Transcript 10/22/2010 - Amy Hauser

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Amy Hauser
Andover, MA
Marketing consultant

Amy brought along her husband Bob. Their anniversary is coming up and she would like to take him to Australia. He studied there but hasn't been back since. Meredith says that Amy should have been on the Oprah Winfrey show. But maybe she can win enough on this show to take that trip.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
- Encores
- Magazines For Sale
- Composers
- Computer Problems
- Word Play
- Trademark Looks
- Sushi
- Oscar Relations
- NASA
- Synthetic Fabrics

Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Encores
- Oscar Relations
- Word Play
- NASA
- Synthetic Fabrics
- Magazines For Sale
- Sushi
- Composers
- Trademark Looks
- Computer Problems

Question #1 (Computer Problems)
What monster name describes a computer infected by a virus allowing a hacker to control it without the owner's knowledge?
A - zombie
B - vampire
C - Frankenstein
D - mummy

Amy sheepishly says, "I think I'm going to have to ask the audience."

ATA results

A - 66%
B - 14%
C - 18%
D - 2%

Spoiler

Answer: A (zombie)
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 (Trademark Looks)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously makes most public appearances wearing jeans, running shoes and what trademark top?
A - white polo
B - red cardigan
C - Hawaiian shirt
D - black mock turtleneck

Amy has definitely seen him on TV and remembers the jeans. She's leaning toward

Spoiler

D

and doesn't think it's

Spoiler

a Hawaiian shirt or a red cardigan

. She doesn't want to leave, so she decides to Jump the Question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (black mock turtleneck)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $100 (no change)

Question #3 (Composers)
Which of these patriotic songs was written by a person whose last name ends with the letters "U-S-A"?
A - Anchors Aweigh
B - God Bless America
C - The Stars and Stripes Forever
D - The Star-Spangled Banner

Amy feels that there's a "Sousa" or something like that. She's jumping. She doesn't know.

Spoiler

Answer: C (The Stars and Stripes Forever)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $100 (no change)

commercial break

The "blast from the past" question, worth $1,000,000 in 2007:
Khrushchev's 1960 "shoe-banging" outburt at the U.N. was in response to a delegate from what nation?
A - Australia
B - The Netherlands
C - The Philippines
D - Turkey

Spoiler

C (The Philippines)

Meredith notes that Amy is in a tough spot, not having any lifelines left. She says that Amy can guess the next question because if she's wrong she'll get $1,000, which is better than the $50 she would get if she walked away. Amy says she's going to rally.

Question #4 (Sushi)
Believed to have antibiotic properties to prevent food poisoning, what spicy green paste is a standard condiment for sushi?
A - soy sauce
B - wasabi
C - kimchi
D - teriyaki sauce

Spoiler

Answer: B (wasabi)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,100

Question #5 (Magazine For Sale)
In 2010, Newsweek magazine was sold to tycoon Sidney Harman, who made his fortune selling what?
A - women's shoes
B - home carpeting
C - pet food
D - audio equipment

Amy thinks she knows this one.

Spoiler

Answer: D (audio equipment)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $6,100

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

Amy will return on Monday with $6,100 in her bank but no lifelines.

[earendel]

Amy Hauser
Andover, MA
Marketing consultant

Amy brought along her husband Bob. Their anniversary is coming up and she would like to take him to Australia. He studied there but hasn't been back since. Meredith says that Amy should have been on the Oprah Winfrey show. But maybe she can win enough on this show to take that trip.

Nice reference to a question from a previous stack, Meredith.

Nihil obstat®.