Transcript 9/19/11 Carson Kressley (Celebrity Week)

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Celebrity Week

The celebrities are playing for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Carson Kressley

Topic Tree:

10 Side Jobs
9 Faultless Acts
8 Lost Elections
7 Assembly required
6 New Nicknames
5 Nuts About Candy
4 Holy Coins
3 Kids Songs
2 Grateful Guy
1 Know Your Company

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 Faultless Acts
4 Holy Coins
3 Kids Songs
7 Assembly Required
10 Side Jobs
8 Lost Elections
2 Grateful Guy
1 Know Your Company
5 Nuts About Candy
6 New Nicknames

Question 1 – 6 New Nicknames
Deleting the letter “L” from which of the following films creates a phrase that describes scientist Michael Faraday and his work?
A. The Little Mermaid
B. Sleeping Beauty
C. The Incredibles
D. The Lion King

Spoiler

D. The Lion King
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 2 – 5 Nuts About Candy
Despite famously containing peanuts, what brand of candy bar announced a “Peanut Butter” version in 2011?
A. Kit Kat
B. 3 Musketeers
C. Snickers
D. Milky Way

Spoiler

C. Snickers
$2K
Bank - $3K

Question 3 – 1 Know Your Company
The popular deal site Groupon gets its name from a portmanteau of what words?
A. Grasping Upon
B. Gradually Ordering Up
C. Group Coupon
D. Grew Up On

Spoiler

C. Group Coupon
$3K
Bank - $6K

Question 4 – 2 Grateful Guy
Because sales of his popular toy farm put his kids through college, Milton Levine once stated that he would never step on a what?
A. Roach
B. Ant
C. Beetle
D. Spider

Spoiler

B. Ant
$7K
Bank - $13K

commercial break

Question 5 – 8 Lost Elections
Which of the following did not lose one of the last four presidential elections?
A. John Kerry
B. George H.W. Bush
C. John McCain
D. Al Gore

Spoiler

B. George H.W. Bush
$5K
Bank - $18K

Question 6 – 10 Side Jobs
What celebrated athlete recently completed 240 hours of course work to become a certified nail technician?
A. Maria Sharapova
B. Hope Solo
C. Danica Patrick
D. Serena Williams

ATA

ATA results

8% A. Maria Sharapova
11% B. Hope Solo
15% C. Danica Patrick
66% D. Serena Williams

Spoiler

D. Serena Williams
$15K
Bank - $33K

Question 7 – 7 Assembly Required
Technically, which of these U.S. landmarks is a prefab?
A. Mount Rushmore
B. The Alamo
C. Statue of Liberty
D. Plymouth Rock

Spoiler

C. Statue of Liberty
$500
Bank – $33,500

Question 8 – 3 Kids Songs
Which group of letters in “The Alphabet Song” features eighth notes and is sung faster than any other grouping in the song?
A. ABCD
B. EFG
C. LMNO
D. QRS

Spoiler

C. LMNO
$100
Bank - $33,600

Question 9 – 4 Holy Coins
In 2010, what country issued a five rupee coin honoring Mother Teresa, supposedly the amount of money she arrived there with?
A. Somalia
B. India
C. Turkey
D. Lebanon

Spoiler

B. India
$25K
Bank - $58,600

commercial break

Question 10 – 9 Faultless Acts
At a bar, a man who experiences a blepharospasm might make a woman accuse him of doing what?
A. Pinching her
B. Puckering his lips at her
C. Winking at her
D. Stepping on her foot

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. Winking at her
$10K
Bank - $58,600

$100K
Ed Allen, who owns the trademark to “Mudflap Girl,” says the logo is base on a photo of what family member reclining in a bathing suit?
A. His mother
B. His sister
C. His wife
D. His daughter

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. His mother
Bank - $58,600

commercial break

$250K
Strangely enough, which Nobel Prize winning author reportedly drove Andre the Giant to school on occasion?
A. Samuel Beckett
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. T.S. Eliot
D. John Steinbeck

Spoiler

Carson makes Ernest Hemingway his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Samuel Beckett
Carson leaves with $25K for the Alzheimer’s Association.

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[MarleysGh0st]

$250K
Strangely enough, which Nobel Prize winning author reportedly drove Andre the Giant to school on occasion?
A. Samuel Beckett
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. T.S. Eliot
D. John Steinbeck

Spoiler

Carson makes Ernest Hemingway his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Samuel Beckett
Carson leaves with $25K for the Alzheimer’s Association.

So that's what a $250K question looks like, these days!

Andre's wikipedia page mentions this tidbit.

André Roussimoff was born in France to parents of Bulgarian and Polish ancestry. As a child, he very early displayed symptoms of his acromegaly, reaching a height of 6'3" (190.5 cm) and weight of 240 pounds (110 kg) by age 12. Unable to fit on the school bus, he was driven to school by playwright Samuel Beckett, a friend of his father.

So let's see. If you knew that Andre grew up in France and that Beckett also lived in France, it's a slam dunk!

BTW, I didn't.

[chad1m]

If you knew that Andre grew up in France

I did!

and that Beckett also lived in France,

I didn't.

Is it just me or did the $250,000 seem easier than the $100,000? $250k seems like something you could possibly stumble upon somewhere - $100k is just really random.

[Jeemie]

If you knew that Andre grew up in France

I did!

and that Beckett also lived in France,

I didn't.

Is it just me or did the $250,000 seem easier than the $100,000? $250k seems like something you could possibly stumble upon somewhere - $100k is just really random.

I'm at $500K with one JTQ left. I got the "wink" question because winking's the only action of the 4 that I could think of that would be mimicked by an involuntary movement (spasm).

Yes- the $100K was extremely random. I didn't even know what "Mudflap Girl" was (although I've seen it hundreds of times).

BTW, the Wikipedia entry for "Mudflap Girl" doesn't even mention Ed Allen. But I've found other entries that do credit him.

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

[Ritterskoop]

I adore Carson. He played this super swishy guy on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," then blew everybody away on "Jeopardy!". I know he likes playing up some traits, but I love that he is relatively bright also.

[MarkBarrett]

The question with LMNO made me laugh. I teach at a preschool and I work in the classroom with the four and five-year-olds helping to prepare them for kindergarten. At the school we get guidelines from nearby schools where many of the children later attend.

The guidelines cover areas the preschoolers should be familiar with during the school year such as colors, shapes, address, phone number etc. One instruction I've seen more than once is to teach the alphabet song with having the children slow down and say L-M-N-O-P with each letter sung distinctly instead of slurring them together quickly.

[Estonut]

He played this super swishy guy on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," ...

I'm pretty sure he was playing himself. I have yet to see him exhibit any persona other than super swishy.

[Queen Fantine VIII]

I adore Carson. He played this super swishy guy on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," then blew everybody away on "Jeopardy!". I know he likes playing up some traits, but I love that he is relatively bright also.

Plus, he's got moves like Jagger....

[littlebeast13]

I adore Carson. He played this super swishy guy on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," then blew everybody away on "Jeopardy!". I know he likes playing up some traits, but I love that he is relatively bright also.

Plus, he's got moves like Jagger....

Dammit!!! I had just gotten that out of my head after the last ballgame I was at.....

lb13

[Queen Fantine VIII]

I adore Carson. He played this super swishy guy on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," then blew everybody away on "Jeopardy!". I know he likes playing up some traits, but I love that he is relatively bright also.

Plus, he's got moves like Jagger....

Dammit!!! I had just gotten that out of my head after the last ballgame I was at.....

lb13

If you'd seen the video, you'd never be able to get it out of your head.....

I know that YOU don't know this, but this is a reference to tonight's DWTS episode. I'd just managed to recover from the tragedy of the 'best band in the land' butchering a Pitbull song, then I get to hear them massacre Adam Levine. Thank goodness for Anna and Carson to make it all okay.....

[earendel]

Celebrity Week

The celebrities are playing for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Carson Kressley

Oh, boy...celebrity week. <sigh®>

Question 1 – 6 New Nicknames
Deleting the letter “L” from which of the following films creates a phrase that describes scientist Michael Faraday and his work?
A. The Little Mermaid
B. Sleeping Beauty
C. The Incredibles
D. The Lion King

Spoiler

D. The Lion King
$1K
Bank - $1K

Faraday studied electromagnetism - while I can see a tenuous connection between that and ions (charged atoms), I wouldn't call him an "Ion King".

Question 2 – 5 Nuts About Candy
Despite famously containing peanuts, what brand of candy bar announced a “Peanut Butter” version in 2011?
A. Kit Kat
B. 3 Musketeers
C. Snickers
D. Milky Way

Spoiler

C. Snickers
$2K
Bank - $3K

Yeah, that shark commercial. It's one of three that features my first name in a less than flattering way.

Question 5 – 8 Lost Elections
Which of the following did not lose one of the last four presidential elections?
A. John Kerry
B. George H.W. Bush
C. John McCain
D. Al Gore

Spoiler

B. George H.W. Bush
$5K
Bank - $18K

Well...

Question 6 – 10 Side Jobs
What celebrated athlete recently completed 240 hours of course work to become a certified nail technician?
A. Maria Sharapova
B. Hope Solo
C. Danica Patrick
D. Serena Williams

ATA

ATA results

8% A. Maria Sharapova
11% B. Hope Solo
15% C. Danica Patrick
66% D. Serena Williams

Spoiler

D. Serena Williams
$15K
Bank - $33K

No idea, and I'm not confident enough in the audience, so I JTQ.

Question 10 – 9 Faultless Acts
At a bar, a man who experiences a blepharospasm might make a woman accuse him of doing what?
A. Pinching her
B. Puckering his lips at her
C. Winking at her
D. Stepping on her foot

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. Winking at her
$10K
Bank - $58,600

The Trivia Knights had a question that included "blepharus" and it mentioned the eye.

$100K
Ed Allen, who owns the trademark to “Mudflap Girl,” says the logo is base on a photo of what family member reclining in a bathing suit?
A. His mother
B. His sister
C. His wife
D. His daughter

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. His mother
Bank - $58,600

OK, I have no idea what "Mudflap Girl" is, so I might as well ATA and hope they do.

$250K
Strangely enough, which Nobel Prize winning author reportedly drove Andre the Giant to school on occasion?
A. Samuel Beckett
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. T.S. Eliot
D. John Steinbeck

Spoiler

Carson makes Ernest Hemingway his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Samuel Beckett
Carson leaves with $25K for the Alzheimer’s Association.

No idea so if I still have a JTQ remaining after the $100K question, I use it here.

[SportsFan68]

Question 1 – 6 New Nicknames
Deleting the letter “L” from which of the following films creates a phrase that describes scientist Michael Faraday and his work?
A. The Little Mermaid
B. Sleeping Beauty
C. The Incredibles
D. The Lion King

The Ion King! That's good.

Question 6 – 10 Side Jobs
What celebrated athlete recently completed 240 hours of course work to become a certified nail technician?
A. Maria Sharapova
B. Hope Solo
C. Danica Patrick
D. Serena Williams

If I ever saw this, I have absolutely no recollection of it. That would make me say Patrick since I don't follow her "sport" at all.

Question 8 – 3 Kids Songs
Which group of letters in “The Alphabet Song” features eighth notes and is sung faster than any other grouping in the song?
A. ABCD
B. EFG
C. LMNO
D. QRS

Spoiler

C. LMNO
$100
Bank - $33,600

The audience would have to sit through me singing the stupid song.

Question 10 – 9 Faultless Acts
At a bar, a man who experiences a blepharospasm might make a woman accuse him of doing what?
A. Pinching her
B. Puckering his lips at her
C. Winking at her
D. Stepping on her foot

I know this one because I know what a blepharoplasty is.

Ed Allen, who owns the trademark to “Mudflap Girl,” says the logo is base on a photo of what family member reclining in a bathing suit?
A. His mother
B. His sister
C. His wife
D. His daughter

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. His mother
Bank - $58,600

Who would know this? I jump this one so fast . . .

Strangely enough, which Nobel Prize winning author reportedly drove Andre the Giant to school on occasion?
A. Samuel Beckett
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. T.S. Eliot
D. John Steinbeck

Spoiler

Carson makes Ernest Hemingway his final answer.

Spoiler

A. Samuel Beckett
Carson leaves with $25K for the Alzheimer’s Association.

I jump this one too. I thought Andre grew up in France.