.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: That's absolutely right-- mercury. Liquid mercury is so heavy. Two tablespoons of it is 2 pounds. And it's so slippery. It's impossible to hold. If you tried, it would slip out of your hand.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Heavily. And you shouldn't.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Absolutely.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Yeah, don't touch it, though.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: No, don't do that.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It's not great for you.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, Anna, something tells me you're going to get this next one.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: What?
ANNA WEGGEL: Who were the first early humans that we know of to bury their dead?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: There's a lot of debate is the thing. But it was the Neanderthals.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: There's evidence for that. People argue about it, but that's mostly because archaeologists just love to argue.
ANNA WEGGEL: Any fun facts about Neanderthals that you are just dying to share with us?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, sure. There is evidence that they might have known about the medicinal properties of plants and used them to help with pain.
ANNA WEGGEL: Ooh, smarties.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Oh, wow. Good for them. That's so smart.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I know.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Well, Anna, you've already answered three. So these next two are just for bonus points. Are you ready?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: No, this is very important. This is for my own personal pride. I'm ready.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Question number 4, in what city was the first US Mint opened?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: See, this is where-- this is where I meet my downfall because I'm pretty great with history up until about 1,000 years ago. And then--
ANNA WEGGEL: It's all a blur.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: And then it's all a blur. But I'm going to use some context clues. The first US Mint, so that means that the United States were already a thing. But there weren't all of the states. In fact, there were really only a few. I'm going to say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Ding, ding, ding, you're absolutely right.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Woo-hoo!
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: For our listeners who didn't know, a mint is where you make money. It was opened in 1792. Congress chose Philly because back then, it was the capital of the United States.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, are you ready for your final question for glory?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I'm so ready.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Give me the question.
ANNA WEGGEL: Here it comes. Here it comes. What is the name of the process by which plants make their food?
ANNA GOLDFIELD: It is photosynthesis.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah!
ANNA GOLDFIELD: I wish I could photosynthesize sometimes, but then again, food is delicious.
ANNA WEGGEL: Well, I don't need to tell you this because you probably already understand. But photosynthesis is when green plants convert light into chemical energy. And then light hits a plant's leaves and converts carbon dioxide into oxygen, which is what animals like us humans need to breathe.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Gee whiz, Anna.
ANNA WEGGEL: You made the team.
ANNA GOLDFIELD: Oh, thanks, guys. I'm so excited to join in the fun. I love trivia. Now, for one of my favorite snacks, ketchup on potato bread.
ANNA WEGGEL: Ugh.
That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman. And the APM Studios executives in charge are Chandra Kavati and Joanne Griffith. Brains On! is a nonprofit program. Bye, smarty pals.
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Bye-bye. See you.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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