Transcript 05/18/15 Tracy Shepard-Rashkin

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Tracy Shepard-Rashkin
New York, NY

Tracy loves cheese.

Question 1 – In the classic children’s book, a stuffed bear named “Corduroy” searches a department store for a what?
A. Place to hide
B. Button
C. Hat
D. Bargain

JTQ

Spoiler

B. Button
$100
Bank - $0

Question 2 – Citing the ability to lower pitch and increase hoarseness, a 2014 Albright College study found that women are much better than men at doing what?
A. Sounding sexy
B. Sounding smart
C. Sounding younger
D. Sounding funny

Spoiler

A. Sounding sexy
$500
Bank - $500

Question 3 – After selling underwear with images of U.S. currency on it, clothing maker Joe Boxer had its offending briefs confiscated by what governmental organization?
A. The IRS
B. The Federal Reserve
C. The U.S. Mint
D. The Secret Service

+1

Tracy calls on her +1, her husband.

He says he doesn’t know the answer.
Tracy says she is thinking

Spoiler

the U.S. Mint or the Federal Reserve

.
Husband says he wants to entertain the idea of

Spoiler

the Secret Service, because they were originally created to kind of govern money stuff before they were responsible for guarding the president

.

Spoiler

D. The Secret Service
$10K
Bank - $10,500

commercial break

Question 4 – Pakistan’s Punjab province recently banned celebration of the Basant holiday, reportedly because of accidents caused by the strings involved in what famous tradition?
A. Releasing lanterns
B. Decorating with lights
C. Firework display
D. Kite flying

ATA

ATA results

18% A. Releasing lanterns
8% B. Decorating with lights
5% C. Firework display
69% D. Kite flying

Spoiler

D. Kite flying
$1K
Bank - $11,500

end of show noise

Tracy will return on tomorrow’s show.

[SportsFan68]

So far, so good.

[earendel]

Tracy Shepard-Rashkin
New York, NY

Tracy loves cheese.

And this is considered a good hook for being on the show?

Question 3 – After selling underwear with images of U.S. currency on it, clothing maker Joe Boxer had its offending briefs confiscated by what governmental organization?
A. The IRS
B. The Federal Reserve
C. The U.S. Mint
D. The Secret Service

+1

Tracy calls on her +1, her husband.

He says he doesn’t know the answer.
Tracy says she is thinking

Spoiler

the U.S. Mint or the Federal Reserve

.
Husband says he wants to entertain the idea of

Spoiler

the Secret Service, because they were originally created to kind of govern money stuff before they were responsible for guarding the president

.

Spoiler

D. The Secret Service
$10K
Bank - $10,500

He said he didn't know the answer but he ended up choosing wisely. The +1 was no help.

Question 4 – Pakistan’s Punjab province recently banned celebration of the Basant holiday, reportedly because of accidents caused by the strings involved in what famous tradition?
A. Releasing lanterns
B. Decorating with lights
C. Firework display
D. Kite flying

ATA

ATA results

18% A. Releasing lanterns
8% B. Decorating with lights
5% C. Firework display
69% D. Kite flying

Spoiler

D. Kite flying
$1K
Bank - $11,500

I'd JTQ on this one.

[ghostjmf]

Q1: ATA