Mahopac, NY
Firefighter
Carl still has his ATE.
Today’s ATE is co-anchor of CNN’s “American Morning,” Kiran Chetry.
Topic Tree:
The Sixteenth Century
The Nobel Prize
Younger Years
Toys & Games
South America
The Internet
Library Firsts
U.S. Presidents
(Same Name)
(Birthdays)
(Word Origins)
(Foreign Phrases)
(Incense)
(Brand Names)
(At the Movies)
$12.5K In a reference to his Missouri hometown, what President was known as “the man from Independence”?
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Harry Truman
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Richard Nixon
Spoiler
A. Herman Melville
B. Washington Irving
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
D. Mark Twain
ATE (12)
Carl: I have one in mind.
Kiran: All right. What about ones we can eliminate? Washington Irving. I say we can eliminate him.
Carl: That’s what I’m thinking. I don’t know Herman Melville.
Kiran: Herman Melville. I believe he wrote “Moby Dick.”
Carl: I’m thinking Mark Twain.
Kiran: That was my first guess as well.
Carl: I see him at the typewriter. And I’m thinking, you know, when he was in the business, I’m thinking that time frame.
Kiran: I don’t disagree with you. I’m thinking our best bet is “D,” but I’m not positive.
Spoiler
A. 20 years
B. 30 years
C. 40 years
D. 50 years
Carl decides to leave with $15K.
Spoiler
Answers:
$12.5K B. Harry Truman
$15K D. Mark Twain
$25K C. 40 years