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Speaker 1: It's Who Was? The history quiz show that for today
Speaker 1: only hasn't one question true or false. I'm beat, and
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Speaker 1: a client. Let's get into this first episode where Pudini,
Speaker 1: the master escape artist himself stopped by to test our
Speaker 1: contestants knowledge. Let's listen in and see if Declan or
Speaker 1: Josie escape with a winning score. Roll that episode. Please,
Speaker 1: we're talking a lot about magic, but we should clarify
Speaker 1: that Harry Houdini considered himself an escape artist. That is correct,
Speaker 1: Harry Houdin, how'd you get here? I will never reveal
Speaker 1: my techniques? Uh? You used the who was that? Bright?
Speaker 1: I used the who was that? He was? Want? Yes,
Speaker 1: everybody's favorite encrypted messaging service to famous folks from the past,
Speaker 1: The who was app Well? I heard you were learning
Speaker 1: all about me today, so I came to perform one
Speaker 1: of my death defying escapes for you. Behold as I
Speaker 1: Erry Houdini escaped from handcuffs, wrapped in chains covered in glue,
Speaker 1: put in a straight jacket made out of cement, while
Speaker 1: wearing a bow tie. Is the bow tie also a lock? No,
Speaker 1: it just looks cool. Here I go, Mr Houdini. This
Speaker 1: is very entertaining, but we kind of have our next
Speaker 1: game to get too, so, so you'd like me to
Speaker 1: read the questions while holding my breath? Got it? I
Speaker 1: don't think that sounds like a good idea. Hey, when
Speaker 1: has that ever stopped us? Eric plea the true or
Speaker 1: false intro. Please false it's a false, it was a true.
Speaker 1: It's truth that has false? It was true or true?
Speaker 1: True or false? For this game, Gudini will read you
Speaker 1: a statement and then you will then let us know
Speaker 1: if that statement is true or you guessed it false.
Speaker 1: Declan europe first. True or false. My father was known
Speaker 1: as the King of Handcuffs in Hungary, which is why
Speaker 1: before I took his title, I called myself the Prince
Speaker 1: of the Air. Um, now that's true, it's false. I mean,
Speaker 1: that's right, it's false. That said, well, you know what
Speaker 1: I mean. You got it right. Harry's father was a rabbi,
Speaker 1: not the King of handcuffs. Harry made up the name
Speaker 1: the Prince of the Air for one backyard circus he
Speaker 1: put on when he was nine years old. Later in life,
Speaker 1: he fibbed and told reporters he performed in many circuses
Speaker 1: as a child. He was all, now this is a
Speaker 1: story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down.
Speaker 1: I'd like to take a minute to sit right there.
Speaker 1: I'll tell you how I'd be earned the name of
Speaker 1: the Prince of the Air. Next question is for Josie.
Speaker 1: True or false. When I was only thirteen, my father
Speaker 1: made me promise to always take care of my mother
Speaker 1: and on like chains and locks. I never broke that promise.
Speaker 1: That's right, it's true. Sadly, Harry's father passed away when
Speaker 1: Harry was young and made him promise to take care
Speaker 1: of his mother, Cecilia. Harry and his mother were extremely close,
Speaker 1: and he even missed performing for the King of Sweden
Speaker 1: so he could go see her when she fell ill.
Speaker 1: Next question is for a declin true or false. Everyone
Speaker 1: knows that I was the number one enemy of straight jackets,
Speaker 1: but did you also know that during a big stunt
Speaker 1: in London, I also became the destroyer of coats. False. No,
Speaker 1: that's true. Don't worry, it's okay, don't. During one of
Speaker 1: Harry's big shows where he was put in the impossible
Speaker 1: to escape mirror cuffs, he tore his coat off on stage,
Speaker 1: only moments before he escaped from the handcuffs. This helped
Speaker 1: him become an even bigger celebrity in Europe, except, of course,
Speaker 1: with Taylor's. They don't like it when you rip up
Speaker 1: their coats. Next question is for Josie that Taylor was
Speaker 1: very upset with me true or false. While I made
Speaker 1: many escapes in my day, the one thing I couldn't
Speaker 1: escape was all the praise I got for being an
Speaker 1: incredible actor once I crossed over to making movies. I'm sorry,
Speaker 1: that's false. Houdini did make movies, and the early ones
Speaker 1: were successful, but he was never considered a good actor.
Speaker 1: Critics said he was a terrific escape artist who couldn't
Speaker 1: act at all. I'm free, I didn't perfectly timed, because
Speaker 1: that's the end of the game. True true, true, awful, Wow,
Speaker 1: what a master of suspense. I was on pins and needles,
Speaker 1: and I was there when it happened the first time.
Speaker 1: Our next episode is all about another great performer, Lucille Ball.
Speaker 1: Let's get into it with our two lovely contestants from
Speaker 1: that episode, Charlie and Kayleie. For this game, be will
Speaker 1: read a statement. You will then let us know if
Speaker 1: that statement is true or false. And since this is
Speaker 1: our second round, each question is worth two points. Kylie
Speaker 1: Europe first, All right, True or false. Lucille Ball was
Speaker 1: a star as soon as she decided she wanted to
Speaker 1: be an actress. False. That's right, that is false. When
Speaker 1: she started her teachers told her she didn't have any talent.
Speaker 1: They said she would never be an actress, but instead
Speaker 1: she ended up being one of the most popular performers
Speaker 1: of all times. So take that, teachers. This next question
Speaker 1: is for you, Charlie, all right, Charlie. Lucille became known
Speaker 1: for her physical comedy, which she learned in part from
Speaker 1: silent film star Buster Keaton. Is that true or false? True?
Speaker 1: That is true? Buster Keaton and Lucy became big friends
Speaker 1: at MGM Studios in nineteen forties. Buster was passed his
Speaker 1: big starring days, but showed the up and coming Lucille
Speaker 1: how to use props to create short, funny skits, a
Speaker 1: skill she would perfect on the Isle of Lucy Show.
Speaker 1: The two even appeared on screen together in nineteen sixty
Speaker 1: five in a tribute to another physical comedian, Stan Laurel
Speaker 1: of Laurel and Hardy Fame back to you, Kylie, all right, Keylye,
Speaker 1: this question is for you. When Lucy became pregnant with
Speaker 1: her second child, studio executives were excited to include it
Speaker 1: in the storyline of I Love Lucy. Is that true
Speaker 1: or false? True? No, I'm sorry, the answer is false.
Speaker 1: Lucy had to convince the studio executives to allow her
Speaker 1: character to be pregnant, and over a total of seven episodes,
Speaker 1: it was the first pregnancy in real time to be
Speaker 1: shown on television. Even after CBS agreed they wouldn't let
Speaker 1: the characters say Lucy was the word pregnant, and they
Speaker 1: made them say expecting instead. This last question is for you, Charlie.
Speaker 1: All right in the Museum of Broadcasting honored Lucy as
Speaker 1: the Princess of Comedy. Is this true or false? It true?
Speaker 1: I'm sorry it was false. She was honored as the
Speaker 1: Queen of Television. At a ceremony for her, then President
Speaker 1: Ronald Reagan reminded the crowd that more people tuned in
Speaker 1: to watch the episode of her show where her son,
Speaker 1: Little Ricky was born, then watched the inauguration of President
Speaker 1: Dwight eisen Our take that, CBS executives, And that's the
Speaker 1: end of the round. True, true, amazing, And now we
Speaker 1: need to take a short break, but don't go anywhere,
Speaker 1: because we'll be back with two more episodes, all about
Speaker 1: two people who really knew their way around a garden,
Speaker 1: agricultural scientist George Washington Carver and American folk legend Johnny
Speaker 1: apple seed, Eric, play us some queen of television, prince
Speaker 1: of air music? Please, Hey, who was ours? Want to
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Speaker 1: Falls super Cut Edition in Okay, Okay, Geraldine, I know
Speaker 1: you're excited, but please have patience our audience listening. I
Speaker 1: understand the next game means a lot to you because
Speaker 1: George Washington Carver did a lot of great things for
Speaker 1: your favorite food, the peanut. Now let's hear how well
Speaker 1: our contestants, Ellie and Kinsley recall all the facts of
Speaker 1: his amazing life. Roll that tape. The first question goes
Speaker 1: to Ellie, take it away. Being though we know him
Speaker 1: as George Washington Carver, for most of his early life,
Speaker 1: George went by the name Carver's George. Is this true
Speaker 1: or false? True? That's right, It's true. He was born
Speaker 1: to parents who have been enslaved by Moses and Susan Carver,
Speaker 1: and did not have the last name of his own
Speaker 1: because slavery was abolished when he was a baby. He
Speaker 1: still went by Carver's George until about the age of thirteen,
Speaker 1: when he, like many formally enslaved people, took the surname
Speaker 1: of his former owners. The next question is or Kinsley
Speaker 1: Highland College, where George was accepted after completing high school,
Speaker 1: was the first educational institute that turned him away because
Speaker 1: he was black? Is this true or false? False? That's right,
Speaker 1: it's false. As a young child, George, who was also
Speaker 1: turned away from his local school because it was for
Speaker 1: white children, only get to travel many miles to a
Speaker 1: neighboring town to attend the school that was for black students.
Speaker 1: George would end up doing this several more times over
Speaker 1: the course of his early life. He never let it
Speaker 1: get in the way though, of his thirst for education
Speaker 1: and knowledge. The next question is for Ellie the Tuskegee Institute,
Speaker 1: a historically black college and vocational center in Alabama where
Speaker 1: George Todd was established by another famous Black American whose
Speaker 1: initials are the same as the acronym for by the
Speaker 1: Way bt W. Or bt dubs False. I'm sorry that's true.
Speaker 1: The bt W was book or T. Washington, a leader
Speaker 1: in the black community, later advised several presidents. George decide
Speaker 1: to leave his life in Iowa to go teach at
Speaker 1: the new Tuskeee Institute because it felt he could do
Speaker 1: the most good for his community there. The next question,
Speaker 1: this is the last one for the round, goes to Kinsley.
Speaker 1: George is best remembered for his work as being the
Speaker 1: patron Saint of peanuts, but another name he could have
Speaker 1: earned was Sir Sweet Potato because of his work encouraging
Speaker 1: farmers to grow sweet potatoes. Is that true or false?
Speaker 1: I think it's false. I'm sorry that was true. George
Speaker 1: wanted to help southern farmers improve their soil and their incomes,
Speaker 1: encouraged them to stop focusing on cotton and instead grows
Speaker 1: sweet potatoes, cow peas, sweet beats, rice, soybeans, and alfalfa.
Speaker 1: And those are the ingredients for a great salad, which
Speaker 1: we can now eat because it's the end of the round.
Speaker 1: Salad time everybody. True. True, true, Wow. That episode was
Speaker 1: crunchy and creamy, delicious. And now for our last episode,
Speaker 1: a very special guest Johnny apples eat himself drops by
Speaker 1: to plant some seeds of knowledge for our contestants, August
Speaker 1: and Brady. Okay, here's how this game works. Johnny apple
Speaker 1: Seed will read a statement, and you'll tell us whether
Speaker 1: it's true or false. You guessed, yeah, And since it's
Speaker 1: our first game, each question is worth one point. August,
Speaker 1: you'll be going first. True or false. During my travels,
Speaker 1: settlers would offer me a place to stay over. Not
Speaker 1: not sure, love sleeping in a nice, warm bed. False.
Speaker 1: That's right, it's false. Johnny loved sleeping outside. He'd cover
Speaker 1: himself with a blanket of leaves to stay warm. And
Speaker 1: if the weather was bad, well he construct a small
Speaker 1: hut or sleep in a hollow tree. We call that
Speaker 1: the rat coon's sweet. Okay, the next question is for Brady.
Speaker 1: True or false. In order to get apple seeds for
Speaker 1: my orchards, I've eat six the apples a week. That's
Speaker 1: eight point five seven apples a day to keep all
Speaker 1: the doctors awake. False. He got him from shire Mills. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you about it. You're right, can go Okay,
Speaker 1: trying cider mills and many towns would match their leftover
Speaker 1: apples to make apple cider and just throw away the
Speaker 1: apple cores. Johnny considered this a waste because cores contained seeds.
Speaker 1: The good news is, since the mills consider them trash,
Speaker 1: Johnny could have the seeds for free, proving once again
Speaker 1: the old saying, multiple cider mills trash is a barefoot
Speaker 1: man's treasure. It's an old saying. Lots of people say it, right,
Speaker 1: you've heard it before. That's definitely not you've never heard
Speaker 1: that before. No, that's my life. Well you heard it now.
Speaker 1: The next question here is for August, so listen up
Speaker 1: AGAs true or false. Back in my day, farmers did
Speaker 1: not fertilize their land. My day was a while ago,
Speaker 1: but I assume you kids still love farmer trivia. That's right,
Speaker 1: It's true. After several seasons of crops, soil loses its richness.
Speaker 1: Today we use fertilizer to maintain the soil, But back
Speaker 1: then people would just move on and look for fresh
Speaker 1: land to farm on, leaving that soil behind them. The
Speaker 1: next question is for Brady, true or false. I'd only
Speaker 1: work on my orchards for a month or two, and
Speaker 1: the rest of the year I just put the feet
Speaker 1: up and let the money roll in. False. That's right,
Speaker 1: it's false. Johnny's orchards kept him busy year round. In
Speaker 1: the fall, he'd go to sider mills and collect those
Speaker 1: precious apple seeds we heard about. In the winter, he'd
Speaker 1: fix his orchard fences, and these helped keep animals from
Speaker 1: using his trees as food. In spring and summer, he
Speaker 1: tended the orchards, clearing the land and planting seeds. And
Speaker 1: he was also a traveling salesman, selling apple seeds and
Speaker 1: seedlings to settlers. Selling apple seeds and seedlings to seedlings
Speaker 1: to settlers. Try saying that three times fast. Talk about
Speaker 1: a multitasker. Yeah, no kidding, Elliott, No tiper dunk twisters.
Speaker 1: It's the end of the game. True true false. Well
Speaker 1: that's it for our show this week. Join us next
Speaker 1: week when no, Geraldine, we can't do another episode on
Speaker 1: George Washington Carver. No matter how much you want to
Speaker 1: get in with the Peanut board, people will start to
Speaker 1: think we're in the pocket of Big Peanut and I
Speaker 1: cannot go through another lagoon scale endel. But yes, of
Speaker 1: course we can have with Abbie peanuts for our after episode.
Speaker 1: Snack go get the serving bowls. Ready, well, I wrap
Speaker 1: up here. Join us next week when we'll be back
Speaker 1: with a regular episode to find out Who Was two
Speaker 1: more amazing figures from the past. Until then, this is
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