Camp counselor
New York, N.Y.
$500
In 2018, which of these famous brands introduced a line of meat-scented candles for Father’s Day, and saw them sell out almost immediately?
A: Subaru B: L’Oréal
C: A.1. Sauce D: Sony
Spoiler
C: A.1. Sauce
$1,000
By tradition, the benches of the opposing parties in the UK’s House of Commons face each other across the floor, separated by roughly the length of what?
A: Two swords B: Three selfie sticks
C: Four iPad minis D: Five Tesla Model S’s
Spoiler
A: Two swords
$2,000
Lily James plays the younger version of Meryl Streep’s character Donna in what 2018 sequel to a hit big-screen musical?
A: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again B: Out of Africa! Here We Go Again
C: The Iron Lady! Here We Go Again D: Kramer vs. Kramer! Here We Go Again
Adam is the world’s biggest Mamma Mia! fan.
Spoiler
A: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
$3,000
Google Maps now offers a dog’s-eye view of Odate City, Japan, after placing cameras on three dogs of what native breed, who roamed around the city?
A: Akita B: Pekingese
C: Yorkshire terrier D: Maltese
Spoiler
A: Akita
Commercial break
$5,000
If you fall in love with your Latin teacher “prima facie,” by definition, how did your feelings develop?
A: Online B: At first sight
C: Unexpectedly D: During a dream
Adam took Latin in high school and knows prima means first.
Spoiler
B: At first sight
$7,000
What Hunter S. Thompson novel begins: “We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold”?
A: On The Road B: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
C: American Psycho D: Bright Lights, Big City
Spoiler
B: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
$10,000
Perhaps the first-ever “epic fail,” for years Slovenian Vinko Bogataj was a staple of the intro for what long-running U.S. TV program?
A: Late Show with David Letterman B: NBC Nightly News
C: This Old House D: Wide World of Sports
Spoiler
A: 15% B:12% C: 7% D: 66%
Spoiler
D: Wide World of Sports
Chris recites “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.”
Chris recites “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.”
Commercial break
$20,000
Having one of the deadliest jobs in the world, approximately what percentage of U.S. presidents have been killed in the line of duty?
A: 4% B: 6.5%
C: 9% D: 11%
Adam knows Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy. He names all the presidents between McKinley and Kennedy to make sure he didn’t miss anyone. Then he does the math.
Spoiler
C: 9%
Commercial break
QotD (read by journalists from WDAF in Kansas City)
Michigan’s lower peninsula is said to be shaped like what article of clothing?
A: Baseball cap B: Bow tie
C: Sock D: Mitten
Spoiler
D: Mitten
$30,000
While decorative, pelmets are also functional, since they’re used to conceal what items often considered unappealing to the eye?
A: Mattress box springs B: Baseboards
C: Curtain fixtures D: Remote controls
Spoiler
Adam rules out remote controls. He doesn’t know what a baseboard is. His dad Charles tells him, and says it isn’t concealed.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves baseboards and curtain fixtures.
Spoiler
C: Curtain fixtures
The horn
Adam will be back on Friday.