“Switch” 6/11

SR:
#1: Nathan’s famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place in what Brooklyn amusement district?
Jonathan (hotel concierge in CHI): Coney Island
#2: What does the M in HDMI stand for?
Mingjie (nonprofit founder in Walnut, CA): Midi (A: Multimedia)
#3: What glamorous Muppet guest-starred on the S6 premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars”?
Amy (tech programs leader in Danville, CA): Miss Piggy
#4: What co. produced the classic arcade games “PONG”, “ASTEROIDS” & “MISSILE COMMAND”?
Davis (female textile artist in Fort Gaines, GA): SEGA (A: ATARI)(Adriana: Retired teacher in BOS)

(Note: The font for the player & bio graphics on this ep. wasn’t as bold as usual.)

R1:
#1: The power inside of an Etch-a-Sketch is mostly made of what metal- aluminum, zinc or nickel?
Jonathan: Zinc- OFF TO #5 (A: Aluminum)
#2: Before relocating in ’97 what NFL team used to be known as the Houston Oilers-  Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars or Tennessee Titans?
Adriana: Titans (Amy & Jonathan correct as well)
#3: What was the title of the 8th film in the main “FAST & FURIOUS” film series- “THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS”, “THE FURIOUS 8” or “FAST 8”?
Amy: “THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS”- EVERYBODY CORRECT EXCEPT FOR MINGJIE
#4: In the U.S. which of these mattress sizes is the widest- full, king or California king?
Adriana: King- ONLY 1 CORRECT
Mingjie: California king
#5: Which of these literary classics was translated into an emoji version that was recently accepted into the Library of Congress- War and Peace, Moby-Dick or The Grapes of Wrath?
Davis: War and Peace– OUT BECAUSE JONATHAN & MINGJIE WERE RIGHT INSTEAD (A: Moby-Dick)

R2:
#1: Which of these would you find racing at the annual Cooter Festival in Inverness, FL- frogs, turtles or beavers?
Amy: Turtles- ONLY SHE KNEW
#2: El Capitan is a destination for many rock climbers & can be found in what national park- Yosemite, Yellowstone or Bryce Canyon?
Adriana: Yosemite
#3: Brian Collins became a YouTube sensation by uttering what now-famous phrase- “Leave Britney alone”, “Boom goes the dynamite” or “Double rainbow”?
Jonathan: “Boom goes the dynamite”- TOP 2 RIGHT
#4: “Xmas is in the hood” was the tagline for what 3rd film in the “Friday” series- “Friday the Third”, “Friday After Next” or “Yet Another Friday”?
Mingjie: “Friday After Next”- ADRIANA OUT

R3:
#1: Which of these’s a racecourse in the “MARIO KART” series- Cheese Land, Milky Way or Bubble Tea Highway?
Mingjie: Cheese Land- SOLE RIGHT RESPONDER
#2: The word lachrymiform means shaped like what- horseshoe, teardrop or star?
Amy: Teardrop- JONATHAN ALSO HAD IT
#3: At the U.S. Open tennis tournament the primary stadium was named after what former tennis player- Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King or Jimmy Connors?
AMY WON W/ ARTHUR

BS:
#1: The makers of the ’10 movie “MACGRUBER” received several cease-&-desist letters from the creators of what TV show?
“MACGYVER”
#2: What General Mills cereal brand comes in Very Berry & Honey Nut varieties?
Cheerios
#3: “Like a Surgeon” was the “Weird Al” Yankovic parody of what Madonna song?
“Like a Virgin”
#4: What word meaning “a photo of yourself” was Oxford Dictionary‘s 2013 Word of the Year?
Selfie
#5: Who became CEO of Microsoft in ’14?
Satya Nadella