Transcript 11/16/11 - Mark Langberg (carryover)

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Mark Langberg
Las Vegas, NV

Mark is a singing gondolier who loves to cook. He'd like to combine these two passions by having his own singing cooking show.

Mark has $46,100 in his bank, with one Jump The Question lifeline left.

Question #8 - Level ?: Side Dish
Often paired with wasabi, "gari" is pickled ginger traditionally served alongside what kind of food?

A: Paella B: Dim sum
C: Bouillabaisse D: Sushi

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Sushi
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $51,100

Question #9 - Level ?: Tough Guy
What historical figure reportedly met his demise by being poisoned, then shot, and then thrown in the Neva River?

A: Kaiser Wilhelm I B: Benito Mussolini
C: Grigori Rasputin D: Maximilien Robespierre

Mark has absolutely no ideal. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Grigori Rasputin
Question Value: $500
Bank: $51,100

Question #10 - Level ?: Children's Stories
As a child, what TV journalist went to Studio 54 with his mother and met Michael Jackson?

A: Sean Hannity B: Keith Olbermann
C: Anderson Cooper D: Matt Lauer

This would be a complete 100% guess. Mark walks away with $25,550.

Answer

C: Anderson Cooper

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Bump.

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Question #9 - Level ?: Tough Guy
What historical figure reportedly met his demise by being poisoned, then shot, and then thrown in the Neva River?

A: Kaiser Wilhelm I B: Benito Mussolini
C: Grigori Rasputin D: Maximilien Robespierre

Mark has absolutely no ideal. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Grigori Rasputin
Question Value: $500
Bank: $51,100

Since there's never enough celtic rock music discussed on the Bored, here's the answer by the Town Pants.

Spoiler

(There's a long introduction, so you can skip to the 2:30 mark for the start of the song. This video had somewhat better audiovisual quality than the other one I found.)

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Mark Langberg
Las Vegas, NV

Mark is a singing gondolier who loves to cook. He'd like to combine these two passions by having his own singing cooking show.

That would be interesting - for maybe one episode.

Question #9 - Level ?: Tough Guy
What historical figure reportedly met his demise by being poisoned, then shot, and then thrown in the Neva River?

A: Kaiser Wilhelm I B: Benito Mussolini
C: Grigori Rasputin D: Maximilien Robespierre

Mark has absolutely no ideal. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Grigori Rasputin
Question Value: $500
Bank: $51,100

This was a question on J! not too long ago.

Question #10 - Level ?: Children's Stories
As a child, what TV journalist went to Studio 54 with his mother and met Michael Jackson?

A: Sean Hannity B: Keith Olbermann
C: Anderson Cooper D: Matt Lauer

This would be a complete 100% guess. Mark walks away with $25,550.

Answer

C: Anderson Cooper

No idea, although Cooper seems the most likely because of his famous mother (Gloria Vanderbilt). Still, I'd probably JTQ.

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Question #10 - Level ?: Children's Stories
As a child, what TV journalist went to Studio 54 with his mother and met Michael Jackson?

A: Sean Hannity B: Keith Olbermann
C: Anderson Cooper D: Matt Lauer

This would be a complete 100% guess. Mark walks away with $25,550.

Answer

C: Anderson Cooper

No idea, although Cooper seems the most likely because of his famous mother (Gloria Vanderbilt). Still, I'd probably JTQ.

This is the sort of trivia question that is absolute insignifica. Sure, they probably wanted it approached as a "which one had a famous mother" question, but it's certainly possible that anyone might have had a chance encounter and "met" a rock star. But who cares?