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General Hospital Week

Marking the 50th anniversary of General Hospital

Finola Hughes & Jason Thompson
Playing for The Art of Elysium

Each set of contestants are guaranteed at least $10K for their charity.

Topic Tree:

10 Novel Languages
9 Laymen’s Labels
8 Jetsons Style
7 Changing Times
6 If the Shoe Fits
5 I Say Tomato
4 Clothes Call
3 Something’s Not Right
2 Sparkle House
1 Hand Signals

Topic Tree: (randomized)

2 Sparkle House
10 Novel Languages
5 I Say Tomato
3 Something’s Not Right
9 Laymen’s Labels
6 If the Shoe Fits
8 Jetsons Style
1 Hand Signals
7 Changing Times
4 Clothes Call

Question 1 - 4 Clothes Call
The Chambers Dictionary defines what as “the temporary failure of an item of clothing to do its job in covering a part of the body that it would be advisable to keep covered?
A. Garment goof
B. Ooopsy-doopsy
C. Wardrobe malfunction
D. Uncovered crisis

Spoiler

C. Wardrobe malfunction
$2K
Bank - $2K

Question 2 - 7 Changing Times
Reportedly aiming to convey “masculinity and pride,” what beer brand added 1.25 inches to its squat, green bottle in 2012?
A. Amstel
B. Corona
C. Heineken
D. Samuel Adams

Spoiler

C. Heineken
$3K
Bank - $5K

Question 3 - 1 Hand Signals
Referencing the number of fingers yu might hold up, “deuces” is a slang way to say what?
A. Gross!
B. Waiter!
C. Fire!
D. Peace!

Spoiler

D. Peace!
$100
Bank - $5,100

Question 4 - 8 Jetsons Style
Short on staffed medical specialists, some hospitals in remote locations are testing out “telemedicine,” wherein a doctor’s visit is conducted via what?
A. Webcam
B. Psychic medium
C. Snail mail
D. FedEx

Spoiler

A. Webcam
$500
Bank - $5,600

commercial break

Question 5 - 6 If the Shoe Fits
Madonna has said that what designer, famous for his stilettos, makes shoes that are “better than sex” since they last longer?
A. Karl Lagerfeld
B. Manolo Blahnik
C. Luca Luca
D. Christian Lacroix

Spoiler

B. Manolo Blahnik
$5K
Bank - $10,600

Question 6 - 9 Laymen’s Labels
Using a word that means “theatrical,” Histrionic Personality disorder is a clinical diagnosis most closely associated with what stereotype?
A. Drama queen
B. Know-it-all
C. Prodigal son
D. Alpha male

Spoiler

A. Drama queen
$7K
Bank - $17,600

Question 7 - 3 Something’s Not Right
Some have noted that a baby doll version of what Disney film character is inaccurate because she has legs?
A. Ariel
B. Belle
C. Jasmine
D. Mulan

Spoiler

A. Ariel
$25K
Bank - $42,600

commercial break

Question 8 - 5 I Say Tomato
As Mitt Romney demonstrated during a 2012 stop there, what state name can be pronounced with either an “uh” sound or an “ee” sound at the end?
A. Hawaii
B. Tennessee
C. Missouri
D. New Jersey

Spoiler

C. Missouri
$10K
Bank - $52,600

Question 9 - 10 Novel Languages
Although Tolstoy wrote his classic “War and Peace” in Russian, about 2% of the passages and dialogue are in what other language?
A. Spanish
B. Polish
C. French
D. Portuguese

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. French
$1K
Bank - $52,600

commercial break

Question 10 – 2 Sparkle House
People often clean house during what well-known seasonal activity?
A. Fall pick-up
B. Winter tidying
C. Spring-cleaning
D. Summer sweeping

Spoiler

C. Spring-cleaning
$15K
Bank - $67,600

end of show noise

Finola and Jason will return on tomorrow’s show.

Nihil obstat.

Question 5 - 6 If the Shoe Fits
Madonna has said that what designer, famous for his stilettos, makes shoes that are “better than sex” since they last longer?
A. Karl Lagerfeld
B. Manolo Blahnik
C. Luca Luca
D. Christian Lacroix

Spoiler

B. Manolo Blahnik
$5K
Bank - $10,600

The only reason I knew this is because of the Manolo's frequent mention on this Bored.

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: General Hospital Week

Marking the 50th anniversary of General Hospital

Finola Hughes & Jason Thompson
Playing for The Art of Elysium

Each set of contestants are guaranteed at least $10K for their charity.

Not surprisingly the questions were of the celebrity softball variety. Nihil obstat®.

I could have done without the cheesy intro piece.

earendel wrote:I could have done without the cheesy intro piece.

Thank goodness for the FF function on the DVR...