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Paul Reese
Philadelphia, PA
Opera singer / Barista

Topic Tree:

10 Alternate Versions
9 Severe Weather
8 Bush Abroad
7 Book Borrowing
6 Documentaries
5 Hairy Fruit
4 Candy Land
3 Join Now
2 On Ice
1 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere

Topic Tree: (randomized)

10 Alternate Versions
7 Book Borrowing
3 Join Now
8 Bush Abroad
6 Documentaries
1 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
9 Severe Weather
4 Candy Land
2 On Ice
5 Hairy Fruit

Question 1 - 5 Hairy Fruit
With remnants of its pistils, or reproductive organs, sticking out of its skin, which of these fruits appears to be covered in tiny hairs?
A. Cherry
B. Blueberry
C. Raspberry
D. Grape

Spoiler

C. Raspberry
$10K
Bank - $10K

Question 2 - 2 On Ice
A company offering “the best and largest selection of ice sculpting equipment in the world,” Ice Crafters sells many varieties of what tool?
A. Crowbar
B. Pliers
C. Chisel
D. Wrench

Spoiler

C. Chisel
$500
Bank - $10,500

Question 3 - 4 Candy Land
Which of these candy brands shares its name with a South American mountain range?
A. Andes
B. Hershey’s
C. Mars
D. Brach’s

Spoiler

A. Andes
$15K
Bank - $25,500

Question 4 - 9 Severe Weather
Meteorologists say what weather phenomenon could be the cause for reports of storms that rain frogs and fish?
A. Blue lightning
B. Microburst
C. Haboob
D. Waterspout

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Waterspout
$25K
Bank - $25,500

Question 5 - 1 It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
If you have a “5 o’clock shadow,” you have what?
A. A long cape
B. A stalker
C. An odor problem
D. Beard stubble

Spoiler

D. Beard stubble
$7K
Bank - $32,500

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Question 6 - 6 Documentaries
Spike Lee’s 2010 film, “If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise” is his second documentary about what city?
A. New York City
B. Chicago
C. Los Angeles
D. New Orleans

Spoiler

D. New Orleans
$5K
Bank - $37,500

Question 7 - 8 Bush Abroad
Coined after a 1992 trip George H.W. Bush made to Japan, “bushusuru” refers to an act of public what?
A. Affection
B. Nudity
C. Vomiting
D. Brawling

Paul doesn’t know. He was seven at the time.

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Affection
7% B. Nudity
62% C. Vomiting
12% D. Brawling

Spoiler

C. Vomiting
$100
Bank - $37,600

Question 8 - 3 Join Now
A “members-only shooter’s cap” is a free gift given to new members of what national organization?
A. AARP
B. YMCA
C. NRA
D. ASPCA

Spoiler

C. NRA
$2K
Bank - $39,600

Question 9 - 7 Book Borrowing
In its acknowledgments, which of these books mentions the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida?
A. The Art of Fielding
B. Eat, Pray, Love
C. Water for Elephants
D. Freedom

Spoiler

C. Water for Elephants
$3K
Bank - $42,600

Question 10 – 10 Alternate Versions
The U.K. cover of what artist’s studio album, titled “Electric Ladyland,” raised some eyebrows with a photo of 19 naked women?
A. Jim Morrison
B. Bob Marley
C. Jimi Hendrix
D. Kurt Cobain

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Jimi Hendrix
$1K
Bank - $42,600

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$100K
Due to sugar, flour and butter shortages, the Girl Scouts opted to replace their cookies with what other fundraising item during World War II?
A. Calendars
B. Encyclopedias
C. Pencils
D. Flowers

Paul: Because I’d rather be remembered as Ogi Ogas than Ken Basin, I’m gonna walk away.

Spoiler

A. Calendars
Paul leaves with $42,600.

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Paul Reese
Philadelphia
Opera singer / Barista

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Paul: Because I’d rather be remembered as Ogi Ogas than Ken Basin, I’m gonna walk away.

Nice shout-out, but Ogi would have known about

Spoiler

waterspouts

and would have at least seen the $250K question.

Wow, what a dream stack. I was a girl scout, so I knew

Spoiler

calendars

. In fact, in the 1970's they were still selling them in addition to cookies. I would've been looking at the $250k question with all 3 lifelines intact.

Yeah, this one hurt to watch. Other than the music question which I'd have used the ATA on, I was good through all of his questions, AND I'd rather be remembered as Ken Basin...

jarnon wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Paul: Because I’d rather be remembered as Ogi Ogas than Ken Basin, I’m gonna walk away.

Nice shout-out, but Ogi would have known about

Spoiler

waterspouts

and would have at least seen the $250K question.

More to the point, you can't compare yourself to either player when you're only dealing with the first question of the second tier.

So if Paul was an opera singer (What Else?) why was he fiddling with a conductor's baton while standing at the Hot Blackjack Table?

Question 10 – 10 Alternate Versions
The U.K. cover of what artist’s studio album, titled “Electric Ladyland,” raised some eyebrows with a photo of 19 naked women?
A. Jim Morrison
B. Bob Marley
C. Jimi Hendrix
D. Kurt Cobain

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Jimi Hendrix
$1K
Bank - $42,600

JTQ 1

$100K
Due to sugar, flour and butter shortages, the Girl Scouts opted to replace their cookies with what other fundraising item during World War II?
A. Calendars
B. Encyclopedias
C. Pencils
D. Flowers

Paul: Because I’d rather be remembered as Ogi Ogas than Ken Basin, I’m gonna walk away.

Spoiler

A. Calendars
Paul leaves with $42,600.

My guess is calendars, but do I pull the trigger? I dunno. Good stack.

Question 7 - 8 Bush Abroad
Coined after a 1992 trip George H.W. Bush made to Japan, “bushusuru” refers to an act of public what?
A. Affection
B. Nudity
C. Vomiting
D. Brawling

Paul doesn’t know. He was seven at the time.

ATA

This is another trick they pull in addition to the WWOQ. They know that most of the contestants they select will be young, and they throw in questions like this one that only someone who watched the news at that time would remember. I doubt this is in any history books. Let's call this a TMCATYTRQ (thing most contestants are too young to remember question).

elwoodblues wrote:

Question 7 - 8 Bush Abroad
Coined after a 1992 trip George H.W. Bush made to Japan, “bushusuru” refers to an act of public what?
A. Affection
B. Nudity
C. Vomiting
D. Brawling

Paul doesn’t know. He was seven at the time.

ATA

This is another trick they pull in addition to the WWOQ. They know that most of the contestants they select will be young, and they throw in questions like this one that only someone who watched the news at that time would remember. I doubt this is in any history books. Let's call this a TMCATYTRQ (thing most contestants are too young to remember question).

Unless they use the internets. Googling "George H.W. Bush japan vomit*" brings up 9,590,000 hits. It seems to be fairly well documented.

Estonut wrote:

elwoodblues wrote:

Question 7 - 8 Bush Abroad
Coined after a 1992 trip George H.W. Bush made to Japan, “bushusuru” refers to an act of public what?
A. Affection
B. Nudity
C. Vomiting
D. Brawling

Paul doesn’t know. He was seven at the time.

ATA

This is another trick they pull in addition to the WWOQ. They know that most of the contestants they select will be young, and they throw in questions like this one that only someone who watched the news at that time would remember. I doubt this is in any history books. Let's call this a TMCATYTRQ (thing most contestants are too young to remember question).

Unless they use the internets. Googling "George H.W. Bush japan vomit*" brings up 9,590,000 hits. It seems to be fairly well documented.

Well documented, yes. But as elwood said, you had to be alive then to remember this. Otherwise, why would anyone google that phrase before seeing the question?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Estonut wrote:

elwoodblues wrote:This is another trick they pull in addition to the WWOQ. They know that most of the contestants they select will be young, and they throw in questions like this one that only someone who watched the news at that time would remember. I doubt this is in any history books. Let's call this a TMCATYTRQ (thing most contestants are too young to remember question).

Unless they use the internets. Googling "George H.W. Bush japan vomit*" brings up 9,590,000 hits. It seems to be fairly well documented.

Well documented, yes. But as elwood said, you had to be alive then to remember this. Otherwise, why would anyone google that phrase before seeing the question?

I thought this was a decently known bit of trivia. Kind of hand-in-hand with Bush 2's pretzel incident.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Estonut wrote:

elwoodblues wrote:This is another trick they pull in addition to the WWOQ. They know that most of the contestants they select will be young, and they throw in questions like this one that only someone who watched the news at that time would remember. I doubt this is in any history books. Let's call this a TMCATYTRQ (thing most contestants are too young to remember question).

Unless they use the internets. Googling "George H.W. Bush japan vomit*" brings up 9,590,000 hits. It seems to be fairly well documented.

Well documented, yes. But as elwood said, you had to be alive then to remember this. Otherwise, why would anyone google that phrase before seeing the question?

Well, this dude was alive at the time (and I don't see where elwood said that someone had to be alive to know it). But, either way, I don't see how you figure that. I know plenty of whacky stuff that happened to presidents before I was alive.

Anyway, in this particular case.....

I don't remember seeing this until years after it happened. I've now seen it approximately 5486505685033 times on youtube, gifs, retrospectives of all types, etc., etc. And that doesn't even count all of the comics, talk show hosts, commentators and the like who have referenced it 58405898580933 times over the years. It's classic pop culture at this point.

However, none of that matters. This is another case of forget about what the question says and look at what it's actually asking. Of the four answers given, how many of those is it even remotely possible that Dad Bush would have done in public to such a degree that it would become a catchphrase?

Looking at it realistically: The only one he couldn't control....