Transcript 12/08/2010 - Jennifer Smythe

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Jennifer Smythe
New York, NY
executive assistant

Topic tree (unrandomized)
* Hot Water
* Eight is Great
* Pet Names
* Corporate Food
* Gaga Fans
* Fun to Learn
* Security Measures
* TV Grammar
* Cuban History
* Sports Stars

Topic tree (randomized)
* Hot Water
* Security Measures
* Cuban History
* Gaga Fans
* Pet Names
* Corporate Food
* Eight Is Great
* Sports Stars
* Fun to Learn
* TV Grammar

Question 1 (TV Grammar)
Which of these TV series titles contains a superlative adjective?
a. The Good Wife
b. True Blood
c. The Biggest Loser
d. American Idol

Ask the audience used

ATA results

a:4% b:3% c:91% d:2%

value/answer/bank

c. The Biggest Loser
value: $3,000
bank: $3,000

Question 2 (Fun to Learn)
The cartoon criminal Carmen Sandiego made her debut in 1985 in a video game designed to teach what?
a. Chemistry
b. Astronomy
c. Literature
d. Geography

value/answer/bank

d. Geography
value: $100
bank: $3,100

Question 3 (Sports Stars)
Legendary for his skill at pitching ringers, Alan Francis is widely considered the best player ever in what sport?
a. Shuffleboard
b. Darts
c. Badminton
d. Horseshoes

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Horseshoes
value: ($2,000)
bank: $3,100

Question 4 (Eight Is Great)
The G-8, an organization of the world’s eight leading industrial economies, includes all but which of the following nations?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Canada
d. China

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

d. China
value: ($25,000)
bank: $3,100

Question 5 (Corporate Food)
Which of these consumer brands does not represent an actual person?
a. Sara Lee
b. Betty Crocker
c. Duncan Hines
d. Little Debbie

answer and result

b. Betty Crocker

Jennifer answers incorrectly (c. Duncan Hines) and leaves with $1,000.

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Bumping this up

[jarnon]

Question 1 (TV Grammar)
Which of these TV series titles contains a superlative adjective?
a. The Good Wife
b. True Blood
c. The Biggest Loser
d. American Idol

Ask the audience used

ATA results

a:4% b:3% c:91% d:2%

value/answer/bank

c. The Biggest Loser
value: $3,000
bank: $3,000

Guess she didn't know what "superlative" means.

Question 3 (Sports Stars)
Legendary for his skill at pitching ringers, Alan Francis is widely considered the best player ever in what sport?
a. Shuffleboard
b. Darts
c. Badminton
d. Horseshoes

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

d. Horseshoes
value: ($2,000)
bank: $3,100

Haven't heard of Francis, but I know what "pitching ringers" is.

Question 4 (Eight Is Great)
The G-8, an organization of the world’s eight leading industrial economies, includes all but which of the following nations?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Canada
d. China

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

d. China
value: ($25,000)
bank: $3,100

Very badly worded question, since China is the world’s second leading industrial economy but not a G-8 member.

[earendel]

Jennifer Smythe
New York, NY
executive assistant

A WE®.

Question 1 (TV Grammar)
Which of these TV series titles contains a superlative adjective?
a. The Good Wife
b. True Blood
c. The Biggest Loser
d. American Idol

Ask the audience used

ATA results

a:4% b:3% c:91% d:2%

value/answer/bank

c. The Biggest Loser
value: $3,000
bank: $3,000

Hmmm...does this bode ill?

Question 2 (Fun to Learn)
The cartoon criminal Carmen Sandiego made her debut in 1985 in a video game designed to teach what?
a. Chemistry
b. Astronomy
c. Literature
d. Geography

value/answer/bank

d. Geography
value: $100
bank: $3,100

It was a pretty good "game show" on PBS, too.

Question 5 (Corporate Food)
Which of these consumer brands does not represent an actual person?
a. Sara Lee
b. Betty Crocker
c. Duncan Hines
d. Little Debbie

answer and result

b. Betty Crocker

Jennifer answers incorrectly (c. Duncan Hines) and leaves with $1,000.

OK, I know A and C are real people. I'm not sure about the others, so I JTQ because I don't think the audience would be very confident, either.