The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 334: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia IX

Episode Date: May 18, 2022

Spencer Neuharth hosts another round of MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Cameron Hanes, and crew. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey folks, exciting news for those who live or hunt in Canada. You might not be able to join our raffles and sweepstakes and all that because of raffle and sweepstakes law, but hear this. OnX Hunt is now in Canada. It is now at your fingertips, you Canadians. The great features that you love in OnX are available for your hunts this season. Now the Hunt app is a fully functioning GPS with hunting maps that include public and crown land, hunting zones, aerial imagery, 24K topo maps, waypoints and tracking. You can even use offline maps to see where you are

without cell phone service as a special offer. You can get a free three months to try out OnX if you visit onxmaps.com slash meet. It's a media podcast. Welcome to Media Trivia, the only game

show where conservation always wins. How do you like that, Steve? Still good? That's good. Still good. I am your host, Spencer North, and today we are joined by special guests Cam Haines and Rihanna. Cam and Rihanna, welcome to the show. Thanks. Let's do it. How do you feel about trivia, Cam?

I'll let you know here pretty soon. Okay. If you're not familiar with the show, this is a 10-round quiz show with questions born out of our four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there is a prize. Me, Dieter, will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing. So far, we've had Steve win five times, Brody win three times. Clay, Seth, Giannis, and Corrine have each won once. Did you know that my buddy Tommy Edson from Washington,

he says that he's won twice. Because he plays it at work in the lunchroom with the guys at work, so we're flying him out. Really? You're going to have to fly a lot of people out. He says he's won twice. You start that press and you're going to be flying a lot of folks out. I was going to out. That's all it takes, guys.

Just email in to Trivia Anthony. I believe him. A lot of things people tell me I don't believe, but I believe everything he tells me. Now, we have a lot of housekeeping to get to from previous shows. On the March 29th episode of Media Trivia, I played Luke Bryan's 2009 song, Drinking Beer and Wasting Bullets, and declared it the worst hunting song of all time. You found the worst one? It was the worst hunting song of all time. You found the worst one? It was the worst hunting song of all time. There's a correction that you found one even worse.

No, not everyone in our crew feels this way, though. I recently found a 2010 article from countrymusiclife.com that reviewed the song and included a quote from our very own Mark Kenyon. This is what Mark had to say of Luke Bryan's song 12 years ago. No. Although I don't condone drinking while hunting, this is still a fun song to listen to. And any song that talks about sitting on the deer stand is a good one, in my opinion.

Sorry, Mark, but I strongly disagree with you there. Wow, what? What's your question? Why is he recorded saying that? Mark wrote a blog post in 2009, which is the year this song came out, talking about his rut-hunting playlist, which this song was on there.

Someone then wrote a review of Luke Bryan's album and found Mark's article and included his quote in the article reviewing the album. Good stuff. Hold on a second. Do you have a rut-hunting playlist? No. Anybody in the article reviewing the album. Good stuff. Hold on a second. Do you have a rut hunting playlist? No. Anybody in the room?

I didn't know there was such a thing. I love Mark. He's a different individual. Also on a previous episode where we talked about the Cajun Trinity, in the follow-up factoid, I misspoke and said that mirepoix is carrots, bell peppers, and onion. What I meant to say is that a mirepoix is carrots, celery, and onion. About 20 people wrote in to let me know of that error. And finally, on a previous show, we talked about how the origin of the burrito dates back to the Mexican Revolution. But Nicholas Tobey wrote in to let me

know that this is incorrect if you live in North Korea. That's because earlier this year, a North Korea state news outlet wrote about how Kim Jong-il invented the burrito in 2011, shortly before his death. He eats a lot of burritos, it looks like. They're so committed to the lie that they even erected a mural of him making a burrito in a kitchen while surrounded by chefs. This shouldn't surprise us, though, since North Korean government also claims that Kim Jong-il invented the hamburger, never used the bathroom,

and cured dwarfism. So he's done it all, from burritos to dwarfism. Thank you for your contributions. We are now on to Meteor Trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win to everything.

How's that? You stand to win everything. Game on, suckers! The first question is multiple choice, and the topic is fishing. And this first great question comes to us via Noah Kat. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com. How's he spell his name? K-A-T-T.

Hmm. Go on. Xander, which are also known as European walleye, are only found in one state. What is it? North Dakota, Texas, Ohio, or Colorado. Zander, which are also known as European walleye, are only found in one state. What is it? Again, North Dakota, Texas, Ohio, or Colorado.

I love a good multiple choice. Didn't seem like anybody knew it. Yana, don't show me your board, dude. I'm trying not to. Didn't seem like anybody knew it right off the bat. Cam, hide your board. I can't lean the other way because then I see Spencer's computer. I'm not very honest, Yana.

Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yana saying Texas. Steve saying Texas. Cam saying North Dakota. Brody saying North Dakota, he scribbled out Ohio, Sam saying Ohio, Corinne saying Ohio, Rihanna saying North Dakota, and Seth saying Ohio. The correct answer is North Dakota. That can't be true.

Xander were stocked in North Dakota's Spiritwood Lake in 1989. The agency originally put 200,000 zander fry in the lake, but abandoned the project shortly thereafter under pressure from neighboring states who had concerns the fish would destroy some of the nation's best walleye waters. That's why I thought it couldn't be there because it's such an established walleye fishery. What'd you have, Brody? North Dakota. You know, I just heard that on a podcast going to pick up our walleye boat.

Whoa. But I just couldn't remember. I wonder how different they actually are from walleye. Are they just European walleye? They're a little more green. They have like more of a shoulder and they get a lot bigger. Son of a bitch, man. Bigger than Chester's walleye?

Nah, not that. Brody's off to early lead. The state record was just caught in 2019, weighing under 16 pounds. Question two. The topic is public lands. Who is the current U.S. Secretary of the Interior? Who is the current U.S. Secretary of the Interior? No multiple choice, huh?

No multiple choice. You have to spell it right. I know. If you're in the ballpark, we'll give it to you. Don't do cluey shit. How is that cluey? Because let's say the current Secretary of the Interior was named Smith. If it was Smith. It could be

S-M-Y-T-H-E. Oh, that's a really good point. Again, who is the current U.S. Secretary of the Interior? Does everybody have an answer? Yes. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis without

an answer. Steve saying Deb Haaland. Cam without an answer. Brody saying Deb Holland. The rest of the room, not getting it. The correct answer is Deb Holland. Deb made history in 2021, becoming the first Native American to serve as the cabinet secretary. She is a 35th generation New Mexican and member of the Pueblo of Laguna.

If you want more info on her background and appointment to the Department of the Interior, check out episode 274, Farewell Red Wolf of the Meat Eater podcast. Question three, the topic is gear. This beginner-friendly piece of gear was invented by Carolina Archery Equipment in 1999. The company was later acquired by Trophy Ridge, who says it's still one of their top-selling products. This beginner-friendly piece of gear was invented by Carolina Archery Equipment in 1999. The company was later acquired by Trophy Ridge,

who says it's still one of their top-selling products. We have a very confident Giannis. You know it? I think so. I feel like there's only one thing that it could be. Okay. Let's just stop the chit-chat. An arrow. A really heavy one.

Again, Carolina Archery Equipment in 1999. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying Whisker Biscuit, Steve saying Whisker Biscuit, Cam saying Whisker Biscuit, Brody saying Whisker Biscuit, Sam saying Peep Sight, Corinne without an answer, Rihanna saying Whisker Biscuit, and Seth without an answer. The room is correct. It is the Whisker Biscuit. What's one thing you guys that don't do any answer? I still got a bow with one of those on there.

The creators of the whisker biscuit were former semiconductor engineers who wanted to invent an archery rest that would fully contain an arrow while still being quiet, durable, and easy to tune. We recently covered the history and the future of the rest on our website in an article titled, Is the Whisker Biscuit Dead? The answer is no, but you should still go read that interesting article by Emily Kander. Listen, man, my kids, I have whisker biscuits on their

bows. They run all over hell with it. It's like a great little thing for them. They don't need to think about it. Did you use one, Cam? No, I don't. No, not do, did. No. I always wanted one, and I somehow never got around to owning one.

You skipped that step, huh? Let me tell you something. I got a little question for you there. Yeah, hit me up. Will the whisker biscuit support a fish arrow? It feels too heavy. That's correct. Put him down for a point.

We are on to question four. The topic is conservation Polar bears are found in five countries Name three of them Polar bears are found in five countries Name three of them The topic is conservation A lot of thinking going on here

I see folks Imagining a map in their head. I keep changing my mind which one I'm going to put down. Looking for three of the five countries where you can find a polar bear. Does everybody have an answer? Yes. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying U.S., Canada, Greenland.

Steve saying Russia, Greenland, U.S. No, no, no, that's not what I'm saying. Oh, I scratched out the wrong one. He says Russia, Greenland, U.S. I want to go with this one. No, no, no, no. That one. We'll see.

Cam saying Canada, U.S.A., Antarctica. Brody saying U.S., Canada, Greenland Brody saying U.S., Canada, Greenland. Sam saying U.S., Canada, Greenland. Corinne saying Russia and Antarctica. Rihanna saying Antarctica, Greenland, Canada. It's not a country. And it doesn't have polar bears. And Seth saying Canada, Russia, and U.S.

The five countries are Denmark or Greenland, Norway, Russia, Canada, and the United States. So the room did very well. Antarctica. Yeah, I got that wrong too. Canada is home to about 60% of the world's polar bears with a population of 16,000. That's followed by the United States with 5,000,

Greenland or Denmark with 4,000, Norway with three thousand and russia with three thousand but because they live in such remote areas and occasionally migrate between countries their exact numbers aren't known we're on to question five it's a great round man i wonder how tommy edson's doing we will get a scoreboard update after question we should have him call in the topic is cooking this next great question comes to us via William Judson. If you have a question you think is right for Meat Eater Trivia, send it to trivia at themeateater.com. This fruit is typically used in the marinade when making bulgogi

because it helps tenderize and sweeten the meat. This fruit is typically used in the marinade when making bulgogi because it helps tenderize and sweeten the meat. We seem to have a stumped room. I disagree. Okay. We have a stumped room minus Steve. Again, bulgogi looking for the fruit

that is used in the marinade. The problem is... You can't tell us what country Bulgogi comes from? No. I will not give any hints.

No, you cannot. Steve does not like hints. Does everybody have an answer? I'm going to change my shit up. You are so confident. He looked in Brody's eyes. No. And knew he better not look in mine because I got no clue.

Oh, boy. Are we ready to reveal the answers? Yeah. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying pineapple. Oh, Giannis. Steve saying pineapple. But with a thing where I should have said maybe tamarind.

Cam saying lemon. Brody saying passion fruit. Sam saying prune. Corinne saying plum. Rihanna saying jackfruit. Seth saying lime. Nobody got it correct. The correct answer is Asian pear, but I would have given you pear if you would have said that.

Popular alternatives to pears. My second guess wasn't even right. The correct answer is Asian pear, but I would have given you pear if you would have said that. Bulgogi is Korean, but Asian pear is Korean? Popular alternatives to pears. My second guess wasn't even right. Man, when the whole room gets it wrong, that's a stumper. We shot a thing with Danielle where she made bulgogi and she did not use that. Popular alternatives to pears include. I got another question for you. How would you like me to have you fatten your little lip up for you? That's like when you ask that question about al dente pasta, dude.

What's that have to do with anything? We have two bulgogi recipes on our website. I would say that's pretty damn relevant. And you better go check, and both those sons of bitches better have that in it. They say you should use a pear, but they call out alternatives. Who's they? We have Wade Trunk and Danielle Pruitt. Now, popular alternatives to pears include kiwis, apples, and pineapples.

If you want a bulgogi recipe, we actually have two of them on the media.com for venison roast and venison heart. We need to have questions with definitive answers. I've made them both, and they are incredibly delicious. Phil, hit us with a scoreboard update. Sure thing. And last place, we have Corinne. Just a fall from grace after her year.

After destroying the conference. After dominating the April Fool's round, she's fallen to last place. Yeah, coming up next, we got Seth. How could that happen? Seth and Sam have won. Cam and Andriana all have two. Steve has three.

And in first place is Brody with four. God damn. Close race. Yeah, anybody's game. Hey, folks. Exciting news for those who live or hunt in Canada. And boy, my goodness do we hear from the Canadians whenever we do a raffle or a sweepstakes. And our raffle and sweepstakes law makes it that they can't join.

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crown land, hunting zones, aerial imagery, 24k topo maps, waypoints, and tracking. That's right, we're always talking about OnX here on the MeatEater podcast. Now you guys in the Great White North can be part of it, be part of the excitement. You can even use offline maps to see where you are without cell phone service.

That's a sweet function. As part of your membership, you'll gain access to exclusive pricing on products and services handpicked by the OnX Hunt team. Some of our favorites are First Light, Schnee's, Vortex Federal, and more. As a special offer, you can get a free three months to try OnX out if you visit onxmaps.com slash meet. onxmaps.com slash meet. Welcome to the OnX Club, y'all. Halfway through the game, we are on to question six, and the topic is fishing.

What lure was banned by Bassmaster in 2012 and FLW in 2014 because it was too effective at catching bass. What lure was banned by Bassmaster in 2012 and FLW in 2014 because it was too effective at catching bass? Here's the thing. I know the sort of... Can you just not... Don't give any hints. Don't give any hints. What play. Don't give any hints.

What's up, guys? I want to hear the... I missed the al dente question. I wasn't here for that trivia, so afterwards, will you give it to me? I want to see if I can figure it out. The question was,

what do you call it when you don't cook pasta until it's super soft or some shit like that? What? Yeah, something like that. You know, I think you should ask,

what does it mean? What's the definition? That was a part of his follow-up. Firm. Firm to the bite. Firm to the tooth. There you go. To the tooth.

Again, fishing. What lure was banned by Bassmaster and FLW because it was too good at catching bass? Does everybody have an answer? I have one. You better be ready for an argument, Bob. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Yana saying the banjo minnow. Steve saying the umbrella.

Cam saying without an answer. Brody saying the banjo minnow. Sam saying the rattler. Corinne saying the pink something. Rihanna saying spinners. And Seth saying the A-rig. The correct answer is the Alabama rig, A-rig, or umbrella rig. Oh, so I did get it.

You got it right. I couldn't think of what it was called, man. Man, I'm neck and neck with Brody. The ban is largely thanks to Paul Elias' success using it in a 2011 tournament on Lake Guntersville. Despite tough conditions and predictions that the tournament's winner would only weigh in with 60 pounds of bass, Elias destroyed the competition and finished with over 102 pounds. This was all thanks to his use of the Alabama rig, which simulated schools of shad. Yeah.

Sweet looking rig. But you know what? In a lot of states, you wouldn't be able to use it anyways because it's got too many damn hooks. Well, here's the deal. You could use it, but you just wouldn't have hooks on all of them. So that's been the popular alternative for folks. A lot of states, you could only put so many hooks on the A-rigs. So you'd be running like five of them.

So you're getting a lot of false strikes. Well, the baits that have the hooks, you usually make them a different color or something that makes them stand out. Go on white and then one chartreuse. Did you get that one right, Seth? Yes. Oh, good for you.

We're on to question seven. I tell you, I caught a lot of fish on that banjo minnow. Their marketing must be pretty damn good to fool two of you into thinking it was banned. I love it. Question seven. The topic is public lands. This next great question comes to us from our friends at OnX. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com.

What state has the most acres of corner-locked public land? What state has the most acres of corner-locked public land? If any of you guys need anything done, let me know because I've got some time on my hands right now. I feel like we had this question before. We have not. It's been discussed on the podcast. No, it's not true. It's not true.

This particular aspect, and I don't know that I have it right, has not been discussed on the podcast. Really? Has not. What state has the most acres of corner-locked public land? Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying Wyoming, Steve saying Wyoming, Cam saying Wyoming, Wyoming, Wyoming,

Corinne saying Colorado, Rihanna saying Utah, and Seth saying Wyoming. The correct answer is Wyoming. Hey! Wyoming has 2.44 million acres of corner-locked public land. That's followed by Nevada at 1.93 million, Arizona at 1.33 million, and Montana at 871,000. If you want more info on this public lands issue,

go to onxmaps.com and read their comprehensive report called the Corner-Locked Report. We're on to question eight. We will get a scoreboard update after this from Phil. The topic is trapping. What is the most targeted furbearer by American trappers, according to a 2015 survey by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies? Most targeted or most caught? Most targeted.

What is the most targeted furbearer by american trappers according to a 2015 survey i need more information you have to give more information that is like hours hours spent this is what the survey said it's a stupid it's a stupid question okay how do you participants in pursuit of? Or do you mean hours spent, traps set? Does anyone agree that I'll give more details? You can't. It's like, you can't.

That's not a question. This was a question on a survey. The survey, and okay, here's what the question was. Hear me out. If I say what's the most harvested game animal in America? It's the morning dove. What's the most hunted animal in America in terms of hunter hours spent?

It's the whitetail deer. Two very different son of a bitchin' things. I said targeted. I protest this question because Steve's the only one that traps in this room anyway. No, that's wrong. Oh, that's right. We got sad. I think, look, you have to look at it from this perspective. They asked a whole bunch of trappers,

what is your number one targeted species? They wrote down, the majority of them wrote down the answer. Yeah, it's a legit question, I think. Oh. Steve, I see what you mean because I'm in the same conundrum. Again, the wording is most targeted furbearer. Does everybody have an answer? Now the win's

going to have to have an asterisk. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying muskrat, Steve saying coon, Cam saying coyote. What'd you write? Coyote. I'm sorry. Fix your handwriting. Brody saying raccoon, Sam saying coon.

Corinne saying beaver. Rihanna saying beaver. Seth saying coon. The correct answer is raccoon. Ah, damn it. What'd you write, Brody? Oh, shit. I almost wrote coyote, though, because I figured a lot. 62% of trappers surveyed said they target raccoons.

That's followed by coyotes at 55%, mus Muskrat at 37%, and Beaver at 33%. Well, you delivered what would have been helpful in solving that. Among surveyed trappers. Giannis interpreted the question perfectly. He pulled it off his ass. No, no, no. Phil, give us the scoreboard update. We have two questions left.

Sure. Top three players right now. In third place, we have Seth with four points. Second place is Steve with five. And in first place is Brody Henderson with six points. Son of a... We are on to question nine, and the topic is hunting. This next question is a visual question.

If you want to play along and see what the room is seeing, go to Instagram and check out at Spencer new earth. It'll be my most recent post. I got a new tattoo a few months ago, which is a replica of a tattoo that a famous hunter supposedly had. Who is that hunter? I will now show you guys. This is the tattoo. You need to figure out

who the famous hunter is that had it. You got this tattoo? I have this tattoo. Where's that tattoo? Let's see the tattoo. Because you like it. It's up here. That would be like stranger than... Oh, you should have wore a tank top today. Did you get this tattoo because you really liked that hunter? I'm not going to give any details. Again, this is a replica of a

tattoo that a famous hunter supposedly had. Supposedly. Who is that hunter? I'm not going to give any details. Again, this is a replica of a tattoo that a famous hunter supposedly had. Supposedly. Who is that hunter? Supposedly. And notice he said had. He doesn't like to give hints, but I think he might have. He had it surgically removed.

Yanni, every word I write is intentional. Is this hunter still alive? I'm not giving any details. Was he a bow hunter? Not saying anything. If Cam Haynes has this fucking tattoo, I'm going to freak out. What a plot twist.

Oh, God. You're playing along really good over there. Man. Does anybody need to look at the phone one more time? No. Before we have an answer. Go ahead and reveal your answer. We have Yanis saying Fredbear. Steve saying Hugh Glass.

Cam saying... Capstick. Capstick. That's what I wanted to Holmes, Corrine without an answer, Rihanna with Jim Shockey, and Seth with Fredbear. Nobody got it correct. The answer is Teddy Roosevelt. Oh, my God. I almost put that. I thought there's no way he had tattoos. You said like, you know, president, right?

He doesn't seem like a tattoo type. The tattoo is of the Roosevelt family crest, which was located on his chest. The context clue that would have helped you get this right are the three roses in the middle of the crest. Some online sources say he definitely had the ink, while others claim it was just a hoax started by Puck Magazine in 1912. No shit. It's believed he was the only president with a tattoo. Others say that Andrew Jackson, I think, had a tomahawk. Somebody said James Polk had something.

I don't remember what it was. But someone could be the first president with a tattoo. That could just be a goal for somebody. We're on to question 10, the last question. Phil, give us another scoreboard update. Same score. Nobody got that one right. So we need Brody to get it wrong.

Brody has six and Steve has five. Brody to get it wrong, Steve to get it right. This next question comes to us via Jeffrey Wright. If you have a question you think is right for media, you can send it to trivia at the media.com. Jeffrey Wright. Oh, no, he's great. Did you see him

in the French Dispatch? Yes. He should have got an Academy Award for that. Yeah, it was great. Pardon the interruption, Spencer. And he sent us this question. This Nordic dish,

which is often served at Christmas time, is dried fish that's pickled in lye. This Nordic dish, which is often served at Christmas time, is dried fish that's pickled in lye. Brody, you know it? I think I do.

Uh-oh. Know it. I've had it. But I don't know it. I had it. No, I had them. Oh, boy. So we need Brody to slip up, Steve to get it correct. Seems like we're not going to have that ending.

Just give me a second. This Nordic dish, which is often served at Christmas time, is dried fish that's pickled in lye. Does everybody have an answer? No. Are you going to come up with one, Steve? Just the pain. The pain

that's going on. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying Stankfisk. Ludafisk! That's it! We had Brody say Ludafisk and I think he's the only one

that got it correct. Son of a bitch! Brody won by two? He won by two. No playoff today. Just a like, Brody just like a very decisive victory. The Terminator. Although this dish was traditionally served

by Scandinavians, there is actually more of it consumed today in the United States. Madison, Minnesota claims to be the lutefisk capital of the world and has a large fiberglass statue of a codfish that is named Lutefisk capital of the world and has a large fiberglass statue of a codfish that is named Lutefisk. Would you have accepted salt cod?

No. I don't think so. That's not the same thing. Brody, what do you think is your uh... I don't understand. You've still won more than he has. I have a... What's your problem? I have a... I've won more, but I feel like he's better.

I read Kim's book because I have such a strong desire to beat you. And I learned from his book. Yes. Yes. Good job. All right, Brody, what are you doing with your $500? It's turkey season. National Wild Turkey Federation.

National Wild Turkey Federation. National Wild Turkey Federation. That does it for this episode of Meteor Trivia. Kim, Rihanna, thank you guys for joining us. Tune in next time for more Meteor Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. Yeah. Thanks, Spencer. Good job.

Thanks, guys. Hey folks, OnX are available for your hunts this season. Now the Hunt app is a fully functioning GPS with hunting maps that include public and crown land, hunting zones, aerial imagery, 24K topo maps, waypoints and tracking. You can even use offline maps to see where you are without cell phone service as a special offer. You can get a free three months to try out OnX if you visit onxmaps.com slash meet.