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Sam Raman
Las Vegas, NV

Topic Tree:

The Tonys
Big Sculptures
On the Body
Kitty Kitty
King’s Order
Air Travel
Celebrity Wedding
Foreign Phrases
TV Guide
Street Names

Topic Tree: (randomized)

The Tonys
Air Travel
TV Guide
Foreign Phrases
King’s Order
Kitty Kitty
On the Body
Celebrity Wedding
Big Sculptures
Street Names

Question 1 – Street Names
Not surprisingly, most of the streets in the small town of Mozart, Saskatchewan, are named after famous what?
A. Philosophers
B. Composers
C. Generals
D. Painters

Spoiler

B. Composers
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

ATA

ATA results

38% A. The Muffin
32% B. The Bean
8% C. The Carrot
22% D. The Acorn

Sam decides to JTQ.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. The Bean
$3K
Bank - $1K

Question 3 – Celebrity Wedding
After reportedly marrying her rapper beau in 2008, what singer was referred to in the press as “Mrs. Z”?
A. Alicia Keys
B. Mary J. Blige
C. Beyoncé Knowles
D. Janet Jackson

Spoiler

C. Beyoncé Knowles
$500
Bank - $1,500

Question 4 – On the Body
The pair of symmetrical indentations known as “dimples of Venus” can be found where on the body?
A. Calves
B. Forearms
C. Temples
D. Lower back

Spoiler

D. Lower back
$2K
Bank - $3,500

Question 5 – Kitty Kitty
“Nepeta cataria,” commonly known as catnip, is a member of what family of plants?
A. Mint
B. Pepper
C. Mustard
D. Parsley

Sam decides to JTQ

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Mint
$100
Bank - $3,500

commercial break

Question 6 – King’s Order
Which of these pastimes did Scotland’s King James II ban in 1457 after it caused his army to neglect archery practice?
A. Golf
B. Swimming
C. Gambling
D. Dancing

Spoiler

A. Golf
$15K
Bank - $18,500

Question 7 – Foreign Phrases
Used to describe how pasta should be cooked, “al dente” is an Italian phrase meaning “to the” what?
A. Tongue
B. Tooth
C. Lips
D. Nose

Spoiler

B. Tooth
$10K
Bank - $28,500

Question 8 – TV Guide
“TV Guide” has a long-running feature with what rhyming pair of words?
A. Tops & Flops
B. Thanks & Spanks
C. Kisses & Misses
D. Cheers & Jeers

Spoiler

D. Cheers & Jeers
$25K
Bank - $53,500

commercial break

Question 9 – Air Travel
On a direct flight, which of these pairs of cities are farthest apart in terms of air miles?
A. Miami and Phoenix
B. Los Angeles and Seattle
C. Denver and Pittsburgh
D. Boston and Dallas

Sam thinks it’s “A,” but doesn’t want to take the risk.

Sam leaves with $26,750

Spoiler

A. Miami and Phoenix

And the answer to Question 9? --Bob

Here we go:

1. easy.
2 and 3-also easy.
4-JTQ 1, doubt the audience would know.
5.ATA-there may be cat owners in the audience-I don't own a cat.
6.way too easy-I learned about this while touring St. Andrews in Scotland (my brother the golf nut wanted to see it). They have a golf museum there.
7. "dente" sounds like "dentist" so it's tooth.
8. easy
9. easy.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

I'd never heard of this. Here's what it looks like:

TheConfessor wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

I'd never heard of this...

Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

Estonut wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

I'd never heard of this...

Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

Perhaps not. It was posted more than a year ago, so I don't recall. I just looked at the thread and I would not have known what "The Bean" is without further exposition. As I said, it's new to me. I haven't been to Chicago in several years (other than changing planes at Midway and O'Hare). I've never heard of "Millennium Park" or "Cloud Gate" before today.

Estonut wrote:Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

I confess not remembering Skoop's trip report, either. Since all she said about it was "a former coworker who moved to Chicago took some shots for us of The Bean and other things," without specifically explaining what the Bean was, I don't think there was all that much there to make a lasting impression.

Did it make a lasting impression on you, Esto?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sam Raman
Las Vegas, NV

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

ATA

ATA results

38% A. The Muffin
32% B. The Bean
8% C. The Carrot
22% D. The Acorn

Sam decides to JTQ.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. The Bean
$3K
Bank - $1K

I probably would have gone straight to JTQ rather than using ATA first.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Air Travel
On a direct flight, which of these pairs of cities are farthest apart in terms of air miles?
A. Miami and Phoenix
B. Los Angeles and Seattle
C. Denver and Pittsburgh
D. Boston and Dallas

Sam thinks it’s “A,” but doesn’t want to take the risk.

Sam leaves with $26,750

Spoiler

A. Miami and Phoenix

If one can visualize the U.S. map it's not hard to realize that Miami is the farthest east of the cities and Phoenix the farthest west.

I was only able to guess the "bean" question because there is a popular YouTube video entitled, Where the (expletive) is Matt. In one scene, the people are dancing in front of something that looks like a bean.

lv42day wrote:I was only able to guess the "bean" question because there is a popular YouTube video entitled, Where the (expletive) is Matt. In one scene, the people are dancing in front of something that looks like a bean.

Great video btw.

Good job in general, but very risky to ATA on Q2... Whenever one sees something such as "affectionately known to the locals" in the question, it's pretty doubtful that many outside the area would know this. I actually found myself screaming "NOOOOOO!" out loud when he first debated jumping the Q, but then decided to ATA. ...And fully expected to see the numbers come up the way they did. Oh well.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Estonut wrote:Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

I confess not remembering Skoop's trip report, either. Since all she said about it was "a former coworker who moved to Chicago took some shots for us of The Bean and other things," without specifically explaining what the Bean was, I don't think there was all that much there to make a lasting impression.

Did it make a lasting impression on you, Esto?

It lasted a year, so far...

How do you non chicagoans not know what the bean is?!?!?!?

ten96lt wrote:How do you non chicagoans not know what the bean is?!?!?!?

You Chicagoans must be falling down in your travel promotion.

Maybe you just realized that you're a century or so too late to be called Bean Town.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ten96lt wrote:How do you non chicagoans not know what the bean is?!?!?!?

You Chicagoans must be falling down in your travel promotion.

Maybe you just realized that you're a century or so too late to be called Bean Town.

Yep, I find it odd tho that they air Chicago tourism commercials IN Chicago. That's probably what makes us think everyone know's what it is.

ten96lt wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ten96lt wrote:How do you non chicagoans not know what the bean is?!?!?!?

You Chicagoans must be falling down in your travel promotion.

Maybe you just realized that you're a century or so too late to be called Bean Town.

Yep, I find it odd tho that they air Chicago tourism commercials IN Chicago. That's probably what makes us think everyone know's what it is.

Well, they air Michigan tourism ads in Michigan.

ten96lt wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ten96lt wrote:How do you non chicagoans not know what the bean is?!?!?!?

You Chicagoans must be falling down in your travel promotion.

Maybe you just realized that you're a century or so too late to be called Bean Town.

Yep, I find it odd tho that they air Chicago tourism commercials IN Chicago. That's probably what makes us think everyone know's what it is.

Well, they air Michigan tourism ads in Michigan.

Estonut wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 – Big Sculptures
“Cloud Gate,” an enormous silver sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is affectionately known to locals as what?
A. The Muffin
B. The Bean
C. The Carrot
D. The Acorn

I'd never heard of this...

Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

That's where I've heard of it. --Bob

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Estonut wrote:Sounds like someone didn't read Skoop's trip reports...

She mentioned the Bean in her initial report and even has a few pictures of it in the collage she made for her mom.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 09#p265309

I confess not remembering Skoop's trip report, either. Since all she said about it was "a former coworker who moved to Chicago took some shots for us of The Bean and other things," without specifically explaining what the Bean was, I don't think there was all that much there to make a lasting impression.

Did it make a lasting impression on you, Esto?

It made an appearance on CBS Sunday morning not too long ago which is where I remember it from. I guess not a lot of people watch that either!

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Air Travel
On a direct flight, which of these pairs of cities are farthest apart in terms of air miles?
A. Miami and Phoenix
B. Los Angeles and Seattle
C. Denver and Pittsburgh
D. Boston and Dallas

Sam thinks it’s “A,” but doesn’t want to take the risk.

Sam leaves with $26,750

Spoiler

A. Miami and Phoenix

If one can visualize the U.S. map it's not hard to realize that Miami is the farthest east of the cities and Phoenix the farthest west.

Mmmmm, not quite. Los Angeles and Seattle are both farther west than Phoenix, although the north/south distance between them is about the shortest of the four pairs. At the same time, Boston is much farther east-- something like 10 degrees of longitude-- than Miami, and Pittsburgh is almost due north of Miami, so they would be on about the same degree of longitude. When you factor in that Boston is much farther north than Dallas, while Miami and Phoenix are about even, the distances are little harder to guesstimate. The big thing is that Phoenix is so much farther west than Dallas, which is on the eastern side of a big-ass state, with another big-ass state between it and Arizona.

I don't think there was all that much there to make a lasting impression

It must have for me; I've never been to Chicago (except passing through-no stops) but I immediately thought, 'bean' when i read the question and my next thought was "I must have seen/read that on the bored."

t.

wintergreen48 wrote:At the same time, Boston is much farther east -- something like 10 degrees of longitude-- than Miami, and Pittsburgh is almost due north of Miami, so they would be on about the same degree of longitude.

So it is. I would have sworn (before checking) that Miami was roughly as far east as Boston. I didn't realize how far west the Atlantic coast swoops before the Florida peninsula jogs back a bit east. --Bob

wintergreen48 wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Air Travel
On a direct flight, which of these pairs of cities are farthest apart in terms of air miles?
A. Miami and Phoenix
B. Los Angeles and Seattle
C. Denver and Pittsburgh
D. Boston and Dallas

Sam thinks it’s “A,” but doesn’t want to take the risk.

Sam leaves with $26,750

Spoiler

A. Miami and Phoenix

If one can visualize the U.S. map it's not hard to realize that Miami is the farthest east of the cities and Phoenix the farthest west.

Mmmmm, not quite. Los Angeles and Seattle are both farther west than Phoenix, although the north/south distance between them is about the shortest of the four pairs. At the same time, Boston is much farther east-- something like 10 degrees of longitude-- than Miami, and Pittsburgh is almost due north of Miami, so they would be on about the same degree of longitude. When you factor in that Boston is much farther north than Dallas, while Miami and Phoenix are about even, the distances are little harder to guesstimate. The big thing is that Phoenix is so much farther west than Dallas, which is on the eastern side of a big-ass state, with another big-ass state between it and Arizona.

Not to mention the difference in latitude. Pittsburgh, PA and Helena, MT are essentially the same longitude as Miami and Phoenix but are probaby 300 miles closer by virtue of being farther north.

Phoenix and Miami are essentially the two southern most cities listed, although Phoenix is in reality about a degree farther north than Dallas which is surprising and about the same latitude as LA.