Transcript 7/31/24 Jeff Ross & Sal Iacono

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Transcript 7/31/24 Jeff Ross & Sal Iacono

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Jeff Ross and Sal Iacono

Jimmy’s cousin Sal appears on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and podcast “The Ringer.” Jeff Ross is known as the Roastmaster General. Their charity is Meals on Wheels.

$100
Staying true to their roots, French chefs broke a world record in 2024 when they made a 461-foot-long what?
A: Sushi roll B: French fry
C: Baguette D: Who gives a crêpe?
Answer
C: Baguette
$200
Which of these broadway musicals is about a figure from the Bible?
A: Hamilton B: Jesus Christ Superstar
C: Dear Evan Hansen D: Grease
Answer
B: Jesus Christ Superstar
$300
On August 18th, 2023, the New York Times crossword puzzle featured the answer FART for the first time in its history. What was the clue?
A: Lung _____ B: Brain _____
C: Heart _____ D: Kidney _____
Answer
B: Brain _____
$500
Despite a popular notion that it’s drawn to flame, which of these fluttering creatures is not so much drawn toward artificial light as disoriented by it?
A: Moth B: Lizard
C: Chipmunk D: Field mouse
Answer
A: Moth
$1,000
According to a 2024 film review, what movie has a PG-13 rating for “brief language and violence and cumulus clouds of ganja”?
A: Madame Web B: Challengers
C: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire D: Bob Marley: One Love
Answer
D: Bob Marley: One Love
$2,000
For its pleasant fragrance and easy-to-decorate branches, the National Christmas Tree Association recommends several species of what tree?
A: Willow B: Birch
C: Fir D: Redwood
ATH
Jeff, who’s Jewish, visited Sal, Jimmy and their family for Christmas. Jimmy is sure it’s a fir tree. Jeff starts to say Birch, B. Sal grabs him and gives the right answer.
Answer
C: Fir
$4,000
Added to Oxford dictionaries in 2014, the infamous selfie pose known as “duck face” is characterized by what type of expression?
A: Exaggerated pout B: Toothy smile
C: Crossed eyes D: Knowing wink
Answer
A: Exaggerated pout
Commercial break

$8,000
What Big Apple landmark sells t-shirts emblazoned with the words “Practice, Practice, Practice” — the punch line to an old joke about the location?
A: Central Park B: St. Patrick’s Cathedral
C: Grand Central Terminal D: Carnegie Hall
Answer
D: Carnegie Hall
$16,000
Though not mentioned by name, who is the only Brady child specifically referenced in the classic theme song to “The Brady Bunch”?
A: Bobby B: Cindy
C: Greg D: Marcia
Answer
B: Cindy
$32,000
What esteemed actor went vegan in 1995, after “having had the privilege of witnessing and experiencing pigs’ intelligence” while on the job?
A: James Cromwell B: James Spader
C: James Earl Jones D: James Woods
Answer
A: James Cromwell
$64,000
If you’re stranded in the wilderness, a solar still would be most useful for which of these survival-related purposes?
A: Starting a fire B: Staying dry
C: Navigation D: Staying hydrated
50/50
The 50/50 leaves B & D.
Answer
D: Staying hydrated
Commercial break

$125,000
What slang term for “the person in charge” became part of our national lingo after it was used by one of Richard Nixon’s aides on the Watergate tapes?
A: Top banana B: Muckety-muck
C: Big enchilada D: Pooh-bah
PAF
Jeff says top banana is a comedy star, like Phil Silvers or Milton Berle. Jeff’s cousin Josh is a teacher who knows history. Josh guesses it’s big enchilada. Jeff thinks muckety-muck is something Nixon and his aides would say, and Jeff goes along.
Answer
C: Big enchilada
Jeff and Sal win $32,000 for their charity.

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