Transcript 5/13/2011 - Sara Smith

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Sara Smith
Middleboro, MA
Student

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Highest Honor
9 - Net Names
8 - Chef in Chief
7 - Big Winners
6 - Song of Science
5 - Ocean Life
4 - Logo Art
3 - Tools of the Trade
2 - Stamp of History
1 - Female Fashion


Topic Tree: (randomized)
8 - Chef in Chief
6 - Song of Silence
5 - Ocean Life
3 - Tools of the Trade
7 - Big Winners
1 - Female Fashion
9 - Net Names
4 - Logo Art
10 - Highest Honor
2 - Stamp of History

Question #1 (Stamp of History - Level 2)
Images of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin appear on a 1936 postage stamp that features what U.S. landmark?
A - Plymouth Rock
B - Statue of Liberty
C - The Alamo
D - Mount Rushmore

Spoiler

Answer: C (The Alamo)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 (Highest Honor - Level 10)
The highest military decoration given by the U.S. government, the Medal of Honor, was awarded a record 1,522 times for what conflict?
A - American Civil War
B - War of 1812
C - World War II
D - Vietnam War

Sara doesn't know this one and doesn't think she can narrow it down so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Civil War)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $500

Question #3 (Logo Art - Level 4)
In its logo, the American Association for Hand Surgery uses a detail from what artist's "The Creation of Adam"?
A - Pablo Picasso
B - Vincent van Gogh
C - Leonardo da Vinci
D - Michaelangelo

Sara's parents just got back from Italy and they saw this.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Michaelangelo)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,500

commercial break

Sara is majoring in philosophy and Middle Eastern studies. She's fluent in Arabic and hopes to go to graduate school in Jordan. She is used to facing down her fears - she had a fear of flying and decided to go to jump school and become a paratrooper. Sara's mom, Claire, is in the relationship seat.

Question #4 (Net Names - Level 9)
Before taking its current name, what Internet company was originally called BackRub?
A - Twitter
B - Amazon
C - Google
D - YouTube

Sara only pauses for a moment before deciding to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 19%
C - 16%
D - 34%

Sara was afraid of that result. She hates to do it but she's going to jump this question also.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Google)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $1,500

Question #5 (Female Fashion - Level 1)
"Sports" and "training" are two varieties of what women's garment?
A - scarf
B - blouse
C - bra
D - pantyhose

Spoiler

Answer: C (bra)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,500

Question #6 (Big Winners - Level 7)
What unique prize is given to winners of the Teen Choice Awards?
A - surfboard
B - electric guitar
C - gold sunglasses
D - scooter

Liz doesn't watch this awards show. She's thinking it's

Spoiler

A

but that would be a wild guess. She makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A (surfboard)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $6,500

Question #7 (Tools of the Trade - Level 3)
Often needed after a trip to IKEA, what tool is also known as a "hex key"?
A - coping saw
B - Allen wrench
C - Phillips screwdriver
D - needle-nose pliers

Liz has assembled furniture before.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Allen wrench)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $31,500

commercial break

Meredith thought that Sara might walk away on the Teen Choice Award question and asks how close she was to walking away. "Pretty close", Sara says, but adds she's glad she went for it.

Question #8 (Ocean Life - Level 5)
Because they contain many diverse organisms, coral reefs are often described as the what "of the oceans"?
A - tundras
B - rain forests
C - prairies
D - deserts

The one that jumps out at Sara is

Spoiler

rain forest because it has a lot of different types of life

. It's the only logical choice so that's her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (rain forests)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $38,500

Question #9 (Song of Science - Level 6)
Folk duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle sing "Just a little atom of chlorine/Valence minus one" in a song titled what?
A - CO2
B - Zn
C - NaCl
D - Fe

Sara wants to say that it's

Spoiler

C

but if she's not right she'd go back to $1,000. She could walk away with half her bank. She really wants to say

Spoiler

C

. She has more confidence than when she guessed before but there's more money at stake. She decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (NaCl)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,250

commercial break

The "Blast from the past" question was from 2006:
At the State of the Union address, who usually sits with the vice president behind the U.S. president?
A - Chief Justice
B - Speaker of the House
C - Secretary of State
D - Senate majority leader

Spoiler

B (Speaker of the House)

[earendel]

Sara Smith
Middleboro, MA
Student

Question #2 (Highest Honor - Level x)
The highest military decoration given by the U.S. government, the Medal of Honor, was awarded a record 1,522 times for what conflict?
A - American Civil War
B - War of 1812
C - World War II
D - Vietnam War

Sara doesn't know this one and doesn't think she can narrow it down so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Civil War)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $500

I thought it might be the Civil War. My rationale was a belief that since that time the requirements for receiving the medal had become more restrictive.

Question #4 (Net Names - Level 9)
Before taking its current name, what Internet company was originally called BackRub?
A - Twitter
B - Amazon
C - Google
D - YouTube

Sara only pauses for a moment before deciding to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 19%
C - 16%
D - 34%

Sara was afraid of that result. She hates to do it but she's going to jump this question also.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Google)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $1,500

No idea. I doubt the audience would either (and the ATA results substantiate that), so JTQ.

Question #6 (Big Winners - Level 7)
What unique prize is given to winners of the Teen Choice Awards?
A - surfboard
B - electric guitar
C - gold sunglasses
D - scooter

Liz doesn't watch this awards show. She's thinking it's

Spoiler

A

but that would be a wild guess. She makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A (surfboard)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $6,500

I'd ATA on this one.

Question #7 (Tools of the Trade - Level 3)
Often needed after a trip to IKEA, what tool is also known as a "hex key"?
A - coping saw
B - Allen wrench
C - Phillips screwdriver
D - needle-nose pliers

Liz has assembled furniture before.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Allen wrench)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $31,500

Even without the IKEA reference I'd have known this one, but now I have actual IKEA assembly experience.

Question #9 (Song of Science - Level 6)
Folk duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle sing "Just a little atom of chlorine/Valence minus one" in a song titled what?
A - CO2
B - Zn
C - NaCl
D - Fe

Sara wants to say that it's

Spoiler

C

but if she's not right she'd go back to $1,000. She could walk away with half her bank. She really wants to say

Spoiler

C

. She has more confidence than when she guessed before but there's more money at stake. She decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (NaCl)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,250

It's a shame she didn't go with her answer.

[Bob Juch]

Sara Smith
Middleboro, MA
Student

Question #2 (Highest Honor - Level x)
The highest military decoration given by the U.S. government, the Medal of Honor, was awarded a record 1,522 times for what conflict?
A - American Civil War
B - War of 1812
C - World War II
D - Vietnam War

Sara doesn't know this one and doesn't think she can narrow it down so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Civil War)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $500

I thought it might be the Civil War. My rationale was a belief that since that time the requirements for receiving the medal had become more restrictive.

A great number of MoHs during the Civil War were for capturing an enemy flag or preserving their unit's or the national flag.

[Bob78164]

Sara Smith
Middleboro, MA
Student

Question #2 (Highest Honor - Level x)
The highest military decoration given by the U.S. government, the Medal of Honor, was awarded a record 1,522 times for what conflict?
A - American Civil War
B - War of 1812
C - World War II
D - Vietnam War

Sara doesn't know this one and doesn't think she can narrow it down so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Civil War)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $500

I thought it might be the Civil War. My rationale was a belief that since that time the requirements for receiving the medal had become more restrictive.

A great number of MoHs during the Civil War were for capturing an enemy flag or preserving their unit's or the national flag.

I'm ticked at myself for not remembering this. There was a million-dollar question a little while back about when the only woman to get the honor served. I went to the Wikipedia entry about the Medal after I saw that question, and it contains a reasonably thorough discussion of its history. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Sara's appearance. She auditioned in September.

http://www.enterprisenews.com/topstorie ... illionaire

While stationed in North Carolina, Smith said she watched the show in Arabic to help her in her language studies. She’s now fluent.

Is the Arabic version of the show broadcast from Gastonia?

[SportsFan68]

Question #2 (Highest Honor - Level 10)
The highest military decoration given by the U.S. government, the Medal of Honor, was awarded a record 1,522 times for what conflict?
A - American Civil War
B - War of 1812
C - World War II
D - Vietnam War

I'm sure glad I didn't get this one. I might have quickly and confidently answered WWII.

Question #4 (Net Names - Level 9)
Before taking its current name, what Internet company was originally called BackRub?
A - Twitter
B - Amazon
C - Google
D - YouTube

I would have needed seven, or maybe eight, clues to get this one.