Transcript 3/7/2021 - Thomas Middleditch
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:28 pm
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas was in the cast of Silicon Valley, has a Netfilx special and is on the CBS series B Positive. He's playing for The Climate Mobilization Project, a group seeking to create a new approach to climate change. The smartest person Thomas knows is Joey Bland. He's known Joey for 15 years and is a 2-time Jeopardy winner.
$100: Because it can permanently burn our retina, you should never stare directly at what?
A - the sun
B - the ocean
C - the moon
D - the Wendy's Baconator
$200: Unsurprisingly, what former president was the first-ever guest on "The Michelle Obama Podcast"?
A - Jimmy Carter
B - George W. Bush
C - Barack Obama
D - Bill Clinton
$300: Which of the following is not a standard setting on a blender?
A - chop
B - liquefy
C - annihilate
D - puree
$500: Bands found wrapped around the teeth of mummies are believed to be ancient precursors of what modern medical implement?
A - eyeglasses
B - braces
C - hearing aid
D - pacemaker
$1000: Which of these retail names is an example of alliteration?
A - CVS
B - Toys "R" Us
C - OfficeMax
D - Bed Bath & Beyond
Thomas isn't certain what "alliteration" means but he thinks it means the letters have to line up. He asks Joey, who confirms the right answer.
$2000: An event that informed his life's work, which of these historic men incurred an eye injury at the age of three that caused him to go blind?
A - Louis Pasteur
B - Henry Heimlich
C - Louis Braille
D - Edwin Hubble
Thomas knows that braille is "bump writing". Joey agrees.
$4000: In a "memoir" titled "Before You Leap," what beloved kids' character reveals that he was born one of 2,353 brothers and sisters?
A - Kermit the Frog
B - Snoopy
C - Thomas the Tank Engine
D - Barney
For Thomas the key is "before you leap". Joey says that there are a lot of frog eggs.
commercial break
$8000: To honor their homegrown son Guy Fieri, residents of Columbus, Ohio have started a petition to rename the city what?
A - Dee-lish City
B - Flavortown
C - Frialator Springs
D - Garlic Knot Junction
Thomas knows the show that Guy is famous for, although he can't state the name accurately.
$16,000: In "Emoji Dick," an all-emoji edition of "Moby Dick," what is the first emoji used in the translation of the novel's famous first line?
A - prayer hands
B - heart
C - telephone
D - smiley face
Thomas doesn't know the first line, but Joey does.
$32,000: A doll modeled after Muslim American athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first Barbie to wear a what?
A - sari
B - hijab
C - dastar
D - sheitel
Thomas says what he thinks the answer is but asks Joey to confirm it. Neither of them knows what a sheitel or dastar is.
commercial break
Thomas has to decide whether to swap a lifeline to keep Joey as a lifeline. Thomas wants to keep Joey so he trades the "Ask the Host" lifeine.
$64,000: In which of these movies does Leonardo DiCaprio portray a fictional character and not a real-life person?
A - The Wolf of Wall Street
B - The Revenant
C - Catch Me If You Can
D - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Thomas was in A and thinks C was the one when Leonardo assumed a lot of diferent identities. He hates to use a lifeline but he's going to do it. He asks Jimmy if the 50:50 is considered one of the more valuable lifelines. Jimmy says it can be great or it could choose the two Thomas has decided on. Thomas decides to use it anyway.
Thomas complains about the results, but Jimmy assures him that it's random. He feels that B is based on a book. Thomas saw a special showing of D at Tarantino theater but he can't remember if Tarantino said that the characters were fictional. He makes B his final answer.
commercial break
Thomas was in the cast of Silicon Valley, has a Netfilx special and is on the CBS series B Positive. He's playing for The Climate Mobilization Project, a group seeking to create a new approach to climate change. The smartest person Thomas knows is Joey Bland. He's known Joey for 15 years and is a 2-time Jeopardy winner.
$100: Because it can permanently burn our retina, you should never stare directly at what?
A - the sun
B - the ocean
C - the moon
D - the Wendy's Baconator
Spoiler
Answer: A (the sun)
A - Jimmy Carter
B - George W. Bush
C - Barack Obama
D - Bill Clinton
Spoiler
Answer: C (Barack Obama)
A - chop
B - liquefy
C - annihilate
D - puree
Spoiler
Answer: C (annihilate)
A - eyeglasses
B - braces
C - hearing aid
D - pacemaker
Spoiler
Answer: B (braces)
A - CVS
B - Toys "R" Us
C - OfficeMax
D - Bed Bath & Beyond
Thomas isn't certain what "alliteration" means but he thinks it means the letters have to line up. He asks Joey, who confirms the right answer.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Bed Bath & Beyond)
A - Louis Pasteur
B - Henry Heimlich
C - Louis Braille
D - Edwin Hubble
Thomas knows that braille is "bump writing". Joey agrees.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Louis Braille)
A - Kermit the Frog
B - Snoopy
C - Thomas the Tank Engine
D - Barney
For Thomas the key is "before you leap". Joey says that there are a lot of frog eggs.
Spoiler
Answer: A (Kermit the Frog)
$8000: To honor their homegrown son Guy Fieri, residents of Columbus, Ohio have started a petition to rename the city what?
A - Dee-lish City
B - Flavortown
C - Frialator Springs
D - Garlic Knot Junction
Thomas knows the show that Guy is famous for, although he can't state the name accurately.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Flavortown)
A - prayer hands
B - heart
C - telephone
D - smiley face
Thomas doesn't know the first line, but Joey does.
Spoiler
Answer: C (telephone)
A - sari
B - hijab
C - dastar
D - sheitel
Thomas says what he thinks the answer is but asks Joey to confirm it. Neither of them knows what a sheitel or dastar is.
Spoiler
Answer: B (hijab)
Thomas has to decide whether to swap a lifeline to keep Joey as a lifeline. Thomas wants to keep Joey so he trades the "Ask the Host" lifeine.
$64,000: In which of these movies does Leonardo DiCaprio portray a fictional character and not a real-life person?
A - The Wolf of Wall Street
B - The Revenant
C - Catch Me If You Can
D - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Thomas was in A and thinks C was the one when Leonardo assumed a lot of diferent identities. He hates to use a lifeline but he's going to do it. He asks Jimmy if the 50:50 is considered one of the more valuable lifelines. Jimmy says it can be great or it could choose the two Thomas has decided on. Thomas decides to use it anyway.
50:50 results:
B & D
Spoiler
Answer: D (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)