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Broadway Giveaway Week

Each contestant this week will have a chance to win Broadway tickets for themselves and an entire row of the studio audience.

Chantel Riley (Nala)
and
Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa)
From the cast of The Lion King

Chantel and Ben are playing for The Actors Fund.
They are guaranteed at least $10K.


Topic Tree:

10 A Screwy History
9 2 for 1
8 Laughable Literature
7 Sportsmen’s Handicaps
6 Little Sisters
5 In a Word
4 BROADWAY
3 Labor Shortages
2 Fan Fic
1 Main Squeeze

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 2 for 1
8 Laughable Literature
2 Fan Fic
5 In a Word
4 BROADWAY
10 A Screwy History
7 Sportsmen’s Handicaps
3 Labor Shortages
6 Little Sisters
1 Main Squeeze

Question 1 - 1 Main Squeeze
“Squeeze This!” is a 2012 book that examines the history of what musical instrument?
A. Xylophone
B. Harp
C. Accordion
D. Tambourine

Spoiler

C. Accordion
$7K
Bank - $7K

Question 2 - 6 Little Sisters
In 1964, Mattel introduced the first of Barbie’s siblings, a younger sister named what?
A. Topaz
B. Skipper
C. Melody
D. Felicity

Spoiler

B. Skipper
$5K
Bank - $12K

Question 3 - 3 Labor Shortages
Because its gardeners were drafted into the military, the White House used wha to keep the lawn trim during World War I?
A. Sheep
B. Crabs
C. Geese
D. Locusts

Spoiler

A. Sheep
$1K
Bank - $13K

Question 4 - 7 Sportsmen’s Handicaps
An athlete with a case of “the yips” is experiencing a sudden and temporary loss of what?
A. Distance vision
B. Fine motor skills
C. Hearing
D. Speech and language

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Fine motor skills
$3K
Bank - $13K

Question 5 - 10 A Screwy History
A corkscrew historian form the Virtual Corkscrew Museum has stated that the device was likely modeled off a tool formerly used to clean what?
A. Sausage casings
B. Gun barrels
C. Teeth
D. Tobacco pipes

ATA

ATA results

4% A. Sausage casings
67% B. Gun barrels
3% C. Teeth
26% D. Tobacco pipes

Spoiler

B. Gun barrels
$10K
Bank - $23K

commercial break

Question 6 - 4 BROADWAY
“First Transformation” and “Good ‘n Evil” are both songs from what popular Broadway musical?
A. Wicked
B. Jekyll & Hyde
C. Kiss of the Spider Woman
D. Rent

Spoiler

B. Jekyll & Hyde
$500
Bank - $23,500

Ben picks row 11 to receive the free tickets to The Lion King

Question 7 - 5 In a Word
A word that has no English equivalent, handschuhschneeballwerfer is German for a person who wears gloves to throw what?
A. Beach balls
B. Mothballs
C. Snowballs
D. Tennis balls

Spoiler

C. Snowballs
$25K
Bank - $48,500

Question 8 - 2 Fan Fic
Featuring works that are considered early precursors to fan fiction, “Spockanalia” was a 1960s fanzine dedicated to what TV series?
A. The Jetsons
B. Lost in Space
C. Star Trek
D. Batman

Spoiler

C. Star Trek
$2K
Bank - $50,500

commercial break

Question 9 - 8 Laughable Literature
A book whose characters include robotic butlers, “Android Karenina” is a spoof of a classic work by what author?
A. James Joyce
B. Victor Hugo
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. Jane Austen

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Leo Tolstoy
$100
Bank - $50,500

commercial break

Question 10 – 9 2 for 1
Though they hopefully don’t do it now, in the Middle Ages, what professionals performed surgery, bloodletting and tooth extractions?
A. Cobblers
B. Fish mongers
C. Barbers
D. Milliners

Ben tells Chantel he doesn’t know exactly what a milliner is and he asks her is she knows.
She says she doesn’t, but knows it’s definitely not barber. She wouldn’t want her barber doing that to her.

They decide to walk

Spoiler

C. Barbers
Chantel and Ben leave with $25,250.

end of show noise

Question 5 - 10 A Screwy History
A corkscrew historian form the Virtual Corkscrew Museum has stated that the device was likely modeled off a tool formerly used to clean what?
A. Sausage casings
B. Gun barrels
C. Teeth
D. Tobacco pipes

ATA

ATA results

4% A. Sausage casings
67% B. Gun barrels
3% C. Teeth
26% D. Tobacco pipes

Spoiler

B. Gun barrels
$10K
Bank - $23K

Let's pretend I did the same.

Question 10 – 9 2 for 1
Though they hopefully don’t do it now, in the Middle Ages, what professionals performed surgery, bloodletting and tooth extractions?
A. Cobblers
B. Fish mongers
C. Barbers
D. Milliners

Ben tells Chantel he doesn’t know exactly what a milliner is and he asks her is she knows.
She says she doesn’t, but knows it’s definitely not barber. She wouldn’t want her barber doing that to her.

They decide to walk

Spoiler

C. Barbers
Chantel and Ben leave with $25,250.

We learned in grade school that the red and white striped barber pole is a visual from the blood running down the patient's arm. Except all the local barber poles also had blue in them. Oh well, barbers, final answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Broadway Giveaway Week

Each contestant this week will have a chance to win Broadway tickets for themselves and an entire row of the studio audience.

Chantel Riley (Nala)
and
Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa)
From the cast of The Lion King

Chantel and Ben are playing for The Actors Fund.
They are guaranteed at least $10K.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 5 In a Word
A word that has no English equivalent, handschuhschneeballwerfer is German for a person who wears gloves to throw what?
A. Beach balls
B. Mothballs
C. Snowballs
D. Tennis balls

Spoiler

C. Snowballs
$25K
Bank - $48,500

"Handschuh" is "gloves", "schnee" is "snow" and "werfer" is "throw", so that makes it simple.

Not surprisingly there was nothing difficult about this stack.