Transcript 04/11/2017 Preston Helfand

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Transcript 04/11/2017 Preston Helfand

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Apr 13, 2017 4:29 pm

Preston Helfand
Tucson, AZ

Whiz Kids Week
Expert in Presidential history and fan of "The Bachelorette"
+1 is his dad

$500 :
Posing a problem if newly-introduced predators start running around, NatGeo says that birds on isolated islands gradually lose their ability to what?
A: Do kung fu B: Shoot a crossbow
C: Turn invisible D: Fly
Spoiler
D: Fly

$1000 :
"It takes a long time to finish," "Funding is fleeting" and "It is very, very hard" were three things listed in Business Insider's article "14 Reasons Not to Go" where?
A: To graduate school B: To the north of England
C: To Six Flags Magic Mountain D: To the bathroom
Spoiler
A: To graduate school

$2000 :
In the movie "Iron Man," the main character was seen driving an Audi R8 sports car with a license plate that reads what?
A: ROGERS1 B: BANNER2
C: ROMANOVA3 D: STARK4
Spoiler
D: STARK4

$3000 :
The world's longest rail tunnel, Switzerland's newly-opened Gotthard Base Tunnel is also the deepest, burrowing over a mile beneath what mountain range?
A: The Urals B: The Andes
C: The Alps D: The Cascades
Spoiler
C: The Alps
$5000 :
"Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy" was the first line of what classic children's novel?
A: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe B: The Phantom Tollbooth
C: Freaky Friday D: A Wrinkle in Time
Spoiler
Preston said he thought it was Peter Pan and is confused so he will use the extra "Cut the Question" lifeline available this week.

He said he would have guessed D.

A: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
$5000 (replacement):
Which of the following pairs of B countries share a border?
A: Bangladesh & Bulgaria B: Botswana & Belize
C: Brazil & Bolivia D: Belgium & Bahrain
Spoiler
C: Brazil & Bolivia
First break

Preston said he once received an interactive globe that provided facts about each country that he touched.

$7000 :
With ten letters each, two Presidents are tied for having the longest last names. What are their first names?
A: Thomas & Grover B: Martin & William
C: James & John D: George & Dwight
Spoiler
D: George & Dwight
$10K :
Named for the Greek goddess of the Earth, the theory that the planet's living and nonliving parts work together as a single organism is called what?
A: Athena Hypothesis B: Minerva Hypothesis
C: Hera Hypothesis D: Gaia Hypothesis
50/50
Preston said this is a tricky one, does not believe it is Athena or Hera and is leaning towards Minerva.
50/50: C or D.
ATA
ATA: C:53% D: 47%

Preston went with the audience
Spoiler
D: Gaia Hypothesis

Preston left with $5000
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Re: Transcript 04/11/2017 Preston Helfand

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:53 pm

So far so good

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Re: Transcript 04/11/2017 Preston Helfand

#3 Post by earendel » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:49 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Preston Helfand
Tucson, AZ

Whiz Kids Week
Expert in Presidential history and fan of "The Bachelorette"
+1 is his dad
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
Named for the Greek goddess of the Earth, the theory that the planet's living and nonliving parts work together as a single organism is called what?
A: Athena Hypothesis B: Minerva Hypothesis
C: Hera Hypothesis D: Gaia Hypothesis
Spoiler
Preston said this is a tricky one, does not believe it is Athena or Hera and is leaning towards Minerva.
50/50: C or D.

ATA: C:53% D: 47%

Preston went with the audience

D: Gaia Hypothesis

Preston left with $5000
Too bad.
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Re: Transcript 04/11/2017 Preston Helfand

#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon May 22, 2017 8:32 pm

$2000 :
In the movie "Iron Man," the main character was seen driving an Audi R8 sports car with a license plate that reads what?
A: ROGERS1 B: BANNER2
C: ROMANOVA3 D: STARK4

Spoiler
D: STARK4
ATA
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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