Transcript 5/10/17 Jeff Peterson

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Transcript 5/10/17 Jeff Peterson

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Sun May 14, 2017 1:50 pm

Jeff Peterson
Las Vegas, Nev.

$500
At 24,836 feet tall, Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan is generally considered the world’s tallest what?
A: Unclimbed mountain B: Unsigned basketball player
C: Untamed giraffe D: Unpermitted treehouse

Spoiler
A: Unclimbed mountain


$1,000
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” begins with its protagonist explaining that you don’t know about him unless “you have read a book by the name of” what?
A: Oliver Twist B: Around the World in Eighty Days
C: Little Women D: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Spoiler
D: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


$2,000
Asking hunks like David Hasselhoff questions like “Are you a grouch in the morning?,” what “Golden Girl” hosted the short-lived ’80s game show “Just Men!”?
A: Angela Lansbury B: Delta Burke
C: Lily Tomlin D: Betty White

Spoiler
D: Betty White


$3,000
The subject of one of van Gogh’s most famous series of paintings, what flowers were brought back to Europe from America by Spanish conquistadors?
A: Tulips B: Sunflowers
C: Snapdragons D: Orchids

Spoiler
A: 17% B: 63% C: 7% D: 13%


Spoiler
B: Sunflowers


Commercial break

$5,000
Having worked for a Jewish family while growing up in New Orleans, which musician was known to wear a Star of David around his neck?
A: Kurt Cobain B: Louis Armstrong
C: Johnny Cash D: James Brown

Spoiler
B: Louis Armstrong


$7,000
Scientists have found a link between eating kiwis and getting better sleep, which they believe is due in part to the fruit’s high levels of what?
A: Hemoglobin B: Insulin
C: Serotonin D: Vitamin B12

Spoiler
50/50 leaves serotonin and vitamin B12.


Spoiler
Jeff answers D: Vitamin B12.
The correct answer is C: Serotonin.
Jeff wins $5,000.


Commercial break

QotD
In the Japanese script Kanji, “Japan” is written using the two symbols that mean what?
A: Origin & sun B: Crown & eagle
C: Red & dot D: Fish & blossom

Spoiler
A: Origin & sun

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Re: Transcript 5/10/17 Jeff Peterson

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Sun May 14, 2017 7:46 pm

So far so good

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Re: Transcript 5/10/17 Jeff Peterson

#3 Post by earendel » Tue May 16, 2017 7:17 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jeff Peterson
Las Vegas, Nev.
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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Re: Transcript 5/10/17 Jeff Peterson

#4 Post by TheConfessor » Tue May 16, 2017 12:33 pm

Cool, he's the guy from the Craig Ferguson show!
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