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Sean Drohan
Altamonte Springs, FL

Sean’s Plus One is his former professor, Brian Herrera.

$500 Though only copies of Myron’s original survive, one of the most famous classical sculptures in the world shows a Greek athlete in motion, throwing a what?
A. Nerf football
B. Discus
C. Rave party
D. Hissy fit

Spoiler

B. Discus

$1K Although it’s not our fault, humor site Clickhole.com points out the “embarrassing” fact the U.S. is ranked 182nd – just above Uruguay – in what?
A. Olympic medals
B. Military spending
C. Alphabetical order
D. Miss America Pageant winners

Spoiler

C. Alphabetical order

$2K A NOAA study warns those with breathing sensitivities that air pollution spikes by 42% on what single night of the year, peaking between 9 and 10 PM?
A. February 14
B. October 31
C. December 25
D. July 4

Spoiler

D. July 4

$3K Though not officially classified as an eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa is a dangerous condition that ironically involves an obsession with what?
A. Junk food
B. Health food
C. Seafood
D. Frozen food

Spoiler

B. Health food

$5K Saying “my friendships are apolitical,” Democrat Jon Bon Jovi gave what fellow NJ native permission to use his songs for his 2016 Presidential campaign?
A. Chris Christie
B. Ted Cruz
C. Marco Rubio
D. Jeb Bush

Spoiler

A. Chris Christie

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$7K Geologist Jim Berkland became famous for predicting the 1989 Bay Area earthquake partly by noticing a spike in reported instances of what?
A. Lightning
B. Traffic accidents
C. Missing pets
D. Computer crashes

Spoiler

C. Missing pets

$10K Of the following fictional characters, which one has a famous sidekick whose name translates to “idiot” in Spanish?
A. Batman
B. Sherlock Holmes
C. Han Solo
D. The Lone Ranger

Spoiler

D. The Lone Ranger

$20K In the 1830s, what religious leader reportedly condemned button-fly pants as “fornication pantaloons”?
A. Haile Selassie
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Brigham Young
D. John Calvin

50/50

50/50 leaves

C. Brigham Young
D. John Calvin

Spoiler

C. Brigham Young

$30K Considering that you’re appearing on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” it’s unlikely that you suffer from epistemophobia, the fear of what?
A. Knowledge
B. Television
C. Money
D. Public speaking

Spoiler

A. Knowledge

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$50K According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s list of “Hot Wheels,” in 2013 the two most-stolen car models were both what?
A. Hondas
B. Chevrolets
C. Fords
D. Toyotas

ATA

ATA results

35% A. Hondas
21% B. Chevrolets
13% C. Fords
31% D. Toyotas

+1

Brian says that twenty years ago,

Spoiler

Hondas

were the most stolen vehicle.

Spoiler

A. Hondas

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QOTD
Now one letter shorter, what original name of a major U.S. city was changed so it could fit on a newspaper masthead?
A. Orrlando
B. Richmonde
C. Rauleigh
D. Cleaveland

Spoiler

D. Cleaveland

$100K In 2000, which country became the first to legalize same-sex marriage -- 15 years before the U.S. did it?
A. Sweden
B. The Netherlands
C. Canada
D. New Zealand

Sean takes a guess and makes

Spoiler

New Zealand

his final answer.

Spoiler

B. The Netherlands
Sean leaves with $50K

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10K: Its not Batman, its not Holmes, & Chewbacca doesn't mean anything in Spanish. So must be Ranger.

50K: I dunno. All my cars have been Hondas, but that doesn't mean thieves like them too. Throw lifelines at this.

100K:

Say I'm alive w/ no lifelines. Its not Canada or I'd know. I'd probably pick Netherlands based on their non-discriminating legal stance on pot & prostitution.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sean Drohan
Altamonte Springs, FL

Sean’s Plus One is his former professor, Brian Herrera.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2K A NOAA study warns those with breathing sensitivities that air pollution spikes by 42% on what single night of the year, peaking between 9 and 10 PM?
A. February 14
B. October 31
C. December 25
D. July 4

Spoiler

D. July 4

One of the events surrounding the Kentucky Derby is "Thunder Over Louisville", a coordinated music and fireworks display on the Ohio River. The air pollution rate goes up greatly in the area.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K In 2000, which country became the first to legalize same-sex marriage -- 15 years before the U.S. did it?
A. Sweden
B. The Netherlands
C. Canada
D. New Zealand

Sean takes a guess and makes

Spoiler

New Zealand

his final answer.

Spoiler

B. The Netherlands
Sean leaves with $50K

Nihil obstat®. I'd be going for $250K with all my lifelines.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$50K According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s list of “Hot Wheels,” in 2013 the two most-stolen car models were both what?
A. Hondas
B. Chevrolets
C. Fords
D. Toyotas

ATA

ATA results

35% A. Hondas
21% B. Chevrolets
13% C. Fords
31% D. Toyotas

+1

Brian says that twenty years ago,

Spoiler

Hondas

were the most stolen vehicle.

Spoiler

A. Hondas

I would definitely asked for some clarification on this one. Do they mean "cars" or all vehicles? Ford and Chevy pickups are usually very high on these lists. Having two models that high on the list would probably make me lean Honda but I would be very worried abut a Ford pickup and car model.

$100K In 2000, which country became the first to legalize same-sex marriage -- 15 years before the U.S. did it?
A. Sweden
B. The Netherlands
C. Canada
D. New Zealand

Sean takes a guess and makes

Spoiler

New Zealand

his final answer.

Spoiler

B. The Netherlands
Sean leaves with $50K

I'll try 50/50 -- pretty sure it's either A or B. Failing that, Plus One.