fitness instructor and gym owner
His gym was closed in March and was closed for several months. He put tents up in the parking lot to provide space for workouts. The smartest person Joseph knows is Melody Tsai. She says she's concerned for Joseph if she's the smartest person he knows. She is an investor in his gym also.
$100: In August of 2020, what inhospitable U.S. location reached a scorching 130 degrees Fahrenheit?
A - Niagara Falls
B - Death Valley
C - Central Park
D - the DMV
Joseph almost makes D his final answer before correcting himself.
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Answer: B (Death Valley)
A - The Big Bang Theory
B - Home Improvement
C - Friends
D - Who's the Boss
Joseph and his wife watched this show.
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Answer: C (Friends)
A - heart
B - liver
C - eyes
D - brain
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Answer: A (heart)
A - schooner
B - dinghy
C - barge
D - aircraft carrier
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Answer: B (dinghy)
A - hopscotch
B - dodgeball
C - Red rover
D - duck, duck, goose
Joseph just played this last night with his daughter.
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Answer: D (duck, duck, goose)
A - meditation
B - ketogenic dieting
C - goat yoga
D - light therapy
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Answer: B (ketogenic dieting)
A - Back to the Future
B - Home Alone
C - Ghostbusters
D - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Answer: C (Ghostbusters)
A - Lufthansa
B - Qantas
C - El Al
D - KLM
Joseph says that B sticks out to him. Melody says that it's an Australian airline. She wonders if it went out of business. She suggests using the 50:50 and Joseph agrees.
50:50 results:
A & B
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Answer: B (Qantas)
Joseph's gym had been open since 2004. His biggest issue is people who don't rack their weights or clean up after themselves.
$16,000: In the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the inductee whose last name comes first alphabetically has what first name?
A - Yogi
B - Wade
C - Sparky
D - Hank
Joseph doesn't know Sparky's last name but knows the others.
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Answer: D (Hank)
A - Slimey to the Moon
B - Mr. Bertjangles
C - That's Elmore
D - My Funny Snuffleupagus
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Answer: A (Slimey to the Moon)
$64,000: Designer Christian Louboutin was reportedly inspired to create his shoes' signature red soles after watching his assistant do what?
A - eat a strawberry
B - polish her nails
C - arrange flowers
D - apply lipstick
Joseph doesn't know this and he decides to ask Jimmy.
Ask the host results:
Jimmy tells Joseph he doesn't know the answer but he does know something about this. On his show, female guests used to wear those distinct shoes. He thinks the two likely answers are B and D, and his final answer would be D.
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Answer: B (polish her nails)
$125,000: The location of Malik 'Phife Dawg' Taylor Way, Linden Boulevard and 192nd Street in Queens, NY is the site of a mural honoring what hip-hop group?
A - De La Soul
B - Run-DMC
C - A Tribe Called Quest
D - The Beastie Boys
Joseph loves hip-hop and knows the answer.
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Answer: C (A Tribe Called Quest)
A - Artemis
B - Hera
C - Aphrodite
D - Athena
Joseph isn't going to guess; he's going to call Darin Barber. He's a lawyer and pretty well-rounded.
Phone-a-friend results:
Joseph reads the question and answer choices with their corresponding letters, leaving 13 seconds for Darin to respond. Darin says he thinks it's the Artemis program; he's 90% sure.
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Answer: A (Artemis)
A - Ohio River
B - Hudson River
C - St. Lawrence River
D - Rio Grande
Joseph says this one is tough. He's drawing a blank and doesn't want to risk what he's won on a guess. He decides to walk away. If he were to guess, he would say A.
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Answer: B (Hudson River)