The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 433: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LVI

Episode Date: April 19, 2023

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Brody Henderson, Rick Hutton, Ryan Callaghan, Cory Calkins, Corinne Schneider, Paul Lewis, Ian Fraizer, and Phil Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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 meat. It's a meat eater podcast. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newharth, and today we're joined by Stephen Ranella, Ryan Callahan, Paul Lewis, Rick Hutton, Brody Henderson, Corinne Schneider, Corey Calkins, and Sandy Frazier.

Now, Sandy, this is your first time playing Meat Eater Trivia. How do you feel about your chances? I think they're poor. Okay. Now, I don't think the room agrees. No, I think he's a contender. Brody was hyping him up in the break room, saying he thinks he's got a real shot.

Steve, you've had a chance to suss out Sandy's trivia abilities in the regular show. How do you think he's going to do? I think he's going to do well, because his books are all written under the name Ian Frazier. And he does very, he's done a lot of magazine reporting and a lot of books, which have brought him all around the country. And he's a lifelong fisherman. And I think he's had, if he doesn't win, it's his own fault.

Well-rounded. Because I think that to have been as many places and processed as much information, if you don't win, it's because you weren't paying attention or remembering well. And Steve has a hypothesis that age is a factor in playing trivia. Sandy, you're the oldest one in the room. So that should give you an upper hand.

That shows how much you know about age. Okay. We had an 80-year-old guy the other day get his ass kicked. Okay. It drops off. We're learning. I'm 72. Okay.

So we'll see how. We're learning where the bell curve is right now. Okay. You're going to help us with some more data. Because Brody, how old are you Brody? You're at top of your game right now. 40, uh, 41. Oh yeah.

Plus a decade or so. Now, if you're not familiar, this is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there is a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing. And each week here on trivia, we reveal a new stat this week. We're looking at meat eater employee performance tracked against meat eater guest performance on questions where I throw them a bone. Now, Sandy, if they didn't warn you,

while we're playing Trivia, there will be one question that is firmly in your wheelhouse that you will have an advantage at. I think you'll recognize when that question comes up. This statistic is about that. And we had a stat that shows that the bones work. As we learned on a previous show, our guests have an 89% chance of getting the correct answer on questions where I throw them a bone.

On those same questions, the rest of the players have a 42% chance of getting the right answer, which is a 47% increase for our guests. So, Sandy, when we get to the question today where I throw you a bone, the odds of you getting it right are twice as good as the other players in the room. Okay. And I just write the answer. I don't just shout it out. That's right.

You'll just write your answer down. I'll remind myself. Keep it hidden from Rick. He's kind of sly. He might cheat off you there. All right. Now, here's our zero percenter question of the week, which tests how much our players have retained from previous games.

I'm confused. What's up? Didn't you already do that stat? No. Before, we looked at how our guests perform on the nine questions where they're not thrown a bone versus the one question where they are thrown a bone. Now we were looking at how our guests performs on the nine questions where they're not thrown a bone versus the one question where they are thrown about. Now we were looking at how our guests performs on the question where they're thrown a bone versus the meat eater employees on that question.

They're twice as likely to get the bone. Twice as likely. 47% increase. That's right. Gotcha. Now here's our zero percenter question of the week, which tests how much our players have retained from previous games. This was from episode 372.

And the topic is conservation. 3,000 of what New York City icons were dumped in the Atlantic Ocean from 2001 to 2010? I wasn't there that day. In an effort to create artificial reefs. Now, Steve, we'll let you take the first stab at this. I'll read you the question again. 3,000 of what New York City icons were dumped in the Atlantic Ocean from 2001 to 2010 in an effort to create artificial reefs? Do you know the answer? It's got to be subway cars.

That's right. Well done. You would have been the only one that day who got that question right. I probably would have won the whole damn thing. The incorrect answers given were taxis, statues, and parking meters. That subway car project was a success. They are now a flourishing habitat for all sorts of sea life. So you could have thrown that as a bone to him and he would have gotten that.

You think so? Oh yeah. I wouldn't have gotten that. Okay. Oh, sorry. Maybe you'd had a chance to educate a guest. And for the housekeeping portion of today's show, I'm going to throw it to Paul and Rick who have an exciting update from FHF. Paul, take it away. Yeah, we just are launching our FOB bino harness. This is something that's been two years in the making and something we've put a lot into. Took a lot of feedback from customers, had a lot of testing over the years, and really feel like we've come up with

really the best bino harness on the market. Came out yesterday, right? Came out yesterday. Oh, did it? And is available now, so yeah. Oh, because we're. Future. Welcome to the podcast, Steve.

Steve, you and Cal have had a chance to run this thing a bit. What do you like about it? I've got to use it for a long time. Even other permutations. Oh, yeah. Early ones. No, I think it's great. Yeah.

I think it's a great advancement a great step up it's a big day for binos i love the thing it's got a magnet on the front what changed from like some early versions to to what we now have available that came out yesterday because it's just like a very simple magnet system and you can just take your thumb without even looking and go that's the noise it makes doesn't actually make that noise rick is that what noise it makes. It doesn't actually make that noise. Rick, is that what noise it makes? No. No, it's just like very silent, very quick. It's got better coverage. Yeah. I don't want to sell it over the old one

because the old one was great, but it's got more thorough coverage, a really good magnet system, no exposure on the sides to get to it, and it's just more comfortable. It's got a way better... Steve's describing what we set off to accomplish in that. We wanted to make a fully enclosed harness, offer that better protection.

But to Steve's point, we wanted to be the quietest magnetic closure harness on the market, especially for you whitetail guys, Spencer, because we didn't want any loud pops or clicks or anything associated with that magnet. So it's good if you're sitting in a tree stand, if you're chasing elk, if you're a bird watcher, anybody, right? Yeah, just base of any sportsman's kit. So, and that FOB, we're real excited. As Paul said, it's been a long project coming and we took feedback from all of our testers and stuff. And Cal also got to run one. The harness part of the system. Once you get that all broken in and it fits your shoulders and is, you know, your general fit's been achieved.

You can pop that off and it's compatible with the chest rig and the water resistant chest rig. So you can have different kits and use that same shoulder strap system. And it's got this little wing deal on the side. So you put your range finder, but it's got like a little panel that hooks on the side that that goes on and it doesn't flop around or twist on you. It's very nice. Yeah.

The goal is kind of make it as modular as possible. So people can really set it up and make it their own. So no matter the season, the pursuit, whatever they're doing, they can really just make it their own and customize it endlessly. Available right now at FHFgear.com Now the Shelby Index for

today's show is a 3, so our winner should get 6 correct answers and with that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that?

You stand to win everything how's that just tend to win everything game on suckers question one the topic is hunting and this will be multiple choice this first great question comes to us via charlie cushion router if you have a question you think is right for meatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com. According to the NWTF, what state harvests the most turkeys each year? Is it Wisconsin, Texas, California, or Tennessee? According to the NWTF, what state harvests the most turkeys each year?

Wisconsin, Texas, California, or Tennessee? Steve, with a quick answer. Steve, do you know this one? Mm-mm. How many of these states have you hunted turkeys in? Wisconsin, Texas, California, Tennessee. Three. Three of them.

Gives you a little insight over the rest of the room. What's all the yapping about? Okay. My apologies. We'll play in silence. Does everybody have an answer? Choices are Wisconsin, Texas, California, Tennessee. Man, I'm really torn, dude.

Great first question, by the way. Oh, thank you. This was via Charlie. I'm bad torn, dude. Great first question, by the way. Oh, thank you. This was via Charlie. I'm bad torn. What are you going with, Cal? I'm going with one of the options. Yeah. I know you don't like the side banter, but, you know, it's like one of those states, you can shoot whatever you want

and there's no, like, solid reporting ethos in it, so. Oh, are you going report on the reported unreported yeah are we going known turkey harvest now sandy i saw you crack a smile when we played the intro music for trivia uh did you like the show who wants to be a millionaire i i i did like that show yeah okay i mean is that what that's from that's what that's from okay and they let you use it and everything sure don't ask too many questions sandy i ask the questions around here it's parody law does everybody have an answer

go ahead and reveal your answers we have have Steve saying Wisconsin. Sandy saying Wisconsin. Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Corey saying Texas. Corinne saying Tennessee. Cal saying Tennessee. There ain't no way it's Tennessee. Paul saying Texas. How many birds can you legally kill in Wisconsin per person?

Depends how late you want to hunt. You can buy a tag every day if you stay around to the E season. Oh, no shit. The correct answer is Tennessee. Oh, no shit. The correct answer is Tennessee. Oh, my God. According to the NWTF's 2023 report, Tennessee on average harvests 50,000 turkeys each year. That's followed by Wisconsin at 38,000, Missouri at 35,000, Kentucky at 30,000, and Alabama and Texas at 25,000. Missouri at 35,000. Kentucky at 30,000. And Alabama and Texas at 25,000.

Not surprisingly, some of these states made Dylan Tramp's list for the five best states for DIY turkey hunting, which you can read on TheMeatEater.com. Hmm. Steve, why were you convinced it was not Tennessee? I don't know why. Question two.

I was reading about how many many Turks they shoot in Wisconsin. Now you'll just hear about Tennessee. And you can just keep buying tags there, right? Like, at a certain point. And is Tennessee one of the states where you have to quit at 1 p.m.? I think Cal's... Is that one of the states? Cal's actually an expert.

I don't think that's the case, no. Okay. You know why I don't really care? Because Brody got it wrong. Okay. Good for Steve, good for Brody. Question two. The topic is fishing.

One year before Fred Arbogast invented the hula popper, he patented this topwater lure that's famous for its double-cupped lip and gurgling sounds. Again, one year before Fred Arbogast invented the hula popper, he patented this topwater lure that's famous for its double-cupped lip and gurgling sounds. And you have to know the name. You need to know the name. The exact name. What do you think would be an acceptable answer if not knowing the name, Cal? Were you going to draw it?

Yeah, can we draw it? You can't draw it. You did not draw it. Quick answer from Brody. Brody, do you know this one? I'm pretty sure I do. Okay. Steve also with a quick answer.

You got this one? It's good for large mouths at night. I'm fairly good about it. Shut up, Brody. Just keep chit-chatting. Because Cal, like, processes a lot of that shit, man. There's no way you can make the leap. Someone probably said something, and that's how he probably got Tennessee.

Uh-huh. It's all the small talk. He's like, he probably went, ding-ding. One year before Fred Arbogast invented the hula popper, he patented this topwater lure that's famous for its double-cupped lip and gurgling sounds. You FHF boys, do you have some fishing chops? Are you going to get this one? Spencer, I could see it.

I cannot think of the name, which is why I asked to draw it. But you're being stingy. Zero idea. Paul with a blank board. Yeah. My terminal tackle knowledge is extremely limited. So I truly don't have a clue. Does everybody have an answer?

No. No. Does everybody who's going to a clue. Does everybody have an answer? No. Does everybody who's going to come up with an answer have an answer? Dang it. Come on, let's just get on with it, man. Yeah, just do it. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Jitterbug. Sandy saying Jitterbug. Rick without an answer. Brody saying Jitterbug. Corey

saying Angie Jolie Popper. Corinne without an answer. Or what does your board say, Corinne? Without an answer. Cal saying pencil popper. Paul without an answer. The correct answer is jitterbug. There you go.

Damn it. The original jitterbug patent was granted in 1940. The first versions were made of wood, but switched to plastic manufacturing near the end of World War II. Arbogast created some of the most iconic bass lures in the world, including the Jitterbug, Hula Popper, Tin Liz, Hawaiian Wiggler, and the rubber skirt that's used on spinnerbaits. You got time for a quick story? Yeah, what do you got? Now, Brody was hot with a hint there about the nighttime fishing. This is like the lure of nighttime bass anglers. That was quite helpful, Brody was hot with a hint there about the nighttime fishing. This is like the lure of nighttime bass anglers.

That was quite helpful, Brody. My brother, Danny, was standing on the dock when we were kids, and he threw out a jitterbug at night, and we were always blown away because he caught a big old bullhead on it. Whoa. Yeah. Love that. Big old bullhead came up and hit a jitterbug. That's fun. Mm-hmm.

Question three. The topic is conservation. What Great Lake City created an ecological disaster in 1986 when they released 1.5 million balloons in an attempt to set a world record? Gross. What Great Lake City created an ecological disaster in 1986 when they released 1.5 million balloons in an attempt to set a world record. I don't think anybody in the room has come up with an answer yet. Let's see. I was four.

The Redskins had recently won the Super Bowl. I'm walking this back. The Bobcats here in town had a national championship under their belt. Fresh. Cal, you come a long way from the Great Lakes region. The rest of these folks, they should whoop you on this question, but it seems like they're not going to. There's a lot of cities on the Great Lakes, man.

That's why it's a good question, Brody. Topic is conservation. What Great Lakes city created an ecological disaster in 1986 when they released 1.5 million balloons in an attempt to set a world record? Hmm. Steve, you don't seem confident. No, no, man. Okay, just a guess.

Does anybody feel like they have a better than average chance at this? I feel like I can narrow it down to the state based off of what I perceive their ecological ethos being today. That's good. That would have been a better question probably in hindsight. Would have been what state? Going with city. Cal, you need to tell us in afterwards.

Your future zero questions? We'll see. Does everybody have an answer? Corinne? Sandy, do you have an answer? Not really, but I would guess Toledo. Hold on. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

We have Steve saying Chicago. Sandy saying Toledo. Rick saying Chicago We have Steve saying Chicago. Sandy saying Toledo. Rick saying Chicago. Brody saying Chicago. Corey saying Chicago. Corinne saying Chicago. What's that say, Cal? Nothing.

I was starting to write, and then you started reading things off, and I didn't want to be that guy. Good on you, Cal. Paul saying Green Bay. Nobody got it. The correct answer is Cleveland. Oh. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That was literally the only thing Oh! Oh my god! Oh my god! That was literally

the only thing that popped in my head. Oh no. But I was like, is the Cuyahoga River, because didn't the Cuyahoga burn or something? Yeah, but that was way before then. Oh yeah, but you know. You're just using it as a barometer. That stunt was part of Balloon Fest

86. Organizers thought the balloons would ascend into the atmosphere, fully deflate, and then return to Earth. Instead, what happened is the balloons encountered a cold front, which kept them close to the ground.

The fully inflated balloons spread across the city and Lake Erie, shutting down roads and airports. The worst consequence of all was that two fishermen were reported missing that day, and the Coast Guard said

they couldn't find them because of the balloons, making it impossible to scan the lake. One pilot who searched for the men described flying through the balloons like traveling through an asteroid belt. Their bodies washed ashore a few days later. Now, Sandy, that was the bone I was throwing you because you grew up near Cleveland. It would have been 35 years old when that happened. Do you not recall anything about Balloon Fest 86? I don't, I'm not sure I was in the country in 1986. Oh, where would have you been? I don't know. I have no idea.

I don't, how did I miss that? I have no idea. This was the bone I was throwing at guests and nobody got it right. I know, and I should have guessed, I would have guessed Cleveland just on general principles. I mean, the river caught on fire, so. Well, did you, did you get, did they get the world record? So here's what happened. They got the world record, but then Guinness took away, following that event,

any world records that could potentially create an ecological disaster like most balloons released at one time. Good for them. Cleveland changed the world record system forever. A bit of feedback on the tidbit. You named out, you illustrated how it was a civil disaster, the closing of airports, search and rescue complications, but you didn't lay out how it was an ecological disaster. Well, litter just everywhere. Well, you didn't even get into that. I feel like it's implied. 1.5 million balloons littering Lake Erie and the great

state of Ohio. I just felt like it didn't really deliver. Question four. The topic is cooking. This Cuban dish, which translates to hash in English, is a fragrant stew that includes ground meat, olives, and raisins.

This Cuban dish, which translates to hash in English, is a fragrant stew that includes ground meat, olives, and raisins. Nobody in the room has come up with an answer yet. Back-to-back tough questions. There's no way Shelby got a three on this. We're only on question four. Cuban dish. Cuban dish. Translates to

hash in English is a fragrant stew that includes ground meat, olives, and raisins. Rick, with the only one to come up with an answer, how do you feel about your answer, Rick? Very poor. Okay.

Yeah. May have a zero percenter here. Back-to-back questions. Just tossing something out there. Now, as we learned on a previous show, the odds of a zero percenter happening are 7%, and now we have back-to-back 7% questions, where it seems like nobody's going to get the right answer.

Give me a little more time. Corrine, how deep is your knowledge of Cuban food? Sadly, not too deep. Okay. Brody, any chance you get this one right? No. Okay. God, who's having fun?

A tough batch of questions. Does everybody who's going to come up with an answer have an answer? Yes. Essentially, no. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Cubano. Sandy without an answer. Rick saying Bayo Pig Stew. Brody saying Mixo. Sandy, without an answer. Rick sang...

Corey sang... Fidel. Fidel pie. Cal sang... You ever had one of those, Spencer? Yes. Delicious. Nobody got it right.

The correct answer is picadillo. Oh. Really? Meat eater contributor Justin Townsend described picadillo as souped-up sloppy joe meat that's full of robust flavors. He said the dish's taste will surprise you if you don't often eat authentic Latin American food. You can find his version of the recipe called venison picadillo on TheMeatEater.com. Steve, does that ring a bell now that you've heard it? No, man. No, you don't? I've heard the word, but I would have never. Anybody. Steve, does that ring a bell now that you've heard it? No, man.

No, you don't? I've heard the word, but I would have never. Anybody, has anybody eaten picadillo? Bad question, that's on me. I'll take responsibility for that being a poor question. Question five, topic is wildlife. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Jeremy Jackson

for setting this great question. Jeremy is going to get a book signed by Steve. A new species of ancient beaver was discovered in 2023, which researchers named after this southern gas station with a beaver mascot. Oh. A new species of ancient beaver was discovered in 2023, which researchers named after this southern gas station with a beaver mascot. Brody, with a quick answer. Brody, do you have this one right?

I'm not talking about this one. This is a weakness for the Meat Eater Trivia crew. We have folks from the west, the Midwest, the Northeast. Nobody from the South, though. Our Southern listeners are going to be screaming at their radios right now why nobody has the right answer again. Well, you will add yourself there, buddy. I've been to the gas stations.

I know what you're talking about. Shush. Let's cut the chit-chat. See, that was revealing. I said there was something. The gas stations are something. That verified that I have the right answer. Do you think you're with Cal? No, I know now.

I know now. Again, a new species of ancient beaver was discovered in 2023, which researchers named after this southern gas station with a beaver mascot. Chit-chat's too much. The listening experience of dead silence in much. You got this one right, though. The listening experience of dead silence in between the questions on this one, I think a little chit chats in order. Yeah, there's some dead space in this episode.

Do you think you have a chance at getting this one right, Cal? I don't think I have the correct name, no. I don't. Spencer, I mean. Let's go. I was just going to quickly ask whether you've got a stat you can pull off just the top of your head of whether we've had two

zero percenters in a row, which we just had. Have we ever had three? We've had it once. We've never had three zero percenters. I hate to say the five minute intro to this episode that was nothing but statistics. I lost attention immediately. Does everybody who's going to come up with an answer

have an answer? Yes. Let's go. Corey, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying, Buc-ee's. Sandy without an answer. Rick saying,

Rudders. Brody saying, Buc-ee's. Corey saying, Sinclair Beaver Antiques. Corinne saying, Giant Beaver. Cal saying Corinne saying Giant Beaver. Cal saying Buc-ee's.

Paul saying, what's that say, Paul? Castrol. He's still on the Cuba thing. The correct answer is Buc-ee's. I think Brody spelled it correct. Nobody spelled it right. It's B-U-C-E-E-S. Oh, ouch. This beaver was discovered in a fossil collection

at the University of Texas. The new species was about 30% bigger than our modern North American beaver and lived along the Gulf Coast 15 million years ago. The researcher was inspired to name the beaver after Buc-ee's, who holds the world record for largest convenience store and longest car wash. Cal, how did you like your Bucky's experience when you were there? Would you like one in Bozeman? No, I would not. Not at all. I mean, our town pumps are, you know, like a third of the size of a Bucky's. I mean, they're amazing for only for the size of a Buc-ee's. I mean, they're amazing for, only for the fact of like a giant monument to American consumerism. Like it's as disgusting as it is impressive.

Phil, we are halfway through our game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update, which I think is going to be kind of sad. It's pretty desolate. We've got Corey, Paul, and Rick with zero points still halfway through the game. Sandy and Corinne each have one point apiece. And Steve, Cal, and Brody are tied up in a very soft first place with two points.

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OnX out if you visit onxmaps.com slash meet. onxmaps.com slash meet. Welcome to the OnX club, y'all. Question six. The topic is conservation. This animal planet show with an alliterative name followed the sea shepherds as they attempted to stop Japanese whalers. This animal planet show with an alliterative name followed the sea shepherds as they attempted to stop Japanese whalers.

Quick answer from Steve and Rick. Rick, do you have this one right? Maybe. I don't know. Okay Rick, do you have this one right? Maybe. Don't. I don't know. Okay, Steve, you know this one. Animal Planet Show. Cal, just think to yourself.

It's like, holy cow. Well, I don't watch a lot of TV. I'm trying to think it through. Here's the question again, Cal. This Animal Planet Show with an alliterative name followed the Sea Shepherds as they attempted to stop Japanese whalers. Steve thinks he's going to take the lead here. Brody does not look confident, hiding his face with a whiteboard.

Let's do it. Give me one more minute. Steve and Rick may be the only ones who get this. Corey, do you know it? No. Okay. I could just be playing coy. Steve's way more confident than me, though, in this, so.

Do you have an answer, Brody? Steve, you watching Animal Planet a lot? That's good. I don't even know. Let's do it. Cal? How you doing? I know what alliteration is.

Okay. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. What's that say? Whale warriors. Steve saying whale warriors. Sandy without an answer. Rick saying whale watchers.

Brody saying whale watchers. Corey saying whale watchers. Corinne without an answer. Rick saying whale watchers. Brody saying whale watchers. Corey saying whale watchers. Corinne without an answer. Cal saying whale watch. Paul saying green keepers. Nobody got it. What? The correct answer was whale wars.

Oh, come on. Some folks flirted with the right answer. That's what I had. I just spelled it wrong. Steve wrote too many letters after war. The answer was whale wars. We had whale watchers, whale watch, whale warriors. Nobody got it.

Whale wars lasted for seven seasons from 2008 to 2015. The sea shepherds would trail Japanese whalers around the ocean and try to sabotage them by throwing stink bombs at their boat. The show and its crew received mixed reviews, with one Wall Street Journal critic writing this, quote, What is shocking is how unprepared most of these people are for their self-appointed mission as planet savers. Although the word deadly is used often to underscore the risks the crew face,

their own incompetence can seem the most frightening. Steve, did you ever watch that show? No. But the other day, I was staying in a place, and they had books on the shelf, and there was a book called Whale Warriors. Mm. If only you didn't see that, you might have gotten it. It was about people trying to sabotage whalers,

and so I thought that must be the show. Oh, you got to watch more TV, bro. Put those books away. Question seven. The topic is foraging. This next great question comes to us via Ryan Foster. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com. Chicago is named after this plant, which is a type of wild onion.

Chicago is named after this plant, which is a type of wild onion. Chicago is named after this plant, which is a type of wild onion. Steve again with a quick answer. Do you have this one? I don't know. Okay. Sandy also with a quick answer. Sandy is just an

educated guess. Do you know this answer? I don't know the answer. Okay. A tough round of trivia. Again, this is question seven. You're like really shit in bed on this one. Yeah, you know, Spencer, I feel like the last trivia I was on, I gave you a lot of shit for the questions. And now I'm like, this is hard.

You know, when he used to kind of sell his abilities as the host, by being like, well, anybody can come up with questions no one knows the answer to. Right? It's true. And he was like, he prided himself on getting these questions that would have a good rate of return.

Folks loved to write in. Instead of being home and he grains of sand around Omaha Beach. You know? Ha! No one knew. But now, that's kind of the territory he's in. Yeah, oh, I agree. Folks would love to write in with questions with the subject line being like, Steve will never get this one right or I'm going to stump the whole crew. You should text Shelby and see what nonprofit she wants to donate to.

Okay. Again, Chicago is named after this plant, which is a type of wild onion and the category is foraging. Let's go. Paul, are you going to come up with an answer? No, I'm not. Does everybody else have an answer? Rick?

There. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying chicory. Sandy saying skunk cabbage. Rick saying something root. Corey's got it. Brody saying chicory. Corey saying chives.

Corinne saying chicory. She had said chives. Kyle saying ramp. Corey sang chives. Corinne sang chicory. Cal sang ramp. Paul, without an answer. We have somebody with the correct answer in the room. It is leek or ramp. Cal got it right. I thought ramp was wild garlic.

Wild garlic and wild onion come from the same family. In fact, I think wild garlic is a type of wild onion. Wild onion is a type of wild garlic. Got it. I have never heard wild onions described as anything other than wild onions. So walk me through, how do you get from ramp to Chicago?

This name comes from the Algonquin word that means striped skunk or onion. Early explorers said that local tribes referred to the place as Chicago, which was from the abundance of leaks and ramps that grew along nearby waterways. But see, I knew the sk as Chicago, which was from the abundance of leaks and ramps that grew along nearby waterways. But see, I knew the skunks part, right? I remember it had something to do with skunks.

It had that part. Again, correct answer would be leak or ramp, only Cal got it right. Question eight, the topic is biology. Robert Payne introduced this term in 1969 that describes a species on which other species in an ecosystem drastically depend on. Robert Payne introduced this term in 1969 that describes a species on which other species in an ecosystem drastically depend on. I don't like this one either.

Oh, this one bugs me because I know it and I can't think of it. Rick knew it. Quick answer. Steve, you seem like you knew it. No. No? Maybe? Yeah.

Yeah, I'm doing terrible. Spencer's really going to get an email from me after this one, too. Again, topic is biology. Robert Payne introduced this term in 1969 that describes a species on which other species in an ecosystem drastically depend on. I do think I got it. Okay. Good. We need some points on the board from folks. Even if it's Steve and you root against Steve, I want you to get this one right.

Even though you normally root against me. Traditionally, folks root against you. You're still in your heel area. Heel era, but as we learned before, you're coming around to your baby face era. Cal, are you going to get this one? I don't know. Cal. I don't know. I mean, I have questions

that I can't ask because somebody... Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answer. We have Steve saying keystone. Sandy saying keystone. Rick saying keystone. Brody saying symbiotic. Corey without an answer.

Corinne without an answer. Cal saying keystone. Paul without an answer. They got it. The correct answer is keystone species. That was a good try, Brody. That was good. You know.

Payne's discovery was considered groundbreaking as he was one of the first ecologists to recognize that some ecosystems would drastically change if just a single keystone species disappeared. His example was with starfish, but other keystone species include otters, elephants, wolves, beavers, and prairie dogs. Phil, we have two questions left. Is nobody going to talk about the bullshittiness of that? I mean, he discovered that? Come on. Well, a lot of folks said it changed ecology when he recognized how important one species could be. And people argue now that he changed it for the worse, not the better. But I feel like that's just specific to wolves

and Yellowstone or something, right? But everything's... There are far more keystones than the keystone in a doorway. Because Yellowstone was there doing pretty good for a very long time with no wolves. Phil, we have two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update.

Corey and Paul are no longer in the running with zero points. Neither are Rick and Corinne, who have one point apiece. However, Sandy and Brody have two points and are still technically hanging on. Steve has three, and Cal is in first place with four points. Okay, Cal. Also beating Shelby. Let's not forget that. Still chasing the Shelby index to get six right.

Question nine. The topic is fishing. This state holds the world's biggest ice fishing contest every year on Gull Lake. This state holds the world's biggest ice fishing contest every year on Gull Lake. Brody, do you know this one? We'll find out. Okay. Is it just a guess, Brody?

Steve has scared everyone in this room from saying a single word. Quietest show ever. I'm not going to comment whether it's a guess or not. Okay. It's like you either know stuff about ice fishing or you don't. Texas. Don't say Texas. It's not going to be Texas. This state holds the world's biggest ice fishing

contest every year on Gull Lake. G-U-L-L. I'm saying I have a 50% chance. Okay. Good for you, Cal. But I don't know that that's true. I'm pulling for you, Cal.

It looks better for me if you get these last two right and you hit the Shelby Index. I'll do it for you, Spencer. Okay, thank you. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Minnesota. Sandy saying Minnesota.

Rick saying Wisconsin. Brody saying Minnesota. Sandy saying Minnesota. Rick saying Wisconsin. Brody saying Minnesota. Corey saying Minnesota. Corinne saying North Dakota. Cal saying Minnesota. Paul saying Minnesota. The correct answer is Minnesota. The Brainerd JC's Ice Fishing Extravaganza has been going on since 1991.

12,000 anglers competed for $275,000 in prizes during the 2023 competition. The winning fish this year was a 9.45 pound walleye, which was caught by a 13 year old Minnesotan. Now I have a confession. After I wrote that question and was fact checking the answer, I came across an article in Outside Magazine from 2017 that was actually written by Sandy. So Sandy, in a media first, you got two bones thrown to you this game. What do you remember about the

Brainerd, JC's ice fishing extravaganza? Well, on a previous show you talked about how they clean up after Burning Man, and they pick up even the tiniest thing. These people were picking up cheese curds out of the ice. Really? Frozen cheese curds.

Okay. There was a Boy Scout troop. And after they left, all the holes froze over. There was not a sign of anything, except they did have one rectangular hole where they had returned the fish into the lake, and that was still there. Did you enjoy the event when you were there?

I loved it. It was, it was excellent. And there were thousands of people there. It was just, it was, it was windy. It was really cold, but it is a great event. If you ever want to go to a great ice fishing tournament, I recommend it. And were there a lot of extracurriculars going on, uh, the drinking and beer luges and stuff like that? It was really too cold for that. You can't have any shelter of any kind. You can't have a shelter of any kind. So yes, people were keeping their place. Like, so you wouldn't, someone else wouldn't take your hole by putting like little boxes of chocolate donuts on them.

But sometimes it would be kept by, you know, a six pack or 12 pack or something like that, which of course would freeze solid very soon. And I like that you recognize that they cleaned up so well after themselves. That's encouraging. It was really great. The Brainerd JC's do it and they have these Boy Scout troops that get out there. It's a wonderful event. Brainerd's the official home of Paul Bunyan, right? Or just the Blue Ox?

I don't know. I might, I don't remember the Paul Bunyan, but yeah, it could well be. They, Brainerd is a place that used to have a lot of paper factories and the paper factories left because we import all our paper except toilet paper because toilet paper is too bulky. So they, and they weren't doing a lot of toilet paper. And so that was basically to bring up the tourism in the winter. They came up with this, and it's been a huge success. Phil, we have one question left. Where does the leaderboard stand?

Cal is in first place with five points, and Steve is the only person that can technically catch him with four. Question 10. The topic is haunting. This next great question comes to us via Shall and Teach. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com. According to Quail Forever, there are six species of quail native to North America. Name two of them.

That's the stupidest question in the world. According to Quail Forever, there are six species of quail native to North America. I need you to name two of them. Well, you're just giving the whole game to Cal. Unless Cal doesn't get it. You ought to aim to have your questions somewhere in between, like, this one and the ones that no one get right. Like a bunch of impossible ones and then a stupid one. Can you pick one that's non-native?

You need to tell me one of these six. Do you know one? Or one of the two native ones. Whatever. Cal, are you leaking confidence over there? Huh? Are you leaking confidence in this answer? I'm just, I'm truly wondering, are there non-native quail in North America?

I'm not sure that there are. Do you have an answer? I have two answers. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Bob White and Myrne. Sandy saying Gambles and Bob White. Rick saying Bob White and Southern.

Brody saying Bob White Scaled. Corey saying Desert and Bob White. Rick saying Bob White and Southern. Brody saying Bob White, Scaled. Corey saying Desert and Bob White. Corinne saying Bob White without a second answer. Cal saying Mearns and Bob White. Paul saying Bob White and California. The six are Bob White, California or Valley, Mountain, Gambles or Desert, Scaled or Blue, Mearns or Montezuma.

Now why I thought this was an okay question is because there are so many additional names. Somebody could have written down, like, Gambles and Desert, or California and Valley, or Mearns and Montezuma. And I think we had a few folks get the question wrong, Steve. California and Valley. Doesn't make you feel any better? Well, I just wanted something that I would know that Cal didn't know. That ain't it.

That's kind of what I needed there. According to Quail Forever, Quail almost... I'm not sure if you've played this before, but... According to Quail Forever, Quail almost never die of old age. Their average lifespan is less than a year because they are preyed upon by so many other animals. It's estimated that about 75% of America's quail population dies each year, which they offset with large broods. Cal hit the Shelby Index. Cal hit the Shelby Index.

I've been getting real into birds and habitat the last couple of years, working with some cool folks, chatting them up. And it's just staggering. They live to die. Turkeys, quail, pheasants yeah yeah they're just they produce they're it's a numbers game that's all it is it's crazy the question that turned it around for you was the chicago foraging uh ramp that you got right no one else did so well done oh thank you cal what happens next is you get to choose with a $500 donation from MeatEaterGhost for getting six right and winning the game. So what's it going to be? I'm going to throw $500 at Montana BHA.

It's been a brutal legislative session. Need more money to throw at the lobbyist. What does that mean? It means that there's a bunch of legislation out there that will affect everyone in this room and not all of it is good. You got more or no? Is that it? Pay attention people. All this stuff affects you.

For God's sake. In every state. If your state's in session you need to pay attention. It will affect you possibly this next season and if all you do is complain I don't want to hear it. Is there a very palatable easy to listen to short podcast that comes out every week that someone could listen to

to catch up on stuff like that? God, I don't even, I record it every week, Phil, but it's called Cal's Week in Review. Check it out. Sandy, thank you for joining us. You did well. Yeah, I feel very happy about my success.

I think you finished middle top of the pack, which is good for a guest on this show. Well, what is the best a guest? Didn't you say we guest got eight one time? Oh, we've had some tens. Well, from the guests, usually I think our best guest scores six or seven.

I don't know if we've had an eight. Maybe. Can you think of a sports analogy for where I'm at right now? Tell me where you're at. I'll try to come up with one. I used to be such a dominating force, and now I can't win at all. But I'm looking for one where you come back. Sure. Like Tiger Woods or something, right?

Yeah. So the Golden State Warriors, they have Steph Curry, Clay Thompson. They are a dynasty who then went away for a few years and then came back last year and won the championship. I like the sounds of that shit. Now this year they're flirting with like a sixth seed in the West, but they still scare folks a hell of a lot, even though their recent success maybe hasn't earned them that. I think a better analogy would be Peyton Manning, if it works out for you. Like if I come back.

Like he was real good and things got rough, then he moved to Denver and won a couple Super Bowls. I don't like that. I'll stick to Tiger Woods. Join us next time for more meat eater trivia. You want to end up all crippled and retired? The only game show where conservation always wins. 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.

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