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Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:17 pm

Alonzo Alexander
Tallahassee, FL
Researcher


Normally, Alonzo is a teacher, but he took a break from that to work on a research project on high-energy fusion. He'd like to go back to teaching.

Question Topics:
* Record Holders
* The First Time
* Big Names
* Bubble and Squeak
* Chicken Soup
* Famous Plays
* Musical Instruments
* CELEBRITY Q
* Money
* Capital Cities
* It's a Fake!
* Sports Lingo
* Body Parts
* Match Point
* Around the House


$500 * Around the House
Traditionally, medicine cabinets are located in what part of the house?

A: Basement B: Bathroom
C: Attic D: Lindsay Lohan's room
Answer
B: Bathroom ( 8 )
$1,000 * Match Point
Fireplace matches differ from standard paper matches in that they are typically made of wood, and are what?

A: Smokeless B: Scented
C: Reusable D: Extra-long
Answer
D: Extra-long ( 10 )
$2,000 * Body Parts
On the "Woman's Day" magazine Web site, the feature "Get Great Gams" offers fitness advice for what part of the body?

A: Arms B: Stomach
C: Back D: Legs
Answer
D: Legs ( 10 )
$3,000 * Sports Lingo
In which of these sports would a player most likely use a "sky hook"?

A: Baseball B: Basketball
C: Football D: Volleyball
Answer
B: Basketball ( 10 )
$5,000 * It's a Fake!
"Fauxlex" is a term often used to describe a knockoff version of a luxury brand of what?

A: Cigars B: Perfumes
C: Watches D: Liquors
Answer
C: Watches ( 11 )
-- Commercial Break --

Alonzo's wife, Genelle, is in the audience. They have two children. His daughter, who's seven, has been giving him advice. "So, have you studied? No? *crossing arms* Hmmmm."

Alonzo wants to give part of the money he wins today to Second Harvest Food Bank. His mom was a single parent and it was organizations like this that ensured that they had food on their plates.


$7,500 * Capital Cities
Which of these European capitals is divided into twenty different neighborhoods called "arrondissements"?

A: Paris B: Amsterdam
C: Rome D: Madrid
Answer
A: Paris ( 26 )
$10,000 * Money
The phrase "Isla del Encanto," meaning "Isle of Enchantment," appears on the 2009 quarter coin honoring what U.S. territory?

A: Guam B: American Samoa
C: U.S. Virgin Islands D: Puerto Rico

With 18 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 7% B: 9% C: 25% D: 59%
Answer
D: Puerto Rico ( 13 )
$12,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, from "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
One of Christine's love interests on the show is played by Scott Bakula, who is perhaps best known for his role on what classic sci-fi series?

A: The Greatest American Hero B: The X-Files
C: Quantum Leap D: The Six Million Dollar Man
Answer
C: Quantum Leap ( 20 )
$15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?

A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon

With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.

Robert: Oh, boy! Boy! Alonzo, you don't have a clue, either, right?

Alonzo: No, I've got nothing.

Robert: Okay, let's take them apart. Let's break it down. Melodica, you buy any Melodica?

Alonzo: I don't know. It doesn't sound like wind piano.

Robert: Okay, the Ocarina, you know--

Alonzo: I don't know, I thought that was like a weird flute or something. I don't know. I have no idea.

Robert: Now, the Xaphoon--if you said typhoon, that's a wind, right? So if I was going to make a bet, that would be my guess, unless the people who put these questions together are very clever and put this down to make us both look like fools, okay?

Alonzo: Okay.


With 11 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Double Dip.

Alonzo's first answer is
Spoiler
D: Xaphoon
.
Alonzo's second answer is
Spoiler
A: Melodica
.
Answer
A: Melodica ( 8 )
-- Commercial Break --

Alonzo wasn't sure about that second guess on the Double Dip, but he decided that Melodica sounded like Harmonica.

Alonzo and his wife didn't get to have a real honeymoon, so he thinks he owes her a couple weeks in Brazil.


$25,000 * Famous Plays
What famous play was adapted from the 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game"?

A: Waiting for Godot B: A View from the Bridge
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof D: Barefoot in the Park

Alonzo has no clue. He walks with $15,000.
Answer
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 4 )

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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#2 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:28 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alonzo Alexander
Tallahassee, FL
Researcher


Normally, Alonzo is a teacher, but he took a break from that to work on a research project on high-energy fusion. He'd like to go back to teaching.
Oooh, two teachers in a row!
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 * Around the House
Traditionally, medicine cabinets are located in what part of the house?

A: Basement B: Bathroom
C: Attic D: Lindsay Lohan's room
I guess the Amy Winehouse joke was too easy.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,500 * Capital Cities
Which of these European capitals is divided into twenty different neighborhoods called "arrondissements"?

A: Paris B: Amsterdam
C: Rome D: Madrid
I would not have known this if Meredith hadn't pronounced "arrondissements" the way she did.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?

A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon

With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.

...

Robert: Now, the Xaphoon--if you said typhoon, that's a wind, right? So if I was going to make a bet, that would be my guess, unless the people who put these questions together are very clever and put this down to make us both look like fools, okay?
Either very clever or very evil. I got sucked right into the xaphoon and crashed.

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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#3 Post by doitneatly » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:46 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?

A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon
C'mon, wasn't everyone a huge fan of The Hooters (no snickering!) back in the day? Their fondness of the melodica was a bit of a gimmick of theirs.

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote: With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.
...
With 11 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Double Dip.

Alonzo's first answer is
Spoiler
D: Xaphoon
.
Alonzo's second answer is
Spoiler
A: Melodica
.
Answer
A: Melodica ( 8 )
-- Commercial Break --
A funny moment in the aftermath of this question. Meredith clearly says, "Well, you pulled that one out of your ass..."

Doh!
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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#4 Post by earendel » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:14 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alonzo Alexander
Tallahassee, FL
Researcher


Normally, Alonzo is a teacher, but he took a break from that to work on a research project on high-energy fusion. He'd like to go back to teaching.
I'm guessing he's a high-school physics teacher judging from the comments he made.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, from "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
One of Christine's love interests on the show is played by Scott Bakula, who is perhaps best known for his role on what classic sci-fi series?

A: The Greatest American Hero B: The X-Files
C: Quantum Leap D: The Six Million Dollar Man
Answer
C: Quantum Leap ( 20 )
I guess Enterprise wasn't a "classic".
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?

A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon

With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.

Robert: Oh, boy! Boy! Alonzo, you don't have a clue, either, right?

Alonzo: No, I've got nothing.

Robert: Okay, let's take them apart. Let's break it down. Melodica, you buy any Melodica?

Alonzo: I don't know. It doesn't sound like wind piano.

Robert: Okay, the Ocarina, you know--

Alonzo: I don't know, I thought that was like a weird flute or something. I don't know. I have no idea.

Robert: Now, the Xaphoon--if you said typhoon, that's a wind, right? So if I was going to make a bet, that would be my guess, unless the people who put these questions together are very clever and put this down to make us both look like fools, okay?

Alonzo: Okay.


With 11 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Double Dip.

Alonzo's first answer is
Spoiler
D: Xaphoon
.
Alonzo's second answer is
Spoiler
A: Melodica
.
Answer
A: Melodica ( 8 )
Another WWOQ that could have been answered by a Google PAF. Do TPTB expect people to get to the third tier with questions like this? Sheesh!

As for me...I know an ocarina is a wind instrument but it's more like a flute, and a sackbut is a type of trombone. I have no idea what a xaphoon is, and I'm not sure about melodica. I don't think either the expert or the audience will know this, so let's use the Double Dip.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Famous Plays
What famous play was adapted from the 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game"?

A: Waiting for Godot B: A View from the Bridge
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof D: Barefoot in the Park

Alonzo has no clue. He walks with $15,000.
Answer
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 4 )
No idea on this one, either, but maybe the audience does.
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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#5 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:36 am

A xaphoon is a bamboo sax-like instrument.
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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#6 Post by Jeemie » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:09 am

doitneatly wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?

A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon
C'mon, wasn't everyone a huge fan of The Hooters (no snickering!) back in the day? Their fondness of the melodica was a bit of a gimmick of theirs.
That's how I knew this one.

Also knew what a Xaphoon was- one of my daughter's friends in the band has one.

Would have probably gone with Xaphoon w/o these two pieces of knowledge.

$7,500- I didn't watch this- was thinking Double Dip (knew it wasn't Amsterdam or Rome), but hearing what people said about how Meredith pronounced it, probably would have gotten it).

$10K- would have been an ATA as well- I now know it because I was just in Puerto Rico, but I wouldn't have known it at taping time.

$25K- sigh- they just don't want anyone getting there, do they? Or is this well-known Tennessee Williams' trivia? I would have Double-Dipped here and got it, though- could eliminate Waiting for Godot (came out in the 50s, but I know the original script was written in the 40s- before this story) and Barefoot in the Park.
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Re: Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander

#7 Post by Odyssey » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:49 pm

Isla del Encanto is Spanish, and the only Spanish-speaking choice is Puerto Rico. I didn't know that's what it was called though.
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