Transcript 9/17/2010 - Anna Northrup (carryover contestant)

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Anna Northrup
Mission Viejo, CA

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
- Celebrity Occupations
- Games Moms Play
- Married Names
- Play With Your Food
- Eating Contest
- Historic Tweets
- Foreign Languages
- On Broadway
- It's So Gland
- Idioms

Anna has her two JTQ lifelines left and has banked $10,100. On the last show whenever a dollar amount was revealed Anna did a dance. She calls it her "Winning Millionaire" dance.

Question #4: Foreign Languages
Mensa, an international organization for people with high IQs, has a name that means "stupid" in what language?

A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - Portugese

Anna says she can rule out French and Spanish but that's not enough so she uses her first JTQ lifeline

answer/value/bank

C - Spanish
Value: $500
Bank: $10,100 (no change)

Question #5: Historic Tweets
On the humor Web site historicaltweets.com, what U.S. president tweets "anyone got a more creative way of saying 87 years"?

A - George Washington
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - Abraham Lincoln
D - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Anna muses for a moment. Meredith asks if she's leaning toward any answer and Anna replies that she doesn't know why but she's torn between the bottom two answers (Lincoln and Roosevelt). But again she's not comfortable enough. Meredith tells her her options, and Anna decides to use the second JTQ lifeline. When the answer is revealed Anna says that was exactly where she was going.

answer/value/bank

C - Abraham Lincoln
Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,100 (no change)

Question #6: Eating Contest
"Betcha can't eat just one" is a classic slogan for what food brand?

A - Lay's
B - Vlasic
C - Oreo
D - Sun-Maid

answer/value/bank

A - Lay's
Value: $2000
Bank: $12,100

Question #7: Play With Your Food
Vendors at Seattle's Pike Place Market are world famous for doing what?

A - rolling cheese
B - juggling potatoes
C - smashing melons
D - throwing fish

answer/value/bank

D - throwing fish
Value: (not revealed until after the break) $1000
Bank: $13,100

commercial break

Question #8: Married Names
After marrying NHL pro Mike Fisher, Carrie Underwood's married name is the same as the actress who played what movie role?

A - Bridget Jones
B - Princess Leia
C - Elle Woods
D - Clarice Starling

answer/value/bank

B - Princess Leia
Value: $5000
Bank: $18,100

Question #9: Games Moms Play
Featured in Working Mother's list of "Most Powerful Moms in Sports," Dara Torres is a well-known what?

A - swimmer
B - golfer
C - marathoner
D - basketball player

answer/value/bank

A - swimmer
Value: $10000
Bank: $28,100

Question #10: Celebrity Occupations
Which of these TV actors was a professional skateboarder?

A - Zach Braff
B - Jason Lee
C - John Krasinski
D - Jimmy Fallon

Meredith lays out the options for Anna. Anna says she doesn't know why but

Spoiler

Jimmy Fallon

was the first name that came into her head but...Meredith says it depends upon how much risk she wants to take. Anna decides to walk away.

answer/value/bank

B - Jason Lee
Value: $15000
Bank: $28,100

Anna walks away with $14,050.

commercial break

[earendel]

Anna Northrup
Mission Viejo, CA

Did we ever learn what Anna did for a living? [Side note: our former Congressional representative was named Anne Northup.]

Question #4: Foreign Languages
Mensa, an international organization for people with high IQs, has a name that means "stupid" in what language?

A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - Portugese

Anna says she can rule out French and Spanish but that's not enough so she uses her first JTQ lifeline

answer/value/bank

C - Spanish
Value: $500
Bank: $10,100 (no change)

This is a tough one since all four are Romance languages, so eliminating any of them would be difficult. In the old days this probably would have been a high dollar question. As for me, I don't think ATA will help so I'll use my first JTQ.

Question #5: Historic Tweets
On the humor Web site historicaltweets.com, what U.S. president tweets "anyone got a more creative way of saying 87 years"?

A - George Washington
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - Abraham Lincoln
D - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Anna muses for a moment. Meredith asks if she's leaning toward any answer and Anna replies that she doesn't know why but she's torn between the bottom two answers (Lincoln and Roosevelt). But again she's not comfortable enough. Meredith tells her her options, and Anna decides to use the second JTQ lifeline. When the answer is revealed Anna says that was exactly where she was going.

answer/value/bank

C - Abraham Lincoln
Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,100 (no change)

As elwing and I watched this, my reaction was, "If there's any justice, this question will be worth $25K."

Question #7: Play With Your Food
Vendors at Seattle's Pike Place Market are world famous for doing what?

A - rolling cheese
B - juggling potatoes
C - smashing melons
D - throwing fish

answer/value/bank

D - throwing fish
Value: (not revealed until after the break) $1000
Bank: $13,100

We went to the market while we were in Seattle last spring, but we didn't see them throwing any fish, although I've seen videos of them doing it.

Question #9: Games Moms Play
Featured in Working Mother's list of "Most Powerful Moms in Sports," Dara Torres is a well-known what?

A - swimmer
B - golfer
C - marathoner
D - basketball player

answer/value/bank

A - swimmer
Value: $10000
Bank: $28,100

And she's coming back for the 2012 Olympics, too. What a woman!

Question #10: Celebrity Occupations
Which of these TV actors was a professional skateboarder?

A - Zach Braff
B - Jason Lee
C - John Krasinski
D - Jimmy Fallon

Meredith lays out the options for Anna. Anna says she doesn't know why but

Spoiler

Jimmy Fallon

was the first name that came into her head but...Meredith says it depends upon how much risk she wants to take. Anna decides to walk away.

answer/value/bank

B - Jason Lee
Value: $15000
Bank: $28,100

Anna walks away with $14,050.

No idea, so let's ATA and hope they do.

If a contestant uses ATA and doesn't like the results, can he or she use JTQ on the same question?

[MarleysGh0st]

Did we ever learn what Anna did for a living? [Side note: our former Congressional representative was named Anne Northup.]

Not that I recall.

Question #5: Historic Tweets
On the humor Web site historicaltweets.com, what U.S. president tweets "anyone got a more creative way of saying 87 years"?

A - George Washington
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - Abraham Lincoln
D - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Anna muses for a moment. Meredith asks if she's leaning toward any answer and Anna replies that she doesn't know why but she's torn between the bottom two answers (Lincoln and Roosevelt). But again she's not comfortable enough. Meredith tells her her options, and Anna decides to use the second JTQ lifeline. When the answer is revealed Anna says that was exactly where she was going.

answer/value/bank

C - Abraham Lincoln
Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,100 (no change)

As elwing and I watched this, my reaction was, "If there's any justice, this question will be worth $25K."

Justice because you thought this was the most difficult question of Round One or ironic justice for using the JTQ on an easy question? I'll confess to the latter emotion, particularly when Meredith started her new standard patter about "Let's hope it's not valued at at $25,000."

If a contestant uses ATA and doesn't like the results, can he or she use JTQ on the same question?

Yes.

[Bob Juch]

Question #4: Foreign Languages
Mensa, an international organization for people with high IQs, has a name that means "stupid" in what language?

A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - Portugese

It's Mexican slang for "stupid". If you're a member you'd probably know this.

[earendel]

Justice because you thought this was the most difficult question of Round One or ironic justice for using the JTQ on an easy question? I'll confess to the latter emotion, particularly when Meredith started her new standard patter about "Let's hope it's not valued at at $25,000."

The latter. Especially after she said that was the answer she was leaning toward.

[earendel]

Question #4: Foreign Languages
Mensa, an international organization for people with high IQs, has a name that means "stupid" in what language?

A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - Portugese

It's Mexican slang for "stupid". If you're a member you'd probably know this.

I think I've been insulted.

Oh, well, as Groucho said, "I wouldn't want to be a part of any organization that would have me as a member." (or words to that effect)

[Bob Juch]

Question #4: Foreign Languages
Mensa, an international organization for people with high IQs, has a name that means "stupid" in what language?

A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - Portugese

It's Mexican slang for "stupid". If you're a member you'd probably know this.

I think I've been insulted.

Oh, well, as Groucho said, "I wouldn't want to be a part of any organization that would have me as a member." (or words to that effect)

No, I should have said, only if you're a member would you know this. You'll not find that in any dictionary.

[SportsFan68]

It's Mexican slang for "stupid". If you're a member you'd probably know this.

I think I've been insulted.

Oh, well, as Groucho said, "I wouldn't want to be a part of any organization that would have me as a member." (or words to that effect)

No, I should have said, only if you're a member would you know this. You'll not find that in any dictionary.

If Merriam-Webster online counts, it's in a dictionary. I looked it because I'd never heard of it either.

mensa
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: foolish, stupid

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Question #10: Celebrity Occupations
Which of these TV actors was a professional skateboarder?

A - Zach Braff
B - Jason Lee
C - John Krasinski
D - Jimmy Fallon

Wowsers, a pointless celebrity cum sports question I can answer! This came up in Pub Trivia two weeks ago (the question there was phrased differently, asking something like "Jason Lee, the star of 'My Name is Earl,' engaged in what professional sport for ten years?"

[clem21]

I think I've been insulted.

Oh, well, as Groucho said, "I wouldn't want to be a part of any organization that would have me as a member." (or words to that effect)

No, I should have said, only if you're a member would you know this. You'll not find that in any dictionary.

If Merriam-Webster online counts, it's in a dictionary. I looked it because I'd never heard of it either.

mensa
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Translation of MENSO
: foolish, stupid

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