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by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:32 pm
Doug Doerfler
Kennett Square, PA
Human Resources manager
Meredith introduces today's ATE, author of the book “Morning Sunshine” and anchor of "Morning Express" on HLN, Robin Meade.
Doug still has all of his lifelines.
Topic Tree:
Masterpieces
Facts & Figures
Out in Space
Search Engines
Unusual Words
Amelia Earhart
Weather
Stop the Presses
Artists
Vice Presidents
(World Cities)
(Gadgets)
(Common Expressions)
(Classic Animation)
(On the Calendar)
$7.5K The monogram of the U.S. vice president from 1965 to 1969, “HHH” includes an “H” far all but which of these names?
A. Humphrey
B. Horatio
C. Howard
D. Hubert
ATA (13)
5% A. Humphrey
37% B. Horatio
55% C. Howard
3% D. Hubert
DD(10)
Doug’s first choice is correct.
C. Howard (10)
$10K In the 2009 film “Little Ashes,” teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson donned a much-ridiculed mustache to portray what artist?
A. Pablo Picasso
B. Andy Warhol
C. Vincent van Gogh
D. Salvador Dali
D. Salvador Dali (16)
$12.5K In 2009, the Post-Intelligencer newspaper stopped its presses after 146 years of primarily covering what U.S. city?
A. Phoenix
B. Seattle
C. Denver
D. Houston
ATE (14)
Robin thinks it’s Seattle. She says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer go together in her brain.
B.Seattle (9)
commercial break
$15K Weather vanes are often paired with a scientific instrument that measures wind speed called a what?
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Hygrometer
D. Chronometer
PAF (10)
Doug’s PAF team:
John from Harveys Lake, PA
Michael from Atlanta, GA
Megan from West Grove, PA
PAF – John, Doug’s father
John asks what the first choice was. Doug repeats anemometer and John says it sounds right to him.
A. Anemometer (5)
$25K The plane which Amelia Earhart mysteriously vanished was often referred to in the press as the “flying” what?
A. Laboratory
B. Pilgrim
C. Furnace
D. Schooner
Doug doesn’t know, but is willing to take the risk to reach the $25K plateau.
He makes C. Furnace his final answer.
Doug leaves with $5K.
A. Laboratory (16)
Answers:
$7.5K C. Howard
$10K D. Salvador Dali
$12.5K B. Seattle
$15K A. Anemometer
$25K A. Laboratory
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by earendel » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:20 am
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Doug Doerfler
Kennett Square, PA
Human Resources manager
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7.5K The monogram of the U.S. vice president from 1965 to 1969, “HHH” includes an “H” far all but which of these names?
A. Humphrey
B. Horatio
C. Howard
D. Hubert
ATA (13)
5% A. Humphrey
37% B. Horatio
55% C. Howard
3% D. Hubert
DD(10)
Doug’s first choice is correct.
C. Howard (10)
I guess "Horatio" is odd enough that people might not think it likely, but this still seems odd to me. But then again HHH was VP before a lot of the audience members were born.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K In 2009, the Post-Intelligencer newspaper stopped its presses after 146 years of primarily covering what U.S. city?
A. Phoenix
B. Seattle
C. Denver
D. Houston
ATE (14)
Robin thinks it’s Seattle. She says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer go together in her brain.
B.Seattle (9)
Good for Robin. This name, along with the "Times-Picayune" from New Orleans always struck me as unusual for newspaper mastheads.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25K The plane which Amelia Earhart mysteriously vanished was often referred to in the press as the “flying” what?
A. Laboratory
B. Pilgrim
C. Furnace
D. Schooner
Doug doesn’t know, but is willing to take the risk to reach the $25K plateau.
He makes C. Furnace his final answer.
Doug leaves with $5K.
A. Laboratory (16)
I wrote a report on Earhart in high school and I didn't remember this. Time to call a Google PAF (while it's still a lifeline).
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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by NellyLunatic1980 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:34 am
$7.5K: I can't remember if his middle name was Horatio or Howard. I will also ask the audience. Though the percentages scare me, I will go along with the majority.
$25K: No clue. PAF, while it's still there.
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by wintergreen48 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:39 am
earendel wrote:
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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7.5K The monogram of the U.S. vice president from 1965 to 1969, “HHH” includes an “H” far all but which of these names?
A. Humphrey
B. Horatio
C. Howard
D. Hubert
ATA (13)
5% A. Humphrey
37% B. Horatio
55% C. Howard
3% D. Hubert
DD(10)
Doug’s first choice is correct.
C. Howard (10)
I guess "Horatio" is odd enough that people might not think it likely, but this still seems odd to me. But then again HHH was VP before a lot of the audience members were born.
Might not really matter when you were born: Jimmy Carter was in his 40's when Humphrey was VP, but he also had trouble with this: at the 1980 DNC, he offered a tribute to 'Hubert Horatio Hornblower.'
Innocent, naive and whimsical. And somewhat footloose and fancy-free.
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by Jeemie » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:45 am
The $7.5K I got because I'll never forget in 1980 at the DNC, when Jimmy Carter was paying tribute to the recently deceased Humphrey, he accidentally called him "Hubert Horatio Hornblower".
My mom got the biggest kick out of that- she laughed and laughed!
1979 City of Champions 2009
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by Jeemie » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:46 am
Great minds think alike, wintergreen!
1979 City of Champions 2009
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by earendel » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:49 am
wintergreen48 wrote:earendel wrote:
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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7.5K The monogram of the U.S. vice president from 1965 to 1969, “HHH” includes an “H” far all but which of these names?
A. Humphrey
B. Horatio
C. Howard
D. Hubert
ATA (13)
5% A. Humphrey
37% B. Horatio
55% C. Howard
3% D. Hubert
DD(10)
Doug’s first choice is correct.
C. Howard (10)
I guess "Horatio" is odd enough that people might not think it likely, but this still seems odd to me. But then again HHH was VP before a lot of the audience members were born.
Might not really matter when you were born: Jimmy Carter was in his 40's when Humphrey was VP, but he also had trouble with this: at the 1980 DNC, he offered a tribute to 'Hubert Horatio Hornblower.'
That's a little easier for me to understand - and I wonder how many people in the audience would know who Horatio Hornblower was.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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by kusch » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:23 am
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:$7.5K: I can't remember if his middle name was Horatio or Howard. I will also ask the audience. Though the percentages scare me, I will go along with the majority.
$25K: No clue. PAF, while it's still there.
I don't get this Nelly. If you can't remember his middle name that means you know it is Hubert something Humphrey so why would you ATA instead of double dip?
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by NellyLunatic1980 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:01 pm
kusch wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote:$7.5K: I can't remember if his middle name was Horatio or Howard. I will also ask the audience. Though the percentages scare me, I will go along with the majority.
$25K: No clue. PAF, while it's still there.
I don't get this Nelly. If you can't remember his middle name that means you know it is Hubert something Humphrey so why would you ATA instead of double dip?
Because it's only a $7,500 question.