Transcript 11/6/17 Michael Higgenbottom (Veterans Week)

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Transcript 11/6/17 Michael Higgenbottom (Veterans Week)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:22 pm

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Michael Higgenbottom
Los Angeles, CA
Michael served in the Army as a chemical operations specialist.

$500
At the Battle of Mobile Bay, naval hero David Farragut famously exclaimed what, followed by "Full speed ahead!"?
A: We're out of coffee! B: We're late for the J.Lo concert!
C: Damn the torpedoes! D: Look! That McDonald's has a PlayPlace!

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C: Damn the torpedoes!

$1,000
The Mirai, Toyota's new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, takes its name from a Japanese word that means what?
A: Expensive B: Dangerous
C: Ugly D: Future

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D: Future

$2,000
Guy Fieri, Amy Finley and Jeff Mauro have all been winning contestants on a reality show titled "The Next" what?
A: Weather Channel Tornado Tracker B: Food Network Star
C: MTV VJ D: Golf Channel Putting Guru

Spoiler
B: Food Network Star

$3,000
A credo Mr. Spock from "Star Trek" might appreciate, what does rapper A$AP Rocky claim the "A$AP" in his name stands for?
A: A singer and poet B: A secretary and pharmacist
C: Always strive and prosper D: A saint and prince

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C: Always strive and prosper

$5,000
In the 1850s, what founder of one of the first news agencies (which still bears his name) had a carrier pigeon service that flew stock prices between European cities?
A: Paul Reuter B: William Morris
C: Max Factor D: Harvey Firestone

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A: Paul Reuter

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$7,000
According to the USDA, the average American eats about 30 pounds of what per year, over a third of it coming from pizza?
A: Pepperoni B: Anchovies
C: Cheese D: Onions

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C: Cheese

$10,000
If you overhear someone say, "I propelled the biscuit with my tang, but it settled in the kitchen, so I lost 10 points," which game are they most likely talking about?
A: Horseshoes B: Badminton
C: Shuffleboard D: Cornhole

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A: 1% B: 6% C: 76% D: 17%

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C: Shuffleboard

$20,000
Taking 59 days to do it, in 1909 Alice Ramsey made history by becoming the first woman to accomplish what feat?
A: Reaching the North Pole B: Swimming the English Channel
C: Driving across the United States D: Climbing Mount Everest

Spoiler
50/50 leaves Reaching the North Pole & Driving across the United States.

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Richard guesses Reaching the North Pole
The correct answer is C: Driving across the United States
Michale wins $5,000

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#2 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:21 pm

10K: ATA

20K: didn't know it but eliminated others based on year & time it took

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#3 Post by Estonut » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:08 am

ghostjmf wrote:10K: ATA
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Really? No PoE?

A: Horseshoes - The horseshoe is propelled by hand and in no way resembles a biscuit.
B: Badminton - The shuttlecock is struck by a racket and scoring is done by single points only, IIRC.
C: Shuffleboard
D: Cornhole - The beanbag might be called a biscuit, but it is propelled by hand.
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#4 Post by earendel » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:17 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:If any veterans get to the $100,000 level, WWTBAM will donate $5,000 to DAV to support more Victories for Veterans!

Michael Higgenbottom
Los Angeles, CA
Michael served in the Army as a chemical operations specialist.
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#5 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:07 am

Estonut:

Even the internet can't help with your "PoE". What I get is some video game "Point of Exile", a singer, & of course Edgar Allan.

When I say I don't know slang attached to a list of games, why not believe me? I would ATA on supposed "common knowledge" Qs that are not common knowledge to me.

Why not play along yourself, instead of just bopping in to tell players what you feel they should have known. Hey, there's an idea.

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#6 Post by Estonut » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:26 pm

ghostjmf wrote:Estonut:

Even the internet can't help with your "PoE". What I get is some video game "Point of Exile", a singer, & of course Edgar Allan.

When I say I don't know slang attached to a list of games, why not believe me? I would ATA on supposed "common knowledge" Qs that are not common knowledge to me.

Why not play along yourself, instead of just bopping in to tell players what you feel they should have known. Hey, there's an idea.
I was surprised that someone of your intellect and experience could not derive this answer by process of elimination.
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#7 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:35 pm

My "intellect & experience" was no help. The only of the games I had experience with is horseshoes, & the people I played with no more knew the rules than I.

Slang terms can refer to anything. Logic doesn't have to be involved.

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