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Sheri Barberini
Limerick, PA
Public accountant

Cruise in and Win Week

Each contestant this week will have a chance to win a cruise for four on the Disney ship Fantasy.

Topic Tree:

10 Fashion Forward
9 Weighty Matters
8 Offensive Author
7 TV Grammar
6 Getting What You Need
5 Rental Cars
4 Weather Reports
3 Cover Story
2 Joining Forces
1 Free Larry

Topic Tree: (randomized)

8 Offensive Author
6 Getting What You Need
7 TV Grammar
4 Weather Reports Disney Cruise
10 Fashion Forward
3 Cover Story
5 Rental Cars
9 Weighty Matters
1 Free Larry
2 Joining Forces

Question 1 – 2 Joining Forces
With both cities losing many players to conscription during WWII, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia’s NFL teams merged in 1943 to play as the what?
A. Falcaneers
B. Packings
C. Giboys
D. Steagles

Spoiler

D. Steagles
$2K
Bank - $2K

Question 2 - 1 Free Larry
Keeping two rubber bands as a memento, a Connecticut man made news when he bought a 17-pound what from a restaurant and then set it free?
A. Lobster
B. Tuna
C. Oyster
D. Squid

Spoiler

A. Lobster
$7K
Bank - $9K

Question 3 - 9 Weighty Matters
If 454 $1 bills weigh about one pound, a “ton of money” in $1 bills would amount to approximately how much?
A. $426,000
B. $908,000
C. $1,525,000
D. $3,200,000

Spoiler

B. $908,000
$3K
Bank - $12K

Question 4 - 5 Rental Cars
Big Sky Car Rentals is a company that often rents cars to tourists visiting what U.S. attraction?
A. Erie Canal
B. Yellowstone Park
C. The Everglades
D. Niagara Falls

Spoiler

B. Yellowstone Park
$10K
Bank - $22K

Question 5 - 3 Cover Story
After topless photos of her surfaced in 2012, who was the subject of the People cover story “Inside Kate’s Nightmare”?
A. Kate Winslet
B. Kate Beckinsale
C. Kate Middleton
D. Kate Moss

Spoiler

C. Kate Middleton
$1K
Bank - $23K

commercial break

Question 6 - 10 Fashion Forward
Photographed wearing Ray-Ban’s while landing on the beach in the Philippines, what WWII general is often credited with popularizing aviator sunglasses?
A. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
C. Gen. George S. Patton
D. Gen. George Marshall

Spoiler

B. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
$500
Bank - $23,500

Question 7 - 4 Weather Reports Disney Cruise
Fog that limits visibility to one-eighth mile over a widespread area will cause the National Weather Service to issue what kind of “fog advisory”?
A. Rolling
B. Dense
C. High
D. Wet

Spoiler

B. Dense
$5K
Bank - $28,500

Question 8 - 7 TV Grammar
Grammatically speaking, which of these classic sitcom titles is an interrogative sentence?
A. Mad About You
B. Who’s the Boss?
C. Welcome Back, Kotter
D. Three’s Company

Spoiler

B. Who’s the Boss?
$25K
Bank - $33,500

Question 9 - 6 Getting What You Need
The common 404 error message “not found” is replaced with “you can’t always get what you want” on which of these sites?
A. thewho.com
B. thedoors.com
C. aeorsmith.com
D. rollingstones.com

ATA

ATA results

3% A. thewho.com
4% B. thedoors.com
1% C. aeorsmith.com
92% D. rollingstones.com

Spoiler

D. rollingstones.com
$15K
Bank - $68,500

commercial break

Question 10 – 8 Offensive Author
In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against author Salman Rushdie for which of his books?
A. The Moor’s Last Sigh
B. Shame
C. Midnight’s Children
D. The Satanic Verses

Spoiler

D. The Satanic Verses
$100
Bank - $68,600

$100K
An original version of what iconic film weapon is currently on display at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum?
A. Indiana Jones’ bullwhip
B. Robin Hood’s bow and arrow
C. James Bond’s bowler hat
D. Star Wars’ lightsaber

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Star Wars’ lightsaber
$100K
Bank - $68,600

commercial break

$250K
Though better known by her nickname in the “Peanuts” comics, what is Peppermint Patty’s real name?
A. Patricia Reichardt
B. Patricia Patton
C. Patricia Schneiper
D. Patricia Herman

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Patricia Reichardt
$250K
Bank - $68,600

$500K
What great mind kept a ledger of sins he committed as a child, including entries such as “punching my sister”?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison
D. Sigmund Freud

Sheri decides to leave with her $68,600 bank.

Spoiler

B. Isaac Newton
$500K
Bank - $68,600

end of show noise

Meredith introduces a promo which tells us of the opportunity to win a Disney cruise by going to MillionaireTV.com and entering.

Question 3 - 9 Weighty Matters
If 454 $1 bills weigh about one pound, a “ton of money” in $1 bills would amount to approximately how much?
A. $426,000
B. $908,000
C. $1,525,000
D. $3,200,000

Spoiler

B. $908,000
$3K
Bank - $12K

Just multiply 454 times 2,000. It was nice of them to put such a wide range between choices.

$250K
Though better known by her nickname in the “Peanuts” comics, what is Peppermint Patty’s real name?
A. Patricia Reichardt
B. Patricia Patton
C. Patricia Schneiper
D. Patricia Herman

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Patricia Reichardt
$250K
Bank - $68,600

JTQ 1

$500K
What great mind kept a ledger of sins he committed as a child, including entries such as “punching my sister”?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison
D. Sigmund Freud

Sheri decides to leave with her $68,600 bank.

Spoiler

B. Isaac Newton
$500K
Bank - $68,600

I woulda never got this is a million years. I wouldn't have guessed, but if Meredith has made me guess after I JTQed, I would have guessed Franklin. I read someplace that Newton was spoiled and self-centered, so I wouldn't imagine him listing as a sin punching his sister. JTQ 2, but I still get to see the million! Great stack!

Nihil Obstat.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - 10 Fashion Forward
Photographed wearing Ray-Ban’s while landing on the beach in the Philippines, what WWII general is often credited with popularizing aviator sunglasses?
A. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
C. Gen. George S. Patton
D. Gen. George Marshall

Spoiler

B. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
$500
Bank - $23,500

Not the toughest question in the stack. Even if you don't remember Gen.

Spoiler

MacArthur

wearing Ray-Bans, "landing on the beach in the Philippines" is a big clue.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - 7 TV Grammar
Grammatically speaking, which of these classic sitcom titles is an interrogative sentence?
A. Mad About You
B. Who’s the Boss?
C. Welcome Back, Kotter
D. Three’s Company

Spoiler

B. Who’s the Boss?
$25K
Bank - $33,500

Grammatically speaking, which of these classic game show titles is an interrogative sentence?
A. Jeopardy!
B. Name That Tune
C. The Price Is Right
D. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

TheConfessor wrote:Nihil Obstat.

The question writers seem to have lost their WWOQs for this stack, didn't they? In the traditional 8-9-10 WWOQ territory, we have Satanic Verses, simple multiplication and MacArthur???

That Disney cruise wasn't the biggest gift Sheri was given!

But, Sheri, Sheri, Sheri...you accountants may be risk adverse, but to risk $43,600 for a 1 in 4 chance at $500,000?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sheri Barberini
Limerick, PA
Public accountant

elwing noted that Meredith said Sheri had been married 35 years and had two teenage children, one 14 and one 12. That's a long time to wait before having a first child.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K
An original version of what iconic film weapon is currently on display at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum?
A. Indiana Jones’ bullwhip
B. Robin Hood’s bow and arrow
C. James Bond’s bowler hat
D. Star Wars’ lightsaber

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Star Wars’ lightsaber
$100K
Bank - $68,600

I'd JTQ also. I'm not sure why a lightsaber would be on display at an NRA museum - a bow and arrow is more of a "firearm" than a lightsaber.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250K
Though better known by her nickname in the “Peanuts” comics, what is Peppermint Patty’s real name?
A. Patricia Reichardt
B. Patricia Patton
C. Patricia Schneiper
D. Patricia Herman

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Patricia Reichardt
$250K
Bank - $68,600

No doubt about this one for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500K
What great mind kept a ledger of sins he committed as a child, including entries such as “punching my sister”?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison
D. Sigmund Freud

Sheri decides to leave with her $68,600 bank.

Spoiler

B. Isaac Newton
$500K
Bank - $68,600

I still have a JTQ and I'll use it here just so I can get to the $1 million. I had no idea on this question.

So I'd be going for the million with an ATA still available (not that it would be much use).

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500K
What great mind kept a ledger of sins he committed as a child, including entries such as “punching my sister”?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison
D. Sigmund Freud

Sheri decides to leave with her $68,600 bank.

Spoiler

B. Isaac Newton
$500K
Bank - $68,600

I still have a JTQ and I'll use it here just so I can get to the $1 million. I had no idea on this question.

So I'd be going for the million with an ATA still available (not that it would be much use).

Of the four, the only religious one was Newton. Easy if you know it.

dup

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K
An original version of what iconic film weapon is currently on display at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum?
A. Indiana Jones’ bullwhip
B. Robin Hood’s bow and arrow
C. James Bond’s bowler hat
D. Star Wars’ lightsaber

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Star Wars’ lightsaber
$100K
Bank - $68,600

I'd JTQ also. I'm not sure why a lightsaber would be on display at an NRA museum - a bow and arrow is more of a "firearm" than a lightsaber.

Well, the question writers certainly held on to their $100K WWOQ--can't have too many lifelines surviving into the upper tier, can we?

None of the choices are firearms, so they have no logical place in a firearms museum. The only thing that made me chuckle about the lightsaber was the old joke about Jedi bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Here's the museum's info about the lightsaber. It's part of a special exhibit of "Hollywood Guns".

http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the ... saber.aspx

Star Wars (1977) A New Hope
Sir Alec Guiness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Light Saber - Caliber unknown.

Caliber unknown???

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sheri Barberini
Limerick, PA
Public accountant

elwing noted that Meredith said Sheri had been married 35 years and had two teenage children, one 14 and one 12. That's a long time to wait before having a first child.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K
An original version of what iconic film weapon is currently on display at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum?
A. Indiana Jones’ bullwhip
B. Robin Hood’s bow and arrow
C. James Bond’s bowler hat
D. Star Wars’ lightsaber

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Star Wars’ lightsaber
$100K
Bank - $68,600

I'd JTQ also. I'm not sure why a lightsaber would be on display at an NRA museum - a bow and arrow is more of a "firearm" than a lightsaber.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250K
Though better known by her nickname in the “Peanuts” comics, what is Peppermint Patty’s real name?
A. Patricia Reichardt
B. Patricia Patton
C. Patricia Schneiper
D. Patricia Herman

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Patricia Reichardt
$250K
Bank - $68,600

No doubt about this one for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500K
What great mind kept a ledger of sins he committed as a child, including entries such as “punching my sister”?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison
D. Sigmund Freud

Sheri decides to leave with her $68,600 bank.

Spoiler

B. Isaac Newton
$500K
Bank - $68,600

I still have a JTQ and I'll use it here just so I can get to the $1 million. I had no idea on this question.

So I'd be going for the million with an ATA still available (not that it would be much use).

I'd probably be in the same position, but only because with a guaranteed look at the million-dollar question, I wouldn't risk answering the $500,000 question even though I was about 85% sure I knew it. I think I picked up the correct answer to the last question by reading the Baroque Trilogy by Neal Stephenson. --Bob

MarleysGh0st wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:Nihil Obstat.

The question writers seem to have lost their WWOQs for this stack, didn't they? In the traditional 8-9-10 WWOQ territory, we have Satanic Verses, simple multiplication and MacArthur???

That Disney cruise wasn't the biggest gift Sheri was given!

But, Sheri, Sheri, Sheri...you accountants may be risk adverse, but to risk $43,600 for a 1 in 4 chance at $500,000?

No kidding, I would've been all over that! Fortunately I would've guessed correctly, but no regrets even if I hadn't.