Transcript 12/19/17 Kaushik Tota
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:47 pm
(Yet another) Whiz Kids Week
Kaushik Tota (age 14)
Sunnyvale, CA
Spent a year creating electricity from oxygen
$500 :
On election day 2016, many Americans honored Susan B. Anthony's legacy by affixing stickers to her tombstone that said what?
A: "Don't text and drive" B: "I voted"
C: "Say 'No' to drugs" D: "Save the polar bears"
$1000 :
A testament to its popularity with travelers, New York City held which of these titles on Instagram in 2016?
A: Most geotagged city B: Most mattresstagged city
C: Most dogtagged city D: Most lasertagged city
$2000 :
Thanks to its "Dub the Nub" contest, what company has a name for its products' stubby broken pieces that are too small to use: "Leftolas"?
A: Hot Wheels B: Nintendo
C: Crayola D: Schwinn
$3000 :
The name of what annual high school event, when former graduates often visit, can be found in the title of the 2017 Spider-Man movie?
A: Detention B: Homecoming
C: Recess D: Spelling bee
$5000 :
In the names of the three U.S. states that are four-letters long, every vowel is used except for what?
A: A B: E
C: O D: U
First break
$7000 :
If x=4, then which of these is NOT true?
A: 42x hours = One week B: 500x pounds = One ton
C: 3x cups = One gallon D: 1,320x feet = One mile
Kaushik Tota (age 14)
Sunnyvale, CA
Spent a year creating electricity from oxygen
$500 :
On election day 2016, many Americans honored Susan B. Anthony's legacy by affixing stickers to her tombstone that said what?
A: "Don't text and drive" B: "I voted"
C: "Say 'No' to drugs" D: "Save the polar bears"
Spoiler
When Kaushik hesitated, Chris had him read the question again with "On Election Day 2016"
B: "I voted"
B: "I voted"
$1000 :
A testament to its popularity with travelers, New York City held which of these titles on Instagram in 2016?
A: Most geotagged city B: Most mattresstagged city
C: Most dogtagged city D: Most lasertagged city
Spoiler
A: Most geotagged city
$2000 :
Thanks to its "Dub the Nub" contest, what company has a name for its products' stubby broken pieces that are too small to use: "Leftolas"?
A: Hot Wheels B: Nintendo
C: Crayola D: Schwinn
Spoiler
C: Crayola
$3000 :
The name of what annual high school event, when former graduates often visit, can be found in the title of the 2017 Spider-Man movie?
A: Detention B: Homecoming
C: Recess D: Spelling bee
Spoiler
B: Homecoming
$5000 :
In the names of the three U.S. states that are four-letters long, every vowel is used except for what?
A: A B: E
C: O D: U
Spoiler
B: E
First break
$7000 :
If x=4, then which of these is NOT true?
A: 42x hours = One week B: 500x pounds = One ton
C: 3x cups = One gallon D: 1,320x feet = One mile
Spoiler
Kaushik verbally computed that A is true and then made it his final answer.
Chris then said we were asking which is NOT true (the NOT was capitalized.)
C: 3x cups = One gallon
Kaushik left with $5000.
Chris then said we were asking which is NOT true (the NOT was capitalized.)
C: 3x cups = One gallon
Kaushik left with $5000.