Transcript 6/11/2009 - Andrew Nelson

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Andrew Nelson
New Bedford, MA
Rare bookseller

The most expensive books he's ever come across are some old whaling logs and Irish art books. His parents and girlfriend are in the relationship seats. He's wearing the same boxers he wore to the audition - don't worry, they're clean.

Topic Tree:
- Hello Dolly!
- The First Time
- Harry Potter
- Presidential Palaces
- Hawaii
- Systems Go!
- Creepy Quotes
- Recent Legislation
- Sportswear
- Boston Globe
- Beefalo
- Postage Stamps
- Fresh Coat
- Houdini
- Around the House

$100 - "Icebox" is an old-fashioned word for what household fixture?
A - bathtub
B - refrigerator
C - staircase
D - sno-cone maker

Spoiler

A - bathtub (9)

$200 - Harry Houdini's tombstone features the emblem of The Society of American what?
A - Architects
B - Cowboys
C - Magicians
D - Chefs

Spoiler

C - Magicians (9)

$300 - Among the names of paints sold by Sherwin-Williams, "Ablaze" and "Heartthrob" are both varieties of what color?
A - blue
B - yellow
C - red
D - green

Spoiler

C - red (10)

$500 - In 2006, a dreidel was depicted on U.S. postage stamps honoring what holiday?
A - Valentine's Day
B - St. Patrick's Day
C - Easter
D - Hanukkah

Spoiler

D - Hanukkah (9)

$1000 - The hardy breed of cattle known as "beefalo" are a genetic cross between cows and what?
A - bison
B - horses
C - sheep
D - donkeys

Spoiler

A - bison (5)

Andrew has earned the Ask the Expert lifeline.

$2000 - In the 2008 Boston Globe article titled "Dow Drops After Bernanke Mentions "R-word", what is the "R-word"?
A - recession
B - regulation
C - retirement
D - rally

Spoiler

A - recession (24)

$4000 - "Coaches and assistant coaches must wear a sport coat or suit coat" is an official rule of what pro sports organization?
A - PGA
B - NFL
C - NASCAR
D - NBA

Spoiler

D - NBA (20)

THE HORN!!!!!

Andrew will return tomorrow with all his lifelines remaining.

[hanzz]

This guy is posting at TWoP. Hope he does well, I'm anxious to see what that Harry Potter question is about. [/geekgasm]

[ulysses5019]

$100 - "Icebox" is an old-fashioned word for what household fixture?
A - bathtub
B - refrigerator
C - staircase
D - sno-cone maker

It's amazing what I've learned on the bored.

[KillerTomato]

Here's hoping he also knows that Dolly was a Finn Dorset sheep...

This guy is posting at TWoP. Hope he does well, I'm anxious to see what that Harry Potter question is about. [/geekgasm]

[earendel]

Andrew Nelson
New Bedford, MA
Rare bookseller

The most expensive books he's ever come across are some old whaling logs and Irish art books. His parents and girlfriend are in the relationship seats. He's wearing the same boxers he wore to the audition - don't worry, they're clean.

Topic Tree:
- Hello Dolly
- The First Time
- Harry Potter

I wonder if "Baaa!" (Andy Ross's $1M question is the same as "Hello Dolly". I also keep hoping someone will get to this level because I'm dying to see what kind of Harry Potter question is worth $250K.

Nihil obstat®. And FWIW either Shaun got the word to speed up her answer reading or Andrew was very quick to answer - he managed to average around 10 seconds remaining after each question in the first tier.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Nihil obstat®