Random Pursuit:Opossum My Possum

Random Pursuit episode 34, posted April 10, 2024.
Game Show episode 228
Host: Erika Ensign
	Scorekeeper: Steven Schapansky
	
==== Contestants ====
* Shelly Brisbin
* Glenn Fleishman
* Jean MacDonald
* Deborah Stanish
* Lex Friedman
==== Editions ====
* 2000s
* 20th Anniversary Edition
* 90's Time Capsule Edition
* Baby Boomer Edition
* Chex Pocket Trivia - '50s & '60s
* Chex Pocket Trivia - Music
* Chex Pocket Trivia - T.V.
* Classic Edition
* Decades 2010-2020
* Doctor Who (2013 - UK)
* Doctor Who (2013 - US)
* Doctor Who (2018)
* Doctor Who (Unknown Edition)
* Dungeons & Dragons
* DVD Pop Culture
* Family Edition - Grownups (Turquoise)
* Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)
* Friends
* Genus 5
* Genus Edition
* Genus II
* Genus III
* Genus IV
* Junior - Fourth Edition
* Junior Trivia I (5-9)
* Junior Trivia II (10-13)
* Marvel Studios – The Infinity Saga: Ultimate Edition
* Millennium
* Silver Screen Edition
* Star Trek 50 Anniversary
* Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's Edition
* The 1960's
* The 1980's
* The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Collector's Edition
* Totally 80's
* TV Edition
* UK Globetrotter
* Volume 6
* Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups Box
* Walt Disney Family Edition - Kids Box
== Round 1 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	3 	Totally 80'sMovies 	What movie gave John Candy the chance to yell "What you looking at? You never seen a guy who slept with a fish before?" 	Splash 	❌ 	
Glenn 	2 	TV EditionSitcoms 	what type of music does Loretta Haggers sing on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman? 	Country and Western	❌ 	
Jean 	4 	Decades 2010-2020#Culture 	Which of the following iPod models was not discontinued by Apple in 2017: Touch, Nano or Shuffle? 	Touch 	❌ 	
Deb 	4 	90's Time Capsule EditionTrends 	From 1992: Who abandoned her trademark headband during her hubby's run for national office in 1992? 	Hillary Clinton 	✅ 	
Deb 	3 	Genus EditionHistory 	What bird did Benjamin Franklin advocate as the U.S. national symbol? 	The turkey 	✅ 	
Deb 	6 	Chex Pocket Trivia - Music 	What was Ozzy Osbourne's first group called? 	Black Sabbath 	✅ 	
Lex 	3 	2000sEntertainment 	Subcategory: Colorfully Named Celebs. Which comic actor played Barry in High Fidelity in 2000, Nick in Shallow Hal in 2001, and Miles in The Holiday in 2006?	Jack Black 	✅ 	
Lex 	1 	Marvel Studios – The Infinity Saga: Ultimate EditionTime Stone	Pepper Potts was reading a book on what when Tony Stark reveals he has cracked the secret of quantum travel? 	Composting 	❌ 	
=== Round 1 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	3
Lex 	1
Shelly 	0
Glenn 	0
Jean 	0
== Round 2 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	3 	Genus 5History 	What was the largest nation to finally allow U.S. ads on its TV system in 1988? 	Soviet Union 	❌ 	
Glenn 	1 	The 1960'sPersonalities 	who did Liz Taylor call dad, Agatha or Pockmarks? 	Richard Burton 	✅ 	
Glenn 	2 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionWeapons & Vehicles 	What two types of rebel starfighters were used in the first Death Star battle? 	X-wings and Y-wings	✅ 	
Glenn 	3 	Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)History 	What name was given to the pirate flag that showed a skull and crossbones? 	The Jolly Roger 	✅ 	
Jean 	1 	2000sEvents 	Subcategory: Royals. Which member of the royal family left the British Army in 2015 after 10 years of service, including two tours in Afghanistan?	Prince Harry 	✅ 	
Jean 	6 	The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Collector's EditionMaking Movies	Which screenwriter had the idea for Merry and Pippin to steal fireworks at Bilbo's party? 	Philippa Boyens 	❌ 	
Deb 	4 	Silver Screen EditionOn Screen 	What did Woody Allen use to capture the giant runaway breast in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex? 	A giant brassiere 	❌ 	
Lex 	1 	Dungeons & DragonsMagic & Miscellany 	What conjuration spell creates a sphere of poisonous fog which could be dispersed by a strong wind? 	Cloudkill 	❌ 	
=== Round 2 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Glenn 	3
Deb 	3
Jean 	1
Lex 	1
Shelly 	0
== Round 3 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	2 	Volume 6Arts & Entertainment 	What musical mimic said, "if you steal enough and mix it up, you can consider it original"? 	Weird Al Yankovic 	✅ 	
Shelly 	2 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Sports/Games 	What are baseball fans supposed to do at the end of the seventh inning? 	The seventh-inning stretch	✅ 	[1]
Shelly 	3 	MillenniumHistory 	What celebrated U.S. battleship was affectionately dubbed Mighty Mo? 	U.S.S. Missouri 	✅ 	
Glenn 	1 	Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)People & Places 	What female singer goes by the same name as a daughter of cartoon character Fred Flintstone? 	Pebbles 	✅ 	
Glenn 	4 	DVD Pop CultureSports and Games 	What was the last console system released under the Atari name in 1993? 	Jaguar 	❌ 	
Jean 	6 	Volume 6Wild Card 	What P word is synonymous with dessert in Britain? 	Pudding 	✅ 	
Jean 	2 	Volume 6Arts & Entertainment 	What rubber-mouthed star appeared wearing nothing but a sock at the comedy store 20th anniversary? 	Jim Carrey 	✅ 	
Jean 	5 	Genus 5Sports & Leisure 	What contact sports world champion team wins the Webb Ellis Cup? 	Rugby 	✅ 	
Deb 	1 	Totally 80'sHeadlines 	What Russian word for restructuring was the talk of the 1986 Communist Party Congress? 	Perestroika 	✅ 	
Deb 	1 	Totally 80'sHeadlines 	What nation's commercial airliner, mistaken for a U.S. spy plane, was shot down by the Soviets in 1983? 	South Korea 	✅ 	
Deb 	3 	Genus EditionHistory 	How old do you have to be to become president of the U.S.? 	35 	✅ 	
Lex 	3 	Marvel Studios – The Infinity Saga: Ultimate EditionSoul Stone	What is the name of Scott Lang's boss who fires him from the ice cream store after he finds out Scott Lang is an ex-convict?	Dale 	❌ 	
1: Free choice of editionThe seventh-inning stretch is usually in the middle of the 7th innings not the end.
=== Round 3 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	6
Glenn 	4
Jean 	4
Shelly 	3
Lex 	1
== Round 4 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	2 	Volume 6Arts & Entertainment 	Who received a thunderous ovation just for tuning his instrument at George Harrison's famed Concert for Bangladesh? 	Ravi Shankar 	❌ 	
Glenn 	4 	The 1960'sMusic 	What rock and roller joined Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mitch Miller on a Frank Sinatra TV special? 	Elvis Presley 	✅ 	
Glenn 	3 	Totally 80'sMovies 	What Steven Spielberg movie reused the model of a German U-boat built for Das Boot? 	Raiders of the Lost Ark	❌ 	
Jean 	4 	Volume 6Science & Nature 	What animals stomach bacteria are Australian scientists trying to use in cattle and sheep to help reduce flatulence?	Kangaroo 	✅ 	
Jean 	2 	Doctor Who (Unknown Edition)Companions	What is the name of Silurian Madame Vastra's human wife? 	Jenny 	❌ 	
Deb 	5 	Genus IIISports & Leisure 	What golfer won the first Women's Open? 	Patty Berg 	❌ 	
Lex 	1 	Totally 80'sHeadlines 	What rare natural phenomenon hit Barrie, Ontario on May 31st, 1985, killing eight people? 	A tornado 	❌ 	[1]
1: While rare in Barrie, Ontario, tornadoes aren't really a "rare natural phenomenon"
=== Round 4 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	6
Glenn 	5
Jean 	5
Shelly 	3
Lex 	1
== Round 5 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	5 	Decades 2010-2020Game On 	What did Matt Stonie eat to defeat reigning champion Joey Chestnut in 2015? 	Hot dogs 	✅ 	
Shelly 	6 	Volume 6Wild Card 	What screen character's psychedelic beetle was one of the first items auctioned from Sothebys.Amazon.com in 1999.	Austin Powers 	❌ 	
Glenn 	3 	Silver Screen EditionOff Screen 	Who did Richard Burton marry after divorcing Elizabeth Taylor for the second time? 	Susan Hunt 	❌ 	
Jean 	1 	UK GlobetrotterNorth American 	Which is North America's only native marsupial? 	The opossum 	✅ 	
Jean 	4 	Genus EditionArt & Literature 	What's the title of Mark Twain's autobiography? 	Life on the Mississippi	❌ 	
Deb 	2 	Junior - Fourth EditionFun 	Who goes on "wild" adventures with his best friend, Hadji, and his dog, Bandit? 	Jonny Quest 	✅ 	
Deb 	4 	DVD Pop CultureSports and Games 	What NFL quarterback appeared in There's Something About Mary as Mary's ex-boyfriend? 	Brett Favre 	✅ 	
Deb 	4 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)Literature/Art/Words 	what do you call "summer shoes"? 	Sandals 	✅ 	
Lex 	3 	Family Edition - Grownups (Turquoise)History	What U.S. president was thrilled to be willed Ben Franklin's "fine crab tree walking stick"? 	George Washington 	✅ 	
Lex 	2 	20th Anniversary EditionSound & Screen 	What movie introduced film buffs to the line, "I crap bigger than you"? 	City Slickers 	❌ 	
=== Round 5 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	9
Jean 	6
Glenn 	5
Shelly 	4
Lex 	2
== Round 6 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Shelly 	4 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionGeography	What was described as the "forest moon"? 	Endor 	❌ 	
Glenn 	5 	Classic EditionScience & Nature 	What part of a flower contains bright yellow sacs that produce and contain the pollen grains? 	The anther 	❌ 	
Jean 	6 	Genus 5Wild Card 	What event prompted satirists at The Onion to headline, "World's Largest Metaphor Hits Iceberg"? 	The sinking of the Titanic	❌ 	
Deb 	3 	90's Time Capsule EditionViewing 	What never-seen Frasier character grew up wealthy thanks to the sale of urinal cakes? 	Maris 	✅ 	
Deb 	1 	Genus IIIPeople & Places 	What TV talk show host aptly called his autobiography Exposing Myself? 	Geraldo Rivera 	❌ 	
Lex 	2 	Silver Screen EditionTitles 	What 1945 film was about a weekend in the life of would-be writer Don Birnam, played by Ray Milland?	The Lost Weekend 	❌ 	
=== Round 6 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	10
Jean 	6
Glenn 	5
Shelly 	4
Lex 	2
== Final Round ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Deb 	1 	90's Time Capsule EditionOops 	From 1996: What Scandinavian nation had to cancel its annual World Mosquito Killing Championship in 1996 due to a shortage of prey? 	Finland 	✅ 	
Deb 	2 	90's Time Capsule EditionWired 	From 1990: What modestly priced personal computer became a professional quality video production system with the aid of NewTek's Video Toaster?	Amiga 	❌ 	
Lex 	3 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of People	What did Walt Disney say was his greatest ally in assembling a top-notch 1930's staff? 	The Depression 	❌ 	
Shelly 	6 	Genus EditionSports & Leisure 	What four-time National League batting champ was killed in a plane crash on December 31st, 1972? 	Roberto Clemente	✅ 	
Shelly 	1 	Totally 80'sHeadlines 	What world leader led Ronald Reagan to bristle "I find he's not only a barbarian, but he's flaky"? 	Muammar Gaddafi 	❌ 	
Glenn 	2 	Classic EditionEntertainment 	Who is deputy director of the Pawnee Department of Parks and Recreation? 	Leslie Knope 	❌ 	
Jean 	2 	Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)Entertainment 	What MTV show was hosted by Fab 5 Freddy? 	Yo! MTV Raps 	❌ 	
=== Final Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Deb 	11
Jean 	6
Shelly 	5
Glenn 	5
Lex 	2