Transcript 03/12/12 Justin Vacca

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Justin Vacca
Kingston, RI
27 years old

Topic Tree:

10 Nature’s Variety
9 Live Long & Prosper
8 Big Budget
7 Endangered Buildings
6 Video Game Cameos
5 Infamous Guns
4 Yodel-Ay-Hee-Hoo
3 Ironic Invention
2 Forest Folk
1 Jokey Julia

Topic Tree: (randomized)

10 Nature’s Variety
9 Live Long & Prosper
3 Ironic Invention
1 Jokey Julia
8 Big Budget
7 Endangered Buildings
4 Yodel-Ay-Hee-Hoo
5 Infamous Guns
6 Video Game Cameos
2 Forest Folk

Question 1 – 2 Forest Folk
What animal’s name comes from an Indonesian phrase meaning “person of the forest”?
A. Giraffe
B. Orangutan
C. Sloth
D. Kangaroo

Spoiler

B. Orangutan
$10K
Bank - $10K

Question 2 – 6 Video Game Cameos
In the video game “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories,” the “In the Air Tonight” mission involves protecting what singer?
A. David Byrne
B. Peter Gabriel
C. David Bowie
D. Phil Collins

Spoiler

D. Phil Collins
$5K
Bank - $15K

Question 3 – 5 Infamous Guns
A model 1910 Browning pistol, which has been displayed at the Vienna Museum of Military History, sparked what war?
A. War of The Roses
B. Crimean War
C. World War I
D. World War II

Spoiler

C. World War I
$500
Bank - $15,500

Question 4 – 4 Yodel-Ay-Hee-Hoo
Because its name is yodeled in TV ads, what company keeps a blog called “Yodel Ancedotal”?
A. Yamaha
B. Yoplait
C. Yahoo!
D. YouTube

Spoiler

C. Yahoo!
$7K
Bank - $22,500

commercial break

Question 5 – 7 Endangered Buildings
What awe-inspiring structure do some believe is in danger of collapsing because of polluted water from the nearby Yamuna River?
A. Taj Mahal
B. Eiffel Tower
C. Parthenon
D. Great Sphinx

ATA

ATA results

72% A. Taj Mahal
4% B. Eiffel Tower
13% C. Parthenon
11% D. Great Sphinx

Spoiler

A Taj Mahal
$25K
Bank - $47,500

Question 6 – 8 Big Budget
In 2011, public outcry over the Justice Department’s apparent overspending at conferences was dubbed what by the media?
A. Coffeegate
B. Sodagate
C. Pizzagate
D. Muffingate

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Muffingate
$1K
Bank - $47,500

Question 7 – 1 Jokey Julia
Partisan but true, Julia Roberts once joked that what word appears in the dictionary “just after reptile and just before repugnant”?
A. Liberal
B. Conservative
C. Republican
D. Democrat

Spoiler

C. Republican
$2K
Bank - $49.500

Question 8 – 3 Ironic Invention
Which of these inventors’ wives was deaf, and thus unable to fully experience his most famous invention?
A. Eli Whitney
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Louis Braille
D. George Eastman

Spoiler

B. Alexander Graham Bell
$100
Bank - $49,600

Question 9 – 9 Live Long & Prosper
According to Leonard Nimoy, he got the idea for the split-fingered Vulcan salute after observing a ritual in what religious sect?
A. Orthodox Judaism
B. Jehovah’s Witnesses
C. Greek Orthodox
D. Sunni Islam

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Orthodox Judaism
$3K
Bank - $49.600

commercial break

Question 10 – 10 Nature’s Variety
Though their variety is endless, “sectored plates,” “spatial dendrites” and “hollow bullets” are all types of what?
A. Snowflakes
B. Galaxies
C. Seashells
D. Fingerprints

Spoiler

The only one of the choices Justin thinks might look like a hollow bullet is a fingerprint.
He takes a chance and makes hollow bullet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Snowflakes
$15K
Justin leaves with $1K

[jarnon]

Question 10 – 10 Nature’s Variety
Though their variety is endless, “sectored plates,” “spatial dendrites” and “hollow bullets” are all types of what?
A. Snowflakes
B. Galaxies
C. Seashells
D. Fingerprints

Spoiler

The only one of the choices Justin thinks might look like a hollow bullet is a fingerprint.
He takes a chance and makes hollow bullet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Snowflakes
$15K
Justin leaves with $1K

I never heard of them either, but here's one:

Spoiler

[SportsFan68]

Question 3 – 5 Infamous Guns
A model 1910 Browning pistol, which has been displayed at the Vienna Museum of Military History, sparked what war?
A. War of The Roses
B. Crimean War
C. World War I
D. World War II

Spoiler

C. World War I
$500
Bank - $15,500

Had to be the pistol that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, and I would have said C in the hotseat. I googled it just to confirm, and one site calls it "the pistol that killed 8.5 million people."

Question 9 – 9 Live Long & Prosper
According to Leonard Nimoy, he got the idea for the split-fingered Vulcan salute after observing a ritual in what religious sect?
A. Orthodox Judaism
B. Jehovah’s Witnesses
C. Greek Orthodox
D. Sunni Islam

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Orthodox Judaism
$3K
Bank - $49.600

ATA

Question 10 – 10 Nature’s Variety
Though their variety is endless, “sectored plates,” “spatial dendrites” and “hollow bullets” are all types of what?
A. Snowflakes
B. Galaxies
C. Seashells
D. Fingerprints

Spoiler

The only one of the choices Justin thinks might look like a hollow bullet is a fingerprint.
He takes a chance and makes hollow bullet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Snowflakes
$15K
Justin leaves with $1K

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JTQ

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Question 3 – 5 Infamous Guns
A model 1910 Browning pistol, which has been displayed at the Vienna Museum of Military History, sparked what war?
A. War of The Roses
B. Crimean War
C. World War I
D. World War II

Spoiler

C. World War I
$500
Bank - $15,500

Had to be the pistol that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, and I would have said C in the hotseat. I googled it just to confirm, and one site calls it "the pistol that killed 8.5 million people."

Clearly. The first two wars happened long before that 1910 pistol was manufactured. WWII might conceivably be a distractor for some people, but who could come up with a logical explanation as to a pistol started it? Just defining the starting point for that world war is murky. Do we assume it's the invasion of Poland and ignore the several years that Japan had already been fighting in China? Or do we get America-centric and ignore everything before December 7, 1941?

Question 9 – 9 Live Long & Prosper
According to Leonard Nimoy, he got the idea for the split-fingered Vulcan salute after observing a ritual in what religious sect?
A. Orthodox Judaism
B. Jehovah’s Witnesses
C. Greek Orthodox
D. Sunni Islam

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Orthodox Judaism
$3K
Bank - $49.600

ATA

If Trekkers like us don't recall the anecdote, there's little chance the audience would.

[jarnon]

Question 9 – 9 Live Long & Prosper
According to Leonard Nimoy, he got the idea for the split-fingered Vulcan salute after observing a ritual in what religious sect?
A. Orthodox Judaism
B. Jehovah’s Witnesses
C. Greek Orthodox
D. Sunni Islam

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Orthodox Judaism
$3K
Bank - $49.600

ATA

If Trekkers like us don't recall the anecdote, there's little chance the audience would.

Most observant Jews would recognize the unique hand position of the priestly blessing:


For the Vulcan gesture, Nimoy changed it so it could be done with just one hand.

[SportsFan68]

Question 3 – 5 Infamous Guns
A model 1910 Browning pistol, which has been displayed at the Vienna Museum of Military History, sparked what war?
A. War of The Roses
B. Crimean War
C. World War I
D. World War II

Spoiler

C. World War I
$500
Bank - $15,500

Had to be the pistol that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, and I would have said C in the hotseat. I googled it just to confirm, and one site calls it "the pistol that killed 8.5 million people."

Clearly. The first two wars happened long before that 1910 pistol was manufactured. WWII might conceivably be a distractor for some people, but who could come up with a logical explanation as to a pistol started it? Just defining the starting point for that world war is murky. Do we assume it's the invasion of Poland and ignore the several years that Japan had already been fighting in China? Or do we get America-centric and ignore everything before December 7, 1941?

Question 9 – 9 Live Long & Prosper
According to Leonard Nimoy, he got the idea for the split-fingered Vulcan salute after observing a ritual in what religious sect?
A. Orthodox Judaism
B. Jehovah’s Witnesses
C. Greek Orthodox
D. Sunni Islam

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Orthodox Judaism
$3K
Bank - $49.600

ATA

If Trekkers like us don't recall the anecdote, there's little chance the audience would.

I was thinking of New York's diverse religious population. Surely a fair percentage of them would have seen the symbol even if they weren't a member of one of those congregations.