WWTBAM Bored

Donnamarie Fontaine
Santa Monica, CA

Topic tree (randomized)
Numbers indicate prerandomized level
7 – Southern Man
9 – Nice Cars
5 – Big and Tall
6 – Superheroes
1 – What's in a Name?
4 – A Hard Climb
8 – Religions
3 – Revved Up
2 – Dance Crazes
10 – Famous Relatives

Question 1 (10 – Famous Relatives)
What scientist was the grandson of famed potter Josiah Wedgwood, the creator of Wedgwood china?
a. Jonas Salk
b. Alexander Fleming
c. Edmund Halley
d. Charles Darwin

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Charles Darwin
value: ($2,000)
bank: $0

Question 2 (2 – Dance Crazes)
To dance "The Bump," partners "bump" each other with what body part?
a. Feet
b. Wrists
c. Hips
d. Shoulders

value/answer/bank

c. Hips
value: $25,000
bank: $25,000

Question 3 (3 – Revved Up)
Which of these 1964 hit songs features the repeated sounds of a motorcycle engine being revved?
a. Leader of the Pack
b. Where Did Our Love Go?
c. Under the Boardwalk
d. Dancing in the Street

value/answer/bank

a. Leader of the Pack
value: $7,000
bank: $32,000

Question 4 (8 – Religions)
The word "Wesleyan," meaning a follower of the preacher John Wesley, refers to Protestants of what denomination?
a. Baptist
b. Presbyterian
c. Lutheran
d. Methodist

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

d. Methodist
value: ($15,000)
bank: $32,000

Question 5 (4 – A Hard Climb)
Mountain climbers looking for a bit of an edge often wear crampons on what part of their body?
a. Head
b. Feet
c. Hands
d. Elbows

value/answer/bank

b. Feet
value: $5,000
bank: $37,000

Flashback question ($500,000 - 2002)
As a young boy, singer Phil Collins appeared in which of the following films?
a. Bye Bye Birdie
b. A Hard Day's Night
c. Oliver!
d. Tom Jones

answer

b. A Hard Day's Night

Question 6 (1 – What's in a Name?)
Studs, dangles and hoops are all types of what?
a. Earrings
b. Fountain pens
c. Bicycles
d. Casino games

value/answer/bank

a. Earrings
value: $500
bank: $37,500

(end of show)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Donnamarie Fontaine
Santa Monica, CA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 (10 – Famous Relatives)
What scientist was the grandson of famed potter Josiah Wedgwood, the creator of Wedgwood china?
a. Jonas Salk
b. Alexander Fleming
c. Edmund Halley
d. Charles Darwin

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Charles Darwin
value: ($2,000)
bank: $0

Tough break getting the hardest question first. I'd JTQ also.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Donnamarie Fontaine
Santa Monica, CA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 (10 – Famous Relatives)
What scientist was the grandson of famed potter Josiah Wedgwood, the creator of Wedgwood china?
a. Jonas Salk
b. Alexander Fleming
c. Edmund Halley
d. Charles Darwin

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Charles Darwin
value: ($2,000)
bank: $0

Tough break getting the hardest question first. I'd JTQ also.

I knew that for some reason. I'd have missed a lot of pop questions though.

Donnamarie is probably a cousin. There's a huge number of Fontaine cousins in the U.S.

Was she a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll?

smilergrogan wrote:Was she a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll?

Question 4 (8 – Religions)
The word "Wesleyan," meaning a follower of the preacher John Wesley, refers to Protestants of what denomination?
a. Baptist
b. Presbyterian
c. Lutheran
d. Methodist

Ouch! I'm outta there. I was sure I remembered a Wesleyan Club at my the Presbyterian Church my grandmother went to.