WWTBAM Bored

Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Scottsdale, AZ

Arie’s Plus One is Tracy, a friend from high school.

Bachelor Fan Favorites Week

Arie is playing for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

$500 If you’re talking basic facts, it’s commonly said that you’re “getting down to” what upholstery supplies?
A. Steel springs
B. Brass tacks
C. Foam cushions
D. Staple removers

Spoiler

B. Brass tacks

$1K To help set up singles, in 1998 Yaacov Deyo introduced what rapid-fire activity that was inspired by game shows?
A. Speed dating
B. The love letter
C. The arranged marriage
D. The booty call

Spoiler

A. Speed dating

$2K No strangers to working under pressure, Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward and Donald Driver all won “Dancing with the Stars” after careers as what?
A. Broadway musical performers
B. NFL players
C. Olympic ice skaters
D. Auctioneers

Spoiler

B. NFL players

$3K Known as the “Deutscher Schäferhund” in its native country, America’s second most popular dog breed is what?
A. German Shepherd
B. Siberian Husky
C. French Bulldog
D. Portuguese Water Dog

Spoiler

A. German Shepherd

$5K According to About.com, an easy way to tell whether an egg is hard-boiled or raw is to do what with it?
A. Taste the shell
B. Spin it
C. Spectroanalyze it
D. Ask it

ATA

ATA results

8% A. Taste the shell
82% B. Spin it
8% C. Spectroanalyze it
2% D. Ask it

Spoiler

B. Spin it

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$7K On the U.S. Citizenship Test, California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico are all acceptable answers to the question, “Name one state that” what?
A. Borders the Pacific Ocean
B. Was admitted to the Union in the 1800s
C. Borders Mexico
D. Is in the Mountain Time Zone

Spoiler

C. Borders Mexico

$10K J.Crew recommends you buy an XL size belt if your waist is how many inches around – coincidentally the same number the Roman numeral XL translates to?
A. 30
B. 36
C. 40
D. 45

Spoiler

C. 40

commercial break

$20K The book “The Dude and the Zen Master” recounts conversations between what actor and his Buddhist teacher?
A. Jeff Bridges
B. Chevy Chase
C. Daniel Day-Lewis
D. John Travolta

50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Jeff Bridges
C. Daniel Day-Lewis

+1

+1

Tracy doesn’t know.
Arie asks her which one would she go with.
Tracy says ”A”, so Arie makes Jeff Bridges his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Jeff Bridges

$30K If it’s loud enough, an opera singer’s voice really can shatter a glass, but only if their voice matches the glass’s what?
A. Specific gravity
B. Resonant frequency
C. Electrical conductivity
D. Potential energy

Spoiler

B. Resonant frequency

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QOTD
Interfaith relationships are the subject of an advice book titled “Boy Vey!: The Shiksa’s Guide to Dating” whom?
A. Catholic Men
B. Mormon Men
C. Jewish Men
D. Baptist Men

Spoiler

C. Jewish Men

$50K According to Edmunds, in 2014 the best-selling automobile in the U.S. was an American-made what?
A. Minivan
B. SUV
C. Pickup truck
D. Sedan

Spoiler

C. Pickup truck

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Arie will return on tomorrow’s show.

2K: prolly not musical performers 'cause that's too logical. Auctioneers aren't famous enough. Or notably agile. Except with their mouths. I'd like to think I'd have heard of famous skaters, so its probably football. 50/50 anyway

5K: spectro would tell but not easy. Spin

50K: A, B or C. +1, ATA, whatever it takes.

I saw part of this, and I'm hoping I can save my ATA for a later question.

$5K According to About.com, an easy way to tell whether an egg is hard-boiled or raw is to do what with it?
A. Taste the shell
B. Spin it
C. Spectroanalyze it
D. Ask it

ATA

ATA results

8% A. Taste the shell
82% B. Spin it
8% C. Spectroanalyze it
2% D. Ask it

Spoiler

B. Spin it

Whew! I get to save my ATA. Because I need it on this question:

$20K The book “The Dude and the Zen Master” recounts conversations between what actor and his Buddhist teacher?
A. Jeff Bridges
B. Chevy Chase
C. Daniel Day-Lewis
D. John Travolta

50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Jeff Bridges
C. Daniel Day-Lewis

+1

+1

Tracy doesn’t know.
Arieks her which one would she go with.
Tracy says ”A," so Arie makes Jeff Bridges his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Jeff Bridges

ATA

$50K According to Edmunds, in 2014 the best-selling automobile in the U.S. was an American-made what?
A. Minivan
B. SUV
C. Pickup truck
D. Sedan

Spoiler

C. Pickup truck

50/50 doesn't help me because I have no idea. Plus One.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Scottsdale, AZ

Arie’s Plus One is Tracy, a friend from high school.

Bachelor Fan Favorites Week

Arie is playing for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Another "Bachelor" week? Spare me.

Nihil obstat®.