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John Blanton
Brooklyn, NY

John is a former Wall Street Journal editor who decided to shift careers and become a nurse to help others more directly.
Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Cover Girl
* Collar Color
* Who Am I?
* A Dog's Life
* Letter Brands
* Fads and Fashions
* How Old Is It?
* Government Sites
* Messy Kitchens
* Children's Songs

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Who Am I?
* Fads and Fashions
* Collar Color
* A Dog's Life
* Letter Brands
* How Old Is It?
* Government Sites
* Messy Kitchens
* Cover Girl
* Children's Songs



Question #1 ~ Children's Songs
According to the lyrics of a popular children's song, which of these characters "lives on Drury Lane"?
A: Peter Cottontail B: Clementine
C: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt D:The Muffin Man

John is childless, and clueless, on this one. He'll ask the audience.


ATA: A: 13% B: 3% C: 4% D: 80%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Muffin Man
Question Value:$1,000
Bank:$1,000

Question #2~ Cover Girl
What jazz great put his wife on the cover of his album "Someday My Prince Will Come"?
A: Charlie Parker B: Louis Armstrong
C: Miles Davis D: Duke Ellington

JTQ #1 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Miles Davis
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #3~ Messy Kitchens
An old myth suggests throwing what food against the wall to determine when it is properly cooked?
A: Pork Chops B: Spaghetti
C: Pancakes D: Carrots

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Spaghetti
Question Value: $100
Bank: $1,100

Question #4 ~ Government Sites
The website moneyfactory.gov is the online "home" of the Federal Bureau of what?
A: National Affairs B: Transportation Statistics
C: Land Management D: Engraving and Printing

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Engraving and Printing
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,100

Question #5~ How Old Is It?
Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the date of past events or artifacts be analyzing what?
A: Mineral deposits B: Electromagnetic fields
C: Radioactive decay D: Tree rings

Jump the question #2 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Tree Rings
Question Value: $5,000
Bank:$4,100

Question #6~ Letter Brands
What luxury brand's logo features its name written in capital letters, with the "U" replaced by a "V"?
A: Burberry B: Bulgari
C: Gucci D: Tag Heuer

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Bulgari
Question Value:$15,000
Bank: $19,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #7~ A Dog's Life
Once bred as loyal retrievers, poodles take their name from the Germanic word "pudeln," meaning what?
A: To splash in water B: To detect by scent
C: To quickly recover D: To obey orders

Walk with $9,550.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: To splash in water

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:John Blanton
Brooklyn, NY

John is a former Wall Street Journal editor who decided to shift careers and become a nurse to help others more directly.
Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Cover Girl
* Collar Color
* Who Am I?
* A Dog's Life
* Letter Brands
* Fads and Fashions
* How Old Is It?
* Government Sites
* Messy Kitchens
* Children's Songs

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Who Am I?
* Fads and Fashions
* Collar Color
* A Dog's Life
* Letter Brands
* How Old Is It?
* Government Sites
* Messy Kitchens
* Cover Girl
* Children's Songs



Question #1 ~ Children's Songs
according to the lyrics of a popular children's song, which of these characters "lives on Drury Lane"
A:Peter Cottontail B: Clementine
C: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt D:The Muffin Man

John is childless, and clueless, on this one. He'll ask the audience.


ATA: A: 13% B: 3% C: 4% D: 80%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Muffin Man
Question Value:$1,000
Bank:$1,000

Question #2~ Cover Girl
What jazz great put his wife on the cover of his album "Someday My Prince Will Come"?
A:Charlie Parker B: Louis Armstrong
C: Miles Davis D: Duke Ellington

JTQ #1 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Miles Davis
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #3~ Messy Kitchens
An old myth suggests throwing what food against the wall to determine when it is properly cooked?
A: Pork Chops B: Spaghetti
C: Pancakes D: Carrots

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Spaghetti
Question Value: $100
Bank: $1,00

Question #4 ~ Government Sites
A: National Affairs B: Transportation Statistics
C: Land Management D: Engraving and Printing

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Engraving and Printing
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,100

Question #5~ How Old Is It?
Dendrochronology is the scientif method of estimating the date of past eveents or artifacts be analyzing what?
A: Mineral deposits B: Electromagnetic fields
C: Radioactive Decay D: Tree Rings

Jump the question #2 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Tree Rings
Question Value: $5,000
Bank:$4,100

Question #6~ Letter Brands
What luzury brand's logo features its name written in capital letters, with the "U" replaced by a "V"?
A: Burberry B: Bulgari
C: Gucci D: Tag Heuer

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Bulgari
Question Value:$15,000
Bank: $19,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #7~ A Dog's Life
Once bred as loyal retrievers, poodles take their name from the Germanic word "pudein," meaning what?
A: To splash in water B: To detect by scent
C: To quickly recover D: To obey orders

Walk with $9,550.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: To splash in water

What was the question for number 4?

ulysses5019 wrote:What was the question for number 4?

It's fixed. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:What was the question for number 4?

It's fixed. --Bob

Thanks.

Bob78164 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:What was the question for number 4?

It's fixed. --Bob

Went in to fix it, and you beat me to it. Did correct a bunch of typos - most important one was on question 7.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 ~ Children's Songs
According to the lyrics of a popular children's song, which of these characters "lives on Drury Lane"?
A: Peter Cottontail B: Clementine
C: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt D:The Muffin Man

John is childless, and clueless, on this one. He'll ask the audience.


ATA: A: 13% B: 3% C: 4% D: 80%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Muffin Man
Question Value:$1,000
Bank:$1,000

Thank you, Shrek!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:John Blanton
Brooklyn, NY

John is a former Wall Street Journal editor who decided to shift careers and become a nurse to help others more directly.

I wonder if he knew the guy who was a photo editor for the WSJ before becoming a massage therapist.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 ~ Children's Songs
According to the lyrics of a popular children's song, which of these characters "lives on Drury Lane"?
A: Peter Cottontail B: Clementine
C: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt D:The Muffin Man

John is childless, and clueless, on this one. He'll ask the audience.

ATA: A: 13% B: 3% C: 4% D: 80%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Muffin Man
Question Value:$1,000
Bank:$1,000

And he's never seen Shrek, either.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2~ Cover Girl
What jazz great put his wife on the cover of his album "Someday My Prince Will Come"?
A: Charlie Parker B: Louis Armstrong
C: Miles Davis D: Duke Ellington

JTQ #1 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Miles Davis
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $1,000

I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6~ Letter Brands
What luxury brand's logo features its name written in capital letters, with the "U" replaced by a "V"?
A: Burberry B: Bulgari
C: Gucci D: Tag Heuer

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Bulgari
Question Value:$15,000
Bank: $19,100

I'll ATA because I have no idea.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7~ A Dog's Life
Once bred as loyal retrievers, poodles take their name from the Germanic word "pudeln," meaning what?
A: To splash in water B: To detect by scent
C: To quickly recover D: To obey orders

Walk with $9,550.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: To splash in water

4 years of German pays off at last!

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:John Blanton
Brooklyn, NY

John is a former Wall Street Journal editor who decided to shift careers and become a nurse to help others more directly.

I wonder if he knew the guy who was a photo editor for the WSJ before becoming a massage therapist.

It's been Wall Street Week on the show.

(Although that name was already taken, some years ago. )