Transcript 10/9/17 Ranjani Brow
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:26 pm
Ranjani Brow
Santa Monica, CA
Ranjani is often described as adventurous.
$500
Inspired by a popular mobile app, what did New York authorities fittingly call their coordinated takedown of a statewide cockfighting ring?
A: Operation Candy Crush Saga B: Operation Temple Run
C: Operation Words with Friends D: Operation Angry Birds
$1,000
According to legend, the white chef's hat called a "toque blanche" has 100 folds in it, representing the 100 ways to what?
A: Make a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich B: Microwave a frozen pizza
C: Cook an egg D: Screw up a flambé
$2,000
The television static that Americans commonly call "snow" is referred to a "hangyafoci" in Hungarian, which loosely translates to what?
A: "Ant soccer" B: "Gerbil tennis"
C: "Lizard lacrosse" D: "Snake surfing"
$3,000
In his role as the title character of 2017's "Boss Baby," Alec Baldwin references his iconic performance in "Glengarry Glen Ross" with which line?
A: "You baby-talkin' to me?[sic] B: "Show me the Mommy!"
C: "Cookies are for closers!" D: "Houston, we have a poopy."
$5,000
If you tour a former island prison that's now a national park and later travel to a former chocolate factory that's now a shopping center, you're visiting which city?
A: San Francisco B: Boston
C: Miami D: New Orleans
$7,000
Which of the following is a mash-up of the names of an old-school hip-hop group and the current U.S. Secretary of Education?
A: Bell Biv DeVos B: 2 Live Cruz
C: The SugarTill-erson Gange D: Reince-D.M.C.
First commercial break
$10,000
A 2017 scientific paper hypothesizes that what classic painting was inspired by the rare formation of nacreous clouds over Oslo, which turned the sky blood red?
A: The Starry Night B: Water Lilies
C: The Scream D: The Son of Man
Ranjani rules out
Ranjani
Second commercial break
$20,000
According to NASA, approximately what percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?
A: 31% B: 52%
C: 75% D: 97%
Ranjani thinks
Third commercial break
WHO guidelines recommend reducing your sugar intake to roughly 25 grams a day. Which of the following has MORE than 25 grams of sugar?
A: A single 12-ounce can of Coke B: A single Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart
C: A single Tootsie Roll Pop D: A single Oreo
Ranjani is leaning
The horn
Ranjani will return on Tuesday
Santa Monica, CA
Ranjani is often described as adventurous.
$500
Inspired by a popular mobile app, what did New York authorities fittingly call their coordinated takedown of a statewide cockfighting ring?
A: Operation Candy Crush Saga B: Operation Temple Run
C: Operation Words with Friends D: Operation Angry Birds
Spoiler
D: Operation Angry Birds
$1,000
According to legend, the white chef's hat called a "toque blanche" has 100 folds in it, representing the 100 ways to what?
A: Make a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich B: Microwave a frozen pizza
C: Cook an egg D: Screw up a flambé
Spoiler
C: Cook an egg
$2,000
The television static that Americans commonly call "snow" is referred to a "hangyafoci" in Hungarian, which loosely translates to what?
A: "Ant soccer" B: "Gerbil tennis"
C: "Lizard lacrosse" D: "Snake surfing"
Spoiler
A: "Ant soccer"
$3,000
In his role as the title character of 2017's "Boss Baby," Alec Baldwin references his iconic performance in "Glengarry Glen Ross" with which line?
A: "You baby-talkin' to me?[sic] B: "Show me the Mommy!"
C: "Cookies are for closers!" D: "Houston, we have a poopy."
Spoiler
C: "Cookies are for closers!"
$5,000
If you tour a former island prison that's now a national park and later travel to a former chocolate factory that's now a shopping center, you're visiting which city?
A: San Francisco B: Boston
C: Miami D: New Orleans
Spoiler
A: San Francisco
$7,000
Which of the following is a mash-up of the names of an old-school hip-hop group and the current U.S. Secretary of Education?
A: Bell Biv DeVos B: 2 Live Cruz
C: The SugarTill-erson Gange D: Reince-D.M.C.
Spoiler
A: Bell Biv DeVos
First commercial break
$10,000
A 2017 scientific paper hypothesizes that what classic painting was inspired by the rare formation of nacreous clouds over Oslo, which turned the sky blood red?
A: The Starry Night B: Water Lilies
C: The Scream D: The Son of Man
Ranjani rules out
Spoiler
Water Lilies. She thinks it might be Starry Night—she's seen that painting but can't remember the color of the sky. The Scream is the face of someone screaming and she doesn't know The Son of Man. She's leaning to Starry Night but isn't 100% sure.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves The Scream & The Son of Man.
Ranjani
Spoiler
thinks The Scream is scary looking and may have a blood-red sky.
Spoiler
C: The Scream
Second commercial break
$20,000
According to NASA, approximately what percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?
A: 31% B: 52%
C: 75% D: 97%
Ranjani thinks
Spoiler
it should be one of the higher answers and regrets using her 50/50
Spoiler
Ranjani's +1 is her friend, Jill, who was on the show last year. Jill doesn't know the answer (but she could have helped her on the last question). They talk about the Great Lakes as large bodies of fresh water but realize there's a lot of ocean. Ranjani is leaning toward C or D & Jill would say C over D but she is not sure.
Spoiler
A: 1% B: 4% C: 39% D: 56%
Spoiler
D: 97%
Third commercial break
$30,000QotD wrote: Located in an earthquake-prone region, which of these schools was attended by famed seismologist Charles Richter?
A: Yale B: Duke
C: Stanford D: Georgetown
Spoiler
C: Stanford
WHO guidelines recommend reducing your sugar intake to roughly 25 grams a day. Which of the following has MORE than 25 grams of sugar?
A: A single 12-ounce can of Coke B: A single Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart
C: A single Tootsie Roll Pop D: A single Oreo
Ranjani is leaning
Spoiler
between Coke and the Pop-Tart, leaning more towards Coke because the Pop-Tart is supposed to be a breakfast food
Spoiler
A: A single 12-ounce can of Coke
The horn
Ranjani will return on Tuesday