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Cristy Lecik
Forest, VA
Homemaker

Topic Tree:
Whiteout
The Solar System
Billy Crystal
Wheels Up
Political Parties
Me Me Me
The Blitz
Snack Time
Potty Mouth
State Capitals
Lookin’ Good
Early Americans
Around the House
Animals
Don’t Scratch It

$100 Which of these terms is loosely defined by doctors as “an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch?
A. Yawn
B. Itch
C. Bruise
D. Cooties

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B. Itch (6)

$200 Which of these animals got its name because it often seems to “bark” like a canine?
A. Guinea pig
B. Prairie dog
C. Hedgehog
D. Ferret

Spoiler

B. Prairie dog ( 8 )

$300 Which of these types of cellar is built to withstand bad weather and not specifically to store food or drink?
A. Salt cellar
B. Cheese cellar
C. Storm cellar
D. Wine cellar

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C. Storm cellar ( 8 )

$500 According to the New York Times, whose boyhood farm boasted “not a single cherry tree” when it was identified by historians in 2008?
A. Ethan Allen
B. George Washington
C. Daniel Boone
D. Meriwether Lewis

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B. George Washington (7)

$1K Popular at high school proms, an “updo” is a type of what?
A. Hairstyle
B. Dress
C. Shoe
D. Handbag

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A. Hairstyle (7)

$2K What is the northernmost U.S. state capital?
A. Columbus
B. Boise
C. Richmond
D. Juneau

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D. Juneau ( 18 )

$4K In a best-selling 2007 book, author Natalie Angier playfully accuses what scientific term of sounding “a little smutty”?
A. Plate tectonics
B. The greenhouse effect
C. The big bang
D. Quantum mechanics

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C. The big bang (17)

commercial break

$8K Increasingly popular in the U.S., Pinkberry and Red Mango are competing retail chains that primarily sell what?
A. Baked goods
B. Frozen yogurt
C. Coffee
D. Soup

ATA (13)

2% A. Baked goods
93% B. Frozen yogurt
4% C. Coffee
1% D. Soup

Spoiler

B. Frozen Yogurt (7)

$16K In World War II, the German air force staged an infamous bombing campaign known as the Blitz that primarily targeted what city?
A. Paris
B. Warsaw
C. Madrid
D. London

PAF (20)

Cristy’s PAF team:
Ben – Drexel Hill, PA
Kettner – Bethesda, MD
Spencer – Acworth, GA – Cristy’s brother

PAF – Ben

Ben: I would like to say it’s London and I’m about 75% sure.

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D. London (16)

horn

Cristy will return for tomorrow’s show

Answers:
$100 B. Itch
$200 B. Prairie dog
$300 C. Storm cellar
$500 B. George Washington
$1K A. Hairstyle
$2K D. Juneau
$4K C. The big bang
$8K B. Frozen yogurt
$16K D. London

I've never heard of either Pinkberry or Red Mango (we don't have either of those stores here) but could figure out what the answer was based on the names. Now if "smoothies" had been a distractor I might have needed either ATA or Double Dip.

Kazoo65 wrote:I've never heard of either Pinkberry or Red Mango (we don't have either of those stores here) but could figure out what the answer was based on the names. Now if "smoothies" had been a distractor I might have needed either ATA or Double Dip.

I too hadn't heard of either chain. I will assume they are common in the northeast, but where else? West coast? Deep south? Upper midwest? Mountain states? Texas (being a world unto itself)?

Who came up with making itch the B option? Subliminal dig at the host, perhaps?

According to my googling, Pinkberry stores are only in southern California and NYC, although I don't remember seeing in NYC. There are plenty there though.

Red Mango is more wide spread with stores in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, NJ, NY, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

Never heard of either one of them

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Topic Tree:
Whiteout
The Solar System
Billy Crystal
Wheels Up
Political Parties
Me Me Me
The Blitz
Snack Time
Potty Mouth
State Capitals
Lookin’ Good
Early Americans
Around the House
Animals
Don’t Scratch It

No clue what The Blitz, Me Me Me, Wheels Up, and Whiteout could mean. And I see that the $250,000 Billy Crystal question has returned.

$8K: Never heard of Pinkberry or Red Mango. I will also ATA.

$16K: Definitely a PAF question for me.

I am in the same position as Cristy for tomorrow's show.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:No clue what The Blitz, Me Me Me, Wheels Up, and Whiteout could mean.

For a clue, look at the $16k question.

Estonut wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:No clue what The Blitz, Me Me Me, Wheels Up, and Whiteout could mean.

For a clue, look at the $16k question.

I merely gave my first impression at the topic tree.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Cristy Lecik
Forest, VA
Homemaker

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8K Increasingly popular in the U.S., Pinkberry and Red Mango are competing retail chains that primarily sell what?
A. Baked goods
B. Frozen yogurt
C. Coffee
D. Soup

ATA (13)

2% A. Baked goods
93% B. Frozen yogurt
4% C. Coffee
1% D. Soup

Spoiler

B. Frozen Yogurt (7)

River City has neither of these franchises. Given the names "B" seems to make the most sense but it could also be "A". So time to ATA.

Could puzzle out the Pinkberry/Red Mango question from the choices. No problemo with the others. Looking at $25K with all lifelines intact.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

Estonut wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:No clue what The Blitz, Me Me Me, Wheels Up, and Whiteout could mean.

For a clue, look at the $16k question.

I merely gave my first impression at the topic tree.

I was pleasantly surprised that the question really was about The Blitz, and that it wasn't a cutesy topic name for something completely different.

I couldn't recall hearing about Pinkberry or Red Mango, so even though the answered seemed pretty logical, I might have burned the ATA there.

The only time I heard of Pinkberry was an American Express commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynr6mBbEnRE

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:The only time I heard of Pinkberry was an American Express commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynr6mBbEnRE

I was going to mention the Amex commercial, but Pinkberry is ubiquitous here on the leftcoast and quite delicious I might add.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Topic Tree:
Whiteout
The Solar System
Billy Crystal
Wheels Up
Political Parties
Me Me Me
The Blitz
Snack Time
Potty Mouth
State Capitals
Lookin’ Good
Early Americans
Around the House
Animals
Don’t Scratch It

No clue what The Blitz, Me Me Me, Wheels Up, and Whiteout could mean. And I see that the $250,000 Billy Crystal question has returned.

$8K: Never heard of Pinkberry or Red Mango. I will also ATA.

$16K: Definitely a PAF question for me.

I am in the same position as Cristy for tomorrow's show.

Me Me Me is

Spoiler

about an autobiography

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