Transcript 2/17/16 Lara Erb

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Lara Erb
Registered nurse
Spring City, Pa.

$500
Apparently not a fan of No Shave November, Peter the Great once enacted a law that fined Russian men for doing what?
A: Talking to parrots B: Eating tofu
C: Growing facial hair D: Smiling

Answer

C: Growing facial hair

$1,000
With the group’s name sounding like a high-end automobile, it’s fitting that the only #1 song by Rose Royce was titled what?
A: Bicycle Race B: Love Train
C: Car Wash D: Leaving on a Jet Plane

Answer

C: Car Wash

$2,000
Pointing out the it has more protein than beef, chicken and pork, during WWI the U.S. government encouraged people to eat what instead of meat?
A: Cottage cheese B: Powdered sugar
C: Ice cubes D: Pringles

Answer

A: Cottage cheese

$3,000
Calling himself a “low-rent Magic Mike,” actor Chris Pratt admitted that he couldn’t even “afford a cop outfit” during his brief time doing what?
A: Working as a security guard B: Attending the police academy
C: Touring with the Village People D: Stripping

Answer

D: Stripping

$5,000
Not to outdone by their male relatives, Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann have been named by classicisfm.com as two of the greatest female what?
A: Inventors B: Painters
C: Architects D: Composers

Answer

D: Composers

$7,000
An Indiana University grad, what billionaire and sports team owner reportedly paid for college by selling stamps, teaching disco moves and starting a chain letter?
A: Mark Cuban B: Richard Branson
C: Mark Zuckerberg D: Jeff Bezos

50/50

50/50 leaves Mark Cuban and Richard Branson.

ATA

A: 75% B: 25%

Answer

A: Mark Cuban

Commercial break

QotD is read by Alec, a patient ambassador from Shriners Hospitals for Children.

QotD
When spelled backward, the English word “is” means “yes” in what language?
A: Portuguese B: Spanish
C: Dutch D: Russian

Answer

B: Spanish

$10,000
Based on their scientific names, what cartoon pair could also be called “Canis latrans and Geococcyx californianus”?
A: Tom and Jerry B: Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
C: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck D: Rocky and Bullwinkle

+1

Lara thinks it’s Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.
Lara’s +1 is her boyfriend Dave.
Dave says Canis means canine, so it’s Wile E. Coyote.

Answer

B: Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner

$20,000
“The Kite Runner,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” are all on Goodreads.com’s list of “Books Written by” whom?
A: Physicians B: Politicians
C: Teenagers D: Immigrants

Lara narrows it down to

Spoiler

physicians

and

Spoiler

immigrants

.

Answer

Lara answers D: Immigrants.
The right answer is A: Physicians.
Lara wins $5,000.

[ghostjmf]

7K: Zuckerberg rather famously went to Harvard, Branson is British. Doesn't mean he couldn't have gone to Indiana. But more importantly, I believe of the choices only Cuban owns team.

20K: Conan Doyle was physician. Believe Kite Runner author was too. And choice D makes no sense. "Immigrants" means nothing without listing origin & destination. Kite Runner author was immigrant to US.

[SportsFan68]

$3,000
Calling himself a “low-rent Magic Mike,” actor Chris Pratt admitted that he couldn’t even “afford a cop outfit” during his brief time doing what?
A: Working as a security guard B: Attending the police academy
C: Touring with the Village People D: Stripping

Answer

D: Stripping

ATA

$20,000
“The Kite Runner,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” are all on Goodreads.com’s list of “Books Written by” whom?
A: Physicians B: Politicians
C: Teenagers D: Immigrants

Lara narrows it down to

Spoiler

physicians

and

Spoiler

immigrants

.

Answer

Lara answers D: Immigrants.
The right answer is A: Physicians.
Lara wins $5,000.

I dunno about The Kite Runner and Jurassic Park, but Sherlock Holmes is a dead giveaway for physician.

[ghostjmf]

Oh yeah, Michael Crichton (Jurassic) was physician too.

[SportsFan68]

Oh yeah, Michael Crichton (Jurassic) was physician too.

I forgot that Crichton wrote Jurassic Park. The list of what I need to brush up on is unending...

[earendel]

Lara Erb
Registered nurse
Spring City, Pa.

$20,000
“The Kite Runner,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” are all on Goodreads.com’s list of “Books Written by” whom?
A: Physicians B: Politicians
C: Teenagers D: Immigrants

Lara narrows it down to

Spoiler

physicians

and

Spoiler

immigrants

.

Answer

Lara answers D: Immigrants.
The right answer is A: Physicians.
Lara wins $5,000.

Doyle was an ophthalmologist, I believe, and Crichton was a physician as well. Two out of three clinches the answer.