Transcript 05/08/2012 Sharon Fisher

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Sharon Fisher
Dix Hills (Long Island), NY

Sharon showed Mere the Chinese fortune she got last night
"You should be able to make money and hold on to it"

Topic Tree: (Randomized only)
Keep an Eye Out
Measuring Up
How Rude
At the White House
No Snacking
Peaceful Reunion
Influential Speeches
Game Over
Surprising Discovery
Mixology


Question 1 - Mixology
Rum, vodka, whiskey, gin and triple sec are mixed in a Captain Morgan variety of what cocktail?
A. Tom Collins B. Alabama Slammer
C. Long Island Iced Tea D. Screwdriver

Spoiler

Sharon says she does drink and knows the rum, vodka, gin, and triple sec are a Long Island Iced Tea.
However she does not know about the whiskey.
Mere repeated a "Captain Morgan" variety.
Sharon said Captain Morgan is rum and the other choices besides C do not have rum.
So Sharon went for Long Island Iced Tea without a lifeline.

Answer and value

C. Long Island Iced Tea
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 - Surprising Discovery
One of the largest sapphires in the world, the Star of India was actually discovered in what is now known as what country?
A. Sri Lanka B. Pakistan
C. Indonesia D. Burma

Spoiler

Gut feeling before choices was Sri Lanka, but she was only confident it was a country somewhere around India and all of the choices are nearby. JTQ

Answer and value

A. Sri Lanka
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $100

Question 3 - Game Over
What online game site was accused of defrauding its players of over $300 million in a Ponzi scheme?
A. Farmville B. Full Tilt Poker
C. Boggle D. World of Warcraft

Answer and value

B. Full Tilt Poker
Value: $500
Bank: $600

Question 4 - Influential Speeches
Whose 1931 speech, "The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism," do some credit with inspiring modern veganism?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa D. Emperor Hirohito

Answer and value

B. Mahatma Gandhi
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25600

Sharon goes back to hug her parents. Mere said she will introduce them after the...
...commercial break...

Sharon's parents are Dan and Diane
Sharon's mom practiced her by texting her questions each day before she taped the show. They advised her to "use her head"


Question 5 - Peaceful Reunion
At the Gettysburg Great Reunion of 1913, it is said that two Civil War veterans bought and buried a what in the middle of the battlefield?
A. Hammer B. Wrench
C. Hatchet D. Shovel

Answer and value

C. Hatchet
Value: $10K
Bank: $35600

Question 6 - No Snacking
In 1970, what popular destination enacted strict regulations to prevent visitors from feeding the wild bears?
A. Niagara Falls B. Yellowstone Park
C. Grand Canyon D. Mount Rushmore

Answer and value

B. Yellowstone Park
Value: $5K
Bank: $40600

Question 7 - At the White House
The pet dog currently residing at the White House, Bo has a name that features the first and last initials of the current what?
A. U.S. Vice President B. Secretary of State
C. First lady D. U.S. President

Spoiler

When Sharon saw a question about the First Dog, she was afraid she would be asked Bo's breed.

Answer and value

D. U.S. President (Mere says Bo is a Portuguese Water Dog)
Value: $7000
Bank: $47600

Commercial break


Not-Club-Millionaire question
In the Western world, which of these items was used first?
A. Graphite pencil B. Pendulum clock
C. Eyeglasses D. Stethoscope

Not-Club-Millionaire answer

C. Eyeglasses

Question 8 - How Rude
Before it became a common insult, what word was a technical term used to denote someone with a "mental age between 8 and 12"?
A. Moron B. Idiot
C. Ignoramus D. Simpleton

JTQ 2

Sharon could not decide between A and B. JTQ. When asked which one she would have guessed, she said B but "that's probably the wrong one"

Answer and value

A. Moron
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $47600

Question 9- Measuring Up
Now used almost exclusively in horse racing, a "furlong" is an old unit of distance, measuring how long?
A. 8 inches B. 2 yards
C. 660 feet D. 4 miles

Spoiler

Sharon said this was one of the subjects she studied, 1/8 of a mile. That unit is not listed by name but three of the choices are quickly eliminated.

Answer and value

C. 660 feet
Value: $3000
Bank: $50600

Time is up! Sharon returns tomorrow with ATA available as a lifeline

[earendel]

Sharon Fisher
Dix Hills (Long Island), NY

Sharon showed Mere the Chinese fortune she got last night
"You should be able to make money and hold on to it"

I think there may be a Chinese restaurant near the studio that stuffs its fortune cookies with such fortunes - this is the second or third time this little gimmick has been used.

Question 8 - How Rude
Before it became a common insult, what word was a technical term used to denote someone with a "mental age between 8 and 12"?
A. Moron B. Idiot
C. Ignoramus D. Simpleton

JTQ 2

Sharon could not decide between A and B. JTQ. When asked which one she would have guessed, she said B but "that's probably the wrong one"

Answer and value

A. Moron
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $47600

Interestingly, the Wikipedia disambiguation page for "moron" reads thus:

Moron (psychology), disused term for a person with a mental age between 8 and 12, and a common insult for a person considered stupid (or just a generic insult)

Though none of the terms are used this way any longer, "idiot" is the term for those who score the lowest on the Stanford-Binet test, with "imbecile" being the next category, followed by "moron".

Nihil obstat®.

[SportsFan68]

Question 2 - Surprising Discovery
One of the largest sapphires in the world, the Star of India was actually discovered in what is now known as what country?
A. Sri Lanka B. Pakistan
C. Indonesia D. Burma

Spoiler

Gut feeling before choices was Sri Lanka, but she was only confident it was a country somewhere around India and all of the choices are nearby. JTQ

Answer and value

A. Sri Lanka
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $100

I'll say Sri Lanka because Pakistan and Indonesia weren't formerly known as anything else, and Burma "is now known" as Myanmar.

[jarnon]

Question 2 - Surprising Discovery
One of the largest sapphires in the world, the Star of India was actually discovered in what is now known as what country?
A. Sri Lanka B. Pakistan
C. Indonesia D. Burma

Spoiler

Gut feeling before choices was Sri Lanka, but she was only confident it was a country somewhere around India and all of the choices are nearby. JTQ

Answer and value

A. Sri Lanka
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $100

I'll say Sri Lanka because Pakistan and Indonesia weren't formerly known as anything else, and Burma "is now known" as Myanmar.

Pakistan was part of the Empire of India (British possession) before 1948, so it's a tricky distractor.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 2 - Surprising Discovery
One of the largest sapphires in the world, the Star of India was actually discovered in what is now known as what country?
A. Sri Lanka B. Pakistan
C. Indonesia D. Burma

Spoiler

Gut feeling before choices was Sri Lanka, but she was only confident it was a country somewhere around India and all of the choices are nearby. JTQ

Answer and value

A. Sri Lanka
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $100

I'll say Sri Lanka because Pakistan and Indonesia weren't formerly known as anything else, and Burma "is now known" as Myanmar.

Pakistan was part of the Empire of India (British possession) before 1948, so it's a tricky distractor.

Yes, that's what I was thinking, too.