Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

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Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:54 pm

Ryan Chaffee
International tutor
Andover, Minn.


$500
Backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, the Silicon Valley company Kitty Hawk is working on developing a flying what?
A: Hairbrush B: Artichoke
C: Car D: Pig

Spoiler
C: Car


$1,000
In 2009, the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, fittingly adopted what animal at a Kenyan zoo, naming him “Lightning”?
A: Giant tortoise B: Snail
C: Sloth D: Cheetah

Spoiler
D: Cheetah


$2,000
Joining the likes of the legendary Clarence Birdseye, Rose Totino was the first woman elected to which actual Hall of Fame?
A: Pinball Hall of Fame B: Quilters Hall of Fame
C: Frozen Food Hall of Fame D: Roller Derby Hall of Fame

Spoiler
C: Frozen Food Hall of Fame


Commercial break

$3,000
What popular internet meme, believed to have started at a Jacksonville, FL high school in 2016, involves people remaining motionless as a camera pans around?
A: The Freeze Frame Game B: Matrixing
C: The Mannequin Challenge D: 1-2-3 Statue!

Spoiler
C: The Mannequin Challenge


$5,000
A memoir of the comedian-turned-statesman’s political career, what playfully boastful phrase completes this 2017 book title: “Al Franken,…”?
A: “World’s Greatest Governor” B: “Giant of the Senate”
C: “Best Cabinet Member Ever” D: “Putting the Supreme in Supreme Court”

Spoiler
B: “Giant of the Senate”


$7,000
Which of the following is neither an extinct bird, nor a post-WWI art movement, nor the musician who performed the 1999 smash hit “Thank You”?
A: Dodo B: Dada
C: Dadi D: Dido

Spoiler
C: Dadi


$10,000
Which of the following was a TV show that later became a movie, and NOT a movie that later became a TV show?
A: Fame B: Friday Night Lights
C: The Fugitive D: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spoiler
Ryan’s +1 is his best friend David. David first says Friday Night Lights, but that’s because he misreads the question. Ryan recalls that The Fugitive was a TV show long before it was a movie, and David definitely agrees.


Spoiler
C: The Fugitive


Commercial break

$20,000
For which of the following letters is there exactly one country whose name starts with it, and exactly one country whose name ends with it?
A: C B: O
C: Q D: Z

Spoiler
Ryan immediately mentions Qatar and Iraq. Many countries begin with C, and Zambia and Zimbabwe both start with Z. For O, Ryan thinks of Oman and Mexico, then rattles off countries until he comes up with Togo.


Spoiler
C: Q


Commercial break

QotD
The word “infant” derives from the Latin word “infans,” meaning what?
A: Restful slumbers B: Unable to speak
C: Hairless beast D: Always hungry

Spoiler
B: Unable to speak


$30,000
Forget peanuts and Cracker Jack: a concession stand at Seattle’s Safeco Field now sells the Mexican treat chapulines, better known as what?
A: Grilled cactus fruits B: Toasted grasshoppers
C: Braised goat nachos D: Barbecued pig ears

Spoiler
A: 28% B: 37% C: 12% D: 23%
Ryan thought it was toasted grasshoppers, but he uses the 50/50 to be sure.


Spoiler
50/50 leaves grilled cactus fruits and toasted grasshoppers.


Spoiler
B: Toasted grasshoppers


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Ryan will be back on Thursday.

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Re: Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

#2 Post by jarnon » Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:14 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
A memoir of the comedian-turned-statesman’s political career, what playfully boastful phrase completes this 2017 book title: “Al Franken,…”?
A: “World’s Greatest Governor” B: “Giant of the Senate”
C: “Best Cabinet Member Ever” D: “Putting the Supreme in Supreme Court”

Spoiler
B: “Giant of the Senate”
I've never heard Franken called a statesman, even in a playful boast. Google can only find two instances when Franken is referred to as a statesman.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
Which of the following is neither an extinct bird, nor a post-WWI art movement, nor the musician who performed the 1999 smash hit “Thank You”?
A: Dodo B: Dada
C: Dadi D: Dido

Spoiler
C: Dadi
Dadi is Hindi for grandmother.
Слава Україні!
עם ישראל חי

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Re: Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:51 pm

20K: Think its Q. 50/50 will leave O & Q. Go w/ Q even if can't come up w/ Togo as 2nd O like contestant did.

30K: Local restaurant written up for this. I tried their enchiladas, which were more expensive & not as good as my fav local Mexican restaurant.

Just showed up on Mike Colamico's Real Food (PBS) too.

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Re: Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

#4 Post by earendel » Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:19 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ryan Chaffee
International tutor
Andover, Minn.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
Forget peanuts and Cracker Jack: a concession stand at Seattle’s Safeco Field now sells the Mexican treat chapulines, better known as what?
A: Grilled cactus fruits B: Toasted grasshoppers
C: Braised goat nachos D: Barbecued pig ears

Spoiler
A: 28% B: 37% C: 12% D: 23%
Ryan thought it was toasted grasshoppers, but he uses the 50/50 to be sure.

Spoiler
50/50 leaves grilled cactus fruits and toasted grasshoppers.

Spoiler
B: Toasted grasshoppers
Not exactly what I'd choose for a ballpark snack.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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Re: Transcript 9/27/17a Ryan Chaffee

#5 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:08 am

$7,000
Which of the following is neither an extinct bird, nor a post-WWI art movement, nor the musician who performed the 1999 smash hit “Thank You”?
A: Dodo B: Dada
C: Dadi D: Dido
:cry: Dada :x
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