Transcript 11/4/2011 - Jessica Weaver
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:55 am
Jessica Weaver
Sunnyside, NY
Massage therapist
Jessica didn't start out as a massage therapist; she worked in the Internet and video game industry until one day she asked herself if she was really helping anyone doing that ("nothing against the kids who play video games," she adds). She went out and got a massage and the next week she enrolled in school.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Book Titles
9 - Cable TV
8 - Final Roles
7 - Planetary Faces
6 - You Eat That?
5 - Spy Headquarters
4 - Dining Dynasty
3 - Sculptural Detail
2 - Beatles Songs
1 - Expensive Stores
Topic Tree: (randomized)
4 - Dining Dynasty
7 - Planetary Faces
5 - Spy Headquarters
10 - Book Titles
2 - Beatles Songs
1 - Expensive Stores
3 - Sculptural Detail
9 - Cable TV
6 - You Eat That?
8 - Final Roles
Question #1 (Final Roles - Level 8)
Fashionable to the end, Elizabeth Taylor made what specific request that was observed at her funeral ceremony?
A - everyone wore white
B - it started 15 minutes late
C - it was held on a movie set
D - wine was served
Jessica believes that is the most fashionable thing, but she's not positive about that. She's going to have to jump the question.
Question #2 (You Eat That? - Level 6)
Partially digested and regurgitated nectar sounds a lot more appetizing when it's better described as what?
A - yogurt
B - honey
C - beer
D - cheese
Question #3 (Cable TV - Level 9)
What revolutionary cable network was initially called "The Green Channel" by its creator, Charles Dolan?
A - HBO
B - ESPN
C - CNN
D - MTV
"Revolutionary could be. She decides to ask the audience.
Jessica mulls over the answers and then says, "I can't risk it" and uses her second jump the question.
Question #4 (Sculptural Detail - Level 3)
In 2005, what famous statue's proportions were declared normal by experts, despite longstanding jokes that it was "underendowed"?
A - The Discus Thrower
B - Michaelangelo's David
C - Atlas
D - The Thinker
Jessica says,
commercial break
Question #5 (Expensive Stores - Level 1)
Someone who's lost a lot of money gambling is said to have been "taken to the" what?
A - supermarket
B - cleaners
C - gas station
D - pharmacy
Jessica jokes, "I don't know what this is like at all."
Question #6 (Beatles Songs - Level 2)
In its title, what hit Beatles song features a word and that word's antonym?
A - Day Trpper
B - Come Together
C - Hello Goodbye
D - Yellow Submarine
Question #7 (Book Titles - Level 10)
Who once wrote a bestselling book simply entitled, "Book"?
A - Ellen DeGeneres
B - Stephen Colbert
C - Whoopi Goldberg
D - George Carlin
Jessica "really can't pick anything out of there, nothing comes to mind," so she decides to walk away.
Sunnyside, NY
Massage therapist
Jessica didn't start out as a massage therapist; she worked in the Internet and video game industry until one day she asked herself if she was really helping anyone doing that ("nothing against the kids who play video games," she adds). She went out and got a massage and the next week she enrolled in school.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Book Titles
9 - Cable TV
8 - Final Roles
7 - Planetary Faces
6 - You Eat That?
5 - Spy Headquarters
4 - Dining Dynasty
3 - Sculptural Detail
2 - Beatles Songs
1 - Expensive Stores
Topic Tree: (randomized)
4 - Dining Dynasty
7 - Planetary Faces
5 - Spy Headquarters
10 - Book Titles
2 - Beatles Songs
1 - Expensive Stores
3 - Sculptural Detail
9 - Cable TV
6 - You Eat That?
8 - Final Roles
Question #1 (Final Roles - Level 8)
Fashionable to the end, Elizabeth Taylor made what specific request that was observed at her funeral ceremony?
A - everyone wore white
B - it started 15 minutes late
C - it was held on a movie set
D - wine was served
Jessica believes that
Spoiler
being 15 minutes late
Spoiler
Answer: B (it started 15 minutes late)
Value: $500
Bank: $0
Value: $500
Bank: $0
Partially digested and regurgitated nectar sounds a lot more appetizing when it's better described as what?
A - yogurt
B - honey
C - beer
D - cheese
Spoiler
Answer: B (honey)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
What revolutionary cable network was initially called "The Green Channel" by its creator, Charles Dolan?
A - HBO
B - ESPN
C - CNN
D - MTV
"Revolutionary could be
Spoiler
CNN, because it was pretty much the first cable news network," Jessica says, then thinks about ESPN.
ATA results
A - 28%
B - 33%
C - 24%
D - 15%
B - 33%
C - 24%
D - 15%
Spoiler
Answer: A (HBO)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $2,000 (unchanged)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $2,000 (unchanged)
In 2005, what famous statue's proportions were declared normal by experts, despite longstanding jokes that it was "underendowed"?
A - The Discus Thrower
B - Michaelangelo's David
C - Atlas
D - The Thinker
Jessica says,
Spoiler
"I know Atlas is holding that thing back there" (gesturing to indicate holding something aloft). She mentions The Discus Thrower and then says, "Michaelangelo, you know, is out there and proud so I'm going to go with B, Michaelangelo's David."
Spoiler
Answer: B (Michaelangelo's David)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000
Question #5 (Expensive Stores - Level 1)
Someone who's lost a lot of money gambling is said to have been "taken to the" what?
A - supermarket
B - cleaners
C - gas station
D - pharmacy
Jessica jokes, "I don't know what this is like at all."
Spoiler
Answer: B (cleaners)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $42,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $42,000
In its title, what hit Beatles song features a word and that word's antonym?
A - Day Trpper
B - Come Together
C - Hello Goodbye
D - Yellow Submarine
Spoiler
Answer: C (Hello Goodbye)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $45,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $45,000
Who once wrote a bestselling book simply entitled, "Book"?
A - Ellen DeGeneres
B - Stephen Colbert
C - Whoopi Goldberg
D - George Carlin
Jessica "really can't pick anything out of there, nothing comes to mind," so she decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Whoopi GOldberg)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $22,500 (half the bank)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $22,500 (half the bank)
