WWTBAM Bored

Note- comments incomplete due to recorder crash after one play of the show (I no longer have it)

Samantha Stewart
Brentwood, TN
(they did mention her occupations including a "Fit model" and a nanny... Fit model had to do with testing how newly-designed clothing looks on someone. Two friends were in the audience)

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Legal Language
9 Early Work
8 Authors Who Act
7 Sailing Tall
6 Enemy Number One
5 Eyes on Einstein
4 Making Money
3 Gods of Rock
2 Holy Dessert
1 Traffic Signs


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
10 Legal Language
2 Holy Dessert
7 Sailing Tall
9 Early Work
6 Enemy Number One
5 Eyes on Einstein
4 Making Money
1 Traffic Signs
3 Gods of Rock
8 Authors Who Act



Question 1 - Level 8 Authors Who Act
The 1951 film adaptation of what novel starred author Richard Wright in the lead role, despite him being more than twice the character's age?
A. Heart of Darkness B. Native Son
C. All Quiet on the Western Front D. Invisible Man

JTQ

Samantha does not want to do this on the first question, but feels she must

Answer and value

B. Native Son
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Level 3 Gods of Rock
"Scuse me while I kiss this guy" is an often misheard lyric in a song by what classic rock guitarist?
A. Eric Clapton B. Jimi Hendrix
C. Steve Miller D. Peter Frampton

Spoiler

Samantha thought it would be Scuse me while I kiss the sky and Jimi Hendrix and decided to go for it

Answer and value

B. Jimi Hendrix
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $25K

Question 3 - Level 1 Traffic Signs
"Camel crossing" is a common road sign in which of these countries?
A. Switzerland B. Japan
C. North Korea D. Jordan

Answer and value

D. Jordan
Value: $1000
Bank: $26K

Question 4 - Level 4 Making Money
Putting rumors to rest, the Treasury Department has stated that it "has no plans now to cease production of the" what?
A. Penny B. Nickel
C. Dime D. Quarter

Answer and value

A. Penny
Value: $7000
Bank: $33000

Question 5 - Level 5 Eyes on Einstein
In 1951, photographer Arthur Sasse snapped an iconic photo of Albert Einstein playfully doing what?
A. Stretching his ears B. Puffing his cheeks
C. Sticking out his tongue D. Pursing his lips

Answer and value

C. Sticking out his tongue
Value: $500
Bank: $33500

Commercial break

Question 6 - Level 6 Enemy Number One
What code name was used by the U.S. military during their fateful raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in 2011?
A. Albatross B. Geronimo
C. Thunderball D. Skeletor

ATA

A-11% B-79% C-10% D-0%

Answer and value

B. Geronimo
Value: $3000
Bank: $36500

Question 7 - Level 9 Early Work
Briefly joining the circus when he was younger, what actor once famously worked as a lion tamer?
A. Nicolas Cage B. Christopher Walken
C. Mickey Rourke D. Steve Buscemi

(Edit) --JTQ--

Answer and value

B. Christopher Walken
Value: $2000 (jumped)
Bank: $36,500

Question 8 - Level 7 Sailing Tall
Captained by Sir Francis Drake, the first British ship to circumnavigate the world was named what?
A. The Royal James B. The Golden Hind
C. The Rising Sun D. The Cutty Sark

Spoiler

Samantha is a bartender and knows the Cutty Sark is a drink. She realized it had a ship on it. long discussion about if she is a gambler
She went for D, Cutty Sark

Answer and value

B. The Golden Hind
Value: not shown
Bank: Samantha left with $1000 consolation prize

--Edits: Thanks to 15QA for the corrected dollar values & question jump info --

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 7 Sailing Tall
Captained by Sir Francis Drake, the first British ship to circumnavigate the world was named what?
A. The Royal James B. The Golden Hind
C. The Rising Sun D. The Cutty Sark

Spoiler

Samantha is a bartender and knows the Cutty Sark is a drink. She realized it had a ship on it. long discussion about if she is a gambler
She went for D, Cutty Sark

Answer and value

B. The Golden Hind
Value: not shown
Bank: Samantha left with $1000 consolation prize

Well, the Cutty Sark is a ship!



It just happens to be one that was built about 250 years too late for Drake to sail it.

Corrections to Samantha's progression through the stack:

1 ($5,000) - jtq1
2 $25,000
3 $1,000
4 $7,000
5 $500
6 $3,000 - ata
7 ($2,000) - jtq2
8 miss

Total bank: $36,500

New shows, same old wasting of lifelines.

1. easy for me-this book comes up on J! frequently.
2. easy-I was surprised she knew it, because she looks too young to remember the 1960's.
3. super easy-Jordan is the only one in the desert!
4. easy
5. NFC. I doubt the audience would know, so I would JTQ.
6. I think it's B, but ATA to make sure-ironic that we see this one five days before the anniversary of 9/11.
7. A WWOQ for me. JTQ here.
8. A Cutty Sark IS a ship. but the correct answer here is B-Golden Hind. I guess she didn't study explorers in school.

Kazoo65 wrote:5. NFC. I doubt the audience would know, so I would JTQ.

You don't remember seeing this photograph before, Kazoo?

Spoiler

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:5. NFC. I doubt the audience would know, so I would JTQ.

You don't remember seeing this photograph before, Kazoo?

Spoiler

It must have been taken before she was born...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Note- comments incomplete due to recorder crash after one play of the show (I no longer have it)

Samantha Stewart
Brentwood, TN
(they did mention her occupations including a "Fit model" and a nanny... Fit model had to do with testing how newly-designed clothing looks on someone. Two friends were in the audience)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 8 Authors Who Act
The 1951 film adaptation of what novel starred author Richard Wright in the lead role, despite him being more than twice the character's age?
A. Heart of Darkness B. Native Son
C. All Quiet on the Western Front D. Invisible Man

JTQ

Samantha does not want to do this on the first question, but feels she must

Answer and value

B. Native Son
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: 0

A is Conrad, C is Remarque and D is Ellison (Ralph, not Harlan). Wright wrote "Native Son".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Level 1 Traffic Signs
"Camel crossing" is a common road sign in which of these countries?
A. Switzerland B. Japan
C. North Korea D. Jordan

Answer and value

D. Jordan
Value: $1000
Bank: $26K

Camels in Switzerland? Nah, llamas maybe, and alligators and crocodiles.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 9 Early Work
Briefly joining the circus when he was younger, what actor once famously worked as a lion tamer?
A. Nicolas Cage B. Christopher Walken
C. Mickey Rourke D. Steve Buscemi

(Edit) --JTQ--

Answer and value

B. Christopher Walken
Value: $2000 (jumped)
Bank: $36,500

I'll ATA on this one and hope for a good break.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 7 Sailing Tall
Captained by Sir Francis Drake, the first British ship to circumnavigate the world was named what?
A. The Royal James B. The Golden Hind
C. The Rising Sun D. The Cutty Sark

Spoiler

Samantha is a bartender and knows the Cutty Sark is a drink. She realized it had a ship on it. long discussion about if she is a gambler
She went for D, Cutty Sark

Answer and value

B. The Golden Hind
Value: not shown
Bank: Samantha left with $1000 consolation prize

As soon as she made the connection between Cutty Sark and a sailing ship I figured she was a goner. That's a pretty wicked distractor.

and because we are trivia buffs, a hind is what? and what was the name over the Golden Hind when the voyage started. And a favorite bit of trivia What was the nickname of the Spanish Galleon Drake pirated off the west coast of South America

Spoiler

A female red deer

Spoiler

Pelican

Spoiler

Despite her very proper name, the galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción was called by her sailors Cagafuego, which would translate into English as "fireshitter". Contemporary accounts presented the ship's name inaccurately as Cacafuego, which is the one that eventually endured. As it is, almost all references in English regarding this vessel list her name erroneously.