WWTBAM Bored

Rachel Carver
New Cumberland, PA
middle school librarian

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Before They Were Stars
9. Gifts of War
8. Bible Talk
7. Plants and Animals
6. Best Actresses
5. Famous Posters
4. Same Name
3. Foreign Attractions
2. Computer Games
1. Do It Yourself

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
5. Famous Posters
2. Computer Games
9. Gifts of War
4. Same Name
3. Foreign Attractions
10. Before They Were Stars
7. Plants and Animals
6. Best Actresses
8. Bible Talk
1. Do It Yourself

Question 1 - Level 1. Do It Yourself

On its website, Michelin provides a 93-second video titled "How to Change a" what?

A: Diaper
B: Light bulb
C: Tire
D: Guitar string

Answer and value

C: Tire
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Question 2 - Level 8. Bible Talk

A version of the Bible traditionally used by the Roman Catholic Church, the Vulgate is in what language?

A: Italian
B: Greek
C: Latin
D: Hebrew

Answer and value

C: Latin
Value: $25,000
Bank: $35,000

Question 3 - Level 6. Best Actresses

Sissy Spacek and Reese Witherspoon are the only women to nab Best Actress Oscars for playing real-life what?

A: Country singers
B: English monarchs
C: Nuns
D: FBI agents

Answer and value

A: Country singers (Loretta Lynn and June Carter Cash, respectively)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $38,000

Question 4 - Level 7. Plants and Animals

Because of its shape, what plant used to soothe wounds in Thailand is known as the crocodile's tail?

A: Ginger
B: Alow vera
C: Eucalyptus
D: St. John's wort

Answer and value

B: Alow vera
Value: $15,000
Bank: $53,000

Question 5 - Level 10. Before They Were Stars

Before becoming a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," Adam Sandler played Smitty, the friend of one of the kids on what '80s sitcom?

A: Diff'rent Strokes
B: The Cosby Show
C: Growing Pains
D: Mr. Belvedere

ATA

Spoiler

A: 10%
B: 27%
C: 39%
D: 24%

Not overwhelming odds. She JTQ.

Answer and value

B: The Cosby Show
Value: $500
Bank: $53,000

Question 6 - Level 3. Foreign Attractions

What Latin American city is home to a museum known to locals as El Museo del Canal?

A: Mexico City
B: Havana
C: Buenos Aires
D: Panama City

Answer and value

D: Panama City
Value: $100
Bank: $53,100

Commercial Break.

She'd buy a puppy with the money, and a house to keep it in. Her dad couldn't be there, but her mom, Mary, is.

Question 7 - Level 4. Same Name

Fittingly, the "arms" of eyeglasses are commonly referred to as what?

A: Brows
B: Temples
C: Chins
D: Jaws

She just doesn't know. JTQ.

Answer and value

B: Temples
Value: $2,000
Bank: $53,100

Question 8 - Level 9. Gifts of War

During the Civil War, what captured city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

A: Richmond, VA
B: Raleigh, NC
C: Savannah, GA
D: Charleston, SC

She walks with $26,550.

Answer and value

A: Savannah, GA (General Sherman took the city just before Christmas in 1854.)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $53,100

Next contestant.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 4. Same Name

Fittingly, the "arms" of eyeglasses are commonly referred to as what?

A: Brows
B: Temples
C: Chins
D: Jaws

She just doesn't know. JTQ.

Answer and value

B: Temples
Value: $2,000
Bank: $53,100

Fittingly, Rachel!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 9. Gifts of War

During the Civil War, what captured city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

A: Richmond, VA
B: Raleigh, NC
C: Savannah, GA
D: Charleston, SC

She walks with $26,550.

Answer and value

A: Savannah, GA (General Sherman took the city just before Christmas in 1854.)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $53,100

Well, Sherman said he was presenting it as a Christmas present, but he didn't wrap it and place it under the tree!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 4. Same Name

Fittingly, the "arms" of eyeglasses are commonly referred to as what?

A: Brows
B: Temples
C: Chins
D: Jaws

She just doesn't know. JTQ.

Answer and value

B: Temples
Value: $2,000
Bank: $53,100

Fittingly, Rachel!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 9. Gifts of War

During the Civil War, what captured city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

A: Richmond, VA
B: Raleigh, NC
C: Savannah, GA
D: Charleston, SC

She walks with $26,550.

Answer and value

A: Savannah, GA (General Sherman took the city just before Christmas in 1854.)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $53,100

Well, Sherman said he was presenting it as a Christmas present, but he didn't wrap it and place it under the tree!

And I hope it was 1864...

ulysses5019 wrote:And I hope it was 1864...

It was a surprise attack. The rebels never saw it coming!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Rachel Carver
New Cumberland, PA
middle school librarian

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Level 10. Before They Were Stars

Before becoming a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," Adam Sandler played Smitty, the friend of one of the kids on what '80s sitcom?

A: Diff'rent Strokes
B: The Cosby Show
C: Growing Pains
D: Mr. Belvedere

ATA

Spoiler

A: 10%
B: 27%
C: 39%
D: 24%

Not overwhelming odds. She JTQ.

Answer and value

B: The Cosby Show
Value: $500
Bank: $53,000

I just wanted to comment on Rachel's game play - she was pretty much a no-nonsense, get to the point, player, the kind I like. As for this question I'd have used a JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 4. Same Name

Fittingly, the "arms" of eyeglasses are commonly referred to as what?

A: Brows
B: Temples
C: Chins
D: Jaws

She just doesn't know. JTQ.

Answer and value

B: Temples
Value: $2,000
Bank: $53,100

I've never heard the expression but it wasn't hard to figure out and I'm surprised Rachel couldn't make the connection.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 9. Gifts of War

During the Civil War, what captured city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

A: Richmond, VA
B: Raleigh, NC
C: Savannah, GA
D: Charleston, SC

She walks with $26,550.

Answer and value

A: Savannah, GA (General Sherman took the city just before Christmas in 1854.)
Value: not revealed
Bank: (half of) $53,100

If she'd kept her wits about her and figured out the previous question she could have jumped this one and kept playing.

Question 1 - Level 1. Do It Yourself

On its website, Michelin provides a 93-second video titled "How to Change a" what?

A: Diaper
B: Light bulb
C: Tire
D: Guitar string

Answer and value

C: Tire
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

93 seconds! They musta hired an Indy 500 crew.

Question 3 - Level 6. Best Actresses

Sissy Spacek and Reese Witherspoon are the only women to nab Best Actress Oscars for playing real-life what?

A: Country singers
B: English monarchs
C: Nuns
D: FBI agents

Answer and value

A: Country singers (Loretta Lynn and June Carter Cash, respectively)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $38,000

I woulda got this, but not because I remember Sissy Spacek getting the award. I must not have watched the Oscars that year. I saw the movie and agree that she did a fabulous job with the role.

Question 4 - Level 7. Plants and Animals

Because of its shape, what plant used to soothe wounds in Thailand is known as the crocodile's tail?

A: Ginger
B: Alow vera
C: Eucalyptus
D: St. John's wort

Answer and value

B: Alow vera
Value: $15,000
Bank: $53,000

We used it at Chaco Canyon this weekend to soothe Matias's ant bites.

Question 5 - Level 10. Before They Were Stars

Before becoming a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," Adam Sandler played Smitty, the friend of one of the kids on what '80s sitcom?

A: Diff'rent Strokes
B: The Cosby Show
C: Growing Pains
D: Mr. Belvedere

ATA

Spoiler

A: 10%
B: 27%
C: 39%
D: 24%

Not overwhelming odds. She JTQ.

Answer and value

B: The Cosby Show
Value: $500
Bank: $53,000

I don't remember this at all. I would have done the same thing.

Question 8 - Level 9. Gifts of War

During the Civil War, what captured city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?

A: Richmond, VA
B: Raleigh, NC
C: Savannah, GA
D: Charleston, SC

She walks with $26,550.

Answer and value

A: Savannah, GA (General Sherman took the city just before Christmas in 1854.)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $53,100

JTQ 2. My guess would have been Richmond, but I would never have pulled the trigger.