Transcript 02/09/16 John Barreto

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Transcript 02/09/16 John Barreto

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:02 pm

John Barreto
Tampa, FL

Whiz Kids Week

"Trendsetter" who has an IQ in the 99.69 percentile. Wearing a bow tie that looks like it is made of money.

$500 :
Your dentist wouldn't want you to know this, but according to WebMD, what do only about half of Americans do daily?
A: Breathe B: Floss
C: Blink D: Use the bathroom
Spoiler
B: Floss

$1000 :
The Declaration of Independence originally said, "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable," before "sacred and undeniable" was changed to what?
A: "Self-evident" B: "Probably True"
C: "Hopefully accurate" D: "Possibly Correct"
Spoiler
A: "Self-evident"

$2000 :
What element contains the name of the Marvel Comics superhero who also happens to be the Norse god of thunder?
A. Spidermanium B. Thorium
C. Magneton D. Praseodtmihulk
Spoiler
John points out that through his fifth grade studies he is very familiar w/ Thor.
B. Thorium
Third break

QotD: 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
QotD
D: Hacky Sack

$3000 :
Which Beatles song has a value in its title that is equal to four cubed?
A: Eight Days a Week B: Two of Us
C: When I'm Sixty-Four D. Revolution 0
Spoiler
C: When I'm Sixty-Four

$5000 :
"Go practice geophagy" is a technical way of telling someone to "eat" what?
A: Their words B: Their hat
C: Your shorts D: Dirt
50/50
John said he was leaning towards dirt based on the "geo" but used 50/50 to be sure. That left C and D.
Spoiler
D: Dirt
John will return tomorrow.

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Re: Transcript 02/09/16 John Barreto

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:07 pm

So far so good

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Re: Transcript 02/09/16 John Barreto

#3 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:22 pm

So far, so good.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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Re: Transcript 02/09/16 John Barreto

#4 Post by earendel » Thu Feb 18, 2016 9:44 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:John Barreto
Tampa, FL

Whiz Kids Week

"Trendsetter" who has an IQ in the 99.69 percentile. Wearing a bow tie that looks like it is made of money.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3000 :
Which Beatles song has a value in its title that is equal to four cubed?
A: Eight Days a Week B: Two of Us
C: When I'm Sixty-Four D. Revolution 0
Spoiler
C: When I'm Sixty-Four
My theme song this year.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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