Joel has a podcast and is on the CW show Star Girl. He hosts "Card Sharks" also. Joel is playing for Groundswell, a charity that pairs kids with artists and they do public art. Brad Stevens is Joel's "smartest person".
$2000: Which of these government agencies employs a Chief of Disguise responsible for creating things like wigs and fake noses?
A - NASA
B - EPA
C - IRS
D - CIA
Spoiler
Answer: D (CIA)
A - Pitch Perfect
B - Bridesmaids
C - Ocean's 8
D - Bad Moms
Joel looks confused. He says he knows Melissa McCarthy and she's an actor. He thinks it's either B or D and asks Brad for help.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Bridesmaids)
A - newton.com
B - edison.com
C - einstein.com
D - darwin.com
Joel thinks it's A because of Newton and the apple.
Spoiler
Answer: A (newton.com)
A - gossip
B - coffee
C - tunes
D - wings
Joel thinks this show is wonderful and funny.
Spoiler
Answer: D (wings)
$32,000: What prestigious award has a pretty racy description on its official website, boasting that its medal depicts "a husky, bare-chested printer at work"?
A - Nobel Prize
B - Medal of Honor
C - Pulitzer Prize
D - Tony Award
Joel asks Brad if he has any idea. Brad says it's C because of the printer.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Pulitzer Prize)
$64,000: Which of the following is Joe Biden's middle name, and not the name of a comic book character?
A - Cypher
B - Robinette
C - Morbius
D - Slyde
Joel says this is a good one but he doesn't know it. He says it's definitely not B or A. He decides to ask Brad.
Smartest person results:
Brad says that he does know the answer and it's "Robinette". Joel says that's an interesting middle name.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Robinette)
A - blue vision
B - cured baldness
C - urge to gamble
D - an Italian accent
Joel ponders and finally says he doesn't know this one either because he doesn't have this problem and he's never taken the New York Post. He assumes that it's C but maybe it's B. He thinks Jimmy will know this because he's a late-night host, so he decides to ask him.
Ask the host results:
Jimmy doesn't know the answers but he tells Joel he's very sure that it's blue vision. Joel says he's going to go with Jimmy's answer.
Spoiler
Answer: A (blue vision)
$250,000: For over thirty years, Queen Elizabeth II has favored what shade of nail polish by Essie?
A - Ballet Slippers
B - Lady Like
C - Everything's Rosy
D - Lovie Dovie
Joel jokes that this is his area of expertise. It could be any of these. He and Jimmy talk about Queen Latifah and the band Queen. Joel's only lifeline is Phone-a-friend. He calls Boyd Vigo, Brad's writing partner.
Phone-a-friend results:
Joel reads the question and all four answers, including the letters. "Good God!" Boyd replies. He finally says "Everything's Rosy". Joel asks if he's sure, and Boyd says, "Of course", jokingly. Nail polish could be any color and have any name.
Spoiler
Answer: A (Ballet Slippers)
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