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Bruce Lynn
New York, NY

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Safety Dance
Makeover Madness
Quotable Quotes
Picnic Prereqs
Grudge Match
Familiar Voices
Friendly skies
Heating Up
Pray for Rain
Word to the Wise

Question 1 - Word to the Wise
Adding pressure for men to be creative, in 2013 Yahoo! named the Eiffel Tower the worst place to do what, because it’s cliché and crowded?
A. Play tag
B. Tell someone a secret
C. Photobomb
D. Propose

Spoiler

D. Propose
$5K
Bank - $5K

Question 2 - Pray for Rain
Due to statewide drought, the once impressive Rio Grande running through New Mexico has been nicknamed what by local media?
A. Rip Planned
B. Rio Canned
C. Rio Bland
D. Rio Sand

Spoiler

D. Rio Sand
$100
Bank - $5,100

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Question 3 - Heating Up
Because global warming has led some animals to travel north and crossbreed with Arctic species, scientists have observed what new animal hybrid?
A. Grolar Bears
B. Sealrus
C. Belugorca
D. Caribunnies

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. Grolar Bears
$2K
Bank - $5,100

Question 4 - Friendly skies
What now defunct airline’s name, when divided, is also the full name given to Kim and Kanye’s daughter born in 2013?
A. ValuJet
B. Northwest
C. SunCoast
D. Transocean

Spoiler

B. Northwest
$25K
Bank - $30,100

Question 5 - Familiar Voices
Before becoming the voice of “Saturday Night Live’s” opening credits, who first broke the news of JFK’s assassination on NBC?
A. Don LaFontaine
B. Ed McMahon
C. Don Pardo
D. Rod Roddy

Spoiler

C. Don Pardo
$10K
Bank - $40,100

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Question 6 - Grudge Match
Having overseen the execution of King Charles I, what historical figure died in 1658 but was dug up and beheaded in 1661, under orders of King Charles II?
A. Anne Boleyn
B. Mary, Queen of Scots
C. Oliver Cromwell
D. Sir Walter Raleigh

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Oliver Cromwell
$500
Bank - $40,100

Question 7 - Picnic Prereqs
What food did comedian Mitch Hedberg call “cucumbers that sold out”?
A. Pasta salad
B. Pickles
C. Potato chips
D. Pretzels

Spoiler

B. Pickles
$3K
Bank - $43,100

Question 8 - Quotable Quotes
A line in what philosopher’s 1888 treatise “Twilight of the Idols” could have inspired the Kelly Clarkson hit “Stronger [What Doesn’t Kill You]”?
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Friedrich Nietzsche
C. Søren Kierkegaard
D. Martin Heidegger

ATA

ATA results

16% A. Immanuel Kant
49% B. Friedrich Nietzsche
26% C. Søren Kierkegaard
9% D. Martin Heidegger

Spoiler

B. Friedrich Nietzsche
$1K
Bank - $44,100

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Question 9 - Makeover Madness
Before Disney officially crowned her as their 11th Princess, Merida from “Brave” was given a controversial makeover for new merchandise that included what?
A. Smaller waist
B. Brown hair
C. Bigger bow
D. A pink dress

Bruce says “Brave” was a medieval movie, so he makes

Spoiler

bigger bow

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Smaller waist
Bruce leaves with - $1K.

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We didn't get one scrap of personal information about Bruce from Cedric's bantering segments, but Bruce did mention during the SNL question that he works as a publicist. From his bio on his company's web site, he's got enough connections to the entertainment industry to qualify as a full WE/WE.

I don't know if it was just his nerves, but Bruce couldn't stop shifting from side to side. The Hot Seat might have helped hold him still.

So did the Merida makeover get reversed or not? This article from May seems uncertain.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/com ... _blog.html

Question 4 - Friendly skies
What now defunct airline’s name, when divided, is also the full name given to Kim and Kanye’s daughter born in 2013?
A. ValuJet
B. Northwest
C. SunCoast
D. Transocean

Spoiler

B. Northwest
$25K
Bank - $30,100

Grooooooooan -- ATA.

Question 8 - Quotable Quotes
A line in what philosopher’s 1888 treatise “Twilight of the Idols” could have inspired the Kelly Clarkson hit “Stronger [What Doesn’t Kill You]”?
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Friedrich Nietzsche
C. Søren Kierkegaard
D. Martin Heidegger

ATA

ATA results

16% A. Immanuel Kant
49% B. Friedrich Nietzsche
26% C. Søren Kierkegaard
9% D. Martin Heidegger

Spoiler

B. Friedrich Nietzsche
$1K
Bank - $44,100

Probably should know this, but I don't. JTQ.

Question 9 - Makeover Madness
Before Disney officially crowned her as their 11th Princess, Merida from “Brave” was given a controversial makeover for new merchandise that included what?
A. Smaller waist
B. Brown hair
C. Bigger bow
D. A pink dress

Bruce says “Brave” was a medieval movie, so he makes

Spoiler

bigger bow

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Smaller waist
Bruce leaves with - $1K.

Another one I get because of the Bored. Pretty sure we had a lengthy discussion about this here, including photos.

I'll go look it up after I post this.

Another one I get because of the Bored. Pretty sure we had a lengthy discussion about this here, including photos.

I'll go look it up after I post this.

No lengthy discussion. Musta been local. Or Facebook. Which is evil, I hasten to add.

JTQ questions 3 and 6, ATA question 8.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Bruce Lynn
New York, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Friendly skies
What now defunct airline’s name, when divided, is also the full name given to Kim and Kanye’s daughter born in 2013?
A. ValuJet
B. Northwest
C. SunCoast
D. Transocean

Spoiler

B. Northwest
$25K
Bank - $30,100

Bruce noted that he was a publicist and that he "lived for the gossip magazines".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 - Makeover Madness
Before Disney officially crowned her as their 11th Princess, Merida from “Brave” was given a controversial makeover for new merchandise that included what?
A. Smaller waist
B. Brown hair
C. Bigger bow
D. A pink dress

Bruce says “Brave” was a medieval movie, so he makes

Spoiler

bigger bow

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Smaller waist
Bruce leaves with - $1K.

And he was doing so well, too. I guess he didn't stop and think - what would have been controversial about a bigger bow?