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Mitchell Ost
Skokie, Ill.

Mitchell has auditioned and passed the test 9 times.

$500
Not a shocker considering she grew up in Hawaii, Bette Midler spent her summers as a teenager working where?
A: Christmas tree farm B: Barley mill
C: Pineapple cannery D: Volvo assembly plant

Answer

C: Pineapple cannery

$1,000
According to Martin Scorsese, what actor - practicing for his role in “Taxi Driver” - once had a passenger recognize him and say, “Gee, I guess it’s tough to find work”?
A: Al Pacino B: Joe Pesci
C: Robert De Niro D: Michael Douglas

Answer

C: Robert De Niro

$2,000
While it’s unknown if they spoke over cigars, in April of 2015 President Obama met with what country’s president, the first such meeting in over 50 years?
A: Pakistan B: Cuba
C: Somalia D: North Korea

Answer

B: Cuba

$3,000
Named after the same hotel as her husband, the curmudgeonly Muppet Waldorf has a wife named what?
A: Carlyle B: Plaza
C: Astoria D: Chelsea

Answer

C: Astoria

$5,000
Many ancient Greek tablets were inscribed to be read left to right, then right to left on the following line, a style whose name translates loosely as what?
A: “Turning as the sheep graze” B: “Turning as the geese fly”
C: “Turning as the ox plows” D: “Turning as the bear hunts”

Answer

C: “Turning as the ox plows”

Commercial break

QotD
The naval distress signal “mayday” comes from the French “m’aidez” meaning what?
A: Travel quickly B: Help me
C: Danger lurks D: Engine failure

Answer

B: Help me

$7,000
Which of these is the name of the longest-serving Chief Justice of the United States, and NOT the real name of a popular rapper?
A: Calvin Broadus B: Aubrey Graham
C: Clifford Harris D: John Marshall

Answer

D: John Marshall

$10,000
A study cited in the WSJ article “11 Minutes of Action” found that players in what sport spend as many as 75 minutes a game basically just standing around?
A: FIFA soccer game B: NFL football game
C: NHL hockey game D: NBA basketball game

Answer

B: NFL football game

The horn
Mitchell will be back on Thursday.

5K: 1st I've ever heard of this, & I read a lot of archaeological stuff, too. But only C makes sense in context.

7K: got it 'cause recognize Marshall, not any of the rappers' real names.

$10,000
A study cited in the WSJ article “11 Minutes of Action” found that players in what sport spend as many as 75 minutes a game basically just standing around?
A: FIFA soccer game B: NFL football game
C: NHL hockey game D: NBA basketball game

Answer

B: NFL football game

Wonder why this wasn't the $500 question. Maybe it's because a lot of people have never watched a football game.

SportsFan68 wrote:

$10,000
A study cited in the WSJ article “11 Minutes of Action” found that players in what sport spend as many as 75 minutes a game basically just standing around?
A: FIFA soccer game B: NFL football game
C: NHL hockey game D: NBA basketball game

Answer

B: NFL football game

Wonder why this wasn't the $500 question. Maybe it's because a lot of people have never watched a football game.

I was waiting for MLB baseball game to be a choice.

ghostjmf wrote:5K: 1st I've ever heard of this, & I read a lot of archaeological stuff, too. But only C makes sense in context

The Wikipedia article Boustrophedon has some pictures of that kind of writing. BTW, earth imaging satellites use a similar scheme to cover an area on the ground. It's called whisk broom scanning.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mitchell Ost
Skokie, Ill.

Mitchell has auditioned and passed the test 9 times.

He got off (or on?) easily. I can hear Marley's <grumble>® already.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
Many ancient Greek tablets were inscribed to be read left to right, then right to left on the following line, a style whose name translates loosely as what?
A: “Turning as the sheep graze” B: “Turning as the geese fly”
C: “Turning as the ox plows” D: “Turning as the bear hunts”

Answer

C: “Turning as the ox plows”

Boustrophedon, I believe it's called.

Nihil obstat®.