Teresa Power
New York, NY
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Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
Movie Ratings
High Distinction
Nerds
Patriotic Jams
Big Business
Sports Scandals
Paranormal Powers
BC Books
The Good Girl
State of Being
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Sports Scandals
Patriotic Jams
Big Business
Nerds
Movie Ratings
High Distinction
BC Books
Paranormal Powers
State of Being
The Good Girl
Question 1 - The Good Girl
EW's "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years" lists "Rachel Green" as the only character from what "Must See TV" sitcom?
A. Seinfeld B. Will & Grace
C. Frasier D. Friends
Answer and value
D. Friends
Value: $1000
Bank: $1000
Value: $1000
Bank: $1000
Question 2 - State of Being
To avoid confusion with a prominent city, what state's tourism department is trademarking itself as "The State"?
A. Washington B. Ohio
C. Texas D. Pennsylvania
Answer and value
A. Washington
Value: $500
Bank: $1500
Value: $500
Bank: $1500
Question 3 - Paranormal Powers
A person claiming to have psychokinetic powers is supposed to be able to do what with his mind?
A. Move objects B. Read other people's thoughts
C. Predict the future D. Speak to the dead
Answer and value
(Teresa reasoned it out)
A. Move objects
Value: $25K
Bank: $26500
A. Move objects
Value: $25K
Bank: $26500
Teresa says she is all excited that she got three right and was worried that she would not even get one.
Teresa's sister Mary is in the audience. Mere asked Mary if she knew the questions and Mary responded that she was thinking the same way as Teresa.
Question 4 - BC Books
Written circa 340 BC, Aristotle's work "Meteorologica" largely examines which of these subjects?
A. Cooking B. Finance
C. Weather D. Sports
Answer and value
(Teresa said weather is logical since meteorologists are weather forecasters. Mere reminds her that due to randomization it could be the easiest question in the stack or one of the more difficult ones and if so might be tricky. Teresa decides to trust that it is not a trick)
Value: $3000
Bank: $29500
Value: $3000
Bank: $29500
Question 5 - High Distinction
Named in honor of a world navigator who famously explored the area, New Zealand's tallest mountain is named what?
A. Mount Drake B. Mount Raleigh
C. Mount Cabot D. Mount Cook
Teresa has travelled a lot but not been to New Zealand. She does not know.
JTQ #1
Answer and value
D. Mount Cook
Value: $10K
Bank: $29500
Value: $10K
Bank: $29500
Question 6 - Movie Ratings
Since 1987, what has been the only movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture with a PG rating and not a rating of PG-13 or R?
A. Driving Miss Daisy B. Forrest Gump
C. Chicago D. Slumdog Millionaire
ATA
A-55% B-32% C-3% D-10%
Teresa thought it was B. She wants to trust the audience but decided to JTQ #2
Teresa thought it was B. She wants to trust the audience but decided to JTQ #2
JTQ #2
Answer and value
A. Driving Miss Daisy
Value: $5K
Bank: $29500
Value: $5K
Bank: $29500
Flashback question, Mere said $1M from 2000. However it was David Stewart's question from 2001 that would have won him $2,140,000 but he walked with $500K. Moonie was in the audience.
People who have a marked physical reaction to beautiful art are said to suffer from what syndrome?
A. Proust syndrome B. Jerusalem syndrome
C. Stendhal syndrome D. Beckett syndrome
Answer
D. Stendhal Syndrome
Specializing in "nerd culture," which of the following is the name of one of Time's Best Blogs of 2010?
A. Boing Boing B. Snap Snap
C. Zap Zap D. Bang Bang
Contestant response
Teresa says she does not want to walk and decides to take a shot with "Bang Bang" which sounded like a nerdy name to her.
Answer and value
A. Boing Boing
Value: not shown
Bank: Teresa guessed D and left with $1000
Value: not shown
Bank: Teresa guessed D and left with $1000
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