Transcript 09/19/16 Dave Forbes

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Dave Forbes
Santa Monica, CA

Fibs or Facts? Week

This week the show will be raising awareness about atrial fibrillation.

$500 To show off just how thick the desserts are, which of the following are often handed to customers upside-down?
A. McDonald’s Coffees
B. Burger King French Fries
C. Dairy Queen Blizzards
D. Chipotle Tacos

Spoiler

C. Dairy Queen Blizzards

$1K Each used for a different purpose, “purrs,” “yelps” and “kee-kees” are among the lesser-known sounds of gobblers and hens, or male and female what?
A. Owls
B. Turkeys
C. Penguins
D. Hummingbirds

Spoiler

B. Turkeys

commercial break

QOTD

Which of these factors does NOT lead to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation?
A. Family history
B. High blood pressure
C. Diabetes
D. Low trans fats diet

Spoiler

Low trans fats diet

$2K Though Yo-Yo Ma might not fit the mold, the Slate article “Rebels with Bows” noted that which have a reputation in the music world for being sexy anti-authoritarians?
A. Cellists
B. Oboists
C. Trumpeters
D. Harpists

Spoiler

A. Cellists

$3K Believed to have existed for about 3.5 billion years, making it one of the oldest forms of life known on Earth, cyanobacteria is more simply known as what?
A. Reddish-brown yeast
B. Yellow fungus
C. Blue-green algae
D. Gray plasma

50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Reddish-brown yeast
C. Blue-green algae

Spoiler

C. Blue-green algae

$5K Heard but never seen, the smooth-voiced Canadian actor Douglas Rain played one of the main characters in what 1968 sci-fi classic?
A. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
B. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
C. Alien
D. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Spoiler

D. 2001 A Space Odyssey

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Dave will return on tomorrow’s show.

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Dave Forbes
Santa Monica, CA

Fibs or Facts? Week

This week the show will be raising awareness about atrial fibrillation.

$2K Though Yo-Yo Ma might not fit the mold, the Slate article “Rebels with Bows” noted that which have a reputation in the music world for being sexy anti-authoritarians?
A. Cellists
B. Oboists
C. Trumpeters
D. Harpists

Spoiler

A. Cellists

Dave's dad is a retired cellist. I was hoping Chris would ask Dave if his father was "sexy anti-authoritarian"?

Nihil obstat®.

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$1K Each used for a different purpose, “purrs,” “yelps” and “kee-kees” are among the lesser-known sounds of gobblers and hens, or male and female what?
A. Owls
B. Turkeys
C. Penguins
D. Hummingbirds

Spoiler

B. Turkeys

There's the gimme of the century for SteelersFan and me.