Transcript 3/4/09: Alex Ozenberger
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:18 pm
Alex Ozenberger
Olney, MD
Recent College Grad
Alex is finding it difficult to find a job in today's economy, so Alex hopes his appearance on WWTBAM will help him in his job search. He was a communications major, but he forgot to bring his resume to give to Meredith.
Alex's category tree:
Coining a Phrase
Opening Night
First Ladies
States of the Union
Pigskin Classics
Internet Hoaxes
Celebrity Chefs
Potent Quotables
Famous Americans
Channel Surfing
Mañana
Ghost Stories
Site Seeing
Tech Time
Let's Get Biblical
$100 (Let's Get Biblical): As described in the Bible, Eden is what type of place?
A. Swamp B. Garden
C. Desert D. Nude Beach
$200 (Tech Time): In home technology slang, a "46-inch flat screen" is a type of what?
A. Stereo speaker B. Digital camera
C. Mobile phone D. Television
$300 (Site Seeing): Which of these Web sites features over 1,000 "coloring pages" that children can print out and color in?
A. Lego.com B. Smuckers.com
C. Schwinn.com D. Crayola.com
$500 (Ghost Stories): Because it tackles a similar subject, the 2008 comedy "Ghost Town" was widely compared in the media to what more-serious film?
A. The Sixth Sense B. Fatal Attraction
C. The Godfather D. Dirty Harry
$1,000 (Mañana): "Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow" would be an apt motto for which of these people?
A. Prognosticator B. Procrastinator
C. Prevaricator D. Pacifist
Meredith introduces Dr. Neal deGrasse Tyson, today's expert. Neal is an astrophysicist and Director at the Hayden Planetarium. Also, in 2000, Neal was voted "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" by People Magazine.
$2,000 (Channel Surfing): Which of the following is the name of a TV series and not a cable channel?
A. SpikeTV B. truTV
C. MADtv D. HGTV
$4,000 (Famous Americans): An influential 1845 autobiography is titled "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American" what?
A. General B. Pioneer
C. Outlaw D. Slave
Alex says the name isn't ringing a bell, so he decides to ATA (20).
Alex goes with the audience.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
$8,000 (Potent Quotables): The familiar quote "Oh, the humanity!" is widely attributed to reporter Herb Morrison, who uttered it in response to what tragedyu
A. Bombing of Pearl Harbon B. Hindenberg explosion
C. Singing of the Titanic D. 1929 stock market crash
$16,000 (Celebrity Chefs): Which of these celebrity chefs is the grandchild of a legendary Hollywood producer?
A. Anthony Bourdain B. Rocco DiSpirito
C. Giada De Laurentiis D. Cat Cora
After mulling the question over, Alex chooses to ATE (10).
Alex takes Neal's advice.
$25,000 (Internet Hoaxes): In 2008, a widespread Internet hoax led many people to believe that cell phone radiation was powerful enough to do what?
A. Pop popcorn kernels B. Toast bread
C. Fry an egg D. Light a match
Alex says he just saw a video that explains how they pulled off this hoax, and it was very interesting.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Meredith wishes Alex could get a paycheck like his experience so far, $25,000 every few minutes. She asks what he'd like to do with the money, and Alex responds that he's stereotypically living in his parents' basement, so he'd like to move out. He also just applied to be a substitute teacher, and would need a car to get to all the schools.
$50,000 (Pigskin Classics): The first-ever intercollegiate football game was played in 1869 between Princeton and whom?
A. West Point B. Harvard
C. Lafayette D. Rutgers
Alex says he's pretty sure it's either or , so he chooses to DD (29). His first choice, , is incorrect.
$100,000 (States of the Union): Though best known as the names of battle sites in Massachusetts, "Lexington" and "Concord" are also the names of towns in what U.S. state?
A. Montana B. Colorado
C. Rhode Island D. North Carolina
Alex says that those names sound really familiar to him, but he can't place them and decides to PAF (23). Standing by are Alex's dad, Brad (Olney, MD) and his uncle, Mike (Wichita, KS). Alex chooses to call his dad.
Alex chooses to walk away with $50,000.
Olney, MD
Recent College Grad
Alex is finding it difficult to find a job in today's economy, so Alex hopes his appearance on WWTBAM will help him in his job search. He was a communications major, but he forgot to bring his resume to give to Meredith.
Alex's category tree:
Coining a Phrase
Opening Night
First Ladies
States of the Union
Pigskin Classics
Internet Hoaxes
Celebrity Chefs
Potent Quotables
Famous Americans
Channel Surfing
Mañana
Ghost Stories
Site Seeing
Tech Time
Let's Get Biblical
$100 (Let's Get Biblical): As described in the Bible, Eden is what type of place?
A. Swamp B. Garden
C. Desert D. Nude Beach
Spoiler
B. Garden (8)
A. Stereo speaker B. Digital camera
C. Mobile phone D. Television
Spoiler
D. Television (9)
A. Lego.com B. Smuckers.com
C. Schwinn.com D. Crayola.com
Spoiler
D. Crayola.com (6)
A. The Sixth Sense B. Fatal Attraction
C. The Godfather D. Dirty Harry
Spoiler
A. The Sixth Sense (8)
A. Prognosticator B. Procrastinator
C. Prevaricator D. Pacifist
Spoiler
B. Procrastinator (4)
$2,000 (Channel Surfing): Which of the following is the name of a TV series and not a cable channel?
A. SpikeTV B. truTV
C. MADtv D. HGTV
Spoiler
C. MADtv (21)
A. General B. Pioneer
C. Outlaw D. Slave
Alex says the name isn't ringing a bell, so he decides to ATA (20).
ATA Results
A. General - 8%
B. Pioneer - 14%
C. Outlaw - 1%
D. Slave - 77%
B. Pioneer - 14%
C. Outlaw - 1%
D. Slave - 77%
Spoiler
D. Slave (15)
$8,000 (Potent Quotables): The familiar quote "Oh, the humanity!" is widely attributed to reporter Herb Morrison, who uttered it in response to what tragedyu
A. Bombing of Pearl Harbon B. Hindenberg explosion
C. Singing of the Titanic D. 1929 stock market crash
Spoiler
B. Hindenburg explosion (20)
A. Anthony Bourdain B. Rocco DiSpirito
C. Giada De Laurentiis D. Cat Cora
After mulling the question over, Alex chooses to ATE (10).
ATE discussion
Neal says he has no idea, but he can make a really educated guess. "Wasn't there a Dino De Laurentiis?" Alex says that name sounded familiar to him too. Neal points out that your grandchild wouldn't have to have the same name, but "they wouldn't make it THAT hard on Millionaire, would they?"
Spoiler
C. Giada De Laurentiis (5)
A. Pop popcorn kernels B. Toast bread
C. Fry an egg D. Light a match
Alex says he just saw a video that explains how they pulled off this hoax, and it was very interesting.
Spoiler
A. Pop popcorn kernels (16)
Meredith wishes Alex could get a paycheck like his experience so far, $25,000 every few minutes. She asks what he'd like to do with the money, and Alex responds that he's stereotypically living in his parents' basement, so he'd like to move out. He also just applied to be a substitute teacher, and would need a car to get to all the schools.
$50,000 (Pigskin Classics): The first-ever intercollegiate football game was played in 1869 between Princeton and whom?
A. West Point B. Harvard
C. Lafayette D. Rutgers
Alex says he's pretty sure it's either
Spoiler
B
Spoiler
D
Spoiler
B
Spoiler
D. Rutgers (20)
A. Montana B. Colorado
C. Rhode Island D. North Carolina
Alex says that those names sound really familiar to him, but he can't place them and decides to PAF (23). Standing by are Alex's dad, Brad (Olney, MD) and his uncle, Mike (Wichita, KS). Alex chooses to call his dad.
PAF discussion
Alex drops the whole first part of the question, and gives the possible answers.(21). Brad asks for the states again (11, with 7 sec. left after Alex gives them again). With a second left, Brad admits he doesn't know.
Spoiler
D. North Carolina (4)