Transcript 01/12/12 - Brook Hager

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Brook Hager
Mitchellville, MD

Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: The Kama Sutra
?: Rock of Ages
?: Google Chat *Disney Cruise Line question*
?: Silly Science
?: Back of the Bill
?: Swiss Mister
?: Fishy Play
?: High Quality TV
?: Peaceful Enemy
?: Element Names


Question #1 - Level ?: Element Names
Perhaps because of its color, what element gets its name from the Spanish word for "silver"?

A: Uranium B: Platinum
C: Silicon D: Titanium

Brook says there are a couple things up there that are silverish in color. She asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 74% C: 12% D: 10%

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Platinum
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question #2 - Level ?: Peaceful Enemy
Named after a peaceful religious group, what is the name for a dummy weapon used to deceive the enemy?

A: Quaker gun B: Tommy gun
C: BB gun D: Staple gun

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Quaker gun
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #3 - Level ?: High Quality TV
What no-nonsense reality star can often be heard saying to her clients, "No bling, no schwing!"

A: Rachael Zoe B: Patti Stanger
C: Tabatha Coffey D: Bethenny Frankel

"No-nonsense" has Brook thinking

Spoiler

B

; also she's a

Spoiler

millionaire matchmaker

. Brooke is nervous, but she makes that her final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Patti Stanger
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,000

-- Commercial Break, including a promo for the Cruise In and Win sweepstakes --


Brook's parents, Patricia and Ralph, are rooting her on in the audience.


Question #4 - Level ?: Fishy Play
In what game does a player shout "fish out of water!' when he suspects other players are out of the pool?

A: Red Rover B: Freeze Tag
C: Simon Says D: Marco Polo

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Marco Polo
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #5 - Level ?: Swiss Mister
Also the site of his most famous character's demise, what author is credited with helping to introduce the sport of skiing to Switzerland?

A: Arthur Conan Doyle B: Ian Fleming
C: Joseph Conrad D: Gustave Flaubert

Brook says she's not that great with literature.

Spoiler

Gustave

sounds like he would go with Switzerland, but she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Arthur Conan Doyle
Question Value: $500
Bank: $25,000

-- Commercial Break --


Question #6 - Level ?: Back of the Bill
Which of these Washington, D.C. buildings does not appear on the back of a U.S. bill currently in circulation?

A: Washington Monument B: Lincoln Memorial
C: White House D: U.S. Capitol

Brook is from the D.C. area, so she feels it's kind of embarrassing that she doesn't know this. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Washington Monument
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #7 - Level ?: Silly Science
Defined by Isaac Newton Newton in 1687, what force is essential in creating the desired effect of roller coasters that feature vertical loops?

A: Elastic B: Electrostatic
C: Centripetal D: Friction

Brook says she's stuck between

Spoiler

C and D

and it could totally be

Spoiler

A or B

. She's leaning towards

Spoiler

C,

but she doesn't think she wants to risk it. She walks away with $12,500.

Answer

C: Centripetal

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

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Brook Hager
Mitchellville, MD

Question #3 - Level ?: High Quality TV
What no-nonsense reality star can often be heard saying to her clients, "No bling, no schwing!"

A: Rachael Zoe B: Patti Stanger
C: Tabatha Coffey D: Bethenny Frankel

"No-nonsense" has Brook thinking

Spoiler

B

; also she's a

Spoiler

millionaire matchmaker

. Brooke is nervous, but she makes that her final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Patti Stanger
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,000

Time for a lifeline. I'll ATA because this seems like something they'd know.

Question #5 - Level ?: Swiss Mister
Also the site of his most famous character's demise, what author is credited with helping to introduce the sport of skiing to Switzerland?

A: Arthur Conan Doyle B: Ian Fleming
C: Joseph Conrad D: Gustave Flaubert

Brook says she's not that great with literature.

Spoiler

Gustave

sounds like he would go with Switzerland, but she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Arthur Conan Doyle
Question Value: $500
Bank: $25,000

Reichenbach Falls. Of course Holmes didn't actually die there (although that was Doyle's intent).

Nihil obstat®.

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Question #2 - Level ?: Peaceful Enemy
Named after a peaceful religious group, what is the name for a dummy weapon used to deceive the enemy?

A: Quaker gun B: Tommy gun
C: BB gun D: Staple gun

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Quaker gun
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $17,000

Ugh. That's almost as bad as "friendly fire."

Question #3 - Level ?: High Quality TV
What no-nonsense reality star can often be heard saying to her clients, "No bling, no schwing!"

A: Rachael Zoe B: Patti Stanger
C: Tabatha Coffey D: Bethenny Frankel

"No-nonsense" has Brook thinking

Spoiler

B

; also she's a

Spoiler

millionaire matchmaker

. Brooke is nervous, but she makes that her final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Patti Stanger
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,000

ATA.

Question #6 - Level ?: Back of the Bill
Which of these Washington, D.C. buildings does not appear on the back of a U.S. bill currently in circulation?

A: Washington Monument B: Lincoln Memorial
C: White House D: U.S. Capitol

Brook is from the D.C. area, so she feels it's kind of embarrassing that she doesn't know this. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Washington Monument
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Ever since currency started showing up regularly on WWTBAM, I've been paying better attention to coins and currency. Tne years ago, I would never have gotten this one.

Question #7 - Level ?: Silly Science
Defined by Isaac Newton Newton in 1687, what force is essential in creating the desired effect of roller coasters that feature vertical loops?

A: Elastic B: Electrostatic
C: Centripetal D: Friction

Brook says she's stuck between

Spoiler

C and D

and it could totally be

Spoiler

A or B

. She's leaning towards

Spoiler

C,

but she doesn't think she wants to risk it. She walks away with $12,500.

Answer

C: Centripetal

A shout-out to Casey and her favorite scientist!