WWTBAM Bored

J.D. Lape
Corona, CA

J.D.’s Plus One is his buddy, Jeff.

$500 Urging people to follow their dreams, motivational speakers have been known to say “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land” where?
A. “In the mesosphere”
B. “Among the stars
C. “On a dwarf planet”
D. “In a vast endless void”

Spoiler

B. “Among the stars”

$1K According to The New Yorker, though it’s also a status symbol, Aretha Franklin wears what onstage mainly to stay warm and keep “her voice from closing up”?
A. A velour tracksuit
B. A bright green Snuggie
C. A leather football helmet
D. A fur coat

Spoiler

D. A fur coat

$2K “I [heart] Maltipoo” reads a popular T-shirt that displays affection for a what?
A. Designer handbag
B. Hybrid dog breed
C. Specialty coffee drink
D. Brand of subcompact car

Spoiler

B. Hybrid dog breed

$3K While it didn’t take a stand as to whether Chobani of Fage is the tastier choice, in 2014 New York declared what to be its official state snack?
A. Potato chips
B. Yogurt
C. Popcorn
D. Cashews

Spoiler

B. Yogurt

$5K With over 50 different versions worldwide, Guinness World Records says what show featuring Nick Cannon has the most successful reality TV format ever?
A. The Voice
B. Survivor
C. America’s Got Talent
D. The Apprentice

Spoiler

C. America’s Got Talent

commercial break

$7K If you’re planning on visiting the Scottish capital, you should know in advance that which of these is the standard way to pronounce it?
A. ED-in-berg
B. ED-in-brow
C. ED-in-BAR-oh
D. ED-in-BURR-ah

Spoiler

D. ED-in-BURR-ah

$10K Though the amount often falls to around 55% by the time they’re adults, NPR says the bodies of newborn babies are about 75% what?
A. Fat
B. Water
C. Bone
D. Skin

Spoiler

B. Water

$20K Along with a massive sum of money, winners of The World Series of Poker’s prestigious Main Event don’t receive a conventional trophy, but rather a what?
A. Belt buckle
B. Bracelet
C. Necklace
D. Pair of cufflinks

J.D. has watched WSOP for years.

Spoiler

B. Bracelet

$30K Which of the following pairs of notes are identical, and thus played with the same key on a piano?
A. F-sharp and G
B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C
D. B-flat and A

ATA

ATA results

14% A. F-sharp and G
42% B. F-flat and E-sharp
34% C. B-sharp and C
10% D. B-flat and A
After the vote, J.D. reveals that he thinks it's B-sharp and C, because as he remembers the piano keyboard, B and C are white keys with no black key in between.

+1

Jeff doesn’t know. He says “What are the odds, if we do 50/50, it will leave ‘B’ and ‘C’?”

50/50

50/50 leaves

B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C

Spoiler

C. B-sharp and C

commercial break

$50K Which classic novel gets its title from the second line of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”?
A. The Grapes of Wrath
B. The Call of the Wild
C. The Naked and the Dead
D. The Sound and the Fury

J.D. decides to trust his gut and makes

Spoiler

The Sound and the Fury

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. The Grapes of Wrath
J.D. leaves with $5K.

commercial break

QOTD

Native speakers of which of these languages generally say “pronto” when answering the phone?
A. German
B. Italian
C. French
D. Greek

Spoiler

B. Italian

5K: Got by eliminating the others

20K: Dunno. Like belt or cufflinks. Could be bracelet because goes against macho image. 50/50 & I might go down here

30K: already burned 50/50. Think I have heard B-sharp as a joke. The real joke is 12th-root-of-2 equal temperament, which gives this warped system, but +1 here. And I might go down again.

50K, on the other hand, is piece of cake, but not for contestant.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:J.D. Lape
Corona, CA

J.D.’s Plus One is his buddy, Jeff.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20K Along with a massive sum of money, winners of The World Series of Poker’s prestigious Main Event don’t receive a conventional trophy, but rather a what?
A. Belt buckle
B. Bracelet
C. Necklace
D. Pair of cufflinks

J.D. has watched WSOP for years.

Spoiler

B. Bracelet

No idea. I hope the audience does.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30K Which of the following pairs of notes are identical, and thus played with the same key on a piano?
A. F-sharp and G
B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C
D. B-flat and A

ATA

ATA results

14% A. F-sharp and G
42% B. F-flat and E-sharp
34% C. B-sharp and C
10% D. B-flat and A
After the vote, J.D. reveals that he thinks it's B-sharp and C, because as he remembers the piano keyboard, B and C are white keys with no black key in between.

+1

Jeff doesn’t know. He says “What are the odds, if we do 50/50, it will leave ‘B’ and ‘C’?”

50/50

50/50 leaves

B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C

Spoiler

C. B-sharp and C

I play handbells at our church and my notes are B and C. The handles of the bells are marked to show both the actual note and it's equivalent in different key signatures, so the "C" bell is also marked B-sharp.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K Which classic novel gets its title from the second line of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”?
A. The Grapes of Wrath
B. The Call of the Wild
C. The Naked and the Dead
D. The Sound and the Fury

J.D. decides to trust his gut and makes

Spoiler

The Sound and the Fury

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. The Grapes of Wrath
J.D. leaves with $5K.

"He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored". I didn't remember that this was from the 2nd verse but I know it's from the "Battle Hymn".

This would have been my rare dream stack. Although I've never played for the bracelet, I am a poker fan, and I was a band geek in high school.

$5K With over 50 different versions worldwide, Guinness World Records says what show featuring Nick Cannon has the most successful reality TV format ever?
A. The Voice
B. Survivor
C. America’s Got Talent
D. The Apprentice

Spoiler

C. America’s Got Talent

ATA. A and C appear to be the same to me. But I dunno who Nick Cannon is.

$20K Along with a massive sum of money, winners of The World Series of Poker’s prestigious Main Event don’t receive a conventional trophy, but rather a what?
A. Belt buckle
B. Bracelet
C. Necklace
D. Pair of cufflinks

J.D. has watched WSOP for years.

Spoiler

B. Bracelet

I'm doomed. Plus One.

$30K Which of the following pairs of notes are identical, and thus played with the same key on a piano?
A. F-sharp and G
B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C
D. B-flat and A

ATA

ATA results

14% A. F-sharp and G
42% B. F-flat and E-sharp
34% C. B-sharp and C
10% D. B-flat and A
After the vote, J.D. reveals that he thinks it's B-sharp and C, because as he remembers the piano keyboard, B and C are white keys with no black key in between.

+1

Jeff doesn’t know. He says “What are the odds, if we do 50/50, it will leave ‘B’ and ‘C’?”

50/50

50/50 leaves

B. F-flat and E-sharp
C. B-sharp and C

Spoiler

C. B-sharp and C

I coulda got this when I was in the seventh grade. . . 50/50 and sayonara.

$50K Which classic novel gets its title from the second line of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”?
A. The Grapes of Wrath
B. The Call of the Wild
C. The Naked and the Dead
D. The Sound and the Fury

J.D. decides to trust his gut and makes

Spoiler

The Sound and the Fury

his final answer.

Spoiler

A. The Grapes of Wrath
J.D. leaves with $5K.

Dangit, I'm already gone, but I get this one no problem.
Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the coming of the Lord.
He is trampling out the vintage
Where the grapes of wrath are stored.
He has loosed the fearful lightning
Of his terrible swift sword.
His truth is marching on.

Why, I don't know, but I memorized this in the fifth grade. Maybe it was for extra credit after I memorized all four stanzas of the Star Spangled Banner. There are two more phrases that entranced me, and I guess still do --
Oh be swift, my soul, to answer him,
Be jubilant, my feet.

As he died to make men holy,
Let us die to make men free,