Crookston, MN
Wildlife Ecology Professor
John gets to work outside with animals pretty much all the time. Birds are his specialty.
Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: What Is It?
9: Inky Kid
8: Look Alikes
7: Color by Numbers
6: Play Dead
5: Busy Summer
4: Fruit Symbols
3: Dynamic Dining
2: At the Pet Store
1: Mapping Sports
Topic Tree (Randomized)
10: What Is It?
2: At the Pet Store
1: Mapping Sports
4: Fruit Symbols
9: Inky Kid
8: Look Alikes
3: Dynamic Dining
6: Play Dead
7: Color by Numbers
5: Busy Summer
Question #1 - Level 5: Busy Summer
Which of the following historical events did not happen in the summer of 1969?
A: Man walks on the Moon B: Bay of Pigs Invasion
C: Stonewall riots D: Woodstock Music Festival
John asks the audience.
ATA
A: 4% B: 73% C: 17% D: 6%
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000
Question #2 - Level 7: Color by Numbers
How many letters in the word "rainbow" are the first letters of colors traditionally listed as the seven hues of a rainbow?
A: Zero B: Two
C: Four D: Six
John knows the seven hues are
Spoiler
ROY G. BIV
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Four
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $17,000
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $17,000
Question #3 - Level 6: Play Dead
Which of these perhaps morbidly-obsessed actors has played both an undertaker and a serial killer on television?
A: James Gandolfini B: Steve Buscemi
C: David Duchovny D: Michael C. Hall
John jumps the question/
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Michael C. Hall
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $17,000
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $17,000
Spoiler
Six Feet Under and Dexter.
Question #4 - Level 3: Dynamic Dining
Popularized at the 1962 World's Fair, what type of dynamic restaurant has since appeared atop buildings across the globe?
A: Food court B: Dinner theatre
C: Drive-thru D: Revolving
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Revolving
Question Value: $100
Bank: $17,100
Question Value: $100
Bank: $17,100
Question #5 - Level 8: Look Alikes
In his book "Maphead," Ken Jennings claims that because of their similar shapes, Lake Michigan was "separated at birth" from what country?
A: Vietnam B: Sweden
C: Egypt D: Panama
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Sweden
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $27,100
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $27,100
-- Commercial Break --
John's wife, Lisa, and his son, Isaac, are in the audience. Isaac is the reason John is here; he asked John to come to New York to audition.
Question #6 - Level 9: Inky Kid
For his most recent album, what rapper digitally added his current face tattoos to a picture of himself as a kid?
A: Lil Wayne B:Soulja Boy
C: Game D: Birdman
John says it may shock the audience, but he's not a rapper. He jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Lil Wayne
Question Value: $500
Bank: $27,100
Question Value: $500
Bank: $27,100
Question #7 - Level 4: Fruit Symbols
Because it's a symbol of hospitality, what fruit was chosen by Chuck Williams to be the logo of his Williams-Sonoma stores?
A: Orange B: Pineapple
C: Strawberry D: Lemon
John walks away with $13,550.
Answer
B: Pineapple
