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With a great deal of hype surrounding Watson, the IBM computer that can play Jeopardy, I thought that Making Noise should jump on the quiz show bandwagon and ask the staff some questions. Just like the title of the NPR quiz program Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, many of them tussled with the deep, thought-provoking questions asked. Here are a few samples:
Choose a movie title that is the story of your life?
Jerry Olson, chief engineer – “Sleepless in Seattle.”
Reason behind answer: Not getting enough sleep
If you could only see in black-and-white and one additional color, what color would you choose?
Brian Lindsey, operations assistant and Weekend Edition host – “Gray, the world is not always back and white.”
Can you name four words that rhyme with pencil?
Mary Cravens, membership coordinator – “Stencil, tinsel, utensil, and pencil (Wait… that shouldn’t count!).”
If you could go on a road trip with any person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Verne Windham, program director – “I would like to take a drive with Dr. X, who is down on Obama-care.” Verne felt in order to properly address all the issues surrounding the subject, the length of the road trip would need to be similar to the amount of time it takes to drive to Seattle.
What do you think the greatest invention is in your lifetime?
Ann Torigoe-Hawkins, underwriting representative – “The GPS. Good or bad it’s amazing we can find out exactly where we are in the world at any time.”
If you would like to answer some unique questions NPR's, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me has an interactive question section. Link: http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/
Also, if you have a question you would like anyone at the station to answer, leave a comment and we will added it to the post.
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