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Jan O'Sullivan
Killingworth, CT

Jan has been married to her husband, Dan, for 25 years. She has two daughters, Kelly, who is 23 and Patty, in the audience, who is 21. Jan does a lot of volunteering, as co-director at a food pantry, volunteering at the library, and as a tax counselor for senior citizens.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Family Films
* Nobel Candidates
* Break-up Songs
* The Big Three
* Colorful Mountains
* Kids' Lit
* Political Science
* Hash It Out
* In the Club
* Medicine Cabinets

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Colorful Mountains
* Family Films
* Hash It Out
* In the Club
* Break-up Songs
* The Big Three
* Medicine Cabinets
* Political Science
* Kids' Lit
* Nobel Candidates


Question #1 * Nobel Candidates
Mario Vargas Llosa, the 2010 Nobel Prize winner for literature, once ran for president of what country?

A: Ecuador B: Brazil
C: Chile D: Peru

Jan jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Peru
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $0

Question #2 * Kids' Lit
In the classic children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," what does the caterpillar eat through on Monday?

A: One apple B: Two pears
C: Three plums D: Four strawberries

Answer/Value/Bank

A: One apple
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question #3 * Political Science
Since 1991, high school students have competed in the National Science Bowl, which is sponsored by what U.S. department?

A: Justice B: Labor
C: Energy D: Treasury

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Energy
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #4 * Medicine Cabinets
What do the letters in the name of the drugstore brand Pepcid AC stand for?

A: Anti Cough B: Acid Control
C: Asthma Cure D: Allergy Capsule

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Acid Control
Question Value: $500
Bank: $17,500

Question #5 * The Big Three
A 2007 book that examines the work of Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes is titled "The Big Three in" what?

A: Mathematics B: Psychiatry
C: Economics D: Astronomy

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Economics
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $22,500

Question #6 * Break-up Songs
Taylor Swift's song "Dear John" is believed to be about her short-lived romance with what "John"?

A: Johnny Knoxville B: John Krasinski
C: John Cusack D: John Mayer

Answer/Value/Bank

D: John Mayer
Question Value: $100
Bank: $22,600

Question #7 * In the Club
In 1902, nine motor clubs merged to form a nonprofit organization currently known by what name?

A: NCAA B: AAA
C: AARP D: NRA

Answer/Value/Bank

B: AAA
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $25,600

-- Commercial Break --


Question #8 * Hash It Out
A popular dish in New England, red flannel hash gets its distinctive color from what vegetables?

A: Pumpkins B: Peas
C: Beets D: Zucchini

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Beets
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $50,600

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

Jan will return on tomorrow's show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #8 * Hash It Out
A popular dish in New England, red flannel hash gets its distinctive color from what vegetables?

A: Pumpkins B: Peas
C: Beets D: Zucchini

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Beets
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $50,600

Not that popular - neither hubby nor I have ever heard of it, though the answer is pretty easy to figure out.

Question #1 * Nobel Candidates
Mario Vargas Llosa, the 2010 Nobel Prize winner for literature, once ran for president of what country?

A: Ecuador B: Brazil
C: Chile D: Peru

Jan jumps the question.

Me too.

Question #2 * Kids' Lit
In the classic children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," what does the caterpillar eat through on Monday?

A: One apple B: Two pears
C: Three plums D: Four strawberries

Neither SteelersFan nor I ever had this book. We think they made it up . . .

Question #5 * The Big Three
A 2007 book that examines the work of Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes is titled "The Big Three in" what?

A: Mathematics B: Psychiatry
C: Economics D: Astronomy

OK, we both heard of all three of these. Maybe they dint make up the caterpillar Q after all.

Question #6 * Break-up Songs
Taylor Swift's song "Dear John" is believed to be about her short-lived romance with what "John"?

A: Johnny Knoxville B: John Krasinski
C: John Cusack D: John Mayer

Absolutely no idea. Wonder if the audience would know.

Question #7 * In the Club
In 1902, nine motor clubs merged to form a nonprofit organization currently known by what name?

A: NCAA B: AAA
C: AARP D: NRA


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer/Value/Bank

That's the obvious answer (only one of the four is a motor club, and two of them did not even exist in 1902. But the question sort of surprises me-- who knew that, in 1902, there were enough motor vehicle drivers around to warrant the existence of nine different motor clubs???

wintergreen48 wrote:

Question #7 * In the Club
In 1902, nine motor clubs merged to form a nonprofit organization currently known by what name?

A: NCAA B: AAA
C: AARP D: NRA


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer/Value/Bank

That's the obvious answer (only one of the four is a motor club, and two of them did not even exist in 1902. But the question sort of surprises me-- who knew that, in 1902, there were enough motor vehicle drivers around to warrant the existence of nine different motor clubs???

Not so surprising when you see the membership figures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_A ... ssociation

The American Automobile Association (the "AAA" or "Triple-A") was founded on March 4 1902, in Chicago, Illinois, when, in response to a lack of roads and highways suitable for automobiles,[3] nine motor clubs with a total of 1,500 members banded together to form the Triple-A.

I think they've grown some, since then.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jan O'Sullivan
Killingworth, CT

Jan has been married to her husband, Dan, for 25 years. She has two daughters, Kelly, who is 23 and Patty, in the audience, who is 21. Jan does a lot of volunteering, as co-director at a food pantry, volunteering at the library, and as a tax counselor for senior citizens.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 * Break-up Songs
Taylor Swift's song "Dear John" is believed to be about her short-lived romance with what "John"?

A: Johnny Knoxville B: John Krasinski
C: John Cusack D: John Mayer

Answer/Value/Bank

D: John Mayer
Question Value: $100
Bank: $22,600

No clue, but I'll bet the audience knows. ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 * Hash It Out
A popular dish in New England, red flannel hash gets its distinctive color from what vegetables?

A: Pumpkins B: Peas
C: Beets D: Zucchini

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Beets
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $50,600

Since beets are the only red vegetable among the choices it seems like a no-brainer.