Annapolis, Md.
$500
In sports, which of the following is NOT typically thrown overhand?
A: Javelin B: Baseball
C: Football D: Bowling ball
Spoiler
D: Bowling ball
$1,000
In a phrase often attributed to legendary American architect Louis Sullivan, “Form follows…” what?
A: Function B: Funkiness
C: Fungus D: DJ Khalid on Instagram
Spoiler
A: Function
$2,000
To give your arms more clearance if your airbag deploys, instead of “10 and 2,” driving experts now recommend putting your hands at either “8 and 4” or what?
A: “9 and 3” B: “6 and 7”
C: “11 and 8” D: “1 and 5”
Spoiler
A: “9 and 3”
$3,000
Fittingly, the Norway pavilion at Disney’s Epcot theme park is home to what ride based on a Disney film set in chilly Norway?
A: The Coco Express B: Moana Falls
C: Frozen Ever After D: The Zootopia Wild Cruise
Spoiler
C: Frozen Ever After
$5,000
“Secretary to the President” and “Assistant to the President of the United States” are former names for what position that oversees the Executive Office?
A: White House Communications Director B: Chief of Staff
C: National Security Adviser D: Sergeant-at-Arms
Spoiler
Mike rules out Communications Director.
A: 8% B: 90% C: 1% D: 1%
A: 8% B: 90% C: 1% D: 1%
Spoiler
B: Chief of Staff
$7,000
The winner of two Golden Globes, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a TV series about a 1950s housewife who decides to pursue a career in what field?
A: Stand-up comedy B: Medicine
C: Firefighting D: Journalism
Spoiler
Mike’s not familiar with the show. His grandmother thinks a 1950s housewife could have tried stand-up comedy.
Spoiler
A: Stand-up comedy
Commercial break
Mike was an amateur MMA fighter for four years.
$10,000
Originally called a Westport chair (after a town in New York), what type of furniture was first created in 1903 using just 11 wooden boards?
A: Chesterfield chair B: Chaise lounge
C: Rocking chair D: Adirondack chair
Spoiler
D: Adirondack chair
$20,000
Dubbing his method “comparative dactyloscopy,” in 1892 Argentine detective Juan Vucetich became the first to successfully use what in a murder investigation?
A: Voice identification B: Blood type matching
C: Ballistic analysis D: Fingerprints
Spoiler
50/50 leaves ballistic analysis and fingerprints.
Spoiler
D: Fingerprints
Commercial break
$30,000
The fastest human being ever recorded, Usain Bolt once ran a 20-meter segment in just 1.63 seconds, which is roughly what speed?
A: 18 mph B: 28 mph
C: 38 mph D: 48 mph
Mike knows 20 meters is 1/80 of a mile. He narrows it down to 28 or 38 mph, but he walks away.
Spoiler
B: 28 mph
Commercial break
QotD
Anne Sullivan was the longtime tutor for what famous American?
A: Thomas Edison B: John F. Kennedy
C: Helen Keller D: Emily Dickenson
Spoiler
C: Helen Keller
