Barista
Denver, Colo.
$500
Though in real life it could damage the equipment, TV doctors are often shown rubbing defibrillator paddles together before shouting what word?
A: Whaaaasup!? B: Booya!
C: Smile! D: Clear!
Spoiler
D: Clear!
$1,000
Taking up two full pages and featuring 728 clues on a separate page, in 2016 the NY Times published a special feature called the Super Mega, which was a what?
A: Crossword puzzle B: Comic strip
C: Wedding announcement D: Mattress store ad
Spoiler
A: Crossword puzzle
$2,000
A recent non-fiction bestseller about American traitor Brian Regan, whose dyslexia led to his 2001 capture, is titled “The Spy Who Couldn’t…” what?
A: Speak B: Spell
C: Sing D: Swim
Spoiler
B: Spell
$3,000
According to Lifehack.com, removing a splinter can be painless, if you cover the area with what white substance, let it dry, and peel it off?
A: Elmer’s glue B: Non-dairy creamer
C: Baby powder D: Bug spray
Spoiler
A: Elmer’s glue
$5,000
We’re not calling it nepotism, but the peppy theme song to the sitcom “30 Rock” was composed by Jeff Richmond, the husband of whom?
A: Amy Poehler B: Tina Fey
C: Julia Louis-Dreyfus D: Debra Messing
Spoiler
B: Tina Fey
$7,000
Business Insider estimates that the average person will spend roughly how many hours of their life at work?
A: 9,000 B: 30,000
C: 90,000 D: 300,000
Spoiler
Jake is too nervous to do the math.
A: 0% B: 8% C: 69% D: 23%
A: 0% B: 8% C: 69% D: 23%
Spoiler
C: 90,000
Commercial break
$10,000
Of all the teams who play in the NFL, the NBA, the NHL and MLB, the one whose nickname comes last alphabetically plays in what city?
A: Washington, D.C. B: Oakland
C: New York City D: Minneapolis
Spoiler
C: New York City
$20,000
In the eight years he was president, George Washington never did which of these things?
A: Step foot in the White House B: Give a State of the Union address
C: Veto a bill D: Appoint a Cabinet member
Spoiler
Jake’s dad Mark thinks the White House wasn’t built yet, as does Jake.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves A & C.
Spoiler
A: Step foot in the White House
Commercial break
$30,000
Given its mascot, if you have coulrophobia, you might want to avoid what restaurant chain?
A: Panda Express B: McDonald’s
C: Chuck E. Cheese’s D: Hooters
Spoiler
B: McDonald’s
$50,000
Which two world capitals are located in countries that share a border?
A: Dakar & Dhaka B: Tehran & Tirana
C: Budapest & Bucharest D: St. John’s & St. George’s
Jake walks away.
Spoiler
C: Budapest & Bucharest
Jake wins $30,000.
Jake wins $30,000.
Commercial break
QotD
“Draughts” is the British name for what popular game?
A: Checkers B: Chess
C: Backgammon D: Bridge
Spoiler
A: Checkers