Transcript 02/14/08 - Colleen Kelly
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:38 pm
Colleen Kelly
New York, NY
Stay-at-home mom and working on her Master's degree.
Colleen's daughter, Kelly, encouraged her to be on the show. Her advice was to be extra nice to Meredith.
Colleen's parents, Bill and Shannon, are in the audience. Colleen wanted Bill to be a lifeline, but he said he'd rather be in the audience.
Bill: I would have a terrible senior moment, if she called.
$100
If placed in the U.S., which of these foreign landmarks could stretch roughly from Los Angeles to Boston?
A: Stonehenge B: London Bridge
C: Great Wall of China D: The Leaning Tower of Taffy
$200
Made from the dried fibers of a gourd, a loofah is commonly used for what task?
A: Plucking eyebrows B: Combing hair
C: Whitening teeth D: Scrubbing skin
$300
"Itzi Bitzi Araña" is a popular Mexican kids' song about a what?
A: Frog B: Goldfish
C: Spider D: Ant
$500
What candy got its name after the idea of creating perfectly round chocolate-covered caramels proved impossible?
A: Mounds B: Milk Duds
C: Goobers D: Whatchamacallit
There are a couple there that look like they could be the answer.
ATA: A: 1% B: 85% C: 8% D: 6%
$1,000
Money-saving "family plans" are commonly available for which of these types of service?
A: Cell phone B: Electricity
C: Natural gas D: Satellite television
$2,000
In the 1970s, British rocker David Bowie performed using the famous stage name "Ziggy" what?
A: Sunshine B: Moonlight
C: Stardust D: Spaceship
$4,000
Once known as Olaf the Fat, King Olaf Haraldsson is the patron saint of what country?
A: Germany B: Norway
C: Russia D: Portugal
$8,000
The Snugli baby carrier was inspired by mothers carrying their babies in slings in what part of the world?
A: Eastern Europe B: Southern Asia
C: Central America D: Western Africa
-- Commercial Break --
Colleen is more nervous than she thought she'd be. Her nickname is "Sharky" and she has a worry stone with a shark on it. It isn't helping right now.
$16,000
Which of these people is not a contestant on the fall 2007 installment of "Dancing With the Stars"?
A: An Indy 500 champion B: A professional wrestler
C: A Spice Girl D: A welterweight boxing champ
Colleen happens to watch this show.
$25,000
The adjectives "spring" and "neap" describe two extreme types of what natural phenomenon?
A: Ocean tides B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes D: Relative humidity
Colleen loves the ocean and knows that there are neap tides. She's never heard of spring tides, but she takes the chance and says Ocean tides, final answer.
$50,000
Who is Leon Czolgosz?
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg B: Protagonist of "The Idiot"
C: Inventor of the modern typewriter D: Assassin of President McKinley
Colleen calls her brother, Mike, who knows many, many things. She spells Czolgosz without trying to pronounce it. Ten seconds.
Mike: Col, I'm gonna have to say McKinley, but I'd only give it about--
50/50 leaves A & D.
-- Commercial Break --
$100,000
A 2001 report identifies the oldest known piece of earth as a 4.4-billion-year-old crystal made of what substance?
A: Pyrite B: Topaz
C: Zircon D: Fluorite
Colleen: Boy, I am not a archaelogist or whoever does these things.
Colleen switches the question.
STQ $100,000
"Gojira," the original Japanese name for Godzilla, comes from words meaning "gorilla" and what?
A: Alligator B: Dinosaur
C: Whale D: Shark
Colleen was thinking there was a lizard-like something, so when she saw alligator she went aha! But there's also dinosaur.
Colleen walks with $50,000.
-- The Horn --
Answers:
$100: C: Great Wall of China
$200: D: Scrubbing skin
$300: C: Spider
$500: B: Milk Duds
$1,000: A: Cell phone
$2,000: C: Stardust
$4,000: B: Norway
$8,000: D: Western Africa
$16,000: B: A professional wrestler
$25,000: A: Ocean tides
$50,000: D: Assassin of President McKinley
$100,000: C: Zircon
STQ $100,000: C: Whale
New York, NY
Stay-at-home mom and working on her Master's degree.
Colleen's daughter, Kelly, encouraged her to be on the show. Her advice was to be extra nice to Meredith.
Colleen's parents, Bill and Shannon, are in the audience. Colleen wanted Bill to be a lifeline, but he said he'd rather be in the audience.
Bill: I would have a terrible senior moment, if she called.
$100
If placed in the U.S., which of these foreign landmarks could stretch roughly from Los Angeles to Boston?
A: Stonehenge B: London Bridge
C: Great Wall of China D: The Leaning Tower of Taffy
$200
Made from the dried fibers of a gourd, a loofah is commonly used for what task?
A: Plucking eyebrows B: Combing hair
C: Whitening teeth D: Scrubbing skin
$300
"Itzi Bitzi Araña" is a popular Mexican kids' song about a what?
A: Frog B: Goldfish
C: Spider D: Ant
$500
What candy got its name after the idea of creating perfectly round chocolate-covered caramels proved impossible?
A: Mounds B: Milk Duds
C: Goobers D: Whatchamacallit
There are a couple there that look like they could be the answer.
ATA: A: 1% B: 85% C: 8% D: 6%
$1,000
Money-saving "family plans" are commonly available for which of these types of service?
A: Cell phone B: Electricity
C: Natural gas D: Satellite television
$2,000
In the 1970s, British rocker David Bowie performed using the famous stage name "Ziggy" what?
A: Sunshine B: Moonlight
C: Stardust D: Spaceship
$4,000
Once known as Olaf the Fat, King Olaf Haraldsson is the patron saint of what country?
A: Germany B: Norway
C: Russia D: Portugal
$8,000
The Snugli baby carrier was inspired by mothers carrying their babies in slings in what part of the world?
A: Eastern Europe B: Southern Asia
C: Central America D: Western Africa
-- Commercial Break --
Colleen is more nervous than she thought she'd be. Her nickname is "Sharky" and she has a worry stone with a shark on it. It isn't helping right now.
$16,000
Which of these people is not a contestant on the fall 2007 installment of "Dancing With the Stars"?
A: An Indy 500 champion B: A professional wrestler
C: A Spice Girl D: A welterweight boxing champ
Colleen happens to watch this show.
$25,000
The adjectives "spring" and "neap" describe two extreme types of what natural phenomenon?
A: Ocean tides B: Dew point
C: Tornadoes D: Relative humidity
Colleen loves the ocean and knows that there are neap tides. She's never heard of spring tides, but she takes the chance and says Ocean tides, final answer.
$50,000
Who is Leon Czolgosz?
A: Pilot of the Hindenburg B: Protagonist of "The Idiot"
C: Inventor of the modern typewriter D: Assassin of President McKinley
Colleen calls her brother, Mike, who knows many, many things. She spells Czolgosz without trying to pronounce it. Ten seconds.
Mike: Col, I'm gonna have to say McKinley, but I'd only give it about--
50/50 leaves A & D.
-- Commercial Break --
$100,000
A 2001 report identifies the oldest known piece of earth as a 4.4-billion-year-old crystal made of what substance?
A: Pyrite B: Topaz
C: Zircon D: Fluorite
Colleen: Boy, I am not a archaelogist or whoever does these things.
Colleen switches the question.
STQ $100,000
"Gojira," the original Japanese name for Godzilla, comes from words meaning "gorilla" and what?
A: Alligator B: Dinosaur
C: Whale D: Shark
Colleen was thinking there was a lizard-like something, so when she saw alligator she went aha! But there's also dinosaur.
Colleen walks with $50,000.
-- The Horn --
Answers:
$100: C: Great Wall of China
$200: D: Scrubbing skin
$300: C: Spider
$500: B: Milk Duds
$1,000: A: Cell phone
$2,000: C: Stardust
$4,000: B: Norway
$8,000: D: Western Africa
$16,000: B: A professional wrestler
$25,000: A: Ocean tides
$50,000: D: Assassin of President McKinley
$100,000: C: Zircon
STQ $100,000: C: Whale