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Celebrity Alzheimer’s Week

Every dollar won this week will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Victor Garber
Actor

Topic Tree:

Starchild
Biblical Architecture
Speaking Roles
Fashionable Words
Historic Headlines
I Love Sports
Animal House
Specific Species
Behind City Lines
Funny Women

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

Starchild
Biblical Architecture
Animal House
Speaking Roles
Funny Women
Behind City Lines
I Love Sports
Fashionable Words
Specific Species
Historic Headlines

Question 1 – Historic Headlines
On July 3, 1937, a New York Times front-page headline reported that who was “Forced Down at Sea”?
A. Miss Garbo
B. Miss Roosevelt
C. Miss Earhart
D. Miss Fitzgerald

Spoiler

C. Miss Earhart
$1K
Bank $1K

Question 2 – Specific Species
Which of these Disney characters is a member of the species Homo sapiens?
A. Tarzan
B. Dumbo
C. Nemo
D. Jiminy Cricket

Spoiler

A. Tarzan
$5K
Bank $6K

Question 3 – Fashionable Words
Which of these fashion words was originally used to describe the rustling of a woman’s silk dress?
A. Snazzy
B. Chichi
C. Swanky
D. Froufrou

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Froufrou
$7K
Bank $6K

Question 4 – I Love Sports
In which of these sports is the term “love” typically used to indicate a score of zero?
A. Wrestling
B. Golf
C. Rugby
D. Tennis

Spoiler

D. Tennis
$3K
Bank $9K

commercial break

Every celebrity contestant this week is guaranteed $10K for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Question 5 – Behind City Lines
What U.S. state is home to a city that promotes itself with the catchphrase “There’s No Place Like Nome!”?
A. Florida
B. Maine
C. Alaska
D. Indiana

Spoiler

C. Alaska
$15K
Bank $24K

Question 6 – Funny Women
What legendary funny lady hosted a 2010 episode of “Saturday Night Live” thanks to a huge Facebook campaign by her fans?
A. Carol Burnett
B. Betty White
C. Penny Marshall
D. Mary Tyler Moore

Spoiler

B. Betty White
$25K
Bank $49K

Question 7 – Speaking Roles
Don Messick, the voice of the Jetsons’ pet Astro, also voiced which of these famous cartoon characters?
A. SpongeBob SquarePants
B. Scooby-Doo
C. Fozzie Bear
D. Bullwinkle

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Scooby-Doo
$500
Bank $49K

commercial break

Question 8 – Animal House
A bizarre theme hotel in France has a cage-like room, water tube, and running wheel for guests who want to pretend they are what?
A. Dolphins
B. Kangaroos
C. Snakes
D. Hamsters

Spoiler

D. Hamsters
$100
Bank $49100

Question 9 – Biblical Architecture
In Scottish, a “kirk” is what type of building?
A. Barn
B. Hospital
C. Church
D. School

ATA

ATA results

11% A. Barn
2% B. Hospital
80% C. Church
7% D. School

Correct answer

C. Church

commercial break

Dollar amount reveal/bank

$10K
Bank $59100

Question 10 – Starchild
The lead guitarist of what rock band holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and composed the theme song for “Flash Gordon”?
A. Queen
B. KISS
C. Pink Floyd
D. Led Zeppelin

Victor says you have to take risks in life and makes Pink Floyd his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Queen
$2K
Victor leaves with $10K.

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AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(My, that was therapeutic.)


Gotta say that I do like Marley's idea of matching a contestant's winnings rather than donating via celebrities. Especially now. And, FTR, the audition questionnaire a few years back actually did ask prospective contestants what charity they would like to receive a donation should TPTB decide to match the amount of a contestant's winnings as a donation to the preferred charity.

Of course, TPTB couldn't pass up the opportunity to run with a celebrity edition now, could they?

OK, on the plus side-my grandpa has Alzheimers and I'm glad they are raising money for research.  I do NOT want to ever get this disease.On the minus side-having celebs play with new rules that aren't easily understandable probably is NOT a good idea.On to the stack-Question 3-where's the Double Dip or 50/50?  I had it down to B and D, figuring that A and C didn't make sense. I'd have to JTQ here. The question about voice character actor was a good one for JTQ, also, as I had no idea.

The one he ATAd on was easy for me. If he had REMEMBERED the TOPIC of the question, he might have saved himself a lifeline.

Oh well, $10K for a good cause is better than nothing.

AlphaDummy wrote:Of course, TPTB couldn't pass up the opportunity to run with a celebrity edition now, could they?

...they have for eight seasons. This is the first celebrity edition in the syndicated version. Come on now.

The questions were easier, but maybe we can see some advancement of the game this week. We came close to it today.

Kazoo65 wrote:The question about voice character actor was a good one for JTQ, also, as I had no idea.

The fellow who voiced the dog in the question also voiced the only dog among the choices.

-M

themanwho wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:The question about voice character actor was a good one for JTQ, also, as I had no idea.

The fellow who voiced the dog in the question also voiced the only dog among the choices.

-M

And also the only other Hanna-Barbera character. Don Messick voiced tons of Hanna-Barbera characters, most of them animals. "Human" voices included Ranger Smith, Dr. Benton Quest, and Papa Smurf.

The only question in his stack that would have given me pause was the fashion one. It was easy to narrow it down to Chichi or Froufrou, but beyond that I had no clue. I guess I wasn't 100% on the "kirk" question either, but the fact that the category was "Biblical Architecture" and the fact that "kirk" and "church" look pretty much the same (if you replace the "ch" in the English word with the "k" in the Scottish word) seemed to make this a no-brainer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Celebrity Alzheimer’s Week

Every dollar won this week will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

I agree with Marley's observation that having regular contestants and matching their winnings would be a better thing to do, but celebrities draw attention.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Victor Garber
Actor

I don't know whether it was his first role, but I'll always picture him as Jesus in the movie version of "Godspell", also featuring Lynne Thigpen.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 – Fashionable Words
Which of these fashion words was originally used to describe the rustling of a woman’s silk dress?
A. Snazzy
B. Chichi
C. Swanky
D. Froufrou

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Froufrou
$7K
Bank $6K

My first thought was

Spoiler

B

because none of the others sound like a rustling silk skirt. I might well have gone with that answer and gone home.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 – Funny Women
What legendary funny lady hosted a 2010 episode of “Saturday Night Live” thanks to a huge Facebook campaign by her fans?
A. Carol Burnett
B. Betty White
C. Penny Marshall
D. Mary Tyler Moore

Spoiler

B. Betty White
$25K
Bank $49K

This was pretty cute, given that Victor and Meredith had just finished discussing Betty White since he is starring in an upcoming movie with her.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 – Speaking Roles
Don Messick, the voice of the Jetsons’ pet Astro, also voiced which of these famous cartoon characters?
A. SpongeBob SquarePants
B. Scooby-Doo
C. Fozzie Bear
D. Bullwinkle

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Scooby-Doo
$500
Bank $49K

This one is pretty simple if you can hear the voices of the two animals in your head.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Biblical Architecture
In Scottish, a “kirk” is what type of building?
A. Barn
B. Hospital
C. Church
D. School

ATA

ATA results

11% A. Barn
2% B. Hospital
80% C. Church
7% D. School

Correct answer

C. Church

Using a lifeline? Really, Victor? I mean, how obvious could it be?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – Starchild
The lead guitarist of what rock band holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and composed the theme song for “Flash Gordon”?
A. Queen
B. KISS
C. Pink Floyd
D. Led Zeppelin

Victor says you have to take risks in life and makes Pink Floyd his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Queen
$2K
Victor leaves with $10K.

This question, or a variation thereof, has appeared on both BAM and J! in the past, I believe.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 – Animal House
A bizarre theme hotel in France has a cage-like room, water tube, and running wheel for guests who want to pretend they are what?
A. Dolphins
B. Kangaroos
C. Snakes
D. Hamsters

Spoiler:

Dollar amount reveal/bank]
D. Hamsters
$100
Bank $49100

But does it come with an AP asking people if they'd squash you for $1 million?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Biblical Architecture
In Scottish, a “kirk” is what type of building?
A. Barn
B. Hospital
C. Church
D. School

ATA

ATA results

11% A. Barn
2% B. Hospital
80% C. Church
7% D. School

Correct answer

C. Church

Way to telegraph the answer in the question topic, TPTB. Biblical Architecture? Well, gee, I guess there might be barns mentioned in the bible.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:commercial break

Dollar amount reveal/bank

$10K
Bank $59100

Have I mentioned how I hate going to a commercial break to draw out the artificial tension before a reveal?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – Starchild
The lead guitarist of what rock band holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and composed the theme song for “Flash Gordon”?
A. Queen
B. KISS
C. Pink Floyd
D. Led Zeppelin

Victor says you have to take risks in life and makes Pink Floyd his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Queen
$2K
Victor leaves with $10K.

No clue for me, so I'd need a JTQ here. No clue for Victor, either, but because he's playing under special rules, he could WAG without falling all the way to $1K.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Biblical Architecture
In Scottish, a “kirk” is what type of building?
A. Barn
B. Hospital
C. Church
D. School

ATA

ATA results

11% A. Barn
2% B. Hospital
80% C. Church
7% D. School

Correct answer

C. Church

Way to telegraph the answer in the question topic, TPTB. Biblical Architecture? Well, gee, I guess there might be barns mentioned in the bible.

Actually barns are mentioned 5 times in the Bible (Deut. 28:8; Psalm 144:13; Prov. 3:10; Matt. 6:26; and Luke 12:18).

Like I said, I thought so, ear. It makes Biblical Architecture a perfectly sensible topic title for a question about Scottish dialect, doesn't it?

And "barn" sounds like "bairn" which means "child" in Scottish. And there are lots of Biblical quotations about children!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Every dollar won this week will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Meredith mentioned that everyone in the audience was wearing purple shirts, because that's the color of the Alzheimer’s Association. She didn't explain why all the shirts worn in the back rows said "MOVE" on them, which seemed puzzling to me. Apparently, that's from the slogan for their Memory Walk fundraiser: We're on the MOVE to end Alzheimer's.

http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/

MarleysGh0st wrote:Like I said, I thought so, ear. It makes Biblical Architecture a perfectly sensible topic title for a question about Scottish dialect, doesn't it?

And "barn" sounds like "bairn" which means "child" in Scottish. And there are lots of Biblical quotations about children!

The Scottish word for barn is

Spoiler

"bern".

Hospital is pretty much hospital. Scots do use "spital" but that is more of a rest home.

School is "schuil".

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – Starchild
The lead guitarist of what rock band holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and composed the theme song for “Flash Gordon”?
A. Queen
B. KISS
C. Pink Floyd
D. Led Zeppelin

Victor says you have to take risks in life and makes Pink Floyd his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Queen
$2K
Victor leaves with $10K.

No clue for me, so I'd need a JTQ here. No clue for Victor, either, but because he's playing under special rules, he could WAG without falling all the way to $1K.

I love Flash Gordon. I love the music from Flash Gordon.

silverscreenselect wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – Starchild
The lead guitarist of what rock band holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and composed the theme song for “Flash Gordon”?
A. Queen
B. KISS
C. Pink Floyd
D. Led Zeppelin

Victor says you have to take risks in life and makes Pink Floyd his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Queen
$2K
Victor leaves with $10K.

No clue for me, so I'd need a JTQ here. No clue for Victor, either, but because he's playing under special rules, he could WAG without falling all the way to $1K.

I love Flash Gordon. I love the music from Flash Gordon.

Yeah, those old serials were great.

So that would make that lead guitarist what--about 100 years old now?

They mentioned on the show that both of Victor's parents suffered from Alzheimer's. I've been waiting to see if the other celebrities shared a similar connection. So far, there's been no further mention of that. Just a random selection of celebs who were told "here's who you're playing for."