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Christine Barr
Katy, TX

Teacher who gets her students to sing rap about English grammar, something she calls "grammarama"
Terry said he could use the rapping trigonometry.

Question 1 -
Between the 78th and 82nd Academy Awards ceremonies, who was the only actress to win the Best Actress Oscar for playing a fictional character?
A. Kate Winslet B. Marion Cotillard
C. Reese Witherspoon D. Sandra Bullock

ATA

A-28% B-19%
C-27% D-26%

JTQ and would guess B

Answer and value

A. Kate Winslet
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: 0

Second break

Question 2 -
At 72 years old, Buzz Aldrin famously punched a man in the jaw after he accused him of never doing what?
A. Landing on the moon B. Bench pressing 2000 pounds
C. Hitchhiking around the world D. Wrestling a grizzly bear

Answer and value

A. Landing on the moon
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

Question 3 -
Which of these states is NOT celebrating its quasquicentennial in 2014?
A. Nebraska B. North Dakota
C. Montana D. Washington

+1

Christine said she did not think it was Nebraska or North Dakota since they came about the same time.
+1 = cousin Kathy - would guess Washington but is not sure
Christine guessed Washington final answer

Answer and value

A. Nebraska
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

Last break

QotD
Appearing immense in the night sky, a full moon that makes a close orbit to Earth is known by what heroic name?
A. Supermoon B. Hulkmoon
C. Thormoon D. Wolverinemoon

QotD

A. Supermoon

(bumping this up)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 -
Which of these states is NOT celebrating its quasquicentennial in 2014?
A. Nebraska B. North Dakota
C. Montana D. Washington

+1

Christine said she did not think it was Nebraska or North Dakota since they came about the same time.
+1 = cousin Kathy - would guess Washington but is not sure
Christine guessed Washington final answer

Answer and value

A. Nebraska
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

I hate this subject! I'd never heard of quasquicentennial, but I knew Nebraska became a state together with Kansas, before the Civil War (actually, Kansas was in 1861 and Nebraska in 1867), and the other three were later.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Christine Barr
Katy, TX

Teacher who gets her students to sing rap about English grammar, something she calls "grammarama"
Terry said he could use the rapping trigonometry.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 -
Between the 78th and 82nd Academy Awards ceremonies, who was the only actress to win the Best Actress Oscar for playing a fictional character?
A. Kate Winslet B. Marion Cotillard
C. Reese Witherspoon D. Sandra Bullock

ATA

A-28% B-19%
C-27% D-26%

JTQ and would guess B

Answer and value

A. Kate Winslet
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: 0

Marion starred in the movie about Edith Piaf, Sandra was in "The Blind Side". The 78th Oscars were in 2006, so it's probably Kate Winslett for "Titanic".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 -
Which of these states is NOT celebrating its quasquicentennial in 2014?
A. Nebraska B. North Dakota
C. Montana D. Washington

+1

Christine said she did not think it was Nebraska or North Dakota since they came about the same time.
+1 = cousin Kathy - would guess Washington but is not sure
Christine guessed Washington final answer

Answer and value

A. Nebraska
Value: not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

Kansas and Missouri entered at roughly the same time (the "Missouri Compromise") and Nebraska wasn't much later than that. It helps to know that "quasquicentennial" means 125th anniversary.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 -
Between the 78th and 82nd Academy Awards ceremonies, who was the only actress to win the Best Actress Oscar for playing a fictional character?
A. Kate Winslet B. Marion Cotillard
C. Reese Witherspoon D. Sandra Bullock

ATA

A-28% B-19%
C-27% D-26%

JTQ and would guess B

Answer and value

A. Kate Winslet
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: 0

Marion starred in the movie about Edith Piaf, Sandra was in "The Blind Side". The 78th Oscars were in 2006, so it's probably Kate Winslett for "Titanic".

"Titanic" came out in 1997 and Kate Winslet did not win an Oscar for it in 1998.

earendel wrote:Kansas and Missouri entered at roughly the same time (the "Missouri Compromise") and Nebraska wasn't much later than that. It helps to know that "quasquicentennial" means 125th anniversary.

You are confusing the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Missouri Compromise involved Missouri and Maine and occurred around 1820 just prior to both becoming states (one slave, one free). Kansas and Nebraska didn't become states until the 1860s, after the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for popular vote to determine the slavery issue in the territories.

smilergrogan wrote:

earendel wrote:Kansas and Missouri entered at roughly the same time (the "Missouri Compromise") and Nebraska wasn't much later than that. It helps to know that "quasquicentennial" means 125th anniversary.

You are confusing the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Missouri Compromise involved Missouri and Maine and occurred around 1820 just prior to both becoming states (one slave, one free). Kansas and Nebraska didn't become states until the 1860s, after the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for popular vote to determine the slavery issue in the territories.

Well, I got the answer right even if the reasoning was wrong. Thanks for clearing that up.

Estonut wrote:"Titanic" came out in 1997 and Kate Winslet did not win an Oscar for it in 1998.

Hmmm...well at least I got the right answer even if the rationale was incorrect.

earendel wrote:Well, I got the answer right even if the reasoning was wrong.

earendel wrote:Hmmm...well at least I got the right answer even if the rationale was incorrect.

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