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Transcript 05/20/10 - Beth Hegberg

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu May 20, 2010 6:21 pm

Beth Hegberg
Elmhurst, IL
Architect


Beth got involved after Hurricane Katrina, working for Habitat for Humanity, rebuilding homes in Biloxi, MS.

Question Topics:
* Paperwork
* The Windy City
* Diplomatic Relations
* Gunpowder
* The Nobel Prize
* Presidential Hopefuls
* Troubled Regions
* Summer Songs
* Sports Statistics
* The Animal Kingdom
* High Spirits
* Household Products
* Bestsellers
* On the Menu
* Growing Pains

Today's expert is the author of "More Information Than You Require" and resident expert on the Daily Show, John Hodgman.

$500 * Growing Pains
Retainers are commonly worn by teenagers to straighten their what?

A: Teeth B: Hair
C: Back D: Path to loserdom
Answer
A: Teeth ( 8 )
$1,000 * On the Menu
The "Tour of Italy" is a signature menu item offered at which of these chain restaurants?

A: Olive Garden B: Chili's
C: Outback Steakhouse D: P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Answer
A: Olive Garden ( 9 )
$2,000 * Bestsellers
The New International Version, King James Version, and New Revised Standard Version are popular editions of what common book?

A: World atlas B: Dictionary
C: Farmer's Almanac D: Bible
Answer
D: Bible ( 10 )
$3,000 * Household Products
Which of these household products is available in a variety called "Select-a-Size"?

A: Paper towels B: Dryer sheets
C: Facial tissues D: Dusting cloths
Answer
A: Paper towels ( 9 )
$5,000 * High Spirits
A Caribbean privateer named Captain Henry Morgan inspired the name of a popular brand of what spirit?

A: Gin B: Rum
C: Vodka D: Whiskey
Answer
B: Rum ( 10 )
-- Commercial Break --

Beth's boyfriend, Adam, is in the audience. Beth and Adam have been going out for six years; they would get married except for one thing: they're broke.

$7,500 * The Animal Kingdom
The common palm civet, a cat-sized mammal, has a habitat that is arboreal, meaning that it spends most of its time where?

A: In trees B: In canyons
C: In mud flats D: In tidal pools
Answer
A: In trees ( 24 )
$10,000 * Sports Statistics
In 2009, the Yankee's Alex Rodriguez set a new American League record by batting in seven runs in a single what?

With 25 seconds left, Beth decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA
A: 33% B: 2% C: 6% D: 59%
A: Game B: At-bat
C: Season D: Inning
Answer
D: Inning ( 13 )
$12,500 * Summer Songs
Which of these '60s "summertime" songs was first popularized by the duo Jan and Dean and not the Beach Boys?

A: Surf City B: Surfer Girl
C: Fun, Fun, Fun D: California Girls

With 9 seconds left, Beth decides to Ask The Expert.

John: Jan and Dean. California Girls, of course, is a Beach Boys song. I believe Fun, Fun, Fun is the same. The only one that I have an instinct is not a Beach Boys song is Surfer Girl, B. But I'm gonna be--I'm gonna warn you that it's a guess.

Beth: Do you know Surf City? I'm pretty sure Surfer Girl is a Beach Boy song.

John: You are? Well, then I think that we're, uhh, we've comes to a stalemate, you and I. Because, you know, to a gentleman of the northeast, like me, the Californians all sounds the same. So, I would say between A and B, but as I say, I don't know Surfer Girl, by ear, so that's why I'm gravitating towards it.

Beth takes a chance.

Answer
A: Surf City ( 4 )
-- Commercial Break --

$15,000 * Troubled Regions
Featured often in 2009 international news stories, the Swat Valley is a war-torn region in what country?

A: Sri Lanka B: Congo
C: Chechnya D: Pakistan

With 7 seconds left, Beth decides to Double Dip.

Beth's first answer is
Spoiler
D: Pakistan
.
Answer
D: Pakistan ( 7 )
$25,000 * Presidential Hopefuls
The 2012 presidential hopeful known to supporters as "TPaw" is currently the governor of what state?

A: Minnesota B: Colorado
C: Virginia D: Pennsylvania

Beth takes her $15,000 and walks away.
Answer
A: Minnesota ( 7 )

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Re: Transcript 05/20/10 - Beth Hegberg

#2 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu May 20, 2010 7:31 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Bestsellers
The New International Version, King James Version, and New Revised Standard Version are popular editions of what common book?

A: World atlas B: Dictionary
C: Farmer's Almanac D: Bible
I prefer the Amplified Version myself. Different strokes for different folks.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Troubled Regions
Featured often in 2009 international news stories, the Swat Valley is a war-torn region in what country?

A: Sri Lanka B: Congo
C: Chechnya D: Pakistan
DD on Chechnya and Pakistan. I don't recall Sri Lanka or Congo necessarily being war-torn last year.

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Re: Transcript 05/20/10 - Beth Hegberg

#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri May 21, 2010 5:00 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Troubled Regions
Featured often in 2009 international news stories, the Swat Valley is a war-torn region in what country?

A: Sri Lanka B: Congo
C: Chechnya D: Pakistan
DD on Chechnya and Pakistan. I don't recall Sri Lanka or Congo necessarily being war-torn last year.
You don't? By coincidence, this month is the first anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers after a 30 year civil war in Sri Lanka.

2009 was a relatively quiet year in the Congo.

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Re: Transcript 05/20/10 - Beth Hegberg

#4 Post by earendel » Mon May 24, 2010 7:02 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Beth Hegberg
Elmhurst, IL
Architect
Good for her!
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3,000 * Household Products
Which of these household products is available in a variety called "Select-a-Size"?
A: Paper towels B: Dryer sheets
C: Facial tissues D: Dusting cloths
Answer
A: Paper towels ( 9 )
Huh???? How does one "select a size" for any of these products. ATA and hope it makes sense to them.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 * Summer Songs
Which of these '60s "summertime" songs was first popularized by the duo Jan and Dean and not the Beach Boys?

A: Surf City B: Surfer Girl
C: Fun, Fun, Fun D: California Girls

With 9 seconds left, Beth decides to Ask The Expert.

John: Jan and Dean. California Girls, of course, is a Beach Boys song. I believe Fun, Fun, Fun is the same. The only one that I have an instinct is not a Beach Boys song is Surfer Girl, B. But I'm gonna be--I'm gonna warn you that it's a guess.

Beth: Do you know Surf City? I'm pretty sure Surfer Girl is a Beach Boy song.

John: You are? Well, then I think that we're, uhh, we've comes to a stalemate, you and I. Because, you know, to a gentleman of the northeast, like me, the Californians all sounds the same. So, I would say between A and B, but as I say, I don't know Surfer Girl, by ear, so that's why I'm gravitating towards it.

Beth takes a chance.
Answer
A: Surf City ( 4 )
To me, "Surfer Girl" and "In My Room" sound the same, which is why I know both are Beach Boys songs, so even if I didn't know that Jan and Dean did "Surf City" I could get the answer by process of elimination.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Presidential Hopefuls
The 2012 presidential hopeful known to supporters as "TPaw" is currently the governor of what state?

A: Minnesota B: Colorado
C: Virginia D: Pennsylvania

Beth takes her $15,000 and walks away.
Answer
A: Minnesota ( 7 )
I've never heard "TPaw" (though I have heard of T'Pau, "the only person ever to refuse a seat on the Federation Council" :mrgreen: ), but I know that Tim Pawlenty is governor of Minnesota.
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#5 Post by Jeemie » Mon May 24, 2010 7:09 am

earendel wrote:Huh???? How does one "select a size" for any of these products.
Many paper towel rolls come with perforations that allow you to select either in units of standard-sheets or half-sized sheets.

I wouldn't have known this except my wife happened to buy some "select-a-size" rolls very recently.
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#6 Post by earendel » Mon May 24, 2010 7:26 am

Jeemie wrote:
earendel wrote:Huh???? How does one "select a size" for any of these products.
Many paper towel rolls come with perforations that allow you to select either in units of standard-sheets or half-sized sheets.

I wouldn't have known this except my wife happened to buy some "select-a-size" rolls very recently.
OK, that makes sense, sort of. I just grab an end, pull it out and rip. It's possible that elwing purchases "select a size" paper towels and I never noticed.
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