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Transcript 3/7/18 Mandy Arroyo

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:16 pm

Mandy Arroyo
Police officer
Houston, Texas


$500
Which of these is a piece of technology that was dubbed the “single biggest disaster in smartphone history,” and NOT a real weather phenomenon?
A: Thunderstorm B: Hailstorm
C: BlackBerry Storm D: Ice storm

Spoiler
C: BlackBerry Storm


$1,000
Australian researchers named two of their male palm cockatoos Ringo and Phil Collins after discovering that in order to impress females, the birds will do what?
A: Buy them dinner B: Lease a fancy sports car
C: Get cheek implants D: Make drumming sounds with a stick

Spoiler
D: Make drumming sounds with a stick


$2,000
With more sugar in one 35-gram serving than in “two Krispy Kreme doughnuts,” what ranks #1 on TheStreet.com’s list of the Unhealthiest Breakfast Cereals?
A: Cheerios B: Special K
C: Honey Smacks D: Rice Krispies

Spoiler
C: Honey Smacks


$3,000
With notable winners including Liar’s Dice, Rummikub, and The Settlers of Catan, Germany’s Spiel des Jahres awards are considered to be the what?
A: Oscars of Board Games B: Grammys of Podcasting
C: Emmys of Anime D: Nobel Prizes of Blogging

Spoiler
A: Oscars of Board Games


$5,000
The result of the 2006 merger of CBS-owned UPN and another now-defunct television network, The CW’s initials represent CBS and what?
A: Warner Bros. B: The Weinstein Company
C: Walt Disney D: Worldwide Pants

Spoiler
A: Warner Bros.


$7,000
The seven buildings of what company’s San Jose headquarters are named Collectibles, Jewelry, Motors, Music, Sports, Technology and Toys?
A: Target B: Amazon
C: eBay D: Craigslist

“Headquartered in San Jose, and I shop there often, and my boyfriend does too, B: Amazon, final answer.”

Spoiler
C: eBay
Mandy wins $5,000.


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#2 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:58 pm

this is a rerun, by the way

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#3 Post by jarnon » Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:10 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500
Which of these is a piece of technology that was dubbed the “single biggest disaster in smartphone history,” and NOT a real weather phenomenon?
A: Thunderstorm B: Hailstorm
C: BlackBerry Storm D: Ice storm

Spoiler
C: BlackBerry Storm
It was called that in a book written in 2015, a year before the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
The seven buildings of what company’s San Jose headquarters are named Collectibles, Jewelry, Motors, Music, Sports, Technology and Toys?
A: Target B: Amazon
C: eBay D: Craigslist

“Headquartered in San Jose, and I shop there often, and my boyfriend does too, B: Amazon, final answer.”

Spoiler
C: eBay
Mandy wins $5,000.
I learned where Amazon is located from all the reporting on Philadelphia's bid for HQ2.
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#4 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:19 pm

Boston's bidding for Amazon too so I knew it wasn't Amazon.

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#5 Post by IronmanTim » Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:20 am

I was pretty sure Amazon was HQ'd in Seattle, and Target in the Twin Cities. Not sure where Craigslist is though.

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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:31 am

IronmanTim wrote:I was pretty sure Amazon was HQ'd in Seattle, and Target in the Twin Cities. Not sure where Craigslist is though.
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#7 Post by earendel » Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:44 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mandy Arroyo
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#8 Post by IronmanTim » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:32 am

Bob Juch wrote:
IronmanTim wrote:I was pretty sure Amazon was HQ'd in Seattle, and Target in the Twin Cities. Not sure where Craigslist is though.
San Francisco
Oh wow. I'm wondering if this would have messed up people who just thought "Northern California" and didn't go further.

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#9 Post by Estonut » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:17 pm

IronmanTim wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
IronmanTim wrote:I was pretty sure Amazon was HQ'd in Seattle, and Target in the Twin Cities. Not sure where Craigslist is though.
San Francisco
Oh wow. I'm wondering if this would have messed up people who just thought "Northern California" and didn't go further.
Craigslist's HQ would not be divided up that way. These are all products, while that's just a portion of what is listed by Craig.
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