Transcript 12/05/16 Michael Rankins

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Michael Rankins
Newark, CA

$500 Philosopher George Santayana is best known for his famous quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to” what?
A. “Repeat it”
B. “Do lots of Google searches”
C. “Cheat big-time in history class”
D. “Lose on game shows”

Spoiler

A. “Repeat it”

$1K Hoping that the antioxidants will benefit their skin, those who partake in the fad known as vinotherapy do what?
A. Swim in gasoline
B. Bathe in wine
C. Dive in hot lava
D. Shower in wet cement

Spoiler

B. Bathe in wine

$2K Which European nationality can be combined with worlds like “Oven,” “Treat,” “Apple Pie” and “Elm Disease” to form familiar phrases?
A. French
B. German
C. Italian
D. Dutch

Spoiler

D. Dutch

$3K After a recent equipment controversy dubbed “Broomgate,” NPR jokingly noted that what Winter Olympic event was in store for “sweeping changes”?
A. Speed skating
B. Curling
C. Freesytle skiing
D. Team snowball fighting

Spoiler

B. Curling

$5K To honor fictional hometown hero Steve Rogers, in 2016 fans could visit a 13-foot statue of who in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park?
A. The Hulk
B. Captain America
C. Deadpool
D. Wolverine

Spoiler

B. Captain America

$7K What website says it was created “to bring together people who suffer from tinnitus,” a vexing condition that cannot be cured with drugs?
A. TurnOffTheLights.org
B. TurnDownTheHeat.org
C. GetRidOfTheSmell.org
D. StopTheRinging.org

Spoiler

D. StopTheRinging.org

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QOTD
According to Guinness World Records, “strengths” is the longest word in the English language that has only one what?
A. Pronunciation
B. Vowel
C. Definition
D. G

Spoiler

B. Vowel

$10K Though the others all attended college, the formal education of what famous American ended in 1716 when he was 10?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Adams
50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Benjamin Franklin
C. Alexander Hamilton

Spoiler

A. Benjamin Franklin

$20K At his final live performance on April 14, 2016, Prince paid homage to what late fellow musician by performing his song “Heroes”?
A. David Bowie
B. B.B. King
C. Glenn Frey
D. Joe Cocker

Spoiler

A. David Bowie

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Michael will return on tomorrow’s show.

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5K: ATA

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Michael Rankins
Newark, CA

$10K Though the others all attended college, the formal education of what famous American ended in 1716 when he was 10?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Adams
50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Benjamin Franklin
C. Alexander Hamilton

Spoiler

A. Benjamin Franklin

If his education ended at age 10 in 1716, he would have been 70 years old in 1776, so it has to be Franklin.

Nihil obstat®.

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$20K At his final live performance on April 14, 2016, Prince paid homage to what late fellow musician by performing his song “Heroes”?
A. David Bowie
B. B.B. King
C. Glenn Frey
D. Joe Cocker

Spoiler

A. David Bowie

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