Transcript 04/19/16 Toni Benjamin

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Toni Benjamin
Buffalo, NY


$500 :
In its discussion of color coordination rules, AskMen.com reminds readers that "When all else fails," what "works with absolutely anything you have"?
A: A purple bow tie B: Pink slippers
C: A white shirt D: Green earmuffs

Spoiler

C: A white shirt

$1000 :
Dubbed "The Man with the Golden Arm," Australian James Harrison has saved thousands of lives by donating his extremely rare what?
A: Teeth B: Blood
C: Toenails D: World maps

Spoiler

B: Blood

$2000 :
Often seen waving from Asian restaurants' windows and traditionally depicting a calico Japanese Bobtail, Maneki Neko figurines are commonly called what?
A: Lucky cats B: Lucky rats
C: Lucky bats D: Lucky aardvarks

ATA

A: 93% B: 4%
C: 1% D: 2%

Spoiler

A: Lucky cats

Second break


$3000 :
Photographing some of the most notable figures of the 19th century, Julia Margaret Cameron was recently dubbed by CNN "the" what "of the Victorian era"?
A: Twyla Tharp B: Julie Taymor
C: Nora Ephron D: Annie Leibovitz

Spoiler

D: Annie Leibovitz

$5000 :
Going nicely with a scarf for women or a fez for men, a djellaba is a hooded gown commonly worn in what country?
A: New Zealand B: Argentina
C: Russia D: Morocco

Spoiler

D: Morocco

$7000 :
Almost sharing the stage with Bret Michaels, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash once auditioned for what band, known for hits like "Talk Dirty to Me"?
A: Bon Jovi B: Van Halen
C: Poison D: Aerosmith

50/50

50/50 left C and D.

+1

+1, her cousin, said the subject is out of her comfort zone, she did not know, and she would guess D.
However Toni was leaning C and went that way.

Spoiler

C: Poison

Last break

QotD: What cable network holds an annual awards show that hands out trophies in the shape of orange blimps?
A: Nickelodeon B: TV Land
C: Food Network D: ESPN

Spoiler

A: Nickelodeon

$10K :
People who want to keep their thyroids happy might want to consider moving to South Carolina, whose abundance of a certain element has earned it what nickname?
A: The Fluorine State B: The Lithium State
C: The Silicon State D: The Iodine State

Spoiler

D: The Iodine State

Toni will return tomorrow

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7K: Don't know musician, don't know song. ATA

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Toni Benjamin
Buffalo, NY

Nihil obstat®.

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$5000 :
Going nicely with a scarf for women or a fez for men, a djellaba is a hooded gown commonly worn in what country?
A: New Zealand B: Argentina
C: Russia D: Morocco

Spoiler

D: Morocco

I am going to continue to read book club books. I would have guessed this one anyway, but it was nice to know it -- the narrator in The Moor's Account often mentions a djellaba in his account of his days in Morocco.