Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

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Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:55 pm

Kara Betourne
Clearwater, FL
High school history teacher



$100
Which of these structures is named for its unusual shape?

A: Buckingham Palace B: Pentagon
C: Sydney Opera House D: Parthenonagon


$200
"On One Wheel" is the official magazine of what national organization?

A: American Kiteflyers Association B: Federation of Fly Fishers
C: Unicycling Society of America D: American Canoe Association


$300
In prison lingo, a ten-year jail sentence is referred to using which of these terms?

A: Penny B: Nickel
C: Quarter D: Dime


$500
Scientists define buoyancy as the force that causes objects as the force that causes objects to do what?

A: Conduct electricity B: Float
C: Generate heat D: Freeze


$1,000
Which of these silly words is not a synonym for "gadget"?

A: Whatchamacallit B: Thingamajig
C: Poppycock D: Doohickey


$2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!


-- Commercial Break --


Kara bought a new car before coming to the show; she's here to pay it off. For eight years, she's had the same car, since high school.


$4,000
In "Popeye" comics, J. Wellington Wimpy's signature saying is "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a" what "today"?

A: Cupcake B: Flapjack
C: Milkshake D: Hamburger

PAF: Kara calls her mom, Judy.

Judy: Hamburger. And I'm positive.



$8,000
At the start of a standard chess match, each player has how many pawns?

A: Six B: Eight
C: Ten D: Twelve

Kara: All of my friends were in chess club, in high school. I never was. I should have been, for this question. But, I have been taught how to play chess and I think the answer is A: Six, and I'm gonna make that my final answer.

Kara falls to $1,000.




Answers:
$100: B: Pentagon
$200: C: Unicycling Society of America
$300: D: Dime
$500: B: Float
$1,000: C: Poppycock
$2,000: A: The Hamptons
$4,000: D: Hamburger
$8,000: B: Eight

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Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

#2 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:47 am

Nihil obstat®

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#3 Post by peacock2121 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:11 am

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Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:25 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!
All the Where Elses they have on this show and a poor Floridian has to get this question! :twisted:

I guess there were some out-of-towners in the audience that day, to account for the Berkshire vote. :roll:

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#5 Post by tanstaafl2 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:30 am

Well that was ugly. Solid work from another history teacher.
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#6 Post by slam » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:37 am

The performance of this contestant demonstrates how easy it is for people to pass the test with random luck.

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Re: Transcript 01/31/08 - Kara Betourne

#7 Post by earendel » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:46 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kara Betourne
Clearwater, FL
High school history teacher
As always, I root for teachers.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000
Which of these northeastern U.S. vacation spots is located on the coast and not in the mountains?

A: The Hamptons B: The Poconos
C: The Berkshires D: The Catskills

Kara: I know the Hamptons are in the northeast and the Catskills, I think, are mountains, as well as the Poconos. Just to be sure, I'm gonna to poll the audience on this one.

ATA: A: 93% B: 1% C: 6% D: 0%

Kara: Yeah, that's what I thought
!
Surely the audience should know this one. I'd get it by process of elimination.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
In "Popeye" comics, J. Wellington Wimpy's signature saying is "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a" what "today"?

A: Cupcake B: Flapjack
C: Milkshake D: Hamburger

PAF: Kara calls her mom, Judy.

Judy: Hamburger. And I'm positive.
Must be a generational thing - even the Popeye movie is almost 30 years old.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8,000
At the start of a standard chess match, each player has how many pawns?

A: Six B: Eight
C: Ten D: Twelve

Kara: All of my friends were in chess club, in high school. I never was. I should have been, for this question. But, I have been taught how to play chess and I think the answer is A: Six, and I'm gonna make that my final answer.

Kara falls to $1,000.
She was taught how to play but doesn't know how many pawns there are? Maybe it was long ago and didn't make much of an impression.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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