Transcript 5/17/17 Carla Holt

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Transcript 5/17/17 Carla Holt

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed May 17, 2017 2:05 pm

Carla Holt
Spokane, Wash.

Carla’s +1 is her friend Don.


$500
According to TheKitchn.com, if you’re going to grill kabobs with thin, disposable wooden skewers, it might be a good idea to do what with them first?
A: Soak them in water B: Insure them for millions of dollars
C: Carve your name into them D: Have a sword fight

Spoiler
A: Soak them in water


$1,000
As children of the ’90s might know, the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang defines what term as “the very best, something that is very good”?
A: Da grenade B: Da bomb
C: Da land mine D: Da Predator drone

Spoiler
B: Da bomb


$2,000
Meaning “pot-planted,” which of these terms is NOT a botanical classification of tree, but rather the name of an at form?
A: Birch B: Ginkgo
C: Bonsai D: Magnolia

Spoiler
C: Bonsai


$3,000
Sharing its name with the London district that’s home to the prime meridian, which city has the WSJ described as the capital of the hedge-fund boom?
A: Old Bridge, NJ B: Greenwich, CT
C: Upper Darby, PA D: Westchester, NY

Spoiler
B: Greenwich, CT


$5,000
According to the late Adam Yauch, what “party” song was largely misinterpreted, and actually started out as a goof on “frat” music like “I Wanna Rock”?
A: Party in the USA B: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
C: Get the Party Started D: Party Rock Anthem

Spoiler
A: 12% B: 57% C: 16% D: 15%


Spoiler
B: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)


Commercial break

$7,000
Though in separate cemeteries, both members of which famous pair are buried in Dallas, TX?
A: Orville and Wilbur B: Laurel and Hardy
C: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt D: Bonnie and Clyde

Spoiler
D: Bonnie and Clyde


$10,000
Which of the following current hit TV shows has its title written correctly, as it should NOT have “The” at the beginning of it?
A: Blacklist B: Walking Dead
C: Big Bang Theory D: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Spoiler
50/50 leaves Blacklist and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.


Spoiler
Carla says A: Blacklist.
The right answerer is D: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Carla wins $5,000.

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Re: Transcript 5/17/17 Carla Holt

#2 Post by jarnon » Wed May 17, 2017 2:34 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3,000
Sharing its name with the London district that’s home to the prime meridian, which city has the WSJ described as the capital of the hedge-fund boom?
A: Old Bridge, NJ B: Greenwich, CT
C: Upper Darby, PA D: Westchester, NY

Spoiler
B: Greenwich, CT
They could have made this question tricky by using Downingtown, Pa. instead of Upper Darby.
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Re: Transcript 5/17/17 Carla Holt

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Wed May 17, 2017 3:03 pm

7K: Well, I knew it was not the Roosevelts. Doubt it was the Wrights. Suspect Bonnie & Clyde, but 50/50 to be sure

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#4 Post by earendel » Thu May 18, 2017 4:53 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Carla Holt
Spokane, Wash.

Carla’s +1 is her friend Don.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
According to the late Adam Yauch, what “party” song was largely misinterpreted, and actually started out as a goof on “frat” music like “I Wanna Rock”?
A: Party in the USA B: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
C: Get the Party Started D: Party Rock Anthem
Spoiler
A: 12% B: 57% C: 16% D: 15%

Spoiler
B: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
I'd be using ATA also.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Though in separate cemeteries, both members of which famous pair are buried in Dallas, TX?
A: Orville and Wilbur B: Laurel and Hardy
C: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt D: Bonnie and Clyde
Spoiler
D: Bonnie and Clyde
So why did they use the Roosevelts' last name but none of the others?
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Re: Transcript 5/17/17 Carla Holt

#5 Post by jarnon » Thu May 18, 2017 6:30 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Though in separate cemeteries, both members of which famous pair are buried in Dallas, TX?
A: Orville and Wilbur B: Laurel and Hardy
C: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt D: Bonnie and Clyde
Spoiler
D: Bonnie and Clyde
So why did they use the Roosevelts' last name but none of the others?
They used Stanley and Oliver's last names too. I think they were just mixing it up. There isn't another famous Franklin and Eleanor.
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