Transcript 12/02/2009 - Curt Russell (carryover)

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Curt Russell
San Diego, CA
Student at San Diego State

Regis asks Curt about sharing a name with a movie star, as a side by side shot of Kurt Russell is shown. Sometimes Curt is asked for autographs. ]

Curt still has all three of his lifelines. Today's expert is Michael Gelman

Topic Tree
Wars
Playwrights
Out in Space
Classical Music
Common Maladies
Taking Shape
TV Spinoffs
CELEBRITY Q
From the French
Gadgets
Foreign Relations
Adventure Sports
Juicy Scandals
Architecture
Title Roles
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$3000 - Adventure Sports
Based in Colorado, "Chicks with Picks" is a sports program that teaches women the basics of what adventurous sport?
A: Skydiving B: Water skiing
C: Ice climbing D: Bungee jumping

Spoiler

C: Ice climbing (8)

$5,000 - Foreign Relations
Since the early 1960s, the U.S. has maintained a trade embargo with what nation to encourage democratic practices?
A: Cuba B: Brazil
C: Canada D: Mexico

Spoiler

A: Cuba (8)

$7,500 - Gadgets
Introduced by Amazon.com in 2007, the Kindle is a hot-selling electronic gadget designed primarily for what purpose?
A: Recording HD video B: Navigating by GPS
C: Boosting cellphone signals D: Reading electronic books

Spoiler

D: Reading electronic books (19)

$10,000 - From the French
Commonly seen in college alumni magazines, what French word is often used to indicate a married woman's maiden name?
A: Roi B: Gaz
C: Nee D:Ile [sp? obscured by a news crawl]

With 18 seconds left, Curt decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 7% B: 2% C: 82% D: 9%

Curt decides to answer

Spoiler

C

Spoiler

C: Nee (16)

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
On "Seinfeld," my character Elaine typically greets big news with a shove in the chest and what two-word exclamation?
A: No way! B: Get out!
C: Shut it! D: That's nuts!

Spoiler

B: Get out! (20)

-- Commercial Break --

Curt's mother Peggy is in the relationship seat. Curt was an aviation electrician in the Navy, looking to go to grad school in journalism.

$15,000 - TV Spinoffs
"The Cleveland Show" is a spinoff of what animated TV series?
A: The Simpsons B: South Park
C: Family Guy D: King of the Hill

Spoiler

C: Family Guy (25)

$25,000 - Taking Shape
Used by those who prefer not to mix Latin and Greek roots, an enneagon is a less common name for what shape?
A: Pentagon B: Hexagon
C: Heptagon D: Nonagon


With x seconds remaining, Curt decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Gelman doesn't know what the "enne" prefix might mean, and can't help rule out any choices.

Curt decides to walk with $15,000.

Spoiler

D: Nonagon ( )

Curt comments that he "wouldn't have gone with that one", so he apparently made the right choice to walk.

[earendel]

Curt Russell
San Diego, CA
Student at San Diego State

Regis asks Curt about sharing a name with a movie star, as a side by side shot of Kurt Russell is shown. Sometimes Curt is asked for autographs. ]

And sometimes he gives them.

$25,000 - Taking Shape
Used by those who prefer not to mix Latin and Greek roots, an enneagon is a less common name for what shape?
A: Pentagon B: Hexagon
C: Heptagon D: Nonagon

With x seconds remaining, Curt decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Gelman doesn't know what the "enne" prefix might mean, and can't help rule out any choices.

Curt decides to walk with $15,000.

Spoiler

D: Nonagon ( )

Our church has done personality studies using the "enneagram", so even if I hadn't known the answer already I would have been able to get it from this.

Nihil obstat®.

[silvercamaro]

Our church has done personality studies using the "enneagram", so even if I hadn't known the answer already I would have been able to get it from this.

You must have found the only New Age Baptist Church in North America.

[earendel]

Our church has done personality studies using the "enneagram", so even if I hadn't known the answer already I would have been able to get it from this.

You must have found the only New Age Baptist Church in North America.

We're certainly different. But the enneagram is used in studies of spiritual gifts.

[silvercamaro]

Our church has done personality studies using the "enneagram", so even if I hadn't known the answer already I would have been able to get it from this.

You must have found the only New Age Baptist Church in North America.

We're certainly different. But the enneagram is used in studies of spiritual gifts.

Ear, I don't doubt you, but I marvel at some of the differences between your current church and the Southern Baptist churches I have observed in Oklahoma. I recognize that you must be far more aware of such differences.

[earendel]

You must have found the only New Age Baptist Church in North America.

We're certainly different. But the enneagram is used in studies of spiritual gifts.

Ear, I don't doubt you, but I marvel at some of the differences between your current church and the Southern Baptist churches I have observed in Oklahoma. I recognize that you must be far more aware of such differences.

There are significant differences. So many, in fact, that in October we took the step of removing ourselves as members of the Southern Baptist Convention. We still consider ourselves Baptists and are affiliated with other Baptist groups (the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists to name but two).

[ghostjmf]

12.5K: Did I mention I really despise "Seinfeld"? Think I might have. The few times I was forced to watch I felt I had caught cooties. I find the show antiSemitic. Yeah, I know, it involves a lotta Jewish writers & some actors doin' it to themselves & I still say its antiSemitic.

Anyway, I had no idea what gesture & exclamation combo Julia Lous-Dreyfus's character makes, nor did I in the least care, until now that is.

Oh yeah I was forced to watch "Old Christine" over the TG break & that made me feel slimed too. J L-Ds old commercial dialing the phone with her snarky feet is one of the most offensive commercials I've ever seen.

Did I mention I can't stand the lot of them, that Seinfeld crew? Especially J L-D?

I would have ATAed here

15K: I have no big hatred of any of these shows, I just don't watch them. Have been forced to watch South Park; think it sophomorically obnoxious, but intermittantly funny. Have seen the Simpsons in my day. Haven't seen the others. Just used up ATA, didn't I.

Ask the Expert. Would Gelman know this?

25K: Providing I am still alive, & haven't used up my double dip on the previous Q:

I have no blasted idea. Would not double dip, not after 2 pop culture Qs followed by this "classics scholar" (which I am also not) Q. Would leave, "glad to have 15K", providing I ever even got it.

[Bob Juch]

We're certainly different. But the enneagram is used in studies of spiritual gifts.

Ear, I don't doubt you, but I marvel at some of the differences between your current church and the Southern Baptist churches I have observed in Oklahoma. I recognize that you must be far more aware of such differences.

There are significant differences. So many, in fact, that in October we took the step of removing ourselves as members of the Southern Baptist Convention. We still consider ourselves Baptists and are affiliated with other Baptist groups (the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists to name but two).

Do you have field trips like this?

Spoiler

[ulysses5019]

Ear, I don't doubt you, but I marvel at some of the differences between your current church and the Southern Baptist churches I have observed in Oklahoma. I recognize that you must be far more aware of such differences.

There are significant differences. So many, in fact, that in October we took the step of removing ourselves as members of the Southern Baptist Convention. We still consider ourselves Baptists and are affiliated with other Baptist groups (the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists to name but two).

Do you have field trips like this?

Spoiler

Wait, I think I see ear in the back seat...

[earendel]

Ear, I don't doubt you, but I marvel at some of the differences between your current church and the Southern Baptist churches I have observed in Oklahoma. I recognize that you must be far more aware of such differences.

There are significant differences. So many, in fact, that in October we took the step of removing ourselves as members of the Southern Baptist Convention. We still consider ourselves Baptists and are affiliated with other Baptist groups (the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists to name but two).

Do you have field trips like this?

Spoiler

No, we tape over the logos on the church van when we make stops like that one.

[littlebeast13]

So Curt Russell escaped from New York with $15,000......

lb13