Jeremy Cahnmann
Trivia company owner
Chicago, Ill.
$500
According to Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem “If—,” which of these is NOT one of the things that - if you can do it - will make you “a Man, my son!”?
A: Trust yourself when all men doubt you B: Wait and not be tired by waiting
C: Talk with crowds and keep your virtue D: Stop checking Facebook every 20 seconds
Spoiler
D: Stop checking Facebook every 20 seconds
$1,000
In 2017 AirlineRatings.com named Air New Zealand the world’s best airline for the fifth year in a row, based on all but which of these factors?
A: Safety B: Passenger ratings
C: Age of its aircraft fleet D: Hotness of its baggage handlers
Spoiler
D: Hotness of its baggage handlers
$2,000
The world’s tallest building when it was completed in 1913, what 792-foot NYC skyscraper did architect Cass Gilbert design for a five-&-dime store mogul?
A: The Chrysler Building B: The Woolworth Building
C: The Guggenheim Museum D: Rockefeller Center
Spoiler
B: The Woolworth Building
$3,000
In the U.K., which of these confections is commonly called “candy floss”?
A: Gummy bear B: Cotton candy
C: Jelly bean D: Lollipop
Spoiler
B: Cotton candy
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QotD
Beefeaters stand watch at what famous tourist attraction?
A: Vatican City B: Forbidden City
C: Taj Mahal D: Tower of London
Spoiler
D: Tower of London
$5,000
A tribute to her performance, Roger Ebert said he watched 2003’s “Monster” not knowing who the star was, and didn’t realize until the end credits that it was who?
A: Nicole Kidman B: Charlize Theron
C: Cate Blanchett D: Halle Berry
Spoiler
B: Charlize Theron
$7,000
In 1970 writer Tom Wolfe made what term famous when he used it to describe a party hosted by Leonard Bernstein in honor of the Black Panthers?
A: Radical Chic B: Lost Generation
C: Summer of Love D: Me Decade
Spoiler
A: Radical Chic
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