WWTBAM Bored

Chris Pappas
Manchester, NH


Topic Tree:

10 Smart Actors
9 Artistic Censorship
8 Good Work
7 Lost in Translation
6 Peaceful Names
5 Title Characters
4 TV Titles
3 On the Web
2 Measured Weather
1 Hand Jive

Topic Tree: (randomized)

5 Title Characters
4 TV Titles
9 Artistic Censorship
2 Measured Weather
6 Peaceful Names
7 Lost in Translation
10 Smart Actors
8 Good Work
1 Hand Jive
3 On the Web



Question 1 – 3 On the Web
Which of these popular websites sought to attract new users with the ad slogan “Your calling is calling”?
A. Realtor.com
B. Hulu.com
C. Monster.com
D. Match.com

Spoiler

C. Monster.com
$15K
Bank - $15K

Question 2 – 1 Hand Jive
The finger closest to the thumb is known as the index finger or what?
A. Bender
B. Pointer
C. Scratcher
D. Closer

Spoiler

B. Pointer
$10K
Bank - $25K

Question 3 – 8 Good Work
According to Gallup, what former president had the lowest overall approval rating with an average of 45.4%?
A. Harry Truman
B. Richard Nixon
C. George W. Bush
D. Gerald Ford

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. Harry Truman
$1K
Bank - $25K

Question 4 – 10 Smart Actors
What Best Actor winner co-authored a paper in the journal “Current Biology” linking brain structure with political beliefs?
A. Collin Firth
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Russell Crowe
D. Daniel Day-Lewis

ATA

ATA results

15% A. Collin Firth
32% B. Jeremy Irons
15% C. Russell Crowe
38% D. Daniel Day-Lewis

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Colin Firth
$7K
Bank - $25K

Question 5 – 7 Lost in Translation
The insect known as “caballito del diablo, or “devil’s little horse,” goes by what similarly menacing name in English?
A. Flesh fly
B. Dragonfly
C. Snipe fly
D. Robber fly

Spoiler

B. Dragonfly
$5K
Bank - $30K

commercial break

Question 6 – 6 Peaceful Names
In 2011, Ron Artest made news for what NBA team when he changed his name to Metta World Peace?
A. New York Knicks
B. Miami Heat
C. Los Angeles Lakers
D. Dallas Mavericks

Spoiler

C. Los Angeles Lakers
$2K
Bank - $32K

Question 7 – 2 Measured Weather
Set by the National Weather Service, “nickel,” “golf ball” and “grapefruit” are all different sizes of what?
A. Clouds
B. Hailstones
C. Hurricanes
D. Lightning bolts

Spoiler

B. Hailstones
$3K
Bank - $35K

Question 8 – 9 Artistic Censorship
In Botticelli’s iconic painting “The Birth of Venus,” a nude Venus covers her body with her hand and what?
A. Her hair
B. Fig leaf
C. Seashell
D. Loin cloth

Chris decides to leave with $17,500K

Spoiler

A. Her hair

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – 10 Smart Actors
What Best Actor winner co-authored a paper in the journal “Current Biology” linking brain structure with political beliefs?
A. Collin Firth
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Russell Crowe
D. Daniel Day-Lewis

ATA

ATA results

15% A. Collin Firth
32% B. Jeremy Irons
15% C. Russell Crowe
38% D. Daniel Day-Lewis

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Colin Firth
$7K
Bank - $25K

Once again, a science paper makes it onto WWTBAM because a celebrity has somehow gotten his name attached to it. Wikipedia says:

In 2011, Firth collaborated with colleagues at the University College London to conduct a study probing differences in the volume of various brain regions in conservatives and liberals,[23][24] with the results suggesting that conservatives have greater amygdala volume and liberals have greater volume in their anterior cingulate cortex.

But I can't find anything elsewhere in that Wikipedia article indicating how his education and his extensive film experience made him a colleague of these biology professors.

The Bored discussed this research when it appeared:
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31627

But Colin Firth wasn't mentioned.

jarnon wrote:The Bored discussed this research when it appeared:
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31627

But Colin Firth wasn't mentioned.

Yeah, I thought the subject had come up.

The article linked in the OP didn't even mention the "important" celebrity connection.

Question 1 – 3 On the Web
Which of these popular websites sought to attract new users with the ad slogan “Your calling is calling”?
A. Realtor.com
B. Hulu.com
C. Monster.com
D. Match.com

A million years ago in my HR days, Monster.com called and offered to run a job listing for free. However, their job seekers are apparently heavily big business oriented; we didn't get a single usable resume.

Question 4 – 10 Smart Actors
What Best Actor winner co-authored a paper in the journal “Current Biology” linking brain structure with political beliefs?
A. Collin Firth
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Russell Crowe
D. Daniel Day-Lewis

I JTQ on this one. With random guessing, I probably would have picked the correct answer last. They did an excellent job picking distractors. All four of them come across as intelligent, well-read, and able to string more than two sentences together into a logical paragraph.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Chris Pappas
Manchester, NH

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 – 8 Good Work
According to Gallup, what former president had the lowest overall approval rating with an average of 45.4%?
A. Harry Truman
B. Richard Nixon
C. George W. Bush
D. Gerald Ford

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. Harry Truman
$1K
Bank - $25K

This seems pretty tough - all of them had their "moments". I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – 10 Smart Actors
What Best Actor winner co-authored a paper in the journal “Current Biology” linking brain structure with political beliefs?
A. Collin Firth
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Russell Crowe
D. Daniel Day-Lewis

ATA

ATA results

15% A. Collin Firth
32% B. Jeremy Irons
15% C. Russell Crowe
38% D. Daniel Day-Lewis

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Colin Firth
$7K
Bank - $25K

I'd have done the same thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 – 9 Artistic Censorship
In Botticelli’s iconic painting “The Birth of Venus,” a nude Venus covers her body with her hand and what?
A. Her hair
B. Fig leaf
C. Seashell
D. Loin cloth

Chris decides to leave with $17,500K

Spoiler

A. Her hair

I always think of Philip Jose Farmer's "Venus on the Half-Shell" when I hear a reference to this painting.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 – 9 Artistic Censorship
In Botticelli’s iconic painting “The Birth of Venus,” a nude Venus covers her body with her hand and what?
A. Her hair
B. Fig leaf
C. Seashell
D. Loin cloth

Chris decides to leave with $17,500K

Spoiler

A. Her hair

I always think of Philip Jose Farmer's "Venus on the Half-Shell" when I hear a reference to this painting.

Sounds like Chris was familiar with that nickname, too!

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2011 ... /710119999

Acknowledging he may have been a bit hasty using his lifelines, Pappas told host Meredith Viera he would have to “guess” the answer to the eighth multiple-choice question, asking what Venus uses to cover herself in Botticelli’s painting “The Birth of Venus.” The correct answer was her long hair in the painting of a naked Venus emerging from the sea, standing on a shell.

Having to walk away on that question was particularly frustrating for Pappas, he said, because he had seen the actual painting, often referred to as “Venus on the half shell,” during a visit to Florence, Italy, several years ago.

Here's another (much shorter) article about Chris's appearance.

http://www.wmur.com/newsarchive/29440074/detail.html