Episode 026: Lea Thompson & Sandeep Parikh

==Description==
Nerdy media of the past and present collide on this edition of Go Fact Yourself!
Lea Thompson is an actress, perhaps best known for her role in the classic Back to the Future series. But lately, she’s developed a reputation for losing reality TV competitions to such illustrious names like Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong and Alfonso Ribiero. But she’s ready to end that trend on this show!
Competing against Thompson is Sandeep Parikh, star of the series The Guild. Growing up, he worked really hard to learn about things that would help him fit in and make friends. Luckily, that helped him gain knowledge that could help him win today’s game.
In this episode, we’ll learn about classic Hollywood movies, baseball and the color green.
==Rounds==
===What's the Difference?===
Green
====Jealous vs Envious ====
*submitted by listener Paige Leury (spelling?) of Arlington, VA
Envious means you want something someone else has. Jealous means you're afraid someone is going to take what you have (usually a person). 
Ex: "I am envious that J. Keith gets to sit next to Sandeep during the show." vs "I am jealous that after the show Sandeep wants to sit next to Helen."
====Grove vs Orchard====
*submitted by listener Andy Lindeman (spelling?) of Atlanta, GA
A grove is any grouping of trees without underbrush. An orchard is a grouping of trees without underbrush always consisting of fruit or nut trees. All orchards are groves but not all groves are orchards.
Points at the end of this round: Lea 0 | Sandeep 1
===Trivia===
====Sandeep Parikh====
=====Topics=====
*The Boston Red Sox
*Hindu Mythology 
*The film The Princess Bride
#	Question 	Response 	Answer 	Hint
1	For a long time, the Red Sox were said to have been cursed because they didn't win a championship after they traded what iconic player to the Yankees? 	Babe Ruth 	Babe Ruth 	None Taken
2	The 2004 Red Sox broke that alleged curse and are the only team in baseball history to be down 3 games to 0 and come back to win a post-season series 4 games to 3. This wouldn't have happened unless a pinch runner stole second base in game 4 of that series. Who was that base stealer and what is his current job?	Dave Roberts, Dodgers manager	Dave Roberts, Dodgers manager	None Taken
3	The Red Sox play in Fenway Park, which has some unique quirks, one being a large wall in the left field called "the green monster" another is an object located 302 feet down the right field line, closer than any similar object in baseball. What is the nickname of this feature. 	One Pesky Pole 	Pesky Pole (the foul pole) 	None Taken
4	One of the greatest Red Sox players of all time is 8, Carl Yastrzemski whose nickname was Yaz. What is the correct spelling of Yastrzemski? 	YASTREMSKI 	Yastrzemski 	Though his nickname is "Yaz" that is not how his last name starts
5	Of the many great players that have played for the Red Sox, only 10 of them have had their uniform number retired by the team. On May 29, 1984 the first two of those numbers were retired, one was 9 for Ted William, what was the other number retired that day? 	6 	4 	It was the number of hall of famer Joe Cronin
=====Cluster Fact=====
Context: Red Sox players have had some amazing accomplishments over the years, we want to ask you about some of their amazing double accomplishments. 
#	Question 	Response 	Answer
1	Who is the only Red Sox player to win MVP and Cy Young Award in the same year? 	Pedro Martínez 	Roger Clemens (1986)
2	Who is the only Red Sox player to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same year? 	Ted Williams 	Fred Lynn (1975)
3	Who is the only Red Sox player to be on the championship teams in both 2013 and 2018?	Xander Bogaerts	Xander Bogaerts
Expert: Dan Shaughnessy; Award winning columnist for the Boston Globe who has written 12 books, 6 about the Boston Red Sox.
Points at the end of this round: Lea 0 | Sandeep 5
====Leah Thompson====
=====Topics=====
*Roseville Pottery
*Designing Houses 
*The film Harold and Maude
#	Question 	Response 	Answer 	Hint
1	What singer-songwriter provided several songs for the movie's soundtrack including "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Where Do the Children Play?" 	Cat Stevens 	Cat Stevens 	None Taken
2	Where do Harold and Maude first meet? 	A funeral 	A funeral 	None Taken
3	What future Emmy winning actor plays the mustachioed motorcycle cop who pulls Harold and Maude over? 	Tom S 	Tom Skerritt 	He co-stared with YOU in the 1986 movie Space Camp
4	Harold buys himself a hearse to drive which his mom replaces with a new car, which Harold then makes into a hearse, what brand of car did his mom buy? 	Jaguar 	Jaguar 	None Taken (would have been "hisssss meow")
5	While the movie is about Harold and Maude, and they call each other "Harold" and Maude" they introduce themselves to each other with their last names. What is the last name of either Harold or Maude?	Harold Chasen	Harold Chasen or Maude Chardin	Harold shares his name with a famous show-biz restaurant that used to be on Beverly Boulevard.
=====Cluster Fact=====
Context: Throughout the movie, Harold is shown meeting several blind dates chosen by a computer dating service. They do not go well. Unlike his previous blind dates, whom he scares off, his last blind date is not thrown off by his suicidal antics. In fact she calls it marvelous and joins in acting out a scene reminiscent of a famous Shakespeare play. 
#	Question 	Response 	Answer
1	What Shakespearean play does the date reference? 	Romeo and Juliet	Romeo and Juliet
2	What is the name of the character who does this? 	no answer 	Sunshine Doré
3	What is the name of the actor who played this character?	no answer 	Ellen Geer
Expert: Ellen Geer; Award winning actor and teacher, who has appeared in hundreds of plays and movies, including Harold and Maude. 
Points at the end of this round: Lea 5 | Sandeep 5
====Fast Facts====
# 	Guest 	Question 	Response	Answer
1 	Sandeep	The Tonight Show airs on NBC. 	True 	True
2 	Lea 	The Tonight Show is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. 	True 	False
3 	Sandeep	Tonight Show host Jack Paar once quit the show during the opening monologue. 	True 	True
4 	Lea 	He continues the monologue several weeks later. 	True 	True
5 	Sandeep	The Tonight Show was once guest hosted by Kermit the Frog. 	True 	True
6 	Lea 	The Tonight Show was once guest hosted by Katie Couric. 	False 	True
7 	Sandeep	The Tonight Show was once guest hosted by Conan O'Brian. 	False 	False
8 	Lea 	Conan O'Brian was a guest on more episodes of The Tonight Show than he hosted.	True 	False
9 	Sandeep	Johnny Carson was the first host of The Tonight Show. 	False 	False
10	Lea 	I (J. Keith) hosted a talk show where Steve Allen was my guest. 	True 	True
Points at the end of this round: Lea 7 | Sandeep 10
== Promotions ==
Find Sandeep Parikh go to the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@effinfunny 
Find Lea Thompson watch The Year of Spectacular Men on Hulu or Apple or Amazon (rate it well) or @leakthompson on Twitter 
Find Dan Shaughnessy on Twitter @Dan_Shaughnessy or on https://www.bostonglobe.com/
Watch Ellen Greer's movies https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311619/ 
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