Long Beach, MS
Spanish teacher and Liza Minnelli lookalike.
Won a $50 in a costume contest without even trying.
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Q Tips
9. Early Jobs
8. Science Fail
7. We're Walking
6. History's Mysteries
5. Fashion Fun
4. Family Relations
3. Matchmaker
2. Letter Lawsuits
1. One-time Infections
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
6. History's Mysteries
7. We're Walking
10. Q Tips
5. Fashion Fun
2. Letter Lawsuits
1. One-time Infections
9. Early Jobs
8. Science Fail
4. Family Relations
3. Matchmaker
Question 1 - Level 3. Matchmaker
A new trend in matchmaking, "pheromone parties" are get-togethers in which singles seek to find a compatible mate based on a person's what?
A: Smell
B: Taste
C: Feel
D: Voice
Answer and value
A: Smell
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $25,000
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $25,000
Question 2 - Level 4. Family Relations
Which of your relatives would be correctly referred to as your "meemaw"?
(Before the choices are even revealed) Oh, I hate that
Spoiler
grandmother
A: Brother
B: Grandfather
C: Grandmother
D: Father
Answer and value
C: Grandmother (Deborah's grandkids call her Dee-Dee.)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000
Radioactive thorium was believed to be so beneficial that it was used to make what household item during WWII?
A: Cough drops
B: Toothpaste
C: Orange juice
D: Shampoo
JTQ
Answer and value
B: Toothpaste (A German toothpaste, specifically)
Value: $100
Bank: $32,000
Value: $100
Bank: $32,000
Question 4 - Level 9. Early Jobs
Before winning a 1988 Pulitzer Prize for her own material, what novelist edited Muhammad Ali's 1975 biography?
A: Alice Walker
B: Terry McMillan
C: Maya Angelou
D: Toni Morrison
ATA
Spoiler
A: 19%
B: 4%
C: 49%
D: 28%
B: 4%
C: 49%
D: 28%
JTQ
Answer and value
D: Toni Morrison
Value: $15,000
Bank: $32,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $32,000
In medical lore, what disease got its name from the observation that it was a "weaker" version of smallpox?
A: Wimppox
B: Chickenpox
C: Loserpox
D: Pansypox
Answer and value
B: Chickenpox
Value: $2,000
Bank: $34,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $34,000
Meredith (laughing): "I don't know what you're talking about."
Question 6 - Level 2. Letter Lawsuits
In 2010, the International House of Prayer was sued over its abbreviated name by a restaurant chain best known for serving what?
A: Pizza
B: Poultry
C: Pie
D: Pancakes
Answer and value
D: Pancakes
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000
Value: $3,000
Bank: $37,000
Question 7 - Level 5. Fashion Fun
First gaining popularity in the 1950s amongst British rock 'n' roll fans, winklepickers are a long, pointed style of what fashion item?
A: Boots
B: Pants
C: Hat
D: Scarf
She attempts to query the audience, and gets a very chilly shushing from Meredith.
Answer and value
A: Boots
Value: $10,000
Bank: $47,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $47,000
Question 8 - Level 10. Q Tips
How many member countries of the United Nations have "q" tips, or names that begin or end with the letter "q"?
A: One
B: Two
C: Three
D: Four
A lot of chatter here, some of it amusing.
Spoiler
She thinks of Qatar.
Meredith: "You want a Q word?"
Deborah: "Quit?"
She walks with $23,500.
Answer and value
B: Two (Iraq and Qatar)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $47,000
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $47,000
On "The Simpsons", what is the title of the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon with "Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino"?
A: Reservoir Cats
B: Germs of Endearment
C: Skinless in Seattle
D: Spay Anything
Spoiler
A
