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Stephanie Ferreira
Albany, NY
Student

Stephanie wants to be a teacher.

Today’s ATE is the anchor of “Good Morning America Weekend Edition,” Kate Snow.

Topic Tree:

Prophets
Perfumers
The Oscars
Across the Pond
The Alamo
What an Original!
Cartoon Characters
Olympic Gold
Gadgets
Times Square
Happy Trails
Toys & Games
Car Parts
2009 Movies
Historic Names

$500 In 1776, the name of our country was changed to the United States of America from the “United” what “of America”?
A. Colonies
B. Continents
C. Corporations
D. Coffee drinkers

Spoiler

A. Colonies (10)

$1K A popular film character’s mug shot appears on posters for the 2009 movie “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to” where?
A. Church
B. The Moon
C. Jail
D. The Beach

Stephanie pauses a moment and Meredith repeats “Character’s mug shot.”

Since Stephanie hasn’t seen this movie, she decides to ATA.

ATA (7)

2% A. Church
5% B. The Moon
92% C. Jail
1% D. The Beach

Spoiler

C. Jail (6)

commercial break

$2K What article of clothing lends its name to an automobile compartment, despite the fact that few people keep them there anymore?
A. Scarves
B. Gloves
C. Hats
D. Socks

Spoiler

B. Gloves (10)

$3K Which of these 1980s cartoon characters was part of a line of action figures called “Masters of the Universe”?
A. Papa Smurf
B. He-Man
C. Inspector Gadget
D. Danger Mouse

Spoiler

B. He-Man (7)

$5K The Iditarod National Historic Trail famously stretches across what U.S. state?
A. Alaska
B. Montana
C. Texas
D. Arizona

Spoiler

A. Alaska (11)

$7.5K In New York City’s Times Square, what retail chain has a store with a “GeoffreyTron,” a giant marquee with an LED screen?
A. Staples
B. Victoria’s Secret
C. Toys “R” Us
D. Barnes & Noble

Spoiler

C. Toys “R” Us (9)

$10K “Circumaural” and “supra-aural” are two common styles of what tech gadget?
A. TV remote
B. Computer mouse
C. Headphones
D. Electric toothbrush

ATE ( 8 )

Kate: OK. Stephanie, I’ve never heard these terms before.

Stephanie: I’m thinking the first one has to do with something that’s circular and maybe supra with half-circular. I don’t know what aural means.

Kate: Aural is like an aura right? Like, it’s usually a space term.

Stephanie: I was thinking maybe headphones? Um, the way they have different shapes. Some of them go around your ears and some just kind of hang there.

Kate: Right. Oh, maybe could aural also refer to hearing?

Stephanie: Maybe it refers to audio?

Kate: That’s a good guess. You know what? I think that’s a better guess. Let’s say “C. Headphones.”

Spoiler

C. Headphones (3)

commercial break

$12.5K A regular on MTV’s “The Hills,” Brody Jenner is the son of a famous Olympian who won a gold medal for what sport?
A. Swimming
B. Gymnastics
C. Volleyball
D. Track & field

Stephanie decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

D. Track & field (3)

horn

Answers:
$500 A. Colonies
$1K C. Jail
$2K B. Gloves
$3K B. He-Man
$5K A. Alaska
$7.5K C. Toys “R” Us
$10K C. Headphones
$12.5K D. Track & field

Has it been that long since Jenner competed? I guess it has. Man, do I feel old.


kay

kayrharris wrote:Has it been that long since Jenner competed? I guess it has. Man, do I feel old.


kay

There you go feeding lb straight lines.

I was thinking this was a easy question, but if they ask me "Olympics track and field champion Bruce Jenner has a son who appears on what MTV show" I'd be toast.

Too bad she couldn't associate mug shots with people who are in jail. She might have been able to save ATA for the $10K question.

EZ stack for me-I remember Bruce Jenner on Wheaties boxes-my dad ate Wheaties for breakfast nearly every day. (I know, I'm dating myself!)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K A popular film character’s mug shot appears on posters for the 2009 movie “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to” where?
A. Church
B. The Moon
C. Jail
D. The Beach

Stephanie pauses a moment and Meredith repeats “Character’s mug shot.”

Since Stephanie hasn’t seen this movie, she decides to ATA.

ATA (7)

2% A. Church
5% B. The Moon
92% C. Jail
1% D. The Beach

<sigh>® on both Stephanie and the 5% of the audience who actually had the nerve to say the Moon.

Nihil obstat®

Stephanie: I was thinking maybe headphones? Um, the way they have different shapes. Some of them go around your ears and some just kind of hang there.

Kate: Right.

"Just kind of hang there"???!!!

Please.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K A popular film character’s mug shot appears on posters for the 2009 movie “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to” where?
A. Church
B. The Moon
C. Jail
D. The Beach

Stephanie pauses a moment and Meredith repeats “Character’s mug shot.”

Since Stephanie hasn’t seen this movie, she decides to ATA.

ATA (7)

2% A. Church
5% B. The Moon
92% C. Jail
1% D. The Beach

<sigh>® on both Stephanie and the 5% of the audience who actually had the nerve to say the Moon.

Nihil obstat®

I wonder if any of these guys dared to 'moon' the cops who arrested them:

http://www.mugshotmuseum.com/

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K “Circumaural” and “supra-aural” are two common styles of what tech gadget?
A. TV remote
B. Computer mouse
C. Headphones
D. Electric toothbrush

ATE ( 8 )

Kate: OK. Stephanie, I’ve never heard these terms before.

Stephanie: I’m thinking the first one has to do with something that’s circular and maybe supra with half-circular. I don’t know what aural means.

Kate: Aural is like an aura right? Like, it’s usually a space term.

Stephanie: I was thinking maybe headphones? Um, the way they have different shapes. Some of them go around your ears and some just kind of hang there.

Kate: Right. Oh, maybe could aural also refer to hearing?

Stephanie: Maybe it refers to audio?

Kate: That’s a good guess. You know what? I think that’s a better guess. Let’s say “C. Headphones.”

Spoiler

C. Headphones (3)

When experts don't have to race against a clock, sometimes they stumble on the right answer!

Here's a short article about Stephanie's appearance. The only thing we might not have heard on the show is this:

Ferreria had kept her appearance on the "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" a secret from everyone, including her professors.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/st ... yID=893076

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K A popular film character’s mug shot appears on posters for the 2009 movie “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to” where?
A. Church
B. The Moon
C. Jail
D. The Beach

<sigh>® on both Stephanie and the 5% of the audience who actually had the nerve to say the Moon.

Nihil obstat®

That was Alice, not Madea.

Does Stephanie normally wear glasses, that she didn't want to wear on TV? She seemed to be leaning forward to stare at her monitor more intently than most contestants.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Does Stephanie normally wear glasses, that she didn't want to wear on TV? She seemed to be leaning forward to stare at her monitor more intently than most contestants.

I vaguely remember her with glasses in the green room but I'm not sure maybe Gordon remembers.

Phil Ken Sebbin wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Does Stephanie normally wear glasses, that she didn't want to wear on TV? She seemed to be leaning forward to stare at her monitor more intently than most contestants.

I vaguely remember her with glasses in the green room but I'm not sure maybe Gordon remembers.

Be happy I remember what you looked like! Most of everything that happened in the green room is literally and figuratively a blur.

I do recall that the monitor was not angled all that well, but that may have been because I'm tall and the woman before me in the Hot Seat was short. I could read it well enough, so I didn't even think of asking if it could be adjusted.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K A regular on MTV’s “The Hills,” Brody Jenner is the son of a famous Olympian who won a gold medal for what sport?
A. Swimming
B. Gymnastics
C. Volleyball
D. Track & field

Stephanie decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

D. Track & field (3)

Bruce Jenner also appears on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians on the E! cable network. He's married to Kris, the mother of the Kardashian girls. So a young TV viewer could get this question right without knowing anything about sports.

jarnon wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K A regular on MTV’s “The Hills,” Brody Jenner is the son of a famous Olympian who won a gold medal for what sport?
A. Swimming
B. Gymnastics
C. Volleyball
D. Track & field

Stephanie decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

D. Track & field (3)

Bruce Jenner also appears on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians on the E! cable network. He's married to Kris, the mother of the Kardashian girls. So a young TV viewer could get this question right without knowing anything about sports.

Well, even if they happened to watch this obscure cable reality show, they'd have to remember about Bruce being introduced as a gold medal winner in the decathlon and then they'd have to know that decathlon consists of track & field events. So that's two things about sports they'd have to know, right there!