Ask Me Another

What sounds right...remember the Alamo...or...remember the Aniston? For this hour of puzzles and trivia, it may help to know both. Contestants try to top the lyrical talents of Justin Bieber, while a backwards spelling bee turns a few heads. Plus, our Mystery Guest, a best-selling journalist, tests his knowledge of pro athletes-turned-bad actors.

What ever happened to predictability? ...asked one esteemed poet – or was that a TV theme song? Host Ophira Eisenberg and her puzzle mavens travel to Washington, D.C. to look for math in odd places, and some classic novels find some fitting new underwriters. All this, plus a special visit from this week’s Mystery Guest, a worldly NPR correspondent.

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt shares a name with several of us, but did you know that Swingers director Jon Favreau shares his name with a White House speechwriter? This hour of puzzles and games involves shared names, fictional love triangles, and a quiz specially tailored for our Mystery Guest, a notable rock critic and pop culture aficionado.

What if horror film characters ran personal ads on dating sites, and musicians wrote songs like...Wake Up, Little Herman? Our puzzle gurus imagine such a world, while our Mystery Guest, a 21st-century political darling, tells us what makes America sexy, and shows us that the good life is but a tweet away.

House musician Jonathan Coulton takes a 90s alt-rock hit around the world in this week’s music game, while contestants go to Tinseltown for some weird movie mash-ups. And ever wonder what car Tiger Woods might drive if he wanted to keep out of Page Six? Speaking of news, this week’s Mystery Guests tell us how they keep in tune with the headlines.

“Radio is a sound salvation,” sang Elvis Costello, and it’s also the theme of Jonathan Coulton’s euphonious music quiz. Speaking of music, our Mystery Guest is a Broadway superstar, put to the test on her musical theater know-how. Plus, mutated movie titles, a double name game, and an etiquette test from the 1960s. Got a light?

What do you get when you throw Leonard Bernstein, a 19th-century murderer, and the CEO of Goldman Sachs in a room together? Perhaps the best R.E.M. song ever. In this hour, contestants create horrific hybrids like Dr. Moreau, rewrite some outdated Cole Porter lyrics, and join this week's Mystery Guest to evaluate their own signature flourish.

So you think you’re a TV buff—but how well do you know your shows by their episode titles? This week’s contestants are put to some pop culture challenges, like deciphering breakfast cereal haikus and a remixed nursery rhyme. Plus, a certain brainiac shares a few of his favorite apocalyptic prophesies.