Albuquerque, N.M.
$500
Concluding that all of his liquid makes him the weight of an elephant, Gizmodo determined that what ad character really could break through a brick wall?
A: Geico Gecko B: Tony the Tiger
C: Kool-Aid Man D: Pillsbury Doughboy
Spoiler
$1,000
According to KidsHealth.org, when a child breaks a bone and gets a cast, their parent can make the experience more bearable if they do what?
A: Have friends sign the cast B: Use the cast to crack walnuts
C: Keep the cast covered in cotton candy D: Call the child “Cast-y McCastface”
Spoiler
$2,000
Which of these animals can cary about half its body weight in food inside its cheeks?
A: Polar bear B: Gorilla
C: Giraffe D: Hamster
Spoiler
$3,000
What’s thought to be one of the first instances of the classic Wild West duel took place in MO in 1865, when Davis Tutt lost to what “Wild” gunslinger?
A: Bill Patterson B: Billy Budd
C: Bill Hickok D: Billy Dee Williams
Spoiler
$5,000
A veteran of six of them, which actor says he loves Quentin Tarantino’s films so much, he played the tiny role of a piano player in “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” just to be in it?
A: Robert De Niro B: Samuel L. Jackson
C: George Clooney D: Bill Murray
Spoiler
Commercial break
$7,000
Combining both the Latin and the Greek words for the same thing, the zoological name Ursus arctos loosely means what?
A: Bear bear B: Dog dog
C: Eagle eagle D: Bull bull
Spoiler
$10,000
In a bold creative move that spanned 24 episodes, the final season of which sitcom took place primarily over a single wedding weekend?
A: Will & Grace B: Arrested Development
C: How I Met Your Mother D: Parks and Recreation
Spoiler
$20,000
Though it now means heading for any correctional facility, the term “going up the river” originally referred to which river, whose banks host a famous prison?
A: Rio Grande B: Ohio
C: Hudson D: Mississippi
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Hudson and Mississippi.
Spoiler
Commercial break
$30,000
Named Out Magazine’s 2015 Athlete of the Year, what sports star “has scored more goals than any other person in the history of international soccer”?
A: Abby Wambach B: Hope Solo
C: Carli Lloyd D: Alex Morgan
Spoiler
The correct answer is A: Abby Wambach.
Sara wins $5,000.