Transcript 01/18/2012 Desmond Bullock

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Desmond Bullock
Boston, MA

His plan to prep for the show was to get some rest, eat some oatmeal, and work out. He got 1/3 of the way there with the resting.

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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Animal Interests
Made to Order
Alien Beings
On Campus
Strange Brew
Social Networking
Novel Office
Song Titles
Day of Faith
You're Surrounded


Question 1 - You're Surrounded

Which of these countries has coastlines on three different oceans?

A: India
B: Canada
C: China
D: Brazil

Spoiler

"Brazil does not. China definitely does not."

He asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 22%
B: 73%
C: 3%
D: 2%

He goes with audience. The audience gives him some early applause.

Answer and value

B: Canada
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Question 2 - Day of Faith

One of five daily prayers in the Muslim faith, "Fajr" takes place when?

A: At dawn
B: At noon
C: At sunset
D: At bedtime

He doesn't know much about the Muslim faith, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: At dawn
Value: $25,000 !!!
Bank: $5,000

Question 3 - Song Titles

What is the title of the 1964 hit song that sounds like it could have been written about a present-day Grammy-winning rapper?

A: Do Wah Kanye Kanye
B: Do Wah Missy Missy
C: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
D: Do Wah Snoop Snoop

Answer and value

C: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Value: $10,000
Bank: $15,000

Question 4 - Novel Office

A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?

A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

Question 5 - Social Networking

Before adding your mom or your boss as a friend on Facebook, it is considered wise to do what to incriminating photos of yourself?

A: Unlike
B: Untag
C: Unearth
D: Untake

He answers this one very quickly.

Answer and value

B: Untag
Value: $3,000
Bank: $18,000

Question 6 - Strange Brew

According to legend, what president is credited with inspiring the Maxwell House slogan "Good to the last drop"?

A: William McKinley
B: Theodore Roosevelt
C: William Howard Taft
D: Woodrow Wilson

Spoiler

Taft sounds right to him, but...

He takes (half of) his bank and walks.

Answer and value

B: Theodore Roosevelt
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $(half of) 18,000

Desmond walks with $9,000.

Commercial Break.

[SportsFan68]

Question 1 - You're Surrounded

Which of these countries has coastlines on three different oceans?

A: India
B: Canada
C: China
D: Brazil

Spoiler

"Brazil does not. China definitely does not."

He asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 22%
B: 73%
C: 3%
D: 2%

He goes with audience. The audience gives him some early applause.

Answer and value

B: Canada
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Let's see -- India, Indian Ocean. We'll come back to Canada. China, Pacific Ocean. Brazil, Atlantic Ocean. Back to Canada -- Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean. Canada, final answer.

Question 2 - Day of Faith

One of five daily prayers in the Muslim faith, "Fajr" takes place when?

A: At dawn
B: At noon
C: At sunset
D: At bedtime

He doesn't know much about the Muslim faith, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: At dawn
Value: $25,000 !!!
Bank: $5,000

JTQ.

Question 4 - Novel Office

A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?

A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

Death rides the pale horse . . . No idea. JTQ.

Question 6 - Strange Brew

According to legend, what president is credited with inspiring the Maxwell House slogan "Good to the last drop"?

A: William McKinley
B: Theodore Roosevelt
C: William Howard Taft
D: Woodrow Wilson

Spoiler

Taft sounds right to him, but...

He takes (half of) his bank and walks.

Answer and value

B: Theodore Roosevelt
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $(half of) 18,000

ATA, and if they don't know, I'm outta there.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 2 - Day of Faith

One of five daily prayers in the Muslim faith, "Fajr" takes place when?

A: At dawn
B: At noon
C: At sunset
D: At bedtime

He doesn't know much about the Muslim faith, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: At dawn
Value: $25,000 !!!
Bank: $5,000

I've often heard about the requirement to pray five times a day. I can't recall hearing that the
five times have distinct names. But I suppose it's like the traditional names of the prayer times for Christian monks, Vespers, Lauds, etc. which I've read about but can't keep straight, either. JTQ.

Question 4 - Novel Office

A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?

A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

David Foster Wallace? Who was he?

After wasting some time pondering whether title might have some logical connection to one of the choice, I'd JTQ again.

Question 5 - Social Networking

Before adding your mom or your boss as a friend on Facebook, it is considered wise to do what to incriminating photos of yourself?

A: Unlike
B: Untag
C: Unearth
D: Untake

He answers this one very quickly.

Answer and value

B: Untag
Value: $3,000
Bank: $18,000

I don't Facebook, but I guess that's the only reasonable answer.

Question 6 - Strange Brew

According to legend, what president is credited with inspiring the Maxwell House slogan "Good to the last drop"?

A: William McKinley
B: Theodore Roosevelt
C: William Howard Taft
D: Woodrow Wilson

Spoiler

Taft sounds right to him, but...

He takes (half of) his bank and walks.

Answer and value

B: Theodore Roosevelt
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $(half of) 18,000

Is this standard Presidential trivia? I've got a vague idea, but don't really remember it. ATA without any real confidence in the, to see if they agree with my hunch, I suppose.

[themanwho]

Is this standard Presidential trivia? I've got a vague idea, but don't really remember it. ATA without any real confidence in the, to see if they agree with my hunch, I suppose.

I would say that yes, this is in the "Presidential Trivia Canon," as far as it goes. I learned it sometime in the mid-80s when it was a Final Jeopardy clue.

[ne1410s]

The coffee question answer was mentioned in one of Morris' books about TR.

[Snaxx]

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Question 4 - Novel Office

A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?

A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

I did not hear of it, so I would have JTQ myself figuring it could be any of the other three. I googled and found out it was unfinished at the time of his death. I also saw the date of release. If like prime-time they actually wanted to hand out dough, they would have added "fittingly released on April 15, 2011..."

At least the IRS isn't the only Boring agency....

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 4 - Novel Office

A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?

A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

I did not hear of it, so I would have JTQ myself figuring it could be any of the other three. I googled and found out it was unfinished at the time of his death. I also saw the date of release. If like prime-time they actually wanted to hand out dough, they would have added "fittingly released on April 15, 2011..."

At least the IRS isn't the only Boring agency....

Found it!

[Estonut]

David Foster Wallace? Who was he?

Ithaca-born writer who battled depression most of his life. Hanged himself at a fairly early age (46).

[earendel]

Desmond Bullock
Boston, MA

His plan to prep for the show was to get some rest, eat some oatmeal, and work out. He got 1/3 of the way there with the resting.

Question 1 - You're Surrounded
Which of these countries has coastlines on three different oceans?
A: India
B: Canada
C: China
D: Brazil

Spoiler

"Brazil does not. China definitely does not."

He asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 22%
B: 73%
C: 3%
D: 2%

He goes with audience. The audience gives him some early applause.

Answer and value

B: Canada
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Maybe if he'd had his oatmeal he could have gotten this one.

Question 2 - Day of Faith
One of five daily prayers in the Muslim faith, "Fajr" takes place when?
A: At dawn
B: At noon
C: At sunset
D: At bedtime

He doesn't know much about the Muslim faith, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: At dawn
Value: $25,000 !!!
Bank: $5,000

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I know something about Islam but I don't know this. I also JTQ.

Question 4 - Novel Office
A tome about boredom, David Foster Wallace's final novel, "The Pale King," is set in the offices of what government agency?
A: IRS
B: OSHA
C: National Weather Service
D: Census Bureau

[Meredith pronounces "tome" as "tomb."]

They all sound pretty boring, so he jumps the question.

Answer and value

A: IRS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,000

I'd go with E - Army Corps of Engineers. In reality I'd have to JTQ this one also.

Question 6 - Strange Brew
According to legend, what president is credited with inspiring the Maxwell House slogan "Good to the last drop"?
A: William McKinley
B: Theodore Roosevelt
C: William Howard Taft
D: Woodrow Wilson

Spoiler

Taft sounds right to him, but...

He takes (half of) his bank and walks.

Answer and value

B: Theodore Roosevelt
Value: not revealed
Bank: (half of) 18,000

I knew this one but I'm not sure why.

[MarleysGh0st]

David Foster Wallace? Who was he?

Ithaca-born writer

Oops!

He apparently moved west, long before I came to town.

[tanstaafl2]

Question 1 - You're Surrounded

Which of these countries has coastlines on three different oceans?

A: India
B: Canada
C: China
D: Brazil

Spoiler

"Brazil does not. China definitely does not."

He asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 22%
B: 73%
C: 3%
D: 2%

He goes with audience. The audience gives him some early applause.

Answer and value

B: Canada
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Some solid geo nitwit-ism there! Exactly which three oceans are around India??? To make it even better the audience has a very respectable 27% geo nitwit quotient. Or perhaps the 5% voting for the two already eliminated were just being mean to punish him. Seems fair...

Question 5 - Social Networking

Before adding your mom or your boss as a friend on Facebook, it is considered wise to do what to incriminating photos of yourself?

A: Unlike
B: Untag
C: Unearth
D: Untake

He answers this one very quickly.

Answer and value

B: Untag
Value: $3,000
Bank: $18,000

Of course I would be a Facebook nitwit (and be perfectly happy with it). Except I would probably have chosen the correct answer from the safety and comfort of the La-Z-Boy.

Desmond walks with $9,000.

2 for 5 and both are pop culture-ish. I guess $9K is a pretty good pay day for knowing almost nothing!