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MikeK

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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2007, 12:18:49 PM »
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'149980\' date=\'Apr 11 2007, 12:10 PM\']
I always wondered if anybody has tried "What is" in a non-English language to fit the convention of the language, like "Qué es Madrid?"[/quote]
KenJen, 3rd post in this thread.  Has anybody else tried it?  As far as I know, no.

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"Quién es más macho?"
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Mike Tennant

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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2007, 02:18:14 PM »
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'149964\' date=\'Apr 11 2007, 01:12 AM\']
Sadly, at the beginning of the original run, you had to get two things right: the kernel of relevant information, and the phrasing. "What is California?" wouldn't get you called wrong, but you wouldn't be awarded the money until you produced a proper question.[/quote]
This is reflected in the first edition of the home game.  (I don't know about other MB editions because this is the only one I have.)  Some of those questions are phrased very oddly, too.

Fortunately, I am a kind MC and don't make players match the phrasing of the book.

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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2007, 05:16:55 PM »
I believe this even goes back to the Fleming version.

Gene Shalit once (successfully) answered a Daily Double pertaining to NBC's logo as such:

"Has anyone around here seen the very famous NBC peacock?"
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Jay Temple

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« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2007, 02:46:33 PM »
First season, I want to say Liz Cachese: Was ist Achtung?

I always held out hope that Dana Carvey would be on CelebJ and that he'd have the opportunity to respond, "Could it be ... SATAN?"
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