Transcript 10/06/14 Pearson Browne

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Pearson Browne
Arlington, TX

Pearson’s Plus One is his dad, Beau.

Question 1 – Appropriately, Larry Speakes held what position at the White House during most of Ronald Reagan’s presidency?
A. Vice President
B. Surgeon General
C. Press Secretary
D. Executive Pastry Chef

Spoiler

C. Press Secretary
$3K
Bank - $3K

Question 2 – According to Time, many recent college grads can’t find employment because they lack “soft skills.” Which of these is NOT a soft skill?
A. Creativity
B. Communication
C. Computer programming
D. Collaboration

Spoiler

C. Computer programming
$2K
Bank - $5K

Question 3 – In order to keep a then-popular type of facial hair from getting wet, Ellen Mitchenson patented what specialized piece of silverware in 1873?
A. Beard fork
B. Mustache spoon
C. Goatee knife
D. Soul patch spork

Spoiler

B. Mustache spoon
$25K
Bank - $30K

commercial break

Question 4 – Because it contains the same toxic substance as poison ivy, merely touching which fruit’s skin can leave you with an itchy rash?
A. Guava
B. Mango
C. Kiwi
D. Papaya

ATA

ATA results

50% A. Guava
7% B. Mango
39% C. Kiwi
4% D. Papaya

JTQ

Spoiler

B. Mango
$1K
Bank - $30K

Question 5 – What famous author was paid a “national treasure” stipend by his home country of Denmark until his death in 1875?
A. Charles Baudelaire
B. William Butler Yeats
C. Hans Christian Andersen
D. Franz Kafka

+1

Beau doesn’t know. He believes that “national treasure” is a clue.
They both agree that

Spoiler

Hans Christian Andersen

has the most Denmark-sounding name.

Spoiler

C. Hans Christian Andersen
$5K
Bank - $35K

Question 6 – What popular Thanksgiving dish was invented in 1955 as a promotional recipe for Campbell’s soup?
A. Corn bread stuffing
B. Green bean casserole
C. Whipped sweet potatoes
D. Cranberry sauce

Spoiler

B. Green bean casserole
$10K
Bank - $45K

commercial break

Question 7 – Film buffs enjoy pointing out that each letter in “IBM” is alphabetically one letter past the three that spell the name of the villain in what film?
A. The Silence of the Lambs
B. Psycho
C. 2001: A Space Odyssey
D. A Clockwork Orange

Spoiler

C. 2001: A Space Odyssey
$7K
Bank - $52K

Question 8 – If you make it through the first minutes of the official video for the 1985 song, “We Are The World,” you’ll hear who shout “Get down!” in the last solo?
A. Ray Charles
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Prince
D. Whitney Houston

Pearson decides to walk

Spoiler

A. Ray Charles
Pearson leaves with $26K

commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

In his introduction, they said that Pearson had hosted a trivia game on a cruise ship for several months. That experience certainly must have helped him with the big personality one needs to get cast on this show, but if it did anything for his being a trivia player, I didn't see it in this game. Even though Terry praised his lifeline usage, what I saw was wasting an ATA on an obscure question that should have been jumped immediately, and then calling up his Plus One to pick out the one obvious Danish name in the bunch.

He barely got past the green bean casserole question, too.

[jarnon]

Question 1 – Appropriately, Larry Speakes held what position at the White House during most of Ronald Reagan’s presidency?
A. Vice President
B. Surgeon General
C. Press Secretary
D. Executive Pastry Chef

Spoiler

C. Press Secretary
$3K
Bank - $3K

Actually, Speakes's title was Deputy Press Secretary. He filled in for the injured Jim Brady for six years.

Question 4 – Because it contains the same toxic substance as poison ivy, merely touching which fruit’s skin can leave you with an itchy rash?
A. Guava
B. Mango
C. Kiwi
D. Papaya

ATA

ATA results

50% A. Guava
7% B. Mango
39% C. Kiwi
4% D. Papaya

JTQ

Spoiler

B. Mango
$1K
Bank - $30K

I've eaten kiwis and know they're harmless, so I would have gone with the audience and left with $1K.

Question 5 – What famous author was paid a “national treasure” stipend by his home country of Denmark until his death in 1875?
A. Charles Baudelaire
B. William Butler Yeats
C. Hans Christian Andersen
D. Franz Kafka

+1

Beau doesn’t know. He believes that “national treasure” is a clue.
They both agree that

Spoiler

Hans Christian Andersen

has the most Denmark-sounding name.

Spoiler

C. Hans Christian Andersen
$5K
Bank - $35K

I know the Danes consider Andersen a "national treasure." Also, Kafka and Yeats lived in the 20th century.

Question 8 – If you make it through the first minutes of the official video for the 1985 song, “We Are The World,” you’ll hear who shout “Get down!” in the last solo?
A. Ray Charles
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Prince
D. Whitney Houston

Pearson decides to walk

Spoiler

A. Ray Charles
Pearson leaves with $26K

It can't be Prince, since he missed “We Are The World” because he had to bail his bodyguard out of jail. The story is told in this famous Saturday Night Live sketch:
Cold Opening: Prince

[SportsFan68]

I saw the last half of this and thought this guy was great.

Question 4 – Because it contains the same toxic substance as poison ivy, merely touching which fruit’s skin can leave you with an itchy rash?
A. Guava
B. Mango
C. Kiwi
D. Papaya

ATA

ATA results

50% A. Guava
7% B. Mango
39% C. Kiwi
4% D. Papaya

JTQ

Spoiler

B. Mango
$1K
Bank - $30K

Never heard of this. JTQ.

Question 8 – If you make it through the first minutes of the official video for the 1985 song, “We Are The World,” you’ll hear who shout “Get down!” in the last solo?
A. Ray Charles
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Prince
D. Whitney Houston

Pearson decides to walk

Spoiler

A. Ray Charles
Pearson leaves with $26K

My guess would have been Ray Charles, but I suppose it could have been Aretha too. ATA, and if I don't like the spike, Plus One. Or, Plus One first depending on who it is.

[earendel]

Pearson Browne
Arlington, TX

Pearson’s Plus One is his dad, Beau.

Question 4 – Because it contains the same toxic substance as poison ivy, merely touching which fruit’s skin can leave you with an itchy rash?
A. Guava
B. Mango
C. Kiwi
D. Papaya

ATA

ATA results

50% A. Guava
7% B. Mango
39% C. Kiwi
4% D. Papaya

JTQ

Spoiler

B. Mango
$1K
Bank - $30K

I'd JTQ on this one.

Question 6 – What popular Thanksgiving dish was invented in 1955 as a promotional recipe for Campbell’s soup?
A. Corn bread stuffing
B. Green bean casserole
C. Whipped sweet potatoes
D. Cranberry sauce

Spoiler

B. Green bean casserole
$10K
Bank - $45K

This is a tradition in Rivendell.

Question 7 – Film buffs enjoy pointing out that each letter in “IBM” is alphabetically one letter past the three that spell the name of the villain in what film?
A. The Silence of the Lambs
B. Psycho
C. 2001: A Space Odyssey
D. A Clockwork Orange

Spoiler

C. 2001: A Space Odyssey
$7K
Bank - $52K

Both Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick deny that this was intentional.

Question 8 – If you make it through the first minutes of the official video for the 1985 song, “We Are The World,” you’ll hear who shout “Get down!” in the last solo?
A. Ray Charles
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Prince
D. Whitney Houston

Pearson decides to walk

Spoiler

A. Ray Charles
Pearson leaves with $26K

Since I've already used my JTQ, I might as well ATA, although I don't think they'll give me a strong enough response. None of my +1 candidates would know this.