Transcript 12/2/15 Senay Goitom

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Senay Goitom
Madison, Wis.
Analyst

Senay’s +1 is his brother Peter.

$500
Celebrated since 1582, on what holiday was it once customary to try to place a paper fish on someone’s back without them noticing?
A: Earth Day B: April Fool’s Day
C: Super Bowl Sunday D: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Answer

B: April Fool’s Day

$1,000
According to the book “Popcultured,” years before the Kardashians were born, Malcolm Muggeridge said that TV creates people who are “famous for” what?
A: “Marrying rappers” B: “Having sisters”
C: “Being famous” D: “Taking selfies”

Answer

C: “Being famous”

$2,000
A study done by Zillow.com reveals that a home’s value can increase 96% if it is located within a quarter mile of what popular chain’s stores?
A: Starbucks B: Banana Republic
C: White Castle D: PetSmart

50/50

50/50 leaves Starbucks & White Castle.

Answer

A: Starbucks

$3,000
If you change one letter of what 19th-century French painter’s name, you’ll get another 19th-century French painter, who was known to be his hero?
A: Picasso B: Klimt
C: Monet D: Dalí

Answer

C: Monet

$5,000
“Young Harmon Makes His Mark” was a 1972 Sports Illustrated article about a UCLA quarterback who now stars on what TV show?
A: Criminal Minds B: The Blacklist
C: Bones D: NCIS

Answer

D: NCIS

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$7,000
In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, what word is listed as both cornmeal dough rolled with “ground meat or beans,” and a town in northern Ghana?
A: Fajita B: Burrito
C: Tamale D: Chimichanga

ATA

A: 19% B: 22% C: 40% D: 19%

Answer

C: Tamale

$10,000
The House of Representatives would contain about how many members today if it still abided by the constitutionally mandated ratio of 1 rep for every 30K citizens?
A: 20,000 B: 1,000
C: 500 D: 10,000

Answer

D: 10,000

$20,000
With all three passing away within a span of 18 days, which of the following sets of people died in April of the same year?
A: Presidents Nixon, Reagan & Ford B: Chico, Harpo & Groucho Marx
C: FDR, Hitler & Mussolini D: Beethoven, Mozart & Bach

Spoiler

Senay says FDR, Hitler & Mussolini died in different years, as did Beethoven, Mozart & Bach, and Nixon, Reagan & Ford, so it must be Chico, Harpo & Groucho.

Answer

Senay answers B: Chico, Harpo & Groucho Marx.
The right answer is C: FDR, Hitler & Mussolini.
Senay wins $5,000.

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Senay Goitom
Madison, Wis.
Analyst

Senay’s +1 is his brother Peter.

$20,000
With all three passing away within a span of 18 days, which of the following sets of people died in April of the same year?
A: Presidents Nixon, Reagan & Ford B: Chico, Harpo & Groucho Marx
C: FDR, Hitler & Mussolini D: Beethoven, Mozart & Bach

Spoiler

Senay says FDR, Hitler & Mussolini died in different years, as did Beethoven, Mozart & Bach, and Nixon, Reagan & Ford, so it must be Chico, Harpo & Groucho.

Answer

Senay answers B: Chico, Harpo & Groucho Marx.
The right answer is C: FDR, Hitler & Mussolini.
Senay wins $5,000.

I know that FDR and Hitler died in April 1945; Mussolini was killed by Italian partisans near Lake Como, but was it in April? I'd go for it.