Transcript April 30, 2008
Andrew Parks
St Charles, Il
Student studying video game design at Columbia University in Chicago.
$100
In a popular 1960s sitcom, seven characters including Ginger, the Skipper and Gilligan are all trapped where?
A: In outer space
B: On an island
C: Inside an office building
D: Chicago O'Hare Airport
$200
A small inexpensive diner is often referred to an a "greasy" what?
A: Chair
B: Plate
C: Mug
D: Spoon
$300
An indispensable assistant is often referred to as a what?
A: Right-hand man
B: Left-leg man
C: Sideburn man
D: Front-tooth man
$500
In a 1978 love song, Eric Clapton sings, "And then she asks me, "Do I look alright?" and I say "Yes, you look", what?
A: Terrific tonight
B: Fantastic tonight
C: Marvelous tonight
D: Wonderful tonight
ATA:
A: 6%
B: 3%
C: 4%
D: 87%
Meredith says 87% say Wonderful tonight. Andrew said yes, but 6% said terrific!
$1000
Which of these major cities is on a U.S. roadway once known as the Dixie Overland Highway?
A: Seattle
B: Minneapolis
C: Savannah
D: Boston
$2000
In the movie "The Sound of Music", the Von Trapps escape the Nazis by trekking through what mountain range?
A: Alps
B: Himalayas
C: Pyrenees
D: Urals
$4000
For many years, "The New York Times" was referred to by what old-timey nickname?
A: The Distinguished Gentleman
B: The Elder Statesman
C: The Worldly Fellow
D: The Gray Lady
$8000
In 2007, Orbit released Mint Mojito chewing gum, which pairs mint with what other flavor?
A: Cranberry
B: Lime
C: Coconut
D: Cherry
Andrew says it doesn't taste good...but he gets it right.
$16000
Which of the following are the names of "families" used by scientists to classify seals?
A: Tails & tailless
B: Finned & finless
C: Eared & earless
D: Whiskered & whiskerless
Andrew makes a big sigh and goes for it and goes home with $1000.
Answers:
$100 B - on a island
$200 D - spoon
$300 A - right-hand man
$500 D - wonderful tonight
$1000 C - Savannah
$2000 A - Alps
$4000 D - The Gray Lady
$8000 B - Lime
$16000 C - Earred & Earless
Transcript 4/30/2008 Andrew Parks
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Re: Transcript 4/30/2008 Andrew Parks
It would have been an easier trek if they could have ridden llamas.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000
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A: Alps
B: Himalayas
C: Pyrenees
D: Urals
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Re: Transcript 4/30/2008 Andrew Parks
$16K: I'd be gone on this question, too. I thought for sure it was finned/finless. Eared/earless was the last answer I ever would've picked.
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Re: Transcript 4/30/2008 Andrew Parks
His "hook" was that his father helped him pick up his girlfriend, who evidently was more interested in the dad than the son at the time.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Andrew Parks
St Charles, Il
Student studying video game design at Columbia University in Chicago.
I think that technically one group is "sea lions" and the other is "seals". Funny thing - when Andrew sat in the chair I said to elwing, "He looks like a $16K winner." I guess I overestimated him.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16000
Which of the following are the names of "families" used by scientists to classify seals?
A: Tails & tailless
B: Finned & finless
C: Eared & earless
D: Whiskered & whiskerless
Andrew makes a big sigh and goes for it and goes home with $1000.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Re: Transcript 4/30/2008 Andrew Parks
That's how I remembered it, too, but Wikipedia says that fur seals also have ears.earendel wrote:I think that technically one group is "sea lions" and the other is "seals".BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16000
Which of the following are the names of "families" used by scientists to classify seals?
A: Tails & tailless
B: Finned & finless
C: Eared & earless
D: Whiskered & whiskerless
Andrew makes a big sigh and goes for it and goes home with $1000.
Under Sea lion:
Earless seals (true seals) are in the family Phocidae.Together with the fur seal, they comprise the Otariidae family, collectively known as eared seals.