Transcript 09/08/11 - Charlie Niesenbaum

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Charlie Niesenbaum
Brooklyn, NY
Law student

Charlie has wanted to be on the show since it's started.

Charlie: I've always wanted to be on a game show, and this is amazing! This is just great.

Meredith: Oh, you said you always wanted to be on a game show, as opposed--

Charlie: Well, this is, of course, my favorite game show.

Charlie was a food writer in college. All he wrote about was junk food.

Charlie's sister, Emily, is in the audience.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Explosive Photos
9: Harry Potter
8: World's Fair
7: Lady Leisure
6: Foreign Tastes
5: Leg Trends
4: Oprah Farewell
3: A Music Question
2: Cool Colors
1: Idea Woman

Topic Tree (Randomized)
10: Explosive Photos
9: Harry Potter
8: World's Fair
2: Cool Colors
7: Lady Leisure
1: Idea Woman
3: A Music Question
4: Oprah Farewell
6: Foreign Tastes
5: Leg Trends


Question #1 - Level 5: Leg Trends
Possibly aided by Pippa and Kate Middleton's notable use of them, what type of "taboo" leg wear is said to be making a comeback?

A: Nude pantyhose B: Footless tights
C: Thigh highs D: Leg warmers

Charlie is a huge fan of the Middletons, but he hasn't been keeping up with their leg wear coverage. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 32% B: 11% C: 21% D: 36%

Charlie jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Nude pantyhose
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

Question #2 - Level 6: Foreign Tastes
According to legend, in 1835, Lord Marcus Sandys asked two chemists to make a sauce he found in India, but instead they created what?

A: Tabasco sauce B: Barbeque sauce
C: Worcestershire sauce D: Tartar sauce

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Worcestershire sauce
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #3 - Level 4: Oprah Farewell
The final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" notably lacked what staple element?

A: Commercials B: A chair on stage
C: A studio audience D: Guests

Charlie jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Guests
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #4 - Level 3: A Music Question
In 2011, what artist released the unimaginatively but accurately titled album "This is Country Music"?

A: Bruno Mars B: Brad Paisley
C: T-Pain D: Nicki Minaj

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Brad Paisley
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $40,000

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 - Level 1: Idea Woman
Because she held over 40 different patents, inventor Beulah Louise Henry was popularly known by what nickname?

A: Lady Edison B: Lady Shakespeare
C: Lady Rockefeller D: Lady Darwin

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lady Edison
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $41,000

Question #6 - Level 7: Lady Leisure
Long before becoming a billion dollar industry, what hobby was popular with men such as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain?

A: Knitting B: Doll making
C: Scrapbooking D: Quilting

Charlie thinks it's

Spoiler

C

, but he walks away with $20,500.

Answer

C: Scrapbooking

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Question #1 - Level 5: Leg Trends
Possibly aided by Pippa and Kate Middleton's notable use of them, what type of "taboo" leg wear is said to be making a comeback?

A: Nude pantyhose B: Footless tights
C: Thigh highs D: Leg warmers

This is a WWOQ for me. I would have thought the audience would know, though.

Question #2 - Level 6: Foreign Tastes
According to legend, in 1835, Lord Marcus Sandys asked two chemists to make a sauce he found in India, but instead they created what?

A: Tabasco sauce B: Barbeque sauce
C: Worcestershire sauce D: Tartar sauce

Worcestershire would have been my guess, but I dunno if I would have pulled the trigger in the hot seat.

Question #3 - Level 4: Oprah Farewell
The final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" notably lacked what staple element?

A: Commercials B: A chair on stage
C: A studio audience D: Guests

Whew! I knew this one because I saw several clips.

Question #6 - Level 7: Lady Leisure
Long before becoming a billion dollar industry, what hobby was popular with men such as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain?

A: Knitting B: Doll making
C: Scrapbooking D: Quilting

Depending on what I did with Question 2, I'm probably gone now.

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Charlie Niesenbaum
Brooklyn, NY
Law student

Charlie has wanted to be on the show since it's started.

Charlie: I've always wanted to be on a game show, and this is amazing! This is just great.

Meredith: Oh, you said you always wanted to be on a game show, as opposed--

Charlie: Well, this is, of course, my favorite game show.

Charlie was a food writer in college. All he wrote about was junk food.

Charlie's sister, Emily, is in the audience.

Isn't it a little early in the season to be fishing for compliments, Meredith?

Question #1 - Level 5: Leg Trends
Possibly aided by Pippa and Kate Middleton's notable use of them, what type of "taboo" leg wear is said to be making a comeback?

A: Nude pantyhose B: Footless tights
C: Thigh highs D: Leg warmers

Charlie is a huge fan of the Middletons, but he hasn't been keeping up with their leg wear coverage. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 32% B: 11% C: 21% D: 36%

Charlie jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Nude pantyhose
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

Regrettably I'd have done the same thing (ATA then JTQ). I care next to nothing about the British royal family.

Question #3 - Level 4: Oprah Farewell
The final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" notably lacked what staple element?

A: Commercials B: A chair on stage
C: A studio audience D: Guests

Charlie jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Guests
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

I knew that there would be questions about Oprah's last episode.

Question #4 - Level 3: A Music Question
In 2011, what artist released the unimaginatively but accurately titled album "This is Country Music"?

A: Bruno Mars B: Brad Paisley
C: T-Pain D: Nicki Minaj

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Brad Paisley
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $40,000

Paisley is the only one I recognize as a country musician. I don't know if I'd have been brave enough to pull the trigger just on that bit of knowledge.

I was hoping he'd get to the Harry Potter question.