Transcript 11/30/09 Mark Ball

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Mark Ball
Harlan, KY
Medical student at Johns Hopkins University

Guest host Regis Philbin

Topic Tree:

Internet Origins
Mammals
The Senate
Artists
The Minimum Wage
Whales
So to Speak
CELEBRITY Q
Kid Lit
In the News
Multimedia
Breakfast Cereals
Dean Martin
Sports Films
Common Sayings

Regis tells Mark he has three lifelines to use including the expert. The ATE this week is executive producer of “Live with Regis and Kelly,” Michael Gelman.

Regis asks Michael if there is any subject that Mark should not go to him.
Michael says celebrity questions. He doesn’t really pay attention to that sort of thing.

$500 According to a common saying, “you can’t make” what “without breaking eggs”?
A. An omelet
B. A pizza
C. A doughnut
D. Triplets

Spoiler

A. An omelet (9)

$1K The subject of the 2009 documentary “Tyson” is an athlete who rose to fame as a pro in what sport?
A. Tennis
B. Baseball
C. Boxing
D. Golf

Spoiler

C. Boxing (11)

$2K The title of the Dean Martin standard “That’s Amore” contains the Italian word for what?
A. Love
B. Truth
C. Health
D. Honesty

Spoiler

A. Love (11)

$3K In 2008, what breakfast cereal added an hourglass shape to its mix of rainbow-colored marshmallows?
A. Frosted Flakes
B. Lucky Charms
C. Apple Jacks
D. Cap’n Crunch

Spoiler

B. Lucky Charms ( 8 )

$5K A multimedia corporation founded in 2005, Arab Media Group is headquartered in what world city?
A. St. Petersburg
B. Vancouver
C. Dubai
D. Sao Paulo

Spoiler

C. Dubai (9)

$7.5K The six-year-old boy at the center of the 2009 news story known as “The Colorado Balloon Incident” has what unusual first name?
A. Sparrow
B. Falcon
C. Eagle
D. Condor

Spoiler

B. Falcon (21)

commercial break

$10K In 1971, what children’s book author was shocked and amused when he was contacted by a Nebraska man named Will Wonka?
A. Dr. Seuss
B. Maurice Sendak
C. E.B. White
D. Roald Dahl

ATA ( 18 )

13% A. Dr. Seuss
8% B. Maurice Sendak
23% C. E.B. White
56% D. Roald Dahl

Spoiler

D. Roald Dahl (13)

CELEBRITY Q

Today’s celebrity is Donald Trump

$12.5K For many seasons, the theme song of my hit show “The Apprentice” has been “For the Love of Money,” a 1973 single by what group?
A. The Temptations
B. The Bee Gees
C. The O’Jays
D. The Carpenters

ATE (19)

Michael says he would eliminate the Carpenters and the Bee Gees. He can hear the song in his head and it is an upbeat, funky song.

DD (14)

Mark’s first choice, the Temptations is incorrect.
Mark’s second choice is correct.

Spoiler

C. The O’Jays (7)

commercial break

$15K Texan and humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is” what?
A. First person plural
B. Pluperfect
C. Plural possessive
D. Third person plural

Mark decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

C. Plural possessive (3)

Answers:
$500 A. An omelet
$1K C. Boxing
$2K A. Love
$3K B. Lucky Charms
$5K C. Dubai
$7.5K B. Falcon
$10K D. Roald Dahl
$12.5K C. The O’Jays
$15K C. Plural possessive

[Rexer25]

Mark Ball
Harlan, KY
Medical student at Johns Hopkins University

...
$15K Texan and humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is” what?
A. First person plural
B. Pluperfect
C. Plural possessive
D. Third person plural

Mark decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

C. Plural possessive (3)

Don't they teach grammar in Kentucky?

[Bob Juch]

Mark Ball
Harlan, KY
Medical student at Johns Hopkins University

...
$15K Texan and humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is” what?
A. First person plural
B. Pluperfect
C. Plural possessive
D. Third person plural

Mark decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

C. Plural possessive (3)

Don't they teach grammar in Kentucky?

In Kentucky a grammar is one of their parents' mother.

[earendel]

Mark Ball
Harlan, KY
Medical student at Johns Hopkins University

Guest host Regis Philbin

It was really nice to see Reege back in the saddle. He is a much better host than Meredith, I think because he doesn't try to be restrained. I wonder if the reason for airing these shows now was a fear that something bad might happen during his upcoming surgery.

Regis tells Mark he has three lifelines to use including the expert. The ATE this week is executive producer of “Live with Regis and Kelly,” Michael Gelman.

Regis asks Michael if there is any subject that Mark should not go to him.
Michael says celebrity questions. He doesn’t really pay attention to that sort of thing.

Regis joked that his talk show had missed out on big names like Bruce Springsteen because Gelman didn't know who they were.

$12.5K For many seasons, the theme song of my hit show “The Apprentice” has been “For the Love of Money,” a 1973 single by what group?
A. The Temptations
B. The Bee Gees
C. The O’Jays
D. The Carpenters

ATE (19)

Michael says he would eliminate the Carpenters and the Bee Gees. He can hear the song in his head and it is an upbeat, funky song.

DD (14)

Mark’s first choice, the Temptations is incorrect.
Mark’s second choice is correct.

Spoiler

C. The O’Jays (7)

Good for Gelman. He eliminated two answers with sound reasoning, giving the contestant a shot with the DD.

$15K Texan and humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is” what?
A. First person plural
B. Pluperfect
C. Plural possessive
D. Third person plural

Mark decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

C. Plural possessive (3)

And former gubernatorial candidate. The apostrophe would be a good clue, but since it's used wrongly so often these days, I can't blame Mark for not answering. But why didn't he use his PAF lifeline? Oh, wait, I forgot. IT DOESN'T EXIST ANY MORE!

Nihil obstat®.

[ghostjmf]

3K: I would have blind-guessed Lucky Charms, because I knew Frosted Flakes didn't have marshmallows, I don't think anyway, but I didn't really know Lucky Charms had them either. ATA

12.5K: Don't know the song. Know most Temp songs of their heyday, but this is past that. Pretty sure its not a Carpenters or BGs song. Don't know anything about the OJays. Would want to PAF, but woops no more PAF. Would not have thought Gelman would do as well as he did. There might be hope for this lifeline if they stop booking Ali Wentworth & co. 50/50, with OJays my 1st choice, & "unknown Temp song" my 2nd, but wouldn't need it.

15K: Looked easy to me, if you follow real grammar rules after following Kinky Grammar Rules.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Guest host Regis Philbin

Yay!

Regis tells Mark he has three lifelines to use including the expert.

Boo!

The ATE this week is executive producer of “Live with Regis and Kelly,” Michael Gelman.

Zzzzzzzzz....

Nihil obstat®

Mark Ball
Harlan, KY
Medical student at Johns Hopkins University

...
$15K Texan and humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is” what?
A. First person plural
B. Pluperfect
C. Plural possessive
D. Third person plural

Mark decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

C. Plural possessive (3)

Don't they teach grammar in Kentucky?

I resent that.