Santa Monica, CA
David has $10,000 in his bank and all his lifelines.
$20,000: You probably know that Brazil is South America's largest country by area, but what are its next three largest countries, in order?
A - Peru, Argentina, Venezuela
B - Argentina, Peru, Ecuador
C - Peru, Argentina, Bolivia
D - Argentina, Peru, Colombia
Right off the bat David tends to think that
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Argentina is bigger than Peru
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Colombia
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Answer: D (Argentina, Peru, Colombia)
$30,000: Famous for capturing a Depression-era mom with her children in "Migrant Mother," what photographer placed her own children in foster care to pursue her work?
A - Margaret Bourke-White
B - Diane Arbus
C - Dorothea Lange
D - Cindy Sherman
David likes photography and knows all four of them, and who photographed "Migrant Mother".
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Answer: C (Dorothea Lange)
$50,000: Though it might sound like a nonsense word, what does the band Hanson say is the actual meaning of the title of their 1997 megahit "MMMBop"?
A - an unexpected kiss
B - a short period of time
C - the sound of a heart breaking
D - a great idea
David "really, really" doesn't know, so he asks the audience.
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 37%
B - 24%
C - 24%
D - 15%
A - 37%
B - 24%
C - 24%
D - 15%
David feels like most of the song is nonsense, but it's upbeat so it doesn't sound like
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a heartbreak
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"50:50 results": A & B
David's inclination from the beginning was
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A
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it doesn't make sense to refer to a short period of time
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Answer: B (a short period of time)
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