The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 659: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXLX

Episode Date: February 5, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Maggie Smith, and Jon Montresor. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to our new MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey American history buffs, hunting history buffs, listen up, we're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition titled The Mountain Men, 1806-1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade and dive into the lives and legends of fellows like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith, and John Coulter. This small but legendary fraternity of backwoodsmen helped define an era when the West represented not just unmapped territory, but untapped opportunity for those willing to endure some heinous and at times violent conditions. We explain what started the Mountain Man era and what ended it.

We tell you everything you'd ever want to know about what the mountain men ate, how they hunted and trapped, what gear they carried, what clothes they wore, how they interacted with Native Americans, how 10% of them died violent deaths, and even detailed descriptions of how they performed amputations on the fly. It's as dark and bloody and good as our previous volume about the white-tailed deer skin trade which is titled The Long Hunters 1761 to 1775. So again, this new mountain man edition about the beaver skin trade is available for pre-order now wherever audiobooks are sold. It's called Meat Eaters American History, The Mountain Men, 1806 to 1840 by me, Stephen Rinella.

["Meat Eaters Podcast Theme Song"] Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host Spencer Newarth. Today we're joined by Steve, Janis, Cal Brody, Randall, Seth, Marge, and John. John, this is your first time on the show. Tell folks what you do here at Meat Eater. I am the retail associate at the Meat Eater flagship store in downtown Bozeman. But what kind of folks do you deal with in there? Are they like, what percentage of people come in there who are like meat eater fans versus they have no idea what the store is? I would say probably

70% are meat eater fans. Okay. But once we get into like tourist season here in Bozeman, it's kind of like an even 50-50. Yeah. Then like we've always had people coming into the store thinking it's a restaurant Believe it or not. We actually had somebody asked for a menu at one point Wow Yeah, yeah, do they all ask if Steve is in there? He's sewing the shirts in the back of the store Yep, we always have people where's Ronella at that'd be great We just had a little vo booth in the back they could like look in through some glass and you can see Steve in there talking into one of these

Yeah, and what's what's the status on the bison skull that thing is still getting fingered on a daily basis Oh, yeah, it's seen fingers from around the world. Wow. Yes Alright, this is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals Which are hunting fishing conservation and cooking and there is a prize. MeatEater will donate $500 to the Conservation Organization of the Winners Choosing. For the stat of the week this week, we're looking at the most common category for question 10. In a recent episode, Randall and Phil proclaim that I too frequently end the show on a fishing question. So I look at- Because why?

Because why what what why were they complaining well they were they think it's giving an advantage to rent to Brody not necessarily an advantage it's just kind of an anti-climactic okay when we know Brody's going to get there well I looked at the last ten episodes to see if they're right that's not representative you throw a fishing question of Brody's. They think question 10 is always a fishing question. So then it's already like, we already know what's going to happen. Dang it.

Brody's going to get this one right. Conservation was the final question twice. Woodsmanship was twice. Hunting was three times and fishing was three times. So hunting and fishing had been the most common category for question 10 with conservation and woodsmanship right behind them. You think I need to get a bigger sample size though and that's going to prove you right? I think that 10, the prior 10 episodes tell us nothing. Okay. I think that's like walking around a diner and asking people who's going to be president. That probably. Mmm, depends where the diner is.

We'll get a bigger sample size to see if you're right. But I think Brody is on to something. Doesn't matter what's true, Spencer. What matters is how I feel. Alright, here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to trivia at themeateater.com

with the subject line IFAQ. Devin Med says me and a buddy are avid listeners and have agreed on a bet we are having a year-long competition and whoever loses the most games has to get a tattoo on their ass cheek. Originally the rules were that the winner would pick the tattoo but we'd really love for you guys to decide. We want it to be something related to the four verticals. What are your ideas? What's the room think? Hmm a trivia loser is going to get a Butchie just a game on soccer game on suckers

Then there then there'd be a few of us walking around the world with that tattoo Yeah, I'd get rid of the banner because that's not gonna tattoo well. Mm-hmm Me and there's some other listener who's wrote in Mine is I can't hardly see it. It's back there. Oh, yeah, so you went without the banner. I went without the banner I Like two years old. I don't know if that's new These face on their butt Wow new I think this is based on their butt wow maybe one of them gets the squirrel and one of them gets the sucker then it's like Power Rangers and then we're

like seeding a future segment for media radio of tattoos I regret yeah just keep that thing going uh-huh Devin we will throw some ideas at you over the next month or so on the show here people are gonna think on this and and We're gonna make some suggestions We have some housekeeping on a previous episode We had a question about the state knife of Texas and this cost some angry Texans to write in about our pronunciation Apparently the man who the knife is named after pronounced it Bowie, like the thing that floats in a lake,

not Bowie, like the glam rocker who wondered if there's life on Mars. But the most confusing part in all of this is that David Bowie actually created that stage name because of the knife. He said the big giant blade is very Americana and then it signified his music was quote cutting through the lies Bowie said in a 2000 interview that he's heard it said differently across the globe and that quote

I don't even know how to pronounce it anymore. But when it comes to the knife, the answer is firmly buoy My apologies to our Texan listeners. Oh, yeah, if I'd have been here I'd have jumped on you about that You knew it was Bowie. Of course. I would just, you know, the most famous Bowie we have is David Bowie. No, Jim Bowie. Boo-Booie. Yep, David Bowie.

Phil, you ever sing some David Bowie at karaoke? I was in a David Bowie cover band, Spencer. What? I didn't even know that. Were you David Bowie? What was it called? Queen Bitches. And what was your role in the band? I played bass. Okay. I mean it was kind of it was started as a joke and we only ever played one show but it was it

was for it was it was an opening act for a porn movie so it was a blast. You tell us more about that later. Okay, crazy at 14. Alright, the Shelby Index for today is a 3. So our winner should get 6 correct answers. With that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. to win everything. How's that? Just tend to win everything. I feel like Steve just does not come in with his swagger of old anymore. Sorry. What was his swagger of old? He'd come in just talking shit to everyone. I wasn't planning on being here. Yeah, he said my

body's still trying to get used to my brain's decision yeah we got to be out of here by three o'clock otherwise Steve can't join us all right question one the topic is fishing this will be multiple choice this is our listener question of the week which was won by JD Miller for sending this great question JD is going to get a board game signed by the crew if you want a chance to win our listener question of the week then send your question to trivia at themeateater.com. Which state is the brook trout not native to? Is it Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, or Connecticut? Which state is the brook trout not native to? Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Connecticut.

Cal, how do you feel about your answer? Fair to Midland. Okay. Brody, the second quickest player to have an answer. Brody, you got this one right? I'm pretty sure I do. Okay. Brody and Cal, confident.

Which state is the brook trout not native to Virginia, Iowa, Arkansas, Connecticut Is everybody ready It's too long on answer. So Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying, Iowa Steve says Iowa Y Yanis, Iowa Randall, Iowa John, Iowa Cal I will Marge, Iowa Brody Arkansas the correct answer is

Arkansas Brody I changed it got that one Brody got that one right. Brook Trout are native to the Great Lakes region, New England, and the Appalachian mountains. The closest their native range gets to Arkansas is about 400 miles east in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee. Question two, the topic is gear. This nine letter word is defined as, quote, a knitted covering for the head and neck with an opening for the nose and eyes worn for protection against the wind and cold.

This nine-letter word is defined as a knitted covering for the head and neck with an opening for the nose and eyes worn for protection against wind and cold. Who's got the squeaky pen? Someone who's writing I think it's Steve. He's real good at making those squeaky noises. Brody you're confident in your answer you got this one right? Yeah.

Steve you got this one right? Did you know it immediately? Mm-hmm okay please man I wish I got that first one right I can tell you that is everybody ready I'd have a perfect game right now go ahead and reveal your answers we have Seth and what's your board say Steve? It's upside down? What the hell does that say? We have Seth and Steve and Janis and Randall and John. The entire room got it right.

The answer is balaclava. The balaclava is named after a- Is it balaclava? I'm not sure, no. It's clava. The balaclava is named after a Russian village where British soldiers wore them during the Crimean War They are commonly used by people who were hunting fishing snowmobiling skiing or snowboarding

They're walking out in the cold. They are often associated with criminals who want to hide their identity Mm-hmm, but then they're just called ski masks. Yep Store with a balaclava. Unless you're in Russia. Question three. What's the Greek treat? Baklava. Off by one letter.

Yeah. Question three. It'd be cool to eat like baklava through a balaclava. Question three. The topic is hunting. A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Oh my God. Jesus, I hate these movie ones.

A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Brody and Randall are very confident. They're the only players with an answer. I don't know how confident I am. Extremely confident Spencer. Thank you. Long ass time ago. Well, 30 years ago, a hunter named Van Pelt

is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Mork Mork? How long ago did he die? It's been a while. You can Google that. My guess is like 20,000. Twenty four. That's weird shit going on around then, wasn't there? He had some.

He died in 2014. So why did you know that immediately? Oh, because I have a memory about reading the news when I lived in Missoula and I only lived in Missoula for a short amount of time. So I knew it was 2014. A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Here's a hint. No. Oh, I know I got the wrong answer now because. Why do you know you have the wrong answer? Because he's the antagonist in

the movie I wrote down. Oh, Mrs. Delfar. He didn't play too many bad guys. No, I know. You did one I'm thinking of. He's the antagonist. A hunter named Van Pelt is the antagonist in this 1995 Robin Williams movie. Do our other players give up, who don't have an answer? Cal, you know this one? Go ahead and reveal your answer, Seth, without an answer. Steve, what's that say, Steve?

He was the... Insomnia. Yeah, he was... Damn it. Al Pacino was the protagonist. He was the antagonist. Yannis and Randall say Jumanji. John, without an answer.

Cal says Jumanji. Marge says Hook. Brody says Knight at the museum. I just like that movie. The correct answer is Jumanji. It's good to see Brody Falter. Three players get that one right. What's the latest one that's the video game that Rock and his buddies go into? That's Jumanji. Jumanji. Well let me tell you about it here. Jumanji was a box office hit as the 10th highest grossing film of 1995. It's about

a supernatural board game that releases jungle-based hazards on its players. Jumanji's sequels were released in 2017 and 2019. With another coming in 2026, a little-known addition to the franchise came out in 2005 called Zathura. The spin-off film is about a space-themed board game that releases meteor showers, aliens, and astronauts into your living room. Phil, did you love Jumanji? Yeah, yeah it was heavy rotation at my babysitter's place back in the day. Have you seen Zathura? I have not seen Zathura, no. Yeah it's like sci-fi Jumanji, but the the remakes or I guess sequels with The Rock and Kevin Hart and everything, they're not

bad, they're solid. Jack Black, too. Jack Black. Yeah. Everybody likes that guy. Well, not everybody. Question four. The topic is public lands. This next great question is via Derek Moran. New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington, is located in this state.

Our players have their confidence back. A lot of quick answers. New England's tallest mountain, Mount Washington, is located in this state. Should be called Mount Buzzkill. You can drive right to the top of this thing. Yeah. But it kills a lot of people. It does kill a lot of people. So you call it the buzzkill that kills. Yeah. Yeah, it's a real letdown. People hiking in crocs. Until you get frozen.

Or just driving up it. Randall, I bet you loved Jumanji. You know, I actually, my memory is very faint. I could picture Van Pelt, great mustache on that guy in a pit helmet if I recall yes I didn't like the little boy that turned into the creature when he got didn't it was no yeah that's upsetting he gets very hairy yeah he becomes a monkey I didn't like that I didn't like there's like bugs that come after him creepy crawly things don't like that but yeah all in all you, I think it's serviceable light fare for

This this review can wrap up a time. Oh Well, we'll write down a few players your your line of questioning is striking me as odd Okay, like like I would say let's say something weird happened Like let's say you see two dogs like, you know, right? And you might say I might say to Seth like I bet you'd like that don't you Seth, right? Right anybody say I might say to Seth like I bet you like that don't you Seth right so But for you to say like well, I bet you liked you mind you don't you in 1995 Randall I would have been nine years old nine years old with a like a zoo Wildlife movie you do this exact same thing you just phrase it differently you'll go like you mind

You just phrase it differently. You'll go like you like you mind you know You'll appreciate this and then you say something that he doesn't really appreciate it But I stole that from Brian Callan Get new England's tallest mountain, not Washington this friend Calvers sit there and it's like a fret Doug Durant's house There's like a farmer comes in and no one knows anything about it Brad counts telling like one of the most grotesque stories He's like this dude just come in the door Brad count goes you'll appreciate Another friend of ours starts not every story, but a lot of them by saying you'll like this story It's really funny, and then he tells you the story. tells you the story yeah yeah yeah yeah he gets in your head maybe you do wind up like primes the pump I think assuming a nine-year-old Randall Williams

would have liked that movie all right does everyone have an answer for New England's tallest mountain Mount Washington is located in this state hello I smudge my my letters. Okay. What's your deal with your micro-writing today? I just feel like a lot of cheatin' potential. Okay. He's got Seth and Yanni on each side of him. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and Steve saying New Hampshire.

Yannis says Vermont. Randall, New Hampshire. John, Vermont. Cal, New Hampshire. Janus says Vermont. Randall, New Hampshire. John, Vermont. Cal, New Hampshire. Marge crossed out New Hampshire and wrote down Vermont. Brody says New Hampshire. The correct answer is New Hampshire. About half of our room got that one right.

31 of New England's 34 tallest peaks are located in New Hampshire. Mount Washington is 6,288 feet in elevation which is 500 feet taller than the second-place Mount Adams. At the Mount Washington Observatory in 1934, a 231 miles per hour wind speed was recorded which was the world record until 1996. You know Keen,, which was the world record until 1996. You know, Keen New Hampshire was the primary filming location for what movie? Lake Placid. Jumanji.

Oh, I did not know that. Why did you know that? Because I went there with Steve and we had dinner with Duncan, uh, Duncan, Dayton, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns guy. T and he told us all about it. Wow. And he didn't get you Mongey, right? Question five. The topic is cooking.

Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking? Steve and Yanni and Brody and Randall and Cal go into their whiteboards. Who is the author of Mastering the art of French cooking Let me see what you got Yeah, let me see too. Nice. I would say you're throwing Steve a bone, but you know, he was gonna be here So I did not know you got a beer. Have you read this book Steve? Do you own it? I may. Could it be cited? No, I honestly don't own it. I mean I've held it but I don't own it. Who is the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking? You know it's like to be honest with you it's a lot of... it's not a favor to mine. When we get done, I'll tell you, if you wanna,

I'll tell you, if you wanna start doing that, I'll tell you who to read. Okay. We have the time for you to make that declaration. We do have to be out of here by three. We do. I'll do it quick, it just takes two words. Okay.

I thought Brody was confident, he picked up his whiteboard awful fast, but now he's floundering Who is the author of mastering the art of French cooking just to make it fun Brody flounder? Ha shush. What is this? What does that mean? He wants to get it wrong Yeah, he's telling Brody. don't try too hard. All right. Let's go.

Brody, do you have an answer? Sure. Let's wrap it up. Is everybody ready? Show your answers. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth, without an answer. Steve and Yanni and Randall say Julia Child.

John, without an answer. Brody got it wrong. Cal says, what's that say? Julie Chiz. Marge says, Julia. Cal says, what's that say? Julie Chiz. Marge says, Julia Child. Yeah, that's what I wrote. Roady says, Julia Child.

No, Julie Chiz. The correct answer is Julia Child. About half of our players got that one right. Southern Living Magazine called that the most famous American cookbook, while a PBS documentary declared her America's favorite chef. Childe won multiple awards for her TV shows and cookbooks before dying at the age of 91 in 2004.

Danielle Pruitt said Childe was the inspiration for her duck a la bourbon recipe that you can get on TheMeatEater.com. Steve, what do you have to say about that cookbook? Uh, I don't want to go negative. I'll go positive I think that for for like a somewhat proficient home cook who wants to make some French dishes I would recommend the works of Jack Pepin otherwise known as Jacques Pepin. Okay What what EP I n what would get what's in the name of his book he's got encore with Claudine he's got jack pep and celebrates I call him jack jack pep and celebrates he's got a whole shitload of books I can't name them all fell

we're halfway through the game of trivia give us a scoreboard update there we are yeah man two people ahead of me John in last place with one point coming up next to margin Seth with two tied up are Steve Yanis and cowl with three and in first place neck and neck or Randall and Brody they have four points hmm question believe I man. I was like, leave it. That is code on. He was walking out the door. When your kids are playing like a sports game and they're losing at half time, you just leave. If I'm losing, I'll throw my hand. I'll throw my hand.

Hey, American history buffs, hunting history buffs, listen up. We're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition titled The Mountain Men, 1806 to 1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade and dive into the lives and legends of fellows like Jim Bridger, Jed Smith, and John Coulter. This small but legendary fraternity of backwoodsmen helped define an era when the West represented not just unmapped territory but untapped opportunity for those willing to endure some heinous and at times violent conditions. We explain

what started the Mountain Man era and what ended it. We tell you everything you'd ever want to know about what the mountain men ate, how they hunted and trapped, what gear they carried, what clothes they wore, how they interacted with Native Americans, how 10% of them died violent deaths, and even detailed descriptions of how they performed amputations on the fly. It's as dark and bloody and good as our previous volume about the white-tailed deer skin trade which is titled The Long Hunters, 1761 to 1775. So again, this new mountain man edition about the beaver skin trade is available for pre-order now wherever audiobooks are sold. It's called Meat Eaters American History The Mountain Men 1806-1840 by me, Stephen Ronella.

Question 6 The topic is hunting and this next great question is via Tyler Hockaday. Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's quote measurement of its stiffness. Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's measurement of its stiffness. We're gonna need to get Steve a new marker. I can already see the complaints. You can count the letters he's writing. Yeah, if you were're good you tell what I wrote based on the Randall could you grab a new marker I'd be happy to I do

that I might not miss to annoy you okay I might not go to the shelf it doesn't bother me but it bothers our listeners the trick is you just press extraordinarily hard on your mark okay it's a little hot tip for our other trivia remember sling blade and there's that uh when he the the dude in the Okay, it's a little hot tip for our other trivia. Remember Slingblade? And there's that, when he, the dude in the insane asylum, like whenever he goes anywhere, he drags his chair behind him. I'm kind of going for that. French frog taters.

I like mustard and mottaters. Easton Archery defines this as an arrow's measurement of its stiffness. Is everybody ready? I'm nervous. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and Steven, Yanis and Randall and John. And Cal saying spine. Marge says flex.

Brody says spleen? Spine. We're not going to give it to you. The correct answer is spine. Simply put, the lower the spine rating, the stiffer the arrow. Also, the more spine an arrow has, the heavier it gets.

Spine ratings usually fall somewhere between 260 and 500, with the most common sizes being in the 3 to 400 range Question 7 the topic is natural history. So if you're having Edie, do they use that same? This is your number Question 7 the topic is natural history The song blank in the sky with diamonds was the inspiration for the famous skeleton Oh discovered in an Ethiopian cave in 1974 she just got moved Steve is mad he thinks this is too easy, but I think a few of our players may not get this one

the song blank in the sky with the diamond name was the inspiration. Spelled the whole thing out. Why, why, why was discovered in 1974? You don't even need to read. Just end the question at, at the sixth word. Tell that to set. Tell that to John. Yeah, I just told him. Tell that to John. I don't know it.

Tell that to our listeners who are under the age of 30. I would have said what song was the inspiration for the famous skeleton that was discovered in the Ethiopian cave in 1974. Trying to make a fun game for everybody. Well, it was inspired by... Did Shelby get this one? She did not. Oh. Really? inspired by She did not

It's funny cuz when we were kids we always thought it stood for something else Mmm, the song blank in the sky with diamonds Famous skeleton that was discovered in Ethiopia Home we're giving to me hints. Yeah, we're giving a lot of Home did he said oh, I didn't know that let's show the answers quick And reveal your answer Seth without an answer we have Steve and Janice and Randall saying Lucy John without an answer Cal says Lucy Marge and Brody say Lucy. They got it. The correct answer is Lucy. Lucy was a human ancestor that lived about 3.2 million years ago. Her skeleton was the first of

her species to ever be found. She's been called anthropology sweetheart and has been shown in museums across the globe. The archaeologists who found her named her after that beetle song that they'd been singing all week I'll give you a bonus point right now last name a leaky Is it what's it? What's the question? That's who found it? Oh Oscar l'epithetis is that that's right. That's that that's like you but then there's a right Phil There's another thing after that who found it. I have not looking this up. Uh, blurb this morning on, on the Bog man. That's called cheddar man. And they did a DNA analysis and they found a, like basically a direct

relative living in the same town next to the bog. Well, yeah. 300 years later. No way. Which is fantastic. Yeah. Question eight. No way. Which is fantastic. Yeah. Question eight. The topic is fishing.

This next great question is via Michael Grow. This 10 letter word is defined as, quote, a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat is moving. This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat is moving. Hated a question 7 hates question 8.

I gotta say it's a lot of fun to have Steve back. I mean that sincerely. Well I'll tell you all why I don't like it. Okay. Later. sincerely well I'll tell you oh why I don't like it okay wait this 10-letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat moving yeah dude what's your problem well cuz there's some other things out there okay that also place your lure at a desired depth.

But they're doing ten letters. And they have ten letters. I got it right. If I didn't get it right, you'd be in hot water right now. Okay. Because I just did some adding. Okay. Yeah. Got a threat.

Maybe there's more than one. There is. Spencer's already come up with. There is. All right. Like I got a hole in my memory. You ever been punched in this game? This would be the first time. All right. I got a hole in my memory. You've been punched in this game.

This would be the first time. This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure at the desired depth while the boat. Yeah, I could think of a couple things. Yeah, I got a trivia question. OK. Who screwed up this one? This is an exact definition from someone who makes this thing. This 10 letter word is defined as a device which places a lure and the desire death of the butt is moving. The other one I can think of is not ten letters. Hmm. I'm circled. Okay. See, not all fishing questions.

Wow. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying downrigger. Steve says downrigger. And? He says... I can't... What's that say? Cannonball. Yannis says downrigger Randall downrigger John downrigger Cal downrigger Mar also down the diver so for a third answer

Says cannonball. I couldn't remember down. The correct answer is downrigger Downriggers or Dipsy Diver or cannon right Dipsy Diver at work, right? Are those brand names? Or Canada right dip see diver at work, right? Are those brand names? We're just a line counting real What do you got Phil? I'm just asking Maggie That one right awesome You can set your depth with down riggers are used by freshwater and saltwater anglers to catch everything from salmon to stripers to walleye down riggers are most useful when fishing in deep water or when you're trying to target fish that are spread out in the water column.

A number of baits can be pulled behind a downrigger such as spoons, swim baits, live baits and crank baits. Oh, we have two questions left for sure. Is give us. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah. Yeah. I'll give, I got it right, but man, I'd be having a, I'd be a

Well, this says diptydiver is two words by the Lure Jensen company. Come on. We've got John with three points. He is out of the game as our margin Seth with four points. So unlike the downrigger, which is a ball, it just sits there. How broad is that? Dipsy Diver, you need that water tension.

You mean I just have the same answer as you and a squeaky marker? All right, Phil, carry on with your scoreboard update. Oh no, I'll wait till everyone else is done. Brody has five points. Steve Yannis and Cal are tied up with six. And in first place, all by his lonesome is Randall Williams with seven points. Steve's going to punch you at the end of this game. Well, wouldn't be the first time.

Question nine, the topic is conservation Noah defines this as quote soil that has sand silt and clay in equal amounts whoa Noah defines this as soil that has sand silt and clay in equal amounts as soil that has sand, silt, and clay in equal amounts. Seth, very quick to answer, Seth, do you have this one right? I don't know, it's just the only thing that I was gonna come up with that might work.

Why don't you gloat in Steve's face? Someone says soil, this pops into Seth's brain. Noah defines this as soil that has sand, silt, and clay in equal amounts. Seth is our only confident player right now. Are you reading my body language? Oh I didn't know that you have an ant. Are you confident Randall? No. Okay. But I just thought that was an interesting pronouncement the shit in my guard soil that has sand silt and clay in equal amounts Steve do you have this one right

man I don't think so okay oh maybe God but it's like So Randall are you confident or not? I have a word that popped into my head, okay? I Wouldn't bet my life on it, but I'm feeling Good compared to the rest of our contestants here Brody now has come up with an answer Brody. Did you get this one right? I don't even care anymore. I Think Steve's marker squeaking worked on you. Nah. Wasn't that long ago. Start to wear them down psychologically. No I've been on a tear lately you gotta lose weight. There you go. Okay Noah defines this as soil that has sand, silt, equal amounts. Well, I don't know. I don't know how they spell it.

This might change up the scoreboard. Cal, do you have an answer? Well, I do. It's not. Yanni, do you have an answer? I do have an answer. You boys ready? Yep. Not really.

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying loam. Steve says, what's it say? Loose? Well, I couldn't, I don't know how to spell it, man. Yanni says loam. Randall, loam. John, without an answer, Cal, loamy. Marge, without an answer. Brody says sediment. The correct answer is loam or loamy soil. Can I get it with this? Because you can tell I knew the word. No, that is a word though. Yeah, I'm lowing it.

I think that's part of like soil nutrients. It is, okay. That's some other thing. In nature, loam is found from the plains to the forest. It's considered the finest soil for farming, which is why it's so concerning that topsoil is disappearing ten times faster than it's being replaced.

Native plants are an important part of soil conservation because they provide windbreaks and riparian buffers. Here's a correct answer review. So far, one was Arkansas, two was Balaclava, three Jumanji, four New Hampshire, five Julia Child, six Spine, seven Lucy Lucy eight downrigger nine loam Phil give us one last scoreboard update before we do question ten. Whoops. Sorry video people. I just faded to black Here we are. It's down to Randall Yannis and Cal Yannis and Cal have seven points apiece and Randall has eight Yeah, I wasn't gonna bring this up, but I actually knew that last one.

I had to listen, man. You called me a liar all you want. I had written it down and then I took it away and wrote something different. Question 10. So if you think about it, if Randall gets this one wrong, it could have been that I won. Well, think about it.

Here's question 10. The topic is conservation. Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks. Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks. Exactly. Exactly. Don't put down one that has 10. Don't put down one that has one. States that have exactly two national parks.

He's like Quentin Jaws coming into the chalkboard. Quinton Jaws coming into the chalkboard Randall do you have this one right? I believe so Steve even mentioned in the last question that it's what he has in his garden which I bet he's correct there Sure, you are using long. I told you I had it right Should I be able to go off that comment named two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks? God wanted to win so bad. Do you have this one right Steve? Oh Shit, no, I don't have this one. Okay. I

Didn't really think about it too terrible hard either something I can win no matter what I mean I can't it's right Randall, how do you feel about your answer? I? Feel like if I get it wrong, I'm gonna feel very stupid. Okay, but I feel fairly confident. Yanni Do you have this one right? Alright good guess going okay Cal. Do you have this one, right? I Feel stupid already what and what are we down to again? Randall has eight he He is in first place. And then Giannis and Cal are tied up with seven. Yeah, I kind of feel like Randall was calling everyone

who gets this question wrong stupid. No, I'll just- We're against that kind of language here, meat eater trivia. No, no, it's just, it's the particulars of my answer. Okay. Name two. For the sports people, Randall Spencer in the room,

is there some sort of analogy we could make about like a player or coach who was like, you know, just in their prime and they stepped away from the game and came back and the game had changed and left them behind? Left them behind. Where's this going? Oh, I don't know. It'd be like if Michael Jordan wasn't good after he came back from baseball. Yeah, there you go.

Name two of the seven states that have exactly two national parks. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have said saying Montana and Wyoming. Steve says South Dakota, Maine. Yanis says Colorado, Montana. Randall says Montana, Wyoming. John says Colorado, Montana. Randall says Montana, Wyoming. John says Montana, Arkansas.

Cal says Montana, Washington. Marge says Montana and North Dakota. Brody says Michigan and Maine. The seven states are Nevada, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Oh, Randall got that. Damn Randall.

So did I Spencer. I'd have it right. Said Randall is our winner today with nine correct answers. Which one did you miss? The first question, the first question, those damn fishing questions. I know we shouldn't have put them at the beginning or the end. You sabot did you miss the first question the first question damn fishing question I know we shouldn't put them at the beginning

You sabotaged me at the beginning right off the bat how unusual given your propensity to put them at the end Randall you get to choose where the five hundred dollar donation from me to do goes. What's it gonna be today? I'd like to give the five hundred dollars to our friends at backcountry hunters and anglers. Mmm. Okay. A lot of land transfer talk back on the table and they're out there on the front lines. $500 going to BHA via Randall and MeatEater. I'd like this knuckle sandwich to go to Randall. Yeah, we got it. Actually, we beat the three o'clock buzzer by 17 minutes.

Everyone can get a knuckle sandwich. Phil, keep the cameras rolling. I need evidence. Sure us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. Thank you Spencer. Thank you Spencer. Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host. Using those smooth mellow tones he lays them questions down. He likes taking those two and three year old bucks. He's an amateur rock hound. Hey American history buffs, hunting history buffs, listen up. We're back at it with another volume of our Meat Eaters American History series. In this edition titled The Mountain Men, 1806-1840, we tackle the Rocky Mountain beaver trade

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