Las Vegas, Nev.
$500
Thanks to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, what do restaurants with more than 20 locations now have to post about the food on their menus?
A: How tasty it is B: What color it is
C: How many calories it has D: What it rhymes with
Spoiler
C: How many calories it has
$1,000
In 2017, CNN Money reported that the average cost for a married U.S. couple to do which of these things was about $233,000?
A: Hire a wedding photographer B: Go on a honeymoon
C: Raise a child D: Mail thank-you notes
Spoiler
Charlie has 4 teenage daughters.
C: Raise a child
C: Raise a child
$2,000
Simultaneously welcoming travelers and celebrating local cuisine, Baltimore-Washington Int’l Airport is home to a 500-pound stained glass what?
A: Crab B: Orange tree
C: Avocado D: Squirrel
Spoiler
A: Crab
$3,000
Just like “PEPSI” becomes “PPS,” three of these are best-selling soda brands with their vowels and any spaces removed. Which one is NOT?
A: MNTNDW B: BCRD
C: DTCK D: SPRT
Spoiler
B: BCRD
Commercial break
QotD (read by GIADA general manger Michael Speagle)
One of the signature dishes at GIADA at The Cromwell is the Sunrise Polenta Waffles. What vegetable is polenta made from?
A: Corn B: Carrots
C: Cauliflower D: Onions
Spoiler
A: Corn
$5,000
Equally adept at portraying both heroes and villains, English actor Ian McKellen has famously played which of the following pairs of roles?
A: Gandhi & Darth Vader B: Gandalf & Magneto
C: Superman & Adolf Hitler D: Robin Hood & Genghis Khan
Spoiler
B: Gandalf & Magneto
$7,000
Although they’re all made of metal, which of these household items is the only one that would strongly attract a magnet?
A: Lead pipe B: Cast-iron skillet
C: Aluminum foil D: Brass candlestick
Spoiler
B: Cast-iron skillet
The horn
Charlie will be back on Thursday.