Joining us on this episode is our 'Delhi lover' guest quizmaster, Hari Krishna! Do you know which award in the field of architecture is named after the title of a Shia Imam, and the etymology of which derives from 'elder brother' in Turkish? Do you know what two word phrase originated with the brothers, Chang and Eng Bunker, Asian immigrants to America? Do you know what tree along with a big cat, was featured on the East India Company mohurs? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: ...
Jul 07, 2025•58 min•Ep. 109
Joining us on this episode is our 'king of segues' guest quizmaster Berty Ashley! Do you know which song from the 1956 musical film Carousel, has gained worldwide recognition, and recently was being sung more than usual? Do you know what connects the countries Ecuador, Mongolia, Pakistan and Croatia? Do you know what etymology connects a Swiss cheese dish to the world of tech? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.f...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 108
Do you know why Donald Lau, the CFO of a food company, claim to be the most read writer in America? Do you know which unexpected publishing house first published the award-winning book " Mrs Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery " by Balwant Kaur? Do you know what type of books are named after creator and publisher Clifton Hillegass? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme...
Jun 23, 2025•59 min•Ep. 107
Do you know what historically and globally significant directive was issued by Ronald Reagan after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by the USSR in 1983 (Hint: it has to do with the US Space Force)? Do you know what is the unofficial term in the world of typography, given to improper 'kerning', the spacing between the letters of a font? Do you know which 2003 film, and starring whom, was initially conceived as a sequel to Space Jam, called Spy Jam starring Jackie Chan? Tune in to find ou...
Jun 16, 2025•56 min•Ep. 106
Do you know what historically significant event has occurred thrice in history, in 1294, 1415 and 2013? Do you know who were the filmmakers who, post their divorce in 2003, made their own films dealing with the end of the relationship, and both won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay for their respective films? Do you know which popular phrase was coined by Patrick J McGinnis in 2004 in The Harbus, the magazine of Harvard Business School? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagr...
Jun 09, 2025•57 min•Ep. 105
Do you know which now-common proverb was first used in the obituary for the actor Marshall Pinckney Wilder? Do you know what award was posthumously given to psychologist and inventor B. F. Skinner for his study on housing live pigeons inside missiles to guide them to their targets? Do you know which popular phrase, according to historian Thomas Fuller, was first used by the poet Edmund Spenser when he did not get the money he was promised by Queen Elizabeth I? (Also another piece of trivia relat...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 104
Do you know who is the Portugese Catholic priest, born in India, and who was a pioneer in the scientific study of hypnotism? Do you know which company threatened to relocate their headquarters from Atlanta if an event honouring MLK in the city wasn't supported by other local businesses? Do you know what very common word originated from the activities of student pranksters at MIT? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://ww...
May 26, 2025•59 min•Ep. 103
Do you know which boy band achieved stardom in 1989, an achievement listed on Rolling Stone's "Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments"? Do you know which song was performed as a tribute for Queen Silvia when she married the King of Sweden? Do you know which are the four Great Offices of State in the UK government? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com Subred...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 102
Do you know who was called in to find the bullet that had mortally wounded American President Garfield in an assassination attempt? Do you know what were the qualifying criteria for the "Dream Budget" of 1997? Do you know why did the British chemist and astronaut Helen Sharman gain the nickname "The Girl from Mars"? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com...
May 12, 2025•56 min•Ep. 101
Do you know what happens after a run of 100 episodes? A brief pause. But nothing to fear, we are gearing up for our next 100 episodes and we'll be back in a few short weeks. And as always, there is some trivia in this episode too: Do you know what was the name of the second live album by the Eagles, in 1994, after a hiatus of 14 years? Tune in to find out! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouq...
Mar 27, 2025•2 min
Do you know what happens when some of the best trivia nerds gather together on a single podcast episode? You get some amazing trivia like: Do you know what glaring omission is allegedly because of Gösta Mittag-Leffler's affair with Sofie Hess? Do you know what nickname was given to Adam Curry, one of the pioneers of podcasting? Do you know how 3 very iconic nature reserves were formed, unintentionally, because of other human activities? Tune in to find out as we are joined by guest quizmasters: ...
Feb 21, 2025•59 min•Ep. 100
Do you know what is the nickname given to Lasius emarginatus, an invasive ant species found in New York? Do you know why do certain gene mutations in Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies, have names like 'Swiss Cheese, Cheap Date, Ken and Barbie'? Do you know in which year did the Homo Sapiens population reach 6 billion? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@g...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 99
Do you know what pop culture stable was first established in Macbeth in the Porter's monologue in Act 2, Scene 3? Do you know how did Dave Grohl cheekily make fun of another artist for using a backing track, when the Foo Fighters performed at the London Stadium? Do you know which actor was the unlikely choice to play the twin of Gary Oldman's character in the movie Tiptoes? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.face...
Feb 05, 2025•40 min•Ep. 98
Do you know which fictional characters did the poet William Ernest Henley and his daughter inspire? Do you know which building is considered "London's worst kept secret"? Do you know which TV show where the first letters of the lead characters' names spelt "MAGIC"? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/areyouquizzingm...
Jan 29, 2025•53 min•Ep. 97
As per tradition we are doing an extra long, special episode to mark the beginning of the new year! And what better way to do that than by discussing some fun trivia pertaining to events that happened in 2024. So, do you know what happened in Europe in January of 2024 that happened only once before, in 1146? Do you know why a Lennon-McCartney single in 2024, "Primrose Hill", go completely under the radar? Do you know what bizarre hashtag went viral before Paris Olympics, to protest hosting event...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 96
Do you know what piece of technology was made obsolete by a Japanese and Dutch collaboration, which is now making a resurgence? Do you know what are the unique characteristics of Belphegor's Prime Number, named after the Prince of Hell? Do you know which is the only band to have performed on all 7 continents? Also, bonus, find out why the ghosts of trivia past, present and future visit, in this episode! Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzing...
Dec 31, 2024•55 min•Ep. 95
Do you know why the director of a famous West End production had to come out on the day Queen Elizabeth II passed away? Do you know which Grammy award winning, famous American singer was raised as a Hindu in her younger years? Do you know which "disease" was said to affect soldiers and Swiss mercenaries, and was given its name by Johannes Hofer? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Ema...
Dec 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 94
Do you know which singer composed a very famous song to help his actress wife cope with the passing of her father? Do you know what did Niels Bohr choose as his family crest when awarded the Order Of The Elephant? Do you know which plant was used as a dye for mummies, and also as a medicine, a perfume and even a toothpick? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gm...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 93
Do you know how the headline "Alien Heads Found In ____" inspired Matthew Carter in 1993? Do you know which typeface is one of the most commonly used across multiple Fortune 500 companies? Do you know what four word phrase from a poem by Ernest Dowson, and rhyming* with 'out of mind', has been immortalised in pop culture? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gma...
Dec 01, 2024•54 min
Do you know who was the last pharaoh of Egypt? Do you know which universally beloved person had a statue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, meant to be a symbol of solidarity? Do you know which book is Annaamalai, the Rajini starrer, based on (plus a bunch of Rajini related trivia)? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/areyo...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 91
Do you know which two celestial bodies are missing from Gustav Holst's orchestral suite 'The Planets', which had iconic pieces like 'Mars'? Do you know what landmark pop culture staple is the marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg associated with? Do you what is the Mandela Effect attached to a certain Queen song, a line that wasn't there in the original recording but everyone swears it was? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: h...
Nov 12, 2024•57 min•Ep. 90
Do you know the early draft of which iconic song was supposed to be 'Mongolian' and was later changed? Do you know which famous company has GI tagged products with the logo of a lion with the head of an elephant, aka 'sharabha'? Do you know which famous linguist is credited with coining the word 'counterintuitive'? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com ...
Nov 02, 2024•49 min•Ep. 89
Do you know which author claimed to have been the first to write an entire novel's manuscript on a typewriter? Do you know which common phrase traces its origin to the indignant utterance by a wronged playwright in the early 1700s? Do you know which Indian company changed its logo to reflect its transformation from an FMCG company to an IT giant? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Em...
Oct 28, 2024•49 min•Ep. 88
Do you know how the song 'Bad Sign Good Sign' composed by Monty Norman is permanently etched in pop culture? Do you know which word first mentioned in Liber Medicinalis was written by Londoners on their doorways to ward off the plague ? Do you know what signage did P T Barnum use to make sure guests exited quickly and didn't linger around the displays and exhibits for too long? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www....
Oct 19, 2024•58 min•Ep. 87
Do you know which place is mentioned in Rang De Basanti, famous for a train robbery and for kebabs - SMASH - do you know which name change happened on 24th May 2011 to better reflect the cultural identity of the place in India? Do you know when was the concert pitch of Europe widely standardised to 435 Hz? Do you know what natural phenomenon did Pfeilstorch or 'arrow storks' help prove? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: htt...
Oct 10, 2024•52 min•Ep. 86
Do you know which mathematician invented nyctography so that they could write in the dark without the benefit of a light? Do you know why around 1500 Jewish families cannot ride the London Underground? Do you know which two luminaries won the Grammy for the spoken word album of the famous musical 'Peter and the Wolf'? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.c...
Sep 30, 2024•49 min•Ep. 85
Do you know what software error which we all face, caused names of genes to be reported erroneously in multiple studies? Do you know which party game invented in Russia in the 1980s was based on the fact that an informed minority would always win over an uninformed majority? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/areyo...
Sep 23, 2024•56 min•Ep. 84
Do you know how in 1951 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a young black woman suffering from cervical cancer changed the face of modern medicine? Do you know what is the Indian equivalent of a Nepali Jerry? Do you know how a tribute on MLK Day in a town in Florida, turn into a huge gaffe, by a simple error in naming? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouquizzingme@gmail.com Subre...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 83
Do you know which famous 18th century racehorse was named after a misheard version of a root vegetable? Do you know which famous movie derived its name from an Alexander Pope poem called 'Eloisa to Abelard'? Do you know what punny name was given to the trio of female primate researchers Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingme Email: areyouqu...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 82
Do you know which iconic snack was popularised by an Indian political party? Do you know which country has infamously committed multiple political faux pas when it comes to the flags of other countries? Do you know which present day tribe is famously polygamous and chooses their chief through a specific display of physical and athletic prowess? Tune in to find out!! You can reach us atInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/areyouquizzingme/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areyouquizzingmeEmail: ...
Sep 01, 2024•57 min•Ep. 81
