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Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:55 pm
by BBTranscriptTeam
Kara Betourne
Clearwater, FL
High school history teacher



$100
Which of these structures is named for its unusual shape?

A: Buckingham Palace B: Pentagon
C: Sydney Opera House D: Parthenonagon


$200
"On One Wheel" is the official magazine of what national organization?

A: American Kiteflyers Association B: Federation of Fly Fishers
C: Unicycling Society of America D: American Canoe Association


$300
In prison lingo, a ten-year jail sentence is referred to using which of these terms?

A: Penny B: Nickel
C: Quarter D: Dime


$500
Scientists define buoyancy as the force that causes objects as the force that causes objects to do what?

A: Conduct electricity B: Float
C: Generate heat D: Freeze


$1,000
Which of these silly words is not a synonym for "gadget"?

A: Whatchamacallit B: Thingamajig
C: Poppycock D: Doohickey


$2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!


-- Commercial Break --


Kara bought a new car before coming to the show; she's here to pay it off. For eight years, she's had the same car, since high school.


$4,000
In "Popeye" comics, J. Wellington Wimpy's signature saying is "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a" what "today"?

A: Cupcake B: Flapjack
C: Milkshake D: Hamburger

PAF: Kara calls her mom, Judy.

Judy: Hamburger. And I'm positive.



$8,000
At the start of a standard chess match, each player has how many pawns?

A: Six B: Eight
C: Ten D: Twelve

Kara: All of my friends were in chess club, in high school. I never was. I should have been, for this question. But, I have been taught how to play chess and I think the answer is A: Six, and I'm gonna make that my final answer.

Kara falls to $1,000.




Answers:
$100: B: Pentagon
$200: C: Unicycling Society of America
$300: D: Dime
$500: B: Float
$1,000: C: Poppycock
$2,000: A: The Hamptons
$4,000: D: Hamburger
$8,000: B: Eight

Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:47 am
by NellyLunatic1980
Nihil obstatĀ®

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:11 am
by peacock2121
goodness


gracious

Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:25 am
by MarleysGh0st
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!
All the Where Elses they have on this show and a poor Floridian has to get this question! :twisted:

I guess there were some out-of-towners in the audience that day, to account for the Berkshire vote. :roll:

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:30 am
by tanstaafl2
Well that was ugly. Solid work from another history teacher.

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:37 am
by slam
The performance of this contestant demonstrates how easy it is for people to pass the test with random luck.

Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:46 am
by earendel
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kara Betourne
Clearwater, FL
High school history teacher
As always, I root for teachers.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!
Surely the audience should know this one. I'd get it by process of elimination.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
In "Popeye" comics, J. Wellington Wimpy's signature saying is "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a" what "today"?

A: Cupcake B: Flapjack
C: Milkshake D: Hamburger

PAF: Kara calls her mom, Judy.

Judy: Hamburger. And I'm positive.
Must be a generational thing - even the Popeye movie is almost 30 years old.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8,000
At the start of a standard chess match, each player has how many pawns?

A: Six B: Eight
C: Ten D: Twelve

Kara: All of my friends were in chess club, in high school. I never was. I should have been, for this question. But, I have been taught how to play chess and I think the answer is A: Six, and I'm gonna make that my final answer.

Kara falls to $1,000.
She was taught how to play but doesn't know how many pawns there are? Maybe it was long ago and didn't make much of an impression.