Tony Dovolani
from Dancing with the Stars
Aside from the usual celebrity blather Tony leads Meredith in a dance routine.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Statehood
9 - Smurf Smarts
8 - Saintly Geography
7 - Oldie on the Radio
6 - Hot off the Presses
5 - PR Stunts
4 - One Stop Shopping
3 - Two Bad
2 - Sporting Enthusiasts
1 - Wow Factor
Topic Tree: (randomized)
3 - Two Bad
9 - Smurf Smarts
4 - One Stop Shopping
10 - Statehood
6 - Hot off the Presses
1 - Wow Factor
8 - Saintly Geography
5 - PR Stunts
7 - Oldie on the Radio
2 - Sporting Enthusiasts
Question #1 (Sporting Enthusiasts - Level 2)
While most people flee the coast before a hurricane, what group of thrill seekers heads towards it?
A - snowboarders
B - BASE jumpers
C - surfers
D - mountain climbers
Spoiler
Answer: C (surfers)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Singing about an object that is nearly obsolete, Maroon 5 had a hit song in 2012 titled what?
A - Polaroid
B - cassette tape
C - payphone
D - fax machine
Tony asks the audience.
ATA results
A - 26%
B - 9%
C - 62%
D - 3%
B - 9%
C - 62%
D - 3%
Spoiler
Answer: C (payphone)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000
To promote their then-unlicensed profession, who held Posture Queen Contests in the 1950s, crowning winners whose X-rays showed perfect spinal alignment?
A - personal trainers
B - chiropractors
C - acupuncturists
D - massage therapists
Tony wonders if
Spoiler
chiropractors
Spoiler
Answer: B (chiropractors)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $19,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $19,000
A Christian saint who inspired the name of a Caribbean island group, Saint Ursula is said to have once traveled with 11,000 what?
A - shepherds
B - cooks
C - virgins
D - canaries
Tony doesn't know much about any of those. He jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (virgins)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (no change)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (no change)
Tony is from Kosovo - he and his family were chased out of the country. He learned his English by watching Nickelodeon, Happy Days and Mr. Ed.
Question #5 (Wow Factor - Level 1)
What fashionable nickname is given to someone who is overly elegant?
A - Fancy Pants
B - Ritzy Rings
C - Spiffy Shades
D - Snazzy Shoes
Spoiler
Answer: A (Fancy Pants)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $34,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $34,000
A 1675 treatise "Theatrum Fungorum" is believed to be the first written work whose main subject is what?
A - butterflies
B - clocks
C - mushrooms
D - guns
Spoiler
Answer: C (mushroom)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000
Question #7 (Statehood - Level 10)
Because the U.S. Congress failed to officially ratify it in 1803, it took a 1953 congressional act to admit what state to the Union?
A - Alabama
B - Missouri
C - Ohio
D - Tennessee
Tony muses for a few moments then jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Ohio)
Value: $100
Bank: $37,000 (no change)
Value: $100
Bank: $37,000 (no change)
Placing ramen, beef jerky and beer all within reach, a New York City grocery has created the city's first what?
A - expectant mother aisle
B - kid aisle
C - man aisle
D - athlete aisle
Spoiler
Answer: C (man aisle)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,000
Which one of these was never an actual Smurf?
A - Wild Smurf
B - Vanity Smurf
C - Feisty Smurf
D - Handy Smurf
Tony says he watched an Albanian version of the Smurfs so there's a translation issue involved. He walks away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Feisty Smurf)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,000 (half the bank)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $19,000 (half the bank)
Millionaire question of the day:
"Dandle board" is a regional nickname for what popular playground attraction?
A - merry-go-round
B - sandbox
C - monkey bars
D - seesaw
Answer:
Spoiler
D (seesaw)
