Transcript 12/9/15 Derick Kirksey
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:39 pm
Derick Kirksey
Alexandria, Va.
Taxi driver
Derick’s +1 is his friend Miranda.
$500
Which of the following phrases is a common way of asking how much something costs?
A: What’s the damage? B: What’s the destruction?
C: What’s the devastation? D: What’s the deterioration?
$1,000
According to Parenting.com, at “4 months, after she’s had a tetanus shot” is the earliest a baby is ready to do what?
A: Get her ears pierced B: Walk the dog
C: Get a tattoo D: Work a junkyard forklift
$2,000
Sported on the cover of some of her famous workout tapes, what ’80s fashion item does Jane Fonda say she wore because they made her “feel like a dancer?”
A: Scrunchies B: Leg warmers
C: Shoulder pads D: Fanny packs
$3,000
A Smithsonian article notes that which artifacts built to endure extremes for a short time are now releasing hydrochloric acid as they break down over a long time?
A: First Lady ball gowns B: World War II battle flags
C: Apollo 11 space suits D: Dinnerware from the Titanic
$5,000
Dubbed the “Ansel Adams Act,” a recent bill would eliminate having to pay a fee or get a permit before doing what on federal lands?
A: Camping overnight B: Holding protests
C: Taking pictures D: Hunting wildlife
Commercial break
$7,000
Opting for natural sources like turmeric and paprika, as of 2016 what product will no longer use “synthetic colors”?
A: Jell-O B: Lucky Charms
C: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese D: Jolly Ranchers
$10,000
According to Business Insider, in 2015 the music video for what performer’s 2012 breakout hit became the first video to exceed 2 billion views on YouTube?
A: Pitbull B: Demi Lovato
C: Psy D: Katy Perry
$20,000
Perhaps because it won’t fit, British Columbian members of what religion, who wear the traditional Dastar turban, aren’t required to wear a motorcycle helmet?
A: Sikhism B: Buddhism
C: Bahá’í D: Zoroastrianism
Commercial break
$30,000
Had he not changed his name to “Michael Caine,” who would have been credited in movies such as “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”?
A: Maurice Micklewhite B: Neville Nance
C: Oliver O’Brien D: Percy Paddington
Commercial break
QotD
Because “butt” is an old English unit once used to measure it, you can technically have a buttload of which of these things?
A: Cheese B: Chocolate
C: Chicken D: Wine
$50,000
Though they’re all thousands of miles from each other, which two cities are separated by fewer than two degrees of latitude?
A: New York, NY & York, UK B: St. Petersburg, FL & St. Petersburg, Russia
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece D: Memphis, TN & Memphis, Egypt
Alexandria, Va.
Taxi driver
Derick’s +1 is his friend Miranda.
$500
Which of the following phrases is a common way of asking how much something costs?
A: What’s the damage? B: What’s the destruction?
C: What’s the devastation? D: What’s the deterioration?
Answer
A: What’s the damage?
According to Parenting.com, at “4 months, after she’s had a tetanus shot” is the earliest a baby is ready to do what?
A: Get her ears pierced B: Walk the dog
C: Get a tattoo D: Work a junkyard forklift
Answer
A: Get her ears pierced
Sported on the cover of some of her famous workout tapes, what ’80s fashion item does Jane Fonda say she wore because they made her “feel like a dancer?”
A: Scrunchies B: Leg warmers
C: Shoulder pads D: Fanny packs
Answer
B: Leg warmers
A Smithsonian article notes that which artifacts built to endure extremes for a short time are now releasing hydrochloric acid as they break down over a long time?
A: First Lady ball gowns B: World War II battle flags
C: Apollo 11 space suits D: Dinnerware from the Titanic
Answer
C: Apollo 11 space suits
Dubbed the “Ansel Adams Act,” a recent bill would eliminate having to pay a fee or get a permit before doing what on federal lands?
A: Camping overnight B: Holding protests
C: Taking pictures D: Hunting wildlife
Answer
C: Taking pictures
$7,000
Opting for natural sources like turmeric and paprika, as of 2016 what product will no longer use “synthetic colors”?
A: Jell-O B: Lucky Charms
C: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese D: Jolly Ranchers
ATA
A: 12% B: 13% C: 69% D: 6%
Answer
C: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
According to Business Insider, in 2015 the music video for what performer’s 2012 breakout hit became the first video to exceed 2 billion views on YouTube?
A: Pitbull B: Demi Lovato
C: Psy D: Katy Perry
Answer
C: Psy
Perhaps because it won’t fit, British Columbian members of what religion, who wear the traditional Dastar turban, aren’t required to wear a motorcycle helmet?
A: Sikhism B: Buddhism
C: Bahá’í D: Zoroastrianism
Answer
A: Sikhism
$30,000
Had he not changed his name to “Michael Caine,” who would have been credited in movies such as “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”?
A: Maurice Micklewhite B: Neville Nance
C: Oliver O’Brien D: Percy Paddington
+1
Derek and Miranda greet each other with “War Eagle.”
Miranda thinks it could be Oliver or Neville.
Miranda thinks it could be Oliver or Neville.
50/50
50/50 leaves Maurice & Percy.
Answer
A: Maurice Micklewhite
QotD
Because “butt” is an old English unit once used to measure it, you can technically have a buttload of which of these things?
A: Cheese B: Chocolate
C: Chicken D: Wine
Answer
D: Wine
Though they’re all thousands of miles from each other, which two cities are separated by fewer than two degrees of latitude?
A: New York, NY & York, UK B: St. Petersburg, FL & St. Petersburg, Russia
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece D: Memphis, TN & Memphis, Egypt
Answer
Derick thinks it’s C, but he doesn’t want to press his luck and walks.
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece
Derick wins $30,000.
C: Athens, OH & Athens, Greece
Derick wins $30,000.