WWTBAM Bored

Jason Ring
New York, NY

Cedric says Jason has worked hard doing it all, including flipping burgers and cooking donuts.

Cedric explains that all of the money and all of the questions have already been scrambled up. The Topic Tree is not displayed, but it is later, after the first question (except for the first topic).

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Take Notes
?: Ruh-Oh
?: Quite a Quote
?: Sounds From the Grave
?: Eyebrows Raised
?: Battle of the Bulge
?: Airheads
?: Pioneers
?: Latin Writing
?: ???


Question #1 - Level ?
Retailers use the phrase "infant bodysuits" to keep from interfering with Gerber's trademark of what term?

A: Overalls B: Onesies
C: Jumper D: Bell Bottoms

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Onesies
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 - Level ?: Latin Writing
Which of these world landmarks bears a Latin inscription that translates to "Lord, save our Queen Victoria the First"?

A: The Great Sphinx of Giza B: Eiffel Tower
C: Big Ben D: The Blarney Stone

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Big Ben
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,100

Question #3 - Level ?: Pioneers
In 2013, "House of Cards" broke new ground broke new ground when it was nominated for 9 Emmy Awards despite having failed to do what?

A: Use any dialogue B: Feature human actors
C: Show opening credits D: Air on a television channel

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Air on a television channel
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,100

Cedric explains that

Spoiler

the show was only available on Netflix.

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Question #4 - Level ?: Airheads
In addition to the feeling you get after downing a Super Big Gulp, a "bloat" is a group of what?

A: Hippos B: Rhinos
C: Giraffes D: Zebras

Jason says he doesn't know animal group names, although he knows the sounds they make. Cedric calls
him on this and Jason admits that he doesn't know what sounds they make.

Jason jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Hippos
Question Value: $500
Bank: $13,100

Question #5 - Level ?: Battle of the Bulge
Performing liposuction and Botox in an unlikely spot, which doctors are increasingly resorting to plastic surgery to combat "toe-besity"?

A: Cardiologist B: Neurologists
C: Rheumatologists D: Podiatrists

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Podiatrists
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,100

Question #6 - Level ?: Eyebrows Raised
Iowa's Sioux City may soon become known as "Sue City," since the state came under fire for allowing what to be issued to blind residents?

A: Gun permits B: Childcare licenses
C: School tax exemptions D: Pedicab registration stickers

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Gun permits
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,100

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Question #7 - Level ?: Sounds From the Grave
The Wired Magazine article "Tech sounds You'll Never Hear Again" laments the loss of what device's "bleep bleep boop hiss"?

A: Rotary Phone B: Typewriter
C: Dot Matrix Printer D: Modem

Jason: I don't know what a Dot Matrix Printer is. Yes, I'm young!

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Modem
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $23,100

Question #8 - Level ?: Quite a Quote
What classic literary character says, "I now prophecy that I will dismember my dismemberer"?

A: Captain Hook B: Don Quixote
C: Captain Ahab D: Macbeth

Jason jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Captain Ahab
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,100

Question #9 - Level ?: Ruh-Oh
Scooby-Doo's mom, Mumsy-Doo, revealed in an 1988 episode that her son's full name is what?

A: Scooberg Doo B: Scoobias Doo
C: Scoobert Doo D: Scoobington Doo

Jason says he hardly ever watched that show, and in 1984 he was four. "Yes, I'm young!"

Jason asks the audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 20% C: 31% D: 46%

Jason goes with the audience.

Answer

C: Scoobert Doo

Jason leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.


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Question #3 - Level ?: Pioneers
In 2013, "House of Cards" broke new ground when it was nominated for 9 Emmy Awards despite having failed to do what?

A: Use any dialogue B: Feature human actors
C: Show opening credits D: Air on a television channel

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Air on a television channel
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,100

ATA or JTQ. . . . ATA

Question #4 - Level ?: Airheads
In addition to the feeling you get after downing a Super Big Gulp, a "bloat" is a group of what?

A: Hippos B: Rhinos
C: Giraffes D: Zebras

Jason says he doesn't know animal group names, although he knows the sounds they make. Cedric calls
him on this and Jason admits that he doesn't know what sounds they make.

Jason jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Hippos
Question Value: $500
Bank: $13,100

Mom got this great book a million years ago called An Exaltation of Larks. It's a crash of rhinos, but I don't remember about the giraffes and zebras. No doubt they're not a bloat, though. A, final answer.

Question #8 - Level ?: Quite a Quote
What classic literary character says, "I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer"?

A: Captain Hook B: Don Quixote
C: Captain Ahab D: Macbeth

Jason jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Captain Ahab
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,100

Cedric said prophecy, but it read prophesy on the screen. Gotta be Hook or Ahab because of the lost body part, and Hook never went after the crocodile. Ahab, final answer.

Question #9 - Level ?: Ruh-Oh
Scooby-Doo's mom, Mumsy-Doo, revealed in an 1988 episode that her son's full name is what?

A: Scooberg Doo B: Scoobias Doo
C: Scoobert Doo D: Scoobington Doo

Jason says he hardly ever watched that show, and in 1984 he was four. "Yes, I'm young!"

Jason asks the audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 20% C: 31% D: 46%

JTQ 1

1. easy.2. easy.  3. easy. There was a lot of talk about this on entertainment news shows like "Entertainment Tonight" and "Access Hollywood" when the Emmy nominations were announced. 4.no idea.  I JTQ figuring the audience might not know.5. easy to figure out if you know what kind of doctor treats feet.6. they asked this on MSQ and I had no idea then, but now I know the answer.7. easy. Until I got upgraded internet, that's how I would get online. Modems made a weird sound.
8. I had it down to A and C. ATA.
9. JTQ. I had zero idea.

JTQ question 4. I lost on question 8.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jason Ring
New York, NY

Cedric says Jason has worked hard doing it all, including flipping burgers and cooking donuts.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 - Level ?: Quite a Quote
What classic literary character says, "I now prophecy that I will dismember my dismemberer"?

A: Captain Hook B: Don Quixote
C: Captain Ahab D: Macbeth

Jason jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Captain Ahab
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,100

I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 - Level ?: Ruh-Oh
Scooby-Doo's mom, Mumsy-Doo, revealed in an 1988 episode that her son's full name is what?

A: Scooberg Doo B: Scoobias Doo
C: Scoobert Doo D: Scoobington Doo

Jason says he hardly ever watched that show, and in 1984 he was four. "Yes, I'm young!"

Jason asks the audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 20% C: 31% D: 46%

Jason goes with the audience.

Answer

C: Scoobert Doo

Jason leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

I'd have used my 2nd JTQ - this is probably too obscure for the audience.