New York, NY
Professor at NYU
Olivia teaches creative writing and composition. Recently, she brought some students to see the show. She took the test and now she's in the Hot Seat! She was really nervous that her students would pass the test and she wouldn't.
Question Topics:
* Seeing Double
* Magazines
* Famous Lines
* Inventions
* Night at the Museum
* Math Problems
* TV Families
* Shall We Eat?
* Weather Reports
* Same Name
* The Internet
* Sporting Goods
* At the Zoo
* Keeping Time
* Snide Remarks
$500 * Snide Remarks
A person with only one obvious talent is often snidely referred to as a what?
A: One-ride pony B: One-tail pony
C: One-trick pony D: One-armed ice cream scooper
Answer
C: One-trick pony ( 8 )
Which of these devices indicates the time of day with a shadow?
A: Hourglass B: Stopwatch
C: Grandfather clock D: Sundial
Answer
D: Sundial ( 11 )
An exhibit at the Detroit Zoo, the Penguinarium houses animals that are native to what part of the world?
A: The Middle east B: The Caribbean
C: Antarctica D: India
Answer
C: Antarctica ( 11 )
What piece of sporting equipment is colloquially known as a "pigskin"?
A: Hockey puck B: Boxing glove
C: Golf bag D: Football
Answer
D: Football ( 11 )
On the Web site thelostblogs.com, what Biblical man "posts" an entry about waving to Egyptians while God parts the Red Sea?
A: Noah B: Adam
C: Moses D: Abraham
Answer
C: Moses ( 12 )
Which of these perennial presidential hopefuls has a surname that rhymes with a notorious "Star Wars" villain?
A: Ralph Nader B: Ross Perot
C: Pat Buchanan D: Dennis Kucinich
Olivia: I voted for him in one election, actually!
Answer
A: Ralph Nader ( 22 )
During periods of low humidity and high temperatures, the National Weather Service issues "red flag warnings" about the potential for what?
A: Earthquakes B: Wildfires
C: Tornadoes D: Hail
With 19 seconds left, Olivia decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA
A: 3% B: 72% C: 19% D: 6%
Answer
B: Wildfires ( 18 )
You're In the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's Winning Answer
Spoiler
D: Sundial
Sneak Peak at One of the Next Episode's Questions
$250,000
Years before FDR famously spoke on the subject, what American wrote the line "Nothing is so much to be feared as fear"?
A: Emily Dickinson B: Mark Twain
C: Henry David Thoreau D: Walt Whitman
Years before FDR famously spoke on the subject, what American wrote the line "Nothing is so much to be feared as fear"?
A: Emily Dickinson B: Mark Twain
C: Henry David Thoreau D: Walt Whitman
A shallot is a type of what?
A: Tomato B: Carrot
C: Onion D: Mushroom
Answer
C: Onion ( 27 )
Of these TV family trios, which consists of three generations of a family and not three siblings?
A: Becky, Darlene & D.J. Conner B: Greg, Marcia & Bobby Brady
C: Rudy, Cliff & Russell Huxtable D: Lisa, Maggie & Bart Simpson
Answer
C: Rudy, Cliff & Russell Huxtable ( 17 )
A math enthusiast who wishes to send a letter to the White House might mail it to what "equal address"?
A: 30 Cubed Pennsylvania Ave. B: 40 Squared Pennsylvania Ave.
C: 50 Cubed Pennsylvania Ave. D: 60 Squared Pennsylvania Ave.
With 19 seconds left, Olivia decides to Ask The Expert. Today's
expert is the co-anchor of Nightline and ABC News correspondent, Terry Moran.
Terry: Equal address--oh, I see! All right.
Olivia: So, what's the address?
Terry: The actual address to the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Olivia: That is 40 Squared Pennsylvania Avenue, right?
Terry: I think you are way ahead of me, there!
Olivia: I just wanted to make sure that I was thinking of the right address, Terry!
Terry: I worked there for five years, covering the White House, so I know that address.
Olivia: And 40 Squared is 1600, right? I'm not getting that wrong?
Terry: Yep.
Olivia: Okay. I teach writing, not math!
Answer
B: 40 Squared Pennsylvania Ave. ( 16 )
Olivia will return on Monday's show.