Transcript 8/19/26 Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel

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Transcript 8/19/26 Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel

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Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel

They co-host the show Dark Web on Youtube. Paul’s charity is the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. Rob’s charity is Immigrant Defenders Law Center.

$100
At Starbucks, oat, almond, soy and coconut are all non-dairy varieties of what?
A: Lemonade B: Cocoa
C: Milk D: Misspelled names on cups
Answer
C: Milk
$200
Confetti explodes across your iPhone’s screen when someone texts you which of these words?
A: Congratulations B: Sorry
C: Bye D: Yuck
Answer
A: Congratulations
$300
Because its leaves develop lots of holes, the plant “monstera deliciosa” has what fitting nickname?
A: Provolone plant B: Swiss cheese plant
C: Mozzarella plant D: Cheddar plant
Answer
B: Swiss cheese plant
$500
Which of these is a common yoga pose that mirrors the way a household pet often stretches?
A: Outgoing parrot B: Uppity cat
C: Inward guinea pig D: Downward dog
Answer
D: Downward dog
$1,000
In a promotional tie-in for “Scream 7,” AMC Theaters sold a popcorn bucket shaped like the head of what character?
A: Ghostface B: Chucky
C: Candyman D: Pennywise
Answer
A: Ghostface
$2,000
In an auction, the amount of the winning bid is often referred to as the what?
A: Ladder price B: Hammer price
C: Shovel price D: Drill price
Answer
B: Hammer price
$4,000
Since 1963, what NFL franchise has been owned by descendants of Henry Ford?
A: New York Giants B: Minnesota Vikings
C: Detroit Lions D: Green Bay Packers
Answer
C: Detroit Lions
Commercial break

$8,000
Kate Bosworth and Demi Moore are among those with what rare feature, formally called heterochromia?
A: Natural cheek dimples B: Different-colored eyes
C: An eleventh finger D: Double eyelashes
Answer
B: Different-colored eyes
$16,000
In 2025, U.S. sales of what music format hit $1 billion in revenue for the first time since 1983?
A: CDs B: Cassettes
C: 8-tracks D: Vinyl
Answer
D: Vinyl
$32,000
In 2026, archeologists uncovered a skeleton believed to be that of d’Artagnan, a legendary figure who inspired a character in what classic novel?
A: Gulliver’s Travels B: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
C: The Three Musketeers D: Don Quixote
Answer
C: The Three Musketeers
$64,000
Which of these historic men was often referred to by his nation’s citizens as Bapu, meaning “father”?
A: Fidel Castro B: Nelson Mandela
C: Mohandas Gandhi D: Mao Zedong
ATA
A: 5% B: 23% C: 70% D: 2%
Answer
C: Mohandas Gandhi
$125,000
On American social media, the traditional German practice of lüften is commonly referred to as what?
A: House burping B: Car farting
C: Shower sneezing D: Clothes yawning
ATH
Jimmy knows that lüften means opening the windows to air out the house.
Answer
A: House burping
Commercial break

$250,000
Which Oscar-winning Best Picture gets its title from a line in the William Butler Yeats poem “Sailing to Byzantium”?
A: The Shape of Water B: No Country for Old Men
C: Everything Everywhere All at Once D: The Departed
50:50
They think it’s either The Shape of Water or Everything Everywhere All at Once.
50:50 leaves B & C.
Paul argues that Cormac McCarthy could be inspired by Yeats and the Daniels wouldn’t be.
Answer
B: No Country for Old Men
$500,000
The first uncensored appearance of the F-word in the news pages of the New York Times was when what figure was quoted saying it?
A: George Carlin B: Madonna
C: Buzz Aldrin D: Monica Lewinsky
PAF
Their PAF is Rob’s father-in-law Dan Hannula. He’s pretty confident it’s Monica Lewinsky.
Answer
D: Monica Lewinsky
Commercial break

$1,000,000
The nearly 20-foot-tall sculpture that sits atop the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is named the “Statue of” what?
A: Democracy B: Unity
C: Equality D: Freedom

They walk away. Paul’s guess is Unity. Rob’s guess is Democracy.
Answer
D: Freedom
Paul and Rob win $500,000 for their charities.
Commercial break

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