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Nicole Holliday
New York, NY

Nicole says getting the call to be on the show literally drove her to drink. She decided she needed to study, so she and her friends drove to every pub trivia they could find.


Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Food Processing
9: Fake Names
8: Bizarre Disorders
7: Twins
6: Self-Classifications
5: Fun with Food
4: Odd Outfits
3: Treading Water
2: Brainstorming
1: Periodical Pledge

Topic Tree (Randomized)
9: Fake Names
7: Twins
4: Odd Outfits
10: Food Processing
2: Brainstorming
6: Self-Classifications
1: Periodical Pledge
5: Fun with Food
8: Bizarre Disorders
3: Treading Water


Question #1 - Level 3: Treading Water
A tactic that helps them blend in with plants, which of these ocean dwellers commonly swims in a vertical position?

A: Sea turtle B: Stingray
C: Seahorse D: Swordfish

Nicole asks the audience.

ATA

A: 1% B: 5% C: 94% D: 0%

Nicole: I was pretty sure that that's what it was, but I didn't want to say so, in case I influenced them.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Seahorse
Question Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 - Level 8: Bizarre Disorders
Which of these is a rare medical disorder causing extreme startle reactions, and not the name of a supernatural being?

A: Spring Heeled Jack B: Green Children of Woolpit
C: Flying Dutchman D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

Nicole jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $500

Meredith explains that

Spoiler

this was first observed in an isolated population of French-Canadian lumberjacks in Maine, which is where the name comes from.

Question #3 - Level 5: Fun with Food
What is the punny name of the Los Angeles eatery where a diner can order both egg rolls and a knish?

A: Wontonamera B: Pasta La Vista
C: Genghis Cohen D: Dread Lox

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Genghis Cohen
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,500

Question #4 - Level 1: Periodical Pledge
The National Geographic Society uses the slogan "inspiring people to care about the" what "since 1888"?

A: Movies B: Church
C: Military D: Planet

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Planet
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $12,500

Nicole's friend Amber is in the audience. They've been friends for ten years!


Question #5 - Level 6: Self-Classifications
Considering "Fahrenheit 451" as the exception, what author generally did not see himself as a science fiction writer but as a fantasy writer?

A: Kurt Vonnegut B: Ray Bradbury
C: Isaac Asimov D: Jules Verne

Before, if you has asked Nicole, she would have totally said that

Spoiler

Kurt Vonnegut

wrote Fahrenheit 451, but now she's not so sure. She thinks a few moments before coming up with a different answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ray Bradbury
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $13,500

-- Commercial Break --


Nicole is a grad student, going for her Ph.D.


Question #6 - Level 2: Brainstorming
Which of these icky playground words is also a verb meaning "to throw around ideas"?

A: Hickey B: Spitball
C: Wedgie D: Pantsing

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Spitball
Question Value: $100
Bank: $13,600

Question #7 - Level 10: Food Processing
In a 1901 patent application, instructions for what product's creation include "separate the volatile oils and the fats" and "remove the fiber"?

A: Instant coffee B: Corn flakes
C: Marshmallows D: Canned beer

Nicole goes with

Spoiler

C: Marshmallows.

Answer

A: Instant coffee

Nicole leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.

Question #2 - Level 8: Bizarre Disorders
Which of these is a rare medical disorder causing extreme startle reactions, and not the name of a supernatural being?

A: Spring Heeled Jack B: Green Children of Woolpit
C: Flying Dutchman D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

Nicole jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $500

Meredith explains that

Spoiler

this was first observed in an isolated population of French-Canadian lumberjacks in Maine, which is where the name comes from.

Never heard of it. JTQ

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #2 - Level 8: Bizarre Disorders
Which of these is a rare medical disorder causing extreme startle reactions, and not the name of a supernatural being?

A: Spring Heeled Jack B: Green Children of Woolpit
C: Flying Dutchman D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

Nicole jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $500

Meredith explains that

Spoiler

this was first observed in an isolated population of French-Canadian lumberjacks in Maine, which is where the name comes from.

Never heard of it. JTQ

Spring Heeled Jack and the Green Children of Woolpit sound awfully obscure, too, especially for a US game show. Definitely a WWOQ.

1. easy.

2. No idea-I use my first JTQ here.

3. C-final answer, although I think Genghis was Mongolian, not Chinese.

4. another easy one.

5. Thanks to watching J! a lot, I know that B is the right answer.

6. Hmmm, to ATA or JTQ? I think I go with the audience and hope.

7. OK, here is where I use JTQ 2.

I have actually heard of the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine. Cracked can be a goldmine for some of these WWOQs.

Nicole was, believe it or not, one of those who held over with me for two days waaaaaay back in August. Oddly, she was called before I was but didn't appear in any of the episodes that preceded mine (which were all necessarily connected to each other due to holdovers). I thought she might have maybe been a 2 or 3 question flameout, so I'm glad to see she had herself a nice chunk of screentime.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Nicole Holliday
New York, NY

Nicole says getting the call to be on the show literally drove her to drink. She decided she needed to study, so she and her friends drove to every pub trivia they could find.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nicole is a grad student, going for her Ph.D.

In what subject, I wonder.

Nihil obstat®. Too bad for Nicole.