Transcript 7/30/25 Jordan Klepper & Ronny Chieng

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Transcript 7/30/25 Jordan Klepper & Ronny Chieng

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Jul 31, 2025 7:28 pm

Jordan Klepper and Ronny Chieng

Jordan and Ronny are hosts at “The Daily Show” and they both do stand-up comedy. Jordan’s charity is Community Help in Park Slope (CHIPS). Ronny’s charity is Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

$100
It’s estimated that a person typically loses between 50 and 100 what per day?
A: Keys B: Hairs
C: Socks D: Pounds
Answer
B: Hairs
$200
Released three years after the original, what movie sequel had the tagline, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…”?
A: Spider-Man 2 B: Kung Fu Panda 2
C: Jaws 2 D: The Angry Birds Movie 2
Answer
C: Jaws 2
$300
Managed by the U.S. Geological Survey, ShakeAlert is a tool that warns West Coast residents of an impending what?
A: Earthquake B: Tornado
C: Hurricane D: Blizzard
Answer
A: Earthquake
$500
What former world leader has a first name that, if you remove its fifth letter, becomes the name of the country she led?
A: Margaret Thatcher B: Corazon Aquino
C: Indira Gandhi D: Isabel Perón
Answer
C: Indira Gandhi
$1,000
SJP Lit is a publishing imprint created by an actress who starred on which of these TV shows?
A: Seinfeld B: Beverly Hills, 90210
C: Sex and the City D: Friends
Answer
C: Sex and the City
Ronny just passed his citizenship test. It’s like this game, but with much higher stakes: If you lose, you get deported.

$2,000
An educational game for kids, “Periodic” lets players move around a board collecting what?
A: Fossils B: Planets
C: Elements D: Bacteria
Answer
C: Elements
$4,000
A nod to the Ohio neighborhood where they grew up, the podcast “New Heights” is hosted by what pair of brothers?
A: Mark & Donnie Wahlberg B: Steph & Seth Curry
C: Luke & Owen Wilson D: Jason & Travis Kelce
Answer
D: Jason & Travis Kelce
Commercial break

$8,000
Often used in gumbo, Cajun Delight is a variety of what produce item?
A: Asparagus B: Fennel
C: Okra D: Cauliflower
Answer
C: Okra
$16,000
Available to download in real life, “The You You Are” is a self-help book that plays an important role in what TV series?
A: Poker Face B: The Righteous Gemstones
C: Dying for Sex D: Severance
Answer
D: Severance
$32,000
Decades before Post Malone popularized facial tattoos, what rock band released “Tattoo You,” a 1981 album whose cover depicts its frontman sporting face tats?
A: Aerosmith B: The Police
C: The Rolling Stones D: AC/DC
ATH
Jimmy says Mike Tyson popularized facial tattoos long before Post Malone. His answer is the Rolling Stones.
Answer
C: The Rolling Stones
Commercial break

$64,000
By area, what is the largest country in the world that has no natural rivers?
A: Saudi Arabia B: Australia
C: Libya D: Mongolia
50/50
Randy lived in Australia for ten years and is sure there are rivers there.
50/50 leaves A & D.
They figure that Mongolia’s nomadic culture would require rivers.
Answer
A: Saudi Arabia
Commercial break

$125,000
What invention introduced in 1888 led Louis Brandeis to co-author “The Right to Privacy,” an essay that argued Americans had “the right to be let alone”?
A: Hot air balloon B: Polygraph
C: Metal detector D: Kodak camera
PAF
The Kodak camera was invented around that time and makes the most sense. Ronny argues it’s too obvious to be the right answer.
Their lifeline is Adam Chodikoff, fact checker on “The Daily Show.” Ronny reads the long question and the answers, leaving just 12 seconds. When Adam hesitates, Jordan adds, “1888? Was it a camera? Kodak?” Adam replies “No, I don’t…” as time runs out. Jordan thinks polygraph is the most likely of the other answers.
Answer
D: Kodak camera
Jordan and Ronny win $32,000 for their charities.
Commercial break

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