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Off to College week, college freshmen
Ben Hannel
Thousand Oaks, CA
Stanford University


$500 :
Helping nervous teens breathe a little easier, the state of Maryland recently removed what element from its behind-the-wheel driving test?
A: Parallel parking
B: Flipping the bird
C: Texting while driving
D: Fast food drive-thru etiquette

Spoiler

A: Parallel parking

$1000 :
One of NASA's most prestigious honors, what pin, based on a design by Charles Schultz, do astronauts give employees to thank them for their hard work?
A: Gold Garfield
B: Copper Calvin
C: Silver Snoopy
D: Bronze Batman

Spoiler

C: Silver Snoopy

$2000 :
Which of the following is neither a type of blood vessel, nor a device that shows wind direction, nor a synonym for "arrogant"?
A: Vane
B: Veign
C: Vain
D: Vein

Spoiler

B: Veign

First time out

$3000 :
Placing first on Buzzfeed's list of great beards in science, what Russian thinker is famous for developing the periodic classification of elements?
A: Dmitri Mendeleev
B: Ivan Pavlov
C: Igor Stravinsky
D: Maria Sharapova

Spoiler

A: Dmitri Mendeleev

$5000 :
In a recent hit by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, what onomatopoeic phrase is sung before the words "into the room" and "there goes your heart"?
A: Splash, Splash
B: Creak, Creak
C: Zoom, Zoom
D: Bang, Bang

Spoiler

D: Bang, Bang

$7000 :
What book series inspired the Cal State Bakersfield campus to name five of its dorms Lorien, Entwood, Rivendell, Numenor and Rohan?
A: The Lord of the Rings
B: A Song of Ice and Fire
C: Twilight
D: The Chronicles of Narnia

Spoiler

A: The Lord of the Rings

$10K :
If you were to spell out the capital of Canada, how many O's would you need?
A: 0 B: 1
C: 2 D: 3

Spoiler

+1, Ben had a choice of two people since there is an Extra Help lifeline serving as a second +1
Chose his mom Tracy after saying he believed Ontario is the capital of Canada
Tracy said it is either Ontario or Ottawa but is not sure
Ben said both have two O's so he went two, final
Answer was B: 1

Second time out

$1k: Snoopy's medeals didn't click to me until after the event. ATA.

$2k: I honestly didn't remember the spellings of any of them. +1 and thankfully my dad knew the answer I'd still be playing.

$3k: 50/50 and hope Maria stays (as I know she's a famous Russian tennis player). I could be done already here.

$7k: Would've guessed Lord of the Rings after ruling out Narnia.

$10k: I'd definitely BOMB out with $5,000 here. I was thinking it was spelled Ottowa.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Off to College week, college freshmen
Ben Hannel
Thousand Oaks, CA
Stanford University

I tried getting MarleysNephew to try out for this special week, but I couldn't convince him. (So much for his obsessive uncle's chance to be a +1, at least). When Ben was introduced, I couldn't help thinking he'd taken my nephew's spot as the Californian contestant of the week. But I've got to admit, TPTB were looking for not only top grades but also for some big extracurricular achievements.

Ben's was writing an app to help drivers of electric cars plan a trip (by mapping nearly charging stations, I presume), which got him invited to be an intern at Tesla Motors.

I watched this one and rolled right along.

$10K :
If you were to spell out the capital of Canada, how many O's would you need?
A: 0 B: 1
C: 2 D: 3

Spoiler

+1, Ben had a choice of two people since there is an Extra Help lifeline serving as a second +1
Chose his mom Tracy after saying he believed Ontario is the capital of Canada
Tracy said it is either Ontario or Ottawa but is not sure
Ben said both have two O's so he went two, final
Answer was B: 1

I might have yelled at the television a little bit on this one. How did Ottawa get two Os?

5K: ATA (never heard song, & liked C because at least it rhymed with 1st phrase; silly me)


10K: What hurt most watching this is that both student & his Mom thought Ontario was a city, not the province.

[youtube]I'm STILL grinding my teeth over this one. Nuff said.

Ontario Ellen[/youtube]

It is a shame we Americans know so little about our neighbors to the...which way is it again?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Off to College week, college freshmen
Ben Hannel
Thousand Oaks, CA
Stanford University


$500 :
Helping nervous teens breathe a little easier, the state of Maryland recently removed what element from its behind-the-wheel driving test?
A: Parallel parking
B: Flipping the bird
C: Texting while driving
D: Fast food drive-thru etiquette

Spoiler

A: Parallel parking

I guess with cars able to park themselves, there's no need for this.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000 :
In a recent hit by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, what onomatopoeic phrase is sung before the words "into the room" and "there goes your heart"?
A: Splash, Splash
B: Creak, Creak
C: Zoom, Zoom
D: Bang, Bang

Spoiler

D: Bang, Bang

I'll ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
If you were to spell out the capital of Canada, how many O's would you need?
A: 0 B: 1
C: 2 D: 3

Spoiler

+1, Ben had a choice of two people since there is an Extra Help lifeline serving as a second +1
Chose his mom Tracy after saying he believed Ontario is the capital of Canada
Tracy said it is either Ontario or Ottawa but is not sure
Ben said both have two O's so he went two, final
Answer was B: 1

Bad in geography, bad in spelling. What are they teaching kids in school these days?

earendel wrote:Bad in geography, bad in spelling. What are they teaching kids in school these days?

Since his mom was his +1, you'll have to include her school years in "these days".