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Ellen Kennedy
Philadelphia, PA

$100 banked
All lifelines available

Round One Topic Tree:

Trademark Looks
Husband Hobbies
Money Talks
Weather Math
Historic Flags
Jingles
Model Congressman
World Burgers
Not a Man’s Job
(Tourist Attractions)


Question 2 - Not a Man’s Job
In 2009, Giorgia Boscolo became the first woman in Italian history to work at what previously all-male profession?
A. Vatican guard B. Gondolier
C. Cheesemaker D. Taxicab driver

Jump the question used

Spoiler

B. Gondolier ($2000 skipped $100 in bank)

Question 3 - World Burgers
Made with a beef patty, an egg, and beetroot, the McDonald's Kiwiburger has only been sold in what country
A. New Zealand B. Israel
C. South Africa D. Brazil

Spoiler

A. New Zealand ($500)
$600 banked

Question 4 - Model Congressman
Which of these U.S. Senators once famously posed nude for Cosmopolitan magazine?
A. Al Franken B. Scott Brown
C. John Kerry D. Dick Lugar

ATA results

A-14% B-67% C-10% D-9%

Spoiler

B. Scott Brown ($1000) $1600

Question 5 - Jingles
Before he hit it big, what singer composed the famous ad jingle "I'm stuck on Band-Aid?"
A. Neil Diamond B. Billy Joel
C. John Denver D. Barry Manilow

Jump the question used

Spoiler

D. Barry Manilow ($15000 skipped) $1600 in bank

Question 6 - Historic Flags
On his first voyage to the New World, who flew a flag depicting two crowned letters: an "F" for Fernando and a "Y" for Ysabel?
A. Henry Hudson B. Francis Drake
C. Christopher Columbus D. Leif Ericsson

Spoiler

C. Christopher Columbus ($10,000) $11,600 banked

Question 7 - Weather Math
If you see a flash of lightning, and then ten seconds later hear the resulting clap of thunder, approximately how far away is the storm?
A. Half a mile B. One mile
C. Two miles D. Five miles


Walk with half of $11600 which is $5800

Spoiler

C. Two miles
Ellen said she would have been wrong. The value is not revealed.

Ellen left with $5800

My five-year-old knew the answer to #6! Thanks to Dora.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ellen Kennedy
Philadelphia, PA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Not a Man’s Job
In 2009, Giorgia Boscolo became the first woman in Italian history to work at what previously all-male profession?
A. Vatican guard B. Gondolier
C. Cheesemaker D. Taxicab driver

Jump the question used

Spoiler

B. Gondolier ($2000 skipped $100 in bank)

This is where the randomization of the dollar values comes into play. In the old days the value might have given you a clue as to the difficulty of the question. My thoughts were either "A" or "B", and I probably would have gone with "B".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - World Burgers
Made with a beef patty, an egg, and beetroot, the McDonald's Kiwiburger has only been sold in what country
A. New Zealand B. Israel
C. South Africa D. Brazil

Spoiler

A. New Zealand ($500)
$600 banked

"Kiwi" in the name gives this away.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Model Congressman
Which of these U.S. Senators once famously posed nude for Cosmopolitan magazine?
A. Al Franken B. Scott Brown
C. John Kerry D. Dick Lugar

ATA results

A-14% B-67% C-10% D-9%

Spoiler

B. Scott Brown ($1000) $1600

I'm surprised she needed to ATA on this one - it was mentioned several times during the campaign.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Jingles
Before he hit it big, what singer composed the famous ad jingle "I'm stuck on Band-Aid?"
A. Neil Diamond B. Billy Joel
C. John Denver D. Barry Manilow

Jump the question used

Spoiler

D. Barry Manilow ($15000 skipped) $1600 in bank

He also composed the "You Deserve a Break Today" theme for McDonald's.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Historic Flags
On his first voyage to the New World, who flew a flag depicting two crowned letters: an "F" for Fernando and a "Y" for Ysabel?
A. Henry Hudson B. Francis Drake
C. Christopher Columbus D. Leif Ericsson

Spoiler

C. Christopher Columbus ($10,000) $11,600 banked

This would NOT have been a $10K question in the old days.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Weather Math
If you see a flash of lightning, and then ten seconds later hear the resulting clap of thunder, approximately how far away is the storm?
A. Half a mile B. One mile
C. Two miles D. Five miles

Walk with half of $11600 which is $5800

Spoiler

C. Two miles
Ellen said she would have been wrong. The value is not revealed.

Hmmm...is it one mile/three seconds or one mile/5 seconds? Since "3 miles" isn't a choice, go with C (edited to correct typo).

Nihil obstat®.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 - Not a Man’s Job
In 2009, Giorgia Boscolo became the first woman in Italian history to work at what previously all-male profession?
A. Vatican guard B. Gondolier
C. Cheesemaker D. Taxicab driver

Jump the question used

Spoiler

B. Gondolier ($2000 skipped $100 in bank)

WWOQ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 5 - Jingles
Before he hit it big, what singer composed the famous ad jingle "I'm stuck on Band-Aid?"
A. Neil Diamond B. Billy Joel
C. John Denver D. Barry Manilow

Jump the question used

Spoiler

D. Barry Manilow ($15000 skipped) $1600 in bank

WWOQ - at least for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Weather Math
If you see a flash of lightning, and then ten seconds later hear the resulting clap of thunder, approximately how far away is the storm?
A. Half a mile B. One mile
C. Two miles D. Five miles


Walk with half of $11600 which is $5800

Spoiler

C. Two miles
Ellen said she would have been wrong. The value is not revealed.

Ellen left with $5800

Straightforward math if you remember that the speed of sound is roughly 700 mph. Or even if you remember than ordinary commercial jets can go around 600 mph without breaking the sound barrier.

earendel wrote:. . .

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Weather Math
If you see a flash of lightning, and then ten seconds later hear the resulting clap of thunder, approximately how far away is the storm?
A. Half a mile B. One mile
C. Two miles D. Five miles

Walk with half of $11600 which is $5800

C. Two miles
Ellen said she would have been wrong. The value is not revealed.

Hmmm...is it one mile/three seconds or one mile/5 seconds? Since "3 miles" isn't a choice, go with D.

Nihil obstat®.

Looks like obstat to me.

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . .

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Weather Math
If you see a flash of lightning, and then ten seconds later hear the resulting clap of thunder, approximately how far away is the storm?
A. Half a mile B. One mile
C. Two miles D. Five miles

Walk with half of $11600 which is $5800

C. Two miles
Ellen said she would have been wrong. The value is not revealed.

Hmmm...is it one mile/three seconds or one mile/5 seconds? Since "3 miles" isn't a choice, go with D.

Nihil obstat®.

Looks like obstat to me.

A couple of difficult questions but no lifelines needed, so I stand by my statement.

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . .


Hmmm...is it one mile/three seconds or one mile/5 seconds? Since "3 miles" isn't a choice, go with D.

Nihil obstat®.

Looks like obstat to me.

A couple of difficult questions but no lifelines needed, so I stand by my statement.

Oh?

Either you made a typo when you wrote that or you chose the wrong answer. As Sprots said, that's an obstat!

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . .


Hmmm...is it one mile/three seconds or one mile/5 seconds? Since "3 miles" isn't a choice, go with D.

Nihil obstat®.

Looks like obstat to me.

A couple of difficult questions but no lifelines needed, so I stand by my statement.

So in your lexicon, a wrong answer isn't an obstat.

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:
Looks like obstat to me.

A couple of difficult questions but no lifelines needed, so I stand by my statement.

So in your lexicon, a wrong answer isn't an obstat.

It appears that I made a typo.