Transcript 03/07/2011 Demetrius Lettley

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Demetrius Lettley
Ridgewood, NY
College student

Demetrius wants to be a lawyer or a professor.


Topic Tree: (randomized)

5 Sandy Spots
10 Cheerful Poetry
8 Nuclear Secrets
7 First Names
2 TV Takeoffs
9 Quackers
1 Infomercials
6 Texas Twang
3 Movie Premieres
4 Good Chemistry

Question 1 – Good Chemistry
On the periodic table, which of these symbols contains half the letters of the element’s name it symbolizes?
A. He
B. Mn
C. Zn
D. Kr

Spoiler

C. Zn
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 2 – Movie Premieres
Which of these 2010 movies held a premiere in Lexington, Kentucky, near where much of it was filmed?
A. The Karate Kid
B. The Social Network
C. Secretariat
D. Eclipse

Demetrius: I’m gonna go with …
I don’t remember “Secretariat” coming out this year. I’m a big movie buff.
I’m gonna ask the audience, Meredith.

ATA

ATA results

0% A. The Karate Kid
0% B. The Social Network
97% C. Secretariat
3% D. Eclipse

Spoiler

C. Secretariat
$7K
Bank - $8K

Question 3 – Texas Twang
With nearly two hundred performance venues, what Texas city bills itself as “The Live Music Capital of the World”?
A. Dallas
B. Houston
C. San Antonio
D. Austin

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Austin
$2K
Bank - $8K

Question 4 – Infomercials
Once featured on a TV infomercial, the Flowbee is a haircutting device that works in tandem with what household appliance?
A. Washing machine
B. Vacuum cleaner
C. Microwave oven
D. Dishwasher

Spoiler

B. Vacuum cleaner
$500
Bank - $8,500

Question 5 – Quackers
Often squawked by a duck in insurance ads, “AFLAC” is an acronym in which the second “A” stands for what?
A. America
B. Adjustment
C. Assurance
D. Affiliated

Demetrius thinks it’s assurance, but isn’t sure.

JTQ 2

Spoiler

C. Assurance
$100
Bank - $8,500

commercial break

Question 6 – TV Takeoffs
In 2010, CBS debuted “The Talk,” a daytime show critics widely described as a knock-off of what?
A. The View
B. Dr. Oz
C. Live with Regis and Kelly
D. Judge Judy

Spoiler

A. The View
$5K
Bank - $13,500

Question 7 – First Names
What girl’s name is believed to have been coined by William Shakespeare, who first used it as a character’s name in “The Tempest”?
A. Miranda
B. Rosalind
C. Bianca
D. Silvia

Spoiler

A. Miranda
$3K
Bank - $16,500

Question 8 – Nuclear Secrets
At all times, the president reportedly carries a card nicknamed what that has secret codes to authorize a nuclear launch?
A. The Biscuit
B. The Thermos
C. The Hamburger
D. The Egg

Demetrius makes

Spoiler

the thermos his final answer since it is most like thermonuclear

.

Spoiler

A. The Biscuit
Demetrius leaves with $1K

commercial break

[earendel]

Demetrius Lettley
Ridgewood, NY
College student

Demetrius wants to be a lawyer or a professor.

How about a law professor?

Question 6 – TV Takeoffs
In 2010, CBS debuted “The Talk,” a daytime show critics widely described as a knock-off of what?
A. The View
B. Dr. Oz
C. Live with Regis and Kelly
D. Judge Judy

Spoiler

A. The View
$5K
Bank - $13,500

Meredith and Demetrius exchanged some humorous remarks about "The View", with Meredith deadpanning that she'd never heard of the show.

Question 8 – Nuclear Secrets
At all times, the president reportedly carries a card nicknamed what that has secret codes to authorize a nuclear launch?
A. The Biscuit
B. The Thermos
C. The Hamburger
D. The Egg

Demetrius makes

Spoiler

the thermos his final answer since it is most like thermonuclear

.

Spoiler

A. The Biscuit
Demetrius leaves with $1K

That was a well-reasoned answer, but as I can attest, well-reasoned doesn't always result in a right answer. I'd have used a JTQ on this one.