Transcript 04/23/18 Lincoln Hamilton

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Transcript 04/23/18 Lincoln Hamilton

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue May 01, 2018 8:06 pm

Lincoln Hamilton
Granbury, TX

$500
Which of the following will you NOT find on HowStuffWorks.com's list of "13 Techniques to Cure The Hiccups"?
A: Hold your breath B: Eat slower
C: Shave off all body hair D: Drink water

Spoiler
C: Shave off all body hair

$1,000
Started in 1938 as a Salvation Army fundraiser, what June celebration is a great excuse to munch some crullers, maple bars, and glazed old-fashioneds?
A: National Donut Day B: Burrito Awareness Week
C: Meatball Sub History Month D: Take a Salad to Work Day

Spoiler
A: National Donut Day

$2,000
Inspiring their name, which insects notoriously invaded the crops of settlers near the Great Salt Lake in the mid-19th century?
A: Buddhist beetles B: Hindu termites
C: Mormon crickets D: Rastafarian caterpillars

Spoiler
C: Mormon crickets

$3,000
When you take your right hand, use your thumb to hold down your little finger, and leave your three middle fingers extended, you're doing what?
A: Giving a Vulcan salute B: Making the official Girl Scout sign
C: Giving the "OK" sign D: Making "Devil Horns"

Spoiler
A: 7% B: 88% C: 5% D: 0%

Spoiler
B: Making the official Girl Scout sign

Third commercial break
QotD wrote: What classic novel features a character named Vivian Darkbloom, an anagram of the author's name?
A: Lord of the Flies B: Lolita
C: Catch-22 D: Animal Farm

Spoiler
B: Lolita
$5,000
When Swedish songwriter Max Martin penned Britney Spears' 1998 breakout hit, he mistakenly thought what phrase was American slang for "Call me"?
A: Spin me B: Flip me
C: Hit me D: Drop me

Spoiler
C: Hit me

$7,000
Concluding that "there is simply no consensus" that it is reliable, in 1998 the Supreme Court made evidence obtained from what inadmissible in court?
A: DNA matching B: A lie detector
C: A police lineup D: Fingerprinting

Spoiler
A lie detector

$10,000
Famously hard to pronounce, Ittoqqortoormiit is a town in which country?
A: Indonesia B: Liechtenstein
C: The Netherlands D: Greenland

Spoiler
50/50 leaves A & D.

Spoiler
Lincoln’s +1 is his friend, John who thought the town sounded European but could see it being either one. He's definitely leaning toward D

Spoiler
D: Greenland

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Re: Transcript 04/23/18 Lincoln Hamilton

#2 Post by earendel » Wed May 02, 2018 6:26 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Lincoln Hamilton
Granbury, TX
Nihil obstat®.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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Re: Transcript 04/23/18 Lincoln Hamilton

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Thu May 03, 2018 10:07 am

5K: think hit, but ATA

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