Transcript 04/10/18 Brian Becker

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Transcript 04/10/18 Brian Becker

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:14 pm

Brian Becker
Union City, NJ

Las Vegas Restaurant Week
Contestants reaching $5000 also win a dinner
Today's restaurant: BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas

$500 :
Offering menu items like "Big Macks," which of these is a fast food restaurant in Iraq that blatantly rips off a popular American chain?
A: MaDonal B: Burger Sultan
C: Wendeez D: International Border Checkpoint of Pancakes

Spoiler
A: MaDonal



$1000 :
Having debuted it in an 1832 production of the ballet "La Sylphide," Marie Taglioni was widely credited as the first woman to wear what?
A: A suit of armor B: A tutu
C: A pantsuit D: A VR headset

Spoiler
B: A tutu



$2000 :
Inspiring the English word "ditto," the Italian word "detto" means what?
A: Said B: Warm
C: Eaten D: Handsome


Spoiler
A: Said


Second break

$3000 :
In 2017, the website Zillow.com announced a million-dollar prize to anyone who could improve the algorithm it uses to determine what?
A: Election prices B: Home prices
C: Future weather patterns D: Movie box office totals


Spoiler
B: Home prices



$5000 :
A fraud involving international postage coupons netted what man $15 million, before he got caught and his name became associated with pyramid schemes?
A: Charles Ponzi B: Frank Abagnale
C: Bernie Madoff D: Victor Lustig

Spoiler
A: Charles Ponzi
C: Bernie Madoff


Spoiler
A: Charles Ponzi



$7000 :
Which of these is an idea for a TV show that was jokingly pitched on a British sitcom, and is NOT an actual program that has aired on U.S. TV?
A: Dating Naked B: Monkey Tennis
C: Skating With Celebrities D: Who's Your Daddy?

Spoiler
A: 11% B: 49%
C: 20% D: 20%


Spoiler
B: Monkey Tennis


QotD: BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas is known for its gruyere popovers! What gives popovers their signature rise?
A: Steam B: Yeast
C: Salt D: Butter

Spoiler
A: Steam



$10K :
Which institution was founded as Brown's Schoolhouse in Randolph County, NC in 1838 before being renamed and moved elsewhere in the state?
A: College of William & Mary B: Villanova University
C: Vanderbilt University D: Duke University

Spoiler
+1 John says he knows Duke is in North Carolina, but has no idea where the others are so he would just guess D without much confidence




Spoiler
Walk with $7000
D: Duke University








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Re: Transcript 04/10/18 Brian Becker

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:48 pm

7K: Brits like monkeys.

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Re: Transcript 04/10/18 Brian Becker

#3 Post by earendel » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:34 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Brian Becker
Union City, NJ

Las Vegas Restaurant Week
Contestants reaching $5000 also win a dinner
Today's restaurant: BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
Which institution was founded as Brown's Schoolhouse in Randolph County, NC in 1838 before being renamed and moved elsewhere in the state?
A: College of William & Mary B: Villanova University
C: Vanderbilt University D: Duke University
Spoiler
+1 John says he knows Duke is in North Carolina, but has no idea where the others are so he would just guess D without much confidence

Spoiler
Walk with $7000
D: Duke University
A - Virginia
B - Pennsylvania
C - Tennessee
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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