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Christina Grosspietsch
Libertyville, Ill.

Christina comes from a very large family. Her dad is the oldest of twelve brothers and sisters.

$500
Including ukulele performances and a hulathon, what official holiday is celebrated every May 1st in Hawaii?
A: Jambalaya Day B: Lobster Day
C: Lei Day D: Alamo Day

Answer

C: Lei Day

$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

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The title of what recent Disney song is also one of eHarmony.com’s “Peacekeeping Tips for the Most Common Marriage Arguments”?
A: Give a Little Whistle B: Let It Go
C: A Spoonful of Sugar D: Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Answer

B: Let It Go

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QotD
Chilean mint chief Gregorio Iñiguez famously lost his job after issuing 50-peso coins that had what printed on their face?
A: The wrong denomination B: “Chile” spelled as “Chiie”
C: The King of Spain D: An obscenity

Answer

B: “Chile” spelled as “Chiie”

$3,000
Now preserved in a Moscow museum, Belka and Strelka were Soviet dogs who became famous for surviving what 1960 event?
A: The Bolshevik Revolution B: The Sputnik 5 space flight
C: The Chernobyl disaster D: The Moscow Summer Olympics

ATA

A: 12% B: 56% C: 22% D: 10%
That’s NOT what Christina was thinking. She didn’t think anything was in Sputnik.

50/50

50/50 leaves the Sputnik 5 space flight and the Chernobyl disaster.

Answer

B: The Sputnik 5 space flight

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

I see what you did there. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

I see what you did there. --Bob

That's good. Seems like a lot of contestants have been missing that in the early questions, this week, and we wouldn't want the question writers to feel that their work was for nought.

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Christina Grosspietsch
Libertyville, Ill.

Christina comes from a very large family. Her dad is the oldest of twelve brothers and sisters.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3,000
Now preserved in a Moscow museum, Belka and Strelka were Soviet dogs who became famous for surviving what 1960 event?
A: The Bolshevik Revolution B: The Sputnik 5 space flight
C: The Chernobyl disaster D: The Moscow Summer Olympics

ATA

A: 12% B: 56% C: 22% D: 10%
That’s NOT what Christina was thinking. She didn’t think anything was in Sputnik.

50/50

50/50 leaves the Sputnik 5 space flight and the Chernobyl disaster.

Answer

B: The Sputnik 5 space flight

A is earlier, C and D are later, so even if I didn't know already, I could get the right answer by eliminating the others.