{"id":453511,"date":"2026-10-01T19:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453511\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:54:13","slug":"dr-liam-norris-wraps-up-i-didnt-know-that-with-a-game-show-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453511\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Liam Norris wraps up \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know That!\u201d with a game show farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Before stepping into a new chapter, We Are Austin\u2019s friendly neighborhood paleontologist had one last question: How much had the hosts actually learned?<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Dr. Liam Norris wraps up \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know That!\u201d with a game show farewell\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/b822b6c9-bd39-4375-b585-00ef71676ead-34baff3fed844f4b8534367897195a11.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Liam Norris wraps up \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know That!\u201d with a game show farewell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dr. Liam Norris<\/a> joined Sierra Waggoner and Trevor Scott for a special \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know That!\u201d game show, turning his final segment into a friendly competition filled with dinosaur trivia, laughter and a heartfelt farewell.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The game revisited topics from previous segments, including long-necked sauropods, dinosaur fossils at Big Bend National Park and the connection between dinosaurs and modern birds.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/663c29e9-eac9-4499-bd98-69fe3d532ea5-IMG_1951.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The game revisited topics from previous segments, including long-necked sauropods, dinosaur fossils at Big Bend National Park and the connection between dinosaurs and modern birds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve covered so much during our show,\u201d Norris said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to put your knowledge to the test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putting prehistoric knowledge to the test<\/p>\n<p>With Norris taking over hosting duties, Sierra and Trevor selected questions from categories including \u201cDino Basics,\u201d \u201cPredators and Prey\u201d and \u201cTime Travel.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Each question carried a point value, and a missed answer gave the other host a chance to steal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Before saying goodbye, Sierra and Trevor turned the questions back on Norris with a bonus category called \u201cThings We Knew.\u201d\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0d661074-15a6-4148-a6a3-44c6ad8291d0-c5f02ba636a34712a9fcc0e2569332c3.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Before saying goodbye, Sierra and Trevor turned the questions back on Norris with a bonus category called \u201cThings We Knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The game revisited topics from previous segments, including long-necked sauropods, dinosaur fossils at Big Bend National Park and the connection between dinosaurs and modern birds.<\/p>\n<p>There were hints, surprising answers and even a phone-a-friend option, with Norris himself available to help.<\/p>\n<p>After the final tally, Sierra took first place with 1,000 points, while Trevor finished with 500.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"After the final tally, Sierra took first place with 1,000 points, while Trevor finished with 500.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/c5214675-17e1-41e7-a3e5-86748687166b-IMG_1969.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After the final tally, Sierra took first place with 1,000 points, while Trevor finished with 500.<\/p>\n<p>Two answers the hosts knew by heart<\/p>\n<p>Before saying goodbye, Sierra and Trevor turned the questions back on Norris with a bonus category called \u201cThings We Knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first clue described an Austin destination where visitors can discover Texas\u2019 natural history. Norris correctly named the <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Science &amp; Natural History Museum.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second celebrated the \u201cfriendly neighborhood paleontologist\u201d whose talent, knowledge and charm had become part of We Are Austin history.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"There were hints, surprising answers and even a phone-a-friend option, with Norris himself available to help.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4a73dd06-f672-4635-b834-5623a46afda9-IMG_1933.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There were hints, surprising answers and even a phone-a-friend option, with Norris himself available to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you\u2019re going to make me cry,\u201d Norris said.<\/p>\n<p>The moment gave the hosts a chance to thank him for making science accessible, memorable and fun throughout his visits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been such a special opportunity getting to do this,\u201d Norris said. \u201cI love getting to come see y\u2019all. So thank you for having me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The moment gave the hosts a chance to thank him for making science accessible, memorable and fun throughout his visits.\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d67178ed-4ff8-4f8a-a30f-9cbb7d2a71af-4fa5e040fc4646f29bd843371f013567.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The moment gave the hosts a chance to thank him for making science accessible, memorable and fun throughout his visits.<\/p>\n<p>While Norris is beginning a new era, viewers can continue exploring at the Texas Science &amp; Natural History Museum on the University of Texas at Austin campus.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"{p}For more information, visit sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9b9935bb-a08f-4920-bc34-2e9f7eb539af-f18ca5142a9d44179ecd2ad53fa71e0c.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit sciencemuseum.utexas.edu.<\/p>\n<p>We love you Dr. Liam!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Before stepping into a new chapter, We Are Austin\u2019s friendly neighborhood paleontologist had one last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-453511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}