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038 Encore Quarantine Trivia

2 months ago

For the next several episodes of the Off Ramp, we’ll revisit shows recorded during the first days of the COVID 19 lock down in 2020. Today it’s Episode 038 Quarantine Trivia, which asked what great thinkers did some of their best work during a quarantine? And who came up with the word?

217 Bizarre Trivia

March 5, 2024

What creatures did fishermen once consider a nuisance, calling them “Cockroaches of the Sea?” And in 1878, what killed more than 5,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee? Hear the Off Ramp Podcast. (Art by Abraham Storck)

078 New Leaf Trivia

January 25, 2021

What did Laughing Gas have to do with “Winning the West?” And what barnyard animal can learn its name and do tricks faster than your pet dog? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith.

070 Thanksgiving Trivia

November 24, 2020

What does a barn in the English countryside have to do with the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving? Did anyone die in the Mayflower’s 1620 voyage? Hear the answers on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith.

067 Presidential Trivia

November 1, 2020

What President never voted in an election until HE ran for President? How do astronauts vote from space? And when will be the longest day on earth? Hear the answers on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: JibJab)

066 Wild Whimsy Trivia

October 27, 2020

Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? And what very unusual thing did the Apollo 11 Astronauts do upon returning from the Moon? Answers to those and other questions on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: JibJab)

049 Infectious Trivia

June 23, 2020

Why did the U.S. Government once tell a Hollywood star to change her hair style? And where does your fat go when you exercise? Hear answers to Infectious Trivia questions on the Off Ramp with Bob and Marcia Smith. (Photo: Jib Jab)

038 Quarantine Trivia

March 30, 2020

Another half-hour of fun Q&A: What great thinkers did some of their best work during a quarantine? And who came up with that word anyway? Hear answers to those and other questions as Bob and Marcia “Age in Place,” on The Off Ramp.