Transcript 1/27/16 Christina Grosspietsch

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Christina Grosspietsch
Libertyville, Ill.

Christina comes from a very large family. Her dad is the oldest of twelve brothers and sisters.

$500
Including ukulele performances and a hulathon, what official holiday is celebrated every May 1st in Hawaii?
A: Jambalaya Day B: Lobster Day
C: Lei Day D: Alamo Day

Answer

C: Lei Day

$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

$2,000
The title of what recent Disney song is also one of eHarmony.com’s “Peacekeeping Tips for the Most Common Marriage Arguments”?
A: Give a Little Whistle B: Let It Go
C: A Spoonful of Sugar D: Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Answer

B: Let It Go

Commercial break

QotD
Chilean mint chief Gregorio Iñiguez famously lost his job after issuing 50-peso coins that had what printed on their face?
A: The wrong denomination B: “Chile” spelled as “Chiie”
C: The King of Spain D: An obscenity

Answer

B: “Chile” spelled as “Chiie”

$3,000
Now preserved in a Moscow museum, Belka and Strelka were Soviet dogs who became famous for surviving what 1960 event?
A: The Bolshevik Revolution B: The Sputnik 5 space flight
C: The Chernobyl disaster D: The Moscow Summer Olympics

ATA

A: 12% B: 56% C: 22% D: 10%
That’s NOT what Christina was thinking. She didn’t think anything was in Sputnik.

50/50

50/50 leaves the Sputnik 5 space flight and the Chernobyl disaster.

Answer

B: The Sputnik 5 space flight

The horn
Christina will be back on Thursday.

[ghostjmf]

So far so good

[Bob78164]

$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

I see what you did there. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

$1,000
Absolutely smoking competition like Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong has appeared on the cover of what magazine a record-breaking 8 times?
A: Cat Fancy B: The Nation
C: High Times D: Knit Simple

Answer

C: High Times

I see what you did there. --Bob

That's good. Seems like a lot of contestants have been missing that in the early questions, this week, and we wouldn't want the question writers to feel that their work was for nought.

[SportsFan68]

So far, so good.

[earendel]

Christina Grosspietsch
Libertyville, Ill.

Christina comes from a very large family. Her dad is the oldest of twelve brothers and sisters.

$3,000
Now preserved in a Moscow museum, Belka and Strelka were Soviet dogs who became famous for surviving what 1960 event?
A: The Bolshevik Revolution B: The Sputnik 5 space flight
C: The Chernobyl disaster D: The Moscow Summer Olympics

ATA

A: 12% B: 56% C: 22% D: 10%
That’s NOT what Christina was thinking. She didn’t think anything was in Sputnik.

50/50

50/50 leaves the Sputnik 5 space flight and the Chernobyl disaster.

Answer

B: The Sputnik 5 space flight

A is earlier, C and D are later, so even if I didn't know already, I could get the right answer by eliminating the others.