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Courtney Mink
Philadelphia, Pa.

$500
Making mortgages slightly more expensive, in December 2015 the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank raised what for the first time since 2006?
A: The dead B: A barn
C: Prize hogs D: Interest rates

Answer

D: Interest rates

$1,000
No more globs of frosting on your knives: Real Simple says you can cut cakes quickly and easily using what instead?
A: A table saw B: Laser beams
C: Dental floss D: A guillotine

Answer

C: Dental floss

$2,000
Biography.com lists only one person, the Irish author of a gothic novel, under the heading “Famous People Named" what?
A: John B: Jane
C: Bram D: Emily

Answer

C: Bram

Commercial break

Courtney used to be on a trivia team, and now she hosts trivia.

$3,000
Arranged to look like a “T,” Toyota’s logo is made of which of the following?
A: Two joined silver squares B: Three joined silver ovals
C: Four joined silver pentagons D: Five joined silver triangles

Answer

B: Three joined silver ovals

$5,000
Which classic TV spin-off was set about 3,000 miles from the show that inspired it?
A: The Jeffersons B: The Facts of Life
C: Frasier D: Mork & Mindy

Answer

C: Frasier

$7,000
Often seen wearing their hats, Samuel L. Jackson has designed a line of golf clothes for which of the following companies?
A: Bridgestone B: Kangol
C: Under Armour D: Puma

50/50

50/50 leaves Kangol and Puma.

Answer

B: Kangol

Commercial break

QotD
Of the following fictional characters, which one has a famous sidekick whose name translates to “idiot” in Spanish?
A: Batman B: Sherlock Holmes
C: Han Solo D: The Lone Ranger

Answer

D: The Lone Ranger

$10,000
According to the American Heart Association, one in three adults has high blood pressure, which is specifically defined as a reading that is at least what?
A: 110/70 B: 120/80
C: 140/90 D: 180/110

+1

Courtney’s +1 is her dad John. He says it’s 140/90.

Answer

C: 140/90

The horn
Courtney will be back on Thursday.

500: easy

1,000: easy

2,000: only Bram I know is Bram Stoker

3,000: easy, since my dad drives a Toyota

5,000: I know Cheers was set in Boston, and Frasier was set in Seattle. I didn't know The Jeffersons was a spinoff of anything.

7,000: I know Samuel L. Jackson wears snapbacks a lot, but I couldn't recall the brand. ATA and hope the numbers are good.

10,000: +1 and hope he or she knows something about this

I'd be facing $20,000 with one lifeline left.

$5,000
Which classic TV spin-off was set about 3,000 miles from the show that inspired it?
A: The Jeffersons B: The Facts of Life
C: Frasier D: Mork & Mindy

Answer

C: Frasier

Oh good grief. Let's see if I can get this without ATA.

The Jefferson and All in the Family were both in New York. I don't know what the Facts of Life spun off from. Frazier was in Seattle, Cheers was in Boston. Mork and Mindy -- I dunno where it was set, nor do I know where Happy Days was set. But I get it anyway, thanks to Frazier.

$7,000
Often seen wearing their hats, Samuel L. Jackson has designed a line of golf clothes for which of the following companies?
A: Bridgestone B: Kangol
C: Under Armour D: Puma

50/50

50/50 leaves Kangol and Puma.

Answer

B: Kangol

ATA

Courtney was second in our group to tape. She works across the street from the Moore Art School that my niece Sarah attends. Courtney is a very nice person.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Courtney Mink
Philadelphia, Pa.

Nihil obstat®.

SportsFan68 wrote:The Jefferson and All in the Family were both in New York. I don't know what the Facts of Life spun off from. Frazier was in Seattle, Cheers was in Boston. Mork and Mindy -- I dunno where it was set, nor do I know where Happy Days was set. But I get it anyway, thanks to Frazier.

"The Facts of Life" was, I believe, a spinoff of "Diff'rent Strokes". "Happy Days" was set in Milwaukee and "Mork & Mindy" was set in Boulder, CO.

$7,000
Often seen wearing their hats, Samuel L. Jackson has designed a line of golf clothes for which of the following companies?
A: Bridgestone B: Kangol
C: Under Armour D: Puma

Spoiler

50/50 leaves Kangol and Puma.

Spoiler

B: Kangol

ATA

7K: ATA