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A wordy quiz for you to play along with as you listen. Get a pen and paper, or fill in your answers online at http://theallusionist.org/2018quiz. Also!

Hello!

For a bit of fun, this episode is a wordy quiz for you to play along with as you listen. Get a pen and paper, or there’s an answer form all ready for your clicks just down this post.

Also! I’ve put together an Allusionist print-at-home puzzle book, featuring a wordsearch, crossword, some jollity with portmanteaus, eponyms and scandals ending in -gate. I wrote them, and the wonderful Kristyna Baczynski made them look good.

Do let me know how you fare in the quiz and puzzles at twitter.com/allusionistshow and facebook.com/allusionistshow.

The full transcript of this is at theallusionist.org/transcripts/2018quiz.

OK, are you ready?

LET’S GET QUIZZY!

I couldn’t let 2018 go without one more
RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
hesternal

CREDITS:

You heard from the following podcasters, in order of appearance:

Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder and The West Wing Weekly (and several Allusionist episodes including Namaste and Shark Week)
Benjamen Walker of Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything (and Allusionist episodes Curse Soup and US Election Lexicon)
Avery Trufelman of 99% Invisible and her new series Articles of Interest (and Allusionist episodes including How The Dickens Stole Christmas and Small Talk)
Jonathan Mitchell of The Truth (and the Allusionist US Election Lexicon)
Joe Richman of Radio Diaries (making his Allusionist debut!)
Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace (and Allusionist episodes including Toki Pona and One To Another)
Roman Mars of 99% Invisible (and myriad Allusionist episodes)
Jen Poyant and Manoush Zomorodi of ZigZag (our newest Topes)

This episode was written and produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. The music and sound effects are by Martin Austwick. Hear his work at palebirdmusic.com. And come to see us live at SF Sketchfest on 25 January!