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Portsmouth, N.H.
Colin is a Princeton freshman. His high school valedictorian speech ended with a flash mob. It was viral on YouTube.
$500
According to the Mayo Clinic, in order to stay healthy, most teens need to do what for about nine hours every day?
A: Read B: Sleep
C: Fix their hair D: Look at their phones
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In “textspeak,” G2G is often used as an abbreviation for what?
A: Grandma-to-grandma B: Got to go
C: Gobbled too greedily D: Grab two geese
Answer
Multiplying 21,978 times what number gives you 21,978 in reverse?
A: 4 B: 5
C: 6 D: 7
Answer
Based on maps from a recent Cornell study, what remote, sparsely populated location would be the best pace of these four to survive a zombie apocalypse?
A: New Orleans French Quarter B: Hollywood
C: New England D: Rocky Mountains
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When not debating on the Senate floor, ophthalmologist Rand Paul often offers free what to disadvantaged constituents?
A: Eye surgeries B: Psychiatric evaluations
C: Dental procedures D: Chiropractic adjustments
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Colin wants to be a heart surgeon. He’s volunteered at his local hospital.
$7,000
In 2014, a series of Google Doodles featuring overlapping circles were used to celebrate the 180th birthday of what mathematician?
A: Blaise Pascal B: Jakob Bernoulli
C: Pierre de Fermat D: John Venn
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The home country of which of the following artists used to rule over the home countries of the remaining three?
A: Justin Bieber B: Lorde
C: Sam Smith D: Iggy Azalea
50/50
50/50 leaves Lorde and Sam Smith.
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Which of these “crimes” could warrant a “Hawaii Five-O” episode where the villain is a protozoologist, one of the few words in English to have five O’s?
A: Kidnapping blue whales B: Stealing amoebas
C: Blackmailing pterodactyls D: Smuggling butterflies
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$30,000
Maybe because it’s also the all-time leader among U.S. presidents, what’s been the most popular baby name for boys over the last hundred years?
A: John B: James
C: William D: George
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Answer
Colin wins $5,000.
QotD
What “Blah Blah Blah” singer once claimed she got a nearly perfect score on her SATs?
A: Norah Jones B: Miley Cyrus
C: Alicia Keys D: Kesha