Transcript 12/17/14 Hallie Cooper-Novack
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:14 pm
Hallie Cooper-Novack
Brooklyn, NY
Question 1 -
Vexing the psychoanalyst until the end, what topic did Freud spend 30 years researching, decades before Mel Gibson?
A. What to Expect When You're Expecting B. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
C. What Women Want D. How to Train Your Dragon
Question 2 -
In order to get a decade of free satellite TV for its residents, in 2005, the town of Clark, TX changed its name to what?
A. COMCAST, TX B. DISH, TX
C. TIME WARNER, TX D. COX COMMUNICATIONS, TX
Question 3 -
At Denmark's Skjern Technical College, students designed a "marriage-saving" toilet that automatically does what?
A. Washes the dishes B. Plans date nights
C. Puts the seat down D. Says "You're right!"
Question 4 -
Which of the following is a true statement about the famous Jackson Family?
A. Jackie is the oldest B. Tito is younger than La Toya
C. Randy is older than Michael D. Janet is the youngest
Second break
Question 5 -
In the same way New York City partnered with a bank to off its Citi Bike rental bicycles, what city operates a service called Barclays Cycle Hire?
A. Amsterdam B. London
C. Johannesburg D. Sydney
Question 6 -
According to PETA, which of the following classic treats is acceptable to vegans since it has no animal products in it?
A. Oreos B. Peeps
C. Yoo-hoo D. Twinkies
QotD. Astronomers have concluded that which of these celestial bodies is the most perfectly round one ever precisely measured?
A. Sun B. Moon
C. Earth D. Mars
Question 7 -
Darcin, a pheromone found in mouse urine that attracts females to specific males, is named for a character in what book?
A. Mrs. Dalloway B. Middlemarch
C. Pride and Prejudice D. Jane Eyre
Question 8 -
According to biochemist Steven Benner, life didn't begin on oxygen-deficient Earth, but instead arrived here via asteroids from what planet?
A. Saturn B. Mars
C. Jupiter D. Venus
Hallie will return tomorrow
Brooklyn, NY
Question 1 -
Vexing the psychoanalyst until the end, what topic did Freud spend 30 years researching, decades before Mel Gibson?
A. What to Expect When You're Expecting B. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
C. What Women Want D. How to Train Your Dragon
Answer and value
C. What Women Want
Value: $500
Bank: $500
Value: $500
Bank: $500
Question 2 -
In order to get a decade of free satellite TV for its residents, in 2005, the town of Clark, TX changed its name to what?
A. COMCAST, TX B. DISH, TX
C. TIME WARNER, TX D. COX COMMUNICATIONS, TX
ATA
Before asking the audience Hallie said she thought it was Comcast
(Clarification edit: she did not say anything before the choices)
A. 27% B. 58%
C. 7% D. 8%
JTQ
(Clarification edit: she did not say anything before the choices)
A. 27% B. 58%
C. 7% D. 8%
JTQ
Answer and value
B. DISH, TX
Value: $15K Jumped
Bank: $500
Value: $15K Jumped
Bank: $500
Question 3 -
At Denmark's Skjern Technical College, students designed a "marriage-saving" toilet that automatically does what?
A. Washes the dishes B. Plans date nights
C. Puts the seat down D. Says "You're right!"
Answer and value
C. Puts the seat down
Value: $5000
Bank: $5500
Value: $5000
Bank: $5500
Which of the following is a true statement about the famous Jackson Family?
A. Jackie is the oldest B. Tito is younger than La Toya
C. Randy is older than Michael D. Janet is the youngest
+1
Hallie said she is pretty sure that Janet is the youngest but does not know the order otherwise, and maybe Janet isn't the youngest
Terry reminded her that she has a lifeline so she calls her +1 friend Jake
Jake said he has some working knowledge and believes Janet is the youngest
Hallie asked him if he knows who Randy is and if he is one of the Jackson Five.
Jake said if she is talking about the man on American Idol, is that Randy Jackson? (Laughter from the audience)
Jake repeated his feeling that Janet is the youngest.
Terry then gave Hallie the choices of leaving with $2750 or risking going back to $1000
Terry reminded her that she has a lifeline so she calls her +1 friend Jake
Jake said he has some working knowledge and believes Janet is the youngest
Hallie asked him if he knows who Randy is and if he is one of the Jackson Five.
Jake said if she is talking about the man on American Idol, is that Randy Jackson? (Laughter from the audience)
Jake repeated his feeling that Janet is the youngest.
Terry then gave Hallie the choices of leaving with $2750 or risking going back to $1000
Answer and value
D. Janet is the youngest
Value: $7000
Bank: $12500
Value: $7000
Bank: $12500
Question 5 -
In the same way New York City partnered with a bank to off its Citi Bike rental bicycles, what city operates a service called Barclays Cycle Hire?
A. Amsterdam B. London
C. Johannesburg D. Sydney
Spoiler
Hallie said she believes Barclays is British and would take a calculated risk
Answer and value
B. London
Value: $100
Bank: $12600
Value: $100
Bank: $12600
Question 6 -
According to PETA, which of the following classic treats is acceptable to vegans since it has no animal products in it?
A. Oreos B. Peeps
C. Yoo-hoo D. Twinkies
Spoiler
Hallie said she is pretty sure peeps have some egg in them and Yoo-Hoo has some milk, and she thinks Twinkies is artificial but might have some dairy as well, and thinks Oreos
A, final answer.
A, final answer.
Answer and value
A. Oreos
Value: $2000
Bank: $14600
Value: $2000
Bank: $14600
QotD. Astronomers have concluded that which of these celestial bodies is the most perfectly round one ever precisely measured?
A. Sun B. Moon
C. Earth D. Mars
Spoiler
A. Sun
Question 7 -
Darcin, a pheromone found in mouse urine that attracts females to specific males, is named for a character in what book?
A. Mrs. Dalloway B. Middlemarch
C. Pride and Prejudice D. Jane Eyre
Answer and value
C. Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Darcy)
Value: $10K
Bank: $24600
Value: $10K
Bank: $24600
Question 8 -
According to biochemist Steven Benner, life didn't begin on oxygen-deficient Earth, but instead arrived here via asteroids from what planet?
A. Saturn B. Mars
C. Jupiter D. Venus
Spoiler
Hallie said she is pretty sure it is Mars since they found water on Mars and she thinks she heard of this.
Answer and value
B. Mars
Value: $1000
Bank: $25600
Value: $1000
Bank: $25600