Transcript 06/19/08 - Michael Silver

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Michael Silver
Boston, MA


$100
Known for his superhuman strength, what beloved character has nephews named Poopeye, Pipeye, Peepeye and Pupeye?

A: Popeye B: Bugs Bunny
C: Daffy Duck D: Steven Seagal


$200
Which of these computer parts is named for its resemblance to a type of rodent?

A: Keyboard B: Mouse
C: Monitor D: Hard drive


$300
Someone who seeks favor through excessive flattery is said to be doing what?

A: Grape-crushing B: Banana-peeling
C: Cherry-picking D: Apple-polishing

Michael doesn't know this, so he asks the audience. He thinks he has an idea.

ATA: A: 1% B: 1% C: 10% D: 88%


$500
In 2007, John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" became an official state song of what U.S. state?

A: Wisconsin B: Texas
C: Lentucky D: Colorado


$1,000
YouTube's "You Choose '08" program uses short videos to educate users about what?

A: Presidential candidates B: Religious customs
C: Classic literature D: Foreign culture


$2,000
"Arc-en-ciel" is the French term for what natural occurance?

A: Volcanic eruption B: Fog
C: Rainbow D: Tidal wave

Michael's mother was born in France.


$4,000
In 2007, what actor launched his own line of limoncello, the liqueur he drank prior to an infamous appearance on "The View"?

A: Bill Murray B: Danny DeVito
C: Martin Short D: Tony Danza

Michael says he vaguely remembers something about this.

50/50 leaves B & D.

Michael: I'm gonna go B: Danny DeVito, final answer.


-- Commercial Break --


Michael recently moved to Boston from New York. He's having a great time here.


$8,000
Like the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., which of these world landmarks also overlooks a man-mad reflecting pool?

A: Parthenon B: Leaning Tower of Pisa
C: Taj Mahal D: Notre Dame Cathedral


$16,000
Which of these artsy surnames is also the name of a division in the World Beard and Moustache Championships?

A: Warhol B: Dali
C: Picasso D: Pollack

At a former job, Michael's friends wanted to put him in this contest, because he had a mustache, then.


$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

PAF: Michael calls his dad, Steven.

Steven: My bet would be China, but it wouldn't be a guarantee.

Michael: How sure are you?

Steven: Probably 70%. I don't know if it's worth it.

Meredith: Now what were you thinking?

Michael: I was also thinking China. China's really big! Russia's really big! Mongolia's pretty big, too. The Ukraine's, I mean---

Meredith reminds Michael where he is on the board and what he's risking.

Michael: I'm going A: China. I'm going final answer.

Michael drops to $1,000.


-- Commercial Break --


Answers:
$100: A: Popeye
$200: B: Mouse
$300: D: Apple-polishing
$500: D: Colorado
$1,000: A: Presidential candidates
$2,000: C: Rainbow
$4,000: B: Danny DeVito
$8,000: C: Taj Mahal
$16,000: B: Dali
$25,000: D: Kazakhstan

[NellyLunatic1980]

$4K: No clue. ATA.

I got everything else immediately, so I'd be playing for $50,000 with three lifelines.

[gsabc]

Clean to the $25K, and PAF who Googles (or has maps available gets a Wikipedia link within the first three hits. Was thinking China, but there was a small possibility that I might have remembered that Mongolia is really most of that part of the Russian border.

I suspect that he did not stay up until 3:05 AM last night to watch his performance.

[MarleysGh0st]

$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

[gsabc]

BTW, there was a question in the stack that seemed very familiar to me for some strange reason. As did one from the previous day's show.

[MarleysGh0st]

$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

[ulysses5019]

$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

So this is why marley still watches 5th grader, he's doing research so he'll be ready when millionaire calls.

[ulysses5019]

$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

So this is why marley still watches 5th grader, he's doing research so he'll be ready when millionaire calls.

[MarleysGh0st]

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

So this is why marley still watches 5th grader, he's doing research so he'll be ready when millionaire calls.

I wonder if Nathan's contract with Fox would prohibit him from being a PAF?

[ulysses5019]

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

So this is why marley still watches 5th grader, he's doing research so he'll be ready when millionaire calls.

I wonder if Nathan's contract with Fox would prohibit him from being a PAF?

I somehow doubt that millionaire will give him a study guide.

[tanstaafl2]

Michael Silver
Boston, MA


$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

PAF: Michael calls his dad, Steven.

Steven: My bet would be China, but it wouldn't be a guarantee.

Michael: How sure are you?

Steven: Probably 70%. I don't know if it's worth it.

Meredith: Now what were you thinking?

Michael: I was also thinking China. China's really big! Russia's really big! Mongolia's pretty big, too. The Ukraine's, I mean---

Meredith reminds Michael where he is on the board and what he's risking.

Michael: I'm going A: China. I'm going final answer.

Michael drops to $1,000.


-- Commercial Break --


Answers:
$100: A: Popeye
$200: B: Mouse
$300: D: Apple-polishing
$500: D: Colorado
$1,000: A: Presidential candidates
$2,000: C: Rainbow
$4,000: B: Danny DeVito
$8,000: C: Taj Mahal
$16,000: B: Dali
$25,000: D: Kazakhstan

I knew this one as a result of my recent travels to Tibet and Mongolia and it seems like I saw a recent similar trivia question here or some similar site recently.

Once again a simple world map might have been helpful! Mongolia separates China from Russia enough that Kazakhstan gets the nod.

[thguy65]

$25,000
Having land borders with fourteen nations, Russia shares its longest border with what country?

A: China B: Mongolia
C: Ukraine D: Kazakhstan

This is definitely a deja vu question for me. Was it on 1 vs 100 earlier this season? Or maybe it was 5th Grader?

Ironic that Michael seemed to consider every choice except the right one!

It was on 5th Grader! The 10/05/07 episode, to be exact!

viewtopic.php?t=21

Michael should have had Nathan on his PAF list instead of his father!

A variant of this question was also recently on the 6/2/08 episode of Jeopardy!