Transcript 11/05/2014 Noel Jett (first segment)

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Noel Jett
Fort Worth, TX

Skipped six grades in school and will graduate college before some kids graduate high school.

+1 is her former math tutor Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica

Question 1 -
Which of the following is NOT one of Whirlpool's tips for college students who want to "go green" when it comes to laundry?
A. Use cold water for rinsing B. Clean the lint filter
C. Wash only full loads D. Change underwear weekly

Answer and value

D. Change underwear weekly
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 2 -
Which of these statements is a mathematical truth?
A. A circle is a triangle B. A triangle is a square
C. A square is a rectangle D. A rectangle is a circle

Answer and value

C. A square is a rectangle
Value: $100
Bank: $2100

Second break including ad for Ken Jennings appearance on WWTBAM Guinness World Records Edition next week.


Question 3 -
Located in Belfast, a famous statue known as "The Searcher" depicts Northern Ireland native C.S. Lewis reaching into a what?
A. Basket B. Cannon
C. Wardrobe D. Car trunk

Spoiler

Successfully guessed based on C.S. Lewis "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Answer and value

C. Wardrobe
Value: $25K!
Bank: $27100

Question 4 -
As opposed to the Copernican system, what silly-sounding theory was the basis of the now-disproven Ptolemaic System?
A. The Earth is hollow B. The Sun revolves around the Earth
C. The Earth was created by aliens D. The Sun has a twin

Answer and value

B. The Sun revolves around the Earth
Value: $15K!
Bank: $42100

QotD.
Posting a 1968 graduation photo, Bill Clinton got in on the fun of what Internet trend that has users posting old pictures of themselves as kids?
A. Memories Monday B. Toddler Tuesday
C. Rewind Wednesday D. Throwback Thursday

QotD

D. Throwback Thursday

Question 5 -
Billy has 18 siblings, all born in different years. Billy's mom's pregnancies always last 9 months. How much total time has Billy's mom spent pregnant?
A. 10 years and 3 months B. 12 years and 9 months
C. 14 years and 3 months D. 16 years and 6 months

+1

The former math tutor helped her with the math

Answer and value

C. 14 years and 3 months
Value: $1000
Bank: $43100

Noel will return tomorrow

[SportsFan68]

This is a great contestant! I liked her from the start.

Question 5 -
Billy has 18 siblings, all born in different years. Billy's mom's pregnancies always last 9 months. How much total time has Billy's mom spent pregnant?
A. 10 years and 3 months B. 12 years and 9 months
C. 14 years and 3 months D. 16 years and 6 months

+1

The former math tutor helped her with the math

Answer and value

C. 14 years and 3 months
Value: $1000
Bank: $43100

I didn't know if I could do the math in my head, so I did it out on my walk today. Yes!

[MarleysGh0st]

This is a great contestant! I liked her from the start.

Question 5 -
Billy has 18 siblings, all born in different years. Billy's mom's pregnancies always last 9 months. How much total time has Billy's mom spent pregnant?
A. 10 years and 3 months B. 12 years and 9 months
C. 14 years and 3 months D. 16 years and 6 months

+1

The former math tutor helped her with the math

Answer and value

C. 14 years and 3 months
Value: $1000
Bank: $43100

I didn't know if I could do the math in my head, so I did it out on my walk today. Yes!

Good for you. I would have hoped that a whiz kid who'll be graduating college at 16 could do the same.

And, to get nit-picky, there's a flaw in the question. The writers obviously intended the "all born in different years" phrase to imply that none of the siblings were twins (or triplets, etc), but it's possible that a set of twins were born close to midnight, with one arriving on New Year's Eve and the other on New Year's Day.

[ghostjmf]

I wish she'd have figured Q5 out herself.

[earendel]

Noel Jett
Fort Worth, TX

Skipped six grades in school and will graduate college before some kids graduate high school.

+1 is her former math tutor Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica

Question 4 -
As opposed to the Copernican system, what silly-sounding theory was the basis of the now-disproven Ptolemaic System?
A. The Earth is hollow B. The Sun revolves around the Earth
C. The Earth was created by aliens D. The Sun has a twin

Answer and value

B. The Sun revolves around the Earth
Value: $15K!
Bank: $42100

I would quibble with "silly-sounding". Based on observation alone, and given primitive understanding of the universe, it's not silly at all. Once again I'm reminded of Sherlock Holmes' statement from "A Study in Scarlet".

Nihil obstat®.