Transcript 02/13/17 Naman Shah
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:13 pm
Naman Shah
Peatchtree Corners, GA
13-years-old
Naman’s Plus one is his dad Amil.
This week the contestants will have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question, which they can use up to and including the $50K question.
Whiz Kids Week
$500 According to the American Dental Association, it’s important to teach kids that twice a day, they need to spend two minutes doing what?
A. Communicating with evil spirits
B. Learning how to play the kettledrum
C. Trying to build a helicopter
D. Brushing their teeth
$1K Saying, “He is a bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly,” Ben Franklin argued unsuccessfully against what being our national animal?
A. The emperor penguin
B. The bald eagle
C. The toucan
D. The ostrich
$2K What frozen food duo has said their friendship began when they bonded over being the two “slowest, fattest kids in the gym class”?
A. Barnes & Noble
B. Ben & Jerry
C. Procter & Gamble
D. Abercrombie & Fitch
$3K Though it looks simple, the word “usher” is unique in that it contains four different smaller words that are all what?
A. Verbs
B. Pronouns
C. Adjectives
D. Adverbs
$5K Which of the following is an optical phenomenon created by light reflecting off water droplets at an angle of 42 degrees?
A. Hologram
B. Mirage
C. Rainbow
D. Apparition
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$7K Inspired by the flag of Spain, the flag of New Mexico consists entirely of what two colors?
A. Blue and white
B. Red and yellow
C. Green and orange
D. White and black
50/50
$10K According to the UK Tea & Infusion Association, the British drink an estimated 165 million cups of tea per day – or about how many cups per year?
A. Between 15-20 billion
B. Between 30-35 billion
C. Between 45-50 billion
D. Between 60-65 billion
CTQ
$10K Parthenogenesis, the means by which some all-female species of whiptail lizards reproduce, loosely translates to what in Greek?
A. Girls rule
B. Happy accident
C. Miracle of miracles
D. Virgin creation
+1
Amil thinks it is between
Naman says
Amil says he would go with
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$20K In 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced that it plans to name element 113 “Nihonium,” as it was discovered where?
A. In Finland
B. In India
C. In Japan
D. In Egypt
ATA
$30K The Jefferson Memorial was opened on what would have been Thomas Jefferson’s 200th birthday, with which president dedicating this “shrine to freedom”?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. John F. Kennedy
Naman decides to walk
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QOTD
J.M. Barrie’s classic novel “Peter Pan” opens with this short, simple sentence: “All children, except one,” do what?
A. Get dirty
B. Hate spinach
C. Grow up
D. Play Xbox
Peatchtree Corners, GA
13-years-old
Naman’s Plus one is his dad Amil.
This week the contestants will have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question, which they can use up to and including the $50K question.
Whiz Kids Week
$500 According to the American Dental Association, it’s important to teach kids that twice a day, they need to spend two minutes doing what?
A. Communicating with evil spirits
B. Learning how to play the kettledrum
C. Trying to build a helicopter
D. Brushing their teeth
Spoiler
D. Brushing their teeth
A. The emperor penguin
B. The bald eagle
C. The toucan
D. The ostrich
Spoiler
B. The bald eagle
A. Barnes & Noble
B. Ben & Jerry
C. Procter & Gamble
D. Abercrombie & Fitch
Spoiler
B. Ben & Jerry
A. Verbs
B. Pronouns
C. Adjectives
D. Adverbs
Spoiler
B. Pronouns
A. Hologram
B. Mirage
C. Rainbow
D. Apparition
Spoiler
C. Rainbow
$7K Inspired by the flag of Spain, the flag of New Mexico consists entirely of what two colors?
A. Blue and white
B. Red and yellow
C. Green and orange
D. White and black
50/50
50/50 leaves
B. Red and yellow
C. Green and orange
C. Green and orange
Spoiler
B. Red and yellow
A. Between 15-20 billion
B. Between 30-35 billion
C. Between 45-50 billion
D. Between 60-65 billion
CTQ
Spoiler
D. Between 60-65 billion
A. Girls rule
B. Happy accident
C. Miracle of miracles
D. Virgin creation
+1
Amil thinks it is between
Spoiler
miracle of miracles and virgin creation.
Naman says
Spoiler
if it were “C”, wouldn’t the word repeat itself?
Amil says he would go with
Spoiler
”B.”
Spoiler
D. Virgin creation
$20K In 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced that it plans to name element 113 “Nihonium,” as it was discovered where?
A. In Finland
B. In India
C. In Japan
D. In Egypt
ATA
ATA results
15% A. In Finland
13% B. In India
56% C. In Japan
16% D. In Egypt
13% B. In India
56% C. In Japan
16% D. In Egypt
Spoiler
C. In Japan
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. John F. Kennedy
Naman decides to walk
Spoiler
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Naman leaves with $20K.
Naman leaves with $20K.
QOTD
J.M. Barrie’s classic novel “Peter Pan” opens with this short, simple sentence: “All children, except one,” do what?
A. Get dirty
B. Hate spinach
C. Grow up
D. Play Xbox
Spoiler
C. Grow up