Transcript 10/15/15 Lauren Stripling (carryover)

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Transcript 10/15/15 Lauren Stripling (carryover)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:30 pm

Lauren Stripling
Brooklyn, NY
Teacher

Lauren returns with $5,000 and three lifelines

$7,000
Animators at Pixar took an in-house graduate level ichthyology
course in preparation for which of their famous movies?
A: A Bug's Life
B: Finding Nemo
C: Monsters, Inc.
D: Cars

Lauren is nodding as the question is read. She knows that ichthyology is the study of
Spoiler
fish
.
Spoiler
B: Finding Nemo
$10,000
Rarely seen with her in public, whose husband of 49 years made
his living running an asphalt paving business in Nashville?
A: Reba McIntyre
B: Cher
C: Dolly Parton
D: Aretha Franklin
Spoiler
C: Dolly Parton
$20,000
According to legend, what Lord Protector of England showed their contempt
for a famous document of civil rights by calling it the "Magna Farta"?
A: Oliver Cromwell
B: King Henry VIII
C: King George III
D: Queen Victoria

Lauren recognizes
Spoiler
A
as being the only Lord Protector up there.
Spoiler
A: Oliver Cromwell
$30,000
What common Vietnamese surname is the name of its last ruling royal family,
Ho Chi Minh's birth name, and the name of its current Prime Minister?
A: Singh
B: Park
C: Tanaka
D: Nguyen

Lauren associates
Spoiler
A with India, B with Korea, and C with Japan
.
Spoiler
D: Nguyen
First commercial break.

Lauren reveals she's a spelling bee champion, demonstrating her skills by spelling "terpsichorean".

$50,000
Acidity, sugar content and a lack of water are key factors noted in a
Smithsonian Magazine article about what item's so-called "eternal shelf life"?
A: Honey
B: Wine
C: Orange juice
D: Figs

50:50
Spoiler
A and B
remain.

Lauren mentions that
Spoiler
B
can go bad some times, and it has water in it.

ATA
ATA
A: 72%
B: 28%
Shelf life makes Lauren think of a grocery store.
Spoiler
A: Honey
Second commercial break.

For the first time this season, the 14-question money tree condenses to show a 4-question "Round 2" money tree.

$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.
Plus One discussion
He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.
Spoiler
C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.

Note: "Good Day Sunshine" is actually from the 1966 album "Revolver," and "Sgt. Pepper" came out in 1967.
Third commercial break.

QotD:
While most Romans wore the typical off-white version,
what solid color of toga could only be worn by generals and the Emperor?
A: Purple
B: Yellow
C: Green
D: Blue
Spoiler
A: Purple

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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:38 pm

$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.
Plus One discussion
He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.
Spoiler
C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.

Note: "Good Day Sunshine" is actually from the 1966 album "Revolver," and "Sgt. Pepper" came out in 1967.
Plus One
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller

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#3 Post by K.P. » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:51 pm

I'm not sure if I dare declare Nihil Obstat®. I knew all the answers, but I can't say for sure if I'd have the oomph to go for all of them.

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#4 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:04 pm

Let's assume +1 pulled my rear out of fire & I'm still alive.

50K: Only figs & honey lack water. I don't rate either figs or honey as very acid. Am guessing honey, but 50/50

100K: I was alive at the time but don't remember this at all. ATA but probably don't believe them. Walk. (I liked "Good Day Sunshine" for it too, just for the record.)

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#5 Post by Estonut » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:13 pm

K.P. wrote:I'm not sure if I dare declare Nihil Obstat®. I knew all the answers, but I can't say for sure if I'd have the oomph to go for all of them.
I'd say that confidence can most certainly be a hindrance.
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#6 Post by earendel » Thu Oct 22, 2015 11:32 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Lauren Stripling
Brooklyn, NY
Teacher

Lauren returns with $5,000 and three lifelines
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Acidity, sugar content and a lack of water are key factors noted in a
Smithsonian Magazine article about what item's so-called "eternal shelf life"?
A: Honey
B: Wine
C: Orange juice
D: Figs

50:50
Spoiler
A and B
remain.

Lauren mentions that
Spoiler
B
can go bad some times, and it has water in it.

ATA
ATA
A: 72%
B: 28%
Shelf life makes Lauren think of a grocery store.
Spoiler
A: Honey
A variation of this question comes up periodically at our trivia contests.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.
Plus One discussion
He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.
Spoiler
C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.
It was Christmas time when he was in orbit.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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