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Chuck Burgess
Greenwich Village, NY

Chuck’s Plus One is his friend Mark


Shriners Hospitals for Children Week

All this week when a contestant reaches the $50k threshold, the show will donate $10K to the charity.

$500 Though some flavors have as much sugar per ounce as Coke, what drink got its name from having 100% of a vitamin that kids need each day?
A. Thiamine Punch
B. Hi-C
C. Sunny B12
D. Country Time Riboflavin

Spoiler

B. Hi-C

$1K When you hide a criticism within two more flattering observations, it’s often said that you’re giving someone what?
A. Praise soup
B. Accolade salad
C. Compliment sandwich
D. Pat on the back bean dip

Spoiler

C. Compliment sandwich

$2K For their 2015 summer collections, many Chinese fashion designers created outfits that included what “stylish” response to the increasing smog there?
A. Kevlar evening gloves
B. Couture face masks
C. Skinny chain mail
D. Thigh-high steel –toed boots

Spoiler

B. Couture face masks

$3K Though she sings about Cristal and diamonds Lorde says the idea for her song “Royals” was sparked by a photo of a professional athlete from what city?
A. Kansas City
B. Tampa
C. Phoenix
D. Milwaukee

Spoiler

A. Kansas City

$5K Because it alone is under the jurisdiction of the federal government, which of these organizations’ websites is the only one to end in “.gov”?
A. Peace Corps
B. American Heart Association
C. Salvation Army
D. Boy Scouts of America

Spoiler

A. Peace Corps

commercial break

$7K While having “20/20” is often referred to as “perfect vision,” people with what visual acuity can actually see twice as well?
A. 20/200
B. 20/50
C. 20/40
D. 20/10

Spoiler

D. 20/10

$10K The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that children under the age of one should always sit in a what?
A. Front-facing car seat in the front seat
B. Front-facing care seat in the back seat
C. Rear-facing car seat in the front seat
D. Rear-facing car seat in the back seat


ATA

ATA results

0% A. Front-facing car seat in the front seat
14% B. Front-facing care seat in the back seat
7% C. Rear-facing car seat in the front seat
79% D. Rear-facing car seat in the back seat

Spoiler

D. Rear-facing car seat in the back seat

$20K According to Gertrude Stein, what painter saw camouflage for the first time and said, “It is we who made it, that is cubism”?
A. Salvador Dalí
B. Edward Hopper
C. Pablo Picasso
D. René Magritte

Spoiler

C. Pablo Picasso

$30K Of the following American reality shows, which has been on TV for the most seasons?
A. Dancing with the Stars
B. The Real World
C. Big Brother
D. The Amazing Race

Spoiler

B. The Real World

commercial break

$50K Which of these is an actual Native American word that formed the basis for an American state name?
A. Noojoorsi
B. Michigama
C. Waashingtyyn
D. Kallar’ahddo

Chuck is leaning toward

Spoiler

Kallar’ahddo,

but isn’t sure.

+1
Mark thinks it’s

Spoiler

Michigama.

50/50

50/50 leaves

B. Michigama
D. Kallar’ahddo

Spoiler

B. Michigama
Chuck reaches the $50K threshold and the Shriners Hospitals for Children gets $10K.

commercial break

QOTD

In 1945, what food became the first to be intentionally microwaved?
A. Popcorn
B. Hamburger
C. Pizza
D. Soup

Spoiler

A. Popcorn

$100K While they now use a bell, before the NYSE moved to its present home in 1903, the opening and closing of trading was signaled with the sound of what?
A. Gong
B. Trumpet
C. Kettle drum
D. Cannon

Spoiler

Chuck thinks that trumpet is the only one that makes sense. He starts to second guess himself with gong, but decides to make trumpet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Gong

end of show.

AtA on $10k. Unfortunately I think I would have rushed in to my +1 on $50k. A little extra moment of thought, and I'd have had it on my own.

I'd likely go out on $100k. The correct answer would have been my last guess. I thought it was too obvious.

$7K While having “20/20” is often referred to as “perfect vision,” people with what visual acuity can actually see twice as well?
A. 20/200
B. 20/50
C. 20/40
D. 20/10

Spoiler

D. 20/10

Ted Williams had 20/10 vision. Or 20/15. I forget.

$30K Of the following American reality shows, which has been on TV for the most seasons?
A. Dancing with the Stars
B. The Real World
C. Big Brother
D. The Amazing Race

Spoiler

B. The Real World

ATA

$50K Which of these is an actual Native American word that formed the basis for an American state name?
A. Noojoorsi
B. Michigama
C. Waashingtyyn
D. Kallar’ahddo

Chuck is leaning toward

Spoiler

Kallar’ahddo,

Spoiler

but isn’t sure.

+1
Mark thinks it’s

Spoiler

Michigama.

50/50

50/50 leaves

B. Michigama
D. Kallar’ahddo

Spoiler

B. Michigama
Chuck reaches the $50K threshold and the Shriners Hospitals for Children gets $10K.

We can eliminate New Jersey and Washington. They dressed up Colorado quite a bit, but it's still Spanish for the tallest and fittest state, plus reigning Super Bowl champions.

$100K While they now use a bell, before the NYSE moved to its present home in 1903, the opening and closing of trading was signaled with the sound of what?
A. Gong
B. Trumpet
C. Kettle drum
D. Cannon

Chuck thinks

Spoiler

that trumpet is the only one that makes sense. He starts to second guess himself with gong, but decides to make trumpet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Gong

Plus One.

50K: A & C are giveaways, astonishing at this level

100K: It would be logical for bell to replace gong, but can't trust to logic at this level. And can't trust 50/50 now we've been told its again been rigged to leave "best distractor". Think cannon is overkill. Evrn for Wall Street in a less populated era. +1

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Chuck Burgess
Greenwich Village, NY

Chuck’s Plus One is his friend Mark

Shriners Hospitals for Children Week

All this week when a contestant reaches the $50k threshold, the show will donate $10K to the charity.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K When you hide a criticism within two more flattering observations, it’s often said that you’re giving someone what?
A. Praise soup
B. Accolade salad
C. Compliment sandwich
D. Pat on the back bean dip

Spoiler

C. Compliment sandwich

Never heard this term, but obvious.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30K Of the following American reality shows, which has been on TV for the most seasons?
A. Dancing with the Stars
B. The Real World
C. Big Brother
D. The Amazing Race

Spoiler

B. The Real World

Is this still on?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K While they now use a bell, before the NYSE moved to its present home in 1903, the opening and closing of trading was signaled with the sound of what?
A. Gong
B. Trumpet
C. Kettle drum
D. Cannon

Spoiler

Chuck thinks that trumpet is the only one that makes sense. He starts to second guess himself with gong, but decides to make trumpet his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Gong

He should have second-guessed himself.

As for me, nihil obstat®.