Transcript 5/4/17 Mirna Valerio

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Transcript 5/4/17 Mirna Valerio

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:54 am

Mirna Valerio
Spanish teacher and cross-country coach
Rabun Gap, Ga.

Mirna’s +1 is her friend Nikki, a math teacher.


$500
Taking advantage of unused space, starting in 2017, the roofs of new buildings 10 stories or shorter in San Francisco must be equipped with what?
A: Solar panels B: Starbucks
C: Ping-pong tables D: All-you-can-eat buffets

Spoiler
A: Solar panels


$1,000
With tens of thousands of Irish immigrants passing through it between 1832 and 1937, Quebec’s Grosse Île is often known as Canada’s what?
A: Ellis Island B: Rhode Island
C: Treasure Island D: Fantasy Island

Spoiler
A: Ellis Island


$2,000
In a 2016 interview, Mila Kunis revealed that her and Ashton Kutcher’s wedding rings were purchased for a combined $190 on what craft website?
A: Tiffany B: Harry Winston
C: Cartier D: Etsy

Spoiler
D: Etsy


$3,000
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, roughly what proportion of public school teachers are female?
A: 10% B: 25%
C: 40% D: 75%

Spoiler
50/50 leaves 10% and 75%.


Spoiler
D: 75%


$5,000
In the U.S., the members of what cat breed all descend from Wong Mau, a cat said to have been brought home in 1930 by a sailor stationed in SE Asia?
A: Burmese B: Siberian
C: Persian D: Turkish Angora

Spoiler
A: Burmese


Commercial break

$7,000
Which of these has NOT been the title of an actual TV series starring a current game show host?
A: The Steve Harvey Show B: The Wayne Brady Show
C: The Drew Carey Show D: The Alex Trebek Show

Spoiler
Mirna thinks it’s Alex Trebek.
A: 1% B: 4% C: 2% D: 93%


Spoiler
D: The Alex Trebek Show


$10,000
What company’s slogan is “Ich liebe es” in Germany, “C’est tout ce que j’aime” in France and “Me encanta” in El Salvador?
A: Coca-Cola B: Verizon
C: Nike D: McDonald’s

Spoiler
D: McDonald’s


Commercial break

$20,000
Daniel Day-Lewis has won Best Actor Oscars for playing characters who in the films, have had all but which of these occupations?
A: Oil baron B: U.S. president
C: Artist D: Butcher

Spoiler
Nikki thinks it’s U.S. president. Mirna decides to walk.


Spoiler
D: Butcher
Mirna wins $10,000.


Commercial break

QotD
A well-known method of teaching characterized by asking questions is named after what historic thinker?
A: Galileo B: Descartes
C: Plato D: Socrates

Spoiler
D: Socrates

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Re: Transcript 5/4/17 Mirna Valerio

#2 Post by jarnon » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:06 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500
Taking advantage of unused space, starting in 2017, the roofs of new buildings 10 stories or shorter in San Francisco must be equipped with what?
A: Solar panels B: Starbucks
C: Ping-pong tables D: All-you-can-eat buffets

Spoiler
A: Solar panels
Also, Pres. Trump has proposed covering his wall with solar panels.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Which of these has NOT been the title of an actual TV series starring a current game show host?
A: The Steve Harvey Show B: The Wayne Brady Show
C: The Drew Carey Show D: The Alex Trebek Show

Spoiler
Mirna thinks it’s Alex Trebek.
A: 1% B: 4% C: 2% D: 93%


Spoiler
D: The Alex Trebek Show
Mirna should have had more confidence in her hunches and saved her lifelines. The audience might have known the $20K answer.
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Re: Transcript 5/4/17 Mirna Valerio

#3 Post by earendel » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:13 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mirna Valerio
Spanish teacher and cross-country coach
Rabun Gap, Ga.

Mirna’s +1 is her friend Nikki, a math teacher.
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Re: Transcript 5/4/17 Mirna Valerio

#4 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:18 pm

20K: I thought he's *called* "some-name the Butcher" in Gangs of New York, but that's because he slaughters people, not animals for food. I have to see this movie someday for Maura O'Connell playing the street-singer in it. With my eyes closed at all other times.

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