Do you like game shows? Do you like politics? Whatever, you will LOVE The Ciquizza anyway. Each week the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza puts two supposedly smart guests to the test with questions on news, politics, entertainment. The winner will be covered in glory. The loser will be subject to public shaming. For real.
The one where Chris leaves
Chris makes a bittersweet announcement.
3/16/2017 • 1 minute, 8 seconds
The one with the champions
Ciquizza alum and former champions go head to head in a battle that includes past DNC chairs, solving news haiku and president attacking rabbits.
3/9/2017 • 27 minutes, 43 seconds
The one where the media reviews the media
Two of WaPo's media columnists, Margaret Sullivan and Erik Wemple face off in a competition of quotes about the media, politics at the Oscars and ... Jelly Bellys?
3/2/2017 • 28 minutes, 59 seconds
The one where Chris sings too much
The Hill's Reid Wilson battles WaPo's Matea Gold over baby pandas, Presidential facial hair and fruity anagrams.
2/23/2017 • 27 minutes, 12 seconds
The one with the fact checkers
Lauren Carroll of PolitiFact and WaPo's Michelle Ye Hee Lee put their fact checking skills to the test as they try to figure out real or fake headlines and who said which quote.
2/16/2017 • 27 minutes, 54 seconds
The one with Elizabeth Warren
Host of Press Pool on Sirius XM, Julie Mason goes against WaPo's Dana Milbank. They try to figure out Betsy DeVos's real first name and bond over their mutual love of CNN's Jake Tapper.
2/9/2017 • 25 minutes, 3 seconds
The one where we re-fight the Republican primary
Former Ted Cruz communications advisor, Amanda Carpenter and former spokesman for Jeb Bush, Tim Miller
2/2/2017 • 27 minutes, 51 seconds
The one with the critics
Two of WaPo's critics, Alyssa Rosenberg and Chris Richards, try to name the performers for Trump's inauguration, decide if some headlines are real or fake and figure out who Donald Trump has called a low life on Twitter.
1/19/2017 • 29 minutes, 20 seconds
The one with Donald Glover
CNN's Mary Katherine Ham goes against WaPo's Wesley Lowery in a battle where Donald Glover is almost always the right answer, the orange guys win and nobody is exactly sure which president is on the $2 bill.
1/11/2017 • 22 minutes, 14 seconds
The one with the Harvard grads
Top Hillary Clinton aide Brian Fallon and WaPo's Abby Phillip try to figure out who had Washington's biggest PR nightmare this week and call Chris out on his presidential facial hair knowledge.
1/5/2017 • 18 minutes, 4 seconds
The Holiday one
For the holidays we turn the tables and Carol quizzes Chris on reindeer, menorahs and the history of the New Year's Eve ball.
12/21/2016 • 13 minutes, 25 seconds
The one with the frienemies
The duo behind Politico’s Playbook, Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman, face off. They try to puzzle out news haikus, sort the real headlines from the fake ones and try to name some dead presidents.
12/15/2016 • 21 minutes, 21 seconds
The one with the tie breaker
Politico's Eliana Johnson and WaPo's Carlos Lozada learn how bubble wrap was invented and try to name everything Donald Trump has called disgusting in a tweet.
12/8/2016 • 21 minutes, 38 seconds
The one with Lorelai Gilmore
Stu Rothenberg, publisher of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report goes against Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow. They solve haiku riddles and put their presidential history knowledge to the test.
12/1/2016 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds
The one on Thanksgiving
In a special Thanksgiving themed edition with WaPo's Dave Weigel and soon-to-be WaPo's Ashley Parker guess how many feathers a full-grown turkey has and prove to know an awkward amount of information about Gilmore Girls.
11/23/2016 • 24 minutes, 54 seconds
The one where Chris and Neil rap a lot
It’s a vicious intrasquad game between Wapo-ers Neil Greenberg and Allison Michaels. The Post duo debate how old Thomas Jefferson would be, how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh and who is on the $500 bill.
11/17/2016 • 23 minutes, 14 seconds
The one we taped on election day
Politico's Julia Ioffe and WaPo's Joel Achenbach try to figure out where Porkopolis is, which president was the first to see the Pacific Ocean and who is older Kim Kardashian or Chris Pratt?
11/10/2016 • 22 minutes, 14 seconds
The one where Alex tries to win. Again.
WaPo's Alex Petri is back and tries to win back her dignity against Daily Caller's Matt Lewis. They duel over presidential duels and that one FBI director that liked to dress up as a woman.
11/3/2016 • 19 minutes, 59 seconds
The one where Fun-employed becomes a thing
Former NBC dude Luke Russert and WaPo's Danielle Paquette try to figure out Adam Sandler's hometown, decide whether Shaq really bought a Krispy Kreme franchise and name as many 'Racing President's' as possible.
10/27/2016 • 21 minutes, 5 seconds
The one with the two millennials
ESPN's Clinton Yates and WaPo's Michelle Lee try to name "Saturday Night Live" presidential impersonators, puzzle over who said Trump snorts and battle over how an EZ Bake oven gets hot.
10/20/2016 • 20 minutes, 41 seconds
The one with two Internet reporting stars
Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and former NPR staff Andy Carvin engage in a battle of wits over famous political cities, celebrity endorsements and diphallic terata.
10/13/2016 • 22 minutes, 10 seconds
The one with the two internet nerds
Tech reporting legend Walt Mossberg and Internet person Caitlin Dewey figure out who is on Trump’s Mount Rushmore, guess the original price for a Kindle and wonder what Jeb Bush’s real name is.
10/6/2016 • 22 minutes, 24 seconds
Elahe Izadi vs Joe House
Legendary eater and 'Shackhouse' co-host Joe House faces off against WaPo pop culture writer and resident stand-up comic Elahe Izadi. And, yes, one of the questions mentions Lake Titicaca
9/29/2016 • 23 minutes, 44 seconds
CNNs Brianna Keilar vs. Washington Posts Neil Greenberg
Brianna ‘all the polls’ Keilar and Neil ‘fancy stats’ Greenberg try to outwit each other over golden toilets and The Big Lebowski
9/22/2016 • 24 minutes, 46 seconds
Cook Political Report's Amy Walter vs. Washington Post's Carlos Lozada
A political nerd and a book nerd face off in a battle of wits and wisdom. They debate debate moderators and try to name all the states where Donald Trump owns hotels.
9/15/2016 • 21 minutes, 26 seconds
NBC's Chuck Todd vs Washington Post's Alexandra Petri
Chuck Todd, a political nerd, and Alex Petri, a humor nerd, face off in an epic showdown. They battle over quotes, headlines and what movie Chris has never heard of that won the Labor Day box office fight. Also, prizes!
9/8/2016 • 19 minutes, 29 seconds
The fourth question is ...
Have you ever spent 5 hours debating which president is the best looking?
9/6/2016 • 58 seconds
The third question is ...
Can you draw the United States from memory?
9/2/2016 • 35 seconds
The second question is ...
Have you ever said “In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche?”
