Transcript 03/02/09 Shireen Dickson
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:18 pm
Shireen Dickson
Brooklyn, NY
Educational director with dance
Former cheerleader for the Washington Bullets
Topic Tree:
It’s Been Decades!
The High Court
That Old Chestnut
In the Navy
The Oscars
Best Sellers
This is a Test
Beverly Hills
Cover Me
Folk Songs
First Aid
Monster Mash
Four of a Kind
Anti-Frizz
Critical Mass
$100 What celestial object contains about 99.9% of the mass in our solar system?
A. Venus
B. The Sun
C. Halley’s comet
D. Trump’s head
$200 Beauty products that claim to have “anti-frizz” properties are intended to be used on what part of the body?
A. Teeth
B. Fingernails
C. Skin
D. Hair
$300 Analogous to NCAA basketball’s “Final Four,” the “Frozen Four” is a series of playoff games in what college sport?
A. Football
B. Lacrosse
C. Swimming
D. Ice hockey
$500 In monster folklore, which of these “colorful” terms refers to a useful defense against werewolves?
A. Green thumb
B. Red herring
C. Silver bullet
D. Blue blood
$1K The medical acronym “RICE” ·· for “rest, ice, compression, elevation” ·· refers to a common treatment for what condition?
A. Muscle pulls and sprains
B. Frostbite
C. Seasickness
D. Acne
Meredith introduces today’s ATE, astrophysicist and director at the Hayden Planetarium, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.
$2K In the classic folk song “On Top of Old Smoky,” what is “Old Smoky”?
A. Train engine
B. Grain silo
C. Horse
D. Mountain
ATA (21)
7% A. Train engine
1% B. Grain silo
3% C. Horse
89% D. Mountain
commercial break
$4K What renowned scientist’s lab books were once kept in lead-lined boxes because they were radioactive?
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Isaac Newton
C. Marie Curie
D. Linus Pauling
ATE (21)
Neil says he would have to go with Marie Curie, she’s actually madam radioactivity.
$8K Which of these movies was released the earliest?
A. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
B. Slums of Beverly Hills
C. Beverly Hills Cop
D. Down and Out in Beverly Hills
$16K In computer lingo, which of these Greek letter names refers to software that is still in the testing phase?
A. Theta
B. Beta
C. Delta
D. Gamma
commercial break
$25K Khaled Hosseini’s back-to-back bestsellers “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” are set primarily in what country?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iraq
C. Egypt
D. India
PAF (12)
Shireen’s PAF team:
Oliver from Los Angeles, CA – cousin
Jerry from Brooklyn, NY – a friend
PAF – Jerry
Jerry believes the answer is Iraq. He is 60% sure.
DD (9)
Shireen goes with Jerry for her first choice, which is incorrect.
Her second choice is correct.
horn
Shireen will return tomorrow.
Answers:
$100 B. The Sun
$200 D. Hair
$300 D. Ice hockey
$500 C. Silver bullet
$1K A. Muscle pulls and sprains
$2K D. Mountain
$4K C. Marie Curie
$8K C. Beverly Hills Cop
$16K B. Beta
$25K A. Afghanistan
Brooklyn, NY
Educational director with dance
Former cheerleader for the Washington Bullets
Topic Tree:
It’s Been Decades!
The High Court
That Old Chestnut
In the Navy
The Oscars
Best Sellers
This is a Test
Beverly Hills
Cover Me
Folk Songs
First Aid
Monster Mash
Four of a Kind
Anti-Frizz
Critical Mass
$100 What celestial object contains about 99.9% of the mass in our solar system?
A. Venus
B. The Sun
C. Halley’s comet
D. Trump’s head
Spoiler
B. The Sun (7)
A. Teeth
B. Fingernails
C. Skin
D. Hair
Spoiler
D. Hair (9)
A. Football
B. Lacrosse
C. Swimming
D. Ice hockey
Spoiler
D. Ice hockey (9)
A. Green thumb
B. Red herring
C. Silver bullet
D. Blue blood
Spoiler
C. Silver bullet (7)
A. Muscle pulls and sprains
B. Frostbite
C. Seasickness
D. Acne
Spoiler
A. Muscle pulls and sprains (7)
$2K In the classic folk song “On Top of Old Smoky,” what is “Old Smoky”?
A. Train engine
B. Grain silo
C. Horse
D. Mountain
ATA (21)
7% A. Train engine
1% B. Grain silo
3% C. Horse
89% D. Mountain
Spoiler
D. Mountain (15)
$4K What renowned scientist’s lab books were once kept in lead-lined boxes because they were radioactive?
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Isaac Newton
C. Marie Curie
D. Linus Pauling
ATE (21)
Neil says he would have to go with Marie Curie, she’s actually madam radioactivity.
Spoiler
C. Marie Curie (19)
A. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
B. Slums of Beverly Hills
C. Beverly Hills Cop
D. Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Spoiler
C. Beverly Hills Cop (16)
A. Theta
B. Beta
C. Delta
D. Gamma
Spoiler
B. Beta (23)
$25K Khaled Hosseini’s back-to-back bestsellers “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” are set primarily in what country?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iraq
C. Egypt
D. India
PAF (12)
Shireen’s PAF team:
Oliver from Los Angeles, CA – cousin
Jerry from Brooklyn, NY – a friend
PAF – Jerry
Jerry believes the answer is Iraq. He is 60% sure.
DD (9)
Shireen goes with Jerry for her first choice, which is incorrect.
Her second choice is correct.
Spoiler
A. Afghanistan (6)
Shireen will return tomorrow.
Answers:
$100 B. The Sun
$200 D. Hair
$300 D. Ice hockey
$500 C. Silver bullet
$1K A. Muscle pulls and sprains
$2K D. Mountain
$4K C. Marie Curie
$8K C. Beverly Hills Cop
$16K B. Beta
$25K A. Afghanistan