Transcript 12/9/15 Derick Kirksey

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Derick Kirksey
Alexandria, Va.
Taxi driver

Derick’s +1 is his friend Miranda.

$500
Which of the following phrases is a common way of asking how much something costs?
A: What’s the damage? B: What’s the destruction?
C: What’s the devastation? D: What’s the deterioration?

Answer

A: What’s the damage?

$1,000
According to Parenting.com, at “4 months, after she’s had a tetanus shot” is the earliest a baby is ready to do what?
A: Get her ears pierced B: Walk the dog
C: Get a tattoo D: Work a junkyard forklift

Answer

A: Get her ears pierced

$2,000
Sported on the cover of some of her famous workout tapes, what ’80s fashion item does Jane Fonda say she wore because they made her “feel like a dancer?”
A: Scrunchies B: Leg warmers
C: Shoulder pads D: Fanny packs

Answer

B: Leg warmers

$3,000
A Smithsonian article notes that which artifacts built to endure extremes for a short time are now releasing hydrochloric acid as they break down over a long time?
A: First Lady ball gowns B: World War II battle flags
C: Apollo 11 space suits D: Dinnerware from the Titanic

Answer

C: Apollo 11 space suits

$5,000
Dubbed the “Ansel Adams Act,” a recent bill would eliminate having to pay a fee or get a permit before doing what on federal lands?
A: Camping overnight B: Holding protests
C: Taking pictures D: Hunting wildlife

Answer

C: Taking pictures

Commercial break

$7,000
Opting for natural sources like turmeric and paprika, as of 2016 what product will no longer use “synthetic colors”?
A: Jell-O B: Lucky Charms
C: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese D: Jolly Ranchers

ATA

A: 12% B: 13% C: 69% D: 6%

Answer

C: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

$10,000
According to Business Insider, in 2015 the music video for what performer’s 2012 breakout hit became the first video to exceed 2 billion views on YouTube?
A: Pitbull B: Demi Lovato
C: Psy D: Katy Perry

Answer

C: Psy

$20,000
Perhaps because it won’t fit, British Columbian members of what religion, who wear the traditional Dastar turban, aren’t required to wear a motorcycle helmet?
A: Sikhism B: Buddhism
C: Bahá’í D: Zoroastrianism

Answer

A: Sikhism

Commercial break

$30,000
Had he not changed his name to “Michael Caine,” who would have been credited in movies such as “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”?
A: Maurice Micklewhite B: Neville Nance
C: Oliver O’Brien D: Percy Paddington

+1

Derek and Miranda greet each other with “War Eagle.”
Miranda thinks it could be Oliver or Neville.

50/50

50/50 leaves Maurice & Percy.

Answer

A: Maurice Micklewhite

Commercial break

QotD
Because “butt” is an old English unit once used to measure it, you can technically have a buttload of which of these things?
A: Cheese B: Chocolate
C: Chicken D: Wine

Answer

D: Wine

$50,000
Though they’re all thousands of miles from each other, which two cities are separated by fewer than two degrees of latitude?
A: New York, NY & York, UK B: St. Petersburg, FL & St. Petersburg, Russia
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece D: Memphis, TN & Memphis, Egypt

Answer

Derick thinks it’s C, but he doesn’t want to press his luck and walks.
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece
Derick wins $30,000.

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Derick Kirksey
Alexandria, Va.
Taxi driver

Derick’s +1 is his friend Miranda.

$3,000
A Smithsonian article notes that which artifacts built to endure extremes for a short time are now releasing hydrochloric acid as they break down over a long time?
A: First Lady ball gowns B: World War II battle flags
C: Apollo 11 space suits D: Dinnerware from the Titanic

Answer

C: Apollo 11 space suits

There was a Kickstarter campaign (I believe) to try and save the suits.

$10,000
According to Business Insider, in 2015 the music video for what performer’s 2012 breakout hit became the first video to exceed 2 billion views on YouTube?
A: Pitbull B: Demi Lovato
C: Psy D: Katy Perry

Answer

C: Psy

I pride myself in being one of those who has not seen this video.

$50,000
Though they’re all thousands of miles from each other, which two cities are separated by fewer than two degrees of latitude?
A: New York, NY & York, UK B: St. Petersburg, FL & St. Petersburg, Russia
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece D: Memphis, TN & Memphis, Egypt

Answer

Derick thinks it’s C, but he doesn’t want to press his luck and walks.
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece
Derick wins $30,000.

Not A or B for certain. Visualizing a globe Greece and Ohio are closer than Tennessee and Egypt. I'd use my 50:50 and hope that C and D weren't the ones left.

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$10,000
According to Business Insider, in 2015 the music video for what performer’s 2012 breakout hit became the first video to exceed 2 billion views on YouTube?
A: Pitbull B: Demi Lovato
C: Psy D: Katy Perry

Answer

C: Psy

ATA

$30,000
Had he not changed his name to “Michael Caine,” who would have been credited in movies such as “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”?
A: Maurice Micklewhite B: Neville Nance
C: Oliver O’Brien D: Percy Paddington

+1

Derek and Miranda greet each other with “War Eagle.”
Miranda thinks it could be Oliver or Neville.

50/50

50/50 leaves Maurice & Percy.

Answer

A: Maurice Micklewhite

50/50 doesn't help me. Hafta be Plus One.

$50,000
Though they’re all thousands of miles from each other, which two cities are separated by fewer than two degrees of latitude?
A: New York, NY & York, UK B: St. Petersburg, FL & St. Petersburg, Russia
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece D: Memphis, TN & Memphis, Egypt

Answer

Derick thinks it’s C, but he doesn’t want to press his luck and walks.
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece
Derick wins $30,000.

50/50, then sayonara. They all look right to me.