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President's Day Trivia Game Show: Morning Brew Edition

Morning Brew DailyFebruary 16, 202643 min3,687 views
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President's Day Trivia Challenge

  • πŸ’‘ The Morning Brew Daily Show hosts a special President's Day game show, inviting three comedians from Morning Brew to compete in a trivia contest.
  • 🎯 The hosts, Neal Freyman and Toby Howell, encourage listeners to play along at home, testing their knowledge against the Brew employees.
  • πŸ† The grand prize for the winner is a homemade cake baked by Toby, with the winner choosing the flavor.

Contestant Introductions

  • 🎀 Molly Liberal, a writer for the Morning Brew newsletter, shares her most rewatched movie is "Hotel for Dogs."
  • 🎬 Meg Banowitz, who creates videos for Morning Brew's social media, humorously claims to have memorized the "Happy Birthday" song.
  • 🎭 Dan Tumi, star of the Good Work YouTube channel, describes his skincare routine as simply "slap a towel on that thing."

Diverse Trivia Rounds

  • πŸ“° The first round, "News from 2026," covers future events like a President Trump Federal Reserve pick and a Davos speech by a world leader.
  • ❄️ The "Winter Olympics" round tests knowledge on topics such as Jamaica's bobsled team, the fastest Olympic sport, and the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
  • πŸ’˜ The "Love Odes" round challenges contestants to identify the speaker and recipient of famous romantic quotes from songs, poems, and DMs.

Love Odes and Presidential Knowledge

  • 🎢 Contestants faced questions about quotes from artists like Taylor Swift and John Legend, as well as historical figures like Napoleon.
  • πŸ›οΈ The final round, "Survivor," required players to name U.S. Presidents sequentially without repetition until they were eliminated.
  • πŸ“Š Dan Tumi ultimately won the trivia contest with 14 points, securing the Toby-baked cake prize.

The App Draft & Final Results

  • πŸ“± A bonus "listener's choice" segment featured an app draft, where contestants picked apps to build the best home screen.
  • πŸš€ Dan's picks included iGun, GarageBand, and Health, while Meg chose essentials like Settings, Weather, and Camera.
  • βœ… Listeners are invited to vote on their favorite home screen via social media and email, with results to be announced later.
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