Transcript 2/6/19 Brandon Bidlack (carryover)
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:27 pm
Brandon Bidlack
Emeryville, Cal.
$50,000
Unlike its fellow marine mammals that have blubber, what creature relies on its estimated one million hairs per sq. inch — the densest fur on Earth — to keep warm?
A: Polar bear B: Sea otter
C: Sea lion D: Penguin
Brandon knows trap air in their fur for warmth and buoyancy.
$100,000
The world’s population hit 6 billion in 1999, 7 billion in 2011, and the U.N. predicts it will be at 8.6 billion in 2030. When did it first reach one billion?
A: 1804 B: 1898
C: 1937 D: 1974
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Emeryville, Cal.
$50,000
Unlike its fellow marine mammals that have blubber, what creature relies on its estimated one million hairs per sq. inch — the densest fur on Earth — to keep warm?
A: Polar bear B: Sea otter
C: Sea lion D: Penguin
Brandon knows
Spoiler
sea otters
Spoiler
B: Sea otter
$100,000
The world’s population hit 6 billion in 1999, 7 billion in 2011, and the U.N. predicts it will be at 8.6 billion in 2030. When did it first reach one billion?
A: 1804 B: 1898
C: 1937 D: 1974
Spoiler
Brandon answers B: 1898.
The correct answer is A: 1804.
Brandon wins $50,000.
The correct answer is A: 1804.
Brandon wins $50,000.
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