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BBTranscriptTeam
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by BBTranscriptTeam » Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:08 pm
Mara Bernstein
New York City, NY
College senior majoring in history
Mara graduates two months from today and a million dollars would be a nice graduation present.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
- Reagan Speaks
- Who's Driving
- Pre-Stardom
- 3D Movies
- Work Attire
- Hot Rocks
- Cause & Effect
- War Memorials
- Sporty
- Vintage Toys
Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Hot Rocks
- War Memorials
- Work Attire
- Cause & Effect
- 3D Movies
- Pre-Stardom
- Sporty
- Vintage Toys
- Reagan Speaks
- Who's Driving
Question #1 (Who's Driving)
Captain Edward John Smith famously piloted what historic craft?
A - Mayflower
B - Enola Gay
C - RMS Titanic
D - Apollo 13
Mara is sure it's not
Mayflower
. She doesn't know what
Enola Gay
is. She knows it's not
Titanic
. This may be one of those tricky questions, so she's going to jump it.
Answer: C (RMS Titanic)
Value: $100
Bank: $0 (consolation prize)
In his "Tear down this wall" speech, Reagan also said, "Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin" which means "I stil have a" what "in Berlin"?
A - night
B - cafe
C - suitcase
D - bed
Mara says she's going to go for it and make
D, bed
her final answer.
Answer: C (suitcase)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:12 pm
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mara Bernstein
New York City, NY
College senior majoring in history
...
Question #1 (Who's Driving)
Captain Edward John Smith famously piloted what historic craft?
A - Mayflower
B - Enola Gay
C - RMS Titanic
D - Apollo 13
Mara is sure it's not
Mayflower
. She doesn't know what
Enola Gay
is. She knows it's not
Titanic
. This may be one of those tricky questions, so she's going to jump it.
Answer: C (RMS Titanic)
Value: $100
Bank: $0 (consolation prize)
She's a
history major and she hasn't heard of the Enola Gay?
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 (Reagan Speaks)
In his "Tear down this wall" speech, Reagan also said, "Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin" which means "I stil have a" what "in Berlin"?
A - night
B - cafe
C - suitcase
D - bed
Mara says she's going to go for it and make
D, bed
her final answer.
Answer: C (suitcase)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Ouch. This was question #10, unrandomized. And I can't say that I recall this particular quotation.
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by earendel » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:55 pm
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mara Bernstein
New York City, NY
College senior majoring in history
Mara graduates two months from today and a million dollars would be a nice graduation present.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Who's Driving)
Captain Edward John Smith famously piloted what historic craft?
A - Mayflower
B - Enola Gay
C - RMS Titanic
D - Apollo 13
Mara is sure it's not
Mayflower
. She doesn't know what
Enola Gay
is. She knows it's not
Titanic
. This may be one of those tricky questions, so she's going to jump it.
Answer: C (RMS Titanic)
Value: $100
Bank: $0 (consolation prize)
As a history major I'm surprised she had never heard of "Enola Gay", much less its pilot. Is Captain Smith mentioned in the movie "Titanic"?
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 (Reagan Speaks)
In his "Tear down this wall" speech, Reagan also said, "Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin" which means "I stil have a" what "in Berlin"?
A - night
B - cafe
C - suitcase
D - bed
Mara says she's going to go for it and make
D, bed
her final answer.
Answer: C (suitcase)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Well, no big graduation present for you. The answer, of course, is "jelly donut". No, wait, that was JFK. So what was Reagan trying to say, or was that really what he intended?
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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by earendel » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:57 pm
MarleysGh0st wrote: Ouch. This was question #10, unrandomized. And I can't say that I recall this particular quotation.
I don't recall it, either, and wonder if it was an unintentional malapropism, like JFK's "jelly donut". Koffer reminded me of "coffer", a term used in Dungeons and Dragons to refer to treasure chests, so even if I hadn't studied German I could have reasoned this one out.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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by silvercamaro » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:02 pm
"Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin" were lyrics to a song that had been popular in the 30s or 40s. I forget the details, but I think Marlene Dietrich was one of the people who had recorded it, so the phrase probably was familiar to Reagan's German audience.
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by earendel » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:04 pm
silvercamaro wrote:"Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin" were lyrics to a song that had been popular in the 30s or 40s. I forget the details, but I think Marlene Dietrich was one of the people who had recorded it, so the phrase probably was familiar to Reagan's German audience.
Thanks for illuminating this subject, shinycar. I had no idea about the song.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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by vettech » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:18 pm
earendel wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote: Ouch. This was question #10, unrandomized. And I can't say that I recall this particular quotation.
I don't recall it, either, and wonder if it was an unintentional malapropism, like JFK's "jelly donut". Koffer reminded me of "coffer", a term used in Dungeons and Dragons to refer to treasure chests, so even if I hadn't studied German I could have reasoned this one out.
I never played D&D but I knew that coffer meant a storage chest/box so I would've taken the chance that the German word meant something close to that.
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by MarleysGh0st » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:47 pm
earendel wrote:BBTranscriptTeam wrote:BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Who's Driving)
Captain Edward John Smith famously piloted what historic craft?
A - Mayflower
B - Enola Gay
C - RMS Titanic
D - Apollo 13
Mara is sure it's not
Mayflower
. She doesn't know what
Enola Gay
is. She knows it's not
Titanic
. This may be one of those tricky questions, so she's going to jump it.
Answer: C (RMS Titanic)
Value: $100
Bank: $0 (consolation prize)
As a history major I'm surprised she had never heard of "Enola Gay", much less its pilot. Is Captain Smith mentioned in the movie "Titanic"?
Yes, he was played by Bernard Hill in the movie (according to IMDb), who coincidentally played King Theoden in the LOTR movies. But I can't recall if his full name was ever mentioned outside the credits, so the most someone might have remembered from the movie might be the "Captain Smith" part.
I couldn't remember the Mayflower's captain. In a nice juxtaposition, he was Captain (Christopher) Jones.
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by SpacemanSpiff » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:08 pm
earendel wrote:[As a history major I'm surprised she had never heard of "Enola Gay", much less its pilot. Is Captain Smith mentioned in the movie "Titanic"?
Not sure if it was in the movie. The only reason I remember it is because Smith was the surname of the captain of the
Universe in Arthur C. Clarke's
2061: Odyssey Three. During the course of their journey, comparisons were made on earth between the spaceship and it's celebritry passengers and the HMS
Titanic when bad stuff started to happen, including the two captains' common last name.
As far as a history major not knowing
Enola Gay, it would depend on what history she's studying!
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