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CELEBRITY WEEK

Tony Dovolani
from Dancing with the Stars

Aside from the usual celebrity blather Tony leads Meredith in a dance routine.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Statehood
9 - Smurf Smarts
8 - Saintly Geography
7 - Oldie on the Radio
6 - Hot off the Presses
5 - PR Stunts
4 - One Stop Shopping
3 - Two Bad
2 - Sporting Enthusiasts
1 - Wow Factor

Topic Tree: (randomized)
3 - Two Bad
9 - Smurf Smarts
4 - One Stop Shopping
10 - Statehood
6 - Hot off the Presses
1 - Wow Factor
8 - Saintly Geography
5 - PR Stunts
7 - Oldie on the Radio
2 - Sporting Enthusiasts

Question #1 (Sporting Enthusiasts - Level 2)
While most people flee the coast before a hurricane, what group of thrill seekers heads towards it?
A - snowboarders
B - BASE jumpers
C - surfers
D - mountain climbers

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Answer: C (surfers)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 (Oldie on the Radio - Level 7)
Singing about an object that is nearly obsolete, Maroon 5 had a hit song in 2012 titled what?
A - Polaroid
B - cassette tape
C - payphone
D - fax machine

Tony asks the audience.

ATA results

A - 26%
B - 9%
C - 62%
D - 3%

Tony goes with the audience.

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Answer: C (payphone)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #3 (PR Stunts - Level 5)
To promote their then-unlicensed profession, who held Posture Queen Contests in the 1950s, crowning winners whose X-rays showed perfect spinal alignment?
A - personal trainers
B - chiropractors
C - acupuncturists
D - massage therapists

Tony wonders if

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chiropractors

were unlicensed back then.

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Answer: B (chiropractors)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $19,000

Question #4 (Saintly Geography - Level 8)
A Christian saint who inspired the name of a Caribbean island group, Saint Ursula is said to have once traveled with 11,000 what?
A - shepherds
B - cooks
C - virgins
D - canaries

Tony doesn't know much about any of those. He jumps the question.

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Answer: C (virgins)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (no change)

commercial break

Tony is from Kosovo - he and his family were chased out of the country. He learned his English by watching Nickelodeon, Happy Days and Mr. Ed.

Question #5 (Wow Factor - Level 1)
What fashionable nickname is given to someone who is overly elegant?
A - Fancy Pants
B - Ritzy Rings
C - Spiffy Shades
D - Snazzy Shoes

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Answer: A (Fancy Pants)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $34,000

Question #6 (Hot off the Presses - Level 6)
A 1675 treatise "Theatrum Fungorum" is believed to be the first written work whose main subject is what?
A - butterflies
B - clocks
C - mushrooms
D - guns

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Answer: C (mushroom)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000

commercial break

Question #7 (Statehood - Level 10)
Because the U.S. Congress failed to officially ratify it in 1803, it took a 1953 congressional act to admit what state to the Union?
A - Alabama
B - Missouri
C - Ohio
D - Tennessee
Tony muses for a few moments then jumps the question.

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Answer: C (Ohio)
Value: $100
Bank: $37,000 (no change)

Question #8 (One Stop Shopping - Level 4)
Placing ramen, beef jerky and beer all within reach, a New York City grocery has created the city's first what?
A - expectant mother aisle
B - kid aisle
C - man aisle
D - athlete aisle

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Answer: C (man aisle)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,000

Question #9 (Smurf Smarts - Level 9)
Which one of these was never an actual Smurf?
A - Wild Smurf
B - Vanity Smurf
C - Feisty Smurf
D - Handy Smurf

Tony says he watched an Albanian version of the Smurfs so there's a translation issue involved. He walks away.

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Answer: C (Feisty Smurf)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,000 (half the bank)

commercial break

Millionaire question of the day:
"Dandle board" is a regional nickname for what popular playground attraction?
A - merry-go-round
B - sandbox
C - monkey bars
D - seesaw
Answer:

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D (seesaw)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:CELEBRITY WEEK

Tony Dovolani
from Dancing with the Stars

Aside from the usual celebrity blather Tony leads Meredith in a dance routine.

And almost caused her to have a wardrobe malfunction. She was wearing a short skirt and when he dipped her, it rode up a little.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4 (Saintly Geography - Level
A Christian saint who inspired the name of a Caribbean island group, Saint Ursula is said to have once traveled with 11,000 what?
A - shepherds
B - cooks
C - virgins
D - canaries

Tony doesn't know much about any of those. He jumps the question.

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Answer: C (virgins)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (no change)

The canaries are named for dogs (not birds) and aren't in the Caribbean. The others are eliminated right away, so it has to be "virgins".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tony is from Kosovo - he and his family were chased out of the country. He learned his English by watching Nickelodeon, Happy Days and Mr. Ed.

From comments he made later, Tony is of Albanian descent, which explains why his family had to flee.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 (Hot off the Presses - Level 6)
A 1675 treatise "Theatrum Fungorum" is believed to be the first written work whose main subject is what?
A - butterflies
B - clocks
C - mushrooms
D - guns

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Answer: C (mushroom)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000

Sounds like something fungus-related, so it's "C".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #7 (Statehood - Level 10)
Because the U.S. Congress failed to officially ratify it in 1803, it took a 1953 congressional act to admit what state to the Union?
A - Alabama
B - Missouri
C - Ohio
D - Tennessee
Tony muses for a few moments then jumps the question.

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Answer: C (Ohio)
Value: $100
Bank: $37,000 (no change)

I knew this one because I've read claims by some people that the income tax is illegal because Ohio wasn't a state when the 16th amendment was ratified (Ohio being one of the 36 states required for ratification). Moreover of the four it's the oldest state (#17, IIRC).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Smurf Smarts - Level 9)
Which one of these was never an actual Smurf?
A - Wild Smurf
B - Vanity Smurf
C - Feisty Smurf
D - Handy Smurf

Tony says he watched an Albanian version of the Smurfs so there's a translation issue involved. He walks away.

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Answer: C (Feisty Smurf)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,000 (half the bank)

Should I be embarrassed to admit that I knew this one?

This was a nihil obstat® stack for me.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Smurf Smarts - Level 9)
Which one of these was never an actual Smurf?
A - Wild Smurf
B - Vanity Smurf
C - Feisty Smurf
D - Handy Smurf

Tony says he watched an Albanian version of the Smurfs so there's a translation issue involved. He walks away.

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Answer: C (Feisty Smurf)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,000 (half the bank)

Should I be embarrassed to admit that I knew this one?

Not as long as you only watch the show with your grandkids!