Transcript 11/20/08 - Agrusa Family
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:36 pm
Family Week
Agrusa Family
Piscataway, NJ
Playing for the Agrusa family are ninth grader Alex, mom Barbara P., and grandma Barbara A. Mom and grandma know high school is harder now than it used to be.
Question Topics:
* Chill Out
* Opera
* Veto Power
* Cheering Section
* Willie Nelson
* Read the Label
* Kiddie Lit
* (Back to Reality)
* (Buddy Movies)
* (Sugar Fix)
* (Hotel Chains)
* (Listenership)
* (Kitchen Tips)
* (Colonel Mustard)
* (Sporting Events)
Alan Thicke, the actor from Growing Pains, is introduced as today's Expert.
$16,000 * Kiddie Lit
What famous mother-daughter team authored the 2008 children's book "Read All About It"?
A: Ivana & Ivanka Trump B: Laura & Jenna Bush
C: Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson D: Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow
With 15 seconds, the family decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 9% B: 46% C: 28% D: 17%
Grandma Barbara was leaning that way but wasn't sure.
$25,000 * Read the Label
A label reading "1.6 gpf/6.0 lpf" can commonly be found on which of these household devices?
A: Microwave oven B: Furnace
C: Toilet D: DVD player
Mom Barbara thinks that might mean "gallons per flush" and Grandma thinks that sounds logical.
-- Commercial Break --
The family would like to use the money to allow grandma and grandpa to retire and for Alex's college. Grandpa Joe is in the audience. When asked what he thinks, he says, "Who do they take after?"
$50,000 * Willie Nelson
Once recorded by Willie Nelson, a humorous country song chronicling a family's bizarre lineage is title "I'm My Own" what?
A: Grandpaw B: Brother
C: Uncle D: Papaw
With 35 seconds, the family decides to Phone A Friend.
Their PAF team are Bruce, Piscataway, NJ; Jason, Brick, NJ; and Peggy, Philadelphia, PA.
They decide to call Barbara P.'s husband, Jason. There's some back and forth as Barbara reads the Q & A and Jason repeats it.
Jason: I'm My Own Grandpaw.
Barbara: Are you 100% sure?
Jason: 100%, honey! 100%!
Barbara: Thanks, baby!
Jason: I love you!
$100,000 * Cheering Section
Often heard at the 2008 Olympics, the common Chinese sporting chant "jia you" has what unusual literal translation?
A: Angry bee! B: More coal!
C: Wet eel! D: Add oil!
With 33 seconds, the family decides to Ask The Expert.
Alan: Ummm, I can offer no substantial input here. I apologize. I could help you try to make sense of this, but I have no inside information.
Barbara P.: Any help would be great!
Barbara A.: Yeah, any help would be good. What insight do you have?
Alan: Well, sporting chant, the literal--more, more--coal might sound like inspiring one to go faster, better, stronger, higher, etc. That could probably be said of oil. I don't see the bee or eel being relevant to a sporting chant, but I just guessing. I'm guessing along with you. Coal and oil have to do with fuel and energy.
The family decides to walk with $50,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Agrusa Family
Piscataway, NJ
Playing for the Agrusa family are ninth grader Alex, mom Barbara P., and grandma Barbara A. Mom and grandma know high school is harder now than it used to be.
Question Topics:
* Chill Out
* Opera
* Veto Power
* Cheering Section
* Willie Nelson
* Read the Label
* Kiddie Lit
* (Back to Reality)
* (Buddy Movies)
* (Sugar Fix)
* (Hotel Chains)
* (Listenership)
* (Kitchen Tips)
* (Colonel Mustard)
* (Sporting Events)
Alan Thicke, the actor from Growing Pains, is introduced as today's Expert.
$16,000 * Kiddie Lit
What famous mother-daughter team authored the 2008 children's book "Read All About It"?
A: Ivana & Ivanka Trump B: Laura & Jenna Bush
C: Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson D: Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow
With 15 seconds, the family decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 9% B: 46% C: 28% D: 17%
Answer
B: Laura & Jenna Bush ( 6 )
$25,000 * Read the Label
A label reading "1.6 gpf/6.0 lpf" can commonly be found on which of these household devices?
A: Microwave oven B: Furnace
C: Toilet D: DVD player
Mom Barbara thinks that might mean "gallons per flush" and Grandma thinks that sounds logical.
Answer
C: Toilet ( 6 )
The family would like to use the money to allow grandma and grandpa to retire and for Alex's college. Grandpa Joe is in the audience. When asked what he thinks, he says, "Who do they take after?"
$50,000 * Willie Nelson
Once recorded by Willie Nelson, a humorous country song chronicling a family's bizarre lineage is title "I'm My Own" what?
A: Grandpaw B: Brother
C: Uncle D: Papaw
With 35 seconds, the family decides to Phone A Friend.
Their PAF team are Bruce, Piscataway, NJ; Jason, Brick, NJ; and Peggy, Philadelphia, PA.
They decide to call Barbara P.'s husband, Jason. There's some back and forth as Barbara reads the Q & A and Jason repeats it.
Jason: I'm My Own Grandpaw.
Barbara: Are you 100% sure?
Jason: 100%, honey! 100%!
Barbara: Thanks, baby!
Jason: I love you!
Answer
A: Grandpaw ( 34 )
Often heard at the 2008 Olympics, the common Chinese sporting chant "jia you" has what unusual literal translation?
A: Angry bee! B: More coal!
C: Wet eel! D: Add oil!
With 33 seconds, the family decides to Ask The Expert.
Alan: Ummm, I can offer no substantial input here. I apologize. I could help you try to make sense of this, but I have no inside information.
Barbara P.: Any help would be great!
Barbara A.: Yeah, any help would be good. What insight do you have?
Alan: Well, sporting chant, the literal--more, more--coal might sound like inspiring one to go faster, better, stronger, higher, etc. That could probably be said of oil. I don't see the bee or eel being relevant to a sporting chant, but I just guessing. I'm guessing along with you. Coal and oil have to do with fuel and energy.
The family decides to walk with $50,000.
Answer
D: Add oil! ( 23 )
