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Stefan Talley
Lebanon, OH
social worker

Topic tree (randomized)
Numbers indicate prerandomized level
3 – Happy Anniversary
10 – Stiff One
6 – Campaign Ads
9 – Great Women
4 – Volley On
2 – Found in Translation
8 – Don't Open It
7 – That's Big
5 – Carnival Snacks
1 – For the Birds

Question 1 (1 – For the Birds)
People from where are informally known as "kiwis", a reference to a bird that is native there?
a. New Zealand
b. South Africa
c. Bermuda
d. Madagascar

value/answer/bank

a. New Zealand
value: $25,000
bank: $25,000

Question 2 (5 – Carnival Snacks)
Popular at carnivals, sugar–coated "zeppole" are Italian versions of what?
a. Doughnuts
b. Cupcakes
c. Gum
d. Brownies

Ask the audience used

ATA results

a:94% b:0% c:2% d:4%

value/answer/bank

a. Doughnuts
value: $5,000
bank: $30,000

Question 3 (7 – That's Big)
What synonym for "large" entered common usage because it was the name of a famous circus elephant?
a. Gigantic
b. Hefty
c. Humungous
d. Jumbo

value/answer/bank

d. Jumbo
value: $10,000
bank: $40,000

Question 4 (8 – Don't Open It)
In Greek myth, Pandora unleashed all the evils in the world by opening a box, but she managed to hold on to what?
a. Friendship
b. Hope
c. Compassion
d. Love

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

b. Hope
value: ($7,000)
bank: $40,000

Question 5 (2 – Found in Translation)
What recent film comedy was released in Peru and given a Spanish title that translates to "Slightly Pregnant"?
a. Tropic Thunder
b. The Hangover
c. Knocked Up
d. Bruno

value/answer/bank

c. Knocked Up
value: $15,000
bank: $55,000

Question 6 (4 – Volley On)
In volleyball, what name is given to the ball-handling technique generally executed between bumping and spiking?
a. Setting
b. Flipping
c. Ripping
d. Cracking

value/answer/bank

a. Setting
value: $100
bank: $55,100

Question 7 (9 – Great Women)
The first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, Patsy Mink served 12 terms in the House representing what US state?
a. California
b. Hawaii
c. Alaska
d. Oregon

Jump the question 2 used

value/answer/bank

b. Hawaii
value: ($2,000)
bank: $55,100

Question 8 (6 – Campaign Ads)
An infamous 1964 campaign ad for Lyndon Johnson juxtaposed a nuclear mushroom cloud with a small girl holding a what?
a. Doll
b. Balloon
c. Lollipop
d. Daisy

value/answer/bank

d. Daisy
value: $3,000
bank: $58,100

Flashback question ($100,000 - 2007)
According to his autobiography "My Life," which of these movies is Bill Clinton's favorite?
a. The African Queen
b. Citizen Kane
c. High Noon
d. To Kill a Mockingbird

answer

c. High Noon

Question 9 (10 – Stiff One)
On "Mad Men," Don Draper's preferred drink is Canadian whisky, also known by what period-appropriate nickname?
a. Scotch
b. Bourbon
c. Malt
d. Rye

answer and result

d. Rye

Stefan decides to walk away and leaves with $29,050.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Stefan Talley
Lebanon, OH
social worker

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 (8 – Don't Open It)
In Greek myth, Pandora unleashed all the evils in the world by opening a box, but she managed to hold on to what?
a. Friendship
b. Hope
c. Compassion
d. Love

Jump the question 1 used

value/answer/bank

b. Hope
value: ($7,000)
bank: $40,000

Actually she didn't hold onto it. She closed the box with hope still inside, but then reopened it so that the world would have hope.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 (6 – Campaign Ads)
An infamous 1964 campaign ad for Lyndon Johnson juxtaposed a nuclear mushroom cloud with a small girl holding a what?
a. Doll
b. Balloon
c. Lollipop
d. Daisy

value/answer/bank

d. Daisy
value: $3,000
bank: $58,100

Meredith said she remembered it well, but it's doubtful that she saw it. It was only run once (like the Macintosh ad). It shows up later, of course, but the campaign only used it the one time.

I liked this guy.

I knew the Mad Men question because I watch Mad Men.

Question 3 (7 – That's Big)
What synonym for "large" entered common usage because it was the name of a famous circus elephant?
a. Gigantic
b. Hefty
c. Humungous
d. Jumbo

Anybody who's seen Dumbo knows this one.