Olney, Md.
Errol has been trying to become a contestant since the Regis days. Errol’s +1 is his son Scott.
$500
Dubbed the “smile ball,” Japanese researchers have recently developed a genetically-engineered onion that doesn’t do what?
A: Let you touch it B: Make you cry
C: Obey the law of gravity D: Fit in a regular-sized grocery store
Spoiler
B: Make you cry
$1,000
In Dante’s “Inferno,” the words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” are inscribed above the entrance to what?
A: Wrigley Field B: Hell
C: The DMV D: A speed dating event
Spoiler
B: Hell
$2,000
Said to be “sharper” than its previous design, J. Crew sells a style of what women’s clothing called “No. 2”?
A: Pencil skirt B: Turtleneck sweater
C: Loafer D: Stocking cap
Spoiler
A: Pencil skirt
$3,000
An article in the journal Nature says that because of human actions that began thousands of years ago and continue today, we’ve effectively canceled the next what?
A: Meteor strike B: World war
C: Ice age D: Global health epidemic
Spoiler
C: Ice age
$5,000
Named after an Aztec god, the Xoloitzcuintli is a distinctive dog that’s also known by what simpler name?
A: Mexican Hairless B: Peruvian Purple Tongue
C: Bolivian Big-Pawed D: Argentinian Fluffytail
Spoiler
A: Mexican Hairless
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$7,000
With the premiere of “Full Frontal,” in 2016 what comedienne joined Chelsea Handler in launching one of the few late-night talk shows hosted by a woman?
A: Mindy Kaling B: Wanda Sykes
C: Samantha Bee D: Sarah Silverman
Spoiler
A: 7% B: 23% C: 38% D: 32%
Spoiler
Errol thought it’s Sarah Silverman. Scott is sure it’s Samantha Bee.
Spoiler
C: Samantha Bee
$10,000
Which of these universities is located in the U.S. state that comes first alphabetically among all 50?
A: Duke B: Auburn
C: Rutgers D: Baylor
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Auburn and Baylor. Errol guesses Baylor.
Spoiler
B: Auburn
Errol wins $5,000.
Errol wins $5,000.
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