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Play It Forward Week

Greg Warmoth and Vanessa Echols
WFTV-9, Orlando
Playing for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
$5,000 is guaranteed

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Gender Gaps
Doing Time
Mr. Album
Tasty Volcano
Natural Mystery
Candy Evolution
Ripped from the Headlines
Fast Flight
Made to Measure
($10,000) Habla Espanol?


The game starts on question 2 with $10,000 in their bank and all lifelines available.

Question 2 - Made to Measure

A measurement known as the "rise" helps determine the fit of what article of clothing?

A: Hat B: Shirt
C: Shoes D: Pants

Answer and value

D: Pants
Value: $25,000
Bank: $35,000

Thanks to Greg's tailor Andy for this answer.

Question 3 - Fast Flight

At approximately what speed did Chuck Yeaget break the sound barrier in 1947?

A: 560 mph B: 660 mph
C: 760 mph D: 860 mph

Greg came across this question while prepping to be on the show. However, he doesn't remember what the correct response is. He knew it was "something and 60," but that doesn't help. He thinks it might have been B.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

B: 660 mph
Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,000

Question 4 - Ripped from the Headlines

Which of these fairy tales is purportedly based on a real event that happened on June 26, 1284?

A: Humpty Dumpty B: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
C: Sleeping Beauty D: Jack and the Beanstalk

Spoiler

Greg thinks the Pied Piper is the only one that makes sense, but he has no problem jumping the question. Vanessa is leaning toward B also. Greg wants to save the lifelines, and Vanessa says they should have courage. They go for B.

Answer and value

B: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (He led 130 children out of town and they were lost on Koppelberg Hill)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $50,000

Commercial break.

Question 5 - Candy Evolution

Before adding cartoon character heads, the PEZ dispenser was initially designed to look like what adult item?

A: Machine gun B: Whiskey bottle
C: Cigarette lighter D: Pill bottle

Spoiler

Greg rules out A. Vanessa says a pill bottle isn't necessarily an adult item. Greg says it kind of looks like a cigarette lighter even now.

Answer and value

C: Cigarette lighter (It was originally marketed as an alternative to smoking.)
Value: $500
Bank: $50,500

Question 6 - Natural Mystery

Which of these is a mysterious natural phenomenon occuring each year in Australia, and not the name of a Jimmy Buffett album?

A: Riddles in the Sand B: Banana Wind
C: Coconut Telegraph D: Druken Parrot Season

Spoiler

Vanessa likes A, Greg thinks D sounds more fun.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

D: Drunken Parrot Season
Value: $100
Bank: $50,500

Question 7 - Tasty Volcano

Despite causing devastation in the past, what active volcano's fertile soil grows tomatoes for the region's world-renowned pizza?

A: Mt. Saint Helens B: Mt. Tambora
C: Mt. Pelée D: Mt. Vesuvius

Spoiler

As they think about the question, Meredith rereads "world-renowned pizza."

They choose to ask the audience.

Spoiler

A: 7%
B: 3%
C: 8%
D: 82%

They go with D.

Answer and value

D: Mt. Vesuvius
Value: $2,000
Bank: $52,500

Commercial Break

Question 8 - Mr. Album

In 2011, a 64-year-old man actually changed his name to the title of what classic album, known for songs like "Whole Lotta Love" and "Ramble On"?

A: Led Zeppelin II B: Ziggy Stardust
C: Van Halen D: Abbey Road

Spoiler

Vanessa eliminates Van Halen. Greg is trying to figure out who sings "Ramble On". It's either A or C.

They walk with $26,250 for the children.

Answer and value

A: Led Zeppelin II
Value: $
Bank: $

Commercial break.

Time for more audience commentary, although this will be brief since a lot was covered here with this episode.

I was impressed with these two, they got stuff I didn't, I actually thought of gun from the audience because there have been gun-shaped pez dispensers out there. They also seemed to have a good attitude and handled themselves well without, they did have to be pushed by the producers for one question, I think it was the Jimmy Buffet one, but before they did they had a pretty clear idea in their head of what they were going to do. Not much else to say for this segment.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Tasty Volcano

Despite causing devastation in the past, what active volcano's fertile soil grows tomatoes for the region's world-renowned pizza?

A: Mt. Saint Helens B: Mt. Tambora
C: Mt. Pelée D: Mt. Vesuvius

Spoiler

As they think about the question, Meredith rereads "world-renowned pizza."

They choose to ask the audience.

Spoiler

A: 7%
B: 3%
C: 8%
D: 82%

They go with D.

Answer and value

D: Mt. Vesuvius
Value: $2,000
Bank: $52,500

Vanessa and Greg weren't paying attention to Meredith's hints, but at least the audience was.

Here's a report on Vanessa and Greg's appearance.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entert ... ent-page-1

They weren't as lame as the 2 from St. Louis but not exactly a stunning performance with the usual collection of puffball celebutante questions.

The only ones that might be tricky for some might be the Yeager Q (which should be easy enough for someone versed in trivia) and the Buffett Q which you probably know or don't know. Easy enough for this parrothead but not something everyone might know as the correct answer seemed like a reasonable album title for Bubba. But maybe an ATA would get this.

tanstaafl2 wrote:They weren't as lame as the 2 from St. Louis but not exactly a stunning performance with the usual collection of puffball celebutante questions.

The only ones that might be tricky for some might be the Yeager Q (which should be easy enough for someone versed in trivia) and the Buffett Q which you probably know or don't know. Easy enough for this parrothead but not something everyone might know as the correct answer seemed like a reasonable album title for Bubba. But maybe an ATA would get this.

I thought that the Buffett question was rather easy, and I do not know any album titles. How would riddles be naturally written in the sand? A natural coconut telegraph? I also didn't think that a wind smelling like bananas seemed that mysterious. I did recall some stories about parrots that get drunk on naturally-fermenting fruit.

I did have trouble on Led Zep II, as it is a bit before my time.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Play It Forward Week

Greg Warmoth and Vanessa Echols
WFTV-9, Orlando
Playing for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
$5,000 is guaranteed

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Fast Flight

At approximately what speed did Chuck Yeaget break the sound barrier in 1947?

A: 560 mph B: 660 mph
C: 760 mph D: 860 mph

Greg came across this question while prepping to be on the show. However, he doesn't remember what the correct response is. He knew it was "something and 60," but that doesn't help. He thinks it might have been B.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

B: 660 mph
Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,000

I'd have gone with C and been surprised when it wasn't right, and I'd have protested vigorously since the speed of sound is generally considered to be 768 mph - at sea level. The kicker is that Yeager wasn't at sea level and without knowing altitude and atmospheric pressure it would be difficult to calculate the correct speed.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Natural Mystery

Which of these is a mysterious natural phenomenon occuring each year in Australia, and not the name of a Jimmy Buffett album?

A: Riddles in the Sand B: Banana Wind
C: Coconut Telegraph D: Druken Parrot Season

Spoiler

Vanessa likes A, Greg thinks D sounds more fun.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

D: Drunken Parrot Season
Value: $100
Bank: $50,500

Time to JTQ. I don't know enough about Buffett's music to get this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Mr. Album

In 2011, a 64-year-old man actually changed his name to the title of what classic album, known for songs like "Whole Lotta Love" and "Ramble On"?

A: Led Zeppelin II B: Ziggy Stardust
C: Van Halen D: Abbey Road

Spoiler

Vanessa eliminates Van Halen. Greg is trying to figure out who sings "Ramble On". It's either A or C.

They walk with $26,250 for the children.

Answer and value

A: Led Zeppelin II
Value: $
Bank: $

I guess neither of them recognized "Whole Lotta Love" as being a Zeppelin song.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Fast Flight

At approximately what speed did Chuck Yeaget break the sound barrier in 1947?

A: 560 mph B: 660 mph
C: 760 mph D: 860 mph

Greg came across this question while prepping to be on the show. However, he doesn't remember what the correct response is. He knew it was "something and 60," but that doesn't help. He thinks it might have been B.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

B: 660 mph
Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,000

I'd have gone with C and been surprised when it wasn't right, and I'd have protested vigorously since the speed of sound is generally considered to be 768 mph - at sea level. The kicker is that Yeager wasn't at sea level and without knowing altitude and atmospheric pressure it would be difficult to calculate the correct speed.

Both hubby and I fell into the same trap.

earendel wrote:I guess neither of them recognized "Whole Lotta Love" as being a Zeppelin song.

This is just sad.

vettech wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Fast Flight

At approximately what speed did Chuck Yeaget break the sound barrier in 1947?

A: 560 mph B: 660 mph
C: 760 mph D: 860 mph

Greg came across this question while prepping to be on the show. However, he doesn't remember what the correct response is. He knew it was "something and 60," but that doesn't help. He thinks it might have been B.

They jump the question.

Answer and value

B: 660 mph
Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,000

I'd have gone with C and been surprised when it wasn't right, and I'd have protested vigorously since the speed of sound is generally considered to be 768 mph - at sea level. The kicker is that Yeager wasn't at sea level and without knowing altitude and atmospheric pressure it would be difficult to calculate the correct speed.

Both hubby and I fell into the same trap.

earendel wrote:I guess neither of them recognized "Whole Lotta Love" as being a Zeppelin song.

This is just sad.

LOL - I'll really make you cry when I tell you I had to ATA on what band had Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in it!