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James Scheibli
Livermore, CA

Has $5000 and two lifelines, 50/50 and +1

James was valedictorian of his high school class. He was also a prankster at the time, stealing and swapping others' welcome mats.

$7000 :
If Latina girls celebrated their transition to adulthood at age 17 instead of 15, rather than having a "Quinceanera," they'd have a what?
A: Treceanera B: Diecisieteanera
C: Doceanera D: Catorceanera

Spoiler

B: Diecisieteanera

$10K :
Often portrayed as being quite short, Napoleon Bonaparte actually stood about 5'6"- taller than all but which of the following world leaders?
A: Queen Elizabeth II B: Joseph Stalin
C: Kim Jong Il D: George W. Bush

Spoiler

50/50 B & D
Correct - D: George W. Bush

$20K :
The presence of lead is the defining difference between which of the following?
A: Glass and crystal B: Bronze and copper
C: Topsoil and fertilizer D: Dimes minted before and after 1961

+1

+1 leaning towards A but only 50 percent confident.
James decided not to risk half of his $10K.
A: Glass and crystal

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:James Scheibli
Livermore, CA

Has $5000 and two lifelines, 50/50 and +1

James was valedictorian of his high school class. He was also a prankster at the time, stealing and swapping others' welcome mats.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
Often portrayed as being quite short, Napoleon Bonaparte actually stood about 5'6"- taller than all but which of the following world leaders?
A: Queen Elizabeth II B: Joseph Stalin
C: Kim Jong Il D: George W. Bush

Spoiler

50/50 B & D
Correct - D: George W. Bush

I'd have to use my 50:50 also.

So far so good

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
Often portrayed as being quite short, Napoleon Bonaparte actually stood about 5'6"- taller than all but which of the following world leaders?
A: Queen Elizabeth II B: Joseph Stalin
C: Kim Jong Il D: George W. Bush

Spoiler

50/50 B & D
Correct - D: George W. Bush

I'd have to use my 50:50 also.

I'm surprised that you couldn't establish GWB as being about 6 feet tall. He has been pictured numerous times with Obama and most certainly is not dwarfed by him.

Estonut wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K :
Often portrayed as being quite short, Napoleon Bonaparte actually stood about 5'6"- taller than all but which of the following world leaders?
A: Queen Elizabeth II B: Joseph Stalin
C: Kim Jong Il D: George W. Bush

Spoiler

50/50 B & D
Correct - D: George W. Bush

I'd have to use my 50:50 also.

I'm surprised that you couldn't establish GWB as being about 6 feet tall. He has been pictured numerous times with Obama and most certainly is not dwarfed by him.

I guess I should have realized that; seems to me that there is some anecdotal evidence that the taller candidate wins elections.