Transcript 4/1/09 - Ben Franklin

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Ben Franklin
Brooklyn, NY
Actor

Meredith points out that the previous contestant's last question (on the first presidential inauguration) would probably have been easy for Ben Franklin. She mentions that he's actually Ben Franklin IV, and comes from a long line of Ben Franklins. His father, Ben Franklin III, and mother, Candace, are in the audience.

Ben's category tree:

Pet Projects
It's Automatic
Papa
The Name Game
Big Words
Did Juneau?
Rabbit
Sports Moms
Prequels
Honest About Abe
Bowled Over
At the Gym
Let's Play
Moving Along
Wolf Man

$100 (Wolf Man): In a classic fable, who cries "Wolf!"?
A. A wicked witch B. A young shepherd
C. A royal princess D. Mrs. Blitzer

Spoiler

B. A young shepherd (7)

$200 (Moving Along): By definition, which of these vehicles is able to travel faster than the speed of sound?
A. Supersonic jet B. Hot-air balloon
C. Crop duster D. Helicopter

Spoiler

A. Supersonic jet (10)

$300 (Let's Play): What classic board game's contents include a confidential case file and a detective's notepad?
A. Scrabble B. The Game of Life
C. Clue D. Monopoly

Spoiler

C. Clue (10)

$500 (At the Gym): An online fitness article titled "So You Want Big Guns" is an overall guide to enlarging which of these body parts?
A. Arms B. Calves
C. Buttocks D. Thighs

Spoiler

A. Arms (10)

$1,000 (Bowled Over): According to a common idiom, what "is just a bowl of cherries"?
A. Home B. Summer
C. Laughter D. Life

Spoiler

D. Life (9)

THE HORN SOUNDS. Ben Franklin IV will return tomorrow with all of his lifelines available to go for $2,000.

[earendel]

Ben Franklin
Brooklyn, NY
Actor

He's a WE/WE®

Meredith points out that the previous contestant's last question (on the first presidential inauguration) would probably have been easy for Ben Franklin. She mentions that he's actually Ben Franklin IV, and comes from a long line of Ben Franklins. His father, Ben Franklin III, and mother, Candace, are in the audience.

I kept wondering if Meredith would ask if the family was any relation to THE Ben Franklin - I'm guessing not, or else it would have been a topic for discussion.

Nihil obstat®.