Transcript 4/27/16 Jason Collins
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:55 pm
Jason Collins
Firefighter
Tuscon, Ariz.
Jason got an elementary teaching degree and taught for one year; it was the hardest thing he ever did. Now he’d rather run into a burning building than teach.
$500
Shortly after the death of Thomas Edison, President Hoover urged all Americans to do what for one minute in his honor?
A: Turn off their lights B: Talk on their telephones
C: Take a ride in their automobiles D: Operate their cotton gins
$1,000
With the most recent season featuring 18 people and one goat living in a house together, “Gran Hermano” is the Spanish version of what reality show?
A: The Voice B: Dancing with the Stars
C: Top Chef D: Big Brother
$2,000
Flagging them as prime opportunities to save a little cash, HowStuffWorks.com lists cereal and medicine as two of its “10 Items You Should Always Buy” how?
A: Used B: Generic
C: On the black market D: With $100 bills
Commercial break
$3,000
According to legend, what snack treat was invented in 1853, after Cornelius Vanderbilt complained to a Saratoga Springs chef that his fries were too thick?
A: Tater tots B: Potato chips
C: Potato latkes D: Potato salad
$5,000
In what Destiny’s Child hit were the poor financial planning skills of a boyfriend lamented?
A: Charges, Charges, Charges B: Bills, Bills, Bills
C: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes D: Debt, Debt, Debt
$7,000
The B&O Railroad Museum is located not in Ohio, but in what other U.S. state hinted at in its name?
A: New Jersey B: Pennsylvania
C: Maryland D: Kentucky
Commercial break
$10,000
A classic 1902 work by Joseph Conrad ends with the description of a river that “seemed to lead into the heart of an immense” what?
A: Mountain B: Snowfall
C: Tranquility D: Darkness
$20,000
The world’s first democratically-elected female head of state, Vigdís Finnbogdóttir became president of what country in 1980?
A: Iceland B: Denmark
C: Sweden D: Belgium
Commercial break
QotD
The characters on what teen drama series are tormented by a mysterious figure known only as “A”?
A: Gossip Girl B: The Carrie Diaries
C: Pretty Little Liars D: The Fosters
$30,000
In March 2015, Christie’s auction house sold a Sercial 1790 for almost $4,000. What’s a Sercial 1790?
A: A designer handbag B: A 24-karat gold wristwatch
C: A bottle of Portuguese wine D: An early U.S. coin
Firefighter
Tuscon, Ariz.
Jason got an elementary teaching degree and taught for one year; it was the hardest thing he ever did. Now he’d rather run into a burning building than teach.
$500
Shortly after the death of Thomas Edison, President Hoover urged all Americans to do what for one minute in his honor?
A: Turn off their lights B: Talk on their telephones
C: Take a ride in their automobiles D: Operate their cotton gins
Answer
A: Turn off their lights
With the most recent season featuring 18 people and one goat living in a house together, “Gran Hermano” is the Spanish version of what reality show?
A: The Voice B: Dancing with the Stars
C: Top Chef D: Big Brother
Answer
D: Big Brother
Flagging them as prime opportunities to save a little cash, HowStuffWorks.com lists cereal and medicine as two of its “10 Items You Should Always Buy” how?
A: Used B: Generic
C: On the black market D: With $100 bills
Answer
B: Generic
$3,000
According to legend, what snack treat was invented in 1853, after Cornelius Vanderbilt complained to a Saratoga Springs chef that his fries were too thick?
A: Tater tots B: Potato chips
C: Potato latkes D: Potato salad
Answer
B: Potato chips
In what Destiny’s Child hit were the poor financial planning skills of a boyfriend lamented?
A: Charges, Charges, Charges B: Bills, Bills, Bills
C: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes D: Debt, Debt, Debt
ATA
A: 5% B: 76% C: 3% D: 16%
Answer
B: Bills, Bills, Bills
The B&O Railroad Museum is located not in Ohio, but in what other U.S. state hinted at in its name?
A: New Jersey B: Pennsylvania
C: Maryland D: Kentucky
+1
Jason thinks it’s Maryland, but it’s a guess, so he uses his +1.
Jason’s +1 Craig is a friend and co-worker, and a Jeopardy! champion.
Craig knows from playing Monopoly that B&O stands for Baltimore & Ohio.
Jason’s +1 Craig is a friend and co-worker, and a Jeopardy! champion.
Craig knows from playing Monopoly that B&O stands for Baltimore & Ohio.
Answer
C: Maryland
$10,000
A classic 1902 work by Joseph Conrad ends with the description of a river that “seemed to lead into the heart of an immense” what?
A: Mountain B: Snowfall
C: Tranquility D: Darkness
Answer
D: Darkness
The world’s first democratically-elected female head of state, Vigdís Finnbogdóttir became president of what country in 1980?
A: Iceland B: Denmark
C: Sweden D: Belgium
50/50
50/50 leaves Iceland and Denmark.
Answer
A: Iceland
QotD
The characters on what teen drama series are tormented by a mysterious figure known only as “A”?
A: Gossip Girl B: The Carrie Diaries
C: Pretty Little Liars D: The Fosters
Answer
C: Pretty Little Liars
In March 2015, Christie’s auction house sold a Sercial 1790 for almost $4,000. What’s a Sercial 1790?
A: A designer handbag B: A 24-karat gold wristwatch
C: A bottle of Portuguese wine D: An early U.S. coin
Spoiler
Jason reasons that designer handbags and gold watches often cost more than $4,000, even when new. Sercial suggests serial numbers on money, so he goes with the coin.
Answer
C: A bottle of Portuguese wine
Jason wins $5,000.
Jason wins $5,000.