Addison, IL
certified nurse's assistant
Maxine has three children, two of which are going off to college so she really needs to win some money. One of them wants to be a surgeon and that costs a lot.
Topic Tree: (randomized)
Weed Shall Overcome
Slang Terms
Holy Lands
Professional Portraits
Changing the Locks
TV Debuts
The Salty Truth
Coulda Woulda Shoulda
Blizzard Buddy
You're the Emboss
Question #1 (You're the Emboss)
Biscuit embossing is a process used to create what beloved treat's signature look?
A - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
B - Tastykakes
C - MoonPies
D - Oreo Cookies
Maxine knows that
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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Tastykakes or MoonPies
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Oreo Cookies
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Answer: D (Oreo Cookies)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0
If you have a bad back, you may want to stop shoveling snow and purchase a what?
A - snowblower
B - snowburner
C - snowsucker
D - snowcrusher
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Answer: A (snowblower)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
What company might have avoided their 2010 bankruptcy filing had they accepted offers to purchase fledgling startup Netflix in 2000?
A - Blockbuster
B - Borders
C - Sears
D - Eastman Kodak
Maxine says that since it's talking about Netflix the answer must be
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Blockbuster
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Answer: A (Blockbuster)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $16,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $16,000
Maxine was a shy child and rather than going out to play she sat and read the encyclopedia and dictionaries. Maxine's daughter Jamie is in the relationship seat.
Question #4 (The Salty Truth)
"One has functioning salt glands on its tongue and the other does not" is one way of describing a key difference between what two animals?
A - penguins and puffins
B - buffalo and bison
C - alligators and crocodiles
D - moths and butterflies
Maxine knows something about
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alligators or crocodiles, she can't remember which, if it opens its mouth and you drop sweat into it, it can taste it
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Answer: C (alligators and crocodiles)
Value: $100
Bank: $16,100
Value: $100
Bank: $16,100
In 2012, whose new talk show debuted with its host waking up from a dream to find Matt Lauer in their room, saying the dream was real?
A - Steve Harvey
B - Ricki Lake
C - Katie Couric
D - Jeff Probst
Maxine isn't sure. She knows who Matt Lauer is and "sort of" associates him with
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Katie Couric
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Answer: C (Katie Couric)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $41,100
Value: $25,000
Bank: $41,100
Revlon used to sell a "Champagne" variety of hair dye for women who want to turn their hair what?
A - red
B - brown
C - blonde
D - black
Maxine thinks champagne would be a variation of
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blonde
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Answer: C (blonde)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $43,100
Value: $2,000
Bank: $43,100
In a Herb Ritts photograph titled "Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989," what profession do the subjects all share?
A - supermodels
B - news anchors
C - WNBA players
D - state governors
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Answer: A (supermodels)
Value: $500
Bank: $43,600
Value: $500
Bank: $43,600
Maxine came on a mission to give her sons the best education they can get, help her father with medical expenses, and have enough money to spoil her grandchildren (Jamie is expecting her first child). Maxine's 14 year old son has been watching the show with her and helping her study.
Question #8 (Holy Lands)
What Middle Eastern country is known as the "Land of the Two Holy Mosques"?
A - Syria
B - Saudi Arabia
C - Iran
D - Israel
Maxine thinks it is either
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Iran or Israel
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Answer: B (Saudi Arabia)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $43,600
Value: $10,000
Bank: $43,600
Seemingly referencing one of the era's greatest minds, what was a 1920s slang term for being asked a lot of questions?
A - Edisoned
B - Darwined
C - Nobeled
D - Pasteured
Maxine says that
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Edison invented the light bulb and Darwin developed the theory of evolution. Pasteur is from Louis Pasteur and pasturized milk. Nobel is associated with the peace prize
ATA results
A - 46%
B - 32%
C - 13%
D - 9%
B - 32%
C - 13%
D - 9%
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Answer: A (Edisoned)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $48,600
Value: $5,000
Bank: $48,600
Question #10 (Weed Shall Overcome)
Smoke billowing in front of his face, what film director is shown performing an illegal act on the cover of the August 2012 issue of High Times magazine?
A - Quentin Tarantino
B - McG
C - Oliver Stone
D - Brett Ratner
Maxine is thinking it's either
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Tarantino or Stone
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Answer: C (Oliver Stone)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,300
Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,300
Millionaire question of the day:
In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many gifts are given in total over the twelve days?
A - 78
B - 144
C - 364
D - 1320
Answer:
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C (364)
