Transcript 01/12/09 Vernon House

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Vernon House
Bronx, NY
School Safety Agent with the NYPD and he trains School Safety Agents

Topic Tree:

Brainiacs
You Said It!
Are You Scared?
Hippos
Five-Oh!
Eastern Wisdon
Bugs
The Nobel Prize
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Going Liquid
Foreign Tube
Corporate Sheep
Ouch!
L’Eggo My Eggo
Christmas Classics

$100 In a classic Christmas movie, an angel named Clarence concludes, “You see, George, you really had a wonderful” what?
A. Life
B. Education
C. Career
D. Chicken enchilada

Spoiler

A. Life (7)

$200 As a natural complement to its frozen waffles, Kellogg’s also offers a wide variety of Eggo-brand what?
A. Ketchup
B. Salsa
C. Maple syrup
D. Mustard

Spoiler

C. Maple syrup ( 8 )

$300 Wearing high-heeled shoes is a common cause of medical problems with which of these body parts?
A. Jaw
B. Achilles tendon
C. Elbow
D. Eardrum

Spoiler

B. Achilles tendon (7)

commercial break

$500 Since 2000, a numbered flock known as the Counting Sheep has served as the advertising mascots of what brand name?
A. John Deere
B. Skippy
C. Listerine
D. Serta

Spoiler

D. Serta (5)

$1K France’s “Le Bureau” and Canada’s “La Job” are each foreign versions of what popular TV show?
A. The Moment of Truth
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. The Office
D. The Mole

Spoiler

C. The Office (5)

$2K In liquid measurements, a quart is a quarter of a what?
A. Liter
B. Pint
C. Gallon
D. Cup

Spoiler

C. Gallon (20)

$4K Which of these literary characters is from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and not form the children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A. Flopsy
B. Topsy
C. Mopsy
D. Cotton-tail

ATA (22)

1% A. Flopsy
66% B. Topsy
14% C. Mopsy
19% D. Cotton-tail

Spoiler

B. Topsy ( 18 )

commercial break

$8K In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for what?
A. Physics
B. Peace
C. Chemistry
D. Economics

ATE (23)

Lucy is pretty sure it is the Peace Prize.

Spoiler

B. Peace (15)

horn

Vernon will return for tomorrow’s show.

Answers:
$100 A. Life
$200 C. Maple syrup
$300 B. Achilles tendon
$500 D. Serta
$1K C. The Office
$2K C. Gallon
$4K B. Topsy
$8K B. Peace

[NellyLunatic1980]

Vernon House
Bronx, NY

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Brainiacs
You Said It!
Are You Scared?
Hippos
Five-Oh!
Eastern Wisdon
Bugs
The Nobel Prize
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Going Liquid
Foreign Tube
Corporate Sheep
Ouch!
L’Eggo My Eggo
Christmas Classics

Several of these subjects scare me. I'll be surprised if I get farther than the in-seat contestant.

I'm surprised that I've gotten all of these questions correct without using lifelines.

[Rafferbee]

$4K Which of these literary characters is from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and not form the children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A. Flopsy
B. Topsy
C. Mopsy
D. Cotton-tail

ATA (22)

1% A. Flopsy
66% B. Topsy
14% C. Mopsy
19% D. Cotton-tail

Spoiler

B. Topsy ( 18 )

I'm impressed that so many in the audience knew this. I didn't, and my impression is that not many people read Uncle Tom's Cabin these days.

[Kazoo65]

So far so good. "Bugs" scares me. If it's about insects, I'd need a lifeline.

[Appa23]

$4K Which of these literary characters is from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and not form the children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A. Flopsy
B. Topsy
C. Mopsy
D. Cotton-tail

ATA (22)

1% A. Flopsy
66% B. Topsy
14% C. Mopsy
19% D. Cotton-tail

Spoiler

B. Topsy ( 18 )

I'm impressed that so many in the audience knew this. I didn't, and my impression is that not many people read Uncle Tom's Cabin these days.

Still, if you have kids (or were a kid), you probably read Peter Rabbit at some time and hence know Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-Tail.

[etaoin22]

$1K France’s “Le Bureau” and Canada’s “La Job” are each foreign versions of what popular TV show?
A. The Moment of Truth
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. The Office
D. The Mole



I am an equal-enthusiasm non-watcher of Canadian French and English TV drama, as long as the hockey season is on, at least, but "job" is "le job" usually, can't figure out why it would change. Will look it up.

[Estonut]

$4K Which of these literary characters is from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and not form the children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A. Flopsy
B. Topsy
C. Mopsy
D. Cotton-tail

ATA (22)

1% A. Flopsy
66% B. Topsy
14% C. Mopsy
19% D. Cotton-tail

Spoiler

B. Topsy ( 18 )

I'm impressed that so many in the audience knew this. I didn't, and my impression is that not many people read Uncle Tom's Cabin these days.

I suspect you may be giving them too much credit. Just looking at the options, I guessed that it would be Topsy, just because that sounds, by far, like the least bunny-like name. I think much of the audience did the same.

[earendel]

Vernon House
Bronx, NY
School Safety Agent with the NYPD and he trains School Safety Agents

At first I didn't know if this meant in-school security or crossing guards. Maybe both.

$1K France’s “Le Bureau” and Canada’s “La Job” are each foreign versions of what popular TV show?
A. The Moment of Truth
B. The Big Bang Theory
C. The Office
D. The Mole

Spoiler

C. The Office (5)

"The Mole" gets mentioned in two different stacks on the same day, even though the show bombed.

$8K In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for what?
A. Physics
B. Peace
C. Chemistry
D. Economics

ATE (23)

Lucy is pretty sure it is the Peace Prize.

Spoiler

B. Peace (15)

Well, whaddyaknow? The expert actually came through, making her 1 for 2, a better percentage than the previous so-called expert.

[MarleysGh0st]

Vernon House
Bronx, NY
School Safety Agent with the NYPD and he trains School Safety Agents

At first I didn't know if this meant in-school security or crossing guards. Maybe both.

These aren't The Wonder Years anymore, ear. I think he was talking about real police officers, whose beat is the school. That's what southnyack42 does, too.

[tanstaafl2]

$4K Which of these literary characters is from the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and not form the children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A. Flopsy
B. Topsy
C. Mopsy
D. Cotton-tail

ATA (22)

1% A. Flopsy
66% B. Topsy
14% C. Mopsy
19% D. Cotton-tail

Spoiler

B. Topsy ( 18 )

I'm impressed that so many in the audience knew this. I didn't, and my impression is that not many people read Uncle Tom's Cabin these days.

I usually suck at kiddie lit and it has been more than 30 years since I read Uncle Tom's Cabin and a good deal longer than that since I read Peter Rabbit. No clue which had been in the cabin but there was no doubt in my mind about which three knew Peter. Not sure what that means about the connections in the swiss cheese of my brain but it made it pretty easy to answer.