Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:10 pm
Alan Blaustein
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher
This is Alan's second year as a history teacher; he's a career changer.
$100
What "Star Wars" characters shares his first name with a book in the Bible's New Testament?
A: Darth Vader B: Jar Jar Binks
C: Luke Skywalker D: Ezekiel the Hutt
$200
"I'm parched" is synonymous with which of these of these other sentences?
A: I need a nap. B: I need a blanket.
C: I need a haircut. D: I need a drink.
$300
Which of these pieces of sporting equipment is designed to be used in the water?
A: Shuttlecock B: Boogie board
C: Sand wedge D: Épée
$500
A brief description of something is often referred to as what kind of "sketch"?
A: Rib cage B: Kneecap
C: Mustache D: Thumbnail
$1,000
An annual fall event, the Leonid meteor shower appears to originate from inside a constellation shaped like a what?
A: Lion B: Crab
C: Bull D: Goat
$2,000
Known for producing a popular brand of motor oil, Quaker State was founded in what U.S. state?
A: North Carolina B: Pennsylvania
C: Kentucky D: Arkansas
$4,000
Which of these classic sitcoms did not feature a live-in housekeeper as one of its main characters?
A: Gimme a Break! B: Mr. Belvedere
C: Growing Pains D: Who's the Boss?
ATA: A: 13% B: 1% C: 78% D: 8%
That was Alan's thought, too.
-- Commercial Break --
Alan's wife, Michelle, is in the audience. They have a three and a half year old daughter, Grace. During his commute home on the train, Alan calls his daughter on the phone to ask if she hears the horn. "I heard it, Daddy, I heard it!"
$8,000
During Standard Time, clocks in New York City are set how many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time?
A: 5 B: 7
C: 9 D: 11
Alan has a sense of what it is, but he phones a friend.
PAF: Alan calls Tom, a very good friend of his.
Tom: 5, 7, 9 or 11? I'm going to say 7 but it's only a 50/50 certainty.
Alan was leaning towards 5.
50/50 leaves A & D.
$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?
A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II
Alan walks with $8,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: C: Luke Skywalker
$200: D: I need a drink.
$300: B: Boogie board
$500: D: Thumbnail
$1,000: A: Lion
$2,000: B: Pennsylvania
$4,000: C: Growing Pains
$8,000: A: 5
$16,000: B: World War I
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher
This is Alan's second year as a history teacher; he's a career changer.
$100
What "Star Wars" characters shares his first name with a book in the Bible's New Testament?
A: Darth Vader B: Jar Jar Binks
C: Luke Skywalker D: Ezekiel the Hutt
$200
"I'm parched" is synonymous with which of these of these other sentences?
A: I need a nap. B: I need a blanket.
C: I need a haircut. D: I need a drink.
$300
Which of these pieces of sporting equipment is designed to be used in the water?
A: Shuttlecock B: Boogie board
C: Sand wedge D: Épée
$500
A brief description of something is often referred to as what kind of "sketch"?
A: Rib cage B: Kneecap
C: Mustache D: Thumbnail
$1,000
An annual fall event, the Leonid meteor shower appears to originate from inside a constellation shaped like a what?
A: Lion B: Crab
C: Bull D: Goat
$2,000
Known for producing a popular brand of motor oil, Quaker State was founded in what U.S. state?
A: North Carolina B: Pennsylvania
C: Kentucky D: Arkansas
$4,000
Which of these classic sitcoms did not feature a live-in housekeeper as one of its main characters?
A: Gimme a Break! B: Mr. Belvedere
C: Growing Pains D: Who's the Boss?
ATA: A: 13% B: 1% C: 78% D: 8%
That was Alan's thought, too.
-- Commercial Break --
Alan's wife, Michelle, is in the audience. They have a three and a half year old daughter, Grace. During his commute home on the train, Alan calls his daughter on the phone to ask if she hears the horn. "I heard it, Daddy, I heard it!"
$8,000
During Standard Time, clocks in New York City are set how many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time?
A: 5 B: 7
C: 9 D: 11
Alan has a sense of what it is, but he phones a friend.
PAF: Alan calls Tom, a very good friend of his.
Tom: 5, 7, 9 or 11? I'm going to say 7 but it's only a 50/50 certainty.
Alan was leaning towards 5.
50/50 leaves A & D.
$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?
A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II
Alan walks with $8,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: C: Luke Skywalker
$200: D: I need a drink.
$300: B: Boogie board
$500: D: Thumbnail
$1,000: A: Lion
$2,000: B: Pennsylvania
$4,000: C: Growing Pains
$8,000: A: 5
$16,000: B: World War I