Transcript 11/09/09 Shylah Addante

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Shylah Addante
Troy, NY
Grad student

Topic Tree:

The Color Wheel
Fragrances
Famous Firsts
Classical Music
Phrase Origins
Government
Authors
In the News
Pop Stars
Literature
State Abbreviations
Big Business
Words & Phrases
Famous Paintings
Children’s Books

$500 “J is for Jump Shot” is the title of a children’s book about what sport?
A. Hockey
B. Baseball
C. Basketball
D. Intramural frog-tossing

Spoiler

C. Basketball ( 8 )

$1K An 1891 water color by Winslow Homer, “The Woodcutter” depicts a man holding what tool?
A. Rake
B. Shovel
C. Pitchfork
D. Ax

Spoiler

D. Ax (9)

$2K Made famous by the fictional character Borat, the “mankini” is a skimpy version of what piece of clothing?
A. Denim pants
B. Swimsuit
C. T-shirt
D. Sweater vest

Spoiler

B. Swimsuit (9)

$3K Which of these terms is commonly used by the media to refer to large retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart?
A. Big-box
B. Big-ring
C. Big-bowl
D. Big-sink

Spoiler

A. Big-box (10)

$5K Which of these U.S. state abbreviations features the first and last letter of the state name it abbreviates?
A. ID
B. TN
C. VT
D. NV

Spoiler

C. VT (9)

commercial break

$7.5K First awarded in 1976, the Cervantes Prize is a lifetime achievement award given to authors writing in what language?
A. German
B. Spanish
C. Russian
D. Arabic

ATA (22)

5% A. German
89% B. Spanish
3% C. Russian
3% D. Arabic

Spoiler

B. Spanish ( 18 )

$10K What 16-year-old pop star sparked a controversy at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards when she performed a stripper-like pole dance?
A. Taylor Swift
B. Vanessa Hudgens
C. Ashley Tisdale
D. Miley Cyrus

DD (21)

Shylah’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

D. Miley Cyrus (21)

$12.5K In a 2009 coup, what country’s army forced President Manuel Zelaya from power?
A. El Salvador
B. Nicaragua
C. Guatemala
D. Honduras

ATE (22)

Ken says he would be intuitively guessing. He believes the president of Nicaragua is a woman. He tells Shylah that it would just be a guess between the other three.

PAF (19)

Shylah’s PAF team:

Patrick from Ashland, MA
Ryan from Wethersfield, CT

PAF – Ryan, a former boss and brilliant

Ryan: I think it’s Guatemala, but I’m not sure.

Shylah: How sure are you?

Ryan: Like 50/50. Maybe.

Shylah: Ok. What was your second thinking?

Ryan: Um. El Salvador.

Time expires.

Shylah darns Miley Cyrus for stealing her double dip and then decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

D. Honduras (5)

commercial break

Answers:
$500 C. Basketball
$1K D. Ax
$2K B. Swimsuit
$3K A. Big-box
$5K C. VT
$7.5K B. Spanish
$10K D. Miley Cyrus
$12.5K D. Honduras

[NellyLunatic1980]

$10K What 16-year-old pop star sparked a controversy at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards when she performed a stripper-like pole dance?
A. Taylor Swift
B. Vanessa Hudgens
C. Ashley Tisdale
D. Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus has been quite the tart of late, so I would've been tempted to pull the trigger on D. But in the HS, I would've asked the audience.

$12.5K In a 2009 coup, what country’s army forced President Manuel Zelaya from power?
A. El Salvador
B. Nicaragua
C. Guatemala
D. Honduras

I couldn't remember if it was Guatemala or Honduras. Double Dip.

[earendel]

Shylah Addante
Troy, NY
Grad student

WE® country?

$7.5K First awarded in 1976, the Cervantes Prize is a lifetime achievement award given to authors writing in what language?
A. German
B. Spanish
C. Russian
D. Arabic

ATA (22)

5% A. German
89% B. Spanish
3% C. Russian
3% D. Arabic

Spoiler

B. Spanish ( 18 )

I wonder what she's studying in grad school? Why couldn't she draw the connection between Cervantes and Don Quixote?

$12.5K In a 2009 coup, what country’s army forced President Manuel Zelaya from power?
A. El Salvador
B. Nicaragua
C. Guatemala
D. Honduras

ATE (22)

Ken says he would be intuitively guessing. He believes the president of Nicaragua is a woman. He tells Shylah that it would just be a guess between the other three.

PAF (19)

Shylah’s PAF team:

Patrick from Ashland, MA
Ryan from Wethersfield, CT

PAF – Ryan, a former boss and brilliant

Ryan: I think it’s Guatemala, but I’m not sure.

Shylah: How sure are you?

Ryan: Like 50/50. Maybe.

Shylah: Ok. What was your second thinking?

Ryan: Um. El Salvador.

Time expires.

Shylah darns Miley Cyrus for stealing her double dip and then decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

D. Honduras (5)

Does this mean that I'm smarter than Ken Jennings because I knew this one?

[MarleysGh0st]

Shylah Addante
Troy, NY
Grad student

WE® country?

Not this time. Troy is across the Hudson from Albany.

[kayrharris]

Skylah - it's the first other Skylah I've encountered and she's not 5 years old.
That's all I have to add.


kay

[gsabc]

Shylah Addante
Troy, NY
Grad student

WE® country?

Not this time. Troy is across the Hudson from Albany.

And unhappy that the separation is that limited!

RPI student? If so, likely into science or engineering and probably a litwit. Any English taught there is technical jargon.

gs, RPI class of '76

[Estonut]

Skylah - it's the first other Skylah I've encountered and she's not 5 years old.
That's all I have to add.


kay

You may want to put on your reading glasses, Kay...

[Jeemie]

The Miley question- once again it pays to have a teen daughter- I'm clued into the whole young performer scene because of this.

And I knew the last one because of my cruise! This happened right around my cruise, and for a while it was up in the air whether we would be allowed to dock at Roatan Island.