WWTBAM Bored

Jane LaGennusa
Brooklyn, NY
She once cleared cleared a movie theatre by accidentally lighting her coat on fire (at the same time the popcorn machine started smoking.)

Husband Michael is in the audience.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
Not shown

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

For the Babies
Presidential Pants
Big Smiles
Matchmaking
Fashion Must-Haves
Letter Perfect
Dance Class
Mottos
Same Name (DOUBLE MONEY)
Melting Pots

Question 1 - Melting Pots

What TV personality has been named one of the "Top 100 Irish Americans" and is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists?

A: Erin Burnett
B: Soledad O'Brien
C: Neil Cavuto
D: Rachel Maddow

JTQ

Answer and value

B: Soledad O'Brien (she thought it might be her ("but she might have married".)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $0

Question 2 - Same Name (DOUBLE MONEY)

Which of the following 1970s song titles is also the name of an actual diagnosable ailment?

A: Aqualung
B: Cat Scratch Fever
C: Locomotive Breath
D: Comfortably Numb

Answer and value

B: Cat Scratch Fever
Value: $1,000, doubled to $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question 3 - Mottos

Rapper Drake's song "The Motto" is credited with popularizing the acronym "YOLO," which stands for "You only" what?

A: Laugh onstage
B: Live once
C: Look OK
D: Love onself

Answer and value

B: Live once
Value: $15,000
Bank: $17,000

Commercial break.

QOTD (from 4-26-12)

In 2011, food lovers witnessed the crowning of Little Sweet Miss and Little Mr. Dill at an Atkins, AR event called what?

A: PretzelFest
B: SardineFest
C: PickleFest
D: NachoFest

Spoiler

C

Question 4 - Dance Class

Previously seen as "low class," what dance surged in popularity after dictator Rafael Trujillo made it the Dominican Republic's national dance?

She's been to the DOminican Republic. They weren't dancing while she was there, though.

ATA

A: Merengue
B: Samba
C: Mambo
D: Tango

Spoiler

A: 54%
B: 17%
C: 19%
D: 10%

Answer and value

A: Merengue
Value: $3,000
Bank: $20,000

End of show noise.

Jane brings a $20,000 bank and one JTQ lifeline to tomorrow's show.

Bump with completed transcript.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jane LaGennusa
Brooklyn, NY
She once cleared cleared a movie theatre by accidentally lighting her coat on fire (at the same time the popcorn machine started smoking.)

Husband Michael is in the audience.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Dance Class

Previously seen as "low class," what dance surged in popularity after dictator Rafael Trujillo made it the Dominican Republic's national dance?

She's been to the DOminican Republic. They weren't dancing while she was there, though.

ATA

A: Merengue
B: Samba
C: Mambo
D: Tango

Spoiler

A: 54%
B: 17%
C: 19%
D: 10%

Answer and value

A: Merengue
Value: $3,000
Bank: $20,000

No idea. I don't feel confident about the audience's knowledge so I'll JTQ.

Question 4 - Dance Class

Previously seen as "low class," what dance surged in popularity after dictator Rafael Trujillo made it the Dominican Republic's national dance?

She's been to the DOminican Republic. They weren't dancing while she was there, though.

ATA

A: Merengue
B: Samba
C: Mambo
D: Tango

Spoiler

A: 54%
B: 17%
C: 19%
D: 10%

Answer and value

A: Merengue
Value: $3,000
Bank: $20,000

JTQ

How pathetic am I that I "knew" the dance question because of the ballroom dances that are used on DWTS. <g>

Appa23 wrote:How pathetic am I that I "knew" the dance question because of the ballroom dances that are used on DWTS. <g>

Considering that you have dancers in your family, I can understand how that show would be required household viewing.