Walkersville, MD
Grocery stocker
Chad gets a day off once a month, if that, and he has to ask off. Chad's dad Jeff and mother Ann Marie, both of whom are deaf, so they have a translator, Amy. Chad learned sign language before he learned to talk. People ask him what it's like to live in that kind of family. Meredith asks Chad's dad and Amy translates - "With a lot of hard signing."
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Milking Time
9 - Name That George
8 - Sweet Kitty
7 - Metrics Race
6 - Art of Translation
5 - Over the Hump
4 - Earth Friendly Policy
3 - Exciting Shopping
2 - Channel Surfing
1 - Kid's Games
Topic Tree: (randomized)
9 - Name That George
10 - Milking Time
5 - Over the Hump
4 - Earth Friendly Policy
2 - Channel Surfing
8 - Sweet Kitty
3 - Exciting Shopping
1 - Kid's Games
7 - Metrics Race
6 - Art of Translation
Question #1 (Art of Translation - Level 6)
Though not as well known to Americans by its Italian name, "L'Ultima Cena," is an iconic work of art by what painter?
A - Johannes Vermeer
B - Pablo Picasso
C - Leonardo da Vinci
D - Vincent van Gogh
Chad isn't very good with art. He decides to jump the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Leonardo da Vinci)
Value: $100
Bank: $0
Value: $100
Bank: $0
If the competition was named using kilometers rather than miles, what would the Daytona 500 race be called?
A - Daytona 700
B - Daytona 800
C - Daytona 900
D - Daytona 1000
Chad mumbles something about the conversion, but decides to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 26%
B - 38%
C - 20%
D - 16%
B - 38%
C - 20%
D - 16%
Spoiler
Answer: B (Daytona 800)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Which of these children's games helps infants develop a sense of object permanence, that things still exist when you can't see them?
A - This Little Piggy
B - Ring Around the Rosie
C - Patty-cake
D - Peek-a-boo
Chad learned about this in psychology.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Peek-a-boo)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $5,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $5,000
Steve Madden and Tsubo are two brands sold at a New York store named what?
A - Perfumegasm
B - Jeansgasm
C - Shoegasm
D - Earringasm
Chad doesn't know who Steve Madden. He jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Shoegasm)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Before becoming a beloved toy and cartoon character, Strawberry Shortcake first appeared on greeting cards with her pet cat named what?
A - Pudding
B - Sundae
C - Sugar
D - Custard
Chad risks going for it.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Custard)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $30,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $30,000
During the break Chad told Meredith that this feels so surreal.
Question #6 (Channel Surfing - Level 2)
In addition to being a term that you might hear at a pool, which of the following is the name of Cartoon Network's late night programming block?
A - No Running
B - Shallow End
C - High Dive
D - Adult Swim
Cartoon Network is one of Chad's favorite channels.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Adult Swim)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,000
Hoping to cut down on urban tumbleweeds," all four of Hawaii's counties have enacted legislation to ban what?
A - aluminum cans
B - plastic bags
C - coffee sleeves
D - bubble wrap
Chad says that tumbleweeds blow in the wind and the only one of these that would blow is
Spoiler
plastic bags
Spoiler
Answer: B (plastic bags)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $41,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $41,000
On its official website, what famous U.S. building is described as having a distinctive "hump" on it's facade?
A - Monticello
B - Empire State Building
C - The Alamo
D - The Pentagon
Chad can't think of what Monticello is. He knows the Alamo is a building and the Pentagon is "a big square". Meredith reminds Chad of where he is. He decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (The Alamo)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $20,500 (half the bank)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $20,500 (half the bank)
card. I think I have too many things going against me.
