Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

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Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:10 pm

Alan Blaustein
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher


This is Alan's second year as a history teacher; he's a career changer.


$100
What "Star Wars" characters shares his first name with a book in the Bible's New Testament?

A: Darth Vader B: Jar Jar Binks
C: Luke Skywalker D: Ezekiel the Hutt


$200
"I'm parched" is synonymous with which of these of these other sentences?

A: I need a nap. B: I need a blanket.
C: I need a haircut. D: I need a drink.


$300
Which of these pieces of sporting equipment is designed to be used in the water?

A: Shuttlecock B: Boogie board
C: Sand wedge D: Épée


$500
A brief description of something is often referred to as what kind of "sketch"?

A: Rib cage B: Kneecap
C: Mustache D: Thumbnail


$1,000
An annual fall event, the Leonid meteor shower appears to originate from inside a constellation shaped like a what?

A: Lion B: Crab
C: Bull D: Goat


$2,000
Known for producing a popular brand of motor oil, Quaker State was founded in what U.S. state?

A: North Carolina B: Pennsylvania
C: Kentucky D: Arkansas


$4,000
Which of these classic sitcoms did not feature a live-in housekeeper as one of its main characters?

A: Gimme a Break! B: Mr. Belvedere
C: Growing Pains D: Who's the Boss?

ATA: A: 13% B: 1% C: 78% D: 8%

That was Alan's thought, too.



-- Commercial Break --


Alan's wife, Michelle, is in the audience. They have a three and a half year old daughter, Grace. During his commute home on the train, Alan calls his daughter on the phone to ask if she hears the horn. "I heard it, Daddy, I heard it!"


$8,000
During Standard Time, clocks in New York City are set how many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time?

A: 5 B: 7
C: 9 D: 11

Alan has a sense of what it is, but he phones a friend.

PAF: Alan calls Tom, a very good friend of his.

Tom: 5, 7, 9 or 11? I'm going to say 7 but it's only a 50/50 certainty.

Alan was leaning towards 5.

50/50 leaves A & D.



$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?

A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II

Alan walks with $8,000.


-- Commercial Break --


Answers:
$100: C: Luke Skywalker
$200: D: I need a drink.
$300: B: Boogie board
$500: D: Thumbnail
$1,000: A: Lion
$2,000: B: Pennsylvania
$4,000: C: Growing Pains
$8,000: A: 5
$16,000: B: World War I

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#2 Post by ne1410s » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:18 pm

No probs, so far...
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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#3 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:49 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alan Blaustein
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher


This is Alan's second year as a history teacher; he's a career changer.

$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?

A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II

Alan walks with $8,000.
What is wrong with this picture? History teacher. Question that can be answered by knowing a little history.

Hmm. Might be time for another career change...

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#4 Post by ontellen » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:44 pm

I couldn't believe this contestant. Anyone who has ever watched a royal wedding knows that they are 5 hours ahead of us.

The Flander's Field question is a no-brainer since it was written by a Canadian soldier from Guelph, Ontario - city of my birth and only 20 miles away.

BTW - also home of Neve Campbell.

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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#5 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:57 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alan Blaustein
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher
He's a WE®, but he's a teacher.

$16K: When I hear the word "poppies", I think of the VFW. That automatically eliminates A and C for me. Better PAF just to be sure. I am ashamed at Alan for not getting this one right. He's a history teacher!

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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#6 Post by earendel » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:00 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alan Blaustein
East Moriches, NY
High school history teacher
Probably in the WE® category.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:This is Alan's second year as a history teacher; he's a career changer.
They never did say what he did prior to changing over to teaching. But as I always say, I root for teachers.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
Which of these classic sitcoms did not feature a live-in housekeeper as one of its main characters?

A: Gimme a Break! B: Mr. Belvedere
C: Growing Pains D: Who's the Boss?

ATA: A: 13% B: 1% C: 78% D: 8%

That was Alan's thought, too.
<groan> Another lifeline dies in vain. I'd have gone with "C" because it was a show that we watched and I don't remember a housekeeper.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8,000
During Standard Time, clocks in New York City are set how many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time?

A: 5 B: 7
C: 9 D: 11

Alan has a sense of what it is, but he phones a friend.

PAF: Alan calls Tom, a very good friend of his.

Tom: 5, 7, 9 or 11? I'm going to say 7 but it's only a 50/50 certainty.

Alan was leaning towards 5.

50/50 leaves A & D.
Once again the 50/50 gives the contestant a real break.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?

A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II

Alan walks with $8,000.
My first thought was that as a history teacher he should have known this, but then again it's not really as much a history question as a literature question.
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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#7 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:41 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?

A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II

Alan walks with $8,000.
My first thought was that as a history teacher he should have known this, but then again it's not really as much a history question as a literature question.
No, he doesn't get off that easily, ear. Using a little geographical knowledge immediately eliminates A and C, and a little more historical knowledge should have told him that Flanders was a significant battlefield of the First World War, not the Second.

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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#8 Post by earendel » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:05 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
What war inspired the famous poem that begins, "In Flanders fields the poppies blow"?

A: American Revolution B: World War I
C: U.S. Civil War D: World War II

Alan walks with $8,000.
My first thought was that as a history teacher he should have known this, but then again it's not really as much a history question as a literature question.
No, he doesn't get off that easily, ear. Using a little geographical knowledge immediately eliminates A and C, and a little more historical knowledge should have told him that Flanders was a significant battlefield of the First World War, not the Second.
He's only been teaching history for two years, so maybe he can be given a little - JUST a little - slack.
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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#9 Post by gsabc » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:15 am

earendel wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
earendel wrote: My first thought was that as a history teacher he should have known this, but then again it's not really as much a history question as a literature question.
No, he doesn't get off that easily, ear. Using a little geographical knowledge immediately eliminates A and C, and a little more historical knowledge should have told him that Flanders was a significant battlefield of the First World War, not the Second.
He's only been teaching history for two years, so maybe he can be given a little - JUST a little - slack.
Could also be he teaches only US History, as non-PC as that might be these days. I still agree with Marley, this isn't that hard to deduce.
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Re: Transcript 01/24/08 - Alan Blaustein

#10 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:27 am

earendel wrote: He's only been teaching history for two years, so maybe he can be given a little - JUST a little - slack.
Shouldn't one learn history before starting to teach it?

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