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Arnold Edwards
Chicago, IL
Retired teacher

$100 “Hollywood” is a term commonly used to refer to what major U.S. industry?
A. The automobile industry
B. The movie industry
C. The tobacco industry
D. Pricey Popcorn Inc.

$200 Which of these diseases is named for the color it often turns the skin of infected patients?
A. Yellow fever
B. German measles
C. Whooping cough
D. Lyme disease

$300 In the northern United States, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior are the names of five “great” what?
A. Rivers
B. Lakes
C. Canyons
D. Prairies

$500 In order to maintain a “washboard” look, bodybuilders must rigorously exercise what muscles?
A. Quadriceps
B. Deltoids
C. Abdominals
D. Pectorals

$1K In 1987, the Hooked on Phonics program was introduced to help young children learn what school subject?
A. Reading
B. Mathematics
C. Science
D. History

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$2K Perhaps for the agreeable feeling it inspires, “cordial” is another name for a sweet-tasting what?
A. Berry
B. Cheese
C. Nut
D. Liqueur

$4K The star of his own popular cable TV show, Cesar Millan is better known as the what?
A. Mythbuster
B. Naked Chef
C. Dog Whisperer
D, Survivorman

$8K One of the Earth’s tectonic plates, the Galapagos Plate lies beneath what ocean?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

ATA

58% A. Pacific Ocean
7% B. Arctic Ocean
21% C. Indian Ocean
14% D. Atlantic Ocean

$16K Which of these lyrics is from the Neil Diamond hit “America” and not the 1831 song” America (My Country! ‘Tis of Thee)”?
A. Sweet freedom’s song
B. Land of the noble free
C. Long may our land be bright
D. Freedom’s light burning warm

PAF – Arnold’s brother Ricky

Ricky is sure it is “A.”

Arnold goes with his brother. He is a policeman, so he should know.
Arnold leaves with $1K.

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Answers:
$100 B. The movie industry
$200 A. Yellow fever
$300 B. Lakes
$500 C. Abdominals
$1K A. Reading
$2K D. Liqueur
$4K C. Dog Whisperer
$8K A. Pacific Ocean
$16K D. Freedom’s light burning warm

$2k-I was waiting for "cherry" to come up. ATA here.

$16K. I'm a Neil Diamond fan, so I knew this one cold. I was screaming "D" at my TV. I guess neither of them like Neil Diamond.

$4K: I can easily eliminate A (Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage) and B (Jamie Oliver). Gotta go to the audience here.

$16K: No clue. Try the PAF... but not Arnold's PAF.

Ricky is sure it is “A.”

Arnold goes with his brother. He is a policeman, so he should know.
Arnold leaves with $1K.

Curses! Dursted again!®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Arnold Edwards
Chicago, IL
Retired teacher

A break in the stream of young whippersnappers - how refreshing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$300 In the northern United States, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior are the names of five “great” what?
A. Rivers
B. Lakes
C. Canyons
D. Prairies

Why not "the five 'great' what?"

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4K The star of his own popular cable TV show, Cesar Millan is better known as the what?
A. Mythbuster
B. Naked Chef
C. Dog Whisperer
D, Survivorman

I know it's not A or B and pretty sure it's not D, so I'd go with C.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8K One of the Earth’s tectonic plates, the Galapagos Plate lies beneath what ocean?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

ATA

58% A. Pacific Ocean
7% B. Arctic Ocean
21% C. Indian Ocean
14% D. Atlantic Ocean

A basic geography question gussied up to look tougher than it is. All you have to know is that the Galapagos Islands arein the Pacific.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16K Which of these lyrics is from the Neil Diamond hit “America” and not the 1831 song” America (My Country! ‘Tis of Thee)”?
A. Sweet freedom’s song
B. Land of the noble free
C. Long may our land be bright
D. Freedom’s light burning warm

PAF – Arnold’s brother Ricky

Ricky is sure it is “A.”

Arnold goes with his brother. He is a policeman, so he should know.
Arnold leaves with $1K.

This is fairly tough, although given enough time and familiarity with the songs, the only one that makes sense is D (in terms of how it scans). It's a shame his brother dursted him.

Not a great stack for me.

Good thing it doesn't matter.

Despite my coveted position in the Lyrically Speaking cellar, this was a Nihil obstat® stack for me!

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Arnold Edwards
Chicago, IL
Retired teacher

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8K One of the Earth’s tectonic plates, the Galapagos Plate lies beneath what ocean?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

ATA

58% A. Pacific Ocean
7% B. Arctic Ocean
21% C. Indian Ocean
14% D. Atlantic Ocean

A basic geography question gussied up to look tougher than it is. All you have to know is that the Galapagos Islands arein the Pacific.

ATA? Really? He needs a lifeline for this???

Geo nit wit-ism strikes again. Not terribly upset to see him get dursted after this. Seems only fitting.

Of course were I ever to get on a show I would get knocked out by a geography question.

It would no doubt also be fitting. But it would have to be harder than this one!