Transcript 10/10/11 Lauren Bowers

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Lauren Bowers
Springfield, VA
English tutor

Topic Tree:

10 Child Composer
9 Pizza Delivery
8 Danes on Stage
7 Happy Birthday
6 Fun with Fashion
5 Thawesome Animal
4 Drink de Jour
3 Special Star
2 Today’s the Day
1 Eccentric Will

Topic Tree: (randomized)

5 Thawesome Animal
4 Drink de Jour
10 Child Composer
3 Special Star
9 Pizza Delivery
8 Danes on Stage
7 Happy Birthday
2 Today’s the Day
1 Eccentric Will
6 Fun with Fashion

Question 1 – 6 Fun with Fashion
Which of the following fashion accessories, if said twice, creates an example of onomatopoeia?
A. Boa
B. Pin
C. Sash
D. Ring

Spoiler

D. Ring
$5K
Bank - $5K

Question 2 – 1 Eccentric Will
Sparking the “Great Stork Derby” in 1926, a Toronto lawyer promised the bulk of his estate to the woman who had the most what?
A. Brothers
B. Dogs
C. Babies
D. Horses

Spoiler

C. Babies
$25K
Bank - $30K

commercial break

Question 3 – 2 Today’s the Day
Charles Dederich, the founder of a self-help community, is credited with the phrase, “Today is the first day of” what?
A. The world to come
B. The road ahead
C. The rest of your life
D. Your hopes and dreams

Spoiler

C. The rest of your life
$100
Bank - $30,100

Question 4 – 7 Happy Birthday
Regardless of the date, thoroughbred racehorses born in the U.S. are all given what “official” birthday?
A. September 5th
B. April 15
C. December 10th
D. January 1st

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. January 1st
$10K
Bank - $30,100K

Question 5 – 8 Danes on Stage
If Claire Danes performed in the Shakespeare play that includes the stage direction “Danes following,” she would be acting in what play?
A. Othello
B. King Lear
C. Hamlet
D. Romeo and Juliet

Spoiler

C. Hamlet
$15K
Bank - $45,100

commercial break

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

ATA

ATA results

2% A. 1
36% B. 3
45% C. 5
17% D. 7

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. 3
$3K
Bank - $45,100

Question 7 – 3 Special Star
Astronomers recently gave a white dwarf star the name “Lucy” because they believe its core is made up of the galaxy’s largest what?
A. Star cluster
B. Lava flow
C. Diamond
D. Magnetic field

Spoiler

C. Diamond
$2K
Bank - $47,100

end of show noise

Lauren will return for tomorrow’s show.

[SportsFan68]

Question 1 – 6 Fun with Fashion
Which of the following fashion accessories, if said twice, creates an example of onomatopoeia?
A. Boa
B. Pin
C. Sash
D. Ring

I happened to see this one, and I did the same thing she did - ringring!

Question 3 – 2 Today’s the Day
Charles Dederich, the founder of a self-help community, is credited with the phrase, “Today is the first day of” what?
A. The world to come
B. The road ahead
C. The rest of your life
D. Your hopes and dreams

"Today is the first day of the rest of your life -- start it right with Total." I wonder if General Mills gave him any money.

Question 4 – 7 Happy Birthday
Regardless of the date, thoroughbred racehorses born in the U.S. are all given what “official” birthday?
A. September 5
B. April 15
C. December 10
D. January 1

I've heard and read it since, but I originally learned this by reading My Friend Flicka and Thunderhead a million years ago.

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

This was a killer, just like the umlaut on Haagen-Dazs question.

[vettech]

Question 4 – 7 Happy Birthday
Regardless of the date, thoroughbred racehorses born in the U.S. are all given what “official” birthday?
A. September 5th
B. April 15
C. December 10th
D. January 1st

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. January 1st
$10K
Bank - $30,100K

I learned this during my horse crazy preteen years, made especially easy to remember by the January 1 birthday of both my mother and grandmother.

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

ATA

ATA results

2% A. 1
36% B. 3
45% C. 5
17% D. 7

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. 3
$3K
Bank - $45,100

The hubby worked for Domino's when we first met so I knew this one cold, right down to what the 3 dots represent.

[earendel]

Lauren Bowers
Springfield, VA
English tutor

Not an English tudor???

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

ATA

ATA results

2% A. 1
36% B. 3
45% C. 5
17% D. 7

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. 3
$3K
Bank - $45,100

Neither elwing nor I are fans of Domino's and I'm not sure how popular the chain is in NYC, so I'd JTQ right away.

[earendel]

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

ATA

ATA results

2% A. 1
36% B. 3
45% C. 5
17% D. 7

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. 3
$3K
Bank - $45,100

The hubby worked for Domino's when we first met so I knew this one cold, right down to what the 3 dots represent.

OK, I'll bite. What do they represent?

[vettech]

Question 6 – 9 Pizza Delivery
For years, how many dots, or pips, have been depicted on the domino seen in the logo for Domino’s Pizza?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

ATA

ATA results

2% A. 1
36% B. 3
45% C. 5
17% D. 7

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. 3
$3K
Bank - $45,100

The hubby worked for Domino's when we first met so I knew this one cold, right down to what the 3 dots represent.

OK, I'll bite. What do they represent?

The three original stores.