Transcript 1/27/16 Celiane Silverstein
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:59 pm
Celiane Silverstein
Retired
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
Celiane had her first child at age 50. He’s now 12 years old.
Celiane’s +1 is her friend Lou.
$500
When British people end conversations, they will often bid farewell by saying what?
A: Cheerio! B: Frosted Flake!
C: Apple Jack! D: Cocoa Puff!
$1,000
In 2015, a TN man gave new meaning to the term “helicopter parenting” when he monitored his daughter’s first solo walk to school with the help of a what?
A: Unmarked police car B: Backpack-mounted spy cam
C: Drone D: Lunchbox-shaped homing device
$2,000
Still taken by thousands of people each year, the line that begins the Hippocratic Oath once translated to English as what?
A: I swear by Artemis the Hunter B: I swear by Hera the Mother
C: I swear by Ares the Warrior D: I swear by Apollo the Physician
$3,000
Fittingly, in Mexico, which of the following is a trademarked name for an arcade game where you thump small mammals?
A: Señora Pac-Man B: Q*berto
C: Guaca Mole D: Don Quixote Kong
$5,000
What avuncular actor’s former jobs include “Cocoon” star, oatmeal spokesman, stuntman, and blacksmith?
A: James Earl Jones B: Wilford Brimley
C: Hal Holbrook D: Morgan Freeman
Commercial break
$7,000
Ending with the phrase “under God, one and indivisible,” what state has its own pledge of allegiance that once mentioned the “Flag of 1836”?
A: California B: Florida
C: Texas D: Alaska
$10,000
According to the OED, which of the following was originally defined as the exact weight of a cubic centimeter of cold distilled water?
A: A gram B: A newton
C: A tablespoon D: A drop
Celiane seems confused by the question. Chris repeats it, emphasizing “weight.”
$20,000
Allowing it to keep salary information confidential, what organization announced in 2015 that it would officially be giving up its tax-exempt status?
A: The Red Cross B: The NFL
C: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D: Harvard University
Commercial break
Retired
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
Celiane had her first child at age 50. He’s now 12 years old.
Celiane’s +1 is her friend Lou.
$500
When British people end conversations, they will often bid farewell by saying what?
A: Cheerio! B: Frosted Flake!
C: Apple Jack! D: Cocoa Puff!
Answer
A: Cheerio!
In 2015, a TN man gave new meaning to the term “helicopter parenting” when he monitored his daughter’s first solo walk to school with the help of a what?
A: Unmarked police car B: Backpack-mounted spy cam
C: Drone D: Lunchbox-shaped homing device
ATA
A: 5% B: 9% C: 83% D: 3%
That’s what Celiane was thinking.
That’s what Celiane was thinking.
Answer
C: Drone
Still taken by thousands of people each year, the line that begins the Hippocratic Oath once translated to English as what?
A: I swear by Artemis the Hunter B: I swear by Hera the Mother
C: I swear by Ares the Warrior D: I swear by Apollo the Physician
Answer
D: I swear by Apollo the Physician
Fittingly, in Mexico, which of the following is a trademarked name for an arcade game where you thump small mammals?
A: Señora Pac-Man B: Q*berto
C: Guaca Mole D: Don Quixote Kong
Answer
C: Guaca Mole
What avuncular actor’s former jobs include “Cocoon” star, oatmeal spokesman, stuntman, and blacksmith?
A: James Earl Jones B: Wilford Brimley
C: Hal Holbrook D: Morgan Freeman
+1
Lou remembers Wilford Brimley in an oatmeal commercial and “Cocoon.”
Answer
B: Wilford Brimley
$7,000
Ending with the phrase “under God, one and indivisible,” what state has its own pledge of allegiance that once mentioned the “Flag of 1836”?
A: California B: Florida
C: Texas D: Alaska
Spoiler
Celiane knows Texas was a republic at about that time.
Answer
C: Texas
According to the OED, which of the following was originally defined as the exact weight of a cubic centimeter of cold distilled water?
A: A gram B: A newton
C: A tablespoon D: A drop
Celiane seems confused by the question. Chris repeats it, emphasizing “weight.”
Answer
A: A gram
Allowing it to keep salary information confidential, what organization announced in 2015 that it would officially be giving up its tax-exempt status?
A: The Red Cross B: The NFL
C: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D: Harvard University
Spoiler
Celiane doesn’t think the NFL is tax-exempt. The Red Cross is mostly volunteers. Colleges usually are tax-exempt. She answers Harvard University.
Answer
B: The NFL
Celiane wins $5,000.
Celiane wins $5,000.
