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Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:38 pm

Andrea Bennett
Millbury, OH
Nursing student


Andrea has about a month to go before receiving her degree.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Epic Battle
Tasty Conflict
Weird Relations
Luxury Daughter
Days of the Year
Epic Audience
Beauty School Exams
Novelty Items
Kids' Lit
School Rules

Question #1 (School Rules)
The U.S. Naval Acadamy's graduating class of 1912 may have started a tradition when they spontaneously threw their what in the air?
A - gloves
B - hats
C - swords
D - books

Andrea is fairly certain that the answer is
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hats
.
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Answer: B (hats)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Question #2 (Kids' Lit)
Best known for his "Goosebumps" series, the mega-selling children's author R.L. Stine writes primarily in what genre?
A - romance
B - science
C - biography
D - horror

Andrea has three boys and R.L. Stine was around when she was young so she's familiar with the "Goosebumps" series.
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Answer: D (horror)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $15,000
Question #3 (Novelty Items)
The "Tip n' Strip" is a titillating novelty version of a what?
A - ruler
B - paperweight
C - pen
D - eraser

Andrea says that right off the bat it doesn't ring a bell. She repeats "Tip n' Strip" several times and then says, "Oh, oh, OK, yeah, I know that a 'Tip n' Strip' is
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a pen
.
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Answer: C (pen)
Value: $500
Bank: $15,500
Question #4 (Beauty School Exams)
To be certified by the Lashologist Council of America, you'll have to pass an exam in which of these subjects?
A - hair brading and weaving
B - eye anatomy and conditions
C - dental hygiene
D - lip shapes

Pam says that a "lashologist" would deal with
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eyelashes and to work with them you'd have to know eye anatomy and conditions
.
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Answer: B (eye anatomy and conditions)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $30,500
After the answer is revealed Andrea runs over and gives her husband a kiss.
commercial break

Her husband Forrest is in the relationship seat. Her sons are 8 and two are teenagers. Her 8-year old is obsessed with the History Channel and runs into tell her about some fact she's learned. The teenagers have been very cool about this but she's caught them looking at cars.

Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following

nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal

Andrea doesn't know this one off the bat, either. She's going to jump the question.
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Answer: C (Chile)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (unchanged)
Question #6 (Days of the Year)
According to a passage by Mark Twain, what day "is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four"?
A - Independence Day
B - Thanksgiving
C - April Fool's Day
D - Mother's Day

Andrea says she could see Twain saying this about
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April Fool's Day because it seems like a funny comment that he would say. Then she says "Thanksgiving...thankful"
. Ultimately she decides to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 17%
B - 16%
C - 64%
D - 3%
Meredith points out that Andrea could have influenced the audience. She isn't confident enough so she jumps the question.
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Answer: C (April Fool's Day)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $30,500
Question #7 (Luxury Daughter)
What luxury car brand is named after the young daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek?
A - Bentley
B - Mercedes
C - Porsche
D - Ferrari

Pam says that
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Ferrari sounds Italian
. Unfortunately she can't risk it and she doesn't know it so even though she started out great she's going to walk away.
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Answer: B (Mercedes)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $15,250 (half her bank)
commercial break

Millionaire "Question of the Day":
The American Heart Association says that the average adult heart pumps about how much blood each day?
A - 200 gallons
B - 500 gallons
C - 2000 gallons
D - 5000 gallons
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Answer: C (2000 gallons)

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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:53 pm

Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following

nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal

Andrea doesn't know this one off the bat, either. She's going to jump the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Chile)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (unchanged)
JTQ. I bet all four are fairly close.
Question #7 (Luxury Daughter)
What luxury car brand is named after the young daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek?
A - Bentley
B - Mercedes
C - Porsche
D - Ferrari

Pam says that
Spoiler
Ferrari sounds Italian
. Unfortunately she can't risk it and she doesn't know it so even though she started out great she's going to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Mercedes)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $15,250 (half her bank)
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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#3 Post by themanwho » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:57 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following

nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal

Andrea doesn't know this one off the bat, either. She's going to jump the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Chile)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (unchanged)
JTQ. I bet all four are fairly close.
For my own reference:

A - Ireland - 6.4 million
B - Austria - 8.3 million
C - Chile - 17 million
D - Portugal- 10 million

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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#4 Post by Bob78164 » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:46 am

themanwho wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following

nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal

Andrea doesn't know this one off the bat, either. She's going to jump the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Chile)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (unchanged)
JTQ. I bet all four are fairly close.
For my own reference:

A - Ireland - 6.4 million
B - Austria - 8.3 million
C - Chile - 17 million
D - Portugal- 10 million

-M
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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#5 Post by elwoodblues » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:55 pm

Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following
nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal
Do you remember the good old days of PTBAM, when this question would have simply been, "Which of these countries has the largest population?"

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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:46 pm

elwoodblues wrote:
Question #5 (Epic Audience)
With over 13 million followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga has a larger following than the population of all but which of the following
nations?
A - Ireland
B - Austria
C - Chile
D - Portugal
Do you remember the good old days of PTBAM, when this question would have simply been, "Which of these countries has the largest population?"
But...but...but, they made the question involve Lady Gaga! Who would care about a question about boring old countries? :P

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Re: Transcript 3/16/2012 - Andrea Bennett

#7 Post by drjoe1e6 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:05 am

In the good old days of PTBAM, they'd ask you to order the four countries by population, starting with the largest. And do it faster than anyone else! :)
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