Transcript 06/16/2009 Dave Johnston (DaveAtLaw)
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:26 pm
Dave Johnston
New York, NY
Law Student originally from California
wants to go in to public interest law
wants to be able to afford doing this while paying off law school loans
also take his mom on a trip
Topic Tree
Living Large
The Supreme Court
Starving Artists
Far-Out Food
Wild World of Sports
What to Wear
Movies in a Nutshell
Fruit
Higher Education
Shaping Up
The House Bunny
Going Stag
Song Titles
What's That?
Monumental Figures
$100 (Monumental Figures):
The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Jefferson Memorial are all named after highly respected what?
A. Explorers B. U.S. presidents
C. Playwrights D. Game show hostesses
$200 (What's That?):
Familiar to schoolkids everywhere, a "PB&J" is a kind of what?
A. Sandwich B. Action figure
C. Backpack D. Athletic shoe
$300 (Song Titles):
Though it really doesn't, which of these song titles sounds like it refers to an ox?
A. Hound Dog B. Rockin' Robin
C. Cat's in the Cradle D. Beast of Burden
$500 (Going Stag):
By definition, a man who attends a party "stag" attends it how?
A. With a date B. Without a date
C. Dressed in formalwear D. Dressed casually
$1000 (The House Bunny):
Fittingly, what media mogul is featured in 2008 comedy "The House Bunny"?
A. Steve Forbes B. Ted Turner?
C. Hugh Hefner D. Rupert Murdoch
Expert is Ashleigh Banfield, truTV correspondent. Mere says she did a great job yesterday.
$2000 (Shaping Up):
By definition, which of these geometric shapes is a parallelogram?
A. Triangle B. Pentagon
C. Rectangle D. Circle
$4000 (Higher Education):
Named for its home state's popular nickname, The Evergreen State College is located where?
A. Washington B. Oregon
C. Montana D. Idaho
ATA at :18
Commercial break
$8000 (Fruit):
Beneath its leathery skin, what fruit is composed of hundreds of bright red seeds called arils?
A. Star fruit B. Kumquat
C. Persimmon D. Pomegranate
$16K (Movies in a Nutshell):
In a nutshell, "One woman writes a novel, another reads it, and the third lives it" is the premise of what movie?
A. Cold Mountain B. The Hours
C. Memoirs of a Geisha D. Atonement
Ask the Expert (:19)
$25K (What to Wear):
The 1879 patent for the Statue of Liberty describes the statue as wearing what type of classical garment?
A. Ricinium B. Chiton
C. Stola D. Strophium
Mom: Suzanne, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
brother: Robert, San Diego, CA
friend: Chris, New York, NY
Commercial Break
$50K (Wild World of Sports):
What is the rough translation of "buzkashi," the name for a popular sport in Afghanistan?
A. Camel-boxing B. Dog-muzzling
C. Goat-grabbing D. Monkey-wrestling
DD (:12)
$100K (Far-Out Food):
In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to eat in space when he ate what food from a toothpaste-like tube?
A. Applesauce B. Mashed potatoes
C. Tomato soup D. Chocolate pudding
Walk--$50,000
New York, NY
Law Student originally from California
wants to go in to public interest law
wants to be able to afford doing this while paying off law school loans
also take his mom on a trip
Topic Tree
Living Large
The Supreme Court
Starving Artists
Far-Out Food
Wild World of Sports
What to Wear
Movies in a Nutshell
Fruit
Higher Education
Shaping Up
The House Bunny
Going Stag
Song Titles
What's That?
Monumental Figures
$100 (Monumental Figures):
The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Jefferson Memorial are all named after highly respected what?
A. Explorers B. U.S. presidents
C. Playwrights D. Game show hostesses
Spoiler
B. U.S. presidents (:05)
$200 (What's That?):
Familiar to schoolkids everywhere, a "PB&J" is a kind of what?
A. Sandwich B. Action figure
C. Backpack D. Athletic shoe
Spoiler
A. Sandwich (:09)
$300 (Song Titles):
Though it really doesn't, which of these song titles sounds like it refers to an ox?
A. Hound Dog B. Rockin' Robin
C. Cat's in the Cradle D. Beast of Burden
Spoiler
D. Beast of Burden (:09)
$500 (Going Stag):
By definition, a man who attends a party "stag" attends it how?
A. With a date B. Without a date
C. Dressed in formalwear D. Dressed casually
Spoiler
B. Without a date (:09)
$1000 (The House Bunny):
Fittingly, what media mogul is featured in 2008 comedy "The House Bunny"?
A. Steve Forbes B. Ted Turner?
C. Hugh Hefner D. Rupert Murdoch
Spoiler
C. Hugh Hefner (:10)
$2000 (Shaping Up):
By definition, which of these geometric shapes is a parallelogram?
A. Triangle B. Pentagon
C. Rectangle D. Circle
Spoiler
C. Rectangle (:18)
$4000 (Higher Education):
Named for its home state's popular nickname, The Evergreen State College is located where?
A. Washington B. Oregon
C. Montana D. Idaho
ATA at :18
ATA
A-53% B-34% C-8% D-5%
Spoiler
A. Washington (:10)
$8000 (Fruit):
Beneath its leathery skin, what fruit is composed of hundreds of bright red seeds called arils?
A. Star fruit B. Kumquat
C. Persimmon D. Pomegranate
Spoiler
D. Pomegranate (:10)
$16K (Movies in a Nutshell):
In a nutshell, "One woman writes a novel, another reads it, and the third lives it" is the premise of what movie?
A. Cold Mountain B. The Hours
C. Memoirs of a Geisha D. Atonement
Ask the Expert (:19)
ATE
Asked if she has time for movies, Ashleigh says she has 2 kids under 3 so go figure
Ashleigh says she knows it but asked what he had to offer her. (Did she take lessons from Clem's PAF???) He says how about lunch in the village?
Ashleigh pretty sure it is B, and describes Nicole Kidman's role
Ashleigh says she knows it but asked what he had to offer her. (Did she take lessons from Clem's PAF???) He says how about lunch in the village?
Ashleigh pretty sure it is B, and describes Nicole Kidman's role
Spoiler
B. The Hours (:13)
The 1879 patent for the Statue of Liberty describes the statue as wearing what type of classical garment?
A. Ricinium B. Chiton
C. Stola D. Strophium
Mom: Suzanne, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
brother: Robert, San Diego, CA
friend: Chris, New York, NY
PAF
Mom is his PAF
He simplifies it for googling by listing keywords asking what the statue wears.
Mom is sure it is stola with about :03 left
He simplifies it for googling by listing keywords asking what the statue wears.
Mom is sure it is stola with about :03 left
Spoiler
C. Stola (:15)
$50K (Wild World of Sports):
What is the rough translation of "buzkashi," the name for a popular sport in Afghanistan?
A. Camel-boxing B. Dog-muzzling
C. Goat-grabbing D. Monkey-wrestling
DD (:12)
Spoiler
C. Goat-grabbing (:12)
Mere said that was such a weird answer and expressed amazement that it was his first guess
Mere said that was such a weird answer and expressed amazement that it was his first guess
In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to eat in space when he ate what food from a toothpaste-like tube?
A. Applesauce B. Mashed potatoes
C. Tomato soup D. Chocolate pudding
Spoiler
A. Applesauce (The clock ran to :08 when he made his decision to walk final)