Wisconsin Academy Review
John Pederson
December 2003
USA

You know you've really arrived when a party game with your bobblehead is created in your honor. Michael Feldman, host of the public radio quiz show Whad'Ya Know?, has reached such heights. Created by the Madison-based game company Out of the Box – makers of the award winning game Apples to Apples – the Whad'Ya Know? game has players draw cards bearing questions and multiple-choice answers similar to those posed on the show. Examples: How long does it take for people to start hating one another in space? (Answer: Eight to nine months.) Who first noted that the Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy nor Roman not an Empire? (Answer: Voltaire.)  

Feldman sat still for a few questions about his latest achievement. Should we see your bobblehead as the capstone of a rewarding career? Not really – there's still no inflatable. What are some of the more intriguing facts that you have learned about from your show? The sex life of snails sticks in my craw, and, from what I understand, theirs. Snails are no slugs when it comes to hedonism. Any other comments about your life as a party game? I wish college kids would stop doing shots every time Jim Packard (show announcer) says, "That's one right."

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