Transcript 02/26/18 Dea Abruzzo

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Transcript 02/26/18 Dea Abruzzo

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:17 pm

Dea Abruzzo
Mar Vista, CA

$500
A recent study found that driving with what in your car is twelve times more distracting than talking on a cell phone?
A: A spare tire B: An air freshener
C: Groceries D: Kids

Spoiler
D: Kids

$1,000
When General MacArthur famously uttered the phrase "I shall return" in 1942, he was promising to go back to where?
A: Cali B: The future
C: The Philippines D: Bed

Spoiler
C: The Philippines

$2,000
In showbiz slang, the electrician who works on a set is fittingly known as a what?
A: Teapot B: Juicer
C: Waffle maker D: Wok

Spoiler
B: Juicer

$3,000
They say you shouldn't date people from work, but in 2015 Gwen Stefani started dating which of her co-stars on "The Voice"?
A: Carson Daly B: Blake Shelton
C: Adam Levine D: Usher

Spoiler
A: 2% B: 94% C: 4% D: 0%

Spoiler
B: Blake Shelton

$5,000
"I don't have an ante meridiem chronotype" is a more scientific way of saying what?
A: "I don't like Mondays" B: "I try not to live in the past"
C: "I'm not a morning person" D: "I'm not getting any younger"

Spoiler
C: "I'm not a morning person"

First commercial break

$7,000
Though born over 400 years before "The Art of the Deal" was published, what Dutch colonial governor is said to have bought Manhattan for a mere 60 guilders?
A: John Rolfe B: Roger Williams
C: Peter Minuit D: Myles Standish

Spoiler
C: Peter Minuit

$10,000
The flag for which of the following nations is made up of more than just two colors?
A: Sweden B: Greece
C: Indonesia D: South Africa

Spoiler
Dea’s +1 is her friend, Mark. He agrees with what Dea has already said—Sweden and Greece are both only two colors. He's never seen Indonesia's flag that he remembers and is pretty sure South Africa is very colorful.

Spoiler
D: South Africa

$20,000
According to a USDA report, in 2016 more than 85% of the country's domestic production of all but which of these crops was grown in California?
A: Avocados B: Grapes
C: Pears D: Strawberries

Spoiler
C: Pears

Second commercial break

$30,000
In which classic Disney film does the prince character not have a name, but instead is called simply "The Prince"?
A: Cinderella B: Sleeping Beauty
C: The Little Mermaid D: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Spoiler
50/50 leaves B & D.

Spoiler
D: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

$50,000
Which of these statements about a world leader is true?
A: Kenya's president is named Kenyatta B: Peru's president is named Peruva
C: Yemen's president is named Yementi D: Fiji's president is named Fijimoto

Spoiler
Dea guesses D
The correct answer is A: Kenya's president is named Kenyatta
Dea wins $5,000

Third commercial break
QotD wrote: Tied for the tallest player in NBA history, 7'7" Manute Bol was slightly shorter than what feature on the Statue of Liberty?
A: Right Arm B: Eye
C: Tablet D: Index finger

Spoiler
D: Index finger

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Re: Transcript 02/26/18 Dea Abruzzo

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:32 pm

10K: Not Greece. Not Sweden. +1, as 50/50 will echo my rule-out here

30K: ATA

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Re: Transcript 02/26/18 Dea Abruzzo

#3 Post by earendel » Tue May 01, 2018 6:08 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Dea Abruzzo
Mar Vista, CA
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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