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Jamie Bond
North Bergen, NJ
College senior

Topic Tree:

What’s Your Name?
Recent Bestsellers
Icy Waters
Chicken Specifics
Literary Heroes
Secret Operations
Food Processor
Free at Last
Pay Periods
Storytime

Topic Tree: (randomized)

Icy Waters
Storytime
Food Processor
Secret Operations
Free at Last
Chicken Specifics
What’s Your Name?
Literary Heroes
Recent Bestsellers
Pay Periods


Question 1 – Pay Periods
By definition, a “per diem” is an allowance a person is given how often?
A. Each day
B. Each week
C. Each month
D. Each year

Spoiler

A. Each day
$10K
Bank - $10K

Question 2 – Recent Bestsellers
The 2009 best-selling novel “The Help” centers on African-American maids in what Southern town?
A. Little Rock, AR
B. Jackson, MS
C. Charleston, SC
D. Knoxville, TN

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Jackson, MS
$3K
Bank – $10K

Question 3 – Literary Heroes
What is the profession of Howard Roark, the hero of Ayn Rand’s influential 1943 book “The Fountainhead”?
A. Surgeon
B. Politician
C. Judge
D. Architect

ATA

ATA results

5% A. Surgeon
17% B. Politician
12% C. Judge
66% D. Architect

Spoiler

D. Architect
$25K
Bank - $35K

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Question 4 – What’s Your Name?
Which of these singers is known professionally by his actual birth name?
A. Freddie Mercury
B. Neil Diamond
C. Elton John
D. Gene Simmons

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Neil Diamond
$7K
Bank - $35K

Question 5 – Chicken Specifics
Which of these U.S. landmarks shares its name with a popular breed of chicken?
A. Liberty Bell
B. Hoover Dam
C. Plymouth Rock
D. Grand Canyon

Spoiler

C. Plymouth Rock
$500
Bank - $35,500

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Jamie will return on tomorrow’s show.

1. easy.
2. easy-haven't read the book but have heard about it.
3. easy-this also comes up on J! a lot.
4. I'm a Neil Diamond fan, so I SHOULD know this one!
5. easy.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 – Recent Bestsellers
The 2009 best-selling novel “The Help” centers on African-American maids in what Southern town?
A. Little Rock, AR
B. Jackson, MS
C. Charleston, SC
D. Knoxville, TN

I didn't know this one, but it's as timely as today's news. The author is being sued.
http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/02/ ... _help.html