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Melissa Del Toro
Astoria, NY

Topic Tree:

10 Number Cruncher
9 The Regulars
8 Trimming the Fat?
7 Up for Debate
6 Fruit Phrases
5 Words of Wisdom
4 Get Your Philanthropist On
3 Get Yours Now
2 Local Show
1 Lady Birds

Topic Tree: (randomized)

7 Up for Debate
10 Number Cruncher
3 Get Yours Now
9 The Regulars
2 Local Show
6 Fruit Phrases
1 Lady Birds
8 Trimming the Fat?
5 Words of Wisdom
4 Get Your Philanthropist On

Question 1 - 4 Get Your Philanthropist On
Promising to donate all profits to charity, “United Libations” is set to be San Francisco’s first nonprofit what?
A. Philanthropub
B. Philanthropark
C. Philanthrotel
D. Philanthropotty
JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. Philanthroub
$3K
Bank - $0K

Question 2 - 5 Words of Wisdom
According to an old Jewish proverb, “God could not be everywhere, so He created” who?
A. Mothers
B. Uncles
C. Little brothers
D. Second cousins

Spoiler

A. Mothers
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 3 - 8 Trimming the Fat?
Israeli citizens railed against who in 2013 for budgeting $2,700 of annual government funds to pay for his fancy ice cream habit?
A. Hamid Karzai
B. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
C. Benjamin Netanyahu
D. King Abdullah

ATA

ATA results

9% A. Hamid Karzai
11% B. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
73% C. Benjamin Netanyahu
7% D. King Abdullah

Spoiler

C. Benjamin Netanyahu
$100
Bank - $1,100

Question 4 - 1 Lady Birds
Although used universally for all peafowl, a peacock is a male, while the females are called what?
A. Pealadies
B. Peacows
C. Peadoes
D. Peahens

Spoiler

D. Peahens
$2K
Bank - $3,100

Question 5 - 6 Fruit Phrases
To let someone know that you cherish them, you may use the common phrase “you are the” what?
A. Papaya of my mouth
B. Kiwi of my ear
C. Kumquat of my nose
D. Apple of my eye

Spoiler

D. Apple of my eye
$15K
Bank - $18,100

commercial break

Question 6 - 2 Local Show
Comedian Fred Armisen’s TV series “Portlandia” is fittingly set in what state?
A. Oregon
B. Virginia
C. Louisiana
D. Missouri

Spoiler

A. Oregon
$25K
Bank - $43,100

Question 7 - 9 The Regulars
In his song “Piano Man,” Billy Joel mentions all but which of these barflys?
A. Paul
B. John
C. Davy
D. Ben

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Ben
$7K
Bank - $43,100

Question 8 - 3 Get Yours Now
One of Time’s “50 Worst Inventions,” a cage mounted onto urban apartment windows was devised as a convenient way for what to get some fresh air?
A. Plants
B. Babies
C. Laundry
D. Garbage

Melissa believes it is between

Spoiler

plants and laundry

.
She makes

Spoiler

plants

her final answer.

Spoiler

B. Babies

Melissa leaves with $1K

commercial break

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - 3 Get Yours Now
One of Time’s “50 Worst Inventions,” a cage mounted onto urban apartment windows was devised as a convenient way for what to get some fresh air?
A. Plants
B. Babies
C. Laundry
D. Garbage

Melissa believes it is between

Spoiler

plants and laundry

.
She makes

Spoiler

plants

her final answer.

Spoiler

B. Babies

Melissa leaves with $1K

Melissa dismissed answer B (along with D) without stopping to consider that something outrageous like a baby cage is exactly the right candidate for a "Worst Invention" award.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - 1 Lady Birds
Although used universally for all peafowl, a peacock is a male, whil the females are called what?
A. Pealadies
B. Peacows
C. Peadoes
D. Peahens

Spoiler

D. Peahens
$2K
Bank - $3,100

Why couldn't a long-time BB get a question like this to comment on?

Too bad peahen isn't on the Bored anymore, to celebrate the shout-out with us.

Question 7 - 9 The Regulars
In his song “Piano Man,” Billy Joel mentions all but which of these barflys?
A. Paul
B. John
C. Davy
D. Ben

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Ben
$7K
Bank - $43,100

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
He's quick with a joke
Or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be.

And Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife.
He's talking to Davy
Who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life.

Ben, final answer.

Question 8 - 3 Get Yours Now
One of Time’s “50 Worst Inventions,” a cage mounted onto urban apartment windows was devised as a convenient way for what to get some fresh air?
A. Plants
B. Babies
C. Laundry
D. Garbage

Melissa believes it is between

Spoiler

plants and laundry

.
She makes

Spoiler

plants

her final answer.

Spoiler

B. Babies
Melissa leaves with $1K

I saw a photo of this not long ago, so I knew it was babies, but I can't remember in what context. I'm sure this taped longer ago than I saw the photo, though. JTQ.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 8 - 3 Get Yours Now
One of Time’s “50 Worst Inventions,” a cage mounted onto urban apartment windows was devised as a convenient way for what to get some fresh air?
A. Plants
B. Babies
C. Laundry
D. Garbage

Melissa believes it is between

Spoiler

plants and laundry

.
She makes

Spoiler

plants

her final answer.

Spoiler

B. Babies
Melissa leaves with $1K

I saw a photo of this not long ago, so I knew it was babies, but I can't remember in what context. I'm sure this taped longer ago than I saw the photo, though. JTQ.

Here's the link. The patent is from 1922, the story from 2010.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/p ... 46,00.html

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Melissa Del Toro
Astoria, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - 8 Trimming the Fat?
Israeli citizens railed against who in 2013 for budgeting $2,700 of annual government funds to pay for his fancy ice cream habit?
A. Hamid Karzai
B. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
C. Benjamin Netanyahu
D. King Abdullah

ATA

ATA results

9% A. Hamid Karzai
11% B. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
73% C. Benjamin Netanyahu
7% D. King Abdullah

Spoiler

C. Benjamin Netanyahu
$100
Bank - $1,100

It helps to be up on current events.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 9 The Regulars
In his song “Piano Man,” Billy Joel mentions all but which of these barflys?
A. Paul
B. John
C. Davy
D. Ben

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Ben
$7K
Bank - $43,100

"Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free. And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke but there's some place that he'd rather be..."

"Now Paul is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife. And he's talking to Davy, who's still in the Navy and probably will be for life."

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - 3 Get Yours Now
One of Time’s “50 Worst Inventions,” a cage mounted onto urban apartment windows was devised as a convenient way for what to get some fresh air?
A. Plants
B. Babies
C. Laundry
D. Garbage

Melissa believes it is between

Spoiler

plants and laundry

.
She makes

Spoiler

plants

her final answer.

Spoiler

B. Babies

Melissa leaves with $1K

As I recall Melissa even made a comment about how putting babies in cages wasn't a good idea.