WWTBAM Bored

James Rowe
Brooklyn, NY

James’ Plus One is his professor from The City University of New York Graduate Center, Dr. Stephen Ross.

Question 1 – Fittingly, the “Carrie T-Strap Pump” is available in what actress’ shoe collection for Nordstrom?
A. Kerry Washington
B. Sarah Jessica Parker
C. Anne Hathaway
D. Emma Watson

Spoiler

B. Sarah Jessica Parker
$5K
Bank - $5K

Question 2 – Thanks, Kathie Lee & Hoda! Time reported that the U.S has now surpassed France as the world’s biggest market for what?
A. Sleeveless dresses
B. Padded bras
C. Hoop earrings
D. Wine

Spoiler

D. Wine
$100
Bank - $5,100

Question 3 – In accordance with Virginia law at the time, which of the following was built with extra bathrooms to accommodate racial segregation?
A. The Pentagon
B. The Smithsonian
C. NASA Headquarters
D. The National Zoo

Spoiler

A. The Pentagon
$500
Bank - $5,600

Question 4 – What college’s Zolp Scholarship offers financial aid to Catholic students who were born with that unusual last name?
A. Brigham Young University
B. Smith College
C. University of Kansas
D. Loyola University Chicago

Spoiler

D. Loyola University Chicago
$25K
Bank - $30,600

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Question 5 – “Every hug is awkward” and “you don’t fit in foreign cars” were on a recent BuzzFeed list of the worst things about being what?
A. Vegetarian
B. Tall
C. German
D. A “My Little Pony” fan

Spoiler

B. Tall
$2K
Bank - $32,600

Question 6 – Abraham Lincoln was both inaugurated and, weeks later, assassinated while wearing an overcoat made by what clothier?
A. Brooks Brothers
B. Jos. A. Bank
C. Lord & Taylor
D. Henry Poole & Co

JTQ

Spoiler

A. Brooks Brothers
$10K
Bank - $32,600

Question 7 – If on January 1, 2015, you decided to read “One Thousand and One Nights” over the next 1,001 nights, on what date would you finally finish?
A. April 12, 2017
B. September 27,2017
C. February 5, 2018
D. May 21,2018

ATA

ATA results

2% A. April 12, 2017
73% B. September 27,2017
12% C. February 5, 2018
13% D. May 21,2018

Spoiler

B. September 27, 2017
$15K
Bank - $47,600

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Question 8 – Because it was illegal to do so at the time, you could be fined five shillings for celebrating what holiday in Boston from 1659 to 1681?
A. Halloween
B. Easter
C. Christmas
D. Thanksgiving

Spoiler

C. Christmas
$7K
Bank - $54,600

Question 9 – “Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mariá de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad” are whose baptismal middle names?
A. Jan Vermeer
B. Max Ernst
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Paul Cézanne


+1

Dr. Ross says he is just guessing, but he would go with

Spoiler

Picasso

, since he has more of a Spanish background.

Spoiler

C. Pablo Picasso
$3K
Bank - $57,600

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Question 10 – Though he did not write the famous “I’m not a crook” line, what TV personality was a speechwriter for President Nixon?
A. Larry King
B. Dennis Miller
C. Ben Stein
D. Jerry Springer

Spoiler

C. Ben Stein
$1K
Bank - $58,600

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James will return on tomorrow’s show.

Question 6 – Abraham Lincoln was both inaugurated and, weeks later, assassinated while wearing an overcoat made by what clothier?
A. Brooks Brothers
B. Jos. A. Bank
C. Lord & Taylor
D. Henry Poole & Co

JTQ

Spoiler

A. Brooks Brothers
$10K
Bank - $32,600

JTQ

Question 7 – If on January 1, 2015, you decided to read “One Thousand and One Nights” over the next 1,001 nights, on what date would you finally finish?
A. April 12, 2017
B. September 27,2017
C. February 5, 2018
D. May 21,2018

ATA

ATA results

2% A. April 12, 2017
73% B. September 27,2017
12% C. February 5, 2018
13% D. May 21,2018

Spoiler

B. September 27, 2017
$15K
Bank - $47,600

Aargh! OK, 365 + 365 = 730 and brings us to January 1, 2017. Another 365 is more than 1,001, so it's April or September of 2017. OK, 1,000 minus 730 = 270, and 270 divided by 30 = 9! September! B, final answer.

Question 9 – “Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mariá de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad” are whose baptismal middle names?
A. Jan Vermeer
B. Max Ernst
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Paul Cézanne

+1

Dr. Ross says he is just guessing, but he would go with

Spoiler

Picasso

, since he has more of a Spanish background.

Spoiler

C. Pablo Picasso
$3K
Bank - $57,600

Plus One

Question 10 – Though he did not write the famous “I’m not a crook” line, what TV personality was a speechwriter for President Nixon?
A. Larry King
B. Dennis Miller
C. Ben Stein
D. Jerry Springer

Spoiler

C. Ben Stein
$1K
Bank - $58,600

Never heard of it. ATA and then walk, unless I get another JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:James Rowe
Brooklyn, NY

James’ Plus One is his professor from The City University of New York Graduate Center, Dr. Stephen Ross.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 – Fittingly, the “Carrie T-Strap Pump” is available in what actress’ shoe collection for Nordstrom?
A. Kerry Washington
B. Sarah Jessica Parker
C. Anne Hathaway
D. Emma Watson

Spoiler

B. Sarah Jessica Parker
$5K
Bank - $5K

elwing didn't like this question. She worked in a shoe store for several years and pumps were strapless, toe-in shoes. If it has a strap, no matter what kind, it's not a pump.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – What college’s Zolp Scholarship offers financial aid to Catholic students who were born with that unusual last name?
A. Brigham Young University
B. Smith College
C. University of Kansas
D. Loyola University Chicago

Spoiler

D. Loyola University Chicago
$25K
Bank - $30,600

There's only one Catholic school among the choices.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 – Abraham Lincoln was both inaugurated and, weeks later, assassinated while wearing an overcoat made by what clothier?
A. Brooks Brothers
B. Jos. A. Bank
C. Lord & Taylor
D. Henry Poole & Co

JTQ

Spoiler

A. Brooks Brothers
$10K
Bank - $32,600

I would have gone with Brooks Brothers believing it was the oldest of the four.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 – If on January 1, 2015, you decided to read “One Thousand and One Nights” over the next 1,001 nights, on what date would you finally finish?
A. April 12, 2017
B. September 27,2017
C. February 5, 2018
D. May 21,2018

ATA

ATA results

2% A. April 12, 2017
73% B. September 27,2017
12% C. February 5, 2018
13% D. May 21,2018

Spoiler

B. September 27, 2017
$15K
Bank - $47,600

James worked hard on calculating this, at first thinking it would be a 2018 date, but then realizing that 1001 nights is less than three full years, so it would have to be in 2017.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – “Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mariá de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad” are whose baptismal middle names?
A. Jan Vermeer
B. Max Ernst
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Paul Cézanne

+1

Dr. Ross says he is just guessing, but he would go with

Spoiler

Picasso

, since he has more of a Spanish background.

Spoiler

C. Pablo Picasso
$3K
Bank - $57,600

There's only one Spaniard in the group.