WWTBAM Bored

Matt Crowley-Miano
Flagstaff, AZ
Human guinea pig ( to earn extra money while in college he would participate in medical studies

Topic Tree:

10 Right as Rain
9 Rap Samples
8 He Knows Prose
7 In the Beginning
6 It’s a Gamble
5 Stayin’ Alive
4 Classic Lines
3 Twain’s Travels
2 Candy Colors
1 Business Turnaround

Topic Tree: (randomized)

8 He Knows Prose
7 In the Beginning
3 Twain’s Travels
9 Rap Samples
5 Stayin’ Alive
10 Right as Rain
1 Business Turnaround
6 It’s a Gamble
4 Classic Lines
2 Candy Colors

Question 1 - 2 Candy Colors
Marketed shortly after World War II, what sweet treat’s packaging uses red, white and blue color scheme?
A. Bazooka gum
B. Tootsie Roll
C. Zagnut
D. Twix

Spoiler

A. Bazooka gum
$100
Bank - $100

Question 2 - 4 Classic Lines
Demonstrating the voice-deepening effects of sulfur hexafluoride, the “evil twin” of helium, Kelly Ripa delivered what line on her show?
A. You had me at “hello”
B. We represent the Lollipop Guild
C. Luke, I am your father
D. I see dead people

Spoiler

C. Luke, I am your father
$10K
Bank - $10,100

Question 3 - 6 It’s a Gamble
What president’s debt was so great in his final years that his family attempted to organize a lottery that listed Monticello as a prize?
A. George Washington
B. James Madison
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams

Spoiler

C. Thomas Jefferson
$15K
Bank - $25,100

Question 4 - 1 Business Turnaround
After consumers complained, what website abandoned plans to spin off its DVD rental business into a separate company called Qwikster?
A. Google
B. Hulu
C. Netflix
D. Amazon

ATA

ATA results

1% A. Google
6% B. Hulu
86% C. Netflix
7% D. Amazon

Spoiler

C. Netflix
$1K
Bank - $26,100

commercial break

Question 5 - 10 Right as Rain
Thanks to its perfect mix of atmospheric pressure and ample methane, scientists believe that it might be raining what on Uranus?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Copper
D. Salt

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Diamonds
$25K
Bank - $26,100

Question 6 - 5 Stayin’ Alive
Scientists hypothesize that the powdery coating on the wings of moths and butterflies evolved to help them escape what predators?
A. Spiders
B. Birds
C. Rats
D. Wasps

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Spiders
$5K
Bank - $26,100

Question 7 - 9 Rap Samples
The Jay-Z and Kanye West hits “Otis” starts with a sample of Otis Redding singing what soul classic?
A. Stand By Me
B. Respect
C. Try a Little Tenderness
D. A Change is Gonna Come

Spoiler

C. Try a Little Tenderness
$500
Bank - $26,500

Question 8 - 3 Twain’s Travels
Mark Twain covers topics such as cholera, gum trees and riding elephants in an 1897 travel book titled “Following the” what?
A. Arctic Circle
B. Appalachian Trail
C. Equator
D. Bermuda Triangle

Spoiler

C. Equator
$2K
Bank - $28,600

Question 9 - 7 In the Beginning
With early races being held in Daytona Beach, what sports league allegedly has connections to Prohibition-era bootleggers racing souped-up cars?
A. NHRA
B. NASCAR
C. Formula One
D. IndyCar


Matt decides to walk with $14,300

Spoiler

B. NASCAR

commercial break

Question 3 - 6 It’s a Gamble
What president’s debt was so great in his final years that his family attempted to organize a lottery that listed Monticello as a prize?
A. George Washington
B. James Madison
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams

Spoiler

C. Thomas Jefferson
$15K
Bank - $25,100

I read somewhere that his mountainous debt was the reason he wouldn't free his slaves -- he wanted to keep up some level of ease and comfort.

Question 4 - 1 Business Turnaround
After consumers complained, what website abandoned plans to spin off its DVD rental business into a separate company called Qwikster?
A. Google
B. Hulu
C. Netflix
D. Amazon

ATA

ATA results

1% A. Google
6% B. Hulu
86% C. Netflix
7% D. Amazon

Spoiler

C. Netflix
$1K
Bank - $26,100

I know this from someplace; I think somebody posted about it here.

Question 5 - 10 Right as Rain
Thanks to its perfect mix of atmospheric pressure and ample methane, scientists believe that it might be raining what on Uranus?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Copper
D. Salt

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Diamonds
$25K
Bank - $26,100

WWOQ. JTQ 1

Question 6 - 5 Stayin’ Alive
Scientists hypothesize that the powdery coating on the wings of moths and butterflies evolved to help them escape what predators?
A. Spiders
B. Birds
C. Rats
D. Wasps

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Spiders
$5K
Bank - $26,100

WWOQ 2. JTQ 2

Question 7 - 9 Rap Samples
The Jay-Z and Kanye West hits “Otis” starts with a sample of Otis Redding singing what soul classic?
A. Stand By Me
B. Respect
C. Try a Little Tenderness
D. A Change is Gonna Come

Spoiler

C. Try a Little Tenderness
$500
Bank - $26,500

ATA and hope.

I'm still alive -- barely. Next Q probably wipes me out.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 5 - 10 Right as Rain
Thanks to its perfect mix of atmospheric pressure and ample methane, scientists believe that it might be raining what on Uranus?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Copper
D. Salt

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Diamonds
$25K
Bank - $26,100

WWOQ. JTQ 1

Not the easiest question in the world, but definitely not a WWOQ with all of the clues. All you'd need to figure this one out is to remember what you learned in high school chemistry (not that I remember much other than the atomic numbers of most of the elements)....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 5 - 10 Right as Rain
Thanks to its perfect mix of atmospheric pressure and ample methane, scientists believe that it might be raining what on Uranus?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Copper
D. Salt

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Diamonds
$25K
Bank - $26,100

WWOQ. JTQ 1

Not the easiest question in the world, but definitely not a WWOQ with all of the clues. All you'd need to figure this one out is to remember what you learned in high school chemistry (not that I remember much other than the atomic numbers of most of the elements)....

lb13

I hope Ace saw this show.

The only possible answer is diamonds but I don't see how any amount of pressure could turn methane into them in the atmosphere.

Bob Juch wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:
WWOQ. JTQ 1

Not the easiest question in the world, but definitely not a WWOQ with all of the clues. All you'd need to figure this one out is to remember what you learned in high school chemistry (not that I remember much other than the atomic numbers of most of the elements)....

lb13

I hope Ace saw this show.

The only possible answer is diamonds but I don't see how any amount of pressure could turn methane into them in the atmosphere.

Apparently, the combination of pressure and heat can do so, according to a paper published in 1999.

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/carbon-99d.html

If experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, are any indication, future explorers of our solar system may well find diamonds hailing down through the atmospheres of Neptune and Uranus.

These planets contain a high proportion of methane, which UC Berkeley researchers have now shown can turn into diamond at the high temperatures and pressures found inside these planets.

"Once these diamonds form, they fall like raindrops or hailstones toward the center of the planet," said Laura Robin Benedetti, a graduate student in physics at UC Berkeley.

The team, led by Benedetti and Raymond Jeanloz, professor of geology and geophysics, produced these conditions inside a diamond anvil cell, squeezing liquid methane to several hundred thousand times atmospheric pressure. When they focused a laser beam on the pressurized liquid, heating it to some 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, diamond dust appeared.

I was expecting this trivia to come from a much more recent story; the question writers dug up an old one, here!

The story mentions Neptune, too, but Ace knows which planet has a funnier name!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Matt Crowley-Miano
Flagstaff, AZ
Human guinea pig ( to earn extra money while in college he would participate in medical studies)

IIRC this guy said that he played the game at home and always kept track of where the questions were and how much he had "won". He had a goal of winning $20K.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - 10 Right as Rain
Thanks to its perfect mix of atmospheric pressure and ample methane, scientists believe that it might be raining what on Uranus?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Copper
D. Salt

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Diamonds
$25K
Bank - $26,100

Since diamonds are the only one of the four with carbon (methane is CH4), it's the only reasonable answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 9 Rap Samples
The Jay-Z and Kanye West hits “Otis” starts with a sample of Otis Redding singing what soul classic?
A. Stand By Me
B. Respect
C. Try a Little Tenderness
D. A Change is Gonna Come

Spoiler

C. Try a Little Tenderness
$500
Bank - $26,500

I'd try my ATA here.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 - 7 In the Beginning
With early races being held in Daytona Beach, what sports league allegedly has connections to Prohibition-era bootleggers racing souped-up cars?
A. NHRA
B. NASCAR
C. Formula One
D. IndyCar

Matt decides to walk with $14,300

Spoiler

B. NASCAR

I'm surprised he wasn't familiar with the connection. And he didn't quite make his goal of $20K.

Bob Juch wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:
WWOQ. JTQ 1

Not the easiest question in the world, but definitely not a WWOQ with all of the clues. All you'd need to figure this one out is to remember what you learned in high school chemistry (not that I remember much other than the atomic numbers of most of the elements)....

lb13

I hope Ace saw this show.

There was a lot of tittering in the audience when Meredith spoke about "Uranus".