Transcript 02/05/18 David Gold (Whiz Kids Week)

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Transcript 02/05/18 David Gold (Whiz Kids Week)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:52 pm

Whiz Kids get an extra Lifeline—Cut the Question.

David Gold
Port Washingto, NY
David has an IQ in the 99.6th percentile.

$500
Boasting over 300,000 graduates, a McDonald's-run "university" offers students degrees in what area of study?
A: Paleontology B: Psychobiology
C: Nanotechnology D: Hamburgerology

Spoiler
D: Hamburgerology

$1000
Finish this line sung by the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music": "So long, farewell..."
A: "Auf Wiedersehen, what's poppin'?" B: "Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye"
C: "Auf Wiedersehen, you feel me?" D: "Auf Wiedersehen, Felicia!"

Spoiler
B: "Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye"

$2,000
While it only cost a quarter when it opened in 1927, the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is now 40 times as expensive, with a single ride costing how much?
A: Eight dollars B: Ten dollars
C: Twelve dollars D: Eighteen dollars

Spoiler
B: Ten dollars

Second commercial break

$3,000
On what website will you find links to several tourist attractions said to have inspired the animators of Pixar's "Brave"?
A: VisitSaudiArabia.com B: VisitScotland.com
C: VisitSouthKorea.com D: VisitSpain.com

Spoiler
B: VisitScotland.com

$5,000
Which of the following is NOT true of the word "deed"?
A: It's a palindrome B: It's spelled with letters in the musical alphabet
C: It's polysyllabic D: In can be both a noun and a verb

Spoiler
A: 2% B: 4% C: 71% D: 23%

Spoiler
C: It's polysyllabic

Third commercial break
QotD wrote: Made famous by Johnny Cash, the song "A Boy Named Sue" was written by what children's author?
A: Dr. Seuss B: Maurice Sendak
C: Shel Silverstein D: Roald Dahl

Spoiler
C: Shel Silverstein
$7,000
Which of these geographical features doesn't touch the U.S. state in its name?
A: Lake Michigan B: Colorado River
C: Gulf of California D: Massachusetts Bay

Spoiler
David’s +1 is his dad, Ed and geography is not his strong suit. Ed is leaning toward C but David was thinking B.

David cuts the question, knowing he'll be able to keep his +1 for the replacement question
Spoiler
David would have guessed Colorado River
The correct answer is C: Gulf of California

$7,000
To find the number of seconds in a year, you'd multiply 60 x 60 x 24 x what?
A: 12 B: 30.5
C: 52 D: 365

Spoiler
D: 365

The horn
David will return on Tuesday.
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Re: Transcript 2/5/18 David Gold (Whiz Kids Week)

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:10 pm

So far so good

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Re: Transcript 02/05/18 David Gold (Whiz Kids Week)

#3 Post by earendel » Tue May 01, 2018 5:47 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Whiz Kids get an extra Lifeline—Cut the Question.

David Gold
Port Washingto, NY
David has an IQ in the 99.6th percentile.
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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