Transcript 05/11/09 Laila Bitar

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Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

Topic Tree:

It’s on the House
Down Under
Literary Origins
Are You Scared?
The Royal Family
The Ballot Box
In the Pantry
Foreign Romance
Political Prose
Birthday Party
Catchphrases
Online Antics
Baby Steps
Merrily, Merrily
Make a Wish

$100 Which of these familiar characters is best known for rubbing on a magic lamp to make a genie come out?
A. Snow White
B. Aladdin
C. Peter Rabbit
D. Goldilamps

Spoiler

B. Aladdin (7)

$200 “Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily; Life is but a dream” are the closing lyrics of a familiar song that encourages listeners to do what?
A. Ride a bike
B. Row a boat
C. Fly a plane
D. Drive a car

Spoiler

B. Row a boat (7)

$300 According to Parenting.com, a baby makes his “social debut” at about six weeks when he does what for the first time?
A. Smiles
B. Naps
C. Yawns
D. Burps

Spoiler

A. Smiles (7)

$500 In 2008, what food brand put user-generated videos onto its Web site and called it “Mintertainment”?
A. Oscar Mayer
B. Pringles
C. Tic Tac
D. Velveeta

Spoiler

C. Tic Tac ( 8 )

$1K In 2008, what TV shows cast received a significant pay raise, prompting the Internet headline “Dough!”?
A. The Simpsons
B. Two and a Half Men
C. The Office
D. According to Jim

ATA (5)

66% A. The Simpsons
10% B. Two and a Half Men
22% C. The Office
2% D. According to Jim

Spoiler

A. The Simpsons (2)

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Laila will return for tomorrow’s show.

Answers:
$100 B. Aladdin
$200 B. Row a boat
$300 A. Smiles
$500 C. Tic Tac
$1K A. The Simpsons

[Bob78164]

Would someone care to add the $200 question? --Bob

[NellyLunatic1980]

Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

She's a WE®, but she's playing for a good cause.

Nihil obstat® so far.

[earendel]

Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

A worthy ambition indeed.

$500 In 2008, what food brand put user-generated videos onto its Web site and called it “Mintertainment”?
A. Oscar Mayer
B. Pringles
C. Tic Tac
D. Velveeta

Spoiler

C. Tic Tac ( 8 )

I wouldn't call Tic Tac a "food brand".

$1K In 2008, what TV shows cast received a significant pay raise, prompting the Internet headline “Dough!”?
A. The Simpsons
B. Two and a Half Men
C. The Office
D. According to Jim

ATA (5)

66% A. The Simpsons
10% B. Two and a Half Men
22% C. The Office
2% D. According to Jim

Spoiler

A. The Simpsons (2)

I wondered if her not being born and raised in the U.S. might affect her knowledge of pop culture and I suspect that this is why she had to use a lifeline on this question.

[wintergreen48]

Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

Hard to beat that as a hook.

Marley-- take note!

[christie1111]

Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

A worthy ambition indeed.

$500 In 2008, what food brand put user-generated videos onto its Web site and called it “Mintertainment”?
A. Oscar Mayer
B. Pringles
C. Tic Tac
D. Velveeta

Spoiler

C. Tic Tac ( 8 )

I wouldn't call Tic Tac a "food brand".

$1K In 2008, what TV shows cast received a significant pay raise, prompting the Internet headline “Dough!”?
A. The Simpsons
B. Two and a Half Men
C. The Office
D. According to Jim

ATA (5)

66% A. The Simpsons
10% B. Two and a Half Men
22% C. The Office
2% D. According to Jim

Spoiler

A. The Simpsons (2)

I wondered if her not being born and raised in the U.S. might affect her knowledge of pop culture and I suspect that this is why she had to use a lifeline on this question.

Or is like me and doesn't follow or watch the Simpsons. I pledge to study this type of topic if I get a happy card though.

That and celebrities adopted kid names.

[MarleysGh0st]

Laila Bitar
New York, NY
Refugee from Liberia

Laila would like to use her winnings to fund the charity she and her sister started to support an orphanage in Liberia.

Hard to beat that as a hook.

Marley-- take note!

I have already tried something like that hook, but without the background of being a refugee from Liberia.

I think my approach turned out to be a net negative.

[tanstaafl2]

Did they say how long she has been in the States? A worthy ambition so I hope she does OK but the game is tough enough as it is and could likely be that much harder for someone who didn't grow up here.

Having to ATA at 1K on a fairly straight forward pop culture Q wouldn't seem to bode well. Even a pop culture nit wit like me knew that one.

Then again that may not mean a lot given the "success" of a lot of past cast members.

[MarleysGh0st]

Did they say how long she has been in the States?

IIRC, she said they were refugees in '90-'91. I'm not certain how old she is, but I had the impression that she did most of her growing up here.