Transcript 11/22/12 - David Gould

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David Gould
Frederick, MD

David once worked for a text message service, where people would send him questions and he'd text them the answer. Hopefully, he'll have all the answers, today.

David is part of a trivia team and two of his teammates, Bill and Chad, have already been on the show this season and done very well.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: First Touch
9: Poetry at Play
8: Name That George
7: Hiding the Goods
6: History's Mysteries
5: Party of Thirteen
4: Real Deal
3: Hue Know It
2: Go Figure
1: Old Friends

Topic Tree (Randomized)
8: Name That George
7: Hiding the Goods
9: Poetry at Play
3: Hue Know It
2: Go Figure
10: First Touch
1: Old Friends
4: Real Deal
6: History's Mysteries
5: Party of Thirteen


Question #1 - Level 5: Party of Thirteen
Though many still debate its origin, some believe the "13 at a table" superstition derives from what famous historical gathering?

A: First Thanksgiving B: Yalta Conference
C: The Last Supper D: First Continental Congress

Answer/Value/Bank

C: The Last Supper
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 - Level 6: History's Mysteries
Located just south of Groom Lake, what "secret" location became a bit more visible when Google Maps offered satellite images of the grounds?

A: Roswell, New Mexico B: Area 51
C: Bermuda Triangle D: Abu Ghraib prison

David is stuck between a couple and doesn't think he can risk it here. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Area 51
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $100

Question #3 - Level 4: Real Deal
Biting gold coins and checking for tooth imprints was an old way to verify their authenticity, due to the metal's high degree of what?

A: Opacity B: Conductivity
C: Malleability D: Salinity

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Malleability
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,100

Question #4 - Level 1: Old Friends
Even though you may use email today, you can still get paired up with a friend and exchange letters as a what?

A: Marker mate B: Pen pal
C: Letter lad D: Quill companion

David remembers having one in elementary school.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Pen pal
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $12,100

Meredith: I had one, too!


Question #5 - Level 10: First Touch
Before ATMs and iPhones, England's E.A. Johnson developed touchscreen technology in the 1960 to be used by whom?

A: Telephone operators B: Air traffic controllers
C: Meteorologists D: Taxi dispatchers

David hasn't heard of E.A. Johnson. He's actually studying

Spoiler

air traffic control

, so he doesn't think it's that one. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 20% B: 33% C: 42% D: 5%

David didn't get anything clear out of that--anything obvious he was missing--so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Air traffic controllers
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $12,100

Question #6 - Level 2: Go Figure
Because she was tall and skinny growing up, supermodel Gisele Bündchen has said that schoolkids used to call her what?

A: Betty Boop B: Smurfette
C: Olive Oyl D: Peppermint Patty

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Olive Oyl
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $22,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #7 - Level 3: Hue Know It
Made by the cosmetic company OPI, A Good Man-darin Is Hard to Find is what shade of nail polish?

A: Pink B: Purple
C: Orange D: Green

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Orange
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $23,100

Question #8 - Level 9: Poetry at Play
Which of the following is true when Casey comes to bat in the classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat"?

A: The bases are loaded B: A man is at first
C: Men are on second and third D: The bases are empty

David: I was under the impression that

Spoiler

he hit a grand slam, which must mean that the bases were loaded.

David is pretty sure about that, so he decides to risk it and make

Spoiler

A

his final answer. There's scattered, premature applause and a "yeah" from the audience.

Answer

C: Men are on second and third

David leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

[SportsFan68]

Question #1 - Level 5: Party of Thirteen
Though many still debate its origin, some believe the "13 at a table" superstition derives from what famous historical gathering?

A: First Thanksgiving B: Yalta Conference
C: The Last Supper D: First Continental Congress

Answer/Value/Bank

C: The Last Supper
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

My dear sainted mother was absolutely certain that this is the case.

Question #2 - Level 6: History's Mysteries
Located just south of Groom Lake, what "secret" location became a bit more visible when Google Maps offered satellite images of the grounds?

A: Roswell, New Mexico B: Area 51
C: Bermuda Triangle D: Abu Ghraib prison

David is stuck between a couple and doesn't think he can risk it here. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Area 51
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $100

It helps to have an Area 51 nut in the (extended) family. He's visited at least twice, maybe more since he moved to NM.

Question #8 - Level 9: Poetry at Play
Which of the following is true when Casey comes to bat in the classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat"?

A: The bases are loaded B: A man is at first
C: Men are on second and third D: The bases are empty

David: I was under the impression that

Spoiler

he hit a grand slam, which must mean that the bases were loaded.

David is pretty sure about that, so he decides to risk it and make

Spoiler

A

his final answer. There's scattered, premature applause and a "yeah" from the audience.

Answer

C: Men are on second and third

I don't remember who had the infamous "score stood 4 to 2" question, but just in case, I've read the poem a dozen times since them. I'm gonna go read it another dozen.

[elwoodblues]

There is no joy in Mudville...

And he thought Casey hit a grand slam? I can understand thinking the bases were loaded because that is what most people writing a baseball story would go for, and I can understand not remembering some of the smaller details from this poem, but the main point of it was that Mighty Casey has struck out!!!

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #2 - Level 6: History's Mysteries
Located just south of Groom Lake, what "secret" location became a bit more visible when Google Maps offered satellite images of the grounds?

A: Roswell, New Mexico B: Area 51
C: Bermuda Triangle D: Abu Ghraib prison

David is stuck between a couple and doesn't think he can risk it here. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Area 51
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $100

I wonder what was the other choice David was torn between? Roswell is just a town (despite what conspiracy theorists say might have crashed there) and the Bermuda Triangle is just open ocean. I'm guessing he was thinking about Abu Ghraib, although I doubt the Google Maps images of that location (which aren't even blurred out or anything) would shed any light about the scandal within its walls.

[CarShark]

I don't remember who had the infamous "score stood 4 to 2" question, but just in case, I've read the poem a dozen times since them. I'm gonna go read it another dozen.

It was former Greed contestant and $100,000 winner Dan Avila.

[MarleysGh0st]

I don't remember who had the infamous "score stood 4 to 2" question, but just in case, I've read the poem a dozen times since them. I'm gonna go read it another dozen.

It was former Greed contestant and $100,000 winner Dan Avila.

Oh, that guy.

I wonder what he's up to, these days...

(And why isn't the "Mr. Green" smiley showing up when I include it?)

[SportsFan68]

I don't remember who had the infamous "score stood 4 to 2" question, but just in case, I've read the poem a dozen times since them. I'm gonna go read it another dozen.

It was former Greed contestant and $100,000 winner Dan Avila.

Ack! Sorry, Uly!

[earendel]

David Gould
Frederick, MD

David once worked for a text message service, where people would send him questions and he'd text them the answer. Hopefully, he'll have all the answers, today.

David is part of a trivia team and two of his teammates, Bill and Chad, have already been on the show this season and done very well.

I presume someone has looked them up in the transcripts.

Question #2 - Level 6: History's Mysteries
Located just south of Groom Lake, what "secret" location became a bit more visible when Google Maps offered satellite images of the grounds?

A: Roswell, New Mexico B: Area 51
C: Bermuda Triangle D: Abu Ghraib prison

David is stuck between a couple and doesn't think he can risk it here. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Area 51
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $100

I wonder which two he was stuck between. The only one that makes sense is Area 51.

Question #5 - Level 10: First Touch
Before ATMs and iPhones, England's E.A. Johnson developed touchscreen technology in the 1960 to be used by whom?

A: Telephone operators B: Air traffic controllers
C: Meteorologists D: Taxi dispatchers

David hasn't heard of E.A. Johnson. He's actually studying

Spoiler

air traffic control

, so he doesn't think it's that one. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 20% B: 33% C: 42% D: 5%

David didn't get anything clear out of that--anything obvious he was missing--so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Air traffic controllers
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $12,100

elwing attended the Air Traffic Control school in Oklahoma City back in the 80s and talked about touch screens.

Question #8 - Level 9: Poetry at Play
Which of the following is true when Casey comes to bat in the classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat"?

A: The bases are loaded B: A man is at first
C: Men are on second and third D: The bases are empty

David: I was under the impression that

Spoiler

he hit a grand slam, which must mean that the bases were loaded.

David is pretty sure about that, so he decides to risk it and make

Spoiler

A

his final answer. There's scattered, premature applause and a "yeah" from the audience.

Answer

C: Men are on second and third

Apparently David didn't remember the last line of the poem - "the mighty Casey had struck out." No grand slam for him. I don't know if that would have helped him come up with the right answer, though. It's one of those "you know it if you know it" questions.

David leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

Probalby not as good an outcome as his friends.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #5 - Level 10: First Touch
Before ATMs and iPhones, England's E.A. Johnson developed touchscreen technology in the 1960 to be used by whom?

A: Telephone operators B: Air traffic controllers
C: Meteorologists D: Taxi dispatchers

David hasn't heard of E.A. Johnson. He's actually studying

Spoiler

air traffic control

, so he doesn't think it's that one. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 20% B: 33% C: 42% D: 5%

David didn't get anything clear out of that--anything obvious he was missing--so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Air traffic controllers
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $12,100

elwing attended the Air Traffic Control school in Oklahoma City back in the 80s and talked about touch screens.

In the '80s? Did they tell her they'd been introduced more than 20 years earlier?

[earendel]

Question #5 - Level 10: First Touch
Before ATMs and iPhones, England's E.A. Johnson developed touchscreen technology in the 1960 to be used by whom?

A: Telephone operators B: Air traffic controllers
C: Meteorologists D: Taxi dispatchers

David hasn't heard of E.A. Johnson. He's actually studying

Spoiler

air traffic control

, so he doesn't think it's that one. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 20% B: 33% C: 42% D: 5%

David didn't get anything clear out of that--anything obvious he was missing--so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Air traffic controllers
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $12,100

elwing attended the Air Traffic Control school in Oklahoma City back in the 80s and talked about touch screens.

In the '80s? Did they tell her they'd been introduced more than 20 years earlier?

Yes, they did. There was a whole class on the development of ATC technology.