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Bucket List Week

Gretchen Day
Washington, DC

For her bucket list, Gretchen wants to attend an Olympics.
She wants to go to them all from here on out and she tells Chris to “Gimme the cash.”

Gretchen’s Plus One is her little sister Beverly.

$500 Teaching kids an important lesson, a recent TV commercial for Nivea features a UV-sensitive doll that does what in the sun?
A. Turns red
B. Goes surfing
C. Washes its car
D. Whines about the heat

Spoiler

A. Turns red

$1K Putting the word “true” in front of which of these words gives you the genre of books like “In Cold Blood” and TV shows like “Dateline NBC”?
A. Fantasy
B. Crime
C. Science fiction
D. Romance

Spoiler

B. Crime

$2K Despite having substantially more screen time than Best Actor winner Marlon Brando, Al Pacino was only nominated for Best Supporting Actor for what 1972 movie?
A. Scarface
B. The Godfather
C. Dog Day Afternoon
D. Serpico

Spoiler

B. The Godfather

$3K Stretching for Provincetown to Woods Hole, which state’s famous peninsula is named for a fish that, partly due to overfishing, is now rarely seen in its waters?
A. California
B. Washington
C. Massachusetts
D. New Jersey

ATA

ATA results

11% A. California
6% B. Washington
67% C. Massachusetts
16% D. New Jersey

Spoiler

C. Massachusetts

$5K If a doctor tells you, “The MRI shows stenosis at L2-L4,” they’re talking about an ailment affecting your what?
A. Knee
B. Foot
C. Skull
D. Lower back

+1

Beverly says she would go with

Spoiler

D. Lower back

.

Spoiler

D. Lower back

commercial break

$7K The longest-serving living senator at the time of his death in 2012, legendary politician Daniel Inouye’s last words are said to have been what?
A. “Aloha”
B. “Adios”
C. “Auf Wiedersehaen”
D. “Adieu”

Spoiler

A. “Aloha”

$10K Advertised as the strongest in the world, the Scottish beer Snake Venom is 67.5% alcohol, making it boozier than all but which of these?
A. Jägermeister
B. Bacardi 151
C. Absolut Vodka
D. Baileys Irish Cream


50/50

50/50 results

A. Jägermeister
B. Bacardi 151

Spoiler

B. Bacardi 151

$20K Better known for its gladiator battles, the Roman Colosseum was also specially designed to stage naumachiae, or mock what?
A. Weddings
B. Volcanic eruptions
C. Flying exhibitions
D. Sea battles

Spoiler

D. Sea battles

commercial break

$30K Though he later changed the lyrics to “Mrs. Robinson” for the film “The Graduate,” Paul Simon originally wrote the famous chorus as “Here’s to you, Mrs.” What?
A. Rosenberg
B. Washington
C. Roosevelt
D. Vanderbilt

Gretchen makes

Spoiler

Rosenberg

her final answer.

Spoiler

C. Rossevelt
Gretchen leaves with $5K.

commercial break

QOTD
Rule 2, Section 1 of what sports league’s rule book states, “The Ball must be a ‘Wilson’”?
A. NBA
B. PGA
C. NFL
D. MLB

Spoiler

C. NFL

$30K Though he later changed the lyrics to “Mrs. Robinson” for the film “The Graduate,” Paul Simon originally wrote the famous chorus as “Here’s to you, Mrs.” What?
A. Rosenberg
B. Washington
C. Roosevelt
D. Vanderbilt

Gretchen makes

Spoiler

Rosenberg

her final answer.

Spoiler

C. Rossevelt
Gretchen leaves with $5K.

50/50

As long as I pay attention to that 151 in 10K, so far so good

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Bucket List Week

Gretchen Day
Washington, DC

For her bucket list, Gretchen wants to attend an Olympics.
She wants to go to them all from here on out and she tells Chris to “Gimme the cash.”

Gretchen’s Plus One is her little sister Beverly.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3K Stretching for Provincetown to Woods Hole, which state’s famous peninsula is named for a fish that, partly due to overfishing, is now rarely seen in its waters?
A. California
B. Washington
C. Massachusetts
D. New Jersey

ATA

ATA results

11% A. California
6% B. Washington
67% C. Massachusetts
16% D. New Jersey

Spoiler

C. Massachusetts

I was surprised she didn't know this.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K If a doctor tells you, “The MRI shows stenosis at L2-L4,” they’re talking about an ailment affecting your what?
A. Knee
B. Foot
C. Skull
D. Lower back

+1

Beverly says she would go with

Spoiler

D. Lower back

.

Spoiler

D. Lower back

This one I know from personal experience.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7K The longest-serving living senator at the time of his death in 2012, legendary politician Daniel Inouye’s last words are said to have been what?
A. “Aloha”
B. “Adios”
C. “Auf Wiedersehaen”
D. “Adieu”

Spoiler

A. “Aloha”

OK, am I the only one who thinks this was poorly worded? The question says "last words", but only one of the 4 responses has more than one word. This could have misled the contestant. Fortunately Gretchen knew that Inouye was from Hawaii.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30K Though he later changed the lyrics to “Mrs. Robinson” for the film “The Graduate,” Paul Simon originally wrote the famous chorus as “Here’s to you, Mrs.” What?
A. Rosenberg
B. Washington
C. Roosevelt
D. Vanderbilt

Gretchen makes

Spoiler

Rosenberg

her final answer.

Spoiler

C. Rossevelt
Gretchen leaves with $5K.

I would have done just what Gretchen did - gone with "Rosenberg" and left with $5K.