S19 E8 - What's REALLY Black and White and Read All Over?

Quiz and Hers

This week, Hallie makes headlines, with six trivia questions all about newspapers! We also read up on classic hip-hop, recent literature, and one of your favorite diversions!

2:38: Q1 (Times & Places): Although William Randolph Hearst created the largest newspaper business in the world, he may be better known as the grandfather of Patty Hearst, known for being kidnapped in 1974 by what militant organization?

7:29: Q2 (Arts & Literature): The Village Voice, America’s first alternative newsweekly, was created by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and this novelist, best known for his novels “The Naked and the Dead” and “The Executioner’s Song”.

13:32: Q3 (Sports & Games): Sudoku, which became a common game found in newspapers around the world, originated with French puzzle setters who were experimenting with removing numbers from what mathematical array?

25:26: Q4 (Movies & TV): The 2015 film Spotlight is based on the true story of reporters at what newspaper who investigated child sex abuse in the Catholic church?

29:03: Q5 (Everything Else): Scholars usually credit ancient Romans with creating the first newspapers. They were published chronicles of events, births, deaths, and gossip and went by this Latin name, which translates to Daily Acts.

34:30: Q6 (Music): “A Letter to the New York Post” is a song by what hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav in 1985?

Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0

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