Transcript 03/01/2011 Daniel Pecoraro

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Daniel Pecoraro
Rosedale, NY (Queens, NYC)
18-year-old Freshman student at Hunter College
Undeclared major but will go into history


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
Bed Time
Artistic Expression
His and Hers
Great Thinkers
Jailhouse Rap
Bird Ranges
TV Jobs
Diet Foods
Power Up
Animal Drive



Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Bird Ranges
Power Up
Bed Time
His and Hers
Diet Foods
Artistic Expression
Animal Drive
TV Jobs
Jailhouse Rap
Great Thinkers


Question 1 - Great Thinkers
The famous quote "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth" is commonly attributed to what great thinker?
A. Pythagoras B. Isaac Newton
C. Rene Descartes D. Archimedes

JTQ 1

Daniel "I have absolutely no clue about this one"

Answer and value

D. Archimedes
Value: $500
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Jailhouse Rap
What rapper's 2010 album "I Am Not a Human Being" hit #1 on the charts while he was serving time in prison?
A. Ludacris B. T-Pain
C. Nelly D. Lil Wayne

Spoiler

Daniel knows that the only one of these who was in prison at the time was Lil Wayne at Rikers Island.

Answer and value

D. Lil Wayne
Value: $25K
Bank: $25K

Question 3 - TV Jobs
What well-known sitcom duo held down jobs as bottle-cappers at the Shotz Brewery?
A. Dharma & Greg B. Balki and Cousin Larry
C. Laverne & Shirley D. Mork & Mindy

Spoiler

(audience laugh)
Daniel "They think I'm too young to know this"

Answer and value

Value: $15K
Bank: $40K

Mere asked Daniel how much he has in his own bank account; Daniel said it was $200.

Question 4 - Animal Drive
In the 1800s, the Chisholm Trail between Texas and Kansas was a well-known route for large drives of what animal?
A. Cattle B. Deer
C. Goats D. Moose

Answer and value

A. Cattle
Value: $3000
Bank: $43000

Question 5 - Artistic Expression
What 20th-century artist once described his work as "hand-painted dream photographs"?
A. Salvador Dali B. Jackson Pollock
C. Diego Rivera D. Rene Magritte

Daniel says he is "not 100% sure on this one"

ATA

A-59% B-15% C-14% D-12%

Answer and value

A. Salvador Dali
Value: $2000
Bank: $45000

Commercial break

Flashback Question - listed as $500,000 from 2001 (actually 2000)
In 1998, which of these former child actresses coauthored a paper on magnetism in a physics journal?
A. Mayim Bialik B. Danica McKellar
C. Sara Gilbert D. Soleil Moon Frye

happened to have the original at hand

Flashback answer

B. Danica McKellar
Paul Young from Boring, OR 9/12/2000
"Regis, I'm outta here!"

Return from commercial
Mere points out again that Daniel has $45000 in the bank as compared to $200 in his real bank.
Daniel says he is feeling great and "This is insane"

Question 6 - Diet Foods
Which of these diet staples is said to have "negative calories," meaning it requires more calories to eat than it provides as food?
A. Whole wheat bread B. Celery
C. Cottage cheese D. Potato

Answer and value

B. Celery
Value: $7000
Bank: $52K

Question 7 - His and Hers
What now-defunct celebrity marriage spawned two memoirs, his titled "My Life" and hers titled "My Life in High Heels"?
A. David Gest & Liza Minnelli B. Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson
C. Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley D. Melanie Griffith & Don Johnson

Spoiler

leaning towards C because Billy Joel had that song My Life
a lot to risk this late in the game although I want to have that JTQ in round 2
"I did not come here with any cash, I'm gonna have to go to a bank to withdraw $20 one way or the other... I know that's a non-sequitur but"
Mere asks and Daniel confirms that he knows where he is in this game.
Daniel sais he is leaving with $1000 even if he is wrong and guesses Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley, final answer.

Answer and value

B. Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson
Value: not shown
Bank: Daniel left with $1000

Time is up

[Kazoo65]

1. easy. 2. ugh. Rap music is not my thing. ATA and hope they know it.3. easy. I watched this show as a kid in the 70's.

The rest were easy up to number 7. I'd JTQ here.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 1 - Great Thinkers
The famous quote "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth" is commonly attributed to what great thinker?
A. Pythagoras B. Isaac Newton
C. Rene Descartes D. Archimedes

JTQ 1

Daniel "I have absolutely no clue about this one"

Answer and value

D. Archimedes
Value: $500
Bank: 0

There are various translations of this quote, but I find the one the question writers used here unsatisfactory*. Having a place to stand would have done him no good at all, without that lever and fulcrum!

δος μοι που στω και κινω την γην (Dos moi pou sto kai kino tayn gayn)

* Doric Greek: δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω
* Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.
o Said to be his assertion in demonstrating the principle of the lever; as quoted by Pappus of Alexandria, Synagoge, Book VIII, c. AD 340.
* Variant translations:
* Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world.
* Give me a fulcrum, and I shall move the world.
* Give me a stick long enough and a pivot and I shall move the world.

*It may be an acceptable literal translation (I don't speak Greek, ancient or modern) but the context is missing, for anyone unfamiliar with the quote.

[smilergrogan]

Flashback Question - listed as $500,000 from 2001 (actually 2000)
In 1998, which of these former child actresses coauthored a paper on magnetism in a physics journal?
A. Mayim Bialik B. Danica McKellar
C. Sara Gilbert D. Soleil Moon Frye

Spoiler

Flashback answer B. Danica McKellar

Coincidentally, there was an article in the NY Times just yesterday about Natalie Portman having studied neuroscience at Harvard and being in the Intel science competition as a high school student, and the article mentioned both Danica McKellar and her magnetism and Mayim Bialik, who has a PhD in neuroscience (or something like that). Also Hedy Lamarr, who was in the most recent grogangame.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

Flashback Question - listed as $500,000 from 2001 (actually 2000)
In 1998, which of these former child actresses coauthored a paper on magnetism in a physics journal?
A. Mayim Bialik B. Danica McKellar
C. Sara Gilbert D. Soleil Moon Frye

Spoiler

Flashback answer B. Danica McKellar

Coincidentally, there was an article in the NY Times just yesterday about Natalie Portman having studied neuroscience at Harvard and being in the Intel science competition as a high school student, and the article mentioned both Danica McKellar and her magnetism and Mayim Bialik, who has a PhD in neuroscience (or something like that). Also Hedy Lamarr, who was in the most recent grogangame.

Note to Charlie Sheen re Hedy Lamarr: Frequency Hopping is not what you think.