Transcript 05/07/18 Ria Ali

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Transcript 05/07/18 Ria Ali

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed May 30, 2018 5:14 pm

Ria Ali
Wellesley, MA

$500
In the action movie "Taken," Liam Neeson menacingly says he has "a very particular set of skills," that we find out includes all but which of the following?
A: Hand-to-hand combat B: Weapons training
C: Tracking down suspects D: Double Dutch jump-roping

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D: Double Dutch jump-roping

$1,000
In an interview with Sports Illustrated for Kids, NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson named what speedy bird as his favorite cartoon character?
A: Tweety B: Road Runner
C: Woodstock D: Foghorn Leghorn

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B: Road Runner

$2,000
Which of the following is NOT commonly said to have one or more "eyes"?
A: Needle B: Hurricane
C: Oven mitt D: Potato

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C: Oven mitt

$3,000
Practiced in ancient Egypt, Greece and China, chromotherapy is the treatment of disease using the alleged healing powers of what?
A: Colors B: Music
C: Metals D: Salt water

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A: Colors

Third commercial break
QotD wrote: "Rotgut" is an old-fashioned word for a cheap or inferior type of what?
A: Beef B: Cheese
C: Porridge D: Liquor

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D: Liquor
$5,000
What is currently the lowest number used for an area code in the United States?
A: 001 B: 101
C: 201 D: 301

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A: 6% B: 34% C: 56% D: 4%

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C: 201

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Re: Transcript 05/07/18 Ria Ali

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Wed May 30, 2018 9:03 pm

5K: Could go out here. I've heard 201, nothing lower. ATA

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#3 Post by Bob78164 » Wed May 30, 2018 9:10 pm

ghostjmf wrote:5K: Could go out here. I've heard 201, nothing lower. ATA
It can't be 0 because that triggers the operator. It can't be 1 because that signals a long-distance call. So as long as you know of any area codes beginning with a 2 (such as New York City's 212 area code), the answer has to be 201. --Bob
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#4 Post by earendel » Thu May 31, 2018 6:03 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ria Ali
Wellesley, MA
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