Capistrano Beach, CA
$500: In the 1963 landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, the court ruled that states must provide what to a defendant who can't afford to pay for their own?
A - an attorney
B - a personal trainer
C - an English butler
D - Super Bowl tickets
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Answer: A (an attorney)
$1000: In the days of vaudeville, the patrons who sat in the cheapest seats and ate the cheapest snacks were often referred to as the what?
A - caviar crew
B - filet mignon squad
C - peanut gallery
D - foie gras brigade
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Answer: C (peanut gallery)
$2000: Which of the following did NOT make Fortune.com's list of "The 50 Greatest Business Rivalries of All Time"?
A - Duracell vs. Energizer
B - Nike vs. Reebok
C - Hertz vs. Avis
D - RitzCarlton vs. EconoLodge
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Answer: D (RitzCarlton vs. EconoLodge)
$3000: Saying the stories they told were "painful" and "one-sided", in 2017 Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral removed its stained-glass windows honoring whom?
A - Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
B - John Lennon & Paul McCartney
C - Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson
D - Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig
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Answer: C (Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson)
$5000: Which specific shade of blue does Merriam-Webster define as "the blue color of the clear sky"?
A - azure
B - cobalt blue
C - navy blue
D - sapphire
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Answer: A (azure)
$7000: Baechu, meaning "Napa cabbage," is a common ingredient in what food, whose varieties include a cubed radish version called Kkakdugi?
A - poke
B - kimchi
C - baba ghanoush
D - wonton soup
Janet rules out
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A and D
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Answer: B (kimchi)
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In her retirement Janet and her husband opened their home to foster dogs; they've found homes for 60 dogs so far.
$10,000: According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Rocky Balboa's pet what were played by the same animals in both 1976's "Rocky" and 2006's "Rocky Balboa"?
A - rabbits
B - turtles
C - goldfish
D - parakeets
"Uh oh," Janet says. She's seen both movies but doesn't recall any pets. She thinks she can eliminate
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C
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 1%
B - 78%
C - 7%
D - 14%
A - 1%
B - 78%
C - 7%
D - 14%
She goes with the audience's answer.
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Answer: B (turtles)
$20,000: Which of these Native Americans is actually fictional, created by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for his epic poem "Song of Hiawatha"?
A - Tecumseh
B - Cochise
C - Minnehaha
D - Squanto
Janet read the poem a long time ago but still wouldn't know which one was fictional. She's pretty sure that
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A and B are real and that Minnehaha was a lake
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"50:50 results": C & D
"Of course," she sighs. She isn't sure her +1 can help her. She apologizes to her husband in advance.
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Answer: C (Minnehaha)
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": The Mozambique Channel is an arm of what ocean?
A - Atlantic Ocean
B - Arctic Ocean
C - Indian Ocean
D - Pacific Ocean
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Answer: C (Indian Ocean)
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$30,000: According to the World Almanac, with over 1,200 people per square mile, New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the U.S. Which state is second?
A - Massachusetts
B - Maryland
C - Rhode Island
D - Connecticut
Janet knew the statistic, but didn't pay attention to the 2nd place state. She thinks that
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Rhode Island is small and it stands to reason it might be densely populated
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A or B because they have larger populations
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Answer: C (Rhode Island)