Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a word game worthy of the Saturday puzzle called “Cryptic Crosswords.” This is part of a complete episode.
Quiz Guy John Chaneski borrows a classic word game from Joseph Shipley called Twin Ends. This is part of a complete episode.
This week, a special treat: NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz stops by with a quiz about slang and anagrams.
In high school, no one thinks twice about cheering for the Fighting Trojans or the Tigers. But what about the Hickman Kewpies? Or the Maryville Spoofhounds? Martha and Grant talk about some of the odder names for school athletic teams. Also, in this...
Quiz Guy Greg Pliska’s word game this week is “Name Dropping.” The answer for each set of clues will be a word that has a common first name hidden somewhere in it; when that name’s removed, the remaining letters spell a new...
Grant interviews Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings about the grueling nature of TV quiz shows, the fine art of writing trivia questions, the special challenges of competing in European quiz contests, and how it feels to answer incorrectly.