Tampa, FL
middle school teacher
John is a new dad to 13-month old Hannah. John had a tough life growing up and is trying to use his experiences growing up to help his students. John's sister Julie is in the
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Love's Labor Lost
9 - Scary Mascots
8 - Happy 1st Birthday
7 - Theatrical Superstitions
6 - TV Tunes
5 - Big Parties
4 - Travel Tips
3 - Lend a Hand
2 - To Dye For
1 - Telling Taglines
Topic Tree: (randomized)
2 - To Dye For
7 - Theatrical Superstitions
4 - Travel Tips
10 - Love's Labor Lost
8 - Happy 1st Birthday
6 - TV Tunes
5 - Big Parties
9 - Scary Mascots
3 - Lend a Hand
1 - Telling Taglines
Question #1 (Telling Taglines - Level 1)
To prevent moviegoers from being misled, the 1976 horror flick "Ape" used the tagline "Not to be confused with" what?
A - Bambi
B - Jaws
C - King Kong
D - Benji
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"King Kong was a really big ape,
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Answer: C (King Kong)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Meredith says "Ape" was a ripoff of "King Kong" - and as she says that the money is revealed.
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Meredith says "Ape" was a ripoff of "King Kong" - and as she says that the money is revealed.
Which finger on the left hand was once believed to have a "vena amoris," or "vein of love," that connected straight to the heart?
A - index finger
B - thumb
C - pinky finger
D - ring finger
John thinks this is the origin of why people
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wear wedding rings on their left ring fingers
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Answer: D (ring finger)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $35,000
"You're just a showoff," Meredith jokes.
"Just playing the game, Meredith," John replies.
Value: $10,000
Bank: $35,000
"You're just a showoff," Meredith jokes.
"Just playing the game, Meredith," John replies.
When he was first introduced, what McDonald's mascot had four arms, was evil and liked to steal milkshakes?
A - Ronald McDonald
B - Mayor McCheese
C - Grimace
D - Hamburgler
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"Ronald McDonald probably wasn't evil when he was created. I always thought Mayor McCheese was a benevolent figure. I'm trying to decide between Grimace and Hamburgler. Hamburgler stole hamburgers and my first inclination was to say 'Grimace'
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Answer: C (Grimace)
Value: $500
Bank: $35,500
Value: $500
Bank: $35,500
With a seating capacity of over 250,000 people, the site of what annual event is said to the world's largest stadium?
A - Westminster Dog Show
B - Kentucky Derby
C - Indianapolis 500
D - Rose Bowl
"My mind continually goes to the
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Indianapolis 500
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the Indianapolis 500 and the Kentucky Derby
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Answer: C (Indianapolis 500)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $35,500 (unchanged)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $35,500 (unchanged)
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" singer Bobby McFerrin performed a scat version of the theme song in one season of what sitcom?
A - The Cosby Show
B - Cheers
C - Full House
D - Seinfeld
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Answer: A (The Cosby Show)
Value: $100
Bank: $35,600
Value: $100
Bank: $35,600
Meredith asks John if his students gave him any advice before coming on the show. He says they tried to tell him when to walk away and when to risk it. When he goes back he's going to tell them it's a lot different when standing up there. It's easier when sitting on the couch and your strategy tends to change.
Question #6 (Happy 1st Birthday - Level 8)
In 2011, what planet completed its first orbit around the Sun since it was discovered in 1846?
A - Jupiter
B - Neptune
C - Saturn
D - Mercury
John teaches math and science. He knows that
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Galileo studied Jupiter extensively and Mercury actually makes revolutions around the Sun very fast so Mercury has completed several hundred circuits since 1846. Saturn is pretty bright in the sky
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Answer: B (Neptune)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $37,600
Value: $2,000
Bank: $37,600
To memorialize the death of a college friend, who wrote, "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"?
A - Lord Byron
B - Alfred Tennyson
C - Henry Longfellow
D - Walt Whitman
John doesn't remember the name of the person he was memorializing but even before the question came up this name was on his lips.
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Answer: B (Alfred Tennyson)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $44,600
Value: $7,000
Bank: $44,600
"Couch surfing" is primarily known as traveling without paying for what?
A - transportation
B - food
C - entertainment
D - lodging
John has actually done this once or twice with some of his friends who have helped him out.
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Answer: D (lodging)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $45,600
Value: $1,000
Bank: $45,600
Translating to "you, you, you" in French, the Opera performer's equivalent of break a leg" is what phrase?
A - je, je, je
B - suis, suis, suis
C - toi, toi, toi
D - nous, nous, nous
John was fortunate enough to attend a middle school and high school that offered French from 5th grade to 10th grade so he has six years of French under his belt.
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Answer: C (toi, toi, toi)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $48,600
Value: $3,000
Bank: $48,600
John didn't live in the best part of town but his dad provided for them and taught them the value of education. He made sure they had reference books in the house and although he didn't push it on them, John dived into the World Book and other such books.
Question #10 (To Dye For - Level 2)
Beauty salons often use what household material when separating a woman's hair in order to dye different sections of it?
A - dryer sheets
B - duct tape
C - aluminum foil
D - copper wiring
John says his wife would say
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"tinfoil"
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Answer: C (aluminum foil)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $53,600
Value: $5,000
Bank: $53,600
$100K - While singing the title song in "Singin' in the Rain," Gene Kelly dances by all but which of these establishments?
A - laundromat
B - pharmacy
C - bookstore
D - millenary
The only thing John remembers about this sequence is the amount of rainfall that one can get into a sound stage. He's not sure about the particulars, though, so he's going to jump the question.
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A (laundromat)
$250K - Considered incorrect today, which of the following misspellings appears in the U.S. Constitution?
A - Masachusetts
B - Pensylvania
C - Conecticut
D - Rode Island
John has read the Constitution a few times but he's not quite sure what would have been in the original document. His gut feeling says
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Massachusetts
ATA results
A - 31%
B - 23%
C - 23%
D - 23%
B - 23%
C - 23%
D - 23%
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William Penn
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Massachusetts and Connecticut
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B (Pensylvania)
John leaves with $25,000.
John leaves with $25,000.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
