#74: What was the very first text message ever sent?

Get bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit Unfortunately, no one can tell you what this episode is. You have to see it for yourself. Oh, and we know kung fu. IT'S ALL MATRIX TRIVIA, ON ANSWER FOR IT. Check out John Gaeta's comic INFINITY RUNNERS: https://infinityrunnersgarage.com/ 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

It's our all '90s trivia episode! Questions including: - In 1996, the TV show Friends held a contest that featured commercials showing the cast being interrogated by police about an item that was stolen from Rachel and Monica’s apartment. Who was the thief, and what was the item? - What's the special meaning behind Nickelodeon's green and orange color scheme? - Cream of Wheat was a key ingredient in the original recipe of Nickelodeon’s slime, aka GAK, but was changed to applesauce. Why? - Gilligan’s Island, the 1960s sitcom, was almost rebooted in the 1990s. It never happened but if it had, lead Charlie Kaufman wanted to make one major plot change. What was it? - The movie Castaway starring Tom Hanks started filming in January of 1999, but halted production in March and went on hiatus for an entire year so Hanks could lose the weight needed to portray the stranded island castaway. What did director Robert Zemeckis do in the meantime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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