Transcript 5/4/2011 - Rebecca Goldstein
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:03 am
Rebecca Goldstein
New York City, NY
Graduate student in pharmacology
When she was young her siblings teased her because she liked to heal things. They asked, "What if you grow up and all the diseases have been cured?" Her answer was that she would find one or create one and then cure it.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - The Planets
9 - War Correspondence
8 - The Feds
7 - Take a Stan
6 - Really Bad Songs
5 - World Records
4 - Game Decisions
3 - Elizabeth Hasselbeck
2 - As Seen on TV
1 - Wardrobe Malfunction
Topic Tree: (randomized)
1 - Wardrobe Malfunction
5 - World Records
4 - Game Decisions
8 - The Feds
3 - Elizabeth Hasselbeck
10 - The Planets
7 -Take a Stan
6 - Really Bad Songs
9 - War Correspondence
2 - As Seen on TV
Question #1 (As Seen on TV - Level 2)
In the 1980s, a TV ad campaign that featured the "Ricola shout" was used to sell a popular brand of what?
A - chocolate bars
B - popcorn
C - cough drops
D - mouthwash
Rebecca has a counselor in a summer program who used the "Ricola shout" with her name.
Question #2 (War Correspondence - Level 9)
Asked by the Germans to surrender at the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe famously sent back which of these replies?
A - Fudge!
B - Nuts!
C - Scram!
D - Baloney!
Rebecca doesn't recognize the battle or the general so she jumps the question.
Question #3 (Really Bad Songs - Level 6)
What band's single "We Built This City" topped Blender magazine's 2004 list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever"?
A - Animotion
B - DeBarge
C - Starship
D - Mr. Mister
Rebecca knows this song - "We built this city on rock and roll" - but she doesn't know the artist. She thinks the audience looks intelligent so she decides to ask them. She's leaning toward one but she's not sure.
That's the one she was leaning toward.
commercial break
Rebecca's brother Danny and sister Sarah are in the audience. They have a vested interest in her outcome. She promised Danny she'd take him to Vegas for poker and would help Sarah with her outstanding student loans.
Question #4 (Take a Stan - Level 7)
Which of these Asian "Stans" is an ethnic region and not an independent country?
A - Kyrgyzstan
B - Tajikistan
C - Turkmenistan
D - Kurdistan
Rebecca isn't sure she knows; she's not even leaning in any particular direction. She uses her second Jump the Question.
Question #5 (The Planets - Level 10)
Though most planets are named after Roman deities, what is the only one named for a figure in Greek mythology?
A - Venus
B - Jupiter
C - Saturn
D - Uranus
Rebecca says " is Roman, I believe. I can't even put a finger on Uranus." She realizes what she said as the audience laughs and Meredith looks shamefacedly away. "You're going to cut that out," Rebecca says. "That will be edited, I'm sure." She adds, "I don't think you can say that on television." Meredith is trying hard not to break out laughing. "Rebecca, you know I really need this job," she says. "I'm in graduate school, not in medical school. That much I know." Rebecca is pretty sure that is Roman also. She thinks it's not either. She makes her final answer.
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New York City, NY
Graduate student in pharmacology
When she was young her siblings teased her because she liked to heal things. They asked, "What if you grow up and all the diseases have been cured?" Her answer was that she would find one or create one and then cure it.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - The Planets
9 - War Correspondence
8 - The Feds
7 - Take a Stan
6 - Really Bad Songs
5 - World Records
4 - Game Decisions
3 - Elizabeth Hasselbeck
2 - As Seen on TV
1 - Wardrobe Malfunction
Topic Tree: (randomized)
1 - Wardrobe Malfunction
5 - World Records
4 - Game Decisions
8 - The Feds
3 - Elizabeth Hasselbeck
10 - The Planets
7 -Take a Stan
6 - Really Bad Songs
9 - War Correspondence
2 - As Seen on TV
Question #1 (As Seen on TV - Level 2)
In the 1980s, a TV ad campaign that featured the "Ricola shout" was used to sell a popular brand of what?
A - chocolate bars
B - popcorn
C - cough drops
D - mouthwash
Rebecca has a counselor in a summer program who used the "Ricola shout" with her name.
Spoiler
Answer: C (cough drops)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Asked by the Germans to surrender at the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe famously sent back which of these replies?
A - Fudge!
B - Nuts!
C - Scram!
D - Baloney!
Rebecca doesn't recognize the battle or the general so she jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Nuts!)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000
What band's single "We Built This City" topped Blender magazine's 2004 list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever"?
A - Animotion
B - DeBarge
C - Starship
D - Mr. Mister
Rebecca knows this song - "We built this city on rock and roll" - but she doesn't know the artist. She thinks the audience looks intelligent so she decides to ask them. She's leaning toward one but she's not sure.
ATA results
A - 5%
B - 6%
C - 72%
D - 17%
B - 6%
C - 72%
D - 17%
Spoiler
Answer: C (Starship)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,000
Rebecca's brother Danny and sister Sarah are in the audience. They have a vested interest in her outcome. She promised Danny she'd take him to Vegas for poker and would help Sarah with her outstanding student loans.
Question #4 (Take a Stan - Level 7)
Which of these Asian "Stans" is an ethnic region and not an independent country?
A - Kyrgyzstan
B - Tajikistan
C - Turkmenistan
D - Kurdistan
Rebecca isn't sure she knows; she's not even leaning in any particular direction. She uses her second Jump the Question.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Kurdistan)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $12,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $12,000
Though most planets are named after Roman deities, what is the only one named for a figure in Greek mythology?
A - Venus
B - Jupiter
C - Saturn
D - Uranus
Rebecca says "
Spoiler
Jupiter
Spoiler
Saturn
Spoiler
D
Spoiler
A
Spoiler
Answer: D (Uranus)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)