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Adrienne Winokur
Great Neck, NY

Adrienne has a three little kids, including an eight-month-old. It’s time for diaper money.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Sigmund Says
* State Songs
* The Look
* Sunken Treasures
* Who Am I?
* Common Tech
* American Eras
* Brand Names
* Host on History
* Hollywood Toys

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Brand Names
* State Songs
* Sigmund Says
* Host on History
* American Eras
* Sunken Treasure
* The Look
* Common Tech
* Who am I?
* Hollywood Toys

Question #1 – Hollywood Toys
Spider Spud and Optimash Prime are movie-themed updates of what classic toy?
A: Slinky B: Mr. Potato Head
C: Rubik’s Cube D: Magic 8 Ball

Answer/Value/Bank

B. Mr. Potato Head
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3000

Question #2- Who am I?
Who is Ximena Navarette?
A: Nobel Prize-winning poet B: Character on “CSI: Miami”
C: Prime Minister of Spain D: Miss Universe 2010

ATA: A: 13% B:6% C:18% D: 63%

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Miss Universe 2010
Question Value: $100
Bank: $3,100

Question #3- Common Tech
While Japan and Europe now use “chip and PIN” technology, the U.S. still relies mostly on “magnetic stripe” technology in what?
A: Mobile Phones B: Refrigerators
C: Electrical Outlets D: Credit Cards

Much to the chagrin of her husband, our contestant believes she has worn out a magnetic stripe before

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Credit Cards
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $5,100

(Commercial Break)

Question #4 – The Look
Former Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland famously described what as “the most important invention since the atomic bomb”?
A: Bikini B: Mini Skirt
C: High-heeled shoes D: Strapless dress

Adrienne is going to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Bikini
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $5,100

Question #5 – Sunken Treasure
In 2010, divers exploring a roughly 200-year-old shipwreck in the Baltic Sea found what is believed to be the world’s oldest what?
A: Champagne B: Camera
C: Coins D: Clock

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Champagne
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $12,100

Question #6- American Eras
Which of these time periods is commonly cited as the era in which “Baby Boomers” were born?
A: 1906-1924 B: 1926-1944
C: 1946-1964 D: 1966-1984

Answer/Value/Bank

C: 1946-1964
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $22,100

(Commercial Break)

Adrienne’s six year old son asked for $10 to buy candy.

Question #7 –Host on History
Which of these History network TV series is hosted by the prominent Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass?
A:Chasing Mummies B: American Pickers
C: Ice Road Truckers D: The Universe

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Chasing Mummies
Question Value: $25,000
Bank:$47,100

Question #8 – Sigmund Says
A famous quote by Sigmund Freud claims that “love and” what “are the cornerstones of our humanness?”
A: Power B: Death
C: Children D: Work

Adrienne really wants to say death, but she isn’t that sure. JTQ #2 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Work
Question Value: $500
Bank: $47,100

(Commercial Break)

This question was worth $250,000 in 2008.

Which of these common foods was unknown in Europe prior to the discovery of the New World?

A.Sugar B. Wheat
C. Lemons D. Potatoes

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Potatoes

Question #9 – State Songs
What is the only U.S. state whose official state song was a #1 hit on the Billboard charts?
A:Michigan B: California
C: Georgia D: Texas

Adrienne can eliminate Michigan, but that’s it. She’ll walk with $23,550

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Georgia

The horn of indeterminate tone sounds

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Which of these common foods was unknown prior to the discovery of the New World?

A.Sugar B. Wheat
C. Lemons D. Potatoes

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Potatoes

I somehow think the locals in the Western Hemisphere knew of them.

SpacemanSpiff wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Which of these common foods was unknown prior to the discovery of the New World?

A.Sugar B. Wheat
C. Lemons D. Potatoes

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Potatoes

I somehow think the locals in the Western Hemisphere knew of them.

The transcription was in error. It's been fixed. --Bob

This was a semi-reminder of the old days... ugh. Walking away on that question is nothing short of a complete travesty.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Adrienne Winokur
Great Neck, NY

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #4 – The Look
Former Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland famously described what as “the most important invention since the atomic bomb”?
A: Bikini B: Mini Skirt
C: High-heeled shoes D: Strapless dress

Adrienne is going to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Bikini
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $5,100

Given that the bikini supposedly got its name from Bikini Atoll where nuclear tests took place, I'd go with that as my answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #5 – Sunken Treasure
In 2010, divers exploring a roughly 200-year-old shipwreck in the Baltic Sea found what is believed to be the world’s oldest what?
A: Champagne B: Camera
C: Coins D: Clock

Answer/Value/Bank

A. Champagne
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $12,100

Hmmm...clocks were used as navigation aids on ships. Champagne is older than 200 years, so I'd go with "clocks" and end up with the consolation prize.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #6- American Eras
Which of these time periods is commonly cited as the era in which “Baby Boomers” were born?
A: 1906-1924 B: 1926-1944
C: 1946-1964 D: 1966-1984

Answer/Value/Bank

C: 1946-1964
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $22,100

Easy, since I are one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #8 – Sigmund Says
A famous quote by Sigmund Freud claims that “love and” what “are the cornerstones of our humanness?”
A: Power B: Death
C: Children D: Work

Adrienne really wants to say death, but she isn’t that sure. JTQ #2 used.

Answer/Value/Bank

D. Work
Question Value: $500
Bank: $47,100

I'd have thought "death" was a good possibility as well. If I hadn't bombed out on the champagne question, I'd probably do it here.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #9 – State Songs
What is the only U.S. state whose official state song was a #1 hit on the Billboard charts?
A:Michigan B: California
C: Georgia D: Texas

Adrienne can eliminate Michigan, but that’s it. She’ll walk with $23,550

Answer/Value/Bank

C. Georgia

Was "Georgia On My Mind" the state song before it was popularized?

earendel wrote:Was "Georgia On My Mind" the state song before it was popularized?

Wikipedia says after. (Written 1930, state song in 1979).