Math teacher
Philadelphia, Pa.
Joe’s +1 is his college friend Steven Marson.
$500
Informing readers that “Arizona is relatively close to the equator,” AZCentral.com published an article titled what on an apparently slow news day in 2016?
A: Why is Phoenix So Hot? B: What’s That Wet Stuff in the Ocean?
C: The Sky: Blue or Light Blue? D: How Many Fingers Should You Have?
Spoiler
A: Why is Phoenix So Hot?
$1,000
With the superstitious believing it brings good luck, it’s common in Spain to eat exactly 12 what in the 12 seconds after midnight on New Year’s?
A: Loaves of rye bread B: Grapes
C: Double bacon cheeseburgers D: Giant turkey legs
Spoiler
B: Grapes
$2,000
Also the name of an over-the-counter allergy medicine, what girls’ name popular in Italy literally means “cheerful”?
A: Allegra B: Cepacol
C: Robitussin D: Mucinex
Spoiler
A: Allegra
$3,000
If you know that a liter is roughly approximate to a quart, then you know that a gallon is about how many liters?
A: 1.8 B: 3.8
C: 7.8 D: 11.8
Spoiler
B: 3.8
$5,000
Long before she’d star on “The Big Bang Theory,” Mayim Bialik played a young Bette Midler in what classic chick flick?
A: Steel Magnolias B: Thelma & Louise
C: Beaches D: Dirty Dancing
Spoiler
C: Beaches
Commercial break
$7,000
Which of the following religions was founded in the 7th century AD, at least a thousand years after any of the others?
A: Islam B: Judaism
C: Hinduism D: Buddhism
Spoiler
A: Islam
$10,000
Which of the following is neither the leader of a troop of gorillas, nor a slang term for the U.S. dollar bill, nor the last name of Kansas’ controversial governor?
A: Greenback B: Silverback
C: Brownback D: Redback
Spoiler
A: 4% B: 7% C: 20% D: 69%
Spoiler
D: Redback
$20,000
Over the course of a hockey career that didn’t end until he was 52, Gordie Howe won what NHL Most Valuable Player trophy a then-record six times?
A: Hart Trophy B: Claret Jug
C: Borg-Warner Trophy D: Grey Cup
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Hart Trophy and Grey Cup.
Spoiler
A: Hart Trophy
Commercial break
$30,000
Which of the following is NOT made primarily of granite?
A: Stonehenge B: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
C: Mount Rushmore D: Plymouth Rock
Spoiler
Steven says the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is darker than the others, but he’s not sure. Joe walks away.
Spoiler
A: Stonehenge
Joe wins $20,000.
Joe wins $20,000.
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QotD
While the United States has the most stars on its national flag with 50, what country has the second most with 27?
A: Australia B: Brazil
C: China D: Turkey
Spoiler
B: Brazil