Transcript 12/01/15 Maggie Keavney

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Maggie Keavney
Philadelphia, PA
As a kid was a Navy brat
Says she is carrying a game show legacy as her +1 is her mom who was on the $25K Pyramid in the '80s.

$500 :
Adapting the Twelve Step program from Alcoholics Anonymous, OLGA is a recovery group for those addicted to what?
A: Old lady gossip B: Ostentatious lawn gnomes
C: Oligarchial governments D: On-line gambling

Spoiler

D: On-line gambling

$1000 :
According to the website Diner Lingo, if you want to order eggs and bacon, you can just ask for what?
A: Caw & roar B: Moo & howl
C: Cluck & grunt D: Bark & meow

Spoiler

C: Cluck & grunt

$2000 :
According to its official rules, uttering "unintelligible or nonsense sounds" will get you disqualified from what annual event?
A: World Series of Poker B: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
C: Scripps National Spelling Bee D: Pillsbury Bake-Off

ATA

A:33% B: 7%
C: 57% D: 3%

C: Scripps National Spelling Bee

$3000 :
We're mistaken when we use phrases like "Ye Olde" today because the archaic English letter that looks like our modern Y was actually pronounced how?
A: Ph as in phone B: Th as in there
C: Sh as in shoe D: Ch as in chew

Spoiler

B: Th as in there

$5000 :
As a thank you to Britain for its support during World War II, what country has donated London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree since 1947?
A: Spain B: China
C: Norway D: Egypt

Spoiler

C: Norway

First break


$7000 :
Though officially named Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon, the 37th President's First Lady went by another name, thanks to being born just hours before what holiday?
A: Valentine's Day B: Easter Sunday
C: Independence Day D: St. Patrick's Day

Spoiler

D: St. Patrick's Day

$10K :
Research suggests a woman may be slightly more likely to have a girl if she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is considered a severe form of what?
A: Spider veins B: Early lactation
C: Morning sickness D: Braxton Hicks contractions

Spoiler

C: Morning sickness

$20K :
Though Jay Z boasts in a song that he invented it, what hip-hop slang term is a shortened version of a word used by William Shakespeare?
A. Swag B. Henny
C. Chillin' D. Shorty

50/50

A. Swag
D. Shorty

Correct A. Swag

Second break


$30K :
In July 1985, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings actually interrupted "General Hospital" to announce the end of what infamous failure?
A: Joan Rivers' late-night talk show B: New Coke
C: The DeLorean Motor Company D: Elizabeth Taylor's 6th marriage

+1

Maggie and her mom discussed the choices, first dismissing New Coke as not a reason to interrupt a broadcast and leaning C, but then re-reading "infamous failure" and maybe it is New Coke.
Maggie decided to walk with $20K.

Answer was B: New Coke

Third break

QotD:
Caution should be used when asking to dine "al fresco" in Italy, where the phrase is slang for a what?
A: Prison B: Hospital
C: Gymnasium D: Nursing home

Spoiler

A: Prison

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Maggie Keavney
Philadelphia, PA
As a kid was a Navy brat
Says she is carrying a game show legacy as her +1 is her mom who was on the $25K Pyramid in the '80s.

$20K :
Though Jay Z boasts in a song that he invented it, what hip-hop slang term is a shortened version of a word used by William Shakespeare?
A. Swag B. Henny
C. Chillin' D. Shorty

50/50

A. Swag
D. Shorty

Correct A. Swag

I won a Shakespeare trivia book as a door prize at a trivia event and I've been working through it. This was one of the pieces of information in the book.

$30K :
In July 1985, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings actually interrupted "General Hospital" to announce the end of what infamous failure?
A: Joan Rivers' late-night talk show B: New Coke
C: The DeLorean Motor Company D: Elizabeth Taylor's 6th marriage

+1

Maggie and her mom discussed the choices, first dismissing New Coke as not a reason to interrupt a broadcast and leaning C, but then re-reading "infamous failure" and maybe it is New Coke.
Maggie decided to walk with $20K.

Answer was B: New Coke

As one who prefers Coke over Pepsi I remember this - when the announcement about the new formula was made I stocked up on the old version and drank a toast to the failure.

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$10K :
Research suggests a woman may be slightly more likely to have a girl if she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is considered a severe form of what?
A: Spider veins B: Early lactation
C: Morning sickness D: Braxton Hicks contractions

Spoiler

C: Morning sickness

MatiasGrandmother had awful morning sickness virtually the entire pregnancy for both children, one boy and one girl. So "slightly" is probably very appropriately used here.

$30K :
In July 1985, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings actually interrupted "General Hospital" to announce the end of what infamous failure?
A: Joan Rivers' late-night talk show B: New Coke
C: The DeLorean Motor Company D: Elizabeth Taylor's 6th marriage

+1

Maggie and her mom discussed the choices, first dismissing New Coke as not a reason to interrupt a broadcast and leaning C, but then re-reading "infamous failure" and maybe it is New Coke.
Maggie decided to walk with $20K.

Answer was B: New Coke

My guess would have been New Coke, but I have absolutely no recollection of this. I dunno if I would have dared to pull the trigger. OK, 50/50.