
One of the best feelings as a trivia player is when you encounter a topic that you are confident in your ability to answer...but what if you could have an entire quiz built around some of your favorite things? On The Catered Quiz, the guests provide the topics and host Rick Katschke then creates a Catered Quiz just for them. It sounds so simple...if you pick the topics, how hard can the quiz be? The Catered Quiz is designed to challenge guests by taking a deep dive into the topics they selected. If you love trivia, minutiae, conversation and fun, The Catered Quiz provides all that and more!
Episodes

Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
34 min
Spring Break is over and the Catered Quiz is back! This week, jeremy messersmith joins the show to discuss his new album Fox/Coyote and to answer questions about Star Wars and Star Trek. We also talk about David Letterman, Dan Wilson and The ‘Burbs.
Fox/Coyote is streaming now and is available for purchase on bandcamp
Watch the “Tatooine” music video.
And enjoy jeremy’s performance on The Late Show With David Letterman.
For more information, visit jeremymessersmith.com

Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
24 min
On the first quarter finale of The Catered Quiz, photographer Samer Ghani joins the show to talk about his new book Memories of a Street Cat and to answer questions about Old School RuneScape and Blink-182. We also talk about South Dakota, burning cds and tab books.
Copies of Samer’s book can be purchased here.
The book release show for Memories of a Street Cat is this Wednesday at Cactus Club.
As mentioned in the episode, Deanna Ortiz will be performing here solo show at the Interchange Theater on Saturday, March 28th.
The Catered Quiz will return on Tuesday, April 7th.

Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
25 min
On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, writer, producer, lawyer and former WGA West president Patric Verrone joins the show to answer questions about The Harvard Lampoon and Futurama. We also talk about Johnny Carson, The Critic and Bob Uecker.
Check out VERDICT UNKNOWN at Rewindo.tv.
Tickets for the Wisconsin Film Festival are again at wifilmfest.org.

Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
28 min
On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, writer (American Dad!, I’m Totally Fine) and director (Your Own Flavor) Alisha Ketry joins the show to answer questions about bones and Hercules. We also discuss puppetry, Mary Tyler Moore and snowboarding.
Alisha’s short film Your Own Flavor is available now on YouTube.
Read the Letterboxd review of I’m Totally Fine discussed in this episode.
Follow Alisha on Instagram.

Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026
28 min
On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, Jeff Lyons of the podcast Junk Miles With Chip & Jeff joins the show to answer questions about 80’s Punk and 80’s New Wave music. We also talk about running, Jon Stewart and Dilbert.
Junk Miles With Chip & Jeff is available on all podcast platforms.
Read Jeff’s blog at www.gojeffgo.com.

Feb 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
26 min
On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, music writer Grace Spelman joins the show to answer questions about The Beatles and 30 Rock. We also talk about Beyoncé, The Music Man and The Adirondacks.
Subscribe to the Grace Spelman Music Project! Check out her most recent post about Songs Where The Vocalist Gives Instructions To The Band.
And be sure to watch Grace’s viral video from 2020.

Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
24 min
On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Jack Packard of Adventure is Nigh joins the show to answer questions about the Dark Souls video game series and the band They Might Be Giants. We also talk about Comedysportz, Jane Kaczmarek and Ernest Borgnine.
Check out Jack’s recent Improvised D&D The Sweet Sounds of Chumbawumba.
For all things related to Adventure is Nigh, visit adventureisnigh.horse.
The 1955 film Marty, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, is currently streaming for free on Tubi.

Feb 10, 2026
Feb 10, 2026
27 min
On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Stand Up Magician Derek Hughes joins the show to answer questions about Minnesota and Movies from the 1980s and 1990s. We also talk about Jordan, America’s Got Talent and Jason Lee.
Derek will be at the Magic Parlour in Chicago from February 26th-March 15th. Tickets are available here.
Enjoy this sample of Derek in action: https://youtu.be/tXgeshhUgYs?si=3XRYfAtWWhJkbTDO
For more information, visit standupmagician.com.
