Channel: Good Mythical More
YouTube Video ID: eQ7mEUw7FAs
Episode Post Date: April 17, 2026
Episode Number: 3025
Transcript
Can you beat us in Alphabet trivia? Welcome to Good Mythical More. The top 26 answers are on the board. Every answer is corresponding to the letter of the alphabet. Yes. And this is about finding out whether or not if our brains combined are better than your single brain or if you're playing in a group, so be it. Mm-hmm. Yep. We've done this before. These questions were provided to us by, from the Mind of Kalin, who we will ridicule if we don't like them. Yes. Alright, we'll start with the first one. All right, here we go. Number one, what word means something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety as well as large seabird. Albatross. Albatross. Albatross. Dang. Good job. Are we not going to see the wor the, the question, or is it just, is that right? That is correct. Albatross means something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety as well as large seabird. We'll work on getting you those questions. An albatros, I thought it was an albatross around the neck. It, that, that is a saying. Yes, but, or is it a, um, sawmill? Uh. Millstone, a millstone around the neck. That's what Jesus said. But an albatross different, an albatross around your neck. Am I right about that? That's the same. That's what I remember. Yeah. It's like a, so it's kind of like a, a bad omen. It's like a monkey on your back, but instead of it being, it's less, it's like a, what's the difference between an albatross around your neck and a monkey on your back? A monkey on your back is like. That might be our M question, but we'll, it, it, I haven't gotten there yet. Um, the word altros is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden most often associated with guilt or shame. That feels like a curse. An allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, which I've never read, but what about the monkey dead alba monkey on the is tied around the neck of a sailor. I think a monkey is more of like a nuisance. Like I finally got that monkey off my back. That thing that's been like a sand in my crawl kind of thing. Yeah. But but it has, but it has something to do with you. Like a monkey on your back is like more internalized. I think. It's like it's deeply. Troublesome, but an albatross is just like anno an annoying inconvenience. It's more external. I think the monkey comes from with inside the albatross comes from with outside. That's how I think about it. I, I haven't thought about it to this level before. It's like you, and we have 25 more of these. Alright, let's go. And albatross also means double eagle in golf. Oh, so just a bird that. It counts for two birds. Did you, did you know that? I did. Question two, what is the name of the popular western satirical comedy film directed by Mel Brooks? Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles. All right. Number three, what Folktale character became known for crying out the sky is falling Chicken. Little. That is correct. All right. Number four. What's this guy did fall in that story? Mm-hmm. Right. So it's kind of like, what's the difference between chicken Little and the boy who cried Wolf? Who cried Wolf. Wolf? What's the difference? Well, I think, well one of 'em A chicken and one was a boy. The boy Craig Wolf would've been, uh, number two question. 'cause it starts with BI think the chicken is inside of you. I also just was looking this up a day or two ago for some other reason. I can't remember why. And, uh, chicken little's called Henny Penny in other countries. But in the United States, that same story is chicken Little. Yeah. Well, the more you know, the more you know. All right. Next question. Well, you no longer it takes to get through this quiz. Yeah. What scientific term describes the net movement of molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration, de ionization decompression? No de depressurization, no molecules from an area of greater, constant density. Um, transfer. DDD Dispen dispensation di I dis dissolving dis disbursement. I think it might be dissolving through something, but it's not dissolving or dispersing. Dis displacement. DIF dif diffusion. D diffusion. That's it. Diffusion diffusion. Yes. All right. What biological system's primary function is to release hormones into your blood while monitoring lung endocrine, oh, wait until this question's done. Oh, okay. Sorry. Endocrine link. Good job. Oh, come on. I want, there was a time that I wanted to be an endocrinologist. Oh, when was that? When you were into endocrine? Yeah, it was like for a minute. Hey, the endocrine is on the inside. The monkey's on the outside, huh? No, the monkeys. The monkeys on the inside. The monkey's on the inside. Monkeys in the is on the outside. All right. What high octane film starring Damson Iris was nominated for the 2026 Oscars F1. Good job. So, so Damson Idris was the other guy, the non Brad Pitt. Oh, and his last name is Idris Elvis's first name. Wow. Yes. Yes. You can connect every person on Earth in that way. Really? Damson Iris, Idris Elba. Who's it? Elba Blink. Neil Diamond Phillips. Seymour Hoffman. Oh, that's a game we just invented. How long can you take it? Well, how, how can you take, how long can you take it? I can't. Ugh, I can't go past Hoffman. Let's try a different one. McLaughlin Bias. Lynn Bias. Remember Lynn Bias? Do you know anybody named First name Bias? Or as, see, you have to think about Lynn Balin of Narnia. Lin Manuel Miranda writes, next question. We're on what g. That's, uh, yeah, you just answered F1. All right. What was the name of toys? Russ's mascot. Jeffrey. Jeffrey, the giraffe, giraffe. Good job. Thank you. What's he up to now? You know, I think, is he going gray too? Forced into retirement? No, he's in, he's in prison. He was canceled? Yeah. Oh, oof. Mm-hmm. He's in prison. He lost a leg in prison didn't he? Tax evasion. Oh, alright. Wasn't it's low security if it Alright. He watches the prices, right? Every day. He's in a white collar prison. Yeah. All right. Yeah. He's being, he's being ridden for, that's a big collar on that giraffe. Oh my God. Oh my God. He's being ridden for commissary. That's, uh, you can't write a giraffe for cigarettes. You can, in prison, you can definitely write a giraffe in the showers. Okay. Okay. Okay. Wow, what 2006 song, Shakira Song reached number one in 18 countries, including the US billboard. Hot 100 Hips Don't lie. All right. Together. You guys got that. Hips don't lie. Hips don't lie. You guys just got hips. I was like, hips something. So, okay. No points or point to each. I mean her, her ability to like just move. Her midsection. Yeah, the hips. Her hips. The pelvis. Yeah. I mean the, just the range of motion on her pelvis is, uh, tell me more is impressive. I mean, I'm being visually pelted with her pelvis movements. Is it from the inside? From the outside. What is a modern term for a musical artist who achieves major success through connections or favoritism, but presents themselves as independent? Uh, this is a person, it's a term for, for a musical artist. Could be industry, plant. Good job, industry, plant. I was thinking aept. Yeah. Nepo baby. Nepo, nepotism. Nepo baby. Yeah, that makes sense. Nepo baby. Okay, I'm jumping ahead a little bit in the alphabet. Gracie Abrams is apparently dating um, Paul Mezcal. Paul Mezcal. What are you saying about her? Why would bring her up? Right? He really wants to date JJ Abrams. Well, that's one way to get to him. Mm-hmm. I dated your daughter interested. What type of fruit is typically used as a vegan substitute in barbecue jackfruit? Correct. If I knew what letter we were on, that would help me. That was J huh? Yeah. Yeah, HIJ and then K. All right. I'm gonna nail this next one. What is the Japanese word for Korea? Cute. Uh. Tsu. QQ, uh oh. I know this. Hold on. Um, you recently went to Japan. I think we've talked about this. Oh, don't say anything. Komodo. Okay. Uh, Kiki. Kauai. Kauai. Good job. Yes. All right. What SAT Vocab word means idle or indolent, especially in a dreamy way. Idle or indolent. I don't know what indolent means, especially in a dreamy way. Lethargic, especially in a dreamy way. Low liminal, idle or indolent. Uh, what does indolent mean? Indolent means idle, uh, or lazy. I was gonna say lazy. In a dream new way. iCal. Lackadaisical. Lackadaisical. Okay. I mean, that's weird. Or lackadaisical is how a lot of people pronounce it. I accept that. Colloquial what? Beloved 2000 sitcom about a dysfunctional middle class family recently got a miniseries reboot after 20 years. Knock 'em in the middle. No. What? Malcolm in the middle. Really? It did? Yeah. The new mini series is called, uh, Malcolm in the Middle. Colon. Life's still unfair. Brian Cranston. Is he coming back? Brian Cranston. Yeah. Yeah. They're all coming back. I think we got the whole principle cast. What? Crazy. I never watched the original. I understand. It's good. I would see it like reruns on in syndication. Yep. And I would watch it because I, I thought it was quite funny. What's the guy, what's the, the, the kid now grown, um, what's his name? Ricky. Frankie Munoz. Frankie. Frankie Munoz. I was thinking about, uh, the spy movie he was in. Cody Banks. Yeah, I almost said Cody Banks. And then I lost it when we said Frankie Muni. All right. Alright, so what are we on? We're on. Don't tell him what physics law states. Whenever one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first Newton's first law, Newton Church law. Incorrect Newton's second law incorrect Newton's third law. Newton's third law of, uh, of, um, of momentum conservation. Of momentum, uh, momentum's related Newton's third law broader than law, inertia, inertia, momentum, and inertia. I think momentum and inertia, both parts of this overall kind of motion. Third, law of motion, Newton's third Law of motion. All right, what brand of beef jerky was in the picnic basket? Baby ret birthed, um. Uh, what are we talking about? Um, we're talking about Good Mythical Morning. It was, uh, picnic. Picnic basket baby. What brand of beef jerky was in the picnic basket that baby Rhett birthed? Oh, rda, oh, sorry. I think I'm reading that wrong. It's the Rhett was a mommy, and the picnic basket was the baby. What brand of beef jerky was in the picnic basket? Baby? Where was I at birth? Uh, you were next to him also. What was it? Uh, O'Leary. It was not O'Leary. Uh, I think you're thinking of the wrong country. Oa Olay Beef Jerky. Ortega, go east. Can you, can someone please catch me up? What? What? What was Rhett doing? Giving birth to a picnic basket? We had an episode called, what am I Giving Birth to? Yeah, I think the Owl was a very classic moment from that. Oh, right. Rhett gave birth to, uh, Gwyneth Paltrow's, infamous candle, et cetera. Yes. You gave birth to beef jerky in a picnic basket. I've forgotten about this. I'm gonna watch it back. And it had a brand that started with an O. Yep. And is it a real beef jerky brand? Yes, it is a real beef jerky brand. Is it one we're familiar with? Yeah. Yeah. It's not Jack Links Old, old El Paso. I wonder if this, this little sound effect will help jog your memory. Olay beef jerky. It was very funny, but it didn't seem to help your memory at all. All right, so it's a, it's, it's a beef jerky brand that, uh, it's German. I think we, we kind of thought it was Italian. Is it a something Farms, OB Oban. OO Boy Farms, OBEO, Ben, OOO, OCHA, OBER. Alberto. Alberto. Alberto. Alberto Oho. Gimme the point. Alberto. We also have a clip if you want to really jump. Yeah, please. Push. Oh, push. I was there. I was there for this. My baby is a big neck basket with ramen and jerky, not just any jerky. Mr. McLaughlin, that's Alberto. Good. Hey, so Alberto was before the things were said or before the The song? Not after the song. That's why we said Olay. You did say, yeah. You remembering the hey part at the end. Okay. Okay. What term describes the hypothetical remedy for all illnesses or diseases? Panacea. Good job. What is the name of the 22nd installment of the James Bond series? A film released in 2008. Rogue Quasar Link's got the letter correct? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. It's q is it not? Uh, quantum Menace. It is Quantum. Quantum. Quantum something. Quantum. Quantum. Quantum of Solace. Uh, well, no, no points. Quantum Min, I mean, James Vine, star Wars. You're very close. Kind of a. I like quantum menace. I, I'd watch that mashup. I know. Okay. What online game platform and game creation system hosts the popular game dress to impress Roblox? Yep. What is defined as an act of speaking One's thoughts about allowed when by oneself or qu or the purpose of any humor. So especially by a character in a play. Soliloquy is correct. Soliloquy, can you hold your horses? He, I paused. I did pause. Yeah. Sorry. I should have taken a larger breath for that question. What is the name of the fictional anthropomorphic tank Locomotive that debuted in 1946? Thomas Tank. He's in Tree's. A train? Yeah, he's the Tank Engine. Thomas The Tank Engine. Okay. 1946 is also when Thomas. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Arthur Hilt. Thank you, my dad. All right. What global casual wear designer and retailer from Japan is known for its quality and affordability? Uniqlo. Good job. Mike Myers played Linda Richmond in the coffee talk. SNL Sketch. A woman who was known for getting a little overcome with emotion. AKA. This CLE Verle. Yes. Verle. Verle. There's an r. What is the name of Claude Monet's most famous slash recognizable painting series, wor wordless, windy wisteria Walk is a se walk in the walk. Uh, walk in the woods. Nope. Walk in the park. Famous record. Nope. Here, why don't you, it's two words and it's about, uh. It's really just like the subject of the, the painting series White woman. Pretty good guess, right? Wipe. It's more, uh, nature than it is. It's, it's more like about, about nature than it is about a white woman. Willow tree, water waterfalls. Watercolors. Water. Water music, water reflections, and something in the water. Water monsters, water reflections, and link. You should get this more than anybody. Water monkey. No, that's true. W Water pudding. Water pudding. Yes. My, my favorite series, I should get this. It's in the water. It's in the water. Water, fish, water, feet. You know, he did a lot of, he painted a lot of feet in water. It's all distorted. W why? What if fret would've got this? I, it might be like water lock water, lily water lilies. He painted multiple water lilies. Yeah, but he did it in like an impressionistic way. It was awesome. It's his most famous and recognizable painting series. All right. What food additive and sugar substitute is Common Leaf. Keep going. Found in chewing gum and toothpaste. Xantham gum. Xylitol. Xylitol. Ah, what are the circular tent dwellings found in Mongolia and throughout Central Asia called Y. And finally, ZZA. Zza. Let's see if we can guess it without even the question. Okay. The answer is, starts with a Z. Zany or Zed Zulu Tribe. Zen Chicken Zaire zipper stuck. Okay, let's do it. What's one of the most annoying things when appearing in public? Zipper? Stuck. Zipper stuck. All right, I'm gonna go slowly here and you can cut me off. See who gets it. The. Spice Girls, Zaza, ZZA, Zig zig, zig zig. Ah, there you go. The Spice Girls said that they really, really, really wanna zig zig. Ah, congratulations link. I'm so proud. Yes, but Rat won. Okay. Uh, Shania is proud of you though. Look at her. Thank you. Pre-order our kids books, Spaghetti Head and Chicken Fingers now at MythicalBooks.com.