Any Questions?
Fridays, 6:25 p.m. on Northeast Report Late Edition
- Hosted by Ian Pickus
- Local Host Mike Nothnagel and Ian Pickus
About Any Questions?
WAMC's Friday quiz segment, Any Questions?, puts news director Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other outlets. Often, Mike and Ian switch seats or feature guest answerers, such as Will Shortz, Liane Hansen, John Flansburgh and Mike Doughty. Any Questions? airs Friday during Northeast Report Late Edition on WAMC.
Last week's challenge: Four NFL teams share their name with a franchise from one of the other three major North American sports – the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball. What are the four teams? As a hint, two share a home stadium.
Answer: Giants, Jets, Cardinals, Panthers.
THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: WHAT'S MISSING?
On-air questions: OK, Ian; this week I brought a game I’m calling “What’s Missing?” because that’s what you’ll have to figure out. I’ll give you the members of a certain group, but I’m going to leave one out. You tell me what the missing member is that completes the group. For example, if I said “candlestick, revolver, lead pipe, wrench, knife”, you would say “rope” because that’s the missing weapon from the game Clue.
1. Chemistry, Economics, Literature, Physics, Physiology or Medicine
2. Angel Stadium, Oakland Coliseum, Oracle Park, Petco Park
3. Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
4. Great Seal of the U.S., U.S. Treasury, White House, U.S. Capitol, Independence Hall
5. Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker
Extra credit
1. Arts & Literature, Entertainment, Geography, History, Sports & Leisure
2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Big, Awakenings, Renaissance Man, The Preacher’s Wife, Riding in Cars with Boys
This week's challenge: Start with the phrase MISSING PIECE. Rearrange the letters to spell the six-letter names of two members of a group of twelve. What are the words?
About Any Questions?
WAMC's Friday quiz segment, Any Questions?, puts news director Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other outlets. Often, Mike and Ian switch seats or feature guest answerers, such as Will Shortz, Liane Hansen, John Flansburgh and Mike Doughty.
Any Questions? airs Friday during Northeast Report Late Edition on WAMC.
