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Guest Host: John Henson

Alicen Nadal
Richmond Hill, NY

Alicen has been an actress for about fifteen years. She's done a lot of background work. She's learned how to practice pretend eating for a long time and walking back and forth in a subway concourse. At John's request, Alicen demonstrates her pretend mastication.

Question Topics:
* U.S. History
* The Supreme Court
* Michael Jackson
* What is It?
* At the Bookstore
* Popular TV
* State Holidays
* It's a Gas!
* CELEBRITY Q
* Albert Einstein
* Protests
* Sports Logos
* Ocean Currents
* Consumer Brands
* Let's Party!

Mo Rocca, writer, comedian and contributor for CBS Sunday Morning, is introduced as today's expert.
Mo is now wearing a robe.

$500 * Let's Party!
By definition, which of these events is always held in honor of a woman?

A: Graduation B: Bridal shower
C: Baptism D: Raging kegger

Answer

B: Bridal shower ( 7 )

$1,000 * Consumer Brands
"Avoid shaving directly over nipples" is a helpful tip Gillette offers men who want to remove hair where?

A: Head B: Back
C: Chest D: Legs

Answer

C: Chest ( 8 )

$2,000 * Ocean Currents
The Peru Current is an ocean current that travels alongside what continent?

A: Europe B: Asia
C: South America D: Australia

Answer

C: South America ( 8 )

$3,000 * Sports Logos
Two horns and a pointed tail are prominently featured in the logo for what pro hockey team?

A: New Jersey Devils B: New York Islanders
C: Boston Bruins D: Pittsburgh Penguins

Answer

A: New Jersey Devils ( 7 )

$5,000 * Protests
In 2004, protesters clashed with police over a proposed ban on fox hunting in what country?

A: Germany B: Italy
C: France D: United Kingdom

Answer

D: United Kingdom ( 6 )

$7,500 * Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein once wrote that what scientific principle "cannot be held responsible" for two people "falling in love"?

A: Evaporation B: Osmosis
C: Gravitation D: Buoyancy

With 22 seconds left, Alicen decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 16% C: 77% D: 4%

Answer

C: Gravitation ( 17 )

-- Commercial Break --

Alicen knew there would be a guest host, but thought it would be Anderson Cooper.

John: And you're disappointed? You thought it would be the Silver Fox and you get here and it's half the silver and none of the fox.

Alicen: No, you're a fox, but you're a little, tiny one.

Reading the following question is Susan Lucci, from All My Children.
$10,000 * CELEBRITY Q
What Broadway musical features the lyric "Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong"?

A: Hairspray B: Grease
C: A Chorus Line D: Chicago

Answer

B: Grease ( 22 )

$12,500 * It's a Gas!
What gas, which has no color, no odor and is highly unreactive, comes from a Greek word meaning "strange"?

A: Argon B: Radon
C: Neon D: Xenon

With 16 seconds left, Alicen decides to Ask The Expert. Mo is still wearing a robe and is now drying
his hair with a towel.

Mo: Hmmm, it's highly unreactive. It's gonna be Xenon! Because, you know what, I'm thinking of xenophobia, which is a terribly unattractive quality! But it should attractive you, in this case, since it's the answer. It's gotta be! Strange, other, right? I mean, neon, I don't know, it's new? And radon? I don't know what radon is. Argon? Not for me.

Answer

D: Xenon ( 10 )

$15,000 * State Holidays
Celebrated annually on March 31st, César Chávez Day is an official state holiday in which of these states?

A: Florida B: New York
C: California D: Indiana

Answer

C: California ( 15 )

-- Commercial Break --

$25,000 * Popular TV
In 2009, it was revealed that the TV series "Antique Roadshow" had its first million dollar appraisal, when a woman presented what to the experts?

A: A Chinese carved jade collection B: A Picasso sketch on an envelope
C: A gold and silver flintlock pistol D: A Navajo hand-woven blanket

Alicen thinks she saw this, but she does not remember. She walks away with $15,000.

Answer

A: A Chinese carved jade collection ( 5 )

It is actually in Arizona's state Constitution that a game of chance can be used to break a deadlock. The two candidates agreed on a card game (alternatives from the past have included rolling dice and, on rare occasions, gunfights).
I was in favor of a gun fight (paintball of course) but one candidate was 60ish the other 25

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alicen Nadal
Richmond Hill, NY

Alicen has been an actress for about fifteen years. She's done a lot of background work. She's learned how to practice pretend eating for a long time and walking back and forth in a subway concourse. At John's request, Alicen demonstrates her pretend mastication.

WE/WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1,000 * Consumer Brands
"Avoid shaving directly over nipples" is a helpful tip Gillette offers men who want to remove hair where?

A: Head B: Back
C: Chest D: Legs

If a man has "back t***ies", then B might actually be a logical second correct answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000 * CELEBRITY Q
What Broadway musical features the lyric "Ramma lamma lamma ka dingity ding da dong"?

A: Hairspray B: Grease
C: A Chorus Line D: Chicago

No clue. ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: John Henson

Alicen Nadal
Richmond Hill, NY

Alicen has been an actress for about fifteen years. She's done a lot of background work. She's learned how to practice pretend eating for a long time and walking back and forth in a subway concourse. At John's request, Alicen demonstrates her pretend mastication.

Unquestionably a WE® (What Else?) but is Richmond Hill in the WE® (Where Else?) category?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Popular TV
In 2009, it was revealed that the TV series "Antique Roadshow" had its first million dollar appraisal, when a woman presented what to the experts?

A: A Chinese carved jade collection B: A Picasso sketch on an envelope
C: A gold and silver flintlock pistol D: A Navajo hand-woven blanket

Alicen thinks she saw this, but she does not remember. She walks away with $15,000.

Answer

A: A Chinese carved jade collection ( 5 )

At first glance I thought it would be either A or B. The question is whether I use the DD or ATA, knowing that ATA isn't going to be of much use further up the tree.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Popular TV
In 2009, it was revealed that the TV series "Antique Roadshow" had its first million dollar appraisal, when a woman presented what to the experts?

A: A Chinese carved jade collection B: A Picasso sketch on an envelope
C: A gold and silver flintlock pistol D: A Navajo hand-woven blanket

Alicen thinks she saw this, but she does not remember. She walks away with $15,000.

Answer

A: A Chinese carved jade collection ( 5 )

At first glance I thought it would be either A or B. The question is whether I use the DD or ATA, knowing that ATA isn't going to be of much use further up the tree.

PBS often runs a promo for Antique Roadshow showing a blanket and the host telling someone "You have a national treasure", so I would have confidently guessed the blanket. Maybe it's one of those smallpox infected blankets so it's not worth so much.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: John Henson

Alicen Nadal
Richmond Hill, NY

Alicen has been an actress for about fifteen years. She's done a lot of background work. She's learned how to practice pretend eating for a long time and walking back and forth in a subway concourse. At John's request, Alicen demonstrates her pretend mastication.

Unquestionably a WE® (What Else?) but is Richmond Hill in the WE® (Where Else?) category?

Yes. Google Maps shows it's just another neighborhood in Queens.

smilergrogan wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Popular TV
In 2009, it was revealed that the TV series "Antique Roadshow" had its first million dollar appraisal, when a woman presented what to the experts?

A: A Chinese carved jade collection B: A Picasso sketch on an envelope
C: A gold and silver flintlock pistol D: A Navajo hand-woven blanket

Alicen thinks she saw this, but she does not remember. She walks away with $15,000.

Answer

A: A Chinese carved jade collection ( 5 )

At first glance I thought it would be either A or B. The question is whether I use the DD or ATA, knowing that ATA isn't going to be of much use further up the tree.

PBS often runs a promo for Antique Roadshow showing a blanket and the host telling someone "You have a national treasure", so I would have confidently guessed the blanket. Maybe it's one of those smallpox infected blankets so it's not worth so much.

That Navajo blanket is a nasty distractor for those who have seen the show; the chief blanket is one of the top ten most valuable finds ever on the Roadshow.

The blanket was worth $500,000. The picasso sketch on a napkin was worth a lot, but not one million. Gotta be A or C.

Thousandaire wrote:The blanket was worth $500,000. The picasso sketch on a napkin was worth a lot, but not one million. Gotta be A or C.

They really appraised a blanket for $500K and then used that as a distractor in this question? A WWOQ for sure!

OK up to the $25K question. I'd start by asking Mo. He might know-he's very smart and funny. I like him as an Expert.