Transcript 01/27/11 - Nora Goldman

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Nora Goldman
Bala Cynwyd, PA

There's a lot of energy in the room. Nora says that Mary is a tough act to follow.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* In the Shade
* Edible Plants
* Power Up
* Corporate Roots
* Sesame Street
* Famous Women
* Rock Musicals
* Movie Characters
* Katie Did
* Road Signs

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Famous Women
* Road Signs
* Katie Did
* In the Shade
* Edible Plants
* Corporate Roots
* Power Up
* Movie Characters
* Rock Musicals
* Sesame Street


Question #1 * Sesame Street
Because of her racy outfit, whose duet with Elmo was pulled from a 2010 episode of "Sesame Street"?

A: Rihanna B: Miley Cyrus
C: Pink D: Katy Perry

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Katy Perry
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question #2 * Rock Musicals
The 2010 Broadway musical "American Idiot" is based on an album by what rock group?

A: Green Day B: Pearl Jam
C: Coldplay D: Radiohead

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Green Day
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000

Nora's mom, Marjorie, and her dad, Bruce, are sitting in the audience. Meredith asks what's going through their mind.

Marjorie: We're happy! But when Nora's happy, we're happy.


Question #3 * Movie Characters
Upon spotting Elijah Wood aboard a flight in 2008, a Southwest Airlines passenger reportedly yelled what statement?

A: There's a Hobbit on board! B: There's a Muggle on board!
C: There's a Jedi on board! D: There's a X-Man on board!

Answer/Value/Bank

A: There's a Hobbit on board!
Question Value: $100
Bank: $27,100

Question #4 * Power Up
Deuterium oxide, a compound used in nuclear power plants, is commonly known as "heavy" what?

A: Nitrogen B: Petroleum
C: Water D: Coal

Nora is not sure, so she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Water
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $27,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 * Corporate Roots
Which of these companies was founded in the early 1980s in Melbourne, Australia, by a woman and her husband?

A: Mrs. Fields B: Curves
C: Jenny Craig D: The Body Shop

Nora jumps this question, too.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Jenny Craig
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,100

Question #6 * Edible Plants
Which of these common herbs is not one of the many edible plants in the mint family?

A: Rosemary B: Chive
C: Basil D: Lavender

Nora's instinct is

Spoiler

chive

, because that's a different shape, but she doesn't know. Meredith reminds her that she has another lifeline. Nora, replying that maybe there are a lot of botanists in the audience, decides to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 2% B: 24% C: 4% D: 70%

Nora says that's a big enough number, and she trusts them, but Meredith tells her that her own instinct was the right one. Nora drops to $1,000.

Answer

B: Chive

-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #6 * Edible Plants
Which of these common herbs is not one of the many edible plants in the mint family?

A: Rosemary B: Chive
C: Basil D: Lavender

Nora's instinct is

Spoiler

chive

, because that's a different shape, but she doesn't know. Meredith reminds her that she has another lifeline. Nora, replying that maybe there are a lot of botanists in the audience, decides to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 2% B: 24% C: 4% D: 70%

Nora says that's a big enough number, and she trusts them, but Meredith tells her that her own instinct was the right one. Nora drops to $1,000.

Answer

B: Chive

Ouch! Nora made a mistake in leading the audience, even though she did have the right hunch. I didn't expect such a big majority to go against her, though. I think what did her in was that everybody focused on "edible plants" and decided that there was only one plant up there that people don't eat.* Too bad Nora didn't lead them a little more.


*But it does have culinary uses.

[earendel]

Nora Goldman
Bala Cynwyd, PA

Question #1 * Sesame Street
Because of her racy outfit, whose duet with Elmo was pulled from a 2010 episode of "Sesame Street"?

A: Rihanna B: Miley Cyrus
C: Pink D: Katy Perry

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Katy Perry
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

I didn't think it was the outfit as much as it was other things, but whatever.

Question #5 * Corporate Roots
Which of these companies was founded in the early 1980s in Melbourne, Australia, by a woman and her husband?

A: Mrs. Fields B: Curves
C: Jenny Craig D: The Body Shop

Nora jumps this question, too.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Jenny Craig
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,100

I'd JTQ on this one also.

Question #6 * Edible Plants
Which of these common herbs is not one of the many edible plants in the mint family?

A: Rosemary B: Chive
C: Basil D: Lavender

Nora's instinct is

Spoiler

chive

, because that's a different shape, but she doesn't know. Meredith reminds her that she has another lifeline. Nora, replying that maybe there are a lot of botanists in the audience, decides to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 2% B: 24% C: 4% D: 70%

Nora says that's a big enough number, and she trusts them, but Meredith tells her that her own instinct was the right one. Nora drops to $1,000.

Answer

B: Chive

I'd JTQ this one because I'm not confident the audience could identify the right answer. FWIW elwing, who was watching with me, thought that lavender wasn't really all that edible and chose that answer.

[wintergreen48]

Question #6 * Edible Plants
Which of these common herbs is not one of the many edible plants in the mint family?

A: Rosemary B: Chive
C: Basil D: Lavender

Nora's instinct is

Spoiler

chive

, because that's a different shape, but she doesn't know. Meredith reminds her that she has another lifeline. Nora, replying that maybe there are a lot of botanists in the audience, decides to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 2% B: 24% C: 4% D: 70%

Nora says that's a big enough number, and she trusts them, but Meredith tells her that her own instinct was the right one. Nora drops to $1,000.

Answer

B: Chive

Ouch! Nora made a mistake in leading the audience, even though she did have the right hunch. I didn't expect such a big majority to go against her, though. I think what did her in was that everybody focused on "edible plants" and decided that there was only one plant up there that people don't eat.* Too bad Nora didn't lead them a little more.


*But it does have culinary uses.

I would not have thought of lavender as being in the mint family, but chives are obviously onions, so it seemed obvious that that is the answer. Obviously. Which goes to show that obvious things sometimes are not.

[TheConfessor]

Question #6 * Edible Plants
Which of these common herbs is not one of the many edible plants in the mint family?

A: Rosemary B: Chive
C: Basil D: Lavender

Nora's instinct is

Spoiler

chive

, because that's a different shape, but she doesn't know. Meredith reminds her that she has another lifeline. Nora, replying that maybe there are a lot of botanists in the audience, decides to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 2% B: 24% C: 4% D: 70%

Nora says that's a big enough number, and she trusts them, but Meredith tells her that her own instinct was the right one. Nora drops to $1,000.

Answer

B: Chive

Ouch! Nora made a mistake in leading the audience, even though she did have the right hunch. I didn't expect such a big majority to go against her, though. I think what did her in was that everybody focused on "edible plants" and decided that there was only one plant up there that people don't eat.* Too bad Nora didn't lead them a little more.


*But it does have culinary uses.

I would not have thought of lavender as being in the mint family, but chives are obviously onions, so it seemed obvious that that is the answer. Obviously. Which goes to show that obvious things sometimes are not.

What am I missing in your logic? Your obvious answer was the correct answer in this case. So what does that go to show?

[wintergreen48]

Ouch! Nora made a mistake in leading the audience, even though she did have the right hunch. I didn't expect such a big majority to go against her, though. I think what did her in was that everybody focused on "edible plants" and decided that there was only one plant up there that people don't eat.* Too bad Nora didn't lead them a little more.


*But it does have culinary uses.

I would not have thought of lavender as being in the mint family, but chives are obviously onions, so it seemed obvious that that is the answer. Obviously. Which goes to show that obvious things sometimes are not.

What am I missing in your logic? Your obvious answer was the correct answer in this case. So what does that go to show?

Oh, I just meant that something that seemed obvious to me, must not have been obvious in fact: the contestant missed it, as did a lot of other people, so the correct answer obviously was not quite so obvious as I thought.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I would not have thought of lavender as being in the mint family, but chives are obviously onions, so it seemed obvious that that is the answer. Obviously. Which goes to show that obvious things sometimes are not.

What am I missing in your logic? Your obvious answer was the correct answer in this case. So what does that go to show?

Oh, I just meant that something that seemed obvious to me, must not have been obvious in fact: the contestant missed it, as did a lot of other people, so the correct answer obviously was not quite so obvious as I thought.

Obviously