Transcript 11/10/11 - Mark Royce

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Mark Royce
York, PA

Mark says he has a big head and Meredith agrees that he does. It's been measured as a 99% head.

Meredith asks the computer to randomize both the dollar amounts and the questions. The Unrandomized Topic Tree is not displayed.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: National Artwork
?: Sylvester's Son
?: Just Say No
?: Ivy League Law
?: Fairy Tale Problems
?: City Symbols
?: Bounceberries
?: National Wonders
?: Cliché Casanova
?: Scene Stealers


Question #1 - Level ?: Scene Stealers
What figures in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" are often isolated and printed as a ubiquitous decorative poster?

A: Cherubs B: Shepherds
C: Saints D: Sheep

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Cherubs
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #2 - Level ?: Cliché Casanova
A cliché pick-up line asks "Do your legs hurt?" from running what?

A: A marathon B: For governor
C: On empty D: Through my dreams

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Through my dreams
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,000

Question #3 - Level ?: National Wonders
Superior, Hot Road and Fata Morgana are three types of what natural phenomena?

A: Mirages B: Waterfalls
C: Rock formations D: Rainbows

Mark hasn't heard of any of these and none of them make sense to him. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Mirages
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $12,000

Question #4 - Level ?: Bounceberries
What berries are often tested for ripeness by growers who drop them to see if they bounce?

A: Raspberries B: Strawberries
C: Cranberries D: Blackberries

Mark doesn't think they'd drop

Spoiler

raspberries, strawberries or blackberries, because they'd splatter.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Cranberries
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $15,000

-- Commercial Break --


Mark's buddies, Mark and Bob, are in the audience.


Question #5 - Level ?: City Symbols
In the 1970s, graphic designer Milton Glaser created an iconic logo when he sketched an "I," a symbol of a heart and what letters?

A: LA B: NY
C: DC D: STL

Answer/Value/Bank

B: NY
Question Value: $500
Bank: $15,500

Question #6 - Level ?: Fairy Tale Problems
A rare stomach ailment caused by eating human hair has what fairy-tale-inspired name?

A: Sleeping Beauty disorder B: Rapunzel syndrome
C: Cinderella complex D: Snow White sickness

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Rapunzel syndrome
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $20,500

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

Question #8 - Level ?: Just Say No
What first lady made popular the anti-drug slogan "Just Say No"?

A: Betty Ford B: Rosalynn Carter
C: Barbara Bush D: Nancy Reagan

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Nancy Reagan
Question Value: $100
Bank: $20,600

-- Commercial Break --


Question #9 - Level ?: Sylvester's Son
Sylvester Stallone gave his oldest son what intense sounding name?

A: Swain Helix B: Sargent Valor
C: Silas Dagger D: Sage Moonblood

Mark asks the audience.

ATA

A: 6% B: 20% C: 29% D: 45%

Mark would rather not risk it. He walks with $10,300.

Answer

D: Sage Moonblood

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's a promo for Mark's appearance that was published yesterday. It includes a couple details that weren't mentioned during today's banter.

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_19298186

Royce, 50, of Hallam, works in advertising and said he's been a fan of the quiz-game show since it debuted in 1999.

I bet he played the Phone Game!

Royce said his goal on the show was to win enough money to be able to pay for college education of his sons Elliot, 15, and Kevin, 12.

Hmmm. I don't think $10,300 is going to cover it.

[Brit Canuck]

Can't say I blame him, though - the audience's overall track record, it seems to me, has slipped somewhat since they switched to the Randomizer format. And $10K is a nice amount to have. Some other game shows have a big problem just trying to give away that much (Power of Ten, GSN's 1 vs. 100, Million Pound Drop...).

[SportsFan68]

Question #1 - Level ?: Scene Stealers
What figures in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" are often isolated and printed as a ubiquitous decorative poster?

A: Cherubs B: Shepherds
C: Saints D: Sheep

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Cherubs
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

I must have seen this a million times but did not know the artist was Raphael. I would have been stumped the other way around -- "which of these artists painted the ubiquitous cherubs..." or something.

Question #3 - Level ?: National Wonders
Superior, Hot Road and Fata Morgana are three types of what natural phenomena?

A: Mirages B: Hot Road
C: Rock formations D: Rainbows

Mark hasn't heard of any of these and none of them make sense to him. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Mirages
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $12,000

I knew Fata Morgana because they've come up in a couple of books I've read. I don't remember the others.

Question #5 - Level ?: City Symbols
In the 1970s, graphic designer Milton Glaser created an iconic logo when he sketched an "I," a symbol of a heart and what letters?

A: LA B: NY
C: DC D: STL

Answer/Value/Bank

B: NY
Question Value: $500
Bank: $15,500

I thought this Q, or some form of it, came up years ago.

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

By some miracle, I can figure this out. Harvard Law School is pervasive, and Marley tried to get Clem to go to Cornell. Finally, Wharton is at the U of Penn. Whew!

Question #8 - Level ?: Just Say No
What first lady made popular the anti-drug slogan "Just Say No"?

A: Betty Ford B: Rosalynn Carter
C: Barbara Bush D: Nancy Reagan

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Nancy Reagan
Question Value: $100
Bank: $20,600

One of those where it helps to be around on planet for a few years. . .

Question #9 - Level ?: Sylvester's Son
Sylvester Stallone gave his oldest son what intense sounding name?

A: Swain Helix B: Sargent Valor
C: Silas Dagger D: Sage Moonblood

Mark asks the audience.

ATA

A: 6% B: 20% C: 29% D: 45%

Mark would rather not risk it. He walks with $10,300.

Answer

D: Sage Moonblood

Ugh! ATA, or JTQ? That kid's gotta be in his 30s by now. I don't think I'd remember it, if I ever knew it, and no way to figure it out. 45% -- not very convincing on a pop culture Q. Probably ATA and then JTQ also.

[jarnon]

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

Yes, Princeton has no law school, but the three most recent Supreme Court Justices are all Princeton grads. -- J. Arnon '75

By some miracle, I can figure this out. Harvard Law School is pervasive, and Marley tried to get Clem to go to Cornell. Finally, Wharton is at the U of Penn. Whew!

Wharton is Penn's business school. (Donald Trump went there.) But Penn also has a good law school.

[SportsFan68]

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

Yes, Princeton has no law school, but the three most recent Supreme Court Justices are all Princeton grads. -- J. Arnon '75

By some miracle, I can figure this out. Harvard Law School is pervasive, and Marley tried to get Clem to go to Cornell. Finally, Wharton is at the U of Penn. Whew!

Wharton is Penn's business school. (Donald Trump wnet there.) But Penn also has a good law school.

Then I got it right for the wrong reason. I usually get it wrong when I apply incorrect reasoning.

[Bob78164]

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

Yes, Princeton has no law school, but the three most recent Supreme Court Justices are all Princeton grads. -- J. Arnon '75

By some miracle, I can figure this out. Harvard Law School is pervasive, and Marley tried to get Clem to go to Cornell. Finally, Wharton is at the U of Penn. Whew!

Wharton is Penn's business school. (Donald Trump wnet there.) But Penn also has a good law school.

Well, they did accept Wintergreen. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's a short article reporting the results of Mark's appearance.

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_19313337

[earendel]

Mark Royce
York, PA

Mark says he has a big head and Meredith agrees that he does. It's been measured as a 99% head.

Maybe Mark should be introduced to MBFFB.

Question #3 - Level ?: National Wonders
Superior, Hot Road and Fata Morgana are three types of what natural phenomena?

A: Mirages B: Waterfalls
C: Rock formations D: Rainbows

Mark hasn't heard of any of these and none of them make sense to him. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Mirages
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $12,000

I've heard the term "fata morgana".

Question #6 - Level ?: Fairy Tale Problems
A rare stomach ailment caused by eating human hair has what fairy-tale-inspired name?

A: Sleeping Beauty disorder B: Rapunzel syndrome
C: Cinderella complex D: Snow White sickness

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Rapunzel syndrome
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $20,500

It's an easy get, but what does eating hair have to do with growing it to extreme lengths?

Question #7 - Level ?: Ivy League Law
John Grisham had to rewrite 100 pages of his book, "The Associate," after learning that which Ivy League school does not have a law school?

A: Harvard University B: University of Pennsylvania
C: Princeton University D: Cornell University

Mark jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Princeton University
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $20,500

No idea. I don't think the audience will, either, so I JTQ.

Question #9 - Level ?: Sylvester's Son
Sylvester Stallone gave his oldest son what intense sounding name?

A: Swain Helix B: Sargent Valor
C: Silas Dagger D: Sage Moonblood

Mark asks the audience.

ATA

A: 6% B: 20% C: 29% D: 45%

Mark would rather not risk it. He walks with $10,300.

Answer

D: Sage Moonblood

I don't know. I'd probably ATA and then JTQ if the results aren't good. As they actually turned out, I'd still JTQ because that 45% doesn't strike me as strong enough.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #3 - Level ?: National Wonders
Superior, Hot Road and Fata Morgana are three types of what natural phenomena?

A: Mirages B: Waterfalls
C: Rock formations D: Rainbows

Mark hasn't heard of any of these and none of them make sense to him. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Mirages
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $12,000

I've heard the term "fata morgana".

I believe they've asked a WWTBAM question about that before.

[Estonut]

I've heard the term "fata morgana".

I believe they've asked a WWTBAM question about that before.

I hadn't heard any of the terms before, but couldn't imagine "Hot Road" applying to any of the 4 but mirages. I've seen them on drives to Vegas and/or Arizona.

[SportsFan68]

I've heard the term "fata morgana".

I believe they've asked a WWTBAM question about that before.

I hadn't heard any of the terms before, but couldn't imagine "Hot Road" applying to any of the 4 but mirages. I've seen them on drives to Vegas and/or Arizona.

We were out in the middle of the Painted Desert, and Mom saw an ocean mirage, complete with sailboat with striped sails. It lasted only a few seconds.