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Transcript 2/4/16 Andrew Firestone

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:52 am

Andrew Firestone
Santa Barbara, Cal.

Andrew is playing for MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation.


$500
According to “Brocabulary: The New Man-i-festo of Dude Talk,” which of the following is a Hawaiian-inspired way to say “hello” AND “goodbye”?
A: Abroha B: Adibros
C: Bro revoir D: Bronnichiwa
Answer
A: Abroha
$1,000
To keep people from celebratorily shooting their guns into the air, the city of Los Angeles bans the sale of ammunition in the weeks before what two holidays?
A: Presidents’ Day & United Nations Day B: Thanksgiving & Christmas
C: Arbor Day & National Teachers Day D: The 4th of July & New Year’s
Answer
D: The 4th of July & New Year’s
$2,000
High-earning couples with lots of disposable cash are often said to be “DINKs,” an acronym that stands for what?
A: Dual Income, No Kids B: Deeply Indebted, Nine Kias
C: Divorced Individuals, Now doing Kabbalah D: Dudes Into Nude Kickball
Answer
A: Dual Income, No Kids
$3,000
After analyzing a reported 30,000 wedding playlists, Spotify concluded that in 2014, what Etta James classic was the most popular choice for a couple’s First Dance?
A: I Will Always Love You B: At Last
C: My Heart Will Go On D: My Way
Answer
B: At Last
$5,000
EKG is the German abbreviation for the medical test that’s also called an ECG. In English, what does the “C” stand for?
A: Cranial B: Cholesterol
C: Cardio D: Cellular
Answer
C: Cardio
Commercial break

$7,000
A collection of intriguing historical theories, what book implies that the ailment in its title was, in part, the reason for the loss at Waterloo?
A: Napoleon’s Hemorrhoids B: Eisenhower’s Gout
C: Washington’s Bunions D: Sherman’s Cataracts
Answer
A: Napoleon’s Hemorrhoids
$10,000
Though it appears to depict a single man, Leonardo da Vinci’s famous “Vitruvian Man” sketch actually includes eight human what?
A: Heads B: Torsos
C: Limbs D: Skeletons
Answer
C: Limbs
$20,000
According to the U.S. government’s most recent statistics, in the United States there are 253,639,386 what?
A: Practicing physicians B: Registered vehicles
C: U.S. citizens D: Bank locations
ATA
A: 4% B: 45% C: 45% D: 6%
50/50
50/50 leaves registered vehicles and U.S. citizens.
+1
Andrew’s +1 is Steven, the CEO of MOXI.
The Kenney family of Santa Barbara will match Andrew’s winnings.
Steven thinks it’s registered vehicles.
Answer
B: Registered vehicles
Commercial break

QotD
Famous “Bachelor” Andrew Firestone is the great-grandson of an entrepreneur famous for making what?
A: Automobile tires B: Ice cream
C: Air conditioners D: Ballpoint pens
Answer
A: Automobile tires
$30,000
Before becoming “Mrs. George Clooney,” Oxford-educated lawyer Amal Alamuddin helped what controversial client fight extradition to Sweden?
A: Roman Polanski B: Robert Durst
C: Bernie Madoff D: Julian Assange
Answer
Andrew’s answer is A: Roman Polanski.
The right answer is D: Julian Assange.
Andrew wins $10,000 for MOXI (and the Kenney family will donate another $10,000).
As the credits roll, Chris pretends to slap Andrew.

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Re: Transcript 2/4/16 Andrew Firestone

#2 Post by earendel » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:09 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Andrew Firestone
Santa Barbara, Cal.

Andrew is playing for MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation.
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Re: Transcript 2/4/16 Andrew Firestone

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:45 pm

20K: 50/50; then guessed right.

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Re: Transcript 2/4/16 Andrew Firestone

#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:30 pm

$30,000
Before becoming “Mrs. George Clooney,” Oxford-educated lawyer Amal Alamuddin helped what controversial client fight extradition to Sweden?
A: Roman Polanski B: Robert Durst
C: Bernie Madoff D: Julian Assange
Answer
Andrew’s answer is A: Roman Polanski.
The right answer is D: Julian Assange.
Andrew wins $10,000 for MOXI (and the Kenney family will donate another $10,000).
As the credits roll, Chris pretends to slap Andrew.
Love these process of elimination questions -- all of 'em except Assange would battling against extradition to the States.
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