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Tom Kurtz
Roebling, NJ
Teaches autistic kids and has four kids of his own
At one time considered becoming a priest.


Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
All Ablaze (Cruise)
Same Name
Telling the Tail
Fruitful Facts
The Big Screen
Word Origins
On Your Marks
Safety First
Travel Companions
Sporty Skills


Question 1 - Sporty Skills
Being a good "ball handler" is an important skill in which one of these popular sports?
A. Archery B. Kayaking
C. Wrestling D. Basketball

Answer and value

D. Basketball
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

Question 2 - Travel Companions
American Airlines requires an extra seat be purchased when carrying-on what stringed instrument, which must remain seat belted at all times?
A. Banjo B. Violin
C. Guitar D. Cello

Spoiler

ATA
A. 0% B. 4%
C. 7% D. 89%

Answer and value

Value: $10K
Bank: $15K

Commercial break
Tom's wife Una is in the audience

Question 3 - Safety First
Able to divert lightning around you and into the ground during a storm, your car performs similarly to which of these inventions in the field of electricity?
A. Leyden jar B. Tesla coil
C. Faraday cage D. Kelvin bridge

Spoiler

Tom said Tesla coil is in a light bulb diverting electricity there, but does not know if it is the answer

Answer and value

C. Faraday cage (Mere added that airplanes are the same)
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $15K

Question 4 - On Your Marks
The small diacritical mark over the final "e" in Beyoncé's name is called a what?
A. Tilde B. Umlaut
C. Acute accent D. Ampersand

JTQ

Tom ruled out Umlaut as the one in German, mentioned Ampersand, said he is not positive about it

Answer and value

C. Acute accent
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $15K

Question 5 - Word Origins
The word "zany" comes from Zanni, the name of what popular characters in Italian Renaissance theater?
A. Soldiers B. Princesses
C. Clowns D. Maids

Answer and value

C. Clowns
Value: $7000
Bank: $22000

Flashback
Harriet Tubman's brave leadership on the Underground Railroad earned her what Biblical nickname?
A. Noah B. Mary
C. Moses D. Lazarus

Spoiler

A. Moses

Question 6 - The Big Screen
An IMAX screen is approximately how many times larger than a standard movie screen?
A. 2 B. 10
C. 50 D. 100

Spoiler

Mere reminded Tom that he can walk with $11000.
Tom decided to go for it.

Answer and value

B. 10
Value: $15K
Bank: $37K

Tom's wife reminded him to be careful and Mere mentioned this

Question 7 - Fruitful Facts
While not as popular in the U.S., what single-pitted staple of Italian, South Asian and Latin cuisine is one of the most consumed fruits in the world?
A. Orange B. Mango
C. Papaya D. Pomegranate

Spoiler

Tom decided he does not know the answer and has enough in the bank to walk away.

Answer and value

B. Mango
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $18500-walk

no carryover

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Travel Companions
American Airlines requires an extra seat be purchased when carrying-on what stringed instrument, which must remain seat belted at all times?
A. Banjo B. Violin
C. Guitar D. Cello

Spoiler

ATA
A. 0% B. 4%
C. 7% D. 89%

Answer and value

Value: $10K
Bank: $15K

I've heard that Yo You Ma buys an extra ticket for his cello, but I didn't know the airline had made it official policy.

Question 4 - On Your Marks
The small diacritical mark over the final "e" in Beyoncé's name is called a what?
A. Tilde B. Umlaut
C. Acute accent D. Ampersand

JTQ

Tom ruled out Umlaut as the one in German, mentioned Ampersand, said he is not positive about it

Answer and value

C. Acute accent
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $15K

This is news to me. I get it because I eliminate tilde as that little schwa looking thingie at the upper left of your keyboard, umlaut is the two German dots, and ampersand the and sign.

Question 6 - The Big Screen
An IMAX screen is approximately how many times larger than a standard movie screen?
A. 2 B. 10
C. 50 D. 100

Spoiler

Mere reminded Tom that he can walk with $11000.
Tom decided to go for it.

Answer and value

B. 10
Value: $15K
Bank: $37K

If five had been there, I woulda been going home. Pretty sure I woulda pulled the trigger on 10.

Question 7 - Fruitful Facts
While not as popular in the U.S., what single-pitted staple of Italian, South Asian and Latin cuisine is one of the most consumed fruits in the world?
A. Orange B. Mango
C. Papaya D. Pomegranate

Spoiler

Tom decided he does not know the answer and has enough in the bank to walk away.

Answer and value

B. Mango
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $18500-walk

"Single-pitted" is enough to get this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Kurtz
Roebling, NJ
Teaches autistic kids and has four kids of his own
At one time considered becoming a priest.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - The Big Screen
An IMAX screen is approximately how many times larger than a standard movie screen?
A. 2 B. 10
C. 50 D. 100

Spoiler

Mere reminded Tom that he can walk with $11000.
Tom decided to go for it.

Answer and value

B. 10
Value: $15K
Bank: $37K

It's certainly not 2 and it's not 100. I've only been to one IMAX theater. I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Fruitful Facts
While not as popular in the U.S., what single-pitted staple of Italian, South Asian and Latin cuisine is one of the most consumed fruits in the world?
A. Orange B. Mango
C. Papaya D. Pomegranate

Spoiler

Tom decided he does not know the answer and has enough in the bank to walk away.

Answer and value

B. Mango
Value: not revealed
Bank: $18500-walk

It's not orange because oranges have multiple seeds. The same is true for pomegranates. So I'm torn between mango and papaya. Given the recent upsurge in mango-containing items on menus (mango chutney, mango salsa, etc.) I'll go with mangos.

Tom's appearing on another game show tomorrow, "Philly Pheud," to promote autism awareness.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/b ... 51e98.html

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Question 1 - Sporty Skills
Being a good "ball handler" is an important skill in which one of these popular sports?
A. Archery B. Kayaking
C. Wrestling D. Basketball

C:WRESTLING!! FINAL ANSWER. OUCH!



Question 2 - Travel Companions
American Airlines requires an extra seat be purchased when carrying-on what stringed instrument, which must remain seat belted at all times?
A. Banjo B. Violin
C. Guitar D. Cello

all those views of Yo-Yo Ma travelling to somewhere with interesting indigenous music....


Question 3 - Safety First
Able to divert lightning around you and into the ground during a storm, your car performs similarly to which of these inventions in the field of electricity?
A. Leyden jar B. Tesla coil
C. Faraday cage D. Kelvin bridge

vague reminiscence of Faraday. It has now been 42 friggin years since Berkeley Course in Physics volII Electricity and Magnetism.

Question 4 - On Your Marks
The small diacritical mark over the final "e" in Beyoncé's name is called a what?
A. Tilde B. Umlaut
C. Acute accent D. Ampersand

"accent aigu" around here.


Question 5 - Word Origins
The word "zany" comes from Zanni, the name of what popular characters in Italian Renaissance theater?
A. Soldiers B. Princesses
C. Clowns D. Maids

now this I did not know. given that over the past several decades "zany antics" has been a disparaging phrase for comic acts with boring and predictable physical material. with this background probably should not be used disparagingly, any more than you would say "He's so 'commedia del'arte' " negatively.




Question 6 - The Big Screen
An IMAX screen is approximately how many times larger than a standard movie screen?
A. 2 B. 10
C. 50 D. 100

Probably decades since i've seen IMAX, and I might have got shmucked on this question, given the general tendency to underestimate ratios of areas, I might have assumed the question writers put the options on the low side and picked C or even D. a little overthinking is a dangerous thing.

Question 7 - Fruitful Facts
While not as popular in the U.S., what single-pitted staple of Italian, South Asian and Latin cuisine is one of the most consumed fruits in the world?
A. Orange B. Mango
C. Papaya D. Pomegranate

easily mango.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Kurtz
Roebling, NJ
Teaches autistic kids and has four kids of his own
At one time considered becoming a priest.

Francis? Francis?? are you watching? How many parishes without pastors?
Tom is doing a worthwhile worldly task......,but

could "D- all of the above" have been a vocation?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Tom's appearing on another game show tomorrow, "Philly Pheud," to promote autism awareness.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/b ... 51e98.html

Thanks for the tip. Since I have the Philly stations I'll DVR this.