Transcript 01/30/09 - Ariel Castaneda

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Ariel Castaneda
Los Angeles, CA
Cigar shop employee
This is not the first time Ariel has been on camera. He's not really an actor, but while he was living in San Diego, he earned some extra money appearing in some commercials. Today will be the first time he'll get to speak to someone on TV.

Question Topics:
* Animal Lovers
* You Said It!
* Far-Out Food
* Rest in Pieces
* Odd Names
* Taking the Plunge
* In Her Footsteps
* Crossword Clues
* On the Map
* Angelina Jolie
* Well-Equipped
* Old Yeller
* Verbalizing
* Idolatry
* Travel and Leisure


$100 * Travel and Leisure
"Bed and breakfast" patrons typically eat breakfast after doing what?

A: Cleaning B: Sleeping
C: Shopping D: Stealing towels

Answer

B: Sleeping ( 8 )

$200 * Idolatry
A person who completely idolizes another person is often said to "worship the ground" they do what on?

A: Drive B: Farm
C: Walk D: Jump

Answer

C: Walk ( 10 )

$300 * Verbalizing
When used as a verb, which of these common kitchen terms means "to beg for money"?

A: Oven mitt B: Corkscrew
C: Rolling pin D: Panhandle

Answer

D: Panhandle ( 9 )

$500 * Old Yeller
In the 1957 kids' flck "Old Yeller," what type of animal is Old Yeller?

A: Pig B: Dog
C: Horse D: Bird

Answer

B: Dog ( 10 )

$1,000 * Well-Equipped
Which of these pieces of office equipment is widely regarded as useful for preventing identity theft?

A: Photocopier B: Paper shredder
C: Electric pencil sharpener D: Fax machine

Answer

B: Paper shredder ( 8 )

Ariel has now earned the Ask The Expert lifeline. Today's expert is 2008 College Bowl champion from the University of Rochester, Laura Nemeth.


$2,000 * Angelina Jolie
In what Angelina Jolie movie does Jolie play the role of Grendel's mother?

A: Gone in Sixty Seconds B: Girl, Interrupted
C: Beowulf D: The Good Shepherd

Answer

C: Beowulf ( 23 )

$4,000 * On the Map
On a topographic map, contour lines are used to represent what?

A: Weather systems B: Soil types
C: Political boundaries D: Terrain elevations

Answer

D: Terrain elevations ( 22 )

$8,000 * Crossword Clues
In a Los Angeles Time crossword puzzle that ran in 2008, what clue was used for the answer "Fo Shizzle"?

A: Possibly, to Kanye West B: Never, to Jay-Z
C: Certainly, to Snoop Dogg D: Maybe, to 50 Cent

Answer

C: Certainly, to Snoop Dogg ( 17 )

-- Commercial Break --

Ariel is a cigar shop employee and also a part-time teacher. He'd like to teach full-time. If he wins enough money today, he can finish his master's degree and possibily pursue a doctorate, and teach at a community college or four-year institution.

Ariel's hair is slicked back today, but he once sported a mullet, in response to a bet from his boss, who offered him four half days on Friday for a month. It took him about five months to grow out his hair, but he won the bet. Unfortunately, he had a date the next day, which didn't go over so hot.

$16,000 * In Her Footsteps
In 2008, Asif Ali Zardari became president of what country, where his late wife Benazir Bhutto previously served as Prime Minister?

A: Pakistan B: India
C: Iran D: Saudi Arabia

Answer

A: Pakistan ( 24 )

$25,000 * Taking the Plunge
Why do competitive divers usually take a shower after completing each dive?

A: Keeps skin hydrated B: Keeps muscles warm
C: Keeps heart rate steady D: Keeps hair healthy

With 21 seconds left, Ariel decides to Ask the Audience.

Ariel doesn't think the audience would steer him wrong, so he trusts them.

Meredith: No. They would not steer you wrong.

ATA: A: 8% B: 67% C: 21% D: 4%

Answer

B: Keeps muscles warm ( 15 )

$50,000 * Odd Names
An ylang-ylang is a type of what?

A: Bird B: Gun
C: Tree D: Sailboat

With 37 seconds left, Ariel decides to Ask The Expert.

Laura: I would guess it's a tree, because I think I've heard of ylang-ylang as a herb of some--as a plant of some kind, so if I had to guess, I'd say tree, but I will be honest and say that I'm not entirely sure. So, if that helps, I don't think it's a type of gun or sailboat, but again, I'm not entirely sure.

Answer

C: Tree ( 31 )

-- Commercial Break --

Ariel didn't seem very emotional, winning $50,000. He has two grandfathers, one of whom says Ariel owes him money, the other one said "Win big or don't come home." Money is tight for Ariel, so he'd like to use some money to update his wardrobe, which is from last season, and not work so much so that he can have a social life and meet people.

$100,000 * Rest in Pieces
Whose left arm is buried more than a hundred miles away from the rest of his body?

A: Robert E. Lee B: Meriwether Lewis
C: Stonewall Jackson D: Nat Turner

WIth 36 seconds left, Ariel decides to Phone A Friend.
Ariel's PAF team are his friend, Ed, Riverside, CA; his uncle, Larry, San Diego, CA; and his roommate, Ralph, Los Angeles, CA.
Ariel decides to call his Uncle Larry.

Larry: Whose what is buried more than a hundred miles?

Ariel: Left arm.

Larry: Left arm. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Meriwether Lewis, or --

Ariel: Nat Turner, you have nine seconds.

Larry: I'd go with Nat Turner.

Ariel: How sure are you on that?

Larry: That's a guess, I'd have to say.

Ariel told himself that if he had a hunch, he'd go for it, but he doesn't, so he walks with $50,000.

Answer

C: Stonewall Jackson ( 16 )

[etaoin22]

ylang-ylang is a type of what?

A: Bird B: Gun
C: Tree D: Sailboat

With 37 seconds left, Ariel decides to Ask The Expert.

Laura: I would guess it's a tree, because I think I've heard of ylang-ylang as a herb of some--as a plant of some kind, so if I had to guess, I'd say tree, but I will be honest and say that I'm not entirely sure. So, if that helps, I don't think it's a type of gun or sailboat, but again, I'm not entirely sure.



Well, I guess what the backup singers sang in "He's So Fine" doesnt make the cut of answers.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Ariel Castaneda
Los Angeles, CA
Cigar shop employee
This is not the first time Ariel has been on camera. He's not really an actor, but while he was living in San Diego, he earned some extra money appearing in some commercials. Today will be the first time he'll get to speak to someone on TV.

So he's a quasi What Else®.

* Animal Lovers
* You Said It!
* Far-Out Food
* Rest in Pieces
* Odd Names
* Taking the Plunge
* In Her Footsteps
* Crossword Clues
* On the Map
* Angelina Jolie
* Well-Equipped
* Old Yeller
* Verbalizing
* Idolatry
* Travel and Leisure

First half is good. Most of those other topics could be anything.

Ariel is a cigar shop employee and also a part-time teacher. He'd like to teach full-time. If he wins enough money today, he can finish his master's degree and possibily pursue a doctorate, and teach at a community college or four-year institution.

Now we can root for him.

$25K: I can eliminate D for sure. I'm between A and B. I better ask the expert.

$100K: I'm thinking Stonewall Jackson, but I better phone a friend.

[Estonut]

$25K: I can eliminate D for sure. I'm between A and B. I better ask the expert.

How is it that you can eliminate D for sure? Chlorine (and other chemicals) cannot be good for hair. As far as A goes, how would showering in fresh water provide hydration that submersion in pool water did not?

[Appa23]

$25K: I can eliminate D for sure. I'm between A and B. I better ask the expert.

How is it that you can eliminate D for sure?

Can you imagine watching a gold medalist diver being interviewed and saying, "Well, Bob, I think that the key to my victory was that I took care of my hair."

In my opinion, the key was to look for the answer that dealt with something that would help performance. Keeping muscles loose would seem to be the best choice if you had to make a guess. (A steady heart beat also would have some benefits, but not like avoiding muscles tightening up through the use of warm water.)

[Estonut]

$25K: I can eliminate D for sure. I'm between A and B. I better ask the expert.

How is it that you can eliminate D for sure?

Can you imagine watching a gold medalist diver being interviewed and saying, "Well, Bob, I think that the key to my victory was that I took care of my hair."

In my opinion, the key was to look for the answer that dealt with something that would help performance. Keeping muscles loose would seem to be the best choice if you had to make a guess. (A steady heart beat also would have some benefits, but not like avoiding muscles tightening up through the use of warm water.)

Nowhere did it say the shower was warm, nor have I heard that mentioned on the few occasions I've actually watched diving. Had it mentioned a warm shower, I would have gone for B immediately.

ETA: The question asked nothing about the "key to victory" neither. It just asked why.

[vettech]

ETA: The question asked nothing about the "key to victory" neither. It just asked why.

It might not have said it explicitly, but to me the word "competitive" implies it.

I think this was the easiest stack for me all season. Up through $100K with no problem. Wish we could've seen the rest.

[MarleysGh0st]

$2,000 * Angelina Jolie
In what Angelina Jolie movie does Jolie play the role of Grendel's mother?

A: Gone in Sixty Seconds B: Girl, Interrupted
C: Beowulf D: The Good Shepherd

Answer

C: Beowulf ( 23 )

My favorite kind of celebrity question, where the celebrity is entirely irrelevant. "Grendel's mother is a character in what movie?" works just as well!

$50,000 * Odd Names
An ylang-ylang is a type of what?

A: Bird B: Gun
C: Tree D: Sailboat

With 37 seconds left, Ariel decides to Ask The Expert.

Laura: I would guess it's a tree, because I think I've heard of ylang-ylang as a herb of some--as a plant of some kind, so if I had to guess, I'd say tree, but I will be honest and say that I'm not entirely sure. So, if that helps, I don't think it's a type of gun or sailboat, but again, I'm not entirely sure.

Answer

C: Tree ( 31 )

I think I've hear of this, too, but I'd probably have used a lifeline here. ATA to start, I guess, since that's unlikely to be of use any higher.

$100,000 * Rest in Pieces
Whose left arm is buried more than a hundred miles away from the rest of his body?

A: Robert E. Lee B: Meriwether Lewis
C: Stonewall Jackson D: Nat Turner

WIth 36 seconds left, Ariel decides to Phone A Friend.
Ariel's PAF team are his friend, Ed, Riverside, CA; his uncle, Larry, San Diego, CA; and his roommate, Ralph, Los Angeles, CA.
Ariel decides to call his Uncle Larry.

Larry: Whose what is buried more than a hundred miles?

Ariel: Left arm.

Larry: Left arm. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Meriwether Lewis, or --

Ariel: Nat Turner, you have nine seconds.

Larry: I'd go with Nat Turner.

Ariel: How sure are you on that?

Larry: That's a guess, I'd have to say.

Ariel told himself that if he had a hunch, he'd go for it, but he doesn't, so he walks with $50,000.

Answer

C: Stonewall Jackson ( 16 )

A dream question! Stonewall was wounded by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville and had his arm amputated, but he came down with a fever (pneumonia?) and died shortly thereafter.

As vettech said, a very good stack!

[lv42day]

At the risk of sounding morbid. Why didn't they just bury his arm with the rest of his body? I think he died just 8 days after his arm was amputated.

[Thousandaire]

At the risk of sounding morbid. Why didn't they just bury his arm with the rest of his body? I think he died just 8 days after his arm was amputated.

I don't know, but I would guess that in the days before refrigeration, after 8 days his arm would smell pretty ripe.

[SportsFan68]

A dream question! Stonewall was wounded by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville and had his arm amputated, but he came down with a fever (pneumonia?) and died shortly thereafter.

As vettech said, a very good stack!

This starts on topic and wanders off, so apologies to Marley for using his post . . .

The only reason I knew this one is because of a civil war history class I took about a decade ago -- a real eye opener, much better than spending an entire month on it in ninth grade.

I spoke with the professor yesterday, who has since retired. But he'll be back! He offered two years ago to teach his favorite classes, Civil War History and Colorado History, for free. He asked for a university E-mail address and phone number ($15 per month), an office (dunno how much $), and faculty library privileges (virtually zero $). He said he was summarily turned down -- "we've got plenty of staff."

He made the same offer this year, and they couldn't take him up on it fast enough! Gov. Ritter says we're looking at a $600 million shortfall, so thanks to this prof for doing his part.

[lv42day]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

[MarleysGh0st]

This starts on topic and wanders off, so apologies to Marley for using his post . . .

That was an interesting tangent, so no apology necessary!

[MarleysGh0st]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

Here's an interesting article about Stonewall's arm and a few other grisly Civil War relics.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/arms.html

At the Chancellorsville battle site, near Fredericksburg, VA, the spot where Jackson was hit is marked by a large obelisk (a puny cross for some "unknown Union soldier" pales next to it). A marker nearby shows the spot where the arm was amputated. Jackson died of his wounds near Guinea, VA, some thirty miles away, and the simple Stonewall Jackson Shrine there offers little to thrill seekers. His body was transported to Lexington, VA, where it was buried in the haunted Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery.

Or most of his body was, anyway. Because the arm has its own grave. In 1929 it was exhumed from a nondescript crypt and reburied in a steel box on a plantation known as Ellwood in the Wilderness Battlefield. Little has changed around the field in which it now lays. There is only one gravestone, the one belonging to Jackson's arm.

I guess the family was content with arm being elsewhere, if they had a special reburial for it. I think there used to be a custom among royalty to sometimes bury the body in one place and the heart someplace else. Bob Juch can probably mention a few relatives who did that.

The article has directions to the graveyard, which is open to visitors on weekends (or other times with a special pass).

[lv42day]

Well, now being outright morbid, thank you Marley for directing me to that website. It was an interesting, and grisly read. I would still want my loved ones to be buried in one piece, unless of course, they were cremated. When the royalty were buried without their hearts, was that a sign of respect or disrespect?

[NellyLunatic1980]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

Here's an interesting article about Stonewall's arm and a few other grisly Civil War relics.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/arms.html

At the Chancellorsville battle site, near Fredericksburg, VA, the spot where Jackson was hit is marked by a large obelisk (a puny cross for some "unknown Union soldier" pales next to it). A marker nearby shows the spot where the arm was amputated. Jackson died of his wounds near Guinea, VA, some thirty miles away, and the simple Stonewall Jackson Shrine there offers little to thrill seekers. His body was transported to Lexington, VA, where it was buried in the haunted Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery.

Or most of his body was, anyway. Because the arm has its own grave. In 1929 it was exhumed from a nondescript crypt and reburied in a steel box on a plantation known as Ellwood in the Wilderness Battlefield. Little has changed around the field in which it now lays. There is only one gravestone, the one belonging to Jackson's arm.

I guess the family was content with arm being elsewhere, if they had a special reburial for it. I think there used to be a custom among royalty to sometimes bury the body in one place and the heart someplace else. Bob Juch can probably mention a few relatives who did that.

The article has directions to the graveyard, which is open to visitors on weekends (or other times with a special pass).

Interesting stuff about Orange Co., VA: Not only is it the burial site of Stonewall Jackson's arm, but it is also the birthplace of Pres. Zachary Taylor and the location of Pres. James Madison's estate, Montpelier.

[MarleysGh0st]

When the royalty were buried without their hearts, was that a sign of respect or disrespect?

IIRC, it was a sign of respect. Back when the nobility were King of This and Prince of That and Duke of Someplace Else, it'd be a gesture of their love for all their widespread peoples and lands, or something like that.

Let me see if I can find an example...

[Kazoo65]

OK up to $8K. I don't speak rap lingo. ATA here.

$25K-this was tough. ATE.

$50K-never heard of this. PaF or Double Dip.

$100K-I knew this one cold. I think it was on J! before.

[MarleysGh0st]

Let me see if I can find an example...

Here's a column about the practice, from the UK. As a bonus, this column also has some delightfully British user comments, including tangents off the main subject and everything!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/colu ... heart.html

And this Wikipedia article about the Imperial Crypt in Vienna has a number of examples of bodies and hearts buried separately. There are couple where the intestines had a separately burial, too! Those clearly rate an "Ewww!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Crypt_Vaults

[Bob Juch]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

Here's an interesting article about Stonewall's arm and a few other grisly Civil War relics.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/arms.html

At the Chancellorsville battle site, near Fredericksburg, VA, the spot where Jackson was hit is marked by a large obelisk (a puny cross for some "unknown Union soldier" pales next to it). A marker nearby shows the spot where the arm was amputated. Jackson died of his wounds near Guinea, VA, some thirty miles away, and the simple Stonewall Jackson Shrine there offers little to thrill seekers. His body was transported to Lexington, VA, where it was buried in the haunted Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery.

Or most of his body was, anyway. Because the arm has its own grave. In 1929 it was exhumed from a nondescript crypt and reburied in a steel box on a plantation known as Ellwood in the Wilderness Battlefield. Little has changed around the field in which it now lays. There is only one gravestone, the one belonging to Jackson's arm.

I guess the family was content with arm being elsewhere, if they had a special reburial for it. I think there used to be a custom among royalty to sometimes bury the body in one place and the heart someplace else. Bob Juch can probably mention a few relatives who did that.

The article has directions to the graveyard, which is open to visitors on weekends (or other times with a special pass).

Stonewall Jackson's stepfather is my 3rd cousin 6 times removed.

Yes, I have a few ancestors whose hearts were buried separately. I have a few who were hanged, drawn, and quartered too.

[lv42day]

lol, thanks for all the references. Interesting...verrry interesting.

[earendel]

Ariel Castaneda
Los Angeles, CA
Cigar shop employee
This is not the first time Ariel has been on camera. He's not really an actor, but while he was living in San Diego, he earned some extra money appearing in some commercials. Today will be the first time he'll get to speak to someone on TV.

That makes him the other type of WE® (Where Else?)

$50,000 * Odd Names
An ylang-ylang is a type of what?

A: Bird B: Gun
C: Tree D: Sailboat

With 37 seconds left, Ariel decides to Ask The Expert.

Laura: I would guess it's a tree, because I think I've heard of ylang-ylang as a herb of some--as a plant of some kind, so if I had to guess, I'd say tree, but I will be honest and say that I'm not entirely sure. So, if that helps, I don't think it's a type of gun or sailboat, but again, I'm not entirely sure.

Answer

C: Tree ( 31 )

I saw a Sploofus trivia question about this not too long ago.

$100,000 * Rest in Pieces
Whose left arm is buried more than a hundred miles away from the rest of his body?

A: Robert E. Lee B: Meriwether Lewis
C: Stonewall Jackson D: Nat Turner

WIth 36 seconds left, Ariel decides to Phone A Friend.
Ariel's PAF team are his friend, Ed, Riverside, CA; his uncle, Larry, San Diego, CA; and his roommate, Ralph, Los Angeles, CA.
Ariel decides to call his Uncle Larry.

Larry: Whose what is buried more than a hundred miles?

Ariel: Left arm.

Larry: Left arm. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Meriwether Lewis, or --

Ariel: Nat Turner, you have nine seconds.

Larry: I'd go with Nat Turner.

Ariel: How sure are you on that?

Larry: That's a guess, I'd have to say.

Ariel told himself that if he had a hunch, he'd go for it, but he doesn't, so he walks with $50,000.

Answer

C: Stonewall Jackson ( 16 )

<*Sigh*> This would have been a dream stack for me - nihil obstat® through the $100K question, leaving me with all lifelines and only 3 questions left.

[moonie]

Watched this with my 11yr old. When the Stonewall Jackson question came up, she jumped up and down and yelled "I KNOW THIS"


Someone in her class did a report on Jackson, and this was part of his report!

Thank gawd the schools make them do research!

[Sisyphean Fan]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

I really wouldn't count an arm as receiving its own burial. I would think that they were actually just disposing of the amputated limb and that was how they disposed of stuff back then. Plus, Stonewall's family probably had bigger fish to fry both during and after the way than worrying about his arm not being with the rest of him.

Which brings up a question that I've always wondered about. What do hospitals do with all the parts they take away (like limbs, gall bladders, appendixes, lady parts, etc.) after the pathologist is done with them?

[MarleysGh0st]

well, again at the risk of sounding morbid, if I were a family member of Stonewall Jackson, I wouldn't want his body buried in two places. I would want whoever to dig up his arm and put it with the rest of his body.

I really wouldn't count an arm as receiving its own burial. I would think that they were actually just disposing of the amputated limb and that was how they disposed of stuff back then. Plus, Stonewall's family probably had bigger fish to fry both during and after the way than worrying about his arm not being with the rest of him.

Which brings up a question that I've always wondered about. What do hospitals do with all the parts they take away (like limbs, gall bladders, appendixes, lady parts, etc.) after the pathologist is done with them?

I don't recall if it was one of the articles I linked to or another one I didn't, but I read that the routine after a battle was to cremate all the amputated limbs. Someone decided that wasn't dignified enough for Stonewall's arm, so they carried it away for a special burial.

I believe they cremate/incinerate medical waste in hospitals, too, unless they've switched over to alkaline hydrolysis digestion, which inspired the following headline in Saturday's Ithaca Journal: What's the best way to treat a liquefied cow from Cornell?