Transcript 03/11/13 Tim Gomez

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Tim Gomez
Machesney Park, IL
Professional trivia writer

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Holy Lands
Mariners Beware
Straight from the Source
Nicknames
Rejection Letters
Road Trip
Word Origins
Herbaceous Fruit
Hard Liquor
So Specific

Question 1 - So Specific
Owing much to viral sensations like Fatso and Nora, a film festival dedicated to what Internet mainstay debuted in Minneapolis in 2012?
A. Dancing baby videos
B. Cat videos
C. Flash mob videos
D. Sloth videos

ATA

ATA results

12% A. Dancing baby videos
66% B. Cat videos
16% C. Flash mob videos
6% D. Sloth videos

Spoiler

B. Cat videos
$5K
Bank - $5K

Question 2 - Hard Liquor
Taking advantage of its name, what liquor brand uses the slogan “Give ‘em the Bird”?
A. Tanqueray
B. Jim Beam
C. Wild Turkey
D. Absolut

Spoiler

C. Wild Turkey
$7K
Bank - $12K

Question 3 - Herbaceous Fruit
Which of these fruits is actually produced by one of the world’s largest herb plants and not by a tree?
A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Orange
D. Peach


JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Banana
$500
Bank - $12K

Question 4 - Word Origins
Literally meaning “speak from the stomach,” what word initially referred to people who summoned spirits from their belly?
A. Buffoonery
B. Clowning
C. Troubadour
D. Ventriloquism

Spoiler

D. Ventriloquism
$10K
Bank - $22K

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Question 5 - Road Trip
Which of these top Alabama tourist attractions exists because of its purchasing agreements with airlines car rental companies and bus lines?
A. Talladega Superspeedway
B. U.S. Space & Rocket Center
C. Unclaimed Baggage Center
D. Birmingham Museum of Art

Spoiler

C. Unclaimed Baggage Center
$3K
Bank - $25K

Question 6 - Rejection Letters
What musician’s commanding officer sought his military discharge in 1962 due in part to the fact that “his mind apparently cannot function” when he is “thinking about his guitar”?
A. Elvis Presley
B. Jimi Hendrix
C. Bob Dylan
D. Jim Morrison

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Jimi Hendrix
$1K
Bank - $25K

Question 7 - Nicknames
One of Christopher Columbus’s three famous vessels, the ship nicknamed “the Niña” had what official name?
A. Regazona
B. Santa Clara
C. La Magdalena
D. Paloma Blanca

Tim decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Santa Clara
Tim leaves with $12,500.

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[jarnon]

Tim Gomez
Machesney Park, IL
Professional trivia writer

Meredith says he should do well, because "trivia is what this show's about."

<sigh>

Tim responds that if he misses a question, people will say a trivia writer should have known that.

Cue the ominous organ music.

[MarleysGh0st]

Are you mind-reading, jarnon?

[earendel]

Tim Gomez
Machesney Park, IL
Professional trivia writer

Cue the ominous organ music.

Question 3 - Herbaceous Fruit
Which of these fruits is actually produced by one of the world’s largest herb plants and not by a tree?
A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Orange
D. Peach

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Banana
$500
Bank - $12K

He pretty much eliminated "banana" from the start. Having been to Belize where elwing and I visited a banana plantation, I knew this one.

Question 6 - Rejection Letters
What musician’s commanding officer sought his military discharge in 1962 due in part to the fact that “his mind apparently cannot function” when he is “thinking about his guitar”?
A. Elvis Presley
B. Jimi Hendrix
C. Bob Dylan
D. Jim Morrison

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Jimi Hendrix
$1K
Bank - $25K

Tim said he had a "50/50 going on" - as did I. Then I remembered that Elvis was discharged in 1960.

Question 7 - Nicknames
One of Christopher Columbus’s three famous vessels, the ship nicknamed “the Niña” had what official name?
A. Regazona
B. Santa Clara
C. La Magdalena
D. Paloma Blanca

Tim decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Santa Clara
Tim leaves with $12,500.

I guessed correctly on this one but at the Hot Podium I'd have used a JTQ.

Tim didn't do too badly.

[earendel]

Are you mind-reading, jarnon?

No, I'm just predictable.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 - Word Origins
Literally meaning “speak from the stomach,” what word initially referred to people who summoned spirits from their belly?
A. Buffoonery
B. Clowning
C. Troubadour
D. Ventriloquism

Spoiler

D. Ventriloquism
$10K
Bank - $22K

You could eliminate A and B right off -- Buffoonery and clowning are the same thing.

Question 7 - Nicknames
One of Christopher Columbus’s three famous vessels, the ship nicknamed “the Niña” had what official name?
A. Regazona
B. Santa Clara
C. La Magdalena
D. Paloma Blanca

Tim decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Santa Clara
Tim leaves with $12,500.

Those are really good distractors. Could be any one of them. JTQ