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Transcript 10/18/17 Tina Slutzky

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:34 pm

Tina Slutzky
Retired publicist
Brentwood, Cal.


$500
In mythology, what was the present that inspired the warning, “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”?
A: Ugly socks  B: Fruitcake
C: Detroit Lions tickets  D: The Trojan Horse

Spoiler
D: The Trojan Horse


$1,000
For squeaky clean hair and a perfectly exfoliated scalp, a “sweet” new beauty hack recommends adding a spoonful of what to your shampoo?
A: Sugar  B: Asphalt
C: Ants  D: Enriched uranium

Spoiler
A: Sugar


$2,000
Having spent a lot of time there during his playing days, in 2017 the ashes of late NHL player Bob Probert were sprinkled where at Joe Louis Arena?
A: On the free throw line  B: Behind home plate
C: At the 50-yard line  D: In the penalty box

Spoiler
D: In the penalty box


$3,000
Art historians note that self-portraits became common in the 1400s — the same century that what became popular?
A: Glass mirrors  B: Muumuus
C: Trucker hats  D: Plastic surgery

Spoiler
A: Glass mirrors


$5,000
In 2008, which real estate firm hired the designer Geoffrey Beene to redesign the company’s iconic - though much-maligned - gold blazer?
A: RE/MAX  B: Sotheby’s
C: Caldwell Banker  D: Century 21

Spoiler
D: Century 21


$7,000
Which of the following suffixes commonly found in geographical place names is based on the Latin for “forest”?
A: -burgh  B: -polis
C: -ton  D: -sylvania

Spoiler
A: 23%  B: 16%  C: 8%  D: 53%


Spoiler
D: -sylvania


Commercial break

$10,000
In terms of total volume, the U.S. produced more wine in 2015 that all but which of these countries?
A: Argentina  B: Spain
C: New Zealand  D: South Africa

Spoiler
50/50 leaves Spain and New Zealand.


Spoiler
B: Spain


$20,000
In 1959, country star Waylon Jennings famously gave up his seat on an ill-fated aircraft, whose crash took the lives of artists known for all but which of these hits?
A: “La Bamba”  B: “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
C: “Peggy Sue” D: “Chantilly Lace”

Spoiler
Tina’s +1 is her husband Elliot.  He says “La Bamba” was Ritchie Valens, “Peggy Sue” was Buddy Holly, and “Chantilly Lace” was the Big Bopper.


Spoiler
B: “Your Cheatin’ Heart”


Commercial break

QotD
Last staged in 1904, which of these former Olympic sports was restored as an event at the 2016 Summer Games?
a: Cricket  B: Golf
C: Polo  D: Lacrosse

Spoiler
B: Golf


$30,000
What fairy tale character is so popular in China that the city of Copenhagen once let Shanghai borrow its famous statue of her?
A: The Little Mermaid  B: Sleeping Beauty
C: Snow White  D: Cinderella

Spoiler
A: The Little Mermaid


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Re: Transcript 10/18/17 Tina Slutzky

#2 Post by jarnon » Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:59 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
What fairy tale character is so popular in China that the city of Copenhagen once let Shanghai borrow its famous statue of her?
A: The Little Mermaid  B: Sleeping Beauty
C: Snow White  D: Cinderella

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A: The Little Mermaid
When I visited Copenhagen, all there was where the statue should have been was a sign saying it was in Shanghai. But I did see the statue's little sister in Tivoli Garden.
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Re: Transcript 10/18/17 Tina Slutzky

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:27 pm

5K: Don't think Sotheby's has blazer. Otherwise ATA

10K: I was going for South Africa. 50/50. Could go down here.

Otherwise OK.

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#4 Post by earendel » Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:35 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tina Slutzky
Retired publicist
Brentwood, Cal.
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#5 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:55 pm

jarnon wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
What fairy tale character is so popular in China that the city of Copenhagen once let Shanghai borrow its famous statue of her?
A: The Little Mermaid  B: Sleeping Beauty
C: Snow White  D: Cinderella

Spoiler
A: The Little Mermaid
When I visited Copenhagen, all there was where the statue should have been was a sign saying it was in Shanghai. But I did see the statue's little sister in Tivoli Garden.
So, you're saying The Little Mermaid statue was Shanghaied? :P
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