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Natasha Rodrigues
Houston, TX
Kindergarten Teacher

Natasha says it's a nice break to be with adults for a day.

Her category tree:

Animal Lovers
The Fat Lady Sings
Oscar Night
Mythology
Vocals
Mathletes
Name's the Same
Back in Black
Initial This Please
William Faulkner
Dumb Jokes
Game Time
Made-Up Words
Zero Hour
Cool It!

$100 (Cool It!): According to a common office cliche, what type of activity traditionally takes place "around the water cooler"?
A. Sleeping B. Gossiping
C. Exercising D. Tequila shooting

Spoiler

B. Gossiping (8)

$200 (Zero Hour): Because it refers to an object that it shaped roughly like a zero, which of these terms is often used to mean "zero"?
A. Horse's mane B. Goose egg
C. Bear claw D. Lion's tail

Spoiler

B. Goose egg (10)

$300 (Made-Up Words): At Sears, a Sears-O-Pedic is a type of what?
A. Ceiling fan B. Bookshelf
C. Mattress D. Coffee table

Spoiler

C. Mattress (10)

$500 (Game Time): By definition, what does a gamekeeper keep?
A. Works of art B. Children
C. Plants D. Animals

Spoiler

D. Animals (9)

$1,000 (Dumb Jokes): In a classic joke, comedians often declare, "I just flew in from out of town and boy are my" what?
A. Arms tired B. Feet wet
C. Ears clogged D. Hands dirty

Spoiler

A. Arms tired (8)

$2,000 (William Faulkner): According to William Faulkner, what state "begins in the lobby of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel and extends south to the Gulf of Mexico"?
A. Connecticut B. Wyoming
C. Mississippi D. Arizona

Spoiler

C. Mississippi (15)

$4,000 (Initial This Please): Which of the following is the set of initials of a well-known fashion house and not a three letter code for a U.S. city airport?
A. ABQ B. BOI
C. JNU D. YSL

Spoiler

D. YSL (20)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Natasha is recently engaged.

$8,000 (Back in Black): The Supreme Court's annual term traditionally begins on what day?
A. First Monday in October B. Second Monday in November
C. Third Monday in March D. Last Monday in September

Natasha uses her ATA lifeline (18);

ATA results

A. First Monday in October - 55%
B. Second Monday in November - 15%
C. Third Monday in March - 18%
D. Last Monday in September - 12%

Spoiler

A. First Monday in October (11)

THE HORN SOUNDS. Natasha will return tomorrow to go for $16,000 with three lifelines remaining.

Adding Supreme Court stuff to the study list . . .

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Natasha Rodrigues
Houston, TX
Kindergarten Teacher

I always root for teachers.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8,000 (Back in Black): The Supreme Court's annual term traditionally begins on what day?
A. First Monday in October B. Second Monday in November
C. Third Monday in March D. Last Monday in September

Natasha uses her ATA lifeline (18);

ATA results

A. First Monday in October - 55%
B. Second Monday in November - 15%
C. Third Monday in March - 18%
D. Last Monday in September - 12%

Spoiler

A. First Monday in October (11)

Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh and Bernard Hughes - a good movie.

Nihil obstat®.

Nihil obstat® so far.