Transcript 09/29/09 - Robin Schwartz

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Robin Schwartz
New York, NY

Robin has a good reason for being here. She's unemployed.

Question Topics:
* World Records
* Government
* Copyrights
* Official titles
* Fine Art
* Chemistry
* World Landmarks
* Pop Music
* Medicine
* Literature
* Religion
* Movie Stars
* Baseball
* Education
* Playtime

$500 * Playtime
Which of these playground attractions essentially imitates the experience of being at the beach?

A: Monkey bars B: Sandbox
C: Seesaw D: Merry-go-thongs

Answer

B: Sandbox ( 9 )

$1,000 * Education
Fittingly, the National Teacher of the Year Award is a crystal trophy shaped like what fruit?

A: Banana B: Watermelon
C: Apple D: Strawberry

Answer

C: Apple ( 11 )

$2,000 * Baseball
In baseball, what player is sometimes referred to as a "moundsman"?

A: Shortstop B: Center fielder
C: First baseman D: Pitcher

Answer

D: Pitcher ( 10 )

$3,000 * Movie Stars
What actress has explained that when she is busy making a film her children are supervised by her mother or by her husband Will?

A: Demi Moore B: Jada Pinkett Smith
C: Sarah Jessica Parker D: Melanie Griffith

Answer

B: Jada Pinkett Smith ( 9 )

$5,000 * Religion
Five times a day, Muslims perform "salat," a ritual prayer done while facing the direction of what holy city?

A: Mecca B: Jerusalem
C: Jericho D: Bethlehem

Answer

A: Mecca ( 11 )

-- Commercial Break --

Robin used to work for an internet company, but got laid off with the bad economy.

Millionare first started when Robin was still in high school. A lot of her friends signed her yearbook with messages like "If I ever made it on, you'd be my Phone-A-Friend" or "See you on Millionaire!" Robin didn't actually think it would happen, but look!

Robin has now earned her ATE lifeline with today's expert, Mo Rocca

$7,500 * Literature
In an 1889 novel buy Mark Twain, a "Connecticut Yankee" visits the court of what legendary king?

A: Arthur B: Solomon
C: Midas D: Herod

Answer

A: Arthur ( 26 )

$10,000 * Medicine
Famous for the lifesaving maneuver to which he lent his name, Henry J. Heimlich was what type of doctor?

A: Pediatric orthopedist B: Thoracic surgeon
C: Gynecological oncologist D: Infectious disease physician

With 19 seconds left, Robin decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 6% B: 87% C: 2% D: 5%

Answer

B: Thoracic surgeon ( 16 )

$12,500 * Pop Music
What pop singer's album covers regularly depict the "i" in her name upside down so that it appears as an exclamation point?

A: Shakira B: Dido
C: Pink D: Rihanna

Answer

C: Pink ( 21 )

$15,000 * World Landmarks
Which of these frequently visited city squares features a column honoring the naval hero Horatio Nelson?

A: Trafalgar Square B: Red Square
C: St. Peter's Square D: Times Square

Robin has a guess, but with 18 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Expert.

Mo: That is Trafalgar Square!

Robin: And you're sure about that?

Mo: [singing] Feed the birds. Tuppence a bag. Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag.

Robin: Okay. If that's the proof, I'll take it.

Answer

A: Trafalgar Square ( 16 )

-- Commercial Break --

$25,000 * Chemistry
Found in fertilizer and household cleaners, ammonia is a chemical compound consisting of hydrogen and what other element?

A: Helium B: Sodium
C: Carbon D: Nitrogen

With 22 seconds left, Robin decides to Phone A Friend.

Robin's PAF team are Michael, Brooklyn, NY; Danny, New York, NY; and Morris, Brooklyn, NY.

Robin calls her friend, Danny. She paraphrases the question.

Danny: Can you spell that? A-m-m-o-n-i-a, ammonia?

Robin: Correct. Ammonia, the chemical compound. Is it hydrogen and what other element? Helium, sodium, carbon, nitrogen. Ten seconds.

Danny: Umm, okay. Can you give me the choices again?

Robin: Helium, sodium, carbon, nitrogen.

Danny: I think it's nitrogen.


With 19 seconds left, Robin thinks she's going to be safe and use the to Double Dip.

Robin's first answer is

Spoiler

D: Nitrogen

.

Answer

D: Nitrogen ( 19 )

$50,000 * Fine Art
Which of the following is true about all three of the men depicted in Edward Hopper's famous painting "Nighthawks"?

A: They are smoking B: The have mustaches
C: They wear hats D: They have female companions

Robin is stuck between two.

Answer

C: They wear hats ( 22 )

$100,000 * Official titles
"Taoiseach," which means "leader" or "chief," is the official title of what country's prime minister?

A: Poland B: Iceland
C: Ireland D: Finland

Robin is not guessing. She stops and takes the $50,000.

Answer

C: Ireland ( 31 )

Tournament of Ten Leader Board

1. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
2. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
3. Matt Schultz $100,000 - 2:26
4. Tim Janus $100,000 - 2:44
5. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
6. Robin Schwartz $50,000 - 1:40
7. Alex Ortiz $50,000 - 2:19
8. Fred Roberts $50,000 - 2:27
9. Alan Carver $25,000 - 0:30
10. Stephanie Millien $25,000 - 1:40

-- Commercial Break --

Sneak Peak at One of Tomorrow's Questions

$100,000
In 2009, the British royal family set up an official Twitter account, posting tweets under what user name?

A: BuckinghamPalace B: HerMajestyQE2
C: HouseOfWindsor D: BritishMonarchy

[MarleysGh0st]

Robin Schwartz
New York, NY

Where else?

Robin has a good reason for being here. She's unemployed.

If this has become sufficient qualification for the show, that green room is going to be awfully crowded.

[drew scheeler]

This was my dream stack. ATA on the Pink question, but all other lifelines remain intact at 100K

[NellyLunatic1980]

Robin Schwartz
New York, NY

WE®

$5,000 * Religion
Five times a day, Muslims perform "salat," a ritual prayer done while facing the direction of what holy city?

A: Mecca B: Jerusalem
C: Jericho D: Bethlehem

I didn't know that Muslims prayed to Walmart.

$15,000 * World Landmarks
Which of these frequently visited city squares features a column honoring the naval hero Horatio Nelson?

A: Trafalgar Square B: Red Square
C: St. Peter's Square D: Times Square

The inverse of Rudy Reber's $250,000 question, if I'm not mistaken.

I'm perfect on the first 10.

$50,000 * Fine Art
Which of the following is true about all three of the men depicted in Edward Hopper's famous painting "Nighthawks"?

A: They are smoking B: The have mustaches
C: They wear hats D: They have female companions

E: They are all dead.

I can eliminate B and D. Double Dip on A and C.

$100K: Perfect PAF question.

[MarleysGh0st]

$15,000 * World Landmarks
Which of these frequently visited city squares features a column honoring the naval hero Horatio Nelson?

A: Trafalgar Square B: Red Square
C: St. Peter's Square D: Times Square

Robin has a guess, but with 18 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Expert.

Mo: That is Trafalgar Square!

Robin: And you're sure about that?

Mo: [singing] Feed the birds. Tuppence a bag. Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag.

Robin: Okay. If that's the proof, I'll take it.

Answer

A: Trafalgar Square ( 16 )

As last night's substitute transcriptionist, I have to thank Mo for being much more concise than he was with his rapid-fire ramblings during the prime time show. But would it have killed him to give a direct and rational response to Robin's request for confirmation? I do like that Feed the Birds song--it still can bring a tear to my eye--but it doesn't actually refer to Trafalgar Square, IIRC.

Or should any musical reference to London be interpreted as a "I'm 100% sure of this" response?

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd
He served a dark and vengeful god
He shaved the heads of gentlemen
Who never thereafter were heard of again...

[vettech]

$50,000 * Fine Art
Which of the following is true about all three of the men depicted in Edward Hopper's famous painting "Nighthawks"?

A: They are smoking B: The have mustaches
C: They wear hats D: They have female companions

Robin is stuck between two.

Answer

C: They wear hats ( 22 )

$100,000 * Official titles
"Taoiseach," which means "leader" or "chief," is the official title of what country's prime minister?

A: Poland B: Iceland
C: Ireland D: Finland

For $50K for some reason I immediately guessed hats, but don't know why. So, in the HS, I would've used a lifeline since I would still have all of them at this point. Not sure which one, perhaps I'd take a chance on the NY audience (ATA probably wouldn't be too valuable above this point) and depending on the response, maybe DD.

NAC on the $100K - time to PAF.

[ulysses5019]

Hey something that I knew having lived in Ireland a number of years ago. And for those interested, Taoiseach is pronounced "teeshock".

[NellyLunatic1980]

Hey something that I knew having lived in Ireland a number of years ago. And for those interested, Taoiseach is pronounced "teeshock".

I noticed the pronunciation. I had to rewind the tape to hear the pronunciation again, hoping that it might provide a clue to its language of origin. I suspected that it might be a Gaelic pronunciation, but I truly had nothing solid to base that on.

[silvercamaro]

Hey something that I knew having lived in Ireland a number of years ago. And for those interested, Taoiseach is pronounced "teeshock".

I noticed the pronunciation. I had to rewind the tape to hear the pronunciation again, hoping that it might provide a clue to its language of origin. I suspected that it might be a Gaelic pronunciation, but I truly had nothing solid to base that on.

This seems like one of those words that would be easy to spot as Gaelic by looking at the spelling, rather than hearing the word pronounced. For that reason, even more than time, an "expert" might have a better shot at coming up with the answer than a PAF, who would lose additional seconds as the hot seater spelled it letter by letter.

[Bob78164]

Hey something that I knew having lived in Ireland a number of years ago. And for those interested, Taoiseach is pronounced "teeshock".

I noticed the pronunciation. I had to rewind the tape to hear the pronunciation again, hoping that it might provide a clue to its language of origin. I suspected that it might be a Gaelic pronunciation, but I truly had nothing solid to base that on.

This seems like one of those words that would be easy to spot as Gaelic by looking at the spelling, rather than hearing the word pronounced. For that reason, even more than time, an "expert" might have a better shot at coming up with the answer than a PAF, who would lose additional seconds as the hot seater spelled it letter by letter.

I agree. As soon as I saw the question, I thought it must be Gaelic. --Bob

[Jeemie]

$250K with three LLs left (only needed ATA for the Pink question).

I knew the $100K from having read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and other William Shirer booksfairly religiously. In several of his books, Shirer recounts Hitler's famous speech that was in response to a letter FDR sent him in 1939, asking him if he would guarantee that he would refrain from attacking of 31 nations that FDR listed in his letter (one of which was Ireland). Hitler gave a mocking reply to FDR in the speech, and Shirer made a big point about how clever it was that Hitler used the Gaelic word when he was talking about Ireland (as a way of pointing out that Ireland probably had more to fear from the UK than Germany).

Trivia knowledge can truly come from anywhere.

[drew scheeler]

I deduced Taoiseach by thinking:

Hmmmm. Taoiseach Walesa? That doesn't ring a bell.

And Conan O'Brein would've made a joke about he title when he was being compared to the Finnish Prime Minister a few years ago.

And every Icelandic word I'm familiar with has either several accents or several Ks. Let's go with Ireland.

[earendel]

Robin Schwartz
New York, NY

Robin has a good reason for being here. She's unemployed.

<*Sigh*>

$12,500 * Pop Music
What pop singer's album covers regularly depict the "i" in her name upside down so that it appears as an exclamation point?

A: Shakira B: Dido
C: Pink D: Rihanna

Answer

C: Pink ( 21 )

Time for me to ATA.

$15,000 * World Landmarks
Which of these frequently visited city squares features a column honoring the naval hero Horatio Nelson?

A: Trafalgar Square B: Red Square
C: St. Peter's Square D: Times Square

Robin has a guess, but with 18 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Expert.

Mo: That is Trafalgar Square!

Robin: And you're sure about that?

Mo: [singing] Feed the birds. Tuppence a bag. Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag.

Robin: Okay. If that's the proof, I'll take it.

Answer

A: Trafalgar Square ( 16 )

It's not proof - the song makes no mention of Trafalgar Square. But Mo is right again.

$50,000 * Fine Art
Which of the following is true about all three of the men depicted in Edward Hopper's famous painting "Nighthawks"?

A: They are smoking B: The have mustaches
C: They wear hats D: They have female companions

Robin is stuck between two.

Answer

C: They wear hats ( 22 )

This painting seems to come up often on BAM - maybe it's a favorite of TPTB.

$100,000 * Official titles
"Taoiseach," which means "leader" or "chief," is the official title of what country's prime minister?

A: Poland B: Iceland
C: Ireland D: Finland

Robin is not guessing. She stops and takes the $50,000.

Answer

C: Ireland ( 31 )

From the comfort of my cubicle I guessed the right answer, mostly because of tanstaafl's sig. In the HS, though, I probably would have gone for a lifeline and called a Google PAF.