Transcript 3/9/2018 - Brett Murray
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:58 am
AMERICAN PRIDE WEEK
Brett Murray
Troy, NH
Former firefighter, EMT and now resident physician
$500: A person who feels revitalized after surviving a hardship is often said to have "a" what "on life"?
A - new lease
B - upgraded membership
C - increased credit limit
D - revised prenup
$1000: The namesake of a popular variety of tea, who served as UK prime minister from 1830 to 1834?
A - Earl Gray
B - Baron von Herbal Chai
C - Prince Oolong
D - The Duke of Snapple
$2000: What classification of shorebirds that includes herons, egrets and storks shares its name with a type of fishing equipment?
A - hooks
B - reels
C - nets
D - waders
$3000: In 1959, 21-year-old Joan Knoerzer and 21-year-old Jayne Knoerzer began appearing in ads for which brand of gum?
A - Juicy Fruit
B - Big Red
C - Orbit
D - Doublemint
$5000: According to Mirriam-Webster.com, what synonym for friend comes from the Latin for "bread," because it once referred to someone with whom you shared a meal?
A - chum
B - cohort
C - companion
D - comrade
Brett doesn't know the Latin for "bread" but his +1, Chris, is very familiar with it. Chris says the Latin for bread is. Brett says that sounds like and he asks Chris if he should go for it, saying it would be his fault if it's wrong. Chris agrees and Brett makes that his final answer.
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Brett Murray
Troy, NH
Former firefighter, EMT and now resident physician
$500: A person who feels revitalized after surviving a hardship is often said to have "a" what "on life"?
A - new lease
B - upgraded membership
C - increased credit limit
D - revised prenup
Spoiler
Answer: A (new lease)
$1000: The namesake of a popular variety of tea, who served as UK prime minister from 1830 to 1834?
A - Earl Gray
B - Baron von Herbal Chai
C - Prince Oolong
D - The Duke of Snapple
Spoiler
Answer: A (Earl Gray)
$2000: What classification of shorebirds that includes herons, egrets and storks shares its name with a type of fishing equipment?
A - hooks
B - reels
C - nets
D - waders
Spoiler
Answer: D (waders)
$3000: In 1959, 21-year-old Joan Knoerzer and 21-year-old Jayne Knoerzer began appearing in ads for which brand of gum?
A - Juicy Fruit
B - Big Red
C - Orbit
D - Doublemint
Spoiler
Answer: D (Doublemint)
$5000: According to Mirriam-Webster.com, what synonym for friend comes from the Latin for "bread," because it once referred to someone with whom you shared a meal?
A - chum
B - cohort
C - companion
D - comrade
Brett doesn't know the Latin for "bread" but his +1, Chris, is very familiar with it. Chris says the Latin for bread is
Spoiler
panem
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A
Spoiler
Answer: C (companion)
Brett leaves with nothing.
Brett leaves with nothing.
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