Las Vegas, NV
Headhunter
Jim is thinking of going back to school to become a lawyer. He'd like to do criminal law on a pro bono basis. He doesn't think everyone gets access to legal services they might need.
Meredith: You're absolutely right about that. That would be a wonderful thing to do. What's going to determine it for you?
Jim: The next eight or ten minutes!
Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Food & Drink Combos
* Heavy Metal
* Proto-punk
* Corporate Roots
* OPEC
* Windsor Knot
* Movie Plots
* Rhyme Time
* Safety Concerns
* Stadium Names
Question Topics (Randomized):
* Windsor Knot
* Corporate Roots
* Stadium Names
* Heavy Metal
* Rhyme Time
* Proto-punk
* OPEC
* Movie Plots
* Food & Drink Combos
* Safety Concerns
Question #1 * Safety Concerns
Countering recent media stories, the American Cancer Society has stated that reusing what product is actually safe?
A: Tissues B: Plastic water bottles
C: Hypodermic needles D: Band-Aids
Jim puzzles over the question for a while, then asks the audience.
ATA
A: 0% B: 94% C: 4% D: 2%
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Plastic water bottles
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Question #2 * Food & Drink Combos
In the South, the chocolate and marshmallow cookie treat known as MoonPie is traditionally eaten with what soda?
A: RC Cola B: Dr Pepper
C: Mountain Dew D: Mr. Pibb
Jim has spent a lot of time in the South and he's had a MoonPie.
Meredith: What did you drink with it?
Jim: Probably not a soda pop.
After failing to decide which of these sodas is from the South, Jim jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
A: RC Cola
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $7,000
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $7,000
Question #3 * Movie Plots
The plots of the 2010 romantic comedies "The Back-Up Plan" and "The Switch" both revolve around what medical procedure?
A: Liposuction B: Tattoo removal
C: Laser eye surgery D: Artificial insemination
Jim didn't see these two movies. It'd be a total guess, but he is from Vegas!
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Artificial insemination
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $9,000
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $9,000
Question #4 * OPEC
What oil-rich Western nation joined four Middle East nations to found OPEC in 1960?
A: Mexico B: Brazil
C: Venezuela D: Argentina
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Venezuela
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $19,000
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $19,000
-- Commercial Break --
Question #5 * Proto-punk
Which of these celebrities was a victim of the first episode of the MTV show "Punk'd"?
A: Katie Holmes B: Seth Green
C: Busta Rhymes D: Justin Timberlake
Jim says that some questions are generational and he's not in that one.
Spoiler
Justin Timberlake
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Justin Timberlake
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $19,000
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $19,000
Question #6 * Rhyme Time
In standard American English pronunciation, how many letters of the alphabet rhyme with "E," not including "E"?
A: Seven B: Eight
C: Nine D: Ten
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Eight
Question Value: $500
Bank: $19,500
Question Value: $500
Bank: $19,500
Question #7 * Heavy Metal
The term "heavy metal" is believed to have been coined in what author's 1961 novel "The Soft Machine"?
A: William S. Burroughs B: Ken Kesey
C: Jack Kerouac D: Tom Wolfe
Jim walks away with $9,750.
Answer
A: William S. Burroughs
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