Transcript 10/12/16 Alyson Aurigemma

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Transcript 10/12/16 Alyson Aurigemma

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:42 pm

Alyson Aurigemma
San Juan Capistrano, Cal.

$500
According to etymologists, which word referred to a fruit hundreds of years before it referred to a color?
A: Blue B: Yellow
C: Red D: Orange
Answer
D: Orange
$1,000
FitBit and Jawbone both make high-tech bracelets that encourage users to set the common fitness goal of 10,000 what per day?
A: Sit-ups B: Push-ups
C: Steps D: Pull-ups
Answer
C: Steps
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To increase their cars’ gas mileage by lowering their weight, many automakers have begun eliminating what once-standard feature?
A: Engine hoods B: Spare tires
C: Rear axles D: Mirrors
Answer
B: Spare tires
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According to legend, when his pet billy goat was kicked out of Wrigley Field in 1945, a local bartender placed a hex on what long-suffering baseball team?
A: Cubs B: Mariners
C: Phillies D: Tigers
Answer
A: Cubs
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At an annual awards show, what TV network reveals the winner of the category “Best Club Banger”?
A: Travel Channel B: History
C: BET D: Food Network
Answer
C: BET
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With a famous case involving Helen Keller’s “The Frost King,” cryptomnesia is the term for what unfortunate act?
A: Destroying a manuscript B: Committing libel
C: Unconsciously plagiarizing D: Running out of ink
Answer
C: Unconsciously plagiarizing
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Studies have found that Americans are more likely to get skin cancer on the left side of their head, while people where are more likely to get it on the right?
A: Spain B: Norway
C: The United Kingdom D: Germany
Answer
C: The United Kingdom
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One for each meter of Mont Blanc’s nearly 3-mile height, how may pavé diamonds were on the limited edition $125K Montblanc Solitaire Royal fountain pen?
A: 1,810 B: 2,810
C: 3,810 D: 4,810

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Alyson runs once in a while and knows that 5K is 3.2 miles.

Answer
D: 4,810
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#2 Post by ghostjmf » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:45 pm

10K: I like to I'd have it, using "a little over 2 km/mile".

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#3 Post by Estonut » Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:17 am

ghostjmf wrote:10K: I like to I'd have it, using "a little over 2 km/mile".
The conversion is 1.6k per mile.
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#4 Post by earendel » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:54 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alyson Aurigemma
San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
At an annual awards show, what TV network reveals the winner of the category “Best Club Banger”?
A: Travel Channel B: History
C: BET D: Food Network
Answer
C: BET
Never heard the term but it seems to fit best with C.

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#5 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:51 pm

$5,000
At an annual awards show, what TV network reveals the winner of the category “Best Club Banger”?
A: Travel Channel B: History
C: BET D: Food Network
Answer
C: BET
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