Transcript 10/28/15 Oskar Hallig

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Oskar Hallig
South Egremont, Mass.
Worked for a cosmetics company

Bucket list wish: to remodel his den to look like an airplane (he already has flight attendant mannequins)

Oskar’s +1 is his best friend Jamie Lloyd.

$500
While the U.S. president’s official plane is Air Force One, the Boeing 777 used by Pope Benedict XVI was commonly known as what?
A: Shepherd One B: Blacksmith One
C: Cobbler One D: Town Crier One

Answer

A: Shepherd One

$1,000
The HGTV.com article titled “Realtor’s Top 10 Tips for Wowing Buyers” says many realtors travel with what to help add a pleasant aroma when showing houses?
A: Their dirty laundry B: Spoiled tuna fish
C: Toaster ovens D: Wet sheepdogs

Answer

C: Toaster ovens

$2,000
Noting that it “begins in the spring” and “leaves you to face the fall alone,” A. Bartlett Giamatti wrote that what national pastime “is designed to break your heart”?
A: Hockey B: Baseball
C: Basketball D: Football

Oskar knows nothing about sports, so he asks the audience.

ATA

A: 7% B: 71% C: 11% D: 11%

Answer

B: Baseball

$3,000
Thanks to their love of wallowing in mud, pigs inadvertently give themselves a natural defense against what common ailment?
A: Influenza B: Colic
C: Headaches D: Sunburn

Answer

D: Sunburn

$5,000
On June 1, 2015, who broke President Obama’s world record set 3 weeks earlier when she gained 1 million new Twitter followers in 4 hours and 3 minutes?
A: Kate Upton B: Katie Couric
C: Katy Perry D: Caitlyn Jenner

Answer

D: Caitlyn Jenner

Commercial break with a plug for Bachelor Fan Favorites next week

$7,000
Meaning “Doom of the Gods,” Ragnarök is the end of the world as told by what mythological tradition?
A: Greek B: Roman
C: Norse D: Egyptian

Answer

C: Norse

$10,000
In 2008, an auction of what famous performer’s memorabilia included a black-and-blue jumpsuit that said “GFOS” and a red one that said “Sex”?
A: Mick Jagger B: Ray Charles
C: James Brown D: Steven Tyler

+1

Jamie thinks “memorabilia” means the artist is dead, and Ray Charles didn’t wear jumpsuits, so it’s James Brown.

Answer

C: James Brown

Chris says GFOS stood for

Spoiler

Godfather of Soul

.

Commercial break

QotD
A natural substance called annatto is often added to cheddar cheese to do what?
A: Dye it orange B: Speed up aging
C: Reduce its odor D: Remove bacteria

Answer

A: Dye it orange

$20,000
Because it’s “not any longer a community,” Aristotle thought a city shouldn’t have over 100K people, meaning he’d probably disapprove of what state capital?
A: Hartford, CT B: Olympia WA
C: Annapolis, MD D: Frankfort, KY

Oskar has driven through

Spoiler

Hartford

and thinks its population is more than 100K.

50/50

50/50 leaves Hartford & Annapolis

Answer

A: Hartford, CT

The horn
Oskar will return on Thursday.

[jarnon]

Oskar knows nothing about sports

Pardon me for confirming a stereotype, but according to FB, Oskar is gay.

[SportsFan68]

$20,000
Because it’s “not any longer a community,” Aristotle thought a city shouldn’t have over 100K people, meaning he’d probably disapprove of what state capital?
A: Hartford, CT B: Olympia WA
C: Annapolis, MD Frankfort, KY

Oskar has driven through

Spoiler

Hartford

and thinks its population is more than 100K.

50/50

50/50 leaves Hartford & Annapolis

Answer

A: Hartford, CT

Plus One.

[Estonut]

Oskar knows nothing about sports

Pardon me for confirming a stereotype, but according to FB, Oskar is gay.

Not sure how the two are related, but I suspect most gay guys would have gotten that answer. I also think a lot of gay guys know a lot about sports.

[earendel]

Oskar Hallig
South Egremont, Mass.
Worked for a cosmetics company

Bucket list wish: to remodel his den to look like an airplane (he already has flight attendant mannequins)

Oskar’s +1 is his best friend Jamie Lloyd.

$10,000
In 2008, an auction of what famous performer’s memorabilia included a black-and-blue jumpsuit that said “GFOS” and a red one that said “Sex”?
A: Mick Jagger B: Ray Charles
C: James Brown D: Steven Tyler

+1

Jamie thinks “memorabilia” means the artist is dead, and Ray Charles didn’t wear jumpsuits, so it’s James Brown.

Answer

C: James Brown

Chris says GFOS stood for

Spoiler

Godfather of Soul

.

I got it from GFOS.

$20,000
Because it’s “not any longer a community,” Aristotle thought a city shouldn’t have over 100K people, meaning he’d probably disapprove of what state capital?
A: Hartford, CT B: Olympia WA
C: Annapolis, MD Frankfort, KY

Oskar has driven through

Spoiler

Hartford

and thinks its population is more than 100K.

50/50

50/50 leaves Hartford & Annapolis

Answer

A: Hartford, CT

I'd have crashed and burned on this one, thinking that "polis" (Greek word for city) was the key. I'd have gone with Annapolis.

[ghostjmf]

5K: only CJ was "new to the world" on that date

20K: I too have driven through Hartford