SS26 - Connecticut

America! s. I. series. Welcome back to our state series celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America. In this episode we're in Connecticut. It's small on the map, but it's swinging big for centuries with coastline, cultures and some memorable tradition. conditions found only in Connecticut. So guys, tell me, Nick, let's start with you. Do you know the capital of Connecticut? Oh, um I feel like we've talked about this one. Uh I I'm not sure. It's Hartford Hartford feels right. Really bad with but that does actually feel right. Yeah. Does that feel right? I think it's Hartford. I not only does it feel right? I think it is right. I think it is I think it is right. All right. I'm. Oh sorry. It is Hartford? Nice. Nice. All right. One for one. Hartford it is. Okay. Okay. So in Hartford, what famous authors' museum lets you tour the house where Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were written? Got to be Mark Twain. I'm thinking, yeah. Let's Mark Twain. Very good. All right. Okay, Andy, what city city is the largest in Connecticut by population. M. thinking Hartford. I feel like I wouldn't use Hartford twice. New Haven? Oh, that's that might be that's a good College town though. Yeah, I think New Haven might be it. I don't know. Really? Bristol? Ooh. I don't know how big Bristol. I don't know the answer. I do not know Connecticut nearly enough to have an honest opinion. Just go with something I guess. I don't know. Uh yeah, we'll go Hardford. Very good guess, but it's Bridgeport. Bridgeport. Oh, don't say ah like we knew that one. Come on. I've heard of it. . It sits out on the Long Island Long Island sound. Okay. Okay. Number four. Connecticut's nickname comes from a tall tail about pelers selling fake spices carved from wood. Brian, what is the nickname? Come on Brian, you know this one. I might need that one again. I have no I I I got lost in there somewhere. Can you can you read it again one more time? Yes, please allow me to. Yes. Connecticut's nickname comes from a tall tale about pelers selling fake spices carved from wood. What What is the state's nickname? It's on the tip of my tongue. No it's not. The state's nickname? I have no idea. Cuz I don't even know the nickname. Think of a spice. We need Kelly on this one. Uh Ginger? Uh oregano. I would Cinnamon is like tree bark. Oh, that's pretty good. Yeah, do that one. All right, you guys, it's the Nutmeg state. Oh. Oh. The other tree bark. Right, right. Okay. Nicholas. Yeah. A world famous hiking route that runs from Georgia to Maine, passes through Connecticut. What What trail is it? Really? She's asking cuz I think I've missed this one twice so far and all. Well, we know how much you love. I'm I'm assuming Appletion or Appalachian trail. That's the right. You guys agree? Yes. Apple yeah. Apple. That's why we keep asking you. We're going to drill it in there. Yeah. Very good. Excellent. All right. Okay, number six. Scott in New Haven, locals have a famous nickname for their cold fired thin crust pizza. What do they call it? I mean, I'm familiar with the term brick oven. I don't know if it originated in that part of the country, but I don't I mean I don't know what other guess I could come. I thought it was just called like New Haven style or something like that. Really? I guess not. Never heard of that. Well I mean you are the the chef here. I don't know. Dave Portnoy is big on on New Haven pizza. Is that the barstool? Yeah, that's barstool guy. But I I don't I think it's brick oven or charcoal fired oven. I I I don't know. Wood fired. Wood fired is another that's just how you cook it. It's not. Yeah. Is that the name? I don't know. I mean New Haven is, you know, we've already established it as a town in Connecticut. Maybe that's a better guess. Yeah, but that's a I'm not a fan of that question if it's. What do they call New Haven pizza? They call New Haven pizza? Are you passing? Uh it's Scotty got these questions. Oh, is it? Okay, we're going to go to brick oven. Okay, we're all learning something here tonight. It's called A beats. Oh, I have heard that before. I never heard that. It's spelled A pizza as one word, but it's pronounced A beats. . I've heard that before. It's so pretentious. Sorry Connecticut. Apparently, people come from all over the world and plan trips around going there to get beats. Okay. How about that? I have to try that. Okay, next up, Andrew. Number seven, what major body of water water borders Connecticut to the south and separates it from Long Island, New York. Oh. Nick, I'm counting on you for. You are not. You know I have terrible geography and all that stuff. I go I'll go an Appalation trail. Appalation water trail? Yeah. Can you read it one more time? You bet. What major body of water borders Connecticut to the south and separates it from from Long Island, New York. So, it's a body of water that's smooshed in between Connecticut and Long Island. What is that? It's not the cape is the land. Oh. What is it? Bay. No, it's down in DC. I. Okay. No, I'm just I don't know. I'm not sure. Yeah, yeah. Major body of water. Like the area, right? Man, I had lake champagne on here before, but it's not going to be a lake. It's coming off the ocean. Right. Yeah. So it's. So it's a bay. I mean Cape Cod. Cape Cod? Is that No, that doesn't That's an area though, right? That's Massachusetts. I don't think it goes to yeah. Connecticut New York. Uh is there a bay we're looking for? Uh old bay. Is it the Hudson River? Hudson Bay Hudson Bay Hudson Bay. That's my guess we Hudson Bay. Hudson Bay. It is actually the Long Island Sound. I've heard of that at least. I've heard of it, yeah. Yeah, fair enough. I can just hear all the New Englanders yelling at their phones or computers. We've already been through New England. Not saying they're ours. Right, yeah. Right. Okay guys, switching gears a little bit. Brian, we're going to go into entertainment. Okay. What Oscar winning classic movie star was was born in Hartford in 1907. Wow. Wow, 19. 1907? Yes. Jimmy Stewart. Is that your final answer? Yeah, I don't know. I don't know anything Charlie Chaplin. Brando? Wait, he was not. Jimmy. 1907. Catherine Hepburn. Oh, okay. Not even close. We're so sexist. We entertain any women. Nick, number nine. What sports media giant has its headquarters in Bristol Connecticut and helped make sports center a household habit. ESPN. It's a terrible name. name. What's that name for? Espen? Entertainment Sports Network? I think. Is that right, doc? I think you wrote that. I think I think that's right. I think that's right. I think that's right. Launched in 1979.. Okay, last one. Scott, number 10. Connecticut the US Constitution in 1788, what number state was it to ratify? Um, feels top five to me. Um we know Delaware's won. Rhode Island's in there, right? Yeah. So Massachusetts. We do any of these in order? Cuz if we're doing them in order. No, I'm just thinking, yeah, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah. Okay, I'm I'm going uh going five. What do you guys think about that? How do you feel about that? I was taking pictures. I literally don't know. I'd say four or five cuz I'm thinking Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts. Yeah. for sure. And then maybe New York New York Connecticut. Okay. You know what I mean? Like. At first I was thinking three by like five. Okay. Amy, we're going to go five. Nailed it. Nailed it. There it is. You bet. Is that states that bordered? No. No. ratified the Constitution. We only weren't even listening. We only wake you up for the important question. Okay, thank you. Thank you. The pizza question. Okay, that rounds everything out. Thank you for exploring Connecticut with us for our state series, celebrating the 250th birthday of the USA. Summer series