Transcript 09/09/14b Eric Smith

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Rebroadcast as first show 12/23/14

Eric Smith
Houston, TX


Question 1 -
Though they have Stone Age tools, the Flintstones' pet dinosaur suggests they actually live in the Jurassic, Triassic, or what other geological era?
A. Permian B. Cretaceous
C. Paleogene D. Cambrian

Answer and value

B. Cretaceous
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 -
When they smile, on which of these celebrities would you NOT see a diastema?
A. Michael Strahan B. Scarlett Johansson
C. Madonna D. David Letterman

Spoiler

Eric figured based on the choices that the question referred to a gap in the subject's teeth

Answer and value

B. Scarlett Johansson
Value: $5000
Bank: $12K

Second break

Question 3 -
A Twitter photo of the First Dog holding a ball in his mouth references what film with the caption, "Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen"?
A. Mean Girls B. Black Swan
C. Up D. The Help

Answer and value

A. Mean Girls
Value: $10K
Bank: $22K

Question 4 -
When asked why he named the business what he did, the founder of what regional grocery store is said to have responded, "So people will ask"?
A. Sudsy Wudsy B. Piggly Wiggly
C. Fuzzy Wuzzy D. Puppy Wuppy

Answer and value

B. Piggly Wiggly
Value: $1000
Bank: $23K

Question 5 -
The website whatkatewore.com tracks the style of which fashinable Kate?
A. Kate Middleton B. Kate Winslet
C. Kate Upton D. Kate Hudson

Answer and value

A. Kate Middleton
Value: $100
Bank: $23100

Question 6 -
Both Jim Henson and which former U.S. President are fathers to a "Kermit"?
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Millard Fillmore D. Grover Cleveland

Answer and value

A. Theodore Roosevelt
Value: $25K!
Bank: $48100

Third break

QOTD: Until 1770, bread was reportedly used in lieu of what now common school supply?
A. Glue Stick B. Rubber eraser
C. Ruler D. Construction paper

for QOTD

B. Rubber eraser

Question 7 -
One source of funding for students at Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute is the "Nasir Jones" what?
A. Hiphop Fellowship B. Astrophysics Scholarship
C. Political Science Award D. Women's Studies Prize

JTQ

ruled out Astrophysics

Answer and value

A. Hiphop Fellowship
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $48100

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Rebroadcast as first show 12/23/14

Eric Smith
Houston, TX

Question 3 -
A Twitter photo of the First Dog holding a ball in his mouth references what film with the caption, "Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen"?
A. Mean Girls B. Black Swan
C. Up D. The Help

Answer and value

A. Mean Girls
Value: $10K
Bank: $22K

No idea. Let's try ATA.

Question 7 -
One source of funding for students at Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute is the "Nasir Jones" what?
A. Hiphop Fellowship B. Astrophysics Scholarship
C. Political Science Award D. Women's Studies Prize

JTQ

ruled out Astrophysics

Answer and value

A. Hiphop Fellowship
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $48100

JTQ. I would have thought "A" to be the least likely.