WWTBAM Bored

Dena Dolhancryk
Old Forge, PA
Writer of children's books
However she has no kids and only has a dog.


Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
Heard It Before
Exposed Expressions
Bach and Forth
Peace Out
What's a Motto, You?
Overachiever
Watch You Sleep
Too Salty
No Place Like Home
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Question 1 - ?
"Written" by Leslie Knope, "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America" is a novelty book about the fictional town in what TV series?
A. Two and a Half Men B. Grey's Anatomy
C. Modern Family D. Parks and Recreation

Answer and value

D. Parks and Recreation
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

Question 2 - No Place Like Home
Inspired by "The Wizard of Oz," Dominic Wilcox invented a pair of GPS shoes that will direct you home after doing what?
A. Jumping on one foot B. Stomping angrily
C. Karate-kicking a board D. Clicking the heels 3 times

Answer and value

D. Clicking the heels 3 times
Value: $100
Bank: $3100

Question 3 - Too Salty
Lake Disappointment is a large salt lake that has bummed out thirsty travelers in what country?
A. South Africa B. Saudi Arabia
C. Egypt D. Australia

JTQ 1

(comments edited w/correction)
Dena said it is an English name and she really hopes it is Australia.
However she said she is nervous about this and decided to JTQ

Answer and value

D. Australia
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $3100

Question 4 - Watch You Sleep
Nicolas Cage told Parade he was once stalked by a "silent, but maybe deadly" what?
A. Clown B. Vampire
C. Ghost D. Mime

Spoiler

Cedric motioned like a mime and Dena said that was what she was going to say

Answer and value

D. Mime
Value: $500
Bank: $3600

Commercial break

QotD
Though he never said it in real life, who is frequently associated with the quote, "follow the money"?
A. Old Blood and Guts B. Deep Throat
C. The Red Baron D. Mac the Knife

QoD

B. Deep Throat

Question 5 - Overachiever
Bobby Tufts, the 4-year-old "mayor" of Dorset, MN, made headlines when he decreed that what should be at the top of the food pyramid?
A. Brussels Sprouts B. Snow peas
C. Cauliflower D. Ice cream

Answer and value

D. Ice cream
Value: $5000
Bank: $8600

Question 6 - What's a Motto, You?
Just before his 1977 execution, killer Gary Gilmore uttered a phrase that later became the inspiration for what well-known corporate motto?
A. Have It Your Way B. Just Do It
C. Don't Be Evil D. I'm Lovin' It

Answer and value

B. Just Do It
Value: $7000
Bank: $15600

Question 7 - Peace Out
In August of 1899, who quit his job working for Thomas Edison to try his hand at making automobiles?
A. Water Chrysler B. David Buick
C. Ransom Olds D. Henry Ford

Answer and value

D. Henry Ford
Value: $15K
Bank: $30600

Dena will return tomorrow

1. ATA-pop culture. They might know it.

2. easy.

3. JTQ 1. I had it down to South Africa and Australia.

4. Mimes are silent, so I go with D-final answer.

5. Gotta be ice cream. I don't know any kids who like the other things.

6. JTQ 2. Who comes up with these questions??

7. I live in Michigan, and there is a museum near Detroit that was started by Henry Ford (it's named after him) and one of the exhibits is a replica of Edison's laboratory (with a bottle that is said to hold his dying breath-the subject of another BAM question).

Question 1 - ?
"Written" by Leslie Knope, "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America" is a novelty book about the fictional town in what TV series?
A. Two and a Half Men B. Grey's Anatomy
C. Modern Family D. Parks and Recreation

Answer and value

D. Parks and Recreation
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

No idea whatsoever. ATA and hope.

Question 3 - Too Salty
Lake Disappointment is a large salt lake that has bummed out thirsty travelers in what country?
A. South Africa B. Saudi Arabia
C. Egypt D. Australia

JTQ 1

(comments edited w/correction)
Dena said it is an English name and she really hopes it is Australia.
However she said she is nervous about this and decided to JTQ

Answer and value

D. Australia
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $3100

JTQ 1

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Dena Dolhancryk
Old Forge, PA
Writer of children's books
However she has no kids and only has a dog.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - ?
"Written" by Leslie Knope, "Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America" is a novelty book about the fictional town in what TV series?
A. Two and a Half Men B. Grey's Anatomy
C. Modern Family D. Parks and Recreation

Answer and value

D. Parks and Recreation
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

I have to answer this one by process of elimination, since I've never seen an episode of Parks and Recretion.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Watch You Sleep
Nicolas Cage told Parade he was once stalked by a "silent, but maybe deadly" what?
A. Clown B. Vampire
C. Ghost D. Mime

Spoiler

Cedric motioned like a mime and Dena said that was what she was going to say

Answer and value

D. Mime
Value: $500
Bank: $3600

Since Cedric doesn't have a screen in front of him, does he have the answers given to him via earpiece? It was bad form for him to act like a mime - suppose that hadn't been the answer and the contestant was misled?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Peace Out
In August of 1899, who quit his job working for Thomas Edison to try his hand at making automobiles?
A. Water Chrysler B. David Buick
C. Ransom Olds D. Henry Ford

Answer and value

D. Henry Ford
Value: $15K
Bank: $30600

I know that Ford and Edison were close in later years; I didn't realize that Ford had worked for Edison.