Transcript 01/09/12 Mike Monk

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Mike Monk
Mechanicsburg, PA
Computer analyst

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Topic Tree:

10 Outdated Words
9 Rock the Vote
8 Boy’s Club
7 Painful Music
6 Animal Kingdom
5 Art Words
4 End of an Era
3 Fashion in Fiction
2 Home Debt
1 European Humorists

Topic Tree: (randomized)

8 Boy’s Club
7 Painful Music
4 End of an Era
2 Home Debt
10 Outdated Words
6 Animal Kingdom (Disney Cruise Question)
9 Rock the Vote
3 Fashion in Fiction
5 Art Words
1 European Humorists

Question 1 – 1 European Humorists
Which of these popular comedians’ names could be used to describe a chef from Copenhagen?
A. Billy Crystal
B. Adam Sandler
C. Dane Cook
D. Chris Rock

Spoiler

C. Dane Cook
$15K
Bank - $15K

Question 2 – 5 Art Words
A common feature of Renaissance paintings, an “aureole” often surrounds which of the following?
A. Sailboats
B. Bowls of fruit
C. Flowers
D. Religious figures

Spoiler

D. Religious figures
$5K
Bank - $20K

Question 3 – 3 Fashion in Fiction
“In the band of his gee-string was a hunting knife,” is a sentence from a 1914 novel about what character?
A. Robin Hood
B. Tarzan
C. Buck Rogers
D. Zorro

Spoiler

B. Tarzan
$7K
Bank - $27K

Question 4 – 9 Rock the Vote
Though rare, a member of the electoral college who does not vote in line with the popular or party vote is called a what?
A. Faithless elector
B. Dubious elector
C. Fickle elector
D. Blind elector

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. Faithless elector
$3K
Bank - $27K

commercial break

Question 5 – 6 Animal Kingdom (Disney Cruise Question)
Because male pregnancy is a unique property of their biology, what animal has been called “nature’s Mr. Mom?
A. Dolphins
B. Anteaters
C. Seahorses
D. Lemurs

Spoiler

C. Seahorses
$25K
Bank - $52K

Question 6 – 10 Outdated Words
A small case for materials used in sewing is known as a “housewife” but was once known by what far less demure name in England?
A. Hussy
B. Jezebel
C. Minx
D. Floozy

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Hussy
$10K
Bank - $52K

Question 7 – 2 Home Debt
When America reached the monetary limit it could borrow in 2011, it was said that the U.S. hit the “debt” what?
A. Ceiling
B. Stairs
C. Chimney
D. Floor

Spoiler

A. Ceiling
$2K
Bank - $54K

Question 8 – 4 End of an Era
In his resignation letter, what beloved CEO said, “I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple”?
A. Steve Jobs
B. Mark Zuckerberg
C. Jeff Bezos
D. Bill Gates

Spoiler

A. Steve Jobs
$1K
Bank - $55K

Question 9 – 7 Painful Music
A tattoo on Lindsay Lohan reads, “Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife, I feel like I’m in the prime of my life,” which are lyrics from a song by whom?
A. Madonna
B. Billy Joel
C. Celine Dion
D. Michael Jackson

ATA

ATA results

29% A. Madonna
55% B. Billy Joel
9% C. Celine Dion
7% D. Michael Jackson

Spoiler

A. Billy Joel
$500
Bank - $55,500

commercial break

Question 10 – 8 Boy’s Club
Under a 1918 treaty, what tiny country would have been annexed by France if the royal family was unable to produce a male heir?
A. Malta
B. Liechtenstein
C. Andorra
D. Monaco

Mike isn’t sure, so he decides to leave with $27,750

Spoiler

D. Monaco
$100
Leaves with $27,750

[SportsFan68]

10 – 8 Boy’s Club
Under a 1918 treaty, what tiny country would have been annexed by France if the royal family was unable to produce a male heir?
A. Malta
B. Liechtenstein
C. Andorra
D. Monaco

Mike isn’t sure, so he decides to leave with $27,750

Spoiler

D. Monaco
$100
Leaves with $27,750

Good stack for me -- first one I dint know.

[earendel]

Mike Monk
Mechanicsburg, PA
Computer analyst

Question 6 – 10 Outdated Words
A small case for materials used in sewing is known as a “housewife” but was once known by what far less demure name in England?
A. Hussy
B. Jezebel
C. Minx
D. Floozy

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Hussy
$10K
Bank - $52K

I'll JTQ also.

Question 9 – 7 Painful Music
A tattoo on Lindsay Lohan reads, “Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife, I feel like I’m in the prime of my life,” which are lyrics from a song by whom?
A. Madonna
B. Billy Joel
C. Celine Dion
D. Michael Jackson

ATA

ATA results

29% A. Madonna
55% B. Billy Joel
9% C. Celine Dion
7% D. Michael Jackson

Spoiler

A. Billy Joel
$500
Bank - $55,500

No idea. Might as well try ATA and hope for a good result.

So I'd still have one JTQ remaining.

[rgcviper]

Question 10 – 8 Boy’s Club
Under a 1918 treaty, what tiny country would have been annexed by France if the royal family was unable to produce a male heir?
A. Malta
B. Liechtenstein
C. Andorra
D. Monaco

Is it just me, or does this one seem like a W.W.O.Q.? It definitely seems far from the common knowledge of the average person. Just sayin'.

[TheConfessor]

Question 10 – 8 Boy’s Club
Under a 1918 treaty, what tiny country would have been annexed by France if the royal family was unable to produce a male heir?
A. Malta
B. Liechtenstein
C. Andorra
D. Monaco

Is it just me, or does this one seem like a W.W.O.Q.? It definitely seems far from the common knowledge of the average person. Just sayin'.

It's probably just you. A and B are nowhere near France, and there has always been a lot of press fascination with Monaco's need to have a male heir, especially when Prince Ranier married America's sweetheart Grace Kelly in order to accomplish that objective.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 10 – 8 Boy’s Club
Under a 1918 treaty, what tiny country would have been annexed by France if the royal family was unable to produce a male heir?
A. Malta
B. Liechtenstein
C. Andorra
D. Monaco

Is it just me, or does this one seem like a W.W.O.Q.? It definitely seems far from the common knowledge of the average person. Just sayin'.

The 1918 treaty may be WWOQ material, but there were other clues here. Malta was British territory (British Commonwealth, now?) and Liechtenstein is between Switzerland and Austria; no way France would have any influence over them. So that immediately makes it at least a 50/50.

Andorra is between France and Spain and has a strange political balance between the two (The role of monarch is exercised jointly by the two co-princes, the Bishop of Urgell and the current President of France, says the Wikipedia page). Knowing that is probably WWOQ material, too, but most important point for me is that there's no royal family that anyone would have ever heard of. Monaco's royal family, on the other hand, has been rather visible since Prince Ranier married Princess Grace.

BTW, the date 1918 had me thinking of the end of World War I. I couldn't think of why France would be concerned with Monaco in the middle of all that. Wikipedia answered that for me:

The Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861 granted sovereignty to Monaco. Previously, under the Treaty of Vienna it had been a protectorate of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

A second treaty was agreed on July 17, 1918, owing to a possible succession crisis near the end of the First World War.[1] At the time the heir to the Monagasque throne had no legitimate children, and the possibility of his German cousins succeeding in future to the throne was unacceptable to the French.[2]

[MarleysGh0st]

Damn! I had to get all wordy and let Ed post the first reply to rgcviper's question!

[TheConfessor]

Damn! I had to get all wordy and let Ed post the first reply to rgcviper's question!

Well, I didn't know the part about the German threat to take over Monaco, so you get bonus points for that.

[Snaxx]

FWIW, I thought Monaco before the choices came up. Andorra gave me pause as I knew it was between France and Spain, and did not recall its history well as Marley described.