Still Going Strong with and against the Mob
Still Going Strong with, against, or in Spite of the Mob by Roxanne McDonald
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Not sure if “1 vs. 100” has become seasonal, takes turns with “identity”, or just shows whenever it shows…. But was so happy to have it back on NBC the other night, regardless. |
I got so hooked on “1 vs. 100.” Then I reconciled my resentment when I got an eyeful of the fresh (at least for the last 20 years of TV) concept of “Idnetity”. The two shows then seemed to alternate Fridays, or months, then disappeared?
So I ignored the entry on my white board schedule of best TV to watch…until last night, when I inadvertently flipped to NBC (during East Coast prime time), and almost peed a little when I saw that adorable and clever host, Bob Saget.
New mob members included hippies in one segment, and in another a sidebar note explained how 79% of the mob have a college degree.
Also new (I think) is the interactive challenge at break time: instead of answering a facile question and getting your name entered for a “chance” to win (and be put on one or another mailing lists, I imagine), the challenge was to guess which mob member was sitting on the secret stash one lucky caller/texter could win.
The questions are just as clever as Saget’s delivery and quips. Here are the ones I caught, though I apologize for not knowing the name of the first contestant (which I missed twice):
For the first contestant, who looked like a soap star I once watched:
1. In the fraction 1/100, what is the proper term for the number 100?
a) numerator
b) denominator
c) remainder
2. You’re driving from AR to NE with no AC in your SUV. Which direction are you going?
a) SW
b) NE
c) NW
3. Which of the following is not the name of a real person who had a salad named for him?
a) Bob Cobb
b) Ceasar Cardini
c) Francoise Nicoise
With new contestant, Portia
4. Which of the following is a character in the board game “Clue”?
a) Captain Ketchup
b) Colonel Mustard
c) Miss Mayonnaise
5. Which shortcut would help you remember the names of the Great Lakes?
a) FACE
b) HOMES
c) ROY G BIV
6. If The Wedding Crashers crashed My Big Fat Greek Wedding, what dessert could they expect?
a) Baklava
b) Moussaka
c) Spanikopita
7. Which song by The Who is not the theme song of a “CSI” show?
a) “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
b) “I Can’t Explain”
c) “Who are You?”
Questions for third contestant, Ed
8. If a man spends more time primping and posing in front of the mirror than his wife, he’s probably what?
a) quatrosexual
b) metrosexual
c) retrosexual
9. At a pricey restaurant, what would be the traditional last item to arrive, just before the wallet-busting bill?
a) Chateau Briand
b) Sauerbraten
c) Tiramisu
10. Which brand of gum is also a type of nuclear sub used by the U.S. Navy?
a) Hubba Bubba
b) CareFree
c) Trident
11. You’re taking a vacation like the one in the film Sideways. What are you doing?
a) skiing in Colorado
b) wine-tasting in California
c) surfing in Hawaii
1. b) denominator
2. c) NW
3. c) Francoise Nicoise [Blondie polled the mob; 23/52 said a). Blondie trusted the mob, and was sent home.]
4. b) Colonel Mustard [Portia asked the mob, and went with the answer of the mother of two who plays “Clue” all the time.]
5. b) HOMES
6. a) Baklava
7. b) “I Can’t Explain” [Portia goes with her second help, is right, and decides to go home with 34,900.]
8. b) metrosexual
9. c) Tiramisu
10.c) Trident
11. b) wine-tasting in California
Now, NBC, if you could do two things: one, make your online version of the game work (it doesn’t allow clicking and then says “Game Over…out of time” when it fails to register our incessant clicking of the right answer); and two, figure out a way to air both “1 vs. 100” and “Identity” in the same week, on the same night, and/or consistently….
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