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Will Choy
Brooklyn, NY
Unemployed (fired last week) and studied for the show at the same time as he was filing for unemployment

At beginning Mere says Will has worked as a copy editor for TV trivia surveys and hopes that this would help him. This is because he would know "everything" about TV trivia. Will agrees that he should get any TV trivia item that comes his way.


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
The Dude
Revolutionary History
Prancing Animals
Freaky Foods
Sports Scandals
Up In Smoke
Capital Crooning
Business Big-wigs
Peanuts
Vintage Toys


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
The Dude
Revolutionary History
Vintage Toys
Prancing Animals
Peanuts
Freaky Foods
Up In Smoke
Sports Scandals
Business Big-wigs
Capital Crooning




Question 1 - Capital Crooning
During a recent performance at the White House, who serenaded the First Lady with the 1965 song "Michelle"?
A. Bob Dylan B. Mick Jagger
C. Paul McCartney D. Eric Clapton

ATA

A-1% B-4% C-92% D-3%

Answer and value

C. Paul McCartney
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 2 - Business Big-wigs
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch heads what global conglomerate?
A. Viacom B. Time Warner
C. Vivendi D. News Corporation

Answer and value

D. News Corporation
Value: $25K
Bank: $27K

Question 3 - Sports Scandals
In 2010, athlete Floyd Landis admitted that he had been using performance-enhancing drugs in 2006 when he won what?
A. PGA Championship B. Olympic skiing medal
C. Wimbledon D. Tour de France

Answer and value

D. Tour de France
Value: $100
Bank: $27100

Question 4 - Up In Smoke
An estimated 45 million Americans are smokers, which is roughly what percentage of the adult population?
A. 5% B. 10%
C. 20% D. 40%

JTQ #1

Answer and value

C. 20%
Value: $5K
Bank: $27100

Question 5 - Freaky Foods
Popular in parts of Mexico as a snack or a filling for tacos, "chapulines" are what unusual delicacy?
A. Raw snake eggs B. Moldy corn kernels
C. Dried fish eyes D. Toasted grasshoppers

Contestant's response

Will thinks it would be an animal but is not familiar with this. Thinks the -lines suffix would mean a small one but it could be eggs too.

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. Toasted grasshoppers
Value: $15K
Bank: $27100

Question 6 - Peanuts
In the classic TV special "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," who waits in a pumpkin patch overnight to witness the Great Pumpkin?
A. Charlie Brown B. Linus
C. Peppermint Patty D. Lucy

Answer and value

B. Linus
Value: $3K
Bank: $30100

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Question 7 - Prancing Animals
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
A. Males and females have antlers B. Only males have antlers
C. Only females have antlers D. No reindeer have antlers

Contestant response

Will expressed his confidence that among all deer only the males have antlers, as they use them to impress the females and also to fight with each other.

Answer and value

A. Males and females have antlers
Value: not shown
Bank: Will left with $1000

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Will Choy
Brooklyn, NY
Unemployed (fired last week) and studied for the show at the same time as he was filing for unemployment

At beginning Mere says Will has worked as a copy editor for TV trivia surveys and hopes that this would help him. This is because he would know "everything" about TV trivia. Will agrees that he should get any TV trivia item that comes his way.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Freaky Foods
Popular in parts of Mexico as a snack or a filling for tacos, "chapulines" are what unusual delicacy?
A. Raw snake eggs B. Moldy corn kernels
C. Dried fish eyes D. Toasted grasshoppers

Contestant's response

Will thinks it would be an animal but is not familiar with this. Thinks the -lines suffix would mean a small one but it could be eggs too.

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. Toasted grasshoppers
Value: $15K
Bank: $27100

I'd be using JTQ on this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Prancing Animals
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
A. Males and females have antlers B. Only males have antlers
C. Only females have antlers D. No reindeer have antlers

Contestant response

Will expressed his confidence that among all deer only the males have antlers, as they use them to impress the females and also to fight with each other.

Answer and value

A. Males and females have antlers
Value: not shown
Bank: Will left with $1000

If he had thought about Clement Moore's poem he might have realized that the females have antlers, too. Unfortunately the TV Christmas special, "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" would not have helped because it shows the females without antlers.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Will Choy
Brooklyn, NY
Unemployed (fired last week) and studied for the show at the same time as he was filing for unemployment

At beginning Mere says Will has worked as a copy editor for TV trivia surveys and hopes that this would help him. This is because he would know "everything" about TV trivia. Will agrees that he should get any TV trivia item that comes his way.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Freaky Foods
Popular in parts of Mexico as a snack or a filling for tacos, "chapulines" are what unusual delicacy?
A. Raw snake eggs B. Moldy corn kernels
C. Dried fish eyes D. Toasted grasshoppers

Contestant's response

Will thinks it would be an animal but is not familiar with this. Thinks the -lines suffix would mean a small one but it could be eggs too.

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. Toasted grasshoppers
Value: $15K
Bank: $27100

I'd be using JTQ on this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Prancing Animals
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
A. Males and females have antlers B. Only males have antlers
C. Only females have antlers D. No reindeer have antlers

Contestant response

Will expressed his confidence that among all deer only the males have antlers, as they use them to impress the females and also to fight with each other.

Answer and value

A. Males and females have antlers
Value: not shown
Bank: Will left with $1000

If he had thought about Clement Moore's poem he might have realized that the females have antlers, too. Unfortunately the TV Christmas special, "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" would not have helped because it shows the females without antlers.

That's a nasty question all right. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Prancing Animals
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
A. Males and females have antlers B. Only males have antlers
C. Only females have antlers D. No reindeer have antlers

Contestant response

Will expressed his confidence that among all deer only the males have antlers, as they use them to impress the females and also to fight with each other.

Answer and value

A. Males and females have antlers
Value: not shown
Bank: Will left with $1000

If he had thought about Clement Moore's poem he might have realized that the females have antlers, too. Unfortunately the TV Christmas special, "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" would not have helped because it shows the females without antlers.

That's a nasty question all right. --Bob

Oh please. There's one of these women at every Christmas party...

Spoiler

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Will Choy
Brooklyn, NY
Unemployed (fired last week) and studied for the show at the same time as he was filing for unemployment

At beginning Mere says Will has worked as a copy editor for TV trivia surveys and hopes that this would help him. This is because he would know "everything" about TV trivia. Will agrees that he should get any TV trivia item that comes his way.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Freaky Foods
Popular in parts of Mexico as a snack or a filling for tacos, "chapulines" are what unusual delicacy?
A. Raw snake eggs B. Moldy corn kernels
C. Dried fish eyes D. Toasted grasshoppers

Contestant's response

Will thinks it would be an animal but is not familiar with this. Thinks the -lines suffix would mean a small one but it could be eggs too.

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. Toasted grasshoppers
Value: $15K
Bank: $27100

I'd be using JTQ on this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Prancing Animals
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
A. Males and females have antlers B. Only males have antlers
C. Only females have antlers D. No reindeer have antlers

Contestant response

Will expressed his confidence that among all deer only the males have antlers, as they use them to impress the females and also to fight with each other.

Answer and value

A. Males and females have antlers
Value: not shown
Bank: Will left with $1000

If he had thought about Clement Moore's poem he might have realized that the females have antlers, too. Unfortunately the TV Christmas special, "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" would not have helped because it shows the females without antlers.

At Christmastime, only the females have antlers; the males have lost theirs.