Transcript 01/17/13 - Christy Rhoads (carryover)

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Christy Rhoads
New York, NY
Art Director

Christy's mom, Letty, is in the audience. Letty wanted to come be in the audience when she came for a visit from California. Christy said, "why don't we try out?" They did, and now Christy's playing the game and Letty's (back) in the audience.

Christy has $27,500 in her bank, with on Jump The Question left.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Pharmacy Facts
?: Coming Home Songs
?: Memory Lane
?: Fact or Fiction
?: Sounds Familiar
?: $500
?: $5,000
?: [Jumped]
?: $7,000
?: $15,000


Question #6 - Level ?: Sounds Familiar
Inadvertantly recalling a past Secretary of State, what is the name of a new synthetic-lipped machine that registers and replicates lip movements to transmit "kisses through the internet"?

A: Kissington B: Kissenger
C: Kissh D: Kisstopher

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Kissenger
Question Value: $100
Bank: $27,600

Question #7 - Level ?: Fact or Fiction
Because its ruins have never been identified, which of these Seven Wonders of the World do some scholars suspect was fictional?

A: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C: Lighthouse of Alexandria D: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Christy is going to say, off the top of her head, that it's the

Spoiler

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

, but she's not sure if the

Spoiler

Lighthouse of Alexandria

was fictional. Actually, she doesn't know this at all. Christy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $27,600

Question #8 - Level ?: Memory Lane
To celebrate its 50th birthday, the fragrance of what child-friendly product has been captured in a cologne?

A: Whoopee Cushion B: Play-Doh
C: Silly String D: Frisbee

Christy is distracted for a few moments before noting the word "fragrance" in the question, then she says that only one of these products has a fragrance.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Play-Doh
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $29,600

Question #9 - Level ?: Coming Home Songs
Yellow ribbons are a symbol of support for U.S. troops thanks in part to a 1973 Tony Orlando song, even though it's about someone returning from what?

A: College B: Prison
C: The hospital D: Vacation

Christy can't recall the lyrics, so she tries to reason out what the yellow ribbon would be used for. She thinks it might be for

Spoiler

college or the hospital,

but she's not really sure. Christy walks away with $14,800.

Answer

B: Prison

-- Commercial Break --

[SportsFan68]

So far, so good.

Question #7 - Level ?: Fact or Fiction
Because its ruins have never been identified, which of these Seven Wonders of the World do some scholars suspect was fictional?

A: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C: Lighthouse of Alexandria D: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Christy is going to say, off the top of her head, that it's the

Spoiler

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

, but she's not sure if the

Spoiler

Lighthouse of Alexandria

was fictional. Actually, she doesn't know this at all. Christy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $27,600

No idea. JTQ.

Question #9 - Level ?: Coming Home Songs
Yellow ribbons are a symbol of support for U.S. troops thanks in part to a 1973 Tony Orlando song, even though it's about someone returning from what?

A: College B: Prison
C: The hospital D: Vacation

Christy can't recall the lyrics, so she tries to reason out what the yellow ribbon would be used for. She thinks it might be for

Spoiler

college or the hospital,

but she's not really sure. Christy walks away with $14,800.

Answer

B: Prison

Helps to have been alive in 1973.

Good stack.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #9 - Level ?: Coming Home Songs
Yellow ribbons are a symbol of support for U.S. troops thanks in part to a 1973 Tony Orlando song, even though it's about someone returning from what?

A: College B: Prison
C: The hospital D: Vacation

Christy can't recall the lyrics, so she tries to reason out what the yellow ribbon would be used for. She thinks it might be for

Spoiler

college or the hospital,

but she's not really sure. Christy walks away with $14,800.

Answer

B: Prison

Helps to have been alive in 1973.

Good stack.

Another question that should have been saved for me. My LS comrades would have been so proud of me as I actually managed to belt out some lyrics, in between grumbling about how I never did think the prison angle made sense for honoring our veterans.

[earendel]

Christy Rhoads
New York, NY
Art Director

Christy's mom, Letty, is in the audience. Letty wanted to come be in the audience when she came for a visit from California. Christy said, "why don't we try out?" They did, and now Christy's playing the game and Letty's (back) in the audience.

Sure, another "just a lark" contestant.

Question #7 - Level ?: Fact or Fiction
Because its ruins have never been identified, which of these Seven Wonders of the World do some scholars suspect was fictional?

A: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C: Lighthouse of Alexandria D: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Christy is going to say, off the top of her head, that it's the

Spoiler

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

, but she's not sure if the

Spoiler

Lighthouse of Alexandria

was fictional. Actually, she doesn't know this at all. Christy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $27,600

Don't tell my civs that it's not real - it keeps down unhappiness in nearby cities.

Question #9 - Level ?: Coming Home Songs
Yellow ribbons are a symbol of support for U.S. troops thanks in part to a 1973 Tony Orlando song, even though it's about someone returning from what?

A: College B: Prison
C: The hospital D: Vacation

Christy can't recall the lyrics, so she tries to reason out what the yellow ribbon would be used for. She thinks it might be for

Spoiler

college or the hospital,

but she's not really sure. Christy walks away with $14,800.

Answer

B: Prison

"I'm comin' home, I've done my time.
Now I need to know what is and isn't mine.
If you receive this letter telling you I'll soon be free,
then you'll know just what to do if you still want me..."

[jarnon]

My LS comrades would have been so proud of me as I actually managed to belt out some lyrics, in between grumbling about how I never did think the prison angle made sense for honoring our veterans.

A much older song, Around Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, is clearly about a serviceman.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #7 - Level ?: Fact or Fiction
Because its ruins have never been identified, which of these Seven Wonders of the World do some scholars suspect was fictional?

A: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C: Lighthouse of Alexandria D: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Christy is going to say, off the top of her head, that it's the

Spoiler

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

, but she's not sure if the

Spoiler

Lighthouse of Alexandria

was fictional. Actually, she doesn't know this at all. Christy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $27,600

Don't tell my civs that it's not real - it keeps down unhappiness in nearby cities.

I thought it provided +1 population and +2 health in all cities? We're talking Civ IV, right?

[earendel]

Question #7 - Level ?: Fact or Fiction
Because its ruins have never been identified, which of these Seven Wonders of the World do some scholars suspect was fictional?

A: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C: Lighthouse of Alexandria D: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Christy is going to say, off the top of her head, that it's the

Spoiler

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

, but she's not sure if the

Spoiler

Lighthouse of Alexandria

was fictional. Actually, she doesn't know this at all. Christy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $27,600

Don't tell my civs that it's not real - it keeps down unhappiness in nearby cities.

I thought it provided +1 population and +2 health in all cities? We're talking Civ IV, right?

Yes, but I may have been mistaken. Maybe it's the Forbidden Palace that keeps down the unhappiness.