Transcript 9/14/2018b Curt Bell

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Transcript 9/14/2018b Curt Bell

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:20 pm

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Curt Bell

Cantonment, FL
high school math teacher


$500: In the produce section, a "pluot" is a cultivated hybrid of which of the following and an apricot?
A - plum
B - placekicker
C - plucked chicken
D - plaid sport coat
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Answer: A (plum)


$1000: According to Wired.com, what common involuntary reaction to stubbing your toe (that can't be shown on TV) actually helps alleviate the pain you feel afterward?
A - yawning
B - smiling
C - swearing
D - sneezing
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Answer: C (swearing)


$2000: Paying homage to the major midwestern city where he grew up and started following his dreams, Kanye West's third-born child with Kim Kardashian is named what?
A - Chicago
B - Miami
C - Seattle
D - Tucumcari
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Answer: A (Chicago)


$3000: Famous for his homespun wit, college coach Abe Lemons once said of what sport, "All you have to do is just tell them to stay to the left and hurry back"?
A - weightlifting
B - gymnastics
C - wrestling
D - track
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Answer: D (track)


$5000: Making sense when you think about it, which type of building's name is derived from the group of Greek goddesses who preside over the arts?
A - amphitheater
B - library
C - cinema
D - museum

Curt is torn between two answers so he uses his 50:50.
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"50:50 results": C & D

That gives Curt the answer.
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Answer: D (museum)


$7000: What type of piercing is known as either a Monroe or a Madonna, depending on whether it's on the left or right side?
A - ear
B - nostril
C - eyelid
D - upper lip

Curt can't deicde so he asks the audience.
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 18%
B - 27%
C - 2%
D - 53%

Curt is going to trust the audience.
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Answer: D (upper lip)

commercial break

Curt teaches in a school just across the state line in Alabama, the one from which he graduated. He dances for a student when he or she has a birthday, and he dances for Chris, whose birthday was just last week (at time of taping).

$10,000: What country's second-largest city is named for Mount Royal, which sits right smack in the middle of that city?
A - Mexico
B - France
C - Canada
D - Switzerland

Looking at the choices,
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Mexico doesn't seem to be an option, nor is Canada - its two biggest cities are on the east coast. Switzerland is in the Alps
. He says he's at the point where he's willing to take a calculated risk and
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makes D his final answer
.
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Answer: C (Canada)
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Re: Transcript 9/14/2018b Curt Bell

#2 Post by Estonut » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:47 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500: In the produce section, a "pluot" is a cultivated hybrid of which of the following and an apricot?
A - plum
B - placekicker
C - plucked chicken
D - plaid sport coat
Spoiler
Answer: A (plum)
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Trader Joe's calls these plumcots.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000: What country's second-largest city is named for Mount Royal, which sits right smack in the middle of that city?
A - Mexico
B - France
C - Canada
D - Switzerland

Looking at the choices,
Spoiler
Mexico doesn't seem to be an option, nor is Canada - its two biggest cities are on the east coast. Switzerland is in the Alps
. He says he's at the point where he's willing to take a calculated risk and
Spoiler
makes D his final answer
.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Canada)
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Did he rush through this question? He confused middle of the city for middle of the country and doesn't appear to have looked at the name at all. Repeating Mount Royal 3 times in succession practically gives you Montreal.
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Re: Transcript 9/14/2018b Curt Bell

#3 Post by earendel » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:04 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Curt Bell
Cantonment, FL
high school math teacher
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7000: What type of piercing is known as either a Monroe or a Madonna, depending on whether it's on the left or right side?
A - ear
B - nostril
C - eyelid
D - upper lip

Curt can't deicde so he asks the audience.
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 18%
B - 27%
C - 2%
D - 53%

Curt is going to trust the audience.
Spoiler
Answer: D (upper lip)
I'd have to ask the audience also.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000: What country's second-largest city is named for Mount Royal, which sits right smack in the middle of that city?
A - Mexico
B - France
C - Canada
D - Switzerland

Looking at the choices,
Spoiler
Mexico doesn't seem to be an option, nor is Canada - its two biggest cities are on the east coast. Switzerland is in the Alps
. He says he's at the point where he's willing to take a calculated risk and
Spoiler
makes D his final answer
.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Canada)
Montreal sounds so much like "Mount Royal" I'm surprised Curt didn't get it.
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