Episode 10: Urban Legends for the Ages

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Welcome back to Trivia for the Ages, a multi-generational trivia game designed for everyone in your group, no matter their age. I'm Ted, your Gen Z co-host.

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And I'm Jamie, Ted's Boomer Mom.

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Here's how it works. We choose a topic and ask questions that span the past seven or eight decades. My mom will ask four questions covering the 1950s through the 1980s. My four questions will cover the 1990s through present day.

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There will also be two anytime anywhere questions, and they can be asked by either of us. They can range from the distant past all the way into the near future.

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After a short break, we will present the answers. After each answer, we will offer a bonus question and give you eight seconds to answer it for a grand total of twenty questions. For more fun facts and information about our podcast, please visit our website at triviafortheages.com. So let's get started. Today's topic is urban legends for the Ages.

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What is the name of this candy?

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Question two. In 2014, two 12-year-old girls attempted to murder their classmate in order to appease this unnaturally tall, suit-wearing fictional entity. What is the name of this entity?

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Question 3. In the late 1960s, a rumor emerged that this member of the Beatles had died in a car crash and been replaced by a look-alike. Which Beatle was this?

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Question 4. What Mesoamerican calendar was used as evidence that the world would end in the year 2012?

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Question 5. In the 1960s and 70s, parents were warned that these items, sold at carnivals and fairs, were secretly laced with LSD. What were the items?

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Question 6. Considered the modern equivalent to a campfire story, horror-themed urban legends and short stories have been copied and spread across the internet since the early 2000s. What is the name given to these stories?

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Question 7. This is an anytime-anywhesti. What is the name given to an animal or creature that has never been scientifically proven to exist?

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Question 8. In 1991, Doug Bauer and Dave Chorley confessed to faking hundreds of these famous extraterrestrial phenomena that have frustrated farmers for decades. What are they called?

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Question 9. What famous department store supposedly charged a woman $250 for a chocolate chip cookie recipe?

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Question 10. This is another anytime anywhere question. For many decades, this member of the Romanov family was rumored to have survived the assassination of her family in 1918. What was her name? And we're back! Remember, after each answer, you will have eight seconds to answer a bonus question. Good luck.

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Question one. In the 1980s, it was believed that consuming this candy with soda could cause your stomach to explode. What is the name of this candy? The answer is Poprocks. For the bonus, a persistent rumor surfaced that consuming Poprocks and Coca-Cola had actually killed a child actor from a breakfast cereal commercial. For one bonus point, what was the name of the cereal that Mikey surprisingly liked? That was Life Cereal.

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Question 2. In 2014, two 12-year-old girls attempted to murder their classmate in order to appease this unnaturally tall, suit-wearing, fictional entity. What is the name of this entity? Slenderman is the name we're looking for. For the bonus question, similar in appearance to Slenderman, what name has been given to the shadowy figure reportedly seen during bouts of sleep paralysis or delirium induced from medications such as Benadryl? The name we're looking for is the Hat Man, though we would also take Shadow Person.

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Which Beatle was this? The answer is Paul McCartney. And for the bonus question, adding fuel to that particular fire, many people claimed to hear the words I buried Paul at the end of What Beetle's song? This was at the end of the magical mystery tour version of Strawberry Fields Forever. Fun fact, John Lennon actually whispered the words cranberry sauce.

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Question 4. What Mesoamerican calendar was used as evidence that the world would end in the year 2012? That would be the Mayan calendar. For your bonus question, adding to the panic about the year 2012, many believed that the prophecies of this famous French astrologer also pointed to a doomsday event. What was the name of the man who supposedly made these predictions? That would be Nostradamus.

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Question 5. In the 1960s and 70s, parents were warned that these items, sold at carnivals and fairs, were secretly laced with LSD. What were the items? These were temporary tattoos. For the bonus question, many years later, an internet hoax circulated that licking this common object could cause a number of health issues, from cockroaches hatching in your mouth to blood poisoning and death. What was the item you were not supposed to lick?

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Question 6. Considered the modern equivalent to a campfire story, horror-themed urban legends have been copied and spread across the internet since the early 2000s. What is the name given to these stories? Creepypasta was the word we were looking for. For your bonus question, Kane Parsons recently became the youngest director in cinema history to have a film debut number one at both domestic and global box offices. Named after and adapted from a popular creepypasta, what modern legend involves an endless maze of empty, liminal office spaces? That answer is backrooms.

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Question seven. What is the name given to an animal or creature that has never been scientifically proven to exist? This is known as a cryptid. For the bonus, what famous cryptid, originating from Latin American folklore, is believed to suck the blood from farm animals? The answer is El Chupacabras.

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Question eight. In 1991, Doug Bauer and Dave Chorley confessed to faking hundreds of these famous extraterrestrial phenomena that have frustrated farmers for decades. What are they called? These are known as crop circles. For the bonus question, in the early 2020s, the U.S. government and scientific agencies transitioned from the term UFO to a new acronym in order to reduce the associated stigma. What is the new acronym? This new acronym is UAP, which stands for Unidentified Aerial Phenomena or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

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Question 9. What famous department store supposedly charged a woman $250 for a chocolate chip cookie recipe? The answer is Neiman Marcus. For the bonus, also part of the same urban legend, what did the woman do to get even with Neiman Marcus? The answer is she distributed the recipe to everyone she knew in a chain letter and urged them to do the same.

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Question 10. For many decades, this member of the Romanov family was rumored to have survived the assassination of her family in 1918. What was her name? Anastasia is the name we're looking for. For the final question, also connected to the Romanovs, this man served as an advisor to the royal family and was said to have mystical powers. Known to some as the Mad Monk, what was his name? That was Rasputin. Thank you for playing, and we hope you'll join us again soon on Trivia for the Ages.