Transcript 11/07/16 David Thompson

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Victory for Veterans Week

David Thompson
New York, NY
Retired Marine

$500 According to Emily Post, at a military wedding, it’s proper to use the groom’s sword or saber to do what?
A. Cut the cake
B. Randomly pop balloons
C. Spread butter on dinner rolls
D. Threaten guests who gave cheap gifts

Spoiler

A. Cut the cake

$1K Fearing North Korea might bomb it, in December 2014 South Korea canceled plans to install at the countries’ border a giant structure shaped like a what?
A. Thanksgiving turkey
B. Easter bunny
C. Jack-o’-lantern
D. Christmas tree

Spoiler

D. Christmas tree

commercial break

$2K If you were to pare a pair of pears, which of the following could you eat afterwards?
A. Two seedless Concords
B. Two skinless Bartletts
C. Two coreless Fujis
D. Two stemless Bings

ATA

ATA results

A. Two seedless Concords
B. Two skinless Bartletts
C. Two coreless Fujis
D. Two stemless Bings

Spoiler

B. Two skinless Bartletts

$3K What keystroke combination can be used to create an emoticon version of rock-and-roll’s iconic “devil horns” hand signal?
A. Semicolon + close parentheses
B. Colon + uppercase P
C. Less than arrow + 3
D. Backslash + lowercase m + slash

Spoiler

D. Backslash + lowercase m + slash

$5K Despite seemingly irreconcilable political differences, which Republican has seen fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen in concert over 100 times?
A. Ted Cruz
B. Ben Carson
C. Chris Christie
D. Mitch McConnell

Spoiler

C. Chris Christie

commercial break

QOTD

Each released by a different branch of the military, “Riptide,” “Stealth,” “Devil Dog” and “Victory” are what?
A. Fragrances
B. Watches
C. Razors
D. Golf balls

Spoiler

A. Fragrances

$7K Because its midway point lies on the equator, what country’s Estádio Milton Correa soccer stadium allows each team to defend its own hemisphere?
A. Cuba
B. Costa Rica
C. Brazil
D. Spain

Spoiler

C. Brazil

$10K Having debuted more that 50 years ago, if he were human, which of these corporate mascots is the only one who could joining AARP?
A. Energizer Bunny
B. Geico Gecko
C. Count Chocula
D. Mr. Peanut

50/50

50/50 leaves

C. Count Chocula
D. Mr. Peanut

Spoiler

D. Mr. Peanut

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David will return on tomorrow’s show.

[ghostjmf]

So far so good.

[earendel]

Victory for Veterans Week

David Thompson
New York, NY
Retired Marine

$2K If you were to pare a pair of pears, which of the following could you eat afterwards?
A. Two seedless Concords
B. Two skinless Bartletts
C. Two coreless Fujis
D. Two stemless Bings

ATA

ATA results

A. Two seedless Concords
B. Two skinless Bartletts
C. Two coreless Fujis
D. Two stemless Bings

Spoiler

B. Two skinless Bartletts

"...and a partridge in a pear tree..."

$3K What keystroke combination can be used to create an emoticon version of rock-and-roll’s iconic “devil horns” hand signal?
A. Semicolon + close parentheses
B. Colon + uppercase P
C. Less than arrow + 3
D. Backslash + lowercase m + slash

Spoiler

D. Backslash + lowercase m + slash

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[SportsFan68]

I'm glad the QoTD wasn't one of the regular questions.

[Estonut]

I'm glad the QoTD wasn't one of the regular questions.

I think they're all previous questions. This one was.