Philadelphia, PA
Meredith introduces him as a self-proclaimed nerd. Derek clarifies that. He works for the emergency management office in Philadelphia so he's a "weather nerd". He tracks the weather. Meredith asks him what the forecast is for his appearance on the show. He says "sunny with a chance of showers of dollar bills."
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
- Metal Names
- Phone Etiquette
- Holidays
- Path of Khan
- Classic Stories
- Husband Hobbies
- Lucky Crowd
- Screen Kiss
- Picante Places
- For The Articles
Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Husband Hobbies
- Phone Etiquette
- Holidays
- For the Articles
- Lucky Crowd
- Picante Places
- Classic Stories
- Metal Names
- Screen Kiss
- Path of Khan
Question #1 (Path of Khan)
A 131-foot tall stainless statue of Genghis Khan on horseback is located just outside the capital of what Asian country?
A - Thailand
B - Nepal
C - Mongolia
D - Malaysia
Derek believes that Genghis Khan was from
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Mongolia
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Answer: C (Mongolia)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
The obvious choice for vampire-loving tweens, what big screen couple won the "Best Kiss" award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards?
A - Edward & Bella
B - Jake & Neytiri
C - Harry & Ginny
D - Alvin & Brittany
Derek isn't "too up on the whole vampire genre" so he thinks this would be an ideal question to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 86%
B - 6%
C - 3%
D - 5%
B - 6%
C - 3%
D - 5%
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Answer: A (Edward & Bella)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $40,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $40,000
Which of these heavy metal bands was named after the title of a Bob Dylan song?
A - Twisted Sister
B - Judas Priest
C - Black Sabbath
D - Quiet Riot
Derek feels that he should know it because he's fairly familiar with Bob Dylan, but he's not sure, so he decides to Jump the Question.
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Answer: B (Judas Priest)
Value: $500
Bank: $40,000 (no change)
Value: $500
Bank: $40,000 (no change)
Which of these timeless stories came from an 1822 poem written by literature professor Clement Moore?
A - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
B - Beauty and the Beast
C - Jack and the Beanstalk
D - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Answer: A ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)
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Value: $10,000
Bank: $50,000
Bank: $50,000
When "Old" is placed before it, the name of what Texas city forms a popular brand of Mexican food?
A - El Paso
B - Amarillo
C - Lubbock
D - San Antonio
Derek has eaten a lot of their stuff in his day.
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Answer: A (El Paso)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $51,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $51,000
To kick off her show's final season, Oprah Winfrey and guest John Travolta awarded her studio audience a vacation where?
A - France
B - Brazil
C - Australia
D - Thailand
Meredith attempts to imitate Oprah's vocal excitement when reading the answers. Derek has never met her so he doesn't know. He says this would be an ideal question to ask the audience if he hadn't already used that lifeline. He should have brushed up on his vampire movies before coming on the show. He's going to have to Jump the Question. Meredith gets the audience to give the answer and notes that Travolta is going to fly the plane.
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Answer: C (Australia)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $51,000 (no change)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $51,000 (no change)
The June 2010 issue of "Playboy" included special eyeglasses so readers could enjoy what technological addition to the centerfold?
A - X-ray vision
B - embedded lights
C - encoded messages
D - 3D images
After reading the question Meredith laughingly says, "Oh, let's say hi to your wife." Derek looks back and waves. Meredith says Derek must have a friend who reads this. Derek agrees, then says, "I'm not familiar with this issue." The audience laughs and the camera switches to Derek's wife, who grins and and nods her head. Derek notes that
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since "Playboy" leaves nothing to the imagination there's no need for X-ray vision and embedded lights doesn't make sense, and as for encoded messages, people aren't looking at "Playboy" for subtleties
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Answer: D (3D images)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $54,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $54,000
Since 2005, Washington, D.C. residents have observed a legal holiday every April 16th named what?
A - Emancipation Day
B - Union Day
C - Constitution Day
D - Capitol Day
Derek thinks it could be
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Union Day or Constitution Day
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Emancipation Day
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Answer: A (Emancipation Day)
Value: $
Bank: $
Value: $
Bank: $
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