Transcript 10/20/08 Ken Hinton

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Teacher Week

Ken Hinton
Las Vegas, NV
Phys. Ed. Teacher - kindergarten through 5th grade

Ken is in a wheelchair

Topic Tree:
Pennsylvania Avenue
The Civil War
Gamblers
A Tangled Web
The Royal Family
Auto Enthusiasts
Teenybopper TV
Biographies
The FDA
Superheroes
Tortoises
On the Map
Fashion Slang
Quick Reflexes
Teacher’s Pet

$100 In elementary school, teachers often reward good work by giving students what?
A. Gold stars
B. Blue circles
C. Green triangles
D. Stock options

Spoiler

A. Gold stars (6)

$200 Which of these actions is the body’s involuntary way of expelling an irritant from the throat?
A. Blinking
B. Coughing
C. Sniffing
D. Sweating

Spoiler

B. Coughing (9)

$300 What part of your outfit is being complimented if someone slangily says to you, “Nice kicks!”?
A. Hat
B. Eyeglasses
C. Scarf
D. Shoes

Spoiler

D. Shoes (6)

$500 The equator lies halfway between the North and South what?
A. Americas
B. Poles
C. Koreas
D. Dakotas

Spoiler

B. Poles (6)

$1K Native to North America, the gopher tortoise gets its name due to what distinct characteristic?
A. Big ears
B. Poisonous bite
C. Lives in burrows
D. Hunts at night

Spoiler

C. Lives in burrows (2)

commercial break

Meredith presents Ken with a $1K gift card from CVS Pharmacy. CVS is sponsoring Teacher Week.

Ken’s wife Karen is in the audience. She is Ms Wheelchair Nevada.

Meredith introduces today’s ATE expert, Nancy Christy, hermillion.

$2K What comic book hero’s powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment?
A. Superman
B. The Incredible Hulk
C. Captain America
D. The Flash

Spoiler

B. The Incredible Hulk (21)

$4K In 2008, an outbreak of the rare bacteria Salmonella Saintpaul caused the FDA to issue warnings about eating which of the following?
A. Tofu
B. Bacon
C. Ice Cream
D. Tomatoes

Spoiler

D. Tomatoes (16)

$8K What U.S. author is the subject of a 2006 biography with a chapter titled “’Oh, Mr. Peck’”?
A. Willa Cather
B. Flannery O’Connor
C. Harper Lee
D. Carson McCullers

Spoiler

C. Harper Lee ( 8 )

$16K The hit 2008 TV movie “Camp Rock” stars what tween-friendly musical act?
A. Hilary Duff
B. The Jonas Brothers
C. Miley Cyrus
D. The Naked Brothers Band

ATA (19)

6% A. Hilary Duff
77% B. The Jonas Brothers
13% C. Miley Cyrus
4% D. The Naked Brothers Band

Spoiler

B. The Jonas Brothers (12)

commercial break

$25K Targeted toward auto enthusiasts, the monthly magazine “Dub” takes its name from a slang term for what part of a car?
A. Wheels
B. Dashboard
C. Fender
D. Stereo

ATE (14)

Nancy says she thinks it’s either dashboard or fender, but maybe stereo since you “dub” sound in. She says she just doesn’t know.

PAF

Ken PAF team consist of:
Robert from Las Vegas, NV – a friend
Lori from University Place, WA – sister-in-law
Christine from Atlanta, GA – co-worker

PAF – Lori

Lori doesn’t answer before time expires.

Ken decides to leave with $16K

commercial break

Answers:
$100 A. Gold stars
$200 B. Coughing
$300 D. Shoes
$500 B. Poles
$1K C. Lives in burrows
$2K B. The Incredible Hulk
$4K D. Tomatoes
$8K C. Harper Lee
$16K B. The Jonas Brothers
$25K A. Wheels

[elwoodblues]

That was a brutal question hermillion got stuck with.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Topic Tree:
Pennsylvania Avenue
The Civil War
Gamblers
A Tangled Web
The Royal Family
Auto Enthusiasts
Teenybopper TV
Biographies
The FDA
Superheroes
Tortoises
On the Map
Fashion Slang
Quick Reflexes
Teacher’s Pet

I see possible lifeline usage on Teenybopper TV, Royal Family, Tangled Web (which sounds like it refers to the WWW), and Civil War.

$4K: Suprisingly, I blanked out on this one. ATA. For some reason, tomatoes would not click.

$16K: It's either Jonas Brothers or Naked Brothers. Double Dip.

[hermillion]

That was a brutal question hermillion got stuck with.

When I asked #1 Son if he knew the answer, he did, and said, "Mom, I guess we need to have you listen to more rap music."

Yeah, that's gonna happen . . . !

[Bob Juch]

That was a brutal question hermillion got stuck with.

When I asked #1 Son if he knew the answer, he did, and said, "Mom, I guess we need to have you listen to more rap music."

Yeah, that's gonna happen . . . !

I don't know about rap nusic. I've heard it before in conversations. It refers to 20" wheels.

[Ritterskoop]

Never heard of it but guessed the right answer only because I thought there could be vehicles with double wheels.

Like big trucks.

But it was brutal.

[earendel]

Teacher Week

I didn't realize that this was a special week. Don't they usually reserve those for sweeps?? Not that I object - I always root for teachers, and it explains why Nancy was chosen to be the expert this particular week.

$2K What comic book hero’s powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment?
A. Superman
B. The Incredible Hulk
C. Captain America
D. The Flash

Spoiler

B. The Incredible Hulk (21)

Only in the comic book, which makes this question tougher than one might think. The TV and movie versions have a different origin story.

$25K Targeted toward auto enthusiasts, the monthly magazine “Dub” takes its name from a slang term for what part of a car?
A. Wheels
B. Dashboard
C. Fender
D. Stereo

ATE (14)

Nancy says she thinks it’s either dashboard or fender, but maybe stereo since you “dub” sound in. She says she just doesn’t know.

PAF

Ken PAF team consist of:
Robert from Las Vegas, NV – a friend
Lori from University Place, WA – sister-in-law
Christine from Atlanta, GA – co-worker

PAF – Lori

Lori doesn’t answer before time expires.

Ken decides to leave with $16K

This question definitely qualifies as a WWOQ - there's nothing particular in the question that makes one answer more likely than the others (although my first thought was "dashboard" because of the "d" and "b"). It's a shame that Nancy was given this one to answer because it's definitely something that only a specialist in the field would know right away. And Googling doesn't help, either. It's a shame that Ken had to leave with only $16K.

[mntetn]

$100 In elementary school, teachers often reward good work by giving students what?
A. Gold stars
B. Blue circles
C. Green triangles
D. Stock options

I didn't know they still had gold stars. I was looking for smiley faces.

[gsabc]

The $100 question is in my cellphone WWTBAM game.

No problemo to the "dub" question, which the ATA should get with not much problem. Never heard the term at all. Tough break for the teacher. I'm rooting for all of them, and he was doing pretty well to that point. I wonder if he would have heard of it if he'd been teaching at middle or high school level.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

But Kardashian wasn't one of the answers, Googling dub magazine image gets you this




and an ad for chrome rims.

[gsabc]

But Kardashian wasn't one of the answers, Googling dub magazine image gets you this




and an ad for chrome rims.

I think hers are larger than 20" ...

[kayrharris]

But Kardashian wasn't one of the answers, Googling dub magazine image gets you this




and an ad for chrome rims.

I think hers are larger than 20" ...

But do they count at doubles? We were discussing last night whether she had been in Playboy magazine. I didn't try to confirm that, however, my husband seemed quite sure of it.

[MarkBarrett]

I also had never heard of the magazine. My thinking was "Dub" sounds like "Dubya" which equals "W." The only answer beginning with "W" was "wheels" and it turned out to be correct. On the J! board I bumped up the thread from Ken's appearance on the show a few years back.

[Rafferbee]

If you google "dub slang car" there are a few hits on the first page that would be helpful.

[ulysses5019]

But Kardashian wasn't one of the answers, Googling dub magazine image gets you this




and an ad for chrome rims.

I think hers are larger than 20" ...

Are they chrome? And do they spin?

[starfish1113]

I also had never heard of the magazine. My thinking was "Dub" sounds like "Dubya" which equals "W." The only answer beginning with "W" was "wheels" and it turned out to be correct. On the J! board I bumped up the thread from Ken's appearance on the show a few years back.

This was my thought process exactly. I got to the right answer using the wrong rationale. I would have absolutely zero confidence in answering that way, though.