Transcript 10/03/12 Allison Lowe
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:55 pm
Allison Lowe
Metairie, LA
grad student
her brother-in-law said "not to put your finger on Uranus"
(A clip of that famous incident from 5-4-2011 is shown.)
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Alabama Hot Spot
9. Rap Read
8. Spacey Names
7. Classifying Catastrophes
6. Poetry Reading
5. Award Winners
4. By Special Request
3. Amazing Africans
2. Movie Remakes
1. Periodical Pledge
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
7. Classifying Catastrophes
4. By Special Request
8. Spacey Names
6. Poetry Reading
3. Amazing Africans
10. Alabama Hot Spot
2. Movie Remakes
9. Rap Read
1. Periodical Pledge
5. Award Winners
Question 1 - Level 5. Award Winners
Given its gay relationship storyline, some were stunned when what TV show won a 2012 award from the Catholics in Media Associates?
A: Two and a Half Men
B: Modern Family
C: 30 Rock
D: The Big Bang Theory
Question 2 - Level 1. Periodical Pledge
2. According to its mission statement, O: the Oprah Magazine aims to "speak and connect to" whom "in way no other publication ever has"?
A: Women
B: Grandfathers
C: College students
D: War veterans
Question 3 - Level 9. Rap Read
Last year, what rapper published his first young adult book entitled "Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully"?
A: Lil Wayne
B: Ice Cube
C: Kanye West
D: 50 Cent
JTQ
Question 4 - Level 2. Movie Remakes
What classic film character is the protagonist of the 2012 film "Mirror Mirror"?
A: Pinocchio
B: Bambi
C: Snow White
D: Cinderella
Dad buster gets a hug and a kiss. Twin sister Denise is also in the audience.
Question 5 - Level 10. Alabama Hot Spot
Tuskegee, Alabama is not only home of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, but also the birthplace of what civil rights hero?
A: Rosa Parks
B: Jesse Jackson, Sr.
C: Julian Bond
D: Martin Luther King, Jr.
ATA
JTQ
Question 6 - Level 3. Amazing Africans
Often compared to Marco Polo, 14th-Century African Ibn Battuta is thought to have accomplished what feat in his lifetime?
A: Fighting 100 battles
B: Painting 2,000 frescos
C: Traveling 75,000 miles
D: Writing 100,000 poems
Commercial break.
Question 7 - Level 6. Poetry Reading
"On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five" is a line from what classic poem?
A: The Raven
B: Casey at the Bat
C: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
D: A Visit from St. Nicholas
Question 8 - Level 8. Spacey Names
Sarasa Comet, Telescope and Celestial Eye are all varieties of which of these animals?
A: Frogs
B: Goldfish
C: Owl
D: Lizard
She guesses , and goes home with $1,000.
Bring on the next contestant.
Metairie, LA
grad student
her brother-in-law said "not to put your finger on Uranus"
(A clip of that famous incident from 5-4-2011 is shown.)
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Alabama Hot Spot
9. Rap Read
8. Spacey Names
7. Classifying Catastrophes
6. Poetry Reading
5. Award Winners
4. By Special Request
3. Amazing Africans
2. Movie Remakes
1. Periodical Pledge
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
7. Classifying Catastrophes
4. By Special Request
8. Spacey Names
6. Poetry Reading
3. Amazing Africans
10. Alabama Hot Spot
2. Movie Remakes
9. Rap Read
1. Periodical Pledge
5. Award Winners
Question 1 - Level 5. Award Winners
Given its gay relationship storyline, some were stunned when what TV show won a 2012 award from the Catholics in Media Associates?
A: Two and a Half Men
B: Modern Family
C: 30 Rock
D: The Big Bang Theory
Answer and value
B: Modern Family
Value: $500
Bank: $500
Value: $500
Bank: $500
2. According to its mission statement, O: the Oprah Magazine aims to "speak and connect to" whom "in way no other publication ever has"?
A: Women
B: Grandfathers
C: College students
D: War veterans
Answer and value
A: Women
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,500
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,500
Last year, what rapper published his first young adult book entitled "Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully"?
A: Lil Wayne
B: Ice Cube
C: Kanye West
D: 50 Cent
JTQ
Answer and value
D: 50 Cent
Value: $100
Bank: $2,500
Value: $100
Bank: $2,500
What classic film character is the protagonist of the 2012 film "Mirror Mirror"?
A: Pinocchio
B: Bambi
C: Snow White
D: Cinderella
Answer and value
C: Snow White
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $27,500
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $27,500
Question 5 - Level 10. Alabama Hot Spot
Tuskegee, Alabama is not only home of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, but also the birthplace of what civil rights hero?
A: Rosa Parks
B: Jesse Jackson, Sr.
C: Julian Bond
D: Martin Luther King, Jr.
ATA
Spoiler
A: 32%
B: 29%
C: 12%
D: 27%
B: 29%
C: 12%
D: 27%
Answer and value
A: Rosa Parks
Value: $15,000
Bank: $27,500
Value: $15,000
Bank: $27,500
Often compared to Marco Polo, 14th-Century African Ibn Battuta is thought to have accomplished what feat in his lifetime?
A: Fighting 100 battles
B: Painting 2,000 frescos
C: Traveling 75,000 miles
D: Writing 100,000 poems
Answer and value
C: Traveling 75,000 miles
Value: $7,000
Bank: $34,500
Value: $7,000
Bank: $34,500
Question 7 - Level 6. Poetry Reading
"On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five" is a line from what classic poem?
A: The Raven
B: Casey at the Bat
C: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
D: A Visit from St. Nicholas
Answer and value
C: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,500
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,500
Sarasa Comet, Telescope and Celestial Eye are all varieties of which of these animals?
A: Frogs
B: Goldfish
C: Owl
D: Lizard
Spoiler
She connects the answers to eyesight and then to owls, which are known for having good eyesight.
Spoiler
C
Answer and value
B: Goldfish
Value: $ot revealed.
Bank: $
Value: $ot revealed.
Bank: $