Transcript 12/14/2010 Andrew Keyes

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Andrew Keyes
Las Vegas, NV

Has a lot of tattoos (says "one or two"), a couple of body piercings, and an "extended goatee."


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
International Finance
Hit It
Carnivores
Cash Symbols
Baby Dolls
Bells & Whistles
Geography
Shades
Buzz Words
Notable Rappers

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Baby Dolls
Carnivores
Bells & Whistles
International Finance
Notable Rappers
Shades
Geography
Cash Symbols
Buzz Words
Hit It



Question 1 - Hit It
The tips of a drummer's drumsticks come in all but which of the following aptly named shapes?
A. Raspberry B. Teardrop
C. Barrel D. Acorn

ATA

Andrew "Raspberry or barrel, oh man," then says he does not want to guess and would ATA

ATA A-55% B-8% C-31% D-6%

Andrew was thinking C but will trust the ATA

Answer and value

A. Raspberry
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 - Buzz Words
Popular on social networking sites like Facebook, what was the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year?
A. Freemium B. Birther
C. Funemployed D. Unfriend

Answer and value

D. Unfriend
Value: $3000
Bank: $10000

Question 3 - Cash Symbols
The hovering "eye" seen atop the pyramid on the back of a $1 bill is commonly known by what name?
A. Eye of Providence B. Eye of Judgment
C. Eye of Eternity D. Eye of Vigilance

JTQ 1

kind of torn on it thinking it is A but...

JTQ

Answer and value

A. Eye of Providence
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $10000

Question 4 - Geography
Among the ancient world's most famous research centers, the Alexandrian Library was located in what present-day country?
A. France B. Germany
C. Egypt D. Greece

Answer and value

C. Egypt
Value: $100
Bank: $10100

Question 5 - Shades
Neo, Trinity and Morpheus are all styles of sunglasses inspired by characters from what movie franchise?
A. James Bond B. Harry Potter
C. The Matrix D. The Terminator

Answer and value

C. The Matrix
Value: $1000
Bank: $11,100

Commercial break

Flashback question $250K
The National Spelling Bee was first organized in 1925 by a newspaper in 1925 by a newspaper based in what U.S. city?
A. Charlotte, NC B. Cincinnati, OH
C. Louisville, KY D. Memphis, TN

Spoiler

C. Louisville, KY

Andrew used to go by the nickname Ogre as he was a weightlifter with no neck. His boss called him Shrek, he did not want that so it became "Ogre."


Question 6 - Notable Rappers
Which of these words, when added to "vanilla," "cube" and "t," gives you the name of three notable rappers?
A. Mike B. Ice
C. Dog D. Puff

Answer and value

B. Ice
Value: $15000
Bank: $26100

Question 7 - International Finance
The massive financial firm Bank of America began in San Francisco in 1904 under what more international name?
A. Bank of China B. Bank of Mexico
C. Bank of Egypt D. Bank of Italy

JTQ 2

Andrew is thinking California had big Mexican influence and also immigrants from China.
He did not think China would have a big financial influence at the time and was leaning B.

JTQ 2

Answer and value

D. Bank of Italy
Value: $10K skipped
Bank: $26100

Question 8 - Bells & Whistles
The dashboard of certain Mini Cooper cars feature an "openometer" that tracks how long what has been "open"?
A. Engine hood B. Gas tank
C. Trunk D. Convertible top

Spoiler

Andrew deduces that one would not be driving around with any of the other ones open

Answer and value

D. Convertible top
Value: $2000
Bank: $28100

Question 9 - Carnivores
Venus flytrap plants munch on insects primarily to obtain a lifegiving supply of what?
A. Carbon B. Nitrogen
C. Glucose D. Sodium

Spoiler

Andrew said that plants love nitrogen but think that glucose is probably what is taken from insects.
He doubts that there is much nitrogen in insects and goes with glucose, final answer

Answer and value

B. Nitrogen
Value: not shown
Bank: Andrew left with $1000

Andrew left with $1000

Time is up - no carryover

[themanwho]

I honestly don't remember what I said for the ATA.

This is the hardest stack of questions I've ever seen.

-M

[Bob78164]

I honestly don't remember what I said for the ATA.

This is the hardest stack of questions I've ever seen.

-M

Questions 1 and 3 were the tough ones for me. --Bob

[danangel]

Ah I remember him from the vegas auditions also... definitely stood out in the crowd.. sorry he didn't fare better! (boy that was a tough stack though)

[earendel]

Andrew Keyes
Las Vegas, NV

Has a lot of tattoos (says "one or two"), a couple of body piercings, and an "extended goatee."

Question 1 - Hit It
The tips of a drummer's drumsticks come in all but which of the following aptly named shapes?
A. Raspberry B. Teardrop
C. Barrel D. Acorn

ATA

Andrew "Raspberry or barrel, oh man," then says he does not want to guess and would ATA

ATA A-55% B-8% C-31% D-6%

Andrew was thinking C but will trust the ATA

Answer and value

A. Raspberry
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

I don't know if I would have trusted the audience to know this one. I'd have used JTQ.

Flashback question $250K
The National Spelling Bee was first organized in 1925 by a newspaper based in what U.S. city?
A. Charlotte, NC B. Cincinnati, OH
C. Louisville, KY D. Memphis, TN

Spoiler

C. Louisville, KY

That would be the Louisville Courier-Journal.

[wintergreen48]

Question 7 - International Finance
The massive financial firm Bank of America began in San Francisco in 1904 under what more international name?
A. Bank of China B. Bank of Mexico
C. Bank of Egypt D. Bank of Italy


[Obscure] Spoiler: Answer and value
D. Bank of Italy

E. Commercial National Bank

What is now Bank of America originated as Commercial National Bank in North Carolina. Following a series of mergers and acquisitions in North Carolina, it eventually became NCNB, which supposedly stood for 'North Carolina National Bank' but everyone knew it really meant 'No Cash for No Body.' In 1991 they acquired C&S/Sovran Corporation (itself formed one year earlier from the merger of Sovran Financial, based in Virginia, and Citizen's & Southern, based in Georgia) and took the name NationsBank (I was a First Vice President at C&S/Sovran at the time, and knew the new company as 'NastyBank.' When the 'merger' was announced, Hugh McColl, NCNB Chairman, announced that, unlike every other NCNB acquisition, there would be no layoffs. Six weeks later they laid off 4,000 people, including me, but they later said they were only kidding, and gave me a pretty big promotion and spent a ton of money moving me and my family to Richmond, all in the spirit of fun, I'm sure). In 1998, NationsBank acquired Bank of America; by that time, EVERYONE hated NationsBank, and so they took on the name 'Bank of America,' because BofA had a good name and good reputation.

Bottom line, what is now 'Bank of America' is really the current incarnation of Commercial National Bank of North Carolina, and is still headquartered in Charlotte, where Commercial National Bank was founded in 1874 (30 years before Giannini founded Bank of Italy in San Francisco.

[Bob78164]

Ah I remember him from the vegas auditions also... definitely stood out in the crowd.. sorry he didn't fare better! (boy that was a tough stack though)

He was unforgettable, wasn't he? --Bob

[danangel]

Ah I remember him from the vegas auditions also... definitely stood out in the crowd.. sorry he didn't fare better! (boy that was a tough stack though)

He was unforgettable, wasn't he? --Bob

Yeah no doubt he'll be back for a llama episode...With a stack like that you'd think he was a regular on Pawn Stars or something...

[Bob78164]

Ah I remember him from the vegas auditions also... definitely stood out in the crowd.. sorry he didn't fare better! (boy that was a tough stack though)

He was unforgettable, wasn't he? --Bob

Yeah no doubt he'll be back for a llama episode...With a stack like that you'd think he was a regular on Pawn Stars or something...

I've seen plenty of other stacks this season that I found substantially harder. --Bob