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Matt Wellenbach
Somerville, MA

Matt’s Plus one is his dad, Andy.

$500 Though it might sound like a lame super hero, which actual agricultural magazine is aimed at “potato growers, packers, shippers and processors”?
A. National Hog Farmer
B. Backyard Poultry
C. Spudman
D. Corn and Soybean Digest

Spoiler

C. Spudman

$1K Now commonly used to describe an overly critical person, what term was once reserved for the act of removing lice eggs from one’s scalp?
A. Nitpicking
B. Handwringing
C. Headbanging
D. Kneeslapping

Spoiler

A. Nitpicking

$2K According to the WSJ, some online forums recommend scolding what in front of your pet, so he doesn’t feel threatened by your latest technology purchase?
A. Roomba
B. iPhone
C. Kindle
D. Apple watch

Spoiler

A. Roomba

$3K Ironically, after starring in two films on the subject, Johnny Depp admitted that because of a childhood allergy, he’s not a big fan of what?
A. Pizza
B. Strawberries
C. Almonds
D. Chocolate

Spoiler

D. Chocolate

$5K Because they can overcompensate for daytime fasting with nighttime bingeing, the LA Times reports that Muslims often gain weight during what month?
A. Muharram
B. Safar
C. Ramadan
D. Rajab

Spoiler

C. Ramadan

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$7K It takes about three hours by train to make what trip from a neighborhood in London to a city in Belgium?
A. Geneva to Geneva
B. Rotterdam to Rotterdam
C. Waterloo to Waterloo
D. Ravenna to Ravenna

Spoiler

C. Waterloo to Waterloo

$10K As an homage to the computer language it used, how was the Hotmail email service stylized upon its debut in 1996?
A. hOTmaIL
B. hotmAIL
C. HoTMaiL
D. HOtMAil

Spoiler

After saying that Hotmail had the letters of a computer language capitalized, H –T – M – L and that it was more pleasing to look at than the other choices, Matt decides to ATA.

ATA

ATA results

1% A. hOTmaIL
2% B. hotmAIL
96% C. HoTMaiL
1% D. HOtMAil

Spoiler

C. HoTMaiL

$20K Released in 1958, the first Christmas song to top the Billboard Hot 100 was credited to what fictional characters?
A. The Peanuts Gang
B. The Chipmunks
C. The Looney Tunes
D. Mickey & Minnie Mouse

Matt can’t think of any song that

Spoiler

the Looney Tunes or Mickey & Minnie Mouse would have to do with Christmas. The Chipmunks, maybe.

Being a big fan of

Spoiler

The Charlie Brown Christmas movie,

he makes it his final answer.

Spoiler

B. The Chipmunks
Matt leaves with $5K

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So far so good.

Took me a while to see the HTML "shoutout", though. Sure hope I would have if really playing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Matt Wellenbach
Somerville, MA

Matt’s Plus one is his dad, Andy.

Matt is trying to earn money for a honeymoon, IIRC.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3K Ironically, after starring in two films on the subject, Johnny Depp admitted that because of a childhood allergy, he’s not a big fan of what?
A. Pizza
B. Strawberries
C. Almonds
D. Chocolate

Spoiler

D. Chocolate

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was one. What was the other one?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K As an homage to the computer language it used, how was the Hotmail email service stylized upon its debut in 1996?
A. hOTmaIL
B. hotmAIL
C. HoTMaiL
D. HOtMAil

Spoiler

After saying that Hotmail had the letters of a computer language capitalized, H –T – M – L and that it was more pleasing to look at than the other choices, Matt decides to ATA.

ATA

ATA results

1% A. hOTmaIL
2% B. hotmAIL
96% C. HoTMaiL
1% D. HOtMAil

Spoiler

C. HoTMaiL

Matt said he wasn't very good with computers.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20K Released in 1958, the first Christmas song to top the Billboard Hot 100 was credited to what fictional characters?
A. The Peanuts Gang
B. The Chipmunks
C. The Looney Tunes
D. Mickey & Minnie Mouse

Matt can’t think of any song that

Spoiler

the Looney Tunes or Mickey & Minnie Mouse would have to do with Christmas. The Chipmunks, maybe.

Being a big fan of

Spoiler

The Charlie Brown Christmas movie,

he makes it his final answer.

Spoiler

B. The Chipmunks
Matt leaves with $5K

Well, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" came out in 1964, so it's not that. Like Matt, I couldn't see either Looney Tunes or Mickey & Minnie as choices, so I'll go with the Chipmunks. But I don't want a hula hoop for Christmas. A plane that loops-the-loop might be nice, though.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3K Ironically, after starring in two films on the subject, Johnny Depp admitted that because of a childhood allergy, he’s not a big fan of what?
A. Pizza
B. Strawberries
C. Almonds
D. Chocolate

Spoiler

D. Chocolate

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was one. What was the other one?

Chocolat.

So far, so good.