Chandler, Ariz.
$500
According to a famous quote from the movie “Star Trek: First Contact,” what “is futile”?
A: Trying to fit into your jeans from college B: Trying to fold a fitted sheet
C: Trying to reach a live person in tech support D: Resistance
Spoiler
D: Resistance
$1,000
Fearing it could lead to a significant undercount of its population, California has objected to the White House’s plan to add what question to the 2020 census?
A: Does this clipboard clash with my outfit? B: How much you want for that truck out there?
C: Are you a U.S. citizen? D: What are you doing 10 years from this Friday?
Spoiler
C: Are you a U.S. citizen?
$2,000
In addition to lending a dramatic atmosphere to your outdoor party, which of these frozen items can help keep mosquitos away from your guests?
A: Dry ice B: Toaster waffles
C: Chicken pot pie D: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
Spoiler
A: Dry ice
$3,000
A nod to the year in which the item made history, the LEGO kit used to construct a model of what historic object contains 1,969 pieces?
A: Apollo Saturn V rocket B: Gutenberg Bible
C: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album D: Ford Model T
Spoiler
A: Apollo Saturn V rocket
$5,000
Former “Wonder Years” actor Josh Saviano recently confirmed that he’s now a lawyer, debunking the popular rumor that he grew up to be what now-49-year-old shock rocker?
A: Ozzy Osbourne B: Alice Cooper
C: Marilyn Manson D: Gene Simmons
Spoiler
A: 0% B: 7% C: 83% D: 10%
Spoiler
C: Marilyn Manson
Commercial break
Diana wants to take her whole family to Italy, where her great-grandmother was from.
$7,000
Which of these words makes up the first four letters of the most U.S. states?
A: Alas B: Mass
C: Miss D: Wash
Spoiler
Diana rattles off Alaska, Massachusetts and Washington. Her +1 Jennifer adds Washington, D.C., but Diana says it isn’t a state. She also knows Mississippi.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Mass and Miss. Jennifer names all the states she can think of. (Missouri isn’t one of them.) Diana guesses Miss.
Spoiler
C: Miss
$10,000
If you’re an athlete in the starting blocks for the 110m hurdles, how many hurdles stand between you and the finish line?
A: 8 B: 10
C: 12 D: 15
Diana thinks the hurdles are
Spoiler
10m
Spoiler
B: 10
Commercial break
QotD
Before becoming a wildly successful author, J.K. Rowling worked as a researcher for what nonprofit organization?
A: World Wildlife Fund B: Simon Wiesenthal Center
C: Amnesty International D: Greenpeace
Spoiler
C: Amnesty International
$20,000
Low in fat and cholesterol, and often prepared in a stew, chevon is a term for the meat from what animal?
A: Rabbit B: Moose
C: Goat D: Beaver
Diana says chevon sounds like a name for
Spoiler
goat cheese
Spoiler
C: Goat
The horn
Diana will be back on Thursday.