Transcript 10/01/10 -- Greg Roth

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Greg Roth
New York City, NY

Greg is a business development director who loves his job. When his coworkers found out Greg was going to be here they all asked for tickets. He has a lot of fans in the audience.

Unrandomized topic tree
Superman
Day at the Museum
American Justice
The Three Taylors
Fashion Labels
Up in the Sky
Italian Cooking
TV Characters
Backwards and Forwards
Lens Crafters

Randomized topic tree
Backwards and Forwards
Italian Cooking
Fashion Labels
TV Characters
American Justice
Lens Crafters
Up in the Sky
Superman
The Three Taylors
Day at the Museum

Question 1 * Day at the Museum
At Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, the Tesla Coil is used to simulate what natural event?

A: Earthquake B: Volcanic eruption
C: Lightning storm D: Tidal wave

Greg knows this answer for sure.

Answer/value/bank

C: Lightning storm
Question value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question 2 * The Three Taylors
Which of the following is a true statement about celebrities Taylor Lautner, Taylor Hicks and Taylor Swift?

A: They're all men B: One's a man, two are women
C: Two are men, one's a woman D: They're all women

Greg is going to ATA.

ATA results

A: 0% B: 14% C: 84% D: 2%

Greg is going to have to go with the audience on this one.

Answer/value/bank

C: Two are men, one's a woman
Question value: $15,000
Bank: $22,000

Question 3 * Superman
An unusual 1978 Superman comic book features the Man of Steel squaring off against what real-life opponent?

A: Muhammad Ali B: Evel Knievel
C: Billie Jean King D: Ayatollah Khomeini

Greg jumps the question.

Answer/value/bank

A: Muhammad Ali
Question value: $1,000
Bank: $22,000

Commercial break

This question was worth $250,000 in 2006.
Retail giant Richard Sears began his career in 1886 when he started a company that sold what?

A: Watches B: Shoes
C: Paint D: Farming tools

Answer

A: Watches

Question 4 * Up in the Sky
What international airline's logo is a white cross against a red background?

A: Lufthansa B: Swiss International
C: Air France D: Cathay Pacific

Greg isn't sure so he's going to jump this question too.

Answer/value/bank

B: Swiss International
Question value: $10,000
Bank: $22,000

Question 5 * Lens Crafters
Which of these groups has the greatest total number of lenses?

A: 2 sunglasses and 4 monocles B: 8 monocles
C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles D: 4 sunglasses

Greg did the math in his head.

Answer/value/bank

C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles
Question value: $3,000
Bank: $25,000

End-of-show blare

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 3 * Superman
An unusual 1978 Superman comic book features the Man of Steel squaring off against what real-life opponent?

A: Muhammad Ali B: Evel Knievel
C: Billie Jean King D: Ayatollah Khomeini

Greg jumps the question.

Answer/value/bank

A: Muhammad Ali
Question value: $1,000
Bank: $22,000

Ummmm, why was Superman fighting Muhammad Ali? I'd have been a llama, here, not recognizing the trick. The Iran hostage crisis started in November 1979, so the Ayatollah wouldn't have been a villain yet, in the eyes of American comic book readers.

[Jeemie]

Anyone record this and have an image of this guy?

I know a Greg Roth from NYC...I want to see if it's the same guy.

[ulysses5019]

Question 3 * Superman
An unusual 1978 Superman comic book features the Man of Steel squaring off against what real-life opponent?

A: Muhammad Ali B: Evel Knievel
C: Billie Jean King D: Ayatollah Khomeini

Greg jumps the question.

Answer/value/bank

A: Muhammad Ali
Question value: $1,000
Bank: $22,000

Ummmm, why was Superman fighting Muhammad Ali? I'd have been a llama, here, not recognizing the trick. The Iran hostage crisis started in November 1979, so the Ayatollah wouldn't have been a villain yet, in the eyes of American comic book readers.

Very strange indeed, but there is an explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_vs._Muhammad_Ali

[Jeemie]

Question 3 * Superman
An unusual 1978 Superman comic book features the Man of Steel squaring off against what real-life opponent?

A: Muhammad Ali B: Evel Knievel
C: Billie Jean King D: Ayatollah Khomeini

Greg jumps the question.

Answer/value/bank

A: Muhammad Ali
Question value: $1,000
Bank: $22,000

Ummmm, why was Superman fighting Muhammad Ali? I'd have been a llama, here, not recognizing the trick. The Iran hostage crisis started in November 1979, so the Ayatollah wouldn't have been a villain yet, in the eyes of American comic book readers.

Very strange indeed, but there is an explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_vs._Muhammad_Ali

Oh my GOD...that has to be one of the dumbest comic book plots of all time.

[Bob78164]

Question 3 * Superman
An unusual 1978 Superman comic book features the Man of Steel squaring off against what real-life opponent?

A: Muhammad Ali B: Evel Knievel
C: Billie Jean King D: Ayatollah Khomeini

Greg jumps the question.

Answer/value/bank

A: Muhammad Ali
Question value: $1,000
Bank: $22,000

Ummmm, why was Superman fighting Muhammad Ali? I'd have been a llama, here, not recognizing the trick. The Iran hostage crisis started in November 1979, so the Ayatollah wouldn't have been a villain yet, in the eyes of American comic book readers.

This is where it might help to know that the question was at the top of the unrandomized topic tree. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

Ummmm, why was Superman fighting Muhammad Ali? I'd have been a llama, here, not recognizing the trick. The Iran hostage crisis started in November 1979, so the Ayatollah wouldn't have been a villain yet, in the eyes of American comic book readers.

Very strange indeed, but there is an explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_vs._Muhammad_Ali

Oh my GOD...that has to be one of the dumbest comic book plots of all time.

From the bottom of that Wikipedia page:

In December 2009, DC Comics announced that it will publish two hardcover reprint editions of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali in the fall of 2010. While one edition will reprint the original story at its original treasury size, a deluxe edition (featuring a new cover by Neal Adams) will include additional content dating back to the original book's publication.

Hmmm. I wonder if that announcement is what brought this item to the question writers' attention?

[Kazoo65]

Question 1-it's been ages since I've visited the Museum of Science and Industry, so I might JTQ here.

Question 2-easy.

Question 3-ATA or JTQ.

Question 4-easy.

Question 5-JTQ or ATA if I didn't use on 3.

[Estonut]

Question 5 * Lens Crafters
Which of these groups has the greatest total number of lenses?

A: 2 sunglasses and 4 monocles B: 8 monocles
C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles D: 4 sunglasses

Greg did the math in his head.

Answer/value/bank

C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles
Question value: $3,000
Bank: $25,000

Question 5-JTQ or ATA if I didn't use on 3.

Dear Lord, Kazoo, is your mathophobia so great that you fear you can't count to 9?

[earendel]

Greg Roth
New York City, NY

Greg is a business development director who loves his job. When his coworkers found out Greg was going to be here they all asked for tickets. He has a lot of fans in the audience.

WE®. So do contestants get tickets to give away now?

Nihil obstat.®

[frogman042]

Greg Roth
New York City, NY

Greg is a business development director who loves his job. When his coworkers found out Greg was going to be here they all asked for tickets. He has a lot of fans in the audience.

WE®. So do contestants get tickets to give away now?

Nihil obstat.®

When I was on two years ago, they said I could have 10 guests - I asked if it was possible to have a few more guests and they said no problem - so I would imagine that they've always let contestants 'get tickets to give away' - or to be more exact - provide names for the guest list.

[Jeemie]

Question 5 * Lens Crafters
Which of these groups has the greatest total number of lenses?

A: 2 sunglasses and 4 monocles B: 8 monocles
C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles D: 4 sunglasses

Greg did the math in his head.

Answer/value/bank

C: 3 sunglasses and 3 monocles
Question value: $3,000
Bank: $25,000

Question 5-JTQ or ATA if I didn't use on 3.

Dear Lord, Kazoo, is your mathophobia so great that you fear you can't count to 9?

I missed this before.

Unless they're prescription sunglasses, they don't have any lenses.

[Estonut]

I missed this before.

Unless they're prescription sunglasses, they don't have any lenses.

Oh, please! And I get called a nitpicker...

Definition of LENS
1a : a piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light
b : a combination of two or more simple lenses
c : a piece of glass or plastic used (as in safety goggles or sunglasses) to protect the eye

[MarleysGh0st]

I missed this before.

Unless they're prescription sunglasses, they don't have any lenses.

Oh, please! And I get called a nitpicker...

Definition of LENS
1a : a piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light
b : a combination of two or more simple lenses
c : a piece of glass or plastic used (as in safety goggles or sunglasses) to protect the eye

Thanks, Esto.

Now that TDC has been terminated, there would also have been time for Jeemie to ask for clarification before answering, regarding whether the sunglasses in question implicitly had any lenses.