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BBTranscriptTeam
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by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:00 pm
Kristin Sausville
Stay-at-home mom
Newark, Del.
$30,000
Cognac that has been aged at least 4 years is often labeled “V.S.O.P.,” which stands for “Very Superior Old” what?
A: Proof B: Pale
C: Peat D: Port
A: 50% B: 8% C: 5% D: 37%
Kristin had been thinking it’s pale.
Kristin’s +1 is her friend Tim. He agrees that it’s pale.
B: Pale
$50,000
Which of the following countries is NOT named after an actual person?
A: Argentina B: Bolivia
C: The Philippines D: Mauritius
Kristin says Argentina means silver in Spanish, Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, and the Philippines is named after King Philip of Spain. Mauritius doesn’t sound like a person’s name. She goes with Mauritius.
A: Argentina
Kristin wins $5,000.
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ghostjmf
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by ghostjmf » Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:55 am
30K: I would have gone home w/ 5K here, as I thought the answer was "port".
50K: Pretend I'm still alive; "argent" means silver in Latin. Know Philippines named for a King Phillip & Bolivia named for Simon Bolivar. Go w/ Argentina & stay alive.
Sad to see this player go down this way.
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earendel
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by earendel » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:38 am
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kristin Sausville
Stay-at-home mom
Newark, Del.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000
Cognac that has been aged at least 4 years is often labeled “V.S.O.P.,” which stands for “Very Superior Old” what?
A: Proof B: Pale
C: Peat D: Port
A: 50% B: 8% C: 5% D: 37%
Kristin had been thinking it’s pale.
Kristin’s +1 is her friend Tim. He agrees that it’s pale.
B: Pale
The only reason I know this is because I've seen a question like it at local trivia contests.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Which of the following countries is NOT named after an actual person?
A: Argentina B: Bolivia
C: The Philippines D: Mauritius
Kristin says Argentina means silver in Spanish, Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, and the Philippines is named after King Philip of Spain. Mauritius doesn’t sound like a person’s name. She goes with Mauritius.
A: Argentina
Kristin wins $5,000.
How disappointing. I thought sure she'd get this, especially since she knew "Argentina" came from the Spanish word for "silver".
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Bob78164
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by Bob78164 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:17 pm
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kristin Sausville
Stay-at-home mom
Newark, Del.
$30,000
Cognac that has been aged at least 4 years is often labeled “V.S.O.P.,” which stands for “Very Superior Old” what?
A: Proof B: Pale
C: Peat D: Port
A: 50% B: 8% C: 5% D: 37%
Kristin had been thinking it’s pale.
Kristin’s +1 is her friend Tim. He agrees that it’s pale.
B: Pale
$50,000
Which of the following countries is NOT named after an actual person?
A: Argentina B: Bolivia
C: The Philippines D: Mauritius
Kristin says Argentina means silver in Spanish, Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, and the Philippines is named after King Philip of Spain. Mauritius doesn’t sound like a person’s name. She goes with Mauritius.
A: Argentina
Kristin wins $5,000.
I'm hoping she shows up, either here or on the J! Board, to explain her thinking. I figured that knowing Argentina is Spanish for silver, she'd know that was the answer. --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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K.P.
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by K.P. » Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:57 pm
Bob78164 wrote:I'm hoping she shows up, either here or on the J! Board, to explain her thinking. I figured that knowing Argentina is Spanish for silver, she'd know that was the answer. --Bob
She talked about it on Facebook. A lot of deliberation time got edited out. She was so hung up on not being able to place the origin of Mauritius's name that she talked herself into it.
