Transcript 3/8/2013 - JB Farley

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JB Farley
Philadelphia, PA
Occupation

JB was called "Jabber" by his mom becaUse of all the questions he asked, and as a pub trivia host he's lived up to the nickname. He runs 3 quiz nights a week; they are a Philadelphia variation of a British pub quiz and it's called Quiz-o. A local magazine named his quiz night the best in the city. Meredith says JB must have a lot of trivia in his brain; JB replies that it's mostly written down on cards but he hopes that some has stayed behind in his brain. His biggest nightmare is getting a question wrong that he has asked before in one of his quizzes. JB's mom Tish and his godmother Marge are in the relationship seats.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Keep at Bay
9 - Playtime Propulsions
8 - Sales Incentives
7 - Doll Face
6 - Salient Features
5 - Foreign Versions
4 - White Ice
3 - Telling the Tail
2 - Early Introductions
1 - Up on the Roof

Topic Tree: (randomized)
8 - Sales Incentives
3 - Telling the Tale
9 - Playtime Propulsions
7 - Doll Face
1 - Up on the Roof
4 - White Ice
10 - Keep at Bay
6 - Salient Features
2 - Early Instructions
5 - Foreign Versions

Question #1 (Foreign Versions - Level 5)
The Spanish-language version of what popular U.S. magazine features an annual issue entitled "Los 50 Más Bellos"? [Meredith reads it as "cinquenta".]
A - Us Weekly
B - Entertainment Weekly
C - People
D - Rolling Stone

Spanish is not JB's strong suit and he hasn't had this question. He says it looks like

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the 50 most beautiful

.

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Answer: C (People)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 (Early Instructions - Level 2)
What condiment introduced by the R.T. French Company debuted at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair?
A - mayonnaise
B - ketchup
C - horseradish
D - mustard

It's one of JB's favorite condiments.

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Answer: D (mustard)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #3 (Salient Features - Level 6)
To be defined as a desert, an area must have what?
A - annual moisture deficit
B - sand dunes
C - succulent plants
D - 50 degree daily temperature fluctuations

JB's pretty sure he remembers this. He used to think

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that deserts had to be hot but then he learned that there are some that are not very hot

.

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Answer: A (annual moisture deficit)
Value: $500
Bank: $10,500

Question #4 (Keep at Bay - Level 10)
"Big Assawoman Bay" is the tongue-in-cheek name given to the large body of water separating the mainland from what beach destination?
A - Kitty Hawk, NC
B - Ocean City, MD
C - Hilton Head, SC
D - St. Augustine, FL

JB jokes about the name. He figures that

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it probably is a place where a lot of names come from Native American languages

. JB thinks this is a perfect time to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 22%
B - 24%
C - 22%
D - 32%

The audience utters a collective groan. JB is going to have to jump the question.

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Answer: B (Ocean City, MD)
Value: $100
Bank: $10,500 (no change)

A pop-up box notes that the real name is Assawoman Bay.

Question #5 (White Ice - Level 4)
Whirlpool's new White Ice finish is prompting headlines proclaiming that what "appliances may be over"?
A - faux wood
B - pastels
C - stainless steel
D - black enamel

JB's going out on a limb.

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Answer: C (stainless steel)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

commercial break

[Kazoo65]

OK, a guy that hosts a quiz show should be good at this game.1. Easy.  In recent years, People has come out with a list of the 100 most beautiful people.2. French's makes mustard, so this was an easy one.3. desert-dry. A, final answer.4. No idea. JTQ 1.5. I guess this guy hasn't been appliance shopping in the last couple years. I've seen stainless steel appliances at Lowe's and Sears.

[earendel]

JB Farley
Philadelphia, PA
Occupation

JB was called "Jabber" by his mom becaUse of all the questions he asked, and as a pub trivia host he's lived up to the nickname. He runs 3 quiz nights a week; they are a Philadelphia variation of a British pub quiz and it's called Quiz-o. A local magazine named his quiz night the best in the city. Meredith says JB must have a lot of trivia in his brain; JB replies that it's mostly written down on cards but he hopes that some has stayed behind in his brain. His biggest nightmare is getting a question wrong that he has asked before in one of his quizzes. JB's mom Tish and his godmother Marge are in the relationship seats.

Cue the ominous organ music - he's a pub quizmaster so he won't go too far.

Question #4 (Keep at Bay - Level 10)
"Big Assawoman Bay" is the tongue-in-cheek name given to the large body of water separating the mainland from what beach destination?
A - Kitty Hawk, NC
B - Ocean City, MD
C - Hilton Head, SC
D - St. Augustine, FL

JB jokes about the name. He figures that

Spoiler

it probably is a place where a lot of names come from Native American languages

. JB thinks this is a perfect time to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 22%
B - 24%
C - 22%
D - 32%

The audience utters a collective groan. JB is going to have to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Ocean City, MD)
Value: $100
Bank: $10,500 (no change)

A pop-up box notes that the real name is Assawoman Bay.

I wouldn't have bothered to ATA. I'd have gone straight to the JTQ.

Question #5 (White Ice - Level 4)
Whirlpool's new White Ice finish is prompting headlines proclaiming that what "appliances may be over"?
A - faux wood
B - pastels
C - stainless steel
D - black enamel

JB's going out on a limb.

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Answer: C (stainless steel)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

As I said...

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #4 (Keep at Bay - Level 10)
"Big Assawoman Bay" is the tongue-in-cheek name given to the large body of water separating the mainland from what beach destination?
A - Kitty Hawk, NC
B - Ocean City, MD
C - Hilton Head, SC
D - St. Augustine, FL

JB jokes about the name. He figures that

Spoiler

it probably is a place where a lot of names come from Native American languages

. JB thinks this is a perfect time to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 22%
B - 24%
C - 22%
D - 32%

The audience utters a collective groan. JB is going to have to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Ocean City, MD)
Value: $100
Bank: $10,500 (no change)

A pop-up box notes that the real name is Assawoman Bay.

I wouldn't have bothered to ATA. I'd have gone straight to the JTQ.

I was in that audience! You mean you'd have spurned my advice!?

Just as well, I guess, since I voted for Kitty Hawk.

In my defense, though, I think the phrasing of the question was misleading on two points. First of all, saying it was a "tongue-in-cheek name" gave me the impression that it wasn't the real name of the feature, just a nickname. That led me to thinking that "Kitty Hawk" was the only choice with a woman's name that might possibly have such a nickname.

So why is it a "tongue-in-cheek name" name? Because the real name is just...Assawoman Bay. Oh, great tongue-in-cheek humor, Marylanders, adding a "Big" to distinguish it from the (real name) Little Assawoman Bay.

Secondly, the question says the beach destination is separated from the mainland. If you look at a map, Ocean City is on a spit of land that looks similar to many barrier islands found along the coast, but it is, in fact a peninsula. That makes it part of the mainland!

Foul, I say! Foul!

[SportsFan68]

Question #4 (Keep at Bay - Level 10)
"Big Assawoman Bay" is the tongue-in-cheek name given to the large body of water separating the mainland from what beach destination?
A - Kitty Hawk, NC
B - Ocean City, MD
C - Hilton Head, SC
D - St. Augustine, FL

JB jokes about the name. He figures that

Spoiler

it probably is a place where a lot of names come from Native American languages

. JB thinks this is a perfect time to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 22%
B - 24%
C - 22%
D - 32%

The audience utters a collective groan. JB is going to have to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Ocean City, MD)
Value: $100
Bank: $10,500 (no change)

JTQ.