cover of episode #172 - Game, Set, Match!

#172 - Game, Set, Match!

2024/7/19
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This is the quiz. History, pop culture, science, sports, civics. How much do you know? Let's find out. Five days a week, it's five questions in less than five minutes. We ask people on the streets of New York City to play along. So let's see how you do. Question one. In the sport of tennis, the term love represents what score? 15. 15.

Zero. That's right. Zero. Question two. It was an ending that shocked fans across the world. In which Marvel installment did the Avengers lose to Thanos and turn into dust? Endgame? Infinity War. That's right. Avengers Infinity War. How do you think you're doing so far? Let me tell you. They get tougher from here, so let's keep going. All right. On to question three.

On June 17, 1812, who was the president that declared war on Great Britain? George Washington. It's Sean Adams. Is it James Madison? You might be surprised. The answer is James Madison. Question four. In 1971, the rock band Three Dog Night released the classic An Old Fashioned Love Song. But who wrote the song? Jim Morrison. I don't know music.

John Belton. If you guessed Paul Williams, you got it right. Play, share, listen. Question five is next. Hi, everybody. It's Brian Kilmeade. I want you to join me weekdays at 9 a.m. East as we break down the biggest stories of the day with some of the biggest newsmakers and, of course, what you think. Listen live or get the podcast now at BrianKilmeadeShow.com.

All right, guys, here we go. This is it. The moment we've been waiting for. Question five. 16th century poet John Lyley is credited for creating the phrase, all's fair in love and war. In what work was this proverb popularized? I thought that was Shakespeare. Heart of war. In what work? I don't know what that means. War and peace. And the answer to this one is

Brace yourselves. You fewies. The anatomy of wit. All right, y'all. How'd you do on the quiz? I probably would have got maybe one of those. Maybe. That was a tough one. Either way, you can try again tomorrow. And if you missed any along the way, you can always find more quizzes at thequiz.fi and come back here to see how you did. I'm Joey Jones. I can't thank you enough for taking the quiz.

Take the quiz at thequiz.fox. Play, share, listen. Five questions, five minutes, five days a week. Thequiz.fox.