S18 E5 - Getting Weird with Justin, Hallie, and Al

Quiz and Hers

Break out your accordion and your Hawaiian shirt, because this week, Justin has written six trivia questions all (sort of) about “Weird Al” Yankovic! We also get into discussions of pulp novels, a classic sitcom, and, of course, the legend himself.

2:46: Q1 (Music): “Weird Al” Yankovic is one of only five acts with a Billboard Top 40 hit in four different decades. Name any of these hits – one a Michael Jackson parody, one a grunge gag, one a self-deprecating hip-hop bop, and one a favorite of pedantic English teachers.

10:52: Q2 (Everything Else): In his parody of a song by Coolio (rest in peace), which was in turn adapted from a Stevie Wonder song, what Anabaptist church does Al lampoon?

17:26: Q3 (Sports & Games): “Sports Song” is Al’s parody of what type of song that is most associated with college football, specific examples of which are usually associated with a particular school?

25:45: Q4 (Times & Places): In “Grapefruit Diet”, Al parodies a song by swing band Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, which in turn shares its name with what instance of racial violence in Los Angeles in June, 1943?

30:34: Q5 (Arts & Literature): Al covered the theme song of the 1967 animated series George of the Jungle, which was originally inspired by a character by what American author?

36:27: Q6 (Movies & TV): In his version of Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing”, Al – for whatever reason – just replaces the lyrics with those of “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”, the theme song from what TV show?

Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0

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