Transcript 04/11/13 - Jenice Diaz

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Jenice Diaz
North Bergen, NJ
EMT & Nursing student

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Makeup Lines
9: Nature's Gift Shop
8: That's Fast
7: Nerd Defense
6: Fastest Route
5: Alternate Versions
4: On the Books
3: Treacherous Traipsing
2: Lame Jokes
1: Going Green

Topic Tree (Randomized)
8: That's Fast
7: Nerd Defense
10: Makeup Lines
5: Alternate Versions
3: Treacherous Traipsing
9: Nature's Gift Shop
6: Fastest Route
2: Lame Jokes
4: On the Books
1: Going Green


Question #1 - Level 1: Going Green
A massive man-made forest known as "The Great Green Wall" was planted in which of the following countries?

A: China B: Canada
C: France D: Mexico

Answer/Value/Bank

A: China
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 - Level 4: On the Books
To support its local industry, Wisconsin law bans restaurants from serving what unless it is specifically requested by customers?

A: Sweet'N Low B: Margarine
C: Lemon wedges D: Ketchup

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Margarine
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,000

Question #3 - Level 2: Lame Jokes
"Have a nice trip, see you next Fall" is a joke that can be used when a person witnesses someone doing what?

A: Sneezing B: Crying
C: Hiccuping D: Stumbling

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Stumbling
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $9,000

Question #4 - Level 6: Fastest Route
When driving the 948 mile route from Blue Ball, PA to Climax, GA, one would go through all but which of these states?

A: South Carolina B: Virginia
C: Tennessee D: Maryland

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Tennessee
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $34,000

Jenice runs over to hug her grandmother and mother in the audience.


Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

Jenice leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.


-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #4 - Level 6: Fastest Route
When driving the 948 mile route from Blue Ball, PA to Climax, GA, one would go through all but which of these states?

A: South Carolina B: Virginia
C: Tennessee D: Maryland

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Tennessee
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $34,000

In the good ol' days before WWOQs became common, this might be a reasonable low-to-mid level question, assuming a trip down the coast. But considering that nobody should really be expected to know exactly where the famous cities of Blue Ball (population 1,031) and Climax (population 297) are within their respective states and considering that the question doesn't specify a particular route, I thought there could easily be one that passed through Tennessee instead of South Carolina.

In fact, Google Maps says that taking I-81 into Tennessee results in a route of 1,043 miles, not that much different than the 959 miles taking I-95.

Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

Jenice leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.

I wonder why she she was leaning towards wood?

[SportsFan68]

Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

She must never have seen Sweet Home Alabama.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

She must never have seen Sweet Home Alabama.

I suppose...if that's the only place one could have learned this.

I though it was slightly more common knowledge that sand can be melted down to form glass, while wood...burns.

[TheConfessor]

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In the good ol' days before WWOQs became common, this might be a reasonable low-to-mid level question, assuming a trip down the coast. But considering that nobody should really be expected to know exactly where the famous cities of Blue Ball (population 1,031) and Climax (population 297) are within their respective states and considering that the question doesn't specify a particular route, I thought there could easily be one that passed through Tennessee instead of South Carolina.

In fact, Google Maps says that taking I-81 into Tennessee results in a route of 1,043 miles, not that much different than the 959 miles taking I-95.

It only takes 1009 miles, if you go to Bristol, Tennessee and then head south through Johnson City.

EDIT: I got the distance through Tennessee down to 965 miles by taking more direct routes through PA and GA. With a little more planning, you could probably find a route that is 959 miles.

[earendel]

Jenice Diaz
North Bergen, NJ
EMT & Nursing student

Question #4 - Level 6: Fastest Route
When driving the 948 mile route from Blue Ball, PA to Climax, GA, one would go through all but which of these states?

A: South Carolina B: Virginia
C: Tennessee D: Maryland

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Tennessee
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $34,000

There was quite a bit of tittering in the audience when this question was read.

Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

Too bad she couldn't make the connection between sand and glass.

[jarnon]

I got the distance through Tennessee down to 965 miles by taking more direct routes through PA and GA. With a little more planning, you could probably find a route that is 959 miles.

Yeah, but none if those back road routes could be called the "Fastest Route."

[SportsFan68]

Question #5 - Level 9: Nature's Gift Shop
Known also as "petrified lightning," fulgurites are hollow, glass-lined tubes often left behind when lightning strikes what?

A: Water B: Ice
C: Wood D: Sand

Jenice's inclination would be

Spoiler

wood. It can't be water or ice. Sand also pulls her, too. She says C: Wood, final answer.

Answer

D: Sand

She must never have seen Sweet Home Alabama.

I suppose...if that's the only place one could have learned this.

I though it was slightly more common knowledge that sand can be melted down to form glass, while wood...burns.

You're exactly right, Marley, but I'm putting this one down to hotseatitis. If she'd seen the movie, she could have called it before the answer came up.