Random Pursuit:Do the Toilets Pay You?

Random Pursuit episode 16, posted October 7, 2020.
Game Show episode 141
Host: Erika Ensign
Scorekeeper: Steven Schapansky
==== Contestants ====
* Annette Wierstra
* Deborah Stanish
* Glenn Fleishman
* Jean MacDonald
* Scott McNulty
==== Editions ====
* 2000s
* 20th Anniversary
* 90s
* Baby Boomer
* Chex Pocket Trivia - 50s & 60s
* Chex Pocket Trivia - Music
* Chex Pocket Trivia - TV
* 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
* Harry Potter
* Junior Trivia I (5-9)
* Junior Trivia II (10-13)
* Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy
* Millennium
* Silver Screen
* Star Trek 50th Anniversary
* Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's Edition
* TV Edition
* The 1960s
* The 1980s
* UK Globe Trotter
* Volume 6
== Round 1 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	1 	Volume 6People & Places 	What city was home to four of the 17 North American dining spots the 2001 Mobile Travel Guide deemed worthy of five stars? 	New York 	✅ 	
Annette 	3 	The 1960sHeadlines 	What Democrat claimed he had FBI evidence that he was a target for assassination in Chicago in 1968? 	Hubert Humphrey 	❌ 	
Deb 	6 	The 1980sWild Card 	What Motown great would have turned 45 if his shooting had happened a day later? 	Marvin Gaye 	✅ 	
Deb 	5 	Chex Pocket Trivia - TV 	The Flintstones is reminiscent of which Jackie Gleason series? 	The Honeymooners	✅ 	
Deb 	6 	Genus IVWild Card 	What Mountie was pictured on a lunchbox and Thermos that fetched $2200 at a 1992 auction? 	Dudley Do-Right 	✅ 	
Glenn 	6 	Volume 6Wild Card 	What children's writer teamed with animator Chuck Jones to create irreverent cartoon shorts about Private Snafu during World War II?	Dr. Seuss 	✅ 	
Glenn 	3 	Baby BoomerNightly News 	Who did Augusto Pinochet overthrow as President of Chile? 	Salvador Allende	❌ 	
Jean 	5 	Chex Pocket Trivia - 50s & 60s	Who was the voice of Underdog in that cartoon series? 	Wally Cox 	❌ 	
Scott 	1 	Genus VPeople & Places 	What do virtually all Vietnamese call Ho Chi Minh City? 	Saigon 	❌ 	
=== Round 1 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	3
Annette 	1
Glenn 	1
Jean 	0
Scott 	0
== Round 2 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	4 	Genus IIIScience & Nature 	What medical condition does a rheumatologist specialise in? 	Arthritis 	✅ 	
Annette 	6 	Genus VWild Card 	What disco had presidential mom Miss Lillian visited when she said "I don't know if I was in heaven or hell, but it was wonderful"? 	Studio 54 	✅ 	
Annette 	4 	2000sPlaces 	Subcategory: Emerald Isle. Which Inglorious Basterds actor lost 33 pounds for his role as IRA militant Bobby Sands who died in a prison hunger strike?	Michael Fassbender 	❌ 	
Deb 	4 	Silver ScreenOn Screen 	Which was the only one of the seven dwarves to sport spectacles? 	Doc 	✅ 	
Deb 	1 	Lord of the Rings Movie TrilogyThings	Who does Frodo hear singing a song about an Elf maiden named Lúthien? 	Aragorn 	❌ 	
Glenn 	8 	Chex Pocket Trivia - 50s & 60s 	Which TV series featured the dog named Yukon King? 	Sergeant Preston of the Yukon	❌ 	
Jean 	1 	Genus IGeography 	What is Brazil's largest city? 	São Paulo 	❌ 	
Scott 	5 	Genus IIScience & Nature 	What does the Bronx Zoo sign that reads "the only creature that has ever killed of entire species of other animals" hang under? 	A mirror 	✅ 	
Scott 	3 	Genus IVHistory 	What fired General was replaced by Matthew Ridgway? 	Douglas MacArthur 	❌ 	
=== Round 2 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	4
Annette 	3
Glenn 	1
Scott 	1
Jean 	0
== Round 3 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	1 	TV EditionClassics 	Who had the longest running comedy variety show: Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton? 	Red Skelton 	❌ 	
Deb 	5 	Genus IScience & Nature 	What's the world's most popular non-alcoholic organic beverage? 	Coffee 	❌ 	
Glenn 	2 	Baby BoomerStage and Screen 	What rock group was the film documentary Feast of Friends, first screened in Los Angeles in June 1969, about? 	The Doors 	❌ 	
Jean 	8 	Chex Pocket Trivia - TV 	Martin Landau and Barbara Bain started in what science fiction series? 	Space: 1999 	✅ 	
Jean 	3 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Science/Computers	TB is the abbreviation for which disease? 	Tuberculosis 	✅ 	[1]
Jean 	2 	Harry PotterHogwarts 	A member of which school house is in favour of handing Harry over to Voldemort just before the Battle of Hogwarts?	Slytherin 	❌ 	
Scott 	4 	20th AnniversaryThe Written Word 	What novelist was dubbed the "poet laureate of the military-industrial complex"? 	Tom Clancy 	✅ 	
Scott 	1 	MillenniumPeople & Places 	What city offered the first pay toilets in 1865? 	London 	✅ 	
Scott 	2 	Genus VArts & Entertainment 	What 13 year old Welsh soprano amazed the world with her debut album Voice of an Angel? 	Charlotte Church	❌ 	
1: Free choice of editionJean rolled a second time (and got another 3) to see if she would get a choice of pack as there was no way for her to match the 8 Erika rolled previously with a D6.
=== Round 3 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	4
Annette 	3
Scott 	3
Jean 	2
Glenn 	1
== Round 4 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	2 	90sWired 	From 1999: What nationwide movie guide and ticket business became part of the AOL family in 1999? 	Moviefone.com 	❌ 	
Deb 	4 	Genus IVScience & Nature 	What do you call a weasel whose coat turns white during the winter? 	Ermine 	✅ 	
Deb 	6 	The 1960sWild Card 	Who did a 1969 Gallup poll determine to the third most admired man in America behind Richard Nixon and Billy Graham?	Spirit Agnew 	❌ 	
Glenn 	6 	20th AnniversaryGame Time 	Who became the first major league pitcher to win 20 of his first 21 decisions in 2001? 	Roger Clemens 	❌ 	
Jean 	4 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Literature/Art/Words 	What is a veterinarian? 	A doctor for animals	✅ 	
Jean 	1 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)Entertainment/Famous People	Who is said to have invented the toilet? 	Thomas Crapper 	❌ 	
Scott 	3 	90sViewing 	From 1999: What four year old cable channel proudly declared itself the official network of every millennium? 	The History Channel 	❌ 	
=== Round 4 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	5
Annette 	3
Jean 	3
Scott 	3
Glenn 	1
== Round 5 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	1 	Genus IIIPeople & Places 	What Irangate figure claimed "I was authorized to do everything that I did"? 	Oliver North 	❌ 	
Deb 	1 	Chex Pocket Trivia - Music 	What is Elton John's real name? 	Reginald Kenneth Dwight	✅ 	
Deb 	4 	TV EditionKids & Games 	What telethon fixture hosted the game shows Cash and Carry, Name that Tune, Stop the Music and Two for the Money? 	Dennis James 	❌ 	
Glenn 	2 	20th AnniversarySound & Screen 	What songstress won the Cannes Best Actress award for her film debut in Dancer in the Dark then announced she was retiring from acting?	Björk 	✅ 	
Glenn 	6 	90sHangin' 	From 1996: Who broke Sachio Kinugasa world baseball record of 2215 consecutive games played? 	Cal Ripken Jr. 	❌ 	
Jean 	6 	Disney Family Edition - Kids BoxWorld of Leisure 	What was the price of the first Mickey Mouse watch: $2.95, $6.95, or $10.95? 	$2.95 	✅ 	
Jean 	2 	Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Music	What number has Jimmy Durante exulting, "Oh, what a tune for crooning", and "it's got the whole world spooning"? 	Inka Dinka Doo 	❌ 	
Scott 	6 	Lord of the Rings Movie TrilogyMaking Movies 	How many fake dead horses did the art department produce for the trilogy's battle scenes, was it 10, 20 or 40? 	40 	❌ 	
=== Round 5 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	6
Jean 	4
Annette 	3
Scott 	3
Glenn 	2
== Round 6 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Annette 	4 	The 1980sThat's Life 	What did Safety Shorts underwear provide a pocket for? 	Condoms 	❌ 	
Deb 	5 	20th AnniversaryInnovations 	How many of every 100 US households were using the Internet for trading stocks or personal banking by 2001, was it 8, 18 or 28?	18 	✅ 	
Deb 	6 	Genus IVWild Card 	What beautiful young man was a personal favorite of Aphrodite and Persephone? 	Adonis 	❌ 	
Glenn 	6 	Baby BoomerR.P.M. 	What police forces badge did Paul McCartney's sport on his shoulder on the Sergeant Pepper album? 	The Ontario Provincial Police	❌ 	
Jean 	4 	The 1980sThat's Life 	What state could you rake in a top $84,205 as a prison warden in in 1983: Alaska, California or New York? 	Alaska 	✅ 	
Jean 	5 	Baby BoomerLives & Times 	What did Lenny Bruce mean in saying, "they're going to legalize it pretty soon because all of the law students are users"? 	Marijuana 	✅ 	
Jean 	4 	Star Trek 50th AnniversaryAliens 	The Capellans use a three-sided blade weapon known as what? 	Kleegat 	❌ 	
Scott 	1 	Star Trek 50th AnniversaryCrew Members	Who was the botanist who fell in love with Spock on Earth prior to his visit to Omicron Ceti III? 	Leila Kalomi 	❌ 	
=== Round 6 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	7
Jean 	6
Annette 	3
Scott 	3
Glenn 	2
== Final Round ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Deb 	4 	Genus IIIScience & Nature 	How many inches of rain were recorded in Chile's Atacama desert from 1570 to 1971? 	0 	✅ 	
Deb 	5 	20th AnniversaryInnovations 	What naturalist predicted in The Diversity of Life that by the year 2050, 30% to 50% of all species would be extinct?	E. O. Wilson 	❌ 	
Glenn 	4 	Genus IArt & Literature 	Who created Detective Mike Hammer? 	Mickey Spillane 	✅ 	
Glenn 	1 	The 1960sPersonalities 	Who did some black militants derisively dub "de Laude"? 	Martin Luther King Jr. 	✅ 	
Glenn 	2 	Genus IVArts & Entertainment 	what grunge-less Seattle band's name is affectionately abbreviated "Pot USA" 	Presidents of the United States of America	✅ 	
Glenn 	2 	Lord of the Rings Movie TrilogyEvil Characters	Which evil creatures are neither living nor dead? 	The Ring Wraiths 	✅ 	[1]
Glenn 	5 	Baby BoomerLives & Times 	How many minutes to midnight was the doomsday clock originally set at in 1947? 	8 	❌ 	
Annette 	2 	Lord of the Rings Movie TrilogyEvil Characters	Who is the "third one" referred to by the Rangers in Farimir's Cave? 	Gollum 	✅ 	
Annette 	6 	Volume 6Wild Card 	what epithet was coined to describe a dim-witted disciple of Scottish theologian John Duns Scotus? 	A Dunce 	✅ 	
Annette 	4 	Silver ScreenOn Screen 	What Mae West movie featured her renditions of Easy Rider and Frankie and Johnny? 	Diamond Lil 	❌ 	
Scott 	3 	Genus IVHistory 	What Beverly Hills 90210 star led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 1992 Republican Convention? 	Shannen Doherty 	❌ 	
Jean 	6 	Star Trek 50th AnniversaryShips 	Who was in command of the USS Farragut? 	Captain Garrovick 	❌ 	
1: Free choice of editionGlenns answer of "the Nazgul" was accepted as a different name for the same creatures.
=== Final Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	8
Glenn 	6
Jean 	6
Annette 	5
Scott 	3