After succumbing last episode to Brendan's wide-ranging knowledge of everything save contemporary pop music, Echo has switched sides this week to serve as Chinese quizmaster in a show that pits podcaster Sylvia against voice-legend Andy in a China-vs-China battle of the wits. And with a Chinese Mobile recharge card hanging in the balance, and SMS messages just waiting to be sent, the stakes could not be higher for our contestants.

Learning Chinese? Our quiz show is intended for people who already have pretty good mandarin but are looking for a fun way to expand their vocabulary. And with that in mind, our topics covered this week include famous American companies which have bought other famous American companies, people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and Communist beards we know and love. This is a fun romp through history, pop culture, and German facial hair, so join us for the quiz and let us know what you think.
 said on
May 9, 2013
我觉得Andy说的有点对,我虽然觉得几个“国际性”的问题也是挺好的,但是听泡泡中文的人大概都想学中文还有想了解中国的一些事儿。所以以后要是有关于中国的一些有趣儿的,一般人不知道的问题,我们还能学到更有意思的东西。因为这次,当个欧洲人,说实话我每一道题都知道。没什么难的。

但我自己也想猜猜答案嘛,哈哈!所以希望下次的quizz会更有意思,加油!
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June 12, 2013
I really like these quiz shows but I second yanuo that there should probably be more questions about Chinese topics. Or maybe it is just that trying to learn Chinese translations of Western names (especially Russian ones) is a highly effective form of self-torture. Oddly enough, I got almost all the Communist-related questions right but missed most of the American questions except the Pixar one... I hope I don't have my citizenship revoked!