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Jim Somers
Radnor, PA
2011 American Ironman Champion in his age group
69 years old

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Bad Looks
Ownership Duties
Laws of Nature
Traction Traits
Hidden Dangers
Carbon Copy
Happy Anniversary
Seeing Dog Eyes
Mapping Sports
Faking It

Question 1 - Faking It
Which of the following Hollywood stars does not have to fake their American accent?
A. Kate Winslet
B. Hugh Laurie
C. Gary Oldman
D. Laurence Fishburne

Spoiler

D. Laurence Fishburne
$7K
Bank - $7k

Question 2 - Mapping Sports
“100 International Golf Drive” is the street address of what sports organization’s headquarters?
A. WNBA
B. NASCAR
C. NFL
D. LPGA

Spoiler

D. LPGA
$25K
Bank - $32K

Question 3 - Seeing Dog Eyes
Because they lack a certain visual pigment in their eyes, dogs have difficulty seeing which of these colors?
A. Gray
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Blue

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Red
$500
Bank - $32K

Question 4 - Happy Anniversary
Chad Kroeger, whose first date with singer Avril Lavigne was on a July 1st, has said “We think it’s very cool that our anniversary will always be on” what?
A. Boxing Day
B. Flag Day
C. Canada Day
D. Father’s Day

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Canada Day
$2K
Bank - $32K

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Question 5 - Carbon Copy
What hit show’s Brooklyn set features a reported $5 million replica of its actual setting, complete with “a photo studio” and “salt-water taffy joints”?
A. Boardwalk Empire
B. Girls
C. Weeds
D. The Walking Dead

Spoiler

A. Boardwalk Empire
$100
Bank - $32,100

Question 6 - Hidden Dangers
A common fixture of Agatha Christie novels, what poison was essentially untraceable prior to the 1836 creation of the Marsh Test?
A. Arsenic
B. Cyanide
C. Hemlock
D. Strychnine

Spoiler

A. Arsenic
$5K
Bank - $37,100

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Jim will return on tomorrow’s show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jim Somers
Radnor, PA
2011 American Ironman Champion in his age group
69 years old

He looked great. Now let's see how he does . . .

Question 3 - Seeing Dog Eyes
Because they lack a certain visual pigment in their eyes, dogs have difficulty seeing which of these colors?
A. Gray
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Blue

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Red
$500
Bank - $32K

I learned this in puppy class, but otherwise I wouldn't have known. Until Miss Gayle told us this, I thought dogs were color blind.

Question 6 - Hidden Dangers
A common fixture of Agatha Christie novels, what poison was essentially untraceable prior to the 1836 creation of the Marsh Test?
A. Arsenic
B. Cyanide
C. Hemlock
D. Strychnine

Spoiler

A. Arsenic
$5K
Bank - $37,100

Never heard of the Marsh Test, but arsenic does indeed make several appearances in the Agatha Christie novels I've read.

Jim Somers spent part of his childhood literally a few blocks from where I spent mine in Margate, NJ, and went to Atlantic City High School as he said during the Boardwalk EMpire question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jim Somers
Radnor, PA
2011 American Ironman Champion in his age group
69 years old

Good for him!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Faking It
Which of the following Hollywood stars does not have to fake their American accent?
A. Kate Winslet
B. Hugh Laurie
C. Gary Oldman
D. Laurence Fishburne

Spoiler

D. Laurence Fishburne
$7K
Bank - $7k

I can eliminate Laurie and Oldman. I'm about 90% certain that Winslet is British.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Happy Anniversary
Chad Kroeger, whose first date with singer Avril Lavigne was on a July 1st, has said “We think it’s very cool that our anniversary will always be on” what?
A. Boxing Day
B. Flag Day
C. Canada Day
D. Father’s Day

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Canada Day
$2K
Bank - $32K

It's not Flag Day, Fathers' Day or Boxing Day, so it has to be Canada Day.

Nihil obstat®.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Happy Anniversary
Chad Kroeger, whose first date with singer Avril Lavigne was on a July 1st, has said “We think it’s very cool that our anniversary will always be on” what?
A. Boxing Day
B. Flag Day
C. Canada Day
D. Father’s Day

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Canada Day
$2K
Bank - $32K

It's not Flag Day, Fathers' Day or Boxing Day, so it has to be Canada Day.

Nihil obstat®.

That, and Kroeger and Lavigne are both Canadian.