Transcript 3/11/2011 - Shaun-Katherine Robles

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Shaun-Katherine Robles
Phelan, CA
Social worker

Shaun says that the best part of life is lived on a Harley on the open road. The name of her high school was changed to Serrano High because it sounded better (Phelan is pronounced like "Feelin'). Shaun manages a program in the high desert region of California. Right now she's riding on the back of her husband's motorcycle and she'd like a bike for herself.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - On the Radio
9 - Historic Trees
8 - Unromantic Language
7 - Trademark Colors
6 - Private Poems
5 - Caffeine Fix
4 - Gridiron 0600
3 - Defense Mechanisms
2 - London Architecture
1 - Go Blonde


Topic Tree: (randomized)
10 - On the Radio
3 - Defense Mechanisms
8 - Unromantic Language
5 - Caffeine Fix
1 - Go Blonde
4 - Gridiron 0600
7 - Trademark Colors
6 - Private Poems
9 - Historic Trees
2 - London Architecture

Question #1 (London Architecture - Level 2)
London's Oxo Tower prominently features a design often seen in a game of what?
A - hopscotch
B - Chinese checkers
C - tic-tac-toe
D - backgammon

Spoiler

Answer: C (tic-tac-toe)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question #2 (Historic Trees - Level 9)
Blown down by high winds in August 2010, Amsterdam's famed "Anne Frank Tree" was what variety?
A - chestnut
B - elm
C - ash
D - cherry

Shaun wonders if the audience knows, decides they might not and then uses her first Jump the Question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: A (chestnut)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $15,000 (no change)

Question #3 (Private Poems - Level 6)
The 2010 book "Fragments" collects previously unpublished writings by what star, including poems about her ex-husband, Arthur Miller
A - Audrey Hepburn
B - Bette Davis
C - Ava Gardner
D - Marilyn Monroe

Shaun saw a morning show interview about this, so she knows the answer

Spoiler

Answer: D (Marilyn Monroe)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #4 (Trademark Colors - Level 7)
The iconic brown shade of UPS trucks is sometimes called "Pullman brown," after a 19th century company famous for making what?
A - safety razors
B - woolen clothing
C - revolvers
D - railroad cars

Spoiler

Answer: D (railroad cars)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Question #5 (Gridiron 0600 - Level 4)
Which of these U.S. military branches does not field a team that plays NCAA Division 1 college football?
A - Navy
B - Army
C - Marines
D - Air Force

Shaun doesn't know a lot about sports. It's sad but true. She decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 1%
C - 89%
D - 9%

Shaun goes with the audience's answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Marines)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,000

commercial break

Shaun's husband John is in the relationship seat. He looks like he's very proud of his wife. They've been married 15 years.

Question #6 (Go Blonde - Level 1)
When combined with exposure to the sun, what common household liquid makes a cheap and easy hair lightener?
A - whiskey
B - hot sauce
C - lemon juice
D - cocoa

"Ah, those days in the sun," Shaun says.

Spoiler

Answer: C (lemon juice)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $58,000

Question #7 (Caffeine Fix - Level 5)
Which of these fancy coffee shop drinks does not typically contain any espresso?
A - macchiato
B - Caffe Americano
C - cappuchino
D - chai latte

Shaun says

Spoiler

D

then adds that she thinks they're cheating her because she wants her caffeine all the time.

Spoiler

Answer: D (chai latte)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $60,000

Question #8 (Unromantic Language - Level 8 )
The word for "handcuffs" is the same as the word for "wives" in what language?
A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - German

Shaun knows what "wives" is in most of these languages but she doesn't know what "handcuffs" is, so it doesn't help her. She really hates the thought of leaving; Meredith reminds her that she still has one lifeline, which she decides to use.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Spanish)
Value: $100
Bank: $60,000 (no change)

Question #9 (Defense Mechanisms - Level 3)
Hard, overlapping scales called "scutes" help protect which of these animals when they roll up into a ball for defense?
A - wombat
B - armadillo
C - porcupine
D - aardvark

Spoiler

Answer: B (armadillo)
Value: $500
Bank: $60,500

commercial break

Question #10 (On the Radio - Level 10)
The four famous men mentioned in the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World As We Know It?" all share what initials?
A - L.B.
B - J.K.
C - T.R.
D - W.C.

Shaun doesn't know this song so she's walking away.

Spoiler

Answer: A (L.B.)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,250 (final winnings)

[SportsFan68]

Question #2 (Historic Trees - Level 9)
Blown down by high winds in August 2010, Amsterdam's famed "Anne Frank Tree" was what variety?
A - chestnut
B - elm
C - ash
D - cherry

I call this a WWOQ. I have absolutely no memory of this.

[ulysses5019]

Question #10 (On the Radio - Level 10)
The four famous men mentioned in the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World As We Know It?" all share what initials?
A - L.B.
B - J.K.
C - T.R.
D - W.C.

Hmmmm...I wonder...

[Snaxx]

Question #10 (On the Radio - Level 10)
The four famous men mentioned in the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World As We Know It?" all share what initials?
A - L.B.
B - J.K.
C - T.R.
D - W.C.

Hmmmm...I wonder...

Yup. This one's made the rounds

[jarnon]

Question #5 (Gridiron 0600 - Level 4)
Which of these U.S. military branches does not field a team that plays NCAA Division 1 college football?
A - Navy
B - Army
C - Marines
D - Air Force

Shaun doesn't know a lot about sports. It's sad but true. She decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 1%
C - 89%
D - 9%

Shaun goes with the audience's answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Marines)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,000

Oops, I better change my bracket. I had the U.S. Marine Academy going to the Sweet 16.

[Estonut]

Question #10 (On the Radio - Level 10)
The four famous men mentioned in the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World As We Know It?" all share what initials?
A - L.B.
B - J.K.
C - T.R.
D - W.C.

Hmmmm...I wonder...

Yup. This one's made the rounds

It also made the rounds last month. Check out the 5 Point Bonus question...

[earendel]

Shaun-Katherine Robles
Phelan, CA
Social worker

Shaun says that the best part of life is lived on a Harley on the open road. The name of her high school was changed to Serrano High because it sounded better (Phelan is pronounced like "Feelin'). Shaun manages a program in the high desert region of California. Right now she's riding on the back of her husband's motorcycle and she'd like a bike for herself.

I don't know if Meredith is having some hormonal issues or not, but this week she's made a lot of double entendres - here she talked about riding her husband's back, to the amusement of the audience.

Question #2 (Historic Trees - Level 9)
Blown down by high winds in August 2010, Amsterdam's famed "Anne Frank Tree" was what variety?
A - chestnut
B - elm
C - ash
D - cherry

Shaun wonders if the audience knows, decides they might not and then uses her first Jump the Question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: A (chestnut)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $15,000 (no change)

It would have been a bit of macabre humor if it were an ash tree. elwing and I saw that tree when we were in Amsterdam a few years ago.

Question #4 (Trademark Colors - Level 7)
The iconic brown shade of UPS trucks is sometimes called "Pullman brown," after a 19th century company famous for making what?
A - safety razors
B - woolen clothing
C - revolvers
D - railroad cars

Spoiler

Answer: D (railroad cars)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Pullman was African-American IIRC so did the name of the color refer to his skin tone?

Question #6 (Go Blonde - Level 1)
When combined with exposure to the sun, what common household liquid makes a cheap and easy hair lightener?
A - whiskey
B - hot sauce
C - lemon juice
D - cocoa

"Ah, those days in the sun," Shaun says.

Spoiler

Answer: C (lemon juice)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $58,000

elwing told me after the question that vinegar makes hair redder.

Question #8 (Unromantic Language - Level 8 )
The word for "handcuffs" is the same as the word for "wives" in what language?
A - French
B - Italian
C - Spanish
D - German

Shaun knows what "wives" is in most of these languages but she doesn't know what "handcuffs" is, so it doesn't help her. She really hates the thought of leaving; Meredith reminds her that she still has one lifeline, which she decides to use.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Spanish)
Value: $100
Bank: $60,000 (no change)

Even though I know some Spanish and German I wouldn't have been able to come up with this. elwing joked that the title of the category ("Unromantic Language") ruled out the three Romance languages.

Question #10 (On the Radio - Level 10)
The four famous men mentioned in the R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World As We Know It?" all share what initials?
A - L.B.
B - J.K.
C - T.R.
D - W.C.

Shaun doesn't know this song so she's walking away.

Spoiler

Answer: A (L.B.)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,250 (final winnings)

I'm not familiar with this song (save for the chorus). But I'll wager the audience would know this one.

[wintergreen48]

Shaun-Katherine Robles
Phelan, CA
Social worker

Question #4 (Trademark Colors - Level 7)
The iconic brown shade of UPS trucks is sometimes called "Pullman brown," after a 19th century company famous for making what?
A - safety razors
B - woolen clothing
C - revolvers
D - railroad cars

Spoiler

Answer: D (railroad cars)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Pullman was African-American IIRC so did the name of the color refer to his skin tone?

Pullman was a white guy. His company, however, was famous for hiring black folks-- at one point it was the single largest employer or black people in the US. But the original Pullman cars were brown, and that's where the color reference lies.