Transcript 9/12/2014b - Robin Joseph

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Robin Joseph
Clinton Hill, NY

Question #1:
Above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey, which American is depicted among statues of 20th-century Christian martyrs?
A - John F. Kennedy
B - Robert F. Kennedy
C - Harvey Milk
D - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Robin's greatest nightmare is going out on the first question so she calls upon her "Plus 1" lifeline, her dad. He says he thinks he's in the same boat as his daughter. He talks about which one might be more Christian and not political. She repeats that she doesn't want to go home on the first question so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0

commercial break

Question #2:
In the "Sesame Street" cookbook "B is for Baking," what character offers a recipe for "Really Rotten Banana Bread"?
A - Count von Count
B - Elmo
C - Oscar the Grouch
D - Big Bird

Robin is happy this was the next question because "Sesame Street" was her favorite growing up.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Oscar the Grouch)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #3:
Used for centuries, the classic dog name "Fido" is Latin for what?
A - "I am faithful"
B - "I am happy you're home"
C - "I am a good boy"
D - "I made a mess on the carpet"

Robin is a dog owner and can see how any of these might make sense.

Spoiler

Answer: A ("I am faithful")
Value: $7,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #4:
Which of the following is not an actual merit badge awarded by The Boy Scouts of America?
A - Shotgun shooting
B - Knife throwing
C - Dentistry
D - Nuclear science

Robin says she knows that they

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shoot and they use knives

. She can't rule out any answer so she decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 10%
B - 10%
C - 54%
D - 26%

Robin is afraid she might have influenced the audience through the power of suggestion. She says "What the heck!" and goes for it.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Knife throwing)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
What does the "U" stand for in the name of military vehicles known as a "UAVs"?
A - Unmanned
B - Underground
C - User
D - Ultrasonic

Question of the Day answer

A (Unmanned)

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I have the Nuclear Science Merit Badge

[Bob78164]

I have the Nuclear Science Merit Badge

I have a friend who worked for years to get the dentistry badge. When he finally succeeded, he said actually getting the Scouts to award it to him was

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like pulling teeth

. --Bob

[jarnon]

Robin Joseph
Clinton Hill, NY

Question #1:
Above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey, which American is depicted among statues of 20th-century Christian martyrs?
A - John F. Kennedy
B - Robert F. Kennedy
C - Harvey Milk
D - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Robin's greatest nightmare is going out on the first question so she calls upon her "Plus 1" lifeline, her dad. He says he thinks he's in the same boat as his daughter. He talks about which one might be more Christian and not political. She repeats that she doesn't want to go home on the first question so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0

I found a picture:


Maximilian Kolbe, Manche Masemola, Janani Luwum, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, Martin Luther King, Óscar Romero, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Esther John, Lucian Tapiedi, and Wang Zhiming.

[earendel]

Robin Joseph
Clinton Hill, NY

Once again, no chitchat. I like this.

Question #1:
Above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey, which American is depicted among statues of 20th-century Christian martyrs?
A - John F. Kennedy
B - Robert F. Kennedy
C - Harvey Milk
D - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Robin's greatest nightmare is going out on the first question so she calls upon her "Plus 1" lifeline, her dad. He says he thinks he's in the same boat as his daughter. He talks about which one might be more Christian and not political. She repeats that she doesn't want to go home on the first question so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0

It looked like Robin's father was wearing a yarmulke; if so it makes it a little easier to understand why he might not have known about Christian martyrs or MLK Jr.'s conections to the church.

Question #4:
Which of the following is not an actual merit badge awarded by The Boy Scouts of America?
A - Shotgun shooting
B - Knife throwing
C - Dentistry
D - Nuclear science

Robin says she knows that they

Spoiler

shoot and they use knives

. She can't rule out any answer so she decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 10%
B - 10%
C - 54%
D - 26%

Robin is afraid she might have influenced the audience through the power of suggestion. She says "What the heck!" and goes for it.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Knife throwing)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

When I was a scout there was a merit badge for "atomic energy" and I earned it. I'm guessing "nuclear science" is the successor to that badge. As for the others, I wouldn't associate the Scouts with shotguns, and I remember being taught not to throw that wonderful Boy Scout knife. Since I can't be certain and I don't think the audience is likely to know it, I'll JTQ.