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Kelley Straub
Havertown, PA
nurse who has worked for 25 years
Did a shout-out to her co-workers since they watch it together every day on their lunch break and if she made the show she promised to do so

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):

10. Musical Code
9. Consumer Crime
8. Accessories in Vogue
7. Watershed Features
6. Stays in Vegas
5. Out Of Office
4. Mother Knows Best
3. Robo Car
2. Winning Characters
1. Animal Instincts

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
8. Accessories in Vogue
6. Stays in Vegas
10. Musical Code
9. Consumer Crime
5. Out Of Office
7. Watershed Features
3. Robo Car
1. Animal Instincts
4. Mother Knows Best
2. Winning Characters




Question 1 - Level 2. Winning Characters
In a classic children's book, what character proves adept at a game called Poohsticks?
A. Captain Hook B. The Cowardly Lion
C. Eeyore D. The Cheshire Cat

Answer and value

C. Eeyore
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

Question 2 - Level 4. Mother Knows Best
Brooke Shields played spooky matriarch Morticia in the 2011 Broadway show based on what famous family?
A. The Cosby Family B. The Addams Family
C. The Simpsons Family D. The Partridge Family

Answer and value

B. The Addams Family
Value: $2000
Bank: $5000

Question 3 - Level 1. Animal Instincts
What does the "S" stand for in ASI, a national organization whose largest division is the American Wool Council?
A. Songbird B. Shark
C. Sheep D. Shrimp

Spoiler

Kelley said C, Shrimp... I mean C, Sheep, final answer

Answer and value

C. Sheep
Value: $5000
Bank: $10K

Question 4 - Level 3. Robo Car
With self-driving cars expected to become the norm, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers predicts that by 2040, drivers will no longer need what?
A. Heated seats B. Driver's licenses
C. Seat belts D. Cupholders

Answer and value

B. Driver's licenses
Value: $7000
Bank: $17K

Question 5 - Level 7. Watershed Features
Because it separates two oceans, what geographic feature do some scientists believe caused the climate change that may have fostered human evolution?
A. Himalayas B. Hawaiian Islands
C. Great Barrier Reef D. Isthmus of Panama

Answer and value

D. Isthmus of Panama
Value: $1000
Bank: $18K

Question 6 - Level 5. Out Of Office
Depicting a stick figure with his arms raised, Google made their first logo-altering "doodle" to indicate that its founders were out of the office attending what?
A. Million Man March B. Super Bowl XXXII
C. Burning Man D. Sydney Olympics

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Burning Man
Value: $15K
Bank: $18K

Commercial break

Question 7 - Level 9. Consumer Crime
What retail chain also runs a fully-accredited forensics lab that often assists local criminal investigations?
A. Kmart B. Sears
C. Target D. Walmart

JTQ 2

Kelley said she did not know at all and did not think the audience would either. Had a feeling it was Target.

Answer and value

C. Target
Value: $1000
Bank: $18K

Question 8 - Level 10. Musical Code
Once serving in the U.S. Air Force as a code interceptor, what music legend claimed he was the first person to report Joseph Stalin's death in 1953?
A. James Brown B. Johnny Cash
C. Willie Nelson D. Jerry Lee Lewis

ATA

A. 4% B. 29%
C. 30% D. 37%

Johnny Cash was her instinct however.
She went against the audience

Answer and value

B. Johnny Cash
Value: $500
Bank: $18500

Question 9- Level 6. Stays in Vegas
If you're in a casino and you spot a riffle, you have just seen a type of what?
A. Slot machine B. Cocktail
C. Card shuffle D. Showgirl

Answer and value

C. Card shuffle
Value: $10K
Bank: $28500

Question 10 - Level 8. Accessories in Vogue
Considered more precious than silver in the 19th Century, what metal was used to make flatware preferred by Napoleon III for his best dinner guests?
A. Tin B. Copper
C. Aluminum D. Nickel

Spoiler

Kelley was deciding between nickel and copper, which color would the silverware be? Guessed nickel

Answer and value

C. Aluminum (Mere said more valuable than gold in the early 19th century.)
Value: known to be $25K
Bank: consolation: $1000

Commercial break

Question 6 - Level 5. Out Of Office
Depicting a stick figure with his arms raised, Google made their first logo-altering "doodle" to indicate that its founders were out of the office attending what?
A. Million Man March B. Super Bowl XXXII
C. Burning Man D. Sydney Olympics

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Burning Man
Value: $15K
Bank: $18K

JTQ 1

Question 7 - Level 9. Consumer Crime
What retail chain also runs a fully-accredited forensics lab that often assists local criminal investigations?
A. Kmart B. Sears
C. Target D. Walmart

JTQ 2

Kelley said she did not know at all and did not think the audience would either. Had a feeling it was Target.

Answer and value

C. Target
Value: $1000
Bank: $18K

JTQ 2.

Question 10 - Level 8. Accessories in Vogue
Considered more precious than silver in the 19th Century, what metal was used to make flatware preferred by Napoleon III for his best dinner guests?
A. Tin B. Copper
C. Aluminum D. Nickel

Spoiler

Kelley was deciding between nickel and copper, which color would the silverware be? Guessed nickel

Answer and value

C. Aluminum (Mere said more valuable than gold in the early 19th century.)
Value: known to be $25K
Bank: consolation: $1000

I knew this because of an old BAM Q about the metal on top of the Washington Monument.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Level 5. Out Of Office
Depicting a stick figure with his arms raised, Google made their first logo-altering "doodle" to indicate that its founders were out of the office attending what?
A. Million Man March B. Super Bowl XXXII
C. Burning Man D. Sydney Olympics

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Burning Man
Value: $15K
Bank: $18K

Here's a question that seems like a WWOQ to me, except that it appeared at Level 5 instead of 8-10. Part of my problem was picturing exactly how the stick figure was raising its arms. Were they straight up in the air, like a ref signalling a touchdown? In fact, the arms (and legs!) were more diagonal.



After the question was revealed, I was thinking that the date of Super Bowl XXXII might have been a secondary clue that ruled that answer out. But Google says that it was played on on January 25, 1998, while the first Google doodle was from Aug 30, 1998. No help there!

TPTB, you've been monkeying with the format so much, why not just one more little tweak? Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words!

This promo for yesterday's episode has some biographical info we didn't hear on the show.

http://delcotimes.com/articles/2013/02/ ... 708128.txt

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kelley Straub
Havertown, PA
nurse who has worked for 25 years
Did a shout-out to her co-workers since they watch it together every day on their lunch break and if she made the show she promised to do so

Good for her. There's a group in our building that gathers to watch "Family Feud" every day at noon.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 9. Consumer Crime
What retail chain also runs a fully-accredited forensics lab that often assists local criminal investigations?
A. Kmart B. Sears
C. Target D. Walmart

JTQ 2

Kelley said she did not know at all and did not think the audience would either. Had a feeling it was Target.

Answer and value

C. Target
Value: $1000
Bank: $18K

I don't have a clue, so I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 - Level 8. Accessories in Vogue
Considered more precious than silver in the 19th Century, what metal was used to make flatware preferred by Napoleon III for his best dinner guests?
A. Tin B. Copper
C. Aluminum D. Nickel

Spoiler

Kelley was deciding between nickel and copper, which color would the silverware be? Guessed nickel

Answer and value

C. Aluminum (Mere said more valuable than gold in the early 19th century.)
Value: known to be $25K

The cap atop the Washington Monument is (or was) aluminum.