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Transcript 4/18/18 Monikka Mann

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:10 pm

Monikka Mann
Katy, Texas

$500
In 2017, Snapchat debuted a new dating show on its Discover platform, where brave young singles swap what on a first date?
A: Dishwashers B: World War I memories
C: Phones D: Livers

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C: Phones


$1,000
Going so far as to invent a “disappearing” one that folds into the wall, Liberace once said “There’s just no reason why you should walk into a bathroom and see” what?
A: A toilet B: A roller coaster
C: A tennis court D: An all-in-one copy machine

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A: A toilet


$2,000
Because of the high carbon-to-oxygen ratio of its host star, scientists initially theorized Planet 55 Cancri e was made almost entirely of what?
A: Diamonds B: Clubs
C: Spades D: Hearts

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A: Diamonds


Commercial break

QotD
Thinking they were more trouble than they were worth, at age 21 author Roald Dahl had what removed?
A: A few of his toes B: Some of his eyelashes
C: Most of his teeth D: All of his fingernails

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C: Most of his teeth


$3,000
In an FBI memo, what beloved holiday film was said to contain “obvious attempts to discredit bankers…a common trick used by Communists”?
A: A Charlie Brown Christmas B: Elf
C: Home Alone D: It’s a Wonderful Life

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D: It’s a Wonderful Life


$5,000
Being different from the more familiar members of their species in one obvious way, the Australian birds “Cygnus atratus” are commonly known as what?
A: Flying ostriches B: Black swans
C: Blind owls D: Silent parrots

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B: Black swans


$7,000
Featuring a narrow brim partially turned up and a feather for decoration, a Tyrolean hat is typically worn by which of these Disney characters?
A: Prince Charming B: Pinocchio
C: Captain Hook D: Aladdin

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A: 4% B: 62% C: 29% D: 5%
That’s what Monikka thought.


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B: Pinocchio


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Re: Transcript 4/18/18 Monikka Mann

#2 Post by jarnon » Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:26 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
Being different from the more familiar members of their species in one obvious way, the Australian birds “Cygnus atratus” are commonly known as what?
A: Flying ostriches B: Black swans
C: Blind owls D: Silent parrots

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B: Black swans
Monikka knows Cygnus means swan. But the question should say genus, not species. Cygnus (all swans) is a genus and Cygnus atratus (black swans) is a species.
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#3 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:59 am

7K: Stuck between Hook & Pinocchio. ATA

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#4 Post by Estonut » Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:17 am

ghostjmf wrote:7K: Stuck between Hook & Pinocchio. ATA
I didn't realize that Capt. Hook had spent time in the Alps... :)
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#5 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:41 pm

Estonut:

We're talking the hat's origin, not the character's.

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#6 Post by Estonut » Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:26 pm

ghostjmf wrote:Estonut:

We're talking the hat's origin, not the character's.
On a $7k question, they're typically going to be the same.

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#7 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:24 pm

Estonut:

It does have a feather!

They don't let you look up pictures on the show.

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#8 Post by Estonut » Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:55 pm

ghostjmf wrote:Estonut:

It does have a feather!
Yeah, but it's not a narrow brim and it's fully turned up, not partially.
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#9 Post by ghostjmf » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:19 am

Estonut:

Yeah, but I couldn't *see* it when guessing.

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#10 Post by earendel » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:52 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Monikka Mann
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