Transcript 5/13/16 Terry Price

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Terry Price
Firefighter
West Jordan, Utah

Terry once helped deliver a baby in an airport bathroom. He used his shoelace to tie the umbilical cord.

$500
If you end something in a particularly exciting or spectacular way, it’s commonly said that you’re doing what?
A: Going out with a bang B: Leaving with a blast
C: Exiting with an explosion D: Vacating the premises with a kablooey

Answer

A: Going out with a bang

$1,000
To combat the wasteful discarding of produce that doesn’t meet retailers’ cosmetic standards, Imperfect Produce promotes the sale of food that’s what?
A: Overpriced B: Misshapen
C: Bland tasting D: High in calories

Answer

B: Misshapen

$2,000
Sometimes weighing over 100 lbs., a megacryometeor is a mysterious weather phenomenon where a chunk of what falls from a clear blue sky?
A: Cheese B: Ice
C: Concrete D: Fudge

Answer

B: Ice

$3,000
Actress Sophia Loren has been quoted as saying that “a woman’s dress should be like” what: “serving its purpose without obstructing the view”?
A: An oak tree B: The Great Wall of China
C: A barbed-wire fence D: A new shopping mall

Answer

C: A barbed-wire fence

$5,000
While it lies far closer to Japan than to mainland America, which of the following was designated a U.S. Marine National Monument in 2009?
A: The Saint Lawrence Seaway B: The North Sea
C: The Panama Canal D: The Marianas Trench

Answer

D: The Marianas Trench

$7,000
In one of his first national television appearances, David Letterman worked for ABC Sports as a local reporter at what event?
A: Sugar Bowl B: Belmont Stakes
C: Wimbledon D: Indianapolis 500

ATA

A: 10% B: 19% C: 16% D: 55%

Answer

D: Indianapolis 500

Commercial break

$10,000
While “U.S.” is often used in English, the common Spanish abbreviation for the United States is what?
A: FF.AA. B: AA.EE.
C: EE.UU. D: UU.FF.

Terry knows Spanish and was a missionary in Puerto Rico for two years.

Answer

C: EE.UU.

$20,000
Before it became part of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, the Secret Service was under the auspices of what Cabinet department?
A: Interior B: State
C: Treasury D: Transportation

Answer

C: Treasury

$30,000
Which director’s kids, Theo and Sasha, are popular party DJs who were signed by Jay Z’s management company?
A: Martin Scorsese B: Steven Spielberg
C: George Lucas D: James Cameron

+1

Terry’s +1 is his older brother Dale. He doesn’t know.

50/50

50/50 leaves Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.

Answer

Terry answers D: James Cameron.
The right answer is B: Steven Spielberg.
Terry wins $5,000.

Commercial break

QotD
While Mandarin Chinese is spoken by the most people, what language does the 2014 World Almanac say is spoken in the most countries?
A: Arabic B: English
C: Hindi D: Spanish

Answer

B: English

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30K: 50/50, ATA, +1, whatever it takes

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Terry Price
Firefighter
West Jordan, Utah

Terry once helped deliver a baby in an airport bathroom. He used his shoelace to tie the umbilical cord.

$30,000
Which director’s kids, Theo and Sasha, are popular party DJs who were signed by Jay Z’s management company?
A: Martin Scorsese B: Steven Spielberg
C: George Lucas D: James Cameron

+1

Terry’s +1 is his older brother Dale. He doesn’t know.

50/50

50/50 leaves Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.

Answer

Terry answers D: James Cameron.
The right answer is B: Steven Spielberg.
Terry wins $5,000.

Since I still have my ATA, I'll use it first and hope for a strong indicator.

[SportsFan68]

$500
If you end something in a particularly exciting or spectacular way, it’s commonly said that you’re doing what?
A: Going out with a bang B: Leaving with a blast
C: Exiting with an explosion D: Vacating the premises with a kablooey

Answer

A: Going out with a bang

I like D, it's a perfect blend of poetry and ka-blamness.

$7,000
In one of his first national television appearances, David Letterman worked for ABC Sports as a local reporter at what event?
A: Sugar Bowl B: Belmont Stakes
C: Wimbledon D: Indianapolis 500

ATA

A: 10% B: 19% C: 16% D: 55%

Answer

D: Indianapolis 500

ATA

$10,000
While “U.S.” is often used in English, the common Spanish abbreviation for the United States is what?
A: FF.AA. B: AA.EE.
C: EE.UU. D: UU.FF.

Terry knows Spanish and was a missionary in Puerto Rico for two years.

Answer

C: EE.UU.

I know it's Los Estados Unidos, so it has to be C.

$20,000
Before it became part of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, the Secret Service was under the auspices of what Cabinet department?
A: Interior B: State
C: Treasury D: Transportation

Answer

C: Treasury

Haven't we had this question before? Maybe it was on J!

$30,000
Which director’s kids, Theo and Sasha, are popular party DJs who were signed by Jay Z’s management company?
A: Martin Scorsese B: Steven Spielberg
C: George Lucas D: James Cameron

+1

Terry’s +1 is his older brother Dale. He doesn’t know.

50/50

50/50 leaves Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.

Answer

Terry answers D: James Cameron.
The right answer is B: Steven Spielberg.
Terry wins $5,000.

Plus One.