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Beth Forney
Alliance, NE
Cattle rancher

Cedric asked if Beth noticed the difference between Nebraska and New York and Beth said there is not really a difference... "With all the people, it is like being herded like cattle."

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Bob Dylan
9 Syfy Channel
8 Do It Yourself
7 Science Stars
6 Merkelvellianism
5 London Slang
4 U.S. Patent Office
3 '80s Movies
2 Ben & Jerry's
1 Secret to Success

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
3 '80s Movies
10 Bob Dylan
5 London Slang
8 Do It Yourself
7 Science Stars
1 Secret to Success
9 Syfy Channel
2 Ben & Jerry's
6 Merkelvellianism
4 U.S. Patent Office



Question 1 - Level 4 U.S. Patent Office
Ironically, it is believed that the patent for what invention was lost when the U.S. Patent Office burned down in 1836?
A. The fire hydrant B. The inkjet printer
C. The tanning bed D. The Salad Shooter

Answer and value

A. The fire hydrant
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

Question 2 - Level 6 Merkelvellianism
A play on "Machiavellianism," the term "Merkelvellianism" refers to the hard-nosed politics of what country's female leader?
A. France B. Germany
C. Russia D. Canada

Answer and value

B. Germany
Value: $500
Bank: $3500

Question 3 - Level 2 Ben & Jerry's
On its website, Ben & Jerry's describes "one who mines through a pint" in search of the "big chunks" as a what?
A. Dough Dumper B. Nougat Glider
C. Chunk Spelunker D. Cream Spackler

Spoiler

Beth said she does not know this but could figure it out

Answer and value

C. Chunk Spelunker
Value: $25K!
Bank: $28500

Question 4 - Level 9 Syfy Channel
All but which of the following are the titles of outlandish monster movies from the Syfy channel?
A. Sharknado B. Dinoshark
C. Shark Ness Monster D. Sharktopus

JTQ 1

Beth said she does not know this.

Answer and value

C. Shark Ness Monster
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $28500

Question 5 - Level 1 Secret to Success
In a popular saying about success, "It's not what you know" that matters, but what instead?
A. How you throw B. Where you grow
C. Who you know D. What you show

Answer and value

C. Who you know
Value: $5000
Bank: $33500

Commercial break

Beth said she started out in banking and insurance until she met her husband from the other side of the state and that is how she became a cattle rancher.
Cedric said Beth is now out there with the cows and would name one after Cedric. "Moooo... Watch your wallet" Beth said there would be a Cedric among this season's additions.

Question 6 - Level 7 Science Stars
According to the CSMonitor, chemistry buffs must sign a liability waiver before perusing whose original papers, due to the fact that they're still radioactive?
A. Albert Einstein B. Marie Curie
C. Charles Darwin D. Sigmund Freud

Spoiler

Beth said she had a gut feeling it was B and went with it.

Answer and value

B. Marie Curie
Value: $1000
Bank: $34500

Question 7 - Level 8 Do It Yourself
A favorite in grade school science labs, a nail, a penny, some copper wire and a potato are all the ingredients you need to create a what?
A. Speaker B. Alarm clock
C. Battery D. Hot plate

Answer and value

C. Battery
Value: $100
Bank: $34600

Question 8 - Level 5 London Slang
Street police in London take their nickname from what politician who founded the city's modern police force in 1829?
A. Sir Robert Peel B. Sydney Smith
C. Archibald Primrose D. Sir John Thwaites

Spoiler

Beth figured it out loud by knowing they are the Bobbies.

Answer and value

A. Sir Robert Peel
Value: $15K
Bank: $49600

Commercial break

Cedric found something interesting on Beth's information card that she curses a lot.
Beth said she wanted to avoid two things, embarrassing her kids and cursing on air.

Question 9- Level 10 Bob Dylan
In 1971, Bob Dylan released a novel with what creepy-crawly name?
A. Tarantula B. Caterpillar
C. Cockroach D. Grasshopper

Spoiler

Beth said she should remember this but does not. She remembers he released a novel but does not remember for sure.
She is not sure if the audience will know this. She will just say A Tarantula, final answer.

Answer and value

A. Tarantula
Value: $7000
Bank: $56600

Question 10 - Level 3 '80s Movies
In what 1980s movie was a character's refrigerator shown to contain Coke, Perrier and Zuul the terror dog?
A. Back to the Future B. The Goonies
C. Ghostbusters D. Gremlins

ATA

A. 8% B. 13%
C. 69% D. 10%

Answer and value

C. Ghostbusters
Value: known to be $2000
Bank: $58600

Commercial break

QotD
Which of the following is jokingly used to denote a measurement that is equal to one-third of a horsepower?
A. Rabbitpower B. Whalepower
C. Donkeypower D. Water buffalopower

QotD answer

C. Donkeypower

Question 11 - $100K
In Woody Allen's 1971 comedy "Bananas," what future Hollywood star plays the part of "Subway Thug #1"?
A. Sylvester Stallone B. Bruce Willis
C. Kurt Russell D. Steven Seagal

Spoiler

Beth said she actually saw this movie but it could be any of them.
JTQ 2

Answer

A. Sylvester Stallone
JTQ 2
Bank remains $58600

Question 12 - $250K
On the play where he broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting his 715th home run, Hank Aaron's major league career run total reached what?
A. 2,024 B. 2,044
C. 2,064 D. 2,084

Spoiler

"It's just too close to call, I love baseball, I wish I knew this but I don't so I'm going to walk"

Answer

C. 2,064
Bank: Walk with $58600

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Time is up with no carryover

Question 4 - Level 9 Syfy Channel
All but which of the following are the titles of outlandish monster movies from the Syfy channel?
A. Sharknado B. Dinoshark
C. Shark Ness Monster D. Sharktopus

JTQ 1

Beth said she does not know this.

Answer and value

C. Shark Ness Monster
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $28500

ATA and pray.

Question 9- Level 10 Bob Dylan
In 1971, Bob Dylan released a novel with what creepy-crawly name?
A. Tarantula B. Caterpillar
C. Cockroach D. Grasshopper

Spoiler

Beth said she should remember this but does not. She remembers he released a novel but does not remember for sure.
She is not sure if the audience will know this. She will just say A Tarantula, final answer.

Answer and value

A. Tarantula
Value: $7000
Bank: $56600

JTQ 1

Question 10 - Level 3 '80s Movies
In what 1980s movie was a character's refrigerator shown to contain Coke, Perrier and Zuul the terror dog?
A. Back to the Future B. The Goonies
C. Ghostbusters D. Gremlins

ATA

A. 8% B. 13%
C. 69% D. 10%

Answer and value

C. Ghostbusters
Value: known to be $2000
Bank: $58600

I'm doomed. Back to the Future is the only one of these I've seen all the way through, and I've burned my ATA. JTQ 2.

Question 11 - $100K
In Woody Allen's 1971 comedy "Bananas," what future Hollywood star plays the part of "Subway Thug #1"?
A. Sylvester Stallone B. Bruce Willis
C. Kurt Russell D. Steven Seagal

Spoiler

Beth said she actually saw this movie but it could be any of them.
JTQ 2

Answer

A. Sylvester Stallone

Sayonara.

Question 12 - $250K
On the play where he broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting his 715th home run, Hank Aaron's major league career run total reached what?
A. 2,024 B. 2,044
C. 2,064 D. 2,084

Spoiler

"It's just too close to call, I love baseball, I wish I knew this but I don't so I'm going to walk"

Answer

C. 2,064
Bank: Walk with $58600

I thought I had memorized everything about this -- the pitcher, how many home runs he ended with, where the game was played, both teams, blah blah blah. But not this. Not that I ever see this Q anyway.

I thought I had memorized everything about this -- the pitcher, how many home runs he ended with, where the game was played, both teams, blah blah blah. But not this. Not that I ever see this Q anyway.

I would be surprised if Hank Aaron himself knows this.