13-year-old
Ridgefield, Conn.
$500
The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution mentions all but which of these?
A: Freedom of speech B: Right to peaceably assemble
C: Freedom of religion D: Right to skip school on your birthday
Spoiler
$1,000
Saving the energy of pronouncing two whole extra syllables, “BT Dubs” is defined by UrbanDictionary.com as an even shorter than usual abbreviation of what?
A: By The Way B: Behold The Wizard
C: Butter The Waffle D: Bathe The Woodchuck
Spoiler
$2,000
“Watch out crime, it’s wedgie power time!” sings “Weird Al” Yankovic in the theme song for which 2017 superhero movie?
A: Thor: Ragnarok B: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
C: Captain Underpants D: Wonder Woman
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$3,000
What’s the total number of spots that appear on a set of five standard dice?
A: 75 B: 90
C: 105 D: 120
Spoiler
$5,000
While better known for his Laws of Motion, what scientist was also a theologian who used the Bible to predict the world would end around 2060?
A: Albert Einstein B: Isaac Newton
C: Charles Darwin D: Nikola Tesla
Spoiler
$7,000
Your metacarpophalangeal joints are better known as your what?
A: Knees B: Ankles
C: Knuckles D: Wrists
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$10,000
The capital cities of three of these European countries contain a 3-letter name of an animal somewhere within their name. Which one does NOT?
A: Greece B: Russia
C: Hungary D: Austria
Spoiler
$20,000
What’s missing from this sequence related to the Solar System: Ceres, __, Haumea, Makemake, Eris?
A: The Sun B: Mars
C: Pluto D: Ganymede
Spoiler
Actually, they’re dwarf planets, so C: Pluto is the right answer.
Andrew wins $5,000.
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QotD
Before studying at Harvard, what high schooler co-published the paper, “A Simple Method to Demonstrate the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar”?
A: Jennifer Lawrence B: Keira Knightly
C: Hilary Swank D: Natalie Portman