Random Pursuit:Yelling at Rocks

Random Pursuit episode 5, posted January 24, 2018.
Game Show episode 79
Host: Erika Ensign
==== Contestants ====
* Marisa McClellan
* Kathy Campbell
* Scott McNulty
* Aleen Simms
* Steven Schapansky
* Monty Ashley
==== Editions ====
* 20th Anniversary
* 90s
* Baby Boomer
* DVD Pop Culture
* Disney Family Edition - Grownups Box
* Disney Family Edition - Kids Box
* Doctor Who
* Genus I
* Genus II
* Genus III
* Genus IV
* Genus V
* Junior Trivia I (5-9)
* Junior Trivia II (10-13)
* Millennium
* Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's Edition
* TV Edition
* The 1960s
* Volume 6
== Round 1 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	1 	Volume 6People & Places 	What do English speaking tourists calls Ecuador's Archipiélago de Colón 	The Galápagos Islands	❌ 	
Kathy 	3 	Baby BoomerNightly News 	What diamond did jeweller Harry Winston give to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958? 	The Hope Diamond 	❌ 	
Scott 	5 	The 1960sSports & Leisure 	What NASCAR driver won the Grand National point title in 1966, 1968 and 1969? 	David Pearson 	❌ 	
Aleen 	3 	90sViewing 	From 1994: Which cast member of Friends underwent a name change in the credits midway through the series? 	Courtney Cox 	✅ 	
Aleen 	3 	90sViewing 	From 1996: What depraved cartoon pair hallucinate in their film debut a backwards recording of the phrase "everybody go to college, study hard"?	Beavis and Butthead 	✅ 	[1]
Aleen 	6 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Leisure	What are Beautiful, Decadance, Obsession, and Poison? 	Perfumes 	❌ 	
Steven 	2 	MillenniumArts & Entertainment 	What Sci-Fi TV show inspired sales of 30 million novels, a book series publishing record? 	Star Trek 	✅ 	
Steven 	6 	MillenniumWild Card 	What was a 17 year old Amish boy driving recklessly through Pennsylvanie when police nabbed him on DUI charges in 1996? 	A buggy 	✅ 	
Steven 	1 	20th AnniversaryGlobal View 	What state is the starting point for the Arkansas River's 1,450 mile journey to the sea? 	Colorado 	❌ 	
Monty 	5 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Science	What color back does the leader of a gorilla troop normally boast? 	Silver 	✅ 	
Monty 	5 	Genus IScience & Nature 	What automotive flop was named for the only child of Henry Ford? 	Edsel 	✅ 	[2]
Monty 	1 	Genus IIIPeople & Places 	What member of The Beatles held a guitar pick in his left hand? 	Paul McCartney 	✅ 	
1: Free choice of edition2: Free choice of edition
=== Round 1 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Monty 	3
Aleen 	2
Steven 	2
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
Scott 	0
== Round 2 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	4 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Fantasy	What's the name of Dick and Joanna's hotel on Newhart? 	Stratford Inn 	❌ 	
Kathy 	3 	90sViewing 	From 1991: Who's ghost is said to haunt Paramount Studio's lot 31 where he died of a heart attack during rehersals for his new sitcom The Royal Family?	Redd Foxx 	❌ 	
Scott 	3 	Genus IVHistory 	What protective gear did U.S. soldiers call a "puss blanket" in World War Two? 	A gas mask 	✅ 	
Scott 	6 	Genus IVWild Card 	What did Robert Ripley suggest he rename his "Champs and Chumps" comic page? 	Believe it or not! 	✅ 	
Scott 	1 	Volume 6People & Places 	What Aussie city sends ferries from its Circular Quay to Watsons Bay, Taronga Park and Manly? 	Sydney 	❌ 	
Aleen 	1 	Genus IGeography 	What does U.S.S.R. stand for? 	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	❌ 	
Steven 	4 	Genus IVScience & Nature 	What fossil fuel is currently the most abundant? 	Coal 	❌ 	
Monty 	6 	Genus VWild Card 	What men's club celebrated July of 2000 as "listen to the corn grow month" and August as "national napping month"? 	The Dull Mens Club 	❌ 	
=== Round 2 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Monty 	3
Scott 	2
Aleen 	2
Steven 	2
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
== Round 3 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	6 	The 1960sWild Card 	What Yippie's book "Do It" was hyped as "a Molotov cocktail in your very own hands"? 	Jerry Rubin 	❌ 	
Kathy 	1 	TV EditionClassics 	What Mary Tyler Moore regular starred in two short-lived fifties sitcoms: "Life with Elizabeth" and "Date with the Angels"?	Betty White 	❌ 	
Scott 	5 	Genus IIISports & Leisure 	What's the second most popular team ice sport in North America? 	Curling 	✅ 	
Scott 	4 	Genus IIIScience & Nature 	How many cells die in the human body every minute: 30 thousand, 3 million or 300 million? 	300 million 	❌ 	
Aleen 	1 	Volume 6People & Places 	What was the first Vegas hotel to erect a bronze statue of Socrates in the lobby? 	Caesars Palace	✅ 	
Aleen 	4 	Volume 6Science & Nature 	What two letter Roman numeral follows MCMXCIX? 	MM 	❌ 	
Steven 	4 	20th AnniversaryThe Written Word	What trendy magazine honors the best in tech with its annual Rave Awards? 	Wired 	❌ 	
Monty 	1 	Genus IIIPeople & Places 	What continent has shores on the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans? 	Antarctica 	❌ 	
=== Round 3 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Scott 	3
Aleen 	3
Monty 	3
Steven 	2
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
== Round 4 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	4 	DVD Pop CultureSports and Games 	In a game of Zork, what would eat you if you wandered into the dark? 	A grue 	❌ 	
Kathy 	4 	Genus VScience & Nature 	What's the outermost planet in the mystical alignment astrologers call "a grand conjunction"? 	Saturn 	❌ 	
Scott 	4 	Doctor WhoYears & Dates 	What two words did River Song carve into a cliff face on Planet One, the oldest planet in the universe?	Hello Sweetie 	❌ 	
Aleen 	4 	The 1960sMusic 	Who, according to the Rolling Stones, tastes just like a young girl should? 	Brown Sugar 	❌ 	
Steven 	2 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Sports/Games 	Which ball in bowling has holes in it? 	The ball used in ten-pin bowling	✅ 	
Steven 	4 	Genus IVScience & Nature 	What common allergens are the male sex cells of plants? 	Pollen 	✅ 	
Steven 	6 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Leisure	What did it cost to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937: 10, 20 or 30 cents? 	10 cents 	❌ 	
Monty 	3 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionHistory	What did Darth Vader say was the only thing that could destroy him? 	Luke's hatred 	❌ 	
=== Round 4 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Steven 	4
Scott 	3
Aleen 	3
Monty 	3
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
== Round 5 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	1 	Doctor WhoTime Lords 	What was the name of the Ood who visited the Tenth Doctor during his final adventures and eventually sang him to his sleep?	Ood Sigma 	❌ 	
Kathy 	4 	TV EditionKids & Games 	What animated rodent was forever plotting to overthrow King Leonardo? 	Biggie Rat 	❌ 	
Scott 	3 	Doctor WhoEpisodes & Stories	In The Moon Base what does the Gravitron control? 	Earth's Weather 	❌ 	
Aleen 	6 	Genus IVWild Card 	What item measuring 42 inches tall by 13 inches wide by 4 inches thick does the US government provide free to veterans? 	A headstone 	❌ 	
Steven 	3 	The 1960sHeadlines 	What thespian defeated Pierre Salinger in the 1964 California senate race? 	George Murphy 	❌ 	
Monty 	6 	20th AnniversaryGame Time 	What pitcher did Yankee fans dub "Señor Octubre" for his 1998 post-season heroics? 	Orlando Hernández	❌ 	
=== Round 5 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Steven 	4
Scott 	3
Aleen 	3
Monty 	3
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
== Round 6 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	6 	Genus ISports & Leisure 	What bullfighter earned more than 3 million dollars a year at the height of his career? 	Manuel Benítez Pérez or El Cordobés	❌ 	
Kathy 	1 	90sOops 	From 1992: What mechanic finally admitted having slept with 16 year old Amy Fisher? 	Joey Buttafuoco 	❌ 	
Scott 	1 	The 1960sPersonalities 	Who did General Creighton Abrams replace after the Tet Offensive 	General William Westmoreland 	❌ 	
Aleen 	1 	TV EditionClassics 	What sitcom city's centerpiece is the David Mendelbright Memorial Horse Water Trough 	Mayberry 	❌ 	
Steven 	5 	90sImportant 	From 1995: Who ended 27 years of exile when his caravan of cars zoomed into the Gaza Strip on July 1st 1995 	Yasser Arafat 	✅ 	
Steven 	3 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)Science/Computers	What are Chinook, Harmattan, Zephyr and Williwaw 	Winds 	✅ 	
Steven 	1 	Genus IVPeople & Places 	What was the final destination of the first US paddle wheel steamboat which departed from Pittsburgh 	New Orleans 	❌ 	
Monty 	6 	Genus VWild Card 	What 70s disco's co-owner Steve Rubell was assaulted when he told a guy "you're ugly, I don't want you here"?	Studio 54 	✅ 	
Monty 	1 	Baby BoomerTelevision 	What comic book hero marked his primetime debut on January 13, 1966? 	Batman 	✅ 	
Monty 	1 	Genus IGeography 	What's the oldest city in the US? 	St. Augustine, Florida 	❌ 	[1]
1: Free choice of edition
=== Round 6 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Steven 	6
Monty 	5
Scott 	3
Aleen 	3
Marisa 	0
Kathy 	0
== Round 7 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	1 	Genus IIGeography 	What European capital is Carlsberg beer headquartered in? 	Copenhagen 	❌ 	
Kathy 	3 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)Science/Computers 	What is a fermented malt beverage called? 	Beer 	✅ 	
Kathy 	4 	TV EditionKids & Games 	What kids show star had a tantrum after seeing Miss Yvonne's wigs hanging on a clothesline?	Pee-Wee Herman / Paul Reubens	❌ 	
Scott 	6 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)History/Traditions	What language would you speak if you were from Sicily? 	Italian 	✅ 	
Scott 	4 	Genus VScience & Nature 	What kitchen appliance did Albert Einstein secure patents for but not develop commercially?	The Refrigerator 	❌ 	
Aleen 	3 	DVD Pop CultureMusic 	What is the name of Eminem's obsessive fan, as documented on the Marshall Mathers LP? 	Stan 	❌ 	
Steven 	4 	Volume 6Science & Nature 	What watchmaker teamed with Mercedes Benz to create the two seat Smart car in 1996? 	Swatch 	✅ 	
Steven 	5 	Genus IIScience & Nature 	How many scruples are there in a dram? 	3 	❌ 	
Monty 	5 	90sImportant 	From 1992: What does SHS, ruled by the EPA to be harmful in the workplace, stand for? 	Second hand smoke 	❌ 	
=== Round 7 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Steven 	7
Monty 	5
Scott 	4
Aleen 	3
Kathy 	1
Marisa 	0
== Final Round ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Marisa 	3 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)Science/Computers 	What is amperes? 	A unit of electrical current	✅ 	[1]
Marisa 	5 	Baby BoomerLives & Times 	What kind of car did Jan Berry total in 1966 on Los Angeles' Whittier Boulevard paralyzing him and causing brain damage?	A Corvette 	❌ 	
Kathy 	5 	MillenniumSports & Leisure 	Who boasted in 1964 "I'm so pretty that I can hardly stand to look at myself"? 	Muhammad Ali 	❌ 	
Scott 	1 	Genus IIIPeople & Places 	What French impressionist chose a 13 year old Tahitian as his bride in 1892? 	Paul Gauguin 	✅ 	
Scott 	5 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionDroids, Creatures and Aliens	How many antennae sprouted from Greedo's head? 	2 	✅ 	
Scott 	1 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Places 	Which South American country sells the most food products to the US? 	Brazil 	✅ 	
Scott 	6 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)History/Traditions 	What is the name of a nun's traditional clothing? 	A habit 	✅ 	
Scott 	5 	Genus IIScience & Nature 	What bird's nests do the Chinese collect for bird's nest soup? 	Swallow 	❌ 	
Aleen 	3 	Volume 6History 	Who was a poor dancer and an even worse spy according to a decade long study released by wartime scholar Leon Schirmann?	Mata Hari 	❌ 	
Steven 	2 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Sports/Games 	Who carries a golfer's golf clubs? 	A caddie 	✅ 	
Steven 	2 	Doctor WhoCompanions 	Martha Jones' older sister was known as "Tish" but what was her real name? 	Letitia 	✅ 	[2]
Steven 	5 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionDroids, Creatures and Aliens	Which of C-3POs legs sports a silver shin plate? 	The Right 	❌ 	
Monty 	3 	Genus VHistory 	Who was the first non-golfing President since Harry Truman? 	Jimmy Carter 	❌ 	
1: The given answer of "Power" was accepted.2: Free choice of edition
=== Final Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Steven 	9
Scott 	8
Monty 	5
Aleen 	3
Marisa 	1
Kathy 	1