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Beverely Leadon
Denver, CO

Topic Tree:

10 Ocean Enemies
9 Hard Time
8 Riding High
7 Repeating Yourself
6 Drink up
5 One Too Many
4 Business Leaders
3 Hero Hygiene
2 Time’s A-Wastin’
1 Arrgh

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 Hard Time
2 Time’s A-Wastin’
6 Drink up
10 Ocean Enemies
3 Hero Hygiene
8 Riding High
4 Business Leaders
7 Repeating Yourself
5 One Too Many
1 Arrgh

Question 1 - 1 Arrgh
Because it looks as if it’s wearing an eye patch, scientists named a newly discovered ant species the Philippines what?
A. Viking Ant
B. Pirate Ant
C. Gladiator Ant
D. Gangster Ant

Spoiler

B. Pirate Ant
$7K
Bank - $7K

Question 2 - 5 One Too Many
Allegedly drawn by a drunk British leader whose hand slipped, the zigzag in Jordan’s border is nicknamed “Winston’s “ what?
A. Spit-take
B. Blink
C. Hiccup
D. Chuckle

Spoiler

C. Hiccup
$5K
Bank - $12K

Question 3 - 7 Repeating Yourself
Which one of the following phrases is redundant, since one of the abbreviated Latin words has the same meaning as one of the English words?
A. Meet at 9:30 a.m.
B. The criminal’s M.O.
C. Ph.D. program
D. The year 2013 A.D.

ATA

ATA results

6% A. Meet at 9:30 a.m.
9% B. The criminal’s M.O.
24% C. Ph.D. program
61% D. The year 2013 A.D.

Spoiler

D. The year 2013 A.D.
$3K
Bank - $15K

Question 4 - 4 Business Leaders
Appropriately, which of these companies was founded by two friends who met as underperforming runners in a 7th grade gym class?
A. Abercrombie & Fitch
B. Ben & Jerry’s
C. Black & Decker
D. Barnes & Noble

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Ben & Jerry’s
$2K
Bank - $15K

commercial break

Question 5 - 8 Riding High
If there were cavalry at Calvary, soldiers on horseback would be where?
A. On a hill in Jerusalem
B. At a river in Paris
C. In a forest in Moscow
D. In a valley in Mexico City

Spoiler

A. On a hill in Jerusalem
$10K
Bank - $25K

Question 6 - 3 Hero Hygiene
Knowing that Superman is unaffected by all kinds of brutal force, a Gillette ad rightfully asks, “how does the Man of Steel” what?
A. Tweeze
B. Brush
C. Exfoliate
D. Shave

Spoiler

D. Shave
$100
Bank - $25,100

Question 7 - 10 Ocean Enemies
An erratic wave on the open seas that can reach one hundred feet tall is technically known to mariners as a what?
A. Rabid wave
B. Gnarly wave
C. Rogue wave
D. Savage wave

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Rouge wave
$15K
Bank - $25,100

Question 8 - 6 Drink up
Which of these is not the name of actual cocktail included in the HuffPost Taste article, “Embarrassing Cocktail Names: We Dare You Not To Blush”?
A. Slippery Nipple
B. Sex on the Beach
C. Fuzzy Navel
D. Butt Slapper

Spoiler

D. Butt Slapper
$1K
Bank - $26,100

Question 9 - 2 Time’s A-Wastin’
Dethroning America’s number one time-suck, people now spend less time parked in front of their TV than they spend doing what, says an eMarketer study?
A. Cutting coupons
B. Eating fast food
C. Using digital media
D. Flossing

Spoiler

C. Using digital media
$25K
Bank - $51,100

commercial break

Question 10 – 9 Hard Time
Everyone knows you’ll break your mother’s back if you step on a crack, but who will go to jail if you step on a nail?
A. Your brother
B. Your father
C. Your sister
D. Your child

Spoiler

B. Your father
$500
Bank - $51,600

$100K
While it might be a dubious honor, all but which one of the following are a species of spider named after someone famous?
A. Aptostichus angelinajolieae
B. Scaptia katyperryi
C. Calponia harrisonfordi
D. Myrmekiaphila nelyoungi

Beverely decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Scaptia katyperryi
Beverely leaves with $51,600

commercial break

$100K
While it might be a dubious honor, all but which one of the following are a species of spider named after someone famous?
A. Aptostichus angelinajolieae
B. Scaptia katyperryi
C. Calponia harrisonfordi
D. Myrmekiaphila nelyoungi

Beverely decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Scaptia katyperryi
Beverely leaves with $51,600

So far, so good, then this Q. JTQ 1.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Beverely Leadon
Denver, CO

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - 7 Repeating Yourself
Which one of the following phrases is redundant, since one of the abbreviated Latin words has the same meaning as one of the English words?
A. Meet at 9:30 a.m.
B. The criminal’s M.O.
C. Ph.D. program
D. The year 2013 A.D.

ATA

ATA results

6% A. Meet at 9:30 a.m.
9% B. The criminal’s M.O.
24% C. Ph.D. program
61% D. The year 2013 A.D.

Spoiler

D. The year 2013 A.D.
$3K
Bank - $15K

Technically the date should be written A.D. 2013, but that's a distinction that unfortunately is being lost.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - 4 Business Leaders
Appropriately, which of these companies was founded by two friends who met as underperforming runners in a 7th grade gym class?
A. Abercrombie & Fitch
B. Ben & Jerry’s
C. Black & Decker
D. Barnes & Noble

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Ben & Jerry’s
$2K
Bank - $15K

I got the answer and I guess the "underperforming runners" is supposed to lead us to ice cream eaters, but I'm not sure I'd call that "appropriately".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - 3 Hero Hygiene
Knowing that Superman is unaffected by all kinds of brutal force, a Gillette ad rightfully asks, “how does the Man of Steel” what?
A. Tweeze
B. Brush
C. Exfoliate
D. Shave

Spoiler

D. Shave
$100
Bank - $25,100

Gillette had an ad campaign tie-in with "Man of Steel" regarding this. FWIW, in the Silver Age of comics, he used a mirror to direct his heat vision and burn off the whiskers. Of course I never could understand how that would work since his beard should be as invulnerable as the rest of him.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – 9 Hard Time
Everyone knows you’ll break your mother’s back if you step on a crack, but who will go to jail if you step on a nail?
A. Your brother
B. Your father
C. Your sister
D. Your child

Spoiler

B. Your father
$500
Bank - $51,600

I didn't know this, so I'd ATA.

JTQ question 7, but my guess was right. ATA question 8. JTQ question 10, then walk.