Transcript 6/1/16 Ben Woodruff
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:49 pm
Ben Woodruff
Omaha, Neb.
$500
Visitors to the Nashville Zoo may want to keep their distance from Dave Sharpell and Jake Quillenhall, the zoo’s aptly named pair of two-year-old what?
A: Kangaroos B: Giraffes
C: Porcupines D: Zookeepers
$1,000
Reed Hastings has claimed he was so frustrated when Blockbuster charged him a $40 fee for returning “Apollo 13” late, he founded what company?
A: eBay B: Netflix
C: Pinterest LinkedIn
$2,000
Long before varieties like Rome Beauty and McIntosh got their names, what word once referred to any kind of fruit from a tree?
A: Banana B: Grape
C: Melon D: Apple
Commercial break with a plug for the Las Vegas auditions
$3,000
As he claimed to have had help from “la mano de Dios,” Argentine Diego Maradona’s infamous 1986 World Cup goal is nicknamed what?
A: “Hand of God” B: “Foot of Jesus”
C: “Head of Mary” D: “Toe of Heaven”
$5,000
Because they’re better off away from light in a cool, dry area, many pharmacists say that which is actually the worst place to store your prescription medicines?
A: Bedroom B: Pantry
C: Bathroom D: Hall closet
$7,000
A standard paperclip consists of a long piece of metal twisted to make how many 180-degree turns?
A: Two B: Three
C: Four D: Five
Commercial break
QotD
The line “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” was made famous by an ’80s commercial for what product?
A: Geritol B: Vicks Cough Syrup
C: Pepto-Bismol D: Dristan nasal spray
$10,000
Represented as a man wrestling a serpent, Ophiuchus is considered by some to be the 13th what?
A: Apostle of Jesus B: Dalai Lama
C: Sign of the Zodiac D: Pharaoh of Egypt
The horn
Ben will be back on Thursday.
Omaha, Neb.
$500
Visitors to the Nashville Zoo may want to keep their distance from Dave Sharpell and Jake Quillenhall, the zoo’s aptly named pair of two-year-old what?
A: Kangaroos B: Giraffes
C: Porcupines D: Zookeepers
Answer
C: Porcupines
Reed Hastings has claimed he was so frustrated when Blockbuster charged him a $40 fee for returning “Apollo 13” late, he founded what company?
A: eBay B: Netflix
C: Pinterest LinkedIn
Answer
B: Netflix
Long before varieties like Rome Beauty and McIntosh got their names, what word once referred to any kind of fruit from a tree?
A: Banana B: Grape
C: Melon D: Apple
Answer
D: Apple
$3,000
As he claimed to have had help from “la mano de Dios,” Argentine Diego Maradona’s infamous 1986 World Cup goal is nicknamed what?
A: “Hand of God” B: “Foot of Jesus”
C: “Head of Mary” D: “Toe of Heaven”
Answer
A: “Hand of God”
Because they’re better off away from light in a cool, dry area, many pharmacists say that which is actually the worst place to store your prescription medicines?
A: Bedroom B: Pantry
C: Bathroom D: Hall closet
Answer
C: Bathroom
A standard paperclip consists of a long piece of metal twisted to make how many 180-degree turns?
A: Two B: Three
C: Four D: Five
50/50
50/50 leaves two and three.
Answer
B: Three
QotD
The line “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” was made famous by an ’80s commercial for what product?
A: Geritol B: Vicks Cough Syrup
C: Pepto-Bismol D: Dristan nasal spray
Answer
B: Vicks Cough Syrup
Represented as a man wrestling a serpent, Ophiuchus is considered by some to be the 13th what?
A: Apostle of Jesus B: Dalai Lama
C: Sign of the Zodiac D: Pharaoh of Egypt
Answer
C: Sign of the Zodiac
Ben will be back on Thursday.