Atomic Trivia War 9000

Who invented Godzilla? What was Cobra Commander’s real name? List three movies starring Pete Postlethwaite.

 

If you can answer those questions, we want to enlist YOU in the ATOMIC TRIVIA WAR 9000, a glorious fight for the very future of Earth. The war isn’t waged with guns or tanks, but with facts and figures, pop culture references, and a big dose of geekery.

 

Join Jason, Omar, Ro, Kevin, and a host of guest contestants as they battle weekly. There’s no points and no Googling, just head-to-head trivia combat.

 

This isn’t a mild seismic activity quiz challenge. This is Atomic Trivia War 9000!

 

Hosted by: Jason Hawk

Photo Friday — Great Scott! Well Actually, Great Britons!

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Photo Friday — Great Scott! Well Actually, Great Britons!

This Photo Friday is for our awesome across the Atlantic people. Name that famous historical Briton.

Bonus: There are two pairs of people in this Photo Friday that have unique similarities compared to everyone else. Can you find those two pairs as well as state what similarities they are?

I will give clues to those who want them. Just send a tweet to @RosakaM on Twitter with what number you have a problem on, and I’ll be happy to help.

I’ll try to update this post with any requests I get.

Update 07:20 AM PST

I got some requests on a few of them, here are the clues:

#6 – Think apples.
#16 – Use “Common Sense”
#18 – Explorer. Known for being the first European contact with Australia and Hawaii.

Send your submissions to ro.rosaka@gmail.com. Deadline is next Thursday, 02/23/2012, at 12AM PST. One winner will be randomly selected and given a shout-out on our next recording.

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Bunker Talk 02 — Portlandia

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From the creators of Atomic Trivia War 9000: We bring our review of the IFC show Portlandia, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. It’s b-b-b-bonus content with Jason and Ro!

Interestingly, after we edited and uploaded this episode yesterday, we were contacted by GeekPortland.com’s Kenna Conklin, who asked to use questions from ATW9K at an upcoming music festival/gameshow called the GeekPortland Geekparty. It will be held March 3 from 7-11 p.m.

In Portland. HOW’S THAT FOR COINCIDENCE?!

Given the circumstances, we’re considering this the first unofficial ATW9K-Fest.

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ATW9K takes over MORAL OF THE STORY — The Fifth Element

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Jason and the gang hijack the Moral of the Story podcast to argue about the merits of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element (1997), starring John McClane, Comm. Jim Gordon, Bilbo Baggins, Katinka Ingabogovinanana, Det. James Carter, and Dylan McKay.

Dave liked Catwoman. Nate knows the URL for ATW9K better than one of the contestants. Omar would do Ronald McDonald in certain circumstances. Ro realizes the sexual connotations. Jason thinks this movie is better if you believe that Dallas is the descendant of Jack Burton.

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Photo Friday — Ro’s Favorite Animated Characters

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Photo Friday — Ro’s Favorite Animated Characters

Photo Friday — Ro’s Favorite Animated Characters

Name that animated character that Ro loves. Some of these have more than one character (#13,#14,#18,#19). Please provide the names of both characters.

Send your submissions to ro.rosaka@gmail.com. Don’t forget to also tells us where you’re from. Deadline is next Thursday, 02/16/2012, at 12AM PST. One winner will be randomly selected and given a shout-out on our next recording.

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ATW9K 64 — Peter Parker, meet Racist Ro

Seriously, she should be more sensitive. This week, we tackle Black History Month, SNL cast members, Married… With Children, Explorers, and that wonderful contraption known as the Commodore 64.

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Photo Friday — I Have Candy, Get In The Van!

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Photo Friday — I Have Candy, Get In The Van!

Name that candy! Please bear in mind that I would like mostly specific brand names with each candy. However, there are a few that may have more than one name. I’ll accept either.

Send your submissions to ro.rosaka@gmail.com. Deadline is next Thursday, 02/09/2012, at 12AM PST. One winner will be randomly selected and given a shout-out on our next recording.

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ATW9K 63 — Well, that’s another negative 17 points for Ro

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We’re still deducting points from Ro’s total as of this hour. Expect a full accounting at the end of Q1 2012.

In this episode, we welcome Nate Hasiak of the Moral of the Story podcast for some talk about top-selling PC games, Minnesota pop culture, transvestites in movies, Emmy Awards, actors and actresses, and Tim Burton. You guess, dear listeners, which category Omar picked. I dare you.

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Photo Friday — Atari 2600 Cartridge Covers

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Name that Atari 2600 game with the cover provided. Perhaps this will be worthy of Scott Rubin of GeekNights since he likes challenging trivia. Perhaps I may even see a submission from him.

Send your submissions to ro.rosaka@gmail.com. Deadline is next Thursday, 02/02/2012, at 12AM PST. One winner will be randomly selected and given a shout-out on our next recording.

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ATW9K 62 — Maybe Phil Collins would have been better

Poor Omar is undone by Genesis in our latest installment of Atomic Trivia War 9000. Other topics include: Children’s books, movie roles, iconic music, and fictional currencies.

Blame Scott Rubin.

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ATW9K 61 — Battle of the Siblings

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Sorry, sorry, sorry, a thousand times sorry for being late this week. I was renovating my basement/podcast recording area and converting another part of the basement to a play area for my daughter, who is now three-and-a-half months old.

This week we bring you the BATTLE OF THE SIBLINGS! It’s not as cut-throat as you might believe. Omar’s sister, Reb, and Jason’s brother, Brandon, join us to talk the greatest characters of the past 20 years, The Godfather, Gene Hackman, Lord of the Rings, and more.

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