Transcript 06/26/2012 Gaby McNicoll

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Gaby McNicoll
Atlanta, GA

College administrator
(Mere says more importantly) a new mom, having a 1-year-old daughter she named Bowie after David Bowie

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Eat at Aretha's
Floating Fun
Movie Villains
Ancient Games
Sticker Shock
Going to the Chapel
Ad Speak
Last in Line
It's a Gas

Question 1 - It's a Gas
17th-century scientist Jan Baptista van Helmont is credit with discovering what gas after he identified it issuing from burning wood?
A. Carbon dioxide B. Ozone
C. Hydrogen chloride D. Methane

JTQ

Gaby found it tough, but thinks it is not B or C. Either A or D, but Methane is from Peat. "I'm scared... so I'm going to go..." pauses
Mere reminded her of her lifelines
Gaby decided to jump.
After the answer was revealed, Mere encouraged Gaby to shake it off

Answer and value

A. Carbon dioxide
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Last in Line
Until 1971, which of the following positions was in the line of succession to the presidency of the United States?
A. White House Press Secretary B. Postmaster General
C. Mayor of Washington, D.C. D. The First Lady

JTQ2

Gaby said she was not sure what changed in 1971
Reaction to answer: "I'm glad I did not guess"

Answer and value

B. Postmaster General
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: 0

Question 3 - Ad Speak
The famous slogan "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" contains what grammatical error?
A. Misplaced modifier B. Missing comma
C. Double negative D. Subject-verb agreement

Answer and value

C. Double negative
Value: $2K
Bank: $2K

Commercial break

Not-Club-Millionaire question
On average, each member of the U.S. House of Representatives represents how many people?
A. 700,000 B. 1 million
C. 1.4 million D. 1.8 million

answer

A. 700,000

Question 4 - Going to the Chapel
The "Sistine" of the Sistine Chapel refers to a famous what?
A. Pope B. Queen
C. Roman emperor D. Nun

Spoiler

Gaby said "this is a tough one... I think that I'm gonna guess with D, Nun, final answer"

Answer and value

A. Pope
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $1000, consolation

[TheConfessor]

Question 3 - Ad Speak
The famous slogan "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" contains what grammatical error?
A. Misplaced modifier B. Missing comma
C. Double negative D. Subject-verb agreement

There's no grammatical error here. It says exactly what it means. Saying that "nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" is not the same thing as saying "everybody likes Sara Lee." Most people in the world don't care or have never heard of Sara Lee.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 - Going to the Chapel
The "Sistine" of the Sistine Chapel refers to a famous what?
A. Pope B. Queen
C. Roman emperor D. Nun

Spoiler

Gaby said "this is a tough one... I think that I'm gonna guess with D, Nun, final answer"

Answer and value

A. Pope
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $1000, consolation

Good stack! Wish I could see more of it.

[earendel]

Gaby McNicoll
Atlanta, GA
College administrator
(Mere says more importantly) a new mom, having a 1-year-old daughter she named Bowie after David Bowie

Question 2 - Last in Line
Until 1971, which of the following positions was in the line of succession to the presidency of the United States?
A. White House Press Secretary B. Postmaster General
C. Mayor of Washington, D.C. D. The First Lady

JTQ2

Gaby said she was not sure what changed in 1971
Reaction to answer: "I'm glad I did not guess"

Answer and value

B. Postmaster General
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: 0

The only one that was a Cabinet-level official was the Postmaster General, but after the USPS was privatized that was no longer the case.

Question 4 - Going to the Chapel
The "Sistine" of the Sistine Chapel refers to a famous what?
A. Pope B. Queen
C. Roman emperor D. Nun

Spoiler

Gaby said "this is a tough one... I think that I'm gonna guess with D, Nun, final answer"

Answer and value

A. Pope
Value: not revealed
Bank: $1000, consolation

Named for Pope Sixtus IV, as I learned during a tour back a few years ago.