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Tyler Letarte
12-year-old
Cornelius, N.C.

Tyler’s +1 is his mom Tricia.

$500
Which is NOT the name of one of the feline-themed operating systems released by Apple in the 2000’s?
A: Cheetah B: Jaguar
C: Mountain Lion D: Grumpy Cat

Spoiler

D: Grumpy Cat

$1,000
According to tradition, every State of the Union address begins with what official loudly declaring, “Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States!”?
A: The Sergeant-at-Arms B: Captain America
C: Ryan Seacrest D: Whoever’s birthday it is

Spoiler

A: The Sergeant-at-Arms

$2,000
As you’ve probably seen in science class, when mixed together, which pair of substances will create a volcano-like eruption?
A: Salt & orange juice B: Sugar & water
C: Baking soda & vinegar D: Caviar & champagne

Spoiler

C: Baking soda & vinegar

$3,000
The katana, sai, nunchucks and bo staff are the trademark weapons of what fictional fighting force?
A: The Avengers B: “Star Wars” Jedi Knights
C: The Transformers D: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Spoiler

D: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

$5,000
If you wrote down the names of all the U.S. states in alphabetical order, the last letter you would write would be what?
A: A B: G
C: N D: T

Spoiler

B: G

Commercial break

$7,000
A popular Mexican dish made from marinated pork, spices and pineapple, “Tacos al Pastor” literally translates to what?
A: “Tacos from scratch” B: “Tacos of the north”
C: “Tacos in the style of the shepherd” D: “Tacos eaten quickly”

Spoiler

A: 12% B: 14% C: 69% D: 5%

Spoiler

C: “Tacos in the style of the shepherd”

$10,000
The tallest roller coaster in the U.S. at 456 feet, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure is how many times taller than the 54” you have to be to ride it?
A: 87 times B: 101 times
C: 135 times D: 202 times

Spoiler

B: 101 times

$20,000
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal, Lady Liberty asks to be given all but which of the following?
A: “Your tired” B: “Your huddled masses”
C: “Your wretched” D: “Your poor”

Spoiler

Mom doesn’t know. Tyler’s leaning toward B. He cuts the question.

Spoiler

C: “Your wretched”

Commercial break

$20,000
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
A: Phosphorus B: Tungsten
C: Vanadium D: Tin

Spoiler

Tyler knows T isn’t the symbol of an element. 50/50 leaves tungsten and tin. Mom, who’s still there, doesn’t know this one either. Tyler reasons that Ti is titanium, so the symbol for tin is probably a letter other than T, while tungsten could be Tu or Tn.

Spoiler

D: Tin
Tyler wins $5,000.

Commercial break

QotD
Which of the following sitcoms features Luke Dunphy, a dimwitted teen played by a MENSA-certified genius named Nolan Gould?
A: 2 Broke Girls B: Modern Family
C: Brooklyn Nine-Nine D: New Girl

Spoiler

B: Modern Family

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal, Lady Liberty asks to be given all but which of the following?
A: “Your tired” B: “Your huddled masses”
C: “Your wretched” D: “Your poor”

Spoiler

Mom doesn’t know. Tyler’s leaning toward B. He cuts the question.

Spoiler

C: “Your wretched”

Presidential adviser Steve Miller or CNN reporter Jim Acosta would've been a good +1 for this question.

so far so good