Pre-med student
Henderson, Nev.
$500
Available at Serendipity 3 in NY for $25K, the Guinness world record-holder for most expensive dessert is a frozen hot chocolate with tiny bits of edible what?
A: Tiffany lamps B: Rolexes
C: Prada purses D: Gold
Answer
D: Gold
Groundbreaking at the time of its 1967 publication, “Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth” established Elisabeth Bing as “the Mother of” what?
A: Potty Training B: Montessori education
C: Lamaze D: The binky
Answer
C: Lamaze
While people today mostly remember him for his “code,” what inventor with strong pro-slavery and anti-Catholic views ran for mayor of New York in 1836?
A: Alexander Graham Bell B: Nikola Tesla
C: Samuel Morse D: Thomas Edison
Answer
C: Samuel Morse
In a recent summer tradition, a popular convenience store gives away free Slurpees on what date?
A: June 30th B: July 11th
C: August 8th D: September 22nd
Answer
B: July 11th
In a 2015 TED Talk, who said she became “Patient Zero” of online bullying and internet shaming after gaining unwanted fame in the 1990s?
A: Drew Barrymore B: Kirstie Alley
C: Paris Hilton D: Monica Lewinsky
Answer
D: Monica Lewinsky
$7,000
Although they were all attributed to “Carolyn Keene,” the books in what classic kids series were actually written by a number of ghostwriters?
A: Nancy Drew B: A Series of Unfortunate Events
C: Goosebumps D: Curious George
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Brian’s leaning toward Nancy Drew, but he asks his mom. She loved Nancy Drew as a girl, and knows the author was called Carolyn Keene.
Answer
A: Nancy Drew
While 50 of them were commissioned by the country’s Imperial Family from 1885 to 1916, eight of what were lost during and after the Russian Revolution?
A: Wagner symphonies B: Fabergé eggs
C: Van Gogh portraits D: Rodin sculptures
Answer
B: Fabergé eggs
Perfect for metric system-loving long-distance runners, MarathonClub.net offers bumper stickers with what number instead of the traditional “26.2”?
A: 27.2 B: 30.1
C: 42.2 D: 50.5
Brian ran cross-country in high school. He knows a marathon is 26.2 miles, and 5 kilometers equals 3.1 miles. He does the math out loud.
Answer
C: 42.2
$30,000
Because John McCain lost to Barack Obama, Andrew Jackson remains the only president to ever have been what?
A: Remarried B: Born in Central America
C: Taken as a P.O.W. D: Elected in his 70s
ATA
A: 8% B: 2% C: 51% D: 39%
Brian doesn’t think Jackson was in his 70s.
Brian doesn’t think Jackson was in his 70s.
50/50
50/50 leaves remarried and taken as a P.O.W.
Answer
C: Taken as a P.O.W.
While today Major League Baseball gives its World Series champions a ring, in the early 1900s the players received a what?
A: A steak dinner B: A Ford touring car
C: Gold-plated hunting rifle D: A pocket watch
Brian’s leaning toward a
Spoiler
pocket watch
Answer
D: A pocket watch
QotD
Maybe the reason they sleep so much, during mating season, what animal can have sex up to 50 times a day?
A: Elephants B: Lions
C: Grizzly bears D: Penguins
Answer
B: Lions
