Transcript 1/27/16 Celiane Silverstein

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Celiane Silverstein
Retired
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

Celiane had her first child at age 50. He’s now 12 years old.
Celiane’s +1 is her friend Lou.

$500
When British people end conversations, they will often bid farewell by saying what?
A: Cheerio! B: Frosted Flake!
C: Apple Jack! D: Cocoa Puff!

Answer

A: Cheerio!

$1,000
In 2015, a TN man gave new meaning to the term “helicopter parenting” when he monitored his daughter’s first solo walk to school with the help of a what?
A: Unmarked police car B: Backpack-mounted spy cam
C: Drone D: Lunchbox-shaped homing device

ATA

A: 5% B: 9% C: 83% D: 3%
That’s what Celiane was thinking.

Answer

C: Drone

$2,000
Still taken by thousands of people each year, the line that begins the Hippocratic Oath once translated to English as what?
A: I swear by Artemis the Hunter B: I swear by Hera the Mother
C: I swear by Ares the Warrior D: I swear by Apollo the Physician

Answer

D: I swear by Apollo the Physician

$3,000
Fittingly, in Mexico, which of the following is a trademarked name for an arcade game where you thump small mammals?
A: Señora Pac-Man B: Q*berto
C: Guaca Mole D: Don Quixote Kong

Answer

C: Guaca Mole

$5,000
What avuncular actor’s former jobs include “Cocoon” star, oatmeal spokesman, stuntman, and blacksmith?
A: James Earl Jones B: Wilford Brimley
C: Hal Holbrook D: Morgan Freeman

+1

Lou remembers Wilford Brimley in an oatmeal commercial and “Cocoon.”

Answer

B: Wilford Brimley

Commercial break

$7,000
Ending with the phrase “under God, one and indivisible,” what state has its own pledge of allegiance that once mentioned the “Flag of 1836”?
A: California B: Florida
C: Texas D: Alaska

Spoiler

Celiane knows Texas was a republic at about that time.

Answer

C: Texas

$10,000
According to the OED, which of the following was originally defined as the exact weight of a cubic centimeter of cold distilled water?
A: A gram B: A newton
C: A tablespoon D: A drop

Celiane seems confused by the question. Chris repeats it, emphasizing “weight.”

Answer

A: A gram

$20,000
Allowing it to keep salary information confidential, what organization announced in 2015 that it would officially be giving up its tax-exempt status?
A: The Red Cross B: The NFL
C: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D: Harvard University

Spoiler

Celiane doesn’t think the NFL is tax-exempt. The Red Cross is mostly volunteers. Colleges usually are tax-exempt. She answers Harvard University.

Answer

B: The NFL
Celiane wins $5,000.

Commercial break

[ghostjmf]

5K: Pretty sure Brimley was in Cocoon. But 50/50

10K: host gave it to her by reemphasizing weight

20K: I knew this because it made big news, but that contestant thought Harvard would give up that status floors me. The cities it holds property in sure wish it would.

[SportsFan68]

$20,000
Allowing it to keep salary information confidential, what organization announced in 2015 that it would officially be giving up its tax-exempt status?
A: The Red Cross B: The NFL
C: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D: Harvard University

Spoiler

Celiane doesn’t think the NFL is tax-exempt. The Red Cross is mostly volunteers. Colleges usually are tax-exempt. She answers Harvard University.

Answer

B: The NFL
Celiane wins $5,000.

Why in blue blazes was the NFL tax exempt? I'll try ATA, but I''m not real hopeful. I do not remember this story at all.

[jarnon]

Why in blue blazes was the NFL tax exempt?

Well, it meets all the criteria. It doesn't have "tea party," "patriot" or "liberty" in its name, and it never criticized Obamacare.

[ghostjmf]

SportsFan68:

Here's an article explaining how the heck the NFL got tax exempt status

http://time.com/3839164/nfl-tax-exempt-status/

[SportsFan68]

Thanks, Ghost! Very interesting.

[earendel]

Celiane Silverstein
Retired
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

Celiane had her first child at age 50. He’s now 12 years old.
Celiane’s +1 is her friend Lou.

$20,000
Allowing it to keep salary information confidential, what organization announced in 2015 that it would officially be giving up its tax-exempt status?
A: The Red Cross B: The NFL
C: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints D: Harvard University

Spoiler

Celiane doesn’t think the NFL is tax-exempt. The Red Cross is mostly volunteers. Colleges usually are tax-exempt. She answers Harvard University.

Answer

B: The NFL
Celiane wins $5,000.

Using 2 lifelines in the first 5 questions is a pretty good indicator that this won't go well. Did I miss it or did she not use her 50:50 before answering?
Restricting salary information doesn't seem logical since every time a star signs a new contract, the dollar amounts are given, and there are league minimums for rookies also. I guess it was to protect the NFL executives' salaries.