Ask Me Another http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=58&ft=1&f=58 NPR's exciting new show featuring puzzles, word games and trivia played in front of a live audience. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Ask Me Another http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=58&ft=1&f=58 Young Adult Fiction You may have a <em>New York Times</em> brain, but we know you've still got a <em>Scholastic News</em> heart. Ophira Eisenberg feeds some of your favorite childhood books through the Five-Dollar Word Machine for our contestants. Can you figure out the original titles without your thesaurus? Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679957/young-adult-fiction?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679957/young-adult-fiction?ft=1&f=58 You may have a New York Times brain, but we know you've still got a Scholastic News heart. Ophira Eisenberg feeds some of your favorite childhood books through the Five-Dollar Word Machine for our contestants. Can you figure out the original titles without your thesaurus?

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]]> Celebrity Cross-Breeds Celebrities like to intermingle. This next game imagines some creative combinations of the rich and famous that make "Brangelina" look tame. For example, if you merged the singer of "Candle in the Wind" with the mobster nicknamed the "Dapper Don," you'd get Elton John Gotti. Saturday night's alright for fighting, indeed. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679959/celebrity-cross-breeds?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679959/celebrity-cross-breeds?ft=1&f=58 Celebrities like to intermingle. This next game imagines some creative combinations of the rich and famous that make "Brangelina" look tame. For example, if you merged the singer of "Candle in the Wind" with the mobster nicknamed the "Dapper Don," you'd get Elton John Gotti. Saturday night's alright for fighting, indeed.

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]]> Compound Interest Quick, what word goes before the following: man, model, market? If you guessed "super," you may be the exact kind of super-genius who will enjoy this next game, wherein our own John Chaneski challenges contestants to find the common link to create three compound words. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679961/compound-interest?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679961/compound-interest?ft=1&f=58 Quick, what word goes before the following: man, model, market? If you guessed "super," you may be the exact kind of super-genius who will enjoy this next game, wherein our own John Chaneski challenges contestants to find the common link to create three compound words.

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]]> We Will Rock You When your house musician has the guitar chops of Brian May and the fourteen-octave vocal range of Freddie Mercury, you can't pass up the opportunity to sneak "We Will Rock You" into the set. We've embedded clues about famous rocks (yes, rocks) in the iconic Queen song, and Jonathan Coulton takes the lead. Plus, a rendition of "We Are The Champions." Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679963/we-will-rock-you?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679963/we-will-rock-you?ft=1&f=58 When your house musician has the guitar chops of Brian May and the fourteen-octave vocal range of Freddie Mercury, you can't pass up the opportunity to sneak "We Will Rock You" into the set. We've embedded clues about famous rocks (yes, rocks) in the iconic Queen song, and Jonathan Coulton takes the lead. Plus, a rendition of "We Are The Champions."

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]]> From A To Z For those abuzz about word games, the rules to this one are simple: we give you a clue, and you give us an answer whose first letter is "A" and whose last letter is "Z." Got that? Then you're sharp as an adz. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679965/from-a-to-z?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679965/from-a-to-z?ft=1&f=58 For those abuzz about word games, the rules to this one are simple: we give you a clue, and you give us an answer whose first letter is "A" and whose last letter is "Z." Got that? Then you're sharp as an adz.

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]]> Initial This FWIW, you've probably spent a lot of time on AOL Instant Messenger, or were forced to decipher jargon from a family member who did. This next game is for you. John Chaneski conducts this Ask Me One More final round in which contestants must decode Internet shorthand FTW, from the common (BRB) to the obscure (IANAL). Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679969/initial-this?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/170679969/initial-this?ft=1&f=58 FWIW, you've probably spent a lot of time on AOL Instant Messenger, or were forced to decipher jargon from a family member who did. This next game is for you. John Chaneski conducts this Ask Me One More final round in which contestants must decode Internet shorthand FTW, from the common (BRB) to the obscure (IANAL).

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]]> Rosie Schaap: What Are You Drinking? Everyone has a go-to drink, but only the real heavy-hitters get theirs named after them. (Would Tom Collins have thirsted for his eponymous drink, had he existed?) V.I.P. and bartender Rosie Schaap knows a thing or two about a good cocktail--having clocked over 13,000 hours in bars--so we test her mixological know-how against one of her regulars. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/168899091/rosie-schaap-what-are-you-drinking?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/168899091/rosie-schaap-what-are-you-drinking?ft=1&f=58 Everyone has a go-to drink, but only the real heavy-hitters get theirs named after them. (Would Tom Collins have thirsted for his eponymous drink, had he existed?) V.I.P. and bartender Rosie Schaap knows a thing or two about a good cocktail--having clocked over 13,000 hours in bars--so we test her mixological know-how against one of her regulars.

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]]> Ophira's Favorites: Round 1 Host Ophira Eisenberg begins the hour by exploring the international gustatory delights of the Golden Arches in a game called "Where In The World Is Ronald McDonald?" Plus, we mind our manners in a game called "The Mad Men's Guide to Etiquette." Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273564/-ophiras-favorites-round-1?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273564/-ophiras-favorites-round-1?ft=1&f=58 Host Ophira Eisenberg begins the hour by exploring the international gustatory delights of the Golden Arches in a game called "Where In The World Is Ronald McDonald?" Plus, we mind our manners in a game called "The Mad Men's Guide to Etiquette."

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]]> Ophira's Favorites: Round 2 We continue the hour of games handpicked by host Ophira Eisenberg with a tribute to a Billy Joel classic. Plus, Ophira chats with author Chuck Klosterman. Then, Klosterman takes a turn in the puzzle hotseat for an Ask Me Another Challenge about his favorite band, KISS. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273566/-ophiras-favorites-round-2?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273566/-ophiras-favorites-round-2?ft=1&f=58 We continue the hour of games handpicked by host Ophira Eisenberg with a tribute to a Billy Joel classic. Plus, Ophira chats with author Chuck Klosterman. Then, Klosterman takes a turn in the puzzle hotseat for an Ask Me Another Challenge about his favorite band, KISS.

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]]> Ophira's Favorites: Round 3 Host Ophira Eisenberg leads a game about matching literary classics and bestsellers to their actual Amazon one-star reviews. Jonathan Coulton leads an unthinkable game: Radio Pictionary. And VIP Michael Ian Black helps re-imagine famous advertising slogans as if they were read by Valley Girls. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273568/-ophiras-favorites-round-3?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184273568/-ophiras-favorites-round-3?ft=1&f=58 Host Ophira Eisenberg leads a game about matching literary classics and bestsellers to their actual Amazon one-star reviews. Jonathan Coulton leads an unthinkable game: Radio Pictionary. And VIP Michael Ian Black helps re-imagine famous advertising slogans as if they were read by Valley Girls.

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]]> I Left My Heart In Boston Jonathan Coulton is wicked stoked to pay tribute to Boston in the best way he knows how: by substituting the names of Boston neighborhoods into the lyrics of well-known songs about <em>other</em> cities. Can you name the original towns? Or do you prefer a "Roslindale State of Mind"? Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594026/i-left-my-heart-in-boston?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594026/i-left-my-heart-in-boston?ft=1&f=58 Jonathan Coulton is wicked stoked to pay tribute to Boston in the best way he knows how: by substituting the names of Boston neighborhoods into the lyrics of well-known songs about other cities. Can you name the original towns? Or do you prefer a "Roslindale State of Mind"?

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]]> Banned In Boston To close our Boston road show, play along as the final five contestants play a game comprised of words, phrases and names that begin with the letters B-A-N. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594030/banned-in-boston?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594030/banned-in-boston?ft=1&f=58 To close our Boston road show, play along as the final five contestants play a game comprised of words, phrases and names that begin with the letters B-A-N.

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]]> Hahd-Cawr Pun We kick off our show with a game dedicated to the stereotypical Boston dialect--you know, the one that tells you to "Pahk your cah in Hahvahd Yahd"? Host Ophira Eisenberg has a little punny fun with phrases and names that take on whole new meanings when you drop the "r's" in certain words. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594018/hahd-cawr-pun?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594018/hahd-cawr-pun?ft=1&f=58 We kick off our show with a game dedicated to the stereotypical Boston dialect--you know, the one that tells you to "Pahk your cah in Hahvahd Yahd"? Host Ophira Eisenberg has a little punny fun with phrases and names that take on whole new meanings when you drop the "r's" in certain words.

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]]> Name Brand Names It may take a lifetime to develop your fashion sense, but only a few trendsetters can boast clothing items actually named in their honor. Puzzle Guru Art Chung asks contestants about couture that carries the name of its inventor or inspiration. Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594022/name-brand-names?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594022/name-brand-names?ft=1&f=58 It may take a lifetime to develop your fashion sense, but only a few trendsetters can boast clothing items actually named in their honor. Puzzle Guru Art Chung asks contestants about couture that carries the name of its inventor or inspiration.

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]]> 'Product Placement' With Lois Lowry Hear young adult author Lois Lowry talk about the 10,000 letters that convinced her to write three sequels to <em>The Giver</em>. Plus, she plays a trivia game that mashes up the titles of famous literary works with the names of household products and companies. Fri, 10 May 2013 10:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594024/product-placement-with-lois-lowry?ft=1&f=58 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182594024/product-placement-with-lois-lowry?ft=1&f=58 Hear young adult author Lois Lowry talk about the 10,000 letters that convinced her to write three sequels to The Giver. Plus, she plays a trivia game that mashes up the titles of famous literary works with the names of household products and companies.

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