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Shannon Dingle
Bronx, NY
Psychiatric nurse

Double Money Week

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Topic Tree: (randomized)

In the Beginning
Crazy Furniture
Almanac Records DOUBLE MONEY
Name Change
Where Does It Hurt?
Tourist Spot
College Dropout
First Alert
D.C. Attractions
Humor Books

Question 1 - Humor Books
Reversing the plot of the classic book it parodies, “The Taking Tree” spoofs the work of what children’s author?
A. E.B. White
B. Roald Dahl
C. Shel Silverstein
D. Eric Carle

ATA

ATA results

22% A. E.B. White
14% B. Roald Dahl
62% C. Shel Silverstein
2% D. Eric Carle

Spoiler

C. Shel Silverstein
$15K
Bank - $15K

Question 2 - D.C. Attractions
What did Eleanor Roosevelt call “That simple shaft, so tall and straight”?
A. U.S. Capitol
B. Lincoln Memorial
C. Washington Monument
D. Jefferson Memorial

Spoiler

C. Washington Monument
$10K
Bank - $25K

Question 3 – First Alert
Workers at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California would likely be the first to know if what momentous event occurred?
A. Global Internet virus
B. Contact by aliens
C Mega tsunami
D. Bigfoot is captured

Spoiler

B. Contact by aliens
$5K
Bank - $30K

Question 4 - College Dropout
Taking off a semester from Brown University, what actress denied it was because students teased her by saying “Ten points for Gryffindor”?
A. Selena Gomez
B. Kristen Stewart
C. Emma Watson
D. Miranda Cosgrove

Spoiler

C. Emma Watson
$100
Bank - $30,100

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Question 5 - Tourist Spot
Referred to by some as “The Guggenham,” a museum in Austin, Minnesota is dedicated to the history of what?
A. Farming
B. Manned flight
C. Weaponry
D. SPAM

Spoiler

D. SPAM
$1K
Bank - $31,100

Question 6 - Where Does It Hurt?
“Interdigital” is the most common form of what ailment?
A. Swimmer’s ear
B. Hay fever
C. Athlete’s foot
D. Tennis elbow

Spoiler

C. Athlete’s foot
$500
Bank - $31,600

Question 7 - Name Change
Sticking with the animal theme, rapper Snoop Dogg released a 2012 reggae single under what ore feline-friendly name?
A. Snoop Grizzly
B. Snoop Panda
C. Snoop Rhino
D. Snoop Lion

Spoiler

D. Snoop Lion
$25K
Bank - $56,600

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Question 8 - Almanac Records DOUBLE MONEY
Due to an enormous ash cloud from the 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, 1816 is known as the “year without” what?
A. Babies
B. Christmas
C. Monsoons
D. Summer

Spoiler

D. Summer
$7K – doubles to $14K
Bank - $70,600

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Shannon will return on tomorrow’s show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Tourist Spot
Referred to by some as “The Guggenham,” a museum in Austin, Minnesota is dedicated to the history of what?
A. Farming
B. Manned flight
C. Weaponry
D. SPAM

Spoiler

D. SPAM
$1K
Bank - $31,100

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam

<sigh>

Great stack!

So far . . .

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Tourist Spot
Referred to by some as “The Guggenham,” a museum in Austin, Minnesota is dedicated to the history of what?
A. Farming
B. Manned flight
C. Weaponry
D. SPAM

Spoiler

D. SPAM
$1K
Bank - $31,100

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam

<sigh>

But I don't like Spam!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Shannon Dingle
Bronx, NY
Psychiatric nurse

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Humor Books
Reversing the plot of the classic book it parodies, “The Taking Tree” spoofs the work of what children’s author?
A. E.B. White
B. Roald Dahl
C. Shel Silverstein
D. Eric Carle

ATA

ATA results

22% A. E.B. White
14% B. Roald Dahl
62% C. Shel Silverstein
2% D. Eric Carle

Spoiler

C. Shel Silverstein
$15K
Bank - $15K

Shannon mentioned that she didn't have any children, which is why she wasn't familiar with children's literature.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - D.C. Attractions
What did Eleanor Roosevelt call “That simple shaft, so tall and straight”?
A. U.S. Capitol
B. Lincoln Memorial
C. Washington Monument
D. Jefferson Memorial

Spoiler

C. Washington Monument
$10K
Bank - $25K

Shannon mentioned something about the Freudian aspect of the monument and George Washington being the "Father of our country".

Nihil obstat®.