Wisconsin Trivia

Get your cheese plate, ready, we're going to Wisconsin. That's right, Gang, This is episode 192 of the dorky geeky, nerdy trivia podcast. And we've got a heaping helping of Wisconsin, trivia, for you. If you're new to the show, welcome, we have a 30 question-and-answer game every week on a different topic. This season, we're making our way through all 50 states. If you're looking for scorecards or rules, check out our website. Your chi chi, chi nerdy.com and we'll get you set up that covers the necessities of the show. So let's begin. The dorky round. Number one, born in Kenosha. Who is currently playing Bruce Banner? AKA The Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mark Ruffalo. Number two, born in Green Bay. What actor starred in shows like wings, Monk and the marvelous mrs. Maisel. Tony Shalhoub. Number three. What actor starred in. Such varied films has Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil and Transformers the movie. Orson Welles from Kenosha. Number four. What actors starting three Mel Brooks movies and four films with Richard Pryor. Gene Wilder. Number 5, what San Francisco, 49ers quarterback, caused a national sensation and dialogue for kneeling during the u.s. national anthem. Colin Kaepernick. Number six. What state borders. Wisconsin to the South. Illinois. Number 7, what is the largest city in Wisconsin? Milwaukee. Number 8, set in the 1950s. What TV series took place in Wisconsin, and featured the Cunningham family. Happy Days. Number 9, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey starred in what 1992 movie set in Wisconsin. Wayne's World. Number 10. What motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1903 is headquartered in Milwaukee and not Sturgis South Dakota? Harley-Davidson. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Wisconsin? Madison. Number two, born in Beloit who is the only woman to win an Indycar Series race? Danica Patrick. Number three. What designer from Richland Center was a Pioneer in? What would be called the Prairie School movement of architecture? Frank Lloyd Wright. Number four, born in Grand, Shoot Wisconsin. What? U.s. Senator hunted Communists in the US Army, as well as outing homosexuals in the US, government in the 1950s Joseph McCarthy. Number 5, what Saturday Night, Live actor from Madison passed away at the age of 33 in 1997? Chris Farley. Number six, what Happy Days? Spin-off featured Penny, Marshall and Cindy Williams. Laverne & Shirley. Number 7. What educational approach borrowed from Germany? First came to the u.s. in Watertown Wisconsin in 1856. Kindergarten translated from German. The name means Garden of children. Number 8, what tv series was set in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin. That 70s Show. Number 9, Kristen Wiig, co-wrote and starred in. What 2011 comedy set in Milwaukee. Bridesmaids. Number 10. What state borders. Wisconsin to the north. Michigan specifically, the upper peninsula. The nerdy round number 1. What actor, gave a shout-out to his hometown of Appleton Wisconsin, when he hosted Saturday Night Live on January, 29th, 2022. Willem Dafoe. Number two. What actor born in 1900 in Milwaukee was the first person to win consecutive academy awards for best actor. Spencer Tracy. He 14 1938 Captains. Courageous in 1939 s, Boys, Town. Number three. What soap opera airing since 1973 is set in Genoa City, Wisconsin? The Young and the Restless. Number four, what pianist singer and actor from West Allis Wisconsin, would perform under just his last name. Liberace. Number five, Jeff Bridges. And Karen Allen Drive from Wisconsin to Arizona in what 1984 sci-fi film. Starman. Number 6, we could think Wisconsin night. Christopher Latham Sholes for the layout of what modern technology. The QWERTY keyboard though the original had no zero or one on the top row, you used a capital o and a lowercase L for those numbers. number 7, the state symbol of Wisconsin is a badger but it doesn't refer to the animal but to what occupation Minor specifically Badgers were LED miners of the 1820s? Number 8, born Lester pulseless What musician and inventor lenses? Name to a solid body electric guitar? Les Paul. Number 9, what town plays host to the largest experimental, Aviation event every year? Oshkosh Wisconsin. Number 10, what crashed in Manitowoc Wisconsin in 1962. Sputnik 4. And that's it for Wisconsin. Trivia. This week one, some bonus facts, all the ginseng produced in the u.s. comes from Wisconsin. The account for about 10% of the world's production of it. Like a lot of Midwestern states, it's named after a river, the Wisconsin River. From 1895 to 1967 margarine was prohibited in the state. Wisconsin was the 30th state to enter the Union, its 20th and population and 23rd in area. I've never made it to Wisconsin but I'm a huge fan of all things dairy. So I'm sure I'll find something to entertain myself while I'm there. What should I visit when I go to Wisconsin? Will be back here next week with another three rounds of questions. Here's a little clue de tide. You over what state is home to the longest NASCAR oval track? If you know much about NASCAR it should narrow it down for you. See you back here next Wednesday. This has been episode 192 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy Serbia, podcast. The music was by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com, dorky geeky? Nerdy is hosted written and produced by me. Brian Rollins. Come visit me at the voices. In my head.com. Always, thanks for listening.