New York, NY
Maria's friends refer to her as "Mariapedia," because she's good at trivia and retaining knowledge. Her brother calls her "Squawker" because she always parrots back the right answer.
Maria's husband, Kyle, and her buddies, Emily and Phoebe, are in the audience.
Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Small Planets
9: Belly Laughs
8: Basement Level
7: Famous Namesakes
6: Role of a Lifetime
5: Baby Carrying
4: Political Enemies
3: Talking Tees
2: Breakfast Conversation
1: Cheese & Wine
Topic Tree (Randomized)
1: Cheese & Wine
10: Small Planets
4: Political Enemies
2: Breakfast Conversation
7: Famous Namesakes
6: Role of a Lifetime
8: Basement Level
3: Talking Tees
5: Baby Carrying
9: Belly Laughs
Question #1 - Level 9: Belly Laughs
Who did Ellen DeGeneres once rib by saying, "he runs around without any pants on, basically begging for people to poke his belly"?
A: Jolly Green Giant B: Energizer Bunny
C: Pillsbury Doughboy D: Mr. Clean
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Pillsbury Doughboy
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000
Question #2 - Level 5: Baby Carrying
Because of the way the baby is positioned, breastfeeding newborns are often carried in a hold named after what piece of sports equipment?
A: Vollyball B: Football
C: Baseball D: Basketball
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Football
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000
Question #3 - Level 3: Talking Tees
"Cut class, not frogs!" is a line that appears on t-shirts sold by what organization?
A: AARP B: PETA
C: NRA D: AAA
Answer/Value/Bank
B: PETA
Question Value: $500
Bank: $25,500
Question Value: $500
Bank: $25,500
Question #4 - Level 8: Basement Level
Beneath what world landmark lies a hypogeum, or "underground" where dozens of animal pens were once kept?
A: Leaning Tower of Pisa B: Eiffel Tower
C: Roman Colosseum D: Parthenon
Maria thinks that
Spoiler
it's either the Parthenon or the Roman Colosseum. She knows that one of them was used for animal events, but she doesn't know which one.
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Roman Colosseum
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $25,500
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $25,500
Question #5 - Level 6: Role of a Lifetime
What pop star admits that her earlier career as an army cadet helped her prepare for her role in the 2012 film "Battleship"?
A: Nicki Minaj B: Katy Perry
C: Lady Gaga D: Rihanna
Maria asks the audience.
ATA
A: 14% B: 21% C: 6% D: 59%
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Rihanna
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $26,500
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $26,500
-- Commercial Break --
Maria is unemployed now, but she calls it "funemployed". When life gives you a dilemma, make "dilemmonade" she says. She and her friends have made a day club for doing things in the city, mostly free things, among which coming for the show and auditioning was one of them.
Question #6 - Level 7: Famous Namesakes
A garment popular with dancers takes its name form what famed French trapeze artist who popularized it?
A: Yves Poncho B: Jules Léotard
C: François Romper D: Gérard Thong
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Jules Léotard
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,500
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,500
Question #7 - Level 2: Breakfast Conversation
According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, clapjack, flapover, flipjack, flopjack and flopover are all regionalisms for what?
A: Bagel B: Muffin
C: Donut D: Pancake
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Pancake
Question Value: $100
Bank: $51,600
Question Value: $100
Bank: $51,600
Question #8 - Level 4: Political Enemies
What U.S. president's staff famously kept an "Enemies List" of his political opponents?
A: John F. Kennedy B: Ronald Reagan
C: Richard Nixon D: Jimmy Carter
Maria thinks a few of those presidents are candidates for that list, but she doesn't know which one. She jumps the question.
Meredith asks the audience to shout out the answer before it's revealed.
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Richard Nixon
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $51,600
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $51,600
Question #9 - Level 10: Small Planets
Not counting the Sun, which is a star, how many of the eight planets in our solar system have names shorter than "Earth"?
A: 1 B: 2
C: 3 D: 4
Answer/Value/Bank
A: 1
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,600
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,600
-- Commercial Break --
Maria was born in Mexico. Her parents brought her to the U.S. when she was seven.
Question #10 - Level 1: Cheese & Wine
If someone asks you if "you'd like some cheese with that whine," they may be tired of your constant what?
A: Bragging B: Singing
C: Complaining D: Whistling
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Complaining
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $63,600
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $63,600
It's time to play Classic Millionaire!
$100,000
According to the National Weather Service, more than 80 percent of people who have been struck by lightning are what?
A: Elderly B: Male
C: Overweight D: Blondes
Maria really thinks it's
Spoiler
Male
Answer
B: Male
-- Commercial Break --