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Transcript 4/26/17 Luke Timmins

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:03 pm

Luke Timmins
Staten Island, N.Y.

$500
According to “lotto lawyer” Jason Kurland, if you win the lottery, what’s the first thing you should do with your winning ticket?
A: Use it as a napkin B: Let your kids play with it
C: Bury it in your backyard D: Sign the back of it
Answer
D: Sign the back of it
$1,000
Claiming they alone have the ability to “annihilate the planet,” what topped Conde Nast Traveler’s list of the world’s “10 Most Dangerous Animals”?
A: Koala bears B: Sea lions
C: Humans D: Puppies
Answer
C: Humans
Commercial break

$2,000
In 2016, Chipotle elicited cringe-worthy tweets like, “Found cilantro in my teeth, I had lunch 3 hours ago.” when it promoted what avocado-inspired hashtag?
A: #GuacwardMoment B: #FrostyReceptions
C: #KetchupWithRelatives D: #ParfaitAccompli
Answer
A: #GuacwardMoment
$3,000
To avoid one of the most hazardous situations for drivers, the traffic app Waze has reduced the number of what along its suggested routes in L.A.?
A: Restaurants B: Gas stations
C: Left turns D: Billboards
Answer
C: Left turns
$5,000
Though the “D” stands for “doctor,” if you wanted to earn a J.D. degree, you wouldn’t go to medical school, but rather where?
A: Business school B: Law school
C: Divinity school D: Engineering school
Answer
B: Law school
$7,000
In which of the following movies does the main character share his first name with the actor portraying him?
A: Beverly Hills Cop B: A Beautiful Mind
C: Raging Bull D: The Shining
ATA
A: 5% B: 25% C: 6% D: 64%
Answer
D: The Shining
Commercial break

$10,000
Better known to most for his military mind, what 13th-century leader does History.com credit with creating the first international postal system?
A: Hannibal B: Charlemagne
C: Hernando Cortés D: Genghis Khan
Answer
D: Genghis Khan
$20,000
Not surprising considering it has three official languages - German, Dutch and French - over a third of what country is trilingual?
A: Switzerland B: Belgium
C: Germany D: The Netherlands
50/50
50/50 leaves Belgium and the Netherlands.
Answer
B: Belgium
Commercial break

QotD
Appropriately, the culinary term “souffle” comes from a French word meaning what?
A: Darkened B: Turned over
C: Boiled D: Puffed up
Answer
D: Puffed up
$30,000
Who is Sundar Pichai?
A: Bollywood’s top-earning actor B: CEO of Google
C: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. D: Author of “Life of Pi”
+1
+1 Chris says the name sounds Indian, so it’s probably A or D. Luke walks with $20,000.
Answer
B: CEO of Google
Luke wins $20,000.

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#2 Post by jarnon » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:14 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000
Better known to most for his military mind, what 13th-century leader does History.com credit with creating the first international postal system?
A: Hannibal B: Charlemagne
C: Hernando Cortés D: Genghis Khan
Answer
D: Genghis Khan
Hannibal was before the 13th century, but he did start the Llama Express. :)
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#3 Post by earendel » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:23 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Luke Timmins
Staten Island, N.Y.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
In which of the following movies does the main character share his first name with the actor portraying him?
A: Beverly Hills Cop B: A Beautiful Mind
C: Raging Bull D: The Shining
ATA
A: 5% B: 25% C: 6% D: 64%
Answer
D: The Shining
A is Axel Foley, B is Alan Turing, C is Jake LaMotta. I don't know who the character in "The Shining" is, but it has to be the right answer.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000
Better known to most for his military mind, what 13th-century leader does History.com credit with creating the first international postal system?
A: Hannibal B: Charlemagne
C: Hernando Cortés D: Genghis Khan
Answer
D: Genghis Khan
Luke was a former history professor so he didn't have much trouble with this one.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
Who is Sundar Pichai?
A: Bollywood’s top-earning actor B: CEO of Google
C: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. D: Author of “Life of Pi”
+1
+1 Chris says the name sounds Indian, so it’s probably A or D. Luke walks with $20,000.
Answer
B: CEO of Google
Luke wins $20,000.
My thought was that at this level, the obvious answers (A and D) are probably not correct. I know it's not C, so I'd go with B.
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#4 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:25 pm

7K: Don't think Eddie Murphy's char was named Eddie, but don't know. Raging Bull is about Jake LaMotta, not played by a Jake. Mind is about mathematician John Nash. Hope got name right. Actor not a John. Jack Nicholson played a Jack? Think, but 50/50 to be sure. Only seen 2 of moviues, Bull & Mind.

10K: Reasoning same as contestant.

20K: Naa, they speak SwissDeutsch in Switzerland.

30K: Only know this 'cause Wired keeps telling me. Also Time, I think.

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#5 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:37 pm

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Luke Timmins
Staten Island, N.Y.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
In which of the following movies does the main character share his first name with the actor portraying him?
A: Beverly Hills Cop B: A Beautiful Mind
C: Raging Bull D: The Shining
ATA
A: 5% B: 25% C: 6% D: 64%
Answer
D: The Shining
A is Axel Foley, B is Alan Turing, C is Jake LaMotta. I don't know who the character in "The Shining" is, but it has to be the right answer.
You might want to review your math movies. That's the kind of mistake that can really cost you when you're playing process of elimination.
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#6 Post by earendel » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:00 am

mrkelley23 wrote: You might want to review your math movies. That's the kind of mistake that can really cost you when you're playing process of elimination.
I realized after I posted this that John Nash, not Alan Turing, was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind".
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#7 Post by jarnon » Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:44 am

earendel wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote: You might want to review your math movies. That's the kind of mistake that can really cost you when you're playing process of elimination.
I realized after I posted this that John Nash, not Alan Turing, was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind".
Two Princeton math PhDs whose life stories became Hollywood movies. Confusion is understandable.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
Who is Sundar Pichai?
A: Bollywood’s top-earning actor B: CEO of Google
C: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. D: Author of “Life of Pi”
+1
+1 Chris says the name sounds Indian, so it’s probably A or D. Luke walks with $20,000.
Answer
B: CEO of Google
Luke wins $20,000.
A killer question! I was surprised to learn that the author of Life of Pi isn't Indian at all, but Canadian. The others are Indian or Indian-American.
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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:17 am

jarnon wrote:
earendel wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote: You might want to review your math movies. That's the kind of mistake that can really cost you when you're playing process of elimination.
I realized after I posted this that John Nash, not Alan Turing, was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind".
Two Princeton math PhDs whose life stories became Hollywood movies. Confusion is understandable.
Except Turing's film was close to the truth while the film of A Beautiful Mind was 95% fiction; read the book for the real story.
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