Transcript 04/26/16 Matt Bateman

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Matt Bateman
Salt Lake City, UT
Struggling college student working several jobs


$500 :
Which of the following quotes comes from the hit TV show "Grey's Anatomy," and NOT from the classic medical textbook "Gray's Anatomy"?
A: "Veins have thinner walls than arteries" B: "It's a bony arch, shaped like a horseshoe"
C: "The upper ribs are more movable" D: "Stop looking at my vajayjay!"

Spoiler

D: "Stop looking at my vajayjay!"

$1000 :
Singing "Wake up in the morning, there's a crackle in your face," in the '80s the Rolling Stones recorded a jingle used in a UK commercial for what breakfast cereal?
A: Sugar Smacks B: Special K
C: Rice Krispies D: Cookie Crisp

Spoiler

C: Rice Krispies

$2000 :
Made for sports fans who don't want to miss a second of the action, and advertised as "completely discreet," the Stadium Pal is a wearable what?
A: Seat cushion B: Air horn
C: Urinal D: Team banner

Spoiler

C: Urinal

$3000 :
Though most of the zoo animals and rides are gone, what famous estate, now renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch, was put up for sale in 2015 for $100 million?
A: Monticello B: Southfork Ranch
C: Fallingwater D: Neverland Ranch

Spoiler

D: Neverland Ranch

$5000 :
Referring to the infectious disease, the word "malaria" is derived from two words that literally translate to what?
A: Hot air B: Fast air
C: Bad air D: Heavy air

Spoiler

C: Bad air

Second break

$7000 :
The first podcast to win a Peabody award, what 2014 NPR crime series explored the 1999 murder of a Baltimore teenager?
A: Serial B: Radiolab
C: Fresh Air D: All Things Considered

Spoiler

A: Serial

$10K :
Partly because the similar fingerings make for an easy transition, Bill Clinton is one of many tenor saxophone players who started out playing what?
A: Trumpet B: Clarinet
C: Flute D: Tuba

Spoiler

Matt said he remembers a musical school requirement to learn the clarinet before going on to the saxophone.

B: Clarinet

$20K :
Remembered for the disaster they narrowly averted, the crew of Apollo 13 was also notable for being the astronauts who currently hold what record?
A: Longest time in space B: Most astronauts in one spacecraft
C: Farthest distance from Earth D: First water landing

+1

Matt's father narrowed it to B and C, Matt discounted B.

Spoiler

C: Farthest distance from Earth

Third break

QotD: To protect their investment in her as a spokesperson, Braun fittingly insured which of Heidi Klum's body parts for over $2 million?
A: Eyes B: Abs
C: Legs D: Hands

Spoiler

C: Legs

$30K :
Nuoc mam, a staple of Vietnamese cooking, is commonly described in English as what?
A: Spicy garlic broth B: Bitter mango chutney
C: Salty fish sauce D: Sweet saffron mustard

ATA

A: 19% B: 16%
C: 51% D: 14%

Spoiler

C: Salty fish sauce

Matt will return tomorrow.

[ghostjmf]

2K: I'm not a big David Sedaris fan these days, but his routine about trying out this is one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

10K: I tried to play clarinet long ago but didn't know this. Rule out flute. 50/50, then prob ATA

[ghostjmf]

Thinking this through when not simulating game pressure, should rule out valved vs keyed instruments. Trumpet & tuba both valved, I believe. And I initially ruled out flute because I pictured the Irish-flute players I go to see, but I believe classical flutes are keyed, so this should throw them back in.

And the only reason to throw out the valved instruments is that I know they have fewer valves than keyed have keys.

If my 50/50 had left clarinet & flute I'd probably have chosen the right instrument for the wrong reason.

[ghostjmf]

I can tell you, from attending workshops at bluegrass festivals where they duscuss this, that mandolin & violin are fingered identically. With the hand that compresses the strings.

[Estonut]

Thinking this through when not simulating game pressure, should rule out valved vs keyed instruments. Trumpet & tuba both valved, I believe. And I initially ruled out flute because I pictured the Irish-flute players I go to see, but I believe classical flutes are keyed, so this should throw them back in.

And the only reason to throw out the valved instruments is that I know they have fewer valves than keyed have keys.

If my 50/50 had left clarinet & flute I'd probably have chosen the right instrument for the wrong reason.

The question didn't mention this, but another reason is that the mouthpiece is essentially the same (single reed).

[earendel]

Matt Bateman
Salt Lake City, UT
Struggling college student working several jobs

Nihil obstat®.

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$30K :
Nuoc mam, a staple of Vietnamese cooking, is commonly described in English as what?
A: Spicy garlic broth B: Bitter mango chutney
C: Salty fish sauce D: Sweet saffron mustard

ATA

A: 19% B: 16%
C: 51% D: 14%

Spoiler

C: Salty fish sauce

ATA