Ten
undefeated champions, one winner. That's how the GSN
2004 Get Schooled Games tournament ends, as we're joined
by Games Across America host Kurt Long in the GSN
Studios in LA. The ten local finalists are at the ready,
as two at a time will face off in head-to-head trivial
competition. Winner stays, loser pays. Highest loser
score in the preliminary quiz becomes the Wild Card. At
the end of the rainbow, a pot of gold, $10,000.
So who's
going home with the cash? We'll see. Remember, best two
out of three wins. First face off: Steve Newman (Boston)
vs. Ronald DeAnnon (Miami). If you steal someone's
bling bling, and they send you to Sing Sing, what
state's prison system are you in? Ronald in:
New York. Right for 10. Next up: What color jersey
does the leader of the Tour De France wear? Steve:
The yellow jersey. Right for 10. Tiebreaker: What
1954 Supreme Court ruling ended segregation in American
schools? Steve: Brown vs. Board of Education. Steve
moves on.
Next up
in round 2, Sam Fettrow (Richmond) takes him on.
What SNL
alum provides the voice of Shrek?
Sam: Mike
Myers? Right. Next up: What city if hosting the 2004
Summer Olympics? Steve: Athens, Greece. Right again.
Tiebreaker question: What American novel features
adolescent Holden Caulfield? Sam: Catcher in the
Rye. And we have a new bagman.
Next up,
Sam takes on Joel Schimek. Question time: What
potty-mouth personality wrote the 1993 best-seller about
his "Private Parts"? Sam: Howard Stern. Right.
Next up: Which American university was founded by
Thomas Jefferson? Sam: University of Virginia.
Right. Two in, and Joel's outta here.
Hoping
to dethrone him this time is Tanya Harrison.
Someone
just handed you a Shih-Tzu. What are you holding?
Sam: a dog. Right on. Next: Which reality show cast
off contestants with the career-ending catch phrase,
"You're fired?" Sam: The Apprentice. And just like
that, Tanya is fired... for now.
Steve McClellan won out of Albuquerque, and he's hoping
to win out in LA. First, though, he must beat Steve.
If
someone told you your cochlear implant was showing, what
part of the body would you cover up?
Steve goes
for ear for the score. Next up: The Sun, Comets, and
Silver Stars are all teams in what professional league?
Steve grabs the money thanks to the WNBA. Will we
see Sam again? We'll see.
Lori
Bailey wants her hands on the bag. Here's the question
they start with.
What
nickname is popularly attributed to American Western
showman William F. Cody?
Steve goes
with Buffalo Bill. Right. Next up: What is the title
of Hillary Clinton's best-selling autobiography?
Steve gets it wrong with "It Takes a Village". Lori gets
it right with "Living History." Tiebreaker: What
founder of the Sisters of Charity... Lori gets
the bag of money with Mother Teresa.
Next up
to take her on is Linda Kerren, the online winner.
There once was a man from Nantucket. What US state was
he from?
Linda gets
Massachusetts. Next: What popular American poet read
"On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration
in 1993? Lori comes back with Maya Angelou. Final
question: What pop star experienced the famous
wardrobe malfunction during the half-time performance of
the Super Bowl? Lori fires with Janet Jackson to
retain her stash.
Next to
challenge: Zach Lass from the Baltimore final. His
questions: You're the titular character in Herman
Melville's novel, "Moby Dick". What are you? Zach
fired with whale. Next, what red-headed Norse god of
the sky defends himself with a giant hammer? Thor
gives Zach the sack of money, and we go to the final
round.
Last one
chosen is Gabrielle Owen. She faces Zach... AND
wild-card Steve McClelllan. It's a three-way for
$10,000. Here we go!
1)
What three Latin words appear on the Great Seal of the
United States?
Steve: E pluribus unum (right)
2) In
1972, what tennis star became the first woman named
Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year?
Gabrielle: Billie Jean King (right)
3) No
man is an island, but there is an Isle of Man. What
European country is it located?
Zach: United Kingdom (right)
Next
person in wins $10,000 in student loans from Bank of
America. Here it goes...
What
does the acronym NAFTA stand for?
Gabrielle for the game: North American Free Trade
Agreement.
RIGHT!
Gabrielle takes the cash and the novelty check, and
that's game called. |