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Whiz Kids Week

Sojas Wagle
Springdale, AR

14 years old

Sojas’ Plus One is his dad.

Contestants this week will have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question.
If the contestant gets a question he or she doesn’t like, up to and including the $50K question, they can Cut the Question and have it replaced with a new question.

$500 Apparently deciding it looks like a curled-up cat, Finland calls the “at” sign in e-mails “miukumauku,” which roughly translates to what?
A. The Moo Sign
B. The Baaaaaa Sign
C. The Meow Sign
D. The Hee-Haw Hee-Haw Sign

Spoiler

C. The Meow Sign

$1K Unlike English, in most European languages – including French, Spanish and German – nouns have their own what?
A. Ages
B. Nationalities
C. Genders
D. Astrological signs

Spoiler

C. Genders

$2K Based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel, the 2016 movie “The BFG” features an orphan named Sophie who becomes friends with a what?
A. Big Friendly Giant
B. Belarussian Frightened Gerbil
C. Bald Fat German
D. Bearded Foul-mouthed Garbage man

Spoiler

A. Big Friendly Giant

$3K With a body temperature close to 98.6, non-hollow bones and hair-like feathers, New Zealand’s kiwi birds are often described as what?
A. Honorary insects
B. Honorary mammals
C. Honorary fish
D. Honorary reptiles

Spoiler

B. Honorary mammals

$5K Of all the existing numbers, how many have only one syllable?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. 19

Spoiler

B. 10

commercial break

$7K Signifying its departure and arrival cities, the letters “NYP” appear on what historic vehicle?
A. Hindenburg
B. RMS Titanic
C. Spirit of St. Louis
D. Enola Gay

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Hindenburg
21% B. RMS Titanic
48% C. Spirit of St. Louis
12% D. Enola Gay

Spoiler

C. Spirit of St. Louis

$10K Followed by his dog who walks half as fast, a man climbs a 1-mile hill then turns back. How far will he have walked when he meets his dog again?
A. 1 ¼ mile
B. 1 1/3 mile
C. 1 ½ mile
D. 2 mile

Spoiler

B. 1 1/3 mile

commercial break

$20K Which of the following is one of Japan’s largest islands, and NOT one of the many popular Japanese Pokémon characters?
A. Natu
B. Kyushu
C. Chinchou
D. Pachirisu

Spoiler

B. Kyushu

$30K According to a Princeton Review SAT study guide, three-quarters of all elements, including sodium, calcium, and potassium, are considered what?
A. Colorless
B. Nonreactive
C. Metals
D. Radioactive

Spoiler

C. Metals

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QOTD
What nickname is often given to students who return home to live with their parents after college?
A. Boomerang kids
B. Javelin juveniles
C. Frisbee offspring
D. Lawn dart delinquents

Spoiler

A. Boomerang kids

$50K Also reflecting who taught whom, which of these lists of famous Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
A. Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
B. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
C. Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle


CTQ

Spoiler

D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Sojas will see the replacement $50K question when he returns on tomorrow’s show.

$7K Signifying its departure and arrival cities, the letters “NYP” appear on what historic vehicle?
A. Hindenburg
B. RMS Titanic
C. Spirit of St. Louis
D. Enola Gay

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Hindenburg
21% B. RMS Titanic
48% C. Spirit of St. Louis
12% D. Enola Gay

Spoiler

C. Spirit of St. Louis

My hat is off to Chris. He practically ordered the ute (What? The what? Oh, pardon me, your honor, the two yooouthss.) to take his time and use a lifeline. Good job, Chris!

$10K Followed by his dog who walks half as fast, a man climbs a 1-mile hill then turns back. How far will he have walked when he meets his dog again?
A. 1 ¼ mile
B. 1 1/3 mile
C. 1 ½ mile
D. 2 mile

Spoiler

B. 1 1/3

This was awesome! He did it just like I would have, except in the comfort of the Stratolounger, I did manage to get the answer a little before he did. This is not to say it would happen the same way in the Hot Seat. . . . Er, the Hot Lectern.

$20K Which of the following is one of Japan’s largest islands, and NOT one of the many popular Japanese Pokémon characters?
A. Natu
B. Kyushu
C. Chinchou
D. Pachirisu

Spoiler

B Kyushu

OK, I'm doomed, unless there are a bunch of Pokemon fans in the audience. ATA

$30K According to a Princeton Review SAT study guide, three-quarters of all elements, including sodium, calcium, and potassium, are considered what?
A. Colorless
B. Nonreactive
C. Metals
D. Radioactive

Spoiler

C. Metals

Again I'm doomed. Plus One.

$50K Also reflecting who taught whom, which of these lists of famous Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
A. Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
B. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
C. Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle


CTQ

Spoiler

D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

For some reason, this came up in every history class I had in high school.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K Of all the existing numbers, how many have only one syllable?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. 19

Spoiler

B. 10

I wonder if the British, Aussie & Kiwi versions would have counted "nil," too.

SportsFan68 wrote:

$20K Which of the following is one of Japan’s largest islands, and NOT one of the many popular Japanese Pokémon characters?
A. Natu
B. Kyushu
C. Chinchou
D. Pachirisu

Spoiler

B Kyushu

OK, I'm doomed, unless there are a bunch of Pokemon fans in the audience. ATA

Or Japanese tourists in Las Vegas...

10K: I eventually get it

50K: I know P taught A. So its C or D. 50/50

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Wiz Kids Week

Sojas Wagle
Springdale, AR

14 years old

Sojas’ Plus One is his dad.

Contestants this week will have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question.
If the contestant gets a question he or she doesn’t like, up to and including the $50K question, they can Cut the Question and have it replaced with a new question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K Of all the existing numbers, how many have only one syllable?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. 19

Spoiler

B. 10

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K Followed by his dog who walks half as fast, a man climbs a 1-mile hill then turns back. How far will he have walked when he meets his dog again?
A. 1 ¼ mile
B. 1 1/3 mile
C. 1 ½ mile
D. 2 mile

Spoiler

B. 1 1/3

Sojas spent a lot of time working through the math.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K Also reflecting who taught whom, which of these lists of famous Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
A. Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
B. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
C. Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

CTQ

Spoiler

D. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

This would have been a dream question for me.

Nihil obstat®.

The $50,000 would be easy if you remember David Fite's $500k question on who taught Alexander the Great, as long as you don't over think it and wonder if Aristotle taught Alexander AND Socrates.