Transcript 12/7/2012 - Dan DeLisio
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:28 am
Dan DeLisio
Pittsburgh, PA
attorney
Meredith doesn't engage Dan in any pregame chitchat.
Topic Tree: (randomized)
Special Cases
Pack Up the Minivan
Short Stacks
Everyone's a Critic
More Meat
Rocky Mountain Rules
On the Block
Joke Time
Dopplegangers
Serious Play
Question #1 (Serious Play)
The Landlord's Game, a precursor to which classic board game, was originally designed to teach people the destructive consequences of private land ownership?
A - Clue
B - Sorry!
C - Trivial Pursuit
D - Monopoly
Question #2 (Dopplegangers)
Noting their physical similarities, what TV personality recently likened herself to Martha Stewart, Glenn Close and Lesley Stahl?
A - Katie Couric
B - Joy Behar
C - Diane Sawyer
D - Hoda Kotb
Dan doesn't know but he thinks the audience looks really good so he's going to ask them.
Dan can see the resemblance.
Question #3 (Joke Time)
"Why the long face" is the punch line to a familiar joke about what animal walking into a bar?
A - dog
B - horse
C - cow
D - pig
Dan chuckles as Meredith reads the question.
Question #4 (On the Block)
A green beret, a Golden Globe Award and a cowboy hat were among the top items at a 2011 auction of what screen legend's property?
A - Henry Fonda
B - John Wayne
C - Rbert Mitchum
D - Burt Lancaster
Dan was a fan growing up and he played all these roles memorably (except perhaps for the green beret).
Question #5 (Rocky Mountain Rules)
Perhaps seeking a "Rocky Mountain High," 2012 voters in Colorado approved Amendment 64, legalizing the recreational use of what?
A - stilts
B - trampolines
C - marijuana
D - pogo sticks
Dan thinks John Denver would approve.
Question #6 (More Meat)
Based on the notion that if a caveman didn't eat it, you shouldn't either, Loren Cordain's 2002 book is titled "The" what "Diet"?
A - The Paleo Diet
B - The Ceno Diet
C - The Meso Diet
D - The Neo Diet
Dan thinks it was named for a particular anthropological era.
Question #7 (Everyone's a Critic)
What book was famously dismissed by one critic in 1966 with the comment, "This isn't writing, it's research"?
A - In Cold Blood
B - Portnoy's Complaint
C - Slaughterhouse-Five
D - To Kill a Mockingbird
Dan ruminates that
Pittsburgh, PA
attorney
Meredith doesn't engage Dan in any pregame chitchat.
Topic Tree: (randomized)
Special Cases
Pack Up the Minivan
Short Stacks
Everyone's a Critic
More Meat
Rocky Mountain Rules
On the Block
Joke Time
Dopplegangers
Serious Play
Question #1 (Serious Play)
The Landlord's Game, a precursor to which classic board game, was originally designed to teach people the destructive consequences of private land ownership?
A - Clue
B - Sorry!
C - Trivial Pursuit
D - Monopoly
Spoiler
Answer: D (Monopoly)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Noting their physical similarities, what TV personality recently likened herself to Martha Stewart, Glenn Close and Lesley Stahl?
A - Katie Couric
B - Joy Behar
C - Diane Sawyer
D - Hoda Kotb
Dan doesn't know but he thinks the audience looks really good so he's going to ask them.
ATA results
A - 9%
B - 11%
C - 71%
D - 9%
B - 11%
C - 71%
D - 9%
Spoiler
Answer: C (Diane Sawyer)
Value: $100
Bank: $2,100
Value: $100
Bank: $2,100
"Why the long face" is the punch line to a familiar joke about what animal walking into a bar?
A - dog
B - horse
C - cow
D - pig
Dan chuckles as Meredith reads the question.
Spoiler
Answer: B (horse)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $7,100
Value: $5,000
Bank: $7,100
A green beret, a Golden Globe Award and a cowboy hat were among the top items at a 2011 auction of what screen legend's property?
A - Henry Fonda
B - John Wayne
C - Rbert Mitchum
D - Burt Lancaster
Dan was a fan growing up and he played all these roles memorably (except perhaps for the green beret).
Spoiler
Answer: B (John Wayne)
Value: $500
Bank: $7,600
Value: $500
Bank: $7,600
Perhaps seeking a "Rocky Mountain High," 2012 voters in Colorado approved Amendment 64, legalizing the recreational use of what?
A - stilts
B - trampolines
C - marijuana
D - pogo sticks
Dan thinks John Denver would approve.
Spoiler
Answer: C (marijuana)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $8,600
Value: $1,000
Bank: $8,600
Based on the notion that if a caveman didn't eat it, you shouldn't either, Loren Cordain's 2002 book is titled "The" what "Diet"?
A - The Paleo Diet
B - The Ceno Diet
C - The Meso Diet
D - The Neo Diet
Dan thinks it was named for a particular anthropological era.
Spoiler
Answer: A (The Paleo Diet)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,600
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,600
What book was famously dismissed by one critic in 1966 with the comment, "This isn't writing, it's research"?
A - In Cold Blood
B - Portnoy's Complaint
C - Slaughterhouse-Five
D - To Kill a Mockingbird
Dan ruminates that
Spoiler
Vonnegut lived Slaughterhouse-Five - Dan believes he was being bombed. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of Dan's favorite movies although...and . Dan thinks it's between .
commercial break
Again there's no chitchat.
Question #8 (Short Stacks)
The shortest in history, which president stood only 5'4" high and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
A - James Madison
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - Martin Van Buren
D - John Adams
Dan jokes that they (the president and Miley Cyrus) had different talents. Dan then says that this president was.
Question #9 (Pack Up the Minivan)
What Washington State Park advertises fun family activities like hiking and treasure hunts, despite its depressing name?
A - Fort Sadness
B - Disenchantment Reserve
C - Ingratitude Coast Trail
D - Cape Disappointment
Dan has "zero feel" for this so he's jumping the question. He had an inkling that it might be.
Question #10 (Special Cases)
Referred to as a "haven for dummies," a unique Kentucky museum is the unofficial resting place for the retired tools of what type of performer?
A - clown
B - juggler
C - trapeze artist
D - ventriloquist
Dan says it would be his house if he missed this one.
commercial break
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
Dan used to watch Millionaire with his dad. With the money he'd like to do some special things for a disabled cousin who lost his sight a few years ago and he wouldn't mind living a little closer to work. He has some charitable causes he'd like to give money to also.
$100K - Residents of Singapore who love American comfort food can get their fill at local 7-Elevens that dispense what from vending machines?
A - spaghetti and meatballs
B - mashed potatoes and gravy
C - chuck roast chili
D - three cheese macaroni
Dan tries to reason through it, saying that. He toys with all of the answers, then says he doesn't have a feel for an answer so he's going to jump the question.
$250K - The famous portrait of a pointing Uncle Sam was originally a magazine cover with the title, "What Are You Doing For" what?
A - Solidarity
B - Preparedness
C - Righteousness
D - Civility
Dan says he thinks it was intended to. He comes back to . His mentor, Judge Sirica (?) would say "No guts, no glory" so he decides to go for it.
$500K - Eagle-eyed viewers of "Gone with the Wind" will notice all but which of the following anachronisms in the film?
A - radio tower
B - electric streetlight
C - electric lamp
D - telephone booth
Dan says it's a great movie. He says that all of these would be anachronistic in a Civil War movie. He doesn't recall. Because of where he is in the game he's going to have to walk away.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Millionaire question of the day:
The New York Times introduced color to its front page in 1997 with a photo of which of the following?
A - California wildfires
B - president on Air Force One
C - NASA probe on Mars
D - MLB playoffs
Answer:
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Spoiler
"In Cold Blood" was about real life events
Spoiler
A and D
Spoiler
Answer: A (In Cold Blood)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $26,600
Value: $3,000
Bank: $26,600
Again there's no chitchat.
Question #8 (Short Stacks)
The shortest in history, which president stood only 5'4" high and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
A - James Madison
B - Thomas Jefferson
C - Martin Van Buren
D - John Adams
Dan jokes that they (the president and Miley Cyrus) had different talents. Dan then says that this president was
Spoiler
diminuitive in stature but an awesome writer
Spoiler
Answer: A (James Madison)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,600
Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,600
What Washington State Park advertises fun family activities like hiking and treasure hunts, despite its depressing name?
A - Fort Sadness
B - Disenchantment Reserve
C - Ingratitude Coast Trail
D - Cape Disappointment
Dan has "zero feel" for this so he's jumping the question. He had an inkling that it might be
Spoiler
Fort Sadness
Spoiler
Answer: D (Cape Disappointment)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $51,600 (unchanged)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $51,600 (unchanged)
Referred to as a "haven for dummies," a unique Kentucky museum is the unofficial resting place for the retired tools of what type of performer?
A - clown
B - juggler
C - trapeze artist
D - ventriloquist
Dan says it would be his house if he missed this one.
Spoiler
Answer: D (ventriloquist)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,600
Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,600
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
Dan used to watch Millionaire with his dad. With the money he'd like to do some special things for a disabled cousin who lost his sight a few years ago and he wouldn't mind living a little closer to work. He has some charitable causes he'd like to give money to also.
$100K - Residents of Singapore who love American comfort food can get their fill at local 7-Elevens that dispense what from vending machines?
A - spaghetti and meatballs
B - mashed potatoes and gravy
C - chuck roast chili
D - three cheese macaroni
Dan tries to reason through it, saying that
Spoiler
spaghetti and meatballs are available in a can and mashed potatoes and gravy wouldn't be so great
Spoiler
B (mashed potatoes and gravy)
A - Solidarity
B - Preparedness
C - Righteousness
D - Civility
Dan says he thinks it was intended to
Spoiler
get people behind the war effort and war is as uncivil as it gets. It might be the righteousness of the cause, or solidarity of the people
Spoiler
the war effort and thinks it's either solidarity or preparedness
Spoiler
B (preparedness)
A - radio tower
B - electric streetlight
C - electric lamp
D - telephone booth
Dan says it's a great movie. He says that all of these would be anachronistic in a Civil War movie. He doesn't recall
Spoiler
a telephone booth
Spoiler
D (telephone booth)
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Millionaire question of the day:
The New York Times introduced color to its front page in 1997 with a photo of which of the following?
A - California wildfires
B - president on Air Force One
C - NASA probe on Mars
D - MLB playoffs
Answer:
Spoiler
D (MLB playoffs)
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"