Transcript 12/21/16 Paul Papantoniou

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Transcript 12/21/16 Paul Papantoniou

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:47 pm

Paul Papantoniou
Bronx, N.Y.

$500
A warning icon on Swingline paper shredders reminds you not to get your what stuck in the machine?
A: Tuxedo tails B: Feather boa
C: Sombrero D: Necktie
Answer
D: Necktie
$1,000
Growing up in occupied Holland during WWII, a young Audrey Hepburn was forced to eat what to survive a food blockade imposed by the Nazis?
A: Wooden clogs B: Windmill blades
C: Tulip bulbs D: Rembrandt paintings
Answer
C: Tulip bulbs
$2,000
Already known for its slogan “Service with the Speed of Sound,” in 1959 the burger chain Top Hat changed its name to what?
A: White Castle B: Blimpie
C: Sonic D: Jack in the Box
Answer
C: Sonic
$3,000
Featuring Snoop Dogg, what was the title of Dr. Dre’s first single off his debut solo album “The Chronic”?
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang B: A Bunch of that “P” Stuff
C: One of those “D” Gizmos D: A Couple of them “T” Doohickeys
Answer
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
$5,000
As reported in Runners’ World, professionals in which of these sports run an average of 7 miles per game, far more than in any of the others?
A: Baseball B: Soccer
C: American Football D: Basketball
Answer
B: Soccer
Commercial break

$7,000
Based on the British National Corpus, a 100-million-word collection of language samples, the most commonly used preposition in English is what?
A: At B: Of
C: By D: As
+1
Paul’s +1 is his best friend John Chadwick. He thinks it’s “of.”
Answer
B: Of
$10,000
For what film did professional yo-yo’er Steve Brown serve as Owen Wilson’s “Yo-Yo Stunt Double”?
A: The Royal Tenenbaums B: Zoolander
C: Midnight in Paris D: Wedding Crashers
50/50
Paul has seen “Wedding Crashers” and parts of “The Royal Tenenbaums” and doesn’t remember yo-yo’ing.
50/50 leaves “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Zoolander.”
Answer
B: Zoolander
Commercial break

QotD
Which of the following rhyming phrases can describe both a person from Freeport and a popular Caribbean-inspired cocktail?
A: Haiti Matey B: Cayman Shaman
C: Bahama Mama D: Cuban Reuben
Answer
C: Bahama Mama
$20,000
In terms of the total percentage they make up, three of the four most abundant elements in the human body have names ending in what?
A: -gen B: -ium
C: -ine D: -on
ATA
A: 65% B: 17% C: 9% D: 9%
Answer
A: -gen
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#2 Post by jarnon » Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:01 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Based on the British National Corpus, a 100-million-word collection of language samples, the most commonly used preposition in English is what?
A: At B: Of
C: By D: As
+1
Paul’s +1 is his best friend John Chadwick. He thinks it’s “of.”
Answer
B: Of
In this transcript,
Spoiler
"of"
is used more than the others.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000
In terms of the total percentage they make up, three of the four most abundant elements in the human body have names ending in what?
A: -gen B: -ium
C: -ine D: -on
ATA
A: 65% B: 17% C: 9% D: 9%
Answer
A: -gen
What does "in terms of the total percentage they make up" mean? Weight? Volume? Number of atoms? The phrase is completely useless.
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Re: Transcript 12/21/16 Paul Papantoniou

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:02 pm

3K: prolly A, but I worry about B. Rest are jokes. ATA

5K: I truly don't know if soccer or basketball & think rigged 50/50 will give me them. +1

7K: pretty sue its "of", but use that 50/50

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#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:01 pm

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Featuring Snoop Dogg, what was the title of Dr. Dre’s first single off his debut solo album “The Chronic”?
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang B: A Bunch of that “P” Stuff
C: One of those “D” Gizmos D: A Couple of them “T” Doohickeys
Answer
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
ATA
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#5 Post by earendel » Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:15 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Paul Papantoniou
Bronx, N.Y.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000
For what film did professional yo-yo’er Steve Brown serve as Owen Wilson’s “Yo-Yo Stunt Double”?
A: The Royal Tenenbaums B: Zoolander
C: Midnight in Paris D: Wedding Crashers
50/50
Paul has seen “Wedding Crashers” and parts of “The Royal Tenenbaums” and doesn’t remember yo-yo’ing.
50/50 leaves “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Zoolander.”
Answer
B: Zoolander
I've been called a yo-yo, but I'm no stunt double. :mrgreen:
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