WWTBAM Bored

Kevin Spencer
Astoria, NY

guest host - Sherri Shepherd

Topic tree (randomized)
Numbers indicate prerandomized level
8 Hit Songs
2 Game Time
6 Candy Names
10 Great Writers
5 Marriage Laws
3 Ugly Jewelry
7 Big Issues
9 Royally Weird
1 Tasteful Place
4 Historical Chair

Question 1 (4 - Historical Chair)
What classic TV character's rickety, high-backed easy chair is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institution?
a. Heathcliff Huxtable
b. Archie Bunker
c. Ralph Kramden
d. Ricky Ricardo

value/answer/bank

b. Archie Bunker
value: $1,000
bank: $1,000

Question 2 (1 - Tasteful Place)
Located in Vermont, the New England Maple Museum boasts that it tells the what "Story Ever Told"?
a. The Spiciest
b. The Sourest
c. The Sweetest
d. The Saltiest

value/answer/bank

c. The Sweetest
value: $2,000
bank: $3,000

Question 3 (9 - Royally Weird)
In 2010, Britain's Prince Charles admitted to often engaging in what odd behavior, calling it "absolutely crucial"?
a. Eating raw garlic
b. Sleeping on the floor
c. Jogging naked
d. Talking to trees

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Talking to trees
value: ($10,000)
bank: $3,000

Question 4 (7 - Big Issues)
What contentious national issue is the subject of the 2010 documentary "Waiting for 'Superman'"?
a. Global warming
b. Health care
c. Public education
d. Unemployment

value/answer/bank

c. Public education
value: $500
bank: $3,500

Question 5 (3 - Ugly Jewelry)
Seen on certain notorious celebrities, a SCRAM bracelet alerts authorities when the wearer does what?
a. Drinks alcohol
b. Shoplifts
c. Leaves the country
d. Uses a mobile phone

value/answer/bank

a. Drinks alcohol
value: $25,000
bank: $28,500

Flashback question ($100,000 - 2004)
The Rolling Stones' classic "tongue" logo first appeared on the label of what album?
a. Let It Bleed
b. Beggars Banquet
c. Exile on Main Street
d. Sticky Fingers

answer

d. Sticky Fingers

Question 6 (5 - Marriage Laws)
A so-called "green card marriage" is a union in which one partner is and one partner is typically not what?
a. In prison
b. Actively religious
c. Already married
d. A US citizen

value/answer/bank

d. A US citizen
value: $100
bank: $28,600

Question 7 (10 - Great Writers)
On the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century, what author appears twice in the top five?
a. William Faulkner
b. James Joyce
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. Vladimir Nabokov

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

b. James Joyce
value: ($3,000)
bank: $28,600

(end of show)

Question 7 (10 - Great Writers)
On the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century, what author appears twice in the top five?
a. William Faulkner
b. James Joyce
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. Vladimir Nabokov

Let's see if I can figure this out.

a. Light in August and As I Lay Dying
b. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses
c. The Great Gatsby and The Beautiful and the Damned
d. Lolita and ... that's the only one I know.

I'll guess B.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 7 (10 - Great Writers)
On the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century, what author appears twice in the top five?
a. William Faulkner
b. James Joyce
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. Vladimir Nabokov

Let's see if I can figure this out.

a. Light in August and As I Lay Dying
b. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses
c. The Great Gatsby and The Beautiful and the Damned
d. Lolita and ... that's the only one I know.

I'll guess B.

WooHoo!!!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kevin Spencer
Astoria, NY

guest host - Sherri Shepherd

I don't know about anyone else but watching her host this show is exhausting.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 (9 - Royally Weird)
In 2010, Britain's Prince Charles admitted to often engaging in what odd behavior, calling it "absolutely crucial"?
a. Eating raw garlic
b. Sleeping on the floor
c. Jogging naked
d. Talking to trees

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Talking to trees
value: ($10,000)
bank: $3,000

I'll also JTQ. Who would know this? I'd term this a WWOQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 (3 - Ugly Jewelry)
Seen on certain notorious celebrities, a SCRAM bracelet alerts authorities when the wearer does what?
a. Drinks alcohol
b. Shoplifts
c. Leaves the country
d. Uses a mobile phone

value/answer/bank

a. Drinks alcohol
value: $25,000
bank: $28,500

E - shuts down a nuclear reactor.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 (10 - Great Writers)
On the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century, what author appears twice in the top five?
a. William Faulkner
b. James Joyce
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. Vladimir Nabokov

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

b. James Joyce
value: ($3,000)
bank: $28,600

(end of show)

I would also have used my second JTQ.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kevin Spencer
Astoria, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 (9 - Royally Weird)
In 2010, Britain's Prince Charles admitted to often engaging in what odd behavior, calling it "absolutely crucial"?
a. Eating raw garlic
b. Sleeping on the floor
c. Jogging naked
d. Talking to trees

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Talking to trees
value: ($10,000)
bank: $3,000

I'll also JTQ. Who would know this? I'd term this a WWOQ.

Me, me! It was part of a TV special on the UK royal whack a do's fairly recently. May have even been a special that focused specifically on Bonnie Prince Chuck.

The quote also got some press following the special. It was my first thought when I saw the question from the safety of the LaZboy. Whether I would have answered it from the hot podium I can not say for sure.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 (4 - Historical Chair)
What classic TV character's rickety, high-backed easy chair is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institution?
a. Heathcliff Huxtable
b. Archie Bunker
c. Ralph Kramden
d. Ricky Ricardo

value/answer/bank

b. Archie Bunker
value: $1,000
bank: $1,000

Was Archie's chair really rickety? Was there ever an episode when it collapsed under his weight or something?