Transcript 05/19/2010 - Lois Fahie

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Lois Fahie
Brooklyn, NY
Operations Manager

Lois gets emotional, she'll cry at "just about anything"

Question Topics:
Genetics
Famous Paintings
Deep Space
Julia Child
Areas of Study
Literary Characters
Romantic Math
Celebrity Bling
Got a Light?
Brace Yourselves
What Is It?
Activism
Theme Parks
Party Favors
Children's Games


$500 - Children's Games
Young children who are curious about their bodies often engage in an activity known as what?
A: Playing architect B: Playing farmer
C: Playing doctor D: Getting kicked out of day care

Spoiler

C: Playing doctor (7)

$1000 - Party Favors
Grass skirts and flower leis are part of the traditional attire for which of these events?
A: Square dances B: Luaus
C: Baby showers D: Slumber parties

Spoiler

B: Luaus (9)

$2000 - Theme Parks
In 2009, Disney announced plans for a new theme park in Shanghai, which will be the company's second park in what country?
A: Japan B: Singapore
C: South Korea D: China

With 6 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 10% B: 4% C: 0% D: 86%

Lois laughs, embarrassed to admit that "I just went to China last year, I feel like an idiot..." and decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

D: China (4)

$3,000 - Activism
"Act locally" is the conclusion of a well-known environmentalist slogan that begins with what phrase?
A: Live freely B: Think globally
C: Work mindfully D: Choose carefully

Spoiler

B: Think globally (8)

$5,000 - What Is It?
"Mannheim Steamroller" is the name of a well-known what?
A: Silent film B: Musical group
C: Abstract painting D: Children's TV show

Spoiler

B: Musical group (8)

-- Commercial Break --

Lois's words to live by: "life's too short, and sugar's too sweet to be suckin' on lemons all the time"

$7,500 - Brace Yourselves
In 2009, fans of what TV series raised an uproar when it was announced that the star character's braces would be removed?
A: Ugly Betty B: Grey's Anatomy
C: Medium D: Ghost Whisperer

Spoiler

A: Ugly Betty (24)

$10,000 - Got a Light?
"Tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum" is an instruction in the recipe for which of these popular desserts?
A: Apple Brown Betty B: Bananas Foster
C: Strawberries Romanoff D: Peach Melba

Spoiler

B: Bananas Foster (20)

$12,500 - Celebrity Bling
Referencing one of her hit songs from the '80's, Forever Your Girl is a line of jewelry by what celebrity?
A: Bette Midler B: Whitney Houston
C: Paula Abdul D: Cyndi Lauper

Spoiler

C: Paula Abdul (24)

$15,000 - Romantic Math
Which of these terms can describe two geometric curves coming into contact, or it can mean "to kiss"?
A: Prolate B: Tessellate
C: Postulate D: Osculate

With 23 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John rules out osculate and postulate right away, and says that the other two are unfamiliar to him. John then admits that "there's a lot of guesswork going on here." He comes back to osculate as a possibility, but he and Lois agree that a Double Dip on A and B would seem to be the best choice.

With 22 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Double Dip.

Her first answer is

Spoiler

B

, and is incorrect.
Her second answer is

Spoiler

A

, which is also incorrect.

Spoiler

D: Osculate ( )

Lois drops to $5,000

[NellyLunatic1980]

Lois Fahie
Brooklyn, NY
Operations Manager

WE®

$15,000 - Romantic Math
Which of these terms can describe two geometric curves coming into contact, or it can mean "to kiss"?
A: Prolate B: Tessellate
C: Postulate D: Osculate

This is not a math term that I'm familar with, but I know that the Latin word for kiss is "osculum".

Have I mentioned how much I love Latin and Greek questions?

Nihil obstat®

[earendel]

Lois Fahie
Brooklyn, NY
Operations Manager

A WE®.

$2000 - Theme Parks
In 2009, Disney announced plans for a new theme park in Shanghai, which will be the company's second park in what country?
A: Japan B: Singapore
C: South Korea D: China

With 6 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 10% B: 4% C: 0% D: 86%

Lois laughs, embarrassed to admit that "I just went to China last year, I feel like an idiot..." and decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

D: China (4)

Go with the feeling, Lois. Seriously, I think TDC® was responsible for this.

$10,000 - Got a Light?
"Tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum" is an instruction in the recipe for which of these popular desserts?
A: Apple Brown Betty B: Bananas Foster
C: Strawberries Romanoff D: Peach Melba

Spoiler

B: Bananas Foster (20)

I was expecting cherries jubilee to be the answer.

$12,500 - Celebrity Bling
Referencing one of her hit songs from the '80's, Forever Your Girl is a line of jewelry by what celebrity?
A: Bette Midler B: Whitney Houston
C: Paula Abdul D: Cyndi Lauper

Spoiler

C: Paula Abdul (24)

No idea, so let's ATA.

$15,000 - Romantic Math
Which of these terms can describe two geometric curves coming into contact, or it can mean "to kiss"?
A: Prolate B: Tessellate
C: Postulate D: Osculate

With 23 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John rules out osculate and postulate right away, and says that the other two are unfamiliar to him. John then admits that "there's a lot of guesswork going on here." He comes back to osculate as a possibility, but he and Lois agree that a Double Dip on A and B would seem to be the best choice.

With 22 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Double Dip.

Her first answer is

Spoiler

B

, and is incorrect.
Her second answer is

Spoiler

A

, which is also incorrect.

Spoiler

D: Osculate ( )

So John knows obscure Russian poets but he gets stumped on a fairly simple vocabulary question? I've never heard the term applied to two circles touching but when I was young I attempted to use big words when simple ones would suffice, so "osculation" was my term for "kissing".

[ulysses5019]

Lois Fahie
Brooklyn, NY
Operations Manager

A WE®.

$2000 - Theme Parks
In 2009, Disney announced plans for a new theme park in Shanghai, which will be the company's second park in what country?
A: Japan B: Singapore
C: South Korea D: China

With 6 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 10% B: 4% C: 0% D: 86%

Lois laughs, embarrassed to admit that "I just went to China last year, I feel like an idiot..." and decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

D: China (4)

Go with the feeling, Lois. Seriously, I think TDC® was responsible for this.

$10,000 - Got a Light?
"Tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum" is an instruction in the recipe for which of these popular desserts?
A: Apple Brown Betty B: Bananas Foster
C: Strawberries Romanoff D: Peach Melba

Spoiler

B: Bananas Foster (20)

I was expecting cherries jubilee to be the answer.

$12,500 - Celebrity Bling
Referencing one of her hit songs from the '80's, Forever Your Girl is a line of jewelry by what celebrity?
A: Bette Midler B: Whitney Houston
C: Paula Abdul D: Cyndi Lauper

Spoiler

C: Paula Abdul (24)

No idea, so let's ATA.

$15,000 - Romantic Math
Which of these terms can describe two geometric curves coming into contact, or it can mean "to kiss"?
A: Prolate B: Tessellate
C: Postulate D: Osculate

With 23 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John rules out osculate and postulate right away, and says that the other two are unfamiliar to him. John then admits that "there's a lot of guesswork going on here." He comes back to osculate as a possibility, but he and Lois agree that a Double Dip on A and B would seem to be the best choice.

With 22 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Double Dip.

Her first answer is

Spoiler

B

, and is incorrect.
Her second answer is

Spoiler

A

, which is also incorrect.

Spoiler

D: Osculate ( )

So John knows obscure Russian poets but he gets stumped on a fairly simple vocabulary question? I've never heard the term applied to two circles touching but when I was young I attempted to use big words when simple ones would suffice, so "osculation" was my term for "kissing".

I remember it from a W.C. Fields movie. Maybe it was in My Little Chickadee with Mae West.

[MarleysGh0st]

$15,000 - Romantic Math
Which of these terms can describe two geometric curves coming into contact, or it can mean "to kiss"?
A: Prolate B: Tessellate
C: Postulate D: Osculate

With 23 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John rules out osculate and postulate right away, and says that the other two are unfamiliar to him. John then admits that "there's a lot of guesswork going on here." He comes back to osculate as a possibility, but he and Lois agree that a Double Dip on A and B would seem to be the best choice.

With 22 seconds remaining, Lois decides to Double Dip.

Her first answer is

Spoiler

B

, and is incorrect.
Her second answer is

Spoiler

A

, which is also incorrect.

Spoiler

D: Osculate ( )

IIRC, John amended his DD recommendation from "A and B" to "A and D". But then he couldn't resist a joke and said something about wanting to "prolate or tessellate" Lois, thereby reinforcing the A and B selection in her mind.

[MarleysGh0st]

BTW, it's a curious coincidence that "prolate" appeared in another question, just a week ago.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27639

$2,000 * Sport
Which of these sports uses a ball that is not a sphere, but a prolate spheroid with pointed ends?

A: Tennis B: Volleyball
C: Basketball D: Football

Answer

D: Football ( 8 )

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