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“Split Second” 6/17

Jennifer (likes to tap dance)
Omer (former DJ married for almost a decade who currently is a biotech worker for a supply chain & is an avid golfer; he once golfed w/ Marshall Faulk)
Marcus (avid reader)

R1:
#1: They took some Britney Spears hits & made the titles just a little catchy- name the real song for each.
Jennifer (3): “Entertainment with Lions & Clowns” should be “Circus”
Omer (1): “Dang!…I Repeated My Mistake” should be “Oops!…I Did It Again”
Marcus (2): “Poisonous” should be “Toxic”
#2: What does this texting abbrev. stand for?
Jennifer (1): IKR I know, really? (A: I know, right?)
Omer (3): ILY I love you
Marcus (2): IDC I don’t care
#3: Pick an animal & tell us yes or no- can it swim?
Jennifer (2): Elephant yes
Omer (3): Sloth no
Marcus (1): Beaver yes
#4: Tell us these high school prom answers that all derive from French.
Jennifer (2): Wrist bouquet boutonniere (A: Corsage)
Omer (3): Prom is short for promenade
Marcus (1): An adult supervisor chauffeur (A: Chaperone)
#5: 3 months out of the year have no federal holidays- what months are they?
Jennifer (1): The 1 when Spring begins Mar.
Omer (2): The Summer 1 Jul. (A: Aug.)
Marcus (3): The 1 w/ 30 days Sept. (A: Apr.)
#6: Answer each of these w/ a place that has “grand” in it.
Jennifer (2): Located at 42nd St. & Park Ave. Grand Central Station (acceptable for Grand Central Terminal)
Omer (3): Washington dam on the Columbia River Grand Tetons (A: Grand Coulee)
Marcus (1): Missed the Michigan home of the Gerald Ford Museum (A: Grand Rapids)
#7: Tell us this about the radio/TV legend who conducted thousands of interviews & got married 8 times.
Jennifer (1): His name was Larry King
Omer (2): His trademark clothing accessory suspenders
Marcus (3): Who took over his CNN show in ’11 Anderson Cooper (A: Piers Morgan)

CS:
Jennifer: 325/Omer: 225/Marcus: 125

R2:
#1: Give the 1st name of the last man to quit this job.
Jennifer (2): Vice-President Spiro
Omer (1): Missed British king (A: Edward)
Marcus (3): Pope John (A: Benedict)
#2: Pick 1 of these foods & decide if it’s a fruit or vegetable.
Jennifer (2): Frisee vegetable
Omer (3): Chicories vegetable
Marcus (1): Lychee fruit
#3: What 2 words were put together to make this technology term?
Jennifer (1): Webinar web & seminar
Omer (3): Favicon favorite & convention (A: Favorite & icon)
Marcus (2): Malware malicious & ware (acceptable for malicious & software)
#4: Which of the Earth’s continents leads this category?
Jennifer (2): Most landlocked countries Africa
Omer (3): Most fresh water North America (A: Antarctica)
Marcus (1): Most languages spoken Africa (A: Asia)
#5: Tell us each of these facts about human hair.
Jennifer (1): F term for the hole it grows out of follicle
Omer (2): Most common color in world brown (A: Black)
Marcus (3): Actual “color” of white hair brown (A: Clear)
#6: Is this fact about writer Kurt Vonnegut true or false?
Jennifer (2): He managed a SAAB dealership false
Omer (1): He wrote Catch-22 false
Marcus (3): He was a celebrity on “MATCH GAME” true
#7: Match the phrase to the sporting event it’s most assoc. w/.
Jennifer (2): Missed “The granddaddy of them all” (A: Rose Bowl)
Omer (1): “A tradition unlike any other” The Masters
Marcus (3): Missed “The most exciting two minutes in sports” (A: Kentucky Derby)

Scores After R2:
Jennifer: 1075/Omer: 675/Marcus: 275

CR:
#1: Tell us each of these musical 1sts- 1st woman to win 6 Grammys in 1 night, 1st top 40 rap song on Billboard & 1st music video on MTV.
Jennifer: Music video “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles, rap song “Ice, Ice Baby” (3)
Omer: Rap song “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang & 6 Grammy female winner Aretha Franklin (A: Beyonce)(5)
#2: In the 4-H club they say “I pledge my head to clearer thinking”. What other H word do you pledge to these- greater loyalty, larger service & better living?
Omer: Greater loyalty heart, larger service hands & better living head (3)
Jennifer: Home (A: Health)
#3: What TV shows feat. these fictional places of employment- Bluth Company, Pendant Publishing & Cloud 9?
Jennifer: Bluth Co. “Mary Tyler Moore Show”
Marcus: Pendant Publishing “Murder, She Wrote”
Omer: Bluth Co. “Arrested Development” & Pendant Publishing “Seinfeld” (Cloud 9: “Superstore”)(1)
#4: These are the state trees of which U.S. states- magnolia, coast redwood & buckeye?
Jennifer: Magnolia Georgia
Marcus: Coast redwood California, buckeye Ohio & magnolia Mississippi (5)
#5: Fill in the blanks to ID a common type of tax we pay- I____E, P______Y & S___S.
Omer: Income (Didn’t need: Property & sales)

FC: 
#1: This ad line referred to which candy bar- “Sometimes you feel like a nut” & “Sometimes you don’t”?
“Sometimes you don’t” Mounds
#2: What U.S. cabinet dept starts w/ this letter- I & L?
Interior (Other: Labor)
#3: What 3-letter word does this clue describe- church bench & addition solution?
Church bench pew
#4: What tech co. used this mascot- Tux the penguin & Jeeves the butler?
Jeeves Ask(.com)(Tux: Linux)
#5: This was a signature song for what band- “Wonderwall” & “Another Brick in the Wall”?
“Wonderwall” Oasis (“Another Brick in the Wall”: Pink Floyd)
#6: Which heart chambers do this- receive blood from veins & pump blood to arteries?
Receive blood from veins aorta (Receive blood from veins: Atria/Pump blood to arteries: Aorta)
#7: This was a business where kids hung out on which TV show- The Den & The Max?
The Max “SAVED by the BELL” (The Den: “The Den”)
#8: What used to be called this- Sandwich Islands & Borough of Richmond?
X (Sandwich Islands: Hawai’i/Borough of Richmond: Staten Island)
#9: Who wrote this island- The Talented Mr. Ripley & Mrs. Dalloway?
The Talented Mr. Ripley Poe- OUT (The Talented Mr. Ripley: Patricia Highsmith/Mrs. Dalloway: Virginia Woolf)
FQ: What brand is this vehicle model- Taos & Traverse?

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