Transcript 10/20/15 John Walberg
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:38 am
John Walberg
Cheshire, CT
He's Italian, French, Swedish, Irish, Scottish, Korean.
+1: friend Joe
$500 :
Providing luxury tissues and tearjerker movie rentals, in 2015 a Japanese hotel offered a limited-time special on rooms for women who wanted to do what?
A: Needlepoint B: Exercise
C: Cry D: Cook
$1000 :
Following in the flipper-steps of his famous grandfather, in 2014 who lived for a record 31 days in an underwater marine laboratory called "The Aquarius"?
A: Dumani Mandela B: Erik Lindbergh
C: Fabien Costeau D: Bernard Einstein
$2000 :
Which of the following is the Norse god that Friday is named for and not just a substitute for a curse word?
A: Frigg B: Fudge
C: Fooey D: Fiddlesticks
$3000 :
Resulting in a massive collection that reflects its cultural heritage, Mexico lets some people "pay" income taxes by donating what?
A: Flowers they've grown B: Artwork they've made
C: Meals they've cooked D: Animals they've raised
$5000 :
According to Page Six, J.K. Rowling recently gushed to what bespectacled, British "Last Week Tonight' host that he looks "so much like Harry"?
A: Seth Meyers B: John Oliver
C: Carson Daly D: Larry Wilmore
First break
$7000 :
While they may appear identical, identical twins never actually have the exact same what?
A: Blood type B: Fingerprints
C: Shoe size D: Number of chromosomes
$10K :
The towns of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington are located on what river that lies on the route taken by their famous explorer namesakes?
A: Yukon River B: Potomac River
C: Saint Lawrence River D: Snake River
$20K :
Thought to be one of the richest rappers alive, which of these artists has released only two solo albums and been working on his third for over a decade?
A: Dr. Dre B: 50 Cent
C: Eminem D: Jay Z
Second break
$30K :
While they now use the Great British Pound like the rest of the United Kingdom, in Scotland it was once common to pay for things using what currency?
A: The Scottish mermaid B: The Scottish unicorn
C: The Scottish leprechaun D: The Scottish troll
Third break
QotD: Which of these culinary items is a thixotropic fluid, having a think consistency and flowing only when shaken or agitated?
A: Olive oil B: Cranberry juice
C: Skim milk D: Ketchup
Cheshire, CT
He's Italian, French, Swedish, Irish, Scottish, Korean.
+1: friend Joe
$500 :
Providing luxury tissues and tearjerker movie rentals, in 2015 a Japanese hotel offered a limited-time special on rooms for women who wanted to do what?
A: Needlepoint B: Exercise
C: Cry D: Cook
Spoiler
C: Cry
Following in the flipper-steps of his famous grandfather, in 2014 who lived for a record 31 days in an underwater marine laboratory called "The Aquarius"?
A: Dumani Mandela B: Erik Lindbergh
C: Fabien Costeau D: Bernard Einstein
Spoiler
C: Fabien Costeau
$2000 :
Which of the following is the Norse god that Friday is named for and not just a substitute for a curse word?
A: Frigg B: Fudge
C: Fooey D: Fiddlesticks
Spoiler
A: Frigg
Resulting in a massive collection that reflects its cultural heritage, Mexico lets some people "pay" income taxes by donating what?
A: Flowers they've grown B: Artwork they've made
C: Meals they've cooked D: Animals they've raised
Spoiler
B: Artwork they've made
According to Page Six, J.K. Rowling recently gushed to what bespectacled, British "Last Week Tonight' host that he looks "so much like Harry"?
A: Seth Meyers B: John Oliver
C: Carson Daly D: Larry Wilmore
Spoiler
B: John Oliver
$7000 :
While they may appear identical, identical twins never actually have the exact same what?
A: Blood type B: Fingerprints
C: Shoe size D: Number of chromosomes
ATA
A: 5% B: 79%
C: 11% D: 5%
B: Fingerprints
John said he would treat the audience to dinner, but it would be McDonald's, don't get spoiled
C: 11% D: 5%
B: Fingerprints
John said he would treat the audience to dinner, but it would be McDonald's, don't get spoiled
$10K :
The towns of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington are located on what river that lies on the route taken by their famous explorer namesakes?
A: Yukon River B: Potomac River
C: Saint Lawrence River D: Snake River
+1
Joe was called up and ruled out St. Lawrence and they also ruled out Potomac
Not 100% on remaining two
50/50 needed
C: Saint Lawrence River D: Snake River
Joe: St. Lawrence is in far upstate New York.
D: Snake River
Not 100% on remaining two
50/50 needed
C: Saint Lawrence River D: Snake River
Joe: St. Lawrence is in far upstate New York.
D: Snake River
Thought to be one of the richest rappers alive, which of these artists has released only two solo albums and been working on his third for over a decade?
A: Dr. Dre B: 50 Cent
C: Eminem D: Jay Z
Spoiler
John indicated he was not sure but decided it was worth it at this level
A: Dr. Dre
A: Dr. Dre
$30K :
While they now use the Great British Pound like the rest of the United Kingdom, in Scotland it was once common to pay for things using what currency?
A: The Scottish mermaid B: The Scottish unicorn
C: The Scottish leprechaun D: The Scottish troll
Spoiler
Although Scottish is one of John's many ethnicities, he said it would just be a guess so he will walk
After doing so he said he was thinking D.
B: The Scottish unicorn
Walk: $20K
After doing so he said he was thinking D.
B: The Scottish unicorn
Walk: $20K
QotD: Which of these culinary items is a thixotropic fluid, having a think consistency and flowing only when shaken or agitated?
A: Olive oil B: Cranberry juice
C: Skim milk D: Ketchup
Spoiler
D: Ketchup