Transcript 10/22/15 Matt Warnick

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Matt Warnick
Meridian, ID

Matt wants to win money in order to expand his family.

$500
To prevent potentially dangerous confusion, OSHA rules stipulate
that parts of an office may need to be labeled what?
A: "Possibly a Window"
B: "Not an Exit"
C: "Sometimes a Wall
D: "Formerly a Dungeon"

Spoiler

B: "Not an Exit"

$1,000
Recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, which of these
is a slang word for "eccentric" and NOT a hybrid dog breed?
A: Affenpoo
B: Wackadoodle
C: Sheprador
D: Bullmation

Spoiler

B: Wackadoodle

$2,000
The all-time women's international scoring leader, U.S. soccer player
Abby Wambach has scored 40 percent of her goals with her what?
A: Knee
B: Elbow
C: Head
D: Shoulder

Spoiler

C: Head

$3,000
If you're looking for a bright side to a kidnapping, you might take comfort in knowing
that IRS Publication 547 states that any random an individual pays is generally what?
A: Distributed among the wealthy
B: Tax deductible
C: Applied toward your 401(k)
D: Donated to foreign governments

Spoiler

B: Tax deductible

$5,000
Applying its basic principles to music, Motown founder Berry Gordy started
cranking out hits after quitting his job on what Detroit company's assembly line?
A: Boeing
B: U.S. Steel
C: Kraft
D: Ford

Spoiler

D: Ford

Second commercial

$7,000
In spite of David Foster Wallace, Denis Johnson, and Karen Russell
all being nominated, in 2012 which of the following was not awarded to anyone?
A: Grammy Award for Best New Artist
B: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
C: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
D: Nobel Peace Prize

Spoiler

Matt used to work in publishing, and he knows David Foster Wallace is a fiction writer.

C: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

$10,000
According to the CIA World Factbook, with the majority of their counterparts
living 4,500 miles away, which of these is true about the following people?
A: 1% of Chinese speakers live in China
B: 5% of Portuguese speakers live in Portugal
C: 10% of Russian speakers live in Russia
D: 15% of Greek speakers live in Greece

Spoiler

Matt spots that Brazil is about 4,500 miles from Portugal.

B: 5% of Portuguese speakers live in Portugal

$20,000
Mark Wahlberg told the Today Show that in hopes of keeping his kids from repeating
his own past mistakes, he took his two eldest to witness treatments for what?
A: Infected tongue piercings
B: Tattoo removal
C: Anger management
D: Alcoholism

Spoiler

Matt's wife told him about this.

B: Tattoo removal

Third commercial

QotD:
What "Queen City" built subway tunnels in the
1920s but then couldn't afford subway cars?
A: Cincinnati
B: Memphis
C: St. Louis
D: Nashville

Spoiler

A: Cincinnati

$30,000
Signed by the majority of the world's countries, a 1967 treaty makes it
illegal to claim territory where, as it is "the common heritage of mankind"?
A: The Moon
B: The oceans
C: Underground
D: Antarctica

Plus One: Brother Quinn

Quinn thinks it's either A or B. He imagines 1967 links it to the moon.
Matt and Quinn both think maritime law would dictate the legality of the oceans a lot sooner.

Spoiler

Matt goes with A.

A: The Moon

Time's up

Matt returns tomorrow with $30,000 and two lifelines.

[ghostjmf]

2K: Pretty sure its head, but have misgivings & ATA

20K: Would like that ATA back, but 50/50 instead. Guess right.


30K: Know ocean resources are in disputes. I wish mineable stuff were held in collectivity, but isn't. There have been claims on Antarctica. Go with moon.

[SportsFan68]

So far, so good.

[earendel]

Matt Warnick
Meridian, ID

Matt wants to win money in order to expand his family.

$500
To prevent potentially dangerous confusion, OSHA rules stipulate
that parts of an office may need to be labeled what?
A: "Possibly a Window"
B: "Not an Exit"
C: "Sometimes a Wall
D: "Formerly a Dungeon"

Spoiler

B: "Not an Exit"

This ranks right up there with "This page intentionally left blank".

Nihil obstat®.

[Estonut]

Matt Warnick
Meridian, ID

$500
To prevent potentially dangerous confusion, OSHA rules stipulate
that parts of an office may need to be labeled what?
A: "Possibly a Window"
B: "Not an Exit"
C: "Sometimes a Wall
D: "Formerly a Dungeon"

Spoiler

B: "Not an Exit"

This ranks right up there with "This page intentionally left blank".

Spoiler

If you found yourself in an unfamiliar, smoky office building with the fire alarm blazing, I suspect you would appreciate that the non-exits were clearly marked. The question says "may need to be" because those doors clearly labeled as "closet" or "break room" don't need additional signage.

[DDP]

That 7000 question I've read six times and still don't understand it...

[Estonut]

That 7000 question I've read six times and still don't understand it...

There were 3 deserving nominees, yet no one won the prize.

http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-tur ... -this-year

[ghostjmf]

It says there were three novelists nominated. Presumably for a prize for novels. So, Q answered.

[DDP]

slapping forehead! doh.