Roland Reschke
Independence, Mo.
$500
If you found yourself all out of coffee filters, Instructables.com suggests making one out of what common kitchen item?
A: Paper towel B: Baseball bat
C: Filing cabinet D: Toilet seat
Spoiler
A: Paper towel
$1,000
In 2015, what did Congress pass to replace the controversial No Child Left Behind education reform law that was enacted in 2002?
A: Just a Few Children Left Behind Program B: About Half the Children Left Behind Initiative
C: Pretty Much All the Children Left Behind Project D: Every Student Succeeds Act
Spoiler
D: Every Student Succeeds Act
$2,000
A service for those needing a place to house their large animals before out-of-town competitions, the website Staller.com has been likened to what?
A: Airbnb for horses B: Etsy for bears
C: Netflix for caribou D: Tinder for giraffes
Spoiler
A: Airbnb for horses
$3,000
So as not to be typecast as a ’50s greaser, what actor — then on a hit TV show — turned down the role of Danny Zuko in the movie “Grease”?
A: Rob Reiner B: Henry Winkler
C: Alan Alda D: John Ritter
Spoiler
B: Henry Winkler
$5,000
Which of these “Young” people is the youngest?
A: Rapper Young Thug B: Former NFL QB Steve Young
C: Actress Sean Young D: Musician Neil Young
Spoiler
A: Rapper Young Thug
$7,000
Resembling an astronaut’s suit, a deep-sea diver’s atmospheric diving suit (or ADS) maintains an interior pressure of one atmosphere, eliminating the danger of what?
A: Being attacked by a shark B: Running out of oxygen
C: Getting caught on a reef D: Getting ‘the bends’
Spoiler
D: Getting ‘the bends’
$10,000
According to legend, which of these was built by a master carpenter named Epeius?
A: King Arthur’s round table B: Trojan Horse
C: Noah’s Ark D: Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin
Spoiler
B: Trojan Horse
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$20,000
Which of the following fields of study is NOT correctly paired with its subject?
A: Heliology = Sun B: Areology = Mars
C: Exobiology = life in outer space D: Myology = the universe
Spoiler
D: Myology = the universe
$30,000
A 2017 Pew Research Center analysis of all the Supreme Court justices, except for the current members, found the average tenure of a justice was about how long?
A: 10 years B: 17 years
C: 24 years D: 31 years
Spoiler
50/50 leaves 17 & 24.
Spoiler
B: 17 years
$50,000
Along with his acid-washed 501’s and signature black turtleneck, Steve Jobs was known for wearing what sneaker at the Apple Keynote addresses?
A: Converse Chuck Taylors B: Vans
C: New Balance D: Nike Air Jordans
Spoiler
A: 45% B: 16% C: 29% D: 10%
Roland goes with the audience.
Roland goes with the audience.
Spoiler
C: New Balance
Roland wins $5,000.
Roland wins $5,000.
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