Mobile, Ala.
Steven’s sons will be the next two contestants.
$500
Which of the following is commonly used by a child to build a sandcastle?
A: An architect B: Reinforced steel beams
C: Hired labor D: A bucket
Spoiler
D: A bucket
$1,000
Insure.com says that after a car accident, you shouldn’t mention what injury to your insurer until a doctor diagnoses it, because they’ll assume you’re scamming them?
A: Lead poisoning B: Whiplash
C: Carpal tunnel syndrome D: Broken heart
Spoiler
B: Whiplash
$2,000
Which of these things you probably wouldn’t want to drink is also the stage name of the immortal blues legend born McKinley Morganfield?
A: Lumpy Buttermilk B: Flat Coca-Cola
C: Muddy Waters D: Instant Coffee
Steven loves blues music.
Spoiler
C: Muddy Waters
$3,000
What word, in physics, means “intrinsic angular momentum,” and in politics means an attempt to favorably control a media narrative?
A: Torque B: Spin
C: Acceleration D: Frequency
Spoiler
B: Spin
$5,000
A native of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, which actress is currently married to billionaire French fashion mogul François-Henri Pinault?
A: Penélope Cruz B: Sofia Vergara
C: Selma Hayek D: Cameron Diaz
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Vergara and Hayek.
Spoiler
B: 23% C: 77%
Spoiler
C: Selma Hayek
Commercial break
$7,000
In orbit since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope runs on what?
A: Nuclear power B: Gasoline
C: Wind power D: Solar power
Spoiler
D: Solar power
$10,000
California is the only state west of the Mississippi that ends in “-ia.” Including California, how many U.S. states have names ending in “-ia”?
A: Three B: Four
C: Five D: Six
Steven names
Spoiler
Georgia, Virginia and West Virginia
Spoiler
C: Five (Steven left out Pennsylvania)
Steven wins $5,000.
Steven wins $5,000.