Transcript 09/16/2014 Joseph Amato

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Joseph Amato
Secaucus, NJ


Question 1 -
"Fire and Rain" is one of the songs students learn to play in a series of free online guitar lessons at what website?
A. JohnMayer.com B. JamesTaylor.com
C. BarryWhite.com D. TimMcGraw.com

Answer and value

B. JamesTaylor.com
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 -
The plot of what 2014 bestseller features former CIA agent Jason Bourne involved in a conspiracy to kill the President?
A. The Bourne Ascendency B. Bourne on the Fourth of July
C. Bourne to Be Wild D. Bourne in a Barn

Answer and value

A. The Bourne Ascendency
Value: $15K
Bank: $15100

First break

Bryan said he got a dog six years ago, and because of that dog he went vegetarian and is now vegan. Now wants to establish a vegan restaurant.

Question 3 -
Starring Bob Odenkirk as an ethically-challenged lawyer, "Better Call Saul" is a spinoff of what popular TV show?
A. Mad Men B. Scandal
C. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. D. Breaking Bad

Answer and value

D. Breaking Bad
Value: $7000
Bank: $22100

Question 4 -
Though the rumor that frequent knuckle-cracking causes arthritis is untrue, a medical study has shown that it can lead to a decrease in what?
A. Foot speed B. Grip strength
C. Lung capacity D. Libido

Answer and value

B. Grip strength
Value: $25K!
Bank: $47100

Question 5 -
What fish was given the more appealing name, "Chilean sea bass," in the '70s to attract American customers?
A. Asiatic dragonfish B. Mexican knifefish
C. Patagonian toothfish D. New Zealand dogfish

Answer and value

C. Patagonian toothfish
Value: $10K
Bank: $57100

Second break

Question 6 -
If your plane lands at Pablo Ruiz Picasso Terminal, located near the birthplace of its namesake, you are at an airport in what city?
A. Malaga, Spain B. Lisbon, Portugal
C. Cordoba, Argentina D. Ixtapa, Mexico

ATA

A. 69% B. 18%
C. 5% D. 8%

Answer and value

A. Malaga, Spain
Value: $500
Bank: $57600

Question 7 -
What schoolyard game was invented in 1972 as a way to rehabilitate an injured knee after a football injury?
A. Ultimate Frisbee B. Four Square
C. Kickball D. Hacky Sack

JTQ

Thinks the obvious answer is kickball but Hacky Sack also makes sense

Answer and value

D. Hacky Sack
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $57600

Third break

QotD. Because they're so genetically similar, peach trees will sometimes produce what other type of fruit?
A. Pears B. Apples
C. Nectarines D. Pomegranate

QotD

C. Nectarines

Question 8 -
Said to have been born during a lightning storm, who went on to invent a "coil" that mimicked those same conditions?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Nikola Tesla
C. Thomas Edison D. Albert Einstein

+1

Bryan first mentioned the folklore that Ben Franklin discovered electricity through a key on a kite during a lightning storm but not knowing if he went on to invent a coil
+1 (sister Maria) is pretty sure that it is Tesla with the coil

Answer and value

B. Nikola Tesla
Value: $5000
Bank: $62600

Question 9-
Settling for "Snoopy" because his first choice was taken by another comic, Charles Schultz originally wanted his famous beagle to be called what?
A. Stumpy B. Snelly
C. Sniffy D. Slappy

Spoiler

Bryan said he does not know it, went over the choices, and said if he had to guess then it would be Slappy, and said he would not be comfortable given the money he would walk with.

Answer and value

C. Sniffy
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $31300

Time's up

[MarleysGh0st]

Bryan said he got a dog six years ago, and because of that dog he went vegetarian and is now vegan. Now wants to establish a vegan restaurant.

I wonder if the dog was vegetarian?

[SportsFan68]

Well, that was different. I knew one question in that last stack, all of 'em in this one.