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George Santoro
Kansas City, MO
Crime Scene Technician

George explains to Mere that it is just like CSI.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Big Name Hollywood
* Founding Fathers
*Song in the Air
* Kid Lit
* National Parks
* Bug Groups
* You Can Dig It
* Ad Wear
* Who Sells It
* TV Talk

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Ad Wear
* Big Name Hollywood
* TV Talk
* Founding Fathers
* Kid Lit
* Song on the Air
* National Parks
* Bug Groups
* You Can Dig It
* Who Sells It



Question #1: Who Sells It
Kenmore and Craftsman are two of the signature brands sold by which of these retail giants?
A: Home Depot B: Lowe's
C: Wal-Mart D: Sears

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Sears
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3000

Question #2: You Can Dig It
A mineral commonly found in dry lake beds, halite is commonly known as "rock" what?
A: Copper B: Salt
C: Iron D: Silver

He narrows it down to one, but what the hell, he'll ask the audience!

ATA: A: 2% B: 94% C: 3% D: 1%

Answer/Value/Bank

B. Salt
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3500

Question #3: Bug Groups
The zoological classification Lepidoptera consists of butterflies and what other insects?
A: Moths B: Ants
C: Fleas D: Beetles

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Moths
Question Value: $7,000
Bank:$10,500

<Commercial Break time!>

George loves motorcycles.... but he doesn't have a bike! How funny!

Question #4: National Parks
The seldom visited Aniakchak National Monument, which can only be reached by boat or plane, is in what U.S. state?
A: Montana B: Maryland
C: Kentucky D: Alaska

JTQ used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Alaska
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,500

Question #5: Song on the Air
BOAC, or the British Overseas Airways Corporation, is an airline mentioned in the opening lyric of what popular Beatles song?
A: Ticket to Ride B: Come Together
C: Back in the USSR D: Day Tripper

George is a very big fan of the Beatles... but he has never heard Day Tripper and only knows the chorus to Back in the USSR

JTQ used

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Back in the USSR
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,500

Question #6: Kid Lit
With the help of her famous dad, Lucy Hawking authored the 2007 kids book "George's Secret Key to the " what?
A: Art Museum B:Zoo
C: Universe D: Racetrack

George thinks it's Universe, but is afraid to pull the trigger. Meredith urges him to use his guts and pull it.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Universe
Question Value: $2000
Bank: $12,500

-- Commercial Break --

This question was worth $100,000 in 2004...

"What is the subject of the proposed legislation in the Schoolhouse Rock TV cartoon 'I'm Just a Bill'?"

A. Summer vacation length B. Homework quantity
C.School lunch nutrition D. School bus safety

Answer

D. School bus safety

George's fiancee is in the audience.

Question #7: Founding Fathers
What CNBC reporter's 2009 on-air rant about government bailouts is often credited with starting the Tea Party movement?
A: Jim Cramer B:Rick Santelli
C: Erin Burnett D: Maria Bartiromo

George just doesn't know.

Walk with $6,250

Answer/Value/Bank

B. Rick Santelli

Horn of indeterminate tone sounds.

I've been very happy over the fact that I've hardly had to yell at the TV over contestants not knowing easy questions, but I had to today, unfortunately. Why would there be a place in the Lower 48 that you could only reach by boat or plane? Too, too easy.

heelsrule1988 wrote:I've been very happy over the fact that I've hardly had to yell at the TV over contestants not knowing easy questions, but I had to today, unfortunately. Why would there be a place in the Lower 48 that you could only reach by boat or plane? Too, too easy.

Well, there are islands without bridges to the mainland, in Chesapeake Bay, for example. But coupling that fact with the sound of the name "Aniakchak" makes Alaska a much more likely answer than Maryland.

But excuse me, I'm got to walk out to a dry lake bed and collect some rock silver.

This question was worth $100,000 in 2004...

"What is the subject of the proposed legislation in the Schoolhouse Rock TV cartoon 'I'm Just a Bill'?"

A. Summer vacation length B. Homework quantity
C.School lunch nutrition D. School bus safety


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer

Is this right? I actually saw a cartoony thing with that title, as 'light' part of a Continuing Legal Education thing, and it had to do with how a bill gets passed into law.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4: National Parks
The seldom visited Aniakchak National Monument, which can only be reached by boat or plane, is in what U.S. state?
A: Montana B: Maryland
C: Kentucky D: Alaska

JTQ used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Alaska
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,500

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniakchak_ ... d_Preserve

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National Monument and National Preserve, consisting of the region around the Aniakchak volcano on the Aleutian Range of south-western Alaska.

The area was proclaimed a national monument on December 1, 1978, and established as a national monument and preserve on December 2, 1980. The national monument is 137,176 federal acres (555 km²) and the preserve is 465,603 acres (1,884 km²) of which 439,863 are federal. The area is maintained by the National Park Service. With only 285 documented recreational visits in 2004, this remote place is perhaps the least visited unit of the National Park System. Most visitors fly into the area, but the frequent fog and other adverse weather conditions make landing difficult.

Sounds like a great place to visit if you don't like crowds!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4: National Parks
The seldom visited Aniakchak National Monument, which can only be reached by boat or plane, is in what U.S. state?
A: Montana B: Maryland
C: Kentucky D: Alaska

JTQ used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Alaska
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $10,500

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniakchak_ ... d_Preserve

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National Monument and National Preserve, consisting of the region around the Aniakchak volcano on the Aleutian Range of south-western Alaska.

The area was proclaimed a national monument on December 1, 1978, and established as a national monument and preserve on December 2, 1980. The national monument is 137,176 federal acres (555 km²) and the preserve is 465,603 acres (1,884 km²) of which 439,863 are federal. The area is maintained by the National Park Service. With only 285 documented recreational visits in 2004, this remote place is perhaps the least visited unit of the National Park System. Most visitors fly into the area, but the frequent fog and other adverse weather conditions make landing difficult.

Sounds like a great place to visit if you don't like crowds!

But aren't they planning on building a bridge there?

wintergreen48 wrote:

This question was worth $100,000 in 2004...

"What is the subject of the proposed legislation in the Schoolhouse Rock TV cartoon 'I'm Just a Bill'?"

A. Summer vacation length B. Homework quantity
C.School lunch nutrition D. School bus safety


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer

Is this right? I actually saw a cartoony thing with that title, as 'light' part of a Continuing Legal Education thing, and it had to do with how a bill gets passed into law.

Definitely right. The bill was to require

Spoiler

school buses to stop at railroad crossings

.

Even as a kid the idea that the only way to solve a problem was to get a congressman to pass a federal law really irked me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:George Santoro
Kansas City, MO
Crime Scene Technician

George explains to Mere that it is just like CSI.

Somehow I doubt that.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2: You Can Dig It
A mineral commonly found in dry lake beds, halite is commonly known as "rock" what?
A: Copper B: Salt
C: Iron D: Silver

He narrows it down to one, but what the hell, he'll ask the audience!

ATA: A: 2% B: 94% C: 3% D: 1%

Answer/Value/Bank

B. Salt
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3500

You narrow it down to one and then ATA? You'll regret burning that lifeline, I suspect.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5: Song on the Air
BOAC, or the British Overseas Airways Corporation, is an airline mentioned in the opening lyric of what popular Beatles song?
A: Ticket to Ride B: Come Together
C: Back in the USSR D: Day Tripper

George is a very big fan of the Beatles... but he has never heard Day Tripper and only knows the chorus to Back in the USSR

JTQ used

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Back in the USSR
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,500

He's a "big fan of the Beatles" but hasn't heard one of their signature hits? Pfaugh!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7: Founding Fathers
What CNBC reporter's 2009 on-air rant about government bailouts is often credited with starting the Tea Party movement?
A: Jim Cramer B:Rick Santelli
C: Erin Burnett D: Maria Bartiromo

George just doesn't know.

Walk with $6,250

Answer/Value/Bank

B. Rick Santelli

Horn of indeterminate tone sounds.

I don't know this one either, so I'll JTQ because I don't know if the audience will know it. I told you, George, that you'd regret burning that lifeline.

heelsrule1988 wrote:I've been very happy over the fact that I've hardly had to yell at the TV over contestants not knowing easy questions, but I had to today, unfortunately. Why would there be a place in the Lower 48 that you could only reach by boat or plane? Too, too easy.

I believe Isle Royale National Park is only accessible by boat or plane. But the name almost screams "Alaska".