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Jaime Frola
Astoria, NY
Dancer, (a Rockette) & instructor

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Thomas Jefferson

$500 The epitaph on Thomas Jefferson's tombstone notes that he authored which of these historic documents?
A. Magna Carta
B. Gettysburg Address
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Our Bodies, Ourselves

Spoiler

C. Declaration of Independence

$1K What popular musical spawned a Spanish-language version with the title "Vaselina"?
A. Cats
B. Chicago
C. Rent
D. Grease

Spoiler

D. Grease (5)

$2K In Great Britain, ordering "a pint of bitter" will get you a serving of what?
A. Beer
B. Tea
C. Milk
D. Soda

Spoiler

A. Beer (9)

$3K The medications Singulair, Brethine and Flovent are all used to treat what condition?
A. Heartburn
B. Dandruff
C. Insomnia
D. Asthma

Spoiler

D. Asthma (9)

$5K Which of these iconic structures was originally built to have blimps dock on top of it?
A. Statue of Liberty
B. Empire State Building
C. Washington Monument
D. Taj Mahal

ATA (4)

4% A. Statue of Liberty
74% B. Empire State Building
9% C. Washington Monument
13% D. Taj Mahal

Spoiler

B. Empire State Building (2)

Today's ATE is TV and radio personality, Kennedy.

$7.5K Which of these actors has an older brother that is a member of the "boy band" New Kids on the Block?
A. Mark Wahlberg
B. Matt Damon
C. Tobey Maguire
D. Ben Affleck

Spoiler

A. Mark Wahlberg (24)

CELEBRITY Q - Susan Lucci

$10K Since January 5, 1970, "All My Children" has chronicled the tumultuous days and nights of what fictional place?
A. Wisteria Lane
B. Pine Valley
C. Port Charles
D. Stars Hollow

ATE (19)

Kennedy: I know this one. Pine Valley.
Jaime: Pine Valley. You're absolutely certain?
Kennedy: I'm certain.

Spoiler

B. Pine Valley (15)

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$12.5K In 2009, Johanna Sigurdardottir was hailed as the first openly gay head of state when she became the Prime Minister of what country?
A. Thailand
B. Paraguay
C. Morocco
D. Iceland

PAF (25)

Jaime's PAF team:

Jim from Columbus, NE
George from Columbus, NE
Pasquale from Astoria, NY

PAF - George, a family friend

George: Say the name again.

Jaime repeats the last name and spells it out.

George: Say the countries again.

Jamie repeats the choices.

George: I would say Iceland.
Jaime: Are you sure?
George: I'm not %100sure, but I'm fairly sure.

DD (22)

Jaime's first choice is correct.

Spoiler

D. Iceland (22)

$15K In his 1729 satirical essay "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift proposed that Ireland's poor do what with their children?
A. Turn them into soap
B. Ship them to Australia
C. Use them as firewood
D. Sell them to be eaten

Jaime decides to leave with $12.5K.

Spoiler

D. Sell them to be eaten (9)

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Answers:
$500 C. Declaration of Independence
$1K D. Grease
$2K A. Beer
$3K D. Asthma
$5K B. Empire State Building
$7.5K A. Mark Wahlberg
$10K B. Pine Valley
$12.5K D. Iceland
$15K D. Sell them to be eaten

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K Which of these iconic structures was originally built to have blimps dock on top of it?
A. Statue of Liberty
B. Empire State Building
C. Washington Monument
D. Taj Mahal

ATA (4)

4% A. Statue of Liberty
74% B. Empire State Building
9% C. Washington Monument
13% D. Taj Mahal

Spoiler

B. Empire State Building (2)

Deja vu!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Transcript 06/08/09 Melissa Wegner

$8K What famous structure is topped by a 200-foot spire that was originally conceived as a dock for zeppelins?
A. Empire State Building
B. Eiffel Tower
C. Sears Tower
D. Seattle Space Needle

ATE (9)

Tom says that the Empire State Building was definitely a dock for zeppelins. He’s doesn’t know if the Eiffel Tower was one or not.

Spoiler

A. Empire State Building (6)

Reduced in value from $8K to $5K because of the rendundancy, of course!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jaime Frola
Astoria, NY
Dancer, (a Rockette) & instructor

Oh, yeah.

WE/WE.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jaime Frola
Astoria, NY
Dancer, (a Rockette) & instructor

WE/WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2K In Great Britain, ordering "a pint of bitter" will get you a serving of what?
A. Beer
B. Tea
C. Milk
D. Soda

Hey! Where's Bitter Beer Face when we need him?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K Which of these iconic structures was originally built to have blimps dock on top of it?
A. Statue of Liberty
B. Empire State Building
C. Washington Monument
D. Taj Mahal

As mentioned earlier, this is a retread of a question asked just a few months ago. That has to be the quickest retread of a question in WWTBAM history.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7.5K Which of these actors has an older brother that is a member of the "boy band" New Kids on the Block?
A. Mark Wahlberg
B. Matt Damon
C. Tobey Maguire
D. Ben Affleck

Nice little shout-out to Melly.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K In his 1729 satirical essay "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift proposed that Ireland's poor do what with their children?
A. Turn them into soap
B. Ship them to Australia
C. Use them as firewood
D. Sell them to be eaten

Double Dip on C and D.

10K: Well, Wysteria Lane is Desperate Housewives, I think Port Charles was Dynasty. I don't/didn't watch either, but know that. Unfortunately I don't watch "All My Children" either, & don't know its town. Good candidate for ATA, even though 50/50 of course would give me certainty. But would be burning it too early.

Otherwise so far so good

Port Charles is General Hospital. Pine, Valley, Pa. is named after Penn Valley, a few miles from here. Agnes Nixon, the creator of All My Children, lives around here.