WWTBAM Bored

Will Jones
Middletown, NY
Writer

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.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Spare Parts
?: Family Names
?: It's A Living
?: Queen of the Tropics
?: Pardon Our Dust
?: Applicable Skills
?: Fruit for Thought
?: Still Working
?: Twice as Nice
?: What's It to You?


Question #1 - Level ?: What's It to You?
Translated as "it grows as it goes," New Mexico's odd state motto was inspired by a passage from an ancient poem that refers to a what?

A: Lightning bolt B: River
C: Buffalo herd D: Cactus

Will says that he can eliminate

Spoiler

cactus, because it doesn't go anywhere.

He's leaning towards

Spoiler

river

, but he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lightning bolt
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $0

Question #2 - Level ?: Twice as Nice
Sounding like something you'd see on a Seinfeld episode, what is it called when a congressman draws two government salaries?

A: Low talking B: Marble rye-ing
C: Puffy shirting D: Double-dipping

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Double-dipping
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #3 - Level ?: Still Working
He may have died before Hollywood even existed, but what author has over 900 writing credits on the Internet Movie Database?

A: Victor Hugo B: William Shakespeare
C: Geoffrey Chaucer D: Leo Tolstoy

Answer/Value/Bank

B: William Shakespeare
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,000

Question #4 - Level ?: Fruit for Thought
Though he helped debunk the idea that the Earth was flat, Christopher Columbus believed the earth was shaped like a what?

A: Lemon B: Pear
C: Watermelon D: Pomegranate

Will jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Pear
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $22,000

Question #5 - Level ?: Applicable Skills
On a résumé, "Ran naked through Walmart" could be a job experience listed under what title?

A: Administrative Assistant B: Fashion Buyer
C: Construction Worker D: Streaker

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Streaker
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $27,000

-- Commercial Break --


Question #6 - Level ?: Pardon Our Dust
Ironically, in 2007 Disneyland had to deepen the water channels for which ride, possibly because it was experiencing "heavier-than-anticipated loads"?

A: Mad Tea Party B: It's a Small World
C: Peter Pan's Flight D: Indiana Jones Adventure

Answer/Value/Bank

B: It's a Small World
Question Value: $100
Bank: $27,100

Question #7 - Level ?: Queen of the Tropics
In the video for her anthem "Roar," Katy Perry can be seen conquering nature in all but which of the following ways?

A: Painting an elephant's toenails B: Brushing a crocodile's teeth
C: Surfing on a shark's back D: Taking selfies with a monkey

Will asks the audience.

ATA

A: 10% B: 26% C: 36% D: 28%

Will was hoping for a 75% result for one of the answers. He goes with

Spoiler

D.

Answer

C: Surfing on a shark's back

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


-- Commercial Break --

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 - Level ?: Still Working
He may have died before Hollywood even existed, but what author has over 900 writing credits on the Internet Movie Database?

A: Victor Hugo B: William Shakespeare
C: Geoffrey Chaucer D: Leo Tolstoy

Answer/Value/Bank

B: William Shakespeare

Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,000

Thanks to frogman042, we can name twelve of them.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 - Level ?: Queen of the Tropics
In the video for her anthem "Roar," Katy Perry can be seen conquering nature in all but which of the following ways?

A: Painting an elephant's toenails B: Brushing a crocodile's teeth
C: Surfing on a shark's back D: Taking selfies with a monkey

Will asks the audience.

ATA

A: 10% B: 26% C: 36% D: 28%

Will was hoping for a 75% result for one of the answers. He goes with

Spoiler

D.

Answer

C: Surfing on a shark's back

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

I was shocked to see this self-dursting. Did he say why he chose that answer?

Nope, he offered no explanation for his choice.

1.  I have friends who used to live in New Mexico-so I've been there a lot.  I thought it was either B or D.  I use JTQ 1 here.2. easy 3. easy. Shakespeare's work has been made into lots of movies.4. here goes my second JTQ. This is a weird question-never heard of this.
5.easy
6.I remember when this happened. They had to make the channels deeper because the boats weren't made to carry a heavy load.
7.No idea. ATA.

Question #1 - Level ?: What's It to You?
Translated as "it grows as it goes," New Mexico's odd state motto was inspired by a passage from an ancient poem that refers to a what?

A: Lightning bolt B: River
C: Buffalo herd D: Cactus

Will says that he can eliminate

Spoiler

cactus, because it doesn't go anywhere.

He's leaning towards

Spoiler

river

, but he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lightning bolt
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $0

WWOQ. JTQ 1

Question #4 - Level ?: Fruit for Thought
Though he helped debunk the idea that the Earth was flat, Christopher Columbus believed the earth was shaped like a what?

A: Lemon B: Pear
C: Watermelon D: Pomegranate

Will jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Pear
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $22,000

My guess was pear, but I don't know how I knew it. JTQ 2

I lost on question 1.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Will Jones
Middletown, NY
Writer

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 - Level ?: What's It to You?
Translated as "it grows as it goes," New Mexico's odd state motto was inspired by a passage from an ancient poem that refers to a what?

A: Lightning bolt B: River
C: Buffalo herd D: Cactus

Will says that he can eliminate

Spoiler

cactus, because it doesn't go anywhere.

He's leaning towards

Spoiler

river

, but he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lightning bolt
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $0

I'd have to JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 - Level ?: Queen of the Tropics
In the video for her anthem "Roar," Katy Perry can be seen conquering nature in all but which of the following ways?

A: Painting an elephant's toenails B: Brushing a crocodile's teeth
C: Surfing on a shark's back D: Taking selfies with a monkey

Will asks the audience.

ATA

A: 10% B: 26% C: 36% D: 28%

Will was hoping for a 75% result for one of the answers. He goes with

Spoiler

D.

Answer

C: Surfing on a shark's back

I'd ATA also but given those results, I'd have to use my 2nd JTQ.