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Support James' horror short film ABSOLUTE CHAD: seedandspark.com/fund/absolutechad Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit Elyse asks our most macabre questions ever in this morbid episode of Answer for It. - Should a death occur aboard a cruise ship, what code phrase is used to alert the crew? - In 2014, Home Alone actor MacCauley Culkin became a victim of the celebrity death hoax trend - how did MacCauley shut it down? - A town in Northern Hungary recently held an unusual contest, featuring nineteen two-person teams, graded based on speed and style. What was the contest? - English Mountaineer George Mallory was among the first team who tried to summit Mount Everest, back in 1924, but it's unknown if he made it to the peak. What clue indicates that maybe he did? - Being a stage ballerina in the 1800s could theoretically get you killed. Why? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support James' horror short film ABSOLUTE CHAD over at seedandspark.com/fund/absolutechad Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit Special guests Steven Castillo (Saturday Night Live, Two Amigos Podcast) and Jess Nurse ( Yellowstone, Grace & Frankie, War Games) join us for the first (not really) couples-only episode of Answer for It, to answer questions like: - In 1987, actor Keanu Reeves appeared in a Cornflakes where an unseen chorus of voices says something... what is it? - The Apollo 11 astronauts could not buy traditional life insurance because insurance companies considered space travel too dangerous. So to make sure their families were taken care of in case they died, they did something else. What? - What was unique about the Ghost (1991) VHS tapes? - In 2011, what shocking event transpired involving Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galápagos tortoises? - During her younger years, singer Beyonce worked in her mother Tina’s hair salon, sweeping up chopped off bits of hair... what was Beyonce saving up money to buy? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support James' short film ABSOLUTE CHAD over at seedandspark.com/fund/absolutechad We try to decipher what the weird, wild, and hilarious slang terms of Urban Diciontary translate to, including: "salad days", "endwarfins," "trespooping," "satelitte babes," "TikTok Farlands," and more. Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit How did singer Phil Collins get an honorary Bone Thugs-N-Harmony name? Lawrence Tureaud is perhaps better known by the moniker Mr. T., But what was his childhood nickname? In the movie Sinners, the character Smoke smokes cigarettes when he’s with twin his brother Stack, but smokes a pipe when he’s not with his brother. Why? Former president Ronald Reagan was often referred to as “the Gipper” by the media, and the catchphrase “win won for the Gipper” caught fire. Who was the actual Gipper? Ninth century Viking leader Ivar Ragnarsson led invasions into England and Ireland, and died circa 873 ACE. What was his unusual moniker, and how did he get it? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit It's a race to the finish line in this all CARS (2006) movie trivia episode! New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit In the fantasy film Willow (1988), the hero must fight a two headed dragon. What did George Lucas name the dragon, and what is the significance of that name? During WWII Hitler came up with several plans to kill Winston Churchill during, but there was one particularly memorable plot that history remembers as the sweetest. What was it? Back in 2007, eight-year-old twin boys from Ohio landed a spot on the Ellen Degeneres Show to show-off an invention that they dubbed the “Rip Away 1000.” What was it and what was its purpose? In July 2026, a dinosaur specimen, touted as one of the most complete specimens and largest T-Rex fossils ever found, became the most expensive dinosaur specimen ever sold at auction. How much did it sell for, and what is the dinosaur’s name? And finally, what was President Abraham Lincoln famously known for hiding in his stovepipe hat? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content at patreon.com/answerforit We guess even more movies by their foreign translated titles, some with hilarious results. Let us know in the comments which you guessed right! New episodes every Tueday From Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content at patreon.com/answerforit The first-ever SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992, by a British engineer - what was it? How did Jimmy Hendrix shock a crowd unconventionally with his guitar? What's "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?" What fashion homage did tennis star Naomi Osaka make at the French Open? And what skill did actor Paul Newman teach fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal when Jake was 15 years old? Plus, we discuss doing physical training on a train, what happens when your good friends "dye". New episodes every Tuesday From Elyse Willems, James Willems, AJ LoCascio, and Zach Anner Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit This episode gets lost in cinematic translation as the gang attempts to guess movies by their foreign translated titles. Let us know in the comments which you guessed right! New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit If you were a circus busker and you sent a boy out into the crowd with your hat to collect money, what should you also get him to do? Before her rise to fame, singer Madonna worked at Dunkin' Donuts -- why was she fired? How did watching an episode of the sitcom The Office save someone’s life? On February 18, 1930, Elm Farm Ollie (also known as "Nellie Jay") became the first cow to do what? Why was the character of Winnie the Pooh banned from a Polish playground? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit After a long voyage, we've finally returned home (not to Ithaca -- to Zach's apartment). Actress Anne Hathaway alleges that director Christopher Nolan banned his actors from doing something on the set of The Odyssey -- what was it? Long before New York received its iconic nickname "The Big Apple," it had this a different one. What did actor Harrison Ford do for the first time at age 55? Which natural phenomenon can snakes predict? What's Cookie Monster’s real name? Which film holds the distinction of being the first mailed out by Netflix? New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit Every August, certain towns in British Columbia, Canada celebrate what day? How did infamous pirate Blackbeard intimate his enemies? What late nineteenth century fictional character is believed to be real by more than 25% of Americans? A spin-off series for the film Van Helsing was pitched to NBC but didn’t happen because it would’ve been too expensive to produce -- what was the title? What extreme measures did pre-fame singer Kris Kristofferson, then a janitor, go to to get Johnny Cash to listen to his demo tape? And finally, what is a "Pain Cave?" New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit Cinema Slogan Showdown? Tagline Tango? Movie Marketing Madness? Elyse is sick and, in her feverish state, conceived of a guessing game based on the best and worst movie poster taglines in cinema history. Can you guess them all? (Spoiler: we can't!) New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus episodes, original shows, and more: patreon.com/answerforit Including but not limited to questions about: animal nipples, Mount Rushmore's famed architect's penchant for secret rooms, the viral phenomenon that was "the dress", raging haboobs, and The Shawshank Redemption. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit In this episode, Zach shares a harrowing dream. We debate Sonic the Hedgehog's age. Elyse wants to know who was looking for "macho types with moustaches?" Wayne's World helps James come out of his shell. The gang campaigns to get Zach on Hot Ones. All of us think we could survive a crocodile attack. And introducing Slimy Dry, the premiere E.T. rapper. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices