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Chris Shively
Chicago, IL
musician

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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Not What I Meant
BROADWAY
Animal Stamps
And I Quote ...
Ten-Hut
Patriotic Songs
Side Jobs
Tough Guys
Early Versions
Also Known As

Question 1 - Also Known As

Used for packing and insulating, polystyrene is known by what more commonly used trade name?

A: Cardboard B: Bubble Wrap
C: Cellophane D: Styrofoam

Answer and value

D: Styrofoam
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question 2 - Early Versions

Inspired by his time in Napoleon's army, Charles Barbier created a darkness-friendly military code that was an early precursor to what?

A: Morse code B: Braille
C: Sign language D: Telegraphy

Answer and value

B: Braille
Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,000

Question 3 - Tough Guys

Chris: "I'm one of those!"
Meredith: "I can tell."
Audience: [laughter]

Before becoming a famous actor, who won a televised contest naming him "Americas Toughest Bouncer"?

A: Chuck Norris B: Mr. T
C: Arnold Schwarzenegger D: Samuel Jackson

Let's see if I can logic this one out.

Arnold isn't American and he was a body-builder, so no. Chuck Norris is "like 4 feet tall," so he can't imagine that's right. He thinks it's Mr. T, but he's not risking 15 grand on it.

Chris jumps the question.

Answer and value

B: Mr. T
Value: $3,000
Bank: $32,000

Question 4 - Side Jobs

Though he had already written some of his most famous works by then, what writer worked as a clerk for the Attorney General after the Civil War? ("After the Civil War," Chris repeats.)

A: Ralph Waldo Emerson B: Nathaniel Hawthorne
C: Walt Whitman D: Henry David Thoreau

Chris jumps the question. He would have guessed

Spoiler

B

.

Answer and value

C: Walt Whitman
Value: $100
Bank: $32,000

Question 5 - Patriotic Songs

Which of these natural settings is not mentioned in the lyrics of the patriotic tune "God Bless America"?

A: Forests B: Oceans
C: Mountains D: Prairies

Chris asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 85%
B: 7%
C: 4%
D: 4%

Answer and value

A: Forests
Value: $5,000
Bank: $37,000

Commercial break.

Question 6 - Ten-Hut

Inspired by the famous mascot that sports one, campaign hats worn by Marine Corps drill instructors have what nickname?

A: Smokey Bears B: Mr. Peanuts
C: Pillsbury Doughboys D: Hamburglars

He's going to "be a wimp and walk." (with $18,500).

Answer and value

A: Smokey Bears
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $37,000

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:He's going to "be a wimp and walk." (with $18,500).

Was it something they put in the water, that day?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Ten-Hut

Inspired by the famous mascot that sports one, campaign hats worn by Marine Corps drill instructors have what nickname?

A: Smokey Bears B: Mr. Peanuts
C: Pillsbury Doughboys D: Hamburglars

He's going to "be a wimp and walk." (with $18,500).

Answer and value

A: Smokey Bears
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $37,000

It's time for Gunnery Sergeant Hartman to recognize the shout-out and give the "wimp" a few words of inspiration. Or is he one of mini's MM?

Could Chris envision a Marine wearing any of these hats?

Question 3 - Tough Guys

Chris: "I'm one of those!"
Meredith: "I can tell."
Audience: [laughter]

Before becoming a famous actor, who won a televised contest naming him "Americas Toughest Bouncer"?

A: Chuck Norris B: Mr. T
C: Arnold Schwarzenegger D: Samuel Jackson

Let's see if I can logic this one out.

Arnold isn't American and he was a body-builder, so no. Chuck Norris is "like 4 feet tall," so he can't imagine that's right. He thinks it's Mr. T, but he's not risking 15 grand on it.

Chris jumps the question.

Answer and value

B: Mr. T
Value: $3,000
Bank: $32,000

Heck, I'll try to logic it out. Norris was always martial arts, Schwarzenegger was always bodybuilding, and Jackson was always rail thin. Nah -- none of those attributes would eliminate someone as a bouncer. ATA and if that doesn't work out convincingly, JTQ.

Question 4 - Side Jobs

Though he had already written some of his most famous works by then, what writer worked as a clerk for the Attorney General after the Civil War? ("After the Civil War," Chris repeats.)

A: Ralph Waldo Emerson B: Nathaniel Hawthorne
C: Walt Whitman D: Henry David Thoreau

Chris jumps the question. He would have guessed

Spoiler

B

.

Answer and value

C: Walt Whitman
Value: $100
Bank: $32,000

Tough one, if you don't know it. I would eliminate Emerson and Hawthorne because I'm convinced they were older and had written all their famous works by the time of the Civil War. That leaves Whitman and Thoreau, and I'd be very tempted to eliminate Thoreau because of my guess that the person who wrote Civil Disobedience wouldn't be clerking for the feds. But it would only be a guess. Second JTQ.

Question 5 - Patriotic Songs

Which of these natural settings is not mentioned in the lyrics of the patriotic tune "God Bless America"?

A: Forests B: Oceans
C: Mountains D: Prairies

Chris asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 85%
B: 7%
C: 4%
D: 4%

Answer and value

A: Forests
Value: $5,000
Bank: $37,000

(singing) From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foooooooooooooam (breath intake) GOD BLESS AMERICA my home sweet hooooooooooooooooome, God bless America, my home sweet hoooooooooooome.

OK, OK, no more singing. Sheesh! No need to throw stuff.

Question 6 - Ten-Hut

Inspired by the famous mascot that sports one, campaign hats worn by Marine Corps drill instructors have what nickname?

A: Smokey Bears B: Mr. Peanuts
C: Pillsbury Doughboys D: Hamburglars

He's going to "be a wimp and walk." (with $18,500).

Answer and value

A: Smokey Bears
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $37,000

From photos to movies, the Marine Smokey Bear hat image seems so pervasive to me that I would have had to be careful on this one. I would have been thinking, "This is too easy. Is it a trick question?" I would have mentally gone through the images of the others before announcing my final answer. OTOH, Chris had to walk, so I guess it's not as easy as I thought. I just happened to know it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Chris Shively
Chicago, IL
musician

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Ten-Hut

Inspired by the famous mascot that sports one, campaign hats worn by Marine Corps drill instructors have what nickname?

A: Smokey Bears B: Mr. Peanuts
C: Pillsbury Doughboys D: Hamburglars

He's going to "be a wimp and walk." (with $18,500).

Answer and value

A: Smokey Bears
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $37,000

How could he not reason this out? The image of the DI in the "smokey bear" hat is almost synonymous with the Marines.

Chris's performing name is Chrissy Murderbot, if Google is to be believed.