Transcript 2/22/17 Nick Bridwell

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Transcript 2/22/17 Nick Bridwell

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:07 pm

Nick Bridwell
Plano, Texas

$500
A pair of jeans might look good when you first try them on, but WikiHow says you should do what in the dressing room to see if you need a larger size?
A: Sit down B: Do 500 squat thrusts
C: Hang upside-down from the ceiling D: Perform the choreography from “The Wiz”
Answer
A: Sit down
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One of many movies based on his work, the animated film “Frozen” was inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale entitled what?
A: The Quest for a Lean Cuisine B: The Computer and the Software Glitch
C: The Deer in the Truck Headlights D: The Snow Queen
Answer
D: The Snow Queen
Commercial break

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Along with Meryl Streep, in 2008 Harriet Tubman, Thomas Edison and Bruce Springsteen were inducted in the inaugural class of what state’s Hall of Fame?
A: New Jersey B: Alaska
C: New Mexico D: Hawaii
Answer
A: New Jersey
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Though today, “reading it” to someone means to criticize them, what term comes from a British law that allowed an official to disperse an unruly crowd?
A: Miranda Warning B: Riot Act
C: Articles of Confederation D: Hippocratic Oath
Answer
B: Riot Act
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What “father of psychoanalysis” and animal lover would often bring his Chow Jofi into sessions, believing the dog had a calming effect on his patients?
A: Benjamin Spock B: Jonas Salk
C: Sigmund Freud D: Walter Reed
Answer
C: Sigmund Freud
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Though some doubt they’re still needed, what country has more than 300,000 bomb shelters, enough for all 8 million citizens with room to spare?
A: Switzerland B: Turkey
C: Japan D: Russia
50/50
50/50 leaves Switzerland and Japan.
Nick was leaning towards Japan and makes that his final answer.
Answer
A: Switzerland
Nick wins $5,000.
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Re: Transcript 2/22/17 Nick Bridwell

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:50 am

7K: Russia has more than 8 mil citizens, I think. Probably Turkey does too. Use 50/50 anyway, which only confirms what I thought. +1

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Re: Transcript 2/22/17 Nick Bridwell

#3 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:35 am

He had no idea Japan has over 126 million people?
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#4 Post by earendel » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:57 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nick Bridwell
Plano, Texas
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Though some doubt they’re still needed, what country has more than 300,000 bomb shelters, enough for all 8 million citizens with room to spare?
A: Switzerland B: Turkey
C: Japan D: Russia
50/50
50/50 leaves Switzerland and Japan.
Nick was leaning towards Japan and makes that his final answer.
Answer
A: Switzerland
Nick wins $5,000.
I think all of the others have more than 8 million population.
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