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Jaye LaPosta
Edison, NJ

Dancing with the Stars Week

Topic Tree:

Personal Effects
A Giant Among Men
Roots
Pretty Birds
Weights & Measures
The Rosetta Stone
Think of the Children
DREW LACHEY
Fashion Flacks
CHERYL Q
The Lindy Hop
The Charleston
Common Names
Sports Movies
On the Dash

This week’s ATE is Tom Bergeron, Host of “Dancing with the Stars.”

$500 A popular dashboard ornament in cars features a grass-skirted doll who “performs” what dance when the vehicle is in motion?
A. Ballet
B. Hula
C. Flamenco
D. Anti-lock brake dance

Spoiler

B. Hula (9)

$1K In the 1969 movie “Downhill Racer,” Robert Redford plays a daring competitor in what sport?
A. Tennis
B. Golf
C. Skiing
D. Soccer

Spoiler

C. Skiing (11)

$2K The name “Garcia” is one of the ten most popular last names in the U.S., according to a CNN special titled what “in America”?
A. Arab
B. Latino
C. African
D. Asian

Spoiler

B. Latino (11)

$3K Introduced in season nine, the “Charleston” was a popular dance in the 1920s, particularly with young women known as what?
A. Hippies
B. Trixies
C. Boppers
D. Flappers

Spoiler

D. Flappers (11)

$5K A dance popularized in the 1930s, the “Lindy Hop” was named in honor of a famous American what?
A. Aviator
B. Judge
C. Chef
D. Physicist

ATA (9)

88% A. Aviator
4% B. Judge
6% C. Chef
2% D. Physicist

Spoiler

A. Aviator ( 8 )

CHERYL Q

$7.5K A woman traditionally waves a fan coyly across her body when performing which of these dances?
A. Paso doble
B. Jitterbug
C. Flamenco
D. Minuet

Spoiler

C. Flamenco (22)

commercial break

$10K In 2008, traffic on J. Crew’s Web site rose a reported 64% after who went on “The Tonight Show” wearing a yellow outfit from the retailer?
A. Michelle Obama
B. Angelina Jolie
C. Victoria Beckham
D. Tina Fey

Spoiler

A Michelle Obama ( 18 )

Dancing with the Stars Video Clip

We are shown a clip of Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke dancing to the Big and Rich song “Save a Horse.”

$12.5K When he won on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2006, Drew Lachey was still the brother-in-law of what pop singer?
A. Mandy Moore
B. Christina Aguilera
C. Jessica Simpson
D. Hillary Duff

Spoiler

C. Jessica Simpson (24)

$15K On the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which of the following statements about the Gosselin children is true?
A. There are 6 girls and 2 boys
B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys
C. There are 4 girls and 4 boys
D. There are 3 girls and 5 boys

ATE (10)

Tom tells Jaye that he’s never seen the show.

Tom: I know more about them then I care to already.

Jaye: I don’t really watch the show either.

Tom: Yeah.

Jaye: Have you seen them on any talk shows?

Tom: Well, I’ve seen Jon & Kate, I think it was on “Divorce Court,” but I can’t be sure.

Jaye: Why, I know the older two are girls. And then - -

Tom: Ok.

Jaye: The other six, I know there are at least two boys, but I’m not sure if there’s three boys.

Tom: Yeah, I think you know more about the gender split than I do. I wouldn’t even want to lead you to one over the other. Again, this is a show that I’ve really never seen.

DD (9)

Jaye’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys (9)

$25K Though it is an Egyptian artifact, the Rosetta Stone has resided in what country since 1802?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Great Britain
D. Greece

Jaye makes Italy her final answer.

Jaye leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Great Britain (7)

commercial break

Answers:
$500 B. Hula
$1K C. Skiing
$2K B. Latino
$3K D. Flappers
$5K A. Aviator
$7.5K C. Flamenco
$10K A. Michelle Obama
$12.5K C. Jessica Simpson
$15K B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys
$25K C. Great Britain

Q9

My favorite question, which allows me to try and thunk combinatorial mathematics I last learned about, about forty years ago....

Spoiler

Contestant says the knows oldest two are girls, and that at least two other are boys, sounds as if that should be a wash as far as predicting the final numbers, but. assuming 0.5 gender distribution at birth, then of the 64 gender possibilities for the younger kies:

1/64 - 6G
6/64 - 5G - 1B
15/64 - 4G - 2B
20/64 - 3G - 3B
15/64 - 2G - 4B
6/64 - 1G - 5B
1/64 - 6B

Eliminating possibilities which do not yields one of the total child counts in the four game options,

15/56 4G - 2B
20/56 3G - 3B
15/56 2G - 4B
6/56 1G - 5B.

Corresponding to a percentage chance of the four game responses

A - 27% B - 36% C - 27% D - 10%

Psychologically, though, if there had been an equal number of boys and girls, the show would have made a big deal of it, so one can almost certainly eliminate the possibility of "C", leaving with an almost 50% chance that B was the right answer. One can also wonder on the effects of actual probability the fuzzy recollection of two boys, not sure about three, but I am not as certain now about it as I was when I was watching the show. FWIW.

Q10 - had to have been affected by the thought that "Rosetta" sounds Latin/Italian. But it was in those days the Brits were taking stuff home to look at in their museums at night....
I am willing to bet contestant would have correctly guessed the current location of the "Elgin Marbles". All of 'em.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $15K On the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which of the following statements about the Gosselin children is true?
A. There are 6 girls and 2 boys
B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys
C. There are 4 girls and 4 boys
D. There are 3 girls and 5 boys

ATE (10)

Tom tells Jaye that he’s never seen the show.

Tom: I know more about them then I care to already.

Jaye: I don’t really watch the show either.

Tom: Yeah.

Jaye: Have you seen them on any talk shows?

Tom: Well, I’ve seen Jon & Kate, I think it was on “Divorce Court,” but I can’t be sure.

Jaye: Why, I know the older two are girls. And then - -

Tom: Ok.

Jaye: The other six, I know there are at least two boys, but I’m not sure if there’s three boys.

Tom: Yeah, I think you know more about the gender split than I do. I wouldn’t even want to lead you to one over the other. Again, this is a show that I’ve really never seen.

DD (9)

Jaye’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys (9)

Isn't Kate Gosselin ON "Dancing With the Stars" this season? Wonder how she felt about Tom Bergeron's comments.... Especially "I know more about them than I care to already."

KillerTomato wrote: Isn't Kate Gosselin ON "Dancing With the Stars" this season? Wonder how she felt about Tom Bergeron's comments.... Especially "I know more about them than I care to already."

Some people might be insulted, but that would imply that those people had some shred of dignity, integrity or self-respect left. I doubt that applies here.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $1K In the 1969 movie “Downhill Racer,” Robert Redford plays a daring competitor in what sport?
A. Tennis
B. Golf
C. Skiing
D. Soccer

Spoiler

C. Skiing (11)

One of the best sports movies ever made, but one which has fallen through the cracks for many people. Redford went against character to play a guy who was essentially a complete, self-centered jerk. Gene Hackman was also good as his coach. It's just been released on a Criterion DVD and it's well worth a Netflix rental.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jaye LaPosta
Edison, NJ

WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K On the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which of the following statements about the Gosselin children is true?
A. There are 6 girls and 2 boys
B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys
C. There are 4 girls and 4 boys
D. There are 3 girls and 5 boys

E. They will all grow up to be f**ked up

I will ATA.

etaoin22 wrote:Q9

My favorite question, which allows me to try and thunk combinatorial mathematics I last learned about, about forty years ago....

Spoiler

Contestant says the knows oldest two are girls, and that at least two other are boys, sounds as if that should be a wash as far as predicting the final numbers, but. assuming 0.5 gender distribution at birth, then of the 64 gender possibilities for the younger kies:

1/64 - 6G
6/64 - 5G - 1B
15/64 - 4G - 2B
20/64 - 3G - 3B
15/64 - 2G - 4B
6/64 - 1G - 5B
1/64 - 6B

Eliminating possibilities which do not yields one of the total child counts in the four game options,

15/56 4G - 2B
20/56 3G - 3B
15/56 2G - 4B
6/56 1G - 5B.

Corresponding to a percentage chance of the four game responses

A - 27% B - 36% C - 27% D - 10%

Psychologically, though, if there had been an equal number of boys and girls, the show would have made a big deal of it, so one can almost certainly eliminate the possibility of "C", leaving with an almost 50% chance that B was the right answer. One can also wonder on the effects of actual probability the fuzzy recollection of two boys, not sure about three, but I am not as certain now about it as I was when I was watching the show. FWIW.

Wow, I'd like to see you run through all of that mathematics while keeping the expert talking about something else, so that Meredith didn't cut him off.

From the couple of times I've seen that show, I thought only two of the sextuplets were boys.

It was a beautiful example of "keep the "expert"'s mouth running until you arrive at an answer on your own, thus defeating the clock". I couldn't have done it because like Bergeron I've only seen the Gosslyns in brief news-TV footage clips. As though they were news, or something.

Did they maybe film these BAM shows before Kate Gosslyn was lined up to be a "this year's contestant"? I give Bergeron all kinds of marks for honesty, at any rate. And he agrees with me!

ghostjmf wrote:Did they maybe film these BAM shows before Kate Gosslyn was lined up to be a "this year's contestant"? I give Bergeron all kinds of marks for honesty, at any rate. And he agrees with me!

These episodes were taped in November. I don't know when they decided on the cast of this season's DWTS.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jaye LaPosta
Edison, NJ

Dancing with the Stars Week

<*sigh*> Although elwing is a big fan of the show (and I watch it with her, though with less enthusiasm), I don't see the need to have another "special" week of BAM.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K When he won on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2006, Drew Lachey was still the brother-in-law of what pop singer?
A. Mandy Moore
B. Christina Aguilera
C. Jessica Simpson
D. Hillary Duff

Spoiler

C. Jessica Simpson (24)

No idea, so let's ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K On the reality TV series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which of the following statements about the Gosselin children is true?
A. There are 6 girls and 2 boys
B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys
C. There are 4 girls and 4 boys
D. There are 3 girls and 5 boys

ATE (10)

Tom tells Jaye that he’s never seen the show.

Tom: I know more about them then I care to already.

Jaye: I don’t really watch the show either.

Tom: Yeah.

Jaye: Have you seen them on any talk shows?

Tom: Well, I’ve seen Jon & Kate, I think it was on “Divorce Court,” but I can’t be sure.

Jaye: Why, I know the older two are girls. And then - -

Tom: Ok.

Jaye: The other six, I know there are at least two boys, but I’m not sure if there’s three boys.

Tom: Yeah, I think you know more about the gender split than I do. I wouldn’t even want to lead you to one over the other. Again, this is a show that I’ve really never seen.

DD (9)

Jaye’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

B. There are 5 girls and 3 boys (9)

It's goodbye for me. I have no idea, the expert couldn't help and DD would do me no good, so I'm walking away. I'd be interested in knowing when these episodes were taped - Kate Gosselin is one of the "celebrities" this season.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25K Though it is an Egyptian artifact, the Rosetta Stone has resided in what country since 1802?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Great Britain
D. Greece

Jaye makes Italy her final answer.

Jaye leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Great Britain (7)

Well, I wouldn't have seen this question, but I knew the answer.