Transcript 01/27/2015 Molly Rubin

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Molly Rubin
Flatbush, NY

Literary assistant who used to work as a production assistant for one of those reality crime shows, where she would chauffeur convicted felons throughout midtown Manhattan while trying not to be terrified about it.

Question 7 -
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. President?
A. Son of a former President B. Born in Texas
C. Had the initials A.J. D. Also a Supreme Court Justice

JTQ

Molly said she did not believe a president was also a Supreme Court justice

Answer and value

D. Also a Supreme Court Justice (Taft)
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $51K

Question 8 -
Because Singapore used to discriminate against men with long hair, in the 1970s, what band was reportedly forced to cancel a concert there?
A. Talking Heads B. Led Zeppelin
C. Bon Jovi D. Hanson

Spoiler

Before the ATA, Molly ruled out Hanson as a more recent boy band and said she was not sure about the others which were before her time and not her kind of music
A. 4% B. 73%
C. 22% D. 1%

Answer and value

B. Led Zeppelin
Value: $100
Bank: $51100

Question 9-
A popular destination for adventurous travelers, what country's Antarctic town of Villa Las Estrellas is approximately a three-hour flight from its mainland?
A. Chile B. Paraguay
C. Brazil D. Peru

+1

boyfriend Henry said South American geography isn't his thing but he described where he thinks each country is and agreed that Chile may run down the left coast of the continent.

Answer and value

A. Chile
Value: $7000
Bank: $58100

First break

Question 10 -
Though it sounds like a tasty treat, which of these is actually a proposal supported by politicians who think there are too many frivolous lawsuits?
A. Tort reform B. Scone adjustment
C. Cannoli repair D. Sticky bun overhaul

Answer and value

A. Tort reform
Value: known to be $10K
Bank: $68100 and through to round 2

Question 11 - $100K
With the 'R' measuring its size and the 'D' measuring potential destructiveness, what natural disaster can have an official classification of R2D2?
A. Avalanche B. Hurricane
C. Blizzard D. Tornado

Spoiler

Molly said this would have been the question to call up her boyfriend who is in to weather stuff and also Star Wars.
She said hurricane and tornado are unlikely but was undecided between avalanche and blizzard.

Answer

A. Avalanche
walk: $68100

Second break

[SportsFan68]

No ATA.

Question 11 - $100K
With the 'R' measuring its size and the 'D' measuring potential destructiveness, what natural disaster can have an official classification of R2D2?
A. Avalanche B. Hurricane
C. Blizzard D. Tornado

Spoiler

Molly said this would have been the question to call up her boyfriend who is in to weather stuff and also Star Wars.
She said hurricane and tornado are unlikely but was undecided between avalanche and blizzard.

Answer

A. Avalanche
walk: $68100

I shoulda gone to avalanche school when I had the chance. JTQ.

[Estonut]

I shoulda gone to avalanche school when I had the chance. JTQ.

You had to let it slide...

[SportsFan68]

But not as bad as Esto's . . .

[silvercamaro]

You know how it goes, Sprots. Somebody mentions an avalanche, somebody else makes an avalanche pun, maybe there's another and another, and before you know it, the bad avalanche puns have just snowballed.

[SportsFan68]

ACK!!

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!!!!

[Emily Rumspringa]

ACK!!

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!!!!

SportsFan68, those may be the fifth through 14th cutest puppies I ever saw in my life!

[earendel]

Molly Rubin
Flatbush, NY

Literary assistant who used to work as a production assistant for one of those reality crime shows, where she would chauffeur convicted felons throughout midtown Manhattan while trying not to be terrified about it.

Question 7 -
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. President?
A. Son of a former President B. Born in Texas
C. Had the initials A.J. D. Also a Supreme Court Justice

JTQ

Molly said she did not believe a president was also a Supreme Court justice

Answer and value

D. Also a Supreme Court Justice (Taft)
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $51K

I think Molly misunderstood the question, thinking that the same person was both president and Supreme Court justice simultaneously.

Question 8 -
Because Singapore used to discriminate against men with long hair, in the 1970s, what band was reportedly forced to cancel a concert there?
A. Talking Heads B. Led Zeppelin
C. Bon Jovi D. Hanson

Spoiler

Before the ATA, Molly ruled out Hanson as a more recent boy band and said she was not sure about the others which were before her time and not her kind of music
A. 4% B. 73%
C. 22% D. 1%

Answer and value

B. Led Zeppelin
Value: $100
Bank: $51100

I believe Led Zeppelin is the only band of the four that dates back to the 1970s.

Question 11 - $100K
With the 'R' measuring its size and the 'D' measuring potential destructiveness, what natural disaster can have an official classification of R2D2?
A. Avalanche B. Hurricane
C. Blizzard D. Tornado

Spoiler

Molly said this would have been the question to call up her boyfriend who is in to weather stuff and also Star Wars.
She said hurricane and tornado are unlikely but was undecided between avalanche and blizzard.

Answer

A. Avalanche
walk: $68100

There are already measurements for hurricanes and tornadoes. Blizzards aren't ranked by size or destructiveness. So I'd go with "avalanche".

This seemed like a surprisingly easy stack - I would have been going for the $250K question with all my lifelines.

[SportsFan68]

Emily!!! We missed you!! We haven't seen you since Nelly's turkey game about six months ago.

Delighted to see that you and the puppies -- my goodness, they must be fully grown and amazingly beautiful by now! -- are still getting out to the library.

I wish you could get out on Sunday and maybe see a television somewhere in town playing the Puppy Bowl. But I know you spend the day in prayer and meditation.

Maybe you could pray for BOTH Super Bowl teams to lose. How wonderful that would be.

[Estonut]

Question 8 -
Because Singapore used to discriminate against men with long hair, in the 1970s, what band was reportedly forced to cancel a concert there?
A. Talking Heads B. Led Zeppelin
C. Bon Jovi D. Hanson

Spoiler

Before the ATA, Molly ruled out Hanson as a more recent boy band and said she was not sure about the others which were before her time and not her kind of music
A. 4% B. 73%
C. 22% D. 1%

Answer and value

B. Led Zeppelin
Value: $100
Bank: $51100

I believe Led Zeppelin is the only band of the four that dates back to the 1970s.

Nope. Talking Heads' first album was "Talking Heads: 77," and they formed in the mid-seventies. The hair on 2 of the guys was shaggy, at best, though.

[earendel]

Question 8 -
Because Singapore used to discriminate against men with long hair, in the 1970s, what band was reportedly forced to cancel a concert there?
A. Talking Heads B. Led Zeppelin
C. Bon Jovi D. Hanson

Spoiler

Before the ATA, Molly ruled out Hanson as a more recent boy band and said she was not sure about the others which were before her time and not her kind of music
A. 4% B. 73%
C. 22% D. 1%

Answer and value

B. Led Zeppelin
Value: $100
Bank: $51100

I believe Led Zeppelin is the only band of the four that dates back to the 1970s.

Nope. Talking Heads' first album was "Talking Heads: 77," and they formed in the mid-seventies. The hair on 2 of the guys was shaggy, at best, though.

I didn't realize that Talking Heads was that old.