Transcript 11/17/2017 - Amanda Wylie

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Transcript 11/17/2017 - Amanda Wylie

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:17 am

WHIZ KIDS WEEK

Amanda Wylie

Performed with the national touring company of Annie. Amanda gets the fourth lifeline, Cut the Question, usable up to the $50,000 level.

$500: Which of these is NOT worn by the Statue of Liberty?
A - a robe
B - sandals
C - a crown
D - a nose ring
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Answer: D (a nose ring)


$1000: According to the Humane Society website, you should mix hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing liquid if you want to do what to your dog?
A - make him invisible
B - triple his size overnight
C - de-skunk him
D - turn him into a cat
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Answer: C (de-skunk him)


$2000: Toys modeled after which movie villain make use of U.S. Trademark #77419252, described as "the sound...created by breathing through a scuba tank regulator"?
A - Lord Voldemort
B - Hannibal Lecter
C - Darth Vader
D - Freddy Krueger
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Answer: C (Darth Vader)


$3000: Which of these numbers, whose square root is 11, equals the world record for the most scoops of ice cream ever balanced on one cone?
A - 101
B - 111
C - 121
D - 131
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Answer: C (121)


$5000: In total, how may sets of double letters are there in the names of the states that have Nashville and Boston as their state capitals?
A - 3
B - 4
C - 5
D - 6

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Amanda spells "Massachusetts" and says there are 2 sets of double letters. She then spells "Tennesee" and says there are 2 more. She double-checks and comes up with the same number and makes B her final answer

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Answer: C (5)

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Re: Transcript 11/17/2017 - Amanda Wylie

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:10 pm

So far so good

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Re: Transcript 11/17/2017 - Amanda Wylie

#3 Post by Bob78164 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:50 pm

That seems a fairly tough question for the level. It's relatively easy to overlook both the double "t" in Massachusetts and the double "s" in Tennessee. --Bob
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Re: Transcript 11/17/2017 - Amanda Wylie

#4 Post by earendel » Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:56 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:WHIZ KIDS WEEK

Amanda Wylie

Performed with the national touring company of Annie. Amanda gets the fourth lifeline, Cut the Question, usable up to the $50,000 level.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000: In total, how may sets of double letters are there in the names of the states that have Nashville and Boston as their state capitals?
A - 3
B - 4
C - 5
D - 6

Spoiler
Amanda spells "Massachusetts" and says there are 2 sets of double letters. She then spells "Tennesee" and says there are 2 more. She double-checks and comes up with the same number and makes B her final answer

Spoiler
Answer: C (5)
I cringed when she misspelled Tennessee twice.
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