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Abby Zidle
Astoria, NY
editor of romance novels
"...threesomes to Navy Seals to werewolves."

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Electric Looks
Doll Face
Bird Formations
Hitching a Ride
Longevity
Inked Up
Capital Neighbors
Sweet Talk
Ecosystem Hazards
Comedy Store


Question 1 - Comedy Store

Though he hasn't been a boss at Dunder Mifflin for over a year, what comedian owns a general store 25 miles outside of Boston?

A: Steve Carell
B: Drew Carey
C: Jerry Seinfeld
D: Tim Allen

Answer and value

A: Steve Carell
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question 2 - Ecosystem Hazards

According to the EPA, what hemisphere is the greatest contributor to acid rain due to its high amounts of industrial pollution?

A: Eastern
B: Western
C: Northern
D: Southern

ATA

Spoiler

A: 38%
B: 27%
C: 34%
D: 1%

JTQ

Answer and value

C: Northern
Value: $100
Bank: $7,000

Question 3 - Sweet Talk

Which of these candy brands is sold in a "Pull n' Peel" variety?

A: Twix
B: Skittles
C: Reese's Pieces
D: Twizzlers

Answer and value

D: Twizzlers
Value: $2,000
Bank: $9,000

Question 4 - Capital Neighbors

Which of these poets claimed he used to "see the President almost every day" when Lincoln commuted from the White House to his summer cottage?

A: Ralph Waldo Emerson
B: Walt Whitman
C: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
D: Robert Frost

Spoiler

She eliminates Frost and Emerson as New England poets, and Longfellow also. She's leaning toward Whitman. She hates to burn off her last lifeline so fast, but she...

JTQ

Answer and value

B: Walt Whitman
Value: $10,000
Bank: $9,000

Question 5 - Inked Up

What does Rihanna have tattooed on her right index finger, put there to save herself from saying it when she puts the finger up to her lips?

A: Shhh...
B: Ewww...
C: Oy...
D: Eek...

Answer and value

A: Shhh...
Value: $1,000
Bank: $10,000

Commercial break

QOTD: A person who describes himself as a "pizza bagel" is claiming to be from what two ancestries?

A: Italian and Jewish
B: Spanish and English
C: Russian and Greek
D: French and German

Spoiler

A

Question 6 - Longevity

Using historical data, Korean researchers have found that men who have been what outlived other men by 14-19 years?

A: Raised in the wild
B: Lifelong bachelors
C: Imprisoned
D: Castrated

Spoiler

It goes against her romance novel lovin' heart, but she says B.

Answer and value

D: Castrated
Value: $not revealed

Abby takes home $1,000.

Let's sqeeze in an audience player.

Question 6 - Longevity

Using historical data, Korean researchers have found that men who have been what outlived other men by 14-19 years?

A: Raised in the wild
B: Lifelong bachelors
C: Imprisoned
D: Castrated

Spoiler

It goes against her romance novel lovin' heart, but she says B.

Answer and value

D: Castrated
Value: $not revealed

I'm glad "married young" wasn't up there. I thought married peoples lived longer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Abby Zidle
Astoria, NY
editor of romance novels
"...threesomes to Navy Seals to werewolves."

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Ecosystem Hazards

According to the EPA, what hemisphere is the greatest contributor to acid rain due to its high amounts of industrial pollution?

A: Eastern
B: Western
C: Northern
D: Southern

ATA

Spoiler

A: 38%
B: 27%
C: 34%
D: 1%

JTQ

Answer and value

C: Northern
Value: $100
Bank: $7,000

China and the U.S. are the largest contributors and both are in the Northern hemisphere.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Longevity

Using historical data, Korean researchers have found that men who have been what outlived other men by 14-19 years?

A: Raised in the wild
B: Lifelong bachelors
C: Imprisoned
D: Castrated

Spoiler

It goes against her romance novel lovin' heart, but she says B.

Answer and value

D: Castrated
Value: not revealed

I'd JTQ.