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Tom Jesse
Montgomery, IL
Music and drama teacher

Topic Tree:

10 Word Count
9 Heart and Soul
8 New Heights
7 All for Neutrality
6 Tabloid Items
5 Professional Portraits
4 City Sports
3 Regis
2 Do Your Taxes
1 Bath Time

Topic Tree: (randomized)

5 Professional Portraits
7 All for Neutrality
9 Heart and Soul
2 Do Your Taxes
1 Bath Time
6 Tabloid Items
8 New Heights
4 City Sports
10 Word Count
3 Regis

Question 1 – 3 Regis
A plaque honoring Regis Philbin outside a TV studio in NYC reads, “In recognition of your ability to make us smile every” what “for 28 years”?
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Evening
D. Late night

Spoiler

A. Morning
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 2 – 10 Word Count
What acclaimed novelist has written 10 novels whose titles add up to 16 words in total?
A. Philip Roth
B. Amy Tan
C. Toni Morrison
D. Salman Rushdie

ATA

ATA results

20% A. Philip Roth
26% B. Amy Tan
36% C. Toni Morrison
18% D. Salman Rushdie

Spoiler

C. Toni Morrison
$10K
Bank - $11K

Question 3 – 4 City Sports
What city has an NFL team named after a predatory animal and an MLB team named after that animal’s offspring?
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Toronto

Spoiler

C. Chicago
$100
Bank - $11,100

Question 4 – 8 New Heights
Prior to being given its official English name in 1865, what mountain was known by Westerners as “Peak XV”?
A. Mount Kilimanjaro
B. Mount Fuji
C. Mount Everest
D. Mount McKinley

JTQ 1

Spoiler

C. Mount Everest
$7K
Bank - $11,100

Question 5 – 6 Tabloid Items
In 2012, what blend name did the tabloids invent when Kim Kardashian began dating a rap star?
A. Kimacris
B. Kiminem
C. Kimdogg
D. Kimye

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Kimye
$15K
Bank - $11,100

Question 6 – 1 Bath Time
At Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, competitors will commonly soften and lubricate the frankfurters for easy swallowing by dunking them in what?
A. Chicken stock
B. Canola oil
C. Mayonnaise
D. Water

Spoiler

D. Water
$3K
Bank - $14,100

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Question 7 – 2 Do Your Taxes
The IRS states it hopes “to make your tax return filing as simple and clear as possible” in the instructions for what aptly-named tax form?
A. 1040-X
B. W-9
C. 1040-EZ
D. W-2

Spoiler

C. 1040-EZ
$2K
Bank - $16,100

Question 8 – 9 Heart and Soul
Philosopher Rene Descartes believed what gland located in the brain to be “the seat of the soul”?
A. Adrenal
B. Pineal
C. Thyroid
D. Pyloric

Tom decides to leave with $8,050.

Spoiler

B. Pineal
$8,050

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Tom Jesse
Montgomery, IL
Music and drama teacher

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 – 6 Tabloid Items
In 2012, what blend name did the tabloids invent when Kim Kardashian began dating a rap star?
A. Kimacris
B. Kiminem
C. Kimdogg
D. Kimye

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Kimye
$15K
Bank - $11,100

I'll ATA on this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 – 9 Heart and Soul
Philosopher Rene Descartes believed what gland located in the brain to be “the seat of the soul”?
A. Adrenal
B. Pineal
C. Thyroid
D. Pyloric

Tom decides to leave with $8,050.

Spoiler

B. Pineal
$8,050

It helps to know where the organs are located - pineal is the only one in the brain.

Question 3 – 4 City Sports
What city has an NFL team named after a predatory animal and an MLB team named after that animal’s offspring?
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Toronto

Spoiler

C. Chicago
$100
Bank - $11,100

What a great question!

Question 8 – 9 Heart and Soul
Philosopher Rene Descartes believed what gland located in the brain to be “the seat of the soul”?
A. Adrenal
B. Pineal
C. Thyroid
D. Pyloric

Tom decides to leave with $8,050.

Spoiler

B. Pineal
$8,050

JTQ.

The rare stack where I know all three top-difficulty questions.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 – 1 Bath Time
At Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, competitors will commonly soften and lubricate the frankfurters for easy swallowing by dunking them in what?
A. Chicken stock
B. Canola oil
C. Mayonnaise
D. Water

Spoiler

D. Water
$3K
Bank - $14,100

They dunk the buns in water to make them easier to get down, not the franks. Those who gorge them separately do not dunk the frankfurters.