Transcript 10/12/16 Alyson Aurigemma
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:42 pm
Alyson Aurigemma
San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
$500
According to etymologists, which word referred to a fruit hundreds of years before it referred to a color?
A: Blue B: Yellow
C: Red D: Orange
$1,000
FitBit and Jawbone both make high-tech bracelets that encourage users to set the common fitness goal of 10,000 what per day?
A: Sit-ups B: Push-ups
C: Steps D: Pull-ups
$2,000
To increase their cars’ gas mileage by lowering their weight, many automakers have begun eliminating what once-standard feature?
A: Engine hoods B: Spare tires
C: Rear axles D: Mirrors
$3,000
According to legend, when his pet billy goat was kicked out of Wrigley Field in 1945, a local bartender placed a hex on what long-suffering baseball team?
A: Cubs B: Mariners
C: Phillies D: Tigers
$5,000
At an annual awards show, what TV network reveals the winner of the category “Best Club Banger”?
A: Travel Channel B: History
C: BET D: Food Network
Commercial break
QotD
With a famous case involving Helen Keller’s “The Frost King,” cryptomnesia is the term for what unfortunate act?
A: Destroying a manuscript B: Committing libel
C: Unconsciously plagiarizing D: Running out of ink
$7,000
Studies have found that Americans are more likely to get skin cancer on the left side of their head, while people where are more likely to get it on the right?
A: Spain B: Norway
C: The United Kingdom D: Germany
$10,000
One for each meter of Mont Blanc’s nearly 3-mile height, how may pavé diamonds were on the limited edition $125K Montblanc Solitaire Royal fountain pen?
A: 1,810 B: 2,810
C: 3,810 D: 4,810
The horn
Alyson will be back on Thursday.
San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
$500
According to etymologists, which word referred to a fruit hundreds of years before it referred to a color?
A: Blue B: Yellow
C: Red D: Orange
Answer
D: Orange
FitBit and Jawbone both make high-tech bracelets that encourage users to set the common fitness goal of 10,000 what per day?
A: Sit-ups B: Push-ups
C: Steps D: Pull-ups
Answer
C: Steps
To increase their cars’ gas mileage by lowering their weight, many automakers have begun eliminating what once-standard feature?
A: Engine hoods B: Spare tires
C: Rear axles D: Mirrors
Answer
B: Spare tires
According to legend, when his pet billy goat was kicked out of Wrigley Field in 1945, a local bartender placed a hex on what long-suffering baseball team?
A: Cubs B: Mariners
C: Phillies D: Tigers
Answer
A: Cubs
At an annual awards show, what TV network reveals the winner of the category “Best Club Banger”?
A: Travel Channel B: History
C: BET D: Food Network
Answer
C: BET
QotD
With a famous case involving Helen Keller’s “The Frost King,” cryptomnesia is the term for what unfortunate act?
A: Destroying a manuscript B: Committing libel
C: Unconsciously plagiarizing D: Running out of ink
Answer
C: Unconsciously plagiarizing
Studies have found that Americans are more likely to get skin cancer on the left side of their head, while people where are more likely to get it on the right?
A: Spain B: Norway
C: The United Kingdom D: Germany
Answer
C: The United Kingdom
One for each meter of Mont Blanc’s nearly 3-mile height, how may pavé diamonds were on the limited edition $125K Montblanc Solitaire Royal fountain pen?
A: 1,810 B: 2,810
C: 3,810 D: 4,810
Spoiler
Alyson runs once in a while and knows that 5K is 3.2 miles.
Answer
D: 4,810
Alyson will be back on Thursday.