Transcript 01/29/09 - Suzanne Dempsey

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Suzanne Dempsey
Alexandria, VA
Management consultant

Normally, Suzanne sets her alarm clock to wake her with a buzzer, but last night she decided to set it to wake her with music; she woke to "For the Love of Money" by the OJs.

Suzanne brought a whole rooting section, including her sister and nine coworkers, in the audience.

Question Topics:
* Cold Hard Cash
* It's Not the Heat
* Presidential Pets
* Antarctica
* The Stopwatch
* 3-1-1
* Endangered Animals
* I Know That Voice
* Looks the Same
* Keep Out
* Sing a Song
* Medical School
* Going Green
* The Zodiac
* Creature Feature


$100 * Creature Feature
Which of these movies could be classified as a "creature feature"?

A: Godzilla B: Gone With the Wind
C: Casablanca D: The 40-Year-Old Wolfman

Answer

A: Godzilla ( 6 )

$200 * The Zodiac
If an "n" is added to the end of it, what name for a zodiac sign becomes the name for the animal that symbolizes it?

A: Aries B: Pisces
C: Scorpio D: Taurus

Answer

C: Scorpio ( 9 )

$300 * Going Green
On the Web site http://www.wizardofozcostumes.com, green face makeup is sold as an accesory to the costume for what character?

A: Toto B: Wicked Witch of the West
C: Tin Man D: Cowardly Lion

Answer

B: Wicked Witch of the West ( 8 )

$500 * Medical School
Rhinology is an area of medicine that focuses on what part of the body?

A: Eye B: Knee
C: Nose D: Hand

Answer

C: Nose ( 10 )

$1,000 * Sing a Song
Popular on college campuses, a cappella singing is, by definition, performed how?

A: In foreign languages B: By all-male groups
C: At outdoor events D: Without instruments

Answer

D: Without instruments ( 7 )

Suzanne has now earned her Ask The Expert lifeline.
Today's expert is 2008 College Bowl champion from the University of Rochester, Ben Seidelman.


$2,000 * Keep Out
Because commoners were prohibited from entering, a famous complex of palaces in Beijing, China is known as what?

A: The Heavenly City B: The Invisible City
C: The Silent City D: The Forbidden City

Answer

D: The Forbidden City ( 22 )

$4,000 * Looks the Same
Which of these clothing size abbreviations is also the Roman numeral for "50"?

A: XXL B: M
C: L D: XL

Answer

C: L ( 25 )

$8,000 * I Know That Voice
The voice actor Don LaFontaine, who passed away in 2008, was famous for what signature phrase, often heard in movie previews?

A: It's a fact that... B: In a world...
C: For some people... D: After all...

With 20 seconds left, Suzanne decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 6% B: 82% C: 2% D: 10%

That's what Suzanne thought it was.

Answer

B: In a world... ( 16 )

-- Commercial Break --

Suzanne wants to help her family, including seeing that her mom is all set. Her older sister has two teenaged kids, so Suzanne wants to make sure they're all set, too. And if she wins the million--only if she wins the million--she'll pay for her sister Chrissy's wedding in the spring.

$16,000 * Endangered Animals
An endangered species in the U.S. since 1985, the piping plover is what type if animal?

A: Snake B: Turtle
C: Bird D: Fish

With 25 seconds left, Suzanne decides to Phone A Friend.
Suzanne's PAF team are her friend, Jonathan, Medford, MA; her mother, Sandra, Lynch Station, VA; and her coworker, Sherry, New York, NY.
Suzanne decides to call Sherry. She pronounces plover as "plower", but she does spell the word.

Sherry: It's a bird, Suzanne.

Suzanne: Okay, thank you!

Sherry: Oop--

[Time runs out.]

Meredith: Oop! Oh. There was a little "oop" at the end of that. I don't know if that means anything. She said bird.

Answer

C: Bird ( 22 )

$25,000 * 3-1-1
What government agency sponsors a Web site to educate consumers about its much-maligned "3-1-1" rule?

A: TSA B: FDIC
C: CIA D: FDA

With 17 seconds left, Suzanne decides to Ask The Expert.

Ben: That would be the TSA, A, final answer!

Suzanne: How sure are you?

Ben: 100%.

Suzanne: Okay, perfect. Thank you!

Answer

A: TSA ( 15 )

-- Commercial Break --

Suzanne has been holding a baseball cap that was her dad's. He passed away a few months ago, when she started to audition, so he didn't see her pass the test, but he was going to be her lifeline and she knows he's here in spirit and is her intuition.

$50,000 * The Stopwatch
Which of the following was a topic on the first episode of "60 Minutes" in 1968?

A: Aristotle Onassis B: The musical "Hair"
C: Hubert Humphrey D: The Mexico City Olympics

With 37 second seconds, Suzanne decides to Double Dip.

Answer

Suzanne's first answer is A: Aristotle Onassis.
Suzanne's second answer is D: The Mexico City Olympics.

C: Hubert Humphrey ( 34 )

Suzanne leaves with $25,000.

-- The Horn --

[sunflower]

That $25k question was WAY easy for anyone who has flown in the last couple of years!! Much easier/less obscure than most that I've seen lately.

[hbomb1947]

That $25k question was WAY easy for anyone who has flown in the last couple of years!! Much easier/less obscure than most that I've seen lately.

I fly several times a year, and I even ran afoul of that rule once; but I've never heard it referred to as the "3-1-1" rule.
(And the "311" label is particularly confusing for a New Yorker, since those digits are the phone number of the NYC government's information hotline).

[peacock2121]

That $25k question was WAY easy for anyone who has flown in the last couple of years!! Much easier/less obscure than most that I've seen lately.

I fly several times a year, and I even ran afoul of that rule once; but I've never heard it referred to as the "3-1-1" rule.
(And the "311" label is particularly confusing for a New Yorker, since those digits are the phone number of the NYC government's information hotline).

There are huge posters all over my 'local' airport saying 3-1-1. They even have a loop recorded about what 3-1-1 means. 3 ounces, 1 quart bag, 1 per passenger, IIRC.

[MarleysGh0st]

$300 * Going Green
On the Web site http://www.wizardofozcostumes.com, green face makeup is sold as an accesory to the costume for what character?

A: Toto B: Wicked Witch of the West
C: Tin Man D: Cowardly Lion

Answer

B: Wicked Witch of the West ( 8 )

Is a certain flying monkey annoyed that TPTB would dare ask this question after their shabby treatment of him?

[NellyLunatic1980]

* Cold Hard Cash
* It's Not the Heat
* Presidential Pets
* Antarctica
* The Stopwatch
* 3-1-1
* Endangered Animals
* I Know That Voice
* Looks the Same
* Keep Out
* Sing a Song
* Medical School
* Going Green
* The Zodiac
* Creature Feature

First half looks good. Second half scares me.

$16K: I'm thinking bird, but I want to ask the expert.

$50K: NAFC® on this one. Try the PAF and see if it's Googleable.

[Appa23]

Would have loved to have had that $16,000 question.

For the past several years, I have been agency counsel on litigation and overall discussion dealing with the effec that the COE's operation of the Missouri River reservoir system has on endangered and threatened species, including the piping plover.

[earendel]

Suzanne Dempsey
Alexandria, VA
Management consultant

Normally, Suzanne sets her alarm clock to wake her with a buzzer, but last night she decided to set it to wake her with music; she woke to "For the Love of Money" by the OJs.

Nice coincidence.

$8,000 * I Know That Voice
The voice actor Don LaFontaine, who passed away in 2008, was famous for what signature phrase, often heard in movie previews?

A: It's a fact that... B: In a world...
C: For some people... D: After all...

With 20 seconds left, Suzanne decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 6% B: 82% C: 2% D: 10%

That's what Suzanne thought it was.

Answer

B: In a world... ( 16 )

If you knew what it was, why did you use the lifeline? I don't see a paid-for wedding in Chrissy's future.

$50,000 * The Stopwatch
Which of the following was a topic on the first episode of "60 Minutes" in 1968?

A: Aristotle Onassis B: The musical "Hair"
C: Hubert Humphrey D: The Mexico City Olympics

With 37 second seconds, Suzanne decides to Double Dip.

Answer

Suzanne's first answer is A: Aristotle Onassis.
Suzanne's second answer is D: The Mexico City Olympics.

C: Hubert Humphrey ( 34 )

Suzanne leaves with $25,000.

I have no idea but I do have lifelines. Time for a Google PAF, I think.