Hanover Park, IL
Connie arrived in New York City but her bags didn't. They eventually showed up just an hour before she had to dress for the show. She's been married to her husband Tom for 42 years, and has 7 children and 5 grandchildren. They couldn't travel with her so Tyson Anytizers has provided a satellite feed for her family. Her son Michael, youngest daughter Megan, husband Tom and daughter Carly are highlighted. Tom asks, "If you win a million dollars, are you coming home?"
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
- Strange Brew
- Major Invasion
- Mountain Ranges
- Ancient Aggravation
- Adaptations
- Name Recognition
- Political Enemies
- Misunderstood Music
- Archaeology
- Kitchen Slang
Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Archaeology
- Mountain Ranges
- Political Enemies
- Strange Brew
- Adaptations
- Ancient Aggravation
- Misunderstood Music
- Name Recognition
- Major Invasion
- Kitchen Slang
Question #1 (Kitchen Slang)
What common kitchen staple is also a slang term for "boring" or "conventional"?
A - green bean
B - yellow mustard
C - red onion
D - white bread
The only one Connie can think of that might be boring is
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white bread
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Answer: D (white bread)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
After his 1797 invasion, Napoleon ended the thousand-year rule of what European city's leaders, known as "doges"?
A - Venice
B - Zurich
C - Barcelona
D - Munich
Connie focuses on the "thousand years" and then says she doesn't know what a "doges" is. She knows Napoleon was thrown out in 1815 but doesn't know where he invaded in 1797. She jumps the question.
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Answer: A (Venice)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $10,000 (no change)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $10,000 (no change)
Since 1979, the popular CBS show "Sunday Morning" has had only two hosts, both named what?
A - Charles
B - Robert
C - Richard
D - James
Connie has never watched this show so she wants to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 85%
B - 4%
C - 6%
D - 5%
B - 4%
C - 6%
D - 5%
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Answer:
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,000
Meredith jokes that a day ago Connie didn't have any clothes, but now she has $12,000.
Question #4 (Misunderstood Music)
The lyrics to what band's hit song "Bad Moon Rising" are often misheard to be "There's a bathroom on the right"?
A - The Beach Boys
B - Credence Clearwater Revival
C - The Mamas & the Papas
D - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Connie vaguely remembers the song.
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Answer: B (Credence Clearwater Revival)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,000
In a famous historical anecdote, a courtier named Damocles cannot enjoy a lavish banquet because he is seated beneath a what?
A - horse
B - lightning storm
C - sword
D - swarm of bees
Connie's husband told her she shouldn't guess if she didn't know, so she's jumping this question.
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Answer: C (sword)
Value: $100
Bank: $17,000 (no change)
Value: $100
Bank: $17,000 (no change)
Which of these big screen love stories is not based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks?
A - The Notebook
B - Message in a Bottle
C - Nights in Rodanthe
D - Under the Tuscan Sun
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Answer: D (Under the Tuscan Sun)
Value: $500
Bank: $17,500
Value: $500
Bank: $17,500
Since "bock" is its name in German, what animal is often featured on the labels of dark lager beers called bocks?
A - goat
B - rooster
C - grizzly bear
D - musk ox
Connie rarely drinks beer so she doesn't know much about this. She doesn't know any German, either. Despite her husband's advice she decides to go for it and makes
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C
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Answer: A (goat)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
