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Nesha Khargie
Vienna, VA
Realtor

Nesha has won a number of beauty contests, including "Best Legs". She tells how she and her friends went into a bar when she was 17--underage--and she won $200 for having the best legs in that contest.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Offscreen Talents
9: Space Gambling
8: Children's Songs
7: Navy SEALS
6: The Zodiac
5: Historic Women
4: Hidden Message
3: Angry Birds
2: Defining Fashion
1: Charitable Cause

Topic Tree (Randomized)
3: Angry Birds
6: The Zodiac
4: Hidden Message
8: Children's Songs
9: Space Gambling
7: Navy SEALS
1: Charitable Cause
10: Offscreen Talents
2: Defining Fashion
5: Historic Women


Question #1 - Level 5: Historic Women
Who is the subject of an 1886 biography whose subtitle is "The Moses of Her People"?

A: Helen Keller B: Betsy Ross
C: Harriet Tubman D: Susan B. Anthony

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Harriet Tubman
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question #2 - Level 2: Defining Fashion
According to its creator Louis Réard, what fashion item is authentic only if "it can be pulled through a wedding ring"?

A: Trench coat B: Overalls
C: Bikini D: Capri pants

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Bikini
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $17,000

-- Commercial Break --


Nesha's niece, Chantal, and her son, Ryan, are in the audience. Ryan is a sophmore at Carnegie-Mellon; Nesha would love to win some money to pay his tuition.


Question #3 - Level 10: Offscreen Talents
What actress has written a book about being a baseball fanatic and has released 5 hit albums in Japan?

A: Calista Flockhart B: Alyssa Milano
C: Keri Russell D: Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nesha thinks it might be

Spoiler

Alyssa Milano

, but she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Alyssa Milano
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #4 - Level 1: Charitable Cause
Which of these household brands led a charity campaign in 2010 called "Every Little Bottom"?

A: Huggies B: Listerine
C: Pantene D: Tylenol

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Huggies
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $27,000

Question #5 - Level 7: Navy SEALS
Navy SEAL dogs are equipped with what synthetic body part after injuring the original?

A: Graphite claws B: Mylar tail
C: Kevlar ears D: Titanium fangs

Nesha jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Titanium fangs
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000

-- Commercial Break --


Question #6 - Level 9: Space Gambling
In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking bet physicist Kip Thorne a subscription to Penthouse that what astronomical feature did not exist?

A: Cosmic dust B: Exoplanets
C: Superclusters D: Black holes

Nesha asks the audience.

ATA

A: 10% B: 16% C: 12% D: 62%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Black holes
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,000

-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Nesha will return on tomorrow's show.

Question #1 - Level 5: Historic Women
Who is the subject of an 1886 biography whose subtitle is "The Moses of Her People"?

A: Helen Keller B: Betsy Ross
C: Harriet Tubman D: Susan B. Anthony

I hadn't heard this particular name for her before, but I guessed correctly.

Question #3 - Level 10: Offscreen Talents
What actress has written a book about being a baseball fanatic and has released 5 hit albums in Japan?

A: Calista Flockhart B: Alyssa Milano
C: Keri Russell D: Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nesha thinks it might be

Spoiler

Alyssa Milano

, but she jumps the question.

I jump this one as soon as it comes up.

Question #5 - Level 7: Navy SEALS
Navy SEAL dogs are equipped with what synthetic body part after injuring the original?

A: Graphite claws B: Mylar tail
C: Kevlar ears D: Titanium fangs

I'd never heard of this one either, but I guessed right based on what would be worth replacing and what could be replaced as described.

Question #6 - Level 9: Space Gambling
In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking bet physicist Kip Thorne a subscription to Penthouse that what astronomical feature did not exist?

A: Cosmic dust B: Exoplanets
C: Superclusters D: Black holes

Nesha asks the audience.

WTG Audience! I never heard of this.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nesha Khargie
Vienna, VA
Realtor

Nesha has won a number of beauty contests, including "Best Legs". She tells how she and her friends went into a bar when she was 17--underage--and she won $200 for having the best legs in that contest.

So why didn't they give us a shot of those "best legs"?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 - Level 10: Offscreen Talents
What actress has written a book about being a baseball fanatic and has released 5 hit albums in Japan?

A: Calista Flockhart B: Alyssa Milano
C: Keri Russell D: Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nesha thinks it might be

Spoiler

Alyssa Milano

, but she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Alyssa Milano
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $17,000

I'd either JTQ or ATA - probably start with ATA.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nesha Khargie
Vienna, VA
Realtor

Nesha has won a number of beauty contests, including "Best Legs". She tells how she and her friends went into a bar when she was 17--underage--and she won $200 for having the best legs in that contest.

So why didn't they give us a shot of those "best legs"?

Probably because she was wearing pants.