Norfolk , VA
born with short Achilles tendons, got him the nickname Tippy Toe back when he was a sheriff's deputy
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Watching Chaplin
9. Rap Samples
8. Not What I Meant
7. Geek Gear
6. Quotable Forefathers
5. Hated Herbs
4. Dogs of the World
3. Historic Humor
2. Fabric Strips
1. Animal Business
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
9. Rap Samples
7. Geek Gear
8. Not What I Meant
5. Hated Herbs
1. Animal Business
6. Quotable Forefathers
10. Watching Chaplin
2. Fabric Strips
3. Historic Humor
4. Dogs of the World
Question 1 - Level 4. Dogs of the World
According to the American Kennel Club, the Havanese is the only dog breed native to what country?
A: Puerto Rico
B: Cuba
C: Mexico
D: Argentina
Answer and value
B: Cuba
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
A historic figure often seen barefooted, who's the subject of a joke that calls him a "super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis"?
A: Christopher Columbus
B: Napoleon Bonaparte
C: Mahatma Gandhi
D: Davy Crockett
Answer and value
C: Mahatma Gandhi
Value: $500
Bank: $5,500
Value: $500
Bank: $5,500
The Sash Company is the official manufacturer of accessories worn at which of these events?
A: Academy Awards
B: National Spelling Bee
C: Miss America Pageant
D: Super Bowl
Answer and value
C: Miss America Pageant
Value: $2,000
Bank: $7,500
Value: $2,000
Bank: $7,500
The FBI spent years trying to determine if Charlie Chaplin was actually a communist born in France under what name?
A: Marcel Milnier
B: Leopold Cormier
C: Guy Gintzig
D: Israel Thornstein
JTQ
Answer and value
D: Israel Thornstein
Value: $25,000 !
Bank: $7,500
Value: $25,000 !
Bank: $7,500
In Poor Richard's Almanac, what author advised readers to "keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards"?
A: Benjamin Franklin
B: Thomas Jefferson
C: Thomas Paine
D: John Adams
ATA
Spoiler
A: 62%
B: 4%
C: 25%
D: 9%
B: 4%
C: 25%
D: 9%
Answer and value
A: Benjamin Franklin
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,500
Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,500
Wife Marian is here with him. Her nickname for him is "Pretty Boy", because he's handsome.
Meredith: It's not going to help you here.
Matthew: It got me in the door, I think.
Meredith: I think it's your brains that got you in the door.
Matthew: That too, but this [indicating face] is the moneymaker.
Question 6 - Level 1. Animal Business
Silly or mischievous behavior is sometimes referred to as which of the following?
A: Lemur business
B: Wombat business
C: Sloth business
D: Monkey business
Answer and value
D: Monkey business
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,500
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,500
Which of the following is a website created by detractors of an herb that is also known as Chinese parsley?
A: IHateCilantro.com
B: IHateMint.com
C: IHateBasil.com
D: IHateRosemary.com
He thought it might be
Spoiler
A
Answer and value
A: IHateCilantro.com
Value: $7,000
Bank: $11,500
Value: $7,000
Bank: $11,500
The iPhone technology "Siri" had people in Japan laughing because its name is similar to the Japanese word for what?
A: Broken
B: Buttocks
C: Rash
D: Snot
He doesn't know. He walks with half his bank.
Answer and value
B: Buttocks
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $11,500
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $11,500
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