Transcript 4/15/2011 - Butch Rubenstein

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Butch Rubenstein
Bronx, NY
Retired salesman

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Unlikely Motto
9 - Shared Birthday
8 - Famous Firsts
7 - Author at Home
6 - Fashionable Phrasing
5 - Trick or Tweet
4 - Pasta Shapes
3 - TV Troubles
2 - Snip Snip
1 - In the House


Topic Tree: (randomized)
7 - Author at Home
1 - In the House
8 - Famous Firsts
3 - TV Troubles
10 - Unlikely Motto
6 - Fashionable Phrasing
2 - Snip Snip
5 - Trick or Tweet
9 - Shared Birthday
4 - Pasta Shapes

Question #1 (Pasta Shapes - Level 4)
According to a popular legend, what pasta's shape is modeled after a woman's belly button?
A - rigatoni
B - penne
C - manicotti
D - tortellini

Spoiler

Answer: D (tortellini)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 (Shared Birthday - Level 9)
Which of these famous celebs was born on the exact same day and year as President George W. Bush?
A - Cher
B - Dolly Parton
C - Pat Sajack
D - Sylvester Stallone

Butch is going to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Sylvester Stallone)
Value: $500
Bank: $1,000

Question #3 (Trick or Tweet - Level 5)
On Twitter, popular topics are grouped by terms called "hashtags," which are preceded by what symbol?
A - number sign
B - exclamation point
C - ampersand
D - dollar sign

Butch doesn't tweet. He had a parrot once that tweeted, but his parrot's name isn't up there. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 50%
B - 23%
C - 24%
D - 3%

He goes with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (number sign)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,000

commercial break

The "Blast from the past" question was worth $100,000 in 2001:
Besides John F. Kennedy, who is the only other president burried in Arlington National Cemetery?
A - Woodrow Wilson
B - William Howard Taft
C - Harry Truman
D - Dwight Eisenhower

Spoiler

B (William Howard Taft)

Bruce says the audience is "his peeps".

Question #4 (Snip Snip - Level 2)
In 2010, what music legend cut off his trademark long hair in what was referred to as "the haircut heard around the world"?
A - Paul McCartney
B - Bruce Springsteen
C - Prince
D - Willie Nelson

Butch has a good feeling about this.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Willie Nelson)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #5 (Fashionable Phrasing - Level 6)
According to a famous Yves Saint Laurent quote, "Fashions fade," what "is eternal"?
A - style
B - chic
C - class
D - design

Butch worked in fashion for quite a while but he hasn't spoken with Yves in a long time. He doesn't think it's

Spoiler

chic or design

. He can't be sure of the other choices so he decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (style)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $10,000

"It's not the twenty-five," Butch says. "It's not the worst."

Question #6 (Unlikely Motto - Level 10)
For many years, what belligerent-sounding phrase has been the unlikely motto of the Salvation Army?
A - Blood and Fire
B - Torch and Dagger
C - Justice and Wrath
D - Sword and Shield

He isn't 100% sure and he's given it some thought. He can't remember the last time he made $5,000 for a day's work. He has a hunch that it's

Spoiler

Sword and Shield

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Blood and Fire)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,000

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

[earendel]

Butch Rubenstein
Bronx, NY
Retired salesman

I thought Butch looked like he was surprised to be on the show.

Question #2 (Shared Birthday - Level 9)
Which of these famous celebs was born on the exact same day and year as President George W. Bush?
A - Cher
B - Dolly Parton
C - Pat Sajack
D - Sylvester Stallone

Butch is going to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Sylvester Stallone)
Value: $500
Bank: $1,000

I'd JTQ also.

Question #3 (Trick or Tweet - Level 5)
On Twitter, popular topics are grouped by terms called "hashtags," which are preceded by what symbol?
A - number sign
B - exclamation point
C - ampersand
D - dollar sign

Butch doesn't tweet. He had a parrot once that tweeted, but his parrot's name isn't up there. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 50%
B - 23%
C - 24%
D - 3%

He goes with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (number sign)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,000

I'd ATA also. I don't use Twitter.

Question #6 (Unlikely Motto - Level 10)
For many years, what belligerent-sounding phrase has been the unlikely motto of the Salvation Army?
A - Blood and Fire
B - Torch and Dagger
C - Justice and Wrath
D - Sword and Shield

He isn't 100% sure and he's given it some thought. He can't remember the last time he made $5,000 for a day's work. He has a hunch that it's

Spoiler

Sword and Shield

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Blood and Fire)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,000

Watching the time on my DVR I knew that he'd either miss this question or walk away. This question came with about 3 minutes left, and knowing that there would be a guest host next week, I figured they wouldn't carry Butch over. As for me, our church does some work with the Salvation Army and I've seen the motto.