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The EA Celebrity Challenge!

Yes, the EA Celebrity Challenge is here once again to wrack your brain and... like... give you something to do in those 5 minutes before West Wing is on. Anyway, this month we're interviewing Tarrnie Williams, the Senior Producer of Medal of Honor: Frontline, available now for the Playstation 2. Medal of Honor: Frontline is a WWII-themed game that provides a realistic experience very much like being a soldier in World War II. Except, of course, that real WWII soldiers couldn't pause a battle to go and get more Pringles from the kitchen.

Tarrnie is a Canadian, meaning he probably knows more about U.S. History than most of us do, has been working at EA for about 10 years, and has worked on some cool titles such as Kessen and NBA Live. His hobbies include mountain biking and getting ready to be a new father. Luckily, working at EA has already given him a head start in the wonderful world of sleep deprivation, so maybe if you've had a good night sleep, you'll have an advantage over this month's EA Celebrity.


Okay, Tarrnie, enough with the "We're Number One!" thing. Would you please pay attention to the battle?

Pogo: You know the PBS news show Frontline?
Tarrnie: Yeah, sort of.
Pogo: Okay, which of the following was not a real Frontline show?
  • Organ Farm: A documentary on the promises, risks, and controversy surrounding pig-to-human organ transplants
  • Harvest of Fear: A report on the growing controversy over genetically-modified food crops
  • Thieves Among Us: This show focuses on the Napster debate and whether downloading songs off the internet helps or harms the music industry
  • A Whale of a Business: This show looks at the debate of captive marine animals, and reports about Keiko, the star of the Free Willy movies

Tarrnie: Ummm... I'd say... A Whale of a Business.
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Pogo: How many Medals of Honor have been awarded in the history of the United States... about 3,400, about 34,000, or about 34 million?
Tarrnie: About 3,400.
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Pogo: How many women have received the Medal of Honor to this date: 0, 1, or 14?
Tarrnie: I'd say 14.
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Pogo: During what war were the most Medals of Honor awarded?
Tarrnie: World War II.
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Pogo: In 1996, the firm of HLI Lordship Industries was tracked down by the FBI and fined $80,000 in court. What were they fined for?
Tarrnie: Hmmm... how about... they were selling fake Medals of Honor.
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Pogo: If I go to www.frontline.com, what web site do I get back?
Tarrnie: Let me think...
Pogo: Hey, no fair going onto the Internet to check.
Tarrnie: Of course not... oh, I know! You'd find a page for flea and tick stuff.
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Pogo: What musical group wrote a song that contains the lyrics: "The front line is everywhere"?
Tarrnie: Sounds like something U2 would say...
Pogo: I'll give you a hint. The name of the song is "No Shelter."
Tarrnie: Oh, that's Rage Against the Machine.
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Pogo: If I do a Google search for "Tarrnie", how many results do I get back: 6, 26, or 267?
Tarrnie: 26.
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Pogo: Which of the following is not a subcategory of "Heavy Metal" music on AudioGalaxy's web site... Doom Metal, Electro Metal, Funk Metal, or Hair Metal
Tarrnie: Uhh... Doom Metal?
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Pogo: Which book by famous historian Stephen Ambrose is not about World War II: Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldiers, Undaunted Courage, or Parachute Infantry?
Tarrnie: I know that one. That's Undaunted Courage.
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