Curt Bell
Cantonment, FL
high school math teacher
$500: In the produce section, a "pluot" is a cultivated hybrid of which of the following and an apricot?
A - plum
B - placekicker
C - plucked chicken
D - plaid sport coat
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Answer: A (plum)
$1000: According to Wired.com, what common involuntary reaction to stubbing your toe (that can't be shown on TV) actually helps alleviate the pain you feel afterward?
A - yawning
B - smiling
C - swearing
D - sneezing
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Answer: C (swearing)
$2000: Paying homage to the major midwestern city where he grew up and started following his dreams, Kanye West's third-born child with Kim Kardashian is named what?
A - Chicago
B - Miami
C - Seattle
D - Tucumcari
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Answer: A (Chicago)
$3000: Famous for his homespun wit, college coach Abe Lemons once said of what sport, "All you have to do is just tell them to stay to the left and hurry back"?
A - weightlifting
B - gymnastics
C - wrestling
D - track
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Answer: D (track)
$5000: Making sense when you think about it, which type of building's name is derived from the group of Greek goddesses who preside over the arts?
A - amphitheater
B - library
C - cinema
D - museum
Curt is torn between two answers so he uses his 50:50.
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"50:50 results": C & D
That gives Curt the answer.
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Answer: D (museum)
$7000: What type of piercing is known as either a Monroe or a Madonna, depending on whether it's on the left or right side?
A - ear
B - nostril
C - eyelid
D - upper lip
Curt can't deicde so he asks the audience.
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 18%
B - 27%
C - 2%
D - 53%
A - 18%
B - 27%
C - 2%
D - 53%
Curt is going to trust the audience.
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Answer: D (upper lip)
commercial break
Curt teaches in a school just across the state line in Alabama, the one from which he graduated. He dances for a student when he or she has a birthday, and he dances for Chris, whose birthday was just last week (at time of taping).
$10,000: What country's second-largest city is named for Mount Royal, which sits right smack in the middle of that city?
A - Mexico
B - France
C - Canada
D - Switzerland
Looking at the choices,
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Mexico doesn't seem to be an option, nor is Canada - its two biggest cities are on the east coast. Switzerland is in the Alps
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makes D his final answer
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Answer: C (Canada)