Did a dance for Cedric at the opening.
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Abigail Adams
9 Horse-modeller
8 Ke$ha
7 Count On It
6 Butterbutt
5 I've Had It
4 The Help
3 Cosmic Sighting
2 Nintendo
1 Candid Camera
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
7 Count On It
10 Abigail Adams
8 Ke$ha
1 Candid Camera
5 I've Had It
3 Cosmic Sighting
4 The Help
9 Horse-modeller
2 Nintendo
6 Butterbutt
Question 1 - Level 6 Butterbutt
"Butterbutt" is another name birders use for what warbler?
A. Bay-breasted Warbler B. Orange-crowned Warbler
C. Red-faced Warbler D. Yellow-rumped Warbler
Answer and value
D. Yellow-rumped Warbler
Value: $15K
Bank: $15K
Value: $15K
Bank: $15K
Question 2 - Level 2 Nintendo
While it might have been popular in the 1980s, Nintendo says not to do what to your games because it "can corrode and contaminate them"?
A. Blow into them B. Put them in rice
C. Microwave them D. Vacuum them
ATA
Josh said he was leaning towards A but would ATA
A. 78% B. 9%
C. 10% D. 3%
A. 78% B. 9%
C. 10% D. 3%
Answer and value
A. Blow into them
Value: $7000
Bank: $22K
Value: $7000
Bank: $22K
Question 3 - Level 9 Horse-modeller
Alluding to an unfinished sculpture, Michelangelo is said to have insulted what artist and rival by calling him a mere "horse-modeller"?
A. Botticelli B. Raphael
C. Da Vinci D. Caravaggio
JTQ 1
Josh said art was not his strength but would guess Da Vinci as the name most strongly familiar to him, and he first said "nothing ventured, nothing gained" but he changed his mind and decided to JTQ.
Answer and value
C. Da Vinci
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $22K
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $22K
Question 4 - Level 4 The Help
In "The Help," Octavia Spencer's Minny got revenge on her former boss by baking her what dessert, but with a very special ingredient?
A. Devil's Food Cake B. Fudge Brownies
C. Chocolate Pie D. Mocha Pudding
JTQ 2
Josh said he never saw this film since it was showing while he was moving to NY; he tried to reason what someone would stuff a special ingredient into and then decided to JTQ
Answer and value
C. Chocolate Pie
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $22K
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $22K
Question 5 - Level 3 Cosmic Sighting
Based on his 1947 sighting, Kenneth Arnold's description helped the press in coining what cosmic term?
A. "Flying saucer" B. "Spooning"
C. "Push the envelope" D. "Golden turkey"
Answer and value
A. "Flying saucer"
Value: $1000
Bank: $23K
Value: $1000
Bank: $23K
Question 6 - Level 5 I've Had It
When you've tried every possibly way to solve a problem and just can't do it, it is said that you are at your what?
A. Head's waterfall B. Mind's cliff
C. Brain's gorge D. Wit's end
Answer and value
D. Wit's end
Value: $10K
Bank: $33K
Value: $10K
Bank: $33K
Question 7 - Level 1 Candid Camera
The long running TV show "Candid Camera" was actually a spinoff of what appropriately-titled 1947 radio show?
A. Candid Microphone B. Candid Diary
C. Candid Telegraph Machine D. Candid Sketch Artist
Answer and value
A. Candid Microphone
Value: $100
Bank: $33100
Value: $100
Bank: $33100
Question 8 - Level 8 Ke$ha
In 2013, Ke$ha claimed she was born with a quarter-inch-long caudal appendage, which is better known as a what?
A. Horn B. Tail
C. Fin D. Tentacle
Walk
Josh said that he was leaning towards fin, then reasoned that a fin would be larger than 1/4 of an inch so he figured tail would be the logical choice. Then he said a tail would be a bit longer than a 1/4 of an inch too.
He asked how much he would walk with. He then said $16K is more than he has ever seen and that he would take his money and Metrocard and walk out with the $16K.
He asked how much he would walk with. He then said $16K is more than he has ever seen and that he would take his money and Metrocard and walk out with the $16K.
Answer and value
B. Tail
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $16550
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $16550
QotD
If Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were actual lovebirds, they would belong to which avian family?
A. Parrot B. Finch
C. Hummingbird D. Cuckoo
QotD answer
A. Parrot
