Where did the phrase ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’ originate? And what is the most filmed movie location in the world. Hear the answers on The Off Ramp podcast.
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130 Off With Their Heads Trivia
Who was Barbra Streisand’s first choice to co-star in A Star Is Born (1976)? And how much of your brain do you really use? Hear The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith (Photo: Blondinrikard Froberg, Wikimedia Commons)
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108 Brainiac Trivia
Which U.S. State has the most volcanoes? And what is Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Hear the answers on The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: G.E. Ulrich, USGS)
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105 Unexpected Trivia
What world famous historic monument was once nearly dismantled and sold for scrap? And what question can you never answer “Yes” to? Hear the Answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: Matthew T Rader, Wikimedia Commons)
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098 Firecracker Trivia
We know the Chinese invented fireworks. But how did Italians contribute to America’s July 4th celebrations? And what are the only two animal species that wage war on their own kind? (Photo: Yannick Bammert, Wikimedia Commons)
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019 Name this President
He was smart, athletic, a WWII vet, signed the first Civil Rights Act since the Civil War, sent troops South to desegregate schools, and launched NASA on its mission to the moon. But he wasn’t JFK.
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018 Tony Randall, Helen Hayes
He used me as his comic punching bag. She quoted Shakespeare! Hear two of the most interesting characters I ever met – actors Tony Randall and Helen Hayes on this episode of “The Off Ramp.”
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001 Trivia & Disney animator Ward Kimball
Trivia, fascinating facts and great conversation. Including an interview from the archives with Walt Disney animator Ward Kimball. Learn what was it like to work for the world’s most famous movie studio, when it was a scrappy little start up.