Julia Novakovic
Archivist
Rochester, N.Y.
$500
If you’re able to do something very well, you’re said to “Have it down to a” what?
A: Math B: Science
C: History D: Phys. Ed.
Spoiler
B: Science
$1,000
Good to know the next time you have late-night cravings, all but which of these items appear on Healthline.com’s list of “The 9 Best Foods to Eat Before Bed”?
A: Almonds B: White rice
C: Extra-spicy buffalo wings D: Walnuts
Spoiler
C: Extra-spicy buffalo wings
$2,000
From the company that gave the world Match.com, what dating site specializes in connecting singles over the age of 50?
A: OurTime B: OutofTime
C: NapTime D: HipReplacementTime
Spoiler
A: OurTime
$3,000
Though many health professionals now consider the term to be antiquated, “lumbago” is pain in what part of the body?
A: Throat B: Chest
C: Feet D: Lower back
Spoiler
D: Lower back
$5,000
A musical featuring the hits of a certain ’70s disco diva, what 2018 Broadway production did Entertainment Weekly fittingly describe as “hot stuff”?
A: “Winter” B: “Spring”
C: “Summer” D: “Fall”
Spoiler
C: “Summer”
$7,000
Thanks to its overseas territory French Guiana, technically France could be said to border which of these countries?
A: South Africa B: Brazil
C: China D: Mexico
Spoiler
B: Brazil
$10,000
Munchkin Country is the best-known of the four countries that make up the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum’s classic novels. Which of these are the other three?
A: Rivendell, Rhûn, and Mordor B: Winkie, Gilikin, and Quadling
C: Laputa, Glubbdubdrib, and Houyhnhnm D: Dorne, Highgarden, and Casterly Rock
Spoiler
B: Winkie, Gilikin, and Quadling
Commercial break
$20,000
Before she began dating Ashton Kutcher in 2012, Mila Kunis was in an eight-year relationship with what former child actor?
A: Macaulay Culkin B: Haley Joel Osment
C: Joseph Gordon-Levitt D: Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Spoiler
A: Macaulay Culkin
$30,000
Located at the site of their Missouri childhood home, in 1943 who became the first African-American to have a National Park Service monument named after them?
A: Frederick Douglass B: W.E.B. Du Bois
C: Harriet Tubman D: George Washington Carver
Spoiler
A: 7% B: 24% C: 27% D: 42%
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Du Bois and Carver.
Spoiler
D: George Washington Carver
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QotD
On a TV weather map, the letter “H” typically indicates what?
A: Hail storms B: High pressure
C: Hot weather D: Heavy rains
Spoiler
B: High pressure
$50,000
Originating in 1852 with a contest between Harvard and Yale, what is considered the oldest American college sport still in existence?
A: Fencing B: Football
C: Rowing D: Wrestling
Spoiler
C: Rowing
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