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Matt Bateman
Salt Lake City, UT
Struggling college student working several jobs


$500 :
Which of the following quotes comes from the hit TV show "Grey's Anatomy," and NOT from the classic medical textbook "Gray's Anatomy"?
A: "Veins have thinner walls than arteries" B: "It's a bony arch, shaped like a horseshoe"
C: "The upper ribs are more movable" D: "Stop looking at my vajayjay!"

Spoiler

D: "Stop looking at my vajayjay!"

$1000 :
Singing "Wake up in the morning, there's a crackle in your face," in the '80s the Rolling Stones recorded a jingle used in a UK commercial for what breakfast cereal?
A: Sugar Smacks B: Special K
C: Rice Krispies D: Cookie Crisp

Spoiler

C: Rice Krispies

$2000 :
Made for sports fans who don't want to miss a second of the action, and advertised as "completely discreet," the Stadium Pal is a wearable what?
A: Seat cushion B: Air horn
C: Urinal D: Team banner

Spoiler

C: Urinal

$3000 :
Though most of the zoo animals and rides are gone, what famous estate, now renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch, was put up for sale in 2015 for $100 million?
A: Monticello B: Southfork Ranch
C: Fallingwater D: Neverland Ranch

Spoiler

D: Neverland Ranch

$5000 :
Referring to the infectious disease, the word "malaria" is derived from two words that literally translate to what?
A: Hot air B: Fast air
C: Bad air D: Heavy air

Spoiler

C: Bad air

Second break

$7000 :
The first podcast to win a Peabody award, what 2014 NPR crime series explored the 1999 murder of a Baltimore teenager?
A: Serial B: Radiolab
C: Fresh Air D: All Things Considered

Spoiler

A: Serial

$10K :
Partly because the similar fingerings make for an easy transition, Bill Clinton is one of many tenor saxophone players who started out playing what?
A: Trumpet B: Clarinet
C: Flute D: Tuba

Spoiler

Matt said he remembers a musical school requirement to learn the clarinet before going on to the saxophone.

B: Clarinet

$20K :
Remembered for the disaster they narrowly averted, the crew of Apollo 13 was also notable for being the astronauts who currently hold what record?
A: Longest time in space B: Most astronauts in one spacecraft
C: Farthest distance from Earth D: First water landing

+1

Matt's father narrowed it to B and C, Matt discounted B.

Spoiler

C: Farthest distance from Earth

Third break

QotD: To protect their investment in her as a spokesperson, Braun fittingly insured which of Heidi Klum's body parts for over $2 million?
A: Eyes B: Abs
C: Legs D: Hands

Spoiler

C: Legs

$30K :
Nuoc mam, a staple of Vietnamese cooking, is commonly described in English as what?
A: Spicy garlic broth B: Bitter mango chutney
C: Salty fish sauce D: Sweet saffron mustard

ATA

A: 19% B: 16%
C: 51% D: 14%

Spoiler

C: Salty fish sauce

Matt will return tomorrow.

2K: I'm not a big David Sedaris fan these days, but his routine about trying out this is one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

10K: I tried to play clarinet long ago but didn't know this. Rule out flute. 50/50, then prob ATA

Thinking this through when not simulating game pressure, should rule out valved vs keyed instruments. Trumpet & tuba both valved, I believe. And I initially ruled out flute because I pictured the Irish-flute players I go to see, but I believe classical flutes are keyed, so this should throw them back in.

And the only reason to throw out the valved instruments is that I know they have fewer valves than keyed have keys.

If my 50/50 had left clarinet & flute I'd probably have chosen the right instrument for the wrong reason.

I can tell you, from attending workshops at bluegrass festivals where they duscuss this, that mandolin & violin are fingered identically. With the hand that compresses the strings.

ghostjmf wrote:Thinking this through when not simulating game pressure, should rule out valved vs keyed instruments. Trumpet & tuba both valved, I believe. And I initially ruled out flute because I pictured the Irish-flute players I go to see, but I believe classical flutes are keyed, so this should throw them back in.

And the only reason to throw out the valved instruments is that I know they have fewer valves than keyed have keys.

If my 50/50 had left clarinet & flute I'd probably have chosen the right instrument for the wrong reason.

The question didn't mention this, but another reason is that the mouthpiece is essentially the same (single reed).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Matt Bateman
Salt Lake City, UT
Struggling college student working several jobs

Nihil obstat®.

$30K :
Nuoc mam, a staple of Vietnamese cooking, is commonly described in English as what?
A: Spicy garlic broth B: Bitter mango chutney
C: Salty fish sauce D: Sweet saffron mustard

ATA

A: 19% B: 16%
C: 51% D: 14%

Spoiler

C: Salty fish sauce

ATA