Mt. Vernon, NY
Fans of "American Idol" might recognize Brenna - she was one of the top 10 girls on Season 5 before Simon, Randy and Paula sent her home. She's excited to be on the show - she's been screaming at Meredith on Tv for years. Meredith asks Brenna about her AI experience. She replies that it was a big risk. She only had 9 days for the audition and had no real singing experience. Her mom questioned her about this. Her mom, Robin, is in the relationship seat.
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Peak Location
9 - Potter and Prose
8 - Bottle Bans
7 - Name That Horse
6 - On Tap
5 - Military Lingo
4 - Counting Calendars
3 - Carnivores' Delicacies
2 - It's a Joke
1 - Royal Hotels
Topic Tree: (randomized)
10 - Peak Location
5 - Military Lingo
4 - Counting Calendars
2 - It's a Joke
1 - Royal Hotels
9 - Potter and Prose
3 - Carnivores' Delicacies
7 - Name That Horse
8 - Bottle Bans
6 - On Tap
Question #1 (On Tap - Level 6)
The American Tap Dance Foundation runs a scholarship program named after what Hollywood actor?
A - Raul Julia
B - Christopher Walken
C - Gregory Hines
D - Jeff Goldblum
Brenna says she's going to take it slow and think it out. She did do some tap in her former years. She runs through the names and settles on one.
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Answer: C (Gregory Hines)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Concerned parents have pushed the FDA to ban the plastic additive BPA from baby bottles because it may act like what hormone in the body?
A - melatonin
B - insulin
C - adrenaline
D - estrogen
Brenna says this sounds like a question that either you know it or you don't. She doesn't, so she's going to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 11%
B - 11%
C - 16%
D - 62%
B - 11%
C - 16%
D - 62%
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adrenaline keeps you from going to sleep and melatonin helps you sleep
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Answer: D (estrogen)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $2,000 (unchanged)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $2,000 (unchanged)
Inspired by one of the world's greatest athletes, the owners of a thoroughbred race horse in Britain have named it what?
A - Usain Colt
B - Pony Hawk
C - LeBronco James
D - Rafael Neigh-dal
"Quite funny," Brenna says. Once again she attempts to reason it out and not overguess it. She thinks that
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a race horse would be named after somone fast, and says "Usain Colt"
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Answer: A (Usain Colt)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000
Coming out of commercial Brenna is still celebrating with her mom. She's sweating but she kept her shoes on and she's glad about that.
Question #4 (Carnivores' Delicacies - Level 3)
Believing that happy animals make better meat, a French cattle farmer has created "vinbovin," a finer-tasting beef, by giving cows a daily dose of what?
A - brie cheese
B - crème brûlée
C - red wine
D - buttered toast
Brenna thought they were giving the cows something better than that, but given the choices she has to rethink her answer. She tells a little story about going down to a little shop and having buttered toast and hot chocolate and said that made her happy. But she's going to be logical about this and focuses on the word "vinbovin". She doesn't know too much French but
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she thinks "vin" is "wine" and "bovin" is "bovine", meaning cows
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Answer: C (red wine)
Value: $100
Bank: $27,100
Value: $100
Bank: $27,100
Years before readers were introduced to Harry Potter, a kid could read about Muff Potter in what classic book?
A - Oliver Twist
B - The Call of the Wild
C - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
D - To Kill a Mockingbird
Brenna says that in her heart she's leaning toward one and it's not
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The Call of the Wild or Oliver Twist
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answer: C (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
Value: $500
Bank: $27,100 (unchanged)
Value: $500
Bank: $27,100 (unchanged)
Though it may sound like a description of a hip member of royalty, which of the following is a room option offered by Holiday Inn?
A - Duke Pleasure Driving
B - Queen Delightful Dancing
C - King Leisure Smoking
D - Prince Extravagance Skating
"Oh, wow, these are really funny," Brenna says. She's not going to pass out and she's out of lifelines. She runs through the answers and says she's leaning toward
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King Leisure Smoking
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Answer: C (King Leisure Smoking)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $28,100
Value: $1,000
Bank: $28,100
What is jokingly called the longest word in the English language because it has 5,280 feet between its first and last letters?
A - orient
B - towels
C - smiles
D - loiter
"You just threw that question on me like that, Meredith?" Brenna says. Meredith asks what that means and Brenna replies "I'm stumped". She realizes that
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5,280 feet is a mile, "kinda, sorta"
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Answer: C (smiles)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,100
Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,100
Question #8 (Counting Calendars - Level 4)
A person born on February 29 who lived the average U.S. life span of roughly 78 years would observe their actual birthday how many times?
A - 10
B - 12
C - 19
D - 25
Brenna does some figuring on her hand. She knows that February 29 is a leap year and celebrated every 4 years, like elections and the Olympics. So this is a math question. "Don't judge, America," Brenna says as she calculates on her hand and mutters to herself.
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Answer: C (19)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,100
Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,100
In the military, which of the following words is used to describe a potentially hostile unidentified aircraft?
A - bogey
B - fogey
C - hoagie
D - yogi
Brenna has deduced that you either know it or you don't and she knows that military viewers are yelling at the screen the way she used to do. She then says that where she comes from
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a bogey is a slang term for a cigarette and a fogey is an old person, a hoagie is a sandwich and a yogi is a bear - or a baseball player
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fogey
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Answer: A (bogey)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Millionaire question of the day:
"Ittibitium" is a genus of mollusks that gets its name from what distinguishing characteristic?
A - poisonous sting
B - colorful appearance
C - small size
D - hard shell
Answer:
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C (small size)
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