Mobile, Ala.
$500
According to the 23rd Psalm, you need not fear evil even while walking through what?
A: Walmart on Black Friday B: Amsterdam’s red light district
C: A joint session of Congress D: The valley of the shadow of death
Spoiler
D: The valley of the shadow of death
$1,000
Fittingly, the DAVID Seeds company emblazons its bags of sunflower seeds with the slogan “Eat. [BLANK]. Be Happy!” What’s the BLANK?
A: Spit B: Swear
C: Snort D: Squat
Spoiler
A: Spit
$2,000
What fashion design icon is credited with giving the famous advice that before leaving the house, you should look in the mirror and take at least one thing off?
A: Nicki Minaj B: Hugh Hefner
C: Magic Mike D: Coco Chanel
Spoiler
D: Coco Chanel
$3,000
Three of these choices define anagrams of the word “stake.” Which one does NOT?
A: To glide across ice B: Thick slab of beef
C: Surname of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” poet John D: Toys flown in the sky on windy days
Spoiler
D: Toys flown in the sky on windy days
$5,000
In 2017, what ’80s pop star was brought aboard a cruise ship to perform her fittingly-titled biggest hit in the midst of a total solar eclipse?
A: Madonna B: Bonnie Tyler
C: Janet Jackson D: Cyndi Lauper
Spoiler
B: Bonnie Tyler
$7,000
Initially planning to save his birth name for when he wrote novels, Stanley Lieber adopted a pseudonym that sounds like his first name when he began penning what?
A: Self-help books B: Biographies
C: Mysteries D: Comic books
Spoiler
D: Comic books
Commercial break
$10,000
The lacrimal, zygomatic, maxillae, palatine and vomer bones are all found in which part of the body?
A: Hands B: Feet
C: Chest D: Face
Spoiler
S’Christien learned in school that the maxillae is the jawbone. His +1 is his father Steven, who was a contestant himself on Monday. He’s sure that face is right.
Spoiler
D: Face
$20,000
Responsible for what’s widely considered the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history — occurring on April 5, 1815 — Mt. Tambora is located in what country?
A: Argentina B: Russia
C: Indonesia D: Italy
Spoiler
S’Christien remembers there being an eruption in Indonesia.
50/50 leaves Argentina and Indonesia.
50/50 leaves Argentina and Indonesia.
Spoiler
C: Indonesia
Commercial break
$30,000
While searing in President Obama in 2009, Chief Justice John Roberts famously misspoke, reciting which of the oath’s words out of sequence?
A: Swear B: Faithfully
C: Preserve D: Constitution
Spoiler
S’Christien didn’t watch the inauguration. (He was only 9 years old.)
A: 12% B: 45% C: 31% D: 12%
A: 12% B: 45% C: 31% D: 12%
Spoiler
B: Faithfully
Commercial break
QotD
According to legend, what game’s appearance helped chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev devise the look of the periodic table?
A: Chess B: Backgammon
C: Solitaire D: Dominoes
Spoiler
C: Solitaire
$50,000
According to the American Kennel Club, while Labrador Retrievers are the most popular dog breed in the U.S., all but which off these also rank in the Top 10?
A: Beagles B: Pugs
C: Yorkshire Terriers D: Rottweilers
S’Christien narrows it down to
Spoiler
pugs and Rottweilers
Spoiler
B: Pugs
S’Christien wins $30,000.
S’Christien wins $30,000.