Transcript 02/21/17 Mary Bierds

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Transcript 02/21/17 Mary Bierds

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Mary Bierds
Dallas, TX

Two kids with younger being four months old. The grandparents helping while she is here.
+1 is her husband Ryan

$500 :
Careful taking your gadgets into the bathroom- according to CNET, nearly one in five Americans has accidentally dropped what in the toilet?
A: Printer B: Computer mouse
C: Phone D: Virtual reality headset
Spoiler
Mary has done this but surprisingly it worked afterwards

C: Phone
$1000 :
Many politicians like to keep their voters happy by throwing money at local pet projects -- a practice known as what?
A: Pork Barrel Spending B: Monkey Barrel Spending
C: Crate and Barrel Spending D: Cracker Barrel Spending
ATA
Mary said she is leaning towards B but nothing is jumping out at her.

ATA
A: 56% B: 23%
C: 11% D: 10%
Spoiler
A: Pork Barrel Spending
$2000 :
In an interview with Details magazine, Tim Robbins said he got his curveball up to 85mph while making what film?
A: The Mighty Ducks B: Rudy
C: Match Point D: Bull Durham
Spoiler
D: Bull Durham
$3000 :
Under Idaho law, what unsavory crime is illegal unless "the action was taken under extreme life-threatening conditions as the only apparent means of survival"?
A: Vandalism B: Kidnapping
C: Cannibalism D: Tax evasion
Spoiler
C: Cannibalism
First Break

$5000 :
Which of these brands currently uses a logo that's not largely red?
A: America's bestselling cigarette B: America's bestselling retail chain
C: America's most-watched sports network D: America's bestselling soda
50/50
Mary verbally ruled out A (Marlboro), B (Target), and D (Coca-Cola)
She said she would go with C since she believes ESPN logo is green, but stopped without saying final.
Maybe B is Walmart not Target.
50/50 left B and D.
Now not sure if #1 soda is Coke or Pepsi but went with B final.
Spoiler
B: America's bestselling retail chain
$7000 :
To celebrate turning 100, in 2016 which of these following waived all admission fees for a week?
A: Empire State Building B: National Park Service
C: Hoover Dam D: Dodger Stadium
Spoiler
Mary said Empire State Building stuck out at her and 1916 sounded plausible to her.
So she went for it.

B: National Park Service

Mary left with $5000

Second break
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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:08 pm

She passed a test?
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#3 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:14 pm

7K: Park Service has been advertising this. Even if they hadn't been, dates are wrong for others.

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#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:31 pm

$7000 :
To celebrate turning 100, in 2016 which of these following waived all admission fees for a week?
A: Empire State Building B: National Park Service
C: Hoover Dam D: Dodger Stadium
Spoiler
Mary said Empire State Building stuck out at her and 1916 sounded plausible to her.
So she went for it.

B: National Park Service

Mary left with $5000
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Re: Transcript 02/21/17 Mary Bierds

#5 Post by earendel » Tue Feb 28, 2017 1:59 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mary Bierds
Dallas, TX

Two kids with younger being four months old. The grandparents helping while she is here.
+1 is her husband Ryan
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000 :
Which of these brands currently uses a logo that's not largely red?
A: America's bestselling cigarette B: America's bestselling retail chain
C: America's most-watched sports network D: America's bestselling soda
50/50
Mary verbally ruled out A (Marlboro), B (Target), and D (Coca-Cola)
She said she would go with C since she believes ESPN logo is green, but stopped without saying final.
Maybe B is Walmart not Target.
50/50 left B and D.
Now not sure if #1 soda is Coke or Pepsi but went with B final.
Spoiler
B: America's bestselling retail chain
Bestselling cigarette? Maybe Marlboro. Bestselling soda? Coke. Most watched sports network? ESPN. All of them have red logos. So it has to be B, probably Wal*Mart.
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