Athens, GA
Ph.D student
Jeremy has a mohawk, which he's had for a couple years. He's had all kinds of wild hairstyles over the years, but he used live in NYC, where it's a little more progressive. He let the hair grow out before moving down south for his first day of the Ph.D. program, but after one semester he went back to the wild hair.
Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.
Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Holiday Weather
?: Key Witness
?: Aged Cheese
?: The Kama Sutra
?: Testing Testing
?: The Magic Kingdom
?: Byte Me
?: A Creek Runs Through It
?: Numbers Game
?: Nature's Features
Question #1 - Level ?: Nature's Features
In Namibia, a common variety of aloe tree is best known as the "Quiver Tree" because its branches are used to hold what?
A: Arrows B: Candles
C: Flowers D: Money
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Arrows
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Question #2 - Level ?: Numbers Game
The fourth solo album of her career, "4" was an instant best-seller for what pop singer in 2011?
A: Fergie B: Gwen Stefani
C: Beyoncé D: Lauryn Hill
Jeremy likes music, but he hasn't listened to pop music in a while. He asks the audience.
ATA
A: 12% B: 10% C: 71% D: 7%
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Beyoncé
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000
Question #3 - Level ?: A Creek Runs Through It
In 1862, a famous U.S. Civil War battle occurred on a piece of land in Maryland through which flowed a creek named what?
A: Shiloh B: Manassas
C: Antietam D: Chattanooga
Jeremy doesn't know if any of these are in Maryland. He only knows
Spoiler
Chattanooga
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Antietam
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000
Question #4 - Level ?: Byte Me
Appropriately, what is the word for half of a computer byte?
A: Chomp B: Nibble
C: Slice D: Nosh
Jeremy doesn't know technology, at all. He teaches physical education, so he's at a gym, most of his life. He jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Nibble
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,000
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,000
Question #5 - Level ?: The Magic Kingdom
Built in 1971, the famous castle in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is named after what fairy tale character?
A: Cinderella B: Snow White
C: Sleeping Beauty D: Rapunzel
Jeremy has been there and he's also been at Neuschwanstein, which Disney's castle was modeled after.
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Cinderella
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,000
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,000
-- Commercial Break --
The Ph.D. that Jeremy is going for is in Kinesiology.
Question #6 - Level ?: Testing Testing
Historically, an "acid test" was used to determine whether an object was really made of what?
A: Silk B: Gold
C: Wood D: Porcelain
Jeremy: That's a tough question. I know they use acid tests now to determine bases or acids.
The only choice he would be leaning towards is
Spoiler
gold
Answer
B: Gold
