Long Island, NY
physical therapy student
tore her ACL playing Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz (and that's how she got into physical therapy!)
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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Trophy Shows
Tough to Follow
Pain Free
Military Posts
Literature 101
Yummy Math
Small Change
Rich Mascot
U.S. History
Drink to This
Question 1 - Drink to This
In his 1772 publication "Impregnating Water with Fixed Air," Joseph Priestley announced his invention of a liquid now called what?
A: Gin
B: Soda water
C: Fruit punch
D: Coffee
Answer and value
B: Soda water
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Reflecting on a major moment in U.S. history, who recalled having said, "I paid my fare like everybody else"?
A: Helen Keller
B: Susan B. Anthony
C: Rosa Parks
D: Amelia Earhart
Answer and value
C: Rosa Parks
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000
Question 3 - Rich Mascot
Formerly named "Rich Uncle Pennybags," Mr. Monopoly was modeled after what legendary American financier?
A: J.P. Morgan
B: Andrew Carnegie
C: John D. Rockefeller
D: Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jessica was Mr. Monopoly for Halloween this year. Meredith: "Is that a lie or are you telling the truth?"
Jessica: It's true!"
She asks the audience.
Spoiler
A: 37%
B: 15%
C: 32%
D: 16%
B: 15%
C: 32%
D: 16%
Answer and value
A: J.P. Morgan
Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000
Someone who's having financial problems thanks to a lot of small expenses or bills may complain about being what?
A: Penny-and-nickeled
B: Nickel-and-dimed
C: Dimed-and-quartered
D: Quarter-and-dollared
Answer and value
B: Nickel-and-dimed
Value: $500
Bank: $11,500
Value: $500
Bank: $11,500
Question 5 - Yummy Math
Which of the following delicious-sounding principles is actually a complex math problem tackled by algebraic topologists?
A: Cheesesteak Principle
B: Peanut Butter and Jelly Rule
C: Ham Sandwich Theory
D: Tuna Melt Property
They all sound equally ridiculous. She jumps the Q.
Answer and value
C: Ham Sandwich Theory (seeks to find a way to cut a sandwich into 2 equal halves, no matter the ingredients.)
Value: $100
Bank: $11,500
Value: $100
Bank: $11,500
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
A: Louisa May Alcott
B: Nathaniel Hawthorne
C: Harriet Beecher Stowe
D: Henry David Thoreau
Answer and value
C: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,500
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,500
Built in 1802 with a design that allows approaching enemies to be seen easily, Baltimore's Fort McHenry has what shape?
A: Star
B: Clover
C: Crescent
D: Hourglass
She's not really sure, so she walks with half her bank, $13,250.
Answer and value
A: Star
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $26,500
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $26,500
(Not Club Millionaire) Question
Because it was once a seabird habitat, which of these islands derives its name from a word meaning "pelicans"?
A: Manhattan
B: Nantucket
C: Oahu
D: Alcatraz
Spoiler
D: Alcatraz
