Transcript 10/15/09 - Keith Housley

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Keith Housley
Swarthmore, PA

Keith tells Meredith that they have a lot in common. He's a casino slot host. He pays out the jackpots when people hit them, just like Meredith does on Millionaire.

Question Topics:
* Published Works
* Landmarks
* Brand Names
* Hormones
* Government
* Steve Martin
* Weights & Measures
* Pasta
* Autobiographies
* Children's TV
* Museums
* German Words
* Weather
* Headlines
* The Internet

$500 * The Internet
On the official White House Web site, Michelle Obama's page states that "First and foremost, she is Malia and Sasha's" what?

A: Cousin B: Mom
C: Sister D: Dog walker

Answer

B: Mom ( 9 )

$1,000 * Headlines
On July 24th, 2009 -- Jennifer Lopez's birthday -- Latina magazine ran the online headline "J. Lo Turns the Big" what?

A: 2-0 B: 4-0
C: 6-0 D: 8-0

Answer

B: 4-0 ( 10 )

$2,000 * Weather
Kona storms are severe seasonal cyclones that most commonly hit what U.S. state?

A: Alaska B: Texas
C: Florida D: Hawaii

Answer

D: Hawaii ( 11 )

$3,000 * German Words
Frequently used during both World Wars, the German word for "submarine" is often abbreviated as what?

A: G-boat B: L-boat
C: U-boat D: Z-boat

Answer

C: U-boat ( 10 )

$5,000 * Museums
Displaying dinosaurs and humans living together, the Creation Museum is dedicated to refuting what scientific theory?

A: Evolution B: Thermodynamics
C: Gravity D: Electromagnetism

Answer

A: Evolution ( 9 )

$7,500 * Children's TV
To celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2009, what children's TV show gave fans T-shirts bearing the phrase "Yellow is the new black"

A: Dora the Explorer B: Hannah Montana
C: Spongebob SquarePants D: Thst's So Raven

Answer

C: Spongebob SquarePants ( 16 )

-- Commercial Break --

Keith is hoping they'll play this episode of Millionaire on all the big-screen TVs as his casino. He thinks he'll get bigger tips. Meredith says maybe it'll inspire people to gamble.

$10,000 * Autobiographies
Featuring a nod to the company he founded, "Losing My Virginity" is the title of what entrepreneur's autobiography?

A: Rupert Murdoch B: Ted Turner
C: Warren Buffett D: Richard Branson

Answer

D: Richard Branson ( 23 )

$12,500 * Pasta
A dish with fresh vegetables, pasta primavera gets its name from an Italian word meaning what?

A: Spring B: Summer
C: Autumn D: Winter

With 23 seconds left, Keith decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 81% B: 12% C: 1% D: 6%

Answer

A: Spring ( 20 )

-- The Horn --

Keith will return on tomorrow's show.


Tournament of Ten Leader Board

1. Jehan Shamsid-Dean $250,000 - 2:09
2. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
3. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
4. Matt Schultz $100,000 - 2:26
5. Tim Janus $100,000 - 2:44
6. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
7. Robin Schwartz $50,000 - 1:40
8. Alex Ortiz $50,000 - 2:19
9. Fred Roberts $50,000 - 2:27
10. Benny Shum $50,000 - 2:29

[Kazoo65]

So far, so good. I wonder what "Weights and Measures" is about-that comes up on J! a lot.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$5,000 * Museums
Displaying dinosaurs and humans living together, the Creation Museum is dedicated to refuting what scientific theory?

A: Evolution B: Thermodynamics
C: Gravity D: Electromagnetism

And this happens to be located in northern Kentucky. What fun!

Nihil obstat® so far.

[earendel]

Keith Housley
Swarthmore, PA

Keith tells Meredith that they have a lot in common. He's a casino slot host. He pays out the jackpots when people hit them, just like Meredith does on Millionaire.

I'll bet he would have known the ACES question. Assuming he works in Atlantic City, that is.

$3,000 * German Words
Frequently used during both World Wars, the German word for "submarine" is often abbreviated as what?

A: G-boat B: L-boat
C: U-boat D: Z-boat

Answer

C: U-boat ( 10 )

For "unterseeboot"

$5,000 * Museums
Displaying dinosaurs and humans living together, the Creation Museum is dedicated to refuting what scientific theory?

A: Evolution B: Thermodynamics
C: Gravity D: Electromagnetism

Answer

A: Evolution ( 9 )

Just up the road in Newport, KY, a suburb of Cincinnati.

$7,500 * Children's TV
To celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2009, what children's TV show gave fans T-shirts bearing the phrase "Yellow is the new black"

A: Dora the Explorer B: Hannah Montana
C: Spongebob SquarePants D: Thst's So Raven

Answer

C: Spongebob SquarePants ( 16 )

This is Caden's other favorite show.

Nihil obstat® so far.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$5,000 * Museums
Displaying dinosaurs and humans living together, the Creation Museum is dedicated to refuting what scientific theory?

A: Evolution B: Thermodynamics
C: Gravity D: Electromagnetism

Even though everybody--including the HS contestant--picked the right answer to this question, one could make the case that a more appropriate answer to this question would be that the museum refutes that the Earth is 6 billion years old. But I guess that answer would've too long to read for a first-tier question, or even to fit on the screen.

[wintergreen48]

$12,500 * Pasta
A dish with fresh vegetables, pasta primavera gets its name from an Italian word meaning what?

A: Spring B: Summer
C: Autumn D: Winter

With 23 seconds left, Keith decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 81% B: 12% C: 1% D: 6%


[Obscure] Spoiler: Answer
A: Spring ( 20 )

Back in the Regis days of PTBAM, they asked a LOT of questions about Italian foods, especially pasta. It's nice to see that coming back.

And in light of the young lady who had to use the ATA to know that 'Madonna' means 'my lady' and who had to use a worthless PAF to try to respond to the 'pizzicato' question, interesting (to those of us interested in such things) that here's yet another question in which knowledge of Italian vocabulary would be useful.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$12,500 * Pasta
A dish with fresh vegetables, pasta primavera gets its name from an Italian word meaning what?

A: Spring B: Summer
C: Autumn D: Winter

With 23 seconds left, Keith decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 81% B: 12% C: 1% D: 6%


[Obscure] Spoiler: Answer
A: Spring ( 20 )

Back in the Regis days of PTBAM, they asked a LOT of questions about Italian foods, especially pasta. It's nice to see that coming back.

And in light of the young lady who had to use the ATA to know that 'Madonna' means 'my lady' and who had to use a worthless PAF to try to respond to the 'pizzicato' question, interesting (to those of us interested in such things) that here's yet another question in which knowledge of Italian vocabulary would be useful.

Even if the contestant didn't know that "primavera" meant "spring", all he really needed to know was the first half of that word: "prima-". That means "first", and spring is considered the first season.