Transcript 11/1/2020 - Joel McHale

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Joel McHale

Joel has a podcast and is the host of "Card Sharks". He formerly hosted "The Soup" and there was no audience for that show, either. They joked about Jimmy's weight. He's playing for Groundswell, out of NYC, bringing youth together to make public art for social change. They've done 253,000 square feet of art. Those in the program have gone on to college. The smartest person he knows is Brad Stevens, from Dayton, OH. He's one of Joel's dad's best friends. He was one of two choices, the other being his writing partner.

$100: Wagging its finger at the gender wage gap, what classic board game released a 2019 version in which female players earn $240 when they pass "Go"?
A - Scrabble
B - Risk
C - Monopoly
D - Hungry Hungry Chauvinist Pigs

Spoiler

Answer: C (Monopoly)

$200: By definition, which of these cakes is removed from the oven, then flipped over before it gets served?
A - Bundt cake
B - upside-down cake
C - red velvet cake
D - devil's food cake

Spoiler

Answer: B (upside-down cake)

$300: In the love-it-or-hate-it practice of "ghosting," a person leaves a party without first doing what?
A - saying goodbye
B - using the restroom
C - dancing
D - leaving a gift

Spoiler

Answer: A (saying goodbye)

$500: On what holiday in 2020 did the San Antonio Zoo let patrons name a rat after their ex before feeding it to a snake?
A - New Year's Day
B - St. Patrick's Day
C - April Fool's Day
D - Valentine's Day

Joel checks with Brad before giving his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Valentine's Day)

$1000: Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg became a world-famous activist after regularly skipping school to promote what cause?
A - immigration reform
B - climate change awareness
C - women's rights
D - consumer privacy

Joel asked if she established an ABBA fan club as well.

Spoiler

Answer: B (climate change awareness)

THE HORN!!!

Joel will return next week going for $2000.

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Joel McHale

Joel has a podcast and is the host of "Card Sharks". He formerly hosted "The Soup" and there was no audience for that show, either. They joked about Jimmy's weight. He's playing for Groundswell, out of NYC, bringing youth together to make public art for social change. They've done 253,000 square feet of art. Those in the program have gone on to college. The smartest person he knows is Brad Stevens, from Dayton, OH. He's one of Joel's dad's best friends. He was one of two choices, the other being his writing partner.

Nihil obstat®.