Dorothy Shestak
Brooklyn, NY
Tailor on Broadway
Question 1 -
Explaining the meaning of the car's name, a Chevrolet executive one joked that a Camaro is "a small, vicious animal that eats" what?
A. Throughbreds B. Clydesdales
C. Mustangs D. Shetland ponies
Answer and value
C. Mustangs
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000
Question 2 -
Inspired by the fact that it lives underground and has a velvety appearance, biologists named a newly-discovered spider after who?
A. John Fogerty B. Michael McDonald
C. Keith Richards D. Lou Reed
Answer and value
D. Lou Reed
Value: $500
Bank: $7500
Value: $500
Bank: $7500
Second break
Question 3 -
The carpenter who built the first stocks in Colonial Boston was ironically also the first man to be put in them -- as punishment for what?
A. He took too long to build them B. They were poorly constructed
C. He charged too much for them D. He painted a Union Jack on them
JTQ
Answer and value
C. He charged too much for them
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $7500
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $7500
Question 4 -
In U.S. politics, if you're going to postpone an issue, you're commonly said to be doing what?
A. Stooling it B. Hammocking it
C. Tabling it D. Inflatable chairing it
Answer and value
C. Tabling it
Value: $25K!
Bank: $32500
Value: $25K!
Bank: $32500
Third break
QotD. Known as "shina soba" until the late 1950s, what Japanese "national dish" actually originated in China?
A. Sushi B. Ramen
C. Sashimi D. Tempura
QotD
B. Ramen
Question 5 -
Showing typical Danish modesty, Carlsberg beer used to have a famous sign in downtown Copenhagen featuring what slogan?
A. Probably the best beer in town B. It's really pretty good
C. Try some if you want D. It's better than nothing
ATA and +1
ATA
A. 32% B. 31%
C. 14% D. 23%
+1 is best friend Hillary, called because she is 'awesome' and if she loses, she would rather lose with her.
They discussed A and B.
Dorothy decided to chance it on B
A. 32% B. 31%
C. 14% D. 23%
+1 is best friend Hillary, called because she is 'awesome' and if she loses, she would rather lose with her.
They discussed A and B.
Dorothy decided to chance it on B
Answer and value
A. Probably the best beer in town
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation $1000
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation $1000
Time is up with no carryover.