Transcript 05/17/10 Nicol Walberg

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Nicol Walberg
Little Rock, AR
Stay-at-home mom

Today’s ATE is writer and resident expert on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” John Hodgman.

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$500 In the 1987 animated short “The Duxorcist,” Daffy Duck comes to the aid of a female duck with what problem?
A. Her car won’t start
B. Her husband’s cheating on her
C. Evil spirits possess her
D. She didn’t get Aflac insurance

Spoiler

C. Evil spirits possess her (6)

$1K If you ask a bartender for a glass of “bubbly,” what drink will you receive?
A. Milk
B. Tomato juice
C. Coffee
D. Champagne

Spoiler

D. Champagne (10)

$2K In 2009, Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt adopted a cheetah and gave it what fitting first name?
A. Snowflake
B. Sunset
C. Lightning
D. Fog

Spoiler

C. Lightning (7)

$3K Which of these movies based on a Michael Crichton novel is set primarily in Africa?
A. Congo
B. Timeline
C. Disclosure
D Rising Sun

Spoiler

A. Congo (11)

$5K In 2009, which of these singers released a men’s cologne called “Southern Blend”?
A. Bono
B. Tim McGraw
C. Prince
D. John Mayer

Spoiler

B. Tim McGraw (9)

commercial break

$7.5K In keeping with its name, what Web site once billed itself as “The World’s Greatest Recipe Collection”?
A. Amazon.com
B. Epicurious.com
C. Bibliomania.com
D. Britannica.com

Spoiler

B. Epicurious.com (20)

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

ATA (19)

14% A. BlackBerries
21% B. Vampires
27% C. Plastic Surgery
38% D. Zombies

Spoiler

D. Zombies

Today’s celebrity is Pauley Perrette from the CBS drama “NCIS.”

$12.5K While I work in Los Angeles, the real-life NCIS headquarters is located on the west bank of the Anacostia River in what U.S. city?
A. Baltimore
B. Washington, DC
C. Charleston
D. Boston

ATE (12)

John says that he is from Brookline, Massachusetts, so he knows it’s not Boston.
He believes that Washington, DC is a fake answer.

Nicol says that she was thinking Baltimore.

John thinks it’s either Baltimore or Charleston. He then tells Nicol that her instinct is the one they probably should go with.
He then says that the Anacostia River is not one that he knows of in the Baltimore area. If he were in Nicol’s seat, he would go with Charleston.

DD (11)

Nicol’s first choice, Baltimore, is incorrect.
Nicol’s second choice, Charleston, is also incorrect.

Nicol leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

B. Washington, DC (10)

commercial break

Answers:
$500 C. Evil spirits possess her
$1K D. Champagne
$2K C. Lightning
$3K A. Congo
$5K B. Tim McGraw
$7.5K B. Epicurious.com
$10K D. Zombies
$12.5K B. Washington, DC

[Kazoo65]

$10K-easy since at least one BB brings this book up whenever we discuss what we've been reading.

$12.5K-I thought this was easy if I haven't seen the show. It helps if you know basic U.S. geography-which both the contestant AND the Expert didn't seem to. His dismissal of Washington DC as a "fake answer" didn't make much sense,especially since the question mentioned the word "headquarters" in it-most government agencies are headquartered in or near DC!!

I predict this Expert won't be much help.

[ten96lt]

$10K-easy since at least one BB brings this book up whenever we discuss what we've been reading.

$12.5K-I thought this was easy if I haven't seen the show. It helps if you know basic U.S. geography-which both the contestant AND the Expert didn't seem to. His dismissal of Washington DC as a "fake answer" didn't make much sense,especially since the question mentioned the word "headquarters" in it-most government agencies are headquartered in or near DC!!

I predict this Expert won't be much help.

If you watch the show as much as my family does we knew this before the answers even came up. It takes place at HQ which is in the "Navy Yard" which is in D.C.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

Never heard of this book. ATA. Despite the sucky response by the audience, I would've gone along with zombies.

$12.5K While I work in Los Angeles, the real-life NCIS headquarters is located on the west bank of the Anacostia River in what U.S. city?
A. Baltimore
B. Washington, DC
C. Charleston
D. Boston

Obviously, neither Nicole nor John have driven on the Anacostia Freeway.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

As I have mentioned here before according to Charlestonians the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet in Charleston Harbor to form the Atlantic Ocean.

[earendel]

Nicol Walberg
Little Rock, AR
Stay-at-home mom

Today’s ATE is writer and resident expert on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” John Hodgman.

Not to be stereotypical or anything but Nicol didn't sound like she was from Arkansas. I can say that because one of my good friends from church is from that state and definitely has an accent.

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

ATA (19)

14% A. BlackBerries
21% B. Vampires
27% C. Plastic Surgery
38% D. Zombies

Spoiler

D. Zombies

Evidently there's a sequel entitled "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters".

Today’s celebrity is Pauley Perrette from the CBS drama “NCIS.”

$12.5K While I work in Los Angeles, the real-life NCIS headquarters is located on the west bank of the Anacostia River in what U.S. city?
A. Baltimore
B. Washington, DC
C. Charleston
D. Boston

ATE (12)

John says that he is from Brookline, Massachusetts, so he knows it’s not Boston.
He believes that Washington, DC is a fake answer.

Nicol says that she was thinking Baltimore.

John thinks it’s either Baltimore or Charleston. He then tells Nicol that her instinct is the one they probably should go with.
He then says that the Anacostia River is not one that he knows of in the Baltimore area. If he were in Nicol’s seat, he would go with Charleston.

DD (11)

Nicol’s first choice, Baltimore, is incorrect.
Nicol’s second choice, Charleston, is also incorrect.

Nicol leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

B. Washington, DC (10)

NCIS is one of my favorite shows. The opening credits end with a shot of DC.

Nihil obstat®.

[MarleysGh0st]

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

Never heard of this book. ATA. Despite the sucky response by the audience, I would've gone along with zombies.

It has been mentioned here!

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19416

There's actually an entire genre of horror mashups by various author "partnerships" now:
Jane Slayre
Android Karenina
Little Vampire Women
Little Women and Werewolves
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
etc.

[ulysses5019]

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

Never heard of this book. ATA. Despite the sucky response by the audience, I would've gone along with zombies.

It has been mentioned here!

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19416

There's actually an entire genre of horror mashups by various author "partnerships" now:
Jane Slayre
Android Karenina
Little Vampire Women
Little Women and Werewolves
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
etc.

Don't forget Dizzy Miss Lizzie versus Godzilla.

[silverscreenselect]

$10K Jane Austen is credited as the co-author of a best-selling 2009 parody novel titled “Pride and Prejudice and” what?
A. BlackBerries
B. Vampires
C. Plastic Surgery
D. Zombies

Spoiler

D. Zombies

At our office Christmas party last year, we exchanged gag gifts and I wound up with a copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It's fairly amusing, being written in faux Jane Austen style, but it starts to wear thin after a couple of chapters.

$12.5K While I work in Los Angeles, the real-life NCIS headquarters is located on the west bank of the Anacostia River in what U.S. city?
A. Baltimore
B. Washington, DC
C. Charleston
D. Boston

ATE (12)

John says that he is from Brookline, Massachusetts, so he knows it’s not Boston.
He believes that Washington, DC is a fake answer.

No, what we have is a fake expert. This was is easy if you either watch TV or know something about geography.

[SpacemanSpiff]

$500 In the 1987 animated short “The Duxorcist,” Daffy Duck comes to the aid of a female duck with what problem?
A. Her car won’t start
B. Her husband’s cheating on her
C. Evil spirits possess her
D. She didn’t get Aflac insurance

Spoiler

C. Evil spirits possess her (6)

Great line from that toon: "What happens when you don't pay your exorcist? You get

Spoiler

repossessed!!