Transcript 4/15/2011 - Butch Rubenstein
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:13 pm
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
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.
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.
He goes with the audience.
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
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.
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. He can't be sure of the other choices so he decides to jump the question.
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.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
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
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
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
Value: $500
Bank: $1,000
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%
B - 23%
C - 24%
D - 3%
Spoiler
Answer: A (number sign)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,000
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)
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
Value: $2,000
Bank: $10,000
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
Spoiler
Answer: A (style)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $10,000
"It's not the twenty-five," Butch says. "It's not the worst."
Value: $5,000
Bank: $10,000
"It's not the twenty-five," Butch says. "It's not the worst."
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
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,000