Transcript 5/17/2013 Phyllis Lubarsky
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 7:56 am
Phyllis Lubarsky
New York City, NY
Phyllis is a little concerned about brain freezes because of the lights and her lack of knowledge of pop culture.
Topic Tree: (randomized)
Perilous Fix
Letters on a Map
That's Hot
Fine Dining
Ahooga
All Aboard
Area of Expertise
TV Reunions
Profane Wine
Fighting Words
Question #1 (Fighting Words)
What U.S. Civil War battle did Senator Charles Sumner cite when he said, "The battle itself was less important than the speech"?
A - Shiloh
B - Antietam
C - Gettysburg
D - Vicksburg
Phyllis is going to take a guess.
Question #2 (Profane Wine)
What NFL legend has his own wine lable that produces a vintage called "Kick Ass Red"?
A - Bill Parcells
B - Brett Favre
C - Mike Ditka
D - Terry Bradshaw
Phyllis says that they're all legends. She has a feeling that it's but she's not sure so she jumps the question.
Question #3 (TV Reunions)
In 2012, Michelle Williams hinted at a possible cast reunion of what TV drama even though her own character, Jen, died on the show?
A - My So-Called Life
B - Party of Five
C - Dawson's Creek
D - Felicity
This is what Phyllis was afraid of, a pop culture question. She asks the audience for help.
As the audience was answering Phyllis was thinking it through.
commercial break
Question #4 (Area of Expertise)
Just as it sounds, penology is the study of what?
A - hospitals
B - museums
C - jails
D - churches
Question #5 (All Aboard)
What wealthy financier owned the Titanic but canceled his voyage aboard the ship at the last minute?
A - J.P. Morgan
B - John D. Rockefeller
C - Andrew Carnegie
D - John Jacob Astor
Phyllis has to jump this because she's torn between two answers -.
Question #6 (Ahooga)
Popular in the 1920s, the Klaxon, which made a recognizable "ahooga" sound, was often attached to a what?
A - oven
B - car
C - alarm clock
D - toaster
commercial break
Question #7 (Fine Dining)
"Reviving hunter/gatherer traditions," New York City artist Laura Ginn made news with a 2012 performance art dinner in which she served food that contained what?
A - acorns
B - garbage
C - rat meat
D - roadkill
Phyllis is from New York City but she's unfamiliar with this. She isn't going to gamble; she could use the money. She decides to walk away.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Millionaire question of the day:
Which of these destructive words originally meant to hiss and boo an actor off stage?
A - lambaste
B - demolish
C - annihilate
D - explode
Answer:
New York City, NY
Phyllis is a little concerned about brain freezes because of the lights and her lack of knowledge of pop culture.
Topic Tree: (randomized)
Perilous Fix
Letters on a Map
That's Hot
Fine Dining
Ahooga
All Aboard
Area of Expertise
TV Reunions
Profane Wine
Fighting Words
Question #1 (Fighting Words)
What U.S. Civil War battle did Senator Charles Sumner cite when he said, "The battle itself was less important than the speech"?
A - Shiloh
B - Antietam
C - Gettysburg
D - Vicksburg
Phyllis is going to take a guess.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Gettysburg)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
What NFL legend has his own wine lable that produces a vintage called "Kick Ass Red"?
A - Bill Parcells
B - Brett Favre
C - Mike Ditka
D - Terry Bradshaw
Phyllis says that they're all legends. She has a feeling that it's
Spoiler
Mike Ditka
Spoiler
Answer: C (Mike Ditka)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $7,000 (unchanged)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $7,000 (unchanged)
In 2012, Michelle Williams hinted at a possible cast reunion of what TV drama even though her own character, Jen, died on the show?
A - My So-Called Life
B - Party of Five
C - Dawson's Creek
D - Felicity
This is what Phyllis was afraid of, a pop culture question. She asks the audience for help.
ATA results
A - 7%
B - 10%
C - 78%
D - 5%
B - 10%
C - 78%
D - 5%
Spoiler
Answer: c (Dawson's Creek)
Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
Question #4 (Area of Expertise)
Just as it sounds, penology is the study of what?
A - hospitals
B - museums
C - jails
D - churches
Spoiler
Answer: C (jails)
Value: $500
Bank: $7,600
Value: $500
Bank: $7,600
What wealthy financier owned the Titanic but canceled his voyage aboard the ship at the last minute?
A - J.P. Morgan
B - John D. Rockefeller
C - Andrew Carnegie
D - John Jacob Astor
Phyllis has to jump this because she's torn between two answers -
Spoiler
Carnegie and Rockefeller
Spoiler
Answer: A (J.P. Morgan)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $7,600 (unchanged)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $7,600 (unchanged)
Popular in the 1920s, the Klaxon, which made a recognizable "ahooga" sound, was often attached to a what?
A - oven
B - car
C - alarm clock
D - toaster
Spoiler
Answer: B (car)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,600
Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,600
Question #7 (Fine Dining)
"Reviving hunter/gatherer traditions," New York City artist Laura Ginn made news with a 2012 performance art dinner in which she served food that contained what?
A - acorns
B - garbage
C - rat meat
D - roadkill
Phyllis is from New York City but she's unfamiliar with this. She isn't going to gamble; she could use the money. She decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (rat meat)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $11,300 (half the bank)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $11,300 (half the bank)
Millionaire question of the day:
Which of these destructive words originally meant to hiss and boo an actor off stage?
A - lambaste
B - demolish
C - annihilate
D - explode
Answer:
Spoiler
D (explode)