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Transcript 09/21/15b Danny Shutler

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:54 pm

Danny Shutler
Orange, CA

Danny’s Plus One is Ryan Shaw. They both went to the University of Michigan together.
They lived on the same dorm hall freshman year.

$500 After a brutal winter including 108.6” of snow, in 2015 what city’s mayor signed an executive order demanding “the season of spring appear and begin immediately”?
A. Miami
B. Los Angeles
C. Honolulu
D. Boston
Spoiler
D. Boston
$1K Since it involves very little exposure to radiation, the New York Times says that it’s not dangerous to do what while in the kitchen?
A. Stand next to the microwave
B. Stick your hand in the garbage disposal
C. Juggle the kitchen knives
D. Set the refrigerator on fire
Spoiler
A. Stand next to the microwave
$2K At the Summer Olympics, beach volleyball and water polo are the only two ball sports where which statement is true?
A. They once involved horses
B. The players shoot arrows
C. They’re usually played barefoot
D. Athletes must wear helmets
Spoiler
C. They’re usually played barefoot
$3K Opting to sometimes call his wife Sarah instead of Sarah Jessica, who once admitted, “I don’t always want to say that many syllables”?
A. Denzel Washington
B. Tom Cruise
C. Matthew Broderick
D. Ryan Reynolds
Spoiler
C. Matthew Broderick
$5K “Teammate,” “intestines” and the obvious example “couscous” all belong to a group of words that what?
A. Use each letter twice
B. Are palindromes
C. Have letters in alphabetical order
D. Can be typed on one row of a keyboard
Spoiler
A. Use each letter twice
commercial break

$7K According to its manufacturer, the number in which brand name was picked simply because its creator Henry thought it was “lucky”?
A. Heinz 57
B. V8
C. WD-40
D. Motel 6

Danny says “Henry” makes him think of Henry Ford and the only automotive related answer is
Spoiler
V8. After talking it out, he says that the V8 got its name from the number of cylinders
.

ATA
ATA results
58% A. Heinz 57
14% B. V8
14% C. WD-40
14% D. Motel 6

Spoiler
A. Heinz 57
Chris says the audience picked up on that the question asked about a
Spoiler
“brand name.”


$10K In dense fog in 1945, a U.S. Army pilot caused chaos on 34th Street when he crashed his B-25 into the 79th floor of what NYC landmark?
A. Empire State Building
B. United Nations Headquarters
C. Rockefeller Plaza
D. NY Stock Exchange

Danny thinks it may be the
Spoiler
Empire State Building,
because he believes it has a 79th floor.
Danny says his +1 is from New York, so he uses his +1.

+1

Chris asks Ryan if he knows when the
Spoiler
Empire State Building
was built.
Ryan says he doesn’t know.
1945 was a time he didn’t study too much, but he thinks Chris was on the right track with his thoughts about a 79th floor.
Spoiler
A. Empire State Building
commercial break

$20K As large as all of Los Angeles County, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is known as the world’s biggest what?
A. Impact crater
B. Salt flat
C. Cave system
D. Lava lake

Danny can’t decide between
Spoiler
cave system and lava lake.


50/50
50/50 results
B. Salt flat
C. Cave system

Spoiler
B. Salt flat
$30K Though Google remains the world’s most popular search engine, the revenues for what #1 search engine in China have increased nearly 1000% since 2010?
A. Baidu
B. Alibaba
C. Yandex
D. Ameblo

Danny has heard of
Spoiler
Alibaba
, so he makes it his final answer.
Spoiler
A. Baidu
Danny leaves with $5K
commercial break

QOTD

Called the youngest self-made female billionaire in history” by Forbes, Sara Blakely made a fortune after creating what company?
A. Neutrogena
B. American Apparel
C. Spanx
D. Baby Einstein
Spoiler
C. Spanx
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Re: Transcript 09/21/15b Danny Shutler

#2 Post by earendel » Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:21 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Danny Shutler
Orange, CA

Danny’s Plus One is Ryan Shaw. They both went to the University of Michigan together.
They lived on the same dorm hall freshman year.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7K According to its manufacturer, the number in which brand name was picked simply because its creator Henry thought it was “lucky”?
A. Heinz 57
B. V8
C. WD-40
D. Motel 6

Danny says “Henry” makes him think of Henry Ford and the only automotive related answer is
Spoiler
V8. After talking it out, he says that the V8 got its name from the number of cylinders
.

ATA
ATA results
58% A. Heinz 57
14% B. V8
14% C. WD-40
14% D. Motel 6
Spoiler
A. Heinz 57
Apparently Danny didn't realize that V8 is a beverage brand name.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $10K In dense fog in 1945, a U.S. Army pilot caused chaos on 34th Street when he crashed his B-25 into the 79th floor of what NYC landmark?
A. Empire State Building
B. United Nations Headquarters
C. Rockefeller Plaza
D. NY Stock Exchange
Danny thinks it may be the
Spoiler
Empire State Building,
Spoiler
because he believes it has a 79th floor.
Danny says his +1 is from New York, so he uses his +1.

+1

Chris asks Ryan if he knows when the
Spoiler
Empire State Building
was built.
Ryan says he doesn’t know. 1945 was a time he didn’t study too much, but he thinks Chris was on the right track with his thoughts about a 79th floor.
Spoiler
A. Empire State Building
Of the four listed, only one has a 79th floor. I consider this a wasted lifeline.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $30K Though Google remains the world’s most popular search engine, the revenues for what #1 search engine in China have increased nearly 1000% since 2010?
A. Baidu
B. Alibaba
C. Yandex
D. Ameblo

Danny has heard of
Spoiler
Alibaba
, so he makes it his final answer.
Spoiler
A. Baidu
Danny leaves with $5K[/i]
Tricky question - Alibaba is a shopping site but it did get a lot of press recently so it's not hard to see how Danny could have been misled.
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Re: Transcript 09/21/15b Danny Shutler

#3 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:43 pm

$20K As large as all of Los Angeles County, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is known as the world’s biggest what?
A. Impact crater
B. Salt flat
C. Cave system
D. Lava lake

Danny can’t decide between
Spoiler
cave system and lava lake.


50/50
50/50 results
B. Salt flat
C. Cave system

Spoiler
B. Salt flat
50/50
$30K Though Google remains the world’s most popular search engine, the revenues for what #1 search engine in China have increased nearly 1000% since 2010?
A. Baidu
B. Alibaba
C. Yandex
D. Ameblo

Danny has heard of
Spoiler
Alibaba
, so he makes it his final answer.
Spoiler
A. Baidu
Danny leaves with $5K[/i]
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Re: Transcript 09/21/15b Danny Shutler

#4 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Sat Jan 02, 2016 4:49 pm

This episode was broadcast on January 4, 2016 in the first time slot.
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Re: Transcript 09/21/15b Danny Shutler

#5 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:25 pm

Looks like we have post from the future (its not the 4th anywhere yet that I know of)

But I never saw this thread or this show, so:

20K: never heard of place, but "salar" means "salt"

30K: Alibaba is like Amazon. Think answer is A but call on +1
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