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Andy Smith
Bethlehem, PA
Realtor


Double Money Week

Topic Tree:

10 Strange Spokesmen
9 Angering Papa
8 Famous Jimmys
7 Political Secrets
6 CliffsNotes
5 Stop Your Twitching
4 Try This at Home
3 Dinner Adventure
2 For Sale
1 Go Fish

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 Angering Papa
7 Political Secrets
10 Strange Spokesmen
3 Dinner Adventure
4 Try This at Home
1 Go Fish
6 CliffsNotes (Double Money)
8 Famous Jimmys
2 For Sale
5 Stop Your Twitching

Question 1 - 5 Stop Your Twitching
Though it sounds like a name for a spellbinding bully, what’s the medical term for an involuntary muscle twitch you get while falling asleep?
A. Tummy schmuck
B Hypnic jerk
C. Mental sleaze
D. Spinal creep

Spoiler

B. Hypnic jerk
$3K
Bank - $3K

Question 2 - 2 For Sale
Because he stayed in so many inns while traveling, it’s become a real estate cliché for owners of old houses to claim that “George Washington” did what?
A. Bathed here
B. Exercised here
C. Slept here
D. Cooked here

Spoiler

C. Slept here
$5K
Bank - $8K

Question 3 - 8 Famous Jimmys
The cartoon character Jimmy Neutron could have been named for what scientist who discovered the neutron particle?
A. James Joule
B. James Watson
C. James Chadwick
D. James Maxwell

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. James Chadwick
$100
Bank - $8K

Question 4 - 6 CliffsNotes (Double Money)
In “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator falls “half in love” with Jordan Baker, who is a what?
A. Competitive golfer
B. Mobster’s girlfriend
C. Newspaper writer
D. Ballet dancer

ATA

ATA results

26% A. Competitive golfer
46% B. Mobster’s girlfriend
22% C. Newspaper writer
6% D. Ballet dancer

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Competitive golfer
$15K
Bank - $8K

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Question 5 - 1 Go Fish
Supporting local anglers for over 50 years, what Australian festival features eating competitions and fish throwing contests?
A. Chickenfest
B. Venisonfaire
C. Tunarama
D. Cabbageworld

Spoiler

C. Tunarama
$1K
Bank - $9K

Question 6 - 4 Try This at Home
Using an old CD spindle as a bagel tote is an example of what low-budget trick to make things easier?
A. Keystroke
B. Lifehack
C. Reboot
D. Firewall

Spoiler

B. Lifehack
$25K
Bank - $34K

Question 7 - 3 Dinner Adventure
With locations in London and Pairs, the “Dans Le Noir” restaurant is unique because diners eat in what?
A. Total darkness
B. A bank vault
C. Complete silence
D. Subzero temperatures

Spoiler

A. Total darkness
$7K
Bank - $41K

Question 8 - 10 Strange Spokesmen
Not quite as flashy as a sports car, in 1947, actor Jimmy Stewart appeared in print ads for which product?
A. Warren’s Mint Cocktail Gum
B. Holeproof Socks
C. Twice Rich Tomato Juice
D. Maxwell House Coffee


Andy decides to walk.

Spoiler

D. Holeproof Socks
Andy leaves with $20,500.

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - 6 CliffsNotes (Double Money)
In “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator falls “half in love” with Jordan Baker, who is a what?
A. Competitive golfer
B. Mobster’s girlfriend
C. Newspaper writer
D. Ballet dancer

[/i]ATA

ATA results

26% A. Competitive golfer
46% B. Mobster’s girlfriend
22% C. Newspaper writer
6% D. Ballet dancer

JTQ 2[/i]

Spoiler

A. Competitive golfer
$15K
Bank - $8K

So much for the ATA's power on a pop culture question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 6 - 4 Try This at Home
Using an old CD spindle as a bagel tote is an example of what low-budget trick to make things easier?
A. Keystroke
B. Lifehack
C. Reboot
D. Firewall

Spoiler

B. Lifehack
$25K
Bank - $34K

I sometimes visit the Lifehacker website, but I don't know how common the word is, elsewhere.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 3 Dinner Adventure
With locations in London and Pairs, the “Dans Le Noir” restaurant is unique because diners eat in what?
A. Total darkness
B. A bank vault
C. Complete silence
D. Subzero temperatures

Spoiler

A. Total darkness
$7K
Bank - $41K

Total darkness? Even for the waitstaff? And this, I assume, makes it a trendy and expensive place to eat?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - 10 Strange Spokesmen
Not quite as flashy as a sports car, in 1947, actor Jimmy Stewart appeared in print ads for which product?
A. Warren’s Mint Cocktail Gum
B. Holeproof Socks
C. Twice Rich Tomato Juice
D. Maxwell House Coffee


Andy decides to walk.

Spoiler

D. Holeproof Socks
Andy leaves with $20,500.

Total WWOQ. I only recognized Maxwell House as a real brand; I had no idea if the others were, too, or which Stewart might had advertised.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 3 Dinner Adventure
With locations in London and Pairs, the “Dans Le Noir” restaurant is unique because diners eat in what?
A. Total darkness
B. A bank vault
C. Complete silence
D. Subzero temperatures

Spoiler

A. Total darkness
$7K
Bank - $41K

Total darkness? Even for the waitstaff? And this, I assume, makes it a trendy and expensive place to eat?

Don't know about this place specifically, but when I first read of such a restaurant, the waitstaff was comprised entirely of blind or visually-impaired people.

Question 3 - 8 Famous Jimmys
The cartoon character Jimmy Neutron could have been named for what scientist who discovered the neutron particle?
A. James Joule
B. James Watson
C. James Chadwick
D. James Maxwell

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. James Chadwick
$100
Bank - $8K

JTQ 1

Question 4 - 6 CliffsNotes (Double Money)
In “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator falls “half in love” with Jordan Baker, who is a what?
A. Competitive golfer
B. Mobster’s girlfriend
C. Newspaper writer
D. Ballet dancer

[/i]ATA

ATA results

26% A. Competitive golfer
46% B. Mobster’s girlfriend
22% C. Newspaper writer
6% D. Ballet dancer

JTQ 2[/i]

Spoiler

A. Competitive golfer
$15K
Bank - $8K

JTQ 2

Question 8 - 10 Strange Spokesmen
Not quite as flashy as a sports car, in 1947, actor Jimmy Stewart appeared in print ads for which product?
A. Warren’s Mint Cocktail Gum
B. Holeproof Socks
C. Twice Rich Tomato Juice
D. Maxwell House Coffee


Andy decides to walk.

Spoiler

D. Holeproof Socks
Andy leaves with $20,500.

ATA, then sayonara.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Andy Smith
Bethlehem, PA
Realtor

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - 2 For Sale
Because he stayed in so many inns while traveling, it’s become a real estate cliché for owners of old houses to claim that “George Washington” did what?
A. Bathed here
B. Exercised here
C. Slept here
D. Cooked here

Spoiler

C. Slept here
$5K
Bank - $8K

This is the point at which Andy revealed he was a Realtor and Cedric jokingly asked if he'd ever used that line.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - 6 CliffsNotes (Double Money)
In “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator falls “half in love” with Jordan Baker, who is a what?
A. Competitive golfer
B. Mobster’s girlfriend
C. Newspaper writer
D. Ballet dancer

ATA

ATA results

26% A. Competitive golfer
46% B. Mobster’s girlfriend
22% C. Newspaper writer
6% D. Ballet dancer

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Competitive golfer
$15K
Bank - $8K

I think I'd go straight to JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - 10 Strange Spokesmen
Not quite as flashy as a sports car, in 1947, actor Jimmy Stewart appeared in print ads for which product?
A. Warren’s Mint Cocktail Gum
B. Holeproof Socks
C. Twice Rich Tomato Juice
D. Maxwell House Coffee

Andy decides to walk.

Spoiler

D. Holeproof Socks
Andy leaves with $20,500.

Since I still have a JTQ I use it here.