Transcript 4/13/17 Laila Robinson

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Transcript 4/13/17 Laila Robinson

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:02 pm

Laila Robinson
14-year-old
Charlotte, N.C.


$500
Dated 1785, a Charles Willson Peale oil painting is the earliest known portrait of Ben Franklin wearing what invention of his?
A: Ear buds B: Bifocals
C: Rollerblades D: A nose ring

Spoiler
B: Bifocals


$1,000
According to the New Yorker, what website uses blue as its primary color because founder Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind?
A: YouTube B: Wikipedia
C: Amazon D: Facebook

Spoiler
D: Facebook


$2,000
A perfect opportunity to "walk the dog" or go "around the world," what quirky "holiday" is celebrated every June 6th?
A: National Yo-Yo Day B: National Magic 8-Ball Day
C: National Rubik's Cube Day D: Day of the Frisbee

Spoiler
A: National Yo-Yo Day


Commercial break

$3,000
Knowing that their ears are shaped like the places they originated is an easy way to tell the difference between African and Indian what?
A: Tigers B: Giraffes
C: Elephants D: Zebras

Spoiler
C: Elephants


$5,000
What wildly popular children's book series was the basis for a 2015 movie starring Jack Black in the roles of both Slappy the Dummy and R.L. Stine?
A: The 39 Clues B: The Adventures of Caption Underpants
C: The Magic Tree House D: Goosebumps

Spoiler
D: Goosebumps


$7,000
According to a common idiom, if you have proven the strength of your character, you have "shown your" what?
A: Mettle B: Meddle
C: Medal D: Mettille

Spoiler
A: 47% B: 11% C: 39% D: 3%


Spoiler
50/50 leaves mettle and medal.


Spoiler
A: Mettle


Commercial break

QotD
When a company accused him of trademark infringement, the teenage owner of what web design site agreed to swap it for an Xbox?
A: JaredSmithSoft.com B: MikeRoweSoft.com
C: BenHunterSoft.com D: IanDavisSoft.com

Spoiler
B: MikeRoweSoft.com


$10,000
It may not be the closest planet to the Sun, but Venus has the hottest average surface temperature, due to its thick heat-trapping layer of what gas?
A: Nitrous oxide B: Ozone
C: Carbon dioxide D: Helium

Laila cuts the question.

Spoiler
C: Carbon dioxide


$10,000
During his brief service in the state militia, what future Commander-in-Chief was fittingly stationed in Beardstown, Illinois?
A: Andrew Jackson B: William Howard Taft
C: Abraham Lincoln D: Dwight Eisenhower

Spoiler
Laila knows Jackson served in the War of 1812 and Eisenhower in World War II. Her +1 is her dad Robert. He says Lincoln is from Illinois and bearded.


Spoiler
C: Abraham Lincoln


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Laila will be back on Friday.

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Re: Transcript 4/13/17 Laila Robinson

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:56 am

5K: B or D. ATA

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