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One-Named Wonders
play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:57repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser1 to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Next we've got a trivia game called One-Named Wonders. I'm going to read you a sentence containing a bunch of words that have something in common. They're all one-word titles of songs performed by a one-named musician. Puzzle Guru Art Chung, give us an example.
ART CHUNG: So if I said, this Brit's daydreamer2 voice would be a good remedy should the sky fall, you'd answer Adele because "Daydreamer," "Remedy" and "Skyfall" are all one-word songs by the one-named artist Adele.
EISENBERG: OK, so buzz in to answer. Tarik, you won the last game, so if you win this, you go to the final round. Colleen, you need to win this, or you're toast.
COLLEEN CELSOR: Cheese toast.
EISENBERG: Cheese toast.
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: Delicious. Here we go. A halo seems to grace this diva. Her fans still listen long after the formation of Destiny's Child.
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EISENBERG: Colleen.
CELSOR: Beyonce.
EISENBERG: That is right.
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EISENBERG: This one-named singer's work includes many diamonds under a wide umbrella of collaborators.
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EISENBERG: Colleen.
CELSOR: Rihanna.
EISENBERG: Yes, exactly - Rihanna.
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CELSOR: I know my ladies.
EISENBERG: Would you believe this woman with a sunny disposition3 is setting up off sirens in the decades since her variety show?
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EISENBERG: Tarik.
TARIK KOC: Cher.
EISENBERG: Oh, yeah.
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EISENBERG: This is your last clue. It's no secret why fans continue to cherish this talent whose music will always be in vogue4.
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EISENBERG: Tarik.
KOC: Madonna.
EISENBERG: Yeah, Madonna is correct.
(APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: All right. Puzzle Guru Art Chung, how did our contestants6 do?
CHUNG: We're all tied up in this game, so...
EISENBERG: Whoa.
EISENBERG: Here is your tiebreaker question. If you've been alive these last few years, you should know this unstoppable singer who is now rich enough to buy herself any chandelier.
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CHUNG: Colleen.
EISENBERG: Sia.
CHUNG: That is correct.
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CHUNG: All right. We're tied one game apiece, so it's time for a quick game three. I'll give you a category, and you go back and forth7 naming things in that category. The first one to mess up by guessing incorrectly, repeating an answer or taking too long will be eliminated. Buzz in to answer first. Your category - name the nine most popular seasonal8 greeting card occasions as determined9 by units sold in the U.S. according to the Greeting Card Association trade group.
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CHUNG: Tarik.
KOC: Valentine's Day.
CHUNG: That is correct. Number two, Colleen...
CELSOR: Mother's day.
CHUNG: Mother's Day is number three, correct. Tarik...
KOC: Christmas.
CHUNG: Christmas is number one - 1.6 billion cards. Colleen...
CELSOR: Thanksgiving.
CHUNG: Thanksgiving - number eight. Tarik...
KOC: Easter.
CHUNG: Easter is number six. Colleen...
CHUNG: Father's Day is number four. We have three more to go. Tarik...
KOC: Mother's Day.
CHUNG: Oh, you...
KOC: Oh, we already said that.
CHUNG: We said that already. I'm sorry.
KOC: Oh, no.
CHUNG: Tarik, I'm afraid we have to say goodbye to you. Congratulations, Colleen. You're moving on to the final round.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
EISENBERG: It's settled. Our finalists are Andrea and Colleen. They'll face off in a final round at the end of the show. And not to sound like a broken record, but if you can hit the high notes when it comes to finely tuned10 trivia, come chime in and be a contestant5. Go to amatickets.org. It's time to face the music.
Coming up, we have Director Ti West and actor James Ransone from the Western "In A Valley Of Violence." And we'll find out if they ASK ME ANOTHER stage is big enough for the both of them. I'm Ophira Eisenberg, and you're listening to ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.
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browser
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| n.浏览者 | |
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daydreamer
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| n.空想家 | |
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disposition
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| n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署 | |
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Vogue
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| n.时髦，时尚；adj.流行的 | |
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contestant
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| n.竞争者，参加竞赛者 | |
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contestants
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| n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 ) | |
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forth
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seasonal
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determined
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| adj.坚定的；有决心的 | |
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tuned
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| adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调 | |
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