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BBTranscriptTeam
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by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:43 pm
Rick Beltair
Pittsfield, MA
Rick has been trying to get on the show for eleven years.
$1K
Coined by miners who considered the metal worthless, what element’s name is based on the German word for “goblin”?
A. Carbon
B. Cobalt
C. Rhodium
D. Nickel
Rick takes a guess and makes cobalt
B. Cobalt
Rick wins $1K and the Millionaire game for the Xbox.
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earendel
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by earendel » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:25 am
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Rick Beltair
Pittsfield, MA
Rick has been trying to get on the show for eleven years.
$1K
Coined by miners who considered the metal worthless, what element’s name is based on the German word for “goblin”?
A. Carbon
B. Cobalt
C. Rhodium
D. Nickel
Rick takes a guess and makes cobalt
B. Cobalt
Rick wins $1K and the Millionaire game for the Xbox.
I learned this in high school when I did a report on the elements and their names. The knowledge was reinforced by playing D&D, in which "kobolds" are enemies ("kobold" being the German word for goblin). Perhaps one of the easiest $100K questions I've seen.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:36 am
Yep, all those years of playing D&D have to be good for something!
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earendel
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by earendel » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:42 am
MarleysGh0st wrote:Yep, all those years of playing D&D have to be good for something!
That's what I keep telling elwing.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
