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Neil Bright
Napanoch, NY (west of New Paltz but within WABC viewing area)
Psychology professor

Topic Tree
Personal Effects
Word Origins
Health
World Cuisine
Weights & Measures
For Charity
2009 Movies
Etiquette
Nursery Rhymes
At the Pharmacy
Chemical Elements
Classic TV
Folk Songs
Household Devices
Breakfast Cereals



$500 (Breakfast Cereals):
Which of these cereals has a blue ghost as its mascot?
A. Shredded Wheat B. Boo Berry
C. Cookie Crisp D. Honey Nut Poltergeists

Spoiler

B. Boo Berry (:06)

$1000 (Household Devices):
A curling iron is a common household device designed to produce a curl in what?
A. Paper B. Grass
C. Curtains D. Hair

Spoiler

D. Hair (:09)

$2000 (Folk Songs):
In the classic folk song "If I Had a Hammer," what line precedes "I'd ring it in the morning, I'd ring it in the evening"?
A. If I had a harmonica B. If I had a drum
C. If I had a bell D. If I had a whistle

ATA at :03

ATA

A-1% B-0% C-95% D-4%

Spoiler

C. If I had a bell (:02)

Commercial break

Neil brought his wife Pam and son Zach in the audience. Mere mentioned that Neil felt bad about using ATA as he knew it.

$3000 (Classic TV):
On TV's "The Odd Couple," who was the odd couple?
A. An old man and a kid B. A neat freak and a slob
C. A man and his dog D. A rich guy and a pauper

Spoiler

B. A neat freak and a slob (:06)

$5000 (Chemical Elements):
Which of these chemical elements was not named after a celestial body?
A. Neptunium B. Germanium
C. Uranium D. Plutonium

Spoiler

B. Germanium (:06)

$7500 (At the Pharmacy):
Estro-Logic is the name of an herb supplement that markets itself towards what demographic?
A. Overweight children B. Balding men
C. Menopausal women D. Arthritic senior citizens

Spoiler

C. Menopausal women (:17)

$10K (Nursery Rhymes):
Which of these lines appears in the popular nursery rhyme that also includes the line "Its fleece was white as snow"?
A. And so the poor dog had none B. The lamb was sure to go
C. And pretty maids all in a row D. And frightened Miss Muffet away

Spoiler

B. The lamb was sure to go (:02)

Mere asked Neil why it took so long and Neil said he does not know nursery rhymes, apparently was never read nursery rhymes as a kid, and was afraid of getting a nursery rhymes question. Mere commented that Neil is now over his fear.

$12.5K (Etiquette):
Counting the letters in "fork" is a common way of remembering that, in a formal place setting, forks traditionally go where?
A. Above the dinner plate B. To the left of the dinner plate
C. To the right of the dinner plate D. On top of the dinner plate

ATE at :06

ATE

pretty sure it is B based on his mental image of the plate setting

Spoiler

B. To the left of the dinner plate (:04)

Commercial break

Home game winning answer

Boo Berry

Teaser for tomorrow

$5000
What "Peanuts" character was often depicted sitting in a booth under a sign that read "Psychiatric Help 5c"?
A. Linus B. Marcie
C. Lucy D. Peppermint Patty

explanation of previous question

Mere explained that Fork has the same number of letters as left, and knife/spoon both have the same number of letters as right.

$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Spoiler

Neil takes a logical guess of C but was incorrect.

A. U.S. cities (:10)

Neil left with $5000.
No carryover.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Neil Bright
Napanoch, NY (west of New Paltz but within WABC viewing area)
Psychology professor

Thank you for confirming that he's a Where Else®. But he's a teacher, so it's moot.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 (Folk Songs):
In the classic folk song "If I Had a Hammer," what line precedes "I'd ring it in the morning, I'd ring it in the evening"?
A. If I had a harmonica B. If I had a drum
C. If I had a bell D. If I had a whistle

ATA at :03

<sigh>®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K (Etiquette):
Counting the letters in "fork" is a common way of remembering that, in a formal place setting, forks traditionally go where?
A. Above the dinner plate B. To the left of the dinner plate
C. To the right of the dinner plate D. On top of the dinner plate

I can never get the place settings right. I know that forks go either left or right of the plate. Double Dip.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K (2009 Movies)
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Never saw this movie. ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $10K (Nursery Rhymes):
Which of these lines appears in the popular nursery rhyme that also includes the line "Its fleece was white as snow"?
A. And so the poor dog had none B. The lamb was sure to go
C. And pretty maids all in a row D. And frightened Miss Muffet away

Another kiddie question, I hate em. I am tempted to use the DD and go with the two choices that rhyme with snow, but I will play it safe and ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K (Etiquette):
Counting the letters in "fork" is a common way of remembering that, in a formal place setting, forks traditionally go where?
A. Above the dinner plate B. To the left of the dinner plate
C. To the right of the dinner plate D. On top of the dinner plate

E. close enough so I can reach it and eat. ATE also

explanation of previous question

Mere explained that Fork has the same number of letters as left, and knife/spoon both have the same number of letters as right.

Now I know.

$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Never saw it. DD and pray. Much tougher stack for me than some of the others this week.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Neil Bright
Napanoch, NY (west of New Paltz but within WABC viewing area)
Psychology professor

Meredith noted that "Bright" was a good last name for this show. Alas, he didn't live up to the expectation.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 (Folk Songs):
In the classic folk song "If I Had a Hammer," what line precedes "I'd ring it in the morning, I'd ring it in the evening"?
A. If I had a harmonica B. If I had a drum
C. If I had a bell D. If I had a whistle

ATA at :03

ATA

A-1% B-0% C-95% D-4%

Spoiler

C. If I had a bell (:02)

Exhibit A for the prosecution.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Nursery Rhymes):
Which of these lines appears in the popular nursery rhyme that also includes the line "Its fleece was white as snow"?
A. And so the poor dog had none B. The lamb was sure to go
C. And pretty maids all in a row D. And frightened Miss Muffet away

Spoiler

B. The lamb was sure to go (:02)

This seems oddly overvalued, but then again Neil didn't know it. Exhibit B for the prosecution.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K (Etiquette):
Counting the letters in "fork" is a common way of remembering that, in a formal place setting, forks traditionally go where?
A. Above the dinner plate B. To the left of the dinner plate
C. To the right of the dinner plate D. On top of the dinner plate

ATE at :06

ATE

pretty sure it is B based on his mental image of the plate setting

Spoiler

B. To the left of the dinner plate (:04)

explanation of previous question

Mere explained that Fork has the same number of letters as left, and knife/spoon both have the same number of letters as right.

I'm glad they explained this - although I knew the answer I couldn't figure out why counting the letters made any difference. Exhibit C for the prosecution.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Spoiler

Neil takes a logical guess of C but was incorrect.

A. U.S. cities (:10)

I don't know this, so it's time to ATA and hope.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Neil Bright
Napanoch, NY (west of New Paltz but within WABC viewing area)
Psychology professor

Thank you for confirming that he's a Where Else®. But he's a teacher, so it's moot.

It's not moot, unless they've run out of teachers in the rest of the country.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Nursery Rhymes):
Which of these lines appears in the popular nursery rhyme that also includes the line "Its fleece was white as snow"?
A. And so the poor dog had none B. The lamb was sure to go
C. And pretty maids all in a row D. And frightened Miss Muffet away

Spoiler

B. The lamb was sure to go (:02)

Mere asked Neil why it took so long and Neil said he does not know nursery rhymes, apparently was never read nursery rhymes as a kid, and was afraid of getting a nursery rhymes question. Mere commented that Neil is now over his fear.

Besides having a problem with nursery rhymes, Neil was running into trouble because of his curious form of response. Instead of just saying "B, final answer" or "The lamb was sure to go, final answer" he was answering with "The correct answer is...final answer".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Spoiler

Neil takes a logical guess of C but was incorrect.

A. U.S. cities (:10)

Neil left with $5000.
No carryover.

Once again, going to see every trashy movie that gets released comes in handy. Instaget.

silverscreenselect wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Spoiler

Neil takes a logical guess of C but was incorrect.

A. U.S. cities (:10)

Neil left with $5000.
No carryover.

Once again, going to see every trashy movie that gets released comes in handy. Instaget.

Ah, but "Zombieland" is so campy, it's great!

I love the protagonist's "rules" that flash up on the screen, every time they're put into use.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K (2009 Movies):
In the 2009 movie "Zombieland," many of the main characters are nicknamed after what?
A. U.S. cities B. Famous actors
C. Cuts of meat D. Muscle cars

Spoiler

Neil takes a logical guess of C but was incorrect.

A. U.S. cities (:10)

Neil left with $5000.
No carryover.

Once again, going to see every trashy movie that gets released comes in handy. Instaget.

Ah, but "Zombieland" is so campy, it's great!

I love the protagonist's "rules" that flash up on the screen, every time they're put into use.

I concur, definitely one of the most well-done comedies of last year. That being said, this question is incredibly difficult if one hasn't watched the movie, and probably slightly undervalued.

I don't get to say this too often, but Nihil obstat®.

In fairness, the $12,500 etiquette question might have given me pause had it not been for the "counting the letters in fork" clue. I realized that had to have meant it was on the left side, having the same number of letters as fork.

And maybe it was just my ears, but I'm pretty sure Neil said Geranium, not Germanium, when he answered the $5,000 question. I replayed his response for Ms Cheesecake since she didn't catch it and she seemed to agree.