Transcript 04/09/10 Marianne Hopper

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Marianne Hopper
Austin, TX
College dean

Topic Tree:
- Cold Hard Cash
- Facts & Figures
- History of Law
- What Is It?
- Outer Space
- Lady Liberty
- Government
- Speaking in Tongues
- Kid Lit
- Adaptations
- Nicknames
- Famous Duos
- Video Games
- Leisure Time
- Sea Life

$500 - Which of the following ocean dwellers gets its name due to its grotesque appearance?
A - angelfish
B - hagfish
C - sunfish
D - The Skanky Little Mermaid

Spoiler

B - hagfish (5)

$1000 - A person who "hits the slopes" while on vacation participates in what outdoor activity?
A - boating
B - fishing
C - bicycling
D - skiing

Spoiler

D - skiing (11)

$2000 - Which of these classic video games shares its name with a type of insect?
A - Asteroids
B - Centipede
C - Pitfall
D - Frogger

Spoiler

B - Centipede (11)

$3000 - In the folk-rock duo name "Simon and Garfunkle," "Simon" and "Garfunkle" are what?
A - first names
B - last names
C - a first name and a last name
D - a last name and a nickname name

Spoiler

B - last names (9)

$5000 - Because her achievements were comparable to those of Charles Lindburgh, what American was given the
nickname "Lady Lindy"?
A - Eleanor Roosevelt
B - Helen Keller
C - Amelia Earhart
D - Emily Dickinson

Spoiler

C - Amelia Earhart (9)

commercial break

Today's "You're in the Hot Seat" winning answer is "last names".

The preview question for Monday's show is:
$3000 - "Patient has some ribs to spare, take out a couple but use care" is an instruction from what classic game?
A - Operation
B - Candy Land
C - Twister
D - Musical chairs

Marianne's husband and son are in the relationship seats.

$7500 - Which of these 2007 movies is based on a Broadway musical that was based on another movie of the same name?
A - Superbad
B - Hairspray
C - License to Wed
D - Bridge to Terabithia

Marianne says that the only one she knows of that was on Broadway was

Spoiler

Hairspray

so she makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

B - Hairspray (19)

$10000 - In the 2009 children's book "Return to the Hundred-Acre Wood", an older Christopher Robin revisits what childhood friend?
A - The Little Prince
B - Winnie the Pooh
C - Peter Pan
D - The Cat in the Hat

Spoiler

B - Winnie the Pooh (23)

$12500 - What European language is often referred to as "Nederlands" by its native speakers?
A - Czech
B - Polish
C - Dutch
D - Finnish

Marianne says, "Oh, gosh. I think I'd better ask the audience."

ATA results

ATA results:
A - 0%
B - 2%
C - 86%
D - 17%

The audience laughs and Marianne says, "I knew it."

Spoiler

C - Dutch (20)

$15000 - The moniker "Scalito" was coined in the media to poke fun at the conservative views of a figure in which of these federal bodies?
A - Supreme Court
B - Senate
C - Presidential cabinet
D - House of Representatives
"It's probably Scalia," Marianne says, and so she says

Spoiler

B, Supreme Court

and makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

A - Supreme Court (22)

$25000 - The name of the ship that brought the pieces of the Statue of Liberty to the states, Isere, is also the name of a well-known French what?
A - king
B - poet
C - river
D - castle

Marianne mutters, "Isere, Isere is a what?" Then she decides to Ask the Expert, stopping the clock with 19 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Jeff, "You know France, right?" and Jeff replies, "Oui." Meredith says she's going to feed him the answer "right now" (in French). Jeff says that ships are normally named after iconic things; in the US we name them for great leaders. He doesn't think anyone would name a ship after a poet. He concludes that it might be "king" or possibly a location, like a river, but he would go with "king". Marianne says she's never heard of a "King Isere", just lots of Louises, and Jeff admits that he's really just guessing. Meredith cuts Jeff off, saying that he was trying to help Marianne reason it out but that he really didn't know.

Marianne wishes her husband was there because he's a good guesser. She isn't sure which way to go but she does decide to use the Double Dip. "Que sera, sera," Marianne adds. The clock stops with 9 seconds left.

DD results

Marianne makes

Spoiler

B, poet

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her first final answer. That isn't correct. Meredith reminds her how much time remains; Marianne throws up her hands and makes

Spoiler

C, river

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her second final answer.

Spoiler

C - river (6)

THE HORN!!!!!

Marianne will be back in a week, after the week's worth of shows with Steve Harvey substituting for Meredith.

[15QuestionsAway]

There's a week of repeats starting Monday 4/19. Marianne will be back on Monday, 4/26.

[silverscreenselect]

$2000 - Which of these classic video games shares its name with a type of insect?
A - Asteroids
B - Centipede
C - Pitfall
D - Frogger

Spoiler

B - Centipede (11)

Another bad question. Insects have six legs. Both centipedes and insects are members of the arthopod phylum, but centipedes are members of the chilopod class while insects are members of the insect class. To give a comparable example, humans are members of the chordata phylum, along with every other animal that has a backbone, but members of the mammalia class.

Essentially, this question is the equivalent of "Which of these television shows shares part of its name with a type of mammal?"

A. Shark Tank
B. Lost
C. Dancing with the Stars
D. NCIS

[Estonut]

$2000 - Which of these classic video games shares its name with a type of insect?
A - Asteroids
B - Centipede
C - Pitfall
D - Frogger

Spoiler

B - Centipede (11)

Another bad question. Insects have six legs. Both centipedes and insects are members of the arthopod phylum, but centipedes are members of the chilopod class while insects are members of the insect class. To give a comparable example, humans are members of the chordata phylum, along with every other animal that has a backbone, but members of the mammalia class.

A taxonomy lesson is more valuable when the terms are spelled correctly. It's arthRopod.

Essentially, this question is the equivalent of "Which of these television shows shares part of its name with a type of mammal?"

A. Shark Tank
B. Lost
C. Dancing with the Stars
D. NCIS

This question is not equivalent, as C is an indisputably correct answer...

[NellyLunatic1980]

Nihil obstat® so far.

Essentially, this question is the equivalent of "Which of these television shows shares part of its name with a type of mammal?"

A. Shark Tank
B. Lost
C. Dancing with the Stars
D. NCIS

This question is not equivalent, as C is an indisputably correct answer...

That depends only on the stars in question. Smoe of the stars on that show (see Kate Expletive) are lower life forms.

[earendel]

Marianne Hopper
Austin, TX
College dean

$12500 - What European language is often referred to as "Nederlands" by its native speakers?
A - Czech
B - Polish
C - Dutch
D - Finnish

Marianne says, "Oh, gosh. I think I'd better ask the audience."

ATA results

ATA results:
A - 0%
B - 2%
C - 86%
D - 17%

The audience laughs and Marianne says, "I knew it."

Spoiler

C - Dutch (20)

If you knew it, why did you use the lifeline?

$25000 - The name of the ship that brought the pieces of the Statue of Liberty to the states, Isere, is also the name of a well-known French what?
A - king
B - poet
C - river
D - castle

Marianne mutters, "Isere, Isere is a what?" Then she decides to Ask the Expert, stopping the clock with 19 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Jeff, "You know France, right?" and Jeff replies, "Oui." Meredith says she's going to feed him the answer "right now" (in French). Jeff says that ships are normally named after iconic things; in the US we name them for great leaders. He doesn't think anyone would name a ship after a poet. He concludes that it might be "king" or possibly a location, like a river, but he would go with "king". Marianne says she's never heard of a "King Isere", just lots of Louises, and Jeff admits that he's really just guessing. Meredith cuts Jeff off, saying that he was trying to help Marianne reason it out but that he really didn't know.

Marianne wishes her husband was there because he's a good guesser. She isn't sure which way to go but she does decide to use the Double Dip. "Que sera, sera," Marianne adds. The clock stops with 9 seconds left.

DD results

Marianne makes

Spoiler

B, poet

Spoiler

her first final answer. That isn't correct. Meredith reminds her how much time remains; Marianne throws up her hands and makes

Spoiler

C, river

Spoiler

her second final answer.

Spoiler

C - river (6)

As a crossword puzzle addict, I've seen "Isere" numerous times and knew that it was a river.

Nihil obstat®.

[MarleysGh0st]

$25000 - The name of the ship that brought the pieces of the Statue of Liberty to the states, Isere, is also the name of a well-known French what?
A - king
B - poet
C - river
D - castle

Marianne mutters, "Isere, Isere is a what?" Then she decides to Ask the Expert, stopping the clock with 19 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Jeff, "You know France, right?" and Jeff replies, "Oui." Meredith says she's going to feed him the answer "right now" (in French). Jeff says that ships are normally named after iconic things; in the US we name them for great leaders. He doesn't think anyone would name a ship after a poet. He concludes that it might be "king" or possibly a location, like a river, but he would go with "king". Marianne says she's never heard of a "King Isere", just lots of Louises, and Jeff admits that he's really just guessing. Meredith cuts Jeff off, saying that he was trying to help Marianne reason it out but that he really didn't know.

So when was King Isere's reign, Jeff?

Jeff deserves some credit for trying to reason out his questions, so it's not like he had been totally uninformed about Expert strategy. If only he had done a bit more sanity-checking of his logic...

[vettech]

$2000 - Which of these classic video games shares its name with a type of insect?
A - Asteroids
B - Centipede
C - Pitfall
D - Frogger

Spoiler

B - Centipede (11)

Another bad question. Insects have six legs. Both centipedes and insects are members of the arthopod phylum, but centipedes are members of the chilopod class while insects are members of the insect class. To give a comparable example, humans are members of the chordata phylum, along with every other animal that has a backbone, but members of the mammalia class.

What do you expect? They made the spider an insect a couple of weeks ago.