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Transcript 11/28/11 Rick Beltair (1Q contestant)
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:43 pm
by BBTranscriptTeam
Rick Beltair
Pittsfield, MA
Rick has been trying to get on the show for eleven years.
$1K
Coined by miners who considered the metal worthless, what element’s name is based on the German word for “goblin”?
A. Carbon
B. Cobalt
C. Rhodium
D. Nickel
Rick takes a guess and makes cobalt
B. Cobalt
Rick wins $1K and the Millionaire game for the Xbox.
Re: Transcript 11/28/11 Rick Beltair (1Q contestant)
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:25 am
by earendel
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Rick Beltair
Pittsfield, MA
Rick has been trying to get on the show for eleven years.
$1K
Coined by miners who considered the metal worthless, what element’s name is based on the German word for “goblin”?
A. Carbon
B. Cobalt
C. Rhodium
D. Nickel
Rick takes a guess and makes cobalt
B. Cobalt
Rick wins $1K and the Millionaire game for the Xbox.
I learned this in high school when I did a report on the elements and their names. The knowledge was reinforced by playing D&D, in which "kobolds" are enemies ("kobold" being the German word for goblin). Perhaps one of the easiest $100K questions I've seen.
Re: Transcript 11/28/11 Rick Beltair (1Q contestant)
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:36 am
by MarleysGh0st
Yep, all those years of playing D&D have to be good for something!
Re: Transcript 11/28/11 Rick Beltair (1Q contestant)
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:42 am
by earendel
MarleysGh0st wrote:Yep, all those years of playing D&D have to be good for something!
That's what I keep telling elwing.