Transcript 10/06/09 Merle Milder

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Merle Milder
Edison, NJ
Homemaker

Topic Tree:

Genetics
The Mayflower
The Oscars
Classical Music
Surnames
Airports
Health Risks
Night at the Museum
Explorers
Songwriters
Government Agencies
Memoirs
Familiar Phrases
Consumer Brands
On the Job

$500 When making a house call, a plumber would most likely position himself under which of these things?
A. The television
B. The kitchen sink
C. The living room rug
D. The housewife

Spoiler

B. The kitchen sink ( 8 )

$1K Quickerpickerupper.com is the Web site for a popular brand of what?
A. Orange juice
B. Mustard
C. Toothpaste
D. Paper towels

Spoiler

D. Paper towels (10)

$2K A promiscuous person is often said to have been “around the” what “a few times”?
A. Block
B. Porch
C. Yard
D. Park

Spoiler

A. Block (11)

$3K Written by Lynne Spears, the 2008 memoir “Through the Storm” chronicles the ups and downs of parenting a famous what?
A. Violin prodigy
B. Professional athlete
C. Pop star
D. Supermodel

Spoiler

C. Pop star (9)

$5K What does the “E” stand for in the name of the government agency “FEMA”?
A. Emergency
B. Election
C. Economic
D. Education

Spoiler

A. Emergency (10)

commercial break

$7.5K Songwriter Harlan Howard famously described what musical genre as “three chords and the truth”?
A. Hip-hop
B. Country
C. Classical
D. Jazz

Spoiler

B. Country (26)

$10K “View from the Summit” is a memoir authored by what well-known explorer?
A. Edmund Hillary
B. Robert Peary
C. Meriwether Lewis
D. Henry Hudson

Spoiler

A. Edmund Hillary (22)

$12.5K In the popular movie “Night at the Museum,” who refers to himself as the “26th president of these United States of America”?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Spoiler

C. Theodore Roosevelt (22)

$15K Frequent cell phone users are at risk of developing “cubital tunnel syndrome,” a disorder commonly referred to as “cell phone” what?
A. Thumb
B. Wrist
C. Shoulder
D. Elbow

Merle makes A. Thumb her final answer.
Merele leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

D. Elbow (23)

Answers:
$500 B. The kitchen sink
$1K D. Paper towels
$2K A. Block
$3K C. Pop star
$5K A. Emergency
$7.5K B. Country
$10K A. Edmund Hillary
$12.5K C. Theodore Roosevelt
$15K D. Elbow



Edited to correct the spoiler tag that was hiding the $2,000 question.

[earendel]

Merle Milder
Edison, NJ
Homemaker

Looks like a WE®.

$7.5K Songwriter Harlan Howard famously described what musical genre as “three chords and the truth”?
A. Hip-hop
B. Country
C. Classical
D. Jazz

Spoiler

B. Country (26)

I don't know who Harlan Howard is, so it's time to ATA and hope they do.

$15K Frequent cell phone users are at risk of developing “cubital tunnel syndrome,” a disorder commonly referred to as “cell phone” what?
A. Thumb
B. Wrist
C. Shoulder
D. Elbow

Merle makes A. Thumb her final answer.
Merele leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

D. Elbow (23)

This was a tough stack - I don't know this one, either, so it's time for another lifeline. Once again, let's use the Google PAF before it's taken away.

[andrewjackson]

$7.5K Songwriter Harlan Howard famously described what musical genre as “three chords and the truth”?
A. Hip-hop
B. Country
C. Classical
D. Jazz

Spoiler

B. Country (26)

Interesting. That's also in a line in U2's version of "All Along the Watchtower" on Rattle and Hum. Bono sings "All I got is a red guitar, three chords and the truth". I always figured it was a reference to the blues.

[Bob Juch]

I had cubital tunnel syndrome but it was caused by the arms of my office desk chair. I adjusted them so I couldn't rest my elbows on them and had no more problems.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Merle Milder
Edison, NJ

WE®

$7.5K: I would've had an early exit here. Even before the choices came up, I thought it was either jazz or (rhythm and) blues.

[Jeemie]

Hey- that $500 joke answer is a little risqué for afternoon television!

No problems with these actually...thank you, anatomy classes from long ago from when I briefly considered prusuing a medical degree!