WWTBAM Bored

Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney

Question Topics:
World Records
Raccoons
Government
Natural Formations
The Good King
All in the Family
Shakespeare
2009 Movies
Weights & Measures
Celebrity Memoirs
Federal Funds
Scrabble
Signs & Symbols
Quite Inventive
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$500 - En Enspañol
Literally meaning "to God," Spanish speakers say "adios" when they want to express what?
A: Goodbye B: Please
C: Yes D: Mom's paella recipe

Spoiler

A: Goodbye (8)

$1000 - Quite Inventive
In 1940, an Oklahoma man received a patent for a "folding basket carriage for self-service stores," an early model of what invention?
A: Sewing machine B: Pocket calculator
C: Shopping cart D: Flashlight

Spoiler

C: Shopping cart (8)

$2000 - Signs & Symbols
On the New York Stock Exchange, what company uses the apt stock symbol "ZZ"?
A: Kraft B: Sealy
C: Motorola D: Nike

With 7 seconds remaining, Ayodele decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 6% B: 86% C: 5% D: 3%

Ayodele decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Sealy (5)

-- Commercial Break --

tomorrow teaser

$10,000
Matthew McConaughey asks, "Isn't it time you took your appetite on a romantic protein getaway?" in an unusual radio ad for what food industry?
A: Pork B: Chicken
C: Beef D:Fish

Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF

Spoiler

D: AWF (6)

$5,000 - Federal Funds
The Federal Pell Grant Program is a financial program that provides government money to fund what?
A: Home purchases B: Health care
C: Highway maintenance D: College education

Spoiler

D: College education (4)

--HORN!!--

Ayodele will return tomorrow to play for $7,500 with her Ask the Expert and Double Dip lifelines.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF

Spoiler

D: AWF (6)

Ironically, her child's advice may have helped her to quickly figure this one out.

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF

Spoiler

D: AWF (6)

Ironically, her child's advice may have helped her to quickly figure this one out.

How true. I couldn't believe how quickly she got it, good for her!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney

WE®... and I don't think she's related to Nick Rashid, a friend of mine in Louisville.

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney

I believe this puts her in the WE/WE® category.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 - Signs & Symbols
On the New York Stock Exchange, what company uses the apt stock symbol "ZZ"?
A: Kraft B: Sealy
C: Motorola D: Nike

With 7 seconds remaining, Ayodele decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 6% B: 86% C: 5% D: 3%

Ayodele decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Sealy (5)

Another use of a lifeline on a first-tier question. But she overcame that rough spot and is moving on. Let's see what tomorrow brings.