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Travis Wolfinger
Perrisburg, OH
attorney

Showed off his unusual talent "playing his neck" (making music with his neck)


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Urban Escapes
9 Nicknames
8 French Problems
7 Elementary Knowledge
6 King of the Hill
5 Bulk Up
4 Battleground 101
3 Natural Movement
2 Worthy Trivia
1 Extreme Closeup


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
6 King of the Hill
10 Urban Escapes
2 Worthy Trivia
4 Battleground 101
1 Extreme Closeup
3 Natural Movement
9 Nicknames
8 French Problems
5 Bulk Up
7 Elementary Knowledge



Question 1 - Level 7 Elementary Knowledge
More commonly known as a treatment for warts, the liquified form of what element is increasingly being used in the culinary world?
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen

Answer and value

C. Nitrogen
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25K

Question 2 - Level 5 Bulk Up
A 2012 Muscle and Fitness magazine article advertises a way to "get huge" like what superhero without all the gamma radiation?
A. Iron Man B. Captain America
C. The Hulk D. Thor

Travis is a comic book collector

Answer and value

C. The Hulk
Value: $5K
Bank: $30K

Question 3 - Level 8 French Problems
One of the many factors that led to The French Revolution was the belief that the Queen had done which of the following?
A. Given birth to a commoner B. Stolen diamonds
C. Denounced the church D. Poisoned the king

JTQ 1

Answer and value

B. Stolen diamonds
Value: $3K jumped
Bank: $30K

Question 4 - Level 9 Nicknames
Decades before reality TV spawned a "Snooki", Eugene Young, or "Snooky," gained fame as a what?
A. Heavyweight boxer B. U.S. Senator
C. World War I General D. Jazz trumpeter

Travis said he does not even know the reality TV Snooki very well. He decided this was a good question for the audience.

ATA

A-31% B-7% C-9% D-53%

Answer and value

D. Jazz trumpeter
Value: $10K
Bank: $40K

Commercial break

Question 5 - Level 3 Natural Movement
Lateral undulation, side-winding, concertina and rectilinear are the four basic types of movement of what animal?

A. Dog B. Bird
C. Snake D. Donkey

Answer and value

C. Snake
Value: $500
Bank: $40500

Question 6 - Level 1 Extreme Closeup
Showing satellite imagery of The Moon, the website Google Moon originally revealed what food when users zoomed in too far?
A. Swiss cheese B. Fried egg
C. Rye toast D. Apple pie

Answer and value

A. Swiss cheese
Value: $100
Bank: $40600

Question 7 - Level 4 Battleground 101
Historically associated with gladiator battles, the term "arena" comes from a Latin word meaning what?
A. Wood B. Steel
C. Sand D. Ice

JTQ 2

Travis was leaning Steel

Answer and value

C. Sand
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $40600

Question 8 - Level 2 Worthy Trivia
According to Jeff Foxworthy, "If you've been married three times and you still have the same in-laws", you might be a what?
A. Hillbilly B. Socialite
C. Redneck D. Hippie

Answer and value

C. Redneck
Value: $2000
Bank: $42600

Commercial break

Flashback question
Before she hit it big, Madonna was canned from her job at what well-known establishment?
A. Pizza Hut B. The Gap
C. Kmart D. Dunkin' Donuts

Flashback answer

D. Dunkin' Donuts

Question 9 - Level 10 Urban Escapes
Central Park initially prohibited what activity inside its tranquil boundaries?
A. Carriage rides B. Baseball
C. Ice skating D. Outdoor concerts

Spoiler

Travis rulled out carriage rides and ice skating as not being much of a noise issue.
He was leaning Outdoor concerts and said Baseball was possible
He decided to gamble with D, Outdoor concerts.

Answer and value

B. Baseball
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation: $1000

Question 3 - Level 8 French Problems
One of the many factors that led to The French Revolution was the belief that the Queen had done which of the following?
A. Given birth to a commoner B. Stolen diamonds
C. Denounced the church D. Poisoned the king

JTQ 1

Answer and value

B. Stolen diamonds
Value: $3K jumped
Bank: $30K

JTQ

Question 4 - Level 9 Nicknames
Decades before reality TV spawned a "Snooki", Eugene Young, or "Snooky," gained fame as a what?
A. Heavyweight boxer B. U.S. Senator
C. World War I General D. Jazz trumpeter

Travis said he does not even know the reality TV Snooki very well. He decided this was a good question for the audience.

ATA

A-31% B-7% C-9% D-53%

Answer and value

D. Jazz trumpeter
Value: $10K
Bank: $40K

ATA

Question 9 - Level 10 Urban Escapes
Central Park initially prohibited what activity inside its tranquil boundaries?
A. Carriage rides B. Baseball
C. Ice skating D. Outdoor concerts

Spoiler

Travis rulled out carriage rides and ice skating as not being much of a noise issue.
He was leaning Outdoor concerts and said Baseball was possible
He decided to gamble with D, Outdoor concerts.

Answer and value

B. Baseball
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation: $1000

Gotta be baseball. Carriage rides and Ice skating wouldn't interrupt any tranquility, and outlawing outdoor concerts would be like outlawing apple pie.

Question 9 - Level 10 Urban Escapes
Central Park initially prohibited what activity inside its tranquil boundaries?
A. Carriage rides B. Baseball
C. Ice skating D. Outdoor concerts

[Reveal] Spoiler:


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer and value


Gotta be baseball. Carriage rides and Ice skating wouldn't interrupt any tranquility, and outlawing outdoor concerts would be like outlawing apple pie.

If anything, baseball is more "apple pie"-like than outdoor concerts (I.e. a classic American pastime), and tranquil just screams "pick the noisiest option". Too bad for Travis (oh, did they spell it "Travis' Bank" or "Travis's Bank"?) that his gamble didn't work out, he was a nice enough guy backstage, though only back there for a little bit. Kind of a nasty stack, I wouldn't have known or been able to tease out any of the top 3-level categories, and the ATA results were nearly identical to my own (except they worked out in his favor here).

hanzz wrote:

Question 9 - Level 10 Urban Escapes
Central Park initially prohibited what activity inside its tranquil boundaries?
A. Carriage rides B. Baseball
C. Ice skating D. Outdoor concerts

[Reveal] Spoiler:


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer and value


Gotta be baseball. Carriage rides and Ice skating wouldn't interrupt any tranquility, and outlawing outdoor concerts would be like outlawing apple pie.

If anything, baseball is more "apple pie"-like than outdoor concerts (I.e. a classic American pastime), and tranquil just screams "pick the noisiest option". Too bad for Travis (oh, did they spell it "Travis' Bank" or "Travis's Bank"?) that his gamble didn't work out, he was a nice enough guy backstage, though only back there for a little bit. Kind of a nasty stack, I wouldn't have known or been able to tease out any of the top 3-level categories, and the ATA results were nearly identical to my own (except they worked out in his favor here).

I had a similar impression as hanzz and thought it was a WWOQ. I did not know it, despite growing up in NY as a baseball fan, and seeing it at the top of the unrandomized stack as a level 10 would make a difference in whether to walk/jump or take a chance. I remembered the Simon and Garfunkel reunion concert as a huge groundbreaking event (I was about ten at the time) and figured the trivia they were asking was they needed to change the rules to make events like that happen at the park.

I wonder if Travis resorted to ATA because of the Snooki reference, even though it was asking for something that may have been old or obscure for the audience, who would guess based on what occupation the name "Snooky" sounded most appropriate for.

And while I still have the show, I checked back and saw it was listed as "Travis' Bank."

Snaxx wrote:I had a similar impression as hanzz and thought it was a WWOQ. I did not know it, despite growing up in NY as a baseball fan, and seeing it at the top of the unrandomized stack as a level 10 would make a difference in whether to walk/jump or take a chance. I remembered the Simon and Garfunkel reunion concert as a huge groundbreaking event (I was about ten at the time) and figured the trivia they were asking was they needed to change the rules to make events like that happen at the park.

So, New Yorkers, when was Central Park created? My impression was that the "initial" rules came from the 19th century, when a baseball game might well seem too wild and raucous for a "tranquil" park. I wouldn't expect those rules to extend into the 20th century.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Travis Wolfinger
Perrisburg, OH
attorney

Showed off his unusual talent "playing his neck" (making music with his neck)

Stupid human tricks.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 3 - Level 8 French Problems
One of the many factors that led to The French Revolution was the belief that the Queen had done which of the following?
A. Given birth to a commoner B. Stolen diamonds
C. Denounced the church D. Poisoned the king

JTQ 1

Answer and value

B. Stolen diamonds
Value: $3K jumped
Bank: $30K

I'd JTQ on this one also. I doubt the audience would know anything about this.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 9 - Level 10 Urban Escapes
Central Park initially prohibited what activity inside its tranquil boundaries?
A. Carriage rides B. Baseball
C. Ice skating D. Outdoor concerts

Spoiler

Travis rulled out carriage rides and ice skating as not being much of a noise issue.
He was leaning Outdoor concerts and said Baseball was possible
He decided to gamble with D, Outdoor concerts.

Answer and value

B. Baseball
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation: $1000

I'll use my second JTQ on this one. Even though it's about a New York City landmark I don't think the audience would know this.

My first thought was baseball, because its history as Townball made me think it way too destructive to be played in Central Park - that game used to take up way more space than it does today. But I think I ultimately would have decided it was an "easy" question, gone for the obvious ironic choice of carriage rides (as that, to me, is what Central Park is famous for), and been sent on my way with $1,000 for my trouble.