WWTBAM Bored

Mark Cook
New York, NY


Question 1 -
An online Glamour feature on how to take selfies like celebrities includes all but which of these tips?
A. Wear sunglasses B. Gaze wistfully
C. Spend $25K on lighting D. Take it from above

Answer and value

C. Spend $25K on lighting
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 -
"State of Udder Beauty" and "Eat Cheese or Die" were two suggestions when what state redesigned its butter-colored license plates in the 1980s?
A. Texas B. Vermont
C. Iowa D. Wisconsin

Answer and value

D. Wisconsin
Value: $10K
Bank: $10100

Second break

Question 3 -
In the game "Battleship," it takes 3 "hits" to sink which of these vessels?
A. Carrier B. Submarine
C. Battleship D. Patrol boat

ATA and JTQ

ATA
A. 11% B. 44%
C. 35% D. 10%

Answer and value

B. Submarine
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $10100

Question 4 -
Procrastinating tourists beware: scientists predict 50,000 years from now there will be no Niagara Falls, as it will have eroded into which Great Lake?
A. Superior B. Erie
C. Huron D. Michigan

Spoiler

Mark guessed Superior

Answer and value

B. Erie
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost, consolation $1000

Third break

QotD. Inspired by a photo of their 4-year-old granddaughter in a straw hat, O.D. and Ruth McKee founded what popular snack brand?
A. Little Debbie B. Hostess
C. Betty Crocker D. TastyKake

QotD

A. Little Debbie

Thousandaire contestant next

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mark Cook
New York, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 -
"State of Udder Beauty" and "Eat Cheese or Die" were two suggestions when what state redesigned its butter-colored license plates in the 1980s?
A. Texas B. Vermont
C. Iowa D. Wisconsin

Answer and value

D. Wisconsin
Value: $10K
Bank: $10100

And I thought it was "Come and smell our dairy air!"

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 -
In the game "Battleship," it takes 3 "hits" to sink which of these vessels?
A. Carrier B. Submarine
C. Battleship D. Patrol boat

ATA and JTQ

ATA
A. 11% B. 44%
C. 35% D. 10%

Answer and value

B. Submarine
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $10100

This would have been a tough one for me. When my brother and I were young we would play the paper version when traveling on vacation. We had the battleship with 4 hits, cruiser with 3, destroyer with 2 and submarine with 1. Since cruiser isn't listed I'll have to reason it out. I've seen the MB board game and the carrier has 5 hits, the battleship has 4 hits. I don't recall seeing a patrol boat. Looks like I'll have to use a lifeline. If I ATA and get that percentage, I go with B since I know C isn't right.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 -
Procrastinating tourists beware: scientists predict 50,000 years from now there will be no Niagara Falls, as it will have eroded into which Great Lake?
A. Superior B. Erie
C. Huron D. Michigan

Spoiler

Mark guessed Superior

Answer and value

B. Erie
Value: not revealed
Bank: Lost, consolation $1000

Niagara Falls is between Erie and Ontario. Since Ontario isn't listed as an option, it has to be Erie.

I'm glad I didn't see this one. Yet another geography nitwit.

1. easy.

2. easy. Wisconsin is known for cheese.

3. I played this game as a kid with my brother (he usually beat me). I don't remember though so I ATA.

4. Lake Superior is NOWHERE near Niagra Falls. It's way up at the top of Michigan and Wisconsin, and part of it borders on Minnesota. He needed to study a map before going on the show-geography comes up a lot.