Transcript 11/17/10 - Michelle McNamara

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Transcript 11/17/10 - Michelle McNamara

Before we begin, here is the blast from the past question: it was worth $100,000 in 2005.

On May 20, 1937, Amelia Earhart began her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world from what U.S. city?

A. Oakland
B.Cleveland
C.Kansas City
D.Philadelphia

Answer

A: Oakland

Michelle McNamara
New York, NY
Graduate student.

Michelle is trying to save the nation’s education system.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* The Tonys
* Who’s Driving
*Animal Families
*Name Game
* Web Fame
* Cause & Effect
* Cocktail Hour
* Places to Stay
* Tasty Treats
* Jokes

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Cause & Effect
* Animal Families
* Who’s Driving
* Tasty Treats
* The Tonys
* Jokes
* Web Fame
* Places to Stay
* Cocktail Hour
* Name Game

Question #1 - Name Game
Natives of what country traditionally have a last name that combines their father’s first name with either “son” or “dottir”?
A: Thailand B: Turkey
C: Iceland D: New Zealand

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Iceland
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2- Cocktail Hour
To make an appletini, a bartender will commonly mix apple juice with what?
A:Rum B:Scotch
C:Vodka D: Tequila

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Vodka
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $13,000

Question #3- Places to Stay
For a holiday promotion in the UK, Travelodge offered a “room at the inn” for couples whose first names were what?
A:Mary and Joseph B:David and Bathsheba
C:Samson and Delilah D: David and Goliath

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Mary and Joseph
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $28,000

Question #4- Web Fame
Featuring people who have received online notoriety, “Web Redemption” is a popular segment on what TV show?
A:The Colbert Report B: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
C:Tosh.0 D: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Tosh.0
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,000

Question #5- Jokes
A joke about the Scottish culture asks, “Did you hear about the Scottish drag queen? He wore” what?
A:Glasses B:Sunscreen
C:Lipstick D: Pants

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Pants
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,000

Question #6- The Tonys
Of the following Tonys, who is the only one to have won a Tony Award?
A:Tony Curtis B:Tony Danza
C:Tony Kushner D: Tony Randall

ATA: A: 13% B:17% C:23 % D: 47%

“I don’t know who Tony Kushner is. I wouldn’t think Tony Danza or Tony Curtis. Tony Randall was my original guess.... “

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Tony Kushner
Michelle leaves with $1,000

[earendel]

Michelle McNamara
New York, NY
Graduate student.

Michelle is trying to save the nation’s education system.

Good luck with that.

Question #3- Places to Stay
For a holiday promotion in the UK, Travelodge offered a “room at the inn” for couples whose first names were what?
A:Mary and Joseph B:David and Bathsheba
C:Samson and Delilah D: David and Goliath

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Mary and Joseph
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $28,000

"D" is an interesting distractor (NTTAWWT).

Question #4- Web Fame
Featuring people who have received online notoriety, “Web Redemption” is a popular segment on what TV show?
A:The Colbert Report B: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
C:Tosh.0 D: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Tosh.0
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,000

No idea, so ATA.

Question #6- The Tonys
Of the following Tonys, who is the only one to have won a Tony Award?
A:Tony Curtis B:Tony Danza
C:Tony Kushner D: Tony Randall

ATA: A: 13% B:17% C:23 % D: 47%

“I don’t know who Tony Kushner is. I wouldn’t think Tony Danza or Tony Curtis. Tony Randall was my original guess.... “

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Tony Kushner
Michelle leaves with $1,000

Tony Randall would have been my guess also. I've heard of Kushner - I presume his Tony was for "Angels in America"