Transcript 02/04/10 - Alonzo Alexander
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:17 pm
Alonzo Alexander
Tallahassee, FL
Researcher
Normally, Alonzo is a teacher, but he took a break from that to work on a research project on high-energy fusion. He'd like to go back to teaching.
Question Topics:
* Record Holders
* The First Time
* Big Names
* Bubble and Squeak
* Chicken Soup
* Famous Plays
* Musical Instruments
* CELEBRITY Q
* Money
* Capital Cities
* It's a Fake!
* Sports Lingo
* Body Parts
* Match Point
* Around the House
$500 * Around the House
Traditionally, medicine cabinets are located in what part of the house?
A: Basement B: Bathroom
C: Attic D: Lindsay Lohan's room
$1,000 * Match Point
Fireplace matches differ from standard paper matches in that they are typically made of wood, and are what?
A: Smokeless B: Scented
C: Reusable D: Extra-long
$2,000 * Body Parts
On the "Woman's Day" magazine Web site, the feature "Get Great Gams" offers fitness advice for what part of the body?
A: Arms B: Stomach
C: Back D: Legs
$3,000 * Sports Lingo
In which of these sports would a player most likely use a "sky hook"?
A: Baseball B: Basketball
C: Football D: Volleyball
$5,000 * It's a Fake!
"Fauxlex" is a term often used to describe a knockoff version of a luxury brand of what?
A: Cigars B: Perfumes
C: Watches D: Liquors
-- Commercial Break --
Alonzo's wife, Genelle, is in the audience. They have two children. His daughter, who's seven, has been giving him advice. "So, have you studied? No? *crossing arms* Hmmmm."
Alonzo wants to give part of the money he wins today to Second Harvest Food Bank. His mom was a single parent and it was organizations like this that ensured that they had food on their plates.
$7,500 * Capital Cities
Which of these European capitals is divided into twenty different neighborhoods called "arrondissements"?
A: Paris B: Amsterdam
C: Rome D: Madrid
$10,000 * Money
The phrase "Isla del Encanto," meaning "Isle of Enchantment," appears on the 2009 quarter coin honoring what U.S. territory?
A: Guam B: American Samoa
C: U.S. Virgin Islands D: Puerto Rico
With 18 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 7% B: 9% C: 25% D: 59%
$12,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, from "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
One of Christine's love interests on the show is played by Scott Bakula, who is perhaps best known for his role on what classic sci-fi series?
A: The Greatest American Hero B: The X-Files
C: Quantum Leap D: The Six Million Dollar Man
$15,000 * Musical Instruments
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?
A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon
With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.
Robert: Oh, boy! Boy! Alonzo, you don't have a clue, either, right?
Alonzo: No, I've got nothing.
Robert: Okay, let's take them apart. Let's break it down. Melodica, you buy any Melodica?
Alonzo: I don't know. It doesn't sound like wind piano.
Robert: Okay, the Ocarina, you know--
Alonzo: I don't know, I thought that was like a weird flute or something. I don't know. I have no idea.
Robert: Now, the Xaphoon--if you said typhoon, that's a wind, right? So if I was going to make a bet, that would be my guess, unless the people who put these questions together are very clever and put this down to make us both look like fools, okay?
Alonzo: Okay.
With 11 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Double Dip.
Alonzo's first answer is.
Alonzo's second answer is.
-- Commercial Break --
Alonzo wasn't sure about that second guess on the Double Dip, but he decided that Melodica sounded like Harmonica.
Alonzo and his wife didn't get to have a real honeymoon, so he thinks he owes her a couple weeks in Brazil.
$25,000 * Famous Plays
What famous play was adapted from the 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game"?
A: Waiting for Godot B: A View from the Bridge
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof D: Barefoot in the Park
Alonzo has no clue. He walks with $15,000.
Tallahassee, FL
Researcher
Normally, Alonzo is a teacher, but he took a break from that to work on a research project on high-energy fusion. He'd like to go back to teaching.
Question Topics:
* Record Holders
* The First Time
* Big Names
* Bubble and Squeak
* Chicken Soup
* Famous Plays
* Musical Instruments
* CELEBRITY Q
* Money
* Capital Cities
* It's a Fake!
* Sports Lingo
* Body Parts
* Match Point
* Around the House
$500 * Around the House
Traditionally, medicine cabinets are located in what part of the house?
A: Basement B: Bathroom
C: Attic D: Lindsay Lohan's room
Answer
B: Bathroom ( 8 )
Fireplace matches differ from standard paper matches in that they are typically made of wood, and are what?
A: Smokeless B: Scented
C: Reusable D: Extra-long
Answer
D: Extra-long ( 10 )
On the "Woman's Day" magazine Web site, the feature "Get Great Gams" offers fitness advice for what part of the body?
A: Arms B: Stomach
C: Back D: Legs
Answer
D: Legs ( 10 )
In which of these sports would a player most likely use a "sky hook"?
A: Baseball B: Basketball
C: Football D: Volleyball
Answer
B: Basketball ( 10 )
"Fauxlex" is a term often used to describe a knockoff version of a luxury brand of what?
A: Cigars B: Perfumes
C: Watches D: Liquors
Answer
C: Watches ( 11 )
Alonzo's wife, Genelle, is in the audience. They have two children. His daughter, who's seven, has been giving him advice. "So, have you studied? No? *crossing arms* Hmmmm."
Alonzo wants to give part of the money he wins today to Second Harvest Food Bank. His mom was a single parent and it was organizations like this that ensured that they had food on their plates.
$7,500 * Capital Cities
Which of these European capitals is divided into twenty different neighborhoods called "arrondissements"?
A: Paris B: Amsterdam
C: Rome D: Madrid
Answer
A: Paris ( 26 )
The phrase "Isla del Encanto," meaning "Isle of Enchantment," appears on the 2009 quarter coin honoring what U.S. territory?
A: Guam B: American Samoa
C: U.S. Virgin Islands D: Puerto Rico
With 18 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 7% B: 9% C: 25% D: 59%
Answer
D: Puerto Rico ( 13 )
Today's celebrity is Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, from "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
One of Christine's love interests on the show is played by Scott Bakula, who is perhaps best known for his role on what classic sci-fi series?
A: The Greatest American Hero B: The X-Files
C: Quantum Leap D: The Six Million Dollar Man
Answer
C: Quantum Leap ( 20 )
Because of how its played, which of these unusual musical instruments is also known as a "wind piano"?
A: Melodica B: Sackbut
C: Ocarina D: Xaphoon
With 14 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Emmy Award winning writer and actor, Robert Wuhl.
Robert: Oh, boy! Boy! Alonzo, you don't have a clue, either, right?
Alonzo: No, I've got nothing.
Robert: Okay, let's take them apart. Let's break it down. Melodica, you buy any Melodica?
Alonzo: I don't know. It doesn't sound like wind piano.
Robert: Okay, the Ocarina, you know--
Alonzo: I don't know, I thought that was like a weird flute or something. I don't know. I have no idea.
Robert: Now, the Xaphoon--if you said typhoon, that's a wind, right? So if I was going to make a bet, that would be my guess, unless the people who put these questions together are very clever and put this down to make us both look like fools, okay?
Alonzo: Okay.
With 11 seconds left, Alonzo decides to Double Dip.
Alonzo's first answer is
Spoiler
D: Xaphoon
Alonzo's second answer is
Spoiler
A: Melodica
Answer
A: Melodica ( 8 )
Alonzo wasn't sure about that second guess on the Double Dip, but he decided that Melodica sounded like Harmonica.
Alonzo and his wife didn't get to have a real honeymoon, so he thinks he owes her a couple weeks in Brazil.
$25,000 * Famous Plays
What famous play was adapted from the 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game"?
A: Waiting for Godot B: A View from the Bridge
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof D: Barefoot in the Park
Alonzo has no clue. He walks with $15,000.
Answer
C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 4 )
