Transcript 03/18/15 Scott Usiak

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Scott Usiak
New York, NY

Question 1 -
"Doohickey," "thingy" and "whatchamacallit" are all listed in the Wikipedia entry for what?
A. Transitive verbs B. Proper nouns
C. Placeholder names D. James Bond villains

Answer and value

C. Placeholder names
Value: $1000
Bank: $1000

Question 2 -
The author of which of these novels shares their first and last initials with the director of its film version?
A. The Godfather B. The Color Purple
C. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers D. The Shining

+1 and ATA

Scott first dismissed C.
Plus-One is his friend from HS and college, Dan O'Connor. Dan eliminates A and agrees that C is out.
They are stuck on B and D. Then ATA
A. 11% B. 16%
C. 10% D. 63%

Answer and value

D. The Shining (Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick)
Value: $25K!
Bank: $26K

First break

Question 3 -
Boasting attractions such as the "Pig Popper," Finnish amusement park Sarkanniemi has a popular area known as what?
A. Fruit Ninja Park B. Candy Crush World
C. Angry Birds Land D. Words With Friends Adventure

JTQ

Scott says he does not play any of these games and would just want to skip this one

Answer and value

C. Angry Birds Land
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: $26K

Question 4 -
In the Northern Hemisphere, "The Sun has reached its highest point above the celestial equator at the Tropic of Cancer" is the nerdy way of saying what?
A. Winter's here! B. Spring has sprung!
C. It's Summer! D. Autumn is upon us!

Answer and value

C. It's Summer!
Value: $100
Bank: $26100

Second break

Question 5 -
Popularized during the 1986 World Cup and now common at sporting events worldwide, "The Wave" is often known outside the U.S. as what?
A. The Canadian Wave B. The Mexican Wave
C. The Honduran Wave D. The Brazilian Wave

Spoiler

Scott said he first thinks of Brazil when it comes to soccer. He said he was not sure where the 1986 World Cup was, narrowed it to Mexican or Brazilian, and chose correctly.

Answer and value

B. The Mexican Wave
Value: $500
Bank: $26500

Third break

A widely ridiculed fashion trend of the 1980s, the "pinch-roll" or "peg and roll" was a trendy way of wearing what?
A. Jeans B. Hats
C. Scarves D. Long-sleeved shirts

QotD

A. Jeans

Question 6 -
Clint Eastwood was born in the same year as all but which of the following famous figures?
A. Ross Perot B. Ray Charles
C. Neil Armstrong D. Buddy Holly

Spoiler

Scott said that Ross Perot was pretty old when he ran for president.
Terry reminded him that he had no lifelines and could walk with $13300
Scott decided to do so

Answer and value

D. Buddy Holly (b. 1936 with the others 1930)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk $13300

Time is up, no audience contestant or carrryover

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Question 5 -
Popularized during the 1986 World Cup and now common at sporting events worldwide, "The Wave" is often known outside the U.S. as what?
A. The Canadian Wave B. The Mexican Wave
C. The Honduran Wave D. The Brazilian Wave

Spoiler

Scott said he first thinks of Brazil when it comes to soccer. He said he was not sure where the 1986 World Cup was, narrowed it to Mexican or Brazilian, and chose correctly.

Answer and value

B. The Mexican Wave
Value: $500
Bank: $26500

JTQ

[ghostjmf]

Q2. OK, know Mario Puzi wrote Godfather, but it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Alice Walker wrote Color Purple but was directed by Stephen Spielberg. Lord of Rings is JRR Tolkien, but was directed by Peter Jackson. Steven King wrote Shining, & even if I couldn't have come up with Stanley Kubrick as director, it has to be this one.

Q3: OK, know its not Words. What kind of park would that be, anyway. Think pigs figure in Birds game, but not sure. ATA


Q5: Would be good ATA, but I've used it. JTQ

Q6: They're all around the same age. Or would be if alive. +1, without much hope.

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Scott Usiak
New York, NY

Question 2 -
The author of which of these novels shares their first and last initials with the director of its film version?
A. The Godfather B. The Color Purple
C. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers D. The Shining

+1 and ATA

Scott first dismissed C.
Plus-One is his friend from HS and college, Dan O'Connor. Dan eliminates A and agrees that C is out.
They are stuck on B and D. Then ATA
A. 11% B. 16%
C. 10% D. 63%

Answer and value

D. The Shining (Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick)
Value: $25K!
Bank: $26K

A is Puzo/Coppola, B is Walker/Spielberg and C is Tolkien/Jackson, so even if I didn't know that D was King/Kubrick, I could figure out the right answer.

Question 5 -
Popularized during the 1986 World Cup and now common at sporting events worldwide, "The Wave" is often known outside the U.S. as what?
A. The Canadian Wave B. The Mexican Wave
C. The Honduran Wave D. The Brazilian Wave

Spoiler

Scott said he first thinks of Brazil when it comes to soccer. He said he was not sure where the 1986 World Cup was, narrowed it to Mexican or Brazilian, and chose correctly.

Answer and value

B. The Mexican Wave
Value: $500
Bank: $26500

No idea and I don't think the audience knows it, nor any potential +1s, so it's time to JTQ.

Question 6 -
Clint Eastwood was born in the same year as all but which of the following famous figures?
A. Ross Perot B. Ray Charles
C. Neil Armstrong D. Buddy Holly

Spoiler

Scott said that Ross Perot was pretty old when he ran for president.
Terry reminded him that he had no lifelines and could walk with $13300
Scott decided to do so

Answer and value

D. Buddy Holly (b. 1936 with the others 1930)
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk $13300

Might as well try the ATA.