21 Questions by Trivia Tribe

It’s like a trivia night, but on your phone!

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about F1 safety, one of the world’s most famous actors ever, as well as a couple of questions about legendary rock bands. There’s a whole lot of other stuff as well! Have a listen and you’ll see!

Not many people know this but in 339BCE just before Socrates drank the hemlock that would kill him he asked if he could have an extra 30 minutes so he could listen to this podcast...

It’s like a trivia night, but on your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a famous Rock and Roll drummer, the relative width of the moon and a famous sports shoe’s logo. And a whole bunch of other stuff - it’s quite a busy show!

Not many people know this but on the day in 1964 when Nelson Mandela went to jail he stood in the processing area for ages whilst the prison guards debated an answer to a question from this podcast. Nelson knew the ans...

It’s like a trivia night, but on your phone!

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a legendary Hollywood actress and social activist, the origins of Lego and a style of fabric that is easier to say then spell. And a whole lot of other stuff!

Not many people know this but David Letterman loved nothing more than listening to this podcast after he taped his show. He’d relax in an enormous spa bath and would always say ‘I’m staying in here until I get 21 ou...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a famous DC character, a line from a famous (and very old!) movie and there’s an unusual question about Cher. Oh! There’s also a question about sheep. Something for everyone!

Not many people know this but Queen Victoria’s famous line ‘We are not amused’ came about after listening to this podcast. Mike had gone on a riff about sponge cakes (it really was quite funny) but Queen Victoria was a trivia hou...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a sci-fi franchise set in space – and for once the answer isn’t Star Wars! There’s a question about Table Tennis, and one about punctuation symbols. There really is something for everyone in the quiz!

Not many people know this but when Robbie Williams left Take That it was because he would always win when he and the boys played this podcast. Robbie is a bit of a brainiac and the other gu...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone!

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a world famous guitarist who moonlights as an astrophysicist, the world famous tourist attraction the Spanish Steps and the less than famous and actually slightly boring economic term for everything a country makes and/or produces. So there’s something for everyone!  

Not many people know this but Tarzan’s famous cry as he swung from vine to vine originated after he got a perfect score of 21 out of 21 on an episo...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a British singer, Indian cuisine, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and does anyone know where Egypt is?

Not many people know this but when Romeo and Juliet first met, Romeo tried to impress Juliet with his general knowledge and suggested they listen to this podcast together. It did not go well for Romeo - Juliet was way smarter, writing in her diary later ‘It’s a lucky thing he’s hot because a braini...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a trail blazing Oscar winning actress and a couple of sportsmen - one of whom will be remembered forever in a happy way, and other for the scandal he brought to the captaincy of his national team. There’s also lots of other questions around a wide range of topics – there’s something for everyone. Sort of…

Not many people know this but whenever Genghis Khan was about to invade someone or something h...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a song that was a hit in the 60s, an English singer who had many hits in the 70s, a slightly daggy band from the 80s, and a movie musical that started life as a movie that originally was not a musical at all. There’s also some geography, human biology, and some history - there’s something for everyone in this quiz, we promise!  

Not many people know this but Sir Michael...

It’s like a trivia night, but in your phone! In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a song that was a hit in the 60s, an English singer who had many hits in the 70s, a slightly daggy band from the 80s, and a movie musical that started life as a movie that originally was not a musical at all. There’s also some geography, human biology, and some history - there’s something for everyone in this quiz, we promise!  

Not many people know this but Sir Michael...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about Monopoly, poker, Neil Young and your metatarsus - assuming you have them (and most people do!) There's a whole bunch of questions on other stuff as well!

Not many people know this but Oprah loves this podcast! Back in the day she would listen to it with her audiences as a warm-up and bonding exercise and she would help them out if they didn’t know the answer whilst screaming ‘You get an answer! You get an answer! Thanks Oprah!    

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In this Ep of 21 Questions By Trivia Tribe Mike asks about Bugs Bunny’s accent, Ed O’Neil’s sit-coms and a song and singer that appeared in The Blues Brothers. There’s quite a lot of other questions as well…

Not many people know this but just before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon he and Buzz Aldrin had been listening to this podcast on the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Those two were very competitive and had a bet going - whoever got the better score would get to walk on the moon first. Neil won of...

In this Ep of 21 Questions By Trivia Tribe Mike asks about Bugs Bunny’s accent, Ed O’Neil’s sit-coms and a song and singer that appeared in The Blues Brothers. There’s quite a lot of other questions as well…

Not many people know this but just before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon he and Buzz Aldrin had been listening to this podcast on the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Those two were very competitive and had a bet going - whoever got the better score would get to walk on the moon first. Neil won of...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a Japanese delicacy, A type of wine, and a stranded British sailor that Australia spent $6M to rescue! And lots of other things!

Not many people know this but when The Brady Bunch was being filmed the cast used to ‘warm up’ for the day’s shoot by listening to this podcast in character. Anne B. Davis (who played Alice the housekeeper) was a very knowledgeable woman but (as Alice) was not only often wrong but sometimes ludicrously so. One time she answer...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about three British singers - Ozzy Osbourne being one but the other two are the answers to questions in the show so we’re not saying who right now! There’s also a lot of questions that do not in any way involve singers, British or otherwise!   

Not many people know this but King Charles III (who famously talks to his plants) now plays this podcast to them. It has absolutely made them smarter – the other day Charles walked into the Royal Greenhouse and one...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike does not sing. We see this as a positive. There are also some very interesting trivia questions, but we’d like to think we manage that most shows, what with that being the whole point of our existence and all…

Not many people know this but at the FIFA World Cup most of the teams relax after games by competing against other nations via this podcast. The Australian team is currently undefeated, but that’s mostly because they only challenge the teams whose first langua...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike talks about Emelia Earhart and how it wasn’t her fault she went missing, the Italian flag and the Queen’s fave dog. And some other stuff. He also quotes the Rocky Horror Show but it’s totally contextual we swear!

Not many people know this but Cleopatra was a huge fan of this podcast! She used to Isten to it whilst enjoying her famous milk baths, and at one point set up a massive PA system so everyone in Egypt could listen as well...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike once again sings at you. We’ve asked him not to and we’re sorry that he just won’t listen. But, it’s only once and only one line from one song, and it’s from a famous musical. It could we worse, we guess. Otherwise, there are some really interesting questions in this ep and we think you’ll be entertained and informed, but probably not titillated.

Not many people know this but Joan of Arc was a mad trivia fan. She was constant...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike talks TV based on a Marvel character, countries in Africa and a world famous amphibian. We think you’ll enjoy this ep!

Not many people know this but in 1752 Benjamin Franklin was driving his wife crazy listening to this podcast at full volume whilst she was trying to have a nap. ‘For the love of God Benny’ she said ‘Turn that off and go outside and find something to do!’ Benjamin thought to himself ‘I’ve got that old kite in the shed – maybe Ill go fly that...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a famous basketballer, an infamous business type and a theme song from a 1980s TV show that became a hit - even though the show it was from didn’t really…

Not many people know this but around the time of Marie Antoinette’s beheading she had just discovered podcasts and it’s fair to say she loved ours in particular. We received a letter from her basically saying ‘I’m a loyal listener and I think I’m about to be put to death –...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about a city in Europe, a river in the USA and a pretty decent wall in China. Along the way Mike will say disparaging things about two female literary heroines and one former American president. It’s quite a lively episode!

Not many people know this but Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture did not originally contain the cannon blasts for which it is now famous – but he knew it was missing something. Two days before the Overture’s first performance he was listening to this...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a TV show that was huge (until it wasn’t), a movie star who sang in her movies (but didn’t really) and an Aussie band who started out playing for adults and ended up one of the biggest kids bands in the world…

Not many people know this but the security guards at the Watergate Complex were listening to this podcast at the time of the famous break-in of 1972 and were so engrossed in it they completely missed everything unfolding upstairs - big...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about a city in Europe, a river in the USA and a pretty decent wall in China. Along the way Mike will say disparaging things about two female literary heroines and one former American president. It’s quite a lively episode!

Not many people know this but Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture did not originally contain the cannon blasts for which it is now famous – but he knew it was missing something. Two days before the Overture’s first performance he was listening to this...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about the American President who was invited to join the marines – he was in his 70s at the time! We’ll talk about a famous actor who’s inability to win an Oscar makes him a world record holder, and there’s even a Simpsons question as well – but it’s quite easy, we promise!

Not many people know this but in 1879 when Aussie bushranger Ned Kelly was writing his famous Jerilderie Letter he mentioned this podcast! It’s a very long letter bu...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a type of belt – but not the type you’re thinking about. There’s also a question about Buckingham Palace,  a tourist landmark in America and a fried fast food that they named a TV show after. Crazy times!

Not many people know this but on June 12, 1987 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" he was actually talking about a paywall that the Russians had put on this podcast so its citizens couldn’t listen in and learn...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a type of belt – but not the type you’re thinking about. There’s also a question about Buckingham Palace,  a tourist landmark in America and a fried fast food that they named a TV show after. Crazy times!

Not many people know this but on June 12, 1987 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" he was actually talking about a paywall that the Russians had put on this podcast so its citizens couldn’t listen in and learn...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will quiz you on a breed of dog named after a country,  a country named after a compass point, and how many points certain balls score in snooker. We think you’ll find this ep quite amusing. Maybe even more than ‘quite’! but we don't want to over-promise anything...

Not many people know this but back when Carly Simon was writing You’re So Vain she originally had a reference to this podcast in the lyrics. It went ‘You’re so Vain, you probably think you’d g...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a song by Elvis, A movie that starred Tom Hanks, and there’s a maths question but it’s not too hard we don’t think!

Not many people know this but back in 1813 when Lawson Blaxland and Wentworth were crossing the Blue Mountains in New South Wales they very nearly turned back because they couldn’t get a mobile signal and thus couldn’t listen to this podcast  - the network coverage was very patchy in the early 1800s. We’re so glad they...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about Han Solo’s spaceship, Edwin’s Telescope and Wembley’s Stadium. And quite a few other things as well!

Not many people know this but when Adolpho Sax invented the saxophone he was going to call it the Adolphohorn, but his wife said it was a bad idea. She used to listen to this podcast and it made her much more worldly than her husband, who really just liked to tinker about in his shed when he could have been listening to thi...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike asks about a 70s supergroup, twins that became famous in the 80s, and an action movie star that didn’t live to see his 90s…

Not many people know this but when Elvis was kicking back with the Memphis Mafia at Graceland they would listen to this podcast and debate the answers. Elvis knew the guys would let him win no matter what so he would shout deliberately wrong answers knowing no-one would contradict him. His team even emailed this office once or twice sayi...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about a famous singer, a famous actor who is actually female (but he doesn’t reveal that straight away), a celebrity chef and a Neil Diamond impersonator – of all things!

Not many people know this but in the very early days of this podcast we hired a young academic named Isaac Newton as a researcher and question writer. We thought young Isaac had a lot of potential but it all went wrong when he came back from his lunch break one day...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will enquire as to your knowledge of one of the most famous actors in the world, a popular berry that is actually an imposter and is in fact only pretending to be a berry, and a movie that involved an actor that was doing some singing, and a singer that was doing some acting. It’s quite a lively ep!

Not many people know this but in the 1970s Rod Stewart was pursuing a young lady that wasn’t particularly interested in him - whic...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will quiz you on the next Olympics, a Hollywood great and the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Smith. (You’ll understand that last bit when you listen!)

Not many people know this but Barack and Michelle Obama love this podcast! In fact, around 35 years ago (just before they got married) they were listening together, enjoying the friendly rivalry, and when Barack got a few more correct than Michelle did she said ‘You have all the answers baby - you should run for president!’ And so he did...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike points out the flaw in the logic behind a classic love song’s lyrics – listen to this ep and you’ll know what not to do!    

Not many people know this but the entire British royal family are silly for this podcast. Even the late Queen’s corgis love it - and don’t even start us on the horses! It’s a tradition that started with Henry VIII who was known to divorce, imprison or behead any one of his wives who did better than him...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about darts, the sun, a couple of famous actors and the origins of the name of one of the best bands of all time.

Not many people know this but the British couple accused in the 2001 cheating scandal surrounding Who Wants To Be A Millionaire actually practiced using this podcast. One cough for true, two for false. They would have got away with it if we did more true and false or multiple choice questions - they just needed more practice!

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In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe we discuss a shared Best Actress Oscar, the real name of a popular musical instrument and there’s even an algebra question -but it’s easy, we promise!

Not many people know this but as Charles Dickens was writing Oliver Twist he would pause every now and then to take in an episode of this podcast. One time he heard a question about the baseball team the Dodgers (Which baseball team will, decades from now, move from Brooklyn to LA?) and thought to himself ‘What an art...

This is Ep 50 of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe and to celebrate, every question asked was sent in by a listener. We really weren’t sure what sort of questions we’d get and we were right to be curious – some of them are pretty out there - think headless chickens and weird uses for indentations in the human body! It’s pretty interesting if we do say so ourselves - and we do!

Not many people know this but in 1996 when Greg Norman famously blew a huge lead to lose the Masters it was beca...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe Mike will ask you about sharks, cartoon monkeys and TV dogs. There’s also a cricket question, and a question about crickets. How fun!

Not many people know this but when Neil Diamond was about to go onstage to record Hot August Night in 1972 he kept the crowd waiting for 14 minutes because he was listening to this podcast with his band. He was planning on calling his live album Neil Diamond Sings A Few Songs but one of the questions in the pod he listened to...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe we discuss a King who ascended the throne at age four, the history of the mini, and we put Kate Winslett up against Cate Blanchett in an Academy Award winner takes all shootout!

Not many people know this but in 1517 when German monk Martin Luther nailed his "Ninety-five Theses" to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg he was originally going to add a 96th point which was that he thought the entire population should be required to listen to this podcast. He was...

In this Ep of 21 Questions by Trivia Tribe you’ll be quizzed on big cats, small beans, an early version of an energy drink and a singer that the world has a love/hate relationship with - or at least, with one of her songs!

Not many people know this but whilst Michael Jordan was retired (the first time) from the Chicago Bulls he was working here as a researcher for this podcast. He would wander in most mornings around 9, sit down on his oversized chair and write questions. Sadly, we had to le...