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Carrie Shuping
Raleigh, NC
Calligrapher
Got the call on her 45th birthday

Topic tree:
Head Count
Hello, Guv'nor!
Bill Gates
Leader of the Pack
Mustachios
Nesting Instincts
Girls Girls Girls
Le Office
In the Mail
Pretty Cheesy
'Ware in the World
Site Seeing
Street Slang
What a Tool!
Magical Waters


$100 (Magical Waters):
The famous orchestral work known as "Water Music" was written by Handel for an 18th-century festival that took place where?
A. At a courthouse B. On boats
C. In a desert D. At Sea World

Spoiler

B. On boats [:07]

$200 (What a Tool!):
Which of these tools is used primarily for driving nails into wood?
A. Sander B. Crowbar
C. Saw D. Hammer

Spoiler

D. Hammer (:10)

$300 (Street Slang):
In common political-speak, big business interests are referred to as "Wall Street" and working-class interests are referred to as what?
A. Spring Street B. Main Street
C. Church Street D. Maple Street

Spoiler

B. Main Street (:09)

$500 (Site Seeing):
What drugstore brand's Web site encourages visitors to "become an agent for the Wetness Protection Program"?
A. Arrid B. Band-Aid
C. Q-Tips D. NyQuil

Spoiler

A. Arrid [:08]

$1000 ('Ware in the World):
In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," the Delaware is a what?
A. Dirt road B. Plateau
C. River D. Mountain range

Spoiler

C. River (:09)

Commercial break


$2000 (Pretty Cheesy):
Instead of being aged until it has a stronger flavor, which of these cheeses is typically served fresh?
A. Parmesan B. Gouda
C. Cottage cheese D. Brie

Spoiler

C. Cottage cheese (:24)

$4000 (In the Mail):
In 2008, what entertainer was honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a new stamp depicting him in his trademark fedora?
A. Nat King Cole B. Johnny Cash
C. Ray Charles D. Frank Sinatra

Spoiler

D. Frank Sinatra (:23)

$8000 (Le Office):
Perhaps because of its curvaceous shape, a paper clip in France is called a what?
A. Violin B. Clarinet
C. Trombone D. Piano

Spoiler

Carrie guessed A and left with $1000

C. Trombone (:22)

Carrie left with $1000.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Carrie Shuping
Raleigh, NC
Calligrapher

$8000 (Le Office):
Perhaps because of its curvaceous shape, a paper clip in France is called a what?
A. Violin B. Clarinet
C. Trombone D. Piano

Spoiler

Carrie guessed A and left with $1000

C. Trombone (:22)

Carrie left with $1000.

It helps to live more to the north. Our office paper clips are apparently also sold in Quebec, and has the French word on it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Carrie Shuping
Raleigh, NC
Calligrapher

$8000 (Le Office):
Perhaps because of its curvaceous shape, a paper clip in France is called a what?
A. Violin B. Clarinet
C. Trombone D. Piano

Spoiler

Carrie guessed A and left with $1000

C. Trombone (:22)

Carrie left with $1000.

I can offer a little bit of firsthand context here, as I spoke to Carrie after she stepped offstage, shellshocked:

" I saw the word curvaceous and jumped at Violin! <insert hand gestures to indicate an hourglass shape>"

Nihil obstat®

Wonder how long before she no longer has nightmares about this.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Carrie Shuping
Raleigh, NC
Calligrapher

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000 (Le Office):
Perhaps because of its curvaceous shape, a paper clip in France is called a what?
A. Violin B. Clarinet
C. Trombone D. Piano

Spoiler

Carrie guessed A and left with $1000

I wouldn't describe a paper clip as "curvaceous" - that seems more fitting for a woman's figure, and thus "violin" would make sense. The convoluted shape of the clip definitely looks like a slide trombone, though.

doitneatly wrote:I can offer a little bit of firsthand context here, as I spoke to Carrie after she stepped offstage, shellshocked:

" I saw the word curvaceous and jumped at Violin! <insert hand gestures to indicate an hourglass shape>"

That's my point exactly. Thanks for the firsthand context.

earendel wrote:

doitneatly wrote:I can offer a little bit of firsthand context here, as I spoke to Carrie after she stepped offstage, shellshocked:

" I saw the word curvaceous and jumped at Violin! <insert hand gestures to indicate an hourglass shape>"

That's my point exactly. Thanks for the firsthand context.

If the answers for this question were written by the same person who came up with the answers for the marshmallow llama question, they should can the writer and have both these contestants back.