Happy New Year! Well, almost. Welcome to the end of 2025. It’s been a year, huh? Well, we’re putting that in the rear-view mirror with some New Year’s Eve movie trivia. These are all movies set on New Year’s Eve or feature the holiday. We’re not being super picky.
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Gen X Toys Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy #361
Merry Christmas Eve my friends! Even if you don’t celebrate the holiday, I hope you’re warm and cozy and enjoying the day. For our penultimate episode of 2025, I’ve got Gen X Toy Trivia. Why Gen X? Because I’m Gen X and it’s my show.
But also because of the changes in how things were advertised to kids made our toys a little more intense. Fear not, future holiday episodes will reach out to other generations.
Crossword Clues Starting with S (Mini 72)
Simply marvelous, we’re up to S. For today’s mini episode, I’ve got ten words starting with the letter, S. I’ll give you the number of letters and a crossword clue, you must guess the word.
Name That Christmas Song Trivia II
It’s that time of year again. Time for Christmas music to come blaring out of every speaker around us. Well, let’s make some fun of it and have some trivia. Can you name that Christmas song? I’ll give you a snippet of lyrics, you tell me the Christmas song. Some are new. Some are old. Some are really old.
Greek City-States Trivia (Mini #71)
Getting Greek today. Today we’re diving into history with Greek City-State trivia. This is a nice companion piece to our Greek Mythology trivia episode.
They made Animal Farm into a comedy
If a movie or show isn’t my cup of tea, I usually blow it off. But this. THIS?! At a time where the story could truly resonate with people, Andy Serkis (yes him) made Orwell into a slapstick animated movie.
Before and After Movie Titles II | Dorky Geeky Nerdy 359
Get ready for some movie trivia…with a twist. Way back in 2022, I had a mini episode for Before and After Movie Titles. This time, it’s getting the full treatment.
Netflix to Acquire Warner Brothers Discovery
Corporate consolidation continues apace. Netflix has announced it will be acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. For a cool $72 Billion, the streaming service will now hold the IP for DC, Harry Potter, and a backlog of movies going back to the golden age of cinema.
The acquisition will make Netflix the largest streaming service (Prime edged them out by 1%) when merged with HBO Max.
Given the current climate, this merger will likely go through with some rubber stamping unless they want concessions from WB like muting shows critical of the current regime (e.g. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver). CBS Paramount had to bend the knee and cancel Stephen Colbert (allegedly) to get their buyout from Skydance approved.
Iraq Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy 358
Into the Middle East we go for more trivia. This week, it’s Iraq trivia. Back in 2023, I did a full episode on the Persian Gulf War, but this time, it’s going to be about Iraq itself. The country’s history goes way back. Like, the origins of civilization are here.
Single Word Song Titles | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Mini #70
Music trivia for a mini? Why not. This week, it’s all one-word song titles. Nothing more complicated than that. These are all songs that have one word in their title.