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Transcript 1/22/2016 - Neil Davis

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:06 am

Neil Davis
Falls Church, VA

Neil has played in over 1000 trivia competitions in the past 10 years. He's part of a regular trivia team named "High School Prom" that travels up to 3 hours to compete in Virginia and Maryland. The name came from another player who uses that as a catchphrase: "Everybody turned me down, just like my high school prom." Neil went to one competition by himself and used that for his "team" name.

$500: Which of the following is a classic John Coltrane jazz album and NOT something you'd see on the Taco Bell menu?
A - A Burrito Supreme
B - A Taco Supreme
C - A Chalupa Supreme
D - A Love Supreme
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Answer: D (A Love Supreme)
$1000: The USPS says that which of the following items "don't work and that if you mail them, you may be committing a federal crime"?
A - birth announcements
B - sympathy cards
C - thank-you notes
D - chain letters

Neil remembers seeing these in the 1980s but didn't know it was illegal.
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Answer: D (chain letters)
$2000: The African cicada can thank its mating habits for the fact that it holds what Guinness World Record among all insects?
A - fastest
B - strongest
C - loudest
D - hippest

Neil says that they
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make that awful, awful sound
.
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Answer: C (loudest)
$3000: Countering The Perfect Body campaign by Victoria's Secret, in 2015 plus-size retailer Lane Bryant unveiled its own ads featuring what slogan?
A - #I'm no mermaid
B - #I'm no angel
C - #I'm no princess
D - #I'm no swan

Neil says that
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A, C and D
don't seem to apply and that Victoria's Secret does those
Spoiler
angel commercials
.
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Answer: B (#I'm no angel)
$5000: In order to counteract an abundance of sebum created by our sebaceous glands, we use which of the following products?
A - shampoo
B - eyedrops
C - aspirin
D - toothpaste

Neil isn't sure so he calls for his +1, his wife Emily. She says she would guess
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D
because she can't connect any of the others with glands. Neil says
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aspirin
could be useful for an abundance of some things. He uses his 50:50.
50:50 results
The 50:50 leaves A and D.
They decide to go with
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A
.
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Answer: A (shampoo)
END OF SHOW "NOISE"

Neil will return on Monday going for $7,000 with only his ATA lifeline remaining.

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" According to the American Heart Association, what aptly-named disco hit provides a good pace for chest compressions during CPR?
A - Born to be Alive
B - Give It to Me Baby
C - Stayin' Alive
D - Don't Leave Me This Way
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Answer: C (Stayin' Alive)
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Re: Transcript 1/22/2016 - Neil Davis

#2 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:30 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Neil Davis
Falls Church, VA

Neil has played in over 1000 trivia competitions in the past 10 years. He's part of a regular trivia team named "High School Prom" that travels up to 3 hours to compete in Virginia and Maryland. The name came from another player who uses that as a catchphrase: "Everybody turned me down, just like my high school prom." Neil went to one competition by himself and used that for his "team" name.
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Re: Transcript 1/22/2016 - Neil Davis

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:56 pm

3K: I saw some gross comic sketch w/ Ellen or Colbert or someone smear jam or whatever on the wings, which is the only way I think I know Victoria's Bra & Underpants Models are supposed to be angels.
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Re: Transcript 1/22/2016 - Neil Davis

#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:50 pm

$3000: Countering The Perfect Body campaign by Victoria's Secret, in 2015 plus-size retailer Lane Bryant unveiled its own ads featuring what slogan?
A - #I'm no mermaid
B - #I'm no angel
C - #I'm no princess
D - #I'm no swan

Neil says that
Spoiler
A, C and D
don't seem to apply and that Victoria's Secret does those
Spoiler
angel commercials
.
Spoiler
Answer: B (#I'm no angel)
ATA. I bet there are some fashionistas in the audience who know this.
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Re: Transcript 1/22/2016 - Neil Davis

#5 Post by Estonut » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:47 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
$3000: Countering The Perfect Body campaign by Victoria's Secret, in 2015 plus-size retailer Lane Bryant unveiled its own ads featuring what slogan?
A - #I'm no mermaid
B - #I'm no angel
C - #I'm no princess
D - #I'm no swan

Neil says that
Spoiler
A, C and D
don't seem to apply and that Victoria's Secret does those
Spoiler
angel commercials
.
Spoiler
Answer: B (#I'm no angel)
ATA. I bet there are some fashionistas in the audience who know this.
Spoiler
Not fashionistas, but most men know this. They have an annual special on CBS and advertise it heavily.
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
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