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Allyson Rosenthal
Wilmette, IL


Question 1 -
Which of these towns' official motto is "It's a location, not a vocation"?
A. Goobertown, AR B. Boring, OR
C. Hooker, OK D. Climax, GA

Answer and value

C. Hooker, OK
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question 2 -
The blue whale is often described as having a what the size of a Volkswagen Beetle?
A. Heart B. Eye
C. Brain D. Blowhole

ATA

ATA
A. 39% B. 18%
C. 11% D. 32%

JTQ after saying she did not like that split

Answer and value

A. Heart
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $500

1st break

Question 3 -
Featuring a steel-reinforced compartment you can take shelter in, desks made by LifeGuard Structures are designed to weather what?
A. Floods B. Riots
C. Blizzards D. Earthquakes

Answer and value

D. Earthquakes
Value: $3000
Bank: $3500

Question 4 -
According to the Social Security Administration, in 2013, the six most popular baby names for girls all had what in common?
A. They were names from the Bible B. They appeared in the "Twilight" series
C. They rhymed with "Korea" D. They ended with an A

Answer and value

D. They ended with an A
Value: $2000
Bank: $5500

Question 5 -
In her 2012 biography, which singer known for heart-wrenching songs revealed that she once joined eHarmony, but not a single guy emailed her?
A. Lady Gaga B. Katy Perry
C. Adele D. Nicki Minaj

+1

Before using her +1, Allyson said she associate Adele with heart-wrenching songs.

+1 (Julia) comes up, they confer, hold hands, Terry joins them holding hands, and then she goes with Adele final answer

Answer and value

C. Adele
Value: $10K
Bank: $15500

2nd break

Question 6 -
What curiously-named man is credited with popularizing the flush toilet?
A. Henry Loo B. Marcel Poupee
C. Joel Bathroom D. Thomas Crapper

Spoiler

Allyson rules out C and then B, weighs A and D, and says she has a feeling it is D. It is weird but she has come to play.

Answer and value

D. Thomas Crapper
Value: $100
Bank: $15600

Question 7 -
Mixing religion with recreation, what magazine bills itself as "Where the Kingdom of God Meets the World of Man and Machines"?
A. Buddhist Hunter Quarterly B. Jewish Jogger Monthly
C. Islamic Cat Lovers' Digest D. Christian MotorSports Illustrated

Answer and value

D. Christian MotorSports Illustrated
Value: $25K!
Bank: $40600

QotD.
With a shoreline located some 1,300 feet below sea level, what body of water has the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface?
A. Loch Ness B. Caspian Sea
C. Lake Victoria D. Dead Sea

Spoiler

D. Dead Sea

Question 8 -
Which American artist famously said, "I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa"?
A. Edward Hopper B. Norman Rockwell
C. Grant Wood D. Georgia O'Keeffe

Spoiler

Allyson ruled out D (American southwest) and B (more like the east coast), said she believes she saw a Hopper painting at the Chicago Art Institute, perhaps

Nighthawks. That would make him more of an cityscape person. She said she believes Grant Wood was the one who did American Gothic the portrait of the farmer and his

wife with the pitchfork. "I think I'm gonna be brave and I'm gonna say C, Grant Wood."

Answer and value

C. Grant Wood
Value: $7000
Bank: $47600

Question 9-
Despite playing their mother, Phylicia Rashad was fewer than 10 years older than which of her "Cosby Show" children?
A. Vanessa B. Theo
C. Denise D. Sondra

Spoiler

Allyson said she remembers some of the real names but not sure of the character ones. She is pretty sure Theo is not the oldest, considered Vanessa, but maybe she was the younger one. She decided she thought it was Denise but is not confident in her knowledge and said she has to be responsible.
Her final answer was to walk.

Answer and value

D. Sondra
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $23800

Time's up

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Allyson Rosenthal
Wilmette, IL

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 -
Which of these towns' official motto is "It's a location, not a vocation"?
A. Goobertown, AR B. Boring, OR
C. Hooker, OK D. Climax, GA

Answer and value

C. Hooker, OK
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Hmmm...which of these is a "vocation"? (I've been to Hooker, OK).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 -
According to the Social Security Administration, in 2013, the six most popular baby names for girls all had what in common?
A. They were names from the Bible B. They appeared in the "Twilight" series
C. They rhymed with "Korea" D. They ended with an A

Answer and value

D. They ended with an A
Value: $2000
Bank: $5500

There's only one major character in "Twilight" with a female name, so it's not that. Not likely to rhyme with "Korea", and given the increasing secularization of our culture it's probably not the Bible, so that only leaves "D".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 -
Which American artist famously said, "I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa"?
A. Edward Hopper B. Norman Rockwell
C. Grant Wood D. Georgia O'Keeffe

Spoiler

Allyson ruled out D (American southwest) and B (more like the east coast), said she believes she saw a Hopper painting at the Chicago Art Institute, perhaps Nighthawks. That would make him more of an cityscape person. She said she believes Grant Wood was the one who did American Gothic the portrait of the farmer and his wife with the pitchfork. "I think I'm gonna be brave and I'm gonna say C, Grant Wood."

Answer and value

C. Grant Wood
Value: $7000
Bank: $47600

Shout out to hermillion!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9-
Despite playing their mother, Phylicia Rashad was fewer than 10 years older than which of her "Cosby Show" children?
A. Vanessa B. Theo
C. Denise D. Sondra

Spoiler

Allyson said she remembers some of the real names but not sure of the character ones. She is pretty sure Theo is not the oldest, considered Vanessa, but maybe she was the younger one. She decided she thought it was Denise but is not confident in her knowledge and said she has to be responsible.
Her final answer was to walk.

Answer and value

D. Sondra
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk: $23800

In the pilot episode (the one where Cliff teaches Theo about money using a Monopoly game) there's a scene that goes something like this - Cliff comes home from the hospital and Claire asks him "Why do we have four children?", to which Cliff replies, "Because we didn't want five." At that time there were only Rudy, Vanessa, Theo and Denise. Sondra was introduced later.

Allyson was in my audition group in Naperville this past summer (she was the "other" auditioner who never received an e-mail either good or bad). My son and I had the privelege of spending half an hour or so with her while we were killing time between the written test and the interview, and it didn't take long at all for me to figure out that she was a pretty good bet to get the call. She was every bit as bright, personable, and attractive in person as she was on the show, and I consider myself fortunate to have met her (and to have been able to keep in touch with her since...not everything about Evil FB is evil). I will hold off on anything more for now, as I am making another attempt to bring her on board here...hopefully it will work this time...

Question 5 -
In her 2012 biography, which singer known for heart-wrenching songs revealed that she once joined eHarmony, but not a single guy emailed her?
A. Lady Gaga B. Katy Perry
C. Adele D. Nicki Minaj

+1

Before using her +1, Allyson said she associate Adele with heart-wrenching songs.

+1 (Julia) comes up, they confer, hold hands, Terry joins them holding hands, and then she goes with Adele final answer

Answer and value

C. Adele
Value: $10K
Bank: $15500

This was great. The Plus One eliminated A and D. How, she didn't say. Between Katy Perry and Adele, Allyson knew somehow that it was Adele. Also, it was great when Terry joined in the hand holding. I really like this new host.

As for me, ATA.

Question 9-
Despite playing their mother, Phylicia Rashad was fewer than 10 years older than which of her "Cosby Show" children?
A. Vanessa B. Theo
C. Denise D. Sondra

Spoiler

Allyson said she remembers some of the real names but not sure of the character ones. She is pretty sure Theo is not the oldest, considered Vanessa, but maybe she was the younger one. She decided she thought it was Denise but is not confident in her knowledge and said she has to be responsible.
Her final answer was to walk.

Answer and value

D. Sondra
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $23800

JTQ

AlphaDummy wrote:Allyson was in my audition group in Naperville this past summer (she was the "other" auditioner who never received an e-mail either good or bad). My son and I had the privelege of spending half an hour or so with her while we were killing time between the written test and the interview, and it didn't take long at all for me to figure out that she was a pretty good bet to get the call. She was every bit as bright, personable, and attractive in person as she was on the show, and I consider myself fortunate to have met her (and to have been able to keep in touch with her since...not everything about Evil FB is evil). I will hold off on anything more for now, as I am making another attempt to bring her on board here...hopefully it will work this time...

AlphaDummy, what time was your audition group? I was in the 7am group and the 1pm callback.

AlphaDummy wrote:Ashe was the "other" auditioner who never received an e-mail either good or bad.

So its not just me, I never heard from the Raleigh Audition.

grebelschnitz wrote: AlphaDummy, what time was your audition group? I was in the 7am group and the 1pm callback.

Same group...I was the older of the father/son pair in the interview room, if that rings a bell. (I was also one of the people who were called up to the stage to dance for a T-shirt before the written test...I would like to think I busted a couple of pretty good moves up there, much to the chagrin of my son). Allyson was also in our 7 AM test group (should have used that word rather than "audition" in my earlier post...sorry 'bout the confusion) but she was called to interview before us - she waited all the way through and never left the theater lobby, while Dan and I went out for a quick lunch after chatting with her...she was still around and they apparently had an opening, so...

Looking back over your posts, I just now caught who you were (not sure how I missed it before)...caught your interaction with themanwho when you called him by name and it caught my attention at the time. Would have been nice if the dynamics of the process had been more conducive to post-interview hanging out...so it goes...

...I would like to think I busted a couple of pretty good moves up there, much to the chagrin of my son

LOL - video or it didn't happen!

tlynn78 wrote:

...I would like to think I busted a couple of pretty good moves up there, much to the chagrin of my son

LOL - video or it didn't happen!

AlphaDummy wrote:

grebelschnitz wrote: AlphaDummy, what time was your audition group? I was in the 7am group and the 1pm callback.

Same group...I was the older of the father/son pair in the interview room, if that rings a bell. (I was also one of the people who were called up to the stage to dance for a T-shirt before the written test...I would like to think I busted a couple of pretty good moves up there, much to the chagrin of my son). Allyson was also in our 7 AM test group (should have used that word rather than "audition" in my earlier post...sorry 'bout the confusion) but she was called to interview before us - she waited all the way through and never left the theater lobby, while Dan and I went out for a quick lunch after chatting with her...she was still around and they apparently had an opening, so...

Looking back over your posts, I just now caught who you were (not sure how I missed it before)...caught your interaction with themanwho when you called him by name and it caught my attention at the time. Would have been nice if the dynamics of the process had been more conducive to post-interview hanging out...so it goes...

Oh, this is frustrating. I remember a father/son, but now I can't remember what you look like! This is embarrassing. But everything was kind of a blur that day.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Allyson Rosenthal
Wilmette, IL

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 -
Which of these towns' official motto is "It's a location, not a vocation"?
A. Goobertown, AR B. Boring, OR
C. Hooker, OK D. Climax, GA

Answer and value

C. Hooker, OK
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Close to the northern border with Kansas.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 -
In her 2012 biography, which singer known for heart-wrenching songs revealed that she once joined eHarmony, but not a single guy emailed her?
A. Lady Gaga B. Katy Perry
C. Adele D. Nicki Minaj

+1

Before using her +1, Allyson said she associate Adele with heart-wrenching songs.

+1 (Julia) comes up, they confer, hold hands, Terry joins them holding hands, and then she goes with Adele final answer

Answer and value

C. Adele
Value: $10K
Bank: $15500

I'd try ATA and hope for a good break.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 -
Which American artist famously said, "I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa"?
A. Edward Hopper B. Norman Rockwell
C. Grant Wood D. Georgia O'Keeffe

Spoiler

Allyson ruled out D (American southwest) and B (more like the east coast), said she believes she saw a Hopper painting at the Chicago Art Institute, perhaps Nighthawks. That would make him more of an cityscape person. She said she believes Grant Wood was the one who did American Gothic the portrait of the farmer and his wife with the pitchfork. "I think I'm gonna be brave and I'm gonna say C, Grant Wood."

Answer and value

C. Grant Wood
Value: $7000
Bank: $47600

I bet hermillion would have no problems with this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9-
Despite playing their mother, Phylicia Rashad was fewer than 10 years older than which of her "Cosby Show" children?
A. Vanessa B. Theo
C. Denise D. Sondra

Spoiler

Allyson said she remembers some of the real names but not sure of the character ones. She is pretty sure Theo is not the oldest, considered Vanessa, but maybe she was the younger one. She decided she thought it was Denise but is not confident in her knowledge and said she has to be responsible.
Her final answer was to walk.

Answer and value

D. Sondra
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk: $23800

There's a scene in the pilot episode of The Cosby Show (the one where Cliff explains about money using Monopoly cash) in which Cliff and Claire are in bed and Claire asks, "Why do we have four children?", to which Cliff replies, "Because we didn't want five." At the time there were only the four - Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. Sondra wasn't introduced until four or five shows later.