Flashback to David Chang winning $1M for charity, with the aid of PAF Mina Kimes. David and Mina are in the studio audience.
Dave’s charity is Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation. John’s is Childhelp.
$100
Challenged to wrote a bone-chilling story, a young Mary Shelley dreamt up what terrifying tale?
A: Frankenstein B: Anne of Green Gables
C: Charlotte’s Web D: Tuesdays with Marjorie Taylor Greene
Answer
A: Frankenstein
A must-have fashion item for the bros, jorts are shorts made of what material?
A: Linen B: Khaki
C: Corduroy D: Denim
Answer
D: Denim
Before handing over the keys to a Weinermobile, Oscar Mayer requires drivers to complete a two-week course at what school?
A: Curly Fry Community College B: Hot Dog High
C: Pepperoni Pizza Prep D: Chicken Tender Technical Institute
Answer
B: Hot Dog High
What 2023 film stars an actor sometime playfully referred to on the Interwebs as “Timotay Chardonnay”?
A: Ferrari B: Wonka
C: Blue Beetle D: Napoleon
Answer
B: Wonka
Which of these instruments is depicted on 2024 U.S. postage stamps that celebrate bluegrass music?
A: Cello B: Maracas
C: Sitar D: Banjo
Answer
D: Banjo
In 2024, New York’s Rockefeller Plaza was temporarily renamed “Olivia Benson Plaza” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of what TV series?
A: The West Wing B: Family Guy
C: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit D: The Sopranos
Answer
C: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
$4,000
Often said to be the world’s “most unhygienic attraction,” which of these famous objects is regularly sanitized throughout the day?
A: Blarney Stone B: Hope Diamond
C: Gutenberg Bible D: Venus de Milo
Answer
A: Blarney Stone
After Guy Fieri lost over 30 pounds, the slimmed-down “Mayor of Flavortown” credited “rucking,” a form of exercise that involves what?
A: Balancing on a slackline B: Grappling in a sand pit
C: Hiking in a weighted vest D: Cycling up steep inclines
ATH
They ask Jimmy because he knows food and uses words that sound like rucking. OTOH he doesn’t exercise. Jimmy thinks of carrying a rucksack.
Answer
C: Hiking in a weighted vest
$16,000
What is the only U.S. state capital whose name shares no letters with the name of its state?
A: Dover B: Montgomery
C: Jefferson City D: Pierre
50/50
Dave is confident it’s Pierre. John asks for the 50/50, which leaves C & D.
Answer
D: Pierre
$32,000
In a 2024 interview, Meryl Streep fondly recalled the “love scene” in “Out of Africa” in which Robert Redford’s character tenderly does what?
A: Hand-feeds her figs B: Applies mud to her legs
C: Shampoos her hair D: Wraps her broken ankle
ATA
A: 17% B: 23% C: 29% D: 31%
John and Dave think it’s shampoos her hair.
John and Dave think it’s shampoos her hair.
Answer
C: Shampoos her hair
If you have “brain freeze” after eating ice cream too quickly, Johns Hopkins recommends pressing your thumb where to relieve the headache?
A: Into the roof of your mouth B: On one of your temples
C: Under your chin D: Into your ear canal
Answer
A: Into the roof of your mouth
$125,000
Which of these not-very-upbeat birds is mentioned in the lyrics of the classic 1950s sing “Rockin’ Robin”??
A: Vulture B: Buzzard
C: Ostrich D: Condor
Answer
Rock drummer John got this.
B: Buzzard
B: Buzzard
Although most people think there’s only one, what masterpiece exists in five different versions — four paintings and a black-and-white lithograph?
A: The Starry Night B: Nighthawks
C: The Scream D: Christina’s World
PAF
Dave believes it’s either Starry Night or The Scream. Before calling, they decide they won’t repeat the first part of the question. PAF Scott Weinger, who did the voice of Aladdin, is a Harvard graduate. Scott is sure it’s not Starry Night. John says to go for The Scream.
Answer
C: The Scream
$500,000
Since he reportedly hated the nickname “Scarface,” Al Capone’s inner circle called him by what name, slang for “stylish”?
A: Bimbo B: Snorky
C: Nerts D: Sheba
Answer
They decide to take the money. Dave think’s it’s Bimbo.
B: Snorky
John and Dave win $250,000 for their charities.
B: Snorky
John and Dave win $250,000 for their charities.